The Holy Sage's Qianfu is located in the west of the city.

"I remember," Xu Jian thought for a while, "that mansion does not occupy a large area."

"Yes," Lin Yu said, "but I have everything I need."

When the palace was first opened, the sixth prince Li Yi was just an idle prince, his mind was not on the throne, so the hidden palace was well built.

It has the grandeur that a prince's mansion should have, but it doesn't look as different as the mansion of the direct eldest prince Li Cang.

Zhenlun's land area is not even as large as Chengcheng's Mansion and several noble mansions in this alley, but the regulations are different, and the population is also different.

Speaking of which, relatively speaking, I can also praise it for being small and precise.

After Li Yi was appointed as the crown prince, the Qian Mansion was not expanded, nor were there any features that could only be found in a crown prince.

Because the time is too short.

Li Yi could only serve as the crown prince for less than three months. With the death of Emperor Taixing, he moved from Qianfu to the palace and became the emperor.

The Qianfu has been vacant since then.

"A few years ago, His Majesty would take time to visit Qian Mansion," Lin Yu recalled. "On the anniversaries of the late Queen's life and death, Qingming Festival, and wedding days, His Majesty would go there in the afternoon if he was not busy. Occasionally he would rest for half the night and catch up.

Return to the palace before the morning court.

I have been too busy these past few years, and it is not convenient to go out of the palace. Most of them are in the middle palace.

The valuable items in the palace, or those used daily, were gradually moved back to the palace, or kept in the royal study, the bedroom, or given to His Highness, and many of them were placed in the middle palace.

"

Xu Jian listened carefully.

No matter how much time he has passed and how many things he has experienced, there is still something he cannot reach.

It's those past times that have passed a long time ago.

What happened when he and Lin Yunyan were young, he really had more than enough ambition but not enough power.

Fortunately, I still have my father-in-law as a witness.

And because Lin Yu had been in the court for many years, even if he did not interfere and only held a post in the Hanlin Academy, he also lost his wife in the Dingguo Temple fire. On this point, the Holy Emperor and him are "allies"

, he knows a lot of inside information that outsiders don’t know.

It’s about Dingguo Temple, and it’s about the Holy Emperor’s memory of the late Queen.

"Although the middle palace is convenient," Xu Jian said thoughtfully, "but the late queen has never lived there for a day."

"Indeed," Lin Yue nodded, "For the Holy Sage, firstly, it is a thought, and secondly, it is an attitude. If he had not been firm and never relaxed, just the news after the establishment of the new year would have been lost in one month.

Collect several copies."

Having said this, Lin Yu paused, took a sip of tea, and then said: "Why did you go to the step of deposing the prince? It is also because the Holy Emperor has not been as firm and unswerving on this matter recently. There are many smart people in the Jinluan Palace.

, how can I not understand?"

Xu Jian took the teapot and refilled the tea with him: "They are all smart people. After waiting for a while, they can gradually taste it. Your Majesty has not given up on His Highness."

Lin Yu agreed very much.

"Speaking of Qian Mansion," he said, "Since everything has been moved into the palace, all that is left there is some old furniture, and the manpower is getting smaller and smaller year by year. Now it seems that there are only one person in charge and two people who are still responsible for things.

A sweeper and a gardener.

The back house has a garden and a pond, which is still living water. Even if the Holy One no longer lives there, I don’t want to see it abandoned.

They were all old and young, and they didn't usually live there. They only arranged to keep watch at night.

There is nothing valuable in the first place, I just keep it for peace of mind, and I have no idea where to go."

Xu Jian understood.

Therefore, my father-in-law said that if he wanted to cause trouble, it would be appropriate to hide in his house.

Since it was an old place that Li Shao was familiar with, he was not afraid of harming others, and there was a living pool, making it much more convenient to rescue him.

After Lin Yu finished speaking, he stood up and walked to the desk, stroking his sleeves, adding water and grinding the ink.

The fragrance of ink dissipated in an instant, and as he breathed, his originally impetuous mood was calmed down, leaving only peace.

Lin Yu dipped his pen in ink, spread out a piece of paper, and drew according to memory.

Xu Jian stepped forward and stood on the side away from the window so as not to block the light and watch Lin Yue paint.

Soon, a plan of the house appeared on the paper.

"I have been there several times before," Lin Yuan put down his pen and pointed at the painting to introduce to Xu Jian, "the first few places are more accurate. I have only been to the garden once in the backyard. I had a drink with the Holy Father. It was night.

The rest of the place is pitch black, so I can’t say for sure, I can only give a rough idea.”

