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Hearing Mu Xi's question, Li Jue didn't know how to answer, he couldn't tell him that he was thinking of his daughter just now, could he?I had to find some excuses to prevaricate: "In the letter, I told the Taifu about the surplus and deficiency. Now, she has come to Chang'an with me. I wonder what the Taifu thinks about it?"

When it comes to surplus and deficiency, Mu Xi always has a strange feeling in his heart.The appearance of this woman was so coincidental that it was hard not to doubt: "Has your Highness found out about her?"

Li Jue frowned, with a serious face: "That's the blame, the things I found were exactly the same as what she said! If it wasn't that she was really okay, it was because she was hiding too deeply, and I even Willing to believe the latter."

"Oh? Why doesn't His Highness want to believe that she is innocent? The old man heard that this Yingque is a rare beauty, so is His Highness not tempted?"

Li Jue smiled casually: "Teacher is joking, don't say she has problems, even if she is really innocent, I still look down on her."

Mu Xi raised her eyebrows, this was the first time she heard Li Jue say something like this: "Is it because of her status as a brothel girl?"

"That's not true. If I really like a woman, I won't care about her identity! It's just that the surplus doesn't make me feel good. She is like a flower growing in the desert, eager to be nourished, and has thorns all over her body. Although On the surface, she is sometimes gentle and sometimes charming, but when it comes to critical moments, she will definitely give people a hard blow!"

"His Royal Highness... quite understands women!"

It was rare for Mu Xi to tease Li Jue, so how could he let him go so easily.No, when Li Jue heard this, he looked at him in surprise, as if he had seen a ghost.

But that's about it.Mu Xi usually wouldn't say such things, and this time, he didn't know what it was that made him so happy that he could joke about it.

"Teacher, what happened to you? You're going to be joking!"

Mu Xi smiled, and there was really something to do: "Your Highness, it's my daughter's business. The old man's people sent news that my little girl has good friends in Xishan, and she always smiles. Old man, I am also happy for my little girl."

Hearing about Mu Li again, Li Jue was really more curious about this woman.

"Teacher, why did Miss Mu do it in the first place?"

As soon as this was mentioned, the smile on Mu Xi's face disappeared, and he lost his mind to joke again.

"Oh, it's hard to say! Since His Highness asked, His Highness may misunderstand us in the future and make us divorce. Let me talk about the little girl first! The little girl was engaged to the former General Fu Qingshi when she was 12 years old, and the two had a relationship. Very deep feelings. But before the little girl and Ji got married, General Fu was sent to Tianque to prepare for the war. Before leaving, he told the little girl to wait for him to come back to marry, but after leaving, she never came back. The old man also persuaded I had a little daughter, but the little girl was stubborn and wanted to wait for him to come back. After waiting for ten years, she became an old girl that no one wanted. When the news of General Fu's death came back, the little girl was very sad, and heard that the emperor gave General Fu I couldn't think about the crime for a while, and said that I wanted to avenge General Fu, so I entered the barracks."

Mu Xi's words are full of love for his daughter, and he is also a little angry, sacrificing his life's happiness for a deceased person.

After he finished speaking, Li Jue had already fallen into fantasies about Mu Li.He even had an urge to see her right away.

Perhaps it was these words that made him treat Mu Li very differently. Of course, this is a story.

Thinking about Fu Qingshi in Mu Xi's mouth, Li Jue also admired it: "It turns out that Ling Qianjin and General Fu still have a past."

"Yes! Because of this, the old man wants to apologize to His Highness. If my daughter offends me in the future, I ask His Highness to forgive me."

Mu Xi made a deep bow to Li Jue. From these movements, Li Jue could see that Mu Xi really loved this daughter.Otherwise, she would not have been allowed to enter the barracks back then.

After all, I was afraid that Muli would be sad and do something stupid.Only then did Mu Xi let her desire for revenge go, so that she could live a good life.

For a moment, Li Jue felt a little emotional.After all, in the royal family, such family affection is not seen.

Don't look at those people who say that the emperor loves the third prince, but in fact, the emperor also has his own selfishness.

The imperial concubine has always been weak, and she is even more pitiful in front of the emperor.And what makes her smart is that she never talks about the crown prince with the emperor.

Even if the emperor himself mentioned it, she would change the subject.

And the third prince, who had been taught by her since he was a child, would not even touch this tiger's whisker. He usually acted like a baby and told the emperor something new that had nothing to do with the court.

Even the ministers who favored him, under his instructions, operated in secret and did not dare to show it in the open.

Last time because of disaster relief, the prime minister spoke for the third prince. Although the emperor did not arouse suspicion, the emperor still gave the imperial concubine cold for half a month, which made the imperial concubine give the prime minister a hard time.

Up to now, the prime minister is still unjust for this!

Therefore, in the eyes of the emperor, he loves those sons who are not a threat to him without any scruples.

As the prince, Li Jue had never enjoyed such treatment.

