I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 69: Sending Invitations and Meeting Fan Xian
Three days later.

Li Chengzong came to Prince Jing's mansion with valuable gifts. In the presence of everyone, Prince Jing adopted Si Lili as his adopted daughter.

Now that he had the status, Prince Ding's Mansion began to arrange the marriage in full swing.

Because the old lady wanted to meet Si Lili, Li Chengzong took Si Lili into the palace early this morning after preparing the invitations and sent out the invitations as well.

As soon as he got off the carriage, Li Chengzong looked forward and saw several familiar people walking slowly towards him and Si Lili not far ahead.

He saw the person, and the other person also saw him, so Fan Xian came over with Fan Ruoruo, Liu Ruyu, and Eunuch Hou and his eunuchs.

Seeing Fan Xian and the others about to salute, Li Chengzong waved his hand and said, "I don't care about these things. No need to salute."

Fan Xian stopped immediately, but Fan Ruoruo, Liu Ruyu, Eunuch Hou and others still bowed respectfully.

"I heard you're getting married, congratulations."

"Thank you, where are you going?"

"I am also going to marry Wan'er. The ladies in the palace said they want to meet me."

Li Chengzong had been so busy with his wedding recently that he forgot about this matter for a while. Only now did he remember that Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo entered the palace this time to note the distribution of palaces in the imperial palace and prepare to steal the key.

Li Chengzong said, "Then you guys get busy, we'll leave first."

It was a coincidence that I went to Yuxiu Palace and packed some things for my mother. When I came to Concubine Liu's place, Fan Xian and the others had not left yet and were chatting and laughing with Concubine Liu.

Seeing Li Chengzong and Si Lili come in, several people stood up.

After saying hello, Concubine Liu started to complain about Li Chengzong.

"She is pregnant now, she should rest at home, why did you bring her into the palace?"

"The Empress Dowager wants to meet her future granddaughter-in-law, so we just happened to come by and give you an invitation."

After hearing this, Concubine Liu didn't say much. She pulled Si Lili directly to the seat at the top and showed concern again.

That attitude was just like caring for one's own daughter. Liu Ruyu was puzzled and couldn't understand why. In the end, she could only conclude that Liu Guipin's attitude was because of Li Chengzong.

After some casual chatting, Li Chengzong handed over the invitation and Fan Xian prepared to say goodbye to meet other ladies.

Concubine Liu looked at Si Lili with some regret, then smiled at Li Chengzong and said, "Zong'er, you are about to go deliver the invitations, why don't you take Fan Xian with you?"

Li Chengzong nodded and hummed.

Since we've met each other anyway, there's nothing wrong with going together.

And the famous scene where Concubine Shu betrays her son is also quite interesting.

Along the way, Fan Ruoruo introduced Concubine Shu's situation to Fan Xian as if no one was around, and Li Chengzong didn't say much.

When I arrived at Concubine Shu's residence, I didn't see her in the room. I knew without thinking that she must be reading a book in some corner.

Li Chengzong shouted directly: "Aunt Lin, Fan Xian is here."

Soon, Concubine Shu came out with a book.

"Zong'er, why are you here with Fan Xian?"

"I went to the palace to deliver an invitation and happened to run into Fan Xian at Aunt Liu's place, so we came here together."

"Invitation?"

Concubine Shu was obviously stunned.

"I'm getting married in a few days, so I came to give you the invitation. If you have time, please come and have a drink at the wedding."

Concubine Shu said, "Oh!" She looked at Si Lili beside Li Chengzong and said, "You must be Miss Si, right? Do you like reading books on weekdays?"

Although Si Lili had heard about Concubine Shu's character from Li Chengzong and Qin Yu, she still couldn't help but be stunned.

"I don't read much on weekdays, I play the piano more."

Concubine Shu nodded calmly and said, "Sit down."

Li Chengzong did not sit down, but asked the maid next to him to bring a chair over, put a cushion on it, and then let Si Lili sit down.

Seeing Concubine Shu's confused face, Li Chengzong could only smile and said, "Aunt Lin, she is pregnant, so it's not good for her to kneel down."

"Oh, congratulations, Zong'er."

I have to say that Concubine Shu is really elegant. Even when she was saying congratulations, there was hardly a smile on her face. If you didn't know her personality, you would probably look confused.

For example, Fan Xian looked confused. Was this really a congratulation?

Just as Fan Xian was stunned, Concubine Shu spoke.

"That poem of yours is good."

Fan Xian exclaimed, not understanding what Concubine Shu meant at all.

"Auntie Lin is talking about your poem Climbing High."

Fan Xian said "oh" in sudden realization and felt a little embarrassed for a moment. It would be fine if Li Chengzong was not here, but now he really did not have the face to admit that the poem "Climbing the High Mountain" was written by him.

For a moment, Fan Xian didn't know how to start.

Fortunately, Concubine Shu did not dwell on the issue of poetry. Instead, she asked about the bookstore and talked about the Dream of the Red Chamber, which made Fan Xian a little dizzy. In the end, when he heard Concubine Shu mention Lin Wan'er and the word "Chengze", he did not realize that it was the second son, Li Chengze.

Fan Xian turned his head slightly and asked Li Chengzong.

"Who is Chengze?"

Li Chengzong suppressed his laughter and said, "My second brother."

"Oh, it's the Second Prince."

"My son has a high spirit. He can praise others, which is rare."

Fan Xian smiled and said, "The Second Prince and I hit it off right away." "You must have been deceived by him. He is a man of deep thoughts and never hits it off right away. Zong'er understands this. I won't say much about his affairs. You will understand after spending more time with him."

The appearance of the famous scene of betraying his son made Li Chengzong couldn't help laughing.

