"Congratulations to the empress!"
"Congratulations to the empress!"
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Although the imperial concubine can go out of the palace once to get together with her family on her birthday, she can't spend the night outside the palace, and she has to rush back to the palace before the palace gates are closed.
At this time, the banquet in Cui's mansion was not over yet, seeing the Cui family and his party coming out surrounded by the imperial concubine and empress, all the officials and dignitaries present got up one after another, and sent Cui Guifei back to the palace respectfully.
After that, the people who came to the Cui Mansion for the banquet today also began to leave gradually.
After almost sending all the guests away, in front of the Cui Mansion, Ningyuan Hou Yu Dingfeng sighed and said: "Your Majesty is extremely dissatisfied with our actions this year. If the situation continues like this, I will wait for dozens of people. The foundation that has been built with great difficulty in the court over the years has been completely destroyed."
The head of the Cui family, Cui Qingze, cupped his hands at him, and said, "The success or failure of the academy depends on the Yu family."
"Brother Cui, don't worry, everything is under control." After Yu Dingfeng returned the gift with a smile, he said, "It's getting late, Brother Cui, and Yu also bid farewell."
On the side, Chen Qing also raised his head, "We are leaving too."
Cui Qingze smiled and said, "Second brother, send off the two Mrs. Chen."
A man stood up behind Cui Qingze, looked at Chen Chong and Chen Chong brothers, and said with a smile: "My lords, please."
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"In the future, the Yu family may not be underestimated." On the carriage back home, Chen Qing, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.
They belonged to the same lineage of the King of Shu. Cui Qingze asked the second master of the Cui family to send them off just now, and he sent Yu Dingfeng away by himself. The subtle gap between them was an obvious signal to them.
"The Yu family, we can't keep it." Chen Chong who had closed his eyes suddenly opened them, and said calmly.
"What?" Chen Qing frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
Chen Chong glanced back and asked, "Brother, do you think Pearl Academy is whose academy?"
"The Academy is named after the eldest princess. From the preparation to the operation, everything is handled by the eldest princess..." Chen Qing said, his voice gradually became weaker, looked at Chen Chong, and asked: "You mean—— Marquis of Chang'an County, Li Yi?"
Although outsiders know that the Pearl Academy was established by His Royal Highness the Princess in sympathy for the poor family, the dialogue between the Princess and the Marquis of Chang'an County in the imperial garden that day is now almost known to everyone in the middle and high levels of the court. They all know about the academy. , although it is in the name of Her Royal Highness, but the things behind it all come from the hands of Li County Marquis.
Chen Qing frowned: "Even if it is him, it may not be..."
"Brother, have you ever seen him lose?"
Chen Qing's voice stopped abruptly, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Is that the only reason?"
"Isn't this reason enough?" Chen Chong looked at him, shook his head, and said, "Since Her Royal Highness the Princess visited the Yu family and was rejected several times, the Princess Mansion will send people to the Yu family every day to discuss. In the beginning, one day, half a day, two hours, one moment, and later, I only stayed in front of the Yu Mansion for less than a quarter of an hour... "
"What does this mean?"
"Zeng Shichun said that this means that the Yu family is about to end."
"Servant Zeng?" Chen Qing was stunned, his face changed slightly, "Servant Zeng is very thoughtful, and he rarely made mistakes in the things he has done in these years. If this is the case, I'm afraid I have to remind Yu Dingfeng, if this ruins your mother's affairs..."
"Tune..." He opened the car curtain with one hand, and only halfway through the word "turn around", he stretched out his hand from the side and closed the car curtain again.
Chen Qing looked back at him and said in surprise, "Second brother, you are..."
Chen Chong didn't speak, and leaned against the carriage again. Chen Qing just looked at him like this, some thoughts came to his mind, and his expression gradually changed...
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"What, at Cui's house last night, County Magistrate Liu really did that?" Hearing the news from Lao Fang, even Li Yi himself was a little surprised.
He didn't know about other aspects of County Magistrate Liu, how bold he was, and having known him for so long, Li Yi felt that it was impossible for him to miscalculate.
How dare he verbally humiliate the third son of the Cui family at Concubine Cui's birthday banquet in front of so many officials and dignitaries. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like something that magistrate Liu can do.
"Yeah, I'm also surprised." Lao Fang also said with a surprised face: "This old Liu usually looks very timid, but I didn't expect that there would be such a bloody time..."
"Maybe... Master Liu is in a bad mood, understandable, understandable."
No matter what he said, he was also a fifth-rank official of the imperial court, a talent highly valued by Her Majesty the Empress, as long as he didn't contradict Concubine Cui Guifei face-to-face and play tricks on the younger generation of the Cui family, no one could do anything to him.
However, what Li Yi couldn't understand was that even if he wanted to draw a clear line with the Cui family and the King of Shu, why did he choose this time
Moreover, with his cautious temperament, how could it be possible to do things without leaving behind
"I don't understand why this Lord Liu is so anxious to separate himself from the Cui family or the King of Shu. Even if he really wants to be loyal to the Marquis of Li County, he doesn't have to be like this..." in Yangliu Lane , in a secluded compartment of a teahouse, Zeng Shichun shook his head with a little doubt on his face.
"It's been rumored outside that this person was instructed by Li Yi to have the scene last night." Chen Chong took a sip of his tea and asked, "How do you know that he is severing ties with the Cui family?"
Zeng Shichun put down his teacup and said: "Although I don't know why he is so urgent, but Liu Dayou is a man who is slick in all aspects and extremely cautious in doing things. If there is no reason, he would not do such a reckless thing, especially what he did last night. The behavior seems to be acting deliberately for others to see..."
"Be cautious?" Chen Chong sneered, and said, "He is the capital magistrate, but he is the most daring and insolent capital magistrate in history. Many dudes in the capital have suffered from him. Do you think he is cautious?"
"The Chen family should be very clear about how difficult it is to take this position." Zeng Shichun glanced at him and said, "But Mr. Liu has done a lot of 'crazy' things and offended many people, but This position is becoming more and more stable, and there is a slight tendency to move up, Mr. Chen thinks he is all luck... After what happened last night, I can't see through this person."
"Even you can't see through..." Chen Chong was stunned, and said, "One Dong Wenyun, one Liu Yishou, and now even this Liu Dayou... Who are they from Qing'an Mansion!"
"This person is so abnormal, something must have happened. However, he is in a different camp, so it's not easy to ask..." He glanced down and said, "Miss San has come out, Mr. Chen should go."
Chen Chong stood up, cupped his hands, "Master Zeng is going down anyway, together."
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"Get rid of the relationship?"
In a private room in Goulan somewhere in Kyoto, a middle-aged man sat there, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he murmured, "What happened, Liu Dayou..."
The man beside him asked suspiciously, "Fifth Lord, what did you say?"
The middle-aged man withdrew his gaze, his eyes drifted slightly, looked at the man, and asked, "Wu Er, how long have you been with me?"
"Yes..." The man named Wu Er scratched his head, counted on his fingers, and said, "Yes... it's been a long time."
"So it's been so long..." The middle-aged man stretched his body and said, "Go downstairs and buy some preserved fruits from Fuji."
After the big man left, the middle-aged man reclined on the couch, looked at the stage below, and murmured, "The Yu family... next, who should it be?"