Chu Li has been locked in this room for a long time. He was tied up and thrown on the bed, his mouth was gagged, and his body was restrained. He couldn't speak, and no one communicated with him. Every day it seemed like

It's like being in jail. It's okay for a short time, and my thoughts are not affected. But as time goes by, the disadvantages are revealed.

After Shang Wanqing came that day, Qi Wang never appeared again. If he had directly expressed his temper at that time, Chu Li would feel better now, but he was trapped here, unable to get out or communicate with others, and his thoughts were at a loss.

Gradually it became distorted.

He became more and more irritable and refused to eat when others came to feed him. He would only repeat one sentence when meeting people.

"I want to see Qi Wang."

However, no matter whether it was the guards guarding him or the palace servants who came to serve him, none of them were willing to communicate with him. He refused to eat, so those people forcefully fed him. After several times, Chu Li became

Be honest.

Living in such a closed environment without communication with others may be bearable for a short time, but if it lasts for a long time, it is enough to drive a person crazy.

After discovering that something was not right about Chu Li's condition, Pei Chen arranged for someone to come and guard Chu Li while he went to the study to report Chu Li's situation to Qi Wan.

Qi Wang didn't visit Chu Li these days. Of course, he didn't mean to ignore him, but because he had something to do. Qi Heng has become more and more busy recently. In order to help him solve his problems, Qi Wang also took on some of the things so that he could

Qi Heng's job can be easier.

When Pei Chen came over, Qi Huan was reading the secret letter sent by his subordinates. After reading the content written in the secret letter, Qi Huan was in a good mood and could not help but bring a smile to his face.

"Your Highness, I have something important to report."

After Pei Chen came in from the outside, he bowed to Qi Wan in a polite manner, then he knelt on the ground and spoke respectfully.

Qi Wan received the letter in hand and then looked up at Pei Chen, who was kneeling below, and motioned for him to get up and reply.

"Guard Pei, is there something wrong with Chu Li?"

Qi Wang asked, and Pei Chen nodded and told everything that had happened in the past few days.

"Chu Li's mental state doesn't look very good. Although he eats as usual every day, his body has lost a lot of weight. He looks like he is sick."

Some time ago, Qi Wang would go to the side hall almost every night, although he did not

He did something extraordinary, but just by looking at the way he got along with Chu Li, you can see the difference between Chu Li and Qi Wang.

During this period of time, His Highness did not go to the side hall because of his busy work. However, whether it was feeding Chu Li or arranging people to take care of him, he was carefully selected. It can be seen that His Highness cherished Chu Li.

Still something special.

Although His Highness tied up Chu Li and threw him on the bed, which was indeed a bit criticized, but if it weren't for that person being special, he wouldn't have treated him like this.

His Highness took a fancy to Chu Li and treated him very well, but Chu Li obviously didn't remember His Highness's good deeds, and his behavior seemed a bit ungrateful. If nothing else, with his status, His Highness could stay.

He was already merciful beyond the law. If it weren't for his special characteristics, how could His Highness keep him in the palace?

In fact, to be fair, Pei Chen dislikes Chu Li very much. He hopes that something will happen to Chu Li so that His Highness will not miss him. But he also knows that these little thoughts of his should not exist, so even if he dislikes Chu Li very much,

However, after he had a problem, he still came to report to His Highness.

"You said he's been in a bad mood lately?"

After hearing what Pei Chen said, Qi Wang also became interested and asked.

Pei Chen nodded, and then explained Chu Li's condition in detail, and finally said: "If your Highness has time, it would be better to go and see him. His condition is not right. As time goes by, no one knows what will happen to him."

what happened."

Qi Wan nodded and said, "I understand, go down and watch him carefully. Don't let anything happen to him. I will go there later."

Pei Chen took the order and retreated. Qi Wang was the only one left in the study. He took out the secret letter he had just read and read it carefully.

Everything was just as he expected, everything was under control. After such a long time, it was time for him to go see Chu Li.

After reading the secret letter and memorizing its contents, Qi Wang put the secret letter into the brazier and burned it completely.

The orange flames engulfed the writing on the paper, and the white paper filled with words was quickly burned and twisted, and finally turned into ashes, making it impossible to see what had been written on it.

After the letter paper in the basin was completely burned, Qi Wang stood up and walked out of the study.

The winter in Qinglan City is long. Even though it is already March, the weather is still cold. The palace people outside the courtyard

Coming and going, busy with his own affairs, Qi Wang didn't disturb anyone when he went out, and just walked out of the Longevity Palace all the way.

After such a long period of screening, the candidate for the Crown Princess has been decided. She is the legitimate daughter of King Qi’s stepmother. The imperial edict has been issued, but the wedding date has been set in October.

I have nearly a year to prepare. Although the time is a bit tight, if I were more careful, I would be well prepared.

After Qi Heng's marriage was settled, King Qi and the Queen began to worry about Qi Wang's marriage.

When he took Chu Li out of the prison and imprisoned him in the side hall of his longevity palace, he didn't know who was there. King Qi and the queen were from a clean family.

Although Qi Wang didn't seem to have done anything extraordinary, they were always afraid that Qi Wang would rekindle his old relationship with Chu Li.

When Chu Li was still Li Chu, King Qi and the Queen felt that he was of low status and had bad intentions. They disliked him very much and felt that he was not worthy of their precious son. When Li Chu became Chu Li, he transformed from a hunter in the mountains.

