"This matter has no impact for the time being, and it needs to be considered in the long run."

"Well, I don't know, but how do I think about it in the long run?"

Xie An was also in a much better mood, and she finally found someone who could come up with ideas.

In fact, she had already thought about this many times in her heart. Now that my grandmother had acquiesced, it was useless to ask her for intercession. And although she has never seen that father, she knows the phrase "if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather". Moreover, his father's own official position was not high, and he was powerless to fight against the Meng family, which was deeply entrenched in Beijing. It was her uncle who was from the official residence that could speak, but how could she bypass her grandmother and father and pass the words over? Do you want him to help again?

She was thinking about it, and Ai Yan said again: "Don't worry, girl, this matter must be impossible for the family to do, it must be Mrs. Liu San's own idea." However, the girl must also prepare now, and if she marries in the future, her husband's family situation is not clear, and it will inevitably be difficult. ”

"Yes! Your words really speak to my heart. Hey, it's all because I used to be too playful, I didn't pay attention to everything, and I didn't even know the situation of the Jingzhong family......" Xie An also pretended to blame himself.

"Girl, before her death, Madame told me and Aimo to take good care of the girl, and pay more attention to the situation in Beijing and the movements of the family. Although the two of us don't have any connections, we still know a little about the situation in Beijing over the years. ”

"Great! Tell me about it. After listening, Xie An's eyes lit up and motioned for Ai Yan to continue.

It turned out that this Meng family was a big clan in the previous dynasty. My ancestors have always been civil officials, although they don't have much official ranks, but they all stayed in Beijing to take office, and it is conceivable that the power at that time should not be underestimated. Later, Taizu seized the throne, the emperor of the previous dynasty abandoned the palace and absconded, and the capital was in chaos, and the dragons were leaderless. Taizu led an army of 100,000 outside the city, threatening to attack the city and plunder the land, and more hardliners released words to slaughter the city, and finally the Meng family opened the city gate to welcome Taizu into Beijing, supported the new emperor, and begged Taizu to swear that there should be no mistakes in entering Beijing, and Taizu allowed it. After Taizu ascended the throne, he did not suppress the Meng family, but he did not raise it, and the Meng family was still the same as before on the surface, but in fact, the power was firmly suppressed by Taizu and was once sluggish.

The real development of the Meng family is thanks to Meng An, the old lady of the current Meng family. When Mrs. Meng was young, she found another way, abandoned literature and joined the military, and followed the emperor Taishang, who was still a prince at the time, in the army. In a battle, he saved the life of the emperor with one enemy and ten, but he did not ask for credit. The Emperor Taishang saw his skills and knew his loyalty, and after succeeding to the throne, he repeatedly promoted him, and finally became the minister of the first rank.

After the current saint succeeded to the throne, Mrs. Meng returned to her hometown on the grounds of the recurrence of her old physical illness, and the affairs of Beijing and Central China were handed over to Meng Xin, the eldest son of the eldest son, who is now the head of the Meng family, Meng Junchi.

Meng Xin is still a clerical officer, from the first grade of the Ministry of Rites, the current saint is very fond of him, and authorized his favorite youngest son Meng Junchi to be the prince's companion.

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Xie An also knew in his heart after listening to Ai Yan's words, and the Meng family should know nothing about Meng's move. In this dynasty, all men from families will marry their wives for three years and have nothing to do before they can carry the house. After giving birth to a child in Tongfang, the child will be raised in the name of the wife of the main house and sent Tongfang.

It seems that this Meng family became a splashed water after getting married, and he was thinking about his husband's family, so he wanted to send the daughter of the Liu family to his nephew as a concubine. This matter, as long as the Meng family knows, it will be much easier to do.

Knowing the situation of the Meng family, Xie An couldn't help but ask again: "What is the situation in the court today?" What is my uncle's faction? ”

Ai Yan glanced at her suspiciously, thought for a moment, and said, "The Holy Lord is in his prime, and the four seas are stable, but there are no factions. ”

"I mean to ask which other families in Beijing have won the favor of the saints, and what is the relationship between our family and them, so that I don't accidentally get into trouble when I go out in the future." Xie An Yixin said that he was almost exposed, and hurriedly remedied.

"Well, in addition to the Meng family, the forces of the Yuan family, the Lu family and the Yuwen family in Jingzhong should not be underestimated. If the girl enters Beijing in the future, she must be good friends with these young ladies, and she must not be neglected. ”

"Is there anything you should pay attention to among the royal relatives and nobles?"

"If the girl goes to a banquet, she may meet the eldest princess. However, I heard that since the death of the horse, the eldest princess has devoted herself to the Buddha and rarely attends any activities. ”

didn't hear the person in his heart, Xie An also felt a little lost in his heart.

Unexpectedly, Ai Yan's next sentence almost startled her.

"By the way, the girl has to pay attention to one person, Prince Li. But he's a foreign man, so we shouldn't have anything to do with him. ”

"Prince Li?" Xie An also calmed his throbbing heart, and pretended to ask casually, "Why do you specifically mention him?" ”

Ai Yan didn't know that Xie An had also seen a foreign man in this Jing'an Temple, so she was afraid that she would ignore her temperament, so she patiently explained.

After Xie An heard this, he said that he was tired and sent Ai Yan back. Ai Yan didn't ask much, and quietly retreated.

The room was quiet again, Xie An and Yi leaned on the couch, she could already be sure that the man she had met in the past few days was Xiao Xiaohan, the prince of Li.

Xiao Xiaohan, the younger brother of the current saint, and his biological mother is a concubine Yun who was deeply favored by the first emperor. When he was three years old, he was crowned king by the first emperor, and the fief was handed over to the state, and the first emperor took pity on his biological mother with only one son, and authorized him to go to the fief after the crown ceremony.

Unexpectedly, the first emperor died suddenly, and now the saint succeeded to the throne, and took pity on his biological mother Concubine Yun for the martyrdom of the first emperor, and posthumously named him Yun Guifei, nickname: Shujia Guifei. Feng his son, Xiao Xiaohan, who was only six years old, was the prince of Li, and changed his fief to Yizhou in accordance with the order of the first emperor.

Now Prince Li is in the age of the weak crown, but he is unable to go to the fiefdom due to poor health and has been staying in the capital. And Prince Li died of illness the year before last, and Prince Li was very affectionate and did not renew the string.

Although the first emperor had eight sons, only the eldest son, who is now the saint, and the youngest son, Prince Li, are still alive, and the other princes have either died or have died. In other words, in today's world, there is only one nobleman in Beijing whose surname is Xiao and is quite old. No wonder he wants to avoid people's eyes, because it is inconvenient for Prince Li to go out of Beijing at this time.

But the state of Prince Lili seems to be completely different from what Ai Yan said? How can there be no sickness at all? What did he do when he secretly came to this Jing'an Temple and took such a big risk? Why did he become like fire and water with the Meng family?

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On the other side, Prince Li Xiao Xiaohan was listening to the report of the secret guard. Cheng Yang and Cheng Ji stood quietly to the side, trying to reduce the sense of save, because today their master's face was very gloomy, like a dark cloud before a rainstorm.

After a while, he heard Xiao Xiaohan chuckle: "Chengji, you send someone to give that old fox a big gift!" ”