No one present knew why the prince held a bird painting in his hand and swore that it was the reason why Hengshan King Li Chengqian secretly assassinated Pu King Li Tai.
Even Bai Chun didn't know why the prince went to so much trouble and almost turned the mansion upside down before he found this seemingly precious painting.
The orange-billed blue-faced booby is a black-and-white bird with a thick neck. It looks like a fluffy and naive bird, but it lays two eggs at a time. Usually, they lay two eggs after laying the first egg. , the second one will be born six or seven days apart.
So when the second egg hatches, the first chick has adapted to the world and is stronger than the second chick.
If the chicks produced from two eggs are healthy enough and have no abnormalities, especially the first chick that comes to this world, under normal circumstances, it will It pecked the second chick harshly and ruthlessly with its not-too-hard beak.
The second chick had no ability to defend or resist, and could only scream and scream desperately. Under the watchful eye of the female orange-billed blue-faced booby mother, the first bird pushed it out of the shade created by their mother's wings. Either they will be burned to death by the scorching sun, or they will starve to death.
"Isn't the mother of the female orange-billed blue-faced boobies not stopped?" Pei Wanying murmured as she stood behind her, wearing a dry blanket, her hair still a little moist, and her whole body looked a little more elegant.
"It does not stop it. Instead, it adopts a tacit attitude and allows the two brothers to kill each other." Li Hong did not look back and continued to stare at Li Xian, who was shivering, with blue lips and swollen cheeks. , said lightly.
"Is it impossible for the second chick to survive? Why be so ruthless and callous?" Yan Lingbin's face was full of disbelief. She found this a bit unbelievable.
"It's possible, there's only one possibility, that is, if the first hatched chick is not healthy and weak, then the female orange-billed blue-faced booby mother will raise the second chick and kill the first chick. Bird, or let it fend for itself. If both are unhealthy, then they will be abandoned and wait for the next egg to be laid. To put it bluntly, the fate of the second egg will be determined at any time and under any circumstances. It is destined, cannot be changed, and cannot be resisted, because he is just a substitute for the family, and the family only gave birth to him for safety reasons! "Li Hong's eyes flashed with a cold light, and the corner of his mouth was predestined. Still with a sneer, he looked at Li Xian and said.
"What exactly do you want to say?" Li Xian asked with the same coldness in his eyes.
Even a fool can understand that this is Lao Wu using the living habits of this broken bird and the grievances he had with Li Chengqian and Li Tai to warn himself, telling himself that he is the second chick and he is the first chick. , he should have all of this.
And he is just a substitute in the royal family's inheritance!
Now that he, Li Hong, is the governor of Jingzhao, the protector of Anxi, and the minister of the province, he is the first healthy bird, and he should be abandoned by him, his father, and his mother. He was even killed by Li Hong!
The rain gradually weakened, and the footsteps in the distance became clearer. After a while, Hardworking and a few people were able to take custody of an old man with gray hair, a stooped body and a staggering gait, and several young people. The young man is coming this way.
Li Hong stood up slowly and kicked Li Xian, who was still sitting on the ground, to signal him to get up.
Then he turned around and looked at Bai Chun, who was wrapped in a thick blanket, but still pale and dull, hiding in the blanket and shivering: "You should think about it again, I will give you another chance."
After finishing speaking, Li Hong took a wrong step to avoid Bai Chun, who was unresponsive, and walked to Pei Wanying and Yan Lingbin. Looking at the two girls who were also wrapped in blankets but still trembling, he stretched out his hand to rub the two girls. With some scattered hair, he bent down and touched the white hair on his trouser legs for a long time, and then said: "Stay here with all your hard work, and the others will withdraw. Let the officials search for the remnants."
The colorful oil-paper umbrellas were propped up in the alley again like a goddess scattering flowers. It was difficult to see the expressions of the people under the umbrellas, and naturally it was impossible to know what the people under the umbrellas were thinking.
King Cao Li Ming stood in Hechangfang, slowly put down the telescope in his hand, smashed the window with his clenched fist, and said feebly: "If I had known this, why did I do it in the first place! Li Xian is not his opponent at all. We had carefully managed this secret place for half a year. We originally thought it was hidden enough. Besides, Li Hong had been in Liaodong during this period, so it was impossible to notice it all at once. But what was frustrating was that he didn't notice it as soon as he came back. Just destroy this place. You really shouldn’t get on Li Xian’s boat!”
"It's not certain who wins and who loses. If you lose this time, it doesn't mean you will lose next time." A woman's voice behind him said coldly after King Cao Li Ming sighed.
"Are you so sure?" King Cao asked without looking back.
