"Everything in the world is impermanent, time is, fate is, what a pity, what a pity!"
Li Xian held the memorial in his hand. After being silent for a long time, he suddenly raised his head and let out a long sigh. His expression of emotion was not that of a young man at all, but that of a weather-beaten old man. He looked straight at the crowd.
Everyone who was waiting around was dumbfounded, but Li Xian himself was completely unaware and was immersed in his reverie - despite Li Xian's apparent age, he was only a child of ten years younger.
, but in fact, with the memory of three lifetimes, there are not many events in this world that can make him sigh and shocked. Obviously, what is described in the memorial is exactly one of them.
The memorial is just an ordinary memorial, with a lot of words densely written in it. However, after deducting all the red tape and other nonsense, the whole article actually only says one thing - Shangguan Yi and his family are all dead! According to reports
The owner of the memorial, Jia Qu, the governor of Liuzhou, said that when Shangguan Yi and his family were boating on the Li River, they encountered a flash flood and the boat sank in the middle of the river. Everyone on the boat died, and their bodies followed the flood into the sea, and they were nowhere to be found.
Regarding Shangguan Yi's death, Li Xian actually had a premonition and knew that it was very likely that he would not be able to reach Aizhou. However, when he heard the news of his death, Li Xian couldn't help but be filled with emotion, not only because of Shangguan Wan'er.
, and more of a feeling about his own fate - if after all the hard work, the end point is back to the starting point, then what is the meaning of it all? Is it possible to just go with the flow? No, never! The suffering of the previous life
Li Xian never wants to do this again!
Huh? No, the smell here is wrong! After Li Xian sighed silently for a while, he suddenly woke up. With a movement in his heart, he had vaguely guessed the prince's intention in sending someone to deliver this memorial.
——If Shangguan Yi's family really died in a flash flood, then there would be no need for the prince to send someone to rush to deliver such a memorial. Obviously, Shangguan Yi's death was probably not a natural disaster but an accident. Although Li
Xian didn't know how the prince knew the inside story, and he didn't dare to completely conclude that his guess was the truth. However, from a logical analysis, the fact may be true. Of course, this was not the last thing the prince had to do to send this memorial.
The core intention and the hidden lines are most likely to ask Li Xian to express his stance.
"Ah, the little king lost his composure for a moment and made the prince laugh. Haha, my father-in-law has worked hard here. Gao Miao, go and pay ten guan to the account room to thank the prince for your good life."
The prince's intentions are understandable, but it is absolutely impossible for Li Xian to express his stance on this. Even if both parties have common interests in restraining Empress Wu's expanding ambitions, they can occasionally cooperate, but it is impossible for Li Xian to rely on the prince.
It was absolutely impossible, because Li Xian knew very well that the prince was definitely no match for Empress Wu, and he could never escape the murderous hands of Empress Wu. To join forces with him at this time was just to bury him in the grave. How could Li Xian do such a thing?
Then he rolled his eyes, gave a sarcastic laugh, and handed the fold back to Wang Dequan's hand. After giving instructions with a smile, he led a group of subordinates directly into the mansion without giving Wang Dequan a chance to speak again.
"Your Highness..."
Although Wang Dequan didn't understand the real purpose of the prince asking him to deliver the memorial, he knew that he had to get the explanation of Shangguan Yi's death from Li Xian. Seeing Li Xian's emotion, he thought that Li Xian should know it
After commenting on the matter, he was cheering up, but he didn't expect that Li Xian had no other words to say. Seeing that Li Xian was leaving, he couldn't help but become anxious, and opened his mouth to say hello, but it was a pity that Li Xian didn't say anything.
He ignored his call and walked away without looking back. Wang De was so anxious that his whole face turned red.
"Eunuch Wang, please stop."
When Gao Miao saw that Wang Dequan had the urge to chase Li Xian, he couldn't let him succeed. He said "please", but stretched out his hand to block Wang Dequan's way. When Wang Dequan saw this, he could only stand in frustration.
He swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva, stamped his feet bitterly, and watched helplessly as Li Xian walked away.
In the Xiande Hall, Prince Li Hong was still sitting a few steps back. Although his expression was as calm as ever, the hand holding the pen was frozen in the air for a long time, and he never wrote on the memorial he was reviewing. It was obvious that Li Hong was not thinking at all.
It was not in the memorial, but the slightly frowned brow and wandering eyes all showed the worry and anxiety deep in Li Hong's heart. It wasn't until he remembered the sound of footsteps that he woke up from his fugue state and raised his head.
, seeing that Wang Dequan was back, a strange look flashed in Li Hong's eyes, but he reservedly resisted the urge to ask questions, and just raised his brows slightly, watching Wang Dequan approach.
"Your Highness, this servant has handed over the memorial to His Highness the King of Zhou for review."
