It wasn't until night fell that Li Zhen returned to his home, he turned over and dismounted, carefully holding the sleeping little girl in his arms, for fear of waking her up from sleep, the little guy was tightly wrapped in a cloak, his little face rested on his shoulder, a little hand around his neck, and he was sleeping sweetly.

Li Zhen's family was extremely busy, Li Quan bought seven or eight servant women and maids, and the housekeeper introduced by Zhao Qiuniang also came to the house to do things, which made the originally deserted house suddenly become lively.

Li Quan is in a particularly comfortable mood today, half a year ago she was secretly crying about to go bankrupt, and in just half a year, her wealth has swelled rapidly, and her wealth has rolled, making her a well-known businesswoman in Nanshi in a flash.

"That lantern hangs here!" Li Quan pointed to the eaves of the hall, and the housekeeper and a servant hung the lantern with a long bamboo pole.

A little maid walked over briskly with a plate of porcelain, "Madam, where are these porcelains placed?"

Li Quan looked at it, this is the fine porcelain she bought this afternoon, used to entertain guests, and said, "Put them in the guest hall!"

At this time, a maid rushed in, "Madam, there is a young man outside the door, saying that it is Mrs. Brother." ”

Li Quan smiled and knocked on the little maid, these maids and servants have never seen their brothers! She hurriedly walked to the gate, only to see her brother standing in the courtyard with a horse.

"Ah Zhen, why are you only coming back now?"

Li Quan walked forward quickly, but now that her brother was holding a child in his arms, she couldn't help but be stunned, "Ah Zhen, whose child is this?"

"This is a little lady we rescued at the post station, her parents were killed, and there are no relatives at home, I think my sister may want to adopt her, so I took her back. ”

Li Quan's brows furrowed, his eyes looked at his brother reproachfully, and complained to him: "I'm so busy every day that my feet don't touch the ground, how can I have time to adopt a child, you really don't ask me first, just take it upon yourself to bring the child back!"

Li Quan was really busy during this time, and seeing that it was going to be the New Year, this was the best time of the year for business, and she was so busy that her feet didn't touch the ground.

At this time, she was able to spare a little time to direct the servants to arrange the New Year, and she was already busy and idle, and her brother actually brought a little child home, didn't this make a mess for her?

"Anyway, I won't adopt this child, you can take it away tomorrow!" Li Quan said with a gloomy face.

Li Zhen was originally kind, thinking that her sister couldn't have a child, but she happened to meet an orphan today, so she wanted to hold her as a daughter, but her sister didn't want to raise her.

Helpless, Li Zhen had to smile bitterly: "Sister Qiuniang is willing to raise her, since the eldest sister doesn't want it, I will send her over tomorrow." ”

At this time, the sleeping little lady suddenly grinned and cried, Li Zhen hurriedly patted her on the back and coaxed her, but the little lady cried more and more, Li Quan frowned and said: "How did you take her, you can't even get a child, give her to me!"

She carefully took the child, glared at her brother, and complained in a low voice, "It will cause me trouble!"

"Oh. Don't cry! I know you're hungry, so I'm going to get you something to eat. ”

She walked quickly to the inner hall with the child in her arms, Li Zhen looked at the eldest sister walking away with the child, and couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook her head, the eldest sister actually needs the child the most, but unfortunately it is not a boy.

He was about to lead the horse to the stable, but he heard someone behind him call him, "Brother, what a coincidence, I was looking for you!"

Li Zhen turned around, only to see Sun Li standing outside the gate, wearing a regular suit, with a smile on his face, he hurriedly handed over the horse to the housekeeper, and walked out with a smile, "Is Brother Sun here to find me?"

Sun Li hesitated and said, "I have something I want to talk to you about, do you have time?"

Li Zhen knew that Sun Li must have heard about his appointment as the deputy commander of the internal guard, so he smiled happily: "I just haven't had dinner, there is a small wine shop over there, we might as well go and sit down." ”

Sun Li nodded, followed Li Zhen to the wine shop not far away, the two found a quiet corner to sit down, Li Zhen ordered a few drinks and dishes, he saw that Sun Li seemed a little worried, so he smiled and said, "Did Brother Sun hear any news?"

"There are so many shocking things that happened today. ”

Sun Li sighed and said: "I heard early in the morning that you were appointed as the deputy commander of the internal guard, I am happy for you, you can stop Wan Guojun's bastard from snatching the power of the internal guard, but just now." I've heard the startling news that you're unexpectedly. It turned out to be ......"

"Brother Li, did you really kill Xue Huaiyi's people?"

"The news spread so fast. Li Zhen smiled self-deprecatingly, "This is called good things don't go out, and bad things spread thousands of miles!"

"So it's true?"

Sun Li stared at Li Zhen in surprise, "The rumors are all true, you really killed Xue Huaiyi's people?"

Li Zhen nodded slowly, "At noon today, at Yanxi Station, about thirty Hu monks were all killed by me. ”

Sun Li gasped, "You really ate the bear's heart and leopard gall, and you actually dared to kill Xue Huaiyi's person, you must know that this is the first time in the past ten years"

"It's not the first time!" Li Zhen interrupted him, "In Chang'an, Wu Shun did it once, and there was nothing to do. ”

"That doesn't count, it's not the same thing as your murder this time. ”

Sun Li couldn't hold back the worry in his heart, knocked on the table with his fingers, lowered his voice and said: "You have fallen into a big disaster, how can Xue Huaiyi be willing to give up, he will go to the saint, and then the Yushitai will come forward to investigate, this kind of thing has happened countless times, how dare you." Whoever killed him!"

