Chapter 503: There is a strong hatred in Zuo Jiali's eyes
Yuan Xiaonian walked forward and was about to knock on the door, but he didn't expect that the door was not closed at all, so he pushed it open directly.
"Come in." He turned around and greeted Li Suining and Fuxing.
The three of them entered the Zuo Mansion together. There was hardly a single servant in the mansion. It looked so desolate that people couldn't help but feel depressed.
This was Yuan Xiaonian's first time here. He frowned and said, "The Zuo family is so big, I don't know which courtyard Zuo Jiali lives in."
"I know." Little Tuanzi immediately raised her hand high. After all, she had been here once before, after Zuo Sixian's accident. "I'll lead the way."
She walked ahead according to her memory, and soon found a yard with lights on.
"Second Prince brother, Fuxing sister, this should be the place." She turned around and greeted them excitedly.
Yuan Xiaonian and Fuxing quickened their pace, walked forward and took a look, and both felt that this should be the place.
"Let's go." Yuan Xiaonian walked ahead again and entered the yard. He shouted, "Zuo Jiali? Are you there?"
"Zuo Er..." Li Suining thought of Yuan Xiaonian's reminder as soon as he opened his mouth, and immediately changed the subject, "Brother Zuo, are you there? I'm Suining!"
After waiting for a while, they saw a shadow moving inside the house, and soon Zuo Jiali appeared at the door.
He looked at the people in the courtyard, obviously a little surprised, "Why... are you here?"
"Brother Zuo!" Li Suining trotted forward and threw himself into Zuo Jiali's arms.
Zuo Jiali smiled and picked up the little guy, gently pinched Tuanzi's cheek, and looked at Yuan Xiaonian again with questioning eyes, "Second Prince?"
"Brother Zuo, nice to meet you, nice to meet you!" Yuan Xiaonian took the initiative to clasp his fists. He could feel the vigilance emanating from Zuo Jiali.
Zuo Jiali hesitated for a moment, put the little dumpling down, clasped his fists, and nodded slightly, saying, "Second Prince, you are too polite. You can still call me Jiali. Welcome, please come in!"
He turned sideways and let a few people into the house.
Yuan Xiaonian nodded and walked in front. Xiaotuanzi followed immediately, and Fuxing walked at the back.
When Fuxing passed by Zuo Jiali, he looked up at him, but quickly lowered his head and went into the house.
"Please feel free to sit down, but you have seen the current situation of the Zuo family. I really don't have anything to treat you."
Zuo Jiali said awkwardly, and seeing Yuan Xiaonian and others sitting at the table, he also sat down in a seat.
For a moment, everyone was silent and no one spoke. The atmosphere was obviously a little awkward.
"Brother Zuo," Li Suining spoke first, "How have you been recently? Have you gone to study at the Imperial College?"
Zuo Jiali twitched the corner of his mouth and said, "Recently... I really haven't been there."
He touched the little guy's head lovingly.
"Jia Li, this won't do." Yuan Xiaonian spoke at the right moment. "From what I know, your grades are very good. If you prepare well for this year's Spring Examination, you will definitely achieve a good result."
Zuo Jiali curled his lips. "So what if he got good grades? The eldest brother of the Bai family won the top spot in the imperial examination and even became the crown prince's companion. But what happened? He almost became a traitor."
Yuan Xiaonian frowned.
"And my brother," Zuo Jiali said with a self-deprecating expression, "He won the third place in the imperial examination and was admitted to the Dali Temple and then the Censorate. But what happened? He died in such an unclear manner."
Yuan Xiaonian's expression became increasingly difficult to describe. After a while, he spoke helplessly, "Jia Li, we all feel very sorry for your brother's situation, but... you should understand how he ended up like this."
"Understand?" Zuo Jiali raised an eyebrow and looked over. "Understand what? The Second Prince is saying that my brother deserves it?"
Yuan Xiaonian stared back at him, "Don't you know what your brother did? Doesn't the Bai family case have anything to do with him?"
"So what if they're related?" Zuo Jiali sneered, "Damn it... Is he the only one?"
Yuan Xiaonian's expression changed instantly. For a moment, he felt a strong hatred in Zuo Jiali's eyes, but this hatred was almost fleeting and soon disappeared without a trace.
Yuan Xiaonian couldn't help but wonder, who did Zuo Jiali hate? The Bai family? Or... the one in Kunning Palace?
"My brother's matter is over." Zuo Jiali spoke again, his tone normal, "I've started to let it go."
He stood up and glanced at the few people. "It's not good to just sit there like this. How about this? I'll go to the kitchen and wash some fruit for you."
Having said that, he turned and walked out.
"I'll go and take a look." Yuan Xiaonian seized the opportunity and immediately chased after him.
"Jia Li!" As soon as he left the yard, he immediately called out to Zuo Jia Li.
Zuo Jiali stood still and looked back, "Second Prince? Why did you come out? I don't need help, I can do it myself..."
"Zuo Jiali!" Yuan Xiaonian took a few steps forward and walked side by side with him. "It's not that you don't need help, but you need to think carefully about whose explanation you need."
Zuo Jiali smiled and said, "Second Prince, you're joking. Look at the current situation of the Zuo family. If someone is willing to help me, I will be very grateful. How can I dare to pick on them?"
"No, Jiali, listen to me, actually, I came here today..." Yuan Xiaonian thought about it and told the truth, "It was the prince's idea."
Zuo Jiali raised his eyebrows and looked over, waiting for him to continue.
"The prince already knows that you are the next imperial teacher, and you... are working for the queen." Yuan Xiaonian continued.
Zuo Jiali remained silent.
Yuan Xiaonian said directly again, "Let me put it this way, the Crown Prince wants you to stop helping the Queen."
"Haha..." Unexpectedly, Zuo Jiali laughed self-deprecatingly upon hearing this. "Why? In the eyes of the Second Prince, am I, a disciple of the Imperial Academy who has rarely been to the palace, a fool?"
"If I remember correctly, the Crown Prince is the Empress's eldest son, and only son, right?" He asked with a smile, "You mean the Crown Prince doesn't want me to help the Empress anymore?"
"Jia Li, you are right. The Crown Prince is indeed the Queen's son, but from the beginning to the end, everything the Queen did was not approved by the Crown Prince."
Yuan Xiaonian spoke sincerely, "Jia Li, if you have the opportunity to interact with the Crown Prince more often, you will know that he is very different from the Empress. It is too dangerous for you to work for the Empress."
"Now, you are the only one left in the Zuo family, or rather, only you and Xiao Suining are left. You must protect yourself before you can protect Xiao Suining."
Zuo Jiali was silent for a moment, but soon, he corrected himself with a smile, "Second Prince, you may not know much about what's going on outside the palace. Li Suining is a child of the Zhenbei Palace and has nothing to do with my Zuo family."
Yuan Xiaonian frowned in confusion.
"Also, did His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say these words to you in person?" Zuo Jiali asked again.
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