The Lu family sisters and brothers left quickly, and the ten guards stepped on the stone road, very solemn.

Li Xiao casually glanced at the direction of the Lu family's convoy, not thinking much about the reason why the arrogant Miss Lu family stayed for so long. He took the coachman's hand and got into the carriage.

It was a little dark, and the people on the streets of Jingshi had gone home, except for a few persevering hawkers, still shouting some inaudible words to themselves.

In the car, Chu Chu, who had been excited for a day, was finally tired, her lovely eyelids drooped heavily, and she yawned from time to time, Li Xiao looked at the little girl's appearance, smiled and put her head on her lap, so that she could sleep more comfortably.

Chu Chu was a little uncomfortable at first, but soon enjoyed it, pillowed his young master's thigh, and quickly fell asleep, I don't know how long it took, as if he thought of something, a long water stain hung from the corner of his mouth, sticky and wrapped around Li Xiao's trouser legs, crystal clear.

The humble carriage grumbled down the street, and since there were not many people on the street, the driver let himself go and drove the fast train. This should be placed in normal times, and it must be a large fine if caught by the officials of the Ma Zheng Yuan, but it is also thanks to the fact that those officials who patrolled have returned home for dinner and given a chance.

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The carriage drove very fast, and when it was about to dark, it returned to the vicinity of Taiping Street, because of the proximity to the imperial city, the coachman was vigilant early, and the original indulgence was also reined in.

The lantern on the archway at the entrance of the street is brand new and shining straight down, like day.

The carriage that Li Xiao and the three of them were riding at this time was rented by Chen Ziye, and they could not drive into the front street of the imperial city, so they stopped steadily when they approached the archway. Bidding farewell to Chen Ziye, who was also a little sleepy, Chu Chu, who was still asleep on his back, got out of the carriage. The coachman did not make a stop and left quickly.

The night is very quiet, only a few frog chirping and crisp cicada chirping, composing nameless lyrics and songs in the silent night.

Under the archway, a silver-glittering carriage stopped, standing out in the empty street. There were a few rickety people standing next to the carriage, and when they got closer, they saw that it was the little eunuch they had met a few days ago, and the person in the lead was the father-in-law Xu who liked male style.

"Li Gongzi had a good time today?" Xu Sheng smiled, twisted forward, and said, "Why are you still standing, you don't have any eyesight, and you can't come to help Li Gongzi?" ”

As soon as the words fell, the little eunuch behind him hurriedly stepped forward and took Chu Chu on Li Xiao's back in an orderly manner. Chu Chu, who was sleeping, grabbed a pair of small hands tightly, and the two little eunuchs were busy for a while, so they separated her from Li Xiao steadily, and then under Xu Sheng's instructions, they took an open-air sedan chair out of nowhere and put the little girl on it, fortunately, the little girl was not heavy, and the four little eunuchs easily resisted the sedan chair.

Li Xiao took the handkerchief handed by the little eunuch, thanked him softly, wiped the shining water stain on his back casually in the surprised eyes of the little eunuch, and then said with a smile: "There is Lao Xu's father-in-law, I encountered something today, and I delayed the meeting, so I made my father-in-law Xu wait for a long time." ”

"Li Gongzi, it is our family's duty to do something for Your Majesty, and our family has just arrived for a while." Xu Sheng smiled and motioned for Li Xiao to follow him: "Your Majesty learned that Li Gongzi was invited by the Wenyuan Poetry Society, so he asked our family to come over and take a look, and send some good things to Gongzi by the way." ”

Xu Sheng waved his hand and asked the little eunuch holding a plate behind him to come over. The little eunuch lowered his head and hurried forward with small steps.

When I got to it, I saw what was on the plate, and at a cursory glance, it was a few bananas and two or three apples...... They are also available in the market, but they look very fresh and do not have a hint of decay.

