Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty

"Break, cut off friendship?" Duofu felt that he might be dreaming, so he clasped his ears and asked his family Erlang to say it again.

"Whether it's Miao Feifei, Zhang Tiaotiao, or Song Fanfei, all of them will break up with each other."

Duofu confirmed that he heard correctly, and almost jumped up happily, as if he saw the prosperous days full of gold and silver in the future.To be honest, Mr. Erlang of his family is really too flirtatious, spending countless money on women.After Duofu and Erlang Jun came to Chang'an, they have been in charge of account management by his side, every day Lang Jun sent out money for these women like running water.Duofu is really afraid that one day, Mr. Erlang will spend Yuchi's mansion poorly, and then pay off his foreign debts, and be chased away by those fake mothers in brothels.

When Yuchi Baoqi arrived at Fengyue Tower, she was welcomed by her false mother as a guest of honor and asked who she would be interested in seeing today.

"I found them all."

"Fei Fei has a distinguished guest today, I'm afraid I can't—"

"It doesn't matter if she is missing." Yuchi Baoqi waved her hand to signal the false mother to call for someone.

It was the first time for the fake mother to see Yuchi Baoqi being so careless, even knowing that the number one in their brothel was so indifferent.In the past, every time he came, when Miao Feifei was mentioned to him, he would be in high spirits, beg for a meeting with gentle words, and be generous in his actions.

Although the false mother felt strange in her heart, she still smiled and agreed on her face, so she ordered her subordinates to call all the eight women that Yuchi Erlang had a good relationship with.As for Miao Feifei, she was the pillar of her brothel, so the fake mother had to be treated differently, so she hurriedly knocked on the door and talked to her alone.

Miao Feifei was drawing her eyebrows in the house. Seeing her fake mother rushing in, she closed the door and asked her, "Why are you so cautious?"

"Yuchi Erlang is here." The fake mother said happily.

"Really," Miao Feifei blushed immediately, but the whole person was still sitting firmly in front of the dowry, motionless, looking very stable, "Then help me find a reason to tell him that I don't want to see him for the time being?" ?”

"I said it, but it doesn't seem to be effective. I told her that you have a distinguished guest today, so it's inconvenient to come out to meet her right away, but he didn't have any special reaction. He just said that you are one of them." The false mother sat down, Shaking the handkerchief in his hand, he sighed, "Could it be that he just forgot you? What I told you before, don't have true feelings for men, none of them are good things."

Miao Feifei faintly sensed that something was wrong with Yuchi Baoqi, she put down the things in her hands, turned her head and frowned at the false mother.

"Other men may be like that, but Yuchi Erlang is different from those dirty men who just want to take advantage of me." Miao Feifei's beautiful eyes rolled around, and she nodded tenderly, "I asked other sisters No, he hasn't done that kind of thing with anyone, even if the sisters saw him as handsome and volunteered, he wouldn't want to."

"Nonsense, it made a lot of noise, and I don't know how many people heard it. Every time those little sisters of yours waited on him for a night, their waists would be broken. Fei Fei, don't be fooled by this man's beautiful appearance and gentle temperament." Cheated!"

"Grandmother doesn't know, it's just a game. But let them lie on the couch and get up and play back and forth. If they make one more, they will be given more money. Of course, she is desperate." Miao Feifei said.

The fake mother was stunned, and asked how she knew this, but she didn't.

Miao Feifei: "Originally, when the sisters took the money, they had something to say first, so don't spread his little tricks to the outside world. Otherwise, if the money is taken back, they will settle accounts with them. The little ladies in the brothel, who can do it?" Offending him Yuchi Erlang, thinking about the purple gold whip in his father's hand, no one would dare to have that courage. The reason why I know this is because Peony made a mistake a few days ago and held it in my hand. She accidentally I slipped my tongue. I originally thought that Yuchi Erlang was doing nothing with me to whet my appetite, but I didn’t expect him to be such a clean person.”

The fake mother nodded, "Flirtatious but not vulgar, he is a gentleman. It's no wonder Fang Shizi is willing to be with him all day, which shows that his character is not bad. If this Yuchi Erlang is as you said, if you can follow him in the future, ah My mother is also relieved. You have been raised in my hands since you were a child, just like half of your own daughter. I will not send you out just for money in the future. If this Yuchi Erlang is willing to keep you, I'm willing to charge less money."

