Xu Zhihuai took the risk.
She just wanted to have a dog-eat-dog fight with Wei Li in front of the eldest princess.
Zhu Weizhen was thoughtful and thoughtful, and the city was extremely deep.
Every word she said today was in vain.
Only the devil knows whether Wei Li wants to take the crown prince's place!
It's windy outside.
The maids put an extra charcoal basin into the room, which was burning brightly and brightly.
Zhu Qingruo didn't have to do his homework. He played in the yard for a while and then came back to warm himself by the fire. Jinhua took some corn and chestnuts and roasted them by the stove.
The sweetness of the food made Zhu Qingruo very happy.
She seemed to have forgotten about the missing kitten.
Mu Xiuwan poured a cup of tea for Xu Zhihuai and said softly: "Sister, don't worry."
Xu Zhihuai turned to look at her: "You still have a way, you are clever and you can make a rag doll for her so quickly."
Mu Xiuwan smiled: "It's just a small matter. The cotton and fabrics are ready-made, as long as An'er is happy."
"I am very grateful that you love her so much. I am very grateful that there is a person like you in this world who treats her sincerely. This is her blessing and mine."
Xu Zhihuai was filled with emotion.
Mu Xiuwan's face was slightly red, and she noticed what was on her mind: "Sister, are you still worried about Wei Li?"
Xu Zhihuai took a deep breath: "Although I can say I'm not afraid of him, in my heart I still..."
Mu Xiuwan stretched out her hand to hold the back of her hand and said: "Sister, you don't have to be afraid of him. With His Highness and the eldest princess here, he won't mess around. And...sister, do you still remember? I said there was something on him. .”
As soon as she said this, she pursed her lips as if to avoid it.
Xu Zhihuai shook her hand and said, "I remember you said..."
After a pause, she suddenly thought of something and her eyes suddenly brightened.
It was night, Zhu Xingxing retreated to the left and right, and sat down face to face with Xu Zhihuai.
"I know everything that happened during the day."
His eyebrows were lowered, and his eyes as dark as night hid deep fatigue: "I'm sorry for causing you and An'er to be wronged."
"Why would Your Highness say sorry for others?"
Zhu Xuxing smiled bitterly.
Xu Zhihuai asked in a sincere tone: "Your Highness, can you tell me? What is the relationship between Your Highness and him?"
"Actually...even if I didn't say it, you would have guessed it."
Xu Zhihuai hummed slightly.
Zhu Xuxing slowly approached, lowered his head, gently pressed Xu Zhihuai's cool forehead, and said slowly: "Wei Li entered the palace at the age of ten, and I was only eight years old that year. But the first time I saw him, I was not in the palace."
At the age of seven, Zhu Suxing went south with his father, the emperor, and paid private visits to the people in private.
When they arrived in Huaizhou, his father ordered the royal guards to secretly search for a person.
That person was once a dancer supported by Prince Rong's palace, named Xiyun.
She was extremely talented and had extraordinary dancing skills. Unfortunately, Prince Rong secretly colluded with the barbarians to rebel, ransacked her family and destroyed her family. Xiyun was also sold into slavery and expelled from the capital.
The young Zhu Xiuxing was puzzled as to why his father was looking for a dancing girl whose whereabouts were unknown.
Father didn't shy away from it either, he bluntly said that he and Xiyun had a relationship. When Prince Rong gave Xiyun to his father, he was still the prince.
At this point in the story, the truth is almost revealed.
Xu Zhihuai was not surprised at all, but felt it was excusable.
If Wei Li was not related to the prince, how could he dare to be so lawless?
"So, Wei Li is His Highness's sibling."
She faced Zhu Xiuxing's melancholy and confused face.
Zhu Xuxing shook his head firmly: "No, my father never said it for sure. He just brought Wei Li back, let him stay with me, and let him be my shadow. Yes, that's what my father said. It is my shadow. I will always be a high-ranking prince, respected by thousands of people, but he must live by my glory, succumb to the darkness all his life, work for the court, and do things that are shady."
Xu Zhihuai's pupils trembled slightly.
It's a pity... The prince who lives among the people, his status is really not worthy of Wei Li.
"Wei Li had a hard time when he was a child. His biological mother Yun Niang died on a flower boat. It is said that she was beaten to death. When we found him, he had been living on the street helplessly for half a year."
Xu Zhihuai sighed softly: "Hateful people also have pity."
"After Wei Li entered the palace, he didn't say a word for a whole year. My eldest sister and I thought he was mute."
"Your Highness feels sorry for him, I understand. But..."
Xu Zhihuai looked deeply into Zhu Xiuxing's eyes: "Wei Li today is no longer a child."
Zhu Xuxing nodded heavily: "Of course I know. To put it bluntly, I wanted to do something for my father on behalf of him, but later I discovered that he has no interest in anything in the world. The gorgeous palace, the precious jewelry, the elegant Antiques, rich fertile fields...he doesn’t like it and doesn’t care.”
Xu Zhihuai took over his words and said calmly: "He only likes to kill people."
Zhu Xuxing shrugged helplessly: "Maybe."
"Your Highness, you have given enough to Wei Li."
"I won't give it anymore."
Zhu Xuxing hugged Xu Zhihuai gently and said meaningfully: "Everything I work hard for and everything I want to protect has nothing to do with him."
Xu Zhihuai raised his eyes and looked beyond his broad shoulders to the dark places where candlelight could not be found.
She seemed to have found Wei Li's "weak spot".
…
Wei Li did not go to court for three days in a row, apparently being "annoyed" by Xu Zhihuai.
However, it is his character to retaliate.
He sent people back to Fengdu to collect some scattered evidence, preparing to uncover Xu Zhihuai's true identity at any time.
Ran Ningke, that's her name.
In the morning court, the ministers not only saw the gloomy Wei Li, but also the pink and lovely Zhu Qingruo.
Zhu Xuxing took her to court again. He held her and sat her on his lap. Zhu Qingruo was very obedient and quiet, listening to the adults talking without making any noise.
She didn't understand it, but she found it very lively.
Blinking his big eyes, he soon spotted a familiar figure.
It was him, the person he met while playing hide and seek.
Zhu Qingruo tilted her head and looked straight at him.
Wei Li noticed her gaze and returned it coldly.
Zhu Qingruo was not frightened by his fierce look, but instead frowned slightly.
She remembered what her mother had said, turned to Zhu Suxing and murmured coquettishly: "Dad, I want to eat oranges."
Zhu Xuxing patted her little head and motioned for the nuns to bring one.
Big oranges, small hands can't hold them.
Before Zhu Xuxing had time to take it, he saw Zhu Qingruo let go of her little hand, and the orange bone rolled down the steps, in front of the ministers, and to Wei Li's feet.
"Ah, my orange."
Zhu Qingruo groaned and jumped to the ground to chase the orange.
Just as Zhu Xuxing was about to get up, he saw Wei Li bending down to pick up the orange, with dark eyes, and handed it to Zhu Qingruo expressionlessly.
Zhu Qingruo looked down at Tangerine and then up at Wei Li. She pointed with her little hand and spoke in a sweet voice. She said word for word what her mother had taught her earlier: "Kneel down! Slave, Kneel down.”
