Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 221 The Night Visit
Li Lijun returned to her yard.Erhong quickly sent everyone else out, leaving only their master and servant, Nanny Lu, Mrs. Shao, and Shi Qing's confidantes in the room.

At this time, Erhong confided to Li Lijun what she had been holding back for a long time: "What kind of madness is the king today? How could he have the face to say such things to the little lady?! The third lady is too thick-skinned!"

Nanny Lu and Mrs. Shao hurriedly asked, "What's the matter? What happened?" They stayed in the yard to pack up their things, and they didn't have time to find out what happened at the family banquet.

Erhong narrated what happened at the family reunion banquet today and the content of the private conversation between the heir Wang Li Dai and his daughter. During the period, when he mentioned the thundering incident, he deliberately kept his voice extremely low, so as not to be heard by the wall.After she finished speaking, she said bitterly: "Fortunately, the little lady was clever and found a reason to reject the king's request, otherwise it would be too disgusting! I only hate myself for being too stupid. I haven't learned how to use the lightning charm yet, otherwise I will hear the king's request. When you say that, you should put a thunderbolt on his head too!"

Nanny Lu, Mrs. Shao and Shi Qing were also very angry when they heard this.Mother Lu said with a dark face: "This old slave knows that the heir king is not reliable. No matter how nice he said in the past, he will only pretend to be himself in his heart. In order to curry favor with the nobles in the palace, he dares to do anything. No, you don't hesitate to poke a knife into people's hearts. The prince has been aggressive and indifferent all his life, why did he raise such a heartless eldest son?!"

Mrs. Shao couldn't help the tears welling up in her eyes: "My lady went early, it's good if I didn't see these bad things, otherwise I don't know how I will feel sorry for my little lady!"

Seeing them like this, Li Lijun smiled and comforted them: "It's okay, I have no expectations for Aye in my heart, so I am just surprised at the excessive demands on him. I am a little bit angry, but I will never be angry with him." I’ve ruined myself. I’m just wondering, what exactly did Li Yanjun tell Aye? How could she persuade Aye to agree to let her go with me to meet the imperial concubine? Aye shouldn’t have mentioned the taboos I mentioned He didn't think about it, but he just ignored it. Is it because Aye is really coaxed by Li Yanjun and doesn't think about anything, or is it because the benefits promised by Li Yanjun outweigh all the risks, so Aye is willing to take risks? "

Anyway, even if Li Yanjun failed to please the imperial concubine, it was only a disadvantage for herself.Li Dai probably felt that he would not be involved in this matter, so he was relieved to send her to the imperial concubine.

Then the problem comes.What benefits can Li Yanjun bring to Li Dai?She is just a little girl under ten years old.Without the support of the biological mother, the mother's family is also unreliable, and the younger brother is only five years old.What confidence does she have to convince her greedy father?

Nanny Lu said: "No matter what the third lady has planned, it is all in vain now. Little lady don't have to worry about her."

But Li Lijun said: "If the concubine really intends to see me on the Shangsi Festival, there are still about ten days left. Li Yanjun can't give up easily, such a long time is enough for her to play tricks. I have to know her reliance." Otherwise, don’t think about living a quiet life in the next ten days.” She still has business to do, so how can she have time to entertain the enemy’s daughter?Wasn't the reason why she hit that thunder at the family banquet today to give herself enough reasons to stay away from Li Yanjun?
Thinking of this, Li Lijun thought of someone who might tell her the answer, got up and said, "I'll talk to the elder sister, you can pack your things, or you can find a chance to find our people to inquire about, after Li Yanjun was released , what have you done?"

Shi Qing hurriedly said: "I went with the young lady. I also know a few people in the big lady's courtyard, maybe I can ask them for some information."

Li Lijun nodded in agreement, and the two quickly crossed the courtyard of Li Yanjun and Li Huijun, and came to the gate of Li Chujun's courtyard.

