Her Highness Doesn’t Want to Work Hard Anymore

Before Hua Manman could answer, He Qiuwen climbed into the carriage with hands and feet.

Seeing this, the coachman frowned.

He Qiuwen didn't notice the change in the driver's expression, she enthusiastically waved to Hua Manman.

"What are you waiting for? Come on up."

Hua Manman didn't want to waste time with the other party because of such a trivial matter, so she stepped on a low stool and sat in the carriage.

Afterwards, Siyun put away the oil-paper umbrella and sat in.

The coachman flicked his horsewhip, and the wheels of the cart started to turn with a rumble, and drove towards the distance.

...

Dozens of royal guards gathered at the foot of the mountain.

Two of the guards carried a stretcher covered with a white cloth.

Chen Wangbei bent down and lifted the white cloth, revealing the male corpse lying underneath.

"My lord, this is Hong Hui."

Li Ji squatted down, raised the chin of the corpse with his gloved hand, and carefully inspected the wound on the neck.

"Killed with one knife, is a master."

Chen Wangbei: "The scene was handled very cleanly, and no clues could be found."

Li Ji stood up, took off his gloves and threw them aside.

"Have you found out his history?"

Chen Wangbei answered truthfully.

"I only know that his ancestral home is in Shanyang County, but he left Shanyang County many years ago. No one knows what he has done these years, and he has no family or friends."

Li Ji looked at the distant mountain peaks shrouded in mist and rain, and said softly.

"This kind of person is the most suitable candidate to become a dead soldier."

No origin, no whereabouts, no one cares when alive, no one knows when dead.

Li Ji took the coir raincoat that was handed over by others, put it on his body, and then got on the horse.

"Send the corpse to Jingzhao Mansion."

"Here."

Li Ji and his party braved the drizzle and returned to Prince Zhao's Mansion.

Gao Shan reported to King Zhao that the princess had gone back to her natal home.

After Li Ji finished listening, he went out again without even changing his clothes.

Gao Shan hurriedly chased him out: "It's almost dark, where is the prince going?"

Li Ji got on his horse and replied without turning his head.

"Go and take the princess home."

Gao Shan was dumbfounded.

He knew that the relationship between his prince and concubine was very good, but he didn't expect it to be so good that even if the concubine went back to her mother's house, the prince would eagerly chase after her.

Li Ji rode a horse and went straight to Zhong'anbo Mansion.

But when he arrived at the uncle's mansion, he was told that Manman had never been back.

After further questioning, He Shi was not sick either.

Li Ji immediately had a bad premonition in his heart.

He turned to go out.

He hurriedly called him to stop.

"My lord, why did you suddenly come here to ask these things? Could something be wrong with Manman?"

Li Ji tried his best to suppress the uneasiness in his heart and let himself maintain the most basic calmness.

"Someone pretended to be someone from Zhong'anbo Mansion and picked up Man Man."

He opened his eyes wide, and there was such a thing!

Even Hua Dingzong who was at the side was extremely astonished.

Hua Dingzong murmured: "That child Manman was a bit self-willed before, but now he has changed it. It stands to reason that he should have no enemies. How could someone attack her? Is there any misunderstanding?"

Li Ji didn't answer his question and left a sentence.

"I'm going to find someone."

He left Zhong'anbo Mansion without looking back.

Hua Dingzong and He Shi couldn't stay at home and wait for the news. They mobilized all the people they could use and started looking for people all over the city.

Zhong'anbo Mansion and Zhaowang Mansion were looking for people with great fanfare, and there was a lot of commotion.

The matter soon spread to the fourth prince's residence.

Li Ying heard that Princess Wen Zhao was missing, so she didn't even have time to eat dinner, so she had to go out to find someone.

However, Liang Yong blocked his way.

"Master Wu has ordered you to stay at home and practice calligraphy these few days, and you are not allowed to go anywhere."

The Master Wu he was talking about was Wu Wang.

In Wu Wang's capacity, it is more appropriate to call him Eunuch Wu, but Liang Yong is more used to calling him an adult.

When Li Ying heard this, he immediately reacted.

"Could it be that the disappearance of Princess Zhao has something to do with uncle?"

Liang Yong tried to persuade him.

"Now the fifth prince has been abolished, but the second prince and King Zhao are still alive, you must get rid of them before you can take that position.

Originally, Lord Wu did not plan to attack King Zhao too early, but it was only because King Zhao was meddlesome that he was quietly investigating the truth about the fifth prince's injury.

If you let it go, King Zhao will probably find you out, and the situation will definitely be very unfavorable for you at that time.

Master Wu can only act first.

Get rid of King Zhao first, and then slowly deal with the second prince. "

Li Ying asked in a deep voice.

"Did you already know that uncle wanted to attack Princess Zhao? Why didn't you tell me in advance? Why did you act without me behind my back?"

Liang Yong explained in a low voice: "This is all arranged by Mr. Wu. He said that you would definitely not want to do anything to Princess Zhao, so he deliberately asked the servant to keep it from you."

Li Ying laughed back angrily.

"So you are all in the same group, and I am the only one kept in the dark, right? Since you don't believe me so much, then you should get out now."

Liang Yong stood still.

Li Ying turned around and went into the room and took out his sword.

He drew out his long sword and pointed the tip at Liang Yong.

"I'll say it one last time, get out!"

Liang Yong looked at the sharp sword point close at hand without avoiding it.

"Master Wu ordered the servant to watch over you, and you are not allowed to leave the mansion for three days. If the servant cannot complete the task, he can only apologize with death."

Li Ying's eyes were full of hostility: "Do you think I dare not kill you?!"

Liang Yong: "Slaves and maidservants have a low life, so death is not a pity.

But don't forget what your forbearance and dedication over the years are for.

Are you really going to torch your plans for so many years for a woman? ! "

Li Ying gritted her teeth and said, "The person we are going to deal with is King Zhao, and it has nothing to do with her, she is innocent!"

Liang Yong: "From the moment she married King Zhao, she has been drawn into the vortex. If she wants to deal with King Zhao, she is the most effective breakthrough."

Li Ying's eye sockets were a little red.

"But she is innocent..."

Liang Yong asked: "So what? In the struggle for power, no one cares about right or wrong. Everyone only cares about who survives in the end."

Li Ying's hand holding the sword trembled slightly.

He knew what Liang Yong said was reasonable, and he also knew how much his uncle expected of him.

But he is a person, a living person.

A human being will have the seven emotions and six desires.

He just wants to protect the person he likes, why can't even this little wish be fulfilled?

Liang Yong: "Master Wu asked this servant to ask you, do you still remember the oath you made in front of your mother? Do you want to avenge your own mother for the sake of a woman?"

In Li Ying's mind, he recalled the tragedy of his mother before she died. Her heart seemed to be clenched tightly, and the pain was extreme.

With a sudden swing, the tip of the sword passed Liang Yong's shoulder, creating a wound.