According to Jiang Yichen, although Li Xingzhi has been smooth sailing in the court over the years and has won the emperor's respect, his family is not very peaceful. First of all, eight years ago, the eldest son Li Chengyu, who has always been known for his gentleness, suddenly had a big quarrel with his father, and since then he has run away from home and is nowhere to be found. One night last year, the second son Li Yuhan didn't know what was going on, he drank outside until late at night, and when he came home the next day, he had an argument with his father, and he also moved out of Li's mansion and lived in his friend King Qi's mansion.

Ji Ying listened to Jiang Yichen's straightforward introduction, and obviously didn't believe it: "Listen to what you mean, the Li family's father is not kind to his son and not filial piety." But as you saw just now, Li Yuhan obviously respects his father very much. How can this be explained? ”

"I sometimes think you're stupid," Jiang Yichen said dissatisfiedly, "No matter what the relationship between father and son is, no one wants their father to let others point fingers, let alone rude reprimands." If it were you, would you? ”

Ji Ying's heart was shocked, and she whispered: "I don't have a father......"

Jiang Yichen was speechless and apologized: "Hmm...... I'm sorry, I don't know. I'm just making an analogy. ”

"Go on."

Jiang Yichen shrugged his shoulders and said, "I don't know why the two sons of the Li family have such an awkward quarrel with Bo Weihou, according to Bo Weihou's character, they will not do anything to make people take the wrong place." ”

"Heh, how do you know?"

"How could I not know?" Jiang Yichen put the upper half of his body on the back of the chair, and his head rested on the hands that were crossed behind him, so that his whole body relaxed, "Your Majesty is keen on Taoism and neglects the government, so up to now, there are a total of five princes and six dukes and marquis titles in the court. These five princes, except for my father, are all sons of the emperor; The six marquis are either related to the royal family and are shaded by their ancestors, or they have immortal merits. Anyone who can have such a title in the court must have some city government. Let's just say that these marquis, except for Bowei Hou, everyone else has been married to the royal family, and they have all clearly expressed their support for the crown prince or the four princes to seize the heir, but the emperor turned a blind eye and did not take this matter to heart. Only Bo Weihou, his two wives are both young ladies of official eunuchs, and no one dares to provoke him by virtue of his military exploits alone. With such a means, ask the entire Great Zhou Dynasty, who can do it? ”

"Can't it be said that the Marquis of Bowei is self-reliant and only loyal to His Majesty?"

"Haha, how is that possible? There are many people in the world who are loyal to His Majesty, whether it is Mr. Fang Yanqing, the respected teacher, or Rong De, the head of the Rong family, which one is a traitor? But where are they? In this court, those who are truly loyal to the monarch will not end well. ”

Ji Ying repeatedly recalled Jiang Yichen's words and agreed, but she asked again: "What about King Ling Zunhuai'an?" ”

"My dad? My dad wasn't a good guy either. First, my mother is the only sibling sister of the emperor, and she has been close since she was a child; In the two, my father and the emperor had eight friendships, for his birth and death, to protect the peace of one party; Third, his father has been stationed in the frontier for many years, far away from the imperial court, and has turned a blind eye to these intrigues, so no one cares about him. If he was really an official in the capital, I am afraid that with his merits, he would have been involved in the court battle long ago. But-" Jiang Yichen's face turned gloomy, "My mother can't go back to the capital to take a look before she dies because of this, and she ends up regretting it, which is also helpless." ”

Dong Jiu, who had been silent, finally raised his head to look at Jiang Yichen, with sympathy and regret in his eyes.

Ji Ying returned to the original topic: "So, Li Xingzhi must have unknown means?" ”

"Of course. He is an extremely cautious person, hidden deeply, and can stand in the court for many years without falling, relying on the credit of a bloody battle, after all, there are too many credits in the court, and Rong Shi, who fought against Beidi with my father, was one of them. Li Xingzhi's victory lies in ambition. ”

"Ambitious? How so? ”

"Do you know the names of the two sons of the Li family?"

