When Xiyin and Li Shangxuan returned to the palace, they happened to meet a group of students debating in the teahouse, and out of curiosity, the two booked a room.

One of them quoted scriptures, and his mouth was like a river, and he was speechless step by step, attracting the applause of the visiting students.

Li Shangxuan was obviously attracted, holding the windowsill and leaning forward, half of his body almost leaning out of the house.

"This person is the eldest son of the Marquis of Xin'an, he is knowledgeable, generous, and has a certain reputation in Taixue, but"

Seeing that Xiyin paused, Li Shangxuan turned around and asked a little eagerly, "But how?"

Xiyin clasped his hands to his chest and looked at the eloquent child

"His mother is the daughter of General Zhennan's family, and with General Zhennan being relieved of military power, his mother escaped into Buddhism, and Xin'an Hou was bent on pushing his concubine into the court, but ignored this sister-in-law who could already enter the office. ”

Looking at Li Shangxuan's suspicious eyes, Xiyin reached out and patted the other party's chest

"The Queen Mother's residence is a good place to listen to gossip, and you can go and walk more when you have time. ”

Seeing that Xiyin was about to leave, Li Shangxuan hurriedly stepped forward to follow, shouting, "Sister, wait for me." ”

"Do you know what your biggest advantage is with the other princes?"

With her hands behind her back, Shein stopped at the corner of the staircase, and the crowd gathered downstairs, which was empty.

"I," Li Shangxuan thought for a while, a little uncertain, "I'm the crown prince?"

Xiyin glanced at Li Shangxuan when he heard this

"Anyone can be the crown prince, why do you have to be you. ”

Li Shangxuan was not angry at all because of Xiyin's words, but showed an inquiring gaze.

"The first empress has nothing to come out of, you are the only concubine of the emperor at present. ”

"Only by seeking common ground can you start again and let the other party feel close, and then recognize you as a person and become your true supporter. ”

After Xiyin finished speaking, she turned around and left, and looked up downstairs to find Li Shangxuan still in a daze at the stairs, knowing in her heart that the other party had understood the true meaning of what she said.

On the second day after returning to the palace, Xiyin was bored in Anning Palace, listening to Concubine Shugui, who came to ask for peace, intentionally or unintentionally talking about the prince's idea of going to Taixue to choose a companion.

Seeing the Queen Mother divert the topic, Xiyin smiled and sent the batch to her mouth, and saw that Concubine Shu Guifei gritted her teeth and left the Anning Palace after a while, and she had a bottom in her heart.

Through these two years of observation, Xiyin saw that the Queen Mother attached great importance to blood, and now she tested it again, knowing that Li Shangxuan's position as the crown prince was not so easy to shake.

Although there were no ministers in the court who were willing to send their children to the East Palace to study, but soon, the list was announced from the imperial study, in addition to Liu Qian, the son of Liu Fei, a bachelor appointed by the emperor, and Si Mingzhi, the son of Xin'an Hou who recommended himself through Taixue.

Si Ming knew that after receiving the holy decree, he would stay in the East Palace from Taixue on the same day, but Liu Qian reluctantly took the bag and arrived late in the afternoon of the last day.

Although Si Mingzhi and Li Shangxuan are seven years apart in age, they became confidants at first sight, and through Si Mingzhi, Li Shangxuan's reputation among the sons and daughters of various nobles gradually grew;

The East Palace gradually became lively, and a year later, the ministers who thought that the prince's companion would be replaced watched the three of them inseparable, as if they were one person.

In the same year, the corruption case investigated and dealt with by King Jing was closed, and the three clans of General Weiyuan were directly beheaded in Binzhou.

But the king of the Hui Dynasty only received praise from the emperor, and there was not even a substantial reward. At the same time, the prince's companions are all born in civil servants, and one of them was selected by the emperor, and some ministers smell a different flavor from it.

In the same month, Beiyan sent an envoy, and the two countries negotiated an armistice.

The situation maintained a delicate balance, and after the envoy left Beijing, news came from the frontier that Qingguo Gong was critically ill.