Zhou Li was fine, the two elder brothers didn't take him seriously, and when everyone saw him only drinking and looking at beauties, no one approached him ignorantly.

Why come together, a prince who is not favored, is not valued, and does not work hard himself, it is the best policy to stay away.

Holding the wine glass, Zhou Li sipped the wine, his eyes fell on the singing and dancing girl, his thoughts drifted away unconsciously, was Li Fangfei's seemingly reminding words a coincidence, or was it intentional?

Concubine Li has also seen the so-called phoenix girl brought back by the second prince, Gu San.

Gu Sanyi is full of jewels, has a delicate appearance, and has a little shrewdness in his eyes, but that's all.

Concubine Li looked at it calmly, and saw two new customers who were unfamiliar with her face, two young women, one looked indifferent, good-looking, and unparalleled in style.

One is somewhat indescribable, handsome and attractive, with a casual look, and a demeanor that is out of tune with everyone. He seems to have difficulty walking, and his left leg is a little lame.

Gu San called that indifferent woman "Sister Qiu", and it sounds like they have a good relationship.

As for the other one, Gu San called her "Qin Cripple", she was an interesting person who raised her face before leaving the court.

Seeing that Gu San is hostile to the girl surnamed Qin, those who want to flatter the second prince will jump at it, no, it is difficult for the daughter of the Minister of the Household Department to take the lead.

Concubine Li looked back and forth between Qiu Jinning and Qin Chu's faces, and finally landed on Qin Chu's left leg, her gaze changed.

In Jiuqu County, it is really a coincidence that one leg is limping.

After the daughter of the Minister of the Household Department spoke disrespectfully to Qin Chu, Princess Wei came out and offered to show her kindness to Qin Chu.

Concubine Li raised her eyebrows slightly, it seemed that the eldest sister-in-law had also thought of it.

There are many stupid people in this world, and there is also no shortage of smart people. Obviously, Princess Wei has a quick mind, and she reacted immediately, and made a move very quickly, one step ahead.

Concubine Li glanced at the direction of Princess Wei and Qin Chu, and glanced at Qiu Jinning, who was always indifferent.

Seeing Qiu Jinning leave first, she glanced in a certain direction and left early.

After leaving Prince Xian's mansion, Concubine Li sat in her own carriage and waited for Zhou Li. The curtain of the carriage was raised by a corner, watching the second prince follow Qiu Jinning's carriage away.

She lowered the car curtain with interest, and ordered: "Go and call His Highness, just say that the palace is tired."

When Zhou Li heard this, he left the table in a hurry.

"Aifei, did you drink alcohol?"

Concubine Li shook her head, closed her eyes and meditated.

Back in the mansion, she looked at Zhou Li: "Your Highness, this concubine saw two strange people, also from Jiuqu County, and one of them had a limp."

Zhou Li was stunned: "Could it be..."

Concubine Li nodded silently, looked outside the hall door, and suddenly raised her voice: "Your Highness is the most handsome of the three princes, this kind of thing should be within reach."

Zhou Li understood it instantly, and laughed in conjunction with it: "It's just a cripple, I just accept her."

Concubine Li saw that he reacted very quickly and was extremely intelligent, so she couldn't help but smiled, and said closer: "Your Majesty must also know about it, how can I let you recruit people, you need to be cautious about this matter."

As she spoke, she blinked at Zhou Li.

Zhou Li thought for a moment, then shrugged: "This king knows how to do it, come here..."

He called the retainers who were valued by the original owner, and ordered them to go to the Qin residence to deliver important gifts.

After giving the order, he looked at Concubine Li: "Do you want to talk to my concubine?"

Concubine Li nodded lightly, and the two left the hall and returned to the bedroom.

As soon as he entered the door, Zhou Li asked his servants to guard outside the courtyard, looking anxious.

The servants were not surprised and retreated one after another.

Only then did Zhou Li lock the door, and looked at Concubine Li: "My dear concubine, is this king right?"

He shouldn't have misunderstood it.

Concubine Li softened her expression when she heard him ask this question: "Your Highness is extremely talented, so of course he can do no wrong."

This person's mind turned quickly and he adapted quickly, which was a pleasant surprise.

Zhou Li smiled when he saw this: "I guess that Qin Chu will definitely accept the gift, and the elder brother and the second brother will also send it one after another. If she is not stupid, she will accept all the orders. For us three brothersTreat everyone equally."

Seeing his complacent expression, Concubine Li's heart moved, and she guided: "Your Highness should be the first to send people there, and what should I do when the guests come back."

"reward."

"What if you guessed it right again?" What if that Qin Chu really accepted all the gifts from the three princes?

