Chapter 145 Showing the Tread
Just as Cui Xiu was about to leave, Li Qun came. The two met at the door. Li Qun saluted Cui Xiu, but Cui Xiu spared him as usual. Li Qun saw Cui Xiu. As if he was about to leave, he took the initiative and said: "Your Majesty, I have something to say."
"My Majesty, please stay and have lunch."
Cui Xiu heard Li Qun take the initiative Leaving her for lunch, the expression on her face became more vivid. Li Qun had become busier in the past few years, and he went to see her less often at night. She was still wondering if Li Qun had a sweetheart. .
But Concubine Yun Gui later said that it was because the emperor wanted to cultivate Li Qun into the power of the fifth prince, so he gave Li Qun a lot of official power.
In fact, Cui Xiu never understood why the emperor was so afraid of Li Qun, but at the same time gave Li Qun so much power. Wasn't it obvious that he wanted Li Qun to rebel?
They could never guess what the emperor wanted to do.
"Since Duke Xu has spoken, I will not be respectful." Cui Xiu said, looking at Li Qun. The two met each other's eyes, and Li Qun's eyes were deliberately avoided.
Cui Xiu turned around and walked inside. Li Qun looked at Cui Xiu's back, and his eyes subconsciously pulled away. In the past few years, he has expanded his network of contacts, ostensibly to help the fifth prince, but in fact These people are all prepared for the Sixth Prince.
While getting closer to Wang Yu and Zhang Che, he also learned a lot about the dungeon in Jiangnan from Zhang Che.
Why was he so interested in the dungeon in Jiangnan? It was because there was a person who knew the truth about the salt case, a person who could prove his father's innocence.
His father had never made any money from the salt business, but the late emperor treated his father openly and secretly because of this matter. Although on the surface he did not say that his father had made a mistake, But this punishment has been announced to everyone.
His father, Mr. Xu Guogong, was involved in the salt affairs case back then. He was corrupt and used his power for personal gain.
The late emperor did not give them any chance to refute the Xu Guogong Palace, and their family also had no chance to refute. His father finally died in depression, and the person who needed to be corrected most was no longer there.
But Li Qun always remembered what his father said to him. He wanted to be innocent. Even if he was not mentioned in the history books in the future, he did not want to appear on the list of corrupt officials.
Li Qun wanted to rehabilitate his father, but the late emperor blocked their family with a date and asked him to inherit the title of Xu Guogong and assist Li Xiuhuai as Xu Guogong.
The late emperor made a good calculation, but Li Qun admitted that the late emperor did extinguish a lot of superficial arrogance, and many people in their family no longer pursued so much.
They all silently took the blame for his father.
The late emperor could extinguish the fire in others' hearts, but he could not extinguish the fire in Li Qun's heart. Li Qun had been investigating the salt affairs case for so many years, and he had already mastered some evidence.
But the evidence in his hand is not enough at the moment. He also needs the person placed in the Jiangnan dungeon by Princess Wanning, the person who knows the ins and outs of the salt case.
Li Qun knew that he could not bring down Princess Wanning himself, as this would arouse the emperor's suspicion, so he chose to let Cui Xiu bring down Wanning.
Li Qun knew that Cui Xiu had a grudge against Princess Wanning. Although he didn’t know what grudge they had, he could tell from the incident between Princess Wanning and Li Cheng a few years ago. See it.
Princess Wanning cannot be tolerated in Cui Xiu's eyes.
There is also the matter before that Princess Wanning instigated the emperor and the fifth prince to confess their kinship with blood. The emperor is the person who cannot tolerate betrayal the most. In doing so, Princess Wanning is nothing more than pushing Cui Xiu into the dark side. cliff.
So it is obvious that Cui Xiu wants to get rid of Princess Wanning, and all he wants to do is add fuel to the flames.
"He'er, what are you doing?" Concubine Yun Guifei saw Cui Xiu coming back. Before she could finish her words, she saw Li Qun who came in later. A smile appeared on her face and she said, "Qi Yun is here."
"Xu Guogong said that he had something to do and asked me to stay for dinner."
Cui Xiu explained directly, and Concubine Yun walked up to Cui Xiu, took Cui Xiu's hand, and said with a smile: "I will let the small kitchen Make more." "Let's talk while eating."
When Cui Xiu heard Concubine Yun's words, she nodded with a smile, then thought of something and said, "Yes. Come on, won’t Xiaoliu come back to eat?”
Concubine Yun Guifei heard Cui Xiu ask about the Sixth Prince, her eyes were stunned for a moment, and then she said: "Don't you know they have lunch at Jixia Academy?"
"Have a lunch break directly after lunch , classes will continue in the afternoon.”
“You have lunch in the palace every day, haven’t you ever thought about why Xiaowu didn’t go back?”
Cui Xiu heard Concubine Yun’s words. She explained, with an embarrassed smile on her face, and said: "Xiao Wu rarely dines with me now."
"Most of the time now, he is either not at the Queen Mother's house, or Right at Ning Bin’s place.”
Concubine Yun listened to Cui Xiu's words, she nodded thoughtfully, and then agreed: "That's fine, that kid Xiaowu is very ambitious."
"He is not close to you, there will be many behind him When he needs you, he can't save his face to tell you."
"You can save a lot of trouble."
Concubine Yun said to Cui Xiu. In fact, Cui Xiu is not. Deliberately alienating the fifth prince, she just acted according to what the fifth prince wanted in his previous life. She did not discipline him harshly, did not ask about his homework, and just let him be an ordinary prince.
But every time the fifth prince heard the words "ordinary", it was as if he had taken dumb medicine, and then his face darkened, and he was very reluctant.
But Cui Xiu didn't understand. It was Li Ruoyan who once said she was too strict and too strict. Now it's Li Ruoyan who despises her for not caring about anything.
It seems that what she did was wrong.
But as Concubine Yun Gui said, the fifth prince is a face-saving person. Now that he is not close to her, he will not lick his face to beg her in the future.
But the fifth prince has chosen the path he has chosen. There are many opponents and he needs a lot of help. One day he will make a choice.
A choice that cannot have the best of both worlds.
Cui Xiu was also curious as to whether the fifth prince would choose to put down his face and try to please her, or whether he would choose to maintain his face and continue to alienate her.
After lunch was ready, the three of them served the table. While eating, Concubine Yun said something more about the Sixth Prince.
"Xiao Liu is now ten years old. When I see him, I always think of Qi Yun when he was a child."
"But Qi Yun was naughtier than Xiao Liu when he was a child, and he was often taught a lesson by his father. "
Li Qun listened to Concubine Yun talking about him, with a helpless smile on his face and responded: "Sister, that was all many years ago."
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"Besides, the Sixth Prince"
Li Qun said, glanced at Cui Xiu, saw Cui Xiu's slightly startled eyes, and stopped talking.
Why do you have such an expression when you hear this?