Li Mingyuan's second sister, Li Mingqin, has been influenced by her father Dingbei since she was a child, and has always had a beautiful vision for the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River.

When she went to Beijing that year, she persuaded her father to go to Beijing with her brother Li Mingyuan. met Wu Yuwen, who was quite old in the capital in the south of the Yangtze River, and the two of them who had just fallen in love with each other have been writing continuously after she returned to Yunzhou. When she was 18 years old, the emperor gave her marriage and came to the capital. It was supposed to be a beautiful pair of wall people, but no one thought that this was just one of the links in the emperor's plan to imprison King Dingbei.

Two years ago, King Dingbei came to Beijing alone, and he was somewhat worried about his daughter. The father, who loved his daughter, didn't even see his daughter, and was imprisoned in the palace by the emperor. In the same year, in order to appease her and Wu Mansion, the emperor canonized her as the county lord, because she was the second oldest in the family, so the people of Wu Mansion called her the second county lord.

Now she has been in the capital for many years.

Li Mingyuan waited at the Tianxiang Inn until the evening before someone came to report that the second county lord was coming and asked them to come to the backyard.

When I came to the backyard room, I pushed the door and entered, and I saw a woman in a cloak, standing in the middle of the room. When the woman saw them come in, she had the door shut and put down the brim of her cloak.

This woman is about twenty-four or five-year-old, with a beautiful face, a common hairstyle for royal nobles, but only some ordinary beaded hairpins on her head, and a pair of dark blue trimmed glass earrings, which looks very simple.

"Second sister!" Li Mingyuan shouted after seeing the woman.

Li Mingqin has been in the capital for many years, and he only communicates with his family by letter on weekdays, and he has not seen his relatives for a long time.

"Ming Yuan, it's really you, I haven't seen you for a few years! You have grown taller and stronger. The second sister said excitedly when she saw him.

"The second sister hasn't seen you for many years, but she is still so devotive, and my mother and eldest sister also miss you very much, and this time I asked me to bring you a letter." With that, he handed over the letter.

Li Mingqin took the letter and put it in his arms. Now that she is in the capital, the only thing she misses is a letter from her family.

"I've been away from Yunzhou for so many years, and now I'm really happy to see you again." She spoke with tears in her eyes.

When the sister and brother met again, they were both very excited, and after confiding their true feelings to each other, the two sat down.

"Second sister, now that my father is forbidden in the palace, I came to the capital this time to rescue my father." Li Mingyuan said with a firm gaze.

"I know." Li Mingqin replied.

"But I don't want to rely on force, because if you send troops, not only my father will be fine, but you will also be fine." After going to Beijing, he already had a better idea, "I hope to make some friends in the court and work together to protect my father, so that we will be fine." ”

"Your idea is good, it's just...... I had told Tai Fu Gong about this, but Tai Fu Gong was not very interested in it, after all, he didn't want to intervene when it was involved in the battle for imperial power. Li Mingqin also tried his best to facilitate this, but the result was not good.

"Well, this matter is definitely not as simple as I imagined, I still have to meet Mrs. Wu in person to express my sincerity."

"In that case, every afternoon, I will go to greet the Taifu Gong. You take advantage of the lack of people tomorrow morning, first ask them to take you to the Taigong Mansion, and the mansion will transport the ingredients of the day in the morning, you go to the mansion first, and then pretend to be a guard in the mansion, and I will find a chance for you to meet with the Taigong Fu. After Li Mingqin knew that he wanted to see Mrs. Wu, he also made careful preparations.

"Thank you, second sister!"

At this time, Li Mingqin also showed a relieved expression, "It's all a family, what is there to thank for." She seemed to want to say something, but she didn't say anything.

"When we entered the city today, there were officers and soldiers to check, and it seems that the capital has been really strict recently." Li Mingyuan said again.

"Yes, now that the capital is heavily guarded, I also went out to buy in the evening before I could come over, and I must go back soon. Rest assured, someone will take you there early tomorrow morning. ”

"Well, everything is arranged by the second sister."

After they all left, Lin Qingran said, "Your second sister is really dressed quite plainly. "She has seen many royal nobles, all of them dressed gorgeously.

"The three of us sisters and brothers don't dress too luxuriously on weekdays, and my father taught us that everything we wear is something outside the body, so there's no need to care so much." Li Mingyuan said.

"Oh......." This was the first of any nobleman she had ever seen.

"By the way, have you seen Mrs. Wu before?" Li Mingyuan asked again, thinking that her father used to be a scholar of the Ministry of Rites, so he should have some connection with this Mrs. Wu.

"I've seen it, I have some impressions, just now your second sister called Mrs. Wu as Mrs. Fu, and I seem to have been like this before." Lin Shangshu was originally a disciple of Mrs. Wu, and he also took Lin Qingran to meet Mrs. Wu many times.

"Do you know the prince?" Since I have seen Mrs. Wu, I must have seen the prince as well.

"Prince...... That should know, but ...... "When she was nine years old, she was accompanied by the prince, and she left Beijing at the age of thirteen, in fact, she and the prince are old acquaintances."

"Just what?" Is she very familiar with the prince, why have you never heard her talk about it?

"It's just that I don't seem to have any impression, what the prince looks like, I've forgotten a little." In the years since she went to Yunzhou, she has been busy with her family and career, and she has long forgotten a lot of things in the capital, but she vaguely remembers some scenes of playing together when she was a child.

