Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 423 The Only Light
It has to be said that Empress Wu's evaluation of Li Qinzai was very objective.

It is true that Li Qinzai will not be used by any power. In this world, only loyalty to the imperial power is the safest. Any force other than the imperial power is full of danger, because they are not powers granted by the king, but "cliques".

Forming a faction is very dangerous. Once the emperor doesn't like it and the situation in the court is out of balance, the faction's party members will inevitably be adjusted and purged by the emperor until they regain balance in the court.

Queen's Party is no exception.

Today's Empress Wu is not capable of turning the world, and the court is still in the hands of Li Zhi, and it is even more impossible for Li Qinzai to stand in the team of Empress Wu, which is digging his own grave.

"Speaking of Jingchu's great kindness to my two princesses, Sujie told me yesterday that the two sisters must thank you for your kindness in person." Li Zhi said with a smile.

Li Qinzai hurriedly said: "No need, I'm just doing my duty..."

After a pause, Li Qinzai quickly glanced at Empress Wu, and added: "I have no other intentions, I just feel that the two princesses are innocent and pitiful. They are harmless and don't need to be wronged."

Li Qinzai bit down heavily on the word "harmless". Empress Wu glanced at him coldly after her dazed expression.

She knew that this was a hint of Li Qinzai's release, to the effect that I didn't mean to target you this time, but I just felt sorry for the two princesses and wanted to save them.

But this time Li Qinzai really offended Empress Wu, how could he easily forgive him?
Li Zhi watched the undercurrent between Li Qinzai and his mother-in-law with a smile, but as if he didn't notice it, he turned his head and said to the servant next to him: "Call Sujie and the two princesses into the palace."

Soon Li Sujie and the two princesses came to the main hall. Li Sujie bowed to Li Zhi. The two princesses timidly looked at the familiar and unfamiliar father sitting in the hall, and bowed down. The moment they bowed their heads, tears fell to the ground. .

Li Zhi's expression was also dazed for a moment, and then he forced the three of them to flatten with a smile.

Then Li Sujie greeted Li Qinzai as a disciple, and Li Qinzai nodded.

The two princesses looked at each other, and they both went forward to bow down to Li Qinzai, and said in unison, "Thank County Uncle Li for saving his life."

Li Qinzai couldn't sit still anymore, he hurriedly got up and returned the salute.

Li Zhi smiled and said, "Jing Chu'an sit down, you can afford their great gift."

Li Qinzai said with a wry smile: "Your Majesty, I'm just doing my duty, how dare I take this great gift."

Just as she was about to continue to speak modestly, Li Sujie suddenly knelt down on Li Qinzai's knees.

Li Qinzai was so frightened that he almost jumped up. It is understandable for the two princesses to make a big gift. Our teachers and students are so familiar, so doing this big gift is either adultery or robbery.

"What do you want to do?" Li Qinzai asked warily.

Li Sujie bowed to the ground and said: "Sir, the two sisters of my disciples deeply admire your talents and knowledge. If you want to learn from him, you are willing to serve him as a disciple. I ask you to agree."

Li Qinzai said without hesitation: "Did you see the gate behind you? Get out in a round way."

Li Sujie begged: "Mr., the two sisters really have the heart to learn. The master has a peerless knowledge. The disciples and the two sisters are willing to pass on the master's knowledge to future generations, and establish the Zongshan school that has never been seen before."

Li Qinzai flatly refused: "I don't accept female disciples."

"Why?" Li Sujie asked disappointedly.

"My mother-in-law, that is, your teacher's wife is a jealous woman. If I accept female disciples, Guadatian Lixia will not be able to tell."

Unexpectedly, the two princesses also knelt down to Li Qinzai suddenly, bowed their heads and said, "I am sincerely studying, please Mr. Li to help me."

Li Qinzai still shook his head and refused.

Li Zhi looked at the two strange daughters, and then at Li Sujie's pleading expression, his heart moved, and he knew why they insisted on worshiping Li Qinzai as their teacher.

When children can't get shelter from their father, they can only look for others, they are still children, and they can't stand the wind and rain anymore.

Thinking of this, Li Zhi felt guilty for a while.

A father like him really failed to the extreme.

And he couldn't even make amends to them, because even he himself couldn't guarantee whether they would be harmed by the queen for some legitimate reason if they were still living in the palace.

No one knows Empress Wu's methods better than Li Zhi.

Perhaps, letting them leave this palace and study in a place far away from the court could be a way to survive.

With Li Qinzai taking care of them, Li Zhi can rest assured, he knows that Li Qinzai will not let him down.

So Li Zhi suddenly said: "Jingchu, just agree."

Li Qinzai was taken aback, looked into Li Zhi's eyes, and saw that Li Zhi's eyes were full of pleading, Li Qinzai immediately understood the intention of the two princesses' apprenticeship.

Sighing secretly, why do you want me to wipe your ass because you married a careless woman?

Although I invented toilet paper, butt wiping is not my specialty.

Li Qinzai quickly glanced at Empress Wu, seeing that she was expressionless, she seemed unaware of the two princesses' apprenticeship and Li Zhi's entreaties, and everything that happened before her eyes seemed transparent.

Li Qinzai hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "Okay, I..."

Before finishing speaking, Li Sujie was overjoyed, quickly stood up and stood between the two princesses, pressed the backs of their heads with both hands, and shouted in a deep voice: "Hurry up and pay homage to Master!"

The two princesses were caught off guard, and Li Sujie pressed down their heads severely, and kowtowed to Li Qinzai one after another.

As if afraid that Li Qinzai would go back on his word, Li Sujie pressed the backs of the two princesses' heads and shouted, "Bye again! Bye!"

While speaking, Li Sujie's tears fell like rain, and the two princesses also understood his brother's intentions, and they kowtowed to Li Qinzai non-stop without his head pressing.

Their tears couldn't stop streaming down, and they kowtowed while crying hard to suppress.

Like a person struggling in deep water hugging a piece of driftwood, the two princesses saw the hope of life.

This kind of hope is something that even my father is stingy with giving.

In this world, they are no different from orphans.

Li Qinzai was the only light in their lives.

In order to survive, they must chase this light.

In the main hall, Li Zhi also shed tears, whether it was guilt or distress, only he knew.

Empress Wu is still expressionless. At this moment, she is like a sculpture without thinking, choosing to ignore everything outside her body.

The sorrows and joys in the world, life and death, Empress Wu has experienced no less than anyone else. Two generations of emperors have been favored and humiliated, and the harem has not seen gunpowder for many years. Her heart has long been as cold as iron.

Seeing the two princesses knocked so hard that blood oozes from their foreheads, Li Qinzai felt sad for a while.

For the first time in my life, I feel distressed for two strange women. It has nothing to do with the relationship between men and women, but only compassion.

"Okay, after the ceremony, I'll accept you." Li Qinzai said in a deep voice.

The two princesses kept kowtowing as if they didn't hear it, but it was Li Sujie who stopped them.

Standing them upright, Li Sujie raised his sleeves to wipe the blood off the foreheads of the two sisters, and smiled while crying: "Does it hurt?"

Princess Yiyang shook her head and smiled back: "It doesn't hurt."

Li Zhi choked for a moment, then sighed sadly: "Jing Chu, treat them well, what I owe them, you can help me make up for it, okay?"

Li Qinzai looked straight into his eyes, nodded and said, "I will not wrong them."

(End of this chapter)