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That night, Li Xin and Li Wei stepped into the secret room of the Xin'an County Mansion for the first time. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info It's not that they don't know what their siblings have done in the mansion, so they are not surprised. However, when they saw the secret room full of people seated, Rao is two brothers couldn't help but show a slight look of surprise when they saw each other well-informed.

Li Hui and Wang Zixian, Li Jing and Du Chongfeng, Princess Changning and the county lord of Xin'an, Qin Cheng and Qin Yun don't need to be mentioned, Yan Balang, He Cheng, Cheng Wei and the unfamiliar bearded man (Fan Wu) are also negligible for the time being - what is going on with the new Princess Du Jialan of Xin'an County, Wang Luoniang and Wang Xiangniang's sisters, and the other little ladies who were born?! Now, even these young ladies can participate in such a crucial and confidential matter?!

Facing the natural gaze of a group of young people, Li Xin and Li Wei were puzzled and had no way to exit. Especially the ladies led by Princess Changning, they were looking at them with slightly shining eyes, as if they were particularly eager for the younger generations to be affirmed by their elders, which made them hesitate and began to reflect on their previous thoughts:

Not allowing their own princesses or ladies to participate in these battles, hiding secrets from them as if they were nothing, and only mentioning a few words from time to time, is it really a protection for them? If we can understand each other and walk side by side, wouldn't it be more tacit? How many things in the house are caused by the disunity of the husband and wife? For example, Li Heng and Wang, the kings of Yue, missed all kinds of good opportunities to get out of danger before, it was not that the husband and wife were not harmonious, they just couldn't understand each other's actions and thoughts.

"......" Thinking of this, Li Xin glanced at his brother lightly, "Everyone is complete?" ”

"It's all right for now." Li Hui replied, "There are still a few people who are running around outside, and it is inconvenient to show up. For example, Cheng Qing, even we can't determine his current whereabouts. Besides, I don't want my cousin to join in, so as not to disturb his peace. After all, he will return to Jingzhou in a few days, and it has nothing to do with these disturbances now. ”

Hearing this, Li Xin and Li Wei's eyes were a little gentle. Li Xin nodded: "You are really thoughtful. Even if he were here, I would have persuaded him to get out. And Li Wei looked sideways at the county lord of Xin'an, and for some reason, he sighed lightly, and said with some annoyance: "Huanniang, you are here...... I wasn't surprised at all......"

The county lord of Xin'an couldn't help but hide his lips and smile: "Big brother, do you think that the fifth brother can be here to be particularly surprised?" ”

Everyone looked at Li Jing in unison again, which made the king of Tianshui County speechless for a while, and said helplessly: "Every time you make fun of me." Do you think I'm open-minded and never hold a grudge against anyone? Beware of my sudden change of temperament and revenge on you one by one! Especially you, Huanniang, as a younger sister, how can you make fun of your brother? If you make me angry, I will teach him a lesson every once in a while when you marry your husband in the future!! ”

With such a meaningless threat, the county lord of Xin'an naturally didn't take it to heart, and said with a smile: "That big brother will help me teach me a lesson." When it comes to marriage and her husband, she is unusually calm, and naturally it is impossible for her to change her face because of Li Jing's "angry behavior".

Everyone couldn't help laughing in unison, and for a while, all the strangeness and tension faded for the time being, leaving only the feeling of being on the same battlefield. When they looked at each other, they also felt a little warmer.

After laughing, Li Hui said squarely: "I called you here today because of the true and false Hejian County King. If you have not participated in the feast, listen for the time being, and those who have already observed and tested the king of the river will tell me what you think. How is it? In the past few days, have you noticed that something is wrong? Is it possible to verify Zixian's previous conjecture? You might have provided enough evidence to convince you or the elders to believe it? Or even convince the uncle? ”

Li Jing, who should have been the most active on weekdays, looked around, and Fang hesitated and replied: "In the past two days of banquets, he has found all kinds of excuses to avoid everyone...... Is the false king coming? I looked closely, and there seemed to be some changes in my mannerisms and speech, but it was not noticeable. However, what makes me curious is, how can the face of the false king be retouched to be no different from the real king? If we want to send a detailed one in the future, won't we be able to learn this trick too? ”

Li Hui glanced at him and calmly gathered his thoughts back: "It's just a trick that some chickens and dog thieves are good at, so there is no need to mention it for the time being." What do you think of what Jing Xing said? ”

Li Xin and Li Wei raised their eyebrows and looked at the rest of the people, and to their surprise, it was actually a few little ladies who responded most positively. However, except for Li Jing, the Lang gentlemen all seemed extraordinarily calm. Some calmness comes from their confidence and determination, and some calmness comes from their trust in the little ladies.

