The daughter of the first wife is a black lotus, reborn and remarried to kill

*

Shen Changyun entered the palace that night.

When he walked into the Purple Palace step by step, Emperor Hexi was sitting cross-legged behind a curtain.

Shen Changyun bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, I am Shen Changyun. I greet you."

Emperor Hexi did not respond, but kept twirling the Buddhist beads in his hand. He had his back to the curtain, and no one could see whether he was happy or angry.

The prince glanced at him sideways, then looked at Shen Changyun gently, waved his hand at him, and said, "Prince Shen, you have worked hard these days, please stop being polite."

"Prince," before Shen Changyun stood up, the cold voice of Emperor Hexi came from behind the curtain, "I am still sitting here alive, and you can't wait to make a decision for me?"

The prince was slightly startled, and bowed his hands and said, "Father, please forgive me. I am just worried that Master Shen is tired. If you are not happy..."

He turned his head and glanced at Shen Changyun, "Then let him stand like this."

Emperor Hexi remained silent again.

The prince and Shen Changyun had no idea what he was thinking, so they could only keep it like this.

It was not until his waist began to ache that Emperor Hexi sighed and said, "Forget it, Crown Prince and Minister Shen, please stand up."

"Thank you, Father."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Hexi slowly stood up and walked to the curtain, but seemed not to intend to come forward.

The voice was filled with an unquestionable majesty: "I heard that the people who were secretly looking for the Ninth Prince already had a clue, but Chang Yun was the only one who disagreed?"

"Yes, Your Majesty," Shen Changyun said calmly, "Jiang Lin is not the ninth prince abandoned by the emperor among the people."

"bass--"

A flying blade attacked Shen Changyun, but it seemed to be just a threat rather than a real threat.

The prince stepped forward to comfort him, "Father, calm down. Chang Yun is not a child who dares to deceive His Majesty. I think he must have noticed something."

Emperor Hexi glanced at him with a cold look, then looked at Shen Changyun, "Since you said Jiang Lin is not the Ninth Prince, then where is the real Ninth Prince now?"

"Your Majesty," Shen Changyun bowed again and said, "My wife asked me to send a long-serving maid back to her hometown to visit her relatives. When we passed through Yunzhou, my people saw someone who looked 80% similar to Your Majesty."

"Humph, if there is anyone among the common people who can resemble the Holy Face, it is a blessing from heaven. How can you be sure that he is my child?"

Shen Changyun raised his eyebrows and smiled, saying, "But since His Majesty has set up this plan, he will not let the true royal bloodline flow out, right?"

The atmosphere in the hall seemed to become solemn all of a sudden. Although there were only three people present, it seemed as if thousands of hands were playing a game.

In a corner where Emperor Hexi couldn't see, the prince was desperately winking at Shen Changyun: Stop talking. I had to spend so much time and effort to get you out that day when Li Xi returned to Beijing. If you say anything more, I really won't be able to get you out!

Shen Changyun noticed the prince's hint out of the corner of his eye, but he did not intend to agree to it.

Because now is the time for him to demonstrate his loyalty to His Majesty by offering himself as a token of his allegiance, why would he suddenly retreat at this moment?

Emperor Hexi's eyes were covered with a layer of coldness, and he stared at Shen Changyun like an arrow aimed at the bull's eye.

After about half an incense stick of time, Emperor Hexi finally laughed heartily and said, "Well, Changyun is indeed a smart child."

Having said that, he returned to his original position and sat cross-legged, but this time he no longer had his back to the two of them. Instead, he looked at Shen Changyun at the bottom of the hall with interest, "I remember that you are getting married on February 2 next year. Since you said that the whereabouts of the Ninth Prince are near Yunzhou, then we will go to Yunzhou after the wedding. However, before the big event is accomplished, we must ensure the safety of the Ninth Prince!"

His eyes became even more fierce, "Your mother should have told you the importance of the Ninth Prince."

Shen Changyun knew that Emperor Hexi was warning him. If he didn't handle this matter well, even Qianqian would be implicated by him.

He smiled lightly. How could he drag Qianqian into a dangerous situation? Shen Changyun said what he said today because he wanted to torture Jiang Lin to death.

In his previous life, in order to prevent Qianqian from being implicated, he did not report the truth even though he had evidence that the Ninth Prince was someone else.

Otherwise, if I just rode my horse to cause trouble in the streets, Your Majesty would at most give me a few dozen lashes with the stick. Why would I have to become a monk and apologize for my crime?

"Your Majesty, I obey your order." Shen Changyun thanked him and raised his head again, "Your Majesty would like to ask for another favor."

