Xue Chongxun's life has basically not changed, and he usually goes back and forth between the court and his home, sometimes going to the minister's house as a guest, and sometimes going to the teahouse and wine shop to get together. So the people who monitored him didn't gain anything, and some people might think that he just left it at that, after all, it was not easy to go against Princess Taiping.

The Tang Dynasty did not control the ministers so strictly, and the private interactions of colleagues were basically unrestricted, but sometimes they had to avoid suspicion, for example, it was better for the ministers not to have too close contacts with the emperor's own brothers. If it were changed to the Ming Dynasty, it would be stricter, and the officials were detected by the factory guards without permission......

When he was free, Xue Chongxun would also go to Chengxiang Hall to talk to his mother, after all, they were not real enemies. It's just that Xue Chongxun feels that the recent mother-son relationship is not as harmonious as before, and everyone is worried about something.

Sometimes Xue Chongxun wonders, what is his mother's bottom line? Even if he is Taiping's own son, the pressure is very high...... Wu Zetian killed her son, although Princess Taiping is not so dark-hearted, but there are some places that are very similar to Wu Zetian. For example, the desire for power, Taiping, like her mother, longs for everyone to obey their will and master a qiē.

Xue Chongxun didn't need to be killed, if he was stripped of all his power like his younger brother and driven back to Hedong, it would be tantamount to being finished, and he could only sit back and wait for death, and sooner or later he would die. Thinking about it this way, Xue Erlang is indeed superior in some aspects and is very good at self-preservation.

Xue Erlang doesn't fight for anything, he only loves his wife for women, and he only wants to be a dignified scholar for status; Xue Chongxun was not so calm, his desires were too much.

When he came out of the Chengxiang Palace, the sun was in the middle of the sky, and he had just finished lunch with Princess Taiping. Taiping originally left him to rest for a while before leaving, but he refused, and when he walked out of the palace, he found that the sun was shining. Although it was early autumn, the temperature tended to rebound after a few days of sunshine, Xue Chongxun covered his eyebrows with his palm, looked up at the scorching sun in the sky, and walked out.

At this time, a eunuch came over, bowed down and said, "I'll lead the way for Xue Lang." ”

The eunuch looked like he was only in his teens, Xue Chongxun felt very familiar, and immediately pointed at him and said, "I remember, you also led the horse for me last time, by the way, I also asked your name, your surname is Zhang?" ”

The little eunuch smiled and said, "Xue Lang has a good memory, I didn't expect you to remember me, my name is Zhang Xiao." ”

Xue Chongxun smiled and said, "I remember your surname is Zhang", and said in his heart: Send the same eunuch to me every time? I am afraid that this goods was ordered by my mother, and I can grasp Xue Chongxun's whereabouts in time while waiting left and right.

Daming Palace is originally large, like a city, there is still a distance from Chengxiang Hall to Xuanwu Gate. Zhang Xiao led a horse over for Xue Chongxun to ride, while he led the horse in front and walked.

The sun is scorching on his head, and he has to walk so far, I'm afraid that the eunuchs who do this kind of errand have a relatively meager income, but this is Zhang Xiao's job, and there is no way. Xue Chongxun said immediately: "I think you have a good face, and the next time I see my mother, I will ask you for a loose errand." ”

Zhang Xiao said happily after hearing this: "Xie Xuelang's kindness, I will definitely wait for you." ”

The two of them talked, and walked north along the west bank of the Tai Armpit Pond, and it took about a stick of incense to reach the north bank. Because it was noon, it was too hot outside, and the huge Daming Palace seemed deserted, and I really couldn't see that there were tens of thousands of people living in it. There are water pavilions built on the shore of the lake, and weeping willows are planted, and those willow branches are straight like the long hair of an oriental woman hanging on the water, and occasionally when there is wind, they will sway gently, with a slight sense of elegance.

At this moment, a girl in a light green skirt suddenly ran out of the water pavilion, and she was a little surprised when she approached Xue Chongxun, this slave was a person from Jincheng's side, because she followed Jincheng several times, and she seemed to be there when she went back to Tubo. Although Xue Chongxun didn't know what her name was, he recognized her appearance.

Xue Chongxun glanced at the eunuch who was leading the horse in front of him, and greeted the palace maid, "What are you doing here?" ”

The palace maid glanced at the beard on Xue Chongxun's mouth, as if she was very curious, after all, it was difficult to see a creature with hair on her mouth in Daming Palace. She also noticed the eunuch who was leading the horse, and that look made Xue Chongxun feel like she had something to whisper.

He turned over from his horse and said to Zhang Xiao, "I'll go to the water pavilion to rest for a while...... There are some small things that are not important, so you don't talk too much. ”

Zhang Xiao looked left and right, and said with interest: "Xue Lang can rest assured." ”

So Xue Chongxun and the palace maid walked into the water pavilion by the lake one after the other, and the palace maid said in a low voice: "The county lord (Jincheng) knew that you were going to fight here, and asked me to wait, I waited for half an hour, I was very thirsty, and I drank the water in the lake......"

This palace maid's Su zhì is really not as good as a noblewoman, Luo Li didn't know what to say, Xue Chongxun frowned and said: "It's not convenient here, you choose the important one." ”

The palace maid said: "The county lord has a few words that I want to say to you face to face, but she can't get out of the palace recently." The county lord also said that Zhang Wulang of Xuanwu Gate was on duty this afternoon, and he had been on an errand at the palace gate for some days, and he was also close to other generals......"