"These are the following offerings, Your Majesty looked fresh, so I asked our family to send them to Gongzi, saying that it was for Gongzi to taste the taste of your hometown." Xu Sheng said, the night wind blew through the gray hair, and there were some vicissitudes: "It's just that Your Majesty doesn't like these, and when you see that there is no land, you will give it to your son." But don't dislike it, after all, it is His Majesty's intention. ”

The latter sentence is said very softly, and there is a sense of joke in the words. Li Xiao arched his hand, thanked Xu Sheng, and said a few good words by the way. Then he looked at the palatial palace in the distance, and sighed in his heart that the emperor who stayed at home could know everything about the huge Jingshi City, he had just been invited by Ma Yanyi, and the emperor already knew that it seemed that His Majesty the emperor was not as nonsense as he looked.

"This is the silver taels that Your Majesty asked our family to bring to the son, not much, only two hundred and fifty taels, and I hope the son is not too little." Xu Sheng took out a few thin silver tickets from his sleeves, squinted and handed them to Li Xiao.

Li Xiao, who took the silver ticket, was not very comfortable with the "strange" number, and when he held the brand-new silver ticket, he couldn't help but feel resistant: "Father-in-law, do you know what Your Majesty did today?" ”

"I don't know about this family, after all, our family is just favored by His Majesty, helping to take care of housekeeping, and not often accompanying His Majesty. However, I heard from the little eunuch in the imperial study that His Majesty has been handling government affairs in the imperial study today and has not gone out. ”

Xu Sheng did not shy away from saying, the whereabouts of the emperor in the palace is not a secret, since the emperor ascended the throne, he often goes to either the Chengqian Palace of Wan Guifei, or the imperial study, and occasionally goes to visit the imperial garden, but most of the time it is in the imperial study to deal with the concertans presented by the officials or to meet with officials in an emergency. As an old eunuch who has gone through two dynasties, his majesty the current emperor is completely different from the previous emperor, and he looks so serious, just like the legendary Emperor Taizu. In addition to the exclusive favor of Wan Guifei, everything else is impeccable. However, these royal things are not something that you can say as a slave.

As for this Li Xiao, Xu Sheng could see that His Majesty the Emperor felt that he was not just a doctor who came to see Her Royal Highness the Princess, and his decades of companionship made him clearly see that this Li Gongzi was likely to be knighted and given high hopes by His Majesty, and what was even more exaggerated was that he might be a substitute for a certain minister in the court today.

Although he didn't know why Li Xiao was favored by the majestic emperor, maybe it was Li Xiao's literary talent, or maybe it was something else. But it doesn't matter, his status in the palace is declining day by day, and at this time, if he has a person who is very likely to become a minister, and he has nothing to lose, why not.

Li Xiao listened to Xu Sheng's words, and didn't find out what Gonggong Xu was thinking next to him, but just rubbed the brand-new silver tickets with his slender fingers. It seems that His Majesty the emperor is not the same as he thinks, as the emperor, he is busy with government affairs all day long, and he doesn't like entertainment, and this emperor still has a lot of wonderful ideas, although most of them seem to be messing around, but I have to say that these "nonsense" do give a lot of help to today's Haoguo.

It's these two hundred and fifty taels, and he always feels like he's scolding.

The white moonlight fell like a curtain, shining with the starlight. The croaking of frogs in the distance rang unrelentingly, and when it reached the city, it became somewhat peaceful.

Li Xiao walked along the long and empty street with Xu Sheng, talking about what happened today. But the two thought differently in their hearts. Li Xiao felt that Xu Sheng was an old man in Beijing, when he knew some news, he asked, just in case, but he was disappointed, this Xu Gonggong knew some secrets, but as soon as he came to the matter of the royal family, he began to be vague, such as about the king, Xu Sheng only said that he was willing to dedicate the king Xiwen and be humble, these are also things that Li Xiao knows, and he asked for a long time, but he didn't come up with anything.

