Chapter 329 Suspicions
“Sister, are there many people watching Qiao’s funeral today?” Dong Wushuang asked about Qiao Sang’s funeral today.
Dong Linglong replied: "Today is the funeral of the daughter of General Zhennan after all, and it has been two years in a row that a white-haired person has sent a black-haired person. There is no incense in the long room of Qiao Mansion, and there are quite a lot of people watching. ..."
Fang Muxun understood that Dong Linglong and Dong Wushuang did not want to embarrass her, so he talked about other things that had happened. She was grateful but also felt uncomfortable.
Due to leg disease, Li Cong has been in a wheelchair for many years. Therefore, even in the Yandan Palace where he lives, he rarely steps out of the palace, let alone leaves the palace.
You will be interested in leaving the palace today, thanks to Xiang Zhao's invitation.
Speaking of the three young masters of the Xiang Mansion, Li Cong has always gotten along more harmoniously with Xiang Zhao, the eldest son of the second wife, than Xiang Yu and Xiang Hu.
Xiang Zhao is seventeen years old this year. He is the second eldest son in the Xiang family and is the only son of the second wife. Except for him, who is a boy, the other two wives are all girls, all of whom are older than Xiang Zheng.
That’s why Xiang Zheng ranks sixth in Xiang Mansion.
Although she is the youngest, she is the only legitimate lady in the entire Xiang family.
Xiang Zhaoli invited Li Cong out of the palace for Xiang Zheng.
Xiang Zheng is his cousin, not his biological sister, but because she is the youngest, he has always loved this cousin very much.
So when he learned that his cousin had suffered setbacks in love, he couldn't win Uncle Lu Xiaoguo's favor. As a cousin, he also wanted to help his cousin while preparing for the exam.
It was a rare trip out of the palace, so Li Cong wanted to feel the fireworks outside the palace. He rode the Xiang family's cart to the south of the city. As soon as he entered Huaihua Street, he got out of the car and was pushed back by the guard Feng. He walked slowly down the street in a wheelchair.
While walking, looking at all kinds of passers-by, and listening to the seemingly never-ending hustle and bustle of the market, his mood will be healed, and the corners of his mouth will turn up involuntarily.
Xiang Zhao was well aware of Li Cong's temperament, and he always accompanied him like this, neither blocking nor saying anything. Why he won the favor of the Seventh Prince was probably inseparable from this, and perhaps it was the main reason.
Having walked most of Huaihua Street, Li Cong still didn't hear what Xiang Zhao wanted to say to him, so he took the initiative and said: "I said I wouldn't come out, but you insisted on me coming out. Why did I come out, but you didn't?" Say nothing?”
Xiang Zhao smiled softly and said, “Young Master is wise.”
In order to avoid exposing the royal identity, His Highness is always addressed as Young Master.
Li Cong raised his eyes to look at him.
Xiang Zhao then took advantage of the situation and revealed the purpose of today's trip: "Zhao really wanted to ask for something. I thought that the young master and the second young master could talk to each other, and the second young master could talk to the second young master Lu, so he thought Ask for a chance for Sixth Sister."
Li Cong knew who the second young master Xiang Zhao was talking about was. His second emperor brother Li Heng, and his sixth sister is his sixth cousin Xiang Zheng. He thought for a while and said: "What opportunity does cousin Zheng want? Is it related to the second young master Lu?"
"Exactly."< br>
“How is it true?”
Xiang Zhao was dumbfounded by the question.
His Highness is only eleven years old, and is still in a stage of ignorance about matters between men and women. Although he himself is seventeen years old, he has never been romantically involved, and does not even have a sweetheart. He really can't explain why his unknown cousin has feelings for Lu. How should one describe Luo's persistence?
Li Cong smiled: "Why don't you think about it first, second cousin?"
"That's it..." Xiang Zhao hesitated and said, "I can make Sixth Sister live with Second Young Master Lu as she wishes. It’s a good opportunity to cultivate feelings together.”
To put it so bluntly, although Li Cong doesn’t understand love, he does. Understandable: "That's okay, but you have to think carefully about how to match it."
It's impossible for him to stand up on these two legs. The disabled prince has no chance of being ranked as the ninth-five-year-old prince. , his mother-in-law accepted it, and he saw through it, and it was only then that he gradually became closer to the second emperor brother, getting closer and closer.
Both his mother and the concubine agreed that, in addition to the current East Palace, his Third Emperor's brother, His Royal Highness, the Second Emperor's brother was the second most likely prince to ascend to the throne in the end. He should be closer to the Second Emperor's brother. For now, Nothing bad. If it really comes to a certain moment when separation is necessary, he can just leave at that time.
Anyway, he was close to the second emperor brother, but not completely close. He still had the backup plan to escape unharmed in the critical moment of life and death. It was all arranged by his mother and concubine. , he thought it made sense, so he let it go.
The reason why he didn’t choose to get close to the Third Emperor Brother who was already His Royal Highness was because of the incident when he fell off his horse.
Although it was later found out that his fall from the horse and his maiming were man-made, my father did not get to the bottom of it at the time.
He didn't know why his father didn't get to the bottom of it, and neither did his mother and concubine.
The mother-in-law cried and complained to her father several times about this. Apart from making the father not tired of the mother-in-law, there was no other gain.
The concubine gradually came back to her senses and figured out that it was better to rely on others than to rely on oneself. She put away all her grievances and sorrows and investigated the matter herself, vowing to uncover the truth behind his disability. The chief envoy will investigate thoroughly.
Unfortunately, there is still no definite answer.
However, there is still no progress. The mother-in-law has already found some clues, and these clues all point to his Third Emperor Brother as the person who harmed him.
Since he is suspicious, it is impossible for him to get close to the current East Palace.
The remaining two princes and the fifth prince, he chose the second prince brother. It was rare that his mother and concubine also felt that the second prince brother had a better chance of winning. The mother and son hit it off and worked separately.
The mother-in-law is close to Empress Lu, and he is close to the second emperor brother.
No matter how other people discussed it privately, or how many unpleasant things they said, the mother-in-law was very angry, but he didn't care.
What he cares about is to find out the black hand that made him unable to stand up for the rest of his life. He wants the person who harmed him to experience the pain of falling into the abyss.
To do this, he must borrow strength.
The second emperor brother was the external force he borrowed.
Xiang Zhao saw that Li Cong deserved to be so happy, and he said happily: "Zhao thanked you first!"
"There is no need to say thank you, even if you want to thank me, you have to wait until things are done. Cousin Zheng came to thank me, but second cousin Fei came to thank me early on her behalf." Li Cong said as he looked at the street stalls filled with lipsticks, and then saw the next stall with various masks, "I want a mask."
Feng Hui I want to buy it immediately: "What kind of thing do you want?"
"I'll buy it." Xiang Zhao was the first to take a step back. He approached the mask stall, picked up a few masks and spread them out for Li Cong to see, "How about these four?"
Li Cong shook his head: "Just one."
"Which one do you want?"
"...the one with the green face and the fangs."
Xiang Zhao put down the other three and took away the mask of the green face and the fangs. The attendant beside him, Shengjing, then took out the broken silver. Pay the bill.
Among those masks, there is the mask of Maitreya Buddha, the mask of plum leopard, the mask of silver plate and full moon, and this ghost mask with green face and fangs.
His Highness chose this alone, he was quite surprised.
"Second cousin, do you think I shouldn't choose this mask?" Li Cong saw Xiang Zhao's surprise. He asked casually while trying on the mask.
(End of this chapter)