The Zhenguo Mansion is located on the East Street of the Inner City, covering a huge area, almost enclosing half of the East Street. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThis mansion was originally the famous prince's mansion of the previous dynasty, and after the founding of the Great Chen Dynasty, Taizu gave this huge mansion to the hero-the ancestor of the Xie family.

Taizu was very kind to the ancestors of the Xie family who fought together, not only awarded the title of Zhenguo Gong, one of the two founding princes, but also promised that as long as he did not rebel, he would never be demoted, and gave this grand mansion and personally wrote the royal card of "Zhenguo Mansion".

The founding emperor of Dachen was born in a scholarly family and wrote well. Now that the three dynasties have passed, this plaque has become a priceless treasure, I don't know how many powerful ministers and dignitaries envy this honor, because Taizu only gave two plaques after the establishment of the country, the other is another founding mansion in the west street of the inner city - Dingguo Mansion.

Xie Chen entered the mansion through the side door, and the grand main gate would not be opened easily, only when there was a holy decree or a major event in the mansion.

The Zhenguo Mansion was awarded for military merits and could raise 500 soldiers, so guarding the side gate was not an ordinary gatehouse, but an elite soldier from the Zhenbei Army. Seeing Xie Chen, the two government soldiers guarding the door held their guns and signaled: "I've seen the eldest prince!"

On weekdays, Xie Chen has always been kind, and often greets the soldiers, but now he is anxious, and he hurriedly walks away with a nod of his head, and the chief behind him is also out of breath. The two soldiers looked at each other, both strange, what happened to make the eldest son, who has always been personable, lose his calmness.

"My lord," the head of the outer courtyard greeted him.

"Uncle Yan, my father is back home. Although he was anxious, Xie Chen still stopped. Zhang Yan was a brave general in the army at the beginning, because he had nothing to worry about, and after he was injured, he followed General Xie to the Zhenguo Mansion as the head of the outer court, and the whole government respected him very much.

"The general is in the study. Yan Bo still has the habits of the army, and he speaks crisply and neatly.

In the study room of the outer courtyard, General Xie is practicing calligraphy. Since that night ten years ago, he has become more and more fond of practicing calligraphy, and only by writing can his mind be calmer. Because he is not only a general, but also the prince of Zhenguo, he is an invincible commander on the battlefield, but he needs to maneuver more in the government.

"General, the eldest prince is here. Xie Dong whispered at the door.

"Let him in. General Xie did not look up.

Xie Chen entered alone and clenched his fists: "Dad!"

"What's the matter," General Xie frowned, put down his pen, and raised his head.

"There is news from my aunt," although it has been an hour since he got the hairpin, Xie Chen still can't calm down, "Dad, look, it's my aunt's hairpin!"

"Cai Wei," General Xie's leg hit the bookcase, and the lotus-shaped pen holder on it fell down with a "clang".

Xie Chen was close, and the hand that didn't hold the hairpin caught the pen holder, and put it back steadily, outsiders may not know that the seemingly weak and graceful Xie Dagongzi is also good at martial arts, and he is quite good.

At this collision, General Xie completely calmed down, took the hairpin in Xie Chen's hand, took a closer look, and couldn't help but be a little excited.

"It's Caiwei's hairpin," General Xie stroked the peach blossom at one end of the hairpin with his other hand, "Look at these two flowers, the big one was carved by me, and the small one was carved by your second uncle." ”

"Alas, your second uncle was only fourteen years old that year, and he was very impatient, you see, how rough the carving was, and your grandmother laughed at him for wasting this precious red sandalwood," General Xie's mouth was full of reminiscence, "However, the eight-year-old Cai Wei was very happy, and she hid her like a baby by the pillow......"

"I remember that your aunt has always treasured this hairpin, as if it were hiding the best memories of our brother and sister's childhood. Until ......" General Xie came back to his senses and looked at Xie Chen, "Where did you get this hairpin? Who has the news of your aunt?"

Xie Chen said: "Today I was dragged by Brother Zhao to Chengqi Bookstore, and I met a twelve or thirteen-year-old boy in the bookstore, and this hairpin was dropped by him. ”

"Oh," General Xie gave a slightly strange look, "just falling right in front of you?"

"Yes, I looked at the hairpin very familiarly, and when I remembered that I had seen it at my aunt's place, it was too late to chase it again. Xie Chen carefully described the process of picking up the hairpin.

General Xie smiled and said, "No, he can't just give us the hairpin." ”

Xie Chen nodded and said, "Later, we heard from the bookstore shopkeeper that his name is Xie Gui, and there is this note. ”

Xie Chen took out the note from his arms.

Three days later, Tianyi Pavilion waited for General Xie.

Thank you

"Thank you, thank you," General Xie muttered to himself, "Pick the Wei, pick the Wei, and the Wei will stop." It is said that it will return, and the years will not end. General Xie seemed to have a little girl with a double-ring bun in front of him, with a red pout, holding his arm and sneering: "Big brother, big brother, dad lied again, named me Cai Wei, this is going to be Chinese New Year's Eve, and he will not return." The little girl ran over again and threw herself into her mother's arms, "Mother, Wei'er wants to change her name, so she will be called Xie Gui, yes, Xie Gui, so that you can bring your father back!"

"Dad," Xie Chen interrupted General Xie's recollections, "Look, are we going to go in the next three days?"

"It shouldn't be a trap," Xie Chen has been pondering about this matter, "There must be something wrong with the bookstore shopkeeper." ”

General Xie bowed his head and said, "Xie Gui's name and this hairpin must be related to your aunt, and others will not know." It's just, alas, I'm afraid that your aunt won't be able to hold out this time. ”

The father and son both looked gloomy, Xie Chen only knew that ten years ago, his father hurriedly sent his aunt away, and soon after, the North Chief attacked, his grandfather had an old injury, and his father rushed to the front line, this time, it was ten years.

This time, General Xie returned to the court victoriously, and only then did he inform Xie Chen of the cause and effect. Only then did Xie Chen know that his aunt had no choice but to leave the country because of the poison in her body, not in the eyes of others, and her aunt married away because of her damaged appearance.

When Xie Caiwei had an accident, Xie Chen was almost ten years old. He clearly remembered that the winter of that year was particularly bleak, his grandfather was injured and bedridden, his father and second uncle went to northern Xinjiang, and the gentle and elegant aunt disappeared on weekdays, and it was his grandmother who took his mother and second aunt to support this mansion strongly.

Xie Chen and Xie Caiwei have always been close, how much they complained about Xie Caiwei for abandoning their father at the beginning, and now how much they regret blaming their aunt for not knowing the truth, so he was also very excited to learn about Xie Caiwei's clues. He knew that General Xie had lost her news after sending Xie Caiwei out of Beijing, and although he continued to send people to secretly track it down, somehow, as if someone had deliberately isolated him, he never got any definite news.

"Xie Dong......" General Xie called softly.

"General!" Xie Dong, who was outside the door, walked in, almost no footsteps, but walked very fast, standing with his hands down in front of General Xie.

"Order," General Xie tapped his fingers on the table, "Within two days, I want all the news about Chengqi Bookstore and Tianyi Pavilion, especially the one called Xie Gui." ”

"Yes, Xie Dong took the order. Xie Dong exited the study.

The Zhenguo Mansion naturally has its own secret spies, and now this force is in the hands of General Xie, the prince of the world.

"Chen'er," General Xie told his son, "don't mention it in front of your grandfather and grandmother until you have definite news." ”

"Well, my son understands. Xie Chen nodded.