And Xu Sheng, is thinking about climbing a relationship first, so as not to wait for Li Xiao to develop, there will be no chance, although there is a risk, but if you think about it carefully, the possibility of benefits is definitely greater than the risk. However, he really didn't know about the things Li Xiao asked, and His Majesty said early on: The prince must not have anything to do with courtiers and chamberlains. Of course, he wouldn't take the risk to ask about these things, so he didn't send anything to inform, but fortunately, King Xian went to Texas to deal with the disaster, and there will be no conflict with Li Xiao in the near future.

I don't know how long it took, but an untimely sound came out. Looking back, the little girl rubbed her hungry stomach and looked around in embarrassment.

Chu Chu opened his eyes, he was startled at first, he clearly remembered that he was on the back of the young master just now, why would he be sitting in a sedan chair at this time, fortunately, he saw Li Xiao in front of him, otherwise the little girl would have been sold for herself.

The little girl's stomach moved very much, Li Xiao and Xu Shengji looked behind her, Li Xiao didn't say anything, and motioned for Chu Chu, who was awake, to come down, but it was the latter, covering her mouth and snickering, but she quickly recovered and let the eunuch who carried the sedan chair put it down. It was also time for the little girl to wake up, and the group happened to arrive at the gate of Wan'an Temple.

Tonight's Wan'an Temple is a bit lively, the monks in the temple have not rested, they are busy everywhere, the candles that should have been extinguished on weekdays are also on, and the dazzling light is running around, and the lights are bright.

Looking along the gate of the courtyard, the abbot Master Pujing commanded unhurriedly, and the busy monks also set up the platform in an orderly manner, put tributes, and swept the courtyard. Pu Jing also noticed the group at the gate of the courtyard, lowered his head and whispered something to the little monk beside him, then nodded with a smile, and then got busy.

Li Xiao looked at the people in the courtyard and muttered in his heart what had happened. Fortunately, Xu Sheng, who was on the side, reminded that the Queen Mother would come to Wan'an Temple tomorrow to pray for His Majesty's incense, so the temple would be so lively today.

"But tomorrow, the prince must stay in the backyard, and the queen mother will not agree to you living here." Xu Sheng said: "What's more important is not to let Gongzi your little girl appear in front of the Queen Mother, Wan'an Temple is the Queen Mother's favorite Buddhist place, if you know that there is a woman living, you have to pick your skin, and Your Majesty will not be able to protect you at that time." ”

Hearing Xu Sheng's reminder, Li Xiao smiled and thanked him, he didn't think that the Queen Mother didn't know everything that happened in Wan'an Temple, not to mention that maybe it was to give His Majesty face, but what Xu Gonggong said made sense, he took his female dependents in Buddhism, it was unreasonable, and he would still take Chu Chu to hide in the backyard tomorrow.

Looking at the old eunuch in front of him, Li Xiao thought of something, took out a silver ticket, and secretly stuffed it into his hand, the latter refused a little at first, but soon accepted it half-pushed.

Stuffed the silver ticket into his sleeve, said that the son had rested early, got into the sedan chair, and returned to the palace.

Seeing Xu Sheng leaving, Li Xiao gave Chu Chu the silver ticket in his hand and walked in. Chu Chu took a few thin silver tickets, and stood for a long time, this was the first time she had seen so many silver coins, and she was very cute with excitement, until Li Xiao shouted at the evening fast brought by the little monk before she came back to her senses, and trotted over to take the wooden case in Li Xiao's hand and went back to the backyard.

When Chu Chu left, Li Xiao thanked Pu Jing with his hand, it was so late, the old monk in front of him could think that he hadn't eaten dinner and had prepared a hot dinner, and he couldn't help but feel a burst of gratitude in his heart.

Pu Jing didn't say anything, smiled and said that he would rest early, and walked into the Buddhist hall in front of him.

After a night without words, Li Xiao, who had eaten a late fast, fell asleep quickly in the company of the bell in the front yard, and the silent night became deep in the bell.