On the other hand, Li Hongyuan's subordinates behind him, who had previously given Li Hongyuan some face and sat quietly on the small boat at the back, now sped up and gathered in front of Li Hongyuan in an orderly manner. They knelt down on one knee and said, "Your subordinates greet the two masters. Le Wen Xiao. "
"No need for formalities." Li Hongyuan said lightly.
He got up and steered the small boat to slide to the sides, standing on both sides and waiting for orders.
Jingwan's attention was on the old man at first, but when she heard how these people addressed her, she raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled, accepting their greetings with pleasure.
She originally wanted to see what her and Li Hongyuan's double looked like, but unfortunately, the disguise on the face was gone. She could only tell who it was from the clothes.
Just by looking at the figure, it was indeed more than 90% similar. What caught her attention was not Li Hongyuan's double, but her own.
She and Li Hongyuan had been married for more than two months. In such a short time, was it possible to create a very similar double? Or was it possible that she was already preparing before? But was it possible? After all, acting as a stunt double was different from filming in her previous life, where she only needed to look at her back. Not only did she have to look good, but she also couldn't reveal any flaws in small details or habits to be considered perfect. He had only seen her a few times before they got married, so how much could he know about her? Therefore, she expressed doubts about the perfection of this double. Perhaps she was thinking too much. It did not need to be so perfect, as long as it could fool people who were not familiar with it, it would be enough.
If there was a chance, she would take a look. Now was not the time to talk about this.
Yu Zhongqing then stepped forward, "Greetings to Prince and Princess." Although he did not approve of Li Hongyuan's appearance, it was a foregone conclusion. In addition, the current situation did not allow it, so he did not say much.
"No need for formalities. Lord Yu has worked hard these days. "Li Hongyuan was quite amiable.
Even Jingwan was a little surprised. Since when did he become a normal, or rather, an ordinary prince?
"Your Highness is too kind. It's not hard at all." In fact, it really wasn't hard at all. Although his duty on this trip was to follow orders to protect and monitor Jin Qinwang, in fact, he only needed to act according to Jin Qinwang's orders. And as the saying goes, every profession has its own specialization. Therefore, he basically had nothing to do on this trip and was more leisurely and carefree than in the palace.
"You may leave."
"Yes."
Then, Li Hongyuan finally gave the old man face and looked at him. Their eyes met, and the atmosphere was inexplicably heavy. Many people did not dare to breathe loudly.
From Jingwan's point of view, it seemed like they were competing to see who would lose their cool first.
"Your Highness has already grown up and is married. I'm sure you have a few children by now." The old man's face was filled with emotion. His tone was not forceful, and was even warm. However, it was obvious that he regarded himself as an elder. In his eyes, Li Hongyuan was the child he had not seen for a long time. He felt gratified, but also guilty.
At this moment, Jingwan's favorable impression of this person plummeted. To be honest, she was disgusted.
For more than twenty years, you didn't ask about anything. Now that you met for the first time, you had this kind of virtue. Who do you think you are? You really think you're something, someone important ah. Don't say that this Li Hongyuan's birth mother was expelled by your Pei clan. There was no relationship between the two of you. Even if you want to forcefully establish a relationship, don't forget that he is a prince, a Qinwang. And you, in essence, are just a "commoner". When you meet, you still have to pay your respects.
Moreover, if you really wanted to return to the imperial court and regain control of power, making the name of Pei clan live up to its name, and this grandson who was blood-related to Pei clan was listed as the most important link, then you would definitely pay attention to his situation. But now, it seemed like you didn't know anything. This child or whatever, it was specially said to disgust her.
However, when she thought about it, the most important thing for a clan was the flourishing of branches and leaves. It was simply a place that specialized in producing studs. It was normal for the clan to have a large number of wives and concubines.
Their requirements for their wives were probably more virtuous than the Empress. After all, the Li royal family was less than a hundred years old and was born as a peasant. In terms of etiquette, they were probably despised by these aristocratic families. And the Madam of an aristocratic family was naturally the model of etiquette and etiquette. Otherwise, she would definitely not be able to hold on to her position.
