The next afternoon.

Lin Parade Palace.

Inside the main hall.

Li Zhi, who was writing a book with his sleeves, heard De'an's return, stopped his fingers for a while, and was silent for a while before he looked up at De'an and said lightly:

"What you say, but you saw it with your own eyes?"

Dean said softly:

"I didn't see it with my own eyes, but I put it in the main hall of the ......"

"Enough!"

Li Zhi put down his pen heavily, turned his head to look at De'an, and said softly:

"He is my son, and I know his character best! I also know what kind of kid he is!

What's more, the place of the prince's east palace belongs to him...... It's better for you to interfere less in these things in the future! ”

De'an closed his mouth and said after a while:

"But the Lord ......"

"I've said enough!"

Li Zhi said softly:

"That's enough."

Dean didn't dare to say anything more, but nodded and stepped back.

Li Zhi let out a long breath, suddenly felt tired all over, and his neck was also slightly sore, so he couldn't help but ask:

"Where is Mei Niang right now?"

"Back to the Lord, in the inner sanctum, talk to Mrs. Li?"

"Pass the driver."

……

A moment later.

Seeing Li Zhi hurriedly walking in, Mei Niang, who had a bad complexion, looked up a little uneasily for a while, wanting to ask what happened, but it was inconvenient to ask.

Li Zhi walked up to her quickly, didn't say anything, didn't say anything, just stood silently beside her, his eyes looking sideways at the ground.

Mei Niang turned her head to look at Su Qin, Su Qin understood, and immediately got up to leave, Li Zhi couldn't avoid her due identity in the end, and returned the salute well, and after someone sent her out of the palace, as soon as there was no one left and right, the whole person hugged Mei Niang tightly, and buried his cheeks deep into Mei Niang's shoulder socket.

Mei Niang was taken aback, and couldn't help but reach out to touch her back, which was already too wide for her today, and she couldn't hold it with both hands, and then said lightly:

"Jiro, what's wrong? Why do you look restless......"

Li Zhi didn't speak, just stubbornly hugged her like a child who had hugged his favorite toy, hugged her tightly, tightly, and never said a word again.

Mei Niang opened her mouth, but she was also silent, and only said lightly for a while:

"Sit down......"

Li Zhi then remembered that Mei Niang still had a child in her womb, so he hurriedly raised his head and looked at Mei Niang with some guilt, but was gently melted by her smile, and his mood suddenly improved, nodded, and silently followed her into the inner bed, sat on the couch, and fell to Mei Niang's knees, lying down quietly.

Mei Niang reached out and stroked his hair, the crown on his head, and was silent for a long time before she said:

"Jiro's crown is heavy, do you want to take it off, Mei Niang and Jiro loose their necks?"

Li Zhi buried his face in front of Mei Niang's lower abdomen, turned around, put his cheek against the lower abdomen that seemed to be trembling slightly, and felt it for a while before he calmed down and said:

"Okay."

Mei Niang smiled indifferently, reached out to untie the crown for him, and handed it to Minghe, who was serving secretly, and then picked a jade clip jewel grate from the dressing box presented by Minghe, and combed it carefully, over and over again.

The snow-white fingertips with a slight powder, sandwiched the snow-white jade comb inlaid with pale apricot-colored jewels, slowly, slowly, slid through Li Zhi's black hair that was as shiny as ink as the night, and for a while, Minghe, who was standing next to him, was also as calm as water, and there were no more waves.

After combing for a while, Mei Niang asked lightly:

"Is Jiro better?"

"Hmm."

Li Zhi replied sullenly, but he also felt that he had really raised some spirits, so he nodded lightly and said:

"It's better."

Mei Niang nodded, and said lightly:

"That'...... Jiro is willing to say that he will listen to Mei Niang, who is making Jiro so unhappy? ”

Li Zhi nodded, shook his head again, and said softly:

"It's all over, I don't want to say ......"

