The lights in the Furong Garden were still on, and the lakeside was covered with lanterns. The breeze blew through, and the sparkling water crushed all the lantern shadows in the lake.
What happened in Yingcui Garden was just a small episode. Half an hour later, figures came out of the hall one after another.
A group of officials and dignitaries found their families, either visiting the garden at night, or going home together.
When walking through the water corridor, the Crown Princess said to Ruyi: "Sister Liu, if you meet my husband later, please tell him that I will stay with you tonight and let him go back by himself."
Ruyi nodded, the Crown Princess smiled, turned around and walked back into the palace.
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"He is usually at home. He likes to cook and make some small things, weird things..." Ruyi and Miss Chen Jiasan walked side by side, laughing and saying something.
"The two of them are quite different." Miss Chen Jiasan shook her head and said softly.
Ruyi naturally knew who the two people she was talking about were, but it was difficult for her to continue on this topic.
"Hey, isn't this Miss Chen Jiasan?" A strange voice suddenly came from the front. Princess Hui, who had just left the palace, appeared there at some unknown time. Her face looked a little strange. She glanced at Miss Chen Jiasan,
Asked: "I heard that Li Minghan of the Li family came back some time ago. You have not waited in vain for the past twenty years."
When Miss Chen Jiasan heard this, her body trembled, her fists clenched in her sleeves, and her face turned slightly pale.
Many women passing by on the corridor paused slightly when they heard this, and looked over with a slight frown.
Miss Chen Jiasan is a very passionate person, and her affairs are not a secret among the powerful circles in Kyoto.
Everyone knew that her hair turned gray overnight because of Li Minghan, and if they talked to her on weekdays, everyone would avoid talking about that topic, but what Princess Hui just said was indeed a bit too much.
It was impossible for her not to know that Li Minghan was deceased. She was clearly intending to make Miss Chen San sad by saying these words at this moment.
However, haven't the Chen family, the Cui family, and King Hui always been in the same boat?
Princess Hui smiled slightly and said: "Oh, I forgot that Li Minghan has died a long time ago. It's better to be dead. What's the point of living in this world for such a heartless person? But I seem to have heard that Li Minghan's son
, but he looks exactly the same as him. Youdao is a father who pays his debts..."
"shut up!"
A scolding sound suddenly sounded, and Princess Hui was slightly startled. When she looked at the woman next to Miss Chen Jiasan, the anger she had finally suppressed rose up again, and she said angrily: "You are presumptuous, what are you..."
She originally wanted to use her status to pressure people, but when she saw the woman's eyes in the middle of her words, she felt her tongue stiffen and she could no longer say what she wanted to say.
In addition, there seemed to be something pressing around her, making her breathing stagnant and making it very difficult to even open her mouth.
"Let's go." Ruyi smiled, turned to Miss Chen Jiasan and said.
She took a step forward, but Princess Hui stepped back several steps and hit the railing of the corridor. The maid beside her didn't have time to help her, and she saw Princess Hui falling headfirst.
Although this place is not in the center of the lake, the water is quite shallow. Princess Hui splashed on the water a few times, and then there was no sound.
The maid was so frightened that she screamed: "Come, come, help! The princess has fallen into the water!"
Not far away, a group of guards hurried over. After walking up to them, they jumped down without hesitation.
Princess Hui was rescued quickly, but she fainted due to excessive fright.
The woman who saw this scene looked horrified. Thinking back to the scene just now, she couldn't recover for a long time.
Mrs. Li clearly didn’t do anything just now!
She just took a step forward, and Princess Hui took several steps back until she fell into the lake...
Why does this scene look so familiar?
Not long after, they thought of His Highness the King of Shu, who was so frightened by County Uncle Li's eyes that he jumped into the lake. When they looked at Mrs. Li again, their eyes couldn't help but become frightened.
When the two walked forward again, everyone retreated.
Miss Chen San didn't speak again along the way. She walked out of the promenade on the lake, and Li Yi and Li Xuan were waiting not far away.
"You go over first, I'll wait for them to come over." Miss Chen San said and stood there waiting for the women from the Chen family to come over.
Ruyi glanced forward and said nothing more. After saying goodbye to her, she walked straight forward.
"Concubine Cui didn't do anything to you just now, did she?" After leaving Furong Garden and on the carriage, Li Yi looked at Ruyi and asked.
Ruyi shook her head and said, "What can she do to me?"
He straightened Li Yi's collar and said with a smile: "My husband has forgotten, I am very powerful."
"No, I still can't swallow this breath." Although things tonight are as expected and have not been greatly affected, courtesy is a traditional virtue since ancient times. Traditional virtues cannot be lost. There is no reason to only accept gifts without giving them.
"There's nothing wrong with me, sir, don't mess around." Ruyi looked at him and whispered.
Li Yi shook his head and said: "As a county magistrate, of course I have to set an example and abide by the law. How can I mess around?"
The carriage drove for a quarter of an hour and could go no further.
Tonight, several main streets in Kyoto were blocked, making it difficult for carriages and horses to move. Li Yi and Ruyi got off the carriage. In the sky behind them, fireworks rose up and exploded in the air...
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The Lantern Festival has passed, and judging from the situation in previous years, the lingering heat of the Lantern Festival will probably last for another two or three days.
After the Lantern Festival, the New Year Festival is completely over. For ordinary people in Kyoto, life has become peaceful again and another busy year has begun.
However, for the officials in the court, the word calm has never had anything to do with them.
At any time, there are countless undercurrents surging above the court. If you are not careful, you will be sucked into it and be destroyed.
In the Furong Garden last night, Count Li's wife was framed by Concubine Cui's personal maid. This was one of these undercurrents. It was regarded by everyone as some kind of move by Concubine Cui. After all, everyone knew that Count Li and the King of Shu were involved.
He was completely on the opposite side, and the more he was valued by His Majesty, the less good it would be for the King of Shu.
In front of so many people, Princess Hui was surprised by the mocking remarks made by Miss Chen Jiasan, which really left many people scratching their heads.
The Chen family was the closest ally of the King of Shu, and they were on the same road as King Hui. If the two families hadn't turned against each other, how could Princess Hui have made such remarks in public?
I don't know when they started to gradually lose their understanding of these things.
But there is one thing that everyone can see clearly.
That is the line of Shu kings who were once powerful enough to control the court. It seems that they are gradually declining...
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Early in the morning, at the door of Chen's house, a young man came forward and handed over the post, saying: "Please send a message and tell Prince Duanyang to come to pay homage to Mr. Chen."
The porter of the Chen family took a second look at the young man and wondered what Prince Duanyang was doing at this juncture. The second master was so angry that he might not give him a good look.
However, Prince Duanyang was different from others. No matter what, he had to bring people in first. When the servants of the Chen family invited Prince Duanyang in, a middle-aged man walked out.
"Who is this?" Chen Chong asked in a cold voice with a somewhat unsightly look on his face.
The servant quickly said: "Go back to the Second Master, this is the Prince of Duanyang County."
His mother was scolded by the imperial concubine last night and ordered him to come to the Chen Mansion early this morning to admit his mistake. When he learned that the person in front of him was the second master of the Chen family, Prince Duanyang immediately raised his hands and said, "Junior Li Da..."
He was only halfway through speaking when a sharp pain came from his chest and he was kicked out of the door.
Duke Duanyang held his chest, his face tangled in pain. He raised his head and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a look of disbelief.
"roll!"
Chen Chong's face was gloomy, his eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he uttered a word coldly.
