Xiao Renjie, who returned to the capital again, was full of emotion in his heart, and just came to Baqiao, Xiao Renjie saw two familiar figures, these two people are Xiao Renjie's fellow scholars, Di Qing and Zhang Yun.

Di Qing is now a waiter in the Ministry of Commerce, and he is also a fourth grade, which is only one level less than Xiao Renjie's Jingzhaoyin, who is from the third grade, and Zhang Yun is about to be sent to Luoyang County as a guard, although the position of Luoyang Taishou is also a fourth grade, but Luoyang is Xijing, so Zhang Yun's rights as a Taishou are much greater than those of the general county guard, because Zhang Yun also serves as the position of Xijing Guard, and Xijing Guards can mobilize 5,000 troops without a holy decree or a tiger talisman.

Seeing these two friends, Xiao Renjie couldn't wait to inform Feng Tingting, so he quickly ran over.

Di Qing has not changed for so many years, dressed in moon-white clothes, standing there pretty, looking like I want to be ruthless to the end, Di Qing avoided Xiao Renjie's bear hug and said with a smile: "Renjie, I know that you are back, it's good that your mind has arrived, as for hugging, forget it, what's the matter with the two big men hugging?" Besides, there are younger siblings present. ”

Xiao Renjie hugged Zhang Yun, and then asked with a smile: "Lao Di, what's the situation?" Why did you come back this time and feel that you have a feeling of rejection of Lao Tzu? ”

Hearing this, Di Qing shook his head helplessly, and Zhang Yun laughed out loud and said, "Renjie, don't you know, now that Lao Di has a scandal, it naturally becomes like this." ”

"What kind of scandal? This time it's with that young lady in the house? Xiao Renjie asked with a smile.

Di Qing waved his hand and said, "Okay, don't talk nonsense, I heard that Renjie, you have rarely been to the Qinglou in recent years, and my brother has booked a room for you in Yuchun Lou tonight, you have to appreciate your face." ”

Xiao Renjie looked at the carriage behind him and said with a wry smile: "Forget it, let's find a restaurant tonight." ”

Zhang Yun laughed and said: "Lao Di, you see that I guessed correctly, so let's go to the Zhuangyuan Building honestly." ”

Xiao Renjie glared at the two of them and said, "Okay, it doesn't matter where you go, the main thing is that the brothers can get together, by the way, Zhang Yun, what's going on with the scandal of Lao Di you just said?" Brother, this heart is very itchy and unbearable. ”

Zhang Yun whispered in Xiao Renjie's ear: "This time Lao Di is planted, Lao Di's scandal is not a woman, it is a man, this person's identity is not ordinary, it is the princess's own brother, Lin Dahong's nephew Lin Xiao." ”

"What's the situation? This is no joke. Xiao Renjie asked in surprise.

Zhang Yun sighed and said: "Actually, it's nothing, that Lin Xiao is known as the new first beautiful man in the capital, and the limelight has overshadowed Yin Shaofu, once Lao Di was drinking in Yuchun Building, and the two chatted together, I don't know what happened that night?" Lao Di drank too much, so he slept in a room with him, and the next day the rumor spread. ”

"Lao Di, this is not a joke, I still remember that His Majesty said that Yin Shaofu was the first beautiful man in Chang'an, and Yin Shaofu didn't dare to admit it, but gave this title to His Majesty, saying that His Majesty is the first beautiful man in Chang'an, since then, everyone has understood a truth, that is, the best in the world should be Your Majesty's, how can this Lin Xiao He De dare to be like this now?" Xiao Renjie said with a frown.

"Okay, let's talk slowly." Di Qing waved his hand and said indifferently.

Xiao Renjie came to the carriage and explained a few words to Feng Tingting, and then followed Di Qing and Zhang Yun to Yushan City, although none of the three of them had been to Gantang, but as long as they were scholars from Jinshi, one of their favorite things after entering Beijing was to go to Yushan Zhuangyuan Building to drink.

Therefore, the business of the Champion Building has been very good, and this time Di Qing spent a lot of effort in order to book a table of wine in the Champion Building.

Xiao Renjie looked at the crowds of people coming and going in the champion building, and couldn't help but smack his tongue, Chang'an is really not the kind of newly developed place in Guizhou can be compared, in Chang'an is now the price of land is every inch of land, unlike Guizhou, a manor covers an area of thousands of acres, but there are few people, although the imperial court vigorously immigrated to Guizhou, those nobles also desperately went to Guizhou to stuff people, but after all, the development there has not yet been completed, if you want to become a fertile plain like Guanzhong, the future road is still very long.

