Chapter 54: Difficult to Calm (II)

After a long silence, Zhong Lishuo stared at the tea bowl in Wentai's hand, waiting for Wentai's reply. It's not that he doesn't know what Wentai means, but there is always too much to think about at this time. He always had to think carefully to find a way to get Shangguan Hong to confess his guilt. If Shangguan Hong confessed his guilt, or he committed suicide in fear of sin, then there were some things that were not there, and they could say it.

In Wentai's tea bowl, a piece of tea that has been floating for a long time is slowly sinking, like the heart of this clock. More and more uneasy. Suddenly, Wentai coughed and nodded:

"Yes. Now that Shangguan Hong has been arrested. It didn't matter whether he confessed or not, and now that he had a letter of contact with the Phantom Pavilion, I believe that His Majesty would not give him a chance to defend himself. But how to make him give up on his own, this is what we need to help him. Shangguan Hong took so much trouble to hide his son, he definitely didn't want him to be found. Now that he himself has been arrested, his son Shangguan Yi is best exiled. This was to cut off his retreat. If you take a dagger and give it to him; Presumably he won't struggle anymore. When Zhong Lishuo heard this, he immediately felt that his body was light, and he grinned and flattered Wentai:

"Lord Yuezhang is really clever. But ••••••" Zhong Lishuo was embarrassed, Wentai glanced at him and smiled, as if he saw his thoughts:

"Does Your Highness want to ask about the Crown Prince?" As soon as the words fell, Zhong Lishuo showed a surprised expression. Arch Hands:

"The one who knows me, Lord Yue." Wentai, with one hand, gently scratched the surface of the tea with the lid of the tea bowl, causing layers of ripples in the small tea bowl:

"Your Highness doesn't really have to worry too much. There is still a long way to go, and not everyone can guess what will happen next. In fact, if you think about it, Shangguan Hong's crime is a rebellion, if according to the law, the nine clans, Shangguan Hong is the brother of the current queen, and the prince is the son of the queen, if it is really true, they are all relatives of Shangguan Hong, and even His Majesty himself will be implicated. Your Majesty will not let yourself be involved in disputes, so for the queen and the crown prince, eighty percent will also plummet in Your Majesty's heart, which is a great opportunity for Your Highness. Wentai fell asleep, and looked at Zhong Lishuo's eyes more meaningfully:

"The old man should be loyal and conscientious to His Royal Highness, and his charm also depends on His Royal Highness to take care of him." When Zhong Lishuo heard this, he naturally understood what Wentai meant, and immediately smiled with a smile in his eyes, holding Wentai's hand with both hands:

"Uncle Yue is really tormenting his son-in-law. You and I are a family, when did we become so unfamiliar. It's just that my son-in-law is still young, and if there is something that makes Mei'er angry, I still want my father-in-law to help me comfort me. When Wentai heard this, he understood what Zhong Lishuo meant, held Zhong Lishuo's hand back, nodded and agreed:

"There, there, I still have to take care of Your Highness." After saying that, the two of them laughed together. Zhong Lishuo was the first to stand up:

"Lord Yue, it's not early, why don't you go to dinner first. The father-in-law came to attend the family banquet, but the son-in-law let the father-in-law drink tea for a long time again, and asked the father-in-law to forgive the son-in-law for being inconsiderate. After saying that, Wentai also got up. He laughed:

"It was very happy to chat with His Highness, but His Highness didn't say anything, and the old man didn't feel hungry. After listening to His Highness's words, I felt hungry after eating, I am afraid that the gluttonous worms in the old man's stomach could not wait for the delicious taste of His Highness's house. Wentai flattered and followed Zhong Lishuo out.

It was already evening, and Wen Shumei was lying alone in the dormitory, and her heart was extremely desolate. It is said that his father should have arrived at the house in the afternoon, why haven't I seen him to see me now? The more Wen Shumei thought about it, the more depressed she became. Just as she was aggrieved, she heard the door squeak. Following the prestige, it turned out that Honglian pushed the door in, still holding a lunch box in her hand.

Wen Shumei got up and asked:

"What's that?" Honglian looked up at Wen Shumei, smiled, and hurriedly walked in front of Wen Shumei and put the lunch box in her hand on the small table next to Wen Shumei's bed:

His Royal Highness was afraid that the princess would be hungry, so he ordered the kitchen to make some light food for the princess, and asked the slaves to bring it to the princess. His Royal Highness also said that the princess was suffering from the wind cold, so she must not get up and walk around, and wait for the wind cold to heal before going to the ground. Wen Shumei listened to Honglian speak, while lying down again, she snorted coldly. It's not that she doesn't know that these things are Zhong Lishuo's for her father, and she can't see it if she doesn't believe her father.

She didn't go to greet her father on this day, her father was so used to him, if he had chased him into the dormitory before, why didn't there be any movement today. The more Wen Shumei thought about it, the more angry she became, so she got up again and asked:

"What about my father?" Honglian took out the vegetables and porridge in the lunch box, and replied to Wen Shumei:

"My lord and His Highness are having dinner. The lord said to come to see the princess later, so that the princess could rest first. When Wen Shumei heard this, her heart became even more uncomfortable. Doesn't his father care about him anymore? The more she thought about it, the more angry she became, and shouted at Honglian:

"Take the lunch box out! I don't eat! Don't eat! Honglian glanced at Wen Shumei timidly, put the porridge back into the lunch box, and timidly withdrew from the dormitory with the lunch box.

As soon as Honglian closed the door of the dormitory from the outside, the sadness in Wen Shumei's heart poured out like a surging flood, and she tried to bite her lower lip to prevent herself from crying. At this time, her tears were like beads with broken threads, falling one by one, and smashing on her quilt embroidered with mandarin ducks with a muffled sound. Looking down, Wen Shumei saw the quilt she was covering with lifelike mandarin ducks embroidered again. This quilt was her dowry when she got married, and she showed off the quilt for a long time, although it has been a few years, but the color on it is still as new.

However, the colors are as new, but the hearts of people are not as good as before. Wen Shumei felt more and more aggrieved, so she couldn't hold back anymore, and cried out with a "wow". It seems that since she got married, she has never cried like she does now. But before crying, there were always people to coax him, and now, he is the only one in the hall of Nuoda.

I don't know how long she cried, Wen Shumei gradually became a little tired, she leaned on the edge of the bed and fell asleep.

When Wentai entered the dormitory, Wen Shumei had been asleep for some time, and Wentai looked at his daughter closely. There is a noticeable dark blue underneath. There are still a little tears in the corners of his eyes, which makes people really distressed to watch. I think how could I make her cry so sadly when Wen Shumei was still at home, but now, she is already the daughter-in-law of the emperor's family, and many things cannot be decided by him, the father. Wentai could only wipe the tears from the corners of his daughter's eyes with his hands and sighed deeply.

"Do you still want to talk to the princess?" The maid Red Lotus asked on the side. Wen Tai's eyes stared at Wen Shumei, who was already asleep, and shook his head:

"No, I'll come back tomorrow morning. You take care of her. After saying that, he got up and walked out of the dormitory door and went to the guest room that Zhong Lishuo had arranged for him.