Miao Feifei hurriedly stood up and thanked her false mother, the corners of her mouth were raised happily, and she had a lot of expectations for the future.

Suddenly at this moment, the little servant girl rushed into the house in a hurry, and just happened to trip her foot twice on the threshold, and staggered a few steps before she could stand still.

"Why are you so reckless?" the false mother scolded.

"It's not good, Yuchi Erlang is saying goodbye to all the ladies."

"Farewell?" Miao Feifei stood up suddenly and asked nervously, "Is there anything he can't think about?"

The little maid hurriedly slapped her mouth, and corrected: "I seem to have used the wrong word, it's not farewell, it's a breakup!"

"Break off friendship?" The fake mother told the little girl not to worry, so she could talk.

"Yuchi Erlang said that he will never come to Fengyuelou again."

"Did you fall in love with a girl from another family again?" When the fake mother asked, she took a special look at Miao Feifei, to show that her vision didn't seem that good.

Miao Feifei blushed, eagerly urging the little maid to speak clearly.

"I didn't say that I fell in love with another family, I just said that I want to say goodbye to all my confidante, and I don't want to come again."

The fake mother couldn't sit still, and she lost a God of Wealth who gave money, so she didn't want to, so she got up quickly to see the situation.

Miao Feifei also got up and wanted to follow, but she was not sure whether she should go or not.Just now the false mother told him that she had a distinguished guest to entertain him, if he went suddenly now, wouldn't he have seen through her little intentions.

Miao Feifei frowned, thinking whether she had used the trick of playing hard to get him in the past two days, so that he purposely got angry with herself and used his temper in the brothel like this.

Miao Feifei is also a veteran in the field of love, and is used to all kinds of tricks and tricks that men use.This Yuchi Baoqi is the most romantic, and her natural methods are not ordinary.Wanting to let herself be caught first, Miao Feifei steadied herself, sat down, pretended to be calm, and asked the little maid to check again, so she could come over and report the situation to herself every now and then.

The little maid nodded and hurried away.

After Yuchi Baoqi distributed the money to the girls, she left another piece of jade pendant to give to her fake mother, "Since Feifei has something to do and can't come to see you, you can give this piece of jade pendant to her, and thank her for playing the piano for me these days. Accompany me in reciting poems and composing odes. She is extremely talented, unmatched by ordinary women, and she also begs her false mother to treat her better in the future and find a good family for her. If she gets married in the future, if you don’t mind the trouble, come to my house Send a letter, and I will order someone to prepare a generous gift to congratulate you."

The false mother was startled, and nodded affectionately after hearing Yuchi Baoqi's words.Then she gave the little maid a wink, and the little maid hurriedly ran to report to Miao Feifei.

When Miao Feifei heard this, she felt that she might have played it before, so she hurriedly adjusted her appearance in front of the mirror, then put her hands on her chest, and went downstairs dignifiedly.

Yuchi Baoqi was walking out, when he heard someone shouting 'Miss Miao is here', he stopped, looked up, and saw Miao Feifei going downstairs steadily, smiling at him.Yuchi Baoqi waved at him, turned around and was about to continue walking.

Seeing this, Miao Feifei's complexion immediately collapsed, and she looked at the false mother.

The fake mother hurried over to hold Yuchi Baoqi, and asked him not to leave in a hurry, and then had a few words with Miao Feifei.

"There is nothing more to say. The meeting is fate, but now I have something else in my heart, and I have to be responsible for her. Ladies, there will be no end of time." After Yuchi Baoqi said, she turned around and left decisively.

Seeing this, Miao Feifei wanted to speak again, but he had already disappeared.

She clutched the railing tightly, looked in the direction of the door, and frowned in thought.He couldn't figure out whether Yuchi Baoqi was playing hard to get, or if he really left.However, if you want to confirm the answer, you have to wait for a few days, but these few days are hard for me.

Miao Feifei took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and gritted her teeth slightly.

The fake mother was stunned at the door for a while, then she walked to Miao Feifei with her veil on, "What do you mean by looking at him?"

"I can't guess."

"No matter what, it looks like he is a person who values ​​affection. Being his concubine, he won't suffer." After the fake mother said, she patted Miao Feifei on the shoulder and asked her to wait for a few days to see if she could pass. In two days, Yuchi Erlang will come to him on his own initiative.

