Chapter 127: For Whom the Wind and Dew Stand in the Night
In the following time, Li Huaiyu always appeared at the door of the mourning hall intentionally or unintentionally, just to take a look at Zong Feilin.
At first, Zong Feilin was so sad that she didn't notice Li Huaiyu at all.
The old master's body will be kept for seven days and the funeral will be held soon.
Zong Feilin finally saw Li Huaiyu in the crowd. He looked at her with concern, was stunned for a moment, and then returned to normal.
After the old Grand Tutor was buried, Li Huaiyu dragged his tired body back to Prince Cheng's Mansion and was about to go back to rest.
When he thought of his own yard that looked like a spy den, his shoulders drooped instantly and he walked towards his grandfather's yard.
Old Prince Cheng looked at Li Huaiyu, who had obviously lost weight, and said nothing.
He just quietly asked someone to bring two jars of wine, and the two of them drank together.
After drinking two cups, Li Huaiyu hugged the jar of wine and drank wildly.
After drinking a jar of wine, Li Huaiyu burped, stood up shakily, picked up the long sword beside him and started dancing.
Old Prince Cheng looked at Li Huaiyu, who was full of thoughts, and felt a lot of emotions, which finally turned into a sigh.
After Li Huaiyu finished dancing with the sword, he was drunk and sat on the ground, staring at the bright moon in the night sky, lost in thought.
The old prince didn't say anything, but just drank by himself.
After a while, Li Huaiyu finally spoke:
"Grandfather, it seems the Gusu Wang Clan is planning something very ambitious. Do you think my father knew about this from the beginning?"
After hearing this, Old Prince Cheng sighed and said, "I asked your father, but he doesn't know."
"Does that mean the Gusu Wang Clan had this planned all along, and was targeting our Prince Cheng's Mansion from the very beginning?"
“Now that I think about it, it should be so.
I even suspect that Tianshan Snow Lotus can cure your mother's illness, and these words may have come from them.
They gave your mother Tianshan Snow Lotus, but it didn't cure her illness.
Finally, I separated you from the little girl from the Zong family...
Alas...you have suffered so much over the years!"
As the old prince spoke, he reached out and touched Li Huaiyu's head tenderly.
After hearing this, Li Huaiyu closed his eyes silently and said nothing.
After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes, his face was gloomy, and his voice was cold:
"Gusu Wang Clan, I will never be able to quench my hatred unless I eradicate you completely!"
The old prince nodded after hearing this.
"To plot against my Chengwang Mansion with such tactics, uprooting it would be the least of my worries."
After thinking for a while, he said, "Fortunately, you and Wang Shi don't have a legitimate child. This is good."
Li Huaiyu sneered and said, "Humph, I'm afraid that Wang Shi didn't want to give birth to my child.
Was the aborted child really an accident?
Now that I think about it, these things are worth pondering.”
Prince Cheng nodded after hearing this.
"I'm old now, old Zong is dead, and I'm almost dead too. You'll have the final say in this mansion from now on.
I've observed over the years that although you are not as good as Feng Shenyu, you are much more promising than other people in Beijing.
That's great, I can see your grandmother in the underworld and have an explanation."
After hearing this, Li Huaiyu turned around and said, "Old man, don't be so anxious all day long. It's unlucky."
"Little guy, everyone is going to die, there's nothing to be shy about."
After saying that, he burst into laughter.
When Li Huaiyu heard his grandfather's laughter, he felt much more relaxed and gradually regained his sanity.
When Prince Cheng saw that Li Huaiyu was feeling better, he said:
"I'm an old man now, and I have to go to bed early and get up early. I can't stay up late drinking with you and talk all night long."
He stood up and walked towards the inner courtyard, reciting as he walked:
"How often have I sat beneath the flowers and played the flute, the Milky Way and the red walls visible in the distance. The stars are not the same as last night, for whom am I standing in the wind and dew in the middle of the night?"
Li Huaiyu watched his grandfather's back as he walked away.
Turning around and looking at the empty courtyard, I recalled the scene of myself playing the piano and the girl in red dancing with a sword under the moon that year.
He murmured, "The red dress dances as the moon, the black sword intoxicates the stars."
At that time, I was young and full of energy, with a beautiful woman in my arms, and it seemed as if nothing in the world could stump me.