According to the information that Jingwan learned from Li Hongyuan, his mother was completely abandoned at that time. She was penniless and alone. Just think about it, if there was even a little bit of affection, he would think carefully for her, give her some money, and arrange a few people to take care of her. Le Chengdi liked her, how could he refuse those? Even if she was with Le Chengdi, who was not the emperor at that time, she didn't have to worry about food and clothing. But this was not the key point. The key point was his intention. How hurtful it was to be so cold and heartless?
Now that he was in need, he came up again and acted as if nothing had happened. He was really shameless to this extent.
Li Hongyuan might be shameless, but he played fair and square. He even took it for granted and never denied it. But this person clearly did the most disgusting thing, but he insisted on standing on the highest point of morality and flaunting himself as a saint. He was more disgusting than the most despicable villain.
Li Hongyuan raised the corner of his mouth and sneered, "No one in the whole Qi Yuan dares to speak to me in this tone. Where did you come from? How dare you flaunt your seniority in front of me?"
The old man choked. He probably didn't expect that he would be so rude, but his expression didn't change. He just sighed slightly with a little indulgence and helplessness, "Your Highness, I'm your grandfather, the patriarch of the Pei family in Jiangnan. Your mother is my only legitimate daughter. I don't know if His Majesty has told you this before."
"Grandfather? The Pei family in Jiangnan? I only know that my mother is an unknown orphan. She was only conferred the title of Imperial Noble Consort because she was deeply favored by His Majesty. When did she have a maternal family? "
The patriarch of the Pei family showed his anger at the right time. It was obvious that he wasn't targeting Li Hongyuan. He looked at him with great affection, "When the Qi Yuan was first established, the Pei family withdrew from the imperial court and swore not to have anything to do with the Li family. Back then, His Majesty hadn't ascended the throne yet. He was running errands in Jiangnan and happened to see your mother. He took a fancy to her beauty. He didn't care that your mother was waiting to be married and took her by force …" As he spoke, his voice was full of grief, "We're sorry for your mother. We're sorry for you."
Li Hongyuan's face was full of mockery. If it were anyone else, they might have felt a little emotional. Unfortunately, not only did Li Hongyuan understand the cause and effect of everything, he was also a cold-hearted person. He had already learned about this so-called grandfather of his in his previous life. However, at that time, he had already ascended the throne and this person's attitude was relatively humble. Moreover, his temper was quite bad at that time. He was the kind of person who would chop people's heads off if they didn't agree with him. Naturally, this person didn't dare to put on airs and put on airs.
When he found out that the person he had "invited" before was just a substitute, he had already expected that it would be more difficult to "move" his grandson than he had expected. Originally, he did not think that he could succeed with just a few words. If it really succeeded, he would be disappointed. Therefore, he only showed some sadness at being treated like this by his own grandson.
While the difficulty of the matter increased, Clan Head Pei was actually quite happy. This meant that this grandson of his was not as "unambitious" as he appeared to be on the surface. Only with ambition would he have a chance, and only with ambition would the Pei family have a chance. He believed that the benefits brought by the Pei family would not be rejected by any prince who coveted the throne.
Jingwan had seen many acting emperors, but to be honest, this Clan Head Pei, who she met for the first time, made her feel inexplicably disgusted.
"Your Highness, you must be tired from the journey. Rest for a while. As for the rest, we can slowly talk about it later. What do you think?" Seeing that Li Hongyuan didn't seem to be moved, Clan Head Pei smiled. "Your Highness, you came personally and even directly came here. I don't think you just want to bring your people back." So, I know what you're thinking. Don't be pretentious. "Regardless of whether your mother is the daughter of the Pei family on the surface, that blood relationship can't be severed. Your Highness, don't you think so?"
"Your Highness, this concubine is also a bit tired. Why don't this concubine rest? This concubine has heard that the Imperial Noble Consort is a peerless beauty. I don't know how peerless her beauty is, but I also want to know a thing or two. Your Highness also wants to know, right? "Jingwan laughed softly.
A strange look flashed across Clan Head Pei's eyes. "What does Your Highness Wangfei want to know? This old man will definitely tell you everything."