Although Sun Li had a frightened expression on his face, Li Zhen could not see a trace of worry on his face, of course he knew that killing Xue Huaiyi's people would cause the imperial court to shake, and he also understood that killing these Hu monks was a political adventure.

However, the subtle changes in Wei Shifang's case made him realize that the wind direction of the imperial court had changed, and going against Xue Huaiyi would not only not make him suffer severe punishment, but would give him extra points.

Of course, there is a 'degree' problem here, you have to grasp a degree in everything, don't cross that red line, otherwise you will ridicule the queen for raising a male pet, which will only make you die faster.

It's a pity that Sun Li and these officials didn't realize that the direction of the political wind had quietly changed.

Li Zhen smiled and said in a relaxed tone: "There are pros and cons to everything, I did what others didn't dare to do, at least I established my prestige in the internal guard." ”

"You-"

Sun Li was speechless for a while, he shook his head and smiled bitterly: "There are many ways to establish prestige, why do you use this method to find death?"

Li Zhen poured him a glass of wine and said with a smile: "Let's not talk about this matter, in fact, I want to talk to Brother Sun about the internal guard, I heard that the relationship between the internal guard is very complicated, where do you think I should start?"

When Li Zhen returned home, the house had quieted down, and the housekeeper Uncle Lin smiled at Li Zhen and said, "Son, has not eaten, there is still food in the kitchen, I'll go and heat it up!"

"No, I've already eaten, you go get busy!"

Li Zhen took two steps and asked, "Where is my eldest sister?"

"The lady is in the inner hall, coaxing the child to sleep!"

"Oh!"

Li Zhen thought about it, and came to the inner hall lightly, only to see the eldest sister holding the child in her arms, pacing back and forth in the room, humming a nursery rhyme softly in her mouth, 'Little silkworm, sleep obediently, spit out silver silk, brocade quilt'

The child was wrapped in a thick small quilt, sleeping very sweetly in her arms, and there was half a bowl of porridge on the small table next to her, Li Quan didn't see the brothers in the yard, Li Zhen saw her lower her head, kissed the child's little face, and her face was full of gentle smiles.

He hurriedly retreated slowly, lest he disturb the eldest sister's motherly heart, for fear that his extra words would wake her up to reality again

Princess Taiping got a detailed report on the case of killing Hu Seng at the post station around Hai Shi, and she carefully read the report, and was secretly shocked in her heart.

In the report, Li Zhen obviously used the trick of luring soldiers to introduce the group of Hu monks into the post station and burn them all, not to mention that Li Zhen's methods are ruthless, the key is that he dares to openly challenge Xue Huaiyi, this courage is admirable.

Of course, Princess Taiping would not think that Li Zhen had caused a catastrophe, she knew better than anyone else that this move was at a very high level, in fact, it was to test whether the saint was determined to eradicate Xue Huaiyi.

At this time, Gao Jian walked quickly to the door of the study and reported to Princess Taiping: "Is the princess looking for me?"

Princess Taiping nodded, "Come and see this!"

She handed the report to Gao Jian, who took the report and read it carefully, and couldn't help but gasp, "Princess, this person is very courageous!"

Princess Taiping showed admiration on her face, "This move is not light or heavy, just right, if the mother is angry and threatens to punish Li Zhen, that woman will immediately stop, first intercede for Li Zhen, and then wait for the opportunity, if this matter is not resolved, it is a clear hint." ”

Gao Jian realized, "The princess wants to take advantage of this?"

Princess Taiping didn't rush to answer Gao Jian's question, but said with a smile: "Actually, what I'm more interested in is whether this matter was done by Li Zhen without permission, or was it instructed by that woman?"

Gao Jian thought for a while and said, "Time is pressing, I think this matter should not be instructed by Shangguan Wan'er, and it should be Li Zhen's own decision." ”

"It's only been a day since I took office, and I decided to kill Xue Huaiyi's person without authorization, I really want to know that woman's expression after learning about this, it must be interesting. ”

Princess Taiping's eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile, "I'm afraid she will also regret recommending Li Zhen as the deputy commander of the internal guard." ”

Gao Jian didn't have the pride of Princess Taiping, he muttered and said: "I think Li Zhen will definitely explain this matter to Shangguan Wan'er afterwards, he can't report everything to Shangguan Wan'er, but this person is really comparative, and it can be seen from this incident that he is not easy to be controlled." ”

Princess Taiping's face flashed a trace of displeasure, but then disappeared, and she also sighed: "You are right! This person has courage and courage, and is worthy of my investment, but I still say that I am not in a hurry to lay down a long line at this time." ”

Princess Taiping changed the topic and said: "We have to pay close attention to this matter, once the mother's attitude is ambiguous, we must catch up with this anti-Xue incident in time, and we can't let that woman enjoy this political feast alone." ”

"Does the princess think Xue Huaiyi will fight back?" Gao Jian asked in a low voice.

Princess Taiping nodded, and said with a meaningful smile: "Xue Huaiyi has been favored for ten years, how can he fight alone? If I am not mistaken, there will be a good show staged in the morning tomorrow morning." ”

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