It was only half a month after the opening of the dynasty after the year, and the matter of rebuilding the water was already decided. As soon as the news came out, many people were stunned, but they were afraid of the power of the Xi family, and no one dared to speak.

And Xi Qing himself was entrusted with an important task, but he looked confident and proud, and he didn't think about it at all, but only when Qi An reciprocated him and favored him, he strongly recommended himself in front of Dai Shangshu.

When the news reached the Begonia Courtyard, Xi Yan was feeding the pigeons under the porch.

"Qi Gongzi's handling is really reliable, and the matter of water is done."

"Got it," Xi Yan's expression was calm, still twisting the wheat grains in the porcelain cup and feeding them to the white pigeon in the cage, "Are you full?" If you're full...... It's time to do things. ”

The pigeon "cooed", Xi Yan opened the birdcage and gently hugged the seemingly fat pigeon out. A moment later, the white dove threw the letter into the sky and headed for the far southwest.

Looking at the carrier pigeon that disappeared into the sky, Xi Yan's eyes slowly became cold, "When will he leave?" ”

"It won't drag on this month at the latest."

"Then it's only in the past three or five days," Xi Yan slowly paced back into the house, taking a sip of hot tea, "When he leaves, my heart will be a little more relaxed." ”

"Then why do you have to send a message back to Lingjiang?" Xi Yun scratched his head, "Didn't you already order you to go down a few days ago?" ”

Xi Yan said "um", his fingers lightly pressed the bridge of his nose between his eyes, and he could see that he was a little tired, "Although I have been instructed, I am still a little uneasy, and there is no harm in telling me more." ”

Xi Yun saw that he was tired, so he closed the window very considerately, turned around and said, "Are you tired?" ”

"Well," Xi Yan replied with his eyes closed, "but we can't slack off at the moment, things have just begun...... If I can't hold it now, what will I do in the future? ”

As he spoke, Xi Yan held his forehead with one hand and rubbed his temples lightly, "In the past half a month, Situ He has been saying that he is sick, but the Jing family, who has always been inconspicuous, jumped out. I don't know what Your Majesty thinks, but when I stayed at my aunt's a few days ago, I even mentioned it..."

"What?"

"It's said that the position of the third prince is vacant," Xi Yan chuckled and shook his head, looking like he didn't care much, "Looking at the momentum of the past few days, Your Majesty is afraid that it belongs to the Jing family." ”

Although Xi Yan didn't take this matter to heart, Xi Yun remembered the changes in the past half a month, and his brows wrinkled unconsciously.

Xi Yun's worries are not unreasonable, the position of the third prince is rare, if the Jing family is allowed to seize the opportunity, then Xi Yan and Qi An's plan will be more difficult. Compared with the other two, the Jing family and the Xi family have one biggest difference, that is, the concubine of the Xi family and Jing Zhaoyi of the Jing family have nothing to do, and the emperor will naturally be more at ease.

And since Situ He's illness, the officials associated with the Situ family have all reined in, and the Xi family and the Qi family have always followed the golden mean, and they don't like to be public. However, the Jing family, whose light had always been overshadowed by the other three, suddenly began to jump up and down, faintly calling for wind and rain in the court.

First of all, in front of the ministers in the early dynasty, the emperor praised Jing Yuan for his meritorious work in rectifying the military affairs of the northwest, and praised Jing Yuheng for his good teaching, and then promoted Jing Yuan to the secretary of the military department and the third grade.

For a while, the Jing family was like a brocade of flowers, and suddenly jumped above the Xi and Qi families from the last of the four major families, and was in a confrontation with the Situ family.

"What's wrong?" Xi Yan saw through his thoughts at a glance and went straight to the point, "Do you think that if the Jing family is too powerful, it will be too tricky for us?" ”

Xi Yun said "um", but found that Xi Yan was still that breezy appearance, and couldn't help asking, "Are you not in a hurry at all?" The Jing family is now full of flowers and cooking oil, so don't you want to find a way to stumble on them? ”

"Stumbling?" Xi Yan smiled and said, "You really regard me as an immortal, how can I control this court?" And why should I stumble on them, have you forgotten what Mr. Lin said? ”

Xi Yun shook his head, he really didn't remember what Mr. Lin said that day, and when he was trying his best to remember, he heard Xi Yan say something very irrelevant about it, "Do you remember the sunset we used to watch together?" Before nightfall, the sun always struggles to proclaim his strong ...... with the afterglow."

