The atmosphere in the tea room became more and more strange with the pair of earrings placed on the table by Chen Qinghan. Even a woman as inexperienced as Chen Qinghan noticed that there seemed to be a line of sight between the queen and the prince. The missing thread is being pulled back.
Di Renjie's brows gradually wrinkled, and his expression became more and more solemn. His deep eyes glanced at the Queen and the Crown Prince inadvertently. At this time, he realized that he had suddenly become the Queen and the Crown Prince without knowing it. Object of wrestling.
The atmosphere seemed even more solemn in the weirdness. Wu Mei still looked at Li Hong with a half-smile, but Li Hong's eyes widened, waiting for his mother to explain to him, whose pair of earrings belong to them
The little bastard kept saying that he didn't know who these earrings belonged to, but he collected them so carefully. He must have already guessed that they were given to Fang Muqing by him, right
On that day, with his keenness, insight and caution, not to mention that he had faced Li Xian and Fang Muqing directly, it was impossible not to notice this pair of earrings.
Li Hong looked at his mother's expression and wondered what her mother's position was! But looking at the situation now, it is obvious that the mother came here not to help herself, but more to help her father eliminate evidence for Li Xian.
"I don't know him either." Wu Mei took a long breath and looked at Li Hong and suddenly said calmly.
After finishing speaking, Wu Mei took the tea handed over by Chen Qinghan respectfully and looked at Li Hong's ordinary expression with a relaxed expression.
"You don't know him?" Li Hong asked firmly, but his eyes turned to Di Renjie.
At this time, no matter how stupid Di Renjie was, he understood the true intention of the queen and the prince suddenly appearing in the Western Market.
He was recruited by the Queen. Although he was initially asked to check the number of items lost from the royal family in the West City, he never told himself what the Queen's real intention was.
Now His Royal Highness the Prince suddenly appeared, and he also had a pair of royal objects bought from the Western Market in his hand. It was obvious that the purpose of both of them was this.
And where did these royal objects end up in the Western Market
Combined with what happened in Anxi in the past few days, it is not difficult to guess that these objects seem to have escaped from Pei King Li Xian.
In the eyes of His Highness the Crown Prince, these objects are evidence of Li Xian's collusion with foreign enemies, evidence that Li Xian has sold his property and formed a party for personal gain. In this case, His Highness the Crown Prince's intention is self-evident, for fear that... this is to put Li Xian to death.
And the queen appeared here and asked herself to investigate secretly without telling anyone. Then... the queen's meaning was very obvious, that is, to cover up and eliminate the evidence in the eyes of the prince for Pei Wang Li Xian, so that Li Xian could get the evidence. A glimmer of hope.
So... does it mean that if King Pei escapes this disaster, his Majesty and the Queen may even restore his identity in the future
Faced with Li Hong's aggressive gaze, Di Renjie could not think any more and could only say respectfully: "The royal family's belongings have always been lost in the east and west cities, including the palace servants in the province, etc. It is inevitable that they will be stolen if they are not managed well. It is not impossible to take it to the Western Market and sell it for money."
Di Renjie's mind was spinning rapidly. Faced with the struggle between the queen and the prince, all he could do was not to help the two and make the unclear things more vague. It was best not to offend anyone.
It can be felt that Di Renjie's words made Wu Mei let out a long sigh of relief. The dignified minister of Dali Temple, on the wedding day of King Pei Li Xian, if he couldn't even remember these details, then he would really be derelict in his duty. .
But now facing the persecution of the Queen and the Prince, Di Renjie only felt that it would be more cost-effective to neglect one's duties than to be involved in the vortex of secret fighting between the Queen and the Prince.
Based on the relationship between the queen and the prince, once some kind of agreement is reached between them on this matter, you will be the only victim who can't get a good deal from both parties. Therefore, pretending to be stupid at this time Being stunned, for Di Renjie, is the true way to be an official and the duty of a minister.
"Okay, since Mr. Di has said so, I will ignore it and treat it as stolen by some palace servants and hand it over to Zongzheng Temple for investigation..."
"You want Zongzheng Temple to investigate some trivial matters? Do you think your mother is in charge of the harem just for decoration?" Wu Mei's expression seemed cold, but her tone was not as sharp as her aura.
Li Hong had to shake his head in his heart, and had to admire his mother's keenness. He seemed to be relaxed and said to leave it to Zongzheng Temple. He just wanted to have a backup plan in case Zongzheng Temple was not open-minded and did not look at Long's father and Long's mother. Face, and began to move closer to their existence
In this way, as long as Zongzheng Temple keeps investigating, he will always be able to find out the relationship between Li Xian and this matter. In this way, he still has the opportunity to kill Li Xian and completely eliminate Li Xian's future troubles.
But what he didn't expect was that the first female emperor in the ages was also aware of his intentions and directly rejected his proposal. Instead, she, the queen in charge of the harem, was responsible for the investigation. He himself had nothing to say. Can't refute.