Xue Chongxun interrupted her words and said, "Jin Cheng wants to leave the palace this afternoon and let me help, isn't that so?" ”

The palace maid nodded vigorously.

Xue Chongxun said: "I know, I will finish this matter, you go back and resume your life." ”

After a few simple words, Xue Chongxun hurriedly walked out of the water pavilion, got on his horse again and walked north. The two were silent for a while, and Xue Chongxun suddenly asked, "Zhang Xiao, do you know that palace maid just now?" ”

"Oh......" Zhang Xiao just spoke, and then paused before saying, "I didn't see it clearly, besides, there are so many people in the palace, and I don't know every one of them." ”

Xue Chongxun smiled: "It's okay, it's not an important person." ”

"That's, that's."

After Zhang Xiao sent Xue Chongxun to Xuanwu Gate, he turned back, Xue Chongxun did not leave the palace directly, and ran to the official residence at the gate of the palace to find Zhang Wulang. There are two rows of corridors in the Xuanwu Gate, which is where the generals and officials of the gate are located, and there is also an official residence in the north of the city, which is the headquarters of the forbidden army. There is usually no alarm, and the daily affairs are managed by the officials at the palace gate, such as the people who enter and leave the palace gate must register and make a register, even if it is a person summoned by the emperor, they must also register, not only to write the name of the official position, but also to describe the portrait roughly, such as Xue Chongxun was described as "tall and long and black as charcoal" when he registered...... I remember that there was a joke in the officialdom, an official was written by the general of the forbidden army as "sharp-beaked monkey cheeks with white face without beard", and the official felt that sharp-beaked monkey gills was a derogatory term, and he pulled his skin at the palace gate for a long time.

Originally, Zhang Wulang was on duty to be in charge of guarding, but everyone was on duty in one place, even the civil officials and generals here had some friendship, and Xue Chongxun greeted him, so it was not difficult to let people out of the palace if they were accommodating. This kind of thing is in the hands of several provinces and bureaus in the palace, and Taiping rarely asks about it, otherwise she won't be busy every day.

Xue Chongxun didn't linger after saying hello, and went straight home. He was a little puzzled, what did Jin Cheng want to say to himself, complaining that I hadn't moved for so long? If she really complained, she couldn't help it...... I'm going against Princess Taiping, do you really think it's a simple matter? And the people he wants to clean up are big families, and the connections of these gate valves are like fishnets, if they can't be solved properly and reasonably, there will be endless troubles.

Since Jin Cheng said that he was coming, Xue Chongxun didn't plan to go out in the afternoon, so he took a book in his room and waited in the grass hall by the rain lake.

After waiting for more than an hour, when the sun was in the west, I heard the maid say that the guest was at the back door. Ordinary guests are in front of the house to hand over the name post, who else is there besides Jincheng who walks through the back door? Xue Chongxun immediately ordered someone to be brought in, and he also got up to greet him.

When I walked to the door, I saw that the person brought in by the maid was Jincheng. She wore a light red dress, the silk was light and thin, and the material was extremely feminine...... This reminded Xue Chongxun of the stockings of later generations, as if there were some similarities in aesthetics, and they were all creating the same sense of beauty.

Jincheng's temperament is still like that, gentle and elegant, and he is not in a hurry and gently salutes. In fact, sometimes etiquette makes people feel angry, but in front of her, Xue Chongxun is also forced to follow her rhythm, such a stunning woman can influence people very much. Xue Chongxun had no choice but to hug his fists as a salute to meet each other.

Xue Chongxun is the king of the county, Jincheng is the lord of the county, and there is a difference between high and low titles, but Jincheng's surname Li is a clan, and his status and etiquette are not inferior, and the two can almost treat each other equally.

At this time, Jin Cheng raised his head and looked at the peach trees by the lake and said, "When I came back, there were still flowers all over the sky, and now there are no peaches." ”

Xue Chongxun also glanced at the trees, and couldn't help but say, "You don't have to worry about that, I have my own opinions." ”

Jin Cheng smiled: "I wanted to tell you about this matter today, I'm afraid that you will come again." ”

Xue Chongxun was very puzzled when he saw her smile, and his heart was still a little blocked, didn't she care?

At this time, I heard her pure voice again: "I know the relationship here, you have to face not the Cui family, but His Highness." His Royal Highness was afraid that I would affect the majesty of the royal family, so he made this decision, and His Royal Highness also focuses on the overall situation, don't blame her. ”

Xue Chongxun said depressedly: "Then you will also focus on the overall situation?" ”

Jin Cheng nodded lightly, and Xue Chongxun's heart suddenly blocked. Jin Cheng's gaze wandered, as if with tears in his eyes, and suddenly stretched out a slender hand that was more flawless than beautiful jade and gently pressed it on Xue Chongxun's chest: "Does it hurt?" ”

Xue Chongxun: "......"

Jin Cheng smiled and said softly: "Thank you for what you have done for me in Tubo, I am already content, and I no longer have any regrets." ”

Xue Chongxun suddenly felt that something was wrong, but he didn't understand what was wrong for a while, it was just an intuition. He looked up at Jincheng and smiled like a flower, and his beautiful face seemed to have turned poignant. G