Li Jue's expression also made Mu Xi realize something, and he quickly stood up to apologize: "I see that this old man is confused, and he actually said such things to His Highness when he had nothing to do, so please don't take offense, Your Highness."

Li Jue helped Mu Xi up, with a gentle tone: "What did the Taifu say? This is originally a family matter of the Taifu. If you want to tell me, you will treat me as your own family. How can I blame the Taifu?"

Maybe when you see Li'er, you won't think so.Mu Xi thought so in his heart, but didn't show anything on his face, and got up following Li Jue's hand.

"Let's talk about business. There is nothing wrong with Gouzi for the time being. We can ignore him. But the girl Yingque brought back by His Highness, His Highness probably needs to pay more attention to it."

"That's natural. Now that she lives in a side courtyard of the East Palace, with the Crown Princess taking care of her, it shouldn't cause much trouble."

"Your Highness, don't underestimate this girl."

Hearing this, Li Jue showed doubts: "Although her origin is unknown, she followed me back to Chang'an with a purpose, but it is estimated that she is a weak woman and cannot do anything out of the ordinary."

Mu Xi smiled deeply, secretly thinking that Li Jue had plans in his heart, but he was still not cruel enough.He has a natural feeling for women, and he doesn't want to believe that a weak woman will do extreme things, even though he has deep doubts about that woman in his heart.

"If your highness doesn't believe me, let's go and see."

Li Jue has always trusted Mu Xi, and he also knows what his shortcomings are, but he can't change them.Perhaps, only after experiencing it, he will truly understand the cruelty of this world.

Women should not be underestimated.

Leaving Mu Mansion, Li Jue was thinking about Mu Xi's words all the way, and kept thinking about all kinds of things after meeting Ying Que.

After thinking about it for a long time, he only felt that Ying Que was a scheming woman, and he didn't think her methods would be too harsh.

"Your Highness, you are back."

"Go and call Zhongli back to me."

"Yes."

Zhongli is Li Jue's most capable subordinate, loyal to Li Jue, once saved Li Jue's life, but he was shot by an arrow, and the wound still bears scars.

Originally, he followed Li Jue all the time, but this time for disaster relief, Li Jue ordered him to keep an eye on Chang'an so as not to cause any major incidents, so he didn't let him follow.

"Your Highness, Zhongli is here."

"You go down."

The man responded, closed the study door and went out.

"Subordinate Zhongli pays homage to His Highness."

Looking at the person in front of him, Li Jue was full of gratitude.Along the way, Zhongli never left him, and even gave up his life for himself.

The dusty face in front of him made Li Jue feel a little guilty.But he understood that Zhongli followed him to help him accomplish great things, and he could not have the benevolence of those women.

"Well, get up."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Zhong Li stood up straight, fully highlighting his physical fitness and attitude.

Li Jue was not overly hypocritical, some things were not beautiful if he thought too much about them. "How things had been?"

"Return to Your Highness, Canglang has already made arrangements, and there will be no trouble. Our people also reported the news of His Highness's injury to the prime minister. When you were in Yanyang, he didn't take any measures, but the subordinates feel that you are back. , the prime minister must take action!"

Zhongli cared for Li Jue inside and out, even surpassing the feelings his subordinates had for their master.

Li Jue knew that Zhongli regarded him as a brother, although he didn't know the reason.But there is such a person who worries about himself all the time, this feeling is really good.

"You did very well."

"Thank you, Your Highness, for the compliment!"

With a respectful attitude, a mechanical voice, and the appearance of a good subordinate.But Li Jue couldn't get used to it, and always thought that if Zhong Li could talk to him with a smile, it would be nice to get closer.

He didn't have many close friends, Jingxi went to Xishan to supervise the training of the hidden guards, and only Zhongli was left by his side.

Unlike other subordinates, although they were all loyal to him, Zhongli gave Li Jue a different feeling.It was as if there was some story between them, but he himself didn't know it.

When thinking of Jingxi, Li Jue thought of the daughter that Mu Xi had repeatedly mentioned.Since she is a candidate for the secret guard, why don't I inquire about the news in advance?

As soon as he thought about it, Li Jue immediately said, "Zhongli, go to Xishan and ask Jingxi to inquire about a man named Fu Li. Ask him to tell me everything about Fu Li."

"Yes."

Without further ado, Zhongli got Li Jue's order and immediately set off for Xishan.

And Li Jue was sitting in the study, thinking about the pros and cons of getting married between the Mu family and the prime minister.

"Bang bang", the knock on the door interrupted Li Jue's thinking: "Come in."

The door opened, and it was the Crown Princess who came in with a cup of something.

"The concubine has seen His Highness."

Like the spring breeze blowing across the lake, the voice of the princess is really beautiful.

"You don't need to be too polite, the princess, get up."

"Yes." Putting down the things in her hands, the princess said to Li Jue politely: "Your Highness, this is mung bean soup made by my concubine. It is best for clearing away heat and relieving summer heat. Your Highness just came back from Yanyang, so he must be over there." suffered a lot."