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I wonder what Lord's Heart has taken a fancy to her!

After making sure that Hong Zhong was alright, Hong Li turned around and looked at Baili Yi Chen, who was in charge of the court, and bowed in apology, "This commoner was disrespectful to you in front of the palace, please forgive me, your majesty!"

Baili Yi Chen looked at Hong Li and said with a smile, "Hong Li, there's no need to be so courteous. I believe you understand the Empress Dowager's meaning, we will become a family soon, so there's no need to be so courteous to me in the future." Although Hong Li was a businessman, he had a profound talent in his heart. It would not be excessive to say that he was qualified to be Prime Minister, a talent that he had always wanted to recruit for his own use.

Thus, after agreeing to Murong Youqi's request for marriage, he agreed to Empress Dowager's request to find an even more outstanding Prince Consort than Murong Youqi.

Hong Li was the best candidate in his heart!

The reason the empress dowager summoned Hong Li today, must be because of the matter of bestowing marriage!

"Rites cannot be wasted!" Hong Li bowed and then replied softly, "Regarding the matter that the empress dowager mentioned, it is also one of the reasons why this subject has come to the emperor. This humble one understands the good intentions of Esteemed Empress Dowager, but Hong Li is just a lowly commoner who isn't worthy of the Grand Princess's name.

"Pfft …" Hong Zhong drank a mouthful of tea, and upon hearing Hong Li's words, spit out all of the tea in his mouth. Then, he looked at Baili Yi Chen in disbelief: "Baili Yi Chen, you want to marry your sister to my big brother?"

God, please don't joke with me like that, okay?

When he thought about how that woman Baili Ziyan would become her sister-in-law in the future, Hong Zhong felt extremely bad! This was really not Hong Zhong's fault, what kind of virtue did Baili Ziyan have, how could she be worthy of her big brother!

Baili Yi Chen turned his head to look at Hong Zhong and explained: "Yan'er is Grand Princess's Grand Princess. Although she has a bad temper, it is also because she is still young, and actually does not have a bad nature. If I remember correctly, Hong Li is already twenty-six this year. This didn't seem to be her problem. Why would she have such a huge reaction?!

Hong Zhong looked at him with a face full of disbelief. What was she concerned about! You want to catch a perfect golden turtle for your sister without even looking at what kind of trash she is?

"Let me talk to my big brother for a bit, don't eavesdrop!" After he finished speaking, he sneakily pulled Hong Li to the side.

After being glanced at by Hong Zhong's eyes, coupled with her worried "Don't you dare eavesdrop", Baili Yi Chen once again felt a surge of anger. This woman, he said he liked her. Her face was filled with disbelief, and she even doubted if she had any ulterior motives. Right now, she only wanted to propose marriage to her big brother.

Hong Zhong pulled Hong Li to the side, and after seeing that Baili Yi Chen had turned his head away, he said in a low voice, "Big brother, about Baili Ziyan becoming my big sister-in-law, you must definitely stabilize yourself and endure it. Don't be fooled by that woman Baili Ziyan's noble identity, understand? "Although that woman is good-looking and her breasts are very big, and she has an extremely prestigious identity, she has a bad temper, and …"

"Cough cough, Zhong Er." Hong Li cut Hong Zhong off with a light smile. At least Baili Yi Chen was still here. If she was allowed to continue, no one would know what disrespectful words she would say. "Big Brother, I understand."

Although Hong Li had just said that he would reject this marriage, there was a chance that Baili Yi Chen would try to coerce him to do so in the future. If his big brother was unable to resist, he would be done for if he agreed to it.

"Yes." Hong Li nodded his head, the smile in his eyes became even more obvious.

After promising Hong Zhong a few times, she returned to the center of the hall. Facing the head, Baili Yi Chen, a gentle voice slowly leaked out, "Your majesty, thanks to the empress dowager's love and willingness to betroth a princess to me, this humble one is already honored to have a fiancée. However, this humble one already has a wife, and cannot marry the princess anymore!"

Hong Zhong raised her eyebrows at Hong Li, her eyes filled with praise. was really smart, she directly said that she had a wife, and everything was settled! She could only blame herself for getting anxious upon hearing of this matter.

Baili Yi Chen looked at Hong Li, somewhat suspicious: "But, I've never heard that you're already engaged?" This matter could not be blamed on Baili Yi Chen. In the entire Navy Tide Continent, Hong Li was the best candidate to be the husband in the hearts of many girls. There was no reason for anyone to not know about this after betrothal.

