Chapter 61: A Dilemma
"This young man is ......," Ye Long said hesitantly. He was the first to break the rather solemn atmosphere.
Li Ao didn't expect Ye Long's focus to be on the young man he brought, he was stunned at first, and then laughed.
This young man is the little prince Mu Jianxin, but no one has ever seen Mu Jianxin's true appearance, so no one would have thought that the young man dressed as the little guy who followed Li Ao was the incomparably noble emperor!
Of course, Li Ao couldn't tell the truth, he immediately sneered: "Patriarch Ye, why is he interested in this little scholar next to me?" ”
City Lord Li laughed, this doesn't look at this book childishness, just looking at it has a kind of dragon and tiger image. Ye thought it was the pearl of the He Fang family, but he didn't expect it to be a scholar. ”
Li Ao's face stiffened slightly, and after a little thought, he said, "Patriarch Ye, don't waste time on such a small role. ”
Saying this, he turned his head to look at Mu Jianxin, who was pretending to be restrained, and waved his hand casually: "Go and take out the thin gift I prepared for Patriarch Ye and Young Master Ye Feng." ”
Mu Jianxin bent down and bowed and said yes, then carefully took out a delicately engraved box from his bag, and held it in both hands and presented it to Ye Long.
"Put it here." Ye Long's eyes narrowed slightly, and he stared at Mu Jianxin, not knowing what he was thinking.
Mu Jianxin agreed, gently put down the box, and wanted to turn around and leave.
But I only heard the sound of a tea cup falling to the ground.
"Wait."
The clear voice made Mu Jianxin's heart condense. He turned his head to find that the teacup on the ground had been torn apart, and the tea was flowing to the ground. I obviously didn't touch this teacup, how did it fall? Could it be that Ye Long did it on purpose?
My mind was racing, and I couldn't help but be angry. If you don't have to hide your identity now, how can you be so neglected? And just say that Ye Feng is not the real "Son of Destiny", even if he really is? Don't you have to bow down in front of your own identity?
But he didn't show the slightest on the surface, and his years of forbearance experience were enough for him to deal with all kinds of humiliations calmly.
"Heavenly ...... Son of Destiny, what's wrong? Mu Jianxin put on a silent expression and turned to face Ye Feng.
Ye Feng walked around Mu Jianxin twice, and this scene made Li Ao squint his eyes slightly.
"City Lord Li, since I am the son of destiny appointed by the little prince, then I naturally have some rights."
"This is natural, Ye Gongzi, what do you need, I, Li, should help me."
"Although the tea cup of my Ye family is not a precious thing, it is definitely not something that this little guy can afford. Breaking the teacup is a trivial matter, and it can be said that it is not worth mentioning. But if it's serious, it's to pee on my Ye family's face. If everyone can be so offended, what is our face? ”
Li Ao sneered in his heart, he saw it clearly from beginning to end, but now was not the time to break it, and the constraints in all aspects made him and Mu Jianxin have to swallow their anger.
It's better to say it yourself, after all, you are an old fritter, and the real spearhead is not pointed at yourself. It's just a pity that the little prince touched the intrigue of imperial power at a young age, and he had to fall into such a situation. Longyou Shoal was bullied by shrimp, and what he said was right.
"Ye Gongzi, as a son of destiny, why did he not want to go with a little girl? If Childe insists on doing this, I can't say anything as a guest, how do you want to solve it? As he said this, he lazily leaned back in his chair and looked at everything in front of him in a posture of watching the fire from the other side.
Ye Feng and Ye Long glanced at each other, and they both saw doubts in each other's eyes. They also have a purpose in doing this, after all, the temperament of the teenager is so outstanding, and now it is a special period, which will inevitably make them suspicious.
What's more, they don't really know Li Ao, Ye Long once wanted to investigate Li Ao's background, but helplessly found that this person appeared as if out of thin air, and came to Yancheng to be the city lord without any warning.
This situation is very unreasonable according to Chiyang's decree, because the appointment letter of the dynasty will go through the hands of the bureaucrats at the upper level of Yancheng before it can be officially issued. But no matter how Ye Long communicated with the bureaucrat, he couldn't find any relevant information about Li Ao.
Although Li Ao has been in Yancheng for many years, he has shown the mystery of the dragon without seeing the end, and he is even more indifferent to the big and small things in Yancheng, which also makes him have a very poor reputation among the people, and he is also regarded as a soft tofu kneaded by major families. But Ye Long always felt that things were not so simple, with the keen sense of smell that he relied on to walk the rivers and lakes, he was even more uneasy after seeing Li Ao bring this young man.
The corners of Ye Long's eyes twitched slightly, Ye Feng understood, and said to Li Ao: "Since this little guy has broken the face of my Ye family, then I will also kill the arrogance of this little guy." ”
A wicked smile made Li Ao deeply uneasy, he was full of interest on the surface, but in fact he was extremely worried: "What does Ye Gongzi want?" ”
He sipped the spilled tea clean, and the matter was written off.
A simple sentence made the endless killing intent in Li Ao's heart boil instantly, and his fingers moved unconsciously, but he still held back after all. He looked at Mu Jianxin's shrunken figure, infinitely sad.
How can such a great humiliation be endured by ordinary people?
Mu Jianxin's original intention was to follow Li Ao to see what kind of person this Ye Feng was, after all, who the real Son of Destiny was in the mouth of the old tortoiseshell master who died violently has not yet settled.
Without being confirmed with your own eyes, everything is just a rough outline, without the support of details, and there is always a sense of adventure in suspense.
But they would never have dreamed that the Ye family would be rampant to such an extent, not only bullying others, but also not giving Li Ao the slightest face.
"Ye Gongzi, I'm afraid this is inappropriate, even if it is a small house, it is dignified. What's more, it's my Li Ao's scholar......"
However, before Li Ao could finish speaking, Ye Feng interrupted impatiently: "There is absolutely no room for turning around this matter, this little guy must do this." I don't think City Lord Li wants to have an unpleasant quarrel with the Child of Destiny. ”
Li Ao took a deep breath and closed his eyes in despair.
Can he fall out with the Ye family? No. The mission given to him by His Majesty has not yet been completed. Can Mu Jianxin kill himself? It's even more impossible!
If you let the other princes know that he is in contact with the Son of Destiny...... Disaster is coming.
It had been several months since the old tortoiseshell master had divined that there was a Son of Destiny in Yancheng, but the princes all refused to show concern for the matter on the grounds of "not believing".
But are they really just watching from the sidelines? They're obviously waiting for the first bird to appear! As long as someone is the first to contact the Child of Destiny, they will inevitably be attacked by other people! The royal family has no family affection, brothers are on the wall, and fratricide is a tacit fact that everyone knows!
How should Mu Jianxin choose?