There was no reaction from Emperor Hexi, but the Crown Prince had already figured out from the subtle changes in his father's breathing that the other party was somewhat dissatisfied.

So he said, "If Chang Yun wants something, it won't be too late to ask for the reward after the matter is accomplished."

He thought the hint was obvious enough, but Shen Changyun added: "If it is after today, I am afraid that my wish will not be fulfilled."

Emperor Hexi snorted coldly, "Then tell me, what is your wish that must be fulfilled now?"

"General Li, who returned from a great victory today, is recuperating in the palace due to his injuries. Your Majesty has forbidden all officials in the court to be informed. But if even his closest relatives cannot see him, I am also disappointed for General Li."

"Humph, you useless boy, you know how to please your future Yue family," Emperor Hexi said, pointing at him with a smile, "Forget it, forget it. I will grant you this favor. Starting tomorrow, Prime Minister Li can enter the palace to look after Li Xi for five days. If anyone asks about it, just say that Prime Minister Li is playing chess with me in the palace to relieve boredom."

"Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty." Fearing that Emperor Hexi would go back on his word, Shen Changyun agreed immediately.

*

After receiving the emperor's oral order from the eunuch in the palace, Li Qingqian hurried back to Jingyingju and packed a large bag of things.

The next morning, Li Qingqian stuffed the big bag into Qianghuo's hand.

Li Zhengkang glanced at the things speechlessly, and said to his daughter helplessly: "I am only going to the palace for a few days, it's not like I won't be back. You have prepared so many things, it seems a burden. Could it be that the palace is short of a few quilts and a few mouthfuls of food for me?"

Li Qingqian nodded, "Yes, I know. But in this winter, my elder brother's injury must be very painful, so I packed up all the things I got these days. But if I want to bring the snow-melting satin into the palace, I'm afraid His Majesty will think that the Li family is disrespectful to the emperor, so I prepared a winter quilt made of other materials."

Li Zhengkang's eyes flickered and he almost choked on his own saliva. Could it be that all this was prepared for her elder brother?

Li Qingqian: "I know that my father loves me. I am not lucky enough to go to the palace to visit my elder brother this time. I hope my father will spend more time on me."

Li Zhengkang couldn't bear to listen to anything else, so he took his long-time attendant Qianghuo and got on the carriage to the palace.

Seeing that the carriage had gone a little further away, Yun Yi stepped forward and said to Li Qingqian, "Miss, let's go in first. The master is going to the palace to visit the eldest son, so don't worry too much."

Li Qingqian looked back at her and smiled, "I'm not worried. On the contrary, I have a very good premonition bursting in my heart."

Yun Yi frowned slightly and asked, "Miss, do you think the eldest master will be very happy to see the master this time?"

Li Qingqian took her hand and walked towards Jingying Residence. "That's not it. Think about it carefully. Since the last time my father and I went to the palace to visit my eldest brother, we have not been allowed to see him again. How could father be allowed to go to the palace out of the blue? And you see, father has been confused since he received the oral order. It is obvious that he is not praised by the emperor for his outstanding performance in politics recently."

Yun Yi: "Could it be that the Second Miss Song proposed this to His Majesty? The Second Miss has always been very close to you. She must have known that you missed your brother, so she made an excuse to His Majesty that she needed someone from her family to come to the palace to visit the patient."

"No," Li Qingqian shook her head. "If An Ning did this, she would definitely ask my opinion in advance. And if it were her, she would directly ask His Majesty to let me visit her in the palace."

Although Li Qingqian was only the daughter of an official, she could not easily enter the palace under normal circumstances. But considering how favored Song Ningyan was in front of the emperor, as long as she was willing to ask, the emperor might agree.

After all, no matter how big the rules are, can they be bigger than the emperor?

"Then, could it be..."

Yunyi was a little uneasy.

"Shen Changyun." Li Qingqian said firmly, with a hint of joy in her eyes that she herself could not even detect.

Yunyi looked a little confused. Was it Master Shen who did it?

Li Qingqian was a little excited at this moment, thinking that this was a good excuse to meet Shen Changyun.

But... she was in a dilemma. What should she do after asking him out?

Forget it, after I get the things ready, I'll ask him to come out and give it to the other party.

Li Qingqian looked up at the sky, took Yunyi's hand and said, "I don't have enough gold thread in my room. Come with me to the West Suburb Market to buy some."

Dawei's four-season market usually lasts until the end of the season. Now it is late winter and it will not close until after New Year's Eve.

"You haven't seen the market for three years. I took Yunshang with me last time, so I'll take you to see the excitement this time."