atypical prostitute

Chapter 115 Wishing to wash the sky with blood

At the Zhu Hua banquet, the guests and the host had a good time, and when the dawn broke, all the women followed the female officials back on their painted boats in a dispirited manner.

Li Ci was about to set foot on the deck, but a noble woman in palace attire came in a hurry, claiming to be Her Highness the Empress, and asked the fourth lady of the Fu family to go with her.

Li Ci didn't know what Ye Wurong's plan was, thinking of her fierce defense of him at the banquet, he expected that this meeting would be beneficial and harmless to him.So he stopped in his tracks, sorted out his description a bit, dipped his fingertips in mint juice and applied it to both temples, so that he would not look so haggard after he hadn't slept all night.

The Shang Palace waited respectfully, until the fourth lady finished her makeup, then she respectfully led the way, and invited the fourth lady to go with her in the direction of Hanyu Xiaoyuan.

More considerately while walking, she asked: "The empress thinks highly of the fourth lady, and she can be outspoken about what she has to say. What the empress hates the most is someone who speaks incomprehensibly and thinks he is smart."

When Li Ci heard the words, she knew that Shang Gong was a generous person, and he was very proud in front of the queen, so she took a red gold bracelet inlaid with pearls from her wrist, and slipped it into Shang Gong's sleeve without any trace.

Seeing that the fourth wife of the Fu family, Shengjuan Zhenglong, is modest and modest, he already liked it somewhat. At this time, he weighed the bracelet through his sleeve, and couldn't help laughing. Meaning, said: "Si Niangzi is kind and kind, and she will be a corporal, and she will be blessed in the future."

Li Ci humbly said: "Li Ci's qualifications are still young, and Shang Gong still needs a lot of support."

Shang Gong tacitly said: "Definitely."

Li Ci saw that she had agreed quickly, so she knew that the queen really valued her.

The people in the palace are used to seeing the royal family and nobles, and they have sharp eyes. If the gift is rejected, it means that you have completely lost power. In order to avoid being implicated in the future, you simply cut off your greed.

Therefore, things like bracelets and jade pendants are not worth a lot of money, but they are an excellent way to connect emotions and ask for directions.

After confirming that the queen was not malicious, Li Ci's steps became much lighter.

……

……

"Your Highness?"

Li Ci stared in astonishment at the handsome "man" in front of him, who responded with a generous smile.

Different from the gorgeous clothes last night, Ye Wurong standing in front of her at this time, took off the long sleeves of the toga that stretched to the floor, and put on a crisp white dress. His long hair was tied high and fastened with flawless white jade. He was actually a handsome man .

Perhaps because he realized that his attire was really unreasonable, Ye Wurong shook his paper fan lightly, and said, "I've been used to this kind of neat attire since I was a child at the border. After entering the palace, every banquet has to be layered and layered." Wearing so many layers, not to mention hands and feet, and wearing a high bun, it is difficult to move the neck."

Hearing what she said, Li Ci immediately felt pain in his neck, smiled awkwardly, and said: "All women in Beijing regard high buns as their beauty, and after being in them for a long time, although they feel uncomfortable all over, they dare not be different."

Ye Wurong clapped his fans together and smiled, "Fourth Lady, you're worrying too much. I don't like this kind of restraint, but it's still pleasing to the eye to see a beautiful woman in a beautiful dress with a high bun."

So they looked at each other and smiled, no more embarrassment.

Ye Wurong stretched out his hand, motioning for Li Ci to sit side by side on the sapphire low table with her.

Li Ci walked in according to her words, and it was just dawn at this time. With the morning light, she found sadly that the same white clothes, the same heroic posture, compared with Ye Wurong on the Yueyang Tower three years ago, today's her, the eyebrows The room is full of unresolved sorrow and embarrassment.

She thought of the rumor: The Ye family's marksmanship follows a fierce and invincible way of domineering, men's practice may be violent and bloodthirsty because of its fierceness, and women's practice is even more shocking.Although Ye Wurong is an unborn genius, after all, he is a mortal body. After more than ten years of accumulation, he has already suffered a lot of damage. Therefore, although he is favored, there is still no good news.

It may not be possible to fall out of favor, but the concubine Li is close at hand.

Today's Zhu Huayan was meant to be looking for a concubine for today.

Thinking of such a woman who stands proudly in the world and makes men feel ashamed, in the end, she took the initiative to share her husband with other women because of the worldly vision, Li Ci couldn't help feeling sad.

On the other hand, Ye Wurong saw Li Ci thoughtful, so he turned away from the left and right, leaving only two or three confidantes, and said kindly: "But I was thinking, why did I suddenly invite you?"