"Of course I do. The eldest son Li Chengyu and the second son Li Yuhan. ”

Jiang Yichen turned one of the chopsticks in his hand and said with a smile: "Sure enough, you are very concerned about the Li family." ”

Ji Ying regretted it again.

Jiang Yichen said to himself: "Don't you think there is any deep meaning in the names that Li Xingzhi gave to his sons? One carries the universe, the other controls the sky, what a big breath! ”

Ji Ying was shocked by Jiang Yichen's analysis, thinking that if the Ji family could see Li Xingzhi's methods and the city government clearly, I am afraid that they would not ...... Instead, she asked: "Having said so much, in your opinion, who is Li Xingzhi's backer?" ”

"Zuo is just the crown prince or the fourth prince, but he is only secretly doing things for one of them, and he will never show it in the open. I guess the two sons of the Li family are smart people, maybe they found some clues and were not angry about this kind of behavior, so they parted ways with him. ”

That's right...... No wonder......

After eating a few bites of food, everyone's interest was not enough, and they dispersed early. Ji Ying declined Jiang Yichen's kindness and walked back to the inn alone. She had to think about Jiang Yichen's words. Jiang Yichen took the car back to the princess's mansion. Dong Jiu, who had been pretending to be dumb, said to Jiang Yichen, who was holding Erlang's legs in the carriage: "I didn't expect that there was an unexpected gain today." ”

Jiang Yichen still looked hippie smiling: "Yes, you have grown more and more." ”

Ji Ying returned to the inn and sat straight on the bed, sighing in a daze. Miao Ju saw that her expression was wrong, thinking that the palace test was not going well, so she hurriedly pulled a stool and sat in front of Ji Ying, and asked, "What's wrong?" Difficult questions? ”

Ji Ying shook her head and sighed again.

"Then why do you look like this?"

"I ......" Ji Ying took off her shoes and hugged her knees with her arms, looking very sad, "I quarreled with Li Yuhan today, and I heard Jiang Yichen say something about the court, and I felt a little unhappy - Miaomiao, I feel uncomfortable......"

Miao Tailor looked at Ji Ying's reddish eyes, and her heart was sour, she sat down beside Ji Ying, brushed her back, and comforted her softly.

After a while, Duanmu Lingfeng strode in from outside and placed a beautifully crafted wooden box on the table. Clever tailor wanted to divert Ji Ying's attention, so he pulled her to sit at the table.

"What are you taking?" The judge asked.

With a smile on his face, Duanmu pushed the wooden box in front of Ji Ying and asked her to open it.

Ji Ying clasped the box with one hand, and his middle finger rhythmically tapped the ruby inlaid on the box, and immediately guessed what was inside, and asked, "Where did it come from?" ”

"I haven't opened it yet to see what it is, why do you ask the source first?" Duanmu asked, crossing his arms.

"I'm afraid I won't be able to tell after I open it."

Miao Ju didn't know what was going on, and asked Ji Ying: "Ah Ying, do you know what's inside?" ”

"It's silver, lots and lots of silver."

Duanmu smiled even deeper and said loudly: "Wrong! ”

The clever judge opened the box, and it was indeed not silver, but a box full of gold ingots! The little girl who has never seen so much money doesn't know whether to be happy or worried: "Where...... Where did it come from? ”

"Guess what."

"Could it be that Liu Ling sent it?" Ji Ying said.

Duanmu smiled and said, "Ah Ying, you have been very boring lately, and you can guess everything, which is not a good habit!" ”

"Which Liu Ling?" The Judge continued.

"You forgot?" Duanmu explained, "It's the prefect Liu Ling, Liu Yujie's father." ”

"Huh? What kind of gift did he give to Ji Ying? Definitely not well-intentioned! Miao Ju just wanted to gag when he thought of Liu Yujie's overindulgent face, and even looked at the gold in his eyes and lost his interest, "His money is not clean, we don't accept it!" ”

"No, we're going to take it."