Li Xin went to the Ningling Marquis Mansion to go openly, from entering the mansion to leaving the mansion, he would be seen by people with a heart, but Li Xin didn't care much about these little things, now he only cares about the general trend of the capital, as long as he grasps the general trend, no one can move him.

The Son of Heaven did not make it.

He walked out of the Ningling Marquis Mansion at noon, and when he walked back to his house along the way, it was already afternoon, but when he walked to the door of the Jing'an Marquis Mansion, he found that Chen Sixteen, who had an empty sleeve, had been waiting at the door for a long time.

Seeing that Li Xin was back, Chen Sixteen immediately stepped forward, walked in front of Li Xin, and said in a low voice: "Lord Hou, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Father-in-law Xiao have come to our house." ”

Li Xin was not surprised by the arrival of the prince, after all, at this special time, the prince should come to him as a teacher, but Xiao Zheng's arrival was beyond Li Xin's expectations, after all, at this time, Xiao Zheng, the chief housekeeper of the inner court, should be very busy, and there is no reason to run to the Jing'an Hou Mansion to wait for him.

Li Xin nodded to Chen Sixteen, signaling that he already knew, and he spoke, "Where are they?" ”

"In the front yard living room."

Li Xin put his hands behind his back, stepped into the door of the Jing'an Hou Mansion, and walked towards the living room.

In the living room, Xiao Zheng, a big eunuch dressed in red, sat in the guest seat in a regular manner, while His Royal Highness the Prince, who was the prince of the dynasty, sat on the right side of the main seat in the living room, but he was still a child after all, not very honest, and looked left and right in the living room.

This child has loved Li Xin's Hou Mansion since he was a child, and he lives in the Hou Mansion for three months of the year, and it can even be said that he grew up in the Hou Mansion, and he is more familiar with this mansion than his own East Palace.

Li Xin stepped in, first glanced at Xiao Zheng, then at the prince, and then lowered his head slightly and clenched his fists.

"I've seen His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"Grandpa Xiao."

Xiao Zheng hurriedly stood up from the chair, waved his hand again and again, and said, "The slave and maid are a crippled person, but they don't dare to be the marquis." ”

As for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, there were not so many taboos, he first got up and returned the salute to Li Xin, and then asked, "Teacher, why didn't you see your aunt and Ah Han at your house?" I asked Uncle Sixteen just now, but he refused to tell me. ”

He has been close to his aunt since he was a child, that is, the eldest princess, and often lives in the Jing'an Hou Mansion for half a month, and over time he is also familiar with the people in the Hou Mansion.

Of course, Chen Sixteen didn't dare to bear this title, every time he heard it, he was terrified.

Li Xin walked to the main seat in the living room, sat down with a smile, and said to the prince: "Last time I was in the palace, I forgot to tell you, your aunt and Ah Han will go back to my hometown in Yongzhou and go to the grave of my mother, and it will take a while to come back." ”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince scratched his head, and after saying "oh", he continued to ask: "What about the little aunt, why haven't you seen her yet?" ”

Zhong Xiaoxiao, as the sister brought up by Li Xin since childhood, naturally followed the eldest princess out of Beijing, Li Xin took a sip of tea, and his face did not change: "I also followed." ”

"What about Aunt Hui?"

The Aunt Hui in his mouth is Chen Sixteen's daughter-in-law, the first batch of maids in the Jing'an Hou Mansion, Hui Niang, in the past ten years, the Jing'an Hou Mansion is basically the two of them doing the housekeeping business, Hui Niang is mainly responsible for the house, and Chen Sixteen is running in front of Li Xin, and occasionally helping Hui Niang with household affairs.

Li Xin shook his head helplessly.

"Your aunt hasn't been out of the house much, so naturally someone has to take care of her, and Hui Niang went to take care of your aunt."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sat in his place with a disappointed face.

"That's over, my father asked me to live here for a few days, teacher, I came over with joy, but I didn't expect that no one in the teacher's house was there, so I didn't want to die of fun?"

