It was really hard to explain in front of Li Zhi. Li Qinzai himself was even a little confused as to whether his relationship with Cui Jie was considered an unmarried couple or enemies.
In particular, Cui Jie escaped from Qingzhou, which is even harder to explain.
Whenever Li Zhi asked her why she escaped from marriage and fled to your village, Li Qinzai would not have the face to answer. He might also suspect the sinister intentions of the Qingzhou Cui family together with Li Zhi, otherwise why would he betrothed himself to a mentally retarded daughter...
Li Zhi asked, but Li Qinzai didn't dare not answer, so he whispered in Li Zhi's ear: "Your Majesty, Rong Chen will explain to you later."
Li Zhi nodded with a smile, and had the urge to ask the palace servants to prepare wine, food and snacks. This was the standard for listening to gossip.
Li Qinzai looked at the two women with somewhat helpless eyes.
Living in his own village, Li Qinzai could pretend he hadn't seen them and was willing to help them conceal their identities, but Li Qinzai obviously overestimated them.
Not only are these two poor at running away from home, but their ability to survive independently is also worrisome.
Freedom is precious, but living is worth more. Do the bastards sold in supermarkets have the same price as living ones?
"Today's harvest is so small. Have you picked all the mushrooms on the mountainside?" Li Qinzai asked, staring at Cui Jie's bamboo basket.
Cui Jie hummed, her pretty face showing a hint of sadness.
Although she and Cong Shuang lived in Zhuangzi freely, their lives were quite tight. They barely made ends meet by doing embroidery work, but they also needed to regularly collect mountain products to supplement their food.
However, in recent days, there have been fewer and fewer mountain products available, and the eldest lady from a noble family has to worry about her livelihood.
Li Qinzai sighed: "Are you stupid? Mushrooms like yin but not yang. The dark places facing away from the sun are the places where mushrooms thrive. If you keep staring at one place, no matter how fast the mushrooms grow, you can eat them faster.
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Cui Jie's eyes widened and she subconsciously snorted: "You are stupid!"
Cong Shuang next to him asked curiously: "Girl, is what he said true?"
In front of the personal maid, the wise persona must not collapse. Even though the lady from the aristocratic family has no idea where mushrooms should grow, she must not show timidity in her aura.
So Cui Jie said to Cong Shuang seriously: "What Brother Li Shi said is true. Mushrooms do like to grow in the shade. It's just that the place is too far away from the sun, so I didn't take you to pick it..."
Cong Shuangxi said: "It doesn't matter if you walk a few more steps. Girl, let's go pick mushrooms right now. Pick more today and make a pot of mushroom soup. It tastes so fresh!"
Cui Jie smiled and nodded: "It's still early, so it doesn't hurt to pick some more."
After saying this, Cui Jie bowed to Li Qinzai and Li Zhifan and said goodbye politely before turning around with Cong Shuang.
Carrying the bamboo basket, Cong Shuang jumped up and down behind Cui Jie, laughing like a barbell along the way, and the faint sound of joy reached Li Qinzai's ears.
"Girl, let's pick more beautiful mushrooms this time, okay? Red, green, and blue ones. They'll be nice and delicious to stew into soup..."
Cui Jie's wise and steady voice also came: "Okay, it's all up to you."
Behind the two girls, Li Qinzai's eyes widened and a layer of cold sweat broke out on his back.
These two idiots, luckily I heard about them today, otherwise the whole village would have a feast tomorrow.
Red umbrellas, white poles, the whole family lies down after eating...haven't they heard such a popular and heart-wrenching song?
When he looked up again, he saw that the two girls had gone away. Li Qinzai suddenly turned around and said, "Ah Si, Liu Ah Si!"
Liu Asi suddenly appeared, clasping his fists.
"Ah Si, you grew up in the countryside, do you know how to identify mushrooms?" Li Qinzai asked.
"Yes, the villain often picks wild products in the mountains as a young man. He knows all the wild products."
Li Qinzai pointed at the two women in front of him and said: "You stay outside the house where they live, and when they pick the mushrooms, you can help them see if the mushrooms they picked are poisonous, and pick out the poisonous mushrooms. Don't let them go."
These two girls were poisoned and died in our village."
Liu Asi took the order and left.
