Chapter 7: Situation, Honesty

Li did not hesitate to follow the train of thought and found that these inextricable relationships seemed to be closely related to a person. Li did not hesitate to realize that the "she" that Zhao Qingcheng opened and closed her mouth was the concubine of the year, the queen mother of the present, and her aunt? !

Speaking of her aunt, who was a concubine in the palace back then, Li Wei did not hesitate to see her only a handful of times. I remember that she was very afraid of this aunt before, although her aunt was very affectionate with a smile on her face every time she saw her, but Li did not hesitate to feel that there were too many things behind her aunt's smile, too deep.

Her father also had reservations about his sister, and even a little defensive. The second uncle was even more obviously disgusted with this sister, but her grandmother was very proud and dependent on this daughter.

Even so, Li did not hesitate to explore this matter to the end. For the sake of her father, the second uncle and the people who died because of the Hou Mansion because of their involvement in this matter, but also for herself.

Thinking of this, a new problem has arisen. To find out about it, it would not be possible for her to do so on her own. If she wants to have the strength to compete with it, she must first gain a firm foothold, and at the moment she can rely on nothing more than the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion or the Royal Mansion. The Hou Mansion is now strong and middle-class, and it is said that it relies on the Hou Mansion, but it actually relies on the Queen Mother.

No matter how much the Queen Mother has to do with this matter, a woman can win a place in a place like the harem that eats people and does not spit out bones, and can let her son sit on the dragon chair smoothly, this method is afraid that it is not ordinary, as the so-called companion is like a tiger, and the Queen Mother is the same. Moreover, the Queen Mother knew that Zhao Qingcheng was unwilling to marry her, and she insisted on marrying her "stupid" niece to him, which shows the deep meaning.

Li did not hesitate to raise her eyebrows, shook her head, and dispelled this thought, it seems that she has no choice! Zhao Qingcheng is her only "road" at present.

It's just that thinking of Zhao Qingcheng's refusal to marry yesterday, it is inevitable that there will be some injustice in my heart. What kind of gentleman's behavior is to embarrass a "fool" on the wedding day. can put yourself in her shoes, and feel that Zhao Qingcheng is no wonder about this matter, if it were her, she might not have a good face. Li Wei smiled helplessly and comforted himself, "People have to bow their heads under the eaves." For today's plan, only by attaching himself to this prince first, can he have the opportunity to find out the truth about the matter in the future. ”

Since you have the intention to cooperate with Zhao Qingcheng, you must first gain his trust. She is not a woman who likes to play tricks, and the only way to gain his trust is honesty in her opinion, and it is up to her whether he believes it or not. Thinking of this, Li Wei regretted feeling a lot more relaxed, and unconsciously fell asleep again······

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In the queen mother's bedroom, the little eunuch knelt on the ground. The Queen Mother sitting in front of her has eyebrows like green feathers, her muscles are like mutton fat, her face is lined with peach petals, and her face is full of golden phoenix crowns, and the years do not seem to have left any traces on her face.

The Queen Mother took the tea cup from Liu De, the chief eunuch of Fushou Palace, glanced at Liu De, and tasted the tea with her orchid fingers.

Liu De understood, and said to the kneeling little eunuch: "Say it!" How's that going for you to ask? ”

The little eunuch who was kneeling on the ground raised his head but didn't dare to look at the Queen Mother, "Back to Gonggong Liu's words, people outside the palace spread the word that the prince had been ordered to get married yesterday, and I heard that the prince came out of the princess's house early today, thinking that he had already rounded the house." ”

"Well, count him as acquaintances." The Queen Mother put down the teacup.

"However, I heard that the emperor also went to the wedding banquet yesterday." The little eunuch peeked at the Queen Mother's face and said timidly.

"Oh······" The Queen Mother raised her eyebrows.

"The emperor only said that he would go to ask for a cup of wine to drink, and after drinking, he would return to the palace."

"Reward." The Queen Mother is very satisfied, so Zhao Qingcheng will not be able to marry the Ye family, and now she wants to see what else Zhao Qingcheng has to turn over.

The little eunuch took the reward from Liu De, kowtowed a few more times to the queen mother and retreated.

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Zhao Qingcheng was angry this morning, and his face was gloomy when he came back.