The courtyard door was closed, Shi Qing stepped forward and knocked on the door, after the door opened, she whispered a few words to the gatekeeper's mother-in-law, who secretly looked at Li Lijun and closed the door.After a while, the door opened again, and Li Chujun's confidant maid came out to welcome him: "Fourth lady, please come in, our eldest lady is waiting in the house."

Li Lijun remembered that this maid seemed to be named Jin Qiao, although she had served Li Chujun for many years, she was not from the old servant of the Yang family.She nodded at the other party, said "Thank you" politely, and walked into Li Chujun's yard.

She is new to this place.Since she was a child, she has never entered this door.Occasionally she was pulled over by Li Yanjun, but she was always thrown away by the eldest sister Li Chujun at the door.Many times she didn't want to come, but at that time Li Yanjun, who was still playing the role of a good sister, always pulled her to come, and often asked her to take the lead, so every time she was driven away, she was the one who got hit more.Looking back now, she was so stupid when she was a child that she didn't see through Li Yanjun's true intentions.

Li Chujun came back early, at this time he had already changed into homely clothes, his long hair was loose, and he was sitting on the Arhat bed, leaning against the smoke cage, craving the warmth from the incense burner inside.She is 13 years old this year, and she already has the figure of a young girl, but she is lazy at the moment, her small face has no makeup, and she has a childish look, which is far less imposing than she looked at the family banquet just now.

When she saw Li Lijun enter the room, she was still wearing the clothes from the family banquet, and she didn't intend to get up to greet her, so she just sneered: "You just came back from Aye? What? But Aye listened to someone's instigation , What do you want you to do again? You came to me in a hurry to find out the news?"

Seeing the elder sister's attitude, Li Lijun didn't bother to show respect, so he sat down on the embroidered pier next to Luohan's bed, and got straight to the point: "Aye asked me to take the third sister to meet the noble concubine, saying that she knew the preferences of the noble concubine and sisters, and I often follow Xiao Yang to curry favor with Mrs. Qin, and I am familiar with Mrs. Qin, even if I say something wrong in front of the noble concubine, Mrs. Qin will help intercede for the sake of the third sister."

"What?!" Li Chujun only felt that he heard the most absurd thing in the world, "How can the youngest have such a big face?! Her mother dare not say that Mrs. Qin can help her to intercede, what kind of onion is she, Li Yanjun?! She glared at Li Lijun, "You're not stupid enough to agree, are you?!"

"Of course not." Li Lijun said decisively, "I have a grudge against the third sister, why should I take her to see the noble concubine? The noble concubine is originally from the Yang family, and she called me to appease one or two because of guilt. What if the third sister is in front of the noble concubine Talking nonsense, but instead pouring dirty water on my mother, wouldn’t I be disgusted to death?! Aye only said that the third sister knows the preferences and taboos of the concubine and sisters, and knows how to please the concubine. Maybe she can ask for a favor for him. I'm just an official. But I don't think the third sister has this ability. She tried every means to show her face in front of the imperial concubine, and she must intercede for her mother. Can I give her this chance?!"

"You're not stupid enough yet." Li Chujun sat up straight, with doubts on his face, "Why did Aye believe the third child? He didn't hear such an obvious lie? If the third child has such With ability, her mother has already obtained the official for Aye, how could she be dying, and there is no Madam Guo who came forward to protect her life?!"

Li Lijun lowered his voice, and moved closer to Li Chujun: "Eldest sister, I think the third sister's behavior is very strange. She tried every means to coax Aye into agreeing to let her go with me, and she made a fuss in front of the whole family tonight. The purpose of reconciling with me is to go to see the noble concubine with me, right? But even if she sees the noble concubine, what can she do? She can make the noble concubine like her? Can the noble concubine agree to seek an official for Aye in front of the saint? She Where does the confidence come from?! If she can't do anything, how will she explain to Aye when she comes back? She has to rely on something, so she will go all out to make it happen, right?"

Li Chujun raised his eyebrows, and suddenly became interested: "Are you suspicious... what secret is she hiding?"

(End of this chapter)