Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 836 I have seen people building relationships, but I have never seen people building relationships like this.

The prince has been grounded for many days. I heard that the imperial concubine returned to the prime minister's house twice in just a few days. On the surface, it was said that Mrs. Bian was unwell and invited the imperial concubine to go home to visit her relatives. But in fact, what happened was in everyone's mind. It's all obvious - the imperial concubine couldn't sit still.

Many young officials in the court could not sit still. They either secretly handed in greeting cards and worked hard to make friends with the Bai family, or they thought of saving the country and first made friends with the Duke of Ning. In fact, you will only know if you try. It seems that the Duke's Mansion, which has been idle in recent years, is more difficult to make friends with than the Bai family.

If neither path leads to success, the only option is to show good intentions openly.

At the court, they openly stood in line to protect the Bai family. Only Prince Pingyang obeyed. After going to court, he racked his brains to write memorials. One memorial after another floated into His Majesty's chamber like snowflakes, even though everyone knew it well. The memorial will most likely not be opened. However, attitude is very important, whether it succeeds or not is another matter.

Most of those memorials cited scriptures and emphasized that "the current Crown Prince, whether it is based on the rules set by the ancestors or the etiquette that has been inherited for thousands of years, is unjust and unjust. The rules and etiquette all emphasize the importance of a direct descendant." There is a distinction between concubine and concubine. Now that the legitimate prince is still here, there is absolutely no reason to appoint the son of a noble concubine as the crown prince." and so on.

I heard that the emperor also read two memorials. After reading this, he became very angry and swept away all the remaining piles on the table with a flick of his sleeves. However, he did not reprimand anyone. His attitude was so ambiguous that it was hard to understand, just like that " "An extremely angry" is just acting for others to look like.

"If it had been in the past, my father would have been so angry that he would have vented his anger on these ministers. He would never have made a big deal into a trivial matter quietly..." Li Yiwei sighed softly while holding a teacup and looking at the charcoal fire burning in the stove in front of him. It's strange to say that there are some things I didn't intend to say so clearly, but after sitting down, I felt an inexplicable... desire to talk. This is very dangerous, he told himself... His eyes looked at Ji Wuyan with a little more scrutiny.

Ji Wuyan seemed unaware.

The young prince must have been mentally exhausted during this period. He has obviously lost weight, and his energy and energy are lacking. He has lost the high-spirited look of the past, and his eyes are obviously stained with black and blue. He had a rough guess about the purpose of the other party's trip, but he still pretended not to understand and talked about the matter, "Your Majesty has never punished the ministers who have been reported, nor has His Royal Highness been released. It seems that he is still partial to His Highness the County Prince." Yes. Your Highness need not worry.”

Li Yiwei looked sideways, silently sizing up the girl in front of him who still looked a bit innocent. At the age of ten, this innocence shouldn't be felt to be inconsistent, but it fell on Ji Wuyan, but it was out of place no matter how you looked at it.

He twitched the corner of his mouth, but did not expose the other party's obvious disguise and vigilance. Instead, he explained seriously why he was "worried", "Li Yuqi was confined to the East Palace, and the imperial concubine left the palace twice and still did not ask Bian Xiang for help." , it is obviously a community of interests where everyone is prosperous and everyone suffers. If Prime Minister Bian is not impatient, he must have a backup plan. Li Yuqi was banned because of his ineffective handling of the epidemic. Now this job has fallen on me. For many days. There is no progress at all, but it seems that Li Yuqi is not that bad after all..."

"So His Highness is anxious?" Ji Wuyan raised his eyebrows and chuckled, with a hint of meaning, "Afraid to the point... that you seek medical treatment in an emergency?"

This girl doesn't speak openly.

Li Yiwei let out a long sigh and leaned back in his chair. He felt a little powerless for a moment, as if every step he took was stepping on thick cotton without any effort. He looked at Ji Wuyan and asked, "Are you really... seeking medical advice indiscriminately? But I think it's just the right medicine."

"As we all know, the little concubine really doesn't know any medical skills. However, His Highness the County Prince does not look very well. Why don't you ask Mr. Chen to take your pulse?" Gu Zuo spoke to him again, weighing heavily.

Li Yiwei shook his head. He really didn't want to talk to the other party like this anymore. He felt that if he didn't be more straightforward, he was afraid that this girl would keep talking to you until tomorrow. Speaking of which, this temperament somewhat matches that of Ning Xiuyuan.

"Miss Ji, I will open the skylight to you today and dig into my heart." He sat upright and looked at Ji Wuyan, his words were gentle and his words were serious, "First of all, the girl is on good terms with the Bai family. The old lady of the Bai family is my grandmother. , In terms of intimacy, I am a relative and the prince is a stranger, can you agree with this, girl?”

I have seen people building relationships, but I have never seen people building relationships like this.

Ji Wuyan propped up his chin and raised his eyebrows with interest, "The prince is indeed distant, but the king doesn't seem to be a close relative..."

Li Yiwei choked. He had never been so disliked by anyone in his life. He coughed somewhat uncomfortably and added, "In comparison, in comparison..."

Ji Wuyan nodded and motioned for the other party to continue speaking.

Li Yiwei then continued, "Secondly, although I don't know the specific reason, the girl obviously has some issues with His Highness the Crown Prince. On this point, our enemies are the same. Can the girl agree?"

Unexpectedly, Ji Wuyan shook his head again and retorted, "You can't really be called an enemy. I'm just the daughter of a merchant. How can I have any trouble with His Highness the Crown Prince? It's not that I don't want to live... at most it's just a misunderstanding."

It’s true that oil and salt are not enough. Even if Li Yiwei is usually well-mannered, he still has the urge to slam the table and yell at people - he is seriously "analyzing the pros and cons from the bottom of his heart" here, but he wants to make peace with you over there. It's like you are dragging her to see the glory of the top of the mountain together, but she only thinks that the wild flowers and grass at the foot of the mountain are also very beautiful... she has no knowledge! No pattern!

It would be fine if he really took it that way. People who are obsessed with wild flowers and weeds at the foot of the mountain are not worthy of him dragging them up. But he also knows that all this is just her disguise. Li Yiwei knows even better that if he wants to go to the top of the mountain, she must come with him. .

Inhaling, exhaling, inhaling again, and then exhaling slowly, Li Yiwei calmed down the urge to slap the table in his heart, bit his back teeth and asked Ji Wuyan with a smile, "What do you want Miss Ji to do to agree to cooperate with me?" ?”

He gave up the plan of "moving with emotion and understanding with reason" and started talking about business directly.

Obviously, Miss Ji is more interested in "negotiating business" than "making friendships". She raised her eyes, a small dark light flickered in her eyes, and asked Li Yiwei, "Oh? I wonder...what is His Highness the Prince willing to promise? After all, although the little girl has some misunderstandings with the Prince, there is really no need to wade into this muddy water. Just like you said, there is Prime Minister Bian behind His Royal Highness who has remained unmoved until now. This muddy water is not easy to navigate. "