Miao Feifei nodded slightly, praying crazily in her heart, but she didn't express it on her face.

An hour later.

Zheng Guogong's mansion.

Wei Wanshu found it very interesting when she got the news that Yuchi Baoqi broke up with her confidante.After his elder brother Wei Shuyu came back, he asked him about it.

Wei Shuyu looked at Wei Wanshu puzzled, "Where did you hear that?"

"The servants of the family went out to buy, and just heard the rumor, so they came back and told me. Why, the elder brother doesn't know?" Wei Wanshu asked.

"I don't know," Wei Shuyu sneered, "Rumors keep coming one after another every day, so who can believe it? They even say Brother Fang is good at Longyang, and they are talking nonsense about going to Java."

Wei Wanshu was surprised, "Isn't it?"

"Of course not," Wei Shuyu glanced at his sister and asked her if she had heard the rumor.Wei Wanshu frankly nodded and admitted.

"Do you know who the nineteen man is referring to?" Wei Shuyu asked again.

"Which young man should it be? Brother, if you know it, you can tell me to satisfy my curiosity." Wei Wanshu sat down with a smile, and looked at Wei Shuyu with interest.

"Nineteenth Lang in Tai Chi Palace, are you curious?" Wei Shuyu asked back.

Wei Wanshu was taken aback for a moment, not recovering a bit.After a while, she suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked at Wei Shuyu in shock, "Tai, Ji, from the palace? Are you sure?"

"Naturally, the princess was in Anzhou back then. In order to act cheaply, she often presented herself in men's clothes, and asked everyone to call her Nineteen Lang. She was ranked nineteenth, and everyone knew it." Wei Shuyu explained.

Bang!

The sound of broken china.

The siblings followed the sound and looked at the door at the same time.

Trembling, the servant girl came in to make amends, and told her that it was Wednesday's mother who accidentally broke the juice they were serving.

Wei Wanshu didn't see her cousin coming in, so she called out, only to see Zhou Xiaohe enter the door with her head down, very aggrieved.

Seeing her like this, Wei Shuyu frowned: "What's the matter, someone bullied you in the house, or did the thing brought by the maid burn you?"

After Wei Shuyu finished speaking, he turned his head and scolded those maidservants for their lack of eyesight.

The maids knelt down to apologize.

"Big cousin, don't talk about them. It's my fault. I just came to see my cousin. When I heard you talking, I panicked—"

"It's nothing important," Wei Wanshu waved her hand, and sent the servant girl to pack up the things, and then she pulled Zhou Xiaohe to sit beside her, without saying much, she just patted the back of her hand lightly with her hand.

Wei Shuyu raised his eyes just in time to catch sight of this movement, chuckled inwardly, and got up to say goodbye to the two younger sisters.

As soon as Wei Shuyu walked away, Zhou Xiaohe panicked and grabbed Wei Wanshu's hand tightly.

"Let me just say, he can't possibly have any love for Yu Tao. It turns out that it is rumored outside that he likes Nineteen Lang. Even I know that Nineteen Lang refers to Princess Jinyang." Zhou Xiaohe was so angry that he hid his feet and burst into tears. Then he came down, "I wasted my thoughts in vain."

"It's a waste of thought. It's not too late to know it now. Take back your wasted thoughts. You can't compete with Princess Jinyang, and you can't compare to her." Wei Wanshu ruthlessly exposed the truth.

Although Zhou Xiaohe knew this, but hearing Wei Wanshu say it so bluntly, she still felt extremely uncomfortable and couldn't accept it.

"Cousin is very harsh."

"I'm here to help you see the reality."

Zhou Xiaohe wiped her tears and thought, "There are rumors that are true and false, so you can't believe them casually. Just like what my cousin said before, if Fang Dalang really liked the princess, why would he talk nonsense in front of the saint, saying that marrying the princess is right?" Is it the hardest thing in the world for him?"

Wei Wanshu frowned, thinking about it, it seemed to be the same reason.She was silent for a while, and said that she would ask someone to investigate this matter for Zhou Xiaohe later.

Zhou Xiaohe thanked her again and again, "Cousin is the best to me, better than my own sister. If Xiaohe has something to do in the future, she will definitely repay her cousin."

