Concubine Zhen is fortunate to say that Li Qiong is the main one. His identity is too sensitive. Keeping him is likely to cause disasters. The simplest and neat solution is to kill him, so as not to cause future troubles forever.
But he is Hua Dingzong's grandson after all, and Hua Dingzong couldn't bear to see him executed at a young age.
Hua Dingzong looked at the regent with pleading eyes, hoping that the other party would hold his hand high and save the life of the noble concubine, mother and son.
Li Ji said calmly.
"This matter has been handed over to the left and right prime ministers for discussion, and I believe there will be a result soon."
Hua Dingzong couldn't help but said: "Even if they negotiate a result, the prince still has to make up his mind, can I ask you to spare the lives of their mother and son for the sake of me and Manman?"
Hearing Man Man's name, Li Ji's expression softened slightly.
Seeing this, Hua Dingzong hurriedly continued: "Manman and her sister have a very good relationship. Manman definitely doesn't want to see her sister have an accident. The prince loves Manman so much, so he definitely doesn't want to make Manman sad, right?"
After he finished speaking, he didn't forget to tug on He's sleeve, asking her to help him with a word.
In all fairness, Mrs. He didn't have any ill intentions towards Concubine Zhen, nor did she have any intention of killing her, so she spoke without much hesitation.
"Concubine Zhen is just a woman, and Qiong'er is young. There is no need to kill all of them who are orphans and widows. God has the virtue of being good at life. Why don't the princes spare them once, which can be regarded as doing Manman and Xun'er good deeds."
Li looked at her silently.
He was looked at inexplicably: "Why does the prince look at me like this? But did I say something wrong?"
Li Ji spoke slowly.
"You feel sorry for them now, but have you ever thought that Man Man almost died at the hands of Li Qiong
If they are pitiful, what is Manman
Does she deserve to be treated as a hostage to be fished by others? "
He was stunned.
Her eyes widened in disbelief.
"What did you say? Qiong'er once harmed Manman?"
When the accident happened in the palace, the He family was in the Bo mansion, so they didn't know about Li Qiong's behavior of taking Man Man as a hostage.
Li Ji glanced at Hua Dingzong coolly.
"Go and ask your uncle, he knows this very well."
After finishing speaking, Li Ji turned his eyes away, as if he was too lazy to waste any more words.
Immediately, He turned to look at Hua Dingzong, and asked, "Please tell me clearly, why did Qiong'er harm Manman? Manman is his aunt, how could he do it?!"
Hua Dingzong was left speechless when asked.
Of course he also knew that Li Qiong did something wrong, but Li Qiong was his grandson after all, so he couldn't just watch Li Qiong be executed.
It took him a long time to hold back a word.
"Qioner is still young and ignorant, but he already knows that he is wrong, and when he grows up..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted angrily by He Shi.
"He dared to kill his aunt at a young age, and he will be able to pay for it when he grows up? Wouldn't the sky be pierced by him?!
When I think of him almost killing Manman, I wish I could beat him to death.
You still want me to intercede for him? Go dreaming! "
Hua Dingzong wanted to explain again, but Mrs. He didn't want to listen anymore.
She turned away directly.
Hua Dingzong hurried to catch up: "Don't go, you listen to my explanation!"
Li Ji watched the couple go away.
The door behind him was opened, and Li Xun poked his head out from inside.
Li Ji glanced at him, heard his inner voice, and immediately knew that Manman had told him everything.
Li Xun rolled his eyes and asked, "Where's grandpa and grandma?"
"They went home."
finished. Li Ji stretched out his hand, pushed the stinky son away, stepped over the threshold with his long legs, and walked into the house.
Hua Manman looked up at him: "I seem to have heard about my parents just now, did they quarrel?"
Li Ji sat down on her left, and replied lightly.
"It's normal for the couple to quarrel, and they will be fine in two days."
Li Xun also came over.
He sat down next to Man Man's right hand, and complained in a low voice: "I just heard the names of Concubine Zhen and Li Qiong."
After thinking for a while, Hua Manman knew what they were arguing about.
She asked: "How does the prince plan to deal with Concubine Zhen and Li Qiong?"
Li Ji asked without answering, "How do you want me to deal with them?"
Li Xun interjected: "Auntie Guifei is not bad, but Li Qiong is not a good person, keeping him is a disaster!"
Hua Manman looked at him amusedly: "Do you know what is good and what is bad?"
Li Xun didn't want to be underestimated by his mother, so he immediately argued for himself.
"Li Qiong is sensitive and suspicious, especially suspicious.
It was nothing at first, it was nothing more than me giving him a little bit, so it was not a big problem.
But later he listened to the slander of the people around him, and he still listened to the slander of the people around him, believing that I would take everything from him in the future.
For him, the words of my cousin are not as reliable as the slander of the servants around him.
snort!
With someone like him, even if he becomes the emperor, he must be a dubious, suspicious and foolish king! "
Hua Manman declined to comment on his son's remarks.
She touched her son's little head, then looked at Li Ji.
"How are Li Qiong and Concubine Zhen doing now?"
Li Ji didn't hide anything, he told the truth.
"Concubine Zhen has already heard about the changes in the palace. She sent someone to send me a letter, expressing that she wants to meet Li Qiong. Do you think I should agree?"
Hua Manman: "If I were the prince, I would agree."
Li Ji was rather curious: "Why?"
Hua Manman smiled deeply: "I want to hear what Li Qiong will say to Concubine Zhen?"
Li Xun muttered softly: "What else can I say? It's nothing more than crying first, and then asking for help."
Flowers are full of meaning.
"Just now you said that Li Qiong had a quarrel with you because he listened to the slander of the people around him. Have you ever thought about why there are people around him offering slander?"
Li Xun was slightly taken aback.
He really didn't think about it carefully.
Hua Manman: "Everything has a cause and an effect. If we want to solve this effect, we must first find out its cause."
That night, Concubine Zhen, who was far away in the nunnery outside the city, finally waited for a reply, and the regent said in the letter that she could enter the palace to meet Li Qiong.
Concubine Zhen was overjoyed.
At dawn the next day, she took a carriage into the city and entered the palace to meet her son.
Since being placed under house arrest, Li Qiong has become extremely depressed, unable to eat or sleep well, and has lost a lot of weight.
Concubine Zhen was extremely sympathetic, and blamed with red eyes.
"Look at you, how thin have you become? Why don't you know how to take care of yourself?"
Li Qiong laughed at herself: "At this moment, only the concubine mother is willing to care about her son."
Those who flattered and flattered him in the past all avoided him like snakes and scorpions now, and some even deliberately said something embarrassing to him in front of him, just to show their merits to the regent.
He felt it thoroughly, what is meant by the inconsistency of the world.
(end of this chapter)