Chapter 69 Chapter 69 The final bond between him and Nan Xu was just like this...
What is announced is the oral instruction of the Tao.
Duan Wenpei was removed from his post as Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, one-third of the land in the Bo Mansion was confiscated, and his salary was fined for half a year.
The eunuch took the purse from Liu Hui, weighed it twice, and said with a soothing smile, "Don't be afraid, Madam. His Majesty is only giving a minor punishment, but it's our uncle who is most favored by His Majesty." He leaned closer and said, "You may not know this, but the Right Censor-in-Chief has been demoted to the Right Assistant Censor-in-Chief, from second rank to fourth!"
The eunuch made the number four with his hands, looking gloating.
Li Junji was not summoned back to Beijing, but was only demoted?
One has to sigh that the Li family made a good move by letting Li Zhan become the prince.
Nan Xu smiled in agreement and invited the eunuch to have some tea. The eunuch waved his hand to refuse, saying that he had to go to the Li family to announce the decree.
It was originally just a polite remark. Since the eunuch did not want to stay, Nan Xu ordered his attendants to escort the eunuch out properly.
After the eunuch left, Nan Xu and Liu Hui were the only ones left in the hall where people had been kneeling.
Because of what happened last night, Liu Hui was a little afraid to look at Nan Xu. Just as he was thinking of finding an excuse to leave, Nan Xu called him.
"Is your uncle still unconscious, or does he simply not want to come out to receive the order?"
Nan Xu applied the medicine herself, so she knew that although the wounds looked hideous, they were only superficial injuries and no bones were broken.
Duan Wenpei, a man of such forbearance and determination, would be defeated by such a small injury and cold? He was unconscious for so long?
She didn't expose it because she was giving face to Duan Wenpei, the head of the family, but it didn't mean that she could let him fool her.
Liu Hui secretly groaned.
He said his wife was not an ordinary person, so how could such a trick be hidden from her...
"Madam, you are very perceptive. I admire you." Liu Hui smiled flatteringly and stopped hiding anything. "Madam, you don't know, there is a reason for this."
Nan Xu sneered inwardly, but didn't show it on her face. "Oh? Then tell me, what's the reason?"
Liu Hui rubbed his hands, thinking about how to put it, "My lord, what I mean is... our emperor is suspicious by nature." At this point, it suddenly occurred to him that in terms of closeness, Nan Xu and Emperor Xuanwu were nominally cousins, so what he said... He secretly looked at Nan Xu's reaction, but only saw Nan Xu's slightly raised eyebrows, meaning that he should continue.
"If I come in person to receive the imperial edict, I'm afraid His Majesty will think my injuries are not serious enough. Then, the crime of resisting three imperial edicts to enter the palace is not something that can be offset by burns on my arms. Madam, my Lord, this is a matter of weighing the pros and cons."
Weighing the pros and cons?
Nan Xu now just felt that these words were ridiculous.
From Li Zhan marrying the princess, to Emperor Xuanwu granting the marriage, to Duan Wenpei's plan to capture Zhao Huaijue, she heard too many words weighing the pros and cons.
Everyone talks about weighing the pros and cons, but no one is willing to explain to her clearly what benefits are gained and what disadvantages are avoided in weighing the pros and cons.
She is like an outsider, detached from the surface, yet deeply trapped in the vortex.
She glanced at Liu Hui, her voice no longer as gentle as usual, "Steward Liu, who did the uncle meet last night before leaving the house and entering the palace?"
Liu Hui was just thinking about whether he should explain or not if Nan Xu asked him why the Lord would rather anger the emperor than disobey the order and not enter the palace, when he was startled by the question Nan Xu suddenly asked.
"No...nothing, ma'am...why do you ask that?"
He had clearly told the servants who knew about this last night not to say a word about it in front of the lady. Why was the lady so sure?
Liu Hui was wondering where he had made a mistake or revealed a flaw, but Nan Xu had already stood up and didn't want to say more.
