Mu Ying was in the capital without any worries. As long as he took a leave in the Yulin Guard, he could leave the capital and return to Shu County.

And his boss is Li.

Therefore, Mu Ying took advantage of his reputation of returning to his hometown to visit relatives and left the capital smoothly and rode his own red horse towards Shu County. He had the Yulin Guard's waist sign, and he had to exchange for free food, accommodation and horses at the post stations along the way. After enjoying this treatment several times, General Mu Lang couldn't help but smile.

"I'm so comfortable than when I was a thief before!"

When he was a rebel last year, he had to hide his identity and hide along the way, fearing that he would reveal his identity and capture it for the government army. Now the government army on the road would call him a general when he saw him, which made him feel a little proud.

This is social identity.

As a group creature, people all desire to be recognized. If this sense of identity is more detailed, it means reputation.

When Mu Ying headed south all the way, Li Xin also began to pay New Year's greetings everywhere in the capital.

The first place he went to was not the Duke of Chen’s Mansion, but the Kunde Palace in the harem, the residence of the Empress Dowager.

As the biological mother of today's son, Empress Shufei naturally became the queen mother when Emperor Chengde had no queen. The marriage between Li Xin and the Ninth Princess has basically been decided, so she naturally went to wish her mother-in-law a happy new year at this time.

This empress dowager, who was born in a wealthy family, initially disliked Li Xin's origin, but Li Xin was the youngest first-generation marquis since the Jin Dynasty, and she was a little handsome. In addition, the ninth princess also liked him, so the empress dowager liked Li Xin more and more. After seeing him a few times, she wanted to treat Li Xin as her biological son.

After entering Kunde Palace, Li Xin leaned over to kowtow to the Empress Dowager and said, "I wish the Empress Dowager good fortune, longevity and health."

The Empress Dowager is only in her early forties and is still very young. She immediately helped Li Xin up with her own hands and sat down in the inner room with Li Xin's hand.

"It won't take long to be a family. If there are no outsiders in the future, don't kneel down."

Li Xin glanced at the Ninth Princess standing next to her, and smiled at the Empress Dowager and said, "It is also a must for the elders to kneel down."

Compared to Emperor Taikang, this Empress Dowager was not very careful about Li Xin. Li Xin could feel that she was the kind of love for her younger generations, so Li Xin also respected this Empress Dowager very much.

The Empress Dowager held Li Xin's hand and sighed: "It's a pity that the late emperor has left. I can't see you marry Xiaojiu. Before the late emperor died, he liked Xiaojiu the most."

The Ninth Princess sat next to the Empress Dowager and hummed softly.

"Who is going to marry him..."

Li Xin smiled and said nothing.

The Ninth Princess looked at Li Xin angrily.

"Where did you go yesterday? You didn't come to greet your mother on the first day of the New Year..."

The Empress Dowager also looked at Li Xin with some curiosity.

Li Xin took a deep breath and lowered his eyebrows and said, "There is a brother of Yulin Guard who died in the north with me. His brother later replaced him in the Yulin Guard. He also lost an arm a few days ago. Both brothers were under twenty, one died and the other was disabled. Their father also died on the battlefield. There was only one mother and one sister left in the family. I feel a little sorry for them. Yesterday, he took Yulin Guard's brother to see the family with something."

The older woman could not hear the sufferings of the world the most. Only Li Xin said a few words, the Empress Dowager would start to wipe her tears. She sighed: "It's also a poor family, they all contributed to my great Jin."

The harem was fierce, and the empress dowager was able to be a concubine in the palace. It was not realistic to say that she was a person who was ignorant of the world. However, now that her son has become the emperor, she is the biggest winner in the harem. Without an opponent, her heart will become weaker.

"Li Xin, you have to take good care of this family. Don't let them feel cold to the Dajin and the imperial court..."

"Don't worry, the Empress Dowager, I will take good care of them..."

The Empress Dowager took Li Xin's hand and said a few more words, asking about work.

In fact, although Li Xin had the position of Right Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War, he had not been to the Ministry of War until now. After the New Year, when the court's rest was over, Li Xin really wanted to report to the Ministry of War.

The Ministry of War is one of the six ministries with relatively heavy authority.

As the Minister of War, Li Shen hid at home every day because he could not really take charge of the Ministry of War, while Li Xin was a real right minister. Without the Minister of War, he was actually the second-in-commander of the Ministry of War.

This position is very heavy.

He stayed in Kunde Palace until noon and had a meal with his future mother-in-law before Li Xin got up and said goodbye.

Before leaving, the Empress Dowager took Li Xin's hand and asked, "How old is this year?"

Li Xin lowered his head and said, "I was born in the second year of Chengde. After the Chinese New Year, it's eighteen."

At this time, they were all using Xusui. After entering the first year of Taikang, Li Xin was really eighteen years old.

The Empress Dowager smiled and said, "I can barely count myself as a child at the age of eighteen. I will find someone to give you a word for a letter, otherwise it will be inappropriate if Li Xin and Li Xin call you every day."

In this era, few people call their names directly. The names of peers are usually called by names. Only when elders scold them will they call them directly.

Li Xin has not yet taken the word "大天", so the Empress Dowager is a little difficult to call her.

Li Xin moved his heart and bent over and said, "Li Xin obeys the order."

It happened that he was going to Duke Chen’s mansion to pay New Year greetings to Mr. Ye in a while, and then he would ask Ye Sheng to give him a letter to him.

The ninth princess on the side smiled at Li Xin: "I will give you a word, my name is Li Xin, the name is Chef, how about it?"

Li Xin gave her a blank look and ignored her.

He bowed to the Empress Dowager and said, "There is another thing to report to the Empress Dowager. In a few days, I will go back to my hometown Yongzhou. Then I will not go to the palace to say goodbye to the Empress Dowager."

Before the empress dowager could speak, the ninth princess asked, "What are you... doing when you go back to Yongzhou?"

"Build a tomb for my mother."

Li Xin took a deep breath and said, "My mother has been lonely all her life, and she has not even had a tombstone after her death. Now I have barely made some progress and want to go back to her hometown to repair the grave for her, and tell her...the marriage of her subordinates."

The Empress Dowager was deeply moved and reached out to pat Li Xin's hand.

"Know filial piety, good kids, good kids..."

The Ninth Princess's face turned slightly red and she asked timidly: "Then... do I want to follow me?"

Before Li Xin could answer, the Empress Dowager glared at her daughter.

"I have no name now, and I don't know what you did in the past."

Li Xin smiled and said, "When I have the chance in the future, I will take the eldest princess to my hometown to have a look."

The Empress Dowager nodded and said, "Well, this is a good thing. The Ai family knows. Have you told His Majesty?"

Li Xin shook his head slightly and lowered his head and said, "I will go to Weiyang Palace now to ask for your Majesty. I think your Majesty is filial and will release me out of the capital."

The Empress Dowager held Li Xin's hand.

"Just go. If he refuses to let go, you will come to Ai's family, and Ai's family will make the decision for you."

"When you go back, the Ai family asks His Majesty to issue an order to grant your mother an imperial edict, so that she cannot be wronged underground."

Li Xin lowered his head and thanked him.

When he left Kunde Palace and walked towards Weiyang Palace, Li Xin slowly closed his eyes.

He remembered his relatives in Yongzhou.

That is his grandparents, and his uncles.

After my mother died, my uncle begged them to write the family tree for her so that she would not become a lonely ghost after her death.

them……

No consent.

The refusal is extremely firm.
Chapter completed!