Wang Dequan couldn't guess the root cause of Li Hong's behavior, but he could sense that Li Hong attached great importance to this matter, and even vaguely felt that he seemed to have failed to complete Li Hong's explanation. At this moment, he saw Li Hong staring at
Wang Dequan himself couldn't help but become a little panicked. He hurriedly saluted and reported in a low voice. He buried his head deeply and did not dare to look into Li Hong's eyes at all.
"Well, what did that seventh brother say?"
Seeing Wang Dequan's demeanor, Li Hong had already guessed the result, and his face instantly sank. However, he still had a trace of luck in his heart, so he pondered and asked.
"Your Highness, His Highness King Zhou just said..."
Wang Dequan knew that the mission was not done well, but when faced with Li Hong's questioning, he did not dare to make any excuses and honestly told what happened in detail.
"The world is impermanent? The world is impermanent!" Li Hong murmured, and with a wave of his hand, Wang De was dismissed from the screen. He no longer pretended to correct the memorial, put down the ink pen in his hand, and stood up.
He was pacing back and forth on the front porch of the main hall, his brows furrowed. But after thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what Li Xian was thinking deep in his heart. He kept thinking about it again and again.
He refuses his own good intentions.
To say that Li Xian is stupid and unable to see his good intentions? This is obviously impossible. In the past, Li Hong might have thought so, but after experiencing the imprisonment case, Li Hong finally understood that his seventh brother was not
It's not as simple as it seems on the surface, but if Li Xian is ambitious, it doesn't look like it. After all, no prince who aspires to a high position would abandon civility and pursue martial arts. Even if he wants to practice martial arts,
He would definitely not make such a big noise like Li Xian did. Such a plan was purely a way of self-exile. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he was seeking his own death. Li Hong originally thought that Li Xian was playing tricks on others.
It was a trick of retreating to advance, but after several months of observation, Li Hong was surprised to find that Li Xian was really focused on practicing martial arts. He had never even entered the study room once, and it didn't seem like he was cheating.
It's hard for Li Hong to stop nagging.
Li Hong secretly instigated Yan Liben to write a letter to Emperor Gaozong and send Li Xian out of the capital. His intention was originally just to test the situation and see how his two younger brothers would react to this matter. In fact, he really didn't expect Yan Liben to do so.
It was successful, but the fact was beyond Li Hong's expectation. Gaozong was so accurate. Li Hong could see through the strangeness here, but this matter met Li Hong's needs, so he was happy.
Seeing the result, it was a pity that the two younger brothers seemed to be very alert and did not get into the trap at all. The matter was revealed in such a casual way. Li Hong secretly cried out that it was a pity, but he had no choice but to do anything in his heart.
Deep down, he had a suspicion about Li Xian - Li Hong suspected that the reason why Li Xian, who had an upright temperament, could escape this disaster was most likely the result of Li Xian's secret help.
In Li Hong's view, no matter how much Li Xian fools around on the surface, it is an indisputable fact that he is quite talented. Because of this, Li Hong does not want Li Xian to completely fall to the ambitious Li Xian's side, but it is a pity that after repeated tests
, were all politely rejected by Li Xian, which made Li Hong upset and a little puzzled - Li Hong asked himself that he had always treated Li Xian well and never showed any slightness. Not only that, whenever Li Xian
When he made a mistake, Li Hong also took care of him. Logically speaking, Li Xian should not have any resentment, but in fact, Li Xian actually turned to Li Xian, who had always treated him coldly. The strange thing about this was Li Hong.
I couldn't figure it out, so it goes without saying that I felt irritable.
"Someone is coming!"
After Li Hong walked around the front porch for a few times, he suddenly stopped, raised his brows, and shouted loudly.
"My slave is here."
Wang Dequan was waiting at the door of the palace. When he heard Li Hong's call, he hurried into the palace and bowed to answer.
"Go and invite the King of Zhou into the palace. Tell him that you have something important to discuss with him."
After much thought, Li Hong still felt that he could not sit back and watch Li Xian fall to Li Xian's side, and planned to make another effort to see if he could make a difference, so he gritted his teeth and issued a summons order.
"Ah, yes, slave, I obey."
Wang Dequan had just returned from Prince Zhou's Mansion, and when he heard that he was going again, he was immediately dumbfounded and filled with questions. But when he saw that Li Hong's face looked wrong, he did not dare to ask questions and bowed hurriedly.
After accepting the promise, he hurriedly exited the hall and rushed to Prince Zhou's Mansion without mentioning it.
"Seventh brother, seventh brother, I hope you don't let me down for all your hard work. Otherwise..."
After Wang Dequan left, Li Hong stood dumbly for a moment, gritted his teeth, whispered to himself, and sat back a few feet back.
"Ah owe, ah owe..."
There may be such a thing as telepathy in this world. No, Li Hong was gritting his teeth at this end. Li Xian, who had just finished taking a shower at the other end, had just stepped out of the bathroom door with one foot and sneezed in a long series.
, which immediately caused all the maids waiting at the side to be in a hurry, complaining, and asking for help.