As soon as he entered the Yan Palace, Fu Bo saw that his prince's face was not good, and he still stubbornly said after raising for a long time: "Lord, the princess hasn't gotten up yet, look ······" Fu Bo could see it yesterday that the princess who had just entered the door was not a master to be messed with, and she didn't dare to make her own decisions.

"I still come to ask the king for such things, and send a maid to urge it." She didn't sleep well all night last night, and went to the court early in the morning, and she still hasn't gotten up until she slept well.

"Yes." Seeing that the prince seemed to be in a worse mood, the housekeeper didn't dare to say more, so he retreated.

Li didn't hesitate to wake up refreshed, and Chun Tao was waiting for her to change and freshen up. Looking at himself in the bronze mirror, Li Wei regretted that he was a little distracted, and stretched out his hand to rub his cheek as if he was in another world.

At this time, I heard the little maid outside the house come to spread the word, saying that the prince was waiting for her to have breakfast together. Li did not hesitate to frown slightly, she was quite surprised by Zhao Qingcheng's move, but she still responded. When he arrived at the dining hall, Li didn't hesitate to catch a glimpse of Zhao Qingcheng, who was waiting a little impatiently, and sat down opposite him disappreciatively.

In the end, it is the palace, and there are many colors for breakfast, in addition to porridge, there are various pastries and side dishes. It looks like it makes people have a lot of appetite, but Li didn't hesitate to eat as fast as last night, after all, he was hungry yesterday.

Zhao Qingcheng glanced at her, compared to Li Weixi's sleeping appearance, her eating appearance was obviously much better, remembering her sleeping appearance last night made Zhao Qingcheng sweep away the haze in the morning.

Li didn't hesitate to finish eating and put down the dishes and chopsticks. She looked up at Zhao Qingcheng, looking like she wanted to speak and stopped, but Zhao Qingcheng didn't see it, and still lowered her head and drank porridge.

Li didn't hesitate or rush, just sat quietly and waited······

"The rules of the Hou Mansion are good, and I know that I don't say anything." Zhao Qingcheng didn't even raise his eyebrows.

Li didn't hesitate to talk, silently guarding him to finish the last mouthful of porridge and put down the dishes and chopsticks. Zhao Qingcheng got up after breakfast and prepared to go to the study to deal with government affairs.

Li didn't hesitate to follow closely, but he didn't want to take a few steps Zhao Qingcheng suddenly stopped and turned around, so that Li didn't hesitate to be caught off guard, and he didn't have time to avoid the whole person falling into his arms, Zhao Qingcheng was not polite, and reached out to hug her.

Li did not hesitate to break free from his strong chest, keeping a certain distance from him, with a flustered face on his face, not as calm as usual.

Zhao Qingcheng felt that he was not calm, and the panicked Li Weixi was very cute, and couldn't help but tease her, "Where did the momentum that changed yesterday go?" ”

"It's the prince, who suddenly stopped and didn't even say hello." Li did not hesitate to try to remain calm and retorted lightly.

Zhao Qingcheng said with a smile: "You are only allowed to follow this king, are you not allowed to stop this king?!" ”

Li did not hesitate to consciously take care of the loss, and pouted: "Follow the prince, naturally there is a reason to follow the prince." ”

"What?" He was too busy to spend time with her.

Li didn't hesitate to look at the people in the backyard, meaning something.

Zhao Qingcheng thought for a while, "Go to the study with this king." ”

After entering the study, Li did not hesitate to close the door and subconsciously glanced at the huge study. And Zhao Qingcheng turned a blind eye to her behavior, and sat on the chair and posed as a listener.

Li didn't hesitate to speak, and said straight to the point: "I know that you doubt me, and I also know that the 'she' in the prince's mouth is the current queen mother, my aunt." I guess it's because the prince thinks I was pretending to be stupid before, just to sneak into the palace, monitor the movements of the palace, and be my aunt's eyes and ears. ”

Zhao Qingcheng neither admitted nor denied Li Weixi's analysis, he just looked at her quietly, but he had a new evaluation and understanding of Li Weixi in his heart.

Li Weixi was not surprised by Zhao Qingcheng's reaction, "I just want to tell the prince that things are not what you imagined." ”

Zhao Qingcheng glanced at her lightly, "This king never relies on imagination to do things. ”

"Then it can only be said that your information is wrong, Lord Wang."

"How so?" Although his subordinates did not hesitate to oversee things, Zhao Qingcheng still believed in the ability of his subordinates.

"My position is the best proof of this!"