In the telescope, it was no longer clear whether Li Hong was under an umbrella, nor could he tell what happened to Li Xian.
There were only two people without umbrellas, still standing quietly in the alley, an old man and a woman, ten steps away from each other, standing so quietly.
As all the oil-paper umbrellas disappeared, as the city guards outside the square gate rushed in through the rain, and as more people were escorted out of the deep house courtyard, the alley seemed to have an invisible door. Cheng Wuwei would rather take a detour than enter the alley where there was only one man, one woman, one old and one young.
"Does Li Hong dare to kill Li Xian? If he really wanted to capture Li Xian today, he would not use his retainers against his retainers, but would use his official power to destroy us!"
"Yes, when you said that, I realized that the Chengwu Guards had come a long time ago, but they were only guarding the gate of the square, and that Chu Ke, who had been with Li Hong for so many years, refused to know that his master was here. Changmingfang is fighting with others and ignoring them. Then if you say so, will Li Xian still die? Will he not implicate us?" King Cao said while holding up the telescope. He was very curious. Li Hong had the longest relationship with her in the world. Bai Chun, Bai Chun, stayed in the alley with Bai Chun's father, Bai Sunizhi. What did he want to do and what was his purpose
"Not only will Li Xian not die, he won't even be demoted! Do you think Li Hong just wanted to get rid of Li Xian today? Then you are totally wrong. Li Hong's palace is quite deep. After he came back from Anxi, he restrained himself. I think it’s because of the throne that I started to restrain myself.” Princess Honghua slowly got up from the chair, walked to another window, picked up the telescope, and looked into the box.
"Have you restrained yourself? Haha, I don't see how he restrained himself at all. Chang'an has made such a big noise this time. To be disrespectful, today's battle will be much bigger. It's almost time to catch up with the Xuanwu Gate incident." After knowing that Li Xian would not die or be demoted, King Cao suddenly felt relaxed again.
"The failure to drive a wedge between him and King Ji is a good proof that Li Hong is more powerful and more difficult to figure out than before. Look, he even doubts his most beloved woman. Take advantage of him, do you think he is still the ten-year-old sunny boy who only knew about money?" Princess Honghua's heart twitched involuntarily because she saw through the telescope that the smile on Bai Sunizhi's face was like a smile. A very relieved smile, a relieved smile.
"What do you mean? Li Hong left Bai Chun and Bai Sunizhi in the alley. This was an opportunity for Bai Chun to let go of her father, Bai Sunizhi. How could he use it or doubt it?" King Cao Li Ming put it down. He picked up the telescope in his hand, frowned, and looked at the motionless Princess Honghua holding the telescope and said.
To put it bluntly, whether it was himself, Princess Honghua in front of him, or Princess Wencheng who was seeking marriage in the name of chanting Buddha's name at the White Horse Temple in Luoyang, they were all collateral members of the royal family.
Even if he is himself, even though he is the son of the late emperor, so what? After Li Zhi ascended the throne, he adopted himself to Li Yuanji!
This is Li Zhi's naked humiliation of himself! Just like when the father humiliated the dead Li Yuanji and took his women into the harem.
He wanted to humiliate himself in almost the same way. Since his father could defeat Li Yuanji and snatch his woman away, he could also adopt himself to Li Yuanji to humiliate himself and let him understand that he was just a The collateral line is not the royal lineage, not the son of the late emperor, but the remnant of Li Yuanji!
What's more, he and his mother-in-law were forced to live in a shadow of darkness and humiliation forever.
"How did he find out that Bai Sunizhi is related to us? Did Bai Chun say that? Impossible. Bai Sunizhi is not so old that he has become stupid. He will never tell Bai Chun, not to mention his My daughter is Li Hong's!" Princess Honghua frowned, and the doubts in her heart at this moment had shifted from the frustration of Li Hong's dismantling of the secret stronghold to what went wrong.
"Whatever, I already know it anyway..."
"Look, we're about to take action!" Princess Honghua said nervously as she stood in front of the window, holding a telescope and looking at everything in the alley.
"Ah? You can't really use Bai Chun's hand to kill Bai Sunizhi, can you? I really can't bear to let father and daughter kill each other!" King Cao Li Ming hurriedly picked up the telescope and put it on his eyes. Suddenly, his eyes became pitch black and he couldn't see anything. He hurriedly He turned the telescope over and nervously looked at the situation in the alley.
Bai Sunizhi had a relieved smile on his face. His sparse gray hair was stuck to his head and face because of the rain. His cloudy eyes became brighter at this moment. His rickety body looked like a frail and frail person at this moment. old man.
(End of chapter)