"I'll remember this, and I won't be polite in the future." Wei Wanshu smiled, then looked at Zhou Xiaohe meaningfully, "I want to ask you a question, why do you like him?"

"Fang Dalang?" Zhou Xiaohe nodded, blushing.

Wei Wanshu nodded, "People in the world say that he is a gentleman and talented. You like him because of envy? Of course, his family background is also good. In this court, the two most important people are his father and grandson. Wuji. The eldest grandson Wuji is an uncle of the country, so it is reasonable to be valued. Fang Gong is really powerful, he is good at poetry and prose, he is well-versed in classics and history, he was promoted to Jinshi, and he followed the current sage in the post-trial review."

"It's amazing." Zhou Xiaohe sighed, her face full of admiration, "but I'm really not because of these. My cousin might not believe it. When I first met him, I didn't think he was anything special. On the contrary, I felt that Yuchi Erlang was more gentle. Be kind and likable. I came later, because... because of his eyes, somehow, my whole body feels different."

Zhou Xiaohe blushed when she said that, covered her face with her hands shyly, and then told Wei Wanshu not to spread this word, otherwise she would be humiliated.

"Don't worry, which boudoir sister doesn't whisper. If I tell the truth, it will not only ruin your reputation, but also ruin my own. I'm not that stupid." Wei Wanshu said calmly.

Zhou Xiaohe smiled and said, "That's good, I also trust my cousin, otherwise I wouldn't say anything."

Wei Wanshu smiled, then raised her eyebrows to look at her, "So, if you didn't have Fang Shizi's eyes, you would probably like Yuchi Erlang?"

"Not sure." Zhou Xiaohe said.

Wei Wanshu smiled again, turned her hand to bring the cup to her mouth, took a big mouthful of peach juice, and immediately swallowed it into her stomach.

"Yuchi Erlang is good at everything, but he's too flirtatious." Zhou Xiaohe sighed, and then became interested, and asked Wei Wanshu what kind of man he likes. With so many outstanding noblemen in the capital, she should have someone who she admires a little bit.

"I'm not as interested as you. Marriage is the order of my parents and the words of the matchmaker. I can't make the decision myself."

"But it's not necessarily true. If my cousin really likes someone, and the two families are evenly matched, just ask my aunt and uncle. They are all reasonable people, and they will definitely agree." Zhou Xiaohe said.

Wei Wanshu glanced at Zhou Xiaohe, fell silent for a while, and suddenly scratched the bridge of her nose with her hand, "It's far away, why think so much. But I will send someone to help you inquire about your affairs, just wait for the news."

Zhou Xiaohe thanked her again and again, and obediently said goodbye.

Wei Wanshu immediately went to Wei Shuyu and asked him to help find out.

"I don't care about this kind of thing." Wei Shuyu immediately refused.

Wei Wanshu: "If you don't care about it, she really thinks that Fang Shizi likes Princess Jinyang, so she will definitely give up this wronged affection and turn her eyes elsewhere."

Wei Shuyu was stunned, "What do you mean by that?"

"I mean to persuade the eldest brother to help, otherwise the cousin is really eyeing you, and I will ask her parents and aunt Wangfei to talk about it later, do you think you can escape?"

"Okay, I'll help you find out." Wei Shuyu responded, and went out without saying a word, to visit Yuchi Baoqi.

After Yuchi Baoqi came out of Fengyue Tower, he went to Sun Sanniang's house, Yang Wuniang's house, a total of eight brothels and song and dance workshops, and cut off all the confidante he had made before.But Yuchi Baoqi is not a heartless person, he broke up, he still gave the money, and said a lot of emotional words, which made these little ladies feel grateful and reluctant to him.

Saying goodbye also requires strength, so when Yuchi Baoqi returned home now, she was exhausted and collapsed on the couch without changing her clothes.

Wei Shuyu came to see him afterwards, seeing that he didn't have the courtesy to welcome guests, she couldn't help but sneered, and asked him: "What did you do, so tired? Could it be that you are going to meet some young lady again?"

"What is it? It's a farewell. From now on, I, Yuchi Baoqi, will have no confidante. Thinking about it, it's so pitiful. You don't want to comfort me," Yuchi Baoqi sighed.

Wei Shuyu raised his eyebrows in surprise, "Could it be that the rumors are true, and you really want to change your past?"

