"possible."
Next to the oil lamp, Ling Jing, whose hair was already graying, had a rather ugly face and said coldly: "But there is another possibility."
Li Shan was a little surprised, "Xue Wanshu only interacted with Su's mother two or three times in total."
"You forgot, last year you and Su Dingfang went on an expedition, and his mother lived in Li's house." Ling Jing lowered his head slightly, "Li Keshi went with you on the expedition. Except for the three sons, Li Kai, they are all mediocre people, and they are also mediocre. I don’t know the inside story.”
"The Changsun family knows the inside story, but they may not be able to control it."
"It is indeed possible..." Li Shan also reacted, "At that time, His Majesty had already disliked the prince. It is possible that he had an informant in the East Palace, or he may have sent someone to keep an eye on..."
At this point, Li Shan paused. If someone stared at Su Dingfang's mother, they would definitely not miss his own mother.
"Don't worry, Madam Zhu has always been cautious. She rarely goes out. At most she visits Princess Pingyang and Duke Ying's Mansion." Ling Jing snorted, "But Dingfang's mother is not necessarily the same. I heard that she often goes to offer incense and worship Buddha."
Li Shan felt a little weird. His mother actually had such a good relationship with Wu Zetian's mother. Wouldn't it be logical for him to take in the evicted Yang mother and daughter in the future?
"It's understandable that Dingfang leads the troops to the expedition and his mother offers incense and worships the Buddha." Ling Jing sighed: "Perhaps this is how Dong Palace got connected with Su's mother."
Li Shan thought about it again and again and still thought it was impossible. He shook his head and said: "It was reasonable for Xue Wanshu to visit before, but then there was a battle at Tiantai Mountain and the prince lost his moral character... It is impossible for Su's mother not to know that the power of the East Palace was declining, and she would have trouble with the East Palace again. Isn’t it stupid to be in this relationship?”
"You don't think she is stupid?" Ling Jing sneered: "Back then, Dingfang followed Sichang to the west to conquer Tuyuhun. He killed the generals and captured the flag, captured the Khan alive, and beheaded the famous king. Later, Yanmen was victorious and pursued in the snowy night, and Yugushe was captured alive. , but you were not able to be ennobled, and you were included in the clan, and you were ennobled as a county king..."
Li Shan recalled that it was indeed true. Su Dingfang was not granted the title of Duke of Linqing County until the Turks were defeated the year before last.
"So his mother was quite angry."
Li Shan finally understood, but his mouth was almost crooked. This logic was really invincible.
Except for the western expedition to Tuyuhun, Su Dingfang has basically been leading the army by his side. In Su's mother's view, these military exploits are all Su Dingfang's, and I, the coach, have coveted his son's military exploits and shamelessly been promoted to the nobility again and again. As a result, Su Dingfang suffered a big loss.
Regarding this logic, Li Shanfa was stunned for a while, but he couldn't find a reason to refute it.
"If it hadn't been for Huairen, who was determined to be in the grass, he might not have been able to be crowned a duke in this life." Ling Jing scolded rudely: "This old woman is on the verge of doing something bad!"
Li Shan thought about it and couldn't quite remember whether Su Dingfang was granted the title of Duke in history, but he was certain that he did not become famous until the reign of Emperor Gaozong.
After being silent for a while, Li Shan forced a smile and said, "But it's not necessarily a bad thing. His Majesty pointed out Su's mother, and he was obviously relieved."
Ling Jing nodded, his eyes flickering, "Maybe we can try again?"
"What?"
Ling Jing waved, and Li Shan came over. He hesitated for a moment, "Where is this...brother Dingfang?"
"It doesn't matter." Ling Jing snorted, "Why do you think I know that the old woman often offers incense and worships Buddha?"
"Before the expedition last year, Brother Dingfang mentioned in private that he was afraid that Dong Gong would use his tricks and send him to Li's house."
"But the old woman still insisted..."
