"Brother, did Li Ziye go to your house to look for you after he returned home at night?"
On a sunny day, in the imperial palace, Weiyang Palace, Murong looked at his brother who came to greet his mother and asked curiously.
"No."
Mu Bai shook his head and responded.
"It's strange that he has been back for so many days and he hasn't even looked for you."
Murong said in confusion, "Even if I don't tell you the good news, I should still ask you about the situation in the Mineral Resources Department."
"Brother Li's thoughts, most people can't guess." Mu Bai responded calmly.
"If he doesn't go to you, you can go to him."
On the side, Queen Changsun plucked the hazelnuts in her hand and said, "Take Murong with you, otherwise, even if you go, you won't be able to ask anything."
"What do you mean, Queen Mother?"
Murong asked in surprise, "What is that kid planning?"
"Nine times out of ten."
Empress Changsun responded softly, "How could that little guy be idle? It would be better to go and find out what's going on, lest anything happen, we are unprepared."
"Listen to your mother." Mu Bai nodded and responded.
"It's better to choose a day than to hit it."
Murong glanced at the sky outside and said, "Go now."
After saying that, Murong stood up, grabbed his brother beside him, and said, "Let's go!"
"So anxious?"
Mu Bai was pulled up and said, "I just got here."
"Didn't you just come here to pay your respects to the Queen Mother? You have finished paying her respects now."
Murong said casually, "Let's go quickly, I have to be back before dark."
While speaking, Murong dragged his brother behind him out of Weiyang Palace and walked all the way out of the palace.
"These two kids."
Empress Changsun shook her head helplessly and continued to pluck the hazelnuts in her hand.
Li Yuan.
In the inner courtyard.
In Li Youwei's room.
Li Ziye sat in front of the brazier, writing and drawing, very busy.
On the floor and on the table, there are rice papers filled with ghost symbols scattered everywhere.
"Brother, why don't you fix these things in your room?"
Beside the desk, Li Youwei read the account book in her hand and put it aside. After noticing the messy things in front of her, she couldn't help but feel a little headache and asked.
“My room is full and there’s really no room.”
Li Ziye raised his head, grinned, and responded.
"All right."
Li Youwei said helplessly, "You continue."
"Boy Ziye, is your practice method reliable?"
Next to her, Hongzhu was lying there, holding her chin in her hands, and asked.
"Gone."
Li Ziye replied angrily, "When have I ever done anything unreliable?"
"You look unreliable." Hongzhu said with disdain.
"Sister Hongzhu, you can insult my talent, but you can't insult my appearance."
Li Ziye said unhappily, "I am the person responsible for the appearance of our Li family."
"I bother!"
Hongzhu couldn't help but rolled her eyes and said, "You are the face and face of our Li family, so you're pretty good!"
"Young Master!"
Just as the two were bickering, a servant walked quickly in front of the inner courtyard and said respectfully, "The Fourth Highness and the Ninth Princess are here."
"Please come to the inner courtyard."
Li Ziye heard the words and responded casually.
"yes."
The boy took the order and immediately turned around and left.
"Xiao Ziye, don't you go pick it up?"
Seeing this, Hong Zhu was surprised and said, "They are both a prince and a princess no matter what."
"I'm busy."
Li Ziye said, "Sister Hongzhu, how about you pick her up?"
"I won't go, it's so cold outside."
Hong Zhu shrank her neck and said, "It's so warm in the room."
Having said this, Hongzhu seemed to have thought of something. He smiled, looked at Huanzhu who had been staying obediently in the room and rarely spoke, and said, "Huanzhu, you go."
"Um."
Huanzhu responded obediently, did not refuse, got up and walked outside.
"You know how to bully and return pearls." Li Ziye said contemptuously.
"How do you call this bullying? I am doing this to practice my ability to deal with others." Hongzhu replied matter-of-factly.
forecourt.
Mu Bai and Murong came over.
Li Garden seemed empty, and the servants didn't like to stroll outside in the cold weather.
"I have met His Royal Highness the Fourth Highness and the Ninth Princess."