Li Hongyuan frowned slightly. He didn't comment on Clan Head Pei's words and only glanced sideways at Jingwan. "Fine."
Clan Head Pei was overjoyed. With a wave of his hand, the boats behind him quickly parted. The small boat he was on also moved to the side and made a "please" gesture.
Aside from Clan Head Pei's small boat, Li Hongyuan's men still occupied the surrounding area.
Along the way, Clan Head Pei tried to talk to Li Hongyuan, but was ignored. He didn't get angry and settled for the next best thing. He started to chat with Jingwan. He was older than Luo Peishan and was also an "elder". In essence, he just wanted to know about his grandson's situation, so it wasn't considered rude.
Jing Wan knew that if she were to argue with such a person, there was a 90% chance that she would lose completely. Therefore, she decided to tell him everything she knew. She would tell him everything she knew in detail, and anything else, she would just use "I don't know" to brush him off. There was nothing she could do. After all, he hadn't been in the capital for a long time.
Clan Head Pei basically knew everything that Jingwan said. Because Jingwan's answers were too natural and he couldn't find any fault with them, he didn't know if Jingwan really didn't know or if she was faking it. However, his opinion of Jingwan had changed. He originally thought that she was just an ordinary woman who couldn't be compared to his Pei Clan's daughter. Thus, from the beginning, he had basically ignored her. Now, it seemed that her bearing and self-restraint were excellent. She spoke in a calm and generous manner and was neither servile nor timid. Standing beside his grandson, she was extremely compatible. Regardless of whether her influence on his grandson was real or if the husband and wife were singing the same tune, her original plan had to be changed.
After collecting the "well-known" information, Jingwan looked at Li Hongyuan meaningfully and asked about the Imperial Noble Consort.
Clan Head Pei understood tacitly and naturally talked about his beloved daughter. She was chaste, gentle, considerate, and kind. She was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, songs, and so on. She was well-versed in writing and even wrote history books. There was no need to talk about her beauty. Since she was young, there were countless people who wanted to marry her and almost broke the threshold. As he spoke, he revealed a sorrowful and melancholy expression. "… It's better for this woman's appearance to be mediocre. Otherwise, why would she be separated from her flesh and blood and not want to see her again?"
He spoke with unwillingness and sorrow, hiding his deep hatred. It was only because he couldn't control himself that he revealed a little.
Jingwan sighed softly in her heart. His acting skills were superb. If she didn't know the truth, Jingwan felt that she would most likely be touched.
He said so much just to play the emotional card. However, it was really a pity that he met such an extraordinary man like Li Hongyuan. Whether it was Le Chengdi, Imperial Noble Consort Su, or his birth mother, all his feelings for these people had been wiped clean in his previous life. Although he once wondered if he would be in a different situation if his birth mother was still alive, he didn't feel anything even after he found out that his father killed his mother because he was a foreigner, much less now.
In Clan Head Pei's opinion, Li Hongyuan really wanted to know everything about his mother. However, perhaps it was because of the resentment of "abandoning him" that he didn't want to open his mouth and ask, so he borrowed his wife's mouth. However, Clan Head Pei couldn't see any clues from his face, so he couldn't be sure.
Just as Jingwan was about to say something, Li Hongyuan suddenly said, "Enough." Although he was a little cold, compared to others, he was still much better.
As the saying goes, act to act! Jingwan stared blankly, then immediately smiled and said: "If Wangye doesn't want to listen, you can choose not to listen, but qie is very interested."
Li Hongyuan sneered at her, "He said he is the Pei Clan's Clan Head, so he is the Pei Clan's Clan Head? You believe whatever he says. Wangfei, when did you become so gullible? "
Not to mention that Clan Head Pei was choked, Jingwan didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Who would joke about this? It's easy to verify whether this old gentleman is the Pei Clan's Clan Head. Moreover, even if he ate a bear's heart and leopard's gall, there's no reason to deceive you."
Li Hongyuan coldly snorted, "Jiangnan's number one noble clan, the Clan Head is holed up in a water bandit's nest and still calls the wind and summons the rain. With the attitude of a big boss, he specializes in doing things like crowing chickens and stealing dogs?"
