Chapter 139 Ye Hanting goes after Chu Li

Chapter 139 Ye Hanting goes after Chu Li

Chu Li went to Li Ye Hanting's study to meet him with ease.

"gentlemen."

Ye Hanting put down the brush in his hand after seeing Chu Li, looked at her and asked, "What's wrong? You look unhappy?"

Chu Li sat down opposite him, looking puzzled, "Sir, why did Li Jinglan become the third place?"

Ye Hanting smiled faintly, "Don't ask about things you shouldn't ask. It won't do you any good."

Chu Li asked, "Is that what Father meant?"

Ye Hanting nodded, "You guessed right, what else do you want to know now?"

"Xia Nishang is father's woman?"

Chu Li asked the question that was in his mind: that day, his father came in person to catch the adulterer, was he worried that he was being cuckolded?

Ye Hanting did not answer.

Chu Li understood, it was indeed so.

"What about Yun Wanying?" Chu Li continued to ask.

"That's the woman your father wants to please." Ye Hanting said indifferently.

Chu Li sneered. One was the woman he had already got, and the other was the woman he had not yet got.

The scumbag father actually used the imperial examination held every three years as an arena for selecting his harem.

Logically speaking, this matter has nothing to do with her, and she should just turn a blind eye.

But she always felt uncomfortable.

There are too many injustices in the world, but she still felt upset when she saw with her own eyes how these injustices came about.

Ye Hanting's eyes rested on hers. Chu Li was a person with a sense of justice, and she would definitely not like this matter.

He advised: "Sometimes, people need to learn to be more diplomatic."

Chu Li smiled helplessly, got up and left.

The sky was gloomy as Chu Li left the Taifu Mansion. She sat in the carriage with one hand on her belly, reminding herself to focus on the pregnancy as this matter had nothing to do with her.

After all, Li Jinglan can still enter the palace examination.

At that time, as long as she performs well, she will definitely be appointed as a female official.

Chu Li's carriage was driving on the long street. Rain gradually began to fall from the sky. Chu Li suddenly saw a familiar figure.

In the rain, Li Jinglan gave the umbrella in her hand to the mother and daughter holding the child.

Chu Li thought she was very interesting. Although she was not very pretty, she had a kind heart.

Chu Li put on a veil hat, got off the carriage, and came to Li Jinglan.

Li Jinglan saw a handsome man standing in front of her. She knew she had an ugly face, so she covered her head with her hands and walked away with her head down.

Chu Li saw her face clearly. The spots on her face looked like toxic spots caused by long-term unclean diet.

Chu Li saw Li Jinglan running back home, and the servant at the door opened the door for her perfunctorily.

She passed the imperial examination and became a juren.

While other families were rejoicing, the door to Li's house was closed, and no one congratulated her on passing the imperial examination.

Chu Li lowered her eyes and warned herself that she had to abide by the rules when she came to this strange world.

Just take care of yourself, other people's affairs have nothing to do with her.

Chu Li passed by the gate of Li's mansion, and suddenly, she heard a scream.

Chu Li looked at Huan Yan and said, "Go and have a look."

Huanyan sneaked into Li's house and saw two old women pushing Li Jinglan into the water. Li Jinglan struggled violently.

Huan Yan walked up behind the two men without anyone noticing and knocked them out.

In the mist and rain, after Li Jinglan was rescued, she coughed violently and coughed out all the water in her lungs.

"Thank you for saving me, girl!" Li Jinglan looked at Huanyan gratefully.

Huanyan asked, "Your family members want to harm you."

Li Jinglan nodded, "It's my stepmother's man."

Huanyan looked around, and immediately took Li Jinglan and quietly climbed over the wall and came in front of Chu Li.

"Thank you, young lady. May I ask your name?"

Huanyan supported her and said, "You don't have to thank me. My master asked me to save you."

"Then please take me to see your master. I don't have any money... but I want to express my gratitude in person. When I have money, I will definitely..."

Huanyan interrupted her and said, "Meet my master first."

When Li Jinglan got on the carriage and saw Chu Li, she was shocked. She had seen Chu Li in the examination room.

"His Royal Highness!"

Chu Li nodded, and Huan Yan recounted what had just happened.

Li Jinglan knelt down in front of Chu Li as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw and said, "I am the legitimate daughter of the Li family. My legitimate mother died early, and my father married Qin as his second wife. She felt that I was eating and drinking for free at home, and she often targeted me. I didn't expect that after I passed the imperial examination, she would want to kill me. Your Highness, I will always remember your kindness. I will quietly wait for my father to come back and tell him what my stepmother did!"

Chu Li looked Li Jinglan up and down. She was also a pitiful person. He guessed that the spots on her face were caused by her stepmother.

Chu Li asked, "Two people from your Li family are participating in this examination, right?"

Li Jinglan was stunned that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince even noticed such a detail.

"We are a family of scholars. My stepmother gave birth to a younger sister, Li Tangluo. She has been studying with me since childhood. She ranked fourth in this women's examination."

Chu Li understood that according to the rules of this joint examination, only the top three women in proportion could participate in the palace examination.

Li Jinglan's stepmother learned that her own daughter could not take part in the palace examination, so she wanted to kill Li Jinglan so that her own daughter could become a substitute and enter the palace examination.

Chu Li looked at Li Jinglan, "Your father may not be the head of the family. You may die if you go back."

Li Jinglan's throat was churning. The prince was right. His father was a scholar who devoted himself to studying and was oblivious to what was happening outside.

She knelt in front of Chu Li, her expression determined, "Your Highness, if you don't mind, Li Jinglan's life is now yours!"

Chu Li looked at her. Li Jinglan was a person who could judge the situation and she could quickly determine which path to take.

She did not say that she would keep Li Jinglan, and Li Jinglan was also fighting for her last chance of survival.

Chu Li handed a detoxification pill to Li Jinglan, "Your face is covered with poison spots caused by drugs put in the food. Take this first."

Li Jinglan was shocked. She had never known why her appearance was getting uglier and uglier.

She knew that she might never get married, so she studied hard day and night.

Unexpectedly, the prince discovered that her daily diet was poisoned!

Huanyan looked at her and said, "Miss Li, let me be frank. My face was uglier than yours before. It was Your Highness who helped me get rid of the poison!"

Li Jinglan looked at Huanyan's beautiful face and could not associate her with an ugly woman like her.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Although Li Jinglan didn't know how the prince knew medicine, he saved her life, so her life belonged to him.

She took the detoxification pill and swallowed it without hesitation.

Chu Li doesn’t know yet that the good fortune she has created today by saving Li Jinglan’s life will be of great help to her in the future.

Not far away, after Chu Li left, Ye Hanting saw it suddenly raining outside. He was worried that Chu Li would get wet in the rain, so he followed her not far away.