"You are just not good at all. You can't tolerate a joke, so you have to rush to leave. This has always been like this." Li Changzai said with a smile after waiting for Wang Zhixuan to sit down.

Wang Zhixuan drank the tea in the cup in one gulp, threw the cup heavily on the table, and glanced at Li Changzai fiercely.

Li Changzai laughed and said, "Actually, this is not a good thing, especially after our son emperor made this dragon throne. Although he is young, there is a seemingly weak and actually decisive Empress Dowager behind him and a young and talented Prime Minister Leng Yi. Since he succeeded to the throne, he has been diligent in political affairs, very studious, and dares to be the first, especially when he is very cruel in embezzlement of imperial officials [***], and dares to take charge and do, so it seems that the governor of Hangzhou is a fat man, but have you not found that the most people have been beheaded in this position in the past two years?"

Wang Zhixuan was shocked, and he had already woken up halfway through the wine. He couldn't help but sit up a little, and watched Li Changzai speak carefully.

Li Changzai continued: "Actually, I know that because your Leng Yi's subordinates have always been very protective of their own people, so he has always opposed this matter, believing that you have little experience and are far from enough to convince the public. However, as the saying goes, you can't twist your arms. The Empress Dowager and the Emperor agreed, and Lord Leng is powerless."

Wang Zhixuan said: "Since you know everything, why never mention these to me?"

Li Changzai smiled bitterly and said, "So what can I do? With your temper, I told you that you just go to the emperor to make a big fuss. Do you think the emperor will not let you go? Moreover, I also think that you are just a person now. Most of the people who are corrupt and abused the law are actually trapped in the word "home". Because of a family, they have the motivation to greed for money and hope to give this family something better. You are different. What are you afraid of by yourself? And you have always been very indifferent to material things. Naturally, you will not make mistakes because of some material things. Maybe you have become the governor of Hangzhou, for the emperor, for the court, for the entire Song Dynasty, for the whole of the Song Dynasty."

Wang Zhixuan did not tell Li Changzai that he had married Fang Jinyan. In fact, this incident made him feel that he didn't know how to speak to his best friend. After all, he knew Li Changzai's friendship with Fang Jinyan, and he was afraid that Li Changzai would be sad and sad. Men are like this. The woman he liked does not belong to other men for a day, so he felt that he still had hope.

"But...but..." Wang Zhixuan wanted to speak but stopped, not knowing how to start.

Li Changzai was wrong and comforted him: "It's just going to take office. Maybe the result is not the worst. As long as you understand, don't trust someone easily, and don't be confused and just dig a hole for you. You just jump without thinking. If you don't have a penny, you will be imprisoned. That's the most unprofitable."

Wang Zhixuan sighed and said, "It turns out that I am the only one who keeps it in the dark."

Li Changzai said: "The people who tell you are nothing more than the people who really care about you and hope you are good. In fact, we still have room for improvement in this matter."

Wang Zhixuan's eyes lit up after hearing this. Li Changzai was right. He used to be alone, and it didn't matter whether he was a person or a person's life or death. But now he has a wife around him, his wife's mother and younger brother, and he cannot be irresponsible.

"Hurry up and tell me, what else can I do?" Wang Zhixuan asked urgently.

Li Changzai said: "First of all, you must find out the reason why you offended the Empress Dowager and the Emperor. If you know this, will things be easier?"

After hearing this, Wang Zhixuan suddenly felt as if he had woken up. He was really stupid. Didn’t Leng Yi have been telling him about this before. It turned out that he was just a scapegoat like Concubine Rou, but what did he offend the Empress Dowager and the Emperor?

Wang Zhixuan thought for a long time, but couldn't figure out what was going on. He pounded his head with his hands in pain and said, "I have never walked in the palace. Although my grade is not low, I am just working in the Criminal Trial Court. I can't be against the Empress Dowager and the Emperor."

Li Changzai smiled bitterly and said, "A few days ago, a concubine in my house had miscarriage. Do you know about this?"

Wang Zhixuan remembered it, nodded and said, "I heard it is Jinyan's eldest sister Fang Shuli?"

Li Changzai nodded and said, "That's right."

Wang Zhixuan said: "I have known you for so many years, but I have never heard of someone in your house doing such a jealous and despicable thing, and he actually attacked the children in his stomach."

Li Changzai said: "Yes, what others hear must be that Fang Shuli is a bad person, is incompatible with other wives and concubines, is disrespectful to his wife, and is also harsh on his slaves. In fact, although Fang Shuli has always been disagreeing with Jinyan when he was in the Fang family, and even when we first saw them, she was in Zuiyue Tower and asked someone to kill Jinyan. In fact, this woman is just a lord who can only rely on power to bully others. Her mother is not favored, and her brother is a young man who cannot stand up to the wall. She collapsed the Li family as a concubine, and there is no reason to be arrogant, so..."

