colorful butterfly

Chapter 90 Hibiscus Cake

Li Qingmei was alone in the room, and the maids were waiting outside the door, all of them lowered their heads, and no one dared to whisper or make a sound. Walking back and forth in the room, as if to step out of a hole in the floor of the room before giving up.Since she returned to the palace, she tried every means to find out the whereabouts of her companions, and now the news she got was that the owner of Butterfly Manor was missing.People in Twelve Hall suffered heavy casualties. Ding Muchen and others who survived were captured by the imperial court and locked up in a big prison. They are being tortured and interrogated day and night. I'm afraid that if the bones among them are weak, if they confess her, then it will be over. .

But the presiding judge is Jiang Sijun. Although he is his brother-in-law now, everyone knows that he is an upright person, and he will definitely investigate to the end. He may also be involved, but he doesn't know what the result will be for him. What does it mean? By then, it will be too late even for him to recover, but is there any way to stop him from continuing to investigate now!
This is not the only thing that caused her headaches, the person who threatened her also gave her a deadline, if she could not persuade her father to become emperor within the deadline, she would announce her true identity to the public, and it would be the same at that time If you can't keep it, the whole palace may be affected.

There is only one way now, which is to persuade her father to become the emperor, so that even if those people speak up, she can use power to suppress this matter. She also knows in her heart that even if the prince becomes the emperor, he is still a puppet emperor. Because there are too many handles falling into the hands of others.No one can manipulate the prince behind his back and he has no strength to ascend to the throne.

Li Qingmei was bound to say that his father was the emperor, and after making up his mind, he came to see his father.

Li Qingmei knew that her father must be in the study at this time, studying those things that she found boring, such as calligraphy and painting of famous people.She cooked for herself and made some hibiscus cakes. She asked her father to like the hibiscus cakes that her mother had made the most.

Li Qingmei carried a plate of hibiscus cake that exuded green fluorescence, and walked with heavy steps, her heart was beating non-stop, and her hands were shaking violently. Although she hadn't seen any big scenes in these years, even if she had resented My father, however, is different from now. He took the initiative to expose himself, admit his mistakes, and tell all the secrets hidden in his heart. OK.

With her heart in her throat, she tremblingly walked all the way to the door, seeing the prince looking down at a painting and calligraphy, she calmed down her nervous mood, and walked in slowly with a cake.The prince heard rustling footsteps and heard someone coming, so he raised his head and squinted his eyes, but his eyes seemed unwilling to leave the things on the table. Li Qingmei approached slowly and put the lotus cake on the table. On the table beside him, he said softly: "Father, this is the hibiscus cake I made. For some reason, my daughter likes to eat this cake since she was a child, but since she came to the palace, she has never made it in the palace. I think you must I haven't tasted it, I made some more on purpose, and gave it to Dad to taste."

Hearing this, the prince raised his head and glanced at the cakes on the table. His face turned pale immediately, and he thought for a moment. The relaxed and happy mood just now also became serious. angry.Li Qingmei stood nervously watching, guessing, silent, not daring to make a sound, fine sweat kept leaking from the pores of her skin, her fingers kept sliding back and forth on the palm of her hand, she felt a little anxious disturbed.

The prince was still silent, so he lowered his head and turned his eyes to the desk again, but he was not in the mood to appreciate the calligraphy and painting that he couldn't put it down just now.It seems that something is brewing there.Li Qingmei stood quietly beside him, waiting silently, because she knew that the prince had ordered that no one in the palace was allowed to make this pastry again.And she deliberately pretended not to know, in order to test the prince's attitude towards her, and how he would react next.

"I don't like pastries, you can take them home and eat them yourself!" the prince said in a dull tone.Li Qingmei was secretly pleasantly surprised, he really didn't blame her, if it was someone else, he might have already lost his temper, she was sure that he would not care about her safety, even if it was a huge risk, he would protect her well.

Li Qingzhu knelt on the ground with a plop, his eyes were reddish, and tears gushed out instantly, dripping down from his eye sockets, and he choked up and said: "Father, it's all about the daughter's fault, and the daughter will not be able to be filial by your side from now on. , you must take good care of yourself."

The prince was a little overwhelmed by her nonsensical words, and he was unprepared for the scene before him.He walked forward quickly, bent his knees slightly, bent down, stretched out his hand to help Li Qingmei up, and said to her gently: "If you have something, get up and talk!"

Li Qingmei stretched out her hand and begged her father vigorously, crying louder and faster, her whole body trembling slightly, with tears in her mouth, crying loudly: "It's all my fault, I've made a big mistake, it's too late, it's too late, it's too late."

The prince was shocked by her words, he guessed that this time it must be serious.But he still comforted: "Don't be afraid, with my father here, we will take care of everything together!"

Li Qingmei shook her head while crying, "Father, you really can't help me this time, I committed the crime of beheading."

The lord's heart skipped a beat, this dusty feeling came back again, the scene in front of him was very similar to the one that happened more than 20 years ago, when he was facing her mother, Li Qingmei's mother was raped by him after she failed to assassinate the late emperor. However, her mother is not like she is now. Her heart has long been blinded by hatred, and she is not afraid of life and death at all. To her, death seems like a relief.But there is still a sense of guilt. After all, in order to achieve her own goals, she deceived another person's feelings, and eventually died at the hands of this person.The cycle of heaven and retribution is not good.But what she didn't expect was that that person would abandon everything, his father, his future, and even his own life to save her. Even a piece of ice could be melted.The prince had a heart of sincerity for his lover, but it was not consummated after all.

The prince shook his head helplessly, sighed and said slowly: "It's not a big deal, this is fate, and it has already been destined!" This matter may be a big deal to others, but to him In other words, it can be regarded as expected.

When Zicheng rebelled and rebelled, when he heard that the palace was burned and the emperor disappeared, it was the people from the previous dynasty who initiated the rebellion. He was already on pins and needles. Li Qingmei had been in the mansion for so long, so it was impossible for him not to understand her at all. He was just deceiving himself and others about some things, and he didn't want to think about it. He just let her get what she wanted and wanted to make up for her.

(End of this chapter)