Chapter 60 Chapter 60 What is Li Zhan in your heart now?
Duan Wenpei rarely refuted, "I know."
Nan Xu snorted coldly, knowing that he was not so kind as to bring her here to buy clothes and jewelry. This was probably his real purpose.
She turned around, picked up the golden ball, and was about to leave when Duan Wenpei's charming voice came from behind her, "But this wasn't arranged by me."
What arrangements?
Nan Xu stopped to look and saw the old vegetable vendor clinging to Li Junji's thigh, yelling, "Censor Li, why did you hit me? Censor Li, you must not leave..."
Because of his few words, the crowd turned their attention to Li Junji.
Someone recognized him and was whispering something with the people around him. Nan Xu couldn't hear what they were saying, but from the anger towards Li Junji in their eyes, he knew that these people had already complained about the Right Censor-in-Chief bumping into someone.
Since Emperor Xuanwu ascended the throne, few dignitaries in the capital dared to ride horses and injure people in the downtown area, let alone in a prosperous place like Changjie. Where would the vegetable vendor come from in this place?
Li Zhan hasn't returned to the princess's mansion yet!
Nan Xu narrowed his eyes slightly, and unconsciously grasped the golden ball's hair, pulling it to make it utter a plaintive cat cry.
"Princess Jingyi."
"Jingyi?"
Nan Xu and Duan Wenpei said almost in unison.
Nan Xu glanced at him indifferently, still a little puzzled. "Li Junji returned at this time. Is it because the Shu situation has been resolved? Or was it because His Majesty summoned him back?"
Duan Wenpei gave her an admiring look, then put his hands behind his back and said, "Your Majesty has not summoned him back to the capital, and the events in Shu have not been fully investigated."
So, coming back at this time, could it be...
"For Li Zhan?"
The words "Li Zhan" coming out of her mouth sounded a bit uncomfortable to Duan Wenpei. He said with a hint of displeasure, "You think too highly of him. The Li family is the lifeblood of Li Junji. How could he allow his hard work to be destroyed by his son's love affair?"
He spoke bluntly. Nan Xu bit her lip and didn't respond.
She could probably make out the whole story.
It no longer matters why Li Junji came back.
But after he came back, he would have to go to the palace to petition. Duan Wenpei said that the affairs in Shu had not been fully investigated, which meant that only part of it had been investigated. Even if this part was not crucial, it would definitely affect the entire situation in Shu. Otherwise, Li Junji would not dare to be recalled to the capital at this time.
With the news he brought back, the current embarrassing situation of the Li family will be eased a lot. Princess Jingyi was angry that Li Zhan did not go to the princess's mansion to apologize, so how could she let Li Junji into the palace so easily.
But how did Duan Wenpei know that Li Junji would come back at this time?
"Your people are in Shu?" She actually knew the answer in her heart, but for some reason she just wanted to hear him admit it in person.
Duan Wenpei did not answer quickly this time.
He stared at the crowd below with deep eyes, then turned to look at her.
For some reason, Nan Xu felt a little guilty when he stared at her.
He bent down slightly, leaned closer and said, "Nan Xu, tell me first, who is Li Zhan in your heart now?"
Nan Xu felt a little uncomfortable being stared at by him, and turned her head away to avoid his sight. However, there were two plum vases as high as her shoulders next to the octagonal window. Nan Xu's back was pressed against the vases and she couldn't move away at all. The man in front of her was getting closer and closer, so close that Nan Xu could clearly see the dark pattern on his collar.
"You, why do you suddenly ask this?" She spoke intermittently and almost bit her tongue.
Duan Wenpei smiled, stood up straight in her surprised gaze, and raised his chin towards the ground.
"If you treat Li Zhan as your childhood sweetheart, then I, as your husband, will occasionally feel jealous and will have to watch Censor Li suffer the scolding of the people. But if you treat him as a stranger, then as an official appointed by the court, I naturally cannot watch my colleague being easily manipulated by others."
Sure enough, for some reason, the place down there had become a complete mess.
Nan Xu noticed a few familiar faces. She had clearly seen them at the Bo Mansion. She was so angry that her teeth itched, but she couldn't do anything to him. She always suffered losses in every fight. She had learned her lesson and could only force out a dry voice from her throat, "Duan Wenpei, you are taking advantage of me!"
It's a double entendre, referring to what he just asked and also to the attack on Li Junji.
Duan Wenpei shrugged nonchalantly. "I've always been like this, you just didn't know it. However, it's not too late to know now. Madam, please answer my question quickly. Otherwise, even if I take action, Lord Li will probably be in trouble."
An old lady who was looking for trouble threw the eggs and vegetable leaves in the basket at Li Junji, but the patrol officers who used to appear frequently in the city had disappeared. Li Junji could not resist dozens of hands with his two palms and was unable to hold on.
After all, they had a bond in the past, and Li Zhan even blocked a sword for her. He couldn't just stand by and watch her die.
"Yes, husband, Li Zhan and I are not familiar with each other, so how can we have the friendship of childhood sweethearts?" She said it reluctantly. When the word "husband" came out of her mouth, she even trembled, trying to shake off the goose bumps all over her body.
Duan Wenpei, on the other hand, was in a good mood because of the sudden call of "husband". He lifted Nan Xu's chin and wiped away the cake crumbs that had stained her mouth. He laughed loudly and said, "Madam, I am very pleased that you are so kind. I will serve you."