After Hong Zhong heard this, she also looked at Hong Li with concern. Brother, did you find a good excuse when you were lying?

Hong Li laughed indifferently: "You are blushing a lot, this marriage is something that this humble one married in his childhood, with a single joke from my mother, it was decided for this humble one. If it wasn't for the great change that happened to her family, this marriage wouldn't have been delayed so much! "

"Oh?" When Baili Yi Chen heard this, his eyes turned darker. It was hard to tell if he believed it or not.

Hong Zhong heard her and became suspicious. She asked softly: "Big brother, your fiancee, could it be the General Chu's family's orphan, Miss Chu Lingshan?" He thought about how his mother was really something, she actually played a game of getting married using her fingers!

Hearing this, Hong Li's face changed, and he looked at Hong Zhong seriously: "Zhong Er, stop speaking nonsense!"

Baili Yi Chen also agreed, "Actually, we have also heard some rumors regarding the people. We also thought that your fiancee would be Chu Xiaojie!"

Hong Li laughed, "Haha, the Emperor is joking. Chu Xiaojie was extremely intelligent and born with such a devastating beauty, how could this commoner have the luck to do so. This commoner's fiancee grew up in the Jinzhou City. Originally, the wedding date was near, but unexpectedly, she fell ill once, and is currently recuperating from her illness. This commoner also feels helpless about it. "

"Everyone has said that Young Master Liu Li is gentle and elegant, and his heart is like Liu Li, but I never thought that he would actually be someone who keeps his promises. Young Master Liu Li being so infatuated with his fiancee when his fiancée is sick has really left us in awe." Baili Yi Chen said with a faint smile, his words not without regret.

Hong Li chuckled, and then sighed: "The so called 'A wife with a rotten heart cannot be abandoned', Hong Li is a mortal after all, and unable to escape from this marriage is the order of a father, and the words of a matchmaker are customary, furthermore, my father is a person who keeps his promises. Even if she has fallen in love and is sick, this commoner will definitely not reject her, so I hope Your Majesty will not make things difficult for this commoner!"

Speaking to this point, even if Baili Yi Chen was the emperor, he couldn't force others to marry him, right? Thus, he smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I won't force others to do anything. As for the empress dowager, I'll go speak with her."

"This commoner thanks the Emperor!" Hong Li bowed respectfully.

Baili Yi Chen nodded, and looked deeply into Hong Zhong's eyes: "You siblings have not seen each other for quite some time, so let's talk. My government is busy, so I'll be leaving first!"

"Respectfully sending off your majesty."

Only after watching Baili Yi Chen walk out of Phoenix Cry Palace did Hong Li turn his head to look at Hong Zhong. He knocked her head, but his tone was filled with a pampering tone: "You damned girl, why did you go and provoke the Nan Gong Family again?"

Hong Zhong answered without concealing anything, "I want revenge. I want the entire Nan Gong Family to be buried with Qingya!"

"Zhong Er!" Hong Li slightly frowned when he heard this, and his heart shook a bit, surprised by the fierceness in her body. The Hong Zhong of the past was outstanding in all aspects, but his heart was extremely kind, just that he lacked the decisiveness and ruthlessness a person in a position of power should have.

But the Hong Zhong of today, allowed Hong Li to see a viciousness in her!

After thinking for a moment, he said with a sigh: "Zhong Er, you've grown up, but you must be careful when doing things, and you must not be as reckless as you are today, do you understand?"

"Big brother, you don't have to worry about me. I'll be careful!" Seeing Hong Li like this, and knowing that he was worrying about his, Hong Zhong smiled and changed the topic, with a face full of gossip: "Big bro, you're worried about me, why don't you tell me the truth? That fiancee of yours, who betrothed his to your husband, tell me honestly, is there really such a person, or did you deliberately say that to deceive Baili Yi Chen?"

A gentle smile bloomed on Hong Li's clearly defined and angular face. After seeing that his eyes were actually filled with seriousness, he said, "Of course it's true."

Hong Zhong's eyes lit up, and curiously asked: "Then does she look beautiful? Will you be able to marry her once you cure your illness? "

Hearing this, Hong Li paused, and a faint smile appeared in the corner of his mouth. He looked at Hong Zhong with gentleness in his eyes: "Beautiful, she is the most beautiful person in my heart. Although she forgot his engagement with me because of an accident, I will still wait for her to remember! " Yes, he would wait for her to remember!