These words are very meaningful, and Xi Yun immediately thought of the Xie family that was wiped out sixteen years ago. Before the Xie family went to ruin, it was also like this, but thinking about today's Jing family, it is very different from the Xie family back then. First, today's Jing family is not as arrogant as the Xie family was back then; Second, the Jing family does have merit, and it is not like the Xie family back then, which was rampant just because it was a relative who gained power.

After studying carefully, Xi Yun had no result in his heart, so he simply stopped thinking about it and let Xi Yan laugh at him on the side.

Just when Xi Yan felt that he was in a hurry, Haitang Courtyard rarely came to the guest.

It is not accurate to say that he is a guest, because Yu Xiao is also Xi Yan's guard, but he has been running around for many years and rarely follows Xi Yan, but Xi Yan's trust in him is no less than that of Xi Yun.

Seeing that it was Yu Xiao, Xi Yan's eyes flashed, and he didn't care about greetings at all, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Is the thing ready?" ”

After receiving Yu Xiao's affirmative reply, Xi Yan said with a happy face: "Take me to see it." ”

After leaving Xi's Mansion and going around in Chongdu City, Xi Yan and his entourage finally stopped in a slightly dirty courtyard. Yu Xiao looked around and confirmed that there were no outsiders before inviting Xi Yan into the house.

Although the courtyard is dilapidated, the interior of the house is surprisingly clean, and there is no decoration other than the necessary tables and chairs. Only a wooden box sits quietly in a corner of the house.

Yu Xiao untied the hemp rope wrapped around the box, took out three keys respectively, and matched the keys with the three locks hanging on the box one by one before the box was opened.

"What is it that is so complicated to keep?"

Xi Yan leaned closer to him and stared at it, his eyes unabashedly revealing appreciation. He stretched out his hand and took out a heavy belt, and after carefully admiring it, he took out the other things in the box one by one.

At this time, Xi Yun saw that the box was originally filled with a pair of armor.

The armor was all golden yellow, and what surprised him the most was that the two beast swallows on the armor shoulders and the decoration on the top of the helmet were in the shape of a dragon. Not only that, but even the ornaments on the belts and bracers are all embroidered with gold thread and dragon patterns.

"Very good," Xi Yan bowed slightly, and then smiled, "It's hard for you to spend so much effort on this kind of armor." ”

"This armor weighs thirty-nine pounds, a total of 1,825 nail leaves, and is gilded with iron." Yu Xiao saw that Xi Yan was satisfied, and his heart became steady, but he hesitated for a moment, and still said, "It's just that there is still something missing." ”

"Fang Yin?"

"Childe Mingjian."

"Hmm..."Xi Yan nodded thoughtfully, "This thing is really not easy to handle, he always carries it with him, and it is the only one in the world, so it can't be imitated at all." Leave this matter to me, and when I get the pattern of the square seal, I will have someone send it to you. ”

"Fang Yin?" Xi Yun gradually understood, "Jing Family Fangyin? ”

Xi Yan said "um", saying that it was a seal, but in fact, it was a jade pendant, but its pattern was very complicated, and it could not be imitated without careful observation. Like the Xie Xuanji, the Jing seal is also a unique logo of the Jing family, and has always been kept by the head of the family. Since Jing Yuheng succeeded to the position of head of the family, he has carried it with him day and night, never leaving an inch.

After enjoying the game, Xi Yan carefully took the armor back into the box, and repeatedly instructed Yu Xiao not to let people find out, and when there was no one outside the door, Xi Yan and Xi Yun quietly returned to Haitang Courtyard.

Along the way, Xi Yan's face was very calm, and even a little happy, "Someone wants to be crowned king...... Why not fulfill him? ”