Chapter Forty-Seven: Changes in the Summer Palace!

"Of course, there's one more thing that I think...... Qian'er also has the right to choose for herself. Li Yiqi said softly, sighing secretly in his heart.

How many people in this world have the right to choose?

"I see. ”

After a long time, the slightest fluctuation in Shui Bo's eyes also dissipated, and he stood in place, not knowing what he was thinking.

"I'm sorry, Shui Bo......"

Li Yiqi lowered his head, as if he hesitated for a moment, his mind moved, he cleared his throat, and said with a straight face: "Shui Bo, in fact, I have always regarded you as a relative, Li Qian'er is your granddaughter, and naturally she is also my sister, if you don't dislike it, after I tie my bun, I will implore my aunt or aunt to be polite and recognize her as a righteous daughter on behalf of my mother." ”

Hearing this, Shui Bo's body shook suddenly, as if he was frightened into a cold sweat, and said with a wry smile: "No, young master, what is the identity of the Li family, the old slave is just a ...... In short, this is not possible. ”

“......”

Li Yiqi smiled bitterly in his heart, he really meant this, not to mention that Li Qian'er saved his life today, just because Shui Bo has worked tirelessly over the years, the Li family will not be able to repay him. If he accepts Li Qian'er as his sister-in-law, with the status of the prince and prince of the Li family, Li Qian'er's status in the future will be second only to the royal princess.

Shui Bo held his arms and sighed as if he had untied the knot in his heart that had not been unsolved for many years, and his old face showed a touch of relief: "Alas, this girl's life is not good." ”

"Young master, the old slave didn't tell you, this matter was originally the old slave cheekily begging the master...... In fact...... Hehe, forget it. ”

Shui Bo's eyes were in a trance, with a look of reminiscence in his eyes, he bowed to Li Yiqi, and said with a wry smile: "The old slave understands, it's just that the eldest lady ...... there."

"I've already told them on my aunt's side, the marriage is over, you can pick a time to send Qian'er back to Annan. Li Yiqi breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes moved slightly, and he smiled: "Of course, if she is willing to stay in Shangjing, then she can do it." ”

"Hehe, the old slave went back and asked. ”

Shui Bo's face was much more relaxed, and at this moment, a slight sound sounded on the roof of the house outside. Li Yiqi didn't notice it, but Shui Bo seemed to sense something, his face changed slightly, his body shook, and he flashed towards the outside of the house.

After a while, Shui Bo returned to the study, bowed down under Li Yiqi's stunned and surprised gaze, and said, "Young master, it's not early, if you don't have other instructions, the old slave will retreat first." ”

"There is only one thing, our Li family's current situation, grandpa should already know. Li Yiqi glanced at Shui Bo and asked in a deep voice.

"On the day the young master entered the palace, the old slave had already sent the news to Annan, presumably the old man would know it by now. Shui Bo replied respectfully.

"Okay, there's nothing else to do, you can go rest too, I'll go back to the East Palace early tomorrow morning." Li Yiqi nodded and waved his hand.

......

At night, to the west of the capital, the "Phantom Paradise", which is known as the "Four Unique" famous buildings, is brightly lit. The dignitaries and dignitaries of Daxia and the merchants of Wanguan Jia entered together, and one by one they were drunk and helped out by their subordinates, which was extremely prosperous and lively.

At this moment, in the Phantom Mansion, there was only a candle lit in a dark secret room, and the atmosphere was extremely quiet.

Suddenly, a ray of light came in through the crack in the door, followed by a middle-aged man dressed in a fine costume, the man looked extremely reserved, walked straight into the dimly lit room, and knelt down on one knee.

"Failed?"

For a long time, a hoarse, heavy voice came from the dark corner of the secret room where the light could not shine.

"Yes, the five first-class assassins and one Xuanzi assassin sent out, a total of six, are all dead. ”

The man knelt on one knee, his head bowed, not daring to look directly at the man in front of him.

"Got it. The hoarse voice said lightly. The tone was calm, and he didn't seem surprised.

