Wei Li left the palace on horseback, dressed in brocade clothes and robes, galloping through the bustling evening scene of the capital, which was particularly eye-catching.
He looks majestic while running rampant, but in fact he can't hide his panic.
After he returned home, the first thing he did was find a woman for himself.
Hualou Toupai is a stunning beauty in the world, but it is a pity that she fell into Wei Li's eyes. She is nothing but a thing to relieve boredom and vent.
He seems to be going crazy, one is not enough, two is not enough...
Under the thick nightfall, the courtyard of the Hou Mansion, which is usually as quiet as death, is today a wine pool and meat forest, filled with extravagant revelry.
However, when the sky brightened, all the warblers and swallows around him disappeared.
No amount of women can fill his heart.
Wei Li was the only one on the messy bed, lying quietly with his eyes closed.
The smooth satin is close to the skin, cool, without any human warmth.
He opened his arms, almost occupying the entire bed, but his heart was still empty.
The dark eyes were dull and dull, staring at one place in trance.
When Xu Zhihuai slapped him...
When Zhu Qingruo called him a slave...
He just felt angry and never really took it to heart.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Xuxing's stern words made his anger suddenly have no outlet, and made his subtle persistence become absurd child's play.
regret?
The prince still thought he was robbing him of women?
Haha, this is simply the funniest joke in the world.
Wei Li raised his lips.
The prince is such an infatuated person and loves Xu Zhihuai to the core. He must have never seen her true face.
How scheming, how hypocritical, how cunning and difficult is she?
Xu Zhihuai, no, it should be Ran Ningke.
She can survive from the pile of dead people, she can fly out of his hands, she is indeed quite capable.
Wei Li's eyes darkened, and he suddenly clenched his fists.
Even with her ability, she couldn't fly out of his hand!
Thinking of this, the prince's voice suddenly sounded in his ears: What does Xu Zhihuai mean to you?
Who is she?
A special and mean plaything, nothing more.
Wei Li secretly repeated this sentence in his heart, and finally said it out loud unconsciously. As the words fell, complex and tangled emotions surged like a tidal wave.
Damn it!
The word he thought of, why wasn't mean, but special?
It turns out that she has always been special in his heart.
…
The year is almost over.
Everyone in Miyagi is preparing for the upcoming enthronement ceremony.
As the prince, Zhu Xuxing was much loved. In addition, the emperor was ill for a long time, so everyone expected him to ascend the throne as soon as possible, display his ambitions and benefit the people.
There is hope and despair.
Concubine Yue tried her best to guard the emperor for so long, but she still didn't wait for the eldest princess to show mercy.
The emperor will not survive the spring. When the emperor dies, what will happen to an insider like her?
Concubine Yue did not want to sit still and wait for death, but also wanted to find a way out for her son.
She deliberately found an opportunity to intercede with Xu Zhihuai.
Now, apart from the eldest princess and the empress, she is the most honorable person in the palace.
Xu Zhihuai was slightly surprised and said truthfully: "Empress, you think highly of me too much."
Concubine Yue's face lost the grace and dignity it once had, and she looked sad. Her eyes also lost their former luster: "The only person I can ask for now is you."
"Your Majesty treats me well. If I can find a place for you, I will naturally help. The Crown Prince will soon become the emperor of the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and I don't know how many women will be around him. The eldest princess also I was reminded that the position of queen will never be mine."
Concubine Yue was slightly surprised: "If you don't become the queen, who can be the queen?"
"The dynasty is full of civil and military officials, and there are hundreds of ladies among them. Your Highness the Princess can always choose the right one."
Just like Xie Wuyou back then.
Concubine Yue shook her head and said: "Impossible! The eldest princess could be the prince's boss in the past, but now she can't."
"Even so, I'm not completely sure."
Xu Zhihuai looked at Concubine Yue and said, "You don't have to worry too much. The Crown Prince is the most emotional person. He will not criticize anyone harshly, especially his own brothers."
Wei Li is the best example. Among the princes, who can be more miserable than him.
Concubine Yue looked around and lowered her voice: "I'm not worried about the prince, I'm afraid of the eldest princess. Don't you understand?"
Xu Zhihuai lowered his eyes and avoided her gaze: "Empress, everything the eldest princess does is for the prince. She is not a terrible person. As long as she does not do anything to harm the prince, she will not make it difficult for anyone."
Concubine Yue was about to speak but stopped.
She didn't know if she was naive or deliberately pretending to be confused?
How can a person who dares to secretly plot to kill the king and his father be trustworthy?
Xu Zhihuai saw her frightened look and quickly comforted her with a few words.
However, she couldn't give her the "reassurance" she wanted.
Taking advantage of this quiet period, Xu Zhihuai just wanted to spend more time with his daughter, and by the way, he and his mother-in-law would teach her the rules of the palace.
They also spent a lot less time going to Qianhua Palace.
Zhu Qingruo is still playful. He only practices one piece of Chinese calligraphy every day and then starts acting coquettishly.
Xu Zhihuai shook his head helplessly: "An'er is getting worse and worse."
"I'm good, I'm good."
Zhu Qingruo came over with a sweet voice and a smile on her face.
Xu Zhihuai looked at the nice weather outside, held her little hand and said, "Let's go out and play for a while, then come back, and then finish the rest of our homework."
"Um."
No matter where Zhu Qingruo goes, he always holds the stuffed cat doll in his arms. He is very precious.
Xu Zhihuai accompanied her to the lotus pond to feed the koi. The fish fought for food, rolled violently, and splashed high.
"They are so vicious."
Xu Zhihuai reached out to cover his daughter's eyes and told her not to be afraid: "The fish are all hungry, so they eat in a hurry."
Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, someone in the distance raised his voice: "Natural selection, survival of the fittest. Why do you say such a bloody thing so plainly?"
Xu Zhihuai's heart sank.
It was a voice she would recognize until the day she died.
He hurriedly looked up and saw Wei Li standing on the gravel road opposite the arch bridge. Today, he was still wearing a purple and gold robe, and his hands stood like pines behind his back.
Xu Zhihuai picked up his daughter, turned around, and asked Jinhua to accompany her to the other railing to feed the fish, so that she could not see Wei Li here.
He dares to appear so rashly, don't go crazy again!
Xu Zhihuai got off the bridge alone and walked towards him slowly: "Why is the Marquis here?"
Wei Li smiled and said nothing.
She was getting closer to him, and his eyes were getting more and more glued.
Can’t you get enough of this face?
Xu Zhihuai looked cold and asked again: "Why is the Marquis in the inner garden of the palace?"
Wei Li didn't answer the question and said in a low voice: "Tsk, your Majesty's words are so rude."
"I don't need to be polite to you."
Xu Zhihuai is straightforward and no longer humble.