Mei Niang nodded, and said:

Jiro didn't want to say it, so he didn't say it. But if Jiro wants to say it, you have to remember that Mei Niang is also here. ”

Li Zhi nodded and said lightly:

"I know. Except for Mei Niang, I didn't want to talk to anyone about this. It has nothing to do with them. ”

Mei Niang nodded with a smile, put down the comb grate in her hand, stroked Li Zhi's head and said:

"It's good that Jiro knows...... As long as Jiro remembers that Mei Niang is still there...... That's good. ”

Li Zhi nodded, and then smothered into Mei Niang's arms again, and then said in a vague voice for a while:

"Mei Niang, what do you think...... Am I a good father? ”

Mei Niang was stunned, but said with a smile:

"Jiro is so undecent, ask Mei Niang what is this doing? If you want to ask, should you ask the children? ”

"I just wanted to ask you. Tell me about it! ”

Li Zhi stubbornly said.

Mei Niang shook her head, she already understood a little in her heart, and after thinking about it for a while, she said lightly:

"In this matter, Mei Niang, like Jiro, really doesn't have much right to speak......

But there is one incident that Mei Niang really remembers. When Hong'er was born that year, Jiro took great pains to prepare everything for Hong'er! ”

Li Zhi looked up at Mei Niang and said blankly:

"Hong'er doesn't have to say...... What about other children? What do other children think? ”

"Then we'll have to ask the kids."

Mei Niang looked at Li Zhi gently, reached out and gently pressed it against his cheek, looking down at his eyes:

"But there is one thing that Mei Niang knows...... If it weren't for Jiro, then these children would never have been reborn in this world no matter what. It is even more impossible to have such an opportunity to experience these joys and sorrows, and the joys and sorrows of life.

Jiro did not abandon them since childhood, let alone dispose of them as goods like the poisonous father and hot mother of the emperor's family in the previous dynasty......

He is already a loving father.

It's just that this word of kindness, after all, belongs to you, as the Son of Heaven...... So naturally there is a constraint, and it is impossible to be the same as an ordinary father.

And I am afraid that these children may not be able to understand this in their lifetime.

That's why Jiro, the person who stands on the throne of the Son of Heaven, will be called a lonely man......

Because they are really just a family, whether it is parents, relatives, brothers, sisters, children......

None of them are reliable, and none of them can be completely relied upon.

As the Son of Heaven, he can only carry the whole day on his shoulders, but he can no longer find someone else to carry it with him. ”

Li Zhi looked at Mei Niang, but suddenly chuckled for a while:

"Oh...... So, I'm really the first strong lord of the ages, isn't it? ”

Mei Niang opened her eyes wide and looked at Li Zhi with a puzzled expression.

He smiled and said:

"Isn't it?

Since I ascended the throne as the crown prince, my father and brother have taken care of me in every way and loved me in every way; There are also many friendships between uncles; Not to mention my uncle...... No matter how willful and foolish I am, he will hold me to the end......

And you ......."

Li Zhi stretched out his hand, gently and tightly held Mei Niang's hand, and said movingly:

"Over the years, you have always stood side by side with me and never abandoned you......

I can help you like this, I'm not lucky, what is it? ”

Mei Niang's heart moved, her throat choked, and it took a long time for her eyes to say with a slight amount of water:

"Yes...... Jiro is really lucky...... Such a strong lord is rare to meet in a thousand years. ”

Li Zhi looked at Mei Niang and suddenly laughed......

That kind of smile is something that only she has ever seen, innocent, cute, mischievous, and even a little heartless......

It was a smile that had not been seen again for ten years, and it belonged to the smile of the Jin King Zhinu......

It is also her unique smile of Wu Meiniang.

Wake up the next morning.

Mei Niang hung her hair loosely, so she sent away Li Zhi, who had recovered his vitality after a night's rest, and then the first thing she did when she turned her head was to tell Minghe to call Ryan.

After a while, Ryan hurried in according to the call, and Mei Niang whispered to him without looking back:

"Wen Niang is alone in the Taiji Palace, although there are people close to you to take care of, but in the end, you are not at ease, go back! After I go back, take a good look at which prince is in the palace, who has not been doing well recently.

