kvmb Chapter 525 Not happy
Chapter 525 Not happy
But in a moment, a maid came over with the boy who brought the message.
Seeing Li Cunxi clearly inside the door, the maid hurriedly knelt down and bowed to Li Cunxi and said:
"Your Highness, Duke Qin, His Highness, the Crown Prince invites you."
Li Cunxi responded, turned back to Ma Rong and said:
"Wait for me at the gatehouse, Arong. I'm going to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Ma Rong bowed and responded, then handed the pastry in his hand to Li Cunxi.
Soon, Li Cunxi, who followed the maid to the second hall, saw Crown Prince Li Xian reading a book, but holding the book upside down.
"Your humble servant, Li Cunxi, pays respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
Li Cunxi came in and bowed to Li Xian.
Li Xian threw away the book in his hand, unable to hold it any longer, and quickly stood up and strode towards Li Cunxi.
This was the first time the two met in private, and it was also the first time Li Xian met Li Cunxi after reflecting on his mistakes.
When the brothers met, they supported each other. Li Xian was already in tears and was extremely excited. He just looked at Li Cunxi tremblingly, saying "okay, okay, okay" to himself.
"My dear brother, you don't need to be like this in front of me in the future. Just call me cousin."
"Cousin."
"Hey." Li Xian responded, and then said: "Cunxi, you are really the hope of my Li family."
Li Cunxi could feel Li Xian's true feelings from his tone.
This down-to-earth cousin truly regarded him, Li Cunxi, as the last hope of the Li family.
Li Cunxi, the person involved, obviously also knew this gratifying answer.
But Li Cunxi couldn't say that.
Li Cunxi changed the subject and said, "Cousin, I still have to rely on you in the future."
"Look at me?" Li Xian suddenly smiled, "I have entrusted everything to you, Cunxi. You are the pride of our Li family and the hope of our Li family. I sincerely hope that you can shoulder this heavy responsibility."
"Can I really shoulder this heavy responsibility?" Li Cunxi raised his eyebrows.
"I have half-withdrawn, Li Dan has truly withdrawn, Ling Yue died because of you but before she died she was still thinking about paving the way for you, Qing Xia failed to accomplish her mission and died in Youzhou, Li Gui failed to raise an army and hid somewhere else."
When Li Xian mentioned his younger brothers and sisters, he couldn't help but close his eyes.
In order for the Li family's heir to regain power, these younger brothers and sisters embraced death one after another.
Just like a moth flying into a flame, even if the fire means death, it will insist on moving forward and will not retreat.
Li Cunxi also tasted the flavor. He put the cake in his hand on the coffee table beside him and asked calmly:
"Cousin Lingyue's matter... could it be related to my cousin?"
Li Xian opened his eyes and revealed an unfathomable smile.
That smile was very creepy.
"Cunxi, do you think I have the guts to let Lingyue do this?"
Li Cunxi laughed dryly twice.
"It's my fault. I said the wrong thing just now. I hope my cousin doesn't mind."
Li Xian asked Li Cunxi to sit on the couch, and the two brothers finally got to the point.
Li Xian: "Cunxi, since you are already the head of all officials, you can suppress Wu Sansi as much as you want."
Li Cunxi nodded: "Of course this is the truth. I'm already preparing, but there's one more thing I want to talk to my cousin about."
"Come and listen."
"Well, about..."
In the Ganlu Palace.
An interior guard fell to his knees.
"Your Majesty, Duke Qin met with the Crown Prince two quarters of an hour ago."
"Do you know what they are going to do?" Wu Zetian, who was disturbed, was perked up and asked quickly.
"I don't know, Your Majesty. I'm just afraid something has gone wrong, so I came back early to report to Your Majesty."
"What could Cunxi want to talk to Li Xian about? It's nothing more than catching up late at night. After all, they are cousins."
"Yes, Your Majesty, I understand."
"Go down, don't disturb me if it's nothing serious."
Wu Zetian waved away the inner guard and returned to the dragon bed yawning.
Zhang Changzong, who was lying on the bed, hurriedly helped Wu Zetian back, and the two continued to do unspeakable things.
Soon, an hour passed and Li Cunxi walked out of the East Palace, followed by Ma Rong who had drunk several bowls of hot wine.
Li Cunxi gained a lot tonight.
The biggest gain is knowing that the reason he was able to climb to this position was because he destroyed the opportunities of his own family.
Li Qingxia in the Youzhou case, Li Gui in the Huzhou case, and Li Lingyue in the Bleeding Eagle case, these were actually counterattacks by the Li clan against Wu Zetian.
It's a pity that the chances were slim. The Youzhou case was handled by Di Renjie, and the Huzhou case was handled personally by Wu Zetian, wiping out Li Gui's last hope.
Only the Bleeding Eagle Case was solved by Li Cunxi.
Fortunately, among the three cases instigated by the descendants of the Li family, only one, Li Lingyue, died in the end. Otherwise, the descendants of the Li family would have regarded Li Cunxi as the second Li Xiaoyi.
After returning to the Li Mansion, even though he had already guessed what happened in the previous cases, Li Cunxi still felt unhappy. He sat in the bathtub and sighed deeply.
"Master, you have been unhappy since you left the East Palace. What is the reason?"
Ma Rong asked with a puzzled look on his face while soaking in the bathtub next to him.
Li Cunxi opened his eyes and said:
"The counterattack of the Li clan against the emperor became a stepping stone for my rise."
"Although I have thought of this before, but when the prince actually said it, and he even seemed a little proud of it, I felt bad."
"He felt that the death of a few Li clan descendants was not a big deal, because many of the Li clan descendants had already died, so a few more deaths were not a big deal."
"And the higher I climb, the safer the Li family's descendants will be."
Li Cunxi looked lonely.
In my two lifetimes, this is one of the few times I can experience the sense of trust from others, where one can entrust their life and property to others.
Most importantly, before they parted, the prince told Li Cunxi a shocking plan that could change the world.
The plan was made by the descendants of the Li family. At the moment the plan started, the prince would give his best performance and make Wu Zetian angry to death.
The specific content of this plan is...
……
Dawn breaks.
The eight gates of Luoyang opened at the same time.
Su Xianer, who had just returned from Dayang Mountain in Liuzhou, came to Li's house and first delivered Xiaomei's letter to Li Cunxi.
"Stay for dinner, Sister Xian'er."
Su Xianer: ( ′? ? `? )
“No, no, I have to go back and rest quickly. I’m so tired from running back and forth these days, hahahaha. Cunxi, I’m leaving.”
Su Xianer waved her hand and went to Li Yuanfang's residence.
Back in the study, Li Cunxi slowly opened the envelope in his hand and took out the letter inside.
The letter is written in a smooth and beautiful handwriting, and it is really pleasing to the eye.
He leaned back slightly, his eyes never leaving the letter.
"Cunxi, it's like meeting you in person.
It’s been a long time since we last met, I miss you so much, but you and I are so far apart…”