"Since Manager Liu said there is no such thing, then there is no such thing."
As she spoke, she turned and headed for the backyard. Just as Liu Hui was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Nan Xu stopped and said calmly with her back to him, "I'd just like to trouble Manager Liu to tell Uncle that I'm used to living in the main house in Jingyuan. Now that he's fine, it's best for him to move out as soon as possible. Otherwise, I'll be unable to sleep well in my bed at night, and if I get angry, it will only disturb everyone's sleep."
Nan Xu acted helpless, which made people laugh and cry.
Duan Wenpei leaned against the head of the bed, listening to Liu Hui reporting to Nan Xu asking him to move out, while taking the medicine handed to him by the servant.
Chinese medicine is bitter. Before I even drink it, I can already smell the unpleasant medicinal smell.
Duan Wenpei stared at the medicine bowl for a while, then slowly placed it to his lips.
After taking a few bites, he, who had always been calm and composed, couldn't help but frown.
Liu Hui observed Duan Wenpei's expression and took out a can of preserved fruit, offering it to him. "Master, this won't make you feel bitter anymore."
Duan Wenpei covered his lips and coughed twice, then raised his hand to refuse.
He is not a woman, why should he eat candied fruit?
"Move it. Later, have someone clean up the side room next to the study, and then have someone get rid of the smell in this room."
Maybe it was because of his illness, but his sense of smell became particularly sensitive. He always felt that the various medicinal smells mixed with a faint smell of blood destroyed the elegance and refinement of the house.
Liu Hui didn't expect his master to actually listen to his wife and move out. He was stunned for a moment, "Are you talking about the study in the front yard? Or the study in Jingyuan?"
Duan Wenpei stroked the soft quilt and lay down with his clothes on. He used his arms wrapped in gauze to pull the quilt up little by little until it covered his ears. A sweet and warm fragrance lingered around him. Where Liu Hui couldn't see, Duan Wenpei unconsciously buried himself in the quilt with a look of satisfaction on his face.
"Jingyuan."
He spoke in a muffled voice, unable to discern his emotions.
Liu Hui didn't dare to stay any longer and quickly walked out of the inner room.
In the green gauze tent, the majestic and handsome man closed his eyes greedily, feeling the warmth around him that did not belong to him.
Since he decided to move into Jingyuan, how could he leave easily?
Duan Wenpei smiled bitterly.
Nan Xu, do you dislike me so much? Are you in a hurry to kick me out?
Or have you made up your mind to remain a virgin for Li Zhan?
*
In the snow-covered courtyard of the Li Mansion, there was a huge commotion.
Li Junji turned all the grievances he had suffered in the past few days into anger and took it out on Li Zhan.
"You ignorant boy, you ruined my good deeds!"
"I, Li Jun, have lived a life of luxury, yet how could I have given birth to a thing like you! I've raised you for almost twenty years, providing you with food and education. I don't ask for you to bring honor to our family, but at least you should fulfill your filial duty. Ah! And yet you, for a woman, offended the princess and refused to admit your mistake! You've brought disgrace upon my Li family!"
"Do you know how many days and nights I studied hard for this official uniform? How many smiles I sacrificed for the future of the Li family?" He grabbed Li Zhan by the collar and almost dragged him out of bed. "How do you know? The mountains in Shu are high and the waters are dangerous, and there are snakes and ants everywhere. I stayed there for two whole months! Li Zhan! I couldn't eat or sleep well, and I almost lost my life because of the quack doctor there because of acclimatization!"
"I just want you to accompany the princess, fulfill your husband's duties, and live a life of luxury. Tell me, what is it that you are not satisfied with? Ah! Tell me!"
Although he was not yet fifty years old, Li Junji had been running around all night. In addition, he had been kneeling and crying in the palace last night, and his head was hit by the memorial thrown by Emperor Xuanwu. He grabbed Li Zhan and shouted at the top of his lungs for a while, and then he felt a little exhausted.
He let go of Li Zhan and held onto the eight-immortals table beside him to catch his breath.