After he finished speaking, he retracted his hand and gestured downwards. Someone in the crowd shouted that the patrol officers were coming, and the crowd immediately scattered. Someone picked up Li Junji from behind and protected him as he walked away from the small path. The old vegetable seller wanted to say something, but someone covered his mouth from behind and dragged him away.
The change happened in the blink of an eye. Nan Xu stared blankly for a long time. She never expected that the help he mentioned would be so simple and crude.
"Finished?"
"It's over."
"What about this?"
"Since he is an unrelated person, we have done our utmost to help him. As for how Lord Li will deal with the future, it will all depend on him."
Nan Xu was furious. With just these two times, he tricked her into saying those nice things, and she even called him "husband" for the first time in order to get his help.
"Duan Wenpei, you are despicable!"
Duan Wenpei held her finger that was pointing at him and corrected her, "It's not that I'm mean, it's that Madam is too kind."
Nanxu: ...
"I feel like what I bought just now isn't enough. I want the one below too!"
"Can."
"And jewelry. I need to buy all the new models from Cuiyulou, and pick out a few pieces for Ruizhu that she likes. I also need to prepare some for my mother's eldest sister-in-law and my second sister-in-law..."
Duan Wenpei paused as he was walking down the stairs and turned to look at her. "You want to sell the Bo Mansion?"
Nan Xu walked past him with her head held high, insisting, "You were the one who made the promise first, and you didn't say I couldn't buy it for others. Are you trying to deny it, Master?"
Duan Wenpei shook his head and said helplessly, "Then you have to be frugal. If you sell it for more, I won't have any money left."
Seeing that he agreed, Nan Xu's pace became much lighter. She took a few steps and thought of something, then looked back at him, "You haven't told me yet, are your people always in Shu?"
Duan Wenpei didn't expect that she still remembered this. His eyes flickered and he said ambiguously, "Yes, there are a few people."
Nan Xu didn't hear clearly and continued to talk to herself: "It's not surprising that there are people in Shu. Your roots are there. You must go back one day to visit..."
Look at the people you miss, look at the place where you grew up, or stand in front of those who wish you were dead and tell them that you are still alive...
Nan Xu thought silently in her heart.
Duan Wenpei looked at her thoughtful expression, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
*
Li Junji fled to the Li Mansion in a panic.
He was just about to thank the "talented people" who came to his rescue, but when he turned around and looked for them again, he couldn't see a single person. He asked the servants who came out to greet him, but they looked at each other and pointed at the two-meter-high wall with surprise on their faces.
Li Junji could only slap his thigh and sigh that these knights who did good deeds without leaving their names were really skilled and bold. They didn't even want the money they got, but just climbed over the wall and left!
Fortunately, before he could express his feelings, Mrs. Li came over after hearing the news.
"Master, are you okay?"
Only when Li Junji saw his wife did he show some signs of fatigue and lethargy. He took Madam Li's arm and headed to the backyard, recounting the hardships of the journey as they walked. Talking about the time he rode into the capital, he was even more resentful. "I clearly arrived at the post station outside the capital long ago. I should have quietly returned home last night, but I don't know what I ate, but I had a runny stomach all night. I rushed back this morning as soon as I rested. I should have taken the detour back home via West Street, but I don't know why the horse got spooked. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't stop it. It ran out onto the long street and even knocked down an old vegetable seller. I'm going to be in such a mess..."
As he was speaking, he suddenly stopped talking.
The Marquis's wife was listening intently and was about to lament the difficulties of the journey, but when she saw that he didn't say anything, she hurriedly asked what was wrong.
Li Junji didn't answer her, but just stared at a banana tree with drooping leaves in the yard.
"Don't you think it's a coincidence?"
Mrs. Li didn't understand. "What do you mean by coincidence?"
Li Junji's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He shook off Mrs. Li's support and walked out in a hurry without caring about his clothes that were already dirty and stained. Mrs. Li called him twice but he didn't hear her.
He just kept asking people to prepare the horses.
Mrs. Li looked at his hurried back and her heart was pounding.
When a clueless servant asked her if the backyard was ready for dinner, Madam Li angrily scolded her, "You idiot! Didn't you see the master has gone out? What's the point of having dinner? Is this lady supposed to be eating with the air?"
The servant shrank his neck and was pulled behind by the nanny who served Madam Li personally.
She asked her wife tentatively, "Master, are you thinking of something important?"
This was exactly what Madam Li wanted. She paced back and forth in the corridor, holding the handkerchief. Her eyes suddenly lit up. "Let's go to the young master's courtyard. Yes, Ah Zhan will definitely understand."
*
As soon as Duan Wenpei and Nan Xu arrived at the Bo Mansion, people from the palace arrived.
The eunuch whispered something in Duan Wenpei's ear, but no one knew what he said. Nan Xu saw Duan Wenpei's eyes flash slightly.
He nodded to the eunuch, walked towards Nan Xu, and said softly, "Mr. Li has entered the palace, and His Majesty has summoned me. Madam, do you think I should go? Or not?"
Nan Xu was already used to being called Madam, but his words seemed a little strange.
What does it mean to go or not to go.
Nan Xu glanced at him sideways.
Do you dare to disobey my order?
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