Liu Mingzhi sat on the dragon chair and calmly looked at Li Tao, who was sitting silently on the chair, thinking about it for a while.
“You should have seen your mother and little sister Jingyao in the past few days, right?”
“Well! Uncle Li Chengbai sent someone to take the child out of the clan’s mansion, and then he met his mother and younger sister at the princess’s mansion.
This should be what you mean, uncle, right?"
Liu Mingzhi smiled slightly and nodded: "Yes, it is indeed what I meant. Just see her and it will save you the trouble of worrying about her and her mother all day long.
You are courageous enough to become a prisoner in the clan's mansion to think about your mistakes, but you threw the two of them to the eleventh uncle of Mingzhou.
You are not afraid that the two of them, two weak women with no strength, will be bullied.
Your uncle, Ming Wang, has only seen him once. At that time, he was about the same size as you.
I have no idea about his character at all, uncle.
The uncle was worried about leaving the two of them by his side, so he sent someone to invite them to return to Beijing and settle down.
But you don’t need to worry at all. My uncle brought them back to the capital to settle down, and has no intention of using them as hostages to hold you hostage.
You can rest assured about this, I just can’t bear to see them living a life of dependence on others.
Although Mingzhou is not far from the capital, it is not close either.
After your mother returns to Beijing, if she is willing to stay in the princess's mansion in Jingyao, she can live there.
If she doesn't want to, her uncle will find her a house with an elegant and secluded environment to spend the rest of her life, ensuring that she has enough food and clothing and will not be disturbed in any way.
You can rest assured that my uncle will not do anything to her and her mother.
When my father and your grandfather were alive, this girl Jingyao had been engaged to your second cousin Chengzhi for many years.
If Jingyao does not resent Chengzhi in the future, she would like to continue their relationship.
When they reach the age of marriage, your uncle will discuss their marriage with your mother.
Make sure that the media is getting married, and let this girl Jingyao get through the marriage with flying colors!
If Jingyao changes her mind and doesn't want to marry Chengzhi because of her uncle, her uncle won't blame her. I will handle Jingyao's marriage properly and ensure that she finds a prince-in-law of her choice to spend the rest of her life.
I will treat her as my own daughter and will not let her be bullied in the slightest no matter who I marry.
The main reason why I called you here this time is to talk about this.
To be honest, do you hate uncle?”
Li Tao nodded without hesitation, as if he didn't care at all that his uncle might be furious and what would happen to him.
"hatred!"
Liu Mingzhi nodded silently: "What do you hate? Do you hate me for taking away your throne?"
“No, I hate that you rebelled and took away my Li family’s inheritance. The child is indeed at odds with his brother because of the throne. In any case, it is the matter between us two brothers, but the inheritance of our ancestors is not the same.
The child has the blood of the Li family in his body, so I can’t help but hate him!
This is the truth from the child's heart. If the uncle wants to hear the flattery of the child because he is afraid of death, the child can also tell the uncle.
Whether you believe it or not is your own business."
“Well! This is the truth, uncle has nothing to say.
It's just that the reason for your rebellion was because of the throne, but my uncle's rebellion was because your eldest brother couldn't tolerate me.
Whether it was right or wrong, my uncle stopped nagging me.
Because my uncle knows in his heart that even if he tries to break the news, you won't listen.
From now on, you can move around freely in the Zongren Mansion, and there is no need to think about it any more.
My uncle will send someone to say hello to Li Chengbai about this."
Li Tao was silent for a while, then took a sip of tea and said, "Aren't you afraid that I can move freely and secretly accumulate strength to take back my Li family's foundation one day in the future?"
“It’s up to you whether you’re afraid or not, but my uncle doesn’t want you to do this.
This is not a warning, let alone a threat from my uncle to you, but my uncle's heartfelt words to you.
Child, my uncle has to say something from the bottom of his heart. Your son has grown up with Chengzhi and the others. In the past, visiting your uncle’s house was just a common occurrence.
My uncle has really good feelings about you, my child.
You want to fight with your uncle, but you are still too far behind.
It’s not that my uncle is insulting you or looking down on you.
You are still too far behind.
It is better to live a good life with good food and clothing than anything else.
It’s best not to do anything you shouldn’t do.
Otherwise, even if I, uncle, turn a blind eye to you, the officials in the court will not let you off easily.
When the time comes, how can you bear to ask your mother to send her white-haired girl to her black-haired girl?
That's all my uncle has to say. Whether you can listen to it or not is up to you.
My uncle returned from his own driving, and there was no time to give your grandmother to ask for An An.
Let’s go, let’s go together this time.
When you have nothing to do, you often go to the palace to show your filial piety to your grandmother.
Uncle will not stop you from this."
Li Tao watched Liu Mingzhi hesitate for a long time, nodded silently, put down his teacup and stood up.
Liu Mingzhi smiled calmly and walked out of the hall first, letting Li Tao follow behind silently.
Outside the gate of Fu'an Palace, Qian Lu, the former second general manager of the palace, looked at Liu Mingzhi and Li Tao with trepidation.
“Your Majesty, the empress wants King Zhao to enter the palace at a thousand years old, as you say”
Liu Mingzhi looked at Qian Lu's fearful face and waved his hands with a smile: "It doesn't matter, I'll just wait outside the palace."
“Taoer, go and pay your respects to your grandmother!”
Li Tao glanced at Liu Mingzhi in surprise, nodded silently, and stepped into the Fu'an Palace door, which was only opened a crack.
“Old Qian, is your mother’s body still in good health?”
