After Li Xin returned to Yongzhou, he lived in Yongzhou with peace of mind, but the prince of the dynasty was in poor health, contracted typhoid fever, could not see the cold, could not see the wind, sometimes fell ill, and often did not show up for several months.

However, the princess of the Li family has become a big celebrity in Qiyang County in the past few years, because the imperial court allocated 2,000 acres of land to the Li family in Qiyang County, so the Li family has become one of the few big landowners in Qiyang County.

The tenant rent of other landlords is generally fifty percent, harsh or even seventy percent, that is, when encountering a good landlord, they also have to collect two or three tenant rents, but because Li Zhai does not live on the field at all, the tenant rent is only symbolic less than one percent, and even the princess of the Li family will not want any tenant rent, and give the field to some poor people to plant, two thousand acres of land is enough for thousands of farmers to survive, so the eldest princess who has nothing to do to take care of the Li family's industry has a better and better reputation in the Qiyang area, and many people even set up an ancestral hall for her. Daily worship.

In the blink of an eye, three years have passed, and the time has come to August of the fourth year of Yuan Zhao, and in these three years, the eldest princess gave birth to a daughter to Li Xin, named Li Jing, who is now more than a year old.

This morning, Li Xin was still practicing boxing in his yard as usual, at this time he was already in his early thirties, but after practicing his family boxing for more than ten years, his mental strength was not inferior to that of his youth, and he didn't have to work too hard in the past few years, and it looked almost no different from three years ago.

After a set of fist piles was finished, Zhong Xiaoxiao, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately brought hot water to Li Xin and waited for Li Xin to wash.

Li Xin washed his face, glanced at his sister-in-law, and said in a sullen voice: "I don't see you so diligent on weekdays, and you only come to me to sell it when you have something." ”

Zhong Xiaoxiao smiled a little embarrassedly.

"Isn't there someone else who serves my brother on weekdays......

After Li Xin finished wiping his face, he casually threw the towel aside and said in a sullen voice: "Did someone write to you?" ”

Zhong Xiaoxiao lowered his head, and his face was a little red.

She came to Li Xin, naturally not without reason, Zhao Fang, a young man who was brought to the Zhenbei Army by Li Xin back then, has now taken leave from his boss and is about to come to Yongzhou.

When Zhao Fang first arrived in the Zhenbei Army, Li Xin prepared more than 100 young people captured in the bandits' den for him as his family background in the Zhenbei Army, so he was a captain as soon as he entered the Zhenbei Army, although he was a captain of the Junior Army.

That year was still the eighth year of Taikang, and now it is the fourth year of Yuan Zhao, almost more than five years have passed, and Zhao Fang, who joined the army at the age of fourteen, is now nineteen and close to twenty.

And Li Xin's eldest sister Zhong Xiaoxiao is almost twenty years old, and she has reached the age of marriage.

Now, Zhao Fang has become a lieutenant in the Zhenbei Army, and will soon return to Yongzhou and come to the Li family to propose marriage.

Li Xin looked at Zhong Xiaoxiao's appearance, and knew that Zhao Fang must have written to her in advance, so he immediately shook his head helplessly: "No wonder others say that girls are extroverted, and they can't keep them when they are older." ”

Zhong Xiaoxiao pulled Li Xin's sleeve and said shyly: "Brother, don't make fun of me, I'm twenty years old this year, my seventh sister is not a few years older than me, and her sons are about to get school." ”

The seventh is Chen Sixteen's younger sister, who got married a few years ago, but because Chen Sixteen is now ...... What he did was more special, Li Xin took Chu Qi and her husband to Jing'an Hou Mansion to do things, and now their family lives in Qiyang.

In this era, most of the girls marry and have children at the age of thirteen or fourteen, Li Xin has always been very opposed to this thing, so he waited until he was twenty years old before considering letting her marry.

However, the social concept is here, Xiaoxiao himself also wants to marry, Li Xin sighed helplessly: "That's it, when that kid comes back, I'll talk to him in detail." ”

The Marquis of Jing'an snorted: "If you want to marry my sister, you must at least buy a house in Yongle Fang in the capital, and if it is not good, you must also buy a house in Mingdefang Willow Fang." ”

This is a joke, not to mention that the house in Yongle Fang has a price, even if it is a house in Mingde Fang or Willow Square, it is also a sky-high price, Zhao Fang is still a poor boy, and it is impossible to afford it.

After so many years, Zhong Xiaoxiao also knew her brother's character, she made a grimace at Li Xin, and ran away with the water that Li Xin had washed his face.

"I'm going to help my sister-in-law take care of Jing'er."

After Zhong Xiaoxiao, Li Xin moved his muscles and bones, and went to the eldest princess's room to eat, because the Li family did not have many real family members, and there was no such a big table, and sometimes for dinner, it was just a simple meal for the husband and wife in the room.

During the meal, the eldest princess and Li Xin talked a lot about the little marriage, as well as what dowry should be prepared at home, where to do things, and so on.

After saying this, she glanced at Li Xin and asked, "I have wanted to ask you something for a long time, why are Hui Niang and her sons and daughters missing?" She went to Qiyang County with me, and I haven't seen her for more than half a year. ”

Li Xin picked up the rice bowl and took a sip of porridge.

"Hui Niang went to live with Sixteen, their husband and wife haven't seen each other for a few years, you can't help but let them meet, right?"

In fact, of course, Hui Niang did not go to Chen Sixteen, but was hidden by Li Xin.

In the past few years, the imperial court's pursuit of heavenly thunder has reached the point of unscrupulous means, from the creation of the heavenly thunder after Lin Hu was discovered by the imperial court, Chen Sixteen, who replaced Lin Hu, was also discovered by the imperial court, and since then, all of Chen Sixteen's family members have been targeted by the imperial court.

Chen Sixteen's wife, Hui Niang, and one of his children, were in danger several times, and someone wanted to take them away in order to threaten Chen Sixteen, so Li Xin had to find a place to hide them.

So much so that Chen Sixteen's younger sister, Chu Qi, as well as her husband and children, were all taken to Qiyang by Li Xin to ensure their safety.

The eldest princess frowned slightly: "Sixteen doesn't know where you sent him, I haven't seen him for several years." ”

Li Xin didn't say anything, just said silently: "Sixteen should be back in a few days." ”

The eldest princess looked at Li Xin and sighed slowly.

"You, you are in Qiyang, and your heart has long been unaware of where you have gone, you don't know what you are busy with every day, and you have never seen me tell me."

Nature can't tell you.

Li Xinli sighed, put the empty bowl on the table, and said with a smile: "Madame will go and bring a bowl to her husband." ”

The eldest princess naturally took the empty bowl and threw it to the maid beside her.

Before the husband and wife sat together and finished eating, Jing'er, who was just over a year old, began to cry, and the eldest princess immediately put down the dishes and chopsticks and went to take care of the child.

After Li Xin finished eating, he returned to his study, and in the study, Shen Gang, who was dressed in cyan clothes, had been waiting for a while.

Li Xin sat on the throne and frowned, "What is the matter, let you come over to deliver the letter in person?" ”

When Shen Gang followed Li Xin, he was already in his thirties, and at this time he was already in his forties and nearly fifty, and his hair was already a lot gray, he took a deep breath and bowed his head deeply to Li Xin: "Master Hou, there is news from the capital. ”

Shen Gang paused and spoke.

Chen Guogong...... Critically ill. ”

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