"Rumors? Where did you get the news? It's well-informed. I'm done with it here, and you already know it on the other side." Yuchi Baoqi got up and looked at Wei Shuyu seriously.

"Don't worry about it, there is another rumor that I want to ask you for confirmation." Wei Shuyu paused, and then he straightened his words before saying, "The rumors about brother Yizhi outside. Did you spread it?"

"Ah, you are also about this matter. I was brought up by Mrs. Lu for questioning today." Yuchi Baoqi spread his hands and took a deep breath, "Misunderstood, my old horse stumbled, and I misread them."

"Brother Fang has already stated that he does not have the Lord's will, but you just don't believe it." Wei Shuyu was not surprised by this answer, and asked Yuchi Baoqi how the rumor came about.

"It's my fault for talking too much, and it's also my fault for the field slave who listened to the wall. He preached all over the city about trivial matters. No, I must teach him a good lesson when I turn around." Yuchi Baoqi sighed.

Wei Shuyu nodded, seeing that Yuchi Baoqi was tired, so he said goodbye to him without saying anything.Going out the door, walking outside, I met the butler of Yuchi's family leading two Taoist priests to this side.

The housekeeper came to salute, Wei Shuyu asked why.

"Qujiang Pond is haunted by water ghosts, Mr. Erlang asked me to ask Taoist priests for help, and I will go to Qujiang Pond to practice rituals by the river tonight." The steward said.

When Wei Shuyu heard that this was another rumor, he gave a funny laugh and said goodbye to the housekeeper.

After returning home, Wei Shuyu immediately came to find his younger sister Wei Wanshu.

"Have you asked Yuchi Baoqi for verification? Then—what did he say?" Wei Wanshu asked in a slightly slow tone, drawing out her voice at last.

"Brother Fang—" Wei Shuyu also spoke slowly, took a breath, and stared at Wei Wanshu seriously.

"What did he say, brother, you should say it quickly, don't get stuck and make people anxious." Wei Wanshu urged.

"Brother Fang, he really likes Princess Jinyang." Wei Shuyu spit out in one breath, then looked away, and drank the grape juice brought by the maid in one gulp.

Wei Wanshu was surprised, "Then why did he boldly say such things in front of the saint before? Even if he likes it now, how can he beg the Lord in front of the saint in the future? The saint will ration Princess Jinyang to a man who doesn't count 'Gentleman'? Wouldn't that be a joke to the world."

Wei Shuyu blinked his eyes, and said to Wei Wanshu in a casual tone: "That's his business. You don't know who he is, but I know. For ordinary people, this is a dead end and there is no solution. But for It's nothing to him at all, he must have a wonderful way to solve it, and I can't guess it. As for why he said he was not the Lord at the beginning, but now he likes Princess Jinyang, I think it's because the time is different and his mood has changed. Yes. After all, some time ago, he walked with the princess for several months, and after getting along for a long time, it is not surprising that he would inevitably develop feelings for him."

Wei Wanshu heard the same reasoning, she frowned and nodded, then sighed and said: "Since this is the case, there is nothing I can do. I will go and persuade Xiao He, let her know earlier, and stop her thoughts that she shouldn't have. I also think that her temperament is the same as that of Fang Shizi..."

Wei Wanshu was embarrassed to say the second half of the sentence.

But Wei Shuyu simply answered, "I don't deserve him at all. Brother Fang never has a bad eye for people, and he must be the same for women."

Wei Wanshu nodded and hurriedly said to trouble brother.

"Although the result is so, but the elder brother helped you go, don't forget to help the elder brother, but don't tell her to look at me. The character of the woman I like in my heart is far from hers. There is no way to marry her. You can tell her clearly now that it is best to break her mind. Otherwise, I will not want to in the future, and Aye can't force me. In the end, I still have to refuse. The two families are at odds because of this , but no one wants to see it.”

Wei Wanshu nodded with a smile, "Of course I understand elder brother's thoughts, don't worry, what I said before was just to scare you, I know the seriousness. Don't say that you don't want to marry her, and I don't want someone in the future who will ask me to come up with ideas to coax you every day." What about the sister-in-law?"

"That's the best way." After Wei Shuyu said goodbye to Wei Wanshu, he left.

It was night, Zhou Xiaohe sobbed all night.

