Late at night, Zuo Xiangfu.
"Bang bang bang..."
The sound of knocking on the door suddenly sounded in the dark night.
"Enter."
The visitor paused for a moment, then came in immediately.
…
It was late at night, but the outer study room of Zuo Xiangfu was still brightly lit at this time.
Li Chun waved his hand and dismissed the men who came back to report.
After waiting for people to go out, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
"Father……"
Li Chun's eldest son, Li Jing, who is now the eldest son of Zuoxiang Mansion, said hesitantly.
Li Chun shook his head slightly: "Failed."
Hearing this, Li Jing felt a little disappointed. He rubbed his hands unwillingly and looked out the window again, as if doing so could change the result.
"Father, otherwise..."
Li Jing stepped forward hesitantly and looked expectantly at Li Chun, who was sitting on top.
Yesterday, he also went to the palace for a banquet with everyone in the Li family.
Unexpectedly, he saw the fourth girl of the Shen family in the main hall.
I heard that the daughter of the Shen family was infected with a vicious disease when she was born. Her appearance was completely disfigured and her temper was surly, so she rarely went out.
He originally thought so, but who knew the rumors were such nonsense.
This is obviously a refined little beauty.
As the eldest son of the Li family, Li Jing has mediocre abilities and learning.
He knew that his talent was limited and he never wanted to work harder in this area.
What's more, he has a son who can satisfy his father, so he never pays attention to matters in the court.
Because of Li Chun's numerous warnings, he is usually not a high-profile person.
But one thing made Li Chun very worried.
That is, Li Jing suffers from a common disease, and is very unrestrained when it comes to women.
Over the years, Li Jing relied on the power of Zuo Xiangfu to secretly seize countless girls from good families.
Whether it's a female official's family or a peasant girl, as long as he likes it, he will take it back to the mansion no matter what.
There are also people from well-off families who want to go to the government and give their daughters an explanation.
But because of Li Jing's identity, the officials did not dare to take over this hot potato even for Li Chun's sake, and in the end they could only let it go.
Although those people were not angry, they were afraid of the power of Zuo Xiangfu, so they could only break their teeth and swallow it.
Gradually, Li Jing's appetite grew and he became more and more unscrupulous.
In the beginning, he only got involved with merchant girls or farm girls inside and outside the capital.
Later, people would even be sent to other states and counties to find candidates for him.
Even the ladies from the families of middle and low-ranking officials who were ordered to return to Beijing to report on their duties, as long as they were somewhat pretty, could not escape his murderous hands.
Naturally, these local officials did not comply.
But every time, even without Li Chun personally coming forward, there would be officials below who wanted to climb into Zuo Xiang's Mansion and directly stop him.
Therefore, when Li Jing saw Shen Qiaochen in a jade-colored skirt embroidered with branches and flowers, Li Jing's eyes lit up at first, and then he began to think about repeating the same trick.
…
Among all the beautifully dressed girls in the room, the thirteen-year-old Shen Qiaochen stood out from the crowd.
Although she is still young now, according to Li Jingyue's countless experiences, she will definitely be a rare beauty from now on.
Therefore, he ignored the fact that Shen Qiaochen's current age was almost as good as his own daughter, and she was even several years younger than his own daughters.
He looked at Shen Qiaochen without blinking all night long, wondering how he could get this little beauty from under the Shen family's noses.
These years of excessive success have made his vision more and more blatant.
It wasn't until the greed in his eyes was noticed by others present that Li Jing calmed down a little under Li Chun's warning gaze.
But the evil fire in his heart was getting hotter and hotter. When he saw Xiao Jue, the eldest son of Prince Yong's palace, heroically saving the beauty and holding Shen Qiaochen in his arms, Li Jing's eyes were even redder.
He simply threw Li Chun's warning behind him, his scarlet eyes stared at Xiao Jue who had always stood with Shen Qiaochen, and the flame called jealousy surged in his heart.
Because of his inexplicable jealousy towards Xiao Jue and Shen Qiaochen, Li Jing also forgot about his scruples about the Shen family, and instead looked like he was determined to win.
Therefore, Li Jing was particularly active in Li Chun's plan tonight.
It seems that Shen Qiaochen was tied up, just like Li Jing defeated Xiao Jue.
Li Chun could guess pretty much what he was thinking without even looking.
Although he was puzzled by the fact that Li Jing, at such an old age, would regard a young man like Xiao Jue, who was inferior to Xiao Guan, as an imaginary enemy.
But as the eldest son of a powerful prince, Xiao Jue was extremely capable and unrivaled in beauty.
Each of these items is enough to make any man in the world jealous of him.
Moreover, it is said that the girl from the Shen family is the apple of Shen Congyan's eye, and the entire Shen family loves her very much.
If Shen Qiaochen is successfully captured, he will follow the temperament of the eldest son.
When Shen Congyan came back from the border, he found that his daughter had already become a ruined flower...
Just thinking about that scene made Li Chun feel relaxed physically and mentally.
…
Although the idea is beautiful, it must be realized.
The reality is that just now, the people sent out reported that according to the news from the Shen Mansion, tonight they had successfully tied up Shen Qiaochen, who was disguised as a man, and threw her on the float as planned.
Up to that point, everything was going smoothly.
Just wait until the float reaches the end, and then Shen Qiaochen's identity will be revealed on the spot in full view of the public.
They just need to stay in the house and wait for the news that the reputation of the little girl of the Shen family will be ruined.
But to their surprise, just before the float reached halfway, Shen Qiaochen inside suddenly disappeared under everyone's eyes.
Li Chun also carefully inquired about the details at that time, and the people sent there also repeatedly assured that in order to be sure, they also gave Shen Qiaochen a drug.
And they followed around the float from beginning to end, never leaving a step.
But the reality is that Shen Qiaochen just disappeared, right under their noses, as if he disappeared out of thin air.
What puzzled them the most was that it would be fine if only a few of them were present.
But tonight, there were countless people watching the lanterns on the street, and the density of the crowd made it difficult to move.
In such an environment, Shen Qiao, not to mention being intoxicated by the incense, was completely helpless.
Even strong men like them, who were skilled in fists and kicks, could not escape from the float without disturbing anyone in such public view.
"Father, can that little beauty from the Shen family still be able to fly? It must be those useless losers who lost her. They were afraid of being punished, so they made up a lie and came back to deceive you."
Seeing that Li Chun didn't reply for a long time, Li Jing said impatiently.
