The Empress Dowager originally thought so, that she had the same roots and veins as the four families, and she prospered and suffered from both prosperity and loss.

But today Li Changfu's words made her suddenly realize that things that are backing may one day become a bondage.

After Li Changfu stepped down, the queen mother leaned halfway on the couch of Qinzheng Hall and closed her eyes to rest, thinking about how to solve this problem. A sudden movement beside her, something jumped onto the couch. The queen mother was startled and opened her eyes quickly, but she saw that it was the puppy called "General" raised by her son, two little black dogs the size of an adult.

As the favorite pet of the little emperor, "General" has been used to being domineering in the palace recently. After jumping onto the couch, he sniffed the left and right. He smelled the queen mother in front of her and screamed at her maternal and maternal. The queen mother stared at it expressionlessly, but the "general" swaggered and found a place beside the queen mother and lay down, as if he wanted to use the spacious couch in Qinzheng Hall as his new nest.

The maid whispered "General" and found her in while looking for her. She saw the puppy lying beside the queen mother, and thought the queen mother was playing with her.

Unexpectedly, the Queen Mother picked up the little black puppy with two fingers and threw it away from afar.

The "General" rolled up and got up, was stunned for a moment, then turned around and shouted a few times at the Empress Dowager.

The Queen Mother said coldly: "Don't let me see this little beast in Qinzheng Hall again, this is not where it should come."

The palace maid was so scared that she trembled and quickly knelt down to apologize.

Queen Mother: "I won't take it away!"

"Yes!" The palace maid quickly picked up the "general" and rolled out of the Qinzheng Hall.

The Empress Dowager looked at the lying under her body, reached out and gently stroked it, and a sentence appeared in her heart: How can she allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the bed?

After Li Changfu came out of Qinzheng Hall, he was planning to go to Dali Temple to see his unfilial son, and then beat Dali Temple ministers himself.

Since the Censorate opened the Prison, the functions of Dali Temple and Censorate have overlapped, and both parties have long disliked each other. Li Changfu had already greeted the Dali Temple Minister openly and secretly, but who would have thought that the Dali Temple Minister Zeng Youguang was so tough that he refused to sell it to Li Changfu for half of his face.

When Li Changfu thought of this, he became angry and complained to the empress dowager. If this case was handed over to the Censorate, there would be no trouble for the rest. However, the empress dowager suddenly had a whim and handed over the case to Dali Temple.

Most of the current officials in Dali Temple were promoted by Yu Shunchen. Although Yu Shunchen had not had too many conflicts with his Li family, he, an official from a commoner, was not in the same way as their aristocratic families.

If you are not of my race, your heart will be different.

Li Changfu was very dissatisfied with the Xiao family's behavior of winning over Yu Shunchen, but because he had only made small fuss before, Yu Shunchen never expressed his intention to get close to the Xiao family, so Li Changfu turned a blind eye. But no one expected that this time he happened to let his son fall on it.

"Sir! Lord Li!" Someone hurriedly chased after him.

Li Changfu turned around and saw that it was the Censor General Du Zhongsheng, so he stopped getting on the carriage.

"What's the matter?" Li Changfu was also very dissatisfied with Du Zhongsheng, so his tone was a little bad. Du Zhongsheng was obviously in Dali Temple that day, but he didn't know that he wanted to work hard to protect Li Zuocai. Li Changfu felt that this confidant whom he promoted was also a waste.

Du Zhongsheng was also having trouble when facing Li Changfu's attitude.

It was only afterward that he realized that Li Zuo was Li Changfu's own son. Li Changfu hid Li Zuocai so well. He really had never heard of any news. He originally thought that Li Zuocai was a branch of the Li family. He also complained about Li Changfu. If Li Changfu had told him about the father-son relationship between the two, even if he was scolded for being dismissed that day, he would have saved Li Zuocai.

But Du Zhongsheng did not dare to complain, and just wanted to make meritorious service and gain Li Changfu's trust again.

"Sir, I just heard some news and came to report it to you." There was no need to report the news like this, Du Zhongsheng, the Censor General, who came in person, but now he wanted to show it too much and wanted to transfer Li Changfu's anger out as soon as possible.

"explain."

"Sir, let's talk about getting in the car?" Du Zhongsheng looked around and said cautiously.

Li Changfu glanced at Du Zhongsheng and took him onto his carriage.

As soon as he got on the bus, Du Zhongsheng told Li Changfu in detail what he had heard in the market.

After hearing this, Li Changfu narrowed his eyes.

Du Zhongsheng originally thought that Li Changfu was going to be furious, but he didn't expect that Li Changfu was even calmer than when he was not on the carriage, but his expression in his eyes was heavy and cold.

"Are you sure you are the Queen Mother's person?"

Du Zhongsheng: "The subordinates did not find all the people, because there were too many of them, not only in major teahouses, restaurants, but also in the alleys of the city. However, the subordinates had found that several of them were the Xiao family's servants. Once someone among the people asked questions about their remarks, those people would interfere."

Li Changfu closed his eyes, as if thinking about something.

Du Zhongsheng couldn't help asking: "Sir, what are the Empress Dowager and the Xiao family want to do? Even if they want to make the Empress Dowager famous, they don't have to step on the face of the Xiao family on the ground."

Li Changfu said calmly: "It may not be the Xiao family. Let's see, don't be caught in the instigation plan of someone."

Du Zhongsheng was stunned. Although he was very confident in what he found, Li Changfu said so, and he did not dare to refute it, so he had to agree.

"Sir, are you going to Dali Temple now?" Du Zhongsheng guessed from the driving route.

Li Chang suddenly ordered the coachman outside to "stop."

The carriage stopped, Li Changfu opened his eyes and said to Du Zhongsheng: "You go to Dali Temple for me and tell Zeng Youguang that Li Zuocai, my Li family, has been Baoding, and he wants him to understand the interests and not try to hit the stone with an egg."

"Yes!" Du Zhongsheng quickly responded and got off the carriage.

"Sir, where are you going now?" asked the coachman respectfully.

Li Changfu: "I have been to Zhu's mansion for a long time and I haven't chatted with my old brother of the Zhu family. I missed the old wine he buried in the plum forest. It happened that I had time today, so I went to his mansion to ask for a glass of wine."

Li Changfu's carriage turned around and headed towards the Zhu Mansion.

Ying Dongjun sat at the window on the second floor of the restaurant, with a chessboard in front of her, and Xiao Jixiang sat opposite her, playing chess with her.

Looking out of the window from Ying Dongjun's position, you can see Li Changfu's carriage diverting at the intersection not far away. She held the chess piece in her hand and couldn't help but smile.
Chapter completed!