In fact, as a concubine of Prince Qi's Mansion, Li Zhen was not qualified to go out for banquets.
But the Jingan Marquis Mansion was her natal family, and it was such a happy event as her grandmother's fiftieth birthday, so naturally she should go back and have a look.
So she begged Zhao Xun to let her go to the banquet.
Zhao Xun didn't pay much attention to this matter. After all, Li Zhen had always been responsible and obedient and would not cause him trouble, so he agreed casually.
At the banquet, Mrs. Lin originally arranged a seat in the main hall for Li Zhen. Although Li Zhen was a concubine and was just a concubine in Prince Qi's palace, her status would naturally increase as she followed Prince Qi, so she should not be neglected.
But Li Zhen refused to sit down in the main hall no matter what, so Lin could only let her sit in the side hall with Aunt An.
Therefore, Li Zhen knew nothing about what happened in the main hall, and Zhao Xun had no habit of taking her in and out. After the banquet was over, she left directly.
It wasn't until early this morning that I heard that Zhao Xun had been delayed for a long time in Jing'an Marquis' Mansion before he could return to the Prince's Mansion. He was very angry and dropped a lot of things in the study.
Naturally she didn't dare to ask any more questions.
Li Can heard this and raised his clear eyes to look at her.
Li Zhen waved her hands hurriedly: "It's okay if Seventh Sister doesn't tell me. I'm just asking casually. I'm not asking Seventh Sister to tell me for snacks..."
"That's not what I meant." Li Can looked at her sympathetically: "I thought you knew what happened yesterday, but His Highness Prince Qi didn't mention it when he went back?"
It's really pitiful for Li Zhen to talk like this. She just glanced at her casually, but Li Zhen could think so much, which shows how cautious she is in her daily life.
"I don't know." Li Zhen lowered her head: "I stayed with my aunt yesterday."
"Yes." Li Can nodded and said, "It doesn't hurt to tell the eighth sister. His Highness King Qi is going to marry the fourth sister."
Li Zhen was stunned when she heard this: "Fourth sister?"
She thought Zhao Xun would not go to Li Xiangnan.
She has been following Zhao Xun for a long time. Although she can't understand Zhao Xun's thoughts most of the time, she still has a little understanding.
Zhao Xun must be pragmatic when marrying a wife. The families of his daughters that he thought about before can all be of help to him.
Li Xiangnan obviously couldn't help Zhao Xun.
"Yes." Li Can nodded affirmatively: "I saw with my own eyes that he agreed."
Li Zhen was frozen for a moment and asked in a low voice: "Did something happen?"
Judging from Zhao Xun's reaction when he returned, it was obvious that he was extremely reluctant to marry Li Xiangnan.
Li Can nodded and swallowed the snack in his mouth before speaking: "Yes, the fourth sister caught wind and cold a few days ago. At the banquet yesterday, she had too much wine and asked me to help her go to the guest room to rest. As a result,
His Royal Highness King Qi is inside."
"Then what?" Li Zhen couldn't help but ask.
"Then, the two of them did something unknown in the house." Li Can said honestly: "Brother Zeyu didn't let me see, so I was taken away by him.
After the banquet, I followed my grandmother and eldest aunt to see her. There were slap marks on the fourth sister’s face, and His Highness Prince Qi said he would marry the fourth sister.”
There is nothing to hide from Li Zhen about this matter.
After all, Li Zhen is her spy in Prince Qi's Mansion. Knowing Li Xiangnan's situation, she can be more sure of self-protection in the future, which can be regarded as reciprocating the favor.
But depending on the situation, Li Xiangnan didn't have a good life after marrying her.
Li Zhen was extremely shocked. Li Xiangnan was the legitimate daughter of the He family who had worked so hard to cultivate her. In other words, she was the most well-behaved girl in the Marquis of Jing'an. Her etiquette and rules could be regarded as a model for a noble lady in the imperial capital. She actually did such an unknown thing.
Shameful thing?
