"I have seen His Highness, and His Highness seems not to be looking very well." Xu Ling's voice came from outside the door, and soon the sound of the door being closed hurriedly was heard.
Li Xingchen, who picked up "The Collection of Tao Yuanming" again, heard this sentence and smiled bitterly. It was as expected. He just didn't know why the princess didn't want to tell him her true identity.
However, through these short conversations, Li Xingchen could clearly feel that this girl Le'er must be new to the world. She couldn't even hide the emotions on her face. It was easy for Li Xingchen to think that she had already prepared the draft.
The reason is passed over.
With a gentle breath, Li Xingchen was not in the mood to continue studying at this time. The two princesses came to Xu Ling's house, but there was no big pomp. This was to express their closeness to the Xu family and their trust in Xu Ling.
In short, His Majesty now needs Xu Ling's help, and in the final analysis, the problem must still be the fight for the crown prince's position.
Obviously, Chen Xu gradually began to waver and hesitate between Chen Shubao, who had always been mediocre and incompetent, and Chen Shuling, who had shown great ability. In other words, this hesitation had been hidden in Chen Xu's heart before, but now as he grows older and Chen Shuling
He was about to move and had to face it head on.
In this way, it would be easier to explain why Her Royal Highness the Princess does not have much hostility.
Now that the matter has come to this, Li Xingchen doesn't want to stay any longer. What these two princesses brought are His Majesty's request or rather a warning. Xu Ling is not stupid. No matter how much Chen Xu respects him, he wants his head casually.
matter, so this old fox can be said to have truly remained neutral from the moment the two princesses stepped into the courtyard.
Otherwise, no matter which side Xu Ling takes, I'm afraid it will inevitably arouse His Majesty's anger. As for what kind of advice Xu Ling will give Chen Xu in the end, Li Xingchen has no idea. After all, he is not a roundworm in the belly of this old fox.
He picked up a pen and wrote two lines on the paper. The general meaning was that I didn't know that there was a guest in the house, so I left first and planned to visit another day.
Li Xingchen suddenly discovered that Lechang had left in a hurry just now, and she had not taken away the "Shuo Ai Lian" she had copied. She shook her head with a smile, and Li Xingchen carefully folded the copy of "Shuo Ai Lian" written in Juanxiu calligraphy.
Put it into your sleeves and keep your own share.
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As a veteran who is inferior to Nan Chen and more than ten thousand people, the Xu family naturally has a large business. The front door of the compound opens on Wuyi Alley and faces the Zhuque Bridge. The entire Wuyi Alley is facing the most expensive land, worth thousands of dollars.
Hard to find.
Of course, this price is only for high-ranking officials. For businessmen or other ordinary people, no matter how rich they are, it is impossible to buy a house in Wuyi Lane, let alone the "prime location" near Zhuque Bridge.
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Although Xu Ling is definitely not the kind of person who likes to show off, as the first minister of Nanchen, Xu Ling has to consider the entire family even if he does not consider anything else. Several generations of the Xu family have served as officials in the Southern Dynasties and traveled through the officialdom.
Here in Xu Ling, the ambition of becoming a great aristocratic family, or the greatest aristocratic family, has been realized. If you don't buy the house at Zhuque Bridge, you will be looked down upon by others.
Xu Ling couldn't afford to be accused of violating the family. After all, in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, when the family's interests were higher than those of the individual and the country, the family must always be considered first.
The Xu family's house is very large. The front door is at Zhuque Bridge and the back door has extended to Gutong Lane. Of course, Li Xingchen didn't want to walk out of the Xu family's front door in a swagger, and he didn't want to disturb Xu Ling anymore, so he simply walked through the back door.
However, after thanking the servant who led the way, Li Xingchen quickly walked towards Xiao Mohe's residence outside the Confucius Temple. Since Xu Ling could not rely on him in the short term or even in the long term, he simply gave up. After all, the entire government and opposition parties were also worried.
It’s not that there is no one else but Xu Ling.
What's more, with Xu Ling's character, Li Xingchen really didn't dare to make a guarantee. What he promised today would be the same as what he said tomorrow.
Just as Li Xingchen lowered his head and thought, a familiar voice suddenly came from in front of him.
"Hey, isn't this Mr. Li? Why did I meet you here?"
The strange voice made Li Xingchen startled. He immediately raised his head and raised his eyebrows. Standing in front were Chen Shujian and Chen Shucheng, and they were accompanied by five or six menacing followers. Obviously these followers also remembered that.
What had been a failure for a day was now being protected by the two princes, and each of them was armed with a variety of weapons. As long as the Chen brothers gave an order, they would pounce on Li Xinchen and beat him up.
Chen Shucheng's face was very ferocious, and he lowered his voice and said: "Brother, I don't know if that little bitch in Lechang saw something, but the old guy got so angry that my mother was scolded.
The two of us were even whipped, and this boy is alone today, so we must teach him a lesson no matter what."
This guy suffered a loss and humiliation last time, but this time he had the upper hand, and naturally he became more courageous. Compared to Pei Zilie, he hated Li Xingchen who held a knife against him even more.
Chen Shujian nodded and looked at Li Xingchen with a ferocious smile: "I told you that day to wait and see, but today you really hit the door yourself."
Li Xingchen breathed out softly and took a step back slowly. At the same time, his hand had hooked the package that he had been carrying on his back. With a sharp twitch, the package slipped into his hand along his arm, and he opened it immediately. With a flash of cold light, Ziyun
The gun is clearly in hand.
Since entering the capital, Li Xingchen has replaced the Ziyun gun with a short barrel - anyway, the Xiao family, which started with martial arts, is most indispensable for all kinds of weapons - so that even if it is carried on the back, it will not
attract too much attention,
To deal with these guys who were waiting for him, Li Xingchen knew that there was no way to escape, so he might as well give it a try. Although Li Xingchen thought that he didn't have the momentum like Pei Zilie to rush forward like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, there was still a possibility of victory. After all, from the stone mountain
It can be seen from the situation that day that these followers are just a group of hooligans who usually work for others.
Of course, Li Xingchen didn't dare to be too confident. While calming down, he gently shook the Ziyun gun in his hand: "Every time you bully the minority with more, you are not considered a hero. If you can defeat someone alone, someone
Only those who lose will be convinced, and when the time comes, I can completely let you do whatever you want."
Chen Shujian sneered disdainfully, while Chen Shucheng licked his lips: "Li, who knows what other tricks you have, so don't think about it, come on, do it for me!"
"I want to see who of you dares!" The clear voice sounded like a thunderbolt from the blue, and the followers who were striding forward were stunned. It was obvious that this master appeared in front of them.
They all know each other.
And Li Xingchen couldn't help but stare at the figure that suddenly jumped out from beside him with wide eyes.
A little girl opened her arms as much as possible, facing the sun and those figures, to protect Li Xinchen. She glanced at Li Xinchen with a pair of eyes as bright as stars, and then turned around and stared at the people in front of her.