Although Zhongnan Mountain is cool and cool, there are inevitably many mosquitoes.
Early in the morning, Li Niang shouted and scolded the maid endlessly because an ant appeared in the window.
Yang Hui couldn't sleep after being woken up, so he had to sit up and listen to her chattering.
He had been drinking with several of the princes' consorts until midnight last night. At this time, his face was still tired and his eyes were empty, and he allowed the ugly maid at home to change his clothes.
"Crying? You let such a terrible insect enter my princess's house. It scared me to death. I can't even chop off your head... Prince Consort, tell me about her, Prince Consort?!"
"What?"
Yang Hui was suddenly called and had to come to his senses.
Sure enough, Li Niang still came to him.
"Consort, please come forward."
"Hey, how can you let bugs into the house?"
"Sigh?" Li Niang raised her voice and yelled: "Prince-in-law, why are you sighing?! Why are you being asked to teach a servant girl that you are so weak?!"
"I mean, I won't be able to come to the Zongsheng Palace once in a few years, forget it. Last night we were talking about the expansion of the Huaqing Palace and the construction of the Ten Kings' Residence and the Baisun Courtyard in Lishan Mountain."
Li Niang said: "Then we will stay in an annex next time we go to Lishan. Does the annex have hot springs?"
"We are saying that the saint will not worry about the prince when he arrives at Lishan, and will always monitor him..."
"Don't interrupt, why did you sigh just now?"
"..."
"Yang Hui! You have been so weak all day long that the ghost named Xue scared me, you know? It was you who didn't strangle him to death at that time!"
The shouting got louder and louder, and Yang Hui got more and more headache.
But since Xue Bai was mentioned, he still comforted his wife with a few words.
"I'm already dealing with that kid. He's temporarily favored by the Holy Spirit, so it's hard to do anything. I'm planning to take action to hinder his career. As time goes by, the saint and Aunt Yang are tired of him, except..."
At this time, someone from the palace came to report: "Princess, the Seventeenth Mother of the Prime Minister's Mansion wishes to see you."
Yang Hui breathed a long sigh of relief and said hurriedly: "Princess, please go meet the guests quickly."
"Husband-in-law, Seventeenth Mother has brought foreign guests. She wants to see the princess and her husband-in-law."
"A foreigner?"
The couple didn't know if any foreigners in Zhongnan Mountain were coming to meet them early in the morning, so they walked outside the hall together.
In the hall, Li Tengkong was holding a whisk in his arms, sitting calmly, and next to him was a young man. When he heard the footsteps, he turned around and nodded, it was Xue Bai.
In the blue sky and white sun, that faint smile fell in Li Niang's eyes, but she was still frightened and her face froze, and she held onto Yang Hui tightly. If you see a terrible insect, you can't wait to call someone to kill it.
Yang Hui was suddenly pinched and felt pain in his arm, but he forced himself to endure it.
He is much calmer. As long as it is not a ghost, he is not afraid.
"What are you doing here?"
Li Niang was the most afraid and wanted to speak first. After scolding her, her teeth chattered a little.
"I have met the princess and the consort." Xue Bai said calmly: "I have been looking for memories recently, and I have visited several elders for this purpose, so I came to see the princess today."
"What?" Li Niang was shocked.
Yang Hui patted her hand, sat down and said, "I wonder what Xue Lang's memory has to do with my wife and I?"
Xue Bai smiled and said: "Since the princess said that I am the son of the traitor Xue Xiu and the remnant of the deposed prince, I should confirm whether it is true or not."
His tone was very calm, as if he was talking about an ordinary household matter.
Yang Hui and Li Niang did not expect that he would be so direct and point out their conflicts in person.
"you!"
Li Niang couldn't sit still at all, stood up and shouted: "You admitted it! Xue Pingzhao, you still dare to say that you don't have ulterior motives?"
"The princess accused me first. I can't pretend not to know. I took the initiative to find out clearly. How can I call it 'ulterior motives'?" Xue Bai said: "Even in front of the saint, I still have this attitude."
Li Niang's breath was stagnant when she heard this, and she felt that this young man's good skin was terrifyingly sinister.
She would rather see him angry and tearful than see him smiling like this.