Concubine Li suddenly felt anticipation, as if a brocade box suddenly fell from the sky, and she didn't know what was inside.

She opened layer by layer, layer by layer of surprises, and each layer satisfied her.

Zhou Li did not live up to her expectations, and said to herself: "Of course I am angry, it is best to throw a few more cups to get angry."

Concubine Li chuckled lightly: "According to His Highness's temperament before, it should be so, there is nothing wrong with it."

This person's intelligence and mental strength are not inferior to hers at all.

The beauty smiled and attracted attention.

But Zhou Li's heart tightened, and that thought came to his mind again. Could it be that Concubine Li knows that he is not the original owner?

Thinking of this, he seemed to sigh: "My concubine seems to be teaching me how to do things. Speaking of which, I have been addicted to alcohol these years, and I have indeed neglected and forgotten many things."

As he spoke, he looked at Concubine Li with his eyes.

Concubine Li put away the smile on her lips, and said evasively: "Really? This concubine is afraid that His Highness will forget, so I thought I should remind you."

It is reassuring to be a smart person as a partner, but it is also disturbing to be too smart.

Make her uneasy.

It seems that she has to be careful in the future, it's not the time to be honest, she hasn't figured out what kind of person this new husband is.

But one thing is certain, at least he is a smart person.

Seeing that she was vague, Zhou Li didn't ask any further questions, but only buried her doubts in her heart.

Don't worry, he is new here, he has to take his time and take one step at a time to be safe.

After finishing the business, Concubine Li turned around and went out, pushed open the door, took off her hairpin casually, pulled her clothes, and went out with her waist supported.

Zhou Li watched her movements silently, and the corners of his mouth twitched. This side concubine Li was too understanding and cooperative.

He obviously didn't do anything, but this one seemed to be destroyed by him very quickly.

Zhou Li also helped his waist inexplicably, and remembered the scene when he just passed through last night, but there was no response anywhere on his body.

He thought of the indulgent//desire/excessive original owner, turned around and went to bed, trying to verify his guess.

After studying his body, Zhou Li completely collapsed on the bed.

It's over, it's fine to dress up as a man with the same name and surname as him, but this man is actually a no-good.

He walked to the mirror, touched his face, and took a closer look, the original owner looked similar to the modern him.

They look the same, have the same name and surname, could it be their previous life?Was he a man in his previous life?

That's too outrageous, he is not the same person as the original owner.

Zhou Li paced around the table for a few steps, then became quiet again, it was just right, so as not to save her a headache.

However, that night, he had even more headaches.

Watching the well-dressed concubines coming to the door one after another, this one brought soup, that one brought tea, and some secretly gave him medicine.

Zhou Li's face darkened, and he coaxed everyone out: "This king is going to accompany Concubine Li tonight, you all go back."

After the words were released, Concubine Li was very cooperative, and soon ordered the maid to invite him.

When he came to Li's side concubine's room, Zhou Li became inexplicably nervous: "My concubine, I don't mean that, I just made an excuse to get rid of them."

"It's getting late, Your Highness, let's rest." Concubine Li said concisely, glanced at him, and went to bed consciously.

Zhou Li felt very embarrassed and stood by the bed at a loss.

Concubine Li turned her back and said in a calm tone: "The concubine knows that His Royal Highness has been relying on the medicine of tigers and wolves recently, and drinking poison to quench thirst is not a good idea. Your Highness should rest more in the future."

Zhou Li's expression became even more embarrassing, what kind of weirdness is the original owner?

He couldn't help but blushed, and coughed a few times: "This king knows."

At this point, Concubine Li lost her voice and kept her back to the outside.

Zhou Li took a deep breath and couldn't help asking: "My king tonight..."

"Let's rest at my concubine's place tonight."

They are a husband and wife, whether they have to cooperate now or take what they need, they will have to deal with this situation in the future.

Concubine Li turned over with a condensed expression, as if she had a knife in her eyes, as long as he dared to act rashly, she would call the knife over at any time.

Zhou Li was taken aback by his brain power, blew out the light, and went to bed in a mess.

Concubine Li turned her back again.

Zhou Li reluctantly breathed a sigh of relief, and the two turned their backs to each other, each with their eyes open, waiting for the person behind them to fall asleep.

The room is silent, and the moonlight in early summer is bright.

Zhou Li stared at the bed curtain that hadn't been lowered by the moonlight, and kept thinking about the events from last night to the present, thinking about one thing after another, always feeling that he was seen through by Concubine Li.

But if Concubine Li saw through that he was not the original owner, why didn't she expose him and guide her step by step?

"Your Highness is still asleep."

"Huh? I fell asleep."

When the words fell, Zhou Li wished he could knock himself out with a stick, what kind of stupid words were these.

