After separating from Erhu, Li Tong quickly returned to the wing.

At that time, Bai Li Ye was already so anxious that his head was on fire, and he walked around the entire Mingfa Temple, and even found the old abbot and asked the monks of the whole temple to help find it, but he never expected Li Tong to come back by himself.

Intact.

There are no missing arms or legs.

He even looked slightly panting because he was in a hurry, and his face was slightly red.

"Where have you been?!" Bai Li Ye rushed over, grabbed Li Tong's arm and carefully examined it back and forth, left and right.

Li Tong stood in the wing, his body tense like a puppet, at the mercy of Baili Ye.

"I just walked around."

"Walked around?"

This reason is too pale, and Li Tong himself doesn't believe it.

She tore open the corners of her mouth at Bai Liye, and nodded stiffly, that's right, she just went out for a walk, and it was a whole day to go.

Bai Liye didn't dig deeper, but said: "It's okay, don't go out alone next time." ”

I heard that Li Tong came back safely, and the monks of Mingfa Temple also returned to the temple one after another, and those who should chant the scriptures continued to chant the scriptures, and those who should knock on the wooden fish continued to knock on the wooden fish, only the old abbot came to condole him, and by the way, he came to a friendly eye exchange with Li Tong.

The next day, the two left the Mingfa Temple.

On the way back, Bai Li Ye was silent for a long time, and Li Tong was up and down in his heart, observing Bai Li Ye's expression vigorously, hoping to see something from there.

It's a pity that nothing is visible.

He seemed to have gone back to the time when he first met, even though he was smiling, but the smile did not reach the bottom of his eyes, it was cold, it was strange, just out of politeness, or some reason why he had to smile at her.

"Aren't you happy?" Li Tong couldn't bear this frightening depression, and finally asked.

Bai Liye's eyes withdrew from the car window, looked at Li Tong fixedly, and said in a flat tone: "Madam, where did you go yesterday?" Who did you see again? ”

Li Tong chuckled in his heart, his face changed slightly, and then smiled: "I...... I didn't go anywhere, I just ......."

"Walking?" Bai Li Ye pulled the corners of his mouth and chuckled, and asked rhetorically, "Does Madam think I'm a fool?" ”

"No, why do you think that?" Li Tong didn't dare to look at him, and lowered his eyes.

Bai Li Ye took a deep breath.

He has never loved a person like this, and he has put a person completely on the tip of his heart, afraid of falling, afraid of smashing, afraid of breaking, and holding it carefully, but in exchange for concealing it over and over again.

"Have you betrayed me?"

This sentence was put in his heart for a long time, and when he finally said it, Bai Li Ye only felt a little relaxed.

Li Tong's neck stiffened, and he raised his head suddenly, because of excitement, and even his voice was a little shrill and thin: "Why do you think so?!" ”

Seeing her reaction, Bai Li Ye felt a little more comfortable.

Li Tong raised his fist and smashed it into his chest, and his eyes instantly turned red.

"What do I do to you, don't you know in your heart? How much have I given up for you, don't you count in your heart? How much I like you, you don't have it in your heart! Number! Is it?! Li Tong smashed a fist when he asked, and when he asked the last sentence, he even gritted his teeth and punched every word.

She didn't do it lightly, and every time she could hear Baili Ye's muffled snort, but he didn't dodge, and the smile on his face climbed up inexplicably.

"What are you laughing at?"

Seeing him laugh like a pleated spirit, Li Tong's anger gradually began to dissipate, and in the end, there was not much left, and the little fist couldn't be hammered down, so he retracted it with a cower.

"Got it." Bai Li Ye said softly.

Li Tong turned his head and muttered, "You know a fart? ”

After returning to the General's Mansion, Bai Li Ye only sat for a while and then went to the study, Li Tong went to take a bath by himself, and only after the bath came out did he know that he had gone out again, as for who he went to meet, Li Tong guessed that it was nothing more than the ministers who were about to chew their tongues in his ears.

Li Tong gritted his teeth, turned his head and went to find Liu Luan'er.

In the courtyard, Liu Luan'er stretched out her white and tender hand and carefully studied the freshly made Kodan.

"Two tigers?"

Liu Luan'er looked at Li Tong's face, and seeing that it was still normal, she asked in a calm tone, "Don't you have other ideas?" ”

"What can I think? I just don't want him to die in vain. ”

Liu Luan'er tilted her head: "But it is easiest to do it during the Queen Mother's birthday banquet, there will be a lot of people at that time, once there is a riot, even if the imperial city guards and secret guards are all dispatched, they may not be able to keep the emperor." ”

And as soon as the emperor died, only Bai Liye could logically succeed to the throne.

When Erhu came back at this time, he could even help mix in the crowd and stir up a riot, his people were all innocent people, different from He Yuan's well-trained soldiers and Liu Luan'er's killers hired from the rivers and lakes, and in terms of physical shape, they couldn't be compared at all.

What's more, this group of people doesn't know martial arts.

In that kind of chaotic situation, people with discernment will generally pay attention to the people who are steady, and will ignore the gangsters who are not much different from the panicked people.

They can easily escape.

