On the way back to Beijing, the overall situation was quite smooth, Xie Dai led a group of Yu Linwei to protect Li Xin with all their might, but because they were in a hurry along the way, they didn't have much rest, and after a month, the group felt tired.

However, in October of the ninth year of Taikang, they finally arrived at the west gate of the capital.

The west city gate is the same as before, the majestic gate is open, the past peddlers and pawns, people come and go, from time to time there are some messengers from Jingzhao Mansion, as well as the fangs of each square to maintain order.

If your ears are better, you can still hear sporadic quarrels.

This is the capital, the first city in the world in 40 years.

In this city, there is most of the ambition in the world, and of course, there is also a lot of fireworks.

Counting the days, except for the time when he was fighting abroad and the time when he returned to his hometown in Yongzhou, Li Xin lived in this city for seven or eight years, and no matter what, he still had some feelings for the capital.

He first lifted the curtain to look at the west gate, then jumped out of the carriage and looked at the tall city with his hands in his hands, his brow furrowed slightly.

The capital looks no different from before.

In other words, the Son of Heaven may not really have an accident.

But it's already here, and it's useless to turn around and run at this time, most of the time you can't run away, and second, you also hurt your image.

Moreover, Li Xin had already seen that near the West City Gate, there were many Qianniuwei in green clothes, staring.

Thinking of this, Li Xin turned around and smiled at Xie Dai: "There are general Lao Xie Lang guards along the way, this capital has arrived, let's disperse here." ”

"Xie Lang has been on a trip to the southwest with me in the past few months, and it has been quite hard, so let's take my brothers and go back to rest first."

At this time, Xie Dai had also noticed the nearby Qianniuwei, and he nodded silently at Li Xin: "In this way, then the lower official will leave." ”

Li Xin didn't pay attention to him, but went straight to his carriage, Chen Sixteen waved his whip, and the carriage of the Jing'an Houfu, which had run thousands of miles back and forth, slowly drove into the West City Gate.

Xie Dai glanced at Li Xin's carriage with a complicated expression, and then turned back to the Yulin Lang behind him and commanded in a deep voice: "Brothers, disperse, go home and rest for ten days, and report to the Yulinwei camp after ten days." ”

More than 100 Yu Linlang were overjoyed when they heard this, and after hugging their fists at Xie Dai, they scattered and left.

After Yulin Wei dispersed, Xie Dai stood alone on the street, a little dazed, but soon, he saw a familiar person.

He walked towards the man and bowed respectfully.

"I've seen my brother."

The Xie family is now working in the capital, and he calls him his brother, only Qianniu Wei Zhonglang will Xie Jing alone.

Xie Jing glanced at Xie Dai a few times, and then patted Xie Dai on the shoulder.

"You're back just in time."

Xie Dai was a little confused, and asked, "What do you mean by what brother said?" ”

Xie Jing pulled Xie Dai's sleeve with a solemn expression.

"This is not the place to talk, go to my house and talk."

As he spoke, he also glanced at the direction in which Li Xin's carriage was leaving, and then led Xie Dai towards Xie Mansion in the capital.

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On the other side, Li Xin took a carriage and returned to the gate of the Jing'an Hou Mansion.

After getting out of the carriage, Li Xin looked at the gate of the Jing'an Hou Mansion in front of him, which was both familiar and unfamiliar, and felt a little emotion in his heart.

Chen Sixteen couldn't wait to step forward and knocked on the door.

The gate of the Hou Mansion opened, and Li Xin was greeted not by the subordinates of the Hou Mansion of Jing'an, but by Xiao Zheng, a big eunuch dressed in red.

Xiao Zheng's age is two or three years older than the Son of Heaven, but he is only thirty-five or sixteen years old now, but he hasn't seen him for nearly half a year, and this great eunuch of the inner court is almost visible to the naked eye A lot older, at a glance he looks like a person in his forties.

Li Xin was not surprised that Xiao was waiting for him at home.