She had heard of such a thing before, but the girl committed suicide by hanging from a beam, but Li Xiangnan had the ability to let Zhao Xun marry her.
She looked at Li Can.
After Li Can said this, he picked up the tea cup and sipped the tea without showing any sign of embarrassment. Li Zhen understood in her heart that Li Can probably didn't understand what was going on between men and women.
Li Can saw her looking at him with a pale face. He put down the tea cup and said comfortingly: "Eighth sister, don't be afraid.
I tell you this not to scare you, but to prepare you."
"I understand, I will be ready." Li Zhen came back to her senses and saluted her solemnly: "Thank you, Seventh Sister. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely repay Seventh Sister."
"They are all our own sisters, so forget about repaying her." Li Can smiled and reassured her: "It is not necessarily a bad thing for the fourth sister to marry His Highness Prince Qi.
After all, they are sisters, and they know their personalities and so on, so it is better than a stranger."
She only hoped that if they really met in the future, Li Zhen would stop looking too closely at Zhao Xun.
With Zhao Xun's current momentum, sooner or later he will face Zhao Zong.
But when that day comes, she will definitely be loyal to Zhao Zong and will never be soft on anyone.
"Yes." Li Zhen nodded: "I won't delay Sister Seven from doing her homework, so I will go back first."
Li Can walked her to the porch outside the door, watched her go away, then turned around and left.
"Girl, can you bring some snacks?" Candy asked hurriedly.
"You're just thinking about the snacks." Tang Qiu laughed at her in a low voice.
Candy pushed her: "Don't talk."
"No, you guys can divide it up." Li Can didn't look back, looked at most of the snacks in his hand, and took another small bite.
Tangtang happily ran back to the side hall to get some snacks. Tangtang pushed Tangqiu and said, "Hurry up and hold an umbrella for the girl."
The sun was also very strong at noon.
Li Can went all the way back to the inner hall.
In the study room, Zhao Zhen was still busy in front of the desk.
"Brother Zeyu, I'm back." Li Can, filled with warmth, stood next to the ice basin next to the desk.
"Stand further away, you may catch cold easily." Zhao Zhi never raised his head.
Li Can obediently stepped back, took the handkerchief and wiped his sweat before walking over: "Brother Zeyu, Li Zhen sent me snacks specially. Do you want to try them?"
As she spoke, she put the snack in her hand to Zhao Zhen's lips. When her eyes fell on her hand, she realized that the half of the snack she had chewed on was full of teeth marks.
She was a little embarrassed and wanted to go around and give the unbitten area to Zhao Hao.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, Zhao Zhen took a bite of the snack from her hand without any intention of dissatisfying it.
Li Can couldn't help but be stunned. Didn't Zhao Ye see those tooth marks? She took back her hand, looked at the snacks in confusion, and then looked at Zhao Ye.
"What did she say?" Zhao Zhe asked.
Li Can came to her senses and shook her head: "She only said that Zhao Xun treated her well.
However, she is very unusual now. She is also wearing a new suit of clothes today. These snacks are not cheap, and she cannot afford them on her own."
"What do you think is going on?" Zhao Zhi asked again.
"I guess it has something to do with Zhao Xun." Li Can said, puzzled: "But I don't understand how stingy Zhao Xun is, how could he be willing to spend so much money on Li Zhen?"
As she said this, she remembered and asked, "By the way, is there any news from Aunt An?"
Zhao Xun opened a new official document: "Li Zhen quietly gave Aunt An a silver note of one thousand taels yesterday."
"It doesn't make sense." Li Can leaned on the desk and looked at him: "How can that iron rooster Zhao Xun be so generous? Could it be that Li Zhen is of great use to him?"
"Is there any other possibility?" Zhao Zhi put down his pen and raised his eyes to look at her.
"What else is possible?" Li Can said without hesitation: "Or has he made a fortune?"
As she spoke, she took another small bite of the snack. Seeing Zhao Zong looking at her, she raised her hand for him again: "Take another bite?"
Zhao Ji leaned forward and took her fingertips into his mouth, whether intentionally or unintentionally.