Now, all those who had originally planned to send their daughters to the Xia family as concubines had to be cautious.
It's a small thing to lose a daughter, but if it happens to me, it will be a huge loss!
Even Mr. Sun, whose daughter has become the wife of the royal family, can't help but be wary of Xia Zhihe.
The matter between Xia Zhihe and the Xia family continued to ferment, and almost became the object of contempt in the whole capital. However, in the end, the matter between Li and Xia Hongzhang had nothing to do with anyone else, it was the Xia family's own business, so no one could care about it.
Xia Hongzhang was the one who attacked Sun Jiaolan first, and died unexpectedly in the end. There was nothing to trace. There were so many people in the garden at that time who could all testify.
As for Xia Zhihe's actions against the Li family's property, there is nothing to investigate. There are many people taking advantage of the chaos to take action against the Li family, and Xia Zhihe is certainly one of them.
Everyone couldn't stand it just because what Xia Zhihe did was unjustifiable in terms of humane and moral standards.
That night, Xia Zhihe hadn't heard anything from the outside, but he noticed something was wrong as soon as he went to court the next day. The officials' alienation from him made him realize that something must have happened that he didn't know about.
Otherwise, it would be fine for people from the hostile camp to be like this, but it would be a bit strange for people from the same camp to be like this.
Full of doubts and gloom, Xia Zhihe returned to Xia Mansion as soon as he went to court, and immediately sent someone out to find out the news.
As a result, when the news came back, when Xia Zhihe learned the reason, he was so angry that he smashed up the study room on the spot, leaving no ornaments in sight intact.
He never expected that in just one night, the matter would spread to this person!
The servants he sent out heard the discussions of the people almost as soon as they stepped out of the mansion, and collected all the information without even using a stick of incense!
You can almost imagine how terrible the spread of the news has been!
Xia Zhihe's eyes were red with anger, and his originally handsome face was now as scary as a ghost!
He couldn't figure it out. He obviously gave an order to block the news as soon as he returned home, why did it still spread?
Although there is a possibility that the news leaked out, how could it happen so quickly? And also spread it in such detail? !
Not only that, but also about his involvement in the Li family's property. Why did word spread about it? !
Obviously it was very secretive when I did it myself! But now the trouble has reached the point where everyone knows about it!
His reputation is completely ruined! He couldn't even imagine whether the emperor would blame him if he learned of this!
And even if the emperor does not punish him, with his current reputation, there will be no further opportunities in the future!
Who is it!
Who harmed him so much! ?
Such detailed news spread so quickly, he didn't believe there was no one behind it!
Li family?
They no longer have that ability, and they can't even protect themselves. How can they still have the time to do this?
Those competitors who are also in the prince’s camp?
It's unlikely. The prince's camp is now in a weak position. If they start fighting again, they will be looking for death! The prince will not let them go!
As for people from the opposing camp?
It's possible...
Suddenly, Xia Zhihe thought of someone——
Princess An Luo Tong!
This former daughter is now the enemy!
Yes, it's probably her!
With her current strength and status, it is entirely possible for her to do this!
What's more, there is Prince An by her side! The most terrifying man in the whole world!
But even if he guessed that it was Luo Tong who did it, what could Xia Zhihe do?
Now he can't compete with Luo Tong at all, because Luo Tong has grown to a level that is beyond his reach!
Just his identity as the deputy valley master of Baihua Valley was enough to keep him away!
Xia Zhihe was furious every day, but the rumors outside did not change in any way because of his efforts to reduce his presence.
In the capital, there have been so many topics lately that the people can't even discuss them. Something happened to the Li family, the Xia family, and the prince...
And within two days, another news came out, but it was good news——
Prince An and Princess Gu Yue are one month old.
It stands to reason that given Prince An's status in the Zhou Dynasty and Princess An's current status, as a legitimate son and daughter, they are still the crown prince and the princess, so their full moon wine should be a big deal.
But in the end, the full moon banquet was only kept to a very small scale. Some people who were really close to Prince An's Mansion were invited, and there was no grand banquet at all.
And this time, Luo Tong also invited Zuo Xiyan to the full moon wine because she still remembered the agreement she had made with Zuo Xiyan.
Zuo Xiyan said that he would be the adoptive father of Luo Tong's first child.
After Zuo Xiyan learned that Prince An's palace had no plans to hold a grand banquet, he hesitated for a long time. He didn't know whether he should send a letter to Luo Tong and ask if he could attend the Full Moon Wine.
As a result, before he could finish hesitating, the invitation written by Luo Tong himself was delivered to him.
Looking at the festive post in his hand, Zuo Xiyan's originally slightly melancholy face softened instantly, and he raised a shallow but gentle smile.
Fortunately, she did not alienate herself.
They had not seen each other for a long time, firstly to avoid suspicion, and secondly because Luo Tong was in the late stages of pregnancy and was inconvenient, and Zuo Xiyan was not suitable to go to Prince An's Mansion in person.
It was delayed until Luo Tong gave birth to the child.
When a woman is in confinement, it is even more inappropriate for him, a grown man, to visit her. After all, he is not Luo Tong's cousin like Prince Gu Dan.
On the day of the Full Moon Wine, the Shaoguang Pavilion was particularly festive. Although there were not many people attending the banquet, it was extremely warm.
There was no intrigue, no suspicion, everything was so comfortable, and the smile on Luo Tong's face never stopped for a moment.
Zuo Xiyan looked at her quietly, thinking that this was enough, because she was living a good life and was very happy.
However, when Luo Tong quietly took him aside and asked him softly if he was still willing to be his adoptive father, his eyes were moist and he was stunned for a moment, and then he agreed without hesitation.
Zuo Xiyan didn't expect that Luo Tong would still remember this incident, let alone that she would be willing and take the initiative to bring it up.
At this moment, his heart was full of excitement, but there seemed to be some relief.
Although Zuo Xiyan knew in his heart that there would never be any possibility between the two of them in this life.
However, Luo Tong still regarded herself as a friend, a very important friend to her.
that's enough……
According to the agreement, at the full moon banquet, Zuo Xiyan recognized Princess Gu Yue as his adopted daughter.
When he picked up Princess Wu Lingyan of Gu Yue and looked at the face that was 67% similar to Luo Tong, there was only endless tenderness in his eyes...