"Aunt Lin, you never talk about your own son like that."

"is it?"

Concubine Shu just asked casually, and did not need Li Chengzong to give an answer. She said directly: "You are the younger generation. I should give you some gifts when you come here. I don't like vulgar things, so I will give you a few rare ancient books."

Fan Xian opened his mouth, but Li Chengzong beat him to it.

"Aunt Lin, I know you like reading, so you don't need to give us rare ancient books. I like ordinary things. I will get married in a few days, so you can ask my second brother to prepare more ordinary things for me. The more the better."

"You kid, I'll ask Chengze to prepare a gift."

Concubine Shu smiled knowingly, turned to look at Fan Xian, and asked, "What about you?"

"actually, I……"

Concubine Shu interrupted Fan Xian and said to herself, "I don't know what you like, and I'm not willing to give you the books you like. How about I pick a few for you? It's not convenient for you to carry them now, so I'll send someone to send them to Concubine Yi, and you can take them with you when you leave?"

"Your Majesty is right. I'll listen to you." Fan Xian was speechless.

Then the scene fell silent until Concubine Shu asked Fan Xian if he had anything else to do. Then Fan Xian reacted, bowed and said goodbye quickly, looking at Li Chengzong at the same time.

Concubine Shu naturally noticed Fan Xian's actions and said, "I still have something to say to Zong'er. You go first."

Fan Xian nodded and said to Li Chengzong, "We'll wait for you outside." Then he took Fan Ruoruo and retreated first, waiting outside the door.

This wait is as long as a cup of tea.

When Li Chengzong and Si Lili came out, Fan Xian noticed the jade bracelet on Si Lili's hand, and then thought of the way Concubine Shu addressed Li Chengzong and Li Chengze.

Fan Xian couldn't help but tease, "Why do I feel that Concubine Shu treats you better than her own son?"

“I’m popular.”

Fan Xian did not comment, but smiled and said, "To be honest, I just couldn't keep up with Concubine Shu's change of topic. Could Concubine Ning also have the same personality as Concubine Shu?"

"Auntie Ning likes martial arts and has a cheerful personality. You don't have to worry."

After hearing what Li Chengzong said, Fan Xian felt only a little relieved. After all, Li Chengzong was familiar with these ladies, and what seemed normal to Li Chengzong might not necessarily be considered normal by him.

"Oh, by the way, I just heard Ruoruo say that Concubine Ning was originally a concubine. Why was she demoted to a concubine?"

"A family dinner was not arranged properly in the early years. In addition, the Royal Grandmother did not like Aunt Ning very much, so she used this as an excuse to demote Aunt Ning to a talented lady."

"It's that simple?"

"It's that simple."

"That old lady is quite narrow-minded." Fan Xian said casually.

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Hou coughed twice and said, "Oh, Master Fan, I haven't lived long enough."

Fan Xian smiled and said, "Don't worry, sir. I won't say that in front of the Queen Mother."

"Mr. Fan, you still want to do this in front of the Queen Mother. You should be careful with your words at ordinary times."

As Eunuch Hou spoke, he turned his head and glanced at Li Chengzong. He happened to meet Li Chengzong's cold gaze. He was startled and immediately regretted looking at him.

This look from Eunuch Hou was clearly a reminder to Fan Xian, and Fan Xian naturally noticed it. He turned his head to look at Li Chengzong and smiled apologetically: "Sorry, I forgot she is your grandmother."

"It's okay. The Empress Dowager is really narrow-minded. I often say this to her face."

Li Chengzong immediately suppressed the coldness on his face and smiled, showing no sign of anger at all, which made Fan Xian smile with relief, but he didn't say anything more.

I walked all the way to Ning Cairen's residence and happened to see him practicing sword.

Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo applauded, and Li Chengzong directly took out the invitation.

"Aunt Ning, Lili and I will be getting married in ten days. If you are free, come and have a drink at the wedding."

"Your mother has gone to your house. I have plenty of free time now, so I will definitely come."

Without Qin Yu organizing the card game, Ning Cairen has been so idle lately that he is almost going moldy.

"Then Aunt Ning, Lili and I will leave first."

Before he finished speaking, Fan Xian said, "Wait a minute, won't you wait for us to leave together?"

Li Chengzong nodded and said, "We have to deliver the invitation to the Queen first, and then go to the Empress Dowager. Then you can just follow Eunuch Hou."

Although it is highly likely that the Queen's family was one of the masterminds of the assassination, there is no real evidence after all. Moreover, invitations were sent to other concubines in the palace, and it would be unreasonable not to send an invitation to the Queen, the nominal mother.

Moreover, as everyone knows, the queen confined herself to the palace and it was impossible for her to attend the wedding, but gifts would definitely be prepared. It was like picking up something for free, so it would be a waste not to mention it. Therefore, Li Chengzong still prepared invitations.

As expected, he didn't get to meet the queen, but he received a valuable gift.

Finally, we arrived at the Queen Mother's bedroom, where lunch was already served.

After having dinner with the old lady and waiting for a long time, Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo finally arrived.

Because of Li Chengzong's relationship, and because she was happy to have a great-grandson, the old lady let Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo enter the palace.

He did not make Fan Xian kneel, but just gave him a few words of admonition, and finally told him to be nice to Lin Wan'er, and then let Fan Xian go.

After Fan Xian and Fan Ruoruo left, the old lady showed a look of displeasure on her face and said to Li Chengzong, "I don't like this Fan Xian. Stay away from him in the future."

"Grandma, I know."

The old lady smiled with satisfaction, and took Si Lili's hand and said, "That Fan Ruoruo doesn't look that good, so you should stay out of her contact."

"Yes, Imperial Grandmother."

(End of this chapter)