"Brother Lian, there is one more thing I want to ask you." Li Qi took a sip of wine and said.
Lian Shaohua smiled and said, "Brother Li, what else can you do?"
"I wonder if Brother Lian knows Concubine Liu?"
Hearing Li Qi mention Concubine Liu, Lian Shaohua was slightly startled. After a long time, he smiled and said, "Why did Brother Li suddenly ask about Concubine Liu?"
"I've also heard that she is the most beautiful woman on the Tianji List, but it's a pity that I haven't had the chance to meet her. Brother Lian often visited the palace before, so I just wanted to gossip about it." Li Qi said with a smile.
"Gossip?"
"Just listening to what you said." Li Qi said.
"Brother Li is really full of witty words." Lian Shaohua said with a smile, "I have only seen Concubine Liu twice. The first time was when I first came to Beijing and was selected as the consort, and the second time was
During the emperor’s birthday banquet.”
"Oh? What do you think, Brother Lian, of Concubine Liu?" Li Qi asked.
"Concubine Liu is indeed the most beautiful woman I have ever seen." Lian Shaohua said.
"Even Brother Lian said she is beautiful, which proves that her title as the number one beauty on the Tianji List is really not an exaggeration."
"But Concubine Liu...how should I put it?" Lian Shaohua thought for a moment and said, "She is different from ordinary people."
"Why is it different?" Li Qi asked.
"She doesn't seem to be very interested in anything." Lian Shaohua said, "It's better to say she is an object than a person."
"An object?"
"Yes, it's like the starry sky, which is beautiful but hard to touch." Lian Shaohua said.
Li Qi smiled and said: "Brother Lian, you still know how to use metaphors... So what does Brother Lian think of Concubine Liu's death?"
Lian Shaohua smiled and said: "It seems that Brother Li has spared such a large circle, so the question he really wants to ask me is this."
Li Qi did not speak, but smiled slightly and took a sip of wine.
"Actually, what do I think about Concubine Liu's death? With all the methods in the harem, it's effortless to kill someone."
"Who do you think, Brother Lian, killed Concubine Liu?" Li Qi asked.
"Rather than saying that she was killed, it is better to say that she was tired of life in the palace."
Li Qi was stunned: "Are you saying that Concubine Liu committed suicide?"
Lian Shaohua smiled and stopped talking. Instead, he raised his glass and said, "Brother Li, come and have a drink. I originally planned to talk about romance tonight, not anything else..."
Seeing that Lian Shaohua no longer seemed to want to continue this topic, Li Qi did not force it. He raised his glass with a smile and said, "Brother Lian, I wish you all the best. See you soon."
Lian Shaohua nodded and said with a smile: "See you later."
…
When Li Qi came to the East Palace, Zhao Fu saw that he was hesitant to speak.
Li Qi handed over a banknote and said, "Eunuch Zhao, what happened?"
Zhao Fu took the banknote and pulled Li Qi to the corner: "Li Shidu, that day you contradicted His Highness, I was so worried for you... His Highness has told you that he doesn't want to see you again."
Li Qi felt a little funny in his heart, "Grandma, I don't want to see you yet."
"So that's what happened. Eunuch Zhao, you misunderstood. I didn't come here to see His Highness today."
"Aren't you here to see His Highness?"
"The Crown Princess asked me to come here..."
"Princess?" Zhao Fu looked confused.
Li Qi said without blushing, "It's like this. The Crown Princess is a little uncomfortable, and I don't know who said that I have a prescription that can cure the Crown Princess's illness..."
Zhao Fu nodded: "So that's it. I don't know which slave is talking nonsense. I'll ask later."
"Eunuch Zhao said something serious, so there is no need to bother Eunuch Zhao about this matter. Anyway, I'm here. It's a good thing if the prescription can be used. It's okay if it can't be used..." Li Qi paused as he said, "But for this matter, I
I hope Eunuch Zhao won’t tell the prince. After all, the prince is very angry right now. If he knows that I have come to the East Palace, he will probably have to..."
"Don't worry Li Shidu, I certainly know how to do this." Zhao Fu said with a smile.
"Then I'll bother Eunuch Zhao, I'll go to the Crown Princess's side first," Li Qi said.
"Okay, Li Shidu, walk slowly."
Li Qi walked around to the princess's palace, only to see that the palace was still so deserted, and there was not even a maid at the door.
After Li Qi entered, he went to the door of the hall and knocked on the door. After a while, a palace maid opened the door.
"My lord, Li Qi has come to pay homage to the Crown Princess." Li Qi shouted at the top of his lungs.
Soon a voice came from inside the house: "Let him come in."
"yes."
The maid opened the door and let Li Qi walk in.
Lu Jinshuang, whom she hadn't seen for several months, looked very haggard. She was leaning on the bedside and was embroidering something in her hand.
It's hard to tell that this woman can do needlework.
"Lian'er, go see if the spices I want are ready." Lu Jinshuang said.
The maid on the side said: "Yes."
Soon only Li Qi and Lu Jinshuang were left in the room.
Lu Jinshuang put down the things in her hands, stared at Li Qi and said, "I thought you wouldn't come back."
Li Qi smiled and said: "How could..."
He rubbed his hands, moved closer, and stared at Lu Jinshuang's belly: "That..."
"You want to ask about the child in my belly?" Lu Jinshuang said calmly, "He is fine."
"Does the prince know that you are pregnant?" Li Qi asked.
"I don't know, he hasn't been to my place for a long time." Lu Jinshuang said lightly.
"What about the child in your belly? You don't plan to give birth in the palace, right?" Li Qi asked.
"Otherwise?" Lu Jinshuang said.
Damn it, is this woman crazy?
As far as Li Qi knew, the prince had never touched her. If she gave birth to a child at this time, would he still be alive?
Li Qi didn't know what to say for a while.
Originally, he thought that after he left Kyoto, Lu Jinshuang would find a way to get rid of the child, but now it seems...
"It was the palace master's wish." Lu Jinshuang said, "She asked me to give birth to the child."
"Why?" Li Qi asked.
Lu Jinshuang looked at Li Qi and said, "Whose child this child belongs to, only the two of us know..."
"But the prince..."
Lu Jinshuang sighed: "I don't know what to do now. I can only take one step at a time."
"How about I find a way to get you out of the palace, then..."
"What then?" Lu Jinshuang smiled and said, "You don't have to lie to yourself. Anyway, I have already thought about it. The worst is that I will die in the end..."
Grandma, what kind of thing is this?
"Did you get the book back?" Lu Jinshuang asked.
Li Qi sighed and handed over the "Shengshu" in his arms.
Seeing that Li Qi didn't hesitate at all, Lu Jinshuang frowned slightly: "Are you really willing to give me the book?"
"What's the use of keeping this book?" Li Qi was extremely anxious. "You have to find a way to solve the child's problem quickly, otherwise... it's not your problem now."