When Li Shengyi learned from Lu Xing that Liu Hanyan almost committed suicide in the room, he was still teaching Tang Yuan to speak.
The feeding action in her hands slowed down for a beat, and she felt a touch of coolness on her fingertips. She turned her head and looked at the glutinous rice ball that was rubbing her fingertips with its beak.
Pulling the corner of his lips, he handed the pine nuts in his hand to Tangyuan. Li Shengyi raised his eyes and looked at the man standing next to the couch, with a smile on his face that showed his teeth but not his eyes.
"I heard that Madam Liu was upset that day and ran to Miss Liu's yard. When she saw Miss Liu hanging herself, she was so frightened that she fainted on the spot."
"Fortunately, Miss Liu was still breathing at the time. The Imperial Tutor's Mansion didn't dare to publicize the incident. They simply called a doctor and gave her two doses of tranquilizers. Only then did Madam Liu faintly wake up."
"Grandmaster Liu hasn't returned home for many days. Even though Miss Liu hanged herself, Grandmaster Liu remains unmoved."
"Miss, tell me, why did Miss Liu do this?"
In Lu Xing's opinion, Liu Hanyan had lost her innocence and brought shame to the entire Taifu Mansion. If she were Liu Hanyan, she would definitely find a pitch-black night to jump into the lake.
At the very least, you have to find a temple to shave your head and become a nun.
Liu Hanyan hanged herself in broad daylight. There were so many servants in the Taifu Mansion. If they had discovered her hanging, she would not have died in the end.
Wouldn’t it be painful to live like this?
Li Shengyi fed Tangyuan all the pine nuts in her hand. She patted her palms, and after all the crumbs in her palms were shaken off, she looked up and met Lu Xing's eyes full of doubts.
"Because she didn't intend to die."
"Even if Madam Liu didn't discover her hanging today, the maids in her courtyard would have discovered it."
"She's just trying to get attention."
When Li Shengyi said this, there was obvious indifference in his tone.
A pair of short legs swayed gently on the edge of the couch. She stretched out her fingers to Tangyuan, and the latter skillfully climbed onto her fingers. The cooperation between man and bird was perfect.
After hearing what her young lady said, Lu Xing's eyes were filled with confusion. "Why? Miss Liu's innocence is already ruined. If she tries to commit suicide like this, won't it bring even more shame to the entire Taifu Mansion?"
"That's what a normal person would think," Li Shengyi said, meeting her eyes. "Any girl whose innocence has been destroyed, or anyone who truly wants to die, wouldn't be so high-profile."
"She did this because she wanted to make Master Liu understand that if he didn't do something, the Liu family would lose her daughter."
"Secondly, she was trying to alert her former lover to come forward and take her away. After all, they were secretly engaged."
With a faint smile on his lips, Li Shengyi fiddled with the feathers of the glutinous rice balls with his fingers.
In the original book, although Liu Hanyan was married to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, Liu Hanyan did not like a gentleman like His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
As the saying goes, women don’t love bad men.
Liu Hanyan grew up in such a strong scholarly atmosphere and has been well-behaved since childhood.
As a result, she ran into a hideous guy like the second prince Chu Huaiyu, and she was so scared that she lost her soul. Chu Huaiyu just coaxed her with a few words and said a few sweet words.
She rushed to offer herself.
Liu Hanyan had already discussed with Chu Huaiyu that as long as Liu Hanyan married into the Eastern Palace, she would turn the Eastern Palace upside down. As long as the prince died, Chu Huaiyu would carry her into his own palace.
However, now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has broken off the engagement, the plan between the two has gone to waste, and even the fact that Liu Hanyan is not a virgin has been made known to the world.
At this time, a woman who had lost her innocence could either be thrown into a pig cage or become a nun. At worst, her family would arrange for her to flee far away to a place where no one knew her.
But Liu Hanyan had lived in wealth and prosperity for so many years, so how could she bear to leave her family and suffer?
Her ambition is not here, but in...
"What time is it?"
Lu Xing was stunned by her young lady's sudden change of subject. She quickly mentioned today's date. Lu Xing tilted her head in confusion, "What's wrong, young lady?"
With his eyes narrowed slightly, Li Shengyi put down the glutinous rice balls in his hand, put on his deerskin boots and was about to go out.
"Miss, where are you going? It's snowing heavily outside."
As soon as the door was opened, the howling cold wind outside, carrying large snowflakes, blew towards her little face.
The winter in Beijing is cold, especially this winter. The heavy snow in recent days has made the streets and alleys of Beijing deserted.
Until the sound of uniform footsteps rang out on the most prosperous street in the capital.
After hearing the noise, many people opened their doors and windows and stuck their heads out, regardless of the heavy snow outside.
When the people saw the Royal Guards running through the streets, they quickly retracted their heads as if they had seen a ghost.
Ever since Meng Jiuan pacified the invading enemy forces many years ago, the people of Da Chu had lived and worked in peace and contentment.
But since when, the capital city, which was once the most bustling and prosperous, began to be filled with a depressing atmosphere.
This depressing atmosphere continued until the end of summer and early autumn of this year, when a locust plague ravaged the northwest, making it even more difficult for people to raise their heads.
The Imperial Guards haven't been deployed on such a large scale for a long time. I don't know who committed a crime today that His Majesty actually sent out so many Imperial Guards.
Wherever the Royal Guards passed, the piled snow on the ground was flattened one by one.
The friction of the armor was harsh, and coupled with the falling snowflakes in the sky, the gloomy sky cast a gloomy atmosphere over the entire capital.
Li Shengyi stood at the gate of the prime minister's residence, holding a hand as white as jade. When she heard footsteps running towards her, she subconsciously raised her head and glanced at the man standing next to her.
"Daddy, are you afraid?"
Qin Songmo is afraid of cold, and the temperature of his palms has never been warm since early autumn.
Even though it was so cold in winter, he never shrank his neck.
Now he was standing in the falling snow, and even though his face was as pale as the snow falling on his shoulders, his body did not tremble at all.
Hearing what his little daughter said, he lowered his head, and the calm look in his dark pupils caught his eye.
His thin lips raised slightly, and he shook his head, "Shengyi has already arranged everything for me, hasn't he?"
It had actually only been two days since Li Shengyi last entered the palace.
Even though Li Shengyi knew that Chu Huaifeng would definitely take action against Qin Songmo, he didn't expect it to happen so soon.
She was so fast that she couldn't even hand over the longevity noodles in her hand. She was forced to put down the bowl, lifted her skirt and ran to the door of the prime minister's residence, standing in front of her father waiting for the arrival of the imperial edict.
Snowflakes fell on the little face that was raised up. Li Shengyi raised his hand to wipe his face, then grinned at the person in front of him, "Don't be afraid, Daddy. Shengyi will protect you."
Qin Songmo did not answer, but bent down and held her in his arms, letting her hug his neck.
The father and daughter hugged each other like cats keeping warm in the snow.
Although seemingly pitiful, his expression is actually filled with a complexity and confidence that others cannot fathom. This chapter has been read (please click on the next chapter to continue reading!)
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