Li Ci knew she had misunderstood, but did not explain, and said softly: "Thank you, Your Highness, for what happened last night."

Seeing her repaying her kindness, Ye Wurong was happy in his heart, smiled, and said: "Fourth lady, you don't have to be so polite, I will remember the kindness you treated me in the past."

After that, he pointed to the mother and child tree in the corner of the courtyard, and said: "Look at the old tree, the bark is dry and the branches and leaves are sparse, and there is no trace of life. If you compare it to a human being, it is dying. But it is determined not to fall , is nothing more than thinking of protecting the little tree in my arms from the wind and rain."

"Your Highness means—"

"I have always agreed with your marriage with brother, but His Majesty was too worried and refused to let go. I invite you here this time, and I want to use the Ruyi hairpin."

Ye Wurong said bluntly: "Now the Ye family is just the icing on the cake, and the fire is cooking oil, but after this prosperity, it is also in danger. I am sick. I am afraid that I will not be able to give birth to a prince for your majesty. In the future, the person who inherits the great line must definitely It's not the blood of the Ye family. Brother Pian has made outstanding achievements, if he marries the daughter of the clan, the new king will take the throne in the future, wouldn't it be—"

Li Ci stared at her dumbfounded, unable to believe that these words came from Ye Wurong's mouth.

People have long-term concerns without near-term worries, but she is also a daughter of the clan, and her identity is more sensitive than Princess Kanghui.

She didn't believe that Ye Wurong didn't know about this relationship.

Could it be another trial?
Li Ci subconsciously raised his vigilance, and after some consideration, he said cautiously: "Your Highness, it's not that Li Ci doesn't want to use the hairpin to get His Majesty to let go, it's really the use of the hairpin. I... have made a decision in my heart."

"Appreciate further details."

Ye Wurong said gently, her smile was not insincere, but in Li Ci's eyes, it was always somewhat ambiguous.

Fortunately, she had planned to find an opportunity to end the matter of Ruyi's hairpin, so she immediately took out the brocade box from her sleeve and handed it to the female officer beside Ye Wurong.

Seeing how solemn the fourth lady of the Fu family was, the female officer knew that most of the contents of the box were left by Empress Zhen, so she hurriedly took it with both hands and presented it to the empress, not daring to open it without authorization.

"This is--"

Ye Wurong asked knowingly.

"I have long wanted to return the head of the Ruyi hairpin to His Majesty, but there is no good chance. Now I am very pleased to have the queen hand it over to you."

Speaking neither humble nor overbearing, Li Ci stretched out his hand and opened the brocade box.

In the brocade box carved from a whole piece of agarwood, the Ruyi-shaped red gold hollow hairpin lying peacefully as the relic of Empress Zhen.

Li Ci picked out the hairpin, fondled it reluctantly, finally sighed, and put the hairpin back into the brocade box.

Then she knelt down.

Ye Wurong turned pale with shock, and hurriedly ordered the female officer to put away the brocade box, and she also knelt down on one knee to help Li Ci up.

"Si Niangzi, you are—"

Li Ci bowed her head and said: "I'm returning the hairpin today just to remember a past event. If His Highness refuses to agree, Li Ci will not be able to kneel forever."

"This--"

Ye Wurong pondered, seeing her resolute expression, he immediately became serious, and said: "Si Niangzi, explain the matter clearly, if I can do it, I will definitely do my best."

Li Ci said softly: "Only His Majesty and His Highness can do this."

After finishing speaking, he took out a piece of green cloth from his sleeve and handed it to Ye Wurong.

Ye Wurong took it with both hands, unfolded it, and saw that the corners of the blue cloth were rough, obviously torn from the whole piece of cloth, blood and tears were intertwined on it, submerging the jacquard weave pattern, but there was a line of purple blood characters, shocking:

The lord of the people does not want the loyalty of his ministers, but loyalty may not be trustworthy. Chang Hong died in Shu, and his blood was hidden for three years, and it turned into jade.

The handwriting is elegant and elegant, implying unyielding and complaining.

"This is……"

"Shen Qingyi's last pen."

Li Ci spoke bluntly.

Ye Wurong understood.

"You... want to reverse the case for Shen Qingyi?"

"Yes."

Li Ci raised his head, and said slowly but resolutely: "The Tsing Yi case was originally an injustice committed by Ni Wang's involvement in the south of the Yangtze River. The Shen family's loyalty can be shown to the sun and the moon, but it ended in a tragic end with all the crimes. The descendants have been reduced to servants and have suffered so much for more than [-] years. Now it is the Qingping and prosperous age, why don't His Highness take advantage of the situation to reverse the case for the Shen family and soothe the hearts of scholars in the world?"