Li Xin put down the teacup in his hand and looked at His Royal Highness the Prince.

"Did Your Majesty let you come, or did the Queen Mother let you come?"

At this time, if Empress Xie let the prince live in the Jing'an Hou Mansion, then the Xie family is sending a signal to Li Xin, and if the Son of Heaven puts the prince in Li Xin's house, then ...... It's somewhat intriguing.

"My father asked me to come."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still has a lot of respect for Li Xin, his uncle, and he immediately replied: "Father said, Teacher, you rarely have time recently, you can teach me well, and let me live here for a while, Teacher." ”

Li Xin nodded and said in a muffled voice: "Then you will stay at my house for a few days." ”

At this time, the crown prince was not in the East Palace, but in the Jing'an Hou Mansion, and the news would soon spread throughout the capital, at least Yongle Fang.

This means that once the news of the Son of Heaven's serious illness spreads, the Jing'an Hou Mansion will be silently standing behind the prince.

Li Xin didn't care much about this, it was this kind of forced arrangement that made him feel a little uncomfortable.

Thinking of this, Li Xin turned his head to look at Xiao Zheng and asked, "Gonggong Xiao is not in the inner court, is he in the mansion?" ”

Xiao Zheng was standing next to the prince's chair at this time, and when he heard this, he took out a holy decree of a jade shaft from his sleeve, held it in his hands with both hands, and said in a deep voice to Li Xin: "I have come to send the holy decree to the Hou Ye." ”

Li Xin took a deep breath and was about to get up and kneel to welcome the holy decree, but as soon as he was about to kneel, he was held by Xiao Zheng, the great eunuch handed the holy decree to Li Xin, and said in a low voice: "Hou Ye doesn't need to be polite, His Majesty specially explained that Hou Ye does not need to kneel, and the holy decree does not need to be read by slaves, Hou Ye himself can see it." ”

Li Xin took the holy decree in his hand, and did not rush to open it, but looked at Xiao Zheng, and said silently: "Gonggong Xiao, Your Majesty, he ...... Are you feeling better? ”

Xiao Zheng's face was gloomy.

"Since I met Lord Hou yesterday, Your Majesty has not been able to sleep, and now I haven't closed my eyes for almost two or three days."

If it is said that the son of Taikang is dead in a row, who is the saddest, then Xiao Zheng, the great eunuch of the inner court, will definitely be able to enter the top three.

You must know that the rules of a son of heaven and a courtier may not necessarily be good in the court, but once the son of heaven and the internal official of the dynasty are absolute iron rules, and every new son of heaven ascends the throne, a new internal eunuch will be born.

After all, no one can rest assured that the people around them are not their own people.

Xiao Zheng relied on this position to squeeze out his predecessor Chen Ju and become the chief eunuch of the inner court.

Not surprisingly, he, the great eunuch, can continue to do it.

But now that an accident has happened, once Taikang Tianzi dies, he, the big eunuch, will be done, and he will probably go to guard the imperial tomb like Chen Ju at that time.

Xiao Zheng let out a long sigh.

"Your Majesty, he ......"

He only said three words, and then he didn't go on.

Then the great eunuch turned his head to look at Li Xin and said in a low voice: "The slave maid was ordered by His Majesty to send the holy decree to the Hou Ye, and at the same time left His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in the Hou Ye Mansion for the time being. ”

After speaking, he bowed respectfully to Li Xin and slowly retreated.

Li Xin personally sent him to the door of the mansion, and then returned to the living room and opened the scroll of holy decrees.

The Divine Decree is still composed of a series of poems, with ornate rhetoric and misty clouds.

But the meaning is still very clear.

"The crown prince and master Li Xin is no longer the general of the Zhenbei Army, but still serves as the secretary of the military department and leads the right battalion of the forbidden army."

After reading the letter, Li Xinda frowned.

The Son of Heaven, who had been stingy with him for ten years, suddenly delegated power to such a large extent......

That means ......

Thinking of this, Li Xin turned his head to look in the direction of Miyagi, and his heart was a little heavy.