Heng Xinyuan was taken all the way back to Junnan Mansion by them, and when he arrived at the gate of the city, he was stopped by the guards guarding the city, and a pair of spears were placed in front of him, "Who is he!" ”

The leader of the officer said, "This is what I brought back from Shanyang County, and he said that he is Master Heng Xinyuan, the attendant of the Hanlin Academy, and I am about to take someone to meet Master Chen." ”

"Oh?" The guard showed an expression of disbelief, "Lord Chen has an order, all those who enter and leave the city gate must have a document from the government, you are waiting here now, I will go and talk to Lord Chen!" ”

After that, he turned around and ran towards the city, at this time in the Junnan Mansion, the fourth prince Li Chengqian, and the prefect Chen Ninghai were talking about wine, and the mahogany table in front of him was full of chickens, ducks and fish, and someone outside the door came to report, "Lord Chen!" There was a person outside the city gate, saying that he was from Kyoto, and he was a waiter in Hanlin Temple. ”

"Heng Xinyuan?" Li Chengqian stood up suddenly, his face turned white, and said to Chen Ninghai, "Why is he here?" This guy isn't an easy character to deal with, didn't you say that the news to Kyoto was blocked? How did he get here? Could it be that his father sent him? ”

Chen Ninghai was calmer than him, lowered his eyebrows and analyzed, and asked, "He came alone?" Did you bring anything with you? ”

The man thought for a moment and replied, "He came alone, he didn't bring anything, he was dressed in tatters, Wang Shouwei said that he was found from a farmer's house in Shanyang County, saying that he was injured and stayed overnight at the farmhouse......"

Chen Ninghai calmed down a little and comforted Li Chengqian, "Don't be afraid, he came alone, it should have nothing to do with the emperor, let him in, let's just receive him!" ”

"Then go and let him in!" Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!" The guard turned and left the palace, returned to the city gate, let him in, and returned to the palace with him.

As soon as he saw him, Li Chengqian showed a look of overjoy, stepped forward and smiled, "Lord Heng! I really didn't expect to see you here! Why did you come to Gunanfu? Did your father send you to check on the situation? ”

Of course, Heng Xinyuan had already figured out his careful thoughts in his heart, but there was still an expression on his face that he didn't know anything, "The fourth prince is wrong, I came to Junnan Mansion just to visit the deceased, and it has nothing to do with the emperor, I just heard from them, the disaster in this Junnan Mansion does not seem to have eased, it seems that the burden on His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince is not small." ”

Li Chengqian pretended to sigh, "Hey, Lord Heng, don't you know, this county Nanfu is the largest state and county in the country, and it is really not easy to take care of it from house to house, but please rest assured that my father will definitely do my best." ”

Heng Xinyuan smiled indifferently, "His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince has really worked hard. ”

Chen Ninghai on the side carefully looked at the new champion in front of him, he had already heard Li Chengqian say in the past few days, and now in Beijing, the seventh prince Li Wenyao has this military advisor, like a tiger with wings, and now at a glance, he is just a thin white-faced scholar, what kind of climate can he become.

"This is the new champion Heng Xinyuan? It's really a long time to hear the name, like thunder, Chen admires it in his heart, since he is here, my county south mansion will definitely receive it well. ”

After that, he ordered someone to add a pair of dishes and chopsticks and put them on the table, "Lord Heng has been working all the way, he is very tired, why don't you eat some wine and food first, where does your old family live?" ”

"I haven't seen each other for many years, but this time I heard that there was a drought in Junnan Prefecture, so I came to visit, and I really forgot where I lived." Heng Xinyuan tilted his head and glanced at the wine and meat on the table, and felt sick to his stomach, but he still sat down with a smile on his face and exclaimed, "Oh, Lord Chen, there are so many delicious foods here!" Then I've come to the right place! You don't know what kind of bran and wild vegetables I've been eating in a farmhouse these days! The cravings in my stomach are almost hungry! ”

"Master Heng uses it slowly." Chen Ninghai politely added him a glass of wine, "As local officials, we should share the hardships of the people, but today, the concubine in the family has just given birth to a son, and we are happy, so we invited the four princes to come to celebrate." ”

"Really? Congratulations to Mr. Chen! Heng Xinyuan congratulated while drinking a full glass of wine, and held a chicken leg in his hand, chewing it deliciously.

Chen Ninghai secretly glanced at Li Chengqian, and at the moment, Hengxin is far more than a wine bag and rice bag, which is very easy to deal with, so you don't need to take it to heart.

Suddenly, full of wine and food, Heng Xinyuan sat on the stool with a full burp, stroking his round belly, with a satisfied face, "Hey, thank you so much for Lord Chen's hospitality." I haven't eaten such a delicious meal in a few days, but I still have a favor, I wonder if Master Chen can agree? ”

"Lord Heng, please speak."

"Hey, I'm an old man, I met him in the early years, I only know that he lives in Junnan Mansion, and I still don't know the specific portal, I'm afraid I will have to borrow it in your mansion for a while! It's good to look for it slowly! ”

"This ......" Chen Ninghai was of course a little hesitant, isn't this leading the wolf into the room? Who knows what this Heng Xinyuan had in mind, so he refused, "I'm afraid this won't work, the concubine in the family is cultivating, I'm afraid it's inconvenient for someone to disturb ......"

Heng Xinyuan sighed, "Hey, it's okay, then I have to go to a random inn in the city to stay, thank you Lord Chen and the four princes for their hospitality!" Then I'll go first. ”

As soon as he turned around and walked out two steps, he was stopped by Li Chengqian, "Wait a minute!" ”

He turned his head and grabbed Chen Ninghai, and whispered in his ear, "Lord Chen, I think, it's better to let him live in your house, so that it is convenient to watch him and prevent him from making trouble, if he really lives in the inn, won't he be out of our control?" ”

When Chen Ninghai heard this, he also made some sense, so he changed his tone and smiled, "Fang is my mistake, Lord Heng is a gentleman, naturally it will not be too noisy, it is better to stay in my house for a few days, and then slowly look for your old friend." ”

Heng Xinyuan hurriedly climbed up the pole and said with a smile, "Thank you, Lord Chen!" ”

Chen Ninghai sent someone to clean up the east wing of the mansion, temporarily let Heng Xinyuan live, and assigned him two servants, two maids, on the face of service, but in fact it is just imprisonment, Li Chengqian repeatedly told that this Heng Xinyuan is by no means as simple as it seems on the face, otherwise Li Wenyao would not have been allowed to sit on the throne of the prince in such a short time.

But Heng Xinyuan has lived in the house for a few days, but it is really very quiet, going out to look for relatives during the day, or reading alone in the room, and eating alone at night, almost no sound at all, all over the house, as if there is no such person at all.

In this way, he lived for seven days, and on the eighth day, early in the morning, he got up and went out of the door, and went to the market, and the servant quickly followed him, and watched him enter a jewelry store, and after a while he came out with a cloth bag, and the servant hurriedly went in to ask the shopkeeper, and the boss told him that Heng Xinyuan had just bought a delicate hairpin for his wife, and nothing else.