Not long after the two entered the house, Huanzhu came forward to greet them and saluted respectfully.
"Girl Huanzhu?"
Murong asked tentatively when he saw the strange woman in front of him.
It is no secret that the Li family has a new adopted daughter named Li Huanzhu.
The key point is that the identity of this pearl-returning girl is very special. She comes from the temple in Nanling. There are many different opinions on whether she is a divine messenger or a disaster.
However, Li Huanzhu is now the honorary professor of Taixue Palace, and the Confucian leader himself acknowledged it, so no one dared to say anything more.
"Folk girl, Li Huanzhu."
Huanzhu heard the question from the ninth princess in front of him and nodded.
On the side, Mu Bai glanced at the woman in front of him and lost interest.
Murong, on the other hand, was very enthusiastic. He took the hand of the fourth girl from the Li family in front of him and asked questions.
The three of them then walked towards the inner courtyard together.
The inner court.
In front of Li Youwei's room, three people came towards them. When they were about to enter the room, Mu Bai paused in his steps and showed hesitation on his face.
You can't enter a woman's boudoir casually, but he still understands this rule.
"What are you standing for? Come in."
In the room, Li Ziye glanced at the fool standing outside and said, "The room is very big, it can accommodate you."
After hearing this, Mu Bai walked into the room without any further hesitation.
In the room, the crackling sound of burning charcoal fire sounded from time to time, which was very warm.
"Your Royal Highness the Fourth, Ninth Princess."
Beside the table, Li Youwei stood up and saluted.
"Sister Youwei, there is no need to be polite."
Murong stepped forward, helped the former, and said with a smile, "Brother Huang and I came uninvited and caused a lot of trouble. I hope Sister Youwei won't take offense."
"Your Highness the Princess is too polite." Li Youwei responded softly.
While the two were chatting, Mu Bai walked to the brazier, looked at the ghostly talismans all over the table, and asked curiously, "Brother Li, what are you doing?"
"Don't ask. Asking is just practicing."
Li Ziye said without enthusiasm, "Your Highness, Fourth Highness, if you are not busy with your national affairs, why are you here here?"
"Come here to congratulate you."
Mu Bai didn't care about someone's attitude, so he sat down aside and said, "You actually defeated Huo Lin'er. I really didn't expect it. Brother Li, why don't you go out and compete?"
"If you don't go, who will compete with you in the cold weather?"
Li Ziye said angrily, "Are you about to enter the fifth realm?"
"Soon."
Mu Bai nodded and said, "About a year."
"You all have to thank me!"
Li Ziye said in a very unhappy mood, "Without my messing around in Nanling, I gave you a wave of God-given opportunities. It would have been too early for you to enter the Five Realms!"
I get angry when I think about this incident. He made such a big fuss, but in the end, no benefit was gained from him.
"Master Li."
Beside Li Youwei, Murong listened to the two people's meaningless chat and interjected, "If you have time, go to the palace for a walk. My mother wants to meet you."
"see me?"
Li Ziye was stunned for a moment, then shook his head vigorously and said, "If you don't want to go, your Highness the Princess will talk to the Queen and tell her that I have contracted the cold and will not be able to leave the house for a while."
"No fool will believe your excuse."
Murong said helplessly, "What are you doing staying in the house all day? This is not in line with your character. Are you using your crooked brains again? You are so familiar with it. Let's give it a break so that you don't have anything to worry about here. We I still can’t react.”
"It's nothing."
Li Ziye stood up, took another pile of rice paper from the side, put it down, and said, "After I came back, I heard that there were monsters appearing in the capital again, so I thought of doing a good deed and killed them in one go."
"What's the meaning?"
Mu Bai frowned slightly and said in confusion.
"Big Brother!"
The clever Murong reacted immediately and said in shock, "Your goal is the eldest brother."
Is this guy crazy? He dares to plot against the prince.
"Don't talk nonsense."
Li Ziye's eyes widened and he said, "How dare I do such a thing, Your Highness Princess, you have misunderstood me."
