After Yang Xiao said this, he calmly picked up the tea cup. The white porcelain lid touched the cup lightly, making a crisp sound, but Li Luansong's scalp exploded.
He didn't react for a moment and was a little stunned.
How could he suddenly make such a request, and how sure could he be to reverse the situation, unless...
Li Luansong cleared his mind instantly, but Yang Xiao didn't seem to be in a hurry, leaving him time to think about it.
"Uncle." Li Luansong smiled as usual, "Is Zhi'er willing to do this?"
Yang Xiao smiled and said: "Zhi'er is the apple of my eye. Naturally, I will not watch her fall into the mud, and I will never go against her wishes. Our two families are already close, and His Highness and Zhi'er grew up together. Only such a well-matched marriage can keep the country stable forever, and only a beautiful, virtuous and intelligent woman like me, Zhier, can be worthy of His Highness."
After understanding, Li Luansong nodded silently, but his mind was spinning rapidly.
That day, the queen mother asked Zhi'er about her favorite person, but she didn't seem to finish her words. After that, the two of them went to rent a boat together. At that time, Li Luansong was only looking at Shen Que and didn't realize where Yang Zhi had gone. Now that he thinks about it, A lot of details can be understood.
I'm afraid that all this was planned by the father and daughter in front of me. On the Mid-Autumn Festival, Yang Zhi once boarded the ship alone on the pretext of seeing what the painting was like. It seemed that she was not going to see the painting but to check whether the ship was hers in advance. Prepared and drugged.
It turned out that others had already planned it, but I was careless.
"And..." Yang Xiao continued: "This will not only help His Highness stabilize the court and implement the New Deal, but also help the Shen family and his daughter get out of the embarrassing situation of being criticized by the public."
He thought about him every word, and helped the Shen family and his daughter out of trouble, but Li Luansong understood that this would declare the failure of Shen Fu's new policy, and it would be difficult for him to gain a foothold in the court in the future, and he would use this to cut off Everything about him and Shen Que was gone, and from then on the bridge returned to the bridge.
I'm afraid it's not that simple. When it comes to Yang Xiao's city, I'm afraid that the Shen family and his daughter will be in catastrophe after the incident is completed. Yang Xiao will not leave any threat alive in the world.
Thinking of this, Li Luansong understood everything. In order not to alert the enemy, his attitude toward Yang Xiao became even more enthusiastic. After standing up and thanking him, he personally escorted Yang Xiao out and watched him board the car and leave.
Then he called Wu Yue: "Find someone to stay in Yang Mansion and find the person the boatman said."
Wu Yue didn't quite understand how he could confirm that the person belonged to the Yang family, but he still went ahead and did it.
After two days, I responded to the call, and sure enough I found a boy from Yang's house who was responsible for purchasing. He was familiar with the market and went in and out of the house several times a day.
So Li Luansong asked Wuyue to take the boatman to identify him, and sure enough, it was that man.
Therefore, all this has been confirmed that it was Yang Xiao and Yang Zhi who did it.
Yang Xiao not only incited the courtiers to disobey him and obstruct the government, but also asked his daughter Yang Zhi to attack him in an attempt to force him to submit by drugging him. However, an unexpected combination of circumstances fell on Shen Que. After that, he spread rumors about Shen Que, making it difficult for her to gain a foothold. This made her hate him even more.
When he was at his most uncomfortable, Yang Xiao stepped forward to rescue him from his predicament.
What a good chess move, Li Luansong sneered, he really underestimated him.
Unexpectedly, the Marquis of Pingchang, who had been away from the court for a long time, still had such great energy, not only disrupting the court affairs but also influencing his marriage.
Then I thought again, when Yang Xiao and Zheng Huan fought to the death, he was not a fuel-efficient lamp to begin with, but Yang Xiao was smarter, and it seemed that he lost to Zheng Huan and stayed away from right and wrong, but in fact he had been dormant and accumulating strength over the years.
He should have seen all this a long time ago, but because of his impatience, he was framed and used, which brought such a huge disaster to Shen Que. The more he thought about it, the more he felt guilty and angry.
However, since we have come to this step, let's just go with the flow. I just hope that Shen Zhen can wait a little longer. When he finishes this matter, he will explain it to her personally...
Two days later, Li Luansong took the initiative to invite Yang Zhi to the East Palace. He said that he had found several more authentic paintings by everyone and specially invited his cousin to come and appreciate them.
Yang Zhi was so elated that she dressed up and came to the East Palace with trepidation.
This palace is majestic and resplendent. Thinking about it, this will be your residence in the future, your heart will beat with excitement.
When he was distracted, he looked up and saw Li Luansong standing on the high steps. The sunlight poured down from above his head, illuminating his handsome face in a rather hideous and terrifying way.
In a blink of an eye, Yang Zhi saw Li Luansong's smiling face again.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince." She bowed timidly.
"Why don't you call Zhi'er cousin?" Li Luansong stretched out his hand and handed it to her, "Get up, there are no outsiders, no need to be polite."
The affectionate names, ambiguous actions, and familiar words all made Yang Zhi excited.
