The tea is steaming.

Rubbing the rim of the lamp with his fingertips, Xu Jian pondered Li Rong.

When he took Cheng Xi's portrait to the meditation hall, Li Rong looked at it very seriously.

Xu Jian asked "Have you seen this person in Zhuangzi" at that time, and Li Rong gave a negative answer.

But Li Rong really doesn't know Cheng Xi?

or know but don't talk about it, more things are better than less; Or was he hiding it with a different kind of thought?

This question can only be asked to Li Rong later.

So far, Xu Jian looked at Yu Chengan and asked, "Where did you meet Chengxi?" General's Place?"

"No," Yu Cheng'an replied, "There are many people in the general's fang, so I just need to watch other people fight cocks and crickets on weekdays, but I still have to change places to show off my own raising."

Xu Jian motioned for him to continue.

Rao is Yu Cheng'an's treasure book, and he will not introduce it to Xu Jian in detail at such a busy time.

He didn't sell Guanzi either, and said directly: "If there is a general's place, there is a marshal's mansion."

Xu Jian raised his eyebrows.

He has been walking in Beijing for many years, although he has never been to the Marshal's Mansion, he has heard Xia Qing mention it slightly.

The general's shop is bought and sold by rich people, as long as you have money in your hand, you can enter it, in addition to the nobles in Beijing, many children of wealthy merchants are also frequent customers.

These people get together and get to know each other, which is also a way to expand the doorway.

The Marshal's Mansion is not the same as the General's Square.

Money alone can't enter the gate of the Marshal's Mansion, only hairpins and young people can become guests.

Yu Chengan would go to the Marshal's Mansion from time to time.

The crickets that were finally raised, in case they bumped into them in the general's workshop, they would be distressed in the end.

The Marshal's Mansion is more than in the ring, and the people who fight are all "decent people", and they will not play tricks when they win or lose.

After all, what could be more decent than a lintel?

In Yu Cheng'an's words, if the monk can run, he can't run the temple, and when the door is opened, he can come directly to ask for it.

No matter what contradiction there is, I am the grandson of the Hou Mansion, you are not bad, everyone is half a catty, and it is not that I am a bully because of my background.

"You took that cricket to the Marshal's Mansion, but Cheng Xi took a fancy to buy it, is that the case?" After Xu Jian finished asking, seeing Yu Chengan nodding, he asked again, "Did you meet Li Du or His Royal Highness Li Rong that day?"

Since the Marshal's Mansion is a place for powerful people to play, it is not uncommon to meet one or two chamberlains.

Some will disguise, and some will not change their screaming at all.

"I remember, Cheng Xi was disguised that day," Yu Chengan recalled, "dressed like a master, with a pinch of mustache."

Xu Jian asked, "Are you sure you won't admit your mistake?"

"I can tell the difference between crickets, and I can't tell the difference between faces?" Yu Chengan asked rhetorically, quite confident, "I can still see at a glance that he is an internal servant, and he said that he would not bargain when he bought crickets, and I guessed at the time that nine times out of ten he wanted to buy them."

It is not uncommon for the son not to show up, and I will not ask who the master of the chamberlain is when I hold money in one hand and crickets in the other.

When you asked me like this, I really didn't see Li Du or His Royal Highness Li Rong that day.

It's just that, according to His Highness Li Rong's reaction when I asked His Highness Li Rong later where the cricket came from, he didn't seem to know that I was the original owner of the cricket."

"The year before last, when His Highness was nine years old," Xu Jian straightened down, "It is said that Cheng Xi will not take His Highness to the Marshal's Mansion, as for Li Du......

Li Du went out, and there was Ye Gonggong running before and after.

Since Cheng Xi is his chief manager in handling the seizure of the throne, Li Du will not let him stand in the sun with him.

Having said that, neither Li Du nor Li Rong, in what capacity did Cheng Xi enter the Marshal's Mansion?

Who did he go to see in the marshal's mansion?

You can't really love crickets and buy crickets, right?

Xu Jian thought so, so he asked.

Yu Chengan couldn't answer, and said, "Then we can only see if the people in the Marshal's Mansion still remember him."

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Xu Jian put down the teacup and stood up: "Lead the way."

Yu Chengan was stunned for a moment, and teased, "What road to take? Marshal's Palace? Now that the big celebrity in front of the emperor and the neat and thoughtful Fuguo Gong go to the place of pastime, isn't it appropriate? The county lord allowed you to go?"

"Why can't you investigate the thief?" Xu Jian asked rhetorically, "What? When you go to the Marshal's Palace, don't you not only fight cocks and crickets, but also toss some more unsightly?"

As he was talking, Shan Shen knocked on the door outside, wanting to come in and thank Yu Xiaogongzi for his snacks.

Yu Chengan hurriedly waved his hand.

Jokes are jokes, and there are also grades.

Cockfighting, crickets, and even the occasional fight, this is a good thing in the Shan family.