Li Mingda had a good night's sleep, and rushed to Li Shimin early in the morning, rubbed ink for him, and accompanied him to deal with daily government affairs.

Fang Yizhi had a dream all night, and when he woke up he felt tired, but he couldn't remember what he had dreamed about.

After Fang Yi straightened up and greeted his parents, he had breakfast and locked himself in the study to study.But I didn't write a few words, and my eyelids couldn't open.

Fang Yizhi immediately put down his pen, and simply half-lyed on the sandalwood couch facing the window in the study, squinting for a while.

In a daze, an extremely pleasant and melodious voice sounded in my ears.

"Xiao Langjun, why are you sad alone under the tree?"

"I'll give you the handkerchief, wipe it off yourself."

"You are older than me, why are you so ignorant?"

"Your father scolded you, but he hoped that you would do better. Just show him that you do better. Not only do you get praise, but you also lose yourself, and you will benefit from it for life."

……

Fang Yizhi sat up abruptly, his hands trembling slightly, and a touch of paleness appeared on his thin red lips.

He calmed down for a moment, and wiped his forehead with his hand, only to find that his hand was dripping with sweat.

"Da Lang, are you awake?"

After Luoge knocked on the door, he heard a shallow "hmm" from inside the house, and entered with peach juice.

"Today, the sage sent Eunuch Fang to give an oral message to praise Madam. This is according to the princess's suggestion. I made peach juice. Madam said it tastes very good, so I want you to try it too."

Fang Yi took a sip of it, and his complexion finally gradually turned normal.

"But when did I say it, I don't know."

"It's not that the princess said it herself. When Eunuch Fang came to pass the word, he chatted with Madam and told the recipe of this peach juice. Madam ordered people to make it as it is. It's really delicious."

"En." Fang Yi drank the remaining peach juice in the porcelain bowl in one gulp, then got up and hurried out.

……

Lizheng Hall.

Li Mingda pulled Li Shimin to rest, pressed his shoulders, and listened to Fang Qirui's report on the results of dealing with Zhang Cairen.Zhang Cairen killed the dragon species, so he couldn't escape death.

Fang Qirui also mentioned Bai Lu, Princess Changle's first maid, because she and her bodyguard Wei Yuan embezzled a huge amount of money, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs will punish them both with death.

Li Shimin continued to review the memorial instead, as if he didn't hear it, and didn't respond to a word.

Fang Qirui understood the holy will when he understood it, and sent the little eunuch to pass the message to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to do whatever they want, but he must ensure that Bai Lu died cleanly and his mouth would not talk nonsense.

Coincidentally, another message came from outside the palace at this moment.

Fang Qirui's eyes changed when he entered the door, obviously because Li Mingda was here and it was inconvenient for him to talk about it.

Li Mingda knew what he meant just by looking at his expression, so he resigned tactfully.

Li Shimin looked at Fang Qirui, "What the hell is going on behind your back?"

"Sage, do you still remember Gao Jia Erlang, Gao Zhengfeng?"

Li Shimin's face darkened when he heard this, his good mood was gone, and he threw the pen on the table directly.

"He's back." Fang Qirui said hurriedly.

"Come back?" Li Shimin asked in surprise, then laughed twice, "Why did you come back?"

"I heard that when he came back, he didn't have much energy and was angry. He must have been driven back by the princess."

"Princess Changle is dead, and only Li Wuniang will live in the future." Li Shimin warned.

Fang Qirui hurriedly changed his words, and whispered to Li Shimin: "Then Li Wuniang must have driven him back."

"I thought that Erlang Gao would survive for a year or two before coming back by himself, but I didn't expect her to see through it first."

"Xu still did this just to annoy the eldest son-in-law." Fang Qirui speculated in terms of 'goodwill'.

"Don't worry about her. If she can do such a thing today, she will change her mind in a few days. It's her temperament, and she can't change it for a while. Let her leave Chang'an and go to her place surrounded by mountains and sea with no one. It's a good place to meditate and reflect." Li Shimin picked up his pen again, his tone much calmer.

Fang Qirui hurriedly agreed, saying that he would send someone to keep an eye on Princess Changle's movements to ensure her safety and ensure that she would not suffer much.

"That's why you can't force affection. She has what she is like now, and it's all retribution." Li Shimin sighed, then froze for a moment, put down his pen, and looked at Fang Qirui, "Tell me about the one about Fang Yizhi. Rumor has it that the so-called Nineteenth Lang is Nineteenth Lang, or Nineteenth Lady?"

