An Xin returned to the house where he had lived for two years and saw that the eunuch who came to deliver the imperial edict was Xiao Xia Zi, the godson of Eunuch Xiang who served Emperor Sheng An.
An Xin glanced at the person who led the team to protect the imperial edict and teased him slowly, "You dare to come here, it seems you are not afraid of being beaten."
The visitor smiled bitterly, "Little Headmaster, I...I did that because I received a secret order."
An Xin glanced at him sideways, then leisurely walked to the first seat in the hall and sat down.
Is she a fool? She couldn't guess that when this boy betrayed her, he had an expression on his face that looked like he was about to cry.
Afraid of being discovered, she hurriedly lowered her head and left. Only her naive little cousin didn't notice it and followed her, scolding her loudly, and almost cried because of the broken friendship.
"How dare you appear in front of us." Speak of the devil.
After receiving the servant's report that there was an imperial edict to be received, everyone walked into the hall. An Rui saw Liu Boxing standing in front of An Xin with a look as if he had done something wrong.
She was so angry that her face turned red, and she pointed at him angrily, "You, you, you..."
After all, they had been talkative brothers for many years, and An Rui didn't know what words to use to scold him for a moment.
Liu Boxing looked at An Rui, whose face turned red with anger. He wanted to go over and say a few words of comfort to him but didn't dare. He looked to his senior brothers for help.
They all glanced at him dimly, then walked in and sat on the chairs.
Because it is quite hot in Lingnan, each of them held a folding fan in their hands and waved it, but no one paid any attention to him.
Liu Boxing was not an eloquent person to begin with, and now he didn't know how to explain it.
He raised his head and looked at An Xin with a wronged look in his eyes, and said weakly: "Little Shanzhang."
An Xin held her chin, rubbed the delicate teacup on the table with her fingers, tilted her head and gave him a helpless look.
"I heard that you don't want to be exiled and have already betrayed your master?"
"No...no." Liu Boxing looked at the expressionless Li Ziyu fearfully. He looked so panicked and pitiful.
"He has," Jiang Zhou smiled sinisterly, adding insult to injury.
Leng Xiangbai and Zhu Shijing drank their tea silently, pretending not to notice the look Liu Boxing gave them.
An Xin discovered that Xiao Xiazi was not very old, with sparkling eyes, and she looked at Liu Boxing and the others as if she was enjoying a good show.
There was no need to guess, An Xin knew that if he was allowed to continue watching, this kid would be able to tell the old emperor about this matter when he returned to Beijing.
An Xin raised her eyebrows. The jokes in her family were so funny.
So she gave the clever Shan Yongzhen a look that was clearly suggestive.
Shan Yongzhen understood immediately. He raised his elbow and poked Feng Yuxiu and Chi Lan beside him. The three little ones ran over and grabbed Xiao Xiazi, saying that they wanted to ask him about his family in Beijing.
No matter how lame the excuse was, they dragged him out and found a shady pavilion where they started chatting.
Xiao Xia Zi looked speechlessly at the hall being pulled away. How could he, a eunuch who had lived in the palace for a long time, know about their family affairs in the capital?
Shan Yongzhen saw that Xiao Xiazi just shook her head no matter what they asked, and looked at Feng Yuxiu, but this idiot didn't react.
Chi Lan's handsome eyes flashed, and he came to the rescue in a clear voice, "It doesn't matter if you don't know about our family.
Eunuch Xia can just tell us about other things that happened in the capital in the past two years."
Anyway, their purpose was to pull him out according to the teacher's instructions and prevent Xiao Xiazi from having to watch his seniors make fun of him.
As for what to talk about, it doesn't matter at this moment.
When Kong Xun rushed back, he saw Liu Boxing, who had several footprints on his body, being helped up by Leng Xiangbai and Zhu Shijing. Then, all the teachers and students in the room sat back in their chairs and drank tea leisurely as if nothing had happened.
