Li Xiu stood in front of the door of the Weiguo Mansion and watched for a moment, and then stepped up the steps, but he didn't expect that at this time, the guard next to him stretched out his waist knife to stop him and reprimanded: "The Weiguo Mansion is heavy, and the idle people can't get close!" ”

Li Xiu suddenly remembered at this time that he didn't hand over the door sticker at all before he came, and the guards guarding the door didn't know him, so naturally he wouldn't let him in, which made him smile helplessly, and just wanted to show his identity, but he didn't expect an old servant in the door to recognize his identity, and shouted to the doorman while running out: "Put it down, put it down!" ”

Li Xiu looked at this old servant and felt a little familiar, and saw that after the other party had repelled the doorman, he immediately ran forward and saluted him: "The old servant greets the fifth ...... No, meet the prince! ”

Li Xiu is the fifth in the family, this old servant was going to call Li Xiu the fifth son, but seeing Li Xiu's unhappy face, he was also very clever and immediately changed his words, after all, although Li Xiu has not come back for nearly 20 years, the legend about him in the Weiguo Mansion has never been broken, especially every time Li Xiu does something big, it will cause a shock in the mansion.

"No need to be polite, I want to see Wei Guogong, I bother you to say goodbye!" Li Xiu couldn't remember the other party's name, but there was no need to ask, he just wanted to see Li Jing as soon as possible now, and then hand over the funeral documents to the other party and leave.

This old servant seems to have a high status in the mansion, and when he heard Li Xiu's order, he immediately agreed, and immediately beckoned a guest steward to take Li Xiu to the living room, and then ordered someone to report to Li Jing, originally he wanted to report to Li Jing in person, but considering that he was too old and not as sharp as the young man's legs and feet, he ordered others to report the news.

After Li Xiu and the person who reported the news left, the guards and other subordinates at the door also came over to ask the old servant about Li Xiu's identity, after all, this old servant is an old man in the house, and even the head of the house has to respect him for three points, but he is so respectful to the middle-aged man just now, and he also calls the other party Guogong, but the Guogong in Chang'an City seems to have been here, and they can all recognize it, but they are very angry with this Guogong.

"Hehe, you people all entered the mansion later, it's not strange if you don't know this one, to say that our Li Mansion was originally a double prince, in addition to our master, naturally there is only the world-famous concubine, and he is also the fifth son of the Tang Dynasty Yanguogong!" The old servant enjoyed the feeling of being noticed by others very much, and immediately told Li Xiu's identity with a proud face.

Hearing that the middle-aged man just now turned out to be Li Xiu, who had left the house again, this made everyone immediately show an excited look, especially when they knew that Li Xiu had turned against his own master and had never been to the mansion, but now he suddenly came, which made everyone start to speculate.

Li Xiu followed the acquaintance to the living room to wait, and soon someone brought tea, but Li Xiu had no intention of tasting it, and after a while, he heard a rush of footsteps from behind the hall, and then saw the red whisk girl walking in quickly, and saw Li Xiu also showed a look of surprise and said: "It's really Xiu'er, I thought that the next person recognized the wrong person, but I didn't expect it to be really you!" ”

The red-haired girl is also old, not only has a lot of gray hair on her head, but even some wrinkles have been added to her face, but the whole person looks more kind, Li Xiu also hurriedly stood up and saluted at this time: "See Mother!" ”

"Don't be polite, it's rare for you to come here, I'll let people prepare a table of wine and food, and let's have a good meal!" The red-whisked girl took Li Xiu's hand and said at this time, when she heard the report of the subordinate just now, she almost wondered if she was dreaming? After all, Li Xiu has never been to the door again for so many years, and usually she misses Li Xiu's children, so she can only go outside the city to visit by herself.

"Mother doesn't have to prepare anything, in fact, I'm here today to report the funeral!" Li Xiu smiled bitterly at this time, since he only saw the Red Whisk Girl but didn't see Li Jing just now, he knew that Li Jing didn't want to see him either, but this was just right, and it was the same when he handed over the funeral documents to the Red Whisk Girl.

"Funeral?" The Red Whisk Girl was also obviously stunned when she heard Li Xiu's words, and then immediately guessed something, and she couldn't help but tremble all over her body at the moment, and said again with a trembling voice, "Could it be ...... Could it be that he is the eldest brother......

"Yes, Uncle has passed away in America, this is a funeral paperwork, and he wants me to inform you of the news before he dies!" Seeing the sad appearance of the red whisk girl, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh, and then took out the funeral document from his arms and said.

"How is this possible, big brother...... Big brother he ...... "Just as Li Xiu took out the funeral documents, before the red whisk girl could speak, he only heard a sound from the back of the hall, and then saw Li Jing rush in and snatch the funeral documents in Li Xiu's hand, but when he saw the content of the documents, his tiger eyes were immediately overflowing with tears.

