Chapter 372 Confession in the Snow
Pei Ye shook off Ye Hanting's hand and gently brushed the snow off Chu Li's body. Chu Li subconsciously dodged backwards.
"Pei Ye, no need."
Ye Hanting raised a smile at the corner of his lips and stood aside watching Pei Ye being humiliated.
"Why can he do it but I can't?" Pei Ye was dissatisfied.
After saying that, he was about to help Chu Li brush off the snowflakes on his head.
Chu Li shook off the snow on his head like a cat with its fur standing on end, and splashed it all over Pei Ye's face.
Pei Ye raised a wicked smile at the corner of his lips, and suddenly stuffed the small snowball hidden in his palm into Chu Li's neck.
Chu Li felt cold all over, and this time he was really furious, "Pei Ye, you are three years old!"
Pei Ye smiled wantonly, yes, that's it, Chu Li looks good when he is angry.
Ye Hanting grabbed Pei Ye by the collar and threw him into the snow.
Pei Ye sat on the snow and looked at Chu Li, with a relaxed smile on his lips.
Emperor Qingyuan is dead. It’s finally over. Now Chu Li can take a good look at him.
Mu Feng, who was sitting in the corridor not far away, watched Pei Ye deliberately teasing Chu Li. He felt sad and lowered his eyes.
He didn't even have the courage to express his feelings to Chu Li.
Suddenly, he heard a creaking sound. He looked up and saw Chu Li walking towards him with one foot deep and one foot shallow.
"Uncle, why are you here? I've been looking for you for a long time." Chu Li helped Mu Feng up.
Mu Feng was helped up by Chu Li. He did not dare to overstep his authority and stood by holding onto the wall.
Pei Ye was coming briskly not far away. Chu Li didn't want to get entangled with Pei Ye, so he tried to get him away.
"Pei Ye, please help and take General Mu to the side hall."
"I'll do as you say." Pei Ye liked Chu Li ordering him around like a dog.
Wait until Chu Li leaves.
Pei Ye supported Mu Feng and said, "You know that I like Chu Li, right? Will you help us?"
Mu Feng felt a pain in his wound and frowned, "I don't agree."
Pei Ye let go of Mu Feng at once, "What do you mean?"
"Because I like her."
The cold wind blew across Mu Feng's face. He didn't feel cold at all standing in the snow. Instead, he felt his blood boiling. He finally said it out loud.
Pei Ye's pupils widened, and he grabbed Mu Feng by the collar, "You are crazier than me. You are her uncle, and you disregard human ethics."
Mu Feng said coldly: "What uncle? I don't want to be her uncle. I just learned that I am the lost grandson of Marquis Jingyang and I have no blood relationship with Chu Li. Why can't I like her?"
Pei Ye just felt a headache and let go of Mu Feng’s collar.
Another love rival.
So annoying!
So annoying!
"She won't like you, just give up." Pei Ye was furious.
Mu Feng said indifferently: "I like her is my business, whether she likes me or not is her business, it has nothing to do with you!"
Chu Li suddenly saw two men about to fight in the snow.
what's the situation?
She walked over quickly and slapped Pei Ye on the back, "You are crazy, my uncle is still injured, you grabbed his collar, you..."
Chu Li was so angry that Pei Ye was really unreliable.
She supported Mu Feng and walked forward. Mu Feng was too guilty to look at her. "It's okay. My leg is not injured."
Chu Li supported him and continued to walk forward. "There's still a piece of the arrow stuck in your collarbone. If you fall, the arrowhead will go in. Don't bother with Pei Ye. He's just like that. He gets crazy when he says he's crazy."
Mu Feng suddenly turned his head and looked at Chu Li with burning eyes, "What if I'm crazier than him?"
Chu Li was burned by his eyes. What did his uncle mean by this?
She let go of Mu Feng's arm somewhat at a loss.
Mu Feng grabbed her wrist instead, "Chu Li, Xie Jingyan likes you."