But after just six years, I have become a dull and boring middle-aged man.
Just like those people who are scheming and despicable in the court, they live in a muddle.
Li Huaiyu suddenly felt a little disgusted with himself.
I'm afraid she wouldn't look down on me like this...
After standing in the yard for a long time, Li Huaiyu sighed: "For whom am I standing in the wind and dew in the middle of the night..."
At night, Li Huaiyu stayed in the old prince's yard.
The lights in his Jiaxiang Courtyard had been turned off long ago, and no one was waiting for him.
The next morning, Feng Shenyu and Li Yueyao had just returned from court when they saw Zhaoqing running towards them in a hurry.
The three of them met in the courtyard, and Zhao Qing said anxiously:
"Aunt, I've checked it out. Hua Qingfeng said it was someone named Qiu Qianjin who paid a fine and redeemed him."
Li Yueyao paused after hearing this.
"Qiu Qianjin?"
Li Yueyao felt that the name was somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember where she had heard it before.
"Your Highness has forgotten that the Minister of War, Yang Jin, once said that their spies had discovered the Qianjin Gambling House.
The owner of the gambling house is called Qiu Qianjin.
His real identity is the son of Jin Mantang, the former richest man in Beijing, and his name is Jin Yucheng."
Li Yueyao nodded after hearing this, remembering this incident.
Zhao Qing yelled beside him, "Jin Mantang's son Jin Yucheng? Weren't all of Jin Mantang's family executed?"
"Last time I heard Yang Jin say that he was a concubine's son, so we didn't find him." Li Yueyao explained.
Zhao Qing asked, "Has this man been apprehended now?"
Feng Shenyu shook his head: "Not yet."
Zhao Qing listened and remained silent for a long time, and finally muttered to himself:
"Isn't Jin Mantang's boss the fake Bi Yue from Wan Hua Lou, that Hu person?
Aren’t they spies from the Western Rong?
But Jin Yucheng infiltrated the Six Ministries and orchestrated the explosion of the weapons depot. Wasn't that done by those spies from Nanli?"
Li Yueyao nodded after hearing this.
"It's true that Jin Mantang was a Xirong spy, but after the Jin family was raided, perhaps Jin Yucheng defected to the Southern Li?"
Feng Shenyu shook his head: "Many people in these six departments have been infiltrated, and some have been doing so for more than ten years.
Jin Yucheng is said to be no more than twenty years old, so this is probably not something he can arrange, so it should still be Jin Mantang."
"Then Jin Mantang is a double spy for Xirong and Nanli?" Zhao Qing said.
Li Yueyao thought for a moment and said, "Maybe that's not the case."
Feng Shenyu nodded in agreement after hearing this: "Your Highness is right, I also think so.
In the Princess Zhaoqing incident, it was Jin Mantang and Ji Cheng who were behind, although they later found out about the ancient Qing Mountain and the Western Rong.
But no one can guarantee that Xirong and Nanli will not cooperate.
Or perhaps this was a conspiracy between Xirong and Nanli from the beginning."
Li Yueyao nodded after hearing this: "The empire is too big, with too many neighboring countries. There are always those with great ambitions who want to join forces to gain some benefits.
Your Majesty and the Hundred Cavalry Division have become somewhat lax in recent years."
Zhao Qing listened from the side and snorted coldly.
Li Yueyao looked at her after hearing this and asked, "What on earth has Gan Qing done to you? When you mention him, you become so nauseous?"
Zhaoqing curled his lips and said nothing.
"You were petty before, making enemies everywhere. I haven't said anything to you yet, but you can't do that now."
"It's because Gan Qing ignored me since I was a child, and I just can't get enough of it."
Zhaoqing muttered beside him.
"Okay, just say you and Gan Qing don't like each other. What about Qian Lou? Why did you punish him by sending him to the palace?"
When Zhaoqing heard Li Yueyao bringing up the past, he said reluctantly, "Qian Lou is the one who is infuriating.
He was punished to sweep the imperial garden. Seeing that he was in trouble, I wanted to save him and asked him if he would like to follow me.
He actually disagreed, so I was so angry that I asked my brother to punish him by sending him to the imperial palace."
After hearing this, Li Yue reached out and tapped her on the head.
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