There was no abnormal expression on Liu Boxing's face.
Liu Boxing picked up the teacup and drank tea in big gulps: "..." Who could know the pain in his heart.
The senior brothers were not human beings. When they beat him up, they only hit the most painful parts of his body and never hit his face. He couldn't find any reason to make Xiaoshanchang feel sorry for him.
An Xin gently lifted the lid of the tea and skimmed off the foam on it. He took a sip and tasted it slowly before speaking, "Since everyone is here, let Xiao Xiazi come in and read the imperial edict."
An Xin curled her lips. She knew it all even if it wasn't read out. In fact, the content of the letter was just urging them to go back.
Since he, a foolish student who was fooled by the old emperor's secret order to pretend to rebel, was sent to Lingnan to pick them up in person, it also meant that Concubine Xian and Prime Minister Xiao were almost secretly destroyed by Emperor Sheng An.
As expected, in the imperial edict, the old emperor used both soft and hard tactics to ask them to return to Beijing as soon as possible.
Special mention to the lazy An Xin, if he dares to cheat and not go back again.
Emperor Sheng An said that for the sake of the court, he would appoint An Xin as regent so that she would have endless court affairs to deal with in the future.
"..." An Xin had only heard of the Prince Regent before, and this was the first time she had heard of the Minister Regent.
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An Xin also heard from the imperial edict that the old emperor was scolding her in a roundabout way, telling her not to stay in Lingnan and have fun pretending to be a grandson.
Tell her to return to the capital as soon as possible and help stabilize the political situation.
An Xin touched his nose and said, "Just go back! Why scare me?"
Leng Xiangbai and Zhu Shijing looked at each other, and watched An Xin express her last stubbornness, and they all raised the corners of their mouths and smiled.
Kong Xun also breathed a sigh of relief. If An Xin didn't give in, his father, the emperor, would probably send someone to kidnap them back.
Over the past two years, after their meticulous governance, Lingnan, a place that was turned into a mess by King Liang, has slowly recovered in terms of business, people, and livelihood.
I believe that in the near future, the people here will live better and better, with extra money at home and surplus food in the warehouse, and having enough food and clothing will no longer be a dream.
An Xin asked Kong Xun and Li Ziyu to settle the affairs of the Lingnan government office.
Half a month later, they packed up their things and got on a spacious carriage back to Beijing.
Perhaps the old emperor also knew that Kong Xun’s journey back to Beijing would not be peaceful after his identity was exposed, so he sent Liu Boxing with a large number of troops this time.
Seeing how familiar and attentive Xiao Xia Zi was to Kong Xun, An Xin realized that after Kong Xun left her house that year, perhaps this Xiao Xia Zi had been following him and serving him.
It seems that if nothing unexpected happens, this little Xia Zi will become the chief eunuch in the palace after Kong Xun ascends to the throne, just like his godfather, Eunuch Xiang.
An Xin held the front shaft and got on the carriage. She turned around and looked at Fang Qingping who was looking at her with reluctance. She bent down and patted her shoulder. The friendship between the two women was self-evident.
The man standing next to Fang Qingping was Lu Qinlong, a military official originally arranged by Emperor Sheng An to take over the Fang family's garrison position in Lingnan.
At this time, he took Fang Qingping's hand and smiled at An Xin, "My Lord, have a safe journey."
"Since you've made your choice, don't regret it." An Xin smiled and nodded, warning: "Qingping is a very good person, don't let her down."
Lu Qinlong: "Please rest assured, sir, I won't."
Because there was a clause in the handwritten edict that Long Yi sent to Emperor Sheng An that stated that after An Xin came to Lingnan, all affairs here would be handled by her.
An Xin felt that Fang Qingping was a man of good ability, wisdom and courage, so he gave the position of garrison general that originally belonged to the Fang family to no one else.
Fang Qingping was allowed to inherit the Fang family's military position in Lingnan City, and Lu Qinlong became her deputy general.