Fang Qirui smiled: "I don't know this slave, I must ask Fang Shizi myself."

"The fact that he loves Longyang must be a lie, otherwise Xuanling would have frowned on it early in the morning. I saw Si Zi's appearance at the time, which was a bit strange. The so-called Nineteenth Lang probably refers to her. But Fang Yi directly The words of liking her came from Yuchi Baoqi's mouth. This child's words are half-true and half-false. It's hard to say whether he is joking." Li Shimin laughed, and then fell into deep thought, "Fang Yizhi said at the beginning When he refused to marry the princess, he was very firm, and I praised him for his courage. If now he changes his mind and wants to marry my princess, how dare he ask for it?"

"No one has such courage." Fang Qirui sighed.

Li Shimin smiled triumphantly and nodded, "Indeed, but I don't know what happened to the Fang family father and son. One is sophisticated and the other is young and frivolous. If they don't keep everything together, they are 'daring'."

"The sage doesn't want to include Fang Shizi in the list of candidates for son-in-law?" Fang Qirui asked tentatively.

Li Shimin glanced at him, "You have too many questions."

Fang Qirui shivered, and quickly knelt down to make amends, explaining that he, like a saint, was very concerned about Princess Jinyang's future.

"The servant has been by the saint's side for more than [-] years, watching the princess fall to the ground and appearing in such a well-behaved appearance, I can't help liking it in my heart, I can't help it... Slave should be damned, it's really wrong to speak out of order. !" Fang Qirui kowtowed again to make amends.

"Knowing that you are sincere, get up."

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he continued to read the memorial without saying a word.

Fang Qirui was by his side, also silent.

Li Mingda hid in his room, resting his chin, smelling the smell of ink from the main hall, listening to the conversation between his father and Fang Qirui's master and servant, he also had his own little thoughts in his heart.

Yuchi Baoqi had already said twice that Fang Yizhi was interested in her.The first time was okay, but the second time there was such a big commotion, this guy's mouth really needs to be dealt with properly.

Li Mingda was thinking about how to deal with Yuchi Baoqi when they meet next time, when someone came to tell Fang Qirui that Yuchi Baoqi had come to plead guilty.

Li Mingda immediately stood up, even if Yuchi Baoqi made an apology, he should find himself, why did he report to Fang Qirui?

Li Mingda walked out immediately, and saw Yuchi Baoqi, who was summoned, heading for the Lizheng Hall with a respectful face.Because the person walked in a hurry and didn't look sideways, Yuchi Baoqi naturally didn't see Li Mingda.

After Fang Qirui led Yuchi Baoqi into the hall, he saw the princess over there, bowed slightly and nodded before turning around and entering the hall.

Li Mingda thought for a while, turned around and went back to the room, sat down quietly, and listened to what was said in the main hall.

I haven't listened carefully yet, only heard Yuchi Baoqi say that both Taoist priests are dead.Li Mingda heard footsteps coming towards her, and then saw Fang Qirui enter the door, and invited her to the main hall.

Li Mingda just stepped into the hall with his left foot.

Li Shimin raised his head and called her to come over, "Do you still remember what you said yesterday?"

"What are you talking about? I talked too much yesterday, but I don't know which sentence Aye said." Li Mingda smiled and moved closer to Li Shimin.

"You said you don't believe in ghosts in this world."

"That sentence, yes." Li Mingda admitted, then turned to look at Yuchi Baoqi who was standing stiffly in the middle of the hall, and asked pretending not to know, "What happened? Could it be that a ghost really came out and scared you to death?" This look."

"Returning to your lord, Baoqi thinks that there might be ghosts in the Naqu River Pond. Yesterday I sent two of the most famous ghost exorcising Taoist priests in Chang'an City to do a good job by the Qujiang Pond at night to drive away ghosts. Unexpectedly, these two people died. The people near Qujiang Pond discovered the bodies of these two Taoist priests early this morning, and both of them drowned in the river."

"And last night another commoner witnessed a water ghost with his own eyes. It looks like a human being, but it is very tall, with horns on its head, and hair all over its body. When walking, there is still water dripping down its body." Yuchi Baoqi He continued to add with horror on his face.