CHAPTER XXV

Outside the Changfeng Palace, Li Chengren knelt in front of the palace gate under the scorching afternoon sun, hot sweat slipped down his forehead, stained his collar, and the corners of his mouth were dry due to long-term lack of water.

After all, the orange beside Queen Xiao couldn't stand it, so he opened the palace door and came out with a bowl of herbal tea.

"Your Highness still don't want to kneel here, if the emperor learns, I'm afraid I will blame His Highness for being vain, so it will be in vain."

Citrus Aurantium offered the herbal tea with both hands and persuaded on the side.

Li Chengren was unmoved, he just wanted to meet his mother and ask her in person why she left him alone in the front court? Originally, everything was towards his mother, why did he choose to delegate power overnight and let the Chongming Hall and Fanghua Hall develop dominantly.

Seeing that Li Chengren couldn't persuade him, he could only put down the herbal tea in his hand and return to the palace to report to the queen truthfully.

As soon as he entered the hall, the room was full of the fragrance of sandalwood, Xiao Ruyan knelt on the futon in front of the table dedicated to the Buddha, put his hands on his chest in the shape of a palm, wrapped a string of Buddha beads around his wrists, closed his eyes, and recited Prajna in his mouth.

The black hair is also fixed with only a wooden hairpin, and even the palace clothes are replaced with plain clothes.

Xiao Ruyan still maintained the posture of worshipping the Buddha, but he opened his eyes, took a copy of the Taizheng Collection and handed it to Citrus Shi, and continued to recite the Buddhist scriptures silently.

Citrus had no choice but to hand over the Buddhist scriptures to His Royal Highness the Second Prince according to Xiao Ruyan's intentions, hoping that he could understand Niangniang's painstaking efforts.

(Taishō Tibetan is also known as the Buddha and said that the parents are difficult to repay the scriptures)

The vermilion palace door opened again, Li Chengren raised his head happily but lowered his eyes in disappointment, holding the Buddhist scriptures, walked quickly to Li Chengren, and persuaded,

"Second Highness, Niangniang's mind is all in this Buddhist scripture, I hope that Your Highness will learn from the past and act cautiously in the future, don't repeat the mistakes of the past, and make the emperor angry. If His Royal Highness returns to the throne one day, Niangniang will naturally welcome His Royal Highness in person. ”

Li Chengren seemed to understand something, and he didn't continue to drill the horns, took the scriptures, and kowtowed heavily to the palace gate of the Changfeng Palace.

As long as he re-ascends to the throne of the crown prince and inherits the throne smoothly, the queen mother will naturally not have to be confined to this square inch.

After figuring it out, Li Chengren got up, hooked the corners of his mouth, and the Yin Owl's eyes pointed directly in the direction of Chongming Palace. A lowly concubine still wants to compete with me, and the game between you and me has officially begun!

On the side of Fanghua Palace, Ming Wei respectfully presented the envelope, Su Jinxiu raised her eyebrows, but she hooked the corners of her mouth, took the envelope, and said with a smile,

"It seems that our eldest princess, Her Royal Highness, doesn't trust our Fanghua Palace."

Ming Wei was a little puzzled, looked at the envelope in Su Jinxiu's hand, and asked,

"Since the Chongming Palace is so tempting Niangniang, then why should Niangniang cooperate with them, now that Queen Xiao is abolished, she lives in the Changfeng Hall all day long, and the affairs of the harem are all decided by the Niangniang, why endure the suspicion of the Chongming Palace?"

Su Jinxiu slowly opened the envelope and unfolded the letterhead, but she didn't look at it, she already knew Li Xinghe's purpose, but said to Mingwei,

"Empress Xiao's move is her last move, and whether she can survive on the ground depends on whether Li Chengren is angry.

"Tears wet Luo towel dream can't come true, late at night in the front hall according to the singing. The red face was not old and the grace was broken first, and he sat in the smoke cage until Ming. Poor Hongyan always has a thin life, and he is the most ruthless emperor. ”

"It's a good sentence 'the most ruthless emperor's family'."

Su Jinxiu's voice was a little choked, clutching the silk handkerchief in her hand, her beautiful eyes seemed to be sparkling with tears like stars, thinking of her own experience, Su Jinxiu was even more sad and indescribable.

After cleaning up her emotions, Su Jinxiu said slightly apologetically,

"I didn't think that the palace misunderstood the meaning of the eldest princess, she was reminding the palace not to forget to leave a way back for herself after taking power. The heart of the emperor is unfathomable, and naturally it is not an object that can be relied on, what a delicate and transparent woman. ”

Su Jinxiu made no secret of her admiration for Li Xinghe, and it wasn't until today that she somewhat understood Cang'er's prophecy, maybe she could really lead Tianlan to another height. It would be a pity if a woman with such talent and resourcefulness was buried in the harem.

After thinking about it, Su Jinxiu still asked Ming Wei to pass a message to Chongming Palace, and Ming Wei rushed to Chongming Hall after receiving the order, but her drooping eyes made it impossible to see her expression.

In the Chongming Palace, Li Xinghe was still leisurely enjoying the afternoon, and Mu Yaoyao on the side was also relaxed, this was the day when she couldn't enjoy the Hou Mansion.

Shi Ying hurried over at this time, made a palace salute in a proper manner, and whispered,

"Your Highness, Aunt Mingwei of Fanghua Hall is here, saying that Concubine Su has a message to bring to Your Highness."

Li Xinghe sat up from the recliner and unhurriedly tidied up the folds on his clothes, which allowed Shi Ying to invite someone over.

Ming Wei came over and gave a big salute to Li Xinghe, but was helped up by Li Xinghe, Ming Wei was a little surprised but still reacted quickly, and said with a smile,

"Niangniang entrusted the slave maid to give a message to His Royal Highness, the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, I hope Your Highness will remember and pay more attention to the movements of the second prince of the previous dynasty."

Li Xinghe estimated that Su Jinxiu should have understood what he meant, and then replied with a smile,

"Aunt Lao ran away, and the palace would like to thank the concubine for her advice."

"By the way, Niangniang also asked the slave maid to ask His Highness for the music score of Pujia." Mingwei smiled as if she remembered something.

Li Xinghe patted his head, how could he forget about this, and hurriedly asked Shi Ying to greet Ming Wei first, and he hurriedly went to the study to write the score.

Fortunately, this score and everything were engraved in my mind, and it didn't take long for me to finish it. Without waiting for the pen and ink to dry, he handed the score to Mingwei.

Mingwei took the score with both hands, thanked her, and left.

Mu Yaoyao watched a lot of things on the side, and after Ming Wei left the Chongming Palace, she quietly walked behind Li Xinghe and asked,

"Why does Your Highness think of forming an alliance with Fanghua Palace?"

Li Xinghe was startled by the sudden voice, turned around to look, and found that Mu Yaoyao, who was originally lying on the recliner, walked behind him unconsciously, Li Xinghe patted his chest and shouted,

"Mu Yaoyao, you don't know that people are scared to death."

Mu Yaoyao squinted her eyes, looked at Li Xinghe with scrutinizing eyes, and walked around Li Xinghe again, then she put her hands around her arms, came to a conclusion, and said,

"It turns out that His Highness has never practiced martial arts, and I thought His Highness could feel the breath when I approached." Then he continued,

"How can you do it if you don't practice martial arts, how can you protect Your Highness by relying on Li Chengde alone."