Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Heart Knot
Fortunately, Li Shouli still remembered the news that his daughter deliberately passed back, although Li Chongjun repeatedly hinted that he always blocked left and right, pretending to be stupid and stupid, and showed the image of a cowardly and aspiring mediocre prince to the extreme. Even if he knew that half of this person was pretending, Li Chongjun really had no place to start with such a thing. After all, Li Shouli either pretended not to understand the requests he made, or he only agreed to them without giving any clear answer or promise. No matter how he is now, he is still just a prince, with his father Li Xian on the throne, and there are fierce and domineering royal sisters like his mother and Li Bao'er in the middle, and what he can do is really limited. Therefore, after many beatings, he had to leave in a huff. However, judging from this situation, Li Shouli is destined not to stand in the opposite camp, so he can feel a little more at ease. As for the future, he still has time to spend time with this group of people.
"Alas, although His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in decline now, he is really a difficult person to deal with." Even if he sent people away, Li Shouli still had palpitations: "With his mentality, he still has an unstable foothold in today's court situation, and it is hard to imagine what kind of situation it will be like if we are involved too much!" ”
He knew very well that his tricks could not deceive Li Chongjun. And the reason why this future king of a country has not been exposed in person or pressed step by step is that the most important time has not yet come, and secondly, the Yongwang Mansion is not the first object of cooperation for him, and he does not need to use any too extreme means. Yes, he was happy to take it lightly, anyway, his arrival today was already a warning. And his own house, because of this face-to-face, will definitely be classified by the Webster party into the list of unclean foundations, and if he wants to stand in line, it will be impossible.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is wise and wise, and he also has a plan in his heart, not to mention his name, and there are still many old ministers of Li Tang who support him in the court." Li Chenghong showed regret on his face: "Even if Empress Wei leans towards the government and the opposition and is eyeing him, he should also be able to fight, why is his father unwilling to help him?" "With such a grace of sending charcoal in the snow, when Li Chongjun ascends the throne as the emperor in the future, their Yongwang Mansion can be regarded as having the merit of being a dragon, and its current status is not the same. If it were him, he would have to take a risk. However, Li Shouli's attitude in the study was very clear, even if he didn't agree, he wouldn't contradict it in person, so he waited until this moment to ask.
"It's not easy to gain a foothold in this world, and talent alone is often useless." Li Shoulifu sighed again, and then mentioned the letter sent by Tao Yao to his eldest son: "Yao'er will not talk about it, let alone mention this matter for no reason." Moreover, even if His Majesty is willing to lift us up now, it does not necessarily mean that the Yongwang Mansion will be at ease. At this age, my father doesn't think about anything further, as long as our family can be safe, I don't ask for anything. ”
Li Chengning and Li Chenghuan were silent, bowing their heads and not saying a word, but it was Li Chenghong, who was a little unfair when he heard these remarks: "But father, the current situation is not something that we can settle down in peace if we want to." This time it's His Royal Highness the Prince, and the next time I don't know who will come to the door again! We can't always be so passive, can we? On the contrary, if we help His Royal Highness the Crown Prince this time and let him succeed in ascending to the throne, then the status of our Yongwang Mansion will be unmatched in the future, and no one will dare to bully us again! Why wouldn't you want to give it a try first? ”
"Big brother, little sister, she has warned her in the letter, you ......" Li Chenghuan couldn't listen to it, so he reminded him in a low voice on the spot, but before he could finish speaking, Li Chenghong categorically blocked his words: "Yes, I know, Xiao'er has explained." But she is far away in Tibet, how can she understand what the gods are like today? We were all very sad when we had to push Xiao'er to that position, but we can't just obey all her words because of a moment of guilt, right? It's not making amends, it's irrational! If you want to make things like Xiao'er happen again, the only way to make Yongwangfu strong is to make the Yongwang Mansion stronger, so that the people in the capital don't dare to fight our family's idea again! Now, with such a great opportunity coming to your doorstep, why are you still turning a blind eye? ”
In all fairness, although Tao Yao is a little older than himself, Li Chenghong also loves this sister from the bottom of his heart. When his father had no choice but to let things develop, he was once resentful, why should the peace on the border of the Tang Dynasty be achieved by sacrificing the lifelong happiness of his sister-in-law? The child is so beautiful, so good, there should have been a more brilliant life. But because the Yongwang Mansion is weak, everyone dares to step on it, and everyone wants to take them under the knife! At that time, there was nothing he could do, no matter how heartbroken he was, he could only watch his sister being sent away. But now, everything is different, isn't it? When they come to the Divine Capital, they can spare no effort to climb up, as long as they stand on that peak, no one will dare to humiliate them again!
"Big Brother ......" didn't expect that his brother, who had always been calm and peaceful, would have such a gaffe, Li Chengning took a step forward and pulled his sleeve, but he didn't know how to dissuade him. In fact, he probably knows the crux of this matter. What happened to Tao Yao back then was a huge blow to the whole family. Since then, her mother has been lingering on the sickbed, and even Li Chenghuan, who has always been noisy, has been silent a lot. Although the eldest brother didn't say anything, he understood that this was also a stalk in his brother's heart. He had thought that time would erase everything, but now it seemed that some of the wounds were getting worse and deeper, and they had never healed for a moment.
Rubbing his eyebrows, Li Shouli seemed to have aged several years in an instant. staring at his son with mournful eyes for a long time, he seemed to be extremely tired, and even his voice became a little hoarse: "Chenghong, things are not as simple as you think. I know you're still resentful of my inaction with the child at the time, but ......" Suddenly turning around, he didn't even have the courage to say it anymore, and staggered towards his room: "Anyway, there is no need to mention this matter again, I won't agree." Yongwang Mansion, as long as you are alone, it is enough. ”