What Pei Wanying said next was obviously telling Li Hong that your vengeful girl now has eyes all over Lin'an City, and with your carriage that looks extremely ordinary but is anything but ordinary in the palace, I guess you That girl, Princess Taiping Li Lingyue, has been eyeing you for a long time. She might be squatting in that corner right now, waiting to find material for "Fang Jian Tian Xia" in two days.
"I haven't held a grudge against her yet, but she did hold a grudge first? Could it be that she knew I was here? Did she also come in person?" Li Hong was a little worried. He just spanked Princess Taiping, so he might be pointing out the dead girl. Now he is really hiding in that dark corner, just waiting for an opportunity to take revenge on himself.
"What do you think? You don't know yet whether your brothers and sisters hold grudges or not." Pei Wanying stretched out her index finger and tapped Li Ye's head hard, the warning in her eyes was extremely strong.
Seeing this scene in Hongxiu and Tianxiang's eyes, including that of Lan Ying, they felt somewhat amused. They didn't expect that this handsome young master was not afraid of his father, but actually afraid of his mother.
However, when the three women's eyes shifted from the graceful lady to Wang Shishi again, they realized that he was holding his shoulders by the servant and could not move. At this moment, his face was pale and sweat was pouring down. As if he had seen a ghost, his legs became weak involuntarily, and he was about to kneel down.
It was understandable that Wang Shishi didn't know Li Hong. After all, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty was not something he, a relative of the emperor, could meet if he wanted to, but he still had some impressions of the empress.
As Pei Qing's brother-in-law, he once followed Pei Qing to the home of Pei Qing's brother Pei Xingjian. He also had the honor to stand in the distance and see the face of the current Empress of the Tang Dynasty. If he couldn't recognize it clearly at this time, he would see the unparalleled splendor in front of him. If the woman is the current Empress of the Tang Dynasty, then his eyes are really useless.
"It's boring. I thought I could find a topic for "Fang Jian Tian Xia" to attract the people of Chang'an. Sister-in-law, why do you want to stop it? It's just cutting off the money for me and your sister." Another voice sounded at the door. , but there were indeed several people coming in one after another.
Li Lingyue, Chen Jingzhi, Pei Qing, and Lin Zhongyu who stopped Li Xian on the streets of Chang'an. Except for Li Lingyue and Chen Jingzhi who looked relaxed, the others looked scared and unnatural.
Pei Wanying glanced at Li Lingyue who walked in unhappily, and then after Chen Jingzhi saluted Li Hong, who was indifferent on the seat, and then saluted her, she also nodded to Chen Jingzhi.
Pei Qing, Sanyuan County Magistrate Lin Zhongyu, and Yunyang County Magistrate Zhao Mu looked at the indifferent Li Hong, standing there at a loss, not knowing how to salute. His Majesty's attire looked like he was wearing private clothes. Obviously he doesn't want others to know his identity.
"Pei Qing, this restaurant belongs to you? It's really luxurious. This room is bigger than my study. Gee, you're really rich. Where did you get the money? Did you save it yourself?" Li Hong said leisurely On the chair, she ignored Li Lingyue and asked him with a disdainful curl of her lips.
"Yes, yes, my minister." Pei Qing began to sweat on his forehead. Lin Zhongyu and Zhao Mu behind him did not even dare to take a breath, but they knew very well that at this moment, they The clothes on my back were completely soaked, and it felt uncomfortable to stick to my body.
"Suizhou is also the capital of Gyeonggi Province, but a Suizhou governor's salary for one year cannot afford such a table of food. How can you get the money to build such a luxurious restaurant? Since there is such a luxurious restaurant, Then why did Li Ye not come once during the banquet? What's the purpose? Are you afraid that I will know? Or is it an ulterior motive?" Li Hong looked at Li Lingyue, sat down next to Pei Wanying, and then whispered something in his ear.
Pei Qing's mind was buzzing at this moment, and he had lost the ability to judge. He only knew that His Majesty was sitting opposite him and asking him questions, and the six big men who fell to the ground with broken arms and legs were standing beside him. Under his nose, it looked so frightening to him.
Looking at these big men and Wang Shishi who was about to cry, Pei Qing knew without thinking that something disrespectful to His Majesty must have happened in this room just now, and the culprit was obviously his brother-in-law.
"I don't dare to invite you..." The big beads of sweat on Pei Qing's forehead dripped into his eyes. The aching pain in his eyes made him endure it. In front of Li Hong, he didn't even wipe it. Don't dare.
"Don't you dare invite him? Don't you dare invite him here, but you dare to form gangs and accept bribes in his name? But you don't dare invite him to your restaurant? Pei Qing, who gave you the courage? It was Li Did Ye instruct you to win over other officials? Or are you trying to win over officials without telling Li Ye? Even if Pei Xingjian is here, he can't save you, let alone his daughter." asked.
On the other side, as Li Lingyue whispered in Pei Wanying's ear, Pei Wanying's eyes began to wander back and forth on the faces of Hongxiu and Tianxiang, looking up and down carefully.
Hongxiu and Tianxiang, who were originally a little afraid of her, still felt a little uncomfortable under Pei Wanying's soft gaze. At this moment, they lowered their heads involuntarily and did not dare to speak. They could only let the noble lady look at their sisters. Two people.
