Unparalleled Concubine

Li Xin looked at him quietly, waiting for his next words.

Xiao Huai's back felt chills from seeing this kind of gaze, his voice trembled, and he bowed and said: "Master Hou, Your Majesty has been in a coma for several days..."

"It's the empress, I want my servants to go to the Hou's mansion to invite you into the palace."

"Now, the Empress is in Weiyang Palace, waiting for Lord Hou..."

Chapter 826 Clear Attitude

Queen looking for me?

Li Xin frowned slightly.

He had known the Son of Heaven for more than ten years, so he naturally knew Empress Xie. When he was in Wei Wangfu in the early years, Empress Xie, who was still the concubine of Wei, had met Li Xin by holding the Crown Prince Ji Yan at that time.

However, after all, men and women are different, so we need to avoid taboos. Even though Li Xin often went to the Jing'an Hou Mansion in his early years, and later to the palace, he still didn't have much contact with Empress Xie.

For more than ten years, apart from the one meeting in Wei Wang's mansion in the early years, the others can only be seen once in a while on relatively grand occasions.

Therefore, Li Xin's memory of Queen Xie is not particularly deep.

Hearing Xiao Huai's words, Li Xin took a look at the little eunuch in purple.

"You went to Jing'an Hou Mansion to look for me, does Mr. Xiao know?"

"No...don't know."

Xiao Huai shivered and said in a trembling voice: "Godfather is serving in front of His Majesty, and he hasn't come out for several days, and the servants also have the courage to invite Lord Marquis into the palace because of the order of the Empress Dowager..."

Lord Jing'an looked calm.

"I see."

Xiao Huairu was granted amnesty, and bowed to Li Xin again and again.

Li Xin looked back at the eldest princess, and said slowly: "Madam, since Your Majesty is fine, you go to Kunde Palace to visit your mother-in-law first, and I will go with Little Eunuch Xiao to meet the queen."

The eldest princess glanced at Weiyang Palace with some confusion, and nodded slowly.

"Okay, then be careful yourself."

Li Xin smiled: "Understood."

The eldest princess grew up in the palace, so she naturally knew the terrain of the palace, and she didn't need anyone to lead the way, she walked straight to Kunde Palace, while Li Xin looked back at Xiao Huai with a blank expression.

"Little Eunuch Xiao lead the way."

Xiao Huai bowed and walked in front of Li Xin to lead the way.

The two walked into Weiyang Palace.

Weiyang Palace is the residence of the emperor, and it is also the place where the grand court will be held. The grand court once every ten days is held in the main hall of Weiyang Palace. However, besides the main hall, Weiyang Palace has many side halls, including the emperor's sleeping hall.

There are a total of ten or twenty of these side halls, each with its own function. The emperor is naturally recuperating in his own bedroom at this moment. Xiao Huai took Li Xin all the way to the entrance of one of the side halls, and then Xiao Huai stood at the door. Waiting, he said respectfully to Li Xin: "Master Hou, the empress is waiting for Master Hou inside."

Li Xin frowned.

"Only the Empress alone?"

On weekdays, he would occasionally make jokes about the queen's brother Xie Jing, and even the Xie family, but when he really faced the queen, he couldn't make jokes. If you go in, you may step into a trap and be lost forever.

As long as those who are interested can hold him in a room alone with the queen, they will not be able to get rid of this scapegoat for a long time no matter what.

Xiao Huai whispered: "Go back to Lord Hou, there are other Xie family members in the palace."

Li Xin nodded, then slowly opened the door and walked in.

This side hall was originally a tea room for drinking tea, so there were many tea tables in the hall. A woman with a plump figure but also some beauty sat quietly in the tea room, waiting for Li Xin's arrival.

Behind her, Xie Jing, who is in charge of Qianniuwei, stood with his hands down.

Seeing that Xie Jing was there, Li Xin was relieved, he stepped forward, bowed his head and cupped his hands to Empress Xie: "My subject, Li Xin, I have seen the empress."

Empress Xie turned her head and saw that Li Xin was coming, she stood up slowly, pointed to the opposite side of the tea table, and said with a smile: "Master Li is here, sit down and talk."

After Li Xin hesitated for a while, he still didn't choose to sit down and remained standing.

To be honest, with Li Xin's status, even if the emperor asked him to sit, he could sit opposite the emperor with peace of mind, but not the empress, he had to maintain absolute etiquette.

"If the empress has any orders, just say yes, and the minister will not sit down."

Empress Xie sighed and looked up at Li Xin.

She looked sad.

"Master Li, Your Majesty has been in a coma for three days and hasn't woken up."

"I have already asked the imperial physician, and the imperial physician said that His Majesty's condition has worsened, and it is very likely that he will never wake up again..."

Having said that, she gritted her teeth.

"So, no matter what, we people have to be prepared."

"Master Li, you are the prince's teacher and the son-in-law of the Ji family. At this moment, you must come forward to stabilize the situation, so that the prince will be able to succeed to the throne steadily."

Li Xin frowned.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty is still here. It would be inappropriate to mention these things behind His Majesty at this time."

Empress Xie said dejectedly: "This Palace and His Majesty have been husband and wife for nearly 20 years. If there is no other way, who would want to think about it?"

With a sad face, she looked up at Li Xin.

"Lord Li, although my son is a prince, he is still young and has no members of the Eastern Palace. The Xie family, who was born in this palace, is also an ordinary family. At this time, no one knows what those officials want to do. What, so this palace wants to seek a support from Marquis Li."

Lord Jing'an looked calm.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, His Highness the Crown Prince is the eldest son of His Majesty, and he is also the crown prince. If His Majesty really... collapses, His Highness the Crown Prince will succeed to the throne smoothly without any disturbance."

Judging from the current situation, if Emperor Taikang dies, it will be justifiable for Prince Ji Yan to succeed to the throne. After all, the current situation is much clearer than that of the capital ten years ago. Two of the three guards are in the hands of the Xie family. Here, it is impossible for the capital to have a second His Royal Highness the King of Wei who can succeed in palace transformation.

If there are any variables, then the biggest variable is Li Xin himself. As long as he doesn't make trouble, the succession of the crown prince is almost a certainty.

As for Empress Xie, or the reason why the Xie family was so anxious, in the final analysis, it was caused by the thoughts of a small family. The Xie family had never experienced such a big thing, so they always wanted to make it foolproof.

The empress glanced at Li Xin, hesitated for a while, then gritted her teeth and said, "Master Li, I hope you can clarify your attitude and support the prince."

This is the first time Li Xin heard this statement, he frowned and said, "How to be clear?"