Before Liu Mingzhi knocked on the door, the door of the palace quietly opened and a gray-haired old man walked out.
Although the old man's hair was white, he took care of it meticulously and tied it up casually with a wooden hairpin. Although he was already old, his complexion was rosy and shiny, but his chin was extremely smooth.
Liu Mingzhi was a little dazed and immediately understood that this should be the eunuch who served Li Yugang from the palace when he was still a prince.
It’s just that time flies by and everyone is old.
"Old slave Li Ming has met the princess, Lord Liu and the generals!"
Li Ming was polite, Liu Mingzhi and the others naturally did not dare to put on airs. They hugged each other and said in return, "Junior Liu Mingzhi has met my senior!"
Li Ming smiled lightly and nodded, obviously very satisfied with the behavior of Liu Mingzhi and others: "Your Majesty has been waiting in the hall for a long time, and specially sent an old slave to greet you!"
"Thank you!"
Liu Mingzhi deliberately made a mistake with the third princess and followed Li Ming into Li Yugang's palace for the first time.
The third princess had obviously seen the layout of the palace and was not surprised at all. Young Master Liu and others were a little stunned when they saw the bare decoration in the palace.
Except for a few rockeries and a martial arts arena, there is no decoration that can highlight the identity of Prince Li Yugang.
It can be said that the simplicity is not even comparable to that of an ordinary rich man's courtyard. If it weren't for the name Liu Mingzhi on the card, they would have thought that they had entered the wrong place!
"Third Princess, is this really Duke Ming's mansion?"
The third princess nodded with a somewhat depressed expression: "You can't believe it, right? When I saw it for the first time, I couldn't believe that this is the residence of a royal relative. Can you tell me about such a simple and elegant emperor? Could it be related to the White Lotus Sect?"
"Maybe it's a misunderstanding? Third princess, please be at ease!"
After passing through the corridors, everyone stopped in front of a main hall. Li Ming stopped outside the hall and said in a sharp voice: "Your Majesty, the guests are here!"
"Yan'er, Liu Xiaozi, since you're here, you might as well come in and talk!"
Li Ming smiled lightly and nodded: "Old slave, please leave!"
Liu Mingzhi straightened his robe: "Ming Gong, it's rude for me to ask for an audience!"
Song Qing stopped Liu Mingzhi and said, "Third brother, I haven't seen a single guard or servant since I entered the mansion. Is there any deception? It's best to be careful!"
Liu Mingzhi nodded calmly and showed a wry smile: "I'm afraid things may be easier than we think. Who can say for sure!"
"Third Princess, was this the same situation last time you came here?"
Song Qing was still worried and had to ask the third princess.
The third princess also shook her head in confusion: "The last time I came to the emperor's uncle's house, there were more than 300 guards and 40 or 50 maids and servants walking around like clouds. It was so desolate like now."
Liu Mingzhi signaled to the two of them not to worry: "Brother, you and the brothers wait outside, I will go in with the third princess!"
Song Qing hesitated for a moment and then nodded calmly: "Okay, be careful. If anything goes wrong, I'll throw a cup to report it!"
"Third princess please!"
The third princess nervously grabbed Liu Mingzhi's arm: "Liu Mingzhi, I'm scared. Why do I feel so weird?"
Before Liu Mingzhi could speak, Li Yugang's voice came: "Yan'er, silly boy, what do you have to be afraid of? The emperor can't hurt you. Don't worry, come in and have a cup of tea. Even the emperor wouldn't be willing to part with the fine Jinshan Yunwu. Drink a sip!"
Liu Mingzhi let the third princess hold his arm and walked in. When he entered the hall, the floor was covered with expensive but simple carpets.
Simplicity reveals elegance.
Li Yugang knelt down in front of a small table and boiled tea. As soon as the two entered the hall, they smelled a refreshing scent of tea permeating the entire hall.
"Uncle Emperor!"
"Ming Gong!"
Li Yugang raised his head and nodded gently, covering the lid of the porcelain jar in his hand and placing it on the table.
He smiled lightly and pointed at the futons on both sides: "Sit down!"
"Thank you Ming Gong!"
"Thank you, uncle!"
Li Yugang poured a cup of tea for each of them: "What is supposed to come has finally come. I have been waiting these days. I always hope that this day will be slower, but the sun rises and sets. It is the time of the day. No matter how slow it is, how slow can it be?" where?"
Liu Mingzhi picked up a cup of slightly hot tea and blew it: "The clouds in the golden mountains are the gentleman in the tea. Mr. Ming is actually kind-hearted. I admire him so much!"
The third princess held the tea cup and stared at the two of them without saying a word, not knowing what she was thinking!
Li Yugang was dull for a long time, and then drank the tea in one gulp after waiting for the temperature of the tea to be moderate: "Being calm in the face of danger is just self-comfort. It is better to say that I know that I can't escape with my wings and accept my fate!"
Liu Mingzhi stared at Li Yugang's indifferent expression as he put the clean tea on the table: "It's beyond the expectations of this junior. Does Ming Gong admit it?"
Li Yugang looked at the desolate scenery outside the palace with a complex expression and sighed silently. He stared at the pretty face of the third princess for a while and then revealed a faint smile: "The Bourne Supremacy is so pervasive that the emperor is really willing to give up in order to pave the way for your kid." Next book!"
This time, it was Liu Mingzhi's turn to be confused. Why was he confused by what many people said? Was there something that only he was kept in the dark about?
He quietly glanced at the third princess Liu Mingzhi opposite, and his heart sank, and a bad premonition came to his mind again.
"Ming Gong, why do you choose the least suitable path among the three thousand avenues? Can you tell me the reason?"
Li Yugang added a small piece of firewood to the small stove, and the flames suddenly became more intense.
I could faintly hear the sound of water boiling.
Although the voice was small, it was already a unique sound compared to the extremely quiet hall.
Li Yugang looked at Liu Mingzhi with a somewhat complicated expression: "Ten years of planning and one dream, I never expected that it would be ruined in the hands of a girl named Ruyi from a brothel. The reason turned out to be ten taels of silver. Ten taels of silver ruined my ten-year plan, I really don’t know how to express it!"
Liu Mingzhi's hand holding the tea cup sank: "Do you believe that what happened to Jiang E was just a mistake? I didn't expect that in order to avenge Ruyi selfishly, I would dig out a shocking secret. If you want to blame it, you can only blame it on fate!"
"If there hadn't been that list, would you have speculated on me about this matter?"
"To be honest, no, I didn't even think about taxes and money. But I didn't expect to get so many unexpected things from the girl in Yanyu Pavilion. I didn't expect that except for the Queen of Jin, Jiangnan's bandit suppression would be revealed tomorrow. For a play that I directed and acted in, I can only say that everything is too much of a coincidence."
Li Yugang sneered: "A wise man will always make mistakes after all his considerations. A brothel will succeed or a brothel will fail. I only thought of using the brothel to hide people's eyes and ears, but I didn't expect that the brothel also has many people and mixed views. It is a mixed bag of three religions and nine streams. After all, I still haven't caught it!"
Liu Mingzhi lifted the teapot and poured tea for Li Yugang: "Ming Gong sits and drinks tea so calmly today, I guess it's not because of the boy!"
Li Yugang's expression was indifferent, with a hint of longing for memories in his eyes.
"The moment Yan'er appeared in the palace, I knew that I had lost and couldn't fight! I couldn't fight before, but I still can't fight now!"
