【Respectfully】Arranged Marriage

19,

Li Bi stared at the jade tablet for a while, and finally reached out to take it.

The jade had been stained with blood so that its true color could not be seen, and the blood on the tassels dried up and formed a mess. Li Bi stretched out his fingers to straighten the tassels, but he couldn't get them straight. The jade token was thrown on the ground.

He knelt down again, closed his eyes and took a breath.

Li Bi told himself in his heart not to panic, and to be calm now, only by being calm can Zhang Xiaojing be saved.

Zhang Xiaojing.

The name rolled around in Li Bi's throat and fell back to the bottom of his heart, like a fallen leaf without a sound, but it settled Li Bi's heart.

"Where did the accident happen?" In just a moment, Li Bi returned to his usual calm and self-possessed appearance.

"It's in Zhengjia Village, more than a dozen miles outside the city." Tan Qi stood aside and replied, "The village was plagued by a disease a few years ago, and it was deserted long ago. There are not many people left."

"Go and check, you go there yourself." Li Bi stood up and walked out: "Be prepared, I'll go to Pingkangfang."

The rain has not stopped, falling sparsely.Tan Qi was afraid that Li Bi would catch a cold, and wanted to prepare a carriage for him, but Li Bi stopped him.

"Don't waste time, I'll go on horseback, you go outside the city to investigate."

After speaking, Li Bi got on his horse and galloped towards Pingkangfang.

It's not too far from Jing'an Division to Pingkangfang.When Li Bi arrived, Li Xiangxiang was singing to the guests, and was a little surprised to see the visitor.

"Li Sicheng?" Li Xiangxiang stopped playing the piano: "Who are you?"

Li Bi's green clothes were mostly wet by the rain, and two strands of hair from his sideburns fell on his forehead, looking a bit embarrassed.

"Miss Xiangxiang, please forgive Li for being abrupt, but there are some things that need to be discussed with Miss Xiangxiang."

Li Xiangxiang laughed coquettishly when she heard the words, and pointed to the guests beside her: "If you want to talk to me, you have to ask the guests if they agree."

Li Bi glanced at the man beside him, and said in a deep voice: "Jing'an Division handles the case, please retreat this young master, and Li Bi will compensate for all losses."

As soon as the man heard the word Jing'an, he immediately stood up, saluted, and left in a hurry.

Seeing this, Li Xiangxiang sneered: "Worthless."

Li Bi never liked this kind of place, he was dizzy from the smell in this room, frowned and said: "Something happened to Zhang Xiaojing."

Sure enough, Li Xiangxiang's expression became more serious after hearing this.

"Because of the map reselling case?"

"how do you know?"

Li Xiangxiang sneered: "I told him that there was something wrong with this case, but I didn't listen."

"What's wrong?" Li Bi hurriedly asked.

"The map I got from those merchants is extremely detailed. It's not like ordinary black merchants can make it, but those few people..." Li Xiangxiang said and glanced at Li Bi: "I think the men are very accurate. Those few people's speech and behavior are vulgar and reckless, and they don't seem like people who can do this kind of business."

Li Bi frowned, a thought flashed through his mind.

"The girl means that they are chess pieces."

"I warned Zhang Xiaojing before, but that reckless man didn't listen, saying he had a sense of propriety."

Li Bi stood aside, thought for a long time, and finally bowed to Li Xiangxiang: "Thank you, miss, for bothering." He was about to leave after speaking, but Li Xiangxiang stopped him.

Li Xiangxiang leaned against the bed and looked at Li Bi: "Why are you so anxious when something happened to him? You belong to the prince's party and are forced to marry Zhang Xiaojing. It stands to reason that without him, you should be secretly happy."

Li Bi paused and stood at the door without answering.

"Could it be that you fell in love with him?"

Li Bi pursed his lips, but remained silent.

After a long time, Li Xiangxiang thought that he would not be able to wait for the answer, and was about to speak to see off the guests. Standing at the door, he breathed a sigh of relief and answered in a low voice.

"Yes."

20,

Coming out of Pingkangfang, Li Bi didn't go back to Li's Mansion, nor did he go to Jing'an Division, but went to Prince's Mansion.