What made her even more annoyed was that Li Xiaoxian seemed to think Xue Bai was very elegant when he was sitting there, and that the stupid daughter born by Ge Nu was really obsessed with ghosts.
Xue Bai turned his head and whispered to Li Tengkong: "How about you wait for me in the courtyard for a while?"
Li Tengkong nodded, got up and left the hall, and went to the corridor to watch the clouds.
After turning her back, she pursed her lips and complained a little that he didn't let her listen and didn't treat her as one of his own.
~~
In the hall, Xue Bai glanced at Li Niang and suddenly thought of the fishing dream.
In his dream he caught a mermaid and now he decided to let her go.
After two consecutive power struggles, Shou Wang's family suffered the biggest loss, because all parties knew that Shou Wang had no hope and deliberately used them and bullied them, including Xue Bai who stepped on them.
However, relationships in the power field are unstable, and alliances between the weak and the strong are more important than grudges.
Xue Bai then said: "You think I am Xue Xi's son. It is useless for me to explain this matter. But today we might as well just chat. Do we really need to be enemies?"
He knew that the couple was a little confused, so he had to always take the initiative.
"Back then, the prince-in-law proposed a plan to Concubine Wu Hui and concocted the case of three common people, causing Xue Xiu to die in Lantian Station. Therefore, the prince-in-law considered himself to be Xue Pingzhao's lifelong enemy. With all due respect... the prince-in-law thought too highly of himself."
"What?"
Yang Hui stood up. After his expression changed, he suppressed his surprise and said seriously: "I don't understand what you are talking about."
Xue Bai said: "To put it simply, every grievance has its owner, and every debt has its owner. Even if I were Xue Pingzhao, I would not put these grudges on the prince-in-law. The prince-in-law was used as a knife without knowing it, but I would not do this. Like."
Yang Hui rolled his eyes, but he was not angry because of Xue Bai's derogatory words.
Li Niang couldn't figure out the connection, so she closed her mouth and sat there in a daze, and she looked like a beautiful woman just now.
"what for?"
"Concubine Wu Hui, like Xue Xiu and others, are both victims of the Three Common People Case." Xue Bai said: "Just imagine, before the Three Common People Case, how much Wu Hui was favored by the saints? Why did she plummet?"
Li Niang raised her head and opened her mouth, feeling that this was really the case.
She has always regarded herself as the royal daughter since she was a child, and she has occupied all the saint's favor among her sisters. On the contrary, after that big case, my mother-in-law was gone and my brother was helpless.
Looking at the consort Yang Hui again, she realized at this moment that he was really stupid. He thought he was smart and arranged a trick to trick Li Ying into entering the palace to capture the thief, and he was very proud afterwards.
Xue Bai didn't speak again for a long time, giving the couple time to digest.
The hall was quiet for a while, and Yang Hui seemed to be smiling bitterly. Maybe he had vaguely understood the reason, but now it was revealed.
As a consort, what else can I do?
"you say……"
Li Niang looked around, and with some caution, she tried to start a conversation with Xue Bai, and said slowly: "You said we were being used as swordsmen? By whom?"
Xue Bai said: "Who benefits the most?"
"he?"
Li Niang's eyes widened and she said in surprise: "But, he is just a loser. He was lucky and was born early. A Niang and the consort worked hard to plan, but he took advantage of it..."
Yang Hui gently pulled his wife to indicate that she had talked too much.
"It doesn't matter." Xue Bai saw what Yang Hui meant and said: "There is no one else in the hall. I am not here to deceive the princess. Concubine Wu Hui has been guilty of concocting the case of three commoners for many years. Even if we don't talk about it, we can still block it." Live in Youyouzhongkou?"
He seemed to be still complaining about Concubine Wu Hui.
Li Niang couldn't help but think so.
"What do you think, Prince Consort? Is Li Heng really a coward?"
Yang Hui pondered and slowly shook his head.
Xue Bai said: "During Liu Ji's case, I kindly helped Li Heng, but he had me buried alive, but the princess said he was a coward?"
"That's enough." Yang Hui yelled, "You come here to talk and talk, you don't have good intentions."
"I'm just a white man, offering some gadgets and playing cards with the saint. I'm just seeking self-protection. What threat do I pose to the princess's consort?" Xue Bai said: "The prince may seem cowardly, but he can really kill us. "
"Do you think I didn't know you were harboring evil intentions?"
