Gradually, whether it was Li Zhi that night or Wu Mei in Zhenguan Hall, they all understood the changes in Li Hong.
That is, the Crown Prince, who has been beaten and scolded by them all the time, is now mature. Compared with when he first came back from Anxi, Li Hong is a little more mature and stable in his heart. Although on the surface, he still often It's out of tune and careless.
But after the First World War in Liaodong, the obvious change in the prince was his inner inner stability and deeper inner city.
Fang Xianzhong was sitting on a small boat in the middle of the Luoshui River. There was only one dim light in the cabin. The flowing Luoshui made the boat sway back and forth like a restless child in the middle of the Luoshui River.
The dim lights in the swaying cabin also swayed with the hull. Although it was a small boat, it was still much larger than ordinary people's boats.
There were two people sitting by the window. However, because the lights were dim, the expressions on their faces were quite blurry in the shadows. However, from their outlines, they could still be clearly distinguished. They were His Royal Highness Li Xian and Prince Pei. Xu Shuya, the censor.
Xu Shuya had obviously just boarded the ship, and he was still breathing heavily at this moment. He glanced at Fang Xianzhong and saw that Fang Xianzhong was staring ahead, so he whispered: "King Pei, I did not see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince coming out before I came out. But I can guarantee that today it was indeed Li Xu, Prince of Dongping County, who personally went to the East Palace to invite the prince to Prince Ji’s Mansion, and he left in Prince Ji’s carriage.”
"Is it true that the queen mother and father went to Prince Ji's Mansion one after another?" Li Xian's voice was calm, but his heart was full of jealousy and hatred!
Li Hong just went to Prince Ji's Mansion, but his mother actually followed him there. What's even more incredible is that in the end, even his father also followed him to Prince Ji's Mansion.
"Hui King Pei, it is indeed true. But the Queen and Your Majesty both went there after dinner, and the Prince had dinner at Prince Ji's Mansion..."
"Let's get to the point! I didn't call you to the boat in the middle of the night to listen to these messy worries." Li Xian was in a bad mood at this time. Is it true that as he expected, his father and mother had already clearly supported Li Hong?
"Yes, King Pei. I don't know exactly what happened in Prince Ji's Mansion. I am sending someone to find out. The Queen returned to the palace alone. After about a stick of incense, His Majesty returned to the palace. As for the Prince... he was with her. Walking back from the carriage. Therefore, I think that maybe the prince wanted to talk to the Queen and His Majesty in the name of King Ji, but they ended up unhappy because King Ji's concierge told me that the Queen was. I shook off the prince's support and got into the car with his majesty's help. Then I vaguely heard his majesty reprimanding the prince. Because he was just a concierge, I didn't hear clearly at the time what he was reprimanding the prince for. "
After Xu Shuya finished speaking, he saw that the originally cold and tense face of King Pei Li Xian had softened a little, and there was no trace of the anger that scared him between his eyebrows.
"We must find out in the shortest possible time why Li Hong went to Prince Ji's Mansion, and why his mother and father went there. At first, I wanted to drive a wedge between Li Hong and Uncle Ji, but I didn't want them to get together, but Unexpectedly, they failed in the end, so we must find out why they got together. So is Li Hong out of the palace now?" Li Xian heard a noise from the cabin door and looked up into the shadows. After taking a look, he continued to ask.
"When I came over, I didn't see the prince leaving the palace. It is said that the prince went to Zhenguan Hall alone. His Majesty slept in Qianyuan Hall today." Xu Shuya followed Li Xian's gaze and looked into the shadows. A graceful and vague figure slowly walked over.
As he got closer and closer to the two of them, Xu Shuya gradually saw clearly the true face of this graceful person in Lushan. It was Fang Muqing, the daughter of Fang Xianzhong!
Under the light, she still looks unfailingly beautiful, with a slender figure, concave and convex curves, fair and beautiful cheeks, and a hint of shyness in her expression. Her eyes glance at Fang Xianzhong and Li Xian from time to time.
Because of the dim light, Fang Muqing looked even more hazy and beautiful. When Xu Shuya was slightly dazed, he hurriedly looked away, only to see Li Xian staring closely at Fang Muqing, before Fang Muqing rushed towards him When he smiled slightly, Li Xian's eyes immediately seemed to be much brighter, with a strong sense of surprise and joy.
"Your Highness, Mr. Xu, please have some tea." Fang Muqing said softly and slowly.
At this time, Li Xian and Xu Shuya noticed that Fang Muqing's jade hands held an elegant tea tray, which he slowly placed on the table. He poured a cup for Li Xian in a smart and sensible manner, and then He glanced at Xu Shuya with a smile.
Xu Shuya suddenly understood, and he stood up in a hurry and apologized: "Uncle, thank you for your help, Princess. Thank you very much, Princess."
Li Xian looked at Xu Shuya's slightly dull expression just now, and felt very proud and satisfied. His woman could make his courtiers unknowingly amazed. This is not a sense of pride and accomplishment.
