Tu Lichen got up with the support of the servants and bowed his hand to Hongli and said: "The old man has seen the prince, the prince is safe!" ”

Hongli hurriedly said: "The old man is too polite, please take a seat." ”

"Lord Wang, please!" Tu Lichen insisted on waiting for Hongli to sit down before he sat down, and after ordering someone to make tea, Fang said: "I don't know why the prince came to see the old man?" ”

Hongli was not in a hurry to get down to business, but said: "This king has never come to visit the boss, so I took advantage of today's free time to come and have a look, I wonder if the boss is okay recently?" ”

Tu Lichen didn't believe that he had come to see him, and said immediately: "Thank you for your concern, although the old man is old, his body is still passable, and he won't die for a while." ”

"How can the boss say such a thing, you have made countless contributions to the Qing Dynasty, you must be careful of your body, if there is anything wrong, let the doctor see, don't be careless."

Tu Lichen looked at Hongli and Xiao Zhengzi, who was holding a big cloth bag behind him, and said, "Is this what the prince is here to say?" Without waiting for Hongli to speak, he said: "If the prince has anything to say, it is better to say it directly, although the old man is old, but his brain is not confused. ”

For Tu Lichen's unceremonious words, Hongli did not have any angry color, Tu Lichen has a prejudice against himself is not a matter of one or two days, if you want to be angry, I am afraid that my lungs will have been blown up, he smiled slightly: "Don't dare to hide from the boss, this king does have something to ask the boss." ”

"Excuse me, as long as the old man can answer, he will definitely answer." The implication is that if he can't answer, he won't say a word.

Hongli naturally heard this meaning, but he didn't care, and after taking a sip of tea, he said: "The emperor's mother can clear her grievances and lift the grounding, thanks to the old man who found Ping'er, and persuaded the red tassels around Concubine Qin, so that they can stand up and testify against Concubine Qin, and return the emperor's mother's innocence." ”

Seeing Hongli say this, Tu Lichen's face was a little unnatural, "This matter has already passed, what else is the prince doing here?" ”

"This king knows that after giving a confession in front of Huang Ama, Ping'er and Hongying have come back with the boss, I don't know where they are now, how many words does this king have to ask them?"

Tu Lichen's face changed, and he said unhappily: "What does the prince mean by this, do you still have any doubts about her confession?" Or is the prince suspicious of the old man? ”

"Don't misunderstand, this king definitely doesn't mean this......" Without waiting for Hongli to continue, Tu Lichen already snorted coldly: "That old man really doesn't understand what the prince means, and please make it clear." ”

"The boss is a veteran of the two dynasties, and he has been loyal to the Qing Dynasty all his life, whether it is the emperor's grandfather or the emperor Ama or even the king, they all respect the boss, even if the king doubts the people of the world, he will never doubt the boss." Hongli's explanation made Tu Lichen's face look a little better, but the face was still tightly wrapped.

"This king just thinks that Ping'er and Hongying still have some words that have not been said clearly, such as Ping'er, since she is the thorn in the eye of the Chen family, then even if she does not return to Prince Guo's mansion, the Chen family will send someone to search for herself, kill her and kill her, why can she be safe for so long, and so coincidentally let the boss you find it, don't you really think it is strange at all? Hongying is too, she is the old man next to the Chen family, and she has been with the Chen family for many years, so her mouth should not be loose, but why did the old man say everything when she asked in the first trial? ”

The uneasiness on Tu Lichen's face was a little bigger than just now, because he knew best what was going on with Hongying, and it was true when he tried it, but what Hongying said in front of Yinzhen was half-true and half-false. He has never done anything unreasonable in his life, but this is the only ...... Alas, although in his opinion, this matter was not wrong, every time he thought about it, he felt ashamed.

Tu Lichen suppressed the guilt in his heart, and pretended to be calm: "Although Hongying is a person next to the Chen family, but it is related to her own safety, she naturally takes care of herself, it is not unusual to betray the Chen family, the prince can't ask this Hongying to swear to death, right?" After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "Or does the prince not want the queen to be relieved at all, so there are many words?" If that's the case, the prince can ask him back. In order not to let Hongli find out that he was wrong, or let Hongli ask endlessly, he took the first step to say the words to death.

Although Tu Lichen covered it up very well, Hongli is also a thoughtful person, how could he not see the strangeness, but he did not argue with him, but said: "The old man really misunderstood this king, although this king was not born to Huang Eniang, but for so many years, he has been deeply taught by Huang Eniang, respected as a biological mother, how can he not want Huang Eniang to release the ban, but whether this matter is really the mastermind of the Chen family, this king really still has some doubts, so I want to see Ping'er and the two again, ask the ins and outs of the matter clearly, and hope that the old man will make it convenient." ”

If Hongli has a tough attitude, Tu Lichen will not pay attention to him at all, and directly let people send off guests, although Hongli is the current elder brother, and was named Prince Bao, but he is a veteran of the two dynasties, and he is the auxiliary minister appointed by the first emperor when he was dying, and he is highly respected, and he will not be afraid of Hongli at all. But now Hongli's attitude is polite, his words are humble, and the requirements he made are not excessive, but it makes him difficult, and after thinking for a while, he said: "Don't hide it from the prince, after Ping'er and Hongying testified, the old man arranged for them to leave the capital. ”

Hongli pretended to be surprised and said, "Oh? I wonder where they went? ”

Tu Lichen frowned and said, "Could it be that the prince still wants to send someone to find them back?" Just for a few doubts, to let them come back from thousands of miles is too exciting? ”

"The meaning of the boss is that he doesn't want this king to go to them, so this king dares to ask, does the boss really think that he is too excited, or does the boss not know where they went?"

Tu Lichen's face changed, and he said, "What does this mean, prince?" ”

Hongli smiled slightly: "If I guessed correctly, Ping'er and Hongying, the eldest should have given it to the second brother, right?" ”

Tu Lichen's heart shook violently, and he forced the change in his mood and said: "Why did the prince suddenly ask this, and what is the connection between this matter and Prince Ding?" ”

"This king has always respected the old man, not only because the elders of the two dynasties have made great contributions to the Qing Dynasty, but also because the old man has always been extremely self-disciplined, and he has been an official for many years, but he has a clean sleeve and never does anything worthy of his heart. But why in his old age, the old man has to violate the principles that have always been followed, and how many years of accumulated reputation have been ruined, this is really incomprehensible to this king. Tu Lichen was just about to speak, but Hongli had already taken the first step and said: "The reason why the boss can't hand over Ping'er and Hongying is not because they left the capital, but because you handed them over to the second brother, so you don't know where the second brother of Lu Dao placed them." Even Ping'er should have been handed over to you by the second brother, not found by the boss. ”