"I came here to turn enemies into friends with the princess's consort."
Yang Hui said warily: "How could I believe you?"
"I have something to ask the Prince Consort." Xue Bai lowered his voice and asked a little mysteriously: "Ten years ago, King Ying Li Xuan sent a secret memorandum. Does the Prince Consort know about this?"
Yang Hui's expression changed and he asked: "How do you know?"
Xue Bai did not mention Li Cong, but made an "eight" gesture.
When Yang Hui saw it, his expression changed as expected. He thought of Li Baniang, Princess Ning, and then of her compatriot brother, Prince Li Heng.
There was a deep thought in his eyes.
Li Niang couldn't sit still anymore and twisted her body twice, trying to say something.
Yang Hui patted her back gently, stabilized her, looked at Xue Bai, and said, "How are you doing?"
Xue Bai actually wanted to discuss the secret play with them, but he knew that Yang Hui was still vigilant, so there was no need to rush.
"I heard that it was Princess Ningqin who sold me to Princess Xianyi's mansion?"
At this sentence, Li Niang finally couldn't bear it anymore and said in shock: "You mean...she did it on purpose?!"
Xue Bai didn't answer.
In fact, he knows nothing.
I don’t know whether Li Heng was involved in Li Xuan’s secret report, nor whether Princess Ningqin deliberately sold him to Princess Xianyi’s mansion. With a large group of brothers and sisters fighting for power, it is normal to have such coincidences.
All he did was steer things in the direction that was most beneficial to him. Among the many clues, a few were deliberately pulled out for them to guess.
"Let me think."
Li Niang murmured, using her intelligence to outline the whole story in her mind.
"Banniang knew this all along. She and Li Heng worked together... and then deliberately sold you to my house. Why?"
"There must be something hidden."
"Hidden secret?" Li Niang murmured to herself, "Donggong knows about your power? Does he want to provoke us to fight?"
Xue Bai waited for a while, knowing that he could not deceive more, and then said: "I have lost my memory and can't remember what happened in the princess's house. I only know that I am not dead, but I don't know why you didn't kiss Princess Ning." Intention to kill me?"
"Um?"
Yang Hui and Li Niang looked at each other, never expecting that things could be interpreted like this.
In this case, is it possible that he is still kind to Xue Bai?
After a long time, Yang Hui said calmly: "Do you think we are easy to kill?"
"What was the situation like?"
"It's just that I found out that there was a son of a traitor among the newly purchased slaves, so I drove you out of the house, that's all."
"So that's it. It seems that many things were misunderstandings." Xue Bai then had a look of realization, "We were persecuted by the Eastern Palace."
Li Niang was a little confused by the words. Looking at Xue Bai again, she felt that he was really easy to get along with. Only then did she understand a little bit why Li Xiaoxian was fascinated.
Yang Hui was not as easily persuaded as she was, his eyes flashed with a hint of vigilance.
Xue Bai pondered for a moment and said another thing.
"To show my sincerity, I would like to tell the princess and the consort a secret. It turns out that there is a man named Pei Mian in the family of the right prime minister..."
~~
Li Tengkong turned around and took a sneak peek into the hall, and surprisingly found that the atmosphere was gradually becoming more harmonious.
She couldn't help but find it strange. He was obviously a motivated man who wanted to work hard, but he was indifferent and peaceful towards others, showing no signs of hostility. Is this a state that a young man could reach?
If he could reconcile with Grandpa like this...I'm afraid it won't work. Grandpa's mind is much, much narrower than Princess Xianyi's.
Just as he was thinking about it, Xue Bai had already walked out of the hall. The strange thing was that Princess Xianyi and his wife were still in a daze in the hall, and they were a little lost in hospitality.
"Let's go."
"How was your talk?"
"I made friends with them, thank you for the introduction."
"Why should we be polite between friends?"
Li Tengkong had already prepared a response. She inadvertently raised her head and glanced at Xue Bai. Her mood suddenly became clearer because of his relaxed tone.
The two of them left the villa, but something went wrong. She couldn't hold it back and started talking to him again.
"Speaking of which, Ji Lanzi really likes your words."
