Compared with a few auxiliary ministers who were busy in the palace, Li Xin was much more leisurely.

After he left Yong'an Gate, he got into Chen Sixteen's car and went back home, and then it didn't take long for him to walk out of the house again.

This time it was a fight with the auxiliary ministers, Li Xin was not completely sure, if the emperor of Yuan Zhao fell to the four auxiliary ministers, he was really ready to resign and go back to his hometown in Yongzhou.

So he was going to see his old friend.

The Qinhuai River is not very far from Yongle Fang, and the Marquis of Jing'an walked all the way, and it only took half an hour to walk to the Qinhuai River.

He entered the capital at the age of sixteen or seventeen, and now more than ten years have passed in a blink of an eye, more than ten years, things are wrong in the capital, and even the emperor has changed two people, but ten miles of Qinhuai are still prosperous, and there are still paintings everywhere on the Rouge River.

It's just that it's daytime, and there is no business in each family, and the painting boat is parked by the river, and it doesn't move, and even the biggest proud building on the bank of the Qinhuai River is also half-hidden at this time, and the door is not opened.

Proud Building has been the business of the Marquis of Jing'an since many years ago.

Although Li Xin has not put much effort into taking care of it over the years, but with such a backer as the Marquis of Jing'an, ten years have passed, and the business of Deyi Building is still booming, even more profitable than when he was in the Chengde Dynasty.

And because it is well-informed, it has also become a place where Shen Gang and others under Li Xin often come, and it can be regarded as one of the strongholds of Li Xin's forces in the shadows.

Li Xin walked in front of the door of the proud building, and walked directly over without even looking at the signboard of the proud building.

After walking through the proud building, he passed through seven or eight alleys, and came to an unfamiliar alley, he lowered his head and tidied up his clothes, walked to a door at the end of the alley, and knocked on the door gently.

The door was opened by a young girl who looked to be fourteen or fifteen years old.

The little girl glanced at Li Xin, and then asked a little timidly: "This son, ...... you What do you do when you knock on my door? ”

Li Xin smiled and glanced at the little girl.

"You're new here?"

The little girl shook her head firmly.

"I've been here for two years..."

This is Cui Jiuniang's residence, after Taikang Tianzi ascended the throne, as a woman of the Son of Heaven, Cui Jiuniang was not very convenient to show up, so she left the proud building and lived in this courtyard, and it has been ten years in a blink of an eye.

Originally, Cui Jiuniang's maid was Ping'er, who had been following her, but Ping'er was also a woman, and she wanted to marry when she was old, about two years ago, Ping'er got married from this courtyard and married a butcher in Datongfang, Li Xin was not involved in this matter, but he still knew.

The girl in front of her is the new maid that Li Xin asked him to buy for Cui Jiuniang from the teaching department, not all to take care of Cui Jiuniang, but more to find her a companion.

However, Li Xin has not been here in the past two years, so the little girl does not recognize Li Xin.

Hou Ye Li smiled slightly: "I am a friend of your wife, my surname is Li, and the girl will help me report it?" ”

The little girl combed her two small buns and scratched her head when she heard the words.

"You're Aunt Cui's friend, so why ......?"

When the little girl said this, she covered her mouth and trotted all the way into the yard to report.

When Li Xin heard this little girl's name for Cui Jiuniang, he also felt a little emotional.

More than ten years ago, when he first entered the capital, Cui Jiuniang was twenty-six years old at the time, and he was in his prime.

She's already made people call her aunt.

Li Xin stood at the door and waited for a while, and Cui Jiuniang, who was dressed in plain white clothes, walked to the door under the guidance of the little girl.

Before she got closer, Li Xin saw the Buddha beads that were spinning in her hand at a glance.

The head is full of green silk, which has been stuffed into the monk's hat.

The plain white garments are monk's robes,

After getting closer, the Marquis of Jing'an glanced up and down at Cui Jiuniang, who did not apply any powder, and sighed slightly: "I haven't seen you for a long time, my sister has become a layman?" ”

Cui Jiuniang smiled slightly.

"A few years ago, I had the idea of becoming a monk, but it was inconvenient for me to go out and I couldn't shave my degree, so I just became a layman at home, practiced Buddhism, and cultivated my body."

She looked up at Li Xin with a smile.

"Why is Master Hou free to come to me?"

Li Xinli sighed.

His Royal Highness the King of Wei at the age of sixteen left the palace to open the mansion, he was an ambitious person, so after opening the mansion, he began to actively cultivate his own power, Cui Jiuniang ran the proud building, which is one of the industries of the Wei Palace, Cui Jiuniang helped the Wei Wangfu to operate the proud building, while being a lover to His Royal Highness the King of Wei.

Later, His Royal Highness King Wei finally ascended the throne and became the high-ranking Ninety-Five Supreme, this woman who helped him run the proud building for seven years, but she was not able to enter the palace, let alone become a concubine, but in order to avoid suspicion, she hid in this alley, and she hid for ten years.

In the past ten years, Cui Jiuniang has been her last youth.

Although she verbally said that she had never thought about entering the palace as a concubine, as long as she was a normal person, how could she not have a little thought in her heart?

Li Xin came to see her and wanted to send her to Danzhou without continuing to suffer in the capital, but she shook her head and did not agree.

In a blink of an eye, ten years have passed, and His Royal Highness the former King of Wei has been lying in Tailing.

This woman, who had been waiting in Qinhuaifang Hutong for ten years, finally let go of a little obsession in her heart and chose to become a monk at home.

Looking at Cui Jiuniang, who was dressed in a monk's robe and hat, Li Xinli sighed.

Taikang Tianzi said, I can't stand many people, but if I want to say that the most sorry thing is probably this dusty woman.

The two "sister and brother" sat down in the small courtyard.

Jiuniang stretched out her hand to fill Li Xin with tea, and then sat opposite Li Xin.

Hou Ye Li, who was eloquent in the court, was silent here for a long time, and finally took a sip of tea and said slowly: "Sister doesn't need to be a monk." ”

He sighed and put down the teacup in his hand.

"Now, Sister Cui can go out and live her own life, the first emperor has died, and no one will come to pursue my sister's affairs anymore."

"Even if there are people, the younger brother can stop it for his sister."

Jiuniang held the hot tea in both hands, lowered her head and took a sip gently.

Then she smiled.

"No one has ever forced me to become a monk, it's my own decision."

Li Xin frowned slightly.

"My sister can also marry... Husband and child. ”

Jiuniang said quietly: "Husband and son is a way to live, and the ancient Buddha of the green lantern is also a way to live, and I am used to living here, and I am more and more happy and quiet, and I can't stand the troubles outside." ”

She added a cup of tea to Li Xin, and asked with a smile: "How is Xiaoxiao lately, she may not have come to see me for a long time." ”

In the past ten years, Li Xin didn't come to see Cui Jiuniang much because of avoidance, but Zhong Xiaoxiao often came to visit her, but at the beginning of the year, the family members of Jing'an Hou Mansion, including Xiaoxiao, went out to "take refuge", and only came back a few days ago, and I haven't come to see Jiuniang for almost a year.

The Marquis of Jing'an smiled bitterly,

"That girl's love is deep-rooted, and it probably won't be long before she is clamoring to get married."

"That's a good thing."

Cui Jiuniang smiled quietly.

"It's a good thing to get married, you can't be like me, never marry someone for the rest of your life."

Speaking of this, Li Xin sighed slightly.

He bowed his head and took a sip of tea.

"It's his sister who can't live with him."

Jiu Niang shook her head, still with a smile in her eyes.

"It's my life."