At the same time, there was a person who quietly entered Beijing.

"Li Xuan has seen His Highness."

"Li San Gongzi is polite, please take a seat."

The fifth prince beckoned Li Xuan to sit down, ordered his subordinates to serve snacks, and then asked directly, "When will the prince return to Beijing?" ”

Li Xuan put down the teacup and replied: "It will take a few days, and my father ordered me to enter Beijing first, that is, I have come to inform His Highness that everything is ready." ”

The fifth prince showed a satisfied look: "That's good." ”

Li Xuan asked tentatively: "It is said that Your Majesty has not been in good health recently, and you can only stick to one stick of incense every morning, dare to ask Your Majesty what kind of illness he has?" ”

The fifth prince glanced at him casually and said, "Father is old, and it is normal for people to feel unwell, just take care of it." ”

Li Xuan repeated these words in his heart, and suddenly his eyes stayed on the bandage on the left shoulder of the fifth prince, and the blood stains inside were faintly visible on the bandage, but looking at his movements, he did not see any pain.

If it weren't for the fact that he was very tolerant, it was that his injuries were not serious.

"Your Highness, why did your hand hurt?"

Before the fifth prince could speak, Deli on the side couldn't help but say angrily: "It's not Xiao Chu's kid who shocked our Royal Highness's horse and caused our Highness to fall off the horse, and he still can't walk..."

"Deli." The fifth prince shouted, and Deli immediately closed his mouth.

Xiao Chu?

Isn't that Xiao Lingwei's eldest nephew?

Li Xuan's mind turned, and he pretended to be indignant: "There is such a bold person who dares to hurt His Highness? Your Highness will tell me where he is, and I'll give you a beating. ”

The fifth prince said lightly: "No need, I have already locked him up." ”

Li Xuan asked with concern, "Your Highness has been injured for several days, right?" Seeing that he has lost a lot of weight, please take care of your health, everything still depends on Your Highness. ”

Hearing this, the fifth prince was very happy, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, you won't miss a big thing." ”

It seems that the injury is not serious, and the fifth prince wants to blackmail the Xiao family.

Li Xuan thought for a while, and suddenly said, "Your Highness, how many words do you know whether to say or not?" ”

Seeing his serious demeanor, the fifth prince immediately sat up straight, "You say." ”

Li Xuan coughed lightly, cleared his throat, and said slowly: "Your Highness should know the ancestral teachings of the Xiao family, do not participate in partisan disputes, and only be loyal to the emperor at that time."

"The Xiao family is already the largest family in the world, no matter who becomes the emperor in the future, they will treat the Xiao family with three points of courtesy, so there is no need for the Xiao family to participate in the struggle for imperial power, and they will not either.

"The Xiao family will not openly support any prince, including Your Highness, so it seems that Your Highness has not received the help of the Xiao family, but several other princes have also not been able to get it.

"On the contrary, if His Highness succeeds in the future, there will be more places where the Xiao family is needed, why should His Highness compete with the Xiao family now?"

The fifth prince thought for a moment and nodded slightly: "What you said makes sense." ”

Li Xuan took the opportunity to suggest: "Therefore, His Highness should let Xiao Chu go now, so that he can be appeased, and let the Xiao family see His Highness's generosity and benevolence."

"Among the three princes, only Your Highness, you have a close relationship with the Xiao family, which in itself is very powerful for your situation, why don't Your Highness cherish the moment and hold on to this potential force?

"On the other hand, the Xiao family will also owe His Highness a favor because of this, and the Xiao family will be more dedicated to His Highness in the future.

"Why not do it?"

The Fifth Prince's expression was relaxed, and it seemed that he was seriously considering his suggestion.

Li Xuan made persistent efforts: "Besides, Liufang's current status in the Xiao family is not ordinary, with my relationship with the Xiao family's Liufang, I will not worry about the Xiao family not trying their best to do things for His Royal Highness in the future, Your Highness can rest assured." ”

The fifth prince was silent for a long time, and then said to Deli: "Go, let Xiao Chu go." ”

Li Xuan breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it was in vain that he spent so much time to finally let the person go, but he complimented the fifth prince with a smile on his face: "Your Royal Highness is wise, great things can be done." ”

Hearing the last sentence, the fifth prince was overjoyed, stood up from the couch suddenly, walked to Li Xuan's side and patted him on the shoulder, and praised: "The prince of Ding'an has a brave and warlike son, and a smart and wise son like you, it is really a blessing." ”

Li Xuan showed a humble expression: "It's all thanks to His Highness." ”

Damn, if it weren't for my family, who would want to compliment you.

In this way, Li Xuan led Xiao Chu back to Xiao Mansion.

Xiao Cong said to Li Xuan excitedly: "Brother Li, thanks to you this time, otherwise Achu he... In short, a thousand words are not enough to express how grateful I am to you. If there is anything you need my help with in the future, please feel free to ask, and I will do my best. ”

Li Xuan said briskly: "Okay, I will definitely look for you if I have something." ”

He looked at Xiao Chu and said softly: "Ah Chu, cheer up, even if this matter is over, be careful in the future."

"Don't be so depressed, or your aunt will count you down when she comes back."

Xiao Chu raised his head: "Auntie is coming back?" ”

"Well, it's on the way, and it should be back soon."

"That's great."

Xiao Chu finally smiled...

"My lord, everything is ready to go."

Xiao Linhui turned his head and looked at the plaque on the gate for the last time, there was no luxurious decoration, just a simple wooden board, on which were engraved three words - Thorn Shifu. It was these three words that made Xiao Linhui feel incomparably majestic and deeply responsible.

Fortunately, he did not fail himself, nor did he live up to His Majesty's entrustment.

His gaze swept around from top to bottom, and he deeply engraved the government office where he had lived for three years in his mind.

"Let's go."

When he arrived at the gate of the city, the carriage stopped, Xiao Linhui was puzzled, and Xiao Lingyun's voice came from outside: "Dad, the people of Yizhou have come to see you off." ”

Xiao Linhui stepped out of the carriage and looked at the dense crowd of people in front of him in shock.

"My lord, we're here to see you off."

A white-haired old man walked forward slowly on crutches and looked at Xiao Linhui with excitement: "My lord, we are reluctant to you, you have done so many things for us and saved many people, we are grateful to you and hope that you can stay in Yizhou forever." ”

Xiao Linhui was very moved, he stepped forward and shook the old man's dry hand: "Old man, I also want to stay here, but the emperor's order is difficult to disobey, I must leave here, please understand." ”

The old man knew in his heart that he couldn't help but say what he wanted just now, and then he smiled slightly: "My lord, we understand that we are here today, one is to see off the adults, and the other is to give gifts to the adults. ”

Gifts?

Xiao Linhui's eyebrows rose and he looked at the old man suspiciously.

The old man glanced back, and the crowd dispersed automatically, revealing a corner of the city gate.

It was a stone stele, Xiao Linhui remembered that this position was still empty yesterday, there was nothing, and there was an extra stone tablet overnight.

Xiao Linhui walked towards the stele, Xiao Ling jumped out of the carriage and followed.