The emperor's scheming: alluring the world

Chapter 19
After An Guogong left the imperial study, Emperor Cheng said to Zhang Gonggong: "Please come in, I have something to ask her."

Eunuch Zhang took the order to leave, and after a while, he saw Li Meiying, who was dressed in plain and elegant clothes, slowly enter the imperial study room, she stood in the center of the imperial study room and bowed her head and said: "Greetings to the emperor, all blessings to the emperor."

"Exemption." Looking at the slim girl below, Emperor Cheng's tone softened unconsciously: "Those twenty people are killers hired by An Guogong, it's true."

"It's true." Li Sister-in-law lowered her eyes and replied calmly.

"Is it true that those twenty people died in your mansion?" Hearing this, Emperor Cheng was shocked and asked again in disbelief.

"It's true." These three words are still in the same calm tone.

"I've heard of the Momen, the martial arts of the killers in the sect are extremely high, and this time they dispatched 20 people, but none of them returned. How is this possible?" Chengdi still couldn't believe it.

At this point, Li Meizhen raised her head slightly, looked at Emperor Cheng calmly and said: "The emperor seems to have forgotten that Master Lu has been living in the princess mansion since the completion of Princess Yingsu's mansion. What is his background? Your majesty is very clear about it."

When Emperor Cheng heard the words, a gloomy look flashed in his eyes, and he said softly after a while: "It turns out that he arranged for someone to protect you secretly. Names, the people who died under their hands have never seen their appearance clearly, and they were decapitated before they even saw how they shot."

After hearing Emperor Cheng's words, Li Mei knelt down abruptly, with a stubborn expression on her face, and she said in a decisive tone: "Kill people to pay for their lives, although those people didn't die by my hands, but those dead soldiers are loyal to me, and I take my safety as their priority." First of all, sister-in-law is willing to suffer for them."

Hearing the words, Emperor Cheng sighed inaudibly, got up and walked to Li Meiying's side to help her up, and sighed: "You are not wrong, this time An Guogong paid you to kill, you should have been severely punished, but once this happened If the queen is uncovered, the queen will be brought out. If the queen's virtue is detrimental and the people of the world know it, it will damage the prince's reputation, so I have no choice but to suppress this matter and deal with An Guogong lightly. You are such a fool. A sensible and good boy who understands the difficulty of measuring me."

"Sister-in-law understands the difficulty of the emperor, and thank you for not punishing the emperor. Today's matter is over, and sister-in-law will leave." Li Mei-in said respectfully, but she sneered in her heart.

Emperor Cheng didn't ask him to stay either, and ordered Eunuch Zhang to send Li Meizhen out of the palace, while he went to the middle palace himself.

The carriage drove slowly to Princess Yingsu's mansion. In the carriage, Mo Shu made a cup of hot tea and handed it to Li Meiying, saying: "Princess, Emperor Cheng has always been afraid of Empress Wu's family. Today is a good opportunity, but Emperor Cheng only took it back." An Guogong's military power, ordered An Guogong to shut up and think about his mistakes, isn't this punishment too light?"

Hearing this, Li Meiying put down the teacup in her hand and sneered, "Emperor Cheng has always wanted to take back the military power from Lord An, but he had no legitimate excuse. This time, Emperor Cheng deliberately did not punish Duke An for paying the murderer. He only took back his military power and ordered Duke An to contemplate behind closed doors in the mansion. Duke An is probably still lucky to have saved his life, and will be safe for a while. Emperor Cheng's move is brilliant. He has recovered his military power, and he has shown kindness and majesty in Duke Ang's heart. Scruples, I am afraid that I will not dare to be arrogant and domineering again in my actions and words in the future. This is the cunning and scheming, I am ashamed of myself!"

Mo Shu could hear the sarcasm in Li Meiying's tone, and sighed quietly: "In the face of power, the so-called Aiwuji is just a joke, maybe the eldest princess deliberately beat the princess with this excuse, so that the princess should not forget The agreement of the year."

Li Sister smiled sarcastically when she heard the words: "She thought everything was under control, but she didn't know that sending Yang Xianling to the crown princess was already an important step in my revenge plan. I only hope that they will not regret it in the future." good."

Mo Shu didn't say much about this, she was worried about another thing now, after hesitating for a moment, she finally asked: "Princess, did you speak a little bit harder to the prince last time in the Temple of Goddess Hongfeng?" !"

Li Meiying knew what Mo Shu was worried about, but smiled indifferently: "Don't worry, I do things in my own way." After finishing speaking, Li Meiying seemed to think of something and said again: "The princess's The birthday is coming soon!"

Mo Shu didn't expect Li Meiying's topic to change so quickly, so he was taken aback for a moment before replying: "On the fourth day of October, there are still more than ten days left. Do you want to prepare the birthday gift now?"

Li Meizhen shook her head when she heard the words, "There's no rush, there's still time to prepare in October."

At the end of the month, Eunuch Zhang personally went to Princess Yingsu's mansion to pick up Li Sister-in-law into the palace. After Li Sister-in-law got into the carriage, she took a book and read it with great interest. What is the reason for the Emperor Xuan Princess to enter the palace this time?"

Eunuch Zhang took a look at Li Meiying, then smiled respectfully: "I dare not guess what the emperor thinks, but the emperor has always cherished Princess Yingsu, and it must be a good thing for Princess Xuan to enter the palace this time."

Hearing this, Mo Shu knew that he couldn't get anything out of Eunuch Zhang's mouth, so he simply closed his mouth.

The carriage rushed all the way to the palace, and under the guidance of Eunuch Zhang, Li Meiying came to the imperial study. Emperor Cheng was standing in front of the bookshelf, flipping through the materials, and when he heard footsteps, he closed the book and turned to look at the person coming.

Li Meizhen bowed and saluted, "Give your respect to the emperor, and best wishes to you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Cheng put the book in his hand back on the shelf, walked up to Li Meiying, stretched out his hand to support Li Meiying, he smiled softly: "It's rare for you to enter the palace, and accompany me to the imperial garden."

Li Meizheng complied respectfully, left the imperial study half a step behind Chengdi and headed for the imperial garden, Mo Shu and Eunuch Zhang followed from afar.

There was already such a slight chill in late autumn, and Li Meiying was always afraid of the cold, so she wore a white cloak embroidered with lotus patterns. Although the weather was fine and the sun was warm, Li Meiying couldn't feel any warmth.

Emperor Cheng, who was walking in front, didn't know that hatred was growing in Li Meiying's heart at this moment, so he suddenly stopped and turned to look at Li Meiying and said, "Younger, you have completed the ceremony last month, and you can't delay the important things in your life. After much deliberation, I would like to choose a son-in-law for you who is both civil and military, would you be willing?"

Li Meizhen was startled when she heard the words, but she managed to cover up the anger in her eyes. She raised her head and looked at Emperor Cheng in shock. It took a while to react, and her expression returned to indifference and said: " When the mansion was built, the emperor gave me a very rich gift, so my sister-in-law's future husband-in-law cannot have any relationship with the court. Lecheng is a paradise, and my sister-in-law will be happy in Lecheng in the future Live the rest of your life."

When Emperor Cheng heard the words, a strange look flashed in his eyes, he smiled bitterly for a long time, and said softly: "Your mother also said this before! Forget it, I will not force it, everything is up to you!"

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