Happy Little Scholar

The lights in Furong Garden were still on, and the lake was full of lanterns. The breeze blew, the water sparkled, and all the lights in the lake were crushed.

What happened in Yingcui Garden was just a small episode. After half an hour, people came out of the palace one after another.

A group of officials and dignitaries found their families, either touring the garden at night or going home together.

When walking through the water corridor, the prince's wife said to Ruyi: "Sister Liu, if you meet my husband later, please tell him that I will stay with the queen at night and let him go back by himself."

Ruyi nodded, the prince's wife smiled, turned around and walked back to the palace.

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"He is usually at home, likes to cook, likes to make some small things, strange and eccentric..." Ruyi and the third lady of the Chen family walked side by side, laughing and saying something.

"The two of them are very different." The third lady of the Chen family shook her head and said softly.

Ruyi naturally knew who the two people she was talking about were, but she couldn't continue with this topic.

"Hey, isn't this the third lady of the Chen family?" A strange voice suddenly came from the front. Princess Hui, who had just left the palace, appeared there at some point. Her face looked a little strange. She glanced at the third lady of the Chen family and asked, "I heard that Li Minghan from the Li family came back some time ago. You have not waited in vain for the past twenty years."

The third lady of the Chen family trembled when she heard this, her fists clenched in her sleeves, and her face was slightly pale.

Many women passing by the corridor paused slightly when they heard this, frowned slightly and looked over.

The third lady of the Chen family was very affectionate and her affairs were no secret in the circle of powerful people in Kyoto.

Everyone knew that she turned white overnight because of Li Minghan. If they talked to her on weekdays, everyone would avoid talking about that topic, and what Princess Hui said just now was indeed a bit too much.

She couldn't have been unaware that Li Minghan was dead. At this moment, she said these words deliberately to make the third lady of Chen sad.

However, the Chen family, the Cui family, and the King Hui have always been in the same boat, haven't they?

The Princess Hui smiled slightly and said, "Oh, I forgot that Li Minghan died a long time ago. It's better to be dead. What's the point of such an unfaithful person living in this world? But I seem to have heard that Li Minghan's son looks exactly like him. There is a saying that the son pays the father's debt..."

"Shut up!"

A light rebuke suddenly sounded, and the Princess Hui was slightly stunned. When she looked at the woman next to the third lady of the Chen family, the anger that she had suppressed with great difficulty rose again, and she said angrily: "You are so presumptuous, who are you..."

She wanted to use her status to pressure people, but when she saw the woman's eyes halfway through her words, she felt her tongue stiffen and couldn't say what she wanted to say anymore.

In addition, there seemed to be something pressing around her, which made her breathing stagnate and even opened her mouth.

"Let's go." Ruyi smiled and turned to the third lady of the Chen family.

She took a step forward, but Princess Hui stepped back several steps and hit the railing of the corridor. The maid beside her didn't have time to help her, and she saw Princess Hui falling headfirst.

Although this place is not the center of the lake, the water is not shallow. Princess Hui fluttered on the water for a few times, and then there was no sound.

The maid was scared to death and screamed, "Come, come quickly, help! The princess fell into the water!"

A team of guards ran over from a distance. After walking up to them, they jumped in without hesitation.

Princess Hui was rescued quickly, but she fainted because of excessive shock.

The woman who saw this scene was terrified. Thinking back to the scene just now, she couldn't recover for a long time.

Madam Li just did nothing!

She just took a step forward, and Princess Hui took several steps back until she fell into the lake...

Why does this scene look so familiar?

Soon, they thought of His Royal Highness the King of Shu, who jumped into the lake because of the killing look of Li Xianbo. When they looked at Mrs. Li again, their eyes became frightened.

When the two walked forward again, everyone retreated.

Miss Chen San didn't speak again on the way. She walked out of the long corridor on the lake. Li Yi and Li Xuan were waiting not far away.

"You go first, I'll wait for them to come." Miss Chen San said, standing there waiting for the women of the Chen family to come.

Ruyi glanced forward and said nothing more. After saying goodbye to her, she walked straight forward.

"Did Concubine Cui do anything to you just now?" After leaving Furong Garden, Li Yi looked at Ruyi and asked on the carriage.

Ruyi shook her head and said, "What can she do to me?"

She helped Li Yi straighten his collar and said with a smile, "My husband, you forgot that I am very powerful."

"No, I still can't swallow this breath." Although Ruyi was not greatly affected by what happened tonight, reciprocity is a traditional virtue since ancient times. Traditional virtues cannot be lost. How can you only receive gifts without giving gifts?

"I am fine, my husband, don't mess around." Ruyi looked at him and said in a low voice.

Li Yi shook his head and said, "As a county earl, of course you have to set an example and abide by the law. How can you mess around?"

The carriage drove for a quarter of an hour and could not move forward.

Tonight, several main streets in Kyoto were blocked and it was difficult for cars and horses to pass. Li Yi and Ruyi got off the carriage. In the sky behind them, fireworks rose up and exploded in the air...

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The Lantern Festival has passed. Judging from the situation in previous years, the residual heat of the Lantern Festival will probably last for two or three days.

After the Lantern Festival, the New Year Festival is completely over. For ordinary people in Kyoto, life has returned to peace again and another busy year has begun.

However, for the officials in the court, the word calm has never had anything to do with them.

At any time, there are countless undercurrents surging above the court. If you are not careful, you will be involved in it and be irreversible.

In the Furong Garden last night, Count Li's wife was framed by Concubine Cui's personal maid. This was one of these undercurrents. It was regarded by everyone as some kind of move by Concubine Cui. After all, everyone knew that Count Li and the King of Shu were involved. He was completely on the opposite side, and the more he was valued by His Majesty, the less good it would be for the King of Shu.

In front of so many people, Princess Hui was surprised by the mocking remarks made by Miss Chen Jiasan, which really left many people scratching their heads.

The Chen family was the closest ally of King Shu, and they were on the same road as King Hui. If the two families hadn't turned against each other, how could Princess Hui have made such remarks in public?

I don't know when they started to gradually lose their understanding of these things.

But there is one thing that everyone can see clearly.

That is the line of Shu kings who were once powerful enough to control the court. It seems that they are gradually declining...

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Early in the morning, at the door of Chen's house, a young man came forward and handed over the post, saying, "Please send a message and tell Prince Duanyang to come to pay homage to Mr. Chen."

The porter of the Chen family took a second look at the young man and wondered what Prince Duanyang was doing at this juncture. The second master was so angry that he might not look good on him.

However, Prince Duanyang was different from others. No matter what, he had to bring people in first. When the servants of the Chen family invited Prince Duanyang in, a middle-aged man walked out.

"Who is this?" Chen Chong asked in a cold voice with a somewhat unpleasant look on his face.

The servant quickly said: "Go back to the Second Master, this is Prince Duanyang."

His mother was scolded by the imperial concubine last night and ordered him to come to the Chen Mansion early this morning to admit his mistake. When he learned that the person in front of him was the second master of the Chen family, Prince Duanyang immediately raised his hands and said, "Junior Li Da..."

He was only halfway through speaking when a sharp pain came from his chest and he was kicked out of the door.

Prince Duanyang clutched his chest, his face tangled in pain. He raised his head and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him with a look of disbelief.

"roll!"

Chen Chong's face was gloomy, his eyes flashed with murderous intent, and he uttered a word coldly.