After the meal ended quietly, Lin Feixing's appetite dropped sharply.
After that, no matter how busy Li Xian was, she would have three meals a day with Lin Feixing, and she would add soup and vegetables to Lin Feixing herself. Even when Prince Li Zhu came to visit, the three of them had dinner together, but Li Xian still had nothing to do. Do not shy away.
Gradually, Li Xian felt that the depressing aura surrounding Lin Feixing had faded, and his complexion had slightly improved. Lin Feixing was so easily satisfied, which made Li Xian feel more guilty.
The flowers are blooming and falling, and in a blink of an eye, it is the season of falling flowers.
Lin Feixing actually stayed in the capital for three whole months after entering the capital. The eldest princess never lit the lights, and Lin Feixing never asked to live peacefully in his own courtyard. Lin Baishui was already a good person, and he was very close to him, so he felt satisfied. .
These days, Lin Wanyue and Li Xian meet every day, and they share three meals. Occasionally, Li Xian invites Lin Feixing to chat at the Huxin Pavilion.
The concubine De was in the back, the harem was peaceful, and the prince Li Zhu became more and more mature. He often visited the palace of the princess.
Li Zhao authorized Li Zhu, who was only eleven years old, to participate in politics and delegated some powers to Li Zhu. Although Li Zhu was young, he handled the affairs of the DPRK and China in an orderly manner. An exception was made for Li Zhu to choose a site outside the palace, and he wanted to build the Prince's Mansion; the Marquis of Pingyang, who had been ill for several months, submitted a letter and offered to dedicate the former consort's mansion to Li Zhu. Li Zhao thought about it and nodded and agreed. After some restructuring and expansion, the Prince's Mansion It will be completed soon.
In Liguo, the establishment of a mansion in the East Palace means that it can recruit talents from all over the world and support the guests. A series of graces, properly weighed, the country is stable.
Since King Yong was in charge of the Northern Territory Commander, he heard that he had won several battles and received praise from Li Zhao.
The King of Qi, the King of Chu, and the King of Xiang, each have their own fiefs.
The Concubine's Mansion, which belongs to Lin Feixing, is located next to the Princess Chang's Mansion. After more than half a year of repairs, it has begun to take shape.
Everything seems to be going in the right direction.
Only Lin Feixing still had the rank of General 4th Guard. Li Zhao had no intention of letting him return to the North, nor was he nominated by a Beijing official, so he just waited quietly.
In the end, Lin Wanyue didn't wait for an answer, and she didn't know whether Li Xian's gentleness these days was making up for it, or what...
The scab on her heart slowly peeled off, Lin Wanyue thought she had recovered, but it still hurts when touched.
When she had nothing to do, Lin Wanyue stood with her hands behind her back in the small courtyard, looking at the wild geese returning from the south in the sky, guessing that the battle of the autumn harvest was about to start, and the Modun Department came a few months ago, it was not a whim. There must be a bigger crisis brewing, Lin Wanyue felt that this year's autumn harvest would be a tough battle, and hoped that King Yong could defend Yangguan City and protect the people there.
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Yuanding thirty-one August.
Prince Li Zhu, Na Liangdi entered the palace.
According to the folk saying, Liang Di was a concubine. Li Zhao followed Li Xian's advice and chose two women from aristocratic families to temper Li Zhu's temperament, and then marry the crown princess in a few years.
Li Zhao didn't come, and Li Zhu set up a few tables in the mansion. According to the rules, he invited some officials below the third rank and children of aristocratic families who had good personal relationships. Li Xian came with her consort Lin Feixing.
The two Liang Di wore pink wedding dresses, and were carried by two small sedan chairs from the side door of the Prince's Mansion to the mansion, without the need to worship heaven and earth.
There was still some time before the banquet, and Lin Wanyue had no friends in Beijing, so she took a walk in the Prince's Mansion alone. Li Xian took this opportunity to meet her close friends.
Lin Wanyue wandered around to a quiet place, and suddenly jumped into a wave of men in black from outside the wall. Lin Wanyue was horrified, and her first thought was: Someone is going to stab the East Palace!
Lin Wanyue disarmed her weapons before entering the mansion, but now that the men in black are coming, Lin Wanyue had to retreat behind the rockery.
Suddenly, Lin Wanyue heard the sound of weapons colliding outside. She turned to the side and saw another group of men in black appeared out of nowhere. The two groups of men in black did not seem to be going all the way and were fighting together.
Lin Wanyue couldn't tell what was going on, so she had to hide behind the rockery. A man in black was slashed with a knife, kicked and hit the rockery heavily, and the weapon dropped.
Lin Wanyue picked up the bloodstained saber and held it in his hand.
"Come on!" One of the men in black yelled at Lin Wanyue.
Lin Wanyue held the saber, circled out of the rockery, and stepped back.
Seeing that Lin Feixing was about to leave, a man in black jumped up high, took out something from his arms and threw it at Lin Feixing with a "whoosh" sound.
Lin Wanyue blocked with the back of her knife, "Bang!" With a sound, the hard object fell to the ground.
Lin Wanyue took a look at the knife, and it turned out that a brocade box had fallen to the ground.
"Retreat!" Seeing that the box was delivered, the men in black roared and retreated.
Another wave of men in black quickly gathered together, looked back at Lin Feixing, and the leader made a gesture and led them out.
In the blink of an eye, Lin Wanyue was the only one left in this quiet courtyard. If it weren't for the fact that there were several corpses lying on the ground, Lin Wanyue was still holding a blood-stained saber in his hand, and in the other hand. With that box, Lin Wanyue thought she had hallucinated.
