Huaxi Villa is very big.

Very quiet.

Very chic.

Very elegant, too.

Zhongli Ruoshui's four cousins ​​walked in front, Zhongli Ruoshui and Li Chenan walked in the middle, behind them were Zhongli Dang and Zhou Huairen.

Zhou Huairen and the other two were very familiar with this place, because when the third lady was in Kyoto, they were the guardhouse of the Huaxi Villa.

So after walking through the front yard, the three of them told Li Chen'an apart. They walked through the front yard and went to a yard not far west of the main yard.

Li Chenan was a little curious, but did not ask.

He was walking and looking at the villa. Compared with the Taohua Villa in Guangling City, the buildings here seemed more exquisite...

The combination of pavilions, towers, waterfronts and corridors is more compact than that of Taohua Villa, and it also has the scent of the small jadeite of Jiangnan gardens in the previous life.

I don’t know how wide the distribution of the courtyard is, but there are not many servants in this courtyard, because they are very quiet along the way, but the flowers and plants I saw along the way are very neatly trimmed.

After roughly walking through the cup of tea, Li Chenan and his party passed through a unique arch, and then bypassed a screen wall carved with many auspiciousness, and he saw a huge yard.

"This is the main courtyard of Huaxi Villa. You, you live in the West Building. I have already asked the servants to clean up."

"Bathing water..."

"Xue'er, Xue'er, are the water for bathing ready?" Zhongli Rushui shouted at a corner of the yard, and a voice came: "Miss, it's ready."

"You go and take a shower first. The kitchen has prepared food and have a good meal later."

"good."

Li Chenan went to the bathroom. In the pavilion beside the lotus pond in the yard, Zhongli Ruoyu and the others sat around Zhongli Ruoshui.

"Ruoshui," Zhongli Ruoyu's expression became serious at this time, "Last night, my brother went to Li Wenhou's Shangshu Mansion!"

Zhongli Ruoshui was stunned, "Zhonglifang?"

"Um."

Zhonglifang is the eldest son of his second uncle. At New Year's Eve, he is currently the commander of the Yulin Guard in Ningguo and is responsible for the safety of the imperial city.

"What did he do when he went to Li Wenhou's house?"

Zhongli Ruoshui rained Zhongli Ruoshui, "Li Chenan is his nephew after all, and Li Chenan enters Kyoto... Brother thinks what kind of attitude he has towards this."

"After all, from the news I obtained, the relationship between the third house and the second house of the Li family does not seem to be harmonious. But no matter what, it is the bloodline of the Li family. If Li Chenan can repair it with his second uncle...

This is a good thing for Li Chen'an or the Li family in Guangling."

Zhongli Ruoshui pondered for a moment and nodded.

She understood Zhong Lifang's intention. If Li Wenhou could take the initiative to recognize Li Chen'an, a minister of the Ministry of Revenue, standing behind Li Chen'an, he would have lived a better life in Kyoto.

Another meaning is that the Dingguo Hou Mansion also hopes to further deepen the friendship through Li Chenan and the Minister of Revenue.

The Marquis of Dingguo Mansion needs most money and food.

Money and grain are in the hands of the Minister of Revenue, and this Minister of Revenue seems to be in a neutral position in the court.

Of course he had to obey Prime Minister Ji, but he did not obviously favor Prime Minister Ji.

He neither offended the second prince nor the crown prince. He was free from the two forces and handled many things smoothly.

Grandpa once said that Li Wenhou really understood the book. He had the style of his father back then and was so cunning that few people could match him.

"Then... what is Li Wenhou's attitude?"

"Brother didn't mention Li Chen'an's entry into Beijing. He drank an hour of wine with Li Wenhou, and the person who was accompanied was Li Wenhou's eldest son Li Chenxi. The brother was more chatting with Li Chenxi. It was not until his brother said goodbye that Li Wenhou said

One sentence.”

