Mrs. Li looked at Wu Mingyi and said expressionlessly, "You go back first."
Wu Mingyi also wanted to beg her mother to help her get married.
But after meeting her mother's cold gaze, Wu Mingyi swallowed back the words that came to her lips.
Facing Mrs. Li, Wu Mingyi felt a little frightened.
Although they are mother and daughter, they are not as close as other mothers and daughters and talk to each other about everything.
In Wu Mingyi's impression, Mrs. Li rarely smiled at her and always had a cold face.
Others have a loving mother and a strict father, but Duke Chengguo's family is just the opposite. The eldest son of Duke Chengguo's family treats his children much more gently than Mrs. Li.
However, the prince is not often in the mansion, and the children don't have many opportunities to see their father.
This is also the reason why Wu Mingyi is willing to get close to Mrs. Cui but not to Mrs. Li.
Seeing that Wu Mingyi was hesitant to speak, Mrs. Li thought she had something to say, so she looked at her intently, waiting for her to continue.
Wu Mingyi wished Mrs. Li a blessing and turned to leave.
Mrs. Li looked at her daughter's leaving figure and sighed slightly. She didn't turn around until her daughter's back disappeared into the garden.
In Prince Chen's Mansion, Prince Chen was holding his head, listening to Lu Ming's report with a sullen face.
"Your Majesty, here is a report from the Prince of Weiyuan, Prince Shi returned to the capital the night before yesterday.
After returning to Beijing, Prince Shi went straight to the teahouse opposite Prime Minister Liu's Mansion and stayed there for about half an hour.
Shi Shizi left the teahouse and went to Mingyuan in Minghui Lane.
After leaving Mingyuan, Prince Shi took a detour to the Chengguo Palace, but did not enter the Chengguo Palace. He only stood by the wall of the Chengguo Palace for a while, and then left.
Yesterday, Prince Shi first went to the Chengguo Palace, and then to the East Palace.
After leaving the East Palace, Prince Shi went to Mingyuan in Minghui Lane.
In the evening, Prince Shi went to the East Palace again and stayed at the palace gate until it was locked and left the palace.
After leaving the palace, Prince Shi went to Minghui Lane again and left Mingyuan at the appointed time to return to the Marquis Mansion.
Until this morning, I left the city and returned to the military camp."
After hearing this, King Chen turned to his aide Zhou Jiawei on the left and asked, "What do you think, sir?"
Zhou Jiawei leaned forward and said: "There were many people gathered around the Prime Minister's Mansion the night before. Prince Shi's appearance in the teahouse may have been just to watch the excitement and had nothing to do with this matter."
King Chen turned his head to look to the right and asked: "Where is Mr. Xu, what do you think?"
Mr. Xu in King Chen's mouth was named Xu Huazhen. He was recommended by his maternal grandfather, Liu Xiang, and joined King Chen's mansion as an aide the year before last.
When Xu Huazhen was called, he put down the cup in his hand, bowed to King Chen and said, "Your Majesty, I have exactly the opposite view from Mr. Zhou.
I believe that there must be someone behind the big commotion that happened the day before yesterday.
After Qiu Xi came back, the East Palace began to fight against the prince in everything. It can be seen that the East Palace has regarded the prince as its biggest opponent.
Therefore, I believe that the hand behind what happened the day before yesterday, the East Palace is the first to bear the brunt.
Prince Shi didn't come back either early or late, but he came back the day and night before.
It can be seen from the trip to Qiu that the prince has great trust in Shi Shizi.
Furthermore, I inspected the collapsed teaching building of the Imperial College and found that the materials used were indeed not in accordance with the specifications..."
When King Chen heard this, his eyes lit up and he interrupted Xu Huazhen's words, "Sir, do you know about fortification?"
Xu Huazhen bowed and said: "Back to my lord, I have been fond of all kinds of construction since I was a child.
I once determined to be a good craftsman, so I read many books about construction.
But my mother is very eager for her son to become a dragon, and she hopes that I will study hard and take the imperial examination.
One day I will be named on the gold medal list and become the lintel of my family.
In order not to disappoint my mother, I gave up my will, studied poetry and books diligently, and took the imperial examination."
King Chen nodded and said, "So that's it. Sir, continue."
Xu Huazhen leaned back and replied: "Yes! I have inspected the collapsed teaching building of the Imperial College. Although the materials used are not up to standard, it will not collapse in a heavy snowfall.
That house collapsed very strangely."
King Chen straightened his back, stared at Xu Huazhen closely, and asked: "According to what Mr. Xu said, this disaster is man-made?"
Xu Huazhen nodded, "Go back to your Majesty, I'll take a look. Someone tampered with the load-bearing pillars, which caused the house to collapse."
King Chen pinched his chin, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Sir, can you write an explanation for this matter?"
Xu Huazhen leaned forward and said, "Go back to your lord, I can write Zhezi, but it won't be of much use if the Zhezi army comes out."
King Chen asked: "How do you say this?"
Xu Huazhen replied: "Although the collapse of the teaching building was man-made, the construction of the teaching building did cut corners.
This is also a fact, and the other party who dared to do this also grasped this point."
King Chen thought for a while, nodded, and said to Xu Huazhen: "Sir, what you said makes sense, sir, please continue."
Xu Zhenhua said: "Judging from this incident, the collapse of the house was planned in advance by the other party.
However, the other party's purpose was simply to target Liu Jijiu, or to target Ning Yuanwailang from the Ministry of Industry.
I checked and found out that the construction of the Imperial College was inherited from Ning Yuanwailang."
Xu Huazhen stopped to explain.
King Chen nodded, "Sir, continue."
Xu Huazhen nodded and continued: "Who exactly does the other party want to target? I don't know.
Or maybe the other party wanted to kill two birds with one stone, not only bringing down Liu Jijiu, but also pulling out Ning Yuanwailang.
Liu Jijiu is the uncle of the prince, and Ning Yuanwailang is the father of the concubine. Both of them have a very close relationship with the prince."
King Chen picked up the tea cup in front of him and took a sip of tea, then placed the tea cup heavily on the table and said coldly: "The other party's purpose is to target me!"
Xu Huazhen did not answer. King Chen was right. Whether it was directed at Liu Jijiu or Ning Yuanwailang, it was all aimed at King Chen.
Zhou Jiawei said: "After Prince Shi returned to Beijing the day before yesterday, he visited Ming Yuan in Ming Fai Lane many times for two consecutive days.
In Mingyuan lived Ning Yuanwailang's mother, Mrs. Qian, her second son Ning Yu, and her eldest daughter Ning Wei.
The relationship between Ning Yuanwailang and Ning Yu and Ning Wei is tense. Is the other party’s purpose this time trying to win over Ning Yuanwailang?”
Lu Ming, who was on the side, leaned towards King Chen and said, "Your Majesty, according to reports, Ning Yu was assassinated by gangsters on his way back to the city from Baoen Temple a few days ago, and it was Princess Changle's people who rescued him.
Ning Yu was seriously injured and returned to Baoen Temple that day, only to return to the city with Princess Changle's motorcade the next day.
King Chen frowned, knocked on the table with his fingers, and said angrily: "Why are you reporting such a big thing now?"
With a "plop", Lu Ming knelt down, leaned forward and said: "The information was reported on the day Princess Changle returned to the palace. It was a small oversight. Please punish me!"
King Chen said angrily: "Go down and get the ten army sticks."
Lu Ming bowed and thanked him, "Yes, I will go and receive my punishment, little one."
Lu Ming stood up and prepared to receive the punishment.
"Wait a minute! Haven't you finished asking me yet?" King Chen raised his voice and called out to Lu Ming.