"Master, my subordinates don't understand, if we want to kill him, why only send six assassins, and all of them are not strong people?" The man kneeling on the ground lowered his head, and a look of confusion flashed in his eyes.

"Huh. The figure hidden in the darkness chuckled twice, touched the white jade wrench on the thumb of his right hand imperceptibly, and asked with a smile, "Do you think it's wrong?"

Hearing this, the body of the man kneeling on the ground trembled, a grim light flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "If you send an assassin with a ground number or even a sky number, it will be foolproof!"

Syllable!

Suddenly, a bolt of energy shot from the shadows, hitting the kneeling man in the chest and then blasting into his body.

"Poof!"

The man looked up to the sky and spewed out a mouthful of blood, and was directly knocked away by this momentum, rolling on the ground and retreating several feet before stopping.

"Master?!"

The man knelt on his knees, coughing up a mouthful of blood and a stunned face.

"Don't understand?"

"Subordinate...... The subordinates were terrified. The man knelt on the ground, his head bowed, his voice trembling.

"I just wanted to give a message to the descendants of the Li family, and I didn't think that this operation would be successful. ”

The figure hidden in the darkness smiled faintly.

"Huh?" Hearing this, the man was startled. He had never thought about the purpose of his master's operation, it was just to bring a simple sentence.

"Get out of here, I won't kill you this time. A faint voice came from the dark corner again, and the figure hidden in the darkness warned: "Remember, there is no next time, don't question my decision again in the future!"

"Yes. ”

The man's heart sank, and his whole body shuddered, but he didn't leave.

Noticing that the man was still kneeling on the ground, the figure hidden in the darkness looked cold, and asked, "Are you still in trouble?"

Hearing this, the man kneeling on the ground squirmed his Adam's apple, his heart was a little nervous, and he said slowly: "Master, Holy Lord...... The Holy Lord is urging us to hurry up!"

“......”

Hearing this, the figure hidden in the darkness touched the white jade wrench, was silent for a moment, as if thinking, and after half a sound, he said lightly: "Got it, reply to the Holy Lord, the plan is already underway, let him not worry...... When the time comes, none of these traitors, the Li family, the Xia family, can escape!"

"Yes, the subordinates retired. The man kneeling on the ground breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and bowed out.

After the man left, the figure hidden in the dark corner slowly got up and laughed coldly, the laughter sounded a little hideous, creepy: "It's been more than a thousand years, why does the Li family's bloodline still exist in the world!"

Although, his voice sounded hoarse, muddy, and heavy, like a strong man with five big and three thick. However, no one expected that under the light of the only candle in the room, his shadow was projected on the ground, but his body did not appear tall, but a little petite and thin...... With long hair and a shawl, she looks like a stunning woman.

"Traitor, you shouldn't be alive!"

The figure hidden in the darkness had a hideous face, and with a wave of his sleeve, he shook off the flame of the candle, and the room suddenly fell into a dead silence.

......

The next day, early in the morning, Li Yiqi got up early and rode to the East Palace in a carriage. He left the palace less than three days this time, but he didn't expect to encounter so many things, tomorrow, is the birthday of Emperor Xia, but this time Emperor Xia's birthday is obviously different from previous years.

"The foreign mission, the Great Xia Dynasty has been established for more than a thousand years, and there has never been an alien mission to the capital, I am afraid that the palace has turned the sky upside down. Li Yiqi said secretly in his heart.

He took a carriage, set off from the Li Mansion, and soon arrived at the gate of the East Palace. In the Wude Palace, the crown prince Xia Qing drooped his head dejectedly, sat down on it, and saw Li Yiqi walking in, and the corners of his mouth reluctantly pulled up a pale and weak smile: "Li Yiqi, you are here." ”

"His Royal Highness the Prince, what's wrong?" Li Yiqi's face changed slightly, he hadn't seen Prince Xia Qing so unrelenting.

"Something happened to the queen mother. ”

The prince's face was pale, his eyes were dim, his eyes were shining with crystal tears, he pursed his lips and said bitterly.