Mrs. Li, who was frightened and pale, hurried forward to persuade them.
"Master, calm down, Zhan'er also..."
"Shut up!"
It would have been fine if Madam Li hadn't said anything, but once she did, Li Junji became even more furious. He pointed at Madam Li's nose and cursed, "A loving mother often spoils her son. It's all because of you!"
Madam Li stepped back repeatedly when he pointed at her, and tremblingly defended herself: "How can it be that I spoiled her? Master, when this happened, I also taught Zhan'er a lesson, but, is the princess not at fault? He chopped Zhan'er with a sword." Madam Li pulled Li Zhan aside and lifted up her clothes to show Li Junji, "If
If it's half an inch deeper, our Zhan'er will be dead!"
A shocking sword scar from the shoulder blade to the waist appeared before his eyes. In addition, there were many bruises of varying sizes. Some were so light that the color could not be seen, while others were like smudged black ink, embedded in the originally fair skin.
Li Junji was stunned. He reached out and stroked his son's back. His lips trembled, "How could there be so many injuries?"
Seeing that there was no good spot on Li Zhan's back, Li Junji became more and more frightened. He lifted up Li Zhan's clothes, wanting to see if other places were the same, but Li Zhan broke free and refused his inspection.
"These are the good days of luxury that my father talks about." Li Zhan turned around and looked at Li Junji, who was furious just now but now had a look of heartache on his face, and said sarcastically.
"Since these are good days, why didn't father let my eldest brother, second brother, and third brother go? If these are considered good days, then why was father demoted and his salary fined? If these are all good days! Father, I would rather not have been born in mother's womb, not been born in the Li family! I would rather not be your son!"
“Bang!”
Li Zhan staggered after being hit and fell into the armchair.
Half of his face was visibly swollen, making the other half look even thinner and bony.
He raised his hand to wipe the blood from the corner of his mouth, then stood up with the help of the armrest of the chair.
Those eyes that usually shine as bright as stars are now filled with withered sadness.
He walked up to Li Junji step by step and said word by word: "Father wants me to apologize to Jingyi. I can, unless I die."
"Rebellious son!"
"Rebellious son!"
"Please punish me according to the family rules! Someone, punish me according to the family rules!
"Stop, don't go! Master, please don't! Calm down, Zhan'er, I'll persuade you!"
Li Junji was furious and kept asking someone to bring the family rules. Madam Li quickly stopped the servants, hugged Li Junji, and tried to persuade him to calm down.
The servants followed their master, some trying to persuade, some pulling, some taking things, and the whole place was in chaos for a while.
Li Zhan watched the farce coldly like a passerby, then bowed to his parents and left.
"Zhan'er, Zhan'er..."
"Rebellious son, why are you running? Stop right there..."
The sound became farther and farther away, and Li Zhan walked out of the yard without looking back.
Under the green plum tree to the west of the Snow Courtyard, Li Zhan took the shovel handed to him by the servant and dug one shovel after another until his hands were blistered and the dug soil piled up into a small hill. Only then did he stop dejectedly and sit down against the plum tree.
No, nothing.
The servant said that he saw his mother order someone to bury the jade pendant that was broken by his mother. He stared at the pit that was filled with nothing but dirt.
He closed his eyes in pain.
The last bond between him and Nan Xu was gone just like that.
Hahahahahahahaha…
He laughed out loud.
The tears could no longer be stopped from gushing out.
It doesn’t matter if it’s gone.
It doesn’t matter if it’s gone.
It’s gone, really everything is gone.
The servants standing not far away looked at each other, hesitating whether to help Li Zhan up, but Li Zhan had stopped crying and stood up tremblingly.
He walked forward in a daze, as if he didn't know where to go.
The servant came forward to support him and said, "My Lord, what are you looking for? I will ask someone to find it for you."
Li Zhan lowered his head and glanced at him, ignoring the disgusting title of "Prince Consort".
"Go and tell the Zhao family that I agree to meet with them."
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