Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

East Palace.

The heavy rain came too quickly and too coincidental. Even with all the efforts, many chrysanthemums were knocked off their branches by the wind and rain. One after another, they were lying silently with their bare heads hanging down, like mocking bamboo baskets. Li Yuqi failed to win.

That was the chrysanthemum he had spent so much effort to find, and that was also the game he had set up. He even refused to join the game because he was worried that the other party would be too precious for his life. He temporarily withdrew many of his guards on the surface, but secretly sent more. A lot of manpower.

But he underestimated Ji Wuyan too much. The person he wanted to trap ran away, and the bait he was holding was rescued. It is still unclear whether the things behind the secret room in the study were discovered... The situation was once very unfavorable to him. .If something goes wrong again at Dali Temple...

"Your Highness." Sanji came in from the outside, covered in cold water vapor, stood at the door and shook before saying, "Your Highness, according to your instructions, the letter has been delivered to Master Shen. Miss Shen Er has also been grounded. It’s in the yard where she lives.”

Li Yuqi nodded silently, waved again, and Sangji bowed his head and retreated.

Shen Lewei originally wanted to send him back to the Shen family directly. Although Bai Xing was out of tune, his last words made sense. He couldn't make another imperial censor an enemy at this time - it was too unwise.But send it back directly?He is willing to deal with this stupid woman Shen Lewei, in the final analysis, isn't it just to take advantage of Shen Qian?Now that we have gone all out and worked hard, we can't just draw water from a bamboo basket and get nothing, right?
What's more, if something goes wrong... you have to pay some price.

What Shen Lewei can't afford, Shen Qian can always pay. What Shen Qian can't afford, there is always someone who can afford it...

If Bian Dongchuan hadn't mentioned it, Li Yuqi himself would have almost forgotten those words... At that time, Shangguan Yuan had just died, and he himself had not yet recovered. Rumors began to circulate in the court that "the prince was suspected of killing his wife, and the prince's concubine was suspected of killing her until her death." The saying that "his virginity and past vows to eachother have become a joke" ruined the image he had worked so hard to build.

Shangguan Yuan's death caught him so off guard that he had no time to figure out where this sentence came from. After that, he gradually forgot about it.

It was only when I thought about it now that I was shocked to realize the inextricable connections between the people involved: Ji Wuyan, who was new to Yanjing City and was unfamiliar with the place, met Shen Luoxin, the eldest daughter of the Shen family who everyone in the city did not want to make friends with.The former comes from Shangguan Yuan's maternal lineage, and the latter is the daughter of Zuo Zuo who personally performed Shangguan Yuan's autopsy.Under such a premise, the so-called "making friends" seems to be too deliberate.

It's still raining.

The scenery in the courtyard was washed away by the rain, and the dirt was washed away, as if it had been painted again.

The sound of rain hitting the yard gradually became small and distant.He thought that if he had discovered something fishy early on, he would have killed Ji Wuyan early, and he would not have allowed her to act recklessly under his nose for so long... But that woman was so good at disguise, in her first After breaking into the East Palace at night, it was clear that he was about to touch the truth.Unfortunately, she slipped away again.

"Your Highness." The steward came to announce, "Princess Lingxi is here."

You Lingxi?What is she doing here in this weather?Li Yuqi really didn't want to receive a spoiled little princess at this juncture. Besides, if it was really a good thing, she wouldn't come in such a hurry. He was about to say that he was caught in the rain in the morning and was cold and couldn't see the guests. , he saw that the other party had already stepped across the threshold with his skirt in hand, followed by the maid holding an oil-paper umbrella and the concierge who followed suit.

Li Yuqi's face seemed to be stained by the autumn rain, with a chill in it.

"Lingxi is here." He said, looking at the concierge, with a cold smile on his lips, "Look at these blind people. Your Highness the Princess is coming here, and she didn't know to send the message in advance so that I can go out to greet you. ." The porter knelt down silently, and it was not that he didn't want to stop him, but even His Highness couldn't directly scold the princess, how could they, the slaves, dare to stop him?No matter what you do, you will always be scolded.

Li Yuqi naturally knew this. He was not scolding the concierge, but just taking the opportunity to hit You Lingxi.Seeing the other party kneeling in the rain outside the door, with his hair wet and sticking to his forehead, he waved his hand impatiently and asked the person to retreat. Then he looked at You Lingxi, whose face was obviously unhappy, and asked He said, "Lingxi came here, what's the matter?"

Princess You didn't speak, let alone speak for the boy who was being punished - this would never have happened in the past.

She left the maid at the foot of the steps, straightened her back and entered the house without looking away. After sitting down, she looked at Li Yuqi and asked, "Your Highness, at You's house before, I heard a few words between servants. I was chatting and feeling confused, so I came to see His Highness to ask about the situation. Could you please...please, Your Highness, please step aside?"

The young princess tightened her jawline, which made her neck look particularly long and graceful, like a beautiful white swan.

She had never been so...almost arrogant in front of Li Yuqi.Li Yuqi raised his eyebrows slightly, with a hint of interest in his eyes. He winked at the steward who followed him, and the steward led his servants away.Li Yuqi then looked at You Lingxi and said, "Since Lingxi said it was just gossip, why bother?"

"Although they are some unpleasant gossip, after all, this princess is involved, so we have to ask the source clearly." After all, this is a girl who has not yet left the court. Even if you can hear some words, you can't relay them. She is obviously here to recruit troops. The person who asked the crime was holding on to his aura, but at this moment, he was inevitably a little embarrassed, and his voice was inevitably lowered, "Your Highness, let me ask you, about those things about Chen Jiahui, but His Highness's rumor Out?"

After much deliberation, I couldn't think of anyone else, and the timing was just right.

Li Yuqi pretended not to know, "What did Lingxi say about Young Master Chen?"

"Just, just...ah, that's what happened!"

"What's going on?"

"No, it's an inhumane thing..." The strong momentum finally dissipated, but he still looked directly at Li Yuqi stubbornly, "Your Highness, did you let people spread it?"

"Yes." Li Yuqi confessed, leaning back in his chair calmly, "Since I promised Lingxi to ruin this marriage for you, I will definitely do what I say. Now, this matter is only spread among the people. In a few days, word spread to everyone in the government and the public, and this marriage would never be settled. Your Highness originally thought that Lingxi would be consummated, but now His Highness is looking at it, why do you think so? ...Lingxi seems to be here to question His Highness?"

"Could it be that...Lingxi is interested in the young master of the Chen family again?"

You Lingxi was startled.