Li Xian smiled slightly at Fang Muqing, who was standing on his side, and then looked at Fang Muqing, who had a slender and perfect back. He moved lightly and walked towards Fang Xianzhong. After admiring Fang Muqing's words that made him dream. After turning his back, he turned back to Xu Shuya and said, "Master Xu, please." "
"Yes, yes, thank you, His Highness King Pei." Xu Shuya picked up the teapot and poured half a cup of tea before sitting down again.
After watching Xu Shuya sit down, Li Xian picked up the tea that Fang Muqing poured for him, and played with it for a while. He did not drink it, but looked again at Fang Xianzhong, who was sitting opposite him and was smiling. Fang Muqing said something, then turned around and continued: "Have you read the document Fang Shangshu gave you?"
"Are you talking about the prince's misappropriation of five million taels of silver from the Ministry of Industry? I have seen it, and I have sent people to Quanzhou to investigate a few days ago. It is said that there are more than ten million taels of silver, and it is said that only one We have five giant ships. I heard from local people who have dealings with the shipyard that they are just a little longer than the Five-Tooth Battleship. I saw some, but in terms of height, they are not even half as tall as the Five-Tooth Battleship..."
"Then why didn't you mention this to His Majesty in the court today?" Li Xian had a smile on his face, but his tone revealed dissatisfaction.
"This... Today in the court, because the left servant of Shangshu Province shot Cui Wenzong, and the right servant shot Zhang Wenzong who was about to resign and retire, I couldn't say anything for a while. What's more, none of the people I sent to inquire were People have seen those giant ships, although I am just talking about them..."
"Are you afraid that there is some kind of trap for the prince here?" Li Xian put down the cup, sighed, and said slowly: "Don't you believe Fang Shangshu's documents? Or can't you trust me? Today, Fang Shangshu was in the morning court hall. The voice is quite loud, and there is already Fang Shangshu himself in the Ministry of Industry..."
"King Pei, I understand. Today in the court, after discussing the promotion of Fang Shangshu to Youpu She, Your Majesty no longer has the intention to continue the court meeting. I originally planned to say, you see, this is the memorial written by me, I have handed over the documents to Zhongshu Sheng and Menxia Sheng, and I have even handed them over to Li Qiao, the imperial censor. Now this share is what I intend to personally pass on to His Majesty, but today... "
"Okay...ah."
"boom… ."
"Ah..." Xu Shuya exclaimed.
A harsh sound pierced the air in the silent night sky, interrupting Li Xian's speech. As they were talking, an arrow suddenly shot in from the other side of the ship.
Li Xian's face turned pale, and his forehead felt as if a gust of wind had just passed by, with a slight coolness and a slight burning sensation. The trembling arrow tail was fixed directly on the window edge next to his ear. The arrow tail was still making a buzzing and trembling sound in the air.
"King Pei... hush." Fang Xianzhong, who bent down immediately after the arrow shot in, saw Li Xian suddenly stood up, and immediately hurriedly signaled Li Xian to keep silent and stay quiet.
Li Xian's body was trembling involuntarily. If the arrow just now had been more straight, wouldn't it have gone through his head
With big beads of sweat and fear from association, Li Xian stared at Fang Xianzhong's gesture with a dumbfounded expression, looked around in panic, and then slowly squatted down by the table.
Xu Shuya hid himself under the table at the first moment. When he saw Li Xian squatting down and looking at him in horror, Xu Shuya had a hint of imperceptible embarrassment on his face. His first reaction just now was to hide immediately. Get up, therefore forgetting that His Highness King Pei is still in danger.
"King Peipei Pei... please forgive me. I was frightened just now and unconsciously..." Xu Shuya glanced at the window opposite that was broken by an arrow. He couldn't wait for the second arrow to come over for a long time, so Please forgive me.
"What's going on? Do you know anything?" Li Xian squatted down, looked at Xu Shuya, who was also in the shadow, and asked bitterly.
"I don't know what happened. When I came, I could swear that no one was following me. I sat on the shore for a long time before I came over in the small boat." The mark on Xu Shuya's forehead Beads of sweat fell on the floor of the cabin.
There was a slow moving sound beside the two of them, and they saw Fang Xianzhong and Fang Muqing, who was also pale, slowly crawling towards them. As Fang Xianzhong crawled, he looked at Xu Shuya in the shadow and asked: "Did you attract someone here? The arrow is so powerful, he must not be an ordinary person, but do you know who he is?"
Li Xian also glanced at the window that was broken by arrows, and saw Fang Muqing crawling in front of him. Regardless of Fang Xianzhong's presence right in front of him, he quickly reached out and grabbed Fang Muqing's little hand, and pulled it. Putting Fang Muqing behind him, he looked around cautiously again, but saw no movement or footsteps.
So he asked Fang Xianzhong in front of him: "We have only been here for two hours. It is impossible for anyone to find us. Moreover, it is relatively far away from the palace. It is impossible for Jin Wuwei to release arrows for no reason."
(End of chapter)