"It's good to have a rough idea. It's much better than running in the dark." Xu Jian thanked him.

There was only one watchman in the mansion at night, so Xuan Su could come and go as he pleased.

Having a copy of the drawings helps him get twice the result with half the effort, allowing him to figure out the layout of everything as quickly as possible.

When the picture was dry, Lin Yu gave it to Xu Jian.

"As I said before, don't be anxious," he said earnestly, "The Holy One is not easy to fool, he doesn't see it now, it's just that your move landed exactly where he needs it.

But what you want is ultimately contrary to what the Holy Emperor expects. Once your chess pieces are deployed for the killing move, he will definitely be alert.

At that moment, if there is no ‘things will fall into place’, then...”

The risk of the embankment bursting.

Xu Jian understands this truth.

After thinking for a while, he said: "I originally thought that my father-in-law would advise me to think twice before I act. Your Majesty, Your Majesty, is waiting for you to learn from the experience, and we must give him a chance."

Lin Yu laughed heartily.

"When you mentioned this to me when I came back, I did think it was too radical," Lin Yu said bluntly, "His Highness is immature, but it doesn't seem that bad.

You and he are not destined to be kings and ministers, but the other highnesses are too young to be able to talk about fate at this moment.

But in the past two months, I have been reading it, and the more I read it, the more I feel that your worries are justified.

Now that we have reached this point, instead of arguing about whether to give His Highness a chance, we should think more and take every step more pragmatically."

We should prevent His Highness from resurrecting and let His Majesty truly get out of the haze of Dingguo Temple and treat His Highness's son correctly.

Xu Jian saluted Lin Yu.

It is a relief to have the support of my father-in-law and avoid the meaningless tug-of-war among my own family.

If the two parties have different opinions, he will completely pull Li Shao down. My father-in-law wants to make Li Shao change his ways. This is not just one more help, but one help. This is because the father-in-law and his son-in-law have different political opinions, and the little princess is trying to change his mind.

Trapped in the middle.

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lin Yunyan will be on his side without any surprise, because they have experienced life and death together and know that the ending will be cruel.

But my father-in-law is not.

He has not seen the confiscation of his uncle's house with his own eyes. His grandmother wanted to die in order not to harm the younger generation. She did not realize what a ridiculous person Li Shao was...

It is really rare for my father-in-law to accept his persuasion at this time and choose a path with them.

This move benefited from Li Shao's extraordinary behavior in recent times, and also relied on his father-in-law's own acumen in court affairs and his love for his daughter and family.

Lin Yu reached out to help Xu Jian and sighed: "My biggest regret in this life is that the relationship between husband and wife was too short, and my expectation for Yun Yan is that she can completely make up for my regret. Treat her well, you and He

Have a beautiful life."

Xu Jian solemnly said: "Don't worry, I will not let you down."

Lin Yu laughed when he heard this, with smile lines at the corners of his eyes. He looked down at Xu Jian's right leg and said, "Then just take good care of your injury. Yun Yan's thin arms and legs can't help anyone."

After saying that, he put away his smile and gave another warning: "His Highness, there are still a lot of things to do. You have to take care of yourself. You have to go to the imperial study to say a lot of things yourself."

Xu Jian agreed.

After the matter was settled in this room, someone came from outside and said that the table was ready in the flower hall, so they walked over together.

Before entering the hall, I heard constant laughter inside. It turned out that Lin Yunyan and her grandmother had already arrived.

Hearing the sound, Lin Yunyan turned around, met Xu Jian's gaze, bent her eyes and smiled.

Mr. Duan said cheerfully: "On New Year's Day, your father-in-law and son-in-law will talk about important things, and one or two of them will say it with serious faces."

Lin Yuan calmed down: "What you said is that we won't talk about that during the New Year, and we will have wine with you later."

Little Mrs. Duan pointed to the table next door: "How can I have some fruit wine with you? You can drink it by yourself."

Xu Jian said simply: "Since you like fruit wine, there are still some jars of plum wine from Jiangnan in the house. I will send it to you later."

Everyone sat down at separate tables, and the whole family was enjoying themselves.

Lin Yunfang glanced at Xu Jian, then at Lin Yunyan, and turned to Lin Yunjing: "At this time next year, the eldest sister will also have to bring her brother-in-law to have a drink."

Just one sentence made Lin Yunjing's face turn red.

Lin Yunyan leaned over and whispered to her: "Sister, you know that there is a cousin from the Duan family who is coming to Beijing, right? I'll tell you secretly, that's the mandarin duck recipe I ordered for my third sister. See how long she can laugh at you!"
To be continued...