"You prove that this king has reservations." Zhao Qing didn't raise his head, picked up the tea cup on the desk and took a sip.

"I suspect the death of my father, my second uncle, and more than a dozen lives in the Hou Mansion, does the prince still doubt this position?" Li did not hesitate to look directly at Zhao Qingcheng with his eyes firmly.

Zhao Qingcheng and Li did not hesitate to look at each other for a long time before saying: "This king will believe you." ”

"Then please tell me the truth about the year."

Zhao Qing Chengfeng's eyes were half-squinted as if he was exploring, and he pretended to be stupid for a while and said, "What year did it happen?" ”

"Why should the prince ask knowingly."

"If you are referring to what the king thinks it is, it is not for you to ask." Zhao Qingcheng deliberately lowered his face and said in a deep voice.

Li did not hesitate to look directly at Zhao Qingcheng's dark eyes with sincerity, and said softly: "Lord Wang, I know that this matter is widely implicated, but the significance of this matter to me is also extraordinary, please tell me the truth." ”

Seeing that Zhao Qingcheng's face softened, she continued: "Next, I will ask the prince a few questions, if it is not something I should know, or if it is inconvenient for the prince to answer, you can be silent, but if it is related to me, please don't hesitate to say anything." Luckily? After speaking, Li did not hesitate to wait for Zhao Qingcheng's reply.

Zhao Qingcheng pondered for a moment, "Ask." He wanted to see what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd.

Li did not hesitate to smile and salute, and after putting away her smile, her red lips opened lightly, "Did my father take my second uncle to the battle in person to save you?" ”

"Yes."

"Did my father die at the hands of the people, or was the murderer someone else?"

Zhao Qingcheng was silent.

Li didn't hesitate to make up his mind, and then asked: "Is the accident that happened in the palace related to it?" ”

"Yes."

The next question is a long struggle before he asks it. Although, she knew that Zhao Qingcheng and the Queen Mother were not on the right track, even so, she couldn't be sure of Zhao Qingcheng's thoughts and attitudes now.

After thinking about it again, Li didn't hesitate to grit his teeth and asked, "Was my aunt involved in the incident back then?" ”

Because of the previous two questions, Zhao Qingcheng answered very calmly, even the silent question was very indifferent. Li did not hesitate to deliberately call the Queen Mother an aunt, not because she was intimate, but to see if he could still calm down.

Zhao Qingcheng was silent again.

Although Zhao Qingcheng covered it up very well, Li did not hesitate to see Zhao Qingcheng's pupils shrink significantly at the moment he finished asking, but he instantly returned to calm. This Zhao Qingcheng is really not simple, and Li Wei can't help but admire in his heart.

"Thank you, Lord Wang, I'm done asking." Li did not hesitate to salute again.

Zhao Qingcheng fiddled with the jade wrench in his hand and said tentatively: "This king has a lot of things to ask, although the events of the year are somewhat related to you, they are not within your reach. What is your intention in holding on to it? ”

Li did not hesitate to sit down on the chair opposite Zhao Qingcheng and smiled faintly, "Then it depends on what the prince wants?" ”

Li Weixi's words made Zhao Qingcheng vigilant, was she testing him?

Li did not hesitate to see the guard in Zhao Qingcheng's eyes, and it seemed that she had to clarify her position first. She changed her sitting posture, "Lord Wang, I'll make it clear today." She said bluntly: "I think the prince and I were deeply affected by the things of the past. If so, the prince and I generally want to find out what happened back then. Then, I am willing to be the help of the prince, in other words, I also hope that the prince can help me. This is a mutually beneficial thing, it depends on what you mean, prince. ”

"The king doesn't see what you are worth?"

"My worth?! The prince will know in the future, and I promise it will be worth the money. Li did not hesitate to realize that what he learned in that world would definitely help Zhao Qingcheng.

"Yes." Looking at the firm and confident Li Weixi in front of him, Zhao Qingcheng didn't want to agree happily. "This king can promise you, but it also depends on how sincere you are."

Li didn't hesitate to smile lightly, "I must know everything." ”

"Good!" Zhao Qingcheng habitually fiddled with the jade wrench in his hand again, and said, "What happened to you in the palace back then?" Why are you pretending to be stupid all these years? Yesterday's wedding, you obviously don't want to have anything to do with this king, why do you want to ride in the same boat with this king today? ”