Lei Yue Longmen

Early the next morning, Hua Qing deliberately changed into the pear blossom white fairy dress with a pink drape, and came to the front yard in good spirits.She seems to like wearing pear-blossom white clothes very much, and Li Jingyi only needs to take a look at them to know why they have been piled up in the corner, because they are designed to look good from the beginning to the end.There are many fancy but actually very cumbersome decorations, which are really not a small burden for the queen princess who pays attention to efficiency.

But wearing such "flashy" clothes on a beautiful "idleman" like Hua Qing definitely magnified the advantages infinitely.The golden sun shone on the bricks and tiles of the palace, just like the countless ordinary sunrises that the crown princess had seen. At first, there was nothing special, until she dragged her fairy dress like a Danxia glow from the early sun. Walking on the ground, all the static pictures seemed to be blown by the wind, countless golden particles rolled up from the ground, or actively or passively attached to her beauty.It made her alluring appearance even more radiant and glamorous.It is exactly, "The skirt drags six pieces of Xiangjiang River, and the temples tower over Wushan for a section of cloud".

A flash of astonishment flashed across Li Jingchen's eyes, but she quickly covered it up.

Hua Qing, who hadn't realized what kind of turmoil was going on in the Empress Dowager's heart, saw her sitting at the table with her usual face, ready to have breakfast.He rushed over quickly and quickly entered his role.He stood nervously behind her, watching her every move with his eyes.Afraid of missing something.When she was about to raise the chopsticks, she seemed to muster up her courage, stepped forward, leaned slightly, and said, "Your Highness, which dish do you want to eat, I will pick it for you!"

Li Jingchen was caught off guard by her approaching, and a trace of scorching heat quietly spread from the base of his ears, as if he was extremely unaccustomed to this scene, "When I eat, I don't need others to pick up the food."

"Oh."

Hua Qing remembered that when they ate together, they really ate by themselves, so they stopped interfering.

Look at her chewing and eating slowly, her thin red lips move back and forth in a small range, barely making a sound, it is just "when you want to open, when you are not open. Pink lips, half a little Rouge." From this, Hua Qing concluded that the rules and regulations she had been subject to since she was a child must be indispensable.

Suddenly, I was very curious, what was the Empress Dowager like when she was a child?

After eating, Li Jingchen went to the study, and Hua Qing naturally followed.

She tried hard to recall what Yun Zai did when she was serving the empress dowager, and found that there was only a large area of ​​silence and blankness in her memory.When learning from Yun Zai last night, she only vaguely said "His Royal Highness likes to be quiet" and fell asleep again.From the observations of the past few days, it can be seen that Li Jingxuan really has a quiet temperament, so she should try to minimize the chances of speaking, so as not to annoy her.

Li Jingchen stood beside the bookshelf with a long body, took out a book calmly, and asked while flipping through it, "Can you study ink?"

Hua Qing nodded, guessing that she was about to start writing, she went to the desk and laid out the four treasures of the study for her, and took the ink and water calmly, and polished the ink skillfully.Holding the book, Li Jingchen walked to the desk as usual, sat there looking at it for half an hour, occasionally picked up a pen to dip in Hua Qing's newly developed ink, and made some notes beside it.

She only concentrates on doing one thing for a long time, and the rest of the time she doesn't say a word, and she doesn't let people wait on her. Except for helping her with tea in the middle, Hua Qing, a cheap maid, couldn't be more relaxed, and even a little bored .However, the way she concentrates on reading is really charming. Hua Qing was extremely bored, so she cheered up and concentrated on watching the emperor's daughter read.

"Have you nothing to do?"

The crown prince's eyes were fixed on the book, but from the corner of her eye she noticed that she was staring at herself with her chin resting on her shoulders, she seemed to be indifferent but actually asked a little annoyed.

"Hmm—" Hua Qing thought for a while, "Does Your Highness need me to change the tea?"

It does seem to be very idle.

"No need." Li Jing is not thirsty now, she pointed to the book on the table, "My eyes are tired, read to me next."

