After leaving the hall, they saw Li Jizheng standing on the corridor with his hands behind his back, waiting. Wu Chengsi stepped forward quickly, cupped his hands and said, "Li Sikong, are you waiting for me?"
Li Ji smiled and said, "Chengsi, how about you go sit in my house?"
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."
After the two rode out of the city, Li Ji suddenly clamped his horse's belly and said loudly: "Chengsi, let's compare our riding skills!" After saying that, he rode Juechen and ran away into the distance.
Wu Chengsi was good at being able to ride on a horse without falling off, but he couldn't compare to Li Ji, who was soon thrown out of sight.
Fortunately, neither Han Cheng nor Li Ji's guards surpassed him, so it would not be too embarrassing.
When he arrived at the Li Mansion, Li Ji had been waiting for a long time and said with a smile: "Chengsi, you need to practice your riding skills. I have a horseman under me who is very good at riding. Please take him back with you when you return home." ?”
Wu Chengsi thought to himself: "These ancients really loved giving people away as gifts." He declined.
Li Ji didn't take it seriously and led him through the palace gate and to the lobby. Apart from Li Siwen, there were two other generals in the lobby.
Li Ji recommended Wu Chengsi. One of them was Jinwu Guard General Guo Daifeng, and the other was Zuo Xiaowei General Wei Baipiao. Wu Chengsi almost laughed out loud when he heard their names.
These two people were both old subordinates of Li Ji. After learning about what was going on in the British government, they hurriedly came over to inquire about the situation.
At the dinner, because Guo and Wei were present, Li Zhiying and Xue Yujin did not attend. During the dinner, Guo Daifeng repeatedly toasted to Li Ji and apologized. Li Ji did not blame him, after all, Yang Fang was not his direct subordinate.
Wei Bai took a bite of the food and said with a smile: "Under such circumstances, you can still send people out. Mr. Wu's method really makes Wei admire him."
He came earlier and asked Li Siwen about the details of the incident, but Guo Daifeng didn't know about it and hurriedly asked about the incident.
Wu Chengsi explained with a smile.
After Guo Daifeng listened in one breath, he clapped his hands and said: "Wonderful, Mr. Wu used his hands to play with Yang Fang's kid. Guo admired him. With Mr. Wu's intelligence, if he went to the battlefield , it will definitely shine, I give you a toast to Mr. Wu!"
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In the embroidery building in the backyard, five exquisite side dishes and a small bottle of wine were placed on an inlaid jade flower-carved table. Li Zhiying and Xue Yujin sat across the table.
After three glasses of wine, Li Zhiying's cheeks turned red and she refused to drink any more. Xue Yujin had to drink alone.
After drinking another five or six glasses of wine, Xue Yujin showed her drunkenness and said with a smile: "Zhiying, you don't know, when Mr. Wu and I went to stop the prince's carriage during the day, Mr. Wu trained the prince like a pig's head. It’s funny when I think about it.”
Li Zhiying covered her mouth and smiled: "How could it be so? Tell me quickly!"
Xue Yujin laughed and told the story about Wu Chengsi using Gao Funan's case to play around with the prince and prince Zhan.
"He is really bold, and he is not afraid of offending His Highness the Crown Prince?" Li Zhiying said with a smile.
Xue Yujin winked and said teasingly: "Isn't he doing this just for you?"
Li Zhiying's cheeks felt hot. Fortunately, Xue Yujin couldn't tell because she had just drank. She changed the subject and said, "You just said you were using Gao Funan's case. Did something happen to Gao Funan?"
"He's dead." Xue Yujin put away his smile and snorted: "I also fought against the person who killed him. That guy was very powerful, probably even more powerful than my elder brother!"
"Has the murderer been caught?" Li Zhiying leaned forward with a look of concern.
Xue Yujin glanced at her sideways and muttered: "You only know how to ask the murderer, and you don't worry about my injuries on that person's hands?"
Li Zhiying smiled slightly and asked cooperatively: "Are you okay?"
Xue Yujin turned his anger into a smile: "Of course it's okay. Mr. Wu's bodyguard Han Cheng is traveling with me. His martial arts skills are very good. If it weren't for the idiots from Chang'an County who came to cause trouble, the two of us would have captured the Khitan!"
"Khitan?" Li Zhiying covered her mouth.
Xue Yujin nodded and said, "Yes, the people behind this are not only Khitan people, but also Korean people..." Then he told what Xiao Fuzi saw.
Li Zhiying was silent for a moment and sighed: "I didn't expect things to get more and more complicated."
Xue Yujin smiled and said: "That doesn't matter, Mr. Wu will definitely be able to find out the truth."
Li Zhiying nodded lightly: "Yes, thanks to him this time, I feel that he has changed a lot from half a year ago, as if he is a different person."
"Zhiying." Xue Yujin looked serious and said, "There is something I think I should remind you of."
