"What did the Princess just say?"
After sending the proud lolita off to play with Duan Wu and Yong Ning, Chen Chong finally couldn't help but turn his head and ask.
"How would I know what to give birth to?" Li Yi calmly glanced at him. "How about I call the Princess over and you ask her face to face?"
Chen Chong naturally didn't dare to ask her face to face. He asked in confusion, "Then what did Your Highness just say? Only one?"
Li Yi shook his head and said, "Perhaps she was talking about giving birth to a child?"
Chen Chong disdainfully glanced at him. It was one thing to have an ambiguous relationship with the Eldest Princess, but how old was Princess Shouning? If he remembered correctly, Princess Shouning was only fourteen years old. According to the current laws of the Jing Kingdom, she was not yet of age. No matter how much the Emperor favored him, could he bear the crime of abducting the Little Princess?
After entering the room and sitting down, Li Yi did not say anything. Although Chen Chong was a person who did not know how to read people, and Li Yi did not like him no matter how he looked at him, it was not a good idea to leave him here alone. When the Third Young Mistress came out later and saw him here, she would not feel good either.
Chen Chong knew that Li Yi was very dissatisfied with him, but they were under the eaves. Even if he was displeased, he could only endure it for the sake of his Third Sister.
However, there was a limit to a person's patience. Even though this was a warm room, after a long time, the tea would turn cold and not taste good.
The two of them were silent for a long time. The pastries that had been placed here had long been eaten by Li Yi alone. If he didn't even have tea to drink, he really didn't know what to do.
"The tea is cold," Chen Chong finally couldn't help but remind him.
Li Yi glanced at him and said, "Herbal tea can clear away heat and relieve heat. It also has the effect of lowering internal heat. Official Chen seems to have quite a temper, so why don't you drink some more?"
Chen Chong took a deep breath and said, "This official has been in a very good mood recently. I don't have any temper."
"Official Chen even has a pimple on his forehead. This is a sign of excessive internal heat."
"It's just that I've been sleeping a little late these past two days."
"Not only that, Lord Chen's eyes are bloodshot, and the corners of his mouth are rotting. These are all signs of excessive internal heat. I wonder if Lord Chen has been feeling thirsty and has been suffering from insomnia for the past few days …"
Pa!
Chen Chong slammed his palm on the table. His eyes were bloodshot, and his breathing was ragged. He bellowed angrily, "This official said that there's no such thing!"
"Alright, if Lord Chen says there isn't, then there isn't …" Li Yi nodded and waved to a maid standing at the door. "Go, bring another pot of herbal tea for Lord Chen."
This Lord Chen really treated his kindness as ill-intent. From his facial features, it was clear that he was suffering from excessive internal heat, but he still refused to admit that herbal tea was good for the body. Although the herbal tea of the Li family was not Jia Duo Bao or Wang Laoji, herbal tea sounded similar to cold tea, and the effect should not be much different, right?
No matter what, the Li family was a wealthy family, and anyone who came was a guest. As the head of the clan, was it really necessary for him to be so stingy as to not even offer a cup of hot tea?
Li Yi shook his head and said, "Lord Chen is busy with official business and overworked. It's not strange for these symptoms to appear. But although there are many official business, your health is equally important. Lord Chen should pay more attention …"
"Compared to some people, he is indeed much busier." Chen Chong glanced at Li Yi and said, "However, compared to some of his colleagues in court, he is still a little lacking … Assistant Minister Zeng of the Ministry of Revenue has been running around for the court these days, unable to enter his home. That is what is truly busy …"
Li Yi nodded and said, "Who would have thought that Assistant Minister Zeng, who is usually lazy and lethargic, would really put his life on the line when it comes to work. He is truly a role model for our generation …"
His tone changed as he said, "From Lord Chen's words, it seems that you have some complaints about this. I have long heard that Lord Chen and Assistant Minister Zeng are close friends. Could it be that Lord Chen thinks that the court is too harsh on Assistant Minister Zeng?"
In reality, what he had heard was not close friends. Previously, there had been rumors in court about the love affair between Minister Chen Chong and Assistant Minister Zeng Shichun of the Ministry of Revenue. It was not something that could be described with just "close friends".
Of course, even if the rumors were true and the two of them were gay, that was their private matter. As outsiders, they had no right to meddle in their affairs.
"There are no complaints. However, a few days ago, when Assistant Minister Zeng and County Marquis Li were chatting in a teahouse, there were rumors that the two of them did not get along …" Chen Chong looked at Li Yi and seemed to be thinking of something. He opened his mouth and said, "Assistant Minister Zeng works hard without complaint and is a pillar of the country. I hope that County Marquis Li will not be unable to distinguish between public and private affairs …"
"Which rumors are these …" Li Yi shook his head and said, "Why would I purposely make things difficult for an important official over such a small matter? Moreover, these matters are not something that I can casually make decisions on …"
Li Yi took a sip of tea, but he was truly puzzled.
Looking at Chen Chong's appearance, Ceng Shichun clearly did not reveal the conversation between the two of them that day. No wonder the King of Shu's faction had been too quiet these days. It was so quiet that even he was not used to it.
He had originally thought that since they were able to endure all this and did not reveal it, it would definitely be a thunderous blow. Now, it seemed that Ceng Shichun had not told them what happened that day at all …
Not normal, this was really not normal.
While Li Yi was thinking about these things, Chen Chong's gaze was also fixed on his face.
That day, he knew that Ceng Shichun and Li Yi had a brief conversation, but Ceng Shichun had always been secretive about what they had talked about and was unwilling to reveal it.
This made him even more puzzled.
Of course, other than puzzled, there was also a trace of annoyance … or perhaps anger.
Between the two of them, there were clearly some things that had been said very openly. At the very least, he, Chen Chong, did not hide too much from Ceng Shichun, but the conversation between him and a third party, Li Yi, had actually been kept from him …
Hateful, this was truly hateful!
"Official Chen, what's wrong?" Li Yi looked at Chen Chong, who was suddenly filled with anger and had clearly lost his composure, and asked in confusion.
"It's nothing!"
Chen Chong glared at him fiercely and drained the cup of herbal tea in one gulp.
Li Yi did not pay too much attention to it. He was just surprised by Ceng Shichun's behavior. To hide such an important matter and not report it, he was clearly an extremely unqualified teammate …
Although Assistant Minister Zeng wasn't a good teammate, he was clearly a good opponent. Originally, he had wanted to ask him if the Cui Family had made any moves recently. However, Sir Zeng had been working hard for the people these days and hadn't been able to see him for a long time. He didn't know if he could get any useful information from Steward Chen.
Li Yi took down the teapot from the stove and poured a cup of hot tea for him. He casually asked, "What has Official Chen been busy with these days?"
Chen Chong held the teacup to warm his hands and also casually replied, "Nothing much, just thinking of a way to transfer His Highness, the King of Shu, back from Shuzhou. Capital Magistrate Dong Wenyun will soon be transferred to the Secretariat of Governmental Affairs. This position is extremely important and needs to be fought for. Also, Great Scholar Chu, who is known as the 'Scholar of the Jing Kingdom', has returned to the capital to give a lecture. The Chu family also needs to contact and recruit him …"
Li Yi really spat out a mouthful of tea.
These two people were extremely important to the King of Shu's faction … Ceng Shichun knew about it but did not report it, and Chen Chong … Chen Chong had casually leaked such important information to the enemy …
Look, look, what kind of people the King of Shu and the Cui family had recruited …
Under such circumstances, if they were allowed to succeed, where was the justice of the heavens, where was the justice of the heavens!
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