Do you know the long song of laughter?

Chapter 127 My Fair Lady
  Although Li An has a low status and only has some reputation among scholars, if he can win over Li An, it will be of great benefit to King Yan.

"It seems that you have figured it out. As a friend, I should not interfere with your choice. However, the battle for the throne has always been dangerous. I still want to remind you that it is best not to get involved." Sheng Changbai said.

"Zecheng, I know you are doing it for my own good, and I have no intention of getting involved," Li An said.

If King Yan can finally sit on the throne, even if it is a little more dangerous, he will try to give it a try.

However, he knew the plot behind it. Neither King Yong nor King Yan succeeded in becoming emperor in the end. Instead, Zhao Zongquan, a man who no one noticed now, got the advantage in the end.

It stands to reason that Li An knows the plot, and if he can assist King Yan or King Yong to ascend the throne, the benefits will be huge.

But once he becomes naked, what if he surrenders to him?
  King Yan just wanted to use him to gain Shilin's favor.

If he goes there, King Yan may give him a thousand gold pieces to buy horse bones and give him many benefits.

But that's all superficial, and Li An can't affect King Yan's decision-making.

If he defected to the past, even if he was not targeted to death by King Yong's faction, when King Yan's rebellion failed, he would be regarded as a rebel, and he would not end well no matter what.

"If you think so, it seems that my worries are unnecessary." Sheng Changbai said with a smile.

"Zicheng, if Prince Yan's target is really me, he will not give up so easily, and it will be inconvenient for me to stay in Bianjing for a long time." Li An said with a solemn expression.

Prince Yan's efforts to win over him naturally couldn't be concealed from Prince Yong.

As the saying goes, the person who knows you best is always your enemy.

As competitors, King Yan and King Yong would definitely keep a close eye on each other's movements.

After all, in the fight for the throne, the losing party will definitely not end well.

King Yong may look down on him, but if Prince Yan wins over him, King Yong will definitely find ways to destroy him.

Either draw him over, or suppress and target him.

The Yangzhou County Examination was in mid-September, and Li An originally planned to return to Yangzhou in mid-August.

Now it seems I can only leave early.

"You're right, and if you leave now, Prince Yan will understand what you mean. It will be a few months until you come back, and Prince Yan may not be able to win over you by then." Sheng Changbai nodded in agreement. Nodding, he asked, "When are you going to leave?"

Li An thought for a while and said: "The sooner we make an appointment, I'll prepare it, probably in the next few days."

Sheng Changbai pondered for a while and said: "My eldest uncle's eldest son is getting married soon. My father can't leave here, and my grandmother is planning to go back to her hometown. She will be leaving in the next few days. We are on the way. You might as well follow. Let the boat go."

"Isn't this not good?"

The Sheng family's hometown is in a town called Youyang below Jinling.

From Bianjing back to Yangzhou, we have to pass through Jinling, which is a convenient way.

But Mrs. Sheng was a female dependent, and he remembered that she seemed to be bringing Minglan with her when she went back this time. It would be inconvenient for him to follow her.

"Zi Qian, my grandmother is old, and it is not convenient for my parents to accompany her this time. Chang Feng and I can't leave because we have to take the county examination. I want you to accompany me, and I also want to trouble you to look after you on the way." Sheng Changbai said.

"If that's the case, then I'll take a ride." Li An said with a smile.

"Haha, it's settled then." Sheng Changbai smiled.

……

After school ended the next afternoon, Li An came out of Sheng's house and did not go home. Instead, he took a carriage to Liu's house, preparing to tell his teacher about his next return to Yangzhou.

Li An was thinking about things when he suddenly felt the carriage stop.

"Uncle Wei, are you here?"

Because he was thinking about things, Li An didn't pay attention to how much time had passed, so he opened the car curtain with doubts.

"Sir, someone stopped the car and said it was his master who invited us," Welin said.

"My master would like to invite Mr. Li to have a meal with us." The man blocking the road stepped forward and saluted.

When Li An saw the man's appearance, his eyes narrowed and he said, "Sorry, please tell your master that I have something to do today and I really can't go to the banquet." This man was with Zhao Xian last night. Li An was somewhat impressed.

However, since the other party did not identify himself, Li An simply pretended not to know and refused directly.

The man said calmly: "My master is in this restaurant, please give Mr. Li some face."

Hearing this, Li An looked towards the restaurant next to him and saw Zhao Xian lying on the second floor window, looking over here.

Seeing Li An looking over, he smiled at him.

Li An sighed, knowing that he couldn't shirk it. He was obviously prepared. If he left, Zhao Xian would be offended to death.

After hesitating for a moment, Li An could only get out of the car and follow the man into the restaurant.

The man led Li An to a private room on the second floor, opened the door, stepped aside, bowed and said, "Master Li, please!"

Li An walked into the box, walked around the screen, and saw Zhao Xian sitting at the round table, drinking tea.

"I have met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Li An saluted.

"Haha, Zi Qian, no need to be polite, please take a seat quickly." Zhao Xian said with a smile.

"It's an honor for me to have dinner with you, Your Highness. It's just that I've already agreed with the teacher that I'm going to visit you today, and I really don't dare to delay." Li An bowed.

"My respected master, Liu Yushi, is an upright and upright official. I admire him very much. I will go with you to explain it to you later, and by the way, I will also ask your respected master for advice." Zhao Xian said with a smile.

Hearing this, Li An knew that he could not survive without this meal. If Zhao Xian followed him to Liu Xuewen's house, not only would others think that he had taken refuge with Prince Yan, but they would also help win over his teacher.

"It's hard to refuse His Highness's kindness. My servants and I will just give the order and ask the servants to inform you." Li An said.

"Haha, okay, I'll let people serve the food first." Zhao Xian said with a smile.

Li An bowed, retreated, said a few words to Desheng who was waiting outside, and then returned to the box.

"Zi Qian, come and sit down."

When Zhao Xian saw Li An coming back, he pointed to the place next to him and said.

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Li An bowed, but instead of sitting at the seat pointed by Zhao Xian, he sat down in the seat next to that seat.

Zhao Xian didn't care and started chatting with Li An with a smile.

After a while, the food and wine were served. Zhao Xian sent all the servants away and personally picked up the jug to pour wine for Li An.

"Your Highness, I can do it myself. I don't dare bother Your Highness." Li An quickly stopped Zhao Xian.

Zhao Xian pretended to be displeased and said, "You and I hit it off immediately and treat you as a friend. Could it be that you look down on me?"

"Don't dare!"

Li An hesitated for a moment and finally got out of the way.

Zhao Xian poured a glass of wine for Li An and then poured it for himself. He looked at Li An standing there and said with a smile: "What are you standing for? Sit down quickly."

Hearing this, Li An could only sit down, but he was thinking about how to deal with Zhao Xian.

There were many people yesterday, but Zhao Xian didn't say anything about wooing him. Now that he was alone, he probably wanted to meet her.

"Come and have a drink first."

Zhao Xian raised his glass and gestured to Li An. After Li An picked up the glass, he raised his head and drank the wine in the glass. He put down the glass and said, "Zi Qian, when I saw you yesterday, I secretly looked at the righteous daughter of the British Duke. Do you have a crush on her?" ?”

"Pfft...cough...cough..."

As soon as Li An's wine entered his throat, he almost choked to death when he heard Zhao Xian's words. It took him a while to recover and said, "Your Highness, this kind of joke is not allowed when it concerns the reputation of a girl."

"My fair lady, a gentleman is so generous. What's there to be embarrassed about?" Zhao Xian said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)