Xiao Jue slowly lowered his gaze to Shen Qiaochen. From his angle at this time, he could only see the girl in front of him. Although she had just said something crisply, she still had a smile on her face. Only her eyes were like glass. There was a hint of coldness in his eyes.
The clear eyes were like fine crystal. At this time, the surface layer had broken into pieces of ice, and underneath, there was actually a surge of hatred...
"Hate?"
Xiao Jue came back to his senses and looked at the girl in black who seemed to have noticed that her emotions had been exposed just now. She had already organized her thoughts and regained control of her emotions.
Doubts arose in his heart.
Jiang Fengmian's joke just now was indeed a bit too much, and even Xiao Jue himself immediately noticed something was wrong.
Although Xiao Jue and Shen Qiaochen have only met a few times so far, according to his understanding of Shen Qiaochen.
If Jiang Fengmian's words would make her feel unhappy, it was indeed true.
But Xiao Jue could not believe that just because of this short sentence, Shen Qiaochen had such great hatred for Jiang Fengmian.
Could it be possible that Shen Qiaochen and Jiang Fengmian had known each other before?
Or……
Jiang Fengmian's words reminded Shen Qiaochen of something, but was there someone else she really hated in her heart?
…
Intuition made him think it should be the latter.
But deep down, Xiao Jue was subconsciously unhappy with this possibility.
Just now, who did Shen Qiaochen think of that aroused such deep hatred in her heart...
Xiao Jue frowned slightly, and the complicated color in his eyes disappeared in an instant.
He looked at the girl in front of him without blinking, watching as she returned to the frail and weak fourth girl of the Shen family. Xiao Jue's eyes were as dark as ink, and a layer of inquiry gradually emerged in his heart.
…
The moon is bright and the stars are sparse.
The thick darkness of the night could not suppress the brightness of the moonlight.
…
Zuo Xiangfu.
Left Prime Minister Li Chun was sitting in a chair in the study, looking calmly at his subordinates who were answering below.
In the empty room, there was only a male voice, which sounded intermittently...
"...The left prime minister's hand is stretched too far."
After finally repeating the last sentence, the man also lowered his head and prostrated on the ground, looking frightened.
The superior Li Chun did not speak immediately, but the man in black kneeling on the ground could still feel the gaze above his head, which was like a ray of light on his back.
After a long while, Li Chun's old voice sounded:
"What do you think?"
The man in black trembled, fearing that the Prime Minister would be angry with him for this matter.
Just as he was about to speak, he realized that the Prime Minister was not asking him what he was saying.
Sure enough, a cold male voice came from my ears:
"Back to the prime minister, since Prince Xiao has sent someone here, it means that he is indeed aware of the matter. But he has not visited directly. I think it must be because he does not want to make it public."
Hearing the meaning in the man in gray's words, Li Chun pondered for a moment and felt that what he said was exactly what he said.
After all, this matter will never see the light of day.
Just exposing it secretly is the best option.
There is nothing wrong with the Shen Mansion. After all, because of the empress and Concubine Shen, the Zuo Xiang Mansion and the Shen Mansion have long been on the same side, and their relationship cannot be eased at all.
But Xiao Jue's attitude was beyond Li Chun's expectation.
In fact, Li Chun did not want to be an enemy of Xiao Jue if it was not necessary.
As the prince's eldest son, Xiao Jue was backed by Prince Yong's palace, and he himself was a young general who was good at fighting.
What's more, no one knows that His Majesty treats Xiao Jue as if he were a close nephew.
Not to mention that they are indeed uncle-nephew relationship, you must know that royal family members are broken bones and connected with tendons, and the relationship is so complicated that it is simply outrageous.
Speaking of uncles and nephews, His Majesty still has several brothers who are still alive.
Therefore, there are so many princes and princes in the clan who are more closely related by blood, so where can it be the turn of Prince Yong's palace who has been separated by unknown generations for a long time.
…
Everyone in the Jin Dynasty knew that Prince Yong's Mansion was an extremely special and important existence in Donghua.
Although all the princes of Yong Dynasty in the past generations also had the surname Xiao, that was precisely because the first generation of Prince Yong and Emperor Gaozu, the founding emperor of Donghua, were direct brothers.
Emperor Gaozu loved his younger brother, and the first generation of Prince Yong indeed made great contributions to Donghua during his many years of military campaigns in the north and south.
Therefore, after Emperor Gaozu ascended the throne, he immediately conferred the title of Prince Yong, and the title was hereditary and irreplaceable.
In this way, many years have passed. Generation after generation of Yong princes are all powerful princes with heavy military forces. At the same time, they are also deeply valued by successive emperors.
Today's Prince Yong, Xiao Shen, was also known as the "God of War of the Jin Dynasty" in his early years.
Together with General Jianwei Shen Congyan, they are known as the "Double Jewels" of the Jin Dynasty. They are like pillars of the country.
Both of them grew up with Emperor Chongming and were his most trusted right-hand men.
But in recent years, Prince Yong Xiao Shen, for unknown reasons, no longer focused on military affairs, but indulged in elegant things such as fishing and flower viewing all day long.
There are secret rumors in the court that this Prince Yong's Mansion, which has been passed down for hundreds of years, may only end up with Xiao Shen.
Just when people were lamenting the decline of a powerful palace, Xiao Jue appeared.
During the final battle with Xiye, King Yong accidentally fell into an ambush and was almost surrounded by the enemy.
It was Xiao Jue, the crown prince, who decisively led troops to rescue him and rescued Xiao Shen, who was seriously injured amid heavy siege.
At the same time, he defeated more with less, beheading General Xiye on the spot and severely injuring the enemy, so that the few remaining soldiers could only retreat beyond the original border line in embarrassment.
It was after this battle that Prince Yong returned to Beijing and dragged his seriously injured body into the palace to hand over the tiger talisman.
He declined Emperor Chongming's repeated attempts to stay, and after recovering from his injury, he stopped being involved in political affairs, as if he planned to be an idle prince.
But it was this time that Xiao Jue became famous in one battle.
Nowadays, no one inside or outside the Dajin Dynasty knows that Xiao Xiaowang, Xiao Jue, is as good as his ancestors and father in using soldiers on the battlefield.
In the hearts of many people, the crown prince Xiao Jue has been recognized as the next master of Prince Yong's Mansion.
…
Now, since Prince Xiao has come forward.
So……
"This matter ends here." Li Chun finally made the final decision.
To put it simply, in one sentence, their plan has failed.
But for Li Chun, tonight's defeat was not lost to the Shen family, but to the unexpected Xiao Jue.
Right now, Prince Xiao is willing to let her off lightly, probably because he is concerned about the reputation of that girl from the Shen family.
Li Chun pondered for a moment and said quietly:
"There is no need to let the eldest master know about this matter."
If this rebellious son causes trouble again, Xiao Jue will be angered.
Even if he was a leftist prime minister, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to protect this traitor.
Hearing this, the man in gray quickly nodded in agreement.
Li Chun's heart sank slightly. For them, the current situation was.
At best, the Shen family should not know about Shen Qiaochen's disappearance yet.
But the bad news is that since their plan has been seen through, they will naturally know that the person behind the scenes is someone from his left prime minister's office.
Therefore, tonight's hastily decided plan will not only arouse Shen Congyan's anger, but also provoke Prince Yong's son.
And neither of these two people is that easy to mess with.
But the matter has come to this, and Li Chun has no other choice. Thinking of what may happen in the future, he can only sigh:
One wrong step, one wrong step...