In this case, it is impossible for the news of his return to Beijing not to alarm the palace, I am afraid that as soon as he leaves Hanzhong, the people of the court will follow along the way.

Li Xin stepped forward and clenched his fists slightly at Xiao Zheng.

"Grandpa Xiao."

Xiao Zheng's dark circles were extremely heavy, he sighed, and bowed his hand respectfully to Li Xin: "The slave has seen Master Hou." ”

"Your Majesty asked the slave maid to wait here for the Hou Ye early in the morning, and asked the Hou Ye to follow the slave and maid into the palace."

In fact, it was a long journey along the way, it was still a month's long distance, and there was a lack of sleep, at this time, Li Xin really wanted to go home to find a place to lie down and sleep with him for a day or two, but at this moment, he couldn't refuse Xiao Zheng, so he had to say: "Grandpa Xiao, wait a minute, let me go in and take a bath and change my clothes, otherwise I will be frightened by the wind and dust all the way." ”

Xiao Zheng opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but in the end he could only sigh and said in a low voice: "Then Master Hou, hurry up, the slave is waiting for you here." ”

Li Xin nodded, entered his Hou Mansion, rummaged in the backyard for a while, and found a general's regular uniform, he asked the subordinates of the Hou Mansion to boil a bucket of hot water, took a good hot bath, changed into official clothes, and then said a few words to Chen Sixteen, and left the backyard.

took a bath, even if it was washed away from the dust along the way, plus a change of clothes, the whole person was a lot refreshed, although he was still a little sleepy, but he was much better.

Xiao Zheng in the front yard has been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Li Xin come out, he hurriedly stepped forward and welcomed Li Xin into a sedan chair, the dumplings were carried by eight internal guards, and he walked very briskly, and after a while, he arrived at Yong'an Gate.

After entering the Yong'an Gate, the sedan chair did not stop, and walked straight in the direction of Weiyang Palace.

At the gate of Weiyang Palace, Li Xin got off the sedan chair and followed Xiao Zheng into Weiyang Palace, but as soon as he entered the palace gate, he saw a thirteen or fourteen-year-old young man waiting at the door.

When the young man saw Li Xin, he immediately rushed up, stretched out his hand and grabbed Li Xin's sleeve, and his voice was pleasantly surprised.

"Teacher, you're back in Beijing!"

Li Xin touched His Royal Highness the Prince's head with a smile, and asked, "Today is the ninth day of the tenth month, according to the day, you should be studying in the East Palace, why did you come to Weiyang Palace?" ”

Speaking of this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was a little unhappy, and he said in a low voice: "My father is sick, so I'm here to watch." ”

The smile on Li Xin's face retracted, and he bent down and looked at his student.

"Your Majesty, what is his illness?"

"I don't know."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince frowned and said, "I heard from the queen mother that it is a disease that is not easy to treat, I can't sleep for a few days, and I often have headaches, and the medicine is useless. ”

Hearing this symptom, Li Xin frowned slightly.

This kind of ethereal-sounding symptom is what I say I have, and if I say no, I don't have it, even if the Son of Heaven really has this disease, it shouldn't be to the point of death, right?

Thinking of this, Li Xin looked down at the prince slightly.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should go back to the East Palace first, and I'll go in and take a look at Your Majesty."

The crown prince nodded, and then asked by pulling Li Xin's sleeve.

"Teacher, when can I go to the Jing'an Hou Mansion again, I think Ah Han still has an aunt."

He is very familiar with Li Xin's eldest daughter Li Shu, who is also Ah Han, and as for the youngest son Li Ping, who has not been born for too long, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does not want to see him very much.

Li Xin shook his head silently.

"Your Highness's study is important, so let's go back to the East Palace."

After easily sending His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Li Xin, under the guidance of Xiao Zheng, entered a side hall of Weiyang Palace.

This is a bedroom of the Son of Heaven.

In the study, there were seven or eight copper stoves, all of which were burning, making the room warm and even a little hot.

The Son of Heaven was half-lying on the dragon couch, his face pale.

The white one is a little scary.