It's really a mess, Master Shan can directly take him back to the Baoan Hou Mansion and let his grandfather's family serve him.

Afternoon.

The spring sun is warm, and it is the time when the business of the Marshal's Mansion is good.

Of course, compared to the bustle of the General's Mansion, the Marshal's Mansion is still much quieter.

Those who can do this kind of business in Beijing naturally have a solid backer.

Xu Jian had heard that the owner of the Marshal's Mansion had some relationship with the family of Han Zhaoqing, and to put it bluntly, this Marshal's Mansion was backed by Princess Derong.

Lin Yunyan mentioned to him the Empress Dowager's worries about the eldest princess Derong, and the two of them also sorted out the big and small affairs of the eldest princess, and naturally there were rumors about the marshal's mansion.

According to the little princess, when asked at the card table that day, the eldest princess denied it.

"Cockfighting crickets? Others don't know, Queen Mother, you still don't know me? I hate it when it's flying."

"Previously, there were a few juniors in the pony family who wanted to watch cockfighting, and asked me if I wanted to see it together, and I was busy pushing it."

"I can't stand the smell! We women like fragrant food, and cockfighting stinks."

"If I want to make money, I won't let them fight cocks and crickets, so I might as well sit down and hang my horses."

"I don't know if any of the moneymakers have climbed to me, they are all rumors in the market, if I go to the door to clarify, I will bully others."

"Since that business is honest and nothing has happened, let him go."

"It's not too late to say that it's really out of the situation, it's not my shop, can it still be covered on my head?"

"Who am I? Can I let someone else pour dirty water on me?"

No, Xu Jian and Lin Yunyan both felt that they could only believe half of what they said.

Fortunately, he didn't come today to figure out the situation of the backer.

Yu Chengan is a frequent visitor.

When you get under the carriage in front of you, a steward will come to greet you with your back feet.

As soon as Xu Jian came to the door for the first time, the steward saw that the appearance of the noble man in Beijing had long been engraved in his mind, and he respectfully greeted him.

After entering the private room, Yu Chengan still didn't go around in circles, and got straight to the point: "I sold a cricket here with you the year before last, do you still have an impression of the steward?"

The marshal's mansion was bought and sold, the landlord took a cut, and the steward could not remember it, but it was recorded in the accounts.

The question is not a private matter, the steward is very cooperative, there is good tea and snacks in this room, and the room takes people to the account room to flip through the book.

Yu Chengan has a good memory, remembers the years and months, and the days are roughly remembered, and the account office can be checked quickly.

In just two quarters of an hour, the steward talked back and forth, reporting the specific time, amount, and names of both parties.

"The buyer's surname is Jiang?" Yu Chengan frowned, "That eunuch's surname is Jiang? Who did he come with? Who is the master?"

The steward couldn't sort it out for a while, so he called a few people to reminisce.

"That's a father-in-law? The little ones didn't see it."

"You don't even have the eyesight? The little ones can see it."

"Lord Jin? Jin Xiao Wangye? They are not guests of the Marshal's Palace, and they have not been here once."

"That person has been here two or three times in total, and he has taken the waist card of the Prince's Mansion, the old prince has often come a few years ago, and he can't come when it's dry."

"Yes, Mr. Jiang seems to have picked some crickets or something, and sent them to Zhuangzi for the prince's pastime."

"In addition to buying crickets from you, he also bought a pair of vases."

"Although there is no noble person to guide the way, the old prince is a distinguished guest, and that person is a father-in-law, so he will not be turned away."

Other than that, it's hard for them to recall.

Coming out of the Marshal's Mansion, Xu Jian had to visit the Prince Liu's Mansion again.

"I won't follow," Yu Cheng'an said, "It doesn't matter if it's useful or not, it has given you a direction, and you must not forget your brother for your achievements, and I don't ask you to be promoted, I just ask you to say good things in front of my grandfather."

Xu Jian snorted and said, "What to say? Let him tell you that the old man is close to you?"

Yu Cheng'an thanked Bumin.

was busy until it was dark, and Xu Jian entered the palace to resume his life.

"There is no harvest in the prince's mansion for the time being," he said, "The old prince is seriously dry, and the minister only asked a word of peace and withdrew, and then asked the little prince a few words, and he said that he didn't know why the chamberlains around Li Du would use their waist cards to stay in the prince's mansion."

The saint bowed slightly, turned his head and said a few words to Cao Gong.

Just as Gonggong Cao had to pull Xu Jian up if he wanted to check the British Mansion, Xu Jian had to come forward if Xu Jian wanted to ask about the Prince's Mansion.

Prince Liu is the emperor's uncle, how can Xu Jian be so tough?

Bringing in the rescuers is the way to go.

Xu Jian said again: "It is rumored that the Marshal's Mansion is backed by the eldest princess Derong, the eldest princess is no, yes or no......