See what I mean? ”

Ryan looked up at her, but remained silent.

Mei Niang couldn't wait for a reply, she was stunned at first, and then looked back at Ryan, and her eyes were sharp immediately:

"Who is it?"

“…… News came from the East Palace yesterday that Yong'an wanted to assassinate His Royal Highness the Prince, but was killed in court by His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

Mei Niang listened to it in a daze for a long time, and then said lightly:

"Why?"

“…… Someone told His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who was the one who did the poisoning between the mother and His Royal Highness the Acting King. ”

Ryan whispered:

"Niangniang, this can't be blamed on His Royal Highness the Prince, that is, there is no such grudge between him and the queen, I'm afraid it will be difficult to tolerate such a person by his side."

"But you can't kill people yourself!"

Mei Niang was upright, and said softly:

"Do you know what an ominous thing it is for this kingdom to be stained with blood!? Originally, Jiro had a grudge against the prince's ascension. What's more, although I don't know much about the previous dynasty recently, I have also heard that the former dynasty was dissatisfied with the actions of the crown prince......

If this matter is swaggered, I am afraid that the prince's position will be even more unstable!

This loyal son...... What a ......."

Mei Niang said angrily:

"This kid ...... Alas!

Why didn't he understand what Jiro's hard work was for!?

For such a big thing, Jiro would rather hide it from me and be so estranged from me than easily move the people around him......

What the hell is it for, has he thought about it?! ”

Ryan sighed:

"The prince is still young in the end, and these things have never been thought of or savored. Otherwise, why can't he think that if this is the case, there will definitely be some troubles between him walking before and after the court. ”

Mei Niang shook her head and said lightly hatefully:

"yes...... But you can't blame Zhong'er......

If you want to blame, you can only blame Yongan and the master behind him, who really seized this opportunity and grasped it ruthlessly...... It's actually grasping on the knot that Jiro and the prince can't cut the most......"

Mei Niang shook her head helplessly:

"No wonder Jiro was so depressed when he came yesterday, this not only stopped the relationship between father and son, but also hurt Jiro's rare hard work. No, I can't let Jiro's hard work be in va......in no matter what."

Mei Niang thought about it for a while, and suddenly said softly:

"What time is it?"

"It's almost three o'clock. Mother, you'd better rest early! ...... in your belly?"

"I'll naturally go and rest for a while, but I'm going to write a note by hand, and you take it, and now I'll go to the front hall to find someone, and show him the note, and I'll quickly burn it all.

Got it? ”

"Ryan understands, I don't know who to call?"

"British Gong, Li Ji."

Mei Niang said softly.

……

A moment later.

Under the Golden Palace of the former court.

A small corner door.

Ruian, who was so easy to wait for Li Ji to come, sighed, told Li Ji about Mei Niang's instructions one by one, and then showed him the note.

Li Ji glanced at it quickly, his face changed, and he looked at it carefully, and then looked up at Ryan hesitantly:

"Dare to ask Grandpa Rui to make it clearer...... This is what Zhaoyi Niangniang watched with her husband? ”

"Exactly."

Ryan Positive Color:

"What the mother ordered, Ryan didn't dare to talk nonsense."

"......"

Li Ji wanted to speak, but he stopped, thought about it, but understood, nodded and sighed:

"It turned out that it was for the Lord and the East Palace...... It's just that, it's rare for the mother to work hard. If you also ask Father-in-law Rui to return to his mother, the old man will act according to his mother's plan. ”

Then, they said goodbye to Ryan.

After seeing Li Ji leave, Ryan immediately took out the note, glanced at the few numbers on it, and ignited it, watching the ink words gradually fade in the flames, and finally nothing-

Today, please discuss with Uncle Yuan the rumors in the palace yesterday: Yong'an in the East Palace is a matter of helplessness for the prince under the coercion of the palace.