It was almost nightfall when the snow started to fall on the way back to Ganlu Palace from Leng Palace. It was late at night, and the snow foam kept floating. Li Sixu, who was sitting in front of the stove with a book in her hands, could see through the cracked Looking out the window, what I see is a world covered in silver.
"It's cold, and the princess shouldn't stand at the window blowing the wind."
A familiar voice came from outside the house, and Li Sixu responded quickly: "Sisi is waiting for you, sir!"
She told Liu Yunying: "Quick, open the door and let the adults in."
"There's no need to open the door, it's not in line with etiquette."
Across a window, Li Linhuai said warmly: "I can just reply outside."
"Why don't you open the door and open the window?"
Li Linhuai was still planning to stand outside the house and report back about his night visit to Hanbing Palace, but Li Sixu, who was wearing a fox fur coat, opened the window.
Li Linhuai outside the house was a little dumbfounded.
Li Sixu stretched out her hand to reach him: "Why don't you come in quickly? Are you going to freeze to death?"
Liu Yunying also came over at this time and snorted in dissatisfaction: "How often do you climb over walls and windows to find the princess? Are you just pretending!"
Li Linhuai wanted to explain that the princess was still young at that time, but now the princess has grown up and will soon be a cardamom girl.
But when he touched Li Sixu's clear and translucent eyes, he felt that if he continued to push back, he would be harboring evil intentions. In desperation, he had no choice but to sneak into the house.
Seeing that Li Linhuai didn't dare to sit down, Liu Yunying rolled her eyes speechlessly: "You are not the Tang monk meat in the storybook. The princess will not eat you. I just stay here. This doesn't mean you are alone and alone. The room will not ruin the reputation of the young master."
Li Linhuai, who was facing a formidable enemy, sat down in front of the fire cautiously.
"Stop saying a few words. The adults are too lazy to argue with you now."
Liu Yunying looked sad and Li Sixu turned her elbows outward. Li Sixu was too lazy to pay attention to her and made a cup of hot tea herself and handed it to Li Linhuai.
"It is not appropriate for adults to visit Hanbing Palace at night on such a windy and snowy day."
Li Sixu let out a deep breath: "Wu Chongyuan has many experts around him. Your Excellency only came back at this hour. Sisi regrets asking you to help today."
"My lord, take off your coat first and put the shreds on the stove to dry."
She was not in a hurry to ask about the night visit to Hanbing Palace, but was worried that he would catch a cold. Li Linhuai felt a warm current flowing through his heart.
"I am a man, so this little bit of wind and snow doesn't matter."
At Li Sixu's insistence, Li Linhuai received a few looks from Liu Yunying before taking off his robe.
He told Li Sixu: "Princess, please feel at ease. I have not been noticed by anyone around Wu Chongyuan."
"Concubine Shu was making such a fuss today, His Highness the Crown Prince also became suspicious of Wu Chongyuan, and sent someone to keep an eye on the Hanbing Palace. I used His Highness the Crown Prince's people to attract the attention of Aunt Di next to Wu Chongyuan. After successfully sneaking in, I kept waiting. Wu Chongyuan left after turning off the lights and going to bed."
In order not to alert others, this person had been hiding in the wind and rain to find out information for her?
Knowing that she was using the prince's brother to divert the attention of the nun next to Wu Chongyuan, but she had been squatting in the snow and cold to find out information for her, Li Sixu didn't know what to say for a moment, so she carefully spread out the robe he had taken off. On the stove, it seemed that all the wind, snow and cold that he had suffered today were dried out.
After drinking a bowl of hot tea to warm himself up, Li Linhuai told Li Sixu in detail about the night visit to Hanbing Palace.
"Wu Chongyuan does hold Concubine Shu's fatal grip, because His Royal Highness the Crown Prince suddenly sent people to keep an eye on Hanbing Palace, and she wants to take action in advance."
Li Linhuai asked her: "What are the princess's plans?"
After roasting in the fire all night, Li Sixu's face turned red.
Li Linhuai and Liu Yunying both looked at her. She pondered for a moment and then said: "If Sisi did nothing and allowed Wu Chongyuan to throw out this fatal handle against Concubine Shu, would you think Sisi was cruel?"
"Although Concubine Shu was taken advantage of by Wu Chongyuan, she did have the intention to harm Sisi. If not for Sisi's cleverness and the secret help of adults, Sisi's life would have been lost in the Royal Courtyard on the outskirts of Beijing."
Li Sixu continued: "For the sake of the prince's brother, Sisi has been merciful several times, but Concubine Shu has no repentance and still wants to trample the queen to death, so she cannot be tolerated."
Li Sixu was still explaining seriously, and Liu Yunying couldn't help but interrupt.
"Young master, you are too considerate of the overall situation. She is her, and His Royal Highness is the Crown Prince. She should have been trampled to death long ago."
Li Linhuai, who had never dealt with Liu Yunying and never talked much about the harem disputes, this time it was rare for him to agree with Liu Yunying.
He nodded: "Princess has done a great job!"
"I know that Concubine De stopped Concubine Shu today. Of course the princess did not want to ruin the palace banquet, but it was also for the sake of His Highness the Crown Prince."
Li Linhuai felt sorry for her: "The princess has done enough for His Highness the Crown Prince."
Seeing Liu Yunying and Li Linhuai trying to comfort her, Li Sixu couldn't help but laugh.
Whether it is Liu Yunying or Master Zuo Qingdao, it seems that she is wearing a thick filter.
How could she be such an innocent person?
Concubine Shu could not tolerate her, and she had also been unable to tolerate Concubine Shu.
He wanted her to disappear completely, but he didn’t want Concubine Shu’s blood on his and the Queen’s hands. He didn’t want the Crown Prince to be estranged from them, so he used Concubine De to anger Concubine Shu who came to make trouble today, and then caused the Crown Prince’s brother to act against Concubine Shu. He became suspicious and forced the man from Hanbing Palace to take action.
From the moment the queen was thrown into the cold palace, she made Concubine Shu and Wu Chongyuan fight against each other, waiting for one to fight to death the other, and finally she came to hunt the cicada with the oriole behind. She has never wavered in this thought.
It's just that Wu Chongyuan is a deep-minded person and has always been cautious.
After letting the prince's brother focus on Hanbing Palace, Wu Chongyuan couldn't sit still!
"The disappearance of the concubine Shu will not affect the crown prince's brother's position as the crown prince. A prince without a mother concubine can make the father feel more at ease."
The charcoal fire in the room was very warm, and Li Linhuai's coat was quickly dried.
Before he put on his robe and left, Li Sixu asked Liu Yunying to fetch the basket he had prepared.
"My lord, you have worked hard tonight and have been burdened. This is Sisi's New Year's gift to Madam and Old Madam."
Li Linhuai opened the basket and saw a long string of strange meat, and looked at Li Sixu suspiciously.
Li Sixu hurriedly explained: "This is the sausage that Sisi and Queen Mother made people eat today. When the weather is fine, they can be dried in the sun, or placed on the fire to dry. During the Chinese New Year, they can be steamed and cut into thin slices. It goes well with wine. General Zuo Yulin liked the pork dishes he had last time in Leng Palace, and he should also like this sausage."
"Then I thanked the princess on behalf of my father and mother!"
Li Linhuai disappeared into the wind and snow with the basket, and returned to the bedroom from the study. In the room, which was reflected by the snow outside the window as bright as day, his head poked out from under the brocade quilt.
"You can't help your mother when you grow up! You talk so much to that idiot, even more than you do to your mother and concubine."
Yu Chongrong urged her: "Take off your shoes quickly and get in. My mother-in-law has warmed the bed for you."