Concubine Li didn't seem to care about his slip of the tongue: "I forgot to tell Your Highness that my concubine's body is filthy today, I'm afraid it's a bit unlucky, I'd better call someone to bring in the mattress again, and my concubine should sleep under the bed."

Dirty body, bad luck?

Zhou Li was stunned for a moment, then realized: "It's nothing, I don't mind."

Concubine Li must be on her menstruation, maybe she drank wine at the flower viewing banquet today...

Thinking wildly, he slowly turned over and put his arms around Concubine Li's waist.

Concubine Li's body froze, as if she had suddenly lost her vitality, she turned into an unconscious piece of wood, her body was extremely stiff.

There was clearly a dagger hidden under the pillow, but she seemed to be back on the day of her wedding, trapped by those male pets and concubines, unable to breathe and unable to move.

There was endless panic in my heart, endless fear.

"Does my concubine hurt? This king will help you warm up." Zhou Li's palm landed on Concubine Li's belly/belly/, rubbing extremely gently.

The embrace was also attached to Concubine Li's back, like a stove in winter, continuously warming the cold and stiff people.

Concubine Li suddenly relaxed, she didn't dodge, she didn't touch the dagger under the pillow, she just closed her eyes silently.

This person is not that man...

This is the clean soul she bought with secret techniques in a desperate fight, a clean soul...

That night, Concubine Li slept very deeply, and in her dreams, the face of that man was repeatedly seen, it was her husband, but not her husband.

That person's eyes were clean, not stained with dust, and his smile was pure and harmless.

There seemed to be the sound of the door opening in her ears. Concubine Li woke up leisurely and felt warm all over her body. Her body, which was always cold and aching these days, was more comfortable and warm than ever before.

She turned around, and saw the person sitting by the bed, holding a book in his hand, reading it seriously.

"Your Highness should go to the study, it's inconvenient for the concubine to come here."

"It's no inconvenience. I asked the kitchen to make brown sugar ginger tea for you. It has just been delivered. Aifei should drink it while it's hot."

Zhou Li put down his book and brought ginger tea to the bed.

Concubine Li's mood was a bit complicated, she sighed lightly, and didn't go to pick it up: "The concubine hasn't washed yet, please put it on the table, Your Highness."

Not only does this person not shy away from women's menstruation, but he is also so caring. What kind of person was he in the past?

What kind of man would be so careful and gentle.

When Zhou Li heard this, he put down the ginger tea: "My concubine, don't touch cold things these few days, eat more warming things, and rest more, the king has already ordered it to go down."

"Your Highness, don't you think that the courtiers and concubines are extremely filthy?" Concubine Li couldn't bear it, and asked what was in her heart.

Zhou Li turned her head and said with a smile: "My concubine is thinking about it, I don't think this matter is dirty. Every kind woman is holy at this time, and it is not bad luck at all."

In this patriarchal ancient times, the world was unfair to women, menstruation is caused by creation, it is the great mother...

Not to mention that she was originally a woman, even if she became a man, she wouldn't have those messy thoughts. She felt distressed and empathized with her.

Concubine Li looked at him intently, and said tentatively: "Your Highness thinks differently from ordinary men, this is the first time this concubine has heard such a statement."

Said menstruation is not unlucky, said she is holy at this time.

The soft sunlight poured into the room, Zhou Li paused, and responded to her temptation: "Then what to do, after a long time, my concubine will find that this king is very different from those ordinary men."

There was something in the words, and returned the temptation received back the same way.

If Concubine Li really saw through him, what should she say at this time?Do we have an open and honest talk, or do we continue to play dumb?

Concubine Li sat up and took a deep look at him: "This concubine thinks it's very good, Your Highness is very kind."

No frankness, no fooling around, just saying it's fine.

Zhou Li was thoughtful, didn't try any more, and went to the study with the book.

Concubine Li dressed up, picked up the ginger tea on the table, the tea was warm, just in time for her mouth.

It has the spicyness of ginger and the sweetness of brown sugar, just like her complicated and unspeakable thoughts at the moment.

Thinking of the conversation just now, her heart skipped a beat, is she different from those ordinary men?

Those ones?So her new husband is not an ordinary man, not even a man...

If Concubine Li realized something, she walked out with her waist supported.

The maid hurriedly came up to support her, Xin Dao's master was too capable of tossing, tossing the side concubine to sleep until now.

Seeing her like this, several concubines couldn't help feeling sour: "It is said that His Highness is not as good as before, so we still have to look at people, look at our side concubine, tsk tsk tsk."

Although Concubine Li is a true hostess in the Prince's Mansion, she is always lenient and tolerant towards them, and usually does not compete for favor.

Of course, didn't pay much attention to them.

