Liu Mingzhi looked at the frightened Li Ye with calm eyes, picked up the warm tea on the table and took a sip.
"Ye'er, you are wrong. It's not that my uncle wants to give you a chance to defend yourself, but that you need to give me a reason not to kill you."
As soon as Liu Mingzhi finished speaking, Li Ye had not yet reacted. The third princess, who was originally pretty and nervous, suddenly softened and slumped down next to Young Master Liu.
"Husband, I beg you, please don't kill Ye'er!"
After Li Ye reacted, he hurriedly bent down to help the third princess who was lying on the ground without waiting for Young Master Liu's consent.
"Auntie, what are you doing? Get up quickly, get up quickly."
The third princess shook her head without hesitation and broke away from her nephew Li Ye who was trying to help her up. She looked at her husband sadly with phoenix eyes full of pleading.
"Husband, no, I beg you."
Liu Mingzhi lowered his eyes and glanced at the sad face of the third princess who was about to burst into tears again. He paused slightly while waving the folding fan, and his expression was gloomy and he fell into deep thought.
After a long time, Liu Mingzhi sighed with a sad face, leaned over and helped the third princess up.
"Yan'er, get up first."
"Husband, can you agree to my request first? I beg you?"
"Yan'er, can you get up and sit down first and listen to this kid Ye'er finish what he has to say?"
The third princess was silent for a moment with a sad face, then nodded her phoenix head with difficulty.
"I, I obey your husband, I obey your husband in everything."
Liu Mingzhi helped the uneasy beauty to a chair and sat down, then turned to look at Li Ye beside him.
"Stop standing around, sit down and talk about your purpose of returning to Beijing."
"Yes, my child obeys."
Liu Mingzhi waited for Li Ye to sit on the chair, and then silently sat back at the top of the chair.
"Tell me, why did you go to Beijing against our agreement this time?"
"The child returns to his uncle. The 16th of this month is the birthday of the queen's mother. The child and the queen have not seen each other for many years. This time the child wants to stay by the mother's side and spend her birthday with her."
Liu Mingzhi looked stunned and stared at Li Ye with a slight frown: "That's it?"
"not only that."
"go on."
"Secondly, the child has not paid homage to the spirits of his grandfather and my father in heaven for many years. After celebrating his mother's birthday, the child still wants to go to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage to his grandfather and my father.
After so many years, I haven’t even visited them, so this visit can be considered a filial piety on my part.”
"only these?"
"Yes, this is the only purpose for my son to come to Beijing."
Liu Mingzhi silently turned the jade ring on his thumb and pondered for a moment, then glanced at Li Ye thoughtfully.
"My uncle's intuition tells me that in addition to the two things you mentioned, there should be other things involved in Ye'er's return to the capital this time."
"Go back to uncle, it's gone."
Liu Mingzhi picked up the tea cup in front of him and fiddled with it a few times with a faint look in his eyes: "Ye'er, you hesitated."
"I, my child."
"Ye'er, it's rare for us to meet each other. Now that we have met, it's best for you to explain clearly what you need to say and what you want to do at once.
Meeting is not easy, and opportunities are even rarer. If you miss this opportunity, it will be too late to regret it.
Based on my understanding of your character, uncle, just to celebrate your mother's birthday and pay homage to your grandfather and father, it is not enough for you to take the risk of violating our agreement.
In other words, besides these two things, you have more important things to deal with.
And this matter is also the fundamental reason why you would rather violate the agreement we made many years ago and have to take the risk of going to Beijing.
In other words, you have a reason to go to Beijing.
My uncle will ask you for the last time, are you sure that the purpose of your visit to Beijing this time is just to celebrate your mother's birthday and to pay homage to your grandfather and father?"
Li Ye's body trembled when he heard Liu Mingzhi's words, and he fell silent as he hesitated to speak.
"It seems that I guessed it right, uncle. Then you can think carefully about how you can give me a satisfactory answer.
In other words, give me an answer that will allow me not to kill you after you violate our agreement."
When the third princess heard her husband's spine-chilling words again, she subconsciously stood up to plead for Li Ye.
However, the moment she was about to stand up, the third princess recalled what her husband had said not long ago, and finally suppressed the worry in her heart and did not get up.
It can be said that the third princess's current mood is far more nervous and uneasy than that of Li Ye.
Although he didn't know what happened between her husband and her nephew, she really didn't want to see anything happen to the nephew she finally met.
Now that the life and death of nephew Li Ye all depends on her husband's thoughts, how can the third princess be at peace?
Glancing gently at her nephew Li Ye who was hesitant to speak, the third princess immediately stretched out her hand and pulled Li Ye's sleeve.
"Ye'er, why are you stunned? Your uncle is asking you something, you should speak quickly!"
When Liu Mingzhi saw the actions of the third princess, he did not say anything to stop him. He silently took off the tobacco bag from his waist and filled it with tobacco. He lit it with a fire stick and started to puff away the smoke quietly.
Li Ye was silent for a long time, and his hesitant expression gradually calmed down, as if he had made some decision.
Li Ye raised his head and was about to speak when a knock on the door suddenly sounded in the room.
"Husband, the food and wine have been prepared. Is it convenient for me to come in now?"
Liu Mingzhi slowly exhaled the smoke from his mouth, pondered for a while and looked up at the door of the private room.
"Lingyi, you can just come in."
"Hey, I know it."
The moment the door was pushed open, Li Ye subconsciously turned around from his chair and turned his back to the already opened door.
"Husband, I have prepared four meat and vegetable side dishes, as well as a pot of warm peach blossom stuffed rice. You, Sister Yan'er and this distinguished guest will eat first. If there is not enough, I will give you orders."
Liu Mingzhi nodded with a faint smile, stood up and took the tray of wine and delicacies from Huang Lingyi's hand.
"I know, Lingyi, you can go on and greet the guests. If you need anything else, I will ask your sister Yan'er to come find you."
Huang Lingyi was a little curious in her heart about why her husband turned his back on the guests he was entertaining. Hearing Young Master Liu's words, he immediately understood and put away his curious eyes.
"Hey, husband, you taste the dishes first, while I go to work first."
Huang Lingyi smiled at her husband and nodded sweetly, then turned around and exited the Tianzihao private room without hesitation.
The third princess stood up and placed the food and wine on the table, putting on three wine glasses with a forced smile.
"Husband, I will serve you and this child Ye'er some wine."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Yan'er."
"Thank you for your trouble, auntie. My dear, thank you very much."
"Silly boy, why are you being polite to your aunt?"
As soon as the third princess filled up their wine glasses, Li Ye directly picked up the wine glasses and signaled to Liu Mingzhi.
"Uncle, I want to give you a drink. Do it first as a token of respect."
When Liu Mingzhi saw Li Ye who had already drank the wine in one gulp, he reached out and picked up the wine glass and quietly moved it towards his mouth.
"Uncle."
Liu Mingzhi raised his brows, swallowed the drink in his mouth and gave a faint nasal sound.
"Um?"
"My child... my child seems to have seen her again."
"who?"
"It's her. Uncle, you should understand who the child is talking about."
Liu Mingzhi was slightly startled, and suddenly took a breath of cold air.
"Hey, are you sure?"
"I don't know either, but I will never mistake her figure."