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Lord Jing'an sat firmly in his seat, taking a sip of tea leisurely.

"You have been in charge of the internal servant since you were in your 20s. I can guess that you are not willing to die."

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When Li Xin and others were still in Luzhou Mansion, the capital had already received the news that Lord Jing'an was about to return to Beijing in triumph.

However, this news has only just arrived at the top floor of the court, and has not yet spread.

But a black-clothed Habayashi guard had already returned to the capital early on his horse to report his safety.

This Habayashi guard went straight all the way north, entered Yongle Square in the north of the city, and then stopped at the gate of Jing'an Hou's Mansion.

Habayashi guards are the emperor's pro-army. In theory, they can have unimpeded access to all places in the capital, but Yongle Fang is either rich or expensive, and Habayashi guards dare not ride horses in Yongle Fang on weekdays.

However, there is no problem going to Jing'an Hou Mansion.

Everyone knew that Li Xin, the upstart Marquis of Jing'an, was born in the Habayashi Guard, and had won a battle in the southwest. No one would offend the Marquis of Jing'an at this time.

After the Habayashi guard got off his horse, he knocked on the door in a polite manner.

"Habayashi guard Deng Feng, on the order of Lord Hou, to deliver a letter to the family!"

After seeing him in the black clothes of the Habayashi guard, the gatekeeper of Jing'an Hou's mansion welcomed him in without any hesitation, and said, "Master, I will report to the mistress later."

Not long after, Princess Qinghe, dressed in ordinary clothes, led the little girl Zhong Xiaoxiao, the maid Cui'er, and Chen Shiliu and his wife, who had lost their arms, to the front door together.

This Habayashi guard immediately knelt down after seeing the eldest princess.

"Habayashi guard Deng Feng, greet the eldest princess!"

The eldest princess took a deep breath, barely suppressed the excitement in her heart, and said slowly: "Where is he...?"

"Back to the eldest princess, Master Hou should be near the Luzhou mansion right now, and according to the itinerary, it is estimated that he will return to the capital in seven or eight days."

"Seven or eight days..."

The eldest princess muttered to herself first, then lowered her head, and smiled at Zhong Xiaoxiao who had grown a lot taller: "Little Xiao, do you hear me, your brother will be back in seven or eight days."

At this time, Zhong Xiaoxiao is not as self-contained as before, but she is still very introverted. She nodded to the eldest princess, and then said: "Sister-in-law, brother, he has been away for so long, will he not recognize you when he comes back?" Me?"

The eldest princess smiled and touched her head.

"Don't worry, he cares more about you than anyone else. Even if he doesn't recognize anyone in the house, it's impossible not to recognize you."

"You eat more these days, and gain some weight. Before he left, he told me to watch you eat more."

Zhong Xiaoxiao was too thin before, so Li Xin always wanted her to eat more.

Xiao Xiao nodded heavily.

This charcoal girl whose little face was purple from being frozen in the snow is already eight or nine years old this year.

The eldest princess wanted to say something more, but suddenly a sedan chair stopped at the gate of Jing'an Hou's mansion, and an eunuch in purple clothes got off the sedan chair. With a flattering smile.

"His Royal Highness, Your Majesty has called you into the palace..."

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Princess Qinghe sighed slightly, nodded to the eunuch, and said: "I know, I will change my clothes and go to the palace to meet His Majesty."

The eunuch quickly lowered his head and said, "This servant is here waiting for you to enter the palace together."

The Ninth Princess frowned slightly: "Why, are you afraid that I won't be able to run away?"

The eunuch's face changed drastically, and he quickly bowed his head and said, "I dare not, but Your Majesty ordered me to discuss something urgent with Your Highness, so this servant wants to take His Highness directly into the palace, which is more convenient."

The eldest princess frowned and said: "There is nothing inconvenient. I need to dress up and change into formal clothes to meet the king. Eunuch, let's go back first."

Ordinary ministers may not dare to reject the meaning of the eunuchs in the palace, especially the eunuchs who come to deliver imperial edicts. After all, no one knows whether it is the emperor’s intentions, and these eunuchs are all close ministers of the emperor. They are so close to outsiders, the ministers are inevitably a little bit jealous, and they have always been polite to these eunuchs.

But the eldest princess doesn't need it, she is the princess of the Tian family, and these eunuchs are her family's slaves theoretically, at least her natal family's slaves, and the emperor is her brother, so she doesn't need to be polite to these eunuchs.

The eunuch's face turned pale, he bowed his head respectfully and said: "Yes, this servant will step back first."

After finishing speaking, he turned back backwards, stepped into the sedan chair, and left the Jing'an Hou Mansion.

After the eunuch left, the eldest princess turned her head to look at Habayashi Wei who came to deliver the letter, with a smile on her face: "Master Hou asked you to bring a message?"

She knew in her heart that those who could be sent by her husband to deliver letters to her family were absolute confidants, so she was quite polite in her words.

Deng Feng bowed his head deeply, and said in a respectful voice: "Back to the eldest princess, Lord Hou also told the humble officer that the eldest princess should wait at home in peace for a few days, and try not to let the family members go out."

"Hou Ye said that everything will wait for him to return to Beijing..."

The eldest princess nodded with a complex expression, and said, "I see."

"Brother Deng has been busy all the way, and it's been hard work. Go and rest."

Deng Feng bowed deeply, and said in a deep voice, "Resign from the humble position."

After speaking, he also turned and left.

Her Royal Highness the eldest princess felt a little depressed.

A few months ago, when the emperor called her into the palace and said that he was going to take Zhong Xiaoxiao into the palace and make him a princess, she felt that something was wrong, although she had no way to inform Li However, for several months, she kept it in her heart and never forgot it.

Now, her husband returned to Beijing triumphantly, but someone sent a message back saying that the family members should not go out, which made her feel that something was wrong.

Thinking of this, the eldest princess turned around and squatted down, stretched out her hand to hold Zhong Xiaoxiao's hand, and said with a smile: "Xiaoxiao, you've been staying at home these few days, no matter who tells you to go out, don't go out, I understand Is it?"

Xiaoxiao has always been a very well-behaved person, so he nodded obediently when he heard this.

"Understood, sister-in-law."

Only then did the eldest princess stand up, with a solemn expression, she turned her head and said to the maid behind her, "Tweety, change my clothes."

Tweety lowered her head and said, "Yes."

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When it was near noon, Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess entered the palace slowly. Under the guidance of several eunuchs, she arrived at Weiyang Palace smoothly to wait for the order.

It is worth mentioning that the center of the palace has now been completely transferred from the Changle Palace in the Chengde Dynasty to the Weiyang Palace. The former Changle Palace no longer has the prosperity of the Chengde Dynasty.

When it was almost noon, an eunuch walked up to His Highness the Eldest Princess, kowtowed and said, "Your Highness, Your Majesty is waiting for you in the side hall, please go in."

The eldest princess stood up from the seat, glanced at the eunuch, and then said slowly: "Lead the way."