Seeing that Ling Jing couldn't find a suitable word, Li Shan added in his heart... There must be something wrong.
After sending Ling Jing away, Li Shan returned to the backyard exhausted. As soon as he entered the door, he collapsed on the soft couch without any manners.
It's mid-April now, a time when it's neither too hot nor too cold. The windows are open, and the lanterns hanging outside don't light up. Instead, they make the garden look rather gloomy.
However, Li Shan was quite familiar with this. He had a familiar feeling of returning to his old house in his previous life. Looking over, he saw the wind blowing and the big trees swaying, making a clear sound. In the dead of night, it sounded quite heavenly. .
"Mr. Lang is back." After an unknown amount of time, Cui Shiniang's voice rang in her ears.
"Is mother asleep?" Li Shancai found that he had fallen asleep unknowingly, without opening his eyes, and said with a smile: "Mother likes your son to be my husband."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Cui Shiniang stamped her feet in shame and anger, and secretly exerted force in her hands.
"It hurts, it hurts!" Li Shan, who had been pinched, bounced up on the spot and was about to hug Cui Shiniang and scold her according to the family law. When he opened his eyes, he saw his mother who was speechless.
"Mother... mother."
Mrs. Zhu pointed to the tip of her son's nose, "I really love Eleven Niang more than you."
"My son knows, my son knows." Li Shan nodded and bowed, asking Mr. Zhu to sit down, and glared at Cui Shiniang, whose face was red. "It's a rare time for mother to come here, and she doesn't go to make tea!"
"Those maids have all been transferred to the main courtyard, and they even brought the tea sets." Mrs. Zhu sneered: "You don't like tea, why do you still need Eleven Niang to bother you?"
Being speechless by these words, Li Shan coughed a few times before asking: "Why is mother coming here tonight..."
You can't come if you have nothing to do... This is a scolding. Cui Shiniang rushed to the front, "Lang Jun went to the palace to see His Majesty for two days in a row, and he discussed matters with Ling Gong until late at night. The family is a little worried."
This daughter-in-law was chosen well. She not only protected her husband but also took care of her mother-in-law's face. Madam Zhu turned her anger into joy and said with a smile, "Isn't it the eleventh mother who mentioned it first?"
"A's family..."
Unexpectedly, without short videos in this life, he could still hear such coquettish sounds with a baby voice. Li Shan shuddered, "Brother Dingfang and Duke Dou defeated Liang Shidu, and the court discussed whether to regain Yulin County. Therefore, Your Majesty summoned the children to discuss matters."
Zhu didn't understand the mystery, and just sighed: "The war in Lingzhou is finally coming to an end, and Li has had a hard time waiting."
"Zhao Guogong should be returning to Beijing soon." Cui Shiniang whispered. She has the most contact with the Li family in Zhuangzi. On the one hand, they have similar backgrounds. On the other hand, Su Dingfang and Li Shan are too close, and the two are still in-laws. What about relationships.
After a pause, Cui Shiniang looked at Li Shan and said, "Lang Jun, Sister Li may have some suspicions."
Li Shan was not surprised by this. After all, the Li family lived in Sun Moon Lake, and unlike Su's mother, who never came out or interacted with others, she knew that her husband and Ling Jing often had secret discussions with Li Shan. Ling Jing was The positions of King Qin's confidants, Li Shan and Su Dingfang, can be imagined.
"It's okay." Li Shan shook his head, hesitated and whispered: "Tomorrow you go ask the Li family's sister-in-law to come over. There are some things you need to discuss with her... Well, it's best to be early. There won't be a morning meeting tomorrow. Go to Ling Gong in time. Before Chang'an."
"Okay." Cui Shiniang responded quickly without asking any more questions.
Li Shan thought to himself that Ling Jing's idea was a bit sinister, and he couldn't rush ahead. If something happened, although Su Dingfang would not turn against him, there would be a gap.
(End of chapter)
