After returning to Beijing, Li Yi smelled something unusual. If Sun Zhiyang liked her, how could such a person allow Ouyang Bo to stay by her side? However, he did not do anything. If he didn't tolerate her mistakes because he liked her, then he had other motives. But what was his motive? It couldn't be a coincidence that so many experts had come to kill him as soon as he left Pingjin City. It should have been premeditated and waiting for an opportunity. Who was it? Why did she have to take his life? Who was the man in black who entered Lian Niang's room that day? If he came here to inform the Li family to leave, then did Lian Niang know something? He couldn't just passively take a beating anymore. If he failed to escape, it would be even more difficult to escape. If he wanted to live, he had to find a way to investigate everything. Only by knowing the secret connection between these things could he better protect himself.
Li Yi got out of bed and picked up his coat. Do you know where they are now?" The novel network didn't jump.
"They are in the Inner Residence accompanying Biao Young Lady to talk.”
"Biao Young Lady?" Li Yi looked at Ouyang Bo in confusion. When did the Li family have a cousin? "Aren't they going to the Copper Gong Fort? Could it be that they were also being pursued?"
Ouyang Bo said awkwardly,"They didn't leave at all. If the Li family suddenly left, it would soon arouse the suspicion of others." They came back after they went to pray. They thought that this would be a cover-up and no one would think that you would leave your family alone. However, he did not expect the killer to come so quickly. Not only did we fail to leave, we almost lost our lives.”
"Do you regret it? Ever since she was by my side, she had been in danger, and it was getting more and more dangerous each time.”
"I just regret that I wasn't good enough and couldn't protect you. I watched you get into trouble, but I couldn't do anything.”
Li Yi put on his coat and smiled as he came to Ouyang Bo, who had his back facing him. He made a face and said,"I remember you said that you would accompany me. No matter where I go, as long as it's a place I want to go, you will accompany me. Don't run away halfway!"”
"I won't." Ouyang Bo promised seriously, his face red." Even if I run away, I will bring you along. Otherwise, I will be scolded to death by my father."”
Li Yi held his hand intimately, and the two of them came to the backyard. From afar, they could hear the Matriarch and the ladies talking and laughing. She let go of Ouyang Bo's hand, adjusted her clothes and hat, put on the airs of an official, and walked to the warm pavilion. The little maid guarding the door bowed happily when she saw her and opened the curtain.
This warm pavilion was decorated very elegantly. In the middle were four paintings of the four gentlemen, plum, orchid, bamboo, and chrysanthemum. The tables and chairs in the room were all wrapped in light and elegant satin. The flower racks on both sides had spider plants hanging on the ground, naturally drooping and green.
The Matriarch, the two madams, and General Li's concubines sat together, sipping tea and chatting. A young lady appeared beside him. One look and she could tell that she was a lady from a wealthy family. She was well-educated and polite. She did not show her teeth when she smiled and was magnanimous. However, her pretty face was so pale that there was not a single trace of blood on it. Even with a light layer of rouge, it could not hide her sickly appearance. Listening carefully, she was panting. Coupled with her slender eyes that were filled with love, she looked weak and pitiful.
When he saw this young lady, Li Yi thought of Lin Daiyu from Dream of the Red Chamber. He felt that she was like a sister Lin sitting in front of him. It was a pity that he was not a man. If he was a real man, he would have sung something like " Sister Lin fell from the sky ".
When the women in the room saw that Li Yi had woken up, they were so happy that they could not close their mouths. Lian Niang introduced him to this cousin who had suddenly appeared. She said that she was the only daughter of Sister Lian Niang's family. She had been weak since she was young. Now that her parents had passed away, she had left a letter to ask her to come to YiNiang so that she could take care of her in the future. Mother Lian's heart ached for her beloved niece. She repeatedly instructed Li Yi to take good care of her and to find a good family for her in the future.
Li Yi agreed immediately. With more people, he would just have an extra set of chopsticks. He would treat it as finding a companion for Lotus. He said a few perfunctory words and found an excuse to follow Lian Niang back to her small courtyard. Now, she had to find out the real reason why Lian Niang asked her to leave. What secrets did the Li family have that she did not know?
Niang Lian could not stand Li Yi's continuous questioning. She was forced to tell him about how General Li was involved in the battle for the throne. Back then, the late Emperor was already old and his body was getting weaker and weaker. He wanted to appoint a crown prince to succeed him. He had two princes under him. The eldest prince was in his forties and had a kind heart. He was calm and meticulous, and was the best candidate to inherit the throne. Most of the old officials in the court praised the First Prince for his succession. At that time, the Second Prince was only sixteen or seventeen years old. Although he was intelligent, he was young and impetuous. It was inevitable that he would act on impulse. Her birth mother, Imperial Consort Wen, was the daughter of an important official of the court, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel. She had many connections in the court. In order to allow the Second Prince to succeed the throne, he had used all means to rope in the officials. At that time, General Li was the Minister of War and held military power. He was one of the important officials that the two princes wanted to rope in. For some unknown reason, General Li had openly protected the First Prince's succession, but in reality, he had secretly helped the Second Prince obtain the throne. After the Second Prince ascended the throne, the ministers who supported the First Prince were all suppressed by the Second Prince. In order to cover up the fact that General Li had secretly helped the Second Prince, he was demoted to the position of Prefecture Overseer of Pingjin State.