Di Qing smiled and said, "Renjie, do you know who the owner behind this champion building is?" ”

Xiao Renjie replied: "Isn't it Zhao Kang and Zhao Shangshu?" ”

"Haha, that was three years ago, and now the owner behind this place has become His Royal Highness the Prince, this is a gift from Zhao Yan, the commander of the Guardian Guard, to the Crown Prince on the Prince's birthday." Di Qing said with a little meaning.

Xiao Renjie's face was ugly and asked, "Do you know about this matter?" ”

Di Qing nodded and said, "Most people in the capital know about it. ”

"Hmph, it seems that there are a lot of traitors around His Highness." Xiao Renjie snorted coldly.

Zhang Yun pulled Xiao Renjie and Di Qing and said: "Okay, let's go in and talk about it, the brothers all know that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is your nephew of Lao Xiao, so I just reminded you today, Your Majesty is still young, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince still needs to be patient." ”

Xiao Renjie and Di Qing nodded at the same time and went in, entering the Zhuangyuan Building, looking at this magnificent decoration style, Xiao Renjie was even more irritable.

After the three of them walked to a window position and sat down, they asked for a few jars of good wine, and drank it, after three rounds of wine, Di Qing sighed: "Renjie, Zhang Yun only said half of what happened just now, do you want to listen to the second half?" ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it." Xiao Renjie said lightly, but he already had a bad premonition in his heart, if he didn't guess wrong, this matter should still have something to do with the prince.

Di Qing whispered: "This Lin Xiao wanted to win me over to the East Palace to be the crown prince and wash horses that day. ”

"It's a good thing, if you go to the prince's side, I can rest assured." Xiao Renjie said with a smile.

Di Qing smiled bitterly and said: "Renjie, don't be joking with me, Your Majesty is only thirty-two years old now, and he is in good health, isn't standing in line looking for death at this time?" ”

Xiao Renjie sighed: "Alas, listening to what you said, it seems that I should really give advice to the queen mother when I come back this time, and clean up the people in the East Palace, otherwise the prince will be destroyed in the hands of this group of villains sooner or later, two brothers, you two are always in the center, I don't ask you to help me, but you give me a list, right?" ”

"You don't need us to give it, everyone knows it, and the name of the Four Tigers of the East Palace is well-known." Zhang Yun said with a smile.

"Who are they?"

"Jade-faced Tiger Lin Xiao, Liaodong Tiger Liang Shi, Southeast Tiger Li Zan, Northwest Tiger Chu Liang, except for one Lin Xiao, the rest of these four are famous scoundrels in Chang'an." Zhang Yun replied immediately.

"How did the scoundrel get into the East Palace?" Xiao Renjie asked unhappily.

"Of course, it was brought in by His Royal Highness the Prince's eldest brother, Lin Xiao, these people are all strange people on the rivers and lakes, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still young and loves to be lively, I guess that's the reason." Di Qing pursed his lips and said.

"Okay, thank you two, when I go back, I will enter the palace and tell my mother, these scourges can't be kept." Xiao Renjie arched his hand and thanked him.

After the three of them finished drinking, they went home separately, because Zhang Yun and Di Qing had a house in Yushan, so the two did not return to Chang'an with Xiao Renjie, and Xiao Renjie went back alone.

Xiao Renjie's house in Chang'an is still Feng Tingting's county lord's mansion, when Xiao Renjie came back, he saw a long queue outside the house, and the housekeeper saw Xiao Renjie and hurriedly greeted him and said: "Master, these people are all here to find you, Mrs. took the little young master into the palace, and the old slave didn't know how to arrange it?" ”

Xiao Renjie is now Jingzhao Yin Mansion, his cousin is the queen, his nephew is the prince, and his uncle is Guizhou Mu, the current Xiao family can be called the first big family under the royal family, so at this time, we should be more cautious and must not swagger through the market.

So Xiao Renjie said solemnly to the housekeeper: "You go and tell them, just say that I occasionally feel cold and can't see people, and I am going to close the door to thank guests these days." ”

"Got it, sir." The housekeeper hurriedly agreed.

Xiao Renjie looked at the noisy scene at the door, and simply didn't go home, and went straight to the East Palace, the East Palace now heard that the black smoke and miasma are terrible, and he must not be merciful at this time, otherwise it will not only harm the prince, but also harm the Xiao family.

But Xiao Renjie didn't come to the East Palace yet, he was stopped halfway, Xiao Renjie saw this person, and was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty, long live Long live." ”