Hua Qing froze for a moment, then realized, "Oh", and hurriedly took the book, "What did your Highness see?"

"'Since you can see what you want, you can think and know enough to be self-absorbed.' Forget it, you can read it from the beginning!" Li Jingzhu leaned back against the back of the chair, resting his elbows on the armrests on both sides, and resting his hands on top of each other. In front of the abdomen, the eyes are lightly closed, the expression is relaxed, and it looks like it is ready to listen.

"Okay." Hua Qing glanced at the pages of the book ten lines at a time, took a deep breath, and began to read from the first word: "I have heard that those who seek trees must strengthen their roots; those who want to flow far must dredge Its source; those who think about the security of the country must accumulate virtue and righteousness..."

Her voice was the same as that of Li Jingchen, a female voice with a moderate and mellow tone, her pitch was slightly lower than that of Li Jingchen, and much lower than when she usually spoke, but it was clear and bright.What is rare is that he is articulate, speaks at a moderate speed, understands what should be light and what should be heavy, when it should be retracted, when it should be released, it should be released, and the connection is rhythmic and hearty.

"Don't think about danger in peace, avoid extravagance and be frugal, don't be virtuous, and love is beyond your desire, so you cut down the roots in order to grow trees, block the source and want to grow long..."

From the corner of her eye, Hua Qing saw that Li Jingzhu had opened her eyes, staring at her for a moment, her voice slowed down until it disappeared.He asked worriedly: "His Royal Highness, is there something wrong with my reading?"

"Have you studied before?" Li Jingzhu used a questioning tone, but his attitude was affirmative.

Hua Qing blinked her eyelashes, and tilted her head to think: "Hmm - when I was young, I went to the study with my father for a few days."

"Who is your father?"

"My father was probably a teacher. It's too long ago, and I can't remember it. Then I studied with the masters in Konggulou for several years. My mother said that business is not easy now, and the girls are too talented. , what literati and poets like, we have to learn, reading is our most basic skill.”

Li Jingchen seemed displeased: "You are both knowledgeable and sensible, why are you willing to stay in that kind of place?"

Hua Qing smiled, thinking that her sullen expression was a little cute.

Tilting his head and thinking for a while, he said: "Not everyone has such a good background as His Highness. When I was a child, I begged on the street, ate hundreds of meals, and lived in an open-air temple. I just thought that if one day I could live in How nice it would be to live in a stable nest and eat enough food every day; then I grew up, learned some bits and pieces of skills, and thought how great it would be if there was a place where I could play the piano with peace of mind. Good. Now that both are achieved, what is there to complain about!"

Li Jingchen didn't expect her to be so down and out, but it seems reasonable to contact her background.

"But everything you have now is based on the rich old... businessman Qin Daguan. If one day he falls down, or if he abandons you, how will you deal with yourself?"

Hua Qing smiled, and said smugly, "He will never abandon me."

Perhaps it was because the confidence in those eyes was too dazzling, the Crown Princess was stabbed, and her face darkened instantly.

"Of course, you are his pawn in Konggulou, how could he have the heart to abandon you!"

Hua Qing raised her eyebrows in surprise, "How do you know?"

"If I were him, with such a good move, I wouldn't want to give it up." Li Jingchen sneered, "So, Miss Huaqing, Mr. Qin put you by Gu's side and passed on so much for him. Heavens news, how much did you pay in total?"

Hua Qing looked strange, "Remuneration?"

"Gu was puzzled at the beginning, why didn't Qin Zhuo take you with him when he ran away? In fact, it's not that he didn't care about you in a hurry, but he deliberately kept you here, right?"

Hua Qing realized that she had misunderstood something and was about to explain.

"The deaf mother-in-law uses the opportunity of delivering meals to exchange news with you every day. You should cooperate internally and externally. First, Lu Chaisheng was pushed out, and after he fell, he immediately promoted Bao Siniang to take over!"

