When Li Chenan arrived at the palace, it was already dusk.

The lanterns on the palace wall have been lit, but the palace gate at the south gate has not yet been closed.

Father-in-law Chang put his hands in his sleeves and walked back and forth in front of this palace gate.

Autumn is cold, and he is getting older, and he realizes that his old bones are really a little unbearable.

It's autumn, and if it's winter, it's snowing...... This year's winter is not very easy!

At this time of the year, the Ministry of Internal Affairs has already begun to buy charcoal for the winter.

But this year...... The note from the Ministry of Internal Affairs had already been handed to him, but the emperor had not yet approved it.

Even if it is approved, I am afraid that the account of the household department will not be able to take out so much silver.

Not to mention the inside.

The money in the inner money was spent in Changle Palace, and I am afraid that the emperor himself does not have much silver.

It's really the old lady's New Year, and every year is not as good as a year!

But what can be done?

I can only hope that God can have more mercy and let this winter be less rain and snow and more warm sun.

Just when Father-in-law Chang was thinking like this, he suddenly stood still, and his old eyes suddenly lit up, and he saw Li Chenan walking over from a carriage.

Inexplicably, Father-in-law Chang likes this child very much.

Because there seems to be a ray of sunshine on his body.

It's warm and soothing.

"Father-in-law has been waiting for a long time!"

Li Chenan bowed, which was completely different from when he faced Prime Minister Ji in the imperial study two days ago.

Father-in-law Chang hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Lord Xiao Li, don't bother the miscellaneous family!"

"My father-in-law is not right!"

"Your old age is here, the elders are respected, and the kid should make a big salute, which has nothing to do with your identity or family background!"

Look, this kid, how likable!

Grandpa Chang's old face was filled with a brilliant flower.

But he still said humbly: "But there is a difference between dignity and humility, if you are seen and chew the root of your tongue...... It's not beneficial!"

Only then did Li Chenan realize that he really didn't do it right.

is sincere, and if you don't get it right, it will hurt this father-in-law.

So he didn't be polite anymore, followed Chang Gonggong into another carriage, and went to the depths of the palace.

"Lord Xiao Li, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Second Prince and the Third Prince all arrived at the end of the Shen Dynasty, and the emperor seems to be in a good mood today, but the miscellaneous family still has to say something that should not be said...... The emperor is going to Changle Palace tomorrow, so don't make him angry if you stay for a while. ”

Li Chenan grinned: "Thank you father-in-law for reminding me, don't worry, I'll say it all tonight." ”

"Then the miscellaneous family will rest assured!"

Li Chenan suddenly asked:

"Grandpa Chang, have you ever been to Changle Palace?"

"I only went to the palace gate, and the emperor in that place made a rule that no one was allowed to enter the Changle Palace except for the golden dragon pendant given by the emperor. ”

"Oh...... Who in the DPRK has a golden dragon pendant?"

Chang Zuoqing looked at Li Chen'an meaningfully, "Even if it is Concubine Ji Guifei and Concubine Li, of course the ministers of the DPRK and the Central Committee are not either...... You don't have to be curious about that place, if the emperor wants you to go one day, he will naturally send someone to bring you a golden dragon pendant. ”

Li Chenan didn't ask again, but he became more and more curious about the place in Changle Palace.

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The Temple of Nourishing the Heart.

This is the largest palace in the harem, and it is the emperor's bedroom.

This night, Emperor Ning held a banquet here, as the emperor, of course he didn't need to entertain anyone, so in Li Chen'an's opinion, this was roughly a family banquet before parting.

It's just that my identity is a little embarrassing.

Chang Gonggong said that the banquet was attended by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the second prince, and the third prince...... There were no princesses, no concubines.

Five men eat.

Of course, it doesn't mean eating.

So what does the emperor mean by this?

Let yourself get to know these three princes?

also let himself and the second prince release their suspicions?

If he does this, the news will spread tomorrow, and no one will dare to question his identity as the eldest son of the emperor.

Could it be that he is really the son of Queen Lu?

I can't help Li Chenan not think so-

The crooked-necked banyan tree of the Imperial City Division was planted by Queen Lu herself, and the eldest grandson Jinghong has been guarding that place for twenty years, and now looking at this meaning, the Imperial City Division will be handed over to him sooner or later.

If he wasn't the son of Queen Lu, how could he easily pick this ripe peach that the eldest grandson Jinghong had been working hard for 20 years?

But is he really the son of Queen Lu?

When Xiong Da took his parents to Kyoto, he had to ask them carefully about this.

The carriage stopped outside the palace, and Chang Gonggong took a lantern and took Li Chen'an on the dim bluestone path.

The journey was very quiet.

But Li Chenan always felt that there were a lot of eyes falling on him everywhere.

He looked left and right, but he couldn't see anything.

After all, this is the inner palace, and there are a lot of masters who want to guard here.

He didn't know that on the roof of the Treasure Pavilion not far from here, there was an old man dressed in gray linen clothes who was now carrying his hands behind his back and his eyes were looking at the slowly moving lantern.

He watched the lantern disappear into the Heart Cultivation Hall before he shook his head and grinned.

A moment later, he flew up from the top of the Treasure Pavilion like a night owl and disappeared into the night.

He landed in a dark palace.

The palace is called Fengyi Palace.

Twenty years ago, it was brilliantly lit up.

Twenty years later, there is not a single ghost here.

It was once the dormitory of Empress Lu.

There is a sycamore tree in the southeast corner and a large-leaved banyan tree in the northwest corner.

The sycamore has withered, and the large-leaved ficus is also withering.

Twenty years ago, the four large-leaved banyan trees planted in Kyoto were the seeds of this tree.

He stood in this courtyard and looked at the big leaf banyan, looked at the tea kung fu, and suddenly whispered: "You said that its vitality is the most vigorous, but if no one takes care of it, it will still be entangled by those vines after all." ”

"The old slave can't understand what the emperor wants, but the old slave promised you to protect the emperor's eldest son...... The old slave will definitely do it! The eldest son of the emperor is worry-free, you can rest in peace!"

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The Temple of Nourishing Hearts is brightly lit.

Originally, this was supposed to be a happy family banquet, but when Li Chenan stepped into the threshold of this palace, he suddenly found that the atmosphere here was a little dignified.

The emperor wears a white silk robe and sits at the top of the tea table, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is on the left, and the second prince is opposite the emperor, so the one sitting on the right side of the emperor should be the third prince.

The emperor leaned back in his chair and was looking at it with a stack of papers in his hand.

The other three princes didn't seem to know what to say or do.

Then you can only drink tea.

Until Li Chen'an's footsteps broke the silence here.

The three princes all turned their heads to look at Li Chen'an, and their expressions were different.

The emperor didn't look up, but just said one word: "Sit!"

Li Chenan looked left and right, came to the side of the second prince, and grinned: "Let Jean!"