"Queen Mother!"

Li Yiqi's eyes flickered, he pondered for a moment, quickly calmed down, and hurriedly walked to the prince's side, and said comfortingly: "Your Highness, what happened?"

"The queen mother was beaten by her father......"

The prince's face was extremely ugly, and he recounted what happened at that time.

"What, the queen mother was slapped by His Majesty?"

In the Wude Palace, Li Yiqi frowned, and through a conversation with the prince, he knew that last night, a major event happened in the summer palace. Yesterday, during dinner in the palace, Emperor Xia suddenly summoned many princes into the palace, stated in person the envoys of the foreign royal families in northern Xinjiang to Beijing, and named a prince to greet him on behalf of the royal family. However, it was not Xia Qing, the orthodox prince of the dynasty, who was named, but the three princes who had been reused by Emperor Xia and participated in court politics.

Then, on the same night, another conflict broke out in the harem, and Emperor Xia slapped the queen in front of him, for unknown reasons, but there was news in the palace that Emperor Xia closed Kunning Palace and grounded the queen for three days.

The news spread that night and reached the ears and eyes of many royal children in the harem, and they conveyed the news to their respective masters as soon as possible.

"How can this be...... Li Yiqi's face changed suddenly, he was in the Li Mansion last night, and he was half a day late when he knew the news.

Prince Xia Qing's face was pale, he no longer had the uninhibition of the past, he lowered his head, and a sad smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "I thought my father and mother were very affectionate,"

"You say, how can my father beat her......" Prince Xia Qing stared at Li Yiqi with big watery eyes, his little face was full of grievances.

"This ...... Weichen ......" Li Yiqi looked embarrassed, and secretly scolded in his heart: "How do I know ......"

However, he still has his own speculation about this matter, but it is inconvenient to say it explicitly.

Thinking in his heart, Li Yiqi changed his words and suddenly asked: "His Royal Highness the Prince, since His Majesty personally ordered the grounding of the Queen Mother, then tomorrow Your Majesty's birthday, the Queen Mother will not be able to go?"

"The queen mother can't go to ......"

Seeing the prince nodding, Li Yiqi's brows suddenly furrowed. This conclusion is not a good thing for him and the crown prince.

Suddenly, Prince Xia Qing's eyes flickered, the expression on his face changed, his white and tender little hands suddenly clenched, and he gritted his teeth and said, "This palace ...... The main shrine will not go tomorrow. ”

Hearing the words of the crown prince Xia Qing, Li Yiqi was shocked in his heart, quickly got up, and said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, don't ......"

......

When Li Yiqi was still talking bitterly about the stakes of Xia Qing, a team of hundreds of people was slowly marching towards Shangjing on the north side of Shangjing, on the vast plain.

"It's coming. ”

On the city wall, in addition to the dense soldiers of the forbidden army, there were also many figures standing, looking at the team from a distance, among this group of people, only two were the most conspicuous, and they were two young people.

The two of them stood on the city wall, standing with their hands in their hands, surrounded by a group of princes, ministers and young disciples of the family like stars and moons, looking down on the team from a high distance.

The young man on the left, with a slender figure, a handsome face, skin like cream, and a gentle smile on his face, looked to be in his early twenties. He wore a white jade crown on his head, a shawl with long hair, a white dragon crown robe, a jade-colored belt around his waist, and a dark green ancient jade hanging from his waist.

Next to Xia Qi, another young man with a temperament like the bright moon hanging high was dressed in a white Confucian robe, and was talking cordially with Xia Qi.

"Your Highness already knows?"

The Confucian young man in a Confucian robe stood closest to Xia Qi, and it seemed that the relationship between the two was extremely close.

"This palace also knew about it last night, but I didn't expect that the opportunity to make up my father's mind was related to foreign races. ”

Xia Qi shook his head and sighed.

"As everyone knows, His Royal Highness the Nine Emperors has a too stubborn personality, and it is all by the means of the queen that he got the position of the crown prince. ”

The young Confucian man in a Confucian robe smiled with his chin bowed.