Things were developing too fast, and the two men in black came and went in a hurry, but Lin Wanyue's heart was like a stormy sea.
She squeezed the brocade box in her hand tightly, found a room nearby, kicked it away, and didn't care whether the assassin would make a comeback, she wanted to see what was in the brocade box!
The banquet was about to start, and the maid who came to look for the concubine saw the corpse in the yard, screamed and went to report to the prince in a panic.
Fortunately, he was stopped by Donggong Changshi on the way. After asking the reason, Changshi weighed the pros and cons and ordered the maid to seal up and report to the prince himself.
"His Royal Highness..." The East Palace Chief Shi walked into the hall with a smile, and leaned in Li Zhu's ear to report what the maidservants had seen.
Li Zhu's expression changed, and she turned her attention to her sister Li Xian.
Donggong Changshi pulled Li Zhu's sleeve from an angle that others couldn't see. Li Zhu immediately smiled and waved his sleeves and said, "Everyone, don't be impatient, you can come when you are alone."
Li Zhu walked to Li Xian's side, the sister and brother were in the same mood, and Li Xian followed without Li Zhu saying a word.
Li Zhuqin ordered four confidant guards and rushed to the place where the incident happened.
"Zi'an, you go in person and deal with that maid."
"Yes, Your Highness." The East Palace Chief Shi led the way, and Li Zhu and Li Xian continued to move forward with four bodyguards.
"Sister Huang, brother-in-law was assassinated."
Li Xian's heart trembled when she heard Li Zhu's words, she bit her lower lip tightly, and there was a sound of teeth clashing in her mouth.
Fortunately, I heard Li Zhu continue: "But Zi'an said: I only saw the assassin's body, but did not find my brother-in-law; I believe that my brother-in-law is auspicious and will be fine."
Li Xian let go of her lower lip, and fine blood beads ooze out from her lips, but she didn't notice it.
The trembling all over her body also subsided. Li Xian didn't speak, just nodded and quickened her pace.
Li Xian narrowed her eyes when she saw the corpse on the ground.
With a wave of Li Zhu's hand, the guards skillfully dragged the body away quickly.
"Sister, is today's matter to be suppressed, or to report to the emperor?"
If it was suppressed, Li Zhao would have to think more if he got the news in the future; but if he reported it, it was Lin Feixing who was assassinated by the assassin in the Prince's Mansion...
"Press it down."
"I see."
Sister Li Xian found Lin Feixing in a wing room. It was already dark, and there were no lights in the room.
Li Xian recognized Lin Feixing's figure at a glance and wanted to step forward.
But he was stopped by Li Zhu: "Sister Huang, don't be impatient, hold the lamp!"
The guard rushed into the wing with a lantern, and the lights illuminated the room. Lin Feixing sat there with his head down, motionless, holding a box tightly in his hand.
Li Xian saw the familiar brocade box, her pupils shrank, and she turned to Li Zhu and said, "Pearl, today is your day, if you leave for too long, the guests will be suspicious, you go back first, if anyone asks, you will Said that the concubine is ill, you come to visit, we will go back to the house first."
"Okay, then I'll keep the guards to protect my sister-in-law."
"No need, your safety is more important, take it all back, and I'll go back to the house with the concubine later."
"Then... Pearl retire."
The guards turned on the lights in the wing to protect Li Zhu from leaving first. Only Li Xian and Lin Feixing were left in the wing.
Li Xian called softly, "Consort?"
Lin Wanyue didn't move, she just tightened the box in her hand and kept her head down.
Li Xian walked to Lin Feixing's side, but heard Lin Feixing say decisively, "Don't touch me."
Li Xian's fingers flicked, and the hand that was just a few feet away from Lin Feixing's shoulder stopped awkwardly in mid-air.
Under Li Xian's gaze, Lin Feixing slowly raised her head. When Li Xian and Lin Feixing looked at each other, she felt that Lin Feixing's gaze turned into a sharp knife, stabbed into her chest fiercely.
I saw Lin Feixing's eyes were crimson red, scary red, his eyes were so unfamiliar, and there was deep hatred in them.
Seeing such a gaze, she was as calm as Li Xian was forced to take a half step back.
Lin Feixing's cruelty Li Xian had seen before, such as when dealing with the Xiongnu; but in front of him, he was always gentle, tolerant, forbearing, although occasionally silent, but mostly modest and polite.
Such Lin Feixing made Li Xian afraid.
Lin Wanyue stood up slowly and stared at Li Xian condescendingly. She wanted to see through this face, to open her heart and see what she was doing.
The box was rattled by Lin Wanyue's squeeze. For the first time, Li Xian, who was good at words, was speechless.
Fortunately, Lin Wanyue's threatening aura didn't last long, she sighed heavily, and let go of her aura, her shoulders drooping, and her face was exhausted.
The two returned to the Princess Chang's residence by car. Lin Feixing didn't say a word along the way. He turned his head away, didn't look at Li Xian, and held the box tightly in his hand.
Back in the main hall, Lin Wanyue said coldly to Lin Li's maid, "You all go down."
"Yes." The maid retreated, Lin Wanyue raised her eyes and stared at Xiaoci: "And you!"
Xiao Ci was taken aback by Lin Feixing. She glanced at Li Xian, who was always silent, hit Wan Fu, and hurriedly left the main hall.
With a "click", Lin Wanyue slammed the brocade box under Li Xian's feet. The box was smashed into two halves, and the wrinkled silk cloth inside was scattered on the ground.