Li Chenan, who was hailed as a genius by Hua Manting and remembered by Wei Xuanmo, was currently in the study room in the backyard of the House of Lords.
Li Wenhou sat opposite him, looked at him for a long time, and said those four words:
"You shouldn't have come!"
Li Chenan didn't answer. He didn't even raise his eyes to look at Li Wenhou at this time.
He is making tea.
He thought it would be better not to see each other.
But come and go, have a cup of tea and go.
When I returned to Guangling City and went to Shuzhou, I must have brought my parents and sister with me.
From then on, the Li Mansion in Guangling no longer existed, and it was further away from the two houses in Kyoto. I am afraid that they will never be in contact with each other until death.
Cicadas chirped outside the window.
Tea smoke curls up from the tea stove.
The fire in the tea stove has gone out.
It was still very hot in the study, but Li Chenan didn't sweat. Maybe it was because his mind was calm and naturally cool.
He poured two cups of tea, pushed one over, and then looked up at Li Wenhou, "But I'm already here!"
"Before coming to Kyoto, my father still hopes that I can see you and uncle. But this is not the main purpose of my coming to Kyoto. I mainly come to see Zhongli Ruoshui."
"I'm not afraid of you being angry. In my opinion, it's best if the Li family in Guangling and the Li family in Kyoto can live in harmony. If they can't... In fact, they can live their own lives without disturbing each other. Such years can be considered peaceful. good."
"After all, everyone has his own choice and his own way of living."
"Now you are in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and my father is still the director of a small Zhuxia Academy in Guangling City. I don't know if you will have the trouble of being in a high position, but I know that the Li family in Guangling is very harmonious now."
"My father doesn't have any ideals, which is good. What he likes is a bottle of wine every day, and his mother will prepare him two side dishes to go with the wine. This is his happiness after returning home every day."
"This kind of happiness is very simple, but very real. At least he can sleep peacefully and eat deliciously. That's enough."
Li Wenhou was silent for a long time after hearing what Li Chenan said.
He stood up slowly and came to the window, listening to the chirping of the cicadas at this sunny afternoon. After a while, he turned around.
"It seems like you've definitely grown up."
"It seems that you are indeed different from the one you once were."
"When I heard what you said, my second uncle liked it very much. He even envied your father's life now."
He came over and sat opposite Li Chenan again, with the expression on his face still serious. In Li Chenan's opinion, this second uncle might not laugh.
After all, it is better to be more serious as a minister of household.
"Your father stayed in Guangling City. This was your grandfather's last wish!"
Li Wenhou looked at Li Chenan's shocked expression and said seriously:
"Your grandfather returned to Guangling City in the sixth year of Zhaohua, that is, seventeen years ago. At that time, I was serving as the magistrate of Puzhou."
"In the winter of the sixth year of Zhaohua, your grandfather called me and your uncle back to Guangling City. That night your grandfather talked a lot with our three brothers... He seemed to know that his end was approaching."
"Among them, your father stayed in Guangling City to guard Guangling Li Mansion. This was what your grandfather decided that night."
"You were still young at that time. Your grandfather liked you very much and even hugged you that night."
"He also said something, he said... you will spend your life in Guangling... you can go to other places, but never go to Kyoto!"
"I don't know why your father asked you to come to Kyoto, but you really shouldn't come, even if you and Zhongli Ruoshui are really in love, even if you become the uncle of Zhongli Mansion one day in the future... I heard that the emperor I have ordered you to attend the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala the day after tomorrow..."
Li Wenhou leaned over, his face a little nervous.
"Jitai has been able to control the government for many years, and his power is far from being as simple as everyone sees! Especially when he has a clever and clever Xi Wei beside him that no one has ever seen before!"
"Prince De has always liked Zhongli Ruoshui, but you have interfered in the middle... Marriage with Dingguo Houfu is very important to Prince De!"
"Jitai's intentions are known to everyone in the court. He just wants Prince De to enter the East Palace and eventually ascend to the throne."
"If Prince De and the Marquis of Dingguo marry, there will be almost no accidents in this matter. But now it happens because of your appearance that this accident has occurred... Therefore, it is not right to say that you are a thorn in the side of Ji Tai or Prince De. No exaggeration!”
"And this is the reason why the Fish and Dragon Society intended to assassinate you in Huaxi Courtyard a few days ago."
"Of course, this is Concubine Ji taking advantage of the situation, because inviting the fish and dragon will kill you. You must also know that this is the intention of Zhongli Ruoshui's mother..."
"You probably don't know Zhongli Ruoshui's mother's natal family!"
"Her surname is Rong. Rong's surname was once one of the best surnames in Jade City! She used to be an unparalleled existence in Kyoto, but twenty years ago, because of her involvement with the general of the auxiliary country, Lu Zhanxiao was all over the house waiting for her to get on the bus. He was suppressed by the emperor for solving one case."
"Rong Yiyin was in the third year of Zhaohua when she married Zhonglisu. The incident with Lu Zhanxiao also happened in the third year of Zhaohua. She had just married into the Marquis of Dingguo!"
"After the Rong Mansion was involved in this case, the emperor once summoned Zhong Lipo. Very few people know about this matter. The second uncle only recently heard about it from an old eunuch in the palace."
"The emperor's intention is to let Zhong Lisu divorce Rong Yiyin. After all, the Rong Mansion is identified as Lu Zhanxiao's accomplice. It is not appropriate for the Dingguo Marquis Mansion to be involved in this matter because of Rong Yiyin."
"But Mrs. Fan didn't do that!"
"She asked Zhong Lisu to take Rong Yiyin back to Guangling City, and it's been twenty years since she left!"
"Now the emperor ignores government affairs and spends most of his time in Changle Palace. Perhaps Rong Yiyin thinks it's time to restore the glory of Rong Mansion, so she places her hope on Zhongli Ruoshui. She wants Zhongli Ruoshui to marry De Prince Ning Zhixing..."
"If Ning Zhixing really ascends the throne and becomes emperor, Zhongli Ruoshui will be the future queen of Ning Kingdom. Rong Yiyin's wish can be easily realized, but your existence makes her hopes burst like a bubble!"
Li Wenhou briefly told the causes and consequences of these things, hoping that Li Chenan would know the situation he was facing now.
Li Chenan also listened very carefully, and then he realized that there were these bloody stories behind these things.
He thought that was it.
Of course he would not give up on Zhongli Ruoshui just because of Rong Yiyin's thoughts.
As for those enemies... they are indeed very powerful, and it is true that they are not something that I can fight head-on.
So, he needs time.
He needs to return to Guangling City, go to Shuzhou, and spend two or three years cultivating his own power.
"These are actually not the most important things!"
Li Wenhou picked up the tea cup, and the tea was slightly hot. He blew on it, as if he was hesitating whether or not he should say the next words to Li Chenan, or how to say it.
He took a sip of tea and looked at Li Chenan again. After all, he still didn't say what he wanted to say, but said another thing:
"The Mid-Autumn Poetry Festival may lead to a bloody disaster... You'd better go see someone!"
"who?"
"Changsun Jinghong!"