Hearing this, a bright light flashed in Xia Qi's eyes, but he still had a gentle smile on his face, looked at the other party casually, and asked with a smile: "Then in your opinion, who should inherit the position of unification in the future?"

What the two are talking about is the same topic that Li Yiqi and the prince are talking about in the Wude Hall at this time - the prince is not reused, and the queen is beaten!

These two events have sounded a wake-up call for all the princes of the royal family - Emperor Xia is about to start choosing what he can.

Hearing this, all the entourages behind Xia Qi were shocked, and even those ministers hurriedly lowered their heads, pretending that they didn't hear it.

On such occasions, it is taboo to openly talk about the struggle for the throne, and if it reaches the ears of Emperor Xia, if it is not done well, it will be charged with plotting to rebel.

However, the look of the Confucian young man in a Confucian robe beside Xia Qi was extremely indifferent. With a light smile on his face, he quipped: "Weichen is already standing beside His Highness, why should His Highness ask knowingly." ”

After speaking, a bright light flashed in the eyes of the Confucian young man in a Confucian robe, and he looked directly at Xia Qi with a calm gaze.

"Haha. ”

When Xia Qi heard this, he looked up to the sky and laughed, and a wave of waves set off in his heart, he felt that this time the foreign envoy came to Shangjing, I am afraid that it would set off a stormy wave, and the forces he had secretly operated for a long time could finally surface.

Pedal –

While the two were talking, a burst of footsteps came from a distance, and the Confucian young man in a Confucian robe looked for prestige, his eyes flickered instantly, and he smiled: "Your Highness, as you expected, His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince is also here." ”

"Huh?"

Xia Qi's heart moved, and he immediately opened his eyes, only to see another young man in a robe leading a group of followers to the city tower.

This young man is about the same age as Xia Qi, with a strong figure, a heroic face, and a radiant look. Although he also wore a black robe that symbolized the royal family, as long as he looked at the young man's sharp and sharp eyes, what he felt was not dignity and majesty, but a kind of ruthless killing intent.

"Xia Cao!"

Xia Qi's eyes flashed, and the Confucian young man in a Confucian robe quickly exchanged glances, and the two nodded imperceptibly, and then immediately staggered their eyes.

"Fifth brother. Seeing Xia Cao coming, Xia Qi smiled and said, "Fifth brother is an anxious person, I didn't expect it to come slower than me." ”

"Xia Qi, you came quickly, but what's the matter with you here?"

Xia Cao glanced at Xia Qi, the corners of his mouth outlined a cold smile, and snorted coldly, the eyes of the two were staggered, and there was a-for-tat splash between the electric light and flint. However, when Xia Cao saw the young man standing beside Xia Qi, his eyelids couldn't help jumping.

"Wang Tianyu!" Xia Cao's eyes flashed with a fierce light.

Feeling Xia Cao's gaze at him, beside Xia Qi, the Confucian young man in a Confucian robe smiled slightly, bowed and said, "I've seen the Fifth Highness." ”

"It seems that the Wang family has definitely chosen to stand on the side of the eighth child. Xia Cao sneered and said secretly in his heart.

"No, I'm not your master. ”

Xia Cao's eyes were like electricity, staring at Wang Tianyu, sneering, and then looking at Xia Qi, implying that Xia Qi was Wang Tianyu's master.

Hearing this, Xia Qi's eyes moved slightly, his sleeves flicked lightly, he waved his hand carelessly, and said with a casual smile: "Fifth brother, you are joking, Tianyu is just a good personal friend with me." ”

"Oh, hypocrisy. ”

Xia Cao sneered, ignored the other party's words, flicked his sleeves, and led his entourage around Xia Qi and his party, walked to another place in the city tower, and stopped.

With the arrival of Xia Cao, the atmosphere here began to become eerie. In the cold wind of winter, on the tower of the north gate of the capital, these two most prominent princes of the dynasty were surrounded by their respective followers like stars and moons, separated by a distance of ten zhang from each other, like two distinct forces.