"Sir, there is news from the palace that His Majesty is going to grant a marriage to the eldest prince and Princess Qingqing!"
Li Yuan, outside the west wing, a boy came quickly and said urgently.
"boom!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Ziye, who was still practicing his sword in the red line array, suddenly became unstable and flew out.
The red line broke, and Li Ziye's body hit the wall and fell straight down.
"who!"
On the ground, Li Ziye didn't care about his bruised and swollen appearance. He jumped up and asked in disbelief, "Who do you think is going to marry Princess Qingqing?"
"The eldest prince."
The boy responded respectfully.
Li Ziye rubbed his dusty hair vigorously and said angrily, "It shouldn't be!"
Not far away, Bai Wangyu showed a smile on his face and said, "Brother Li, thank you for the two hundred herbs. However, I don't need this. Can I exchange it for cash?"
Hearing this, Li Ziye gritted his teeth angrily, forced out two words, and said, "Okay!"
"Can what?"
At this time, outside the west wing, a beautiful figure stepped forward, glanced at the two people in the courtyard, and asked curiously.
"Sister Youwei."
When Li Ziye saw the person coming, he immediately showed joy on his face, trotted forward and said, "Aren't you busy today?"
In the past few days, Sister Youwei has been busy with the cooperation between the Li family and the Changsun family. She barely even has time to sleep, and he doesn't dare to disturb her.
"Your daughter-in-law is really difficult to deal with. She is at the helm of the eldest grandson's family's business. No wonder it has grown to a level that can compete with Yin's bank and business alliance in just a few years." Li Youwei said with emotion.
"Sister Youwei, the eldest grandson Nanqiao is not my wife." Li Ziye argued.
"Sooner or later."
Li Youwei smiled and said, "I think the little oiran from the east of the city is pretty good too. If you want the eldest sister to propose marriage to you, take a concubine first. After all, you won't be able to handle your fairy master in a while."
"hiss."
Li Ziye couldn't help but take a breath as he listened to the eldest sister's unbridled remarks.
"It is a taboo for master and disciple to fall in love."
On the side, Bai Wangyu reminded him timely, "However, Brother Li never seems to care about the eyes of the world."
Li Ziye looked at Little Red Riding Hood and then at the eldest sister in front of him. For the first time, he felt that these two people were really... a perfect match.
If you don’t say anything, it will make people mad!
"Mr. Bai, how long have you been in Li Garden?" Li Youwei suddenly asked.
"It's been more than a month."
Bai Wangyu replied respectfully.
"What about eating, are you also in Liyuan?" Li Youwei asked again.
"Yes." Bai Wangyu responded.
"Where's the tea?" Li Youwei continued to ask.
"It was also provided by Li Yuan." Bai Wangyu replied.
"Have you taken the silver?" Li Youwei narrowed her eyes slightly and asked.
"without."
Bai Wangyu shook his head, a trace of sweat began to form on his forehead.
"How long do you plan to stay in Li Yuan?" Li Youwei's expression suddenly changed and she asked in a neutral tone.
"this."
Bai Wangyu hesitated for a moment, then responded with some confidence, "I should stay there for a few more days."
On the side, Li Ziye felt very relieved when he saw Little Red Riding Hood's lack of confidence.
Sister Youwei is still very powerful. A few words can make Little Red Riding Hood break into cold sweat.
I admire you!
"Little brother."
Li Youwei looked at Li Ziye aside and said with a smile, "Remember to record Mr. Bai's expenses these days in the Confucian Sect's account. It should be enough to repay your bet of two hundred medicinal plants."
"yes."
Li Ziye grinned.
"gone."
After casually settling the bet that her younger brother had lost, Li Youwei smiled, then turned around and left the west wing, continuing to go about her own business.
In the courtyard, Bai Wangyu saw the former leaving, stretched out his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his head, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
This daughter of the Li family is so powerful that she is not as gentle as she seems.
"Ha ha!"
When Li Ziye saw this, he finally couldn't help laughing loudly, it was so cool!
"Brother Li."
Bai Wangyu said helplessly, "Sister, you are so extraordinary!"
"Sister Youwei, she is the most powerful person in my Li family!"
Li Ziye said with a smile, "My three siblings from the Li family make it clear that I am the legitimate son. In fact, I dare not offend anyone. I have been afraid of my second brother since I was a child, and my second brother only listens to Youwei." Sister, so the Li family’s affairs are basically decided by Sister Youwei.”
"I've seen it." Bai Wangyu sighed.
However, the relationship between the three siblings is truly enviable.
Although he has never met the second son of the Li family, it can be heard from Brother Li's tone that although he is afraid of his second brother, he also respects him very much.
The Li family's wealth is more than one million. However, there is no dispute between the three siblings because of this millions of wealth. It has to be said that the prosperity of the Li family is not accidental.
"By the way, Lao Bai, why did you guess that the person marrying Princess Qingqing was the eldest prince?" Li Ziye asked, expressing his doubts.
"A man's intuition." Bai Wangyu replied.
"Go away, what kind of intuition does a man have?"
Li Ziye said angrily, "Speak like a human being!"
"Because the eldest prince is the most unlikely person to look at."
Bai Wangyu hesitated for a moment and said, "The eldest prince has a leg problem and is the weakest among the four princes. Even if he marries Princess Qingqing, he may not be crowned prince. It will have the least impact on the current situation. .”
"Checks and balances."
When Li Ziye heard this, he immediately understood. His expression condensed slightly and he said, "You mean that Emperor Shang has never thought about establishing a prince."
