Zhu Xuxing was startled.
His eyes suddenly brightened, and he stared at Wei Li in disbelief: "Ran Ningke?"
"I said that Xu Zhihuai is not Xu Zhihuai. She is Ran Ningke, and her father is a skilled craftsman. Half of the drafts in Fengxian Palace were made by him."
Wei Li said proudly: "Halfway through the construction of Fengxian Palace, the late emperor and Marquis Fengdu had a falling out. Your Highness knows more about what happened next than I do. The late emperor was very particular about doing things without leaving any trouble later, so he asked Huang Jiwei to take action. His Highness is also aware of the aftermath."
Zhu Xuxing's expression changed several times, and then he realized what he meant.
"You threaten me?"
"I don't dare."
Wei Li suppressed his yawning smile and said righteously: "I just kindly reminded the emperor that Concubine Rong is definitely not a kind person. She came to me to find the truth about that year. Unfortunately, she found the wrong person."
A pun that hits the target.
Zhu Xuxing narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth: "Wei Li, you are so cruel."
Wei Li nodded disapprovingly: "I serve the imperial court and never show mercy."
How can a person like him have the right to be soft-hearted? I can't get enough of licking blood from the tip of a knife every day.
Zhu Xuxing was furious. He changed his usual calmness and almost rushed in front of him. He punched him in the face and hit him hard.
Wei Li did not dodge, but he hit him hard twice. The straight bridge of his nose was almost broken, and nosebleeds instantly flowed down.
Zhu Xuxing grabbed his collar with both hands and said angrily: "Have you been waiting for this day for a long time, so you sent Huai'er to me? Are you taking revenge on me or your father?"
Wei Li grinned, and the nosebleed flowed into his mouth, staining his teeth red: "Your Highness, I have been loyal for more than ten years, why do you have the desire for revenge?"
Zhu Xuxing still held on to his collar and said, "You have planned everything!"
"I don't have it!"
Wei Li suddenly shouted loudly and confidently: "Xu Zhihuai was originally a plaything, but His Highness devoted his whole heart to her. In the plan of the minister, Xu Zhihuai will never become His Highness's weakness. Now, His Highness is alienated from the eldest princess because of her, and feels pain for Wei Chen. Is it all my plan to act cruelly?"
Zhu Xuxing snorted coldly and shook his hand away.
"Huai'er didn't do anything wrong. She is not a plaything."
Wei Li showed a bloody tooth: "But Your Highness, we did something wrong."
These words were harder than Zhu Xiuxing's fist.
An entire village was wiped out overnight and burned to the ground.
Wei Li's eyes were dark.
Xu Zhihuai has always regarded him as his enemy, but he was so unjust.
He was acting under orders, so why was he guilty?
Zhu Xuxing's blood rushed to his head and he retreated continuously.
"Your Highness, if Xu Zhihuai knew the truth back then, would she still stay by His Highness's side peacefully?"
Zhu Xuxing was in a trance for a moment, then forced himself to regain his composure: "Wei Li, do you know what love is?"
He couldn't be provoked by him and think wildly.
Wei Li stared silently.
Zhu Xuxing continued: "Those who love each other will never give up in the face of pain." After saying this, he walked to Wei Li step by step and ordered: "Kneel down."
When Wei Li heard this, he could only kneel down slowly.
Zhu Xuxing took the hand that had just hit him and pressed it heavily on his shoulder: "When my father took you back to the palace, I silently swore in my heart that I would care for you as a brother. This oath It hasn’t changed to this day.”
Halfway through his words, his hands became harder: "What happened back then was indeed my father's will, but it was not my choice. As a son, I can only acquiesce and obey! But everything is different now, I won't If you give up Huai'er, don't wish you could still get her. I've given you everything, Wei Li, you should learn to be grateful."
"I have always been grateful, so my loyal words are hard to hear."
"You've said enough for today."
Zhu Xuxing patted him heavily on the shoulder again: "It seems that it was a mistake to keep you in the capital. You should be killed before you are happy! Didn't you say that the matter with Fengdu Marquis is not over yet? That's right, you go. You first The matter in Fengdu is over. If we go south to check the taxes, it will take at least half a year, and at most a few years. Take your time."
Wei Li raised his eyes and said quietly: "Aren't you worried, Your Highness? Aren't you worried that I will become the second Marquis of Fengdu?"
Zhu Xuxing laughed angrily at him: "You want to kill me, how many chances have you had in the past ten years? Wei Li, you still don't understand your own heart."
Wei Li's face darkened and he refused to refute.
Xu Zhihuai's true identity gave Zhu Suxing a hard blow in his heart, but he would not waver.
Zhu Xuxing came out of the study and didn't realize anything was wrong with him. When he returned to the palace and saw Xu Zhihuai, he was smiling as usual. Unexpectedly, Xu Zhihuai on the opposite side turned pale. He ran over in a hurry, forgetting to even salute. He grabbed his arm with both hands and said, "Why is Your Highness injured?"
"Um?"
Zhu Xuxing followed her gaze and discovered that a joint on the back of his hand was broken, red and a little swollen.
How could she see such a small wound at a glance?
She is so delicate, not because her heart is full of him...
Zhu Xuxing lowered his eyes and looked at her face full of concern and grievance. An impulse surged out of his body instinctively. Regardless of others, he grabbed her waist and embedded her firmly into his arms. The two bodies were tightly connected. Together, inseparable.
"Your Highness?"
Seeing the redness and swelling on the back of his hand, Xu Zhihuai knew what must have happened. Now that he was hugging him tightly, he was even more sure: "Your Highness, has something happened?"
Zhu Xuxing closed his eyes and rested, smelling the faint scent of powder on her body: "It's okay, Huai'er, everything is fine."
Xu Zhihuai hesitated and asked, "Why is His Highness' hand injured?"
"I'm not the one who got hurt."
Xu Zhihuai stroked his back: "Your Highness, just be fine."
He clearly hit someone, who?
Wei Li?
I wish it was him.
Wei Li's face was bright, but no one saw it. When the eldest princess received the news, she couldn't help but laugh at him for being stupid and insisting on going against the wind.
Wei Li was about to leave Beijing and had "offended" the emperor again, so naturally he could not come to the palace again.
Zhu Weizhen personally went to the Marquis Mansion. The bruise on the bridge of Wei Li's nose was still there, which made her laugh heartily: "It's rare, it's rare, you Qingyi Marquis also get beaten sometimes."
Wei Li pursed her lips and said nothing, her eyes cold and sharp.
Zhu Weizhen laughed for a while and then became serious again: "The Emperor is really different. When you were a child, when your father asked him to hit you, he never did it."
Wei Li still didn't speak.
Zhu Weizhen said again: "After you go to Fengdu, do something for me."
Wei Li then spoke: "Your Highness, please give me your instructions."
"No matter what method you use, even if you dig three feet into the ground of Fengxian Palace, you still have to find out the secrets hidden by Marquis Fengdu. If it is a treasury, the deficit in the national treasury can be made up, and the emperor will have less worries."