"She loves literature." Xue Bai responded casually. When he said this, his mind returned to opera and murmured: "I have been thinking recently, if Cui Yingying is allowed to marry a mediocre person, Zhang Shengzhong becomes a high-ranking official, and she Take it back... Only saints will like this show, right?"
"Can't!"
Li Tengkong immediately ignored his indifferent Taoist demeanor and firmly stopped him: "Cui Yingying must not marry anyone else."
"Really? You think the saint doesn't like it?"
"Cui Yingying only has Zhang Sheng in her heart, so she will only marry Zhang Sheng. She would rather die than marry anyone else!"
Xue Bai looked around and saw a pair of pure and firm eyes, without any worldly distractions.
He was silent for a moment and finally said "oh".
Li Tengkong was a little stubborn and confirmed again: "You won't make random changes, will you?"
"good."
This motivated guy agreed so simply, but Li Tengkong was stunned. At the same time, he breathed a sigh of relief and regretted that he had been too excited just now and seemed to care too much... Wait, he was testing his own mind. ?
He actually wants to have a good relationship with Nv Guan? It's too frivolous.
With these thoughts together, she didn't know whether the speculation was true or false, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.
The two of them walked through the Zong Sheng Temple without saying a word.
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After Xue Bai and Li Tengkong left the villa, Yang Hui looked at their backs and sighed to Li Niang: "As a good friend in my boudoir, I never really regarded you as a friend."
"I knew it."
"Genu never really wanted to support Shiba Lang as his heir."
"what should we do?"
Yang Hui muttered: "Don't be in a hurry, don't act rashly and let others take advantage of you."
"He said that the East Palace has placed people beside the right prime minister. Is Li Heng so capable?"
"Well, it seems that Gongxiao is cowardly, but in fact he never wants to suffer. After fighting for so many years, when he takes the throne, he will attack us..."
Li Niang was still confused when a palace servant came forward and whispered: "Princess, the palace supervisor is here again."
"Do I still see them?" Li Niang looked at Yang Hui.
"It's okay to meet."
Yang Hui got up, walked to the backyard alone, and recruited an old eunuch.
"Wu You, come with me."
"Here."
As the two walked through the deserted corridor, Yang Hui stopped and asked, "Did you see clearly? Is it him?"
"Yes." Wu You whispered: "It's him."
Yang Hui heard a slight tremor in his voice, which seemed to be a little frightened. He frowned and asked, "Admit it? Did you not strangle him to death?"
"The old slave pinched me with all his strength..."
"You still want to lie to me!" Yang Hui suddenly became angry, grabbed the eunuch's neck, and shouted: "Did you hear everything he said today? Did you let him go on purpose? He said, we I let him go on purpose!”
"The prince-in-law...the prince-in-law misunderstood the old slave..."
"Say! Why didn't you strangle him to death? If you don't tell me, I'll kill you!"
"The old slave really pinched her hard... he, he, he... before he died, he asked the old slave, since his surname was Wu, did he know how Queen Zhenshun died?"
Yang Hui's expression changed, he loosened his hand slightly, and subconsciously asked: "How did you die?"
Wu You's eyes showed fear and he said: "He said...he could tell me, but I don't dare to listen."
"He knows?"
Wu You lowered his head and said in a trembling voice: "It seems that he really knew, but he said it deliberately to harm the old slave. Such things are not something that a lowly servant like the old slave can find out. The old slave was afraid and strangled him to death. Got him."
Yang Hui asked, "You really didn't listen?"
Wu You hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed: "I really don't dare to listen. There were two maids at that time who can testify. The old slave strangled him to death before he could say anything. He didn't hear anything. The prince-in-law Mingjian, the old slave can Even now, I still understand this rule."
Instead, Yang Hui took a few steps back.
He suddenly realized a problem - Wu You's reaction showed that the death of Concubine Wu Hui could not be inquired about.
Recalling the way Li Linfu hesitated during the Lantern Festival, it was clear that he knew the secret and deliberately took advantage of him.
Li Linfu is indeed unreliable.
"In other words, you panicked and didn't strangle you to death?"
"this……"
Wu You didn't know how to answer.
Yang Hui looked around and stopped asking about Concubine Wu Hui. His mind returned to Xue Bai and murmured to himself: "He knows everything? Did he really lose his memory or did he not tell it on purpose?"
At this time, when I think carefully about what Xue Bai said today, my experience is different.
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