Xin Zi was socializing with the Zhang couple, responding from time to time, but her mind was all on the courtyard outside the door.

The cuckoo left the table shortly after Takemoto and Li Yuan left, but he didn't dare to go into the courtyard, and only poked his head out of the door ajar to look out.

Seeing this, Du Juan's mother suddenly interrupted the conversation with Xin Zi in the middle of the conversation, frowned and scolded Du Juan: "Unruly girl, what are you looking at secretly?" Why don't you come back and sit down! ”

Although he was reluctant, the cuckoo couldn't resist his mother, so he had to sit back obediently.

After about a cup of tea, Takemoto and Li Yuan came back one after the other, both of them with calm faces.

Takemoto was originally a cold and indifferent character, so that's it. Even a person like Li Yuan, who is accustomed to being sociable, suddenly became silent, Du Juan accosted him enthusiastically on the side, and he only occasionally replied lightly with a sentence or two, and most of the time he sat there alone in a daze.

Xin Zi thought in her heart that they might have another quarrel, and along the way, she was already surprised by the small conflicts that the two had from time to time, and she didn't think about it anymore.

After the meal, Zhang's mother and Du Juan vacated the east and west wings for Xin Zi and a few people to live in: Xin Zi and Takemoto lived in the east, and Xing Fu and Li Yuan lived in the west.

Most of the crop households go from sunrise to sunset, and there are almost no cases like tonight when the lights have passed before they start to eat their meals, and after tossing for dinner for a long time, and packing up the place to stay, the family of three is so tired that they can't open their eyes. When Xin Zi persuaded them to rest earlier, the three of them no longer shirked and went to the bedroom at the back of the hall that had been temporarily converted from the treasury to rest.

After making sure that the three of them were asleep, Xin Zi tiptoed to the west wing, where Li Yuan and Xing Fu were already waiting.

Li Yuan saw Xin Zi coming over and stood up to greet him, his eyes collided with Takemoto, and he took it back in a sneer. Seeing this, Takemoto's face became even more gloomy, and he simply dropped the sentence "I'll go outside to guard" and turned around and went out.

Seeing this, Li Yuan sighed softly, but didn't say anything.

Xin Zi didn't care about the two of them, and sat down directly beside Xing Fu and asked him what he was talking about earlier.

Xing Fu then found Xin Zi how he found his origin all the way from Dongyuan, and finally had no choice but to go to Xijing to find Zuo Qiyang, and how did he bump into him being transferred out of the palace and leaving the capital to go to the neighboring Gaoxiang Town, but he didn't even bring a single attendant, and then to Zuo Qiyang and himself in private, and told Xin Zi about everything in detail.

At the end, he said: "After all, those are Zuo Qiyang's one-sided words, it is difficult for me to tell how true and how false his words are, but looking at his down-and-out appearance when he was escorted to Gaoxiang Town by two cavalrymen, it is indeed the same as the scenery when he walked around the emperor in the East Palace before, so I can only believe him for the time being, and follow the route he gave all the way north to find you." I didn't expect me to bet right, what Zuo Qiyang said was true, in this way, I think what he said about the current situation in the palace is only nine times out of ten true. ”

Xin Zi is not worried about the truth or falsehood of Zuo Qiyang's words that Xing Fu said - although Zuo Qiyang is a little more tactful in dealing with officials, he has never said anything in front of her, and she can still trust his character.

But hearing Xing Fu say this, Xin Zi's face sank a little bit, and in the end, when Xing Fu finished speaking, Xin Zi just lowered his eyes and pondered, unable to speak for a long time.

Xing Fu brought all the words that should have been brought, and naturally he was not in a hurry to wait for Xin Zi to draw conclusions, but at this time, there was a kind of ease that the task was successfully completed, and he sat there with a pleasant expression and waited for Xin Zi to consider.

Li Yuan, who heard Xing Fu's words clearly, was also full of worry like Xin Zi, and seeing that Xin Zi was silent, he simply stepped forward and said: "Looking at this situation, I'm afraid that the emperor already knows that Ah Zi is going to Xijing, and even has a request for their heavenly family." Moreover, it seems that this Emperor Yan is not going to accept us......" Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look gloomy, and said: "Even Lord Zuo has been transferred out of the Forbidden Palace, and I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to have a place in that palace." Ah Zi, it is better to follow Lord Zuo's instructions, we will stay in Gaoxiang Town, and meet Lord Zuo, as for whether we will go to the Xiyou Forbidden Palace to talk to the Heavenly Family, and wait until we see Lord Zuo, and then discuss with him, how about it? ”

Xin Zi was noncommittal, thinking of countermeasures.

After all, Li Yuan was cultivated by Zuo Qiyang, and he has always believed in Zuo Qiyang's judgment, and he feels that Xin Zi should no longer insist on entering Beijing at this time, but should go to Gaoxiang Town to live temporarily and then make plans as Zuo Qiyang said, so he saw that Xin Zi ignored his words, worried that she would have her own insistence, so he couldn't help but say: "No matter what the situation in Xijing is now, we can't act rashly." As for whether staying in Gaoxiang Town is a long-term strategy, we might as well go and make a decision. What's more, in fact, what we need most now is to find a place to live, Gaoxiang Town is adjacent to Xijing, and it is also the hinterland of Xiyou, where I believe that the army of Dongyuan does not dare to act rashly, and we can also find protection. ”

What Xin Zi was worried about was not the question of whether to go to Gaoxiang Town and whether to live in Gaoxiang Town for a long time.

She had never doubted Zuo Qiyang, knowing that he would be so anxious to let Xing Fu bring a message to him, then it must be that the Xiyou Forbidden Palace is no longer the scene when she left, so she must meet Zuo Qiyang first, and how to go after that, she needs to discuss with him.

But on the other hand, Li Yuan's statement is not accurate.

She had come here to seek refuge, but only to buy her more time to find Ah Brown, dead or alive. She never thought that she really wanted to take Xijing as a place for her future foothold and life, and naturally she would not consider whether the Forbidden Palace was suitable for a long time. But she had to talk to the royal family. What she needs has never been her own stability, what she wants is for the Xiyou Imperial Court to help her, so that she can withstand the offensive of Dongyuan. Even if she wants to save Ah Brown, she must ensure that after she leaves, what she will leave Ah Brown with is a stable world, instead of continuing to be hunted down by the Dongyuan Imperial Court and panic all day long.

"Let's go to Gaoxiang Town and meet Zuo Qiyang." Xin Zi said firmly, "But before that, Brother Xing, I may need you to do me another favor." ”

Xing Fu didn't care what Xin Zi's request was, and immediately nodded and agreed.

Xin Zi said: "Go to the Forbidden Palace in Xiyou on my behalf and find the prince Yan Xiye." (To be continued.) )