Li Yi sat down opposite Prince Ning and asked casually: "When will the prince come back to Qing'an Mansion this time?"
Prince Ning took a sip of tea and said, "There are still some things that have not been dealt with. It may have to wait until next year's imperial meeting."
Li Yi nodded. During this court meeting, local officials gathered in Kyoto, and all the conferred princes would also return to the capital. It was indeed a good opportunity to announce that matter.
Prince Ning put down his teacup, looked at him, and suddenly asked: "It's still early for the imperial meeting, and the princes from all walks of life have returned to the capital. Since you are the official Jin Ziguanglu, you should be familiar with the affairs of the court. Now that the East Palace has not been established, what do you think, Your Majesty?"
Among the princes, who will be the ruler?"
Li Yi looked at him with a smile on his face and said nothing.
Pretend, you continue to pretend.
This matter was obviously planned by him and the old emperor and his brother, and now they are pretending to be completely ignorant. If it weren't for Li Xuan, a shameless spy who likes to peek at people's conversations, all of them would
People may fall into their ways.
Prince Ning looked slightly strange and asked, "Why are you laughing?"
"The affairs of the East Palace should be decided by His Majesty's Sacred Heart. We, as ministers, really shouldn't speak nonsense... However, I feel that His Majesty should have made a decision by the court meeting this year at the latest..." Changed
Li Mingzhu, dressed in clothes, walked out of it. After Li Yi said something that seemed to mean something meaningful, he cupped his hands to Prince Ning and stood up to leave.
He is still an outsider for the time being, so he will not disturb their family reunion.
When the eldest princess sent him out of the palace, Li Yi paused and asked in a low voice: "I said yesterday that when you get tired of it, you will come find me... and then what?"
The eldest princess, who had already reached the palace gate, paused for a moment, then turned around, with a smile that Li Yi had never seen before, "Why don't you take a guess?"
Guess where your sister learned these bad habits, and she has the same virtue as Liu Ruyi...
Li Yi turned around and strode away without looking back.
A manly man must be responsible for what he says and what he says will be thrown away. Even if it is drunk, he must be responsible. When the time comes, Mingzhu will not just fabricate something to deceive him.
To put it bluntly, even if she fabricated it casually, she would still have some restraint and would never tell him that after he got drunk yesterday, what he said was "When you get tired of it, come find me and I will marry you..."
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nonexistent.
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After leaving the palace gate and walking to Zeng Mansion, Zeng Shichun had been waiting for a long time.
"Why did His Highness suddenly say those words? What did they mean and what happened?" Before Li Yi could speak to Zui Mo, Zeng Shichun stood up and asked impatiently.
After coming out of the palace, he was filled with shock and confusion.
There is no turning back. This matter involves a lot. Once it starts, there is no turning back. What Her Royal Highness the Princess just said will make all the efforts they have made these days in vain. He is shocked and anxious in his heart. How can he turn back?
It has been extremely difficult to endure until now.
Li Yi sat down, picked up the teacup, and said, "That's what you understand."
Zeng Shichun was stunned and suddenly said: "Did things change?"
Li Yi stretched out his hand and pressed down, motioning for him to sit down, and then said: "Don't worry, the final result may be better. You can rest assured, and they can rest assured."
Some words cannot be said clearly, but for a smart man like Zeng Shichun, it is enough to say this.
Zeng Shichun didn't ask again, thought for a while, and whispered: "I understand."
If you know it, go back as soon as possible. Aren't the Ministry of Finance and Jingzhao Yinfu busy these days? As the boss of the two departments, he actually has free time to sit here and drink tea. When people see it, they think he is slacking off again...
Of course, everyone is a polite person and cannot speak so straightforwardly. Li Yi pointed to the teapot and said: "There should be no business in the Yamen. It is still early. Would you like another cup of tea, Mr. Zeng?"
Zeng Shichun nodded, "Thank you, Mr. Li."
He has completely forgotten five thousand years of traditional virtues, and his ancestors' face has been completely disgraced by him. Without even a wink, he doesn't know how he got to sit in the position of Jing Zhaoyin... Yes, if he hadn't been in the princess
His Highness took the back door, let alone Jing Zhaoyin, the current Zeng family is probably already in prison like the Cui family.
Then Li Yi realized that this scene seemed familiar. He should have remembered that Zeng Shichun was such an unseen person, and even his thoughts just now were not the first time.
People always fall down somewhere, then stand up, and fall again a second time, a third time...
After finally waiting for Zeng Shichun to leave, Li Yi turned around and asked Zui Mo: "It's been so long, is your wedding dress almost ready?"
The Goddess of Luoshui turned her back on him and said, "It's coming, it's coming, what are you in a hurry for..."
Xiao Cui on the side opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but after being glared at by her, she immediately closed her mouth.
Li Yi looked at him and said seriously: "At the end of this year at the latest, if you are not ready by then, I will take you back!"
"Robbing a common girl in broad daylight..." Zeng Zuimo looked at him disdainfully and said, "Master Li, you are the dean of the college, Jin Ziguanglu is a doctor, a county marquis, and you are not a robber, so you are not afraid of everyone."
Are people in Kyoto laughing at you?"
"You made a mistake in saying something." Li Yi looked at her and said with a smile: "Doctor Jin Ziguanglu, county prince, these are my part-time job, but in fact my true job is really a robber."
He picked her up by the waist, carried her on his shoulders, and strode into the room regardless of her panicked patting on his back.
When he walked in, he looked back and said, "Xiao Cui, close the door."
"knew!"
Xiaocui ran over happily, closed the door, and sat on the porch with a silly smile on her face.
This time she didn't put her ear to the door to eavesdrop, because she knew that even if she eavesdropped, she wouldn't hear anything. However, by the end of the year, she might be able to hear it. She was happy, but also a little worried.
A little maid named Xiaohuan is very popular. If she goes there, will she be bullied? If Xiaozhu goes there with her, the two of them should not be afraid of her...
The young lady is also a person. It would be best if Sister Ruoqing went there with her. There would be no difference from now...
…
When Li Yi saw Li Xuan again, it was already three days later.
His clothes were messy, his appearance was haggard, his two eye circles were particularly conspicuous hanging on his face, and his whole figure looked like an eggplant beaten by frost.
He sat opposite Li Yi, poured a pot of tea, looked into his eyes, and asked seriously: "Am I really unable to escape?"
Li Yi nodded. As the prince of Prince Ning, he could escape a lot of things, but as the prince and the emperor, he had to bear all the things he should bear.
Li Xuan lay on the chair frustrated: "Damn it!"
"Who are you scolding?" Li Yi looked at him and asked, "Prince Ning or Your Majesty?"
"..." Li Xuan sighed, "Scold me."
Li Yi could not sympathize with his situation, but he understood it deeply.
Li Xuan is not a person suitable to be an emperor. For him, that position is just a constraint and a drag.
What he yearns for is a bigger and more open sky, a sky that no one has ever seen in this world.
Think of him as an emperor - I can't imagine it.
"Tell me, can I tell... tell my father that I don't want to be the emperor and let Li Han become..."
"He's still a kid."
"Then tell me, can it be done as we originally planned, with me becoming the emperor and leaving the government to Mingzhu, just like now..."
"With Mingzhu's influence in the court and among the people, aren't you afraid that she will eventually become the queen and ignore you for the rest of her life, or simply depose you and ascend the throne herself?"
Li Xuan looked yearning in his eyes and murmured: "That's the best. Didn't we think so at the beginning..."
Li Yi thought for a while, looked at him and said, "You have a beautiful idea!"
