In the past, when Li Mingqian handed the invitations, Li Mingqian always entered the palace in the morning of the second day, but today's invitations specifically asked whether Zhong Li was busy in the afternoon. If she was not busy, she would come over in the afternoon.

When she received the invitation, Zhong Li was leaning on the couch and teasing Ruier. She thought that Li Mingqian had encountered something serious, so she said, "Then let her come over in the afternoon."

After lunch, Li Mingqian couldn't fall asleep. It was estimated that Zhong Li and the little prince had almost finished their lunch break before she hurried into the palace.

After she came in, she didn't even think of greeting her, so she took Zhong Li's hand and whispered, "Niangniang, please push back all the maids, the court lady has something to tell you."

Her face was tense, and her expression was unusually serious.

Zhong Li screened back the maid as she said, and the smile on her lips unconsciously restrained, "Why are you in such a hurry? What happened?"

Li Mingqian glanced left and right, leaned close to her ear, and said in a low voice, "Are there any secret guards by your side? If so, ask them to step back."

Li Mingqian was afraid that the dark guards were good at martial arts and had good ears, so she listened to their conversation and reported it to Pei Xing.

Zhong Li said, "Just say it directly, they won't eavesdrop, and even if they hear it, they won't talk nonsense."

Li Mingqian was a little anxious and gave her a wink.

Zhong Li smiled and said, "It's really okay, just say it."

Li Mingqian didn't dare to say, even if she had the guts, she wouldn't dare to speak ill of Pei Xing in front of the secret guard, she thought for a while, and pulled Zhong Li to the study, and wrote on the paper and ink pen and inkstone. Iris and Pei Xing.

Zhong Li looked at her from the side. After reading it, she just felt amused, "You must have misunderstood. Anyone can redeem her life, but the emperor can't."

What kind of woman does he want? He really wants to be a concubine, a noble girl in the capital. He can choose what he wants. As for buying a brothel girl.

It wasn't that Zhong Li looked down on the brothel woman, but she knew that Pei Xing was a little bit sloppy about cleanliness, and he should have never been to the land of Goulan.

Seeing that she actually said it, Li Mingqian didn't write it down on the paper, but said in a low voice, "But the minister's wife heard from the prince that he did have contact with Iris, and also stayed at Chunmanlou for one night."

Li Mingqian explained the date.

Zhong Li thought about it carefully and vaguely remembered what happened that day. That night, she disliked him for his poor skills. He was annoyed and left the Star Picking Pavilion with his sleeves. There has been rapid progress.

Zhong Li raised her heart involuntarily.

Did he really touch the woman next to him in order to learn techniques?

Zhong Li couldn't believe it, she knew that An Yi couldn't lie. Since he said so, it means that Pei Xing really stayed in Chunmanlou, and all kinds of rumors about him and Iris might have come out after that night. of.

Could it be that he redeemed Iris?

Zhong Li still felt that it was impossible, "Even if she was really redeemed by the emperor, there should be some hidden feelings in it, and he would definitely not hide her beauty in a golden house."

Li Mingqian was really worried about her, "You trust him so much?"

In Zhong Li's mind, bits and pieces between the two of them appeared unconsciously. He desperately protected her, put her first in everything, and promised not to let her down.

Zhong Li nodded and said firmly, "I believe it."

Li Mingqian was stunned. She always thought that the reason why she would marry Pei Xing was just a last resort. After all, when Pei Xing proposed to marry, she was not in the capital at all.

Unexpectedly, the bond between the two was so deep.

Li Mingqian pondered for a moment, and said, "The women in the brothel are very good at bewitching people. They are often very skilled. I heard that they can make men want to die. If she is really the emperor's first woman, the emperor may not really miss her. Even if you believe in him, you should be cautious, women in those places will not be very clean."

Li Mingqian's words still had some influence on her.

Even if she was very sure that he would not let her down at this time, she still couldn't help thinking of what happened that night. After accusing him of poor skills, she even thought that he would not come to find her again. Unexpectedly, he not only came, but also seemed to have changed a person.

That night, she couldn't help trembling, and she was even a little afraid of the changes in her body. His change can be described as a thousand miles, giving her the ultimate joy.

She couldn't imagine whether it was Iris who taught him, could it be that he really had such a lingering relationship with Iris when she didn't know it?

Zhong Li's heart suddenly became chaotic, as if someone had thrown a boulder, which made her a little annoyed. After Li Mingqian left, she couldn't calm down either.

For the first time, she realized what a taste is. It was completely different from when he met a palace maid to seduce him in the Imperial Garden. It wasn't hard to talk about that time, but this time felt a little bored in heart for no reason. She was deeply aware that she was completely planted.

Chapter 104 Shame (two chapters in one)

This day seems extraordinarily long. Before I knew it, the sun went down on the mountain, the clouds dyed the sky red, and when the twilight was four, Zhong Li was still trapped in his own thoughts.

She knew that she shouldn't care, even if he really touched Iris, it was before marriage, so he could not live up to her. She understands everything, but she is still a little stuck in her heart for no reason.

After a while, An Lian walked in and said to Zhong Li, "Madame, Eunuch Huang just came over and said that the minister is discussing with the emperor, and it won't be over in a while, the emperor asked you to have dinner first, you don't have to wait for him. ."

Only then did Zhong Li come back to her senses, she replied softly, rubbed her brows, and stood up, "Let's have dinner then."

The meals are not rich, and the war consumes a lot. Zhong Li has been leading by example, cutting a lot of expenses, and the food has dropped again and again.

There are only two vegetarian dishes on the table today, one is homemade tofu, and the other is stir-fried wolfberry sprouts with oil and salt. The cooking skills of the imperial kitchen are outstanding, and the two simple dishes are full of flavor and taste.

That's so, this meal, Zhong Li still didn't know how to eat it. She barely regained her spirits after finishing her dinner. At this time, the little prince began to cry, and Zhong Li went to the couch to look at him.

During the day, the little prince was always by her side. Only when she was resting at night would the nurse carry him away. Zhong Li walked over and picked up the little guy.