"What's your name?" Pei Wanying asked gently.
"My name is Tian Xiang." Tian Xiang still didn't dare to raise his head, but after hearing Pei Wanying's question, he knew without even thinking that he was asking himself. "What about you?" Pei Wanying's voice was still very gentle. Next to her, Li Lingyue, with a pair of shining eyes, also began to look at the two women carefully.
"My name is Hongxiu."
"Red sleeves add fragrance?" Pei Wanying murmured.
Li Hong, who was on the side, glanced at Pei Qing, who was kneeling on the carpet silently but sweating profusely, and then said to Pei Wanying: "How are you? Are you interested in entering the palace? Be a maid to my eldest son?"
After Li Hong finished speaking, there was a roar in the room. Whether it was Tianxiang, Hongxiu, or the other women in the corner, including Wang Shishi, their legs were completely weak after hearing my unique self-identification. Kneel on the ground.
Hongxiu and Tianxiang had vaguely guessed the identity of this easy-going noble young master when Pei Qing was talking to Li Hong and listened to the word "chen" in Pei Qing's mouth. However, because Li Hong did not reveal his identity, The two women didn't feel too nervous.
But at this moment, as the emperor of the Tang Dynasty revealed his identity, even though they had been prepared in their hearts, when they heard me calling myself, they still screamed in their hearts, and their legs seemed to be not their own, and they knelt down involuntarily. .
"Shaking his emperor's majesty again." Li Lingyue muttered from the side. Pei Wanying, who was closest to her, naturally heard it clearly, so she secretly pinched Li Lingyue's waist.
"You still dare to offend him. You are probably angry now. It's better to hide away and don't get into trouble." Pei Wanying said close to Li Lingyue's ear.
"Chen Jingzhi, can you tell me what Pei Qing's purpose is for looking for you?" Li Hong didn't bother to pay attention to the two women chatting beside him, and looked at the people kneeling in the room. As for Hongxiu, Tianxiang and others, he didn't let anyone know. He stood up and asked Chen Jingzhi.
Duke Chen Jingzhi bowed respectfully again, and then repeated to Li Hong what he and Pei Qing had just said in another room.
As Chen Jingzhi narrated, Pei Qing buried his head deeply on the carpet and trembled all over. His Majesty never allowed anyone to interfere in his family affairs, and he was not qualified to advise His Majesty on the matter of establishing a throne. Son.
Although there is no small matter in the royal family, the current His Majesty of the Tang Dynasty has never allowed his ministers to participate in any affairs of the royal family. In recent years, it is not that no one has suggested that Your Majesty should establish a prince earlier, but His Majesty rejected them all, or pretended to If you don't hear it, let it go.
"How dare you, a fourth-rank governor, to interfere casually in my family affairs? How dare you join forces with old ministers and want to advise me? Why, do you want to imitate those noble families in Luoyang? Contact my eldest son privately. I turned a blind eye because you and the queen are relatives, but you, Pei Qing, don't seem to know what is enough, and you dare to go further, using Li Ye's reputation as a fake, while secretly Pei Qing, who gave you the courage to use your status as a half-royal relative to form factions? Do you think that with your talent, you will be able to assist my eldest son in the future? , do you think I will definitely make the emperor's eldest son the prince?" Li Hong stood up and walked to Pei Qing, who was kneeling on the ground.
After taking a look at the two Ji County magistrates behind Pei Qing, Lin Zhongyu and Zhao Mu were so frightened that they both fell to the ground and kept apologizing.
Except for Li Hong, no one in the room dared to speak. Pei Wanying and Li Lingyue sat together and could only watch Li Hong scolding Pei Qing. Chen Jingzhi was a little better. After all, he came here this time. I want to reprimand Pei Qing, I want to warn Pei Qing, you, Pei Qing, are not qualified to get too involved in royal matters and His Majesty’s family affairs, and you don’t have the ability to persuade His Majesty to establish a heir apparent. What’s more, I hope Pei Qing Don't harm the eldest son's reputation in front of Your Majesty because of your own selfishness.
"Your Majesty, I... I know that I am guilty, and please forgive me." Pei Qing lay on the carpet and shivered for a long time. Originally, he still had some righteous reasons in his mind.
For example, the prince's importance is not in the country and the people, but in the stability of the court. The early establishment of the prince is a dual important matter for the court and the royal family. However, when he actually faced Li Hong, Pei Qing was even Not a word could come out.
Seeing that Pei Qing looked pitiful, as if he was forced to confess, Li Hong looked at Pei Wanying next to him, then looked at Li Ye, and said coldly: "Why, judging from your appearance, are you in your heart?" Still a little aggrieved, do you think I have wronged you? That's okay, my prince and queen are both here, but tell me, did Li Ye ever say a word to you, hoping that you would help him become the prince? Or did the Queen say something similar to you?"
"Your Majesty, I have never told you." How could Pei Qing dare to deny that the Majesty in front of him, with his own efforts, completely defeated the wealthy nobles headed by the five surnames and Qi Wang in less than three years? After suppressing it, the nine-level Zhongzheng system completely disappeared from the officialdom of the Tang Dynasty. How dare I, a small governor of Zhongzhou, dare to argue with His Majesty.
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