After becoming the crown prince of the Chu State, he was worthy of this status, but Chu Li's attitude represented the attitude of the Chu State. He had bad intentions in changing his identity. Although his status was sufficient, he was still not worthy of Qi Wang.

If it were normal, the couple would definitely try their best to persuade Qi Wang to stop having any contact with Chu Li. The two of them are not from the same world, and there will definitely be no good results if they force themselves together.

However, Qi Wang suffered from soul-leaving syndrome. Liu Yuyi said that after suffering from soul-leaving syndrome, he cannot be stimulated, otherwise his condition will become more and more serious, so even if he does not agree with what Qi Wang did,

They didn't dare to control him forcefully.

However, although they did not take strict control of Qi Wang, they still arranged people to go to the Longevity Palace to pay close attention to the relationship between Qi Wang and Chu Li.

At first, they were really worried that Qi Wang would rekindle his old relationship with Chu Li, thinking that if they had been together for a long time, they would fall in love again. However, when they heard their subordinates report how Qi Wang treated Chu Li,

King Qi and the Queen felt that the probability of Qi Wang and Chu Li getting back together was not high.

If you really like someone, you will definitely give the best things in the world to that person. Qi Huan's treatment of Chu Li is really not like treating the person he likes.

Qi Wang had been busy during this period and did not go to the side hall to see Chu Li. It seemed that he had no feelings for him anymore. King Qi and the Queen became more and more relieved.

From this point of view, it is not all bad for Qi Wang to suffer from soul-leaving syndrome.

At least when it comes to Chu Li, it's quite good - if Qi still had the same character as before, I'm afraid he wouldn't let go of this relationship so easily.

Recently, the queen has reorganized King Qi's harem. The entire harem environment is unprecedentedly clear and clear. Those with evil intentions have all been dealt with. The remaining two concubines are of low status and have very soft personalities.

, I respect her as the queen from the bottom of my heart.

The mother clan of those two concubines has fallen into decline. They were not outstanding in appearance and meek in character. They had no sense of existence in the past. Later, when something happened in the harem, they were not affected because of their lack of presence.

So now that Don Tiduo was being honest, the queen spared them from asking for greetings, and they carried her in her palace without even taking a step out.

With fewer people in the palace, there were fewer things to deal with. The queen put all her attention on her two children. After choosing the crown princess, she turned her attention to Qi Wang.

In another year, Qi Wang will be eighteen years old, and the choice of the princess can be decided. After one year of preparation, she will marry Qi Heng. At that time, she will have nothing to worry about.

Just wait until you have your grandson.

After finishing the affairs in the palace that day, the queen asked her subordinates to get a roster of unmarried girls in the capital, hoping to select a suitable one for Qi Wang to be the prince's concubine.

She watched with great interest, while the nanny next to her was hesitant to speak, not knowing what to say to her master.

"Mother Wang, look at these young ladies, each one has better conditions than the other. I'm so spoiled for choice, I don't know which one to choose for An An."

"Actually, Shang Wanqing from the Annan Marquis Mansion is pretty good. I think An An is a little special to her. Shang Wanqing is both talented and beautiful, and she and An An can have a lot of topics to talk about."

Grandma Wang replied softly: "But our little highness has made someone a disciple. For one day he will be a master for life and a father for life. Miss Shang has no chance."

The queen naturally knows this too. Shang Wanqing has been to the palace a lot recently, always going to the Longevity Palace. According to people under her command, Shang Wanqing and Qi Juan get along very well, and Qi Juan treats Shang Wan.

Qing is also different.

Although Shang Wanqing's condition is much worse due to Shang Bingjun's accident, Qi Wang will be nothing more than a prince in his life. His wife's family does not have to be prominent, as long as it is not too bad.

.

Shang Wanqing is indeed suitable, but it is a pity that Qi Wang has already taken him as his disciple.

Brother, I have been inviting her to the palace recently, I am afraid it is also to make a show of face to Shang Wanqing.

After all, something happened to the merchant, and Shang Wanqing lost the protection of her father's family. Although the Annan Marquis Mansion was good, Shang Wanqing's surname was Shang, and she was separated from the Marquis Mansion. In addition, she had a father who committed a serious crime.

When it comes to marriage, it's actually not easy to choose.

Someone with a good family background would definitely not choose her to be a big wife, and someone with a bad family background would not be worthy of her. Wouldn't it be difficult to choose someone with such high status and low status?

But it's different when Qi Wang makes her face. In a way, Qi Wang's attitude also represents the attitude of the royal family. With the reputation of Qi Wang's apprentice, Shang Wanqing is better than Qi Wang in the choice of marriage.

It was much better before.

The queen sighed and gently touched the roster in her hand: "An An is so kind. Since he wants to make a face for the merchant lady, I, as a mother, naturally have to help. Grandma Wang,

You go and open a private treasury, select some of the jewelry I used when I was young, and get a few pieces of fabric, pack them up, and send them to the Annan Hou Mansion."

Grandma Wang bowed, bowed and retreated, leading others to work on this matter.

Qi Wang's face for Shang Wanqing and the Queen's face for Shang Wanqing have different meanings. The Queen is the mother of a country, and she gave Shang Wanqing so many things, which proves her love for Shang Wanqing.

With her in the middle, Shang Wanqing's options for marriage will be much broader than before.

After sending away Aunt Zhang, the queen looked at the roster in her hand.

Her interest was quite high before, but she just watched and lost interest.

He was choosing with great interest here, but Qi Wang didn't know what he was thinking. Maybe he should be asked to advise him on choosing a prince and concubine that he likes.
To be continued...