Before Li Changzai could finish his words, Wang Zhixuan suddenly stopped him, as if he had thought of something, widened his eyes and said to Li Changzai: "Who did Fang Shuli's miscarriage do that, do you know?"

Li Changzai said: "To be honest, I don't believe it was my wife's work, but someone did see that the only maid next to her had been to Fang Shuli's room that day. Afterwards, the maid committed suicide by hanging herself. Because there was no witness, she denied it. I had no choice but to forget it."

Wang Zhixuan sneered, and Li Changzai saw Wang Zhixuan's expression and said in confusion: "What's wrong with you?"

Wang Zhixuan leaned forward and whispered, "If I remember correctly, your wife's aunt is the cousin of the Empress Dowager?"

Li Changzai's expression subsided after hearing Wang Zhixuan's words. Wang Zhixuan said, "When you mentioned that we saved Jin Yan in Zuiyue Tower for the first time, I suddenly understood."

Li Changzai thought for a while and said, "I understand, there have always been rumors outside, which are very bad. It is said that Fang Jinyan's attack on Fang Shuli. I actually don't believe it, because Jinyan had already entered the palace at that time, and there is no reason not to let her elder sister go."

Wang Zhixuan sneered and said, "I understand, I understand everything."

Li Changzai said: "Since that's the case, I understand, but this matter seems to be difficult to deal with. The Empress Dowager was also warning me not to get too close to Jinyan. It's just that there is something. I'm very puzzled. It's just a child who is a down-and-out official and his aunt's voice. Moreover, this child itself is already very bad at this family. Why did the Empress Dowager still not let him go..."

At some point, Fang Shuli entered the door, first bowing to Wang Zhixuan and then to Li Changzai. She was dressed in plain clothes and bare face, but she was less arrogant and looked much more obedient.

Li Changzai stood up, held Fang Shuli with a very bad face, and said, "You should be bedridden and recuperate, why are you getting up?"

Fang Shuli smiled slightly and said, "I heard from the maid around me that Lord Wang is here, and I must have come to say goodbye, so I came to take a look, which can be regarded as seeing off Lord Wang."

Wang Zhixuan looked at Fang Shuli with a weak look, not at all like the fierce and suspicious woman he had met at the beginning, but looked a little pitiful.

"I heard that you are in poor health recently, so you don't have to be so polite. You'd better go back and rest." Wang Zhixuan said...

Fang Shuli bowed slightly and said respectfully: "I have figured out a lot of things during this period. Now I heard that Jinyan is very bad, and she has not improved at all after entering the palace. After all, she is my sister. In the past, she has not only lost family affection, but also lost a lot of things because of many things." At this point, Fang Shuli looked at Li Changzai. Li Changzai knew what the meaning of her eyes and turned her head away with some guilt.

Fang Shuli continued, "I undoubtedly eavesdropped on your conversation just now, but I just came over and heard it. I don't know whether I should say it."

Wang Zhixuan and Li Changzai looked at each other, and then said at the same time: "But it's okay to say it."

Fang Shuli said: "To be honest, Jinyan is like a strange flower, and she emits strange light everywhere she goes. In fact, if I don't tell you, you know this, first Lord Leng, and then..." As she said that, she glanced at Li Changzai again.

Li Chang coughed dryly. In fact, Wang Zhixuan was also a little guilty, because Fang Shuli was right, because he had never been moved by a woman, and when he saw Fang Jinyan, he couldn't help but be moved.

"Then it was reported that the emperor even wanted the queen for Jinyan. It can be seen that Jinyan really moved all men and was even willing to do anything for her. If such a woman was placed next to the emperor, the Empress Dowager would not feel safe." Fang Shuli said.

The two men couldn't help but nodded after hearing Fang Shuli's words, agreeing with Fang Shuli's analysis.

Li Changzai said: "The problem is that Jinyan is like this now, and it is difficult to get married. The Empress Dowager always wants her to get married, so the emperor will give up when he comes back."

Fang Shuli sneered: "You don't know a woman too much, and you don't know the emperor too much."

Wang Zhixuan said: "Did you mean that even if Fang Jinyan gets married, the emperor may not be able to give up?"

Fang Shuli nodded and said, "Guda had the Northern Qi emperor Gao Zhan and the Southern Song Emperor Liu Ziye. Do you think Fang Jinyan became the emperor's aunt, so the emperor would give up?"

Li Changzai has always appreciated Fang Shuli's literary talent. After all, the Fang family used to educate her according to the standards of entering the palace to become a queen, so there is no doubt about this.

Wang Zhixuan said: "Since you said that, is there really no way, unless Fang Jinyan dies?"

Fang Shuli nodded with a smile.

Li Changzai and Wang Zhixuan couldn't help but look at each other, and a kind of fear surged in their hearts, which had never happened before.
Chapter completed!