Hearing this, Hong Zhong's heart skipped a beat. She didn't know why, but a strange feeling rose up in her heart. It was as if that feeling didn't belong to her. But immediately after, she shook her head and teased: "No wonder big brother is so indifferent to Elder Sister Chu. It turns out that my big brother is infatuated with her and has a beautiful woman in his heart long ago."

After Hong Li heard this, he seemingly laughed unintentionally, and gently brushed the hair on Hong Zhong's shoulders. "So that's why, Zhong Er can never joke with big brother again, Chu Xiaojie is a good lady, if it was because of me, it would be our greatest sin!"

"Yes, Big Brother is right!" Hong Li looked at Hong Zhong's movements, and only after seeing her taunting him with her eyes did he realize that she was joking with him, thus he extended his hand out to point at the center of Hong Zhong's brows: "Girl, you're so naughty, be careful of Big Brother's laws!"

"You are abusing your authority. I will write to my father and tell him that you have bullied me!" Hong Zhong took his arm and retorted. Actually, she found the feeling of holding her big brother's arm and acting like a spoiled child wasn't bad! It seemed... It was back to the days when he was doted on by his sisters!

"You!" Hong Li said as he shook his head helplessly. After he finished joking, Hong Li took out a box and handed it over to Hong Zhong: "Zhong Er, I'll give this medicine to you. Next time, eat it before you circulate your cultivation!"

"Alright." Hong Zhong took the box, and opened it to see, only to see two pure white pills inside, releasing a strange fragrance, one look was enough to tell that they were good stuff!

Seeing that Hong Zhong agreed without hesitation, Hong Li raised her eyebrows and laughed: "Aren't you afraid that this medicine will be poison?"

"Who asked you to be my big brother? I don't believe you!" Hong Zhong smiled and kept the box. She had seen the concern of the people of the Red House, regardless of whether it was or Hong Zhan, she believed that they treated her well, so they would not harm her.

Hong Li was in a good mood when he heard this, "Ghost girl, remember to eat two of them together. This pill was made from the corydalis radix that Chu Lingshan had given him. When Hong Zhong ate it, not only would it allow her internal energy to fuse even more, it would also increase her internal energy by several fold!

"Yes."

After conversing with Hong Zhong for a while, Hong Li finally left the palace.

… ….

Bang! A crisp sound rang out as another vase was ruthlessly smashed into the ground, breaking into pieces. Next were the pieces of porcelain. Not long after, all the porcelain in the room was smashed into a mess!

"Lord Prime Minister, don't be angry!" The two Xiao Gongnv's lowered their heads and tried to persuade her in a low voice. This was the place where the two of them were responsible for cleaning up. The Prime Minister was furious, so how could they explain it to the Empress Dowager?

Nangong Jue turned his head to look at the two little girls who were trembling, his eyes filled with a terrifying ruthlessness, as he walked towards them step by step, scaring the two Xiao Gongnv girls to the point that they subconsciously retreated, in the end retreating to the corner, with no place to retreat!

"Pa — —" With a bang, a slap landed on a palace maid's face, and that palace maid was directly sent flying, crashing into a wall in the room. Then, she powerlessly fell into a corner as streams of blood sprayed out from her mouth.

This slap actually killed her!

The other Xiao Gongnv quickly knelt down and kowtowed as hard as she could, "Lord Prime Minister, please spare me, please spare me!"

Just at this moment, An Xiaohai's loud voice sounded from outside the door, "Esteemed Empress Dowager has arrived."

Nangong Lingwei walked into the room, looked at the mess on the ground, then took a glance at the Xiao Gongnv who had been beaten to death, and finally spoke to the trembling Xiao Gongnv: "You may leave, don't spread today's matter!"

"Yes." Hearing that, Xiao Gongnv quickly kowtowed and ran away as fast as she could. She was afraid that if she was too slow, she would become a different maid.

Not long after, a few hidden guards ran out and dragged Xiao Gongnv who was beaten to death away, leaving behind broken porcelain all over the ground.

Only then did Nangong Lingwei turn her head to look at Nangong Jue. "Big Brother, why are you so angry?"

"Isn't this all thanks to your precious son?" Nangong Jue said angrily. Damn it, Baili Yi Chen, when he saw Hong Zhong bullying Meng'er in Phoenix Cry Hall, he had already signalled to Hong Zhong multiple times with his eyes, demanding that he punish Hong Zhong. Not only did he not see this, he had even helped Hong Zhong speak up!