The Shen family has been famous for many generations, and Shen Qingyi is a refined scholar, but it was the Empress Dowager and the King of Changsha who had no choice but to commit this unjust case. Not to mention that the late emperor had no intentions, even if he wanted to, it is impossible to overturn the case.

Even though he has spared no effort to liquidate the remnants of the rebellious king, the Tsing Yi case has never been mentioned.It is nothing more than the fact that this case is very old, and most of the people involved in the case are now high-ranking, so restarting the case must involve a lot of people.

Therefore, knowing that they were wronged, the Shen family must also be lost in the history books.

Thinking of this, Ye Wurong sighed sadly: "Si Niangzi, do you know what kind of storm will be caused by restarting the Qingyi case?"

Li Ci insisted on not giving in, and said: "I know, that's why I begged with the wishful hairpin. As a woman, this is the only thing I can do."

Fu Lici's nominal mother is Shen Liji, Shen Qingyi's youngest daughter!

No wonder!
Ye Wurong was originally a temperamental person, seeing Fourth Lady knowingly doing what she couldn't do, she felt a little more admiration in her heart.

It's just that the matter is so important that she dare not respond hastily.

Sui said: "Si Niangzi, most of the people involved in this matter have already been punished. Si Niangzi can calm down and make peace with others. Don't make any more troubles. The matter with my younger brother is the top priority."

Li Ci shook his head, and said softly but resolutely: "After King Ni committed suicide, his party members scattered, and most of the direct participants have indeed been executed. But how can the others stay out of the matter! Knowing that there is a grievance but not making a sound, let it go , Standing on the sidelines, the crime of being rebellious can be avoided, and the crime of dereliction of duty cannot be escaped!"

The words are sharp and point directly at Jiangnan.

Ye Wurong gasped, this woman is really determined to reverse the case for Shen Qingyi.

But in addition to being worried, she was vaguely excited. Fu Lici asked for a thorough investigation of the Tsing Yi case without any delay, and accused everyone involved in it. It can be seen that she really didn't know that the king of Changsha was the biological father.

Your Majesty, you can sleep peacefully tonight.

After realizing the significance of this matter, Ye Wurong suddenly felt refreshed, and said briskly: "Si Niangzi's filial piety, His Majesty will definitely agree to govern the country with benevolence and filial piety. But in this way, the relationship between you and brother matter--"

While talking, he helped Li Ci up.

But Li Ci said: "His Royal Highness, rest assured, I have already planned the marriage in my heart."

"Appreciate further details."

Li Ci said: "Princess Kang Hui already hated me for stealing her limelight everywhere. This time, I really used the wishful hairpin to reverse the holy will. Your Majesty's face is taken care of, but it also provoked a big enemy for the Ye family. The king of Liang is a modest gentleman, and he has a very high prestige among the kings. I really don't want to cause the Ye and Fu families to form an enmity with him because of this little girl here.

Ye Wurong nodded, and said: "What Si Niangzi said is very true. It is really not appropriate to use the Ruyi hairpin in this matter. Your Majesty does not want to offend King Liang, so can you afford it?"

Hearing her talk like this, Li Ci knew that the crisis had passed.

Since receiving the Ruyi hairpin from Empress Zhen in the first five years, she has made up her mind to exchange the hairpin for the Shen family to overturn the case.Shen Liji treats her well, although she has her own selfish intentions, but the sincere treatment for more than ten years, is it really just a calculation?
Since you are kind, you must repay.

Today is just the right time to present the Ruyi hairpin, which really kills two birds with one stone.

One is to reverse the case, and the other is that the emperor has always suspected that she threatened her with the hairpin. Now that the hairpin is returned, many suspicions will be avoided from now on.

In fact, as a time traveler, Li Ci never felt that there was anything wrong with Changsha King concocting the Tsing Yi case to manage Jiangnan, it was nothing more than vicious means.The road to imperial power is already full of bones, and conspiracy and calculation are inevitable.What's more, the King of Changsha and his henchmen have already been punished, and there is no need to liquidate them.

But she can't understand some shameless people.

These old, treacherous and cunning guys, when the King of Changsha gained power, they pretended to be mediocre and sat back and watched the Shen family suffer, and they were even more suspected of making trouble.The king of Changsha was about to fall, and he couldn't wait to clean up the chess pieces of the king of Changsha, forming a party for personal gain, as if he regarded Jiangnan as an independent small kingdom.

The purpose of this liquidation is to question them one by one, or demote them or exile them, so that they will be ridiculed by the world!

As for what considerations the emperor will have when he gets the hairpin, Li Ci doesn't care.

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