Concubine Li gave a rare smile, instead of ignoring it with a cold face, she smiled and said: "Yes, Your Highness has tossed this palace all night. If you sisters are smart, it's better to find a way out early."

If you leave the house early, you can still get some favors.

Otherwise, if the succession fails, it will be too late to get rid of it.

As for her, when she made that decision, she was determined to fight till the end.

Several concubines looked at each other in blank dismay, and watched her support her waist to go to the direction of the study, like a weak willow supporting the wind, her figure, talent and appearance surpassed them all.

They suddenly realized a common truth, Concubine Li seemed to be planning to compete for favor, could they still be favored by His Highness?

Obviously not.

From this day on, Zhou Li never set foot in the backyard again, and slept in Li's side concubine's room from time to time.

A clever concubine packed her luggage early, took the money and asked to leave.

In this prince's mansion, what is the fate of a woman who is not favored? Instead of wasting youth, it is better to find another way out while you are young.

It didn't take long for the number of concubines in the backyard to be reduced by half, and the male pets were all gone.

Zhou Li shook his head feelingly: "It is said that a friend in adversity is a friend, but this is not in adversity. They run faster than rabbits one by one."

In the study room, it was bright and spacious.

Concubine Li sat on the chair, with a lazy expression: "Your Highness, this is a pity? You have only one heart. There are dozens of concubines and male favorites in the backyard. Not everyone has the ambition and infatuation waiting for you."exclusive favor."

Assuming that this person did not come, those people in the backyard would not have much affection for the original third prince, but it was only for the prosperity, fame, fortune and dependence.

Once someone gets a special favor, smart people will naturally understand what it means.

After all, there is only one heart, can it hold dozens of people?

Only fools waste their time in this mansion if their looks are fading and their love is late. Now that they have the opportunity to take so much money to find another way out, naturally they can't miss it.

As for those who didn't leave, they were either forced by family pressure, or they were reluctant to part with rich clothes and good food, if they were sincere.

Concubine Li dares to assert that there is no such a man, how can he deserve the sincerity of others.

Zhou Li smiled: "My concubine was joking, I don't think it's a pity, my exclusive favor is yours."

As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows with a playful and innocent look.

Concubine Li lowered her eyes, calm in her heart, and said with a smile: "The whole heart of my concubine is also placed on Your Highness."

Isn't it just to say good things, she will too.

really?Whoever is serious is a fool.

Zhou Li looked at the smiling people, and sighed in his heart: "Princess An Guo has returned to Beijing. She is the king's aunt. Is there anything I need to pay attention to when I go upstairs tomorrow."

Naturally, he would not take Concubine Li's words seriously.

These days, he finally understood that this woman looked soft and weak, but she was actually cold-hearted and determined. No matter whether it was towards the original owner or him, she was well-mannered, courteous and courteous, but that was all.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, Princess Anguo hasn't seen you a few times in the past, and with your two imperial brothers standing in front of her, she won't take you seriously."

Zhou Li: "..." Heartbroken, is there anyone in Baiyue Dynasty who takes him seriously?

At the banquet, as Concubine Li said, no one really took him seriously, no matter whether it was the candidate who came to Beijing to catch the exam or the princess of An Guo.

As long as he doesn't speak, he looks like an invisible person.

Watching Princess Anguo leave the table, Zhou Li also left in good time.

On Suzaku Street, he led two attendants to watch the bustling capital city while walking to digest food.

At this time, a carriage came in a hurry, and then another carriage rushed over, hitting the carriage in front straight.

The carriage in front seemed to belong to the second brother, and it didn't stop after being hit.

In the next moment, Zhou Li's eyes widened, and he looked at the person who jumped out of the second prince's carriage, who seemed to be the female solution Yuanqiu Jinning from Jiuqu County.

And the person who got on and off the other carriage was Qin Chu.

He waited and watched for a while, and then ordered the two attendants behind him: "Go and lure the soldiers patrolling the street. You go and yell in the street, saying that the second prince is robbing the women. The more people you attract, the better."

After finishing speaking, Zhou Li turned around, hid in the crowd and continued to wait and see.

The attendants were very agile, the soldiers patrolling the streets came quickly, and more and more people came after hearing the news.

But things were even more difficult. The leading soldier in the criminal department seemed to know the second prince. Seeing that he wanted to show favoritism, he took the little maid away. Zhou Li couldn't help but take two steps forward.

At this time, a voice full of anger resounded from the crowd: "This old man is Yushi, the king of Yushitai, and today I will escort this girl to Shuntian Mansion with everyone to appeal for grievances..."

Zhou Li paused, turned around and slightly raised the corners of his mouth, it seemed that he didn't need to take the risk of protecting someone.

"Speak"?