"Sure, you can do whatever you want." Li Hong chuckled and pretended to stand up and leave.
Wu Mei looked at the back of Li Hong getting up, and suddenly said: "You are also the father of a child. You know that you have always held Li Ye and Li Ye in your hands and taken care of them. You don't know how expensive food and rice are when you are not a family member."
The steps Li Hong was about to take were suddenly froze in the air by Wu Mei's last words, and the next words flashed in his mind: If you don't have children, you don't know your parents' kindness.
"I know, I'll leave." Li Hong said in a deep voice with his back turned, and then left the tea room with Chen Qinghan, who was a little panicked.
Looking at Li Hong's leaving figure, Wu Mei's eyes were full of complex emotions, but she quickly regained her composure and said calmly: "Di Renjie and I will return to the palace to see His Majesty."
Banmei and Xunlan kept their heads down. After Wu Mei got up, they continued to follow behind and walked forward obediently.
Today, for the first time, the Queen summoned the two of them from the East Palace to accompany the Queen around the city of Chang'an. However, in this day, the Queen asked about every detail of His Royal Highness's stay in Chang'an in the past two years. all over.
I have to say that His Royal Highness has changed in the past two years and has become a bit violent.
In the past, even when King Pei kidnapped His Majesty, the Queen, and himself in Prince Pei's Mansion, he had no determination to put King Pei to death. But now, in the past year, His Highness has had this idea, and even It's getting stronger.
"You have changed." Chen Qinghan looked at Li Hong walking side by side, blinking his bright eyes in the crowd of people in the night market, and said suddenly.
"Changed? What can I say?" Li Hong turned his head and looked at Chen Qinghan, who had a calm expression. The dim lights of the shops on both sides of the street shone softly on his cheeks, giving him an indescribable moving and peaceful beauty.
"I can't tell, but I feel that you have changed." Chen Qinghan said as he walked: "Anyway... In short, I feel that you are different from before. Even in Jiangnan, facing the undercurrent of Yangzhou City, I didn't feel it from you. It used to be... a feeling that scared me, but... now I don't know why, even when you are smiling, you feel a sense of hostility."
After Chen Qinghan finished speaking, he lowered his head and looked at the road under his feet. The bluestone road still exuded a hint of novelty, looking like a newborn baby, undisturbed by the worries of the world, with a hint of holiness.
And those old bluestones, after being trampled by people, crushed by carriages, baptized by rain and snow, and stained by garbage, have a glimmer of light and look good, but... there is a deep sadness.
"Did you hear it?" Li Hong's heart moved and he continued to move forward and asked.
"Yes." Chen Qinghan nodded silently. Although she was not a member of the royal family, she was inextricably linked to the East Palace because of her relationship with the prince. But whether it was Pei Wanying or An Xiaohe, or Yan Lingbin and Bai Chun, They have been in contact with each other frequently. This is not only their own opinion, but they also feel that His Highness has become more and more... scary.
"Then what do you think?" Li Hong continued to ask.
"I don't know. No one is perfect, let alone... you know." Chen Qinghan smiled, but the smile was a little lonely.
"Since ancient times, ruthlessness has been the royal family. For the throne, it is common for people to fight overtly and covertly for the throne. Brothers and sisters can kill each other, and father and son can kill each other. In the eyes of ordinary people, it is obviously incomprehensible, but when faced with power, a person will often Losing one's mind can make people approach madness, right?" Li Hong said as he stood at the door of Chen Qinghan's house without stepping in.
"Qinghan believes in you." Chen Qinghan slowly closed the door, and a drop of clear tears gradually fell.
During this period of time, the relationship between myself and the Crown Prince was not so much because of my father's failure to return last year, but because I was so emotional and blamed His Highness the Crown Prince.
Rather, it is because the person you love has become something that you don’t dare to know, so you feel scared between choices.
Li Hong looked at the two wooden doors quietly. Hua Meng and Cheetah behind him slowly walked out from the hiding place: "Your Highness, it's time to return to the palace."
"Have I changed?" Li Hong asked Hua Meng and Cheetah strangely.
"Your Highness..."
"Go to Prince Pu's Mansion. You can go back to the East Palace. Don't follow me." Li Hong turned around, pointed at the two of them with his finger, and warned with a deep expression.
"Your Highness..."
"roll."
There were fewer and fewer people on the streets of Chang'an. Hua Meng and Cheetah looked at His Highness the Crown Prince's somewhat lonely back and wanted to catch up with him, but they were afraid of making His Highness the Crown Prince unhappy, so they stood quietly in the middle of the street, not knowing what to do for a moment. What to do.
The cold wind blows, and the dead leaves remaining on the treetops and in the corners of the ground are called to the streets by the cold wind. As the cold wind blows, they gradually move forward and wander aimlessly on the streets, like lonely ghosts. , like the prince of the Tang Dynasty walking on the streets of Chang'an, alone, looking at the gradually darkening Chang'an City, his heart was filled with confusion.
(End of chapter)