Bai Wangyu was silent, and after a moment, he said softly, "The Confucian leader once said that our Majesty has great ambitions, so no one from the Confucian sect is allowed to participate in court affairs."
"The Confucian leader has said this about the Shang Emperor?"
Li Ziye was surprised and said that in his impression, the contemporary Shang Emperor was an emperor who ruled by doing nothing, with no merits and demerits, and he did not look like an ambitious emperor.
"Um."
Bai Wangyu nodded, looked at the young man in front of him, and said with a very serious expression, "The words of the Confucian leader are never wrong, so Brother Li should be more careful."
Li Ziye's expression condensed slightly after hearing this. If what Little Red Riding Hood said was true, he had really underestimated this great merchant emperor before.
Dashang Palace, Shouan Hall.
The Shang Emperor, dressed in simple regular clothes, sat on the couch, looking at the chessboard in front of him. Opposite him was the eldest prince, Mu Yuan, who had limited legs and had been sitting in a wheelchair all year round.
"Mu Yuan, I'm quite satisfied with the marriage my father has arranged for you." Emperor Shang said calmly as he settled down.
"satisfy."
Mu Yuan nodded, looked at the chess game that was very unfavorable to him, and said, "Father, I am going to lose this game of chess again."
"The game is not at its end yet, and the outcome is yet to be known."
Emperor Shang said calmly, "After my decree is announced, I will immediately summon Princess Qingqing to the capital to let you get married earlier, which will also settle your mother's worries."
"Thank you, Father."
Mu Yuan dropped the ball and responded respectfully.
"Mu Qing, you're coming back!"
Emperor Shang picked up a piece again, placed it on the chessboard, and reminded him.
"Eleventh brother?"
After hearing this, Mu Yuan stretched out his hand towards the chess box. After a moment, he recovered as before and said, "It just so happens that my brother also misses him a little."
"Back then, when the Southwest King was in Beijing, Mu Qing had a very good relationship with Princess Qingqing. Maybe Mu Qing came back this time for this reason." Shang Huang looked at the chessboard and reminded.
"That was five or six years ago. Brother Eleven and Princess Qingqing were still young at that time, and they could only be regarded as childhood playmates." Mu Yuan said with a forced smile on his face.
"maybe."
Emperor Shang said calmly, "Mu Yuan, you are my eldest son. I have great expectations for you. This time I will marry Princess Qingqing to you because I want to pave the way for your future. I hope you don't Let me down."
"My son, I would like to thank my father for your cultivation."
Mu Yuan put down the chess piece in his hand and saluted respectfully again, "My son, I will definitely live up to my father's expectations."
"Um."
Emperor Shang nodded and said nothing more. He looked at the chessboard with a calm expression and could not see any disturbance.
Mu Yuan also fell silent, playing chess with his father in front of him one by one, and stopped talking.
The end of the game was over, and soon the outcome was determined.
The Shang Emperor lost his son, the dragon was resurrected, and all the black men were killed.
"My son, I lost." Mu Yuan put down the chess pieces and admitted defeat.
"Practice more and get down." Emperor Shang said calmly.
"yes!"
Mu Yuan saluted, then turned his wheelchair and left.
Outside the Shou'an Palace, people were waiting for the old eunuch Zhao Jie to come forward and push his wheelchair towards the outside of the palace.
"Your Highness, Your Majesty granted you the marriage, and it seems that you have high expectations for Your Highness." Zhao Jie spoke softly.
"Ah."
Mu Yuan smiled coldly and said, "You underestimate me, my father. He only wants to balance the strength between our four princes by granting me the marriage."
At this point, Mu Yuan paused and said with a cold expression, "It sparked a conflict between me and the eleventh brother."
"The eleventh prince?"
When Zhao Jie heard this, his expression condensed slightly and he said, "Will the Eleventh Prince really turn against His Highness because of Princess Qingqing?"
"meeting."
Mu Yuan nodded, eyes flashing, and said, "Eleventh brother is upright and impulsive. He must have heard about the purpose of the Southwest King's trip when he suddenly returned to the capital, so he hurried back to ask for an order from his father. Marry Princess Qingqing."
"If it is true as His Highness said, His Majesty deliberately arranged a marriage for the Eleventh Prince before he came back, such a scheming move is really terrifying."
Zhao Jie said with a solemn look, with a Qingqing Princess, he not only balanced the strength of the four princes, but also further aroused the conflict between the two princes, killing two birds with one stone, it was an excellent move.
"Father."
Mu Yuan murmured softly and said, "What on earth are you thinking about?"
In the Shou'an Palace, after Mu Yuan left, Emperor Shang quietly stared at the chessboard in front of him for a long time and then said, "What do you think of my eldest son?"
"Thoughtful and thoughtful, the best among men."
In the hall, black air lingered, and a strange aura appeared. It seemed human but not human, and the cold eyes made people shudder.
"Too much caution, not enough aggressiveness."
Emperor Shang waved his hand and shattered the chess pieces on the chessboard, and said in an indifferent tone, "The polar night has not yet arrived. Is it too early for you to come out now?"
“Beasts always hunt.”
The figure in the black air said, "We will not break our promise to His Majesty. Please do what Your Majesty promised us."
"My promises are always true to my word."
Emperor Shang said calmly, "However, you'd better restrain yourself. There is a Confucian leader in the Imperial Academy who can observe the affairs of the world. If he discovers your traces, I will not be able to protect you."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, the extreme cold winter is coming, and the dark night will obscure all sight. Even the Confucian leader cannot see as far as before."
As he spoke, the figure in the black air gradually dissipated, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
