Li Shengyi's gaze fell on the brocade bag in Meng Jiuan's hand.
"really?"
"More real than pearls!"
Meng Jiuan almost raised his hands and swore.
It's strange to say, every time he was sent out by Qin Songmo to do something, all he thought about was finishing the task as quickly as possible and then returning to the capital to secretly take a look at Su Jinrou.
He will be filled with joy.
But this time, because he teased Li Shengyi and said a few words that he wanted to adopt Li Shengyi as his daughter, he was sent to Jiangnan by Qin Songmo to work.
Apart from the resentment in his heart at the beginning, he had no other emotions at all.
He did not blame Qin Songmo for being unreasonable, nor did he think that it was all Li Shengyi's fault.
Even when he was doing business in Jiangnan, when he saw something delicious and fun, the first person he thought of was no longer Su Jinrou, but the little kid who always stuck to his friend.
When he had nothing to do in Jiangnan, he would always go to the street to see if there was anything interesting.
Unfortunately, that area is relatively backward. Although it seems to be full of delicious food and fun, it has actually long been outdated in the capital.
It was not until later that he saw this in the hands of a Lingnan merchant.
He handed the brocade bag in his hand to Li Shengyi as if offering a treasure, and heard Meng Jiuan say with a smile, "Don't you want to open it and take a look?"
Li Shengyi's eyes did not move away from the brocade bag in his hand.
The brocade pouch is finely crafted, and it must have cost a lot of money just for this pouch.
Such brocade bags have now become decorations, which shows how precious the things inside the bags are.
He silently shifted his gaze away from the brocade bag and heard her say, "Aren't you going to give it to the Imperial Concubine?"
[Isn't that the setting? Whenever Meng Jiuan has something valuable, he'll secretly send it to the palace.]
What does he want to do this time?
Meng Jiuan really wanted to cry out in injustice. This time he really didn't send anything to the palace.
Not only that, when he came back this time, he didn't even go to the palace, didn't even change his clothes, and ran straight to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
This heartless guy actually doubted him!
Meng Jiuan, who had just washed and had recently tanned a little in Jiangnan, frowned and asked, "What if you don't want it?"
Li Shengyi raised his head and met his eyes. "What if I don't want it?"
No wonder Li Shengyi treats Meng Jiuan badly.
The truth is that she had a bad impression of Meng Jiuan.
He always sides with Su Jinrou in everything. What if he thought more about himself and Qin Songmo?
The relationship between the two of them wouldn't have become so strained.
The corners of her lips pursed slightly, and then she heard Li Shengyi speak again, "Besides not being able to be your daughter, tell me, you gave me something, is there something you want to gain from me?"
"For example, do you want my father to help the Fifth Prince or the Imperial Concubine?"
After hearing this, Meng Jiuan's resentful expression froze.
Soon, his brows furrowed into the shape of a "川" character, "Is this how I am in your mind?"
Li Shengyi nodded. "If you don't believe me, you can ask my father. Your mind and the focus of your life are almost entirely on Su Jinrou."
"Meng Jiuan, did the Imperial Concubine cast a spell on you, or did she bewitched you?"
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously.
When Meng Jiuan saw his friends nodding in unison, something in his heart was suddenly touched.
Seeing that Li Shengyi didn't dare to accept the gift he offered, a look of frustration appeared on his face, "I'm really different this time than before."
"Look, this is the night-shining pearl I bought from the Lingnan caravan. Doesn't it look nice?"
The night pearl was small, only about the size of Li Shengyi's palm.
This thing is a rare item, and there are only a few of them even in the imperial palace.
Among them, Su Jinrou had two, which were awarded to her by the current emperor.
Su Jinrou and Chu Huaifeng often took out the two night pearls to play with, and they were no longer as pure and flawless.
"I heard about it when I was in Jiangnan," Meng Jiuan placed the night pearl on the brocade bag and pushed the brocade bag in front of Li Shengyi.
"A lot of bellybands were found in the palace, all belonging to the same person. Although this incident wasn't a big deal, but..."
But although Meng Jiuan looks to be in his twenties, he is actually still a pure love warrior in his heart and cannot tolerate a grain of sand in his eyes.
Some time ago, because Li Shengyi released poisonous snakes in the palace, the current emperor, who was already in a weak condition, was frightened and became inhumane.
Chu Hong, who was extremely frightened, immediately ordered a thorough investigation of the entire palace.
This order caught Su Jinrou and Chu Huaifeng off guard. Before they even had time to hide the bellybands, the colorful bellybands embroidered with embracing mandarin ducks were searched out from all over the palace.
If Chu Hong had not doted on Su Jinrou, the latter would have refused to plead guilty and would not admit that those bellybands were hers no matter what. Instead, she cried and complained that she had lost a lot of underwear recently.
By now, Su Jinrou had already been thrown into prison with her bellybands.
Even so, Chu Hong was still very angry.
Let’s not discuss whether Su Jinrou had relationships with other men in the palace.
Chu Hong still felt ashamed that his beloved concubine's bellyband was hidden everywhere.
So he no longer often set foot in Qinghua Palace, and severely punished the palace maids in Qinghua Palace. He also personally replaced a group of palace maids to serve Su Jinrou.
This made Chu Hong satisfied.
But it made Su Jinrou and Chu Huaifeng feel uncomfortable all over.
The two of them had an underground relationship. Chu Hong had replaced all the palace ladies in Qinghua Palace. If there was any movement in Qinghua Palace, Chu Hong would know about it.
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