Snow was falling all over the sky, and Chu Li looked at Mu Feng in a daze.
She never knew that her uncle had developed romantic feelings for her.
"I..." Chu Li didn't know what to say. Mu Feng expressed his feelings to her as Xie Jingyan, wanting to sever their uncle-nephew relationship.
"You don't have to answer in a hurry. It's just that this sentence has been in my heart for too long. If I die today and you don't know my feelings, I may not be able to sleep peacefully in the underworld."
Chu Li felt complicated. No wonder Mu Feng helped her time and time again. No wonder Mu Feng said that day that he was willing to be her backer.
It turns out that Mu Feng actually likes her.
Not far away, Pei Ye and Ye Hanting cast their gazes at the same time.
In the flying snow, Mu Feng held Chu Li's wrist tightly. They saw his burning eyes and Chu Li's embarrassment.
Chu Li lowered his eyes and broke free from Mu Feng's hand.
Ye Hanting's eyes dimmed. He thought Mu Feng would always keep his love for Chu Li in his heart.
Pei Ye gritted his teeth and approached the two men, while Chu Li quickened his pace and left.
Lao Liu hid behind a pillar and heard everything clearly.
Ah! Three men fighting for one woman, so exciting!
The storybook needs to be written quickly.
Chu Li left in embarrassment, and Lao Liu followed her, grinning foolishly.
Chu Li turned around and looked at him, "What evil plan are you planning again?"
Lao Liu chattered, "Brother Li, I saw it all. Those three men all like you. They are all handsome and strong. If I were you, I would take them all into my harem and enjoy the happiness of having all the women in the house. One, three, and five, Ye Hanting; two, four, and six, Pei Ye; seven, eight, and nine, Mu Feng. The four of us can sit together and play mahjong. It's so cool just thinking about it!"
"Shut up!" Chu Li complained in her heart. Although I am lustful, I have to handle my work.
As a queen, she had enough to worry about state affairs, so how could she have so much time to think about men?
Lao Liu looked at Chu Li running away in a panic. Haha, Brother Li also has times when he is at a loss!
He said in a mean way: "Brother Li, only children answer multiple-choice questions!"
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Chu Li mourned for Emperor Qingyuan for seven days, which was considered as his filial piety on behalf of Chu Chu.
Before Chu Li ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager was in charge of all affairs of the court.
Prime Minister Jiang's party was completely purged and Li Meng was executed.
The second prince was removed from the imperial register for assassinating Emperor Qingyuan, and his body was thrown into a mass grave by the imperial guards.
The third prince was injured on the day of the palace coup and is recuperating at home.
Because of his contribution in defending the city, Pei Ye was reinstated as the commander of the imperial guards with the help of General Mu.
As for the matter of rehabilitating the former crown prince and the Valiant Army, the Empress Dowager did not allow it to be mentioned at all.
She hoped that Chu Li would not mention these two matters after he succeeded to the throne.
After all, it concerns her son's reputation.
After Emperor Qingyuan died, the Empress Dowager suddenly looked much older. She called Pei Ye and told him, "The former Tianyin Pavilion must be rebuilt."
Pei Ye was in a dilemma. The Empress Dowager seemed to be unconcerned about state affairs, but she had spies in almost every official's home.
She has been providing intelligence to Emperor Qingyuan to keep track of which court officials have ulterior motives.
If anyone showed any dissenting thoughts, he would be killed on charges of corruption and treason.
The Empress Dowager felt that the reason for the turbulent situation in the court in recent years was because the Tianyin Pavilion no longer existed and those who used to monitor officials disappeared.
Therefore, Tianyin Pavilion must be rebuilt.
Pei Ye replied calmly, "Yes."
The Queen Mother turned the Buddhist beads in her hands and continued, "Chu Li will ascend the throne in a few days. Please help me find Chu Yi. His Majesty's death must be related to him. I heard that he had a good relationship with Chu Li. You must get rid of him before Chu Li becomes emperor."