Li Xiu didn't expect Li Jing to run out suddenly, it seemed that although he didn't want to see him, he quietly came to the hall to eavesdrop, but he didn't expect to hear the news of the death of the bearded guest, so he couldn't care about anything else and ran in directly.

"Husband~, big brother...... Big brother, he's really gone! The Red Whisk Girl also threw herself into Li Jing's arms and cried bitterly at this time, if Li Jing is the one who changed her fate, then the bearded guest is the one who changed the common fate of her and Li Jing, and even the reason why Li Jing can have his current achievements, the bearded guest will account for nearly half of the credit.

Li Jing also burst into tears at this time, there is a way that men don't flick when they have tears, but they haven't reached the sad place, he is also extremely respectful of the brother and confidant of the bearded guest, and even in his heart, the bearded guest is not only his brother, but also his own teacher, it is his teaching that has made his art of war reach the current state, and is even called the first art of war in the Tang Dynasty by others, but in Li Jing's heart, his attainments in the art of war still cannot be compared with the bearded guest.

Li Xiu looked at the crying Li Jing and his wife, and didn't know what to do for a while, so he could only stand there motionless in embarrassment, but fortunately, although Li Jing was grief-stricken, he quickly took a long breath and endured his grief and spoke again: "Big brother...... Big brother, when did he leave? ”

"Uncle walked last winter, but because of the long distance, I only received the news a few days ago." Li Xiu replied immediately, and then he didn't need Li Jing to ask again, so he told Zhang Shiyi's letter about the situation when the bearded guest died.

Li Jing and his wife also became more and more sad the more they listened, and finally the red girl almost fainted, Li Jing and Li Xiu also persuaded her for a long time, which made her wake up from her grief, but her eyes were already swollen from crying, and the whole person became very haggard, as if she had aged several years all of a sudden.

At this time, it was not early, Li Xiu saw that the red whisk girl was too sad, and he also needed to take a good rest, so he got up and said goodbye, Li Jing didn't send him because he wanted to take care of the red whisk girl, but this was also in line with Li Xiu's intentions, although the two did not quarrel when they met this time, they still felt a little embarrassed.

After Li Xiu got out of the Weiguo Mansion, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, feeling extremely relaxed all over his body, it was almost noon at this time, and Li Xiu was also very sad because of the death of the bearded guest a few days ago, so Li Xiu was not in a hurry to go home, but took this opportunity to take a casual turn in Chang'an City, looking at the bustling market in front of him, Li Xiu also felt that his mood was much better.

Li Xiu's mood improved, but he suddenly found that his appetite had improved, he didn't know how to eat these days, he didn't eat much at all, and he lost a lot of weight, plus it was almost noon now, so he went to the most famous Zhengnan Building in Dongshi, and ordered a few of the specialties here for lunch.

"Have you heard, King Wei entered the palace yesterday and was praised by His Majesty, it seems that the crown prince is none other than King Wei!" Just when Li Xiu was eating, he suddenly heard the sound of other people's discussions coming from the table next to him, and he didn't go to the private room on the third floor when he ate alone, but asked for a place in the private seat near the window on the second floor, although there was a screen to block it, but he could still hear the voices of other people around him.

"That's not necessarily, hasn't the King of Jin already returned from Bingzhou, if His Majesty wants to make King Wei the crown prince, why should he call the King of Jin back, so I think the crown prince must be the King of Jin!" Then another voice spoke.

"King Jin is too young, and compared to the prestige of King Wei, King Jin is too far behind, so I think King Wei has the best chance!" It was still the first voice to speak just now, and it seemed that this person was a supporter of Li Tai.

"It is precisely because the King of Jin is young that he is more favored by His Majesty, and the King of Jin is not as arrogant as the King of Wei, I heard that the ministers in the court also prefer the King of Jin, such as Yan Guogong and Zhao Guogong, I heard that their relationship with the King of Wei is not very good, so I think the King of Jin has more opportunities!" The second voice spoke again.

"You all have a point, but you forgot about another prince who also has a chance!" At this moment, a third person suddenly joined the discussion.

"You're talking about King Wu, but King Wu has now returned to Yangzhou, and there is no sign of coming back, plus his background, I'm afraid it will be difficult to compete with the two princes!" Then another man spoke.

Li Xiu quietly listened to the discussion of these people next to him, but finally sighed secretly, now everyone is paying attention to who will take over the throne of the crown prince, but no one cares about what is happening to the deposed Li Chengqian, for example, these people next to him, no one has mentioned Li Chengqian's name from beginning to end, in fact, this also represents the mentality of most people, after all, as a loser, Li Chengqian is destined to be forgotten.

After lunch, Li Xiu settled the account and got into the carriage, and the coachman asked him if he wanted to go home, but Li Xiu opened his mouth at this time and ordered: "Go to the East Palace!" ”