"I'll ask De Rong." The saint's expression is not good-looking.

As the favorite daughter of the first emperor, Princess Derong has a lot of assets.

It is impossible for Derong to be short of money, of course, it is not impossible to make money, but the kind of business in the Marshal's Mansion is all the children of the family.

Stepping back from the imperial front, Xu Jian walked towards Cining Palace.

Lin Yunyan entered the palace in the afternoon and was in the meditation hall at this time.

Princess Jin has a bad complexion and is preoccupied.

"The imperial doctor came to ask His Royal Highness Li Rong for a pulse, and the princess looked bad, and she will report to the queen mother when she goes back," Lin Yunyan said, "Niangniang is very concerned."

"After the county lord first came forward, I kept looking at Rong'er, with all due respect, I didn't see any clues," Princess Jin was very worried, and her voice was hoarse, "I hope that he will not be confused, and I am afraid that he will be a soldier."

I'm afraid that I'll lose my eyes and miss my mother's light, and I'm afraid that my sudden suspicion will hurt Rong'er's heart.

County Lord, I feel so uncomfortable."

Lin Yunyan bowed slightly.

She knew that it was difficult, but if even Princess Jin couldn't understand Li Rong, it would be even more difficult for the rest of them.

Princess Jin couldn't hold back her words, and she said a lot.

In the opposite window, Li Rong was still lying under the bed, looking at it expressionlessly.

The window on the opposite side was open, but he couldn't see Princess Jin and Lin Yunyan, let alone what they were talking about.

He only knew that the mood of the concubine was very wrong in the past two days.

Sadness, anxiety, eagerness and entanglement were written all over the face of the concubine.

Li Rong didn't want to ask, but their mother and son could only talk far away through the window, and it was not in the way of asking for peace every day, but don't think about private things, besides, the mother concubine was obviously unwilling to say it.

He secretly guessed that nine times out of ten, the county lord wanted to know his father's whereabouts.

But what does the concubine do?

The mother didn't know anything at all.

There was another sound of footsteps outside, Li Rong turned his head to look over, and saw the identity of the person who came, and he took the initiative to greet, "Fu Guogong."

"Your Highness," Xu Jian saluted, "I'll pick up the county lord."

Li Rong pointed to the opposite side: "The county lord is talking to the concubine."

"Don't worry," Xu Jian walked a few steps to the window and stood under the corridor, "I also have something to ask Your Highness."

Li Rong bowed his head and said that he was very cooperative.

Xu said simply: "That Chengxi and Wang Jie, His Royal Highness said that he had not seen them in Zhuangzi, so had he seen them in other places?"

"I don't remember seeing it." Li Rong said.

Naturally, the movement of this compartment reached that compartment.

Lin Yunyan had already come out, and Princess Jin was sent to the door.

Li Rong's eyes lit up, and he called with a bright smile, "Mother!"

Princess Jin couldn't help but respond to him.

Xu Jian's eyes looked between the mother and son, and said to Li Rong, "It's inconvenient for His Highness and the princess to be so far apart, right?"

"It's not very convenient," Li Rong pursed her lips, "But I understand, being able to live in a courtyard and greet my mother across the courtyard is already a blessing from the Holy Lord and the Queen Mother, and I am very content."

"Your Highness understands righteousness," Xu Jian smiled, "I also want to find King Jin as soon as possible, and after everything is settled, Your Highness and your mother don't have to do this."

Li Rong replied in a low voice.

"Speaking of which, I met Yu Cheng'an from the Security Marquis Mansion today," Xu Jian started a new topic, and his tone was still as relaxed as before, "He mentioned it to me, saying that he saw His Highness playing with crickets again, and said that His Highness is now recuperating here and has nothing to do, if His Highness is interested, he will send you a cricket for recreation."

Li Rong was stunned.

Xu Jian said again: "It's just a cricket, I think the Queen Mother will agree."

Li Rong shook his head: "I played with crickets more than two years ago, and then I stopped playing, so why am I embarrassed to ask the queen mother for the grace of only crickets."

Lin Yunyan listened to a few words and said with a smile: "I don't have any books in the princess's house, and I don't want to come to Her Royal Highness's side, if you need anything later, just talk to the caretaker."

Li Rong responded and thanked him.

He watched Xu Jian and Lin Yunyan leave.

A burning gaze fell on him, Li Rong looked over and smiled at Princess Jin again.

"Don't worry," he said, "Fu Guogong also asked me if I wanted to play with crickets, you see, I can play with crickets, I'm sure I'll be fine."

Princess Jin hurriedly said, "It's okay, it's going to be okay."

It has to be fine.

When Princess Jin turned around and returned to the palace, the smile on Li Rong's face faded.

He didn't lie on the edge of the window anymore, but fell straight on the couch, looking at the beams of the house.

Cricket?

How do you talk about crickets?

Who gave him that cricket?

Cheng Xi?!

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