“Your Majesty, don’t worry, everything is fine with your empress’ body.
Although you are not in the palace these days, the third princess and other empresses have not neglected the Queen Mother at all.
Compared to the days when you ascended the throne, the empress looks much better than before."
"As long as you are well, old Qian, I won't go to the inner hall. How about you let me take a look at the queen mother outside the beaded curtain in the front hall?"
Since my mother doesn’t see me, I just don’t want to see her.
Although I have committed rebellion and usurpation of the throne, my filial piety towards my mother is absolutely sincere.
Looking at our past friendship, how about you open a convenient door for me?"
"this"
“Old Qian, if I insist on entering the palace, you can’t stop me, and neither will my mother. I respect my mother and don’t want to embarrass you.
You can also be accommodating to me, okay?”
Qian Lu hesitated for a long time, glanced at Fu'an Palace behind him and nodded with a wry smile.
“Your Majesty, you have to keep this matter a secret from us.”
“Don’t worry, I won’t make it difficult for you in front of your mother!”
Qian Lu glanced back at the palace door behind him and put the fly whisk on his arm.
“Your Majesty, it’s convenient for us to go and be back soon!”
Liu Mingzhi looked at Qian Lu's retreating figure, secretly said something wonderful, and walked towards Fu'an Palace with light steps.
Controlling his footsteps, Liu Mingzhi slowly stopped outside the gauze outside the bead curtain and looked towards the inner hall.
At a glance, he saw Nangong Meng and Li Tao kneeling on the futon.
Liu Mingzhi breathed a sigh of relief when he glanced at Nangong Meng, who was wearing a light cloud veil and had the same dignified demeanor as before.
Witnessing with his own eyes that Nangong Meng was indeed fine, and after quietly listening to the conversation between his grandfather and grandson for a while, Liu Mingzhi silently exited the front hall of Fu'an Palace, walked to the steps outside and sat down, waiting.
Li Tao's coming out.
In about half a stick of incense, Qian Lu slowly walked back from the side, and Li Tao also happened to walk out of the palace.
“Your Majesty?”
"I've seen you. She is indeed safe and sound. Go ahead and take care of your mother. King Zhao and I will go back first."
“Yes, I won’t send you off. Your Majesty will go slowly, and Your Majesty will go slowly.”
Liu Mingzhi nodded and walked straight towards Dongyuan. Li Tao looked back at Fu'an Palace and followed silently.
At the arch of the Royal Garden, Liu Mingzhi waved his hand silently to Li Tao.
“Go back, just come back when you have nothing to do.”
Li Tao pursed his lips and struggled in silence for a while: "Uncle!"
"Um?"
“You didn’t treat my mother and concubine well, please leave me!”
“Okay, I won’t give it away!”
Looking at Li Tao's retreating figure, Liu Mingzhi raised his brows and clasped his chin and murmured a few words.
“Did He Shu tell Li Tao about the relationship between us?
No way, with this silly woman’s delicate temperament, how could she say such a thing to her son?
But the plan is already done, and the raw rice has been cooked. So what can we do if we know it?
This guy knows how to keep secrets better than anyone else."
Liu Mingzhi, who was talking to himself, looked at the unabated falling snow in the sky, turned around and rushed towards Fengyi Palace where the Queen lived.
The wedding night with Huyan Yunyao is just around the corner. Just in case, it’s better to ask Wanyan for a big Jinguo radish for emergencies.
Otherwise, it would be embarrassing if we let down the beauty’s affection.
When it gets dark, the sky that has been quiet for about two hours is filled with snowflakes again.
The night was dark, and Young Master Liu walked towards Yunjin Palace refreshed and refreshed.
Taking the brocade box from Xiao Chengzi's hand, Liu Mingzhi waved his hand.
“Go back and rest.”
Xiao Chengzi, who knew that Liu Mingzhi didn’t like being listened to, nodded without hesitation.
“Yes, let’s leave.”
Just as he approached the palace door, the sound of rushing water in Yunjin Palace made Liu Mingzhi feel warm in his heart. He quietly touched in, closed the palace door and faced behind the steaming and smoke-filled screen.
“Yaoer, my husband is here to study with you.”
The sound of water suddenly stopped, and Huyan Yunyao's slightly nervous voice came out from behind the screen.
"Wait a moment, Junyao is taking a bath and will come out in a while."
“Why wait? I’ve been busy with my husband all day, and I want to take a hot bath to relieve my fatigue. Let’s go together. I’ll just take a bath and study for you at the same time!”
“Don’t harm me”
Before Huyan Yunyao could finish her sentence, Young Master Liu undressed at the speed of light and jumped into the misty bathtub, holding the beauty's crystal-clear and flawless jade body shrouded in the mist in his arms.
“Good Yao’er, don’t be afraid.”
Huyan Yunyao's breathing became disordered, and her jade body fell limply into the arms of her sweetheart.
“Husband, please take pity on me.”
The snow outside Yunjin Palace is getting heavier and heavier, and the howling cold wind makes the lanterns outside the palace creak, and several red lanterns lose their light.
It dimmed the light in the palace, adding a bit of ambiguity to the atmosphere.
The sound of water lingered quietly inside and outside the palace.
Gradually, charming notes began to echo in the palace, moving people's hearts up and down.
Until a soft hum sounded like a complaint or a complaint, the soft and charming sounds in Yunjin Palace kept coming and going, and it could no longer be calm.
This made the palace maid who came to change the lantern feel confused, and hurriedly left holding the replaced red lantern with her cheeks burning...