Qiao Yi

Coming out of the palace, Xie Yin took his people to the teahouse and asked for a box facing the street, and there were only the three of them in the box.The street below the teahouse was full of pedestrians and horses, and the young man stood by the window with one hand behind his back and looked into the distance.

"Master." Seeing that his master is still in the mood to look at the scenery at this time, Zhang Jiu is so angry.

Knowing what his subordinates were going to say, Xie Yin raised his hand and said, "No rush."

Because he knew that the man sitting on the dragon chair would meet him only sooner or later, so he was not in a hurry.Long before returning to the capital, he had anticipated what would happen today.But if he was timid because of such a trivial matter, then he would not be standing here today.

Within half a day, the ministers in the court knew the news that His Royal Highness King Ming had returned to Beijing.

Since the death of Empress Dugu, Concubine Xiao Gui relied on the emperor's favor to take charge of Fengyin and the harem.Although Concubine Xiao does not have the title of queen, she is equivalent to a queen in the harem.

After the death of the former empress, it is not that some officials in the court did not submit papers to ask the emperor to make a new queen, but these papers are like sinking into the sea, unable to stir up any waves.The emperor dotes on Concubine Xiao Gui, and has no plans to establish another queen.However, the emperor wanted to make Concubine Xiao Gui his queen, but some ministers in the court strongly opposed it, so the matter of setting up a queen has never been decided.

The crown prince has not yet been established, and the ministers in the court are divided into two factions, one faction advocates that King Liming should be crown prince, and the other faction advocates that King Li'an should be crown prince.

Since ancient times, the crown prince has established a direct lineage, His Royal Highness King Ming has been born successively, and he is the eldest son. Therefore, some ministers in the court have always advocated that King Liming should be the crown prince.It's just that King Ming has been away from Beijing for many years, Concubine Xiao has been favored, and King An is becoming more and more powerful. Now a large number of officials in the court are on the side of Concubine Xiao and King An, and King An even faintly regards himself as a prince.

The Xiao family was originally just a small and unpopular family in the capital, but now because of Xiao Gui's gaining power, the Xiao family has become a high-ranking family in the capital. Anyone who is related to the Xiao family will act arrogantly and high-profile , which makes those real old-fashioned families in the capital extremely uncomfortable.

It's not that there are officials in the court who can't understand Xiao Guifei and Queen An's mother and son. It's just that those officials who have impeached the Xiao family and the Xiao family's children, without exception, either lost their positions or were exiled thousands of miles away. He was even copied and beheaded by the whole family.What Concubine Xiao Gui, Queen An's mother and son, and the Xiao family did in Beijing caused complaints.

But who let the emperor dote on concubine Xiao, mother and son, and King An was chosen by the emperor to be the prince.

And the return of King Ming is a light of hope for those who oppose Concubine Xiao Gui and King An, as well as these ministers who have been waiting for King Ming's return. How can this make these people not happy?

"His Royal Highness Prince Ming has returned to Beijing?"

"It's true, it is said that he came back yesterday."

Some officials in the capital are secretly discussing the matter of King Ming's return to the capital. After waiting for so many years, they finally waited for the return of the real master!

Xie Ning likes to run to his elder brother when he has nothing to do. Naturally, he can't hide what happened in the palace. He learned everything from his elder brother, "Haha, the father didn't even see him, let him go back and wait." Now, who knows when Father will be free to see him, haha...it's a pity that we weren't there at the time." Otherwise, you can enjoy a good scene, and by the way, you can also make trouble.

"Okay, stop laughing." Xie An has always loved this younger brother very much. He already knew about Xie Yin's entry into the palace and what happened in the palace.

But compared to his younger brother who took this as a joke, Xie An thought of when Xie Yin would come back to the capital, and he was a little surprised that he didn't receive the news immediately.

And what about the killers he sent to stop Xie Yin on the way?Why didn't anyone come back?This made Xie An faintly feel something was wrong.

When Xie Yin was taken to the border by General Dugu, it was a good thing for him. Without Xie Yin as a strong enemy, he could take the opportunity to win over the officials of the DPRK and China, and develop and strengthen his power.

But after the same Xie Yin went to the border, it was almost impossible for them to touch Xie Yin.The border is the sphere of influence of General Dugu, and it is extremely difficult for them to insert people in, so they know almost nothing about Xie Yin's years away.

But come back, come back, Xie Yin has not been in the capital for many years, this place is already under his influence, even if Xie Yin comes back, it may not be possible to win him, this world will be his sooner or later!Xie An thought secretly in his heart.

Xie An remembered his concubine's plan, so what if Xie Yin came back?Could it be that Xie An is afraid that Xie Yin will fail!

"Haha... No, no, I'm dying of laughter." Xie Ning wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes, and finally stopped laughing.

Two maids brought two cups of tea, put them on the table, and stepped back to stand.

Xie An picked up the teacup, lifted the lid, blew on it, took a sip, and said, "I've been talking for a long time, drink some water to moisten your throat."