"It doesn't matter if Jin Qinwang insults us, but how can he insult the Clan Head?" But just as his voice fell, someone angrily opened his mouth.
Okay, so it wasn't suspicion, but ridicule. Clan Head Pei raised his hand, "Don't be rude to Wangye. — — Wangye has misunderstood. Although they bear the reputation of being water bandits, they have never done anything illegal. It's only because of some special reasons that they can't settle down in other places. Borrowing the name of water bandits, it's just that they need a place to settle down, that's all. "
Oh, this was doing a "good deed".
Li Hongyuan chuckled. This was real mockery. Based on the ability of Jiangnan's number one noble clan, wouldn't they be able to arrange a group of troublesome people? Not to mention other things, even if it was an official slave, it wouldn't be too difficult to operate. Now that they've arranged a group of people here to be water bandits, it's just to deceive these people who have been used by you with bad intentions and are deeply grateful to you.
Clan Head Pei knew what Li Hongyuan meant, but he didn't care too much about this. This kind of thing, everyone was well aware. His explanation was for Li Hongyuan to hear. The main point was that these people didn't do "bad things", that's all. As for whether they would do something else, perhaps, if they did, these "water bandits" wouldn't realize what they did, whether it was good or bad. Those who participated in the bloody struggle for the throne wouldn't be unable to see through this, so they simply didn't care.
Arriving at the water stronghold, this was indeed a residence that was mostly built on water. It looked simple and unadorned, but as a whole, it had a different kind of charm. En, Jingwan quite liked it. En, Li Hongyuan disliked it very much. Standing in the largest and best room that was specially reserved for the Clan Head, Li Hongyuan casually swept a few glances, "Someone come, go and unload the things from the boat."
Jingwan wanted to facepalm, "Wangye is preparing to stay here for a while?"
"Stay for two days. Some people need to be given more time." Li Hongyuan said without any reservation.
Jingwan didn't speak. In her view, some people should include Le Chengdi, Imperial Concubine Su, Li Hongyuan's brothers, Tongzhou, Shannan and even the entire Jiangnan officials, and … Sun Yilin. Those who were anxious and worried were even more anxious and worried, those who were happy were twice as happy. The former gave them a surprise when they were on the brink of despair, the latter gave them a fatal blow when they thought they were finally safe.
Facing such a capricious husband who loved to play with people, Jingwan could only sigh silently.
Clan Head Pei was quite happy and immediately ordered people to help. After all, according to his understanding, the things that this grandson needed were not just a little bit.
At the same time, that big boat also needed to be concealed a little. It was too conspicuous. Under normal circumstances, no one would enter the tributary. However, this was a special situation. Although it was said that the Chongzhou government's government army was clearing out the water bandits downstream, because they couldn't confirm the exact location of the attack on Jin Wangye, they wouldn't let go of this tens of li section of the road. Although, the closer they got to the river, the less intensive the search was, they still had to be prepared.
Only then did they know that there was another world nearby. It was a huge cave covered by lush vines. When the boat was pushed in, it was properly placed. From the outside, it couldn't be seen.
However, the things that were unloaded from the boat made the water bandits dumbstruck. These things, many of them were things that the most knowledgeable among them had never seen before.
Clan Head Pei stroked his beard. Although he had heard of his grandson's extravagant and extravagant etiquette, when he heard it, he didn't take it seriously. Seeing the scene, he couldn't remain calm. A big man being so luxurious and enjoying himself to this extent, was there really no problem? Well, Clan Head Pei had to admit that although it was luxurious, it wasn't tacky. Those treasures and furnishings made his heart move. In this regard, Jin Wangye was absolutely worthy of the rumour.
Although Li Hongyuan's goal was Clan Head Pei, he didn't want to pay attention to him at all. For him, this seemed to be a suitable place for him to settle down and carry out his plan.
In the capital, the news had already been received. Le Cheng Emperor was furious and almost overturned the imperial case. He didn't give anyone a chance to dissuade him and directly ordered Tong Zhou and Shannan Counties to search with all their might. He said: If Jin Wangye is well, they will be well, otherwise … …
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