Hua Qing choked for a moment and had nothing to say.She did rely on the deaf mother-in-law to spread the news a few times, but it was all for business. She was shut down but the business had to be done.And the deaf mother-in-law brought food to her just because she was worried that she wouldn't be used to it. She stubbornly believed that only her cooking could meet Hua Qing's taste. Even the royal chef in the palace could not reassure her. any idea?

However, her subsequent analysis was correct. It was indeed part of her plan to push Bao Siniang to the top position, but it was also considered an equal exchange of benefits. The East Palace would not suffer, would it?

"Gu now has to suspect that Lu Chaisheng's case was actually controlled by Qin Zhuo. In order to keep his top spot in the grain business circle in the south of the Yangtze River, he took the opportunity to suppress the power of his competitors and support his alliance."

The more Hua Qing listened, the more outrageous she became, and she couldn't help but interrupted: "Your Highness, you think too much about Qin Daguan, as far as I know, she doesn't have that much power to defeat a person overnight. A close competitor with whom she has been fighting for years."

"What if there is someone behind him?"

Hua Qing felt a chill in her heart when she heard the words, and felt that the matter was out of her control. If Li Jingchen suspects that Qin Zhuo is the one behind the scenes who used ghost tricks to attack the fundraising, it means that what she says now is in her eyes It's all a cover-up.Unless Qin Zhuo shows himself to prove his innocence, or catches the real culprit behind it, the blame will most likely be pinned on her.

She tried her best to calm down her rushing mood due to anxiety, and said slowly in a tone that tried not to reveal her emotions and offend her:

"Your Highness, if you doubt us now, no matter what I say, I will be regarded as being instigated by others. However, if you go into the details, even you are not sure, so use it to test me, right? If you believe that we are scheming , I’m afraid they locked me up long ago.”

"Then, is it true?" Li Jingzhu didn't deny it, but chose to press every step of the way.

Hua Qing was in a hurry, "Of course not. It is true that businessmen generally seek profit, but businessmen also have a conscience. The crime of deliberately sabotaging food collection and disregarding tens of thousands of living people is too great. We cannot bear it." Get up! I won’t do it either.”

"you?"

"I...I mean the official Qin."

"You're not the roundworm in his stomach, how do you know he won't do it? Or are you more than just a pawn in him?"

"I……"

Facing her naked staring eyes, Hua Qing really couldn't speak clearly, and almost blurted out "I am Qin Zhuo".But she knew that it was not the time to reveal her true self, so she couldn't help but said, "I can't explain clearly, but I believe in Qin Zhuo's character, and I also believe that you can always see people's hearts over time!"

Li Jingchen's face turned completely cold, he seemed very angry, and there seemed to be something else.In short, his face is very ugly.But I endured it and didn't attack it.

Hua Qing didn't want to make her angry, so she was very self-aware and said, "Can I ask to go down? I've stood for too long, my feet are a little sore."

Li Jingchen tightly pursed his lips and did not say a word. After a while, he nodded a little stiffly.

"Then I say goodbye."

Hua Qing pushed open the door with a weary expression, and saw Yun Zhong standing at the door, and the deaf woman and dumb uncle standing panic-stricken, she understood everything in an instant.This is the thundering method of the emperor's daughter, even if there is a little doubt, she must be prepared.

Hua Qing smiled wryly, "I heard that General Mu went out on an errand early in the morning, but I didn't expect this errand to be related to me!"

Yun Zhong's expression was a little embarrassed, and he cupped his fists: "I've offended you."

Hua Qing: "Can you arrange a better place for them? The two old people are getting old and can't bear it."

This guarantee can still be given to Yun Zhong, "Miss Hua Qing, don't worry, I will let someone take care of them."

"Then I'm really relieved." Hua Qing suddenly felt a little cold, and shivered while hugging her arms. She didn't know whether to be grateful or to smile bitterly. Compared with the thunderous wrists of the emperor's daughter in the past, this time she was merciful. , at least without throwing them straight into jail.

I hope Bao Siniang will not be implicated!