Shu Yao's mind went blank.

Until she was carried off the carriage by Li Mingji and brought into the Begonia Courtyard, she still hugged his neck in a daze, looking out of control.

Li Mingji said...

Ask her to marry him.

Li Mingji was not surprised that the little princess would have such a reaction.In the mind of the little princess, their identities are very different, and their names are not right. If she readily agrees to him, he will wonder if the little princess has been stimulated in any way.

But he wanted the little princess to know that they were not in the relationship between a subordinate and a master, and he never concealed his covetousness towards her, and he wanted to marry her.

Is he going to stay in the Princess's mansion all his life without knowing it, watching the little princess's marriage being discussed by others?Li Mingji is not such a magnanimous person.

Li Mingji brought the washbasin, wet the handkerchief, and patiently wiped Shu Yao's crying face.She has put away her emotions, and she has only cried because of it, her eyes are pink, like peach blossoms that have just bloomed on the branches in spring.

"Why is Jiaojiao so sad?"

Shu Yao hadn't figured out how to answer him yet, but Li Mingji was fine, he took the topic off by himself, and talked to her like a normal person, as if he wasn't the one who asked her to marry him just now.

She bit her lip, feeling ashamed, but the sweetness in her heart couldn't be faked, so she could only secretly scold herself for being unworthy.

"Li Mingji, if, I mean, if your relatives have done something very sorry to you, but they haven't reached the point where they are old and dead, can you still face them calmly?"

"To me, my relatives are no different from strangers. Since they are strangers, what did they do? What does it matter to me?" Li Mingji combed her disheveled bun and said casually, " Jiaojiao, when I was at my worst, I only wanted to have a full meal. When I couldn’t even afford to eat, who would care about those vain cares?”

Shu Yao felt annoyed, Li Mingji's experience was completely different from hers, so naturally he couldn't solve Shu Yao's problem.But Li Mingji's situation is much worse than hers. She still has loved ones who love her alive, and she has never been treated harshly materially. These emotions are not so important.

He needs a relative and a home more than she does.

Seeing Shu Yao lost in thought, Li Mingji simply put down his handkerchief, gently pinched her chin, and whispered against her lips, "I thought I would make Jiaojiao happier if I rushed back. Who knew that Jiaojiao was so indifferent to me, There's nothing I can do to get your attention."

Shu Yao subconsciously licked her lips, but it was as if a fish met a lotus leaf and was shrouded in a shadow with nowhere to escape.The lotus leaf shifted slightly, and the morning dew adorning the leaves nimbly penetrated into her lips, making her gradually lose consciousness.

Outside Haitang courtyard, Songzhen walked in carrying a food box.Seeing that Shu Yao was unhappy, she made some snacks she liked and brought them to her for supper, but she saw Chunrui standing under the eaves, her body tensed against the pillars, her expression complicated and indistinguishable. The maidservants also stood in a row.

"Chunrui?" Songzhen was slightly puzzled, "Why are you standing outside? You can't serve the princess inside?"

Chunrui said tactfully: "The princess... um, the princess doesn't need us to serve you now."

At this time, she hated how much she was a martial arts practitioner, her hearing was more sensitive than ordinary people, and some sounds could not be avoided, making people blush and heartbeat.Although Xiao Biesheng is newly married, and the princess and Li Shiwei have not seen each other for nearly a month, it is not surprising that they are more intimate, but it has been so long, they are too forgetful, right?

The pine needle showed the same complex look as Chunrui.

But what can they do?I can only wait at the door.

……

After coaxing the little princess, Li Mingji took advantage of the night to leave and went straight to the palace.

Shu Yao fell asleep contentedly, but Emperor Yong couldn't sleep all night.Simply leave the bedroom and go to the imperial study to review the memorial.

On one side is his beloved queen mother, and on the other is his most important relative. Should he forgive the queen mother?

But the queen mother really wanted to kill the eldest princess, and indirectly promoted the death of the eldest princess.

She could have lived for a few more years, maybe with the care of the imperial physician, her condition improved, and she could grow up with Yaoyao...

"Your Majesty," Yin Fu came in with a lantern and whispered, "Lord Li is back."

Li Mingji?Emperor Yong recalled that he had received a secret report from the Secretary of the Imperial City a few days ago, mentioning that Li Mingji would return to Beijing in the near future.He completed the task assigned to him by Emperor Yong. According to Emperor Yong's promise, he should marry Li Mingji and Shu Yao.

Emperor Yong suddenly didn't want to see him very much.

But thinking about it carefully, beside him, only Li Mingji could say a few words.He is the emperor, and the emperor laid down millions of dead bodies in a fit of anger, and he dealt with the family with iron and blood methods. Everyone around him was worried and more peaceful than usual. Only Li Mingji was not afraid of him, and dared to say anything in front of him.

In the past, he had illusions, even though he was already the most honorable person in the world, Li Mingji didn't take him seriously.

During the silence, Li Mingji was brought in.He bowed in a regular manner, and said, "Your Majesty, I have dealt with a group of corrupt officials and brought several masterminds to the capital. Your Majesty can decide how to deal with them."

That's what it feels like.Sometimes, it seems that Li Mingji is reporting to him, but in fact, he, the emperor, is being led by Li Mingji's nose, and everything follows Li Mingji's wishes, which makes Emperor Yong feel a kind of fear for no reason. Possess a powerful chess piece, but worry that his power will be too inflated.

Emperor Yong hummed lightly.

"As for the grain that I mentioned," Li Mingji paused, and said, "I found several places where grain was stored, all of which were siphoned imperial grain. According to what I saw, the grain in the Luoyang granary may have been exhausted." A lot has been replaced.”

Emperor Yong quickly came back to his senses.

This was the most unbelievable thing for him—Emperor Yong thought that these local officials were at most greedy for money from the court, but Li Mingji said that what these people were greedy for was not money, but food.

"Li Qing," he narrowed his eyes and looked straight at Li Mingji, "you said, why did they steal the imperial rations?"

"The amount of missing grain is huge, enough to feed a family and a mansion for decades, and it is a good year, and the people are not short of grain. It is unreasonable to hoard grain like this," Li Mingji said calmly, "Minister I thought they were stationing troops."

Set up troops, rebel!

The army led by the second prince has already left the capital. Although there are a group of guards in the capital now, if the enemy army is large in number and cuts off the grain transportation road to the capital, traps the people in the city, and the grain is exchanged, it will not take long. Chaos.

Obviously the biggest hidden danger has been removed, but Emperor Yong couldn't figure out, what kind of power is lurking in the dark?
"who is it?"

Li Mingji's eyes were bottomless, "They can't bear it for too long. Your Majesty might as well take the initiative to force them out."

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