The guard looked at the road guide, but in fact, she didn't care where the road guide was sent from on it, she pursed the corners of her mouth disdainfully, and was just about to scare the little guy and Xu Rulie according to the inherent lines.

I didn't want to raise my head and see Xu Rulie standing there so magnificently, so that he immediately closed his mouth and didn't dare to say more.

If you want to blackmail, you have to judge according to the other party's background, Xu Rulie came out of the capital anyway, and his bearing is not an ordinary rich son at first glance.

Especially the jade pendant worn by Xu Rulie's waist, the jade pendant of the prince personally given by his emperor was won by Xiao Huai'an with polo, Xiao Huai'an has not returned it, and in order to make up for it, Xiao Huai'an gave him another jade pendant.

The pattern on this jade pendant is Xiao Huai'an's symbol of the Yushitai Yamen, the divine beast unicorn, this kind of divine beast ordinary people dare not wear it at will, and the person who naturally wears it will not be an ordinary person.

After weighing it like this, the guard's heart suddenly sank, and he put aside all the thoughts of wanting money and continuing to make things difficult for Xu Rulie, and even planning to pull him and the little guy over to recruit together, and when Xu Rulie jumped down from the carriage, he hurriedly saluted respectfully.

"I don't know which adult in the capital actually came to us, it's really unwelcome, and my subordinates have offended, and I ask your lord to forgive me."

Hearing this, Xu Rulie's face suddenly showed a disdainful expression. It's true that he has no experience living outside, but that doesn't mean he's a fool.

Under the city walls, the movement here is obviously illegally recruiting militia, and what this guard originally planned can be imagined by anyone.

However, because he and Su Lian ran out secretly, it was not appropriate to be too loud, so Xu Rulie had to hold back for the time being, so as not to startle the snake.

"I'm not an adult, I'm just an ordinary businessman, I'm just going home to visit relatives this time, so since you have seen the road guide and there is no problem, can you let it go?"

"Yes, yes, the subordinates understand, let go." Listening, the guards nodded again and again, for fear that Xu Rulie would change his mind and find trouble for himself, so he hurriedly asked the brothers behind him to move the fence at the city gate.

Xu Rulie retracted his gaze, and he didn't plan to continue to entangle with the guards or interrogate anything on the spot, so he turned around and got into the carriage first, and let his group enter the city first.

And at the same time, in the capital.

Xiao Huai'an got up early in the morning, cleaned up briefly, and was about to enter the palace to visit the emperor. Su Jiao was still sleeping soundly on the bed, and she didn't know what good things she dreamed about, so she smacked her mouth happily.

He looked back at Su Jiao with a funny look, at this time the sun had come out, and the snowflakes accumulated last night were almost melting, which was a good thing and a bad thing.

Xiao Huai'an looked up at the sky, knowing that when the ice and snow melted, the weather was the coldest, just before leaving, he instructed Mu Hibiscus and Mu Rong to close Su Jiao's doors and windows, and the charcoal fire in the house could not be broken, so he quickly went to the palace.

At this moment, the sun has gradually risen from the sky, and the night wind and snow for many days finally stopped last night, and today is the day of snowmelt, so it faintly makes people feel a biting chill.

Today is the official New Year, the first day of the Lunar New Year, the strong lively atmosphere in the capital has not dispersed, the people in the streets and alleys have seized the rare time to rest in a year, enjoy life to the fullest, walk each other around the alleys, and look happy.

But the inside of the palace is completely like two worlds from the outside, only separated by a wall, and the three palaces and six courtyards of all sizes in the palace dare not make the slightest sound, quietly as if no one is in a land.

Xiao Huai'an came to the White Tiger Gate with a cloak, and as soon as he raised his head, he felt the solemn aura on his face before he walked in, so that he had an ominous premonition lingering in his heart.

And after Xiao Huai'an entered the palace, he found that the doctor who had not participated in political affairs for a long time was the Taiwei, and he actually appeared in the upper study with some ministers who came to greet him.

After the emperor fainted at his own Qianqiu banquet last night, there has been no news from the palace until now, and the emperor's age is not young, which will inevitably arouse some people's heartfelt worries, as well as some unspeakable other expectations.

Therefore, in order to prevent someone from making a move, and to continue Xiao Huai'an and the emperor's previous plans, Xiao Huai'an rushed over early in the morning to testify, wanting to see who they were.

Xiao Huai'an slowly saw some people in the room from the window of the study, he faintly shifted his gaze away from the captain, and unconsciously stayed on Ma Ge's body twice.

Although Ma Ge doesn't know martial arts, he is also a military secretary, what happened in Liuzhou is really strange, if it has nothing to do with him, Xiao Huaian is really not hard to believe.

