After the first day of the New Year, according to tradition, the next step was to visit relatives and friends. Throughout the year, relatives and friends would visit each other …
The Li family had many relatives and friends in the capital. Previously, with the old mistress, Li Yi had also visited a few of them. This year, he was a lot more free.
Lin Wanru had to go on a business inspection in the capital and usually returned very late. Li Yi asked Fang to send a few people to follow her. Although it was the New Year, there were still many people who were restless.
"Nonsense!"
In the Hibiscus Garden, Emperor Jing threw several memorials from the Imperial Astronomer and the Imperial Censorate on the table and said coldly, "The Star of Calamity, Mars … The Princess Royal, is she someone they can slander?"
MIngzhu walked over and patted his back. She said softly, "Father, don't be angry. Your health is more important. As for those, they are nothing more than rumors. It doesn't matter."
"I know you don't care, but three people make a tiger. If we let it develop, I don't know what will happen in the end …"
Emperor Jing frowned and said, "When the Heavenly Hound swallowed the sun, they said that I was immoral and should issue an edict. When the Heavenly Hound ate the moon, they said that I was too strict with the law and should restructure the law and investigate the injustice. Now, when Mars guarded his heart, they said that it was not enough for me to die, they even implicated you …"
On the other side, Li Yi sat on the lawn and took a bite of cucumber. The solar and lunar eclipses were all pushed to the Heavenly Hound. What sin did the Heavenly Hound commit …
Li Xuan squatted beside him. He had held the half a cucumber in his hand for a quarter of an hour, but he did not take another bite.
He was thinking.
At first, he was thinking about a problem. Now, he was thinking about life.
These days, he had been studying astrology and celestial phenomena. At first, he asked Li Yi out of curiosity why he always saw the lightning first and heard the thunder later when it thundered.
Later, he knew that the speed of light was faster than the speed of sound. Therefore, when there was thunder in the distance, he always saw the lightning first and then heard the thunder.
It turned out that light also needed time to spread …
It turned out that when he raised his head, what he saw was the sun from half an hour ago, the Big Dipper from a hundred years ago, and the Heart Constellation from five hundred years ago. Even when he looked up at the starry sky at night, one of the stars he saw had already disappeared …
It turned out that even though Li Yi was standing in front of him, the person he saw was not the person he saw at that time …
"Hey, are you okay?"
Li Yi raised the cucumber and waved it in front of him. He was a little regretful and worried. He really shouldn't have said so much just now. The scale and magnitude of the starry sky had far exceeded the limits of what people could imagine.
If, after realizing the vastness of the universe and his own insignificance, it caused him to have thoughts that he shouldn't have, that would be a great sin.
Li Xuan looked up at him and asked solemnly, "Who are you?"
Li Yi met his gaze for a moment and finally sighed, saying, "Looks like I can't hide it anymore …"
He looked at Li Xuan and said seriously, "To tell you the truth, actually, I transmigrated here from more than a thousand years in the future …"
Li Xuan looked at him and thought for a moment, then said seriously, "If that's the case, I won't hide it from you. Actually, I'm from the Moon …"
"People from the Moon, hello!"
"People from the future, hello!"
The two of them raised the cucumbers and touched them together. Then, there were two "kacha" sounds.
Li Xuan was very smart, and under Li Yi's long-term indoctrination and training, his ability to accept new things was unusually strong.
He almost never doubted Li Yi, because even if he did, he would always find evidence to prove that he was right one day.
At that time, when Li Yi told him that the stars he saw were actually just balls, he didn't believe it. However, now that he had seen it with his own eyes, it turned out that those stars were really balls …
"What are you going to do about the matter of MIngzhu?" Li Xuan lay on the lawn, folded his hands behind his head, and said, "Let them slander her like that?"
Li Yi shook his head and said, "This, I still have to rely on you …"
"Tell me, what do you want me to do?" Li Xuan sat up again from the lawn, his eyes flashing with excitement.
…
Chang De stood behind Emperor Jing and said, "According to the report from the Secret Intelligence Division, those slanderous remarks against Her Royal Highness have not spread widely. There are indeed many rumors among the people, but compared to the previous public discussions, the impact is much smaller."
Emperor Jing waved his hand and said, "What does it have to do with MIngzhu? My people are not stupid. They know how to distinguish right from wrong and will not be easily used by those who do bad things. Moreover, the things that MIngzhu has done for the people, they are all beneficiaries. How can they do such ungrateful things …"
Chang De nodded and said, "Maybe it's true …"
But he knew in his heart that this was not the only reason.
In contrast, the matter of the Cui family's master and his second brother cutting off their sleeves and neglecting his wife, causing the first wife of the Cui family to have an affair with the third son of the Cui family was more interesting than whether Her Royal Highness was a jinx.
He was also very interested in this matter. It was said that the circle of the nobles in the capital was extremely chaotic, but he did not expect it to be so chaotic …
"Even so, we can't relax our vigilance." Emperor Jing frowned and said, "Pass down the order. If anyone in the capital continues to spread such bad words, they will be flogged 50 times …"
"Your Majesty, this matter must not be …"
Li Yi came over from the side and explained, "Preventing the people's mouths is more important than preventing a river. The more we suppress it, the more it will rebound. At that time, even if Her Royal Highness is not a jinx, she will be called a jinx by them …"
Seeing him come over, Emperor Jing lay back on the rocking chair, waved his hand and said, "Don't beat around the bush. If you have any ideas, just say it."
"It's better to spread the public opinion than to block it. Since everyone thinks that a jinx has rushed to the Emperor, as long as they know that Ying Huo and Xinsu are far apart and can't collide no matter what, wouldn't it be better?"
After listening to Li Yi, Emperor Jing seemed to think of something. He straightened up and turned to look at Li Xuan, asking, "Can the Academy of Sciences really see Ying Huo clearly?"
Li Xuan nodded and said with a smile, "Uncle Emperor, in three days, Xuan 'er is going to hold a' stargazing meeting 'at the Academy of Sciences. At that time, not only Uncle Emperor, but the royal family, the nobles in the capital, and the ministers in the capital can all see the true appearance of Ying Huo. If Uncle Emperor is interested, you can also see what is on the moon …"
Emperor Jing looked at him and pondered for a moment before asking, "How confident is the Directorate of Astronomy?"
Li Xuan smiled and said, "Xuan 'er is going to ask the Directorate of Astronomy. It's obviously just an ordinary solar and lunar eclipse, how can it be related to the Heavenly Hound? Ying Huo and Xinsu are thousands of miles apart, how can they meet? How can this be a warning from Heaven and an ominous sign?"
Emperor Jing was puzzled, "Solar and lunar eclipse?"
Li Xuan nodded and said, "It's' Heavenly Hound Swallows the Sun 'and' Heavenly Hound Eats the Moon '. Three days later, Xuan' er will tell Uncle Emperor how the solar and lunar eclipses are formed. This is just a normal astronomical phenomenon, not an ominous sign, and Uncle Emperor can't be blamed …"
Emperor Jing waved his hand and said, "There's no need to stay at the Academy of Sciences. Three days later, I will hold a banquet in Hibiscus Garden with the ministers. Your stargazing meeting will be held there …"
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