"So you've seen the prince?" Li Mingyuan was surprised.

"Didn't I tell you? I was the prince's companion for four years. ”

"Nope"

"Didn't you investigate me?"

"I didn't have that in my investigation." Could it be that someone deliberately covered up this news, and what is the purpose of this person?

Li Mingyuan didn't expect her to have such a relationship with the crown prince.

"Speaking of which, the prince still has to call you a brother!" Lin Qingran said jokingly.

This Lin Qingran is so big and not small.

Early the next morning, someone came over and took them to the Taigong Mansion.

"Why is Taifu Wu's mansion called Taigong's mansion?" Li Mingyuan looked at the plaque on the house and said.

“…… It seems that it has always been called the Taigong Mansion. She doesn't remember why.

They were taken to the back door of the Taigong Mansion, and after they came in, they changed into guard clothes, and they were always in the courtyard of the second sister Li Mingqin.

"Where's my brother-in-law?" Li Mingyuan asked casually when he saw the second sister in the courtyard.

He ...... Something went out. Li Mingqin replied a little secretively.

After Mrs. Wu returned home at noon, he had lunch and rested for a while. The second sister saw that the time was almost up, so she took them to ask for peace to the princess.

"My daughter-in-law came to say hello to my father-in-law."

Mrs. Wu saw that her daughter-in-law came to say goodbye, so she invited them in.

"Master Fu, my daughter-in-law has come to greet you." Li Mingqin said as he made a gesture to say goodbye.

"Qin'er, it's polite." Mrs. Wu glanced at her daughter-in-law and found a few guards behind her, and just as she felt something abnormal, Li Mingyuan walked out from behind her.

"I've seen Mrs. Wu!" He clasped his fists and saluted.

Mrs. Wu fixed his eyes, this temperament, this expression, not like the guards in the house, and asked, "Are you?" ”

"I am Li Mingyuan, the son of King Dingbei." He said refreshedly.

Mrs. Wu was too surprised for a moment, and took a step back, "Li Mingyuan! Aren't you still in Huizhou? When I entered Beijing, how do I not know. ”

"I entered Beijing early because I wanted to meet with Mrs. Wu and talk about something." He said his purpose directly.

Mrs. Wu thought to herself, what is the purpose of this Li Mingyuan, who came to see me secretly in disguise?

"Since you're here, let's sit down first and serve tea." Mrs. Wu thought, everyone is here, just listen to what he wants to say.

"Thank you, Mrs. Wu." After speaking, Li Mingyuan sat down on the side, and Chen Chong and Lin Qingran also stood behind him.

Li Mingqin saw that Taifu Gong did not drive them away, so he sat aside.

"Did you come to see me for something?" Mrs. Wu asked.

"I went to Beijing this time to make the king of the north for my father." Li Mingyuan said.

"I've heard a little bit about that." Wu Taifu did not want to participate in the struggle for imperial power.

"Previously, I was in Yangzhou City and cracked the case of human trafficking by the Jiang family's salt merchants." When he saw the messenger yesterday, he wanted to find out if anyone had reported this to the court today.

"Oh? I haven't heard of that. ”

"It seems that in this matter, the salt envoy from Jiangnan did not go to the imperial court." This Feng Yun envoy seemed to have just informed the person behind him about the matter, and Li Mingyuan continued: "When the Huizhou prefect tried the case that day, this Jiangnan salt envoy said that he had offended someone who should not be offended. Above this court, I don't know anyone, in case I don't pick up my father, but also cause some things to be really troublesome, so I want to ask Mrs. Wu to help me say something in the court. ”

Of course, Wu Taifu knew that the person behind this Feng Yun Envoy was Liang Taishi, but now he didn't want to have any head-on conflict with Liang Taishi, "I don't know the person behind this Feng Yun Envoy. But since he didn't play this matter, he shouldn't make too many moves, so the little marquis doesn't have to worry. ”

Li Mingyuan saw that Mrs. Wu had no intention of helping himself, and said, "Is Mrs. Wu worried that the power of the person behind this Feng Yun is too great, or is it?" ”

"Above this court, there is no one with the most power than the emperor. Little Hou Ye, can I call you a statement? Mrs. Wu heard that Li Mingyuan was provoking himself to help him.

"Of course." After all, he is an old man.

"You are the same age as my grandson, and I don't want to participate in the fight between the emperor and your father now. If you want to use the matter of the salt merchant to attack the people behind Feng Yun's envoy, and then force the emperor to bring back your father, I don't think you need to. Wu Taifu thought that Li Mingyuan wanted to use the matter of the salt merchant to persecute the emperor.

"I have no intention of doing this, and I don't want to take this matter to the emperor." Li Mingyuan saw Mrs. Wu's worries.

"Oh? So you're here this time? ”

"I came this time, first, to confirm that Mrs. Wu will not be hostile to me in the court." Li Mingyuan has his own plans.

"Of course not, Qin'er is my daughter-in-law, and I won't do anything to Dingwangfu." It's natural.

"Also, I want to seek opportunities to cooperate with Mrs. Wu." That's the purpose.

"Work with me?"

"I know what Mrs. Wu scruples, I only brought the two of them with me this time, just to express my sincerity, this time I entered Beijing, and I have no intention of rebelling!" Li Mingyuan's tone was resolute and sincere.