I didn't expect Xu Ling to ask such a question, Xu Jian hesitated for a while, and said: "At that time, there were some urgent matters in the yamen that needed to be dealt with by children, so I was not at home, and I hope that my father will not be surprised." ”

Xu Ling slowly raised his head and glanced at Xu Jian, Xu Jian calmed down and met his father's gaze. As if sensing something, Xu Ling's eyebrows furrowed slightly, but he still waved his hand after all: "Okay, the old man knows, but if there is such a thing next time, you can tell the old man, and the old man may be able to help you come up with an idea." ”

With a relaxed look on his face that was difficult to hide, Xu Jian hurriedly waved his hand again and again: "It's just a trivial matter, so naturally I can't bother my father." ”

Xu Ling bowed slightly: "Let's go back and rest first." ”

"The boy is gone." Xu Jian hurriedly arched his hand, he didn't find it, he didn't know when, his back shirt was soaked with sweat.

Looking at the figure of his son leaving, Xu Ling's hand slowly clenched, but in the end he still let go weakly, just sighed deeply, and his eyes fell again on the article left by Li Xinchen on the table:

"Who is the same giver, who is the same giver······

But immediately realizing something, Xu Ling shouted in a low voice: "Old Cheng! ”

"The head of the house?" A servant who followed behind Xu Ling walked up quickly.

"When the two highnesses came, you took someone to watch from outside the study?" Xu Ling's brows tightened, and the hand holding the piece of paper trembled slightly.

"Yes, this study is the most beloved place of the head of the family, and the old servant does not dare to slack off." The old servant of the Xu Mansion hurriedly replied.

Xu Ling said in a deep voice: "Then when His Royal Highness Lechang walked into the study, Li Shizhong was still in the study?" ”

The servant called Lao Cheng was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "Well, the old servant also heard that the two of them seemed to have a conversation, and later after His Royal Highness Lechang came out, Li Gongzi came out." ”

Xu Ling's hand trembled violently, and the piece of paper with "Ai Lian Said" gently floated down.

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The Imperial Study

"Then Li Xinchen met at the house of Duke Xiaomu?" Chen Ji paced back and forth in the imperial study, "I have also heard of this person, isn't he a staff member of General Zuowei?" That's a bit interesting. ”

Princess Lechang bowed slightly: "Yes, I was also very surprised by my daughter at that time, Li Gongzi appeared in Xiaomugong's house, I am afraid that he did not really come to study." This Li Gongzi is young and talented, and his daughter has read all the poems and articles, and he can even be said to be not inferior to Xiao Mu Gong······"

"The poetry club on the stone mountain, the poems made by Li Xinchen have also been copied by someone and me, it is indeed a rare and excellent work, Lechang, you compare it with filial piety, I am afraid it is a little demeaning to him." Chen Ji chuckled.

"My daughter doesn't want to talk about filial piety behind my back." Le Chang also smiled, but this smile quickly retracted, "The character of Xiao Mugong is clearer than his daughter, how can he still let him stay in the study?" ”

"That's to the point." Chen Ji nodded, and the smile on his face dissipated.

With the level of Li Xinchen's poetry and articles, Xu Ling will definitely not insist on teaching him anything as an elder, which can only show that Xu Ling was discussing something with Li Xinchen in the study at that time, because the two princesses Lechang and Ning Yuan came too suddenly, so they had to directly let Li Xinchen stay in the study.

"This old fox is a hundred secrets." Chen Ji chuckled lightly and stretched out his finger to point at Lechang, "You are still a girl, you are careful." ”

Princess Lechang is obviously not concerned about this at this time: "Father, this means that Xiaomu Gong has actually ······"

"It's hard to guess what this old fox thinks, but you can guess it." Chen Ji said lightly, "It seems that I really have to be on guard, Wu Mingche, Xiao Maha, Pei Ji, and Shen Jungao, who suddenly wanted to take office, now I have to add this Xu Ling······ Unknowingly, most of the important ministers in the court have already stood on the side of the prince! ”

Princess Lechang was stunned: "Isn't this what my father wants?" ”

"Le'er, do you think that with your eldest brother's skill and temperament, you can make so many courtiers stand in line in a short period of time?" Chen Ji paused, with a worried look on his face that could not be concealed.

Princess Lechang suddenly didn't know how to answer. Chen Shubao's character is a little cowardly, which is well known, but when Chen Xuan was the prince, only Chen Shubao and Chen Shuling's two sons were adults, and Chen Shuling was fighting outside, so Chen Shubao, as the eldest son, was the only candidate in any respect.

In order to exercise and cultivate Chen Shubao, Chen Xuan can be said to have worked hard over the years, in the entire East Palace, since the prince's concubine Zhou Cheng, the prince led the Wei Mao Xi, the East Palace Manager Fu Xuan, etc. are all famous ministers and wise men, but unfortunately even if so many people are Chen Shubao's left arm and right arm, Chen Shubao still does not have many changes that are enough to make Chen Shu Bao happy.

It can be said that while Chen Ji is still trying to change Chen Shubao, he is gradually disappointed in this eldest son, but because the performance of Chen Shuling and others who are causing trouble is not even as good as Chen Shubao, who at least did not make mistakes, so Chen Ji can't afford to abolish the prince.

This is also why when Xu Ling told Chen Ji with the words "fisherman profits" that day, Chen Ji became more and more worried. None of his sons can sit firmly in the country, and once there is any fight between them, it is conceivable that "the fisherman will benefit".

However, it was unexpectedly that Chen Shubao, who had always done nothing, had won the support of most of the important ministers in the DPRK and even Xu Ling in just a few days.

When things go wrong, there must be demons, what are these people so firmly supporting Chen Shubao for?

Chen Ji would not be naïve to think that it was because of their loyalty to Da Chen.

"But since Xiao Mugong has reminded his father with 'fisherman's profit', it means that Xiao Mugong should still have his father's heart ······" Princess Lechang hesitated.

Chen Ji said coldly: "Lechang, you have to know that people's hearts ······ Yes will become! Especially these old foxes who have been in the officialdom for decades, their hearts have always been erratic! ”

With a slight shudder, Princess Lechang whispered, "Actually, my father ······ Today we also met the Twenty-Four Emperor Brothers and the Twenty-Fifth Emperor Brothers, and the two of them were in the Hoop Barrel Alley, which was strange. ”

"Hoop Barrel Alley?" When Chen Ji was the prince, he also lived in Wuyi Lane, and he naturally knew about the alley behind this Wuyi Lane, "Why did these two evil obstacles appear in Hoop Bucket Lane?" ”

Le Chang smiled bitterly: "This shows that the two imperial brothers are also in trouble." ”