I heard Wang Luoniang say: "Only the one who appears in Jingwang's Mansion is a false king, and all other times, including today, are all real kings." Although it seems that his behavior in the past two days has been a little abrupt, it is just to confuse everyone. The two of them are trying their best to make up for the differences in each other's true temperaments and words and deeds, so they are sometimes close and distant towards His Royal Highness the King of Heiyue and others, and their attitudes are false and true, true and false. ”

Princess Changning continued: "Because no one knows what his temperament is, no one is surprised that he behaves like this. Even if the real king leaves, only the false king remains, and it is impossible to be easily seen through. If the real king leaves Beijing, the false king only needs to claim that he is sick, or stay in the palace for other reasons, and come out after a while, everyone's impression of him will fade, and naturally there will be no way to distinguish the true from the false. ”

"However, no matter how they pretend to be replaced, in the short term, there will still be inexplicable differences in some instinctive reactions, as well as the accent and intonation of speech." Wang Xiangniang's eyes were shining, "The real king has lived in Chang'an for a while, and his official dialect is more authentic, and he also has a slight Shengzhou accent. Although the false king has tried his best to learn the authentic official dialect, the choice of words and sentences still has a sense of disobedience, the local accent is more obvious, and it is easier to expose flaws in a momentary emergency. ”

Next, the group of little ladies talked word by word about the difference between the true and false kings they had observed. The excitement was no less than when they were discussing new jewelry and clothes. Du Jialan personally rolled up his sleeves and polished the ink, recorded them one by one with hairpins, and added one or two from time to time.

At this moment, Li Xin and Li Wei found that the two of them were useless. The "evidence" they found was only a part of these entries, and there was nothing special about it. Looking at Li Hui and the others again, it seems that they have long been used to it, or they have expected it.

Seeing that the two brothers were a little surprised, Li Hui explained very indifferently: "The banquet and drinking ground of the ladies is not far away, and they are careful, even if they have been secretly observing for a long time, it is difficult for the king of Hejian County to notice. Moreover, the aunts and aunts all helped them and arranged several accidents for them to try. ”

For example, when sending a maid to pour wine, it accidentally overflowed; Or like a road that hastily bumps into it, and then falls to its knees and weeps; Another example is to let a naughty child of the clan family play nearby with a small bow and arrow, and accidentally shoot it; Or true or false, try Li Ren's various reactions - all in all, they are all small methods that women are good at. But when these small means are accumulated, many anomalies can also be seen.

When the little ladies finished sorting out, dozens of them were listed. Li Jing took the lead and looked at it carefully, and couldn't help but be stunned: "...... Are you sure? How can you find so many of them?? What's frowned, he raised his eyebrows and was silent for a long time, as if the one who oppressed people was the real king...... But the false king is not strong enough, so he can only remain silent'? What's the difference between the two?! ”

"Naturally, you can't see this difference." Of course, Princess Changning was dissatisfied with his suspicions and immediately refuted it.

"But your judgments are too child's play." Li Jing immediately sought approval from his brother and friends, "Of course, I think the accent and intonation are appropriate. But this kind of demeanor, momentum, etc., is really difficult to judge, and it is not enough to be used as evidence, right? ”

"Jing Xing, you think it's impossible, but maybe other people will feel the same way as them." This time, even Du Chongfeng did not agree with what he saw, "Different people may be able to observe the same anomaly, and they can't say which detail makes them empathize, so they naturally believe us a little more." ”

Li Jing replied sullenly, and then heard the prince say again: "Since they feel strange, why don't they list it." However, the credibility of these doubts is also different. We just need to rank the articles in order of credibility and show them to the others, and they will tell. ”

"If there is nothing to add, then we will write down these entries, and take advantage of Aunt Qinghe to preside over the banquet of the Duke of Wu tomorrow and talk to the elders." Li Hui continued, "After the banquet is over, we will immediately go to the palace with the elders and explain the matter to our uncle. I must have heard that everyone is in the Anren Palace, and my uncle will definitely come over to take a look, and we can present all the evidence. "The Shangyuan Festival is already close at hand, and they don't have much time.

He naturally made an arrangement, and everyone said yes and there was no objection. However, his eyes still fell on Li Xin and Li Wei: "What do the two brothers think?" ”

Li Xin looked at him steadily, and suddenly felt a sense of relief that my family's son had grown up, and at the same time he faintly felt lost. Even if he wasn't involved in the matter, Saburo would have been able to handle it cleanly. He no longer needs the support of his brother, and he can support the Xin'an County Mansion on his own. Even, he couldn't help but feel that Ah Di should be able to go further than himself. After several years of being alone in Chang'an and ups and downs in the court, he is no longer the young man of the past.

"Just do as you say. The stakes are high, and it would be better for the two of us not to show up. Moreover, even if Wang Zhiyuan discovered the clue, he should also be brought along. His current rank is still too low, and what he can do is limited. Accumulate more credit, transfer from the imperial front to Shangshu Province, and get some real power. ”

If you stay in the province and want to go up, you will be a doctor or a doctor on the five grades. The former is nothing more than a vacant position, while the latter is a vacancy in a confidential position, with the right to read the edicts—it is impossible for a saint to appoint a young man of young age to such an important position, even if the saint is willing, and the prime ministers will probably not agree.

Wang Zixian didn't expect that Li Xin would actually think about him, and he couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

However, the next moment, Li Xin's gaze at him was still full of scrutiny, as if he said wordlessly: What I trust is not you, but Xuanqi's eyes on people. There are so few people he can rely on that I have to think for him and strengthen his wings.

However, just like that, Wang Zixian also curled the corners of his lips and smiled: The eldest brother has the intention of softening, and Xuan Qi will definitely be very happy. Anyway, it's a matter of time before you accept their feelings?

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