It's also easy to create a riot and create a good opportunity for Baili Ye.

"Do you know the ministers around him?"

Liu Luan'er raised her eyes: "Which ones are you referring to?" ”

"Those who want to use the general to achieve their own goals, and those who want to use the general to seize the throne."

Liu Luan'er's expression froze, and she quickly became solemn in the next second, she didn't think about this question at all in her previous life, she always thought that this throne was what Bai Li Ye wanted, so after being reborn in this life, she worked hard to manage her connections and wealth, just to provide Bai Li Ye with a strong backing force one day.

But what if this throne is not what he wants?

He's just being forced to move forward?

Liu Luan'er thought so hard that she almost broke her nails with a single force, until the pain made her wake up.

"Why do you say that? Do you see what's coming? ”

Li Tong shook his head: "He always hid from me to meet with those ministers, except for the occasional few times to let me know Wu Mengquan and Cui Shouzhi, the rest of the people are very hidden, and I have no way of knowing which of those people have wolf ambitions." ”

Liu Luan'er's palm was sticky and cold.

This is a very dangerous thing to do.

If this throne is what Bai Li Ye wants, then once he ascends the throne, those people will be from the dragon's work, but Bai Li Ye is ruthless, even if he does not move these people in order to stabilize the regime in a few years, he will let them all disappear one by one in the future, but what if these people are already disobedient and just want to push a puppet up?

Liu Luan'er knew that Bai Liye would not become a puppet, but she also knew that he was extremely affectionate.

These ministers have followed him for many years, taking many risks, and with dozens or even hundreds of lives on their backs, he will not be too ruthless.

However, these people will not show mercy to his men.

"What are you going to do?" After Liu Luan'er figured it out, she turned to ask Li Tong.

Li Tong was a little nervous, rubbed his fingers, leaned over and whispered: "Actually, I'm also panicking, I have a general plan in my head, but there are many mistakes and omissions, so I ......"

"Need me to help you with your staff?"

"Hehe, Staff Officer Liu, help." Li Tong folded his hands and bowed to her.

"Aren't you afraid that I will tell the general?"

"Will you?"

"Yes."

Li Tong choked.

Liu Luan'er couldn't help laughing when she saw her deflated: "I tried my best not to tell him, this matter is very serious, you know." I have done so much for him, I should have helped him on the Queen Mother's birthday, not tripped his feet. ”

"I understand, you continue to help him, I'm just doing some retreat."

"Okay."

After the two discussed, they arranged their own staff.

And between Li Tong and Bai Li Ye, in the period before the Queen Mother's birthday, it can even be said that there is less gathering and more separation, both of them go out early and return late, the time and number of meetings are very small, and the people around them look anxious, but the two parties don't feel that there is anything wrong at all.

Bai Li Ye noticed something, but because he was followed by Chiyi, and as soon as he found an opportunity, he would tell him about Li Tong's whereabouts and what he was doing, so he felt that there was no problem, so he never asked more, but when Li Tong was also preparing for his business, he never thought that Li Tong would hide from Chiyi.

On the day of the Queen Mother's birthday, Bai Liye got up early, because he had to enter the palace to celebrate his birthday, he had to forcibly pull Li Tong who was lying in bed out of the warm quilt and coaxed him out.

Li Tong's face was full of unhappiness, he was ruthlessly fiddled with by the maid with his eyes closed, and finally he was pushed and hugged by Baili Ye and put into the carriage, like an emotionless delicate doll.

"I'm sleepy." Li Tong yawned and forced out two lines of tears.

She lifted the curtain and looked out, the genius was bright, and the cold air seeped in through the car window, Li Tong shivered, but forced the sleepy insect back a lot.

Bai Li Ye was afraid that she would catch a cold, so he reached out and closed the curtain again, tugged at her clothes, and said, "Insist on it, how to say it's also your aunt's grandmother's birthday." ”

Li Tong nodded.

This aunt and grandmother are indeed very capable, although they don't have much contact, it doesn't prevent Li Tong from respecting her.

She took a few deep breaths, and before entering the palace gate, she lifted up her depressed spiritual qi, took Bai Liye's arm, and stepped in with her head held high.

Parade is in the afternoon, and in the morning, you have to take your ministers to the ancestral hall to see the emperor.

Originally, it was not used, after all, it was just a birthday, but the status of the old queen mother today is unusual, even if she does not interfere in the government affairs, her prestige among the people and courtiers is not lower than that of Baili Ye and Bai Li Xian.

Li Tong had no doubt that if her aunt and grandmother were more ambitious and directly kicked Baili Xian to become the empress and take over the power, these people in the court probably wouldn't dare to say anything.

Not to mention, she has a huge Li family behind her to support.

The queen's belly has begun to show her pregnancy, and the affairs of the queen mother's birthday are handed over to the concubines below, and she is in charge of some major matters that need to be adjudicated.

Finally survived the maddening morning, Li Tong lay under Bai Li Ye's wide sleeves and squinted for a while, then he was pulled up to give a congratulatory gift, and said a basket of auspicious words very soullessly, and sat back and continued to lie on his stomach, until he began to parade the streets, Li Tong's whole person was refreshed.