"What's the matter?"
"Master Wu has an abnormal relationship with his cousin. I saw him get into her carriage with my own eyes!"
Li Zhiying was startled for a moment and said softly: "Really?"
"Aren't you angry?" Xue Yujin asked in surprise.
"What's there to be angry about? He's not me now... and he has nothing to do with me. There's no telling whether the engagement will come true in the future, so why worry about it now." Li Zhiying replied softly.
Having said that, my mood couldn't help but feel a little lower.
She suddenly remembered her brother Li Jingye. He was an official under King Pei Li Xian. He had always opposed this marriage and wanted her to marry King Pei. He even had a quarrel with his grandfather about this.
Li Ji was physically strong and energetic. Li Zhiying never regarded him as an old man and never thought that one day he would be gone. Therefore, it was natural that she would marry Wu Chengsi according to her grandfather's wishes.
However, this incident made her realize that her grandfather was old, and an idea came to her mind: if her grandfather was gone, she would most likely be married to Li Xian, King of Pei, by her brother.
Thinking that her grandfather might leave her and that there might be changes in her marriage in the future, Li Zhiying felt like her body was floating in mid-air.
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Outside the British Government House, the sun was setting and the twilight was dark.
Since the road could no longer be seen clearly, the Li Mansion sent three carriages to take Wu Chengsi and the others back to their home.
Along the way, Wu Chengsi was still thinking about a series of recent cases.
What is certain at present is that the people behind this case include Koreans, Baekjes, Khitans, a high official from the imperial court, and several Yingzhou traitors.
All their purposes are to frame Su Dingfang, the Duke of Xingguo. A series of cases in the capital are also related to Su Dingfang's rebellion.
But the specific connection is still unclear.
If Pei Xingjian is excluded, the remaining four people have one thing in common - they are all foreigners. But the connection between these foreigners and Su Dingfang is really confusing.
When I returned to the backyard of the mansion, I saw Zheng Lingxuan playing chess with Princess Taiping. When I got closer, I saw that the two were playing backgammon. Wu Youji, Wen Rong, Qiu Chan and others were watching.
Everyone noticed his arrival and all greeted him. Princess Taiping raised her head and smiled and said: "Second cousin, this maid of yours is very interesting. You are not afraid of me at all, and you are not like others who always deliberately lose to me in chess."
Zheng Lingxuan's face changed slightly, but she did not refute.
Wu Youji snorted: "Who's to blame for this? It's not that you always punish those servants who beat you afterwards. How can they dare to beat you?"
Princess Taiping's face turned red and she said, "I punished them because they made a mistake. What does it have to do with playing chess?"
Wu Youji shook his head, looking like he was too lazy to argue with her.
Princess Taiping played two more moves and suddenly said: "Second cousin, fifth cousin has been implicated by you this time. After hearing that Yang Fang was dismissed from office, General Guo Dai of the Jinwu Guard recommended the fifth cousin to his mother-in-law.
I am the general of the Jinwu Guard, but my mother did not agree."
Wu Youji waved his hand and said: "Taiping, what does this have to do with second brother? I am too young to take on such an important responsibility."
"But the reason why my mother sent the order back was that you led troops to the British government without authorization!"
Wu Chengsi thought to himself: "Guo Daifeng recommended Wu Youji probably because of his own dignity."
But he couldn't say such words himself. When he was hesitating, Wen Rong cupped his hands and said: "Your Highness, you are wrong. The reason why Guo Daifeng recommended Uncle Wu was because Uncle Wu led troops to the British government.
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Princess Taiping glanced at him sideways and said calmly: "What's the reason? Can you tell me?"
"Your Highness does not know that Guo Daifeng is an old subordinate of Li Sikong. The reason why he recommended Uncle Wu should be because of Li Sikong's instruction."
Wu Chengsi glanced at Wen Rong and secretly praised him.
Wu Youji smiled and said: "So that's the case. I feel strange that General Guo suddenly recommended me."
Princess Taiping suddenly stood up, stretched and said: "It won't stop, it won't stop, I'm going back to my house."
Wu Chengsi smiled and said: "You must be exhausted today, go back and rest early." After saying that, he sent the two of them out of the house.
Before getting into the car, Princess Taiping suddenly said: "Second cousin, not long ago, Duke Zheng gave me two housekeepers. They are both from Shezhou. They are smart and capable. Do you want me to give you one?"
"I already have a butler, why are you sending me a gift?" Wu Chengsi said with a smile.
"Just change it to another one. I see that your housekeeper is not that capable." Princess Taiping said nonchalantly.
Wu Chengsi said angrily: "You girl, didn't someone just say, 'You're wrong'? How about being so vindictive? And he wasn't wrong!"
Princess Taiping pouted and said, "I'm kind enough to give you a housekeeper, so don't forget it." After saying that, she stepped onto the carriage.