Chang'an City is still bustling and prosperous, and the court and the city repeat the same life every day. The court ministers blushed over the formulation of a certain national policy, and the city people are fiercely fighting for the price of two-foot linen. Everything is in this noisy but calm state day after day, calm.

No one knows that under this calm and unpredictable appearance, there are the stormy waves that are about to come.

In the 17th year of Zhenguan, the Mid-Autumn Festival this year was dull and still the same as in previous years. The emperor gave banquets to ministers, chrysanthemums, and gifts. The heads of major wealthy families gathered their families and booked gardens and invited colleagues and friends to visit the garden for fun. The gardens of all sizes inside and outside Chang'an City were in trouble and were booked by major wealthy families, especially the Qujiang Garden in Chang'an City and the Nanyuan, which originally belonged to the imperial forest, were even competed by the top wealthy families one month in advance. For the sake of face or show-off, being able to book the Qujiang Lake or Nanyuan seemed to have become a symbol of identity and right to speak.

At night, the guests who visited the park gradually dispersed, and the families of wealthy families gathered together to drink and enjoy the moon. The wealthy families with higher culture recited a few poems to add to their elegance. The families of military generals such as Cheng Yaojin Jinda, danced swords and rods under the moonlight, and the wind was born. The warm and peaceful family moon-watching activities were made like killing generals and snatching flags in the army of thousands of horses.

No matter how you live, everything is suitable for the situation. The moon hangs in the sky and the door is closed at home. You can appreciate whatever you like, no matter how you like.

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At dusk the next day after the Mid-Autumn Festival, it was still in an unknown dark alley in East City, Chang'an.

He was satisfied with a simple long gown with a hint of fear, and stood in the middle of the alley. At the end of the alley, Wang Zhi's body and face were hidden in the invisible darkness, like a ghost, and even his words seemed to be filled with gusts of gloomy wind.

"I made an appointment to report the prince's movements in the middle of the month every month. Why did I miss the appointment yesterday?" Wang Zhi asked coldly.

The thin shoulders shrank and said in panic: "Forgive me, my dear, yesterday was Mid-Autumn Festival. His Highness invited friends to enjoy the moon and ordered his slaves to accompany you. From afternoon to evening, I really couldn't get out and come to see you..."

Wang Zhi nodded: "It's true, it's just right, I'll ask you, what's the abnormal movements of the prince recently?"

He shook his shoulders slightly and lowered his head and said respectfully: "The prince has recently eliminated women. He devoted himself to studying during the day and invited friends to have a banquet every night. I really can't see anything abnormal."

Wang Zhi's brows were slightly frowned and glanced at him with a suspicious expression.

"Study during the day and have a banquet at night? Your Majesty has already thought of Yi Chu. Although he has suppressed it for the time being, he has not stopped it. At this time, the prince was not anxious at all. Instead, he invited his friends to have a banquet as if nothing had happened. He had no other actions except that, please feel satisfied. Do you think I can deceive me?"

Wang Zhi's tone was a little angry, and hesitated to be so scared that he couldn't help but take a step back. After hesitating for a moment, his snow-white teeth bit hard and insisted: "The noble man is suspicious. The prince really didn't move. In the eyes of the slave, the prince was studying during the day, having a banquet at night, and talking about the past and present with his friends. It should be that the prince was determined to change his past. Even many ministers from the Eastern Palace were very pleased. If the prince persisted, within half a year, he would be able to dispel His Majesty's idea of ​​being easy to save, and the prince would sit in a stable position..."

Wang Zhi sneered: "Who is the prince invited every night?"

After a while, his face suddenly turned pale.

Wang Zhi snorted coldly and said in a stern tone: "What? Do you can't remember it, or do you don't want to say it at all?"

He looked panicked and said, "The three invited people are Du He, the son of Du Xiang, Li Yuanchang, the son of Princess Changguang, Zhao Jie..."

"Are they really just talking about the past and the present?"

He shook his head in a hurry: "This slave really doesn't know. Every night His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will hold a banquet in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, and all the palace maids and eunuchs were removed. Even the slave was repelled. No one was allowed to approach him. I really couldn't know what they said."

Wang Zhi sneered: "I only heard of the past and present in my life."

Seeing the pitiful look of deep fear, Wang Zhi softened his heart and sighed: "Shouxin, I know you don't want to live such a two-faced life. In fact, I can't bear to see you in such pain. Fortunately, everything will come to an end. After passing this barrier, you don't have to live in such pain again. After the matter is over, I will give you enough money to enjoy your life, buy land and buy a house in your hometown, and be a peaceful and rich man for the rest of your life. It is to compensate you for the pain in the past few years, and I also express my apology for the past few years..."

I was satisfied and looked down, but there was no joy on my face.

Wang Zhi was getting heavier and even as a rough man, he could see that his satisfaction had fallen deeper. He might have been unable to control himself in the past, but now he has no control.

At some point, Wang Zhi's figure disappeared in the dark corner of the alley.

I was still standing there in a daze, and the tears that I had been holding back for a long time finally burst out from my eyes and winded down my white cheeks.

Li Chengqian's so-called invitation to friends for banquets every night at the pavilion in the middle of the lake is not completely unaware of it.