"As for the engagement between the two of us, we have to wait for the Empress and Father to come back from the summer resort before we can discuss the details." Li Luansong took Yang Zhi's hand and walked slowly, "It's a matter of agreement. The Empress and Father have always liked it very much. If you think about it, they won't object."
Yang Zhi nodded shyly and said, "I will follow my cousin's arrangements in everything."
"Well, the matter is settled. You come to the East Palace often, and we can also go out for a walk together. Do you like to go shopping in the market? Those jewelry, face, rouge and gouache, I can accompany you whenever I am free. .”
He spoke very seriously, and Yang Zhi was greatly moved.
His highness, the Crown Prince, was so attentive and considerate to her. What an honor and happiness it would be to have such a husband accompany her throughout her life.
Sure enough, in the following days, the two of them went out as a couple, and everyone in the capital suddenly learned that His Highness the Crown Prince had decided to get married. It turned out that there was someone else who was with His Highness that day. She was really wrong to blame the Shen family...
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On this day, Shen Que went to inspect the shop as usual, but now she always had to wear a hat when going out.
There were obviously many more customers in the store than in previous days, and the shopkeeper and the waiter greeted her generously.
"Business is good today." Shen Que asked.
"Yes, things have gotten better these days." The shopkeeper smiled.
Before he finished speaking, the boy on the side said: "Whose products can match ours? The guests will come back sooner or later."
Shen Que laughed, they were really confident.
"This is the wife of the Shen family."
Shen Que hurriedly looked back and saw that the person calling her was the mother and daughter who had walked away with their heads locked last time.
"Madam." Shen Que saluted. He didn't know what to say, so he had to stand there.
"I'm really sorry, Mrs. Shen, for saying that to you last time." The lady quickly took her hand and apologized, "I am from the Zuo Yushi family. Everyone knows about your affairs. It turns out that those matters were actually from Wenhua County What the Lord did, and let my wife take such a big blame, it’s really..."
If you can't afford to offend the Marquis of Pingchang, you can't say any more.
Shen Que was stunned. She never paid much attention to the rumors, but what was going on and what did it have to do with Princess Wenhua.
The young lady next to the madam said: "But now that I am going to marry His Highness, who dares to say anything."
After being glared at by her mother, the little lady knew she had made a mistake and quickly shut up. The mother and daughter reordered their head and face jewelry before leaving.
Shen Que was in a daze and didn't know how to get back to his house. His mind was in a mess. Why was it Yang Zhi? She was getting engaged to Li Luansong. What on earth was going on...
She frowned and got out of the carriage, but her mind was still thinking about that matter. She suddenly felt a black figure behind her. Before she could react, the man picked her up and covered her mouth and nose before getting back into the car. .
This moment happened so fast that Shen Que felt like the world was spinning. What he was thinking was that it was over, he had been kidnapped.
"It's me." Li Luansong put her on the cushion and took a big step back to distance himself from her.
"you……"
"Don't be angry, listen to me." Li Luansong interrupted her:
"The boat that day was prepared by Yang Xiao and his daughter, and the medicine was also given by Yang Zhi."
It turned out to be exactly what she guessed.
"I am now dealing with their father and daughter. This not only involves you and me, but also involves the government. I will make false moves. The engagement is fake. I will let Yang Zhi suffer the consequences."
"Then the stigma just fell on her?" Shen Que asked.
Li Luansong nodded, "It was her father who forced me to do this, and they themselves are the ones to blame."
"But, she is just a girl, and this stigma is attached to her. If you don't marry her in the future, how will she live?"
"But she hurt you and me, you shouldn't speak for her." Li Luansong reminded her sternly.
Shen Que shook his head and said yes, "She made a mistake and harmed others, but should we use the same method to harm her? If a dog bites you, will you bite the dog too?"
"Otherwise, let her go?" Li Luansong was a little angry, "This is not the time for the Holy Mother's Heart."
"I am not a Holy Mother." Shen Que said, "If you make a mistake, you will naturally be punished, but if you use this method, what is the difference between you and Yang Zhi and Yang Xiao.
There are government offices, yamen, and above that there are three judicial departments. They will get the punishment they deserve when they collect evidence. What is the difference between doing this and abusing lynching? "
"Did I make a mistake again?" Li Luansong asked, "I risked my life for you, and now have I done something wrong again?"
Shen Que held his forehead and didn't want to talk to him anymore.
Another unpleasant quarrel made Shen Que feel depressed that day.
In the evening, Shen Fu returned home. Because Yang Xiao stepped in to turn the tide, the burden on his shoulders was lifted. Although he was relaxed, he was also criticized as "useless" and "failure".
His steps were sluggish and his complexion was sallow. The hard work of many days finally overwhelmed him on this day and he couldn't afford to fall ill.
Shen Que takes care of his father, whether he persuades him or not.
Mutam was busy taking care of the shop and Shen Fu every day, but he spoke much less than before.
"Dad, please stop being so obsessed with me. If you hurt your body, it will be difficult to take care of yourself."
Shen Que brought the medicine bowl to Shen Fu.
"Don't worry, Yuanyuan. Dad is fine. Dad has already thought about it. He will resign after a few days when he is well. Let's leave here."