"Lord Xiao, I don't know if you know what is going on on Your Majesty's side? I waited for the palace to enter the palace today and asked to see Your Majesty, but I didn't even see the father-in-law of Dequan, so I had to wait here for more effort, and begged the adults to ask for clarification, so that we could feel at ease. ”

The first to speak was Shangshu Jinshan of the Criminal Department, and it was a very coincidental coincidence today, except for the Tai Lieutenant. There are five of the six books.

As for Li Shangshu, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, it is estimated that it was because of an accident at the Qianqiu banquet that he wanted to avoid suspicion, so he was embarrassed to come, or there was another layer, his original wife Shen Xingzhu, who was originally from Liuzhou.

For the sake of these people, Gu Ting of the Ministry of Industry and Ma Ge of the Ministry of War have never been people with many mouths, Lin Weiyong of the Ministry of Officials is also a material who likes to watch the fire from the other side, and Zhang Song of the Ministry of Households, because of Zhang Yuge and Su Jiao, can barely be regarded as elders, so it is Jinshan who has some friendship with Xiao Huai'an, and it is most appropriate for him to speak.

Xiao Huai'an raised his eyes, glanced at these people lightly with an expressionless face, and then formally walked in front of a few Shangshu, and politely returned the salute.

"I have just entered the palace, but as far as I know, Your Majesty is not feeling well, and he has not yet turned around, but regarding the matter in Liuzhou, we must start preparing in advance, so this matter still needs Lord Shangshuma of the Ministry of War, you have to worry a lot."

Hearing this, Ma Ge was not surprised, he had been standing obediently in his position with his eyes and nose, and when he heard Xiao Huai'an mention himself, he seemed to suddenly come back to his senses, and nodded to Xiao Huai'an.

"This official is not talented, and he will definitely find a way to share his worries for His Majesty."

At first glance, I thought that Xiao Huai'an and Ma Ge had a good relationship, but the smell of gunpowder between the two of them was still only understood by the authorities.

Ma Ge just thinks that Xiao Huai'an is a difficult guy, no matter whether his identity as the emperor's illegitimate son is revealed or not, Ma Ge has always been very jealous of him.

But he is always glad that Xiao Huai'an can only play his skills in these places in the capital, so Ma Ge is not particularly worried, but now, Xiao Huai'an already knows what he has done, and he can still talk to himself so calmly, which makes Ma Ge have to be afraid.

When Xiao Huai'an and Su Jiao sent the letter over and asked Zhang Yuge to investigate the private seal, no matter how cautious Lin Feng's actions were, they still accidentally leaked some rumors.

Therefore, Ma Ge already knows Xiao Huai'an well, far more than Xiao Huai'an knows his own information, and the other Ma Ge are not very worried about Xiao Huai'an's investigation, but they only care about whether the emperor also knows something from Xiao Huai'an.

The so-called ginger is still old and spicy, if the emperor is serious, Ma Ge is not so sure that he will be able to pass the test, not to mention, there is also a doctor next to the emperor.

After thinking about it, Ma Ge felt more and more that it was a wise move for him to tamper with the letter that Concubine Xian had sent to her brother Xu Kun, the assassin of Liuzhou, some time ago, so that Xu Kun misunderstood what Concubine Xian meant.

If Xiao Huai'an had to travel far away because there was no one in the capital, the mountains and rivers would be far away, and he would have the opportunity to deal with Xiao Huai'an's life.

It's a pity that these things are all thought out by Ma Ge in his heart, and no one knows what kind of vicious plans he made, and Xiao Huai'an is still busy fighting with Lin Weiyong, an old fox, and no one pays attention to this Ma Ge, who has always had a weak sense of existence, for a while.

It's just that the Taiwei entered the palace today, and he didn't say a word, standing quietly on the edge, listening to Xiao Huai'an's best efforts from a distance, and the corner of his eye noticed Ma Ge's gradually strange expression.

It was the captain who held his hand, but he glanced at him twice, then withdrew his gaze lightly, and exhaled a long breath, without the slightest emotional fluctuation on his face, and Ma Ge did not notice it.

Finally, when the queen heard that several ministers were waiting in the upper study, she sent magpies to tell them that the emperor was all right, and sent them away.

Xiao Huai'an wrinkled his brows, but he didn't want to leave so easily, and planned to see the emperor's condition with his own eyes, but he was still rejected by the magpie.

But fortunately, after hearing that the little prince Xu Ruye had been guarding the emperor's bedside, Xiao Huai'an had nothing else to say, and turned his head and walked at the back of all the ministers.

"Your Majesty has always been wise, killing and killing, and he has always been strict with several princes, but for His Royal Highness, he is extremely favored, is it really because he is old, so a loving heart is gradually pouring out, Lord Xiao, what do you think?"

As he spoke, it was the Taiwei who turned his head and glanced at Xiao Huai'an quietly, and he suddenly spoke, telling Xiao Huai'an that he originally thought that he was the last person, which would startle him.

"What the Taiwei said is reasonable, and the official is still young and vigorous, and he doesn't understand these things, it's what the Taiwei thinks, it's how it is."