After leaving the Weiyang Palace, Li Xin did not leave the imperial city, at this time the general situation in the capital has been controlled, just wait for the six princes to enter the capital tomorrow, and things can be carried out in an orderly manner according to Li Xin's will.

The next thing is nothing more than the distribution of some interests, as well as the personnel arrangements of each yamen, these things Li Xin is too busy to do alone, he needs to wait for Zhao Jia to enter Beijing.

Zhao Jia's dream in this life is to be able to go on stage to worship the prime minister, and he pleaded with Li Xin to raise troops, largely because of this reason, now that the imperial court has almost fallen into the hands of the Southwest Army, it is natural to let Zhao Jia enter Beijing to take charge of Shangshutai.

But these are all later words, before that, Li Xin has to meet someone.

After he left Weiyang Palace, he hesitated slightly, then selected some pastries from the palace dining room, got some fruits, carried them in his hands, and then walked to the harem.

The harem is a forbidden place for men, except for the permission of the Son of Heaven, it is impossible for outsiders to enter, that is, now that the Southwest Army has taken over the imperial city, Li Xin also ordered the officers and soldiers of the Hanzhou Army to watch the harem and not allow anyone to enter or leave.

But during the Taikang Dynasty, Li Xin had entered the harem many times, for no other reason, because he was in the harem and had an elder.

Under the leadership of the little eunuch in the palace, Li Xin soon arrived at the gate of a small palace.

Over here...... It's the Empress Dowager...... That is, the residence of Li Xin's mother-in-law.

Originally, the empress dowager lived in Kunde Palace, and later Emperor Yuanzhao ascended the throne, Empress Xie was upgraded to the empress dowager, and the empress dowager took the initiative to give up Kunde Palace and moved to this Ningde Palace to eat fasting and chant Buddha.

Although the seniority is already extremely high, the old man is actually less than sixty years old now.

Li Xin scratched his head a little embarrassed, standing at the door and not daring to enter.

Back then, this mother-in-law was very good to him, and she was the kind of good who had no chance, which made Li Xin always very grateful and treated her as an adult, but in the past few years, she couldn't go back to Beijing because she lived in the southwest, and she hadn't come back to see the old man for a long time.

Now that it's easy to come back, I can't tell the old lady directly that my son-in-law has successfully rebelled and entered the imperial city......

But embarrassment is embarrassment, people still have to meet, Li Xin has been quite sorry for the eldest princess of Qinghe over the years, and he can't even deny this relative.

He took a few steps forward, walked to the gate of Ningde Palace, took a deep breath, and said to the palace maid at the door: "I am tired of reporting, just say that Li Xin wants to see his mother-in-law." ”

At this time, there was a big change in the palace, and everyone was panicked, especially after hearing Li Xin's name, this palace maid immediately trembled with fright, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to Li Xin.

General Li frowned and said, "I want you to report it, and you don't have to kowtow." ”

The palace maid hurriedly got up, her voice trembling: "The slave maid is going, this is going to ......"

Soon, Li Xin was invited into Ningde Palace by several palace maids, he was carrying some pastries and preserved fruits in his left hand and some fruits in his right hand, looking like a junior who came to give gifts.

Ningde Palace is not particularly big, and it didn't take long for Li Xin to be led to the door of a meditation room, and after reaching out and knocking on the door, the old lady's somewhat tired voice came from inside.

"You...... Come in. ”

Li Xin let out a "hey", slowly pushed the door and walked in.

The Empress Dowager from the beginning of the Taikang Dynasty, began to believe in Buddhism, these years almost every day to eat fast and chant Buddha, this meditation room is more like a Buddhist hall, enshrined a lot of Buddha.

The old man sat on the futon, dressed in a blue robe, and the Buddhist beads in his hands turned.

Li Xin put aside the gift in his hand, and then cautiously walked to the old man's side, squeezing out a smile on his face: "Mother-in-law, your old man is in good health?" ”

The old lady put down the Buddhist beads in her hand, glanced back at Li Xin, and then sighed faintly.

"Over the years, no matter how you make a fuss, the mourning family has never asked, thinking that it is all a matter of the younger generations, and the children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren, but how many years have passed, how can it be like this?"

Li Xin also found a futon and sat down, and sighed at the old man.

"Mother, I have a family, I have Lingxiu in my family, and I have a son and two daughters, it doesn't matter what happens to me alone, but as the head of the family, I can't let my wife and children worry about their lives, right?"

The Buddhist beads in the old lady's hand stopped turning, and she stared at Li Xin for a long time, her voice a little hoarse.

"The mourning family is the daughter-in-law of the Ji family, and her heart is naturally towards the Ji family, no matter what you say, rebellion is always wrong."

She coughed and continued: "If the mourning family were one or twenty years younger, they would have to stand up and fight with you no matter what, but now that they are older, they can't stand steadily. ”

Li Xin got up, brought the futon closer to the old lady, and then knelt down again, bowing slightly: "Why don't you hit your son-in-law twice and get angry?" ”

The old lady was not ambiguous, picked up the Qianzhi who was beating the wooden fish in her hand, and hit Li Xin three times on the head.

However, she is old, and she doesn't have much strength in her hands, so she doesn't have any pain.

After knocking, the Buddhist beads in the old man's hand turned again, and his voice calmed down: "Xiao Jiu, how is your body?" ”

Li Xin sat next to her and said in a low voice: "It's good, over the years, she has also begun to learn from her mother to eat fasting and recite Buddha, saying that she wants to pray for a few children." ”

"That's a good thing."

The old man glanced at Li Xin: "What about Xiao Ahan and Ping'er?" It's time to grow up now, calculate the age, Ah Han is at the age of getting married at this time. ”

"It's grown up."

A smile appeared on Li Xin's face: "In a few days, the four of them should be on their way to Beijing, and their mother will be able to see them after waiting for more than two months." ”

Now that the Southwest Army has taken control of the capital, there is no need for Li Xin's family to continue to hide in the southwest, the news of the dark department under Li Xin's command is transmitted very quickly, and four or five days is enough to spread the news to Jincheng, and when the time comes, Li Xin's family will most likely enter Beijing with Zhao Jia.

Of course, Zhao Jia must have hurried to the capital, and the ninth princess and the children at home can't stand the bumps, and it is estimated that it will take at least a few months to reach the capital.

The old man glanced at Li Xin and asked, "What is the name of that little daughter in Xiao Jiu?" ”

The little daughter of Li Xin's family was born in the southwest, and she has never been to the capital, so she naturally has never seen it and does not know her name.

"It's called Jing'er."

Li Xin said with a smile: "This girl has not been to the capital yet, and when she comes, I will bring her to see her mother." ”

The old lady only has two children in her life, and her son Taikang Tianzi has died of illness for more than five years, and only a girl like the ninth princess can be missed.

"Okay."

The Empress Dowager continued to turn the beads and closed her eyes.

"The mourning family is in the harem, but if you ask about political affairs, I don't know how you and the Ji family got to where they are today, but no matter what, this battle, after all, you Li Changan won."

"The mourning family has also read history books and knows that as long as this kind of thing wins, they can do whatever they want."

"You have come to this day, and you can still think of coming to see my mother-in-law, and the mourning family is still somewhat relieved."

The old lady closed her eyes and said in a calm voice: "Now that the situation has reached this point, the mourning family knows that they can't persuade you, but since you call me mother, I still have something to persuade you." ”

Li Xin got up, lowered his hand and said, "Mother's teachings." ”

The old man sighed.

"Kill less."