It had been many years since the incident. The Li family did not seek merit, but only to be free from mistakes and be able to live a peaceful life. However, the secret letters between General Li and the Second Prince had somehow been obtained by the First Prince's son, Prince Pingzheng, Zhou Zhi. After knowing the truth, Prince Ping Zheng lost the throne that should have belonged to him. He hated the Li family to the bone and swore to destroy the entire Li family.
How did Lian Niang know that Prince Ping Zheng had hired assassins to wipe out the Li family? She kept her mouth shut. Li Yi had already guessed that it must be related to the man in black. No matter who he was, at least he was not an enemy of the Li family. If they were enemies, why would they come to report the news?
He had never thought that the Li family had such a connection with Prince Ping Zheng. He wondered what General Li was thinking. Secretly helping the Second Prince obtain the throne and become the current Emperor, not only did he not obtain any benefits, but he also caused a ruckus. On one hand, Prince Ping Zheng hated General Li for secretly using trickery to prevent the First Prince from inheriting the throne. Now, he was only a prince. If the First Prince had really succeeded to the throne, Prince Ping Zheng would have naturally become the Emperor. With such a deep hatred, it was no wonder that Prince Ping Zheng would find trouble with the Li family everywhere. On the other hand, the current emperor had many concerns about the Li family, so the Li family had always been in Pingjin State and had no chance of being promoted back to the court. The Emperor should also be worried about the Li family. Otherwise, why would he specially send Ma Xuhai to be the chief inspector of Pingjin State? It was obvious that he was monitoring the Li family's every move. Why did General Li do this? No one knew the real situation at that time. No matter what the reason was in the past, now that Prince Ping Zheng had come looking for trouble with the Li family, this problem was not resolved. The Li family would probably never have a day of peace.
After learning about these past events, Li Yi brought Ouyang Bo back to the study with a heavy heart. Not long after, Ma Zhiyao came to visit again. When he saw that Li Yi had woken up, he chatted with her for a while. Speaking of official business, the aftermath of the recovery of Pingjin State had now been handed over to Ma Xuhai. Ma Zhiyao had also begun to hand over his previous work. He was only waiting for the imperial court's decree, and he would enter the capital with Li Yi to be an official. Li Yi was not happy about this news. Who knew what was waiting for him in the capital? She was not sure if she would be able to come back alive. Ma Zhiyao took out a copy of the report to the imperial court from his sleeve and asked Li Yi to take a look. This was supposed to be Li Yi's job, but because she had been unconscious, Ma Zhiyao drafted a memorial and reported it.
Li Yi took the dungeon and looked at it seriously. Halfway through, he could not help but look up at Ma Zhiyao. Seeing his calm expression, he did not ask any more questions.
The memorial stated that Li Yi was injured on Nanzhao Mountain because he led his troops to chase after the rebels who had escaped. On the way to chase after the rebels, Wan Li and the other five Pingjin officials were seriously injured and treated as dead.
Li Yi knew that there was something wrong with this, but he was not sure who was protecting him. Who was the one who instructed him to take advantage of this to recover Pingjin State and kill Wan Li and the others?
She closed the memorial and placed it on the table, then asked calmly,"I wonder who is responsible for verifying and reporting this memorial?"”
Ma Zhiyao smiled calmly and said,"It was personally reviewed by Saint Duke Ze and reported to the Crown Prince."”
It was really him. He saved her and found an excuse to report this matter for her. From sealing the city to luring the enemy into submission, from the Eight Armies annihilating the rebel army to taking Pingjin, every step he took was perfect. He must have arranged everything beforehand. He wanted to be his advisor, but he refused to leave Ping Jin because of him. He had secretly sent people to rescue the Li family on the execution ground, and even lured him into coming up with the idea of taking Pingjin City. Was it all planned by him in advance?
She was just a clown who was led by the nose by him. She kept jumping in front of the stage, but in fact, the thread on her body had always been in his hands. Who would have thought that all of this was actually within his control? Who would have known that the person who really conquered Pingjin State was him, Sun Zhiyang, and not himself?
Everyone would think that he had openly abandoned the city and fled, but in fact, he had already arranged for an inside man. As long as Hu He rebelled, he would work together from the inside and outside to put him in a place of eternal damnation. He was playing tricks and using the rebellion in Pingjin City to get promoted and get rich. Perhaps the deaths of the officials of Wan Li Cheng would be blamed on him. Although these Ping Jin officials were annoying, they were just small officials in the state and county. Why would Sun Zhiyang take this opportunity to kill them?
When Pingjin City was sealed off, he was already in the Hero Pavilion. What was he doing in secret? He was arranging for the spies to recapture Pingjin City and investigating the officials he killed in Pingjin City. What did they do under his nose that would alarm Sun Zhiyang?
"Daren's body has not yet recovered, so you should rest more. Pingjin Prefecture has already been handed over to Daren Ma, so Daren doesn't need to worry. In a few days, the decree to transfer Daren to the capital will come down, so Daren should make preparations early!”
Li Yi looked at the humble Ma Zhiyao and felt a strange feeling. If it was in the past, this lord who liked to bang his head against pillars would have been furious by this strange report. No matter what, he would have found out the cause of death of these lords. But now, he clearly saw the problem, but he turned a blind eye. He let him read the memorial because there were some things that he could not say clearly, so he could only let him understand some things. Who was this Ma Zhiyao who was demoted to Pingjin State? The Emperor, the Crown Prince, or Sun Zhiyang?
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