"Xi——" Xie Ning picked up the teacup and drank it. When he didn't notice it for a while, he was scalded by the tea in it. The cup in his hand fell to the ground, and he covered his mouth and cursed, "I'm scalding the prince to death, who gave it to me?" The tea you poured? Did you intend to murder the prince on purpose?"

The maid who brought the tea just now knelt down, with a terrified expression on her face, she knelt on the ground and desperately begged for mercy, "Your Highness, please forgive me, Your Highness, please forgive me, this servant did not do it on purpose, Your Highness, please forgive me..."

"Take it down." Xie An didn't even look at it, and waved his hand to let the guards pull him down and deal with him.Two guards stepped forward, and one of them covered the maid's mouth, preventing her from begging for mercy, and dragged her down.

"Go get a doctor over here."

"Yes." The slave next to him replied, and sent someone to invite the imperial physician over.

"But it's okay? Where is it burnt? Let me see." Xie An pulled Xie Ning over, and saw that the younger brother's lips were scalded red by the tea, and his brows furrowed unconsciously, "Why are you so careless?" Ah, even drinking water can burn you.”

Xie An is five years older than Xie Ning. After his younger brother was born, he has already started to remember things. He knows that this is the little brother born to him by his mother and concubine. the same.So from the moment this younger brother was born, Xie An hugged him in his arms when nothing happened. This younger brother looked like his mother and concubine, and he was a beautiful child since he was a child.

"Woooo..."

Twelve or thirteen-year-old boy is still at the age of acting like a baby in the arms of his elder brother, with tears in his eyes, in front of his elder brother, this domineering and surly boy had a rare moment of obedience, and this moment he said pitifully: "Okay!" It hurts."

"Okay, the imperial doctor will be here soon." Xie An has always been very fond of this younger brother who grew up with him. Except that the stars in the sky cannot be picked off for him, what his younger brother wants is up to him. This brother will get him here.

It has to be said that, besides Concubine Xiao Gui's over-doting on his youngest son, King Ning developed his current temperament, and a large part of it was due to King An.

The imperial doctor hurried over, thinking that something happened to His Royal Highness Prince Ning, only to realize that he was just scalded by tea.

However, for this little Highness whom both Concubine Xiao Gui and His Highness An Wang loved very much, an accidental fall and a broken finger would be a big deal.The imperial physician didn't dare to put anything in his mind, prescribed ointment for the little Highness, and also instructed many things to pay attention to. After completing his task, he left with the medicine box.

"Okay, okay, it won't hurt after a while." Xie An coaxed the younger brother, the distress on his face was not feigned, it could be seen that he really loved this younger brother.

Xie Ning groaned for a long time, but he didn't feel much pain in the end, he just wanted his brother to coax him.

"Why don't you seem to grow up all day long?" Wang An rubbed his younger brother's head, with a smile in his eyes.Xie Ning lay on his brother's lap, "I just don't want to grow up, so you won't love Ning'er anymore..."

"Brother Huang, the concubine mother said that she wants to make an appointment for you, will you not want Ning'er after marrying the concubine?"

"Will not."

"Really?"

"real."

***

Coming out of the teahouse, Xie Yin turned his foot and walked into an alley.

Zhang Jiu didn't understand where their master was going, and asked a little suspiciously: "Master, where are you taking us?" He was thinking in his heart, when did their master become so familiar with the capital?

"You don't need to ask too much, just follow along." Xie Yin didn't explain much, turned a corner from the corner in front, and continued walking forward.Even if he came back to the capital after so many years, as soon as he walked into this alley, he knew how to get there.

And the reason why he is so familiar with the outside of the capital is because after living outside the palace in his previous life, he liked to take his subordinates to wander around in the capital when he had nothing to do. It can also quickly get rid of the people following behind.

As for why he is so familiar with these alleys, of course it is because he has walked a lot, so he is naturally familiar with them.

After going around in a circle, Xie Yin's footsteps stopped.

Zhang Jiu listened for a while, and nodded to their master, which meant that there was no problem, and no one followed.

"Let's go."

When he reached a small gate in a courtyard, Xie Yin stretched out his hand and knocked on the door three times, one long and two short, waited for a while, and knocked three more times.

The door was opened from the inside, and the old slave who opened the door saw the young man outside, and respectfully invited him in, saying: "My lord, our master has been waiting for you for a long time, please come inside."

There is a small four-room table in the house, with teapots and cups on the table. The host seems to have expected that there will be guests today, and has been waiting in the house early.

Hearing the sound of footsteps approaching, Hu Tingyun stood up from his seat and walked to the door. When he saw the young man led in by his slave, he strode up to meet him, walked up to the young man, and saluted, "I pay homage to His Royal Highness King Ming." .”

Xie Yin stretched out his hand to give him a weak support, and said, "You don't need to be too polite, Mr. Xiang, please get up."