Chapter 53: Difficult to Calm (I)

At the back door of the palace, Chen Tong stood beside Zhong Lishuo, watching an inconspicuous gray-blue fabric sedan chair coming this way. When he arrived not far from the door, Zhong Lishuo gave him a look, and Chen Tong stepped forward and welcomed the small sedan chair into the door. When the small sedan chair entered the back door, Zhong Lishuo immediately ordered someone to close the back door, and then walked two steps quickly by himself, and lifted the sedan curtain on the side of the sedan chair.

A man who was nearly fifty years old immediately got up from the sedan chair and immediately used his arm to be Zhong Lishuo's hand to lift the sedan curtain:

"Your Highness, I can't help it, but I can't help it." As he spoke, he hurriedly got out of the sedan chair. Zhong Lishuo saw Wentai coming out of the sedan chair, and hurriedly bowed down and said:

"Master Yue, I'm getting more and more energetic!" Wen Taifang came out of the sedan chair and was about to kneel down and salute Zhong Lishuo, but was supported by Zhong Lishuo. Wentai was still a little uneasy on his face, but he didn't want Zhong Lishuo to smile:

"Uncle Yue, but I have tormented my son-in-law. Today is just a family banquet, and there are no others on the side, so there is no need for a big gift. When Wentai heard this, he straightened up a little tremblingly and smiled in return. Then he followed Zhong Lishuo in the direction of him.

When he arrived at the main hall, Zhong Lishuo sent someone to make good tea and prepare snacks for Wentai before sitting down next to Wentai. Wentai looked at the palatial palace hall, and then remembered his daughter, so he asked:

"Your Highness, why didn't Shumei come out?" As soon as Zhong Lishuo heard Wen Shumei's name, he suddenly didn't know what to say, but he couldn't show that he was too harsh in front of Wentai, so he pretended to get up and apologize to Wentai:

"Please also ask Lord Yue-in-law to surrender." Wentai was very startled when he saw Zhong Lishuo's behavior, and thought that something had happened to his daughter, so he hurriedly helped Zhong Lishuo up and asked:

"What happened to Shumei?" Zhong Lishuo pretended to have a sad expression and said:

"It's all bad for the son-in-law. Lord Yue, but he already knows about Shangguan Hong's house? As soon as Wentai heard this, he suddenly didn't understand what his daughter had to do with this matter, but he still nodded:

"Got it. It seems like yesterday evening. Why did Your Majesty suddenly want to raid Shangguan Hong's house? Shangguan Hong can be regarded as a veteran. Zhong Lishuo saw that Wentai was about to go on, and hurriedly interjected:

"Yes, yesterday evening, when my son-in-law heard about this, he was also a little surprised, so he wanted to go and see. Who knew that Mei'er wouldn't let me out. I was also angry, so I went out in a rage. Last night, I sent someone to investigate the matter thoroughly, but I forgot the time, and I didn't go home, and the harmful Mei'er waited for me for a night in vain. That's when I contracted the cold, and now I'm sick. The son-in-law saw that she was really uncomfortable, so he didn't dare to work her out. As he spoke, Zhong Lishuo pretended to be embarrassed and smiled, and continued:

"The son-in-law went to see Mei'er, maybe her anger has not subsided, and she doesn't want to see me. But I still need my father-in-law to help me say good things. When Wentai heard this, he suddenly understood. Although he loves his daughter very much, but it is the eldest prince who always sits in front of him, and the monarch and the minister are still different, so he shook his head and said:

"That's Shumei's mistake! I also want to ask Your Highness to atone for your sins. The old man has no children in this life, and only has a pair of daughters under his knees, and the old man's wife is a woman in the end, and she is too doting on these two children, so these two children are too arrogant. I thought that after the two of them got married, they would understand some things, but they didn't want to make His Highness angry now. Of course, it is the old man's fault that he has no way to do it. ”

"Father-in-law doesn't have to be like this, the son-in-law also thinks that Mei'er is my wife, and she should be good to her. I was willing to get used to her. But Lord Yuezhang also knows that if Mei'er is like this, how can she be a mother in the future? Zhong Lishuo pretended to be indifferent, and woke Wentai up in an instant. Wentai reached out and took the tea bowl, took a sip, and turned his eyes to look at Zhong Lishuo, who was a little confused, and suddenly had a little more wisdom in his eyes. As soon as Zhong Lishuo saw his appearance, he immediately understood that he could already talk to him about business, so he asked:

"What news did you get from Master Yue?" Wen Tai stroked his beard with his hand, showing an indescribable spirit. Looking at his face again, although there are already some wrinkles on his face, there is also a lot of heroism, and then he can see that there is a kind of general's spirit.

"I just heard that Shangguan Hong was suddenly raided. I think it should be His Highness's doing. But now His Majesty has not ordered Shangguan Hong to be executed, which is always worrying. Wen Tai said lightly, a pair of Danfeng eyes squinted slightly, and he couldn't guess what he meant.

"Then has Lord Yuezhang thought that he can help his father make up his mind and •••••• Shangguan Hong" Zhong Lishuo looked at Wentai and said lightly. He stared at Wentai's eyes, and the murderous aura in his eyes was so obvious. Wentai glanced at him and raised a smile:

"So, Your Highness has found evidence of his death?" When Zhong Lishuo heard this, he suddenly sat up straight and shook his head:

"It's not that evidence has been found, it's just that the weight of these things is limited, and it is not known whether they can kill him. That's why I need the help of my father-in-law. As soon as the words came out, Wentai understood what Zhong Lishuo meant:

"Your Highness means that you want to wait for a bigger fish to take the bait?" Zhong Lishuo glanced at Wentai and smiled without speaking. Wentai saw Zhong Lishuo's expression and immediately understood it. He reached out and took the tea bowl and sipped it gently, and said thoughtfully:

"Then can His Royal Highness reveal what Shangguan Hong is doing, only when he knows this, the old man can make a fuss." Zhong Lishuo heard Wentai's words, and he was not in a hurry to speak. Reaching out and removing the lid of the tea bowl in front of him, he dipped his fingers in a little tea, and put a few words on the table. Wentai looked at the little water stains, and his brows couldn't help frowning.

After a long silence, Wen Tai frowned and did not speak, his hand kept stroking his beard, as if he was thinking about something. After a long while, Wen Tai moved:

"If according to His Royal Highness, Shangguan Hong was raided because of the matter of the Phantom Pavilion. So this was the straw that crushed him. Perhaps, we can take advantage of his dead son. When Zhong Lishuo heard this, he suddenly didn't understand. He asked:

"What do you mean?" Wentai looked up and raised a meaningful smile:

"That dagger is still with His Highness?" Zhong Lishuo nodded, and Wentai just looked at Zhong Lishuo when he heard this, smiling and not speaking. Zhong Lishuo suddenly had an epiphany:

"Lord Yuezhang means to take the dagger and go to Shangguan Hong?"