He finally knew where the uneasiness in his heart came from.

Based on his understanding of the prince, it is absolutely impossible for him to just accept this marriage.As a prince, others say that he is honest and kind, and even saints say that he is indecisive.But Li Bi knew that if he had no means, it would be impossible for him to sit firmly as the crown prince.

The marriage between Zhang Xiaojing and himself is a stumbling block on his way to the top and a thorn in his heart. Even though he cares about his identity and won't do anything on the surface, behind the scenes...

I should have thought of it a long time ago, Zhang Xiaojing said at the beginning, the map is extremely fine and has no official background, how can it be made by ordinary black businessmen.

When we arrived at the Prince's Mansion, it was raining harder. The steward of the Prince's Mansion came to greet him with an umbrella, saying that the Prince was discussing something, and please ask Si Cheng to go to the wing room to change his wet clothes and rest for a while.

"No problem, I'll just wait in the main hall."

The steward was a little embarrassed, but finally complied and withdrew.

This wait is an hour.

The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and Li Bi was even more disturbed.

He didn't want to wait any longer, so he left the servants who were waiting on the sidelines and came to the prince's study.

"Your Majesty Li Bi, please see Your Highness the Crown Prince. You must have something important to see Your Highness, please Your Highness to see me." Li Bi knelt in front of the door and saluted in a dignified manner.

After a while, the door opened with a creak, and a servant came out.

"I have seen Li Sicheng." The servant bowed respectfully: "Your Highness said that Li Sicheng can't even wait an hour. He must be too angry. If so, go to the courtyard to calm down."

After listening, Li Bi kowtowed again: "Yes."

After speaking, he walked to the center of the courtyard, ignored the pouring rain that poured on his body like beans, lifted his robe, knelt down straight, and said loudly: "Si Cheng Li Bi of Jing'an, please see me."

After a while, there was still no sound from the door.

He shouted again: "Jing'an Si Cheng Li must see you."

When the servants under the porch saw it, they couldn't help sighing.

This person who looks like a banished fairy is kneeling in the rain so embarrassingly, his whole body is soaked, and his bun is loose.

But Li Bi seemed to be unconscious, and just repeated stubbornly: "Jing'an Si Cheng Li Bi asked to see him."

It was raining heavily, and the sound of the rain almost drowned out Li Bi's voice.

After such a stalemate for half an hour, Li Yu finally walked out.

Holding an umbrella, he looked at the man kneeling straight in front of him with an angry look on his face.

"Are you determined that I won't ignore you?"

Li Bi lowered his head and bowed in front of Li Yu: "Prince, please inform Zhang Xiaojing of whereabouts."

Li Yu sneered: "Joke, Zhang Xiaojing is gone, you came to my prince's mansion to ask for someone, wouldn't Li Sicheng still want to ask the teacher for your crime? You are really presumptuous!"

"Li Bi is willing to bear all the responsibilities, and I implore the prince to inform Zhang Xiaojing's whereabouts." Li Bi was still lying on the ground, his voice did not fluctuate.

"Then what if I tell you that Zhang Xiaojing is dead?" Li Yu squatted down, helped Li Bi up and looked at him: "He is dead, do you want me to kill him?"

After hearing this, Li Bi didn't seem to believe the words of the person in front of him. He looked at his best friend since he was a child, and after a long while, he said slowly: "Then ask the prince to allow me to take his body back."

Li Yu stared at the person in front of him, was silent for a long time, and suddenly laughed: "Okay, it's really affectionate, so come here tomorrow and pick up his corpse."

After finishing speaking, he would walk away.

"His Royal Highness!" Li Bi shouted.

Li Yu turned around and asked him, "Why, have you figured it out again?"

Li Bi pursed his lips and squeezed his sleeves tightly, as if making up his mind, he said, "I'm pregnant."

"What did you say?!"

Li Yu seemed to be in disbelief, and grabbed Li Bi's lapel: "Say it again?"

Li Bi closed his eyes, and repeated word by word: "I am pregnant, I implore the prince to inform Zhang Xiaojing of whereabouts."

TBC