Unparalleled Concubine

"In the future, I will personally discuss with my brother about the placement of the Pingnan Army."

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The situation in the Southwest is like a raging fire cooking oil.

But the capital thousands of miles away is still peaceful. Ever since Ye Ming and Zhao Jia came to Jing'an Hou's Mansion, no one dared to come to Jing'an Hou's Mansion to see Li Xin. Besides, in other parts of the capital, what should people do or what are they doing.

Finally, it came to the Shangyuan Festival in the ninth year of Taikang.

Every year on this day, the busiest thing is the banks of the Qinhuai River. There are young ladies and gentlemen who put up lanterns everywhere. The whole river is colorfully lit by colorful lanterns. It is very beautiful to stand in the distance and watch the splendor.

Therefore, at this time of year, many people come out to watch the lanterns along the Qinhuai River, which is very lively and bustling.

Li Xin also came out.

After he returned to Beijing from the southwest, he was imprisoned in the prison of Dali Temple. After staying in Dali Temple for a few days, he went home and shut himself up. It has been almost a month since he went out.

He is very different from Ye Cheng, he has a restless temperament, so on the night of the Lantern Festival, he wore a purple robe, walked along the Qinhuai River, and looked at the lanterns leisurely.

At this time, Emperor Taikang had already compromised with Li Xin, and there was no one around Jing'an Hou's mansion, anyone could enter and leave Jing'an Hou's mansion at will, and so could Li Xin.

But as soon as he left the mansion, the three guards in the capital immediately got busy, and there were many more people on the Qinhuai River in an instant.

After Li Xin walked a few steps by the river, he looked up and saw General Xie Dai who was dressed casually as a Habayashi guard.

Lord Jing'an smiled helplessly.

"I don't know how to run, so why are so many people following me?"

Seeing that he couldn't escape, Xie Dai bravely walked up to Li Xin, bowed his head and saluted: "I've seen Lord Hou."

Li Xin said with a smile: "Even the Habayashi guards are here, it seems that all the three imperial guards have been mobilized."

Xie Dai said helplessly: "Yes, most of the inner guards, Qianniu Guards and our Habayashi Guards are by the Qinhuai River at this time."

He gritted his teeth and said, "Master Hou, if you have nothing to do, you can go back to the mansion for the time being. The people who meet the imperial guards will fill up the Qinhuai River..."

"None of my business."

Li Xin gave Xie Dai a white look, and went shopping with his hands behind his back.

There is a bridge beside the Qinhuai River. At this time of year, there are many ladies from the official family who put up lanterns under the bridge. I remember that when Li Xin was a charcoal seller, he was taken behind a big rock near this bridge by a fat man. , Peeping at those beautiful official ladies, and was scolded by those ladies.

Thinking of these stories, Li Xin subconsciously looked behind the big rock.

Sure enough, a wretched fat man was still lying behind the big rock, watching with gusto!

Grand Duke Li suddenly became interested, left Xie Dai alone, walked behind the fat man, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Brother Wu, nearly ten years have passed, and you really haven't changed at all."

Fatty Wu turned his head and saw Li Xin for the first time, as if he had seen a ghost, he quickly stepped back a few steps, and said in a voiceless voice, "Why did you come out?"

Wu Daoxing is the son-in-law of old man Ye Cheng.

To be precise, it was the door-to-door son-in-law.

His father was a general who followed Ye Cheng to the north. In order to protect Ye Cheng, he died in the north, leaving only his son. Ye Cheng originally wanted to take him as a godson and keep him with him, but this guy He doesn't like fighting, but only likes to idle around. Later, Ye Cheng had no choice but to betroth his daughter to him.

He is Ye Ming's brother-in-law and Ye Lin's brother-in-law.

However, the Ye family's daughter died early, and the two had no children, so Fatty Wu had no restraint. He was idle around the capital all day long, and he also liked to run to the brothels, staying away from home all day.

Because Ye Cheng felt ashamed of his father, he didn't care about him.

Li Xin has often been in and out of Chen Guogong's mansion these years, and he has seen Fatty Wu no more than five times.

Calculating the age, this guy is already over 50 years old, and he is still stubborn, lying behind a stone and peeping at other girls.

When Li Xin saw him, he remembered the smile on his face when he entered the capital at the beginning of the year.

"Why can't I get out?"

"You come out at this time, isn't it harmful?"

Fatty Wu almost jumped.

"Say a few words to me now, and I will be investigated by the people of the court later, and maybe I will be arrested and tortured in Jingzhao Mansion!"

Chapter 788 Wu Daoxing's True Identity

With the status of Ye Cheng's son-in-law, this fat man has actually lived a very good life these years, and he doesn't live in Chen Guogong's mansion, or even in Yonglefang, but in Liushufang. Occasionally take care of things.

Although he would cause trouble sometimes, everyone would not make things difficult for him because of Ye Cheng's face.

Because of his status and personality, he can be on top no matter if it is the bottom class or the top princes and nobles. Over time, he has become the most well-informed group of people in the capital.

To be honest, although Fatty Wu is very unreliable in his daily affairs, Li Xin still has a good impression of him. When Old Man Ye passed away last year, Fatty Wu also knelt in front of the coffin for several days, kowtowed to welcome guests, followed Busy inside and outside.

Ye Cheng owed his father, so he has always raised him as a son, and even doted on him more than a son. When Old Man Ye passed away, Wu Daoxing also regarded Old Man Ye as his father.

Although this fat man is very mischievous on weekdays, he is still not confused about major issues.

Seeing the fat man's expression of seeing a ghost, Li Xin put his arms around his shoulders, and said with a smile: "Brother Wu, don't worry, you have been watched by the eighth jailer and the imperial guards. It's no use struggling."

Wu Daoxing stared at Li Xin with wide eyes.

After a long time, he sighed helplessly, and his whole body drooped down.

"Brother Li, I haven't seen enough beauties in the capital, and I want to live a few more years."

"I can't afford to provoke the things you are touching now, and I don't dare to provoke them. Just pretend that you don't know me, and pass me as a fart, won't it be over?"

"I've been stuck at home for a month, and I'm almost bored to death. It's rare to meet old acquaintances, how can I not say hello?"

Lord Jing'an said with a smile: "Brother Wu, if you are afraid of death, you might as well go and live in my Hou's mansion. My Hou's mansion is probably the safest in the capital right now."

"At least you live in my house, you won't die if I don't die."

Fatty Wu stared and said angrily: "How can I do that, the girl from Qinhuai River, I haven't slept enough, so going to your house with you is any different from going to the prison of Jingzhao Mansion?"

Li Xin put down his arms around his shoulders, and said indifferently: "Then it's up to Brother Wu, I won't force you, you can go wherever you like."

"But just because I hugged you just now, it's probably time for someone to invite you to drink tea in a while."

Li Xin turned around and said with a smile: "And the one who invited you to drink tea may not be as simple as Jingzhao Mansion. Brother Wu, have you ever seen the methods of the Eighth Inspector of the Inner Court?"

Theoretically speaking, the Eight Inspectors of the Inner Court do not have judicial power, that is to say, they cannot arrest people or interrogate them.