He is the person Li Chengqian trusts the most. Even though Li Chengqian conceals it, he can guess the roughness from his words. The more he understands the truth, the more he feels disappointed.

He knew that Li Chengqian had embarked on a path of no return that he could not even return. The ending of this path might be a glorious life, but the greater possibility was that the heads of people fell. Even Le Tong, who was born in Taichang Temple, could see how unreliable it was for a few ignorant playboys to gather together to discuss rebellion.

The bystanders are clear, the authorities are confused, and Li Chengqian cannot see clearly. He is excited every day, and he is excited to rebel and force the palace every day, thinking that if he imitates his father, he can successfully and beautifully copy the drama of Xuanwu Gate again.

After all the ages, the drama of the Xuanwu Gate's transformation was only one successful, and it cannot tolerate the second time.

I lie to Wang Zhi today.

He knew that Wang Zhi had no kindness to the prince, and he wanted to protect Li Chengqian. For a lowly boy from Taichang Temple, all he could do for Li Chengqian was this.

Although this end is not long, he is willing to accompany him.

Taiping Village.

A maid, a rather unusual maid, recently moved into the Li family.

This maid is beautiful and looks like a maid. No matter how she looks, she doesn't look like a maid. She has a graceful and luxurious atmosphere inside and outside. Every move is enough to show that she has a good education and an extraordinary background, and sometimes even more outstanding than the ladies of wealthy families.

The maid was led by Li Su, the head of the family, and on the day he entered the house, the Li family was in an uproar. From Li Daozheng to Butler Xue, the outer and inner courtyards were crazy. They thought that Marquis Li had married a concubine quietly and entered the house. When Xu Mingzhu knew about it, her face changed several times. When he was hesitating whether to smile and accept the facts or cover her face and cry and accused her husband of being heartless, Li Su hurriedly stepped forward to explain, and then comforted Xu Mingzhu.

As for Li Daozheng's reaction...

My father's reaction was too quick. Before Li Su could explain, he saw him performing family rules. The dignified county marquis was chased by my father's yard and was completely disgraced.

It is said that it is a very common thing for wealthy families, especially those who are named to the county marquis, to take a concubine. Cheng Yaojin, the old hooligan, still came home to pick up girls every three days when he was old. They were all 14 or 15 years old girls. They were all destined to harm the underage girls and were not afraid of being struck by lightning, but Li Daozheng seemed unable to accept taking a concubine.

Li Su understands his father's mood very well. After all, he married and took a concubine, and his father is still single. Anyone who encounters this cold dog food will turn against him.

Of course, after explaining it clearly, the Li family returned to peace, and the beautiful maid also lived in the front yard. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, Li Su did not even let her in the back yard.

The maid's surname is Wu. She was a Taoist nun before entering the Li family. She used to be a talented man in the palace. After counting on her fingers, this was her third time changing jobs.

Wu said that the Li family was in chaos due to himself. In contrast, Li Su was relatively embarrassed. At the beginning, he was very calm. When he returned home, he was a little embarrassed by Li Daozheng's family law and was chased by Li Daozheng, which completely subverted his previous handsome and cold image.

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The moon is 16th on the fifteenth day, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is over. The Li family has not booked a garden this year. However, many wealthy families in Chang'an City have given him invitations. So Li Su was unable to be lazy during the Mid-Autumn Festival. He visited eight gardens in one day, from Changsun's family to Li Ji's family, etc., and he was like a professional socialite, rushing to notice with a smile on his face, and silently enduring the personal attacks from the generals and seniors from time to time. It is really cheap to think about it.

After enduring the Mid-Autumn Festival, I finally got lazy the next day. Li Su couldn't wait to lie under the tree in the yard at home, looking up at the round and appetizing yellow moon above her head. Her body relaxed, but she had no mood to watch the moon because a guy who was indifferent to the scenery came.

Wang Zhi rushed back to Taiping Village in front of the gate of Guancheng. He went straight to Li's house before he even returned. At this moment, he was talking about the movements of Chang'an and the East Palace with Li Su.

After a few words of chat, a gust of fragrant wind blew into his nose, and he could not hear the footsteps. Wu, who had changed into a patchwork robe, is now dressed in his daughter again. He is as elegant and low-key as a secluded orchid in the valley. He holds a porcelain pot in his hand and leans over to fill the teacup for Li Su and Wang Zhi, and then smiles friendlyly at Wang Zhi, who is stunningly gaze.

Li Su sighed: "Miss Wu, I don't really want you to be a maid when I invite you to my family. I have told Butler Xue that you will be the guest of the Li family in the future, and you don't have to do these rough tasks..."

Wu Shi smiled and said, "Since you entered the Li family's door, what is the identity you should be? How can you make a wife a guest? The marquis shouldn't make a joke. It's a shameful thing if it is spread. But I'm a slave's sin..."

Hearing her change of claim, Li Su couldn't help but be stunned. He raised his eyes and glanced at her quickly, coughed twice awkwardly, and said, "You are no longer an outsider. This is my brother. Miss Wu might as well sit down. Let's discuss some things together."

Wu was not embarrassed, and bowed to Wang Zhi generously, then sat next to Li Su, leaning back a foot. This small detail of the movement made Li Su look higher.

She is a woman who knows how to adapt to her identity and knows what identity she should play, and she will never cross it. (To be continued.)8
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