Zhongli Ruoshui asked again nervously: "What did he say?"

"He said... Guangling is a good place, he shouldn't have come to Yujing City!"

“…”

"Brother said he's here."

"Li Wenhou sighed and said another ambiguous word."

"What's the matter?"

"He said, it would be great if he had always been that fool."

Zhongli Ruoshui was stunned, and an angry look gradually appeared on his face: "How could he say that his nephew is like this? Chen An doesn't have to visit his Shangshu Mansion!"

"Don't worry, my brother doesn't understand what this means. When Li Chenxi sent his brother out of the mansion, he asked, but Li Chenxi didn't understand. However, Li Chenxi had no hostility towards Li Chenan, and even admired this cousin very much.

, but he had a lot of complaints about Li Chen'an joining the Yulong Association."

Zhongli Ruoyu went to the west building, "Of course we all hope you two can be good, but... But the changes in Li Chenan before and after were really too big. When my brother returned home, he told his father that his father meant it.

Let Li Chenan take the initiative to go to Shangshu Mansion."

"Why do you want to go? Wouldn't you make yourself uncomfortable?"

Zhongli Ruoyu shook his head, "My father said that the Li family, whose seven Jinshi and three Tanhua, had a profound background, but they have always been very low-key. Don't forget the Li Chunfu of the Li family, that is, Li Chen'an's grandfather, he is

The important ministers around the two generations of emperors were promoted to the first rank of Taiwei in the first year of Zhaohua, but they suddenly resigned in the sixth year of Zhaohua."

"He returned to Guangling City and died in the seventh year of Zhaohua."

"There were many rumors in the court that he had hit the emperor and offended Tianwei because when he died, the emperor did not give up any holy grace. However, in the thirteenth year of Zhaohua, the emperor would serve as the prefect of Puzhou at that time.

Li Wenhou was transferred to Kyoto and directly served as the Minister of Revenue... This is very strange."

"In addition, Li Wenhou has been in the position of Minister of Revenue for ten years. During these ten years, five of the six ministers have been replaced, but Prime Minister Ji did not touch him... My father said that there should be the emperor's care behind this, but

I don't know where the reason is."

"If there is an explanation, it is probably because the emperor owes his father Li Chunfu."

After a pause, Zhongli Ruoyu said again: "As for whether you, Li Chenan, want to visit Li Wenhou, it is best to ask grandpa about this matter in a few days."

"My father said that my grandfather had a private relationship with Mr. Changsun. When the emperor was the crown prince, Li Chunfu was the crown prince's tutor, and Changsun Jinghong was the crown prince's tutor. The two of them were both literary and military in the East Palace to teach the crown prince. After the crown prince ascended the throne,

He appointed Li Chunfu as the Grand Marshal and handed over the Imperial City Office to Changsun Jinghong. The two of them had a very close relationship."

"But Changsun Jinghong never mentioned the reason for Li Chunfu's retirement back then, nor did he mention it to his grandfather or to anyone."

"But after that incident, Changsun Jinghong seemed to be a little distant from the emperor. He stayed in the small courtyard of the Imperial City Department and rarely came out to walk around again, and rarely came to the Dingguo Marquis' Mansion to have a drink with his grandfather."

"If grandpa thinks that Li Chen'an needs to meet Li Wenhou, ask Mr. Changsun to say hello, Li Wenhou will not refuse, and perhaps he can renovate the third and other two rooms of the Li family."

Only then did Zhongli Ruoshui realize that the Li family had these unknown stories. She pondered for a moment and nodded.

At this moment, Li Chenan changed into a blue dress and walked out.

After washing away all the dust, he looked more handsome and more energetic than before.

Zhongli Ruoyu didn't say anything more, and Zhongli Ruoshui stood up to greet him.

"Let's have a meal first, let's have a good rest today. After rest, I'll take you around this Yujing City."

"Wait, what about you who promised to write a poem for me?"
Chapter completed!