Li Zhi asked curiously: "How did you know they would pick poisonous mushrooms?"
Li Qinzai sighed: "I heard just now that the girl said she wanted to pick beautiful mushrooms, red and green. Little did I know that the more beautiful the mushrooms are, the more poisonous they are. There is no exception. I am sure that they will definitely pick poisonous mushrooms."
Li Zhi suddenly realized: "So that's the case. I only found out today."
"If your Majesty is in the palace in the future, and someone offers you a particularly beautiful mushroom, this person will definitely have the intention to murder your Majesty. He will be chopped into minced meat without saying a word, and he will never be wronged."
Li Zhi nodded: "I will remember it."
Then Li Zhi said again: "Tell me, who is that woman just now? I think that woman's upbringing is extraordinary. She is definitely not an ordinary peasant girl. She must be from a high-ranking family, and her relationship with you seems to be quite unusual."
Li Qinzai sighed: "Chen's grandfather once made an in-law arrangement with the Cui family in Qingzhou, and the woman named Cui Jie just now is my nominal fiancée."
Li Zhi's eyes lit up, and he really regretted it. The people of Xuan Palace should have brought wine, food and snacks just now. It was a pity that such fascinating gossip was not accompanied by wine or food.
"Tell me, tell me!" Li Zhi said impatiently.
Li Qinzai could only tell the story of what happened between him and Cui Jie these days.
The more Li Zhi listened, the more interesting he became. As the emperor, Li Zhi was busy with government affairs in the palace all day long. When he had free time, he was always accompanied by Empress Wu. He also had to face the infighting of the concubines and maidens in the palace, which was really boring.
The story of Li Qinzai and Cui Jie was undoubtedly very fresh and refined to him, just like a prostitute who had tasted a thousand lips suddenly recalled the feeling of her first love when she was young, and her whole body and mind were satisfied.
"It's interesting, haha, it's really interesting! I can't wait for someone to write it down and compile it into a storybook to be passed down to future generations." Li Zhi laughed and said.
Li Qinzai looked at him speechlessly.
What's so memorable about this? It's just a bad relationship that never ends.
I can’t figure out why Li Zhi listened to it so well. Li Qinzai was obviously full of complaints. So, where is the interest in this bad relationship?
Looking at Li Zhi's overjoyed face, Li Qinzai suddenly had an idea.
"Your Majesty is the emperor. Once an edict is issued, no one in the world dares to disobey it, right?" Li Qinzai looked at him expectantly and said.
Li Zhi smiled proudly and said: "That's natural. No one dares to resist or disobey my edict."
"I beg your majesty to do you a favor. If your majesty can issue an imperial edict to my grandfather and the Cui family of Qingzhou to cancel this marriage, won't the trouble that has been bothering me all day be solved?" Li Qinzai said excitedly.
Li Zhi was stunned and blinked rapidly.
"Your Majesty, is it okay?"
"Well, Jingchu, imperial edicts cannot be issued indiscriminately. We can issue edicts on state affairs, but I cannot interfere with other people's housework. Jingchu, you are trying to trap me in injustice."
Li Zhi refused very decisively: "Besides, your grandfather is a British Duke, who has made great military exploits for the Tang Dynasty. He is also an important minister left to me by the late emperor. How can I refute the marriage arranged by the British Duke himself?"
face?"
After Li Zhi finished speaking, he smiled apologetically at him.
There was another reason that Li Zhi didn't say.
Li Zhi saw the eye contact between Li Qinzai and Miss Cui just now. The story of these two people obviously did not reach its finale. The plot was reaching a meaty juncture. In order to satisfy his curiosity, Li Zhi did not rush to update.
Even if you are kind, how can you do such evil things as destroying people's marriages?
"Jing Chu, it is impossible for me to issue an imperial edict to break off the engagement, so just give up. I see that Miss Cui's appearance is stunning, her etiquette is dignified and generous, and she is a perfect match for Jing Chu. You should cherish her dearly."
It's fate."
Li Qinzai sighed, a good match?
I'm afraid you don't know how much she despises me.
If we really get married in the future, we would be lying on the same bed and wake up in the middle of the night and turn our heads. Damn it, she is rolling her eyes at me with disdain. It would be scary to death.