The little princess' mind was read, and the court and harem were eating melons

Li Qingyi said that he would leave it to Wang Xuan and the others to solve, but he didn't really leave it alone. Not only did he let the system help keep an eye on it, he also told Fang Xin about it.

Once there are signs of trouble with Wang Xuan or Chen Qicong, she should be able to receive the news as quickly as possible.

On the other hand, Li Qingyi was finally able to ask Hu Ping'an why he came to Beijing this time.

Hu Ping'an had made some mental preparations before meeting Li Qingyi, but when he really saw Li Qingyi, he was still a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Li Qingyi did not act like a teacher. Although Hu Ping'an's tone unconsciously became a bit like coaxing a child as he spoke, Li Qingyi did not get angry with him for this.

Hu Pingan: "I came to Beijing this time for three things."

Hu Ping'an: "One is my cousin, who married out a few years ago and later settled in Beijing with her husband's family. She has been in contact with our family in recent years and we have a good relationship. This time, because of the sweet potatoes, my family's situation has probably been investigated by someone with ulterior motives, and someone has set his sights on my cousin's daughter."

Hu Ping'an: "My cousin has not been educated and does not understand the truth, but my uncle has some knowledge. He was suddenly proposed to by someone higher than his family, but he was not overwhelmed by joy. He asked someone to investigate secretly and guessed that this matter might be related to me, so he sent someone to send a letter to the Hu family."

Hu Pingan: "Before I came to Beijing, I was not sure what was going on. Plus, something else happened at the time and I needed to go to Beijing, so I came here to see if we could solve it together."

Hu Pingan: “This is the first thing.”

Li Qingyi frowned and said, "Why do these people always use the marriage of innocent women as an excuse whenever they want to plot something?"

This was not the first time, and Li Qingyi was not unaware that in this era, once a woman got married, she would basically be tied to her husband's family for the rest of her life.

Rather, it is precisely because I know this that I feel even more disgusted by those people's thoughts.

Wang Xuan sarcastically said, “Because incompetent people can only achieve their goals in this way.”

Li Qingyi wanted to say something but stopped herself. When the words came to her lips, she swallowed them back.

Li Qingyi looked at Hu Ping'an: "Hu Ping'an, what are the other two things? Have you told them?"

They looked at each other, and Wang Xuan said, "Hu Ping'an, you speak for yourself."

Hu Pingan smiled bitterly and said, "The second thing is because of my marriage."

Li Qingyi was puzzled: "Your marriage?"

Hu Ping'an: "Yes. Because of the sweet potato incident, my mother thinks I will have a bright future... Anyway, that's probably what she meant. She used to just want me to have a virtuous wife, but now her standards have suddenly become much higher, and she even wants me to marry the daughter of a high-ranking official."

Hu Pingan: "But to be frank, I am just a farmer. People who don't know me think I am someone important because of the rewards given by the emperor. But when it comes to those high-ranking officials, they may not even look at me."

This is a fact.

Li Qingyi noticed from the corner of his eye that Wang Xuan's expression showed a hint of disdain, and knew that the matter might not be as simple as Hu Ping'an said, but seeing that he looked distressed, it was obvious that he was really distressed about this matter.

Hu Ping'an went on to say, "Anyway, I came to the capital at this time to avoid the limelight. If I continue to stay in Qingshan County, I don't know what my mother will do, and my father is a soft-hearted person. It would be better for me to leave for a while, express my firm stance, and come back in a month or two. Maybe things will have changed."

Hu Ping'an: "It's not just about getting married. Some of my relatives have even started planning to get me a concubine. I... Teacher, I'm used to monogamy and don't have that many thoughts about this. I don't want to bring a few more people into my family and cause trouble."

In other words, Hu Ping'an's sudden arrival in Beijing also had a bit of the meaning of "escaping from marriage".

Hu Ping'an had a bitter face, but Li Qingyi inexplicably found it somewhat funny, but she couldn't laugh.

After a moment of silence, Li Qingyi let out a breath and said, "Ah, it's so good to be a man."

Hu Pingan, Li Zhu, and Chen Qicong: …

Hu Ping'an opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say for a moment.

Li Zhu hesitated for a moment and said, "With my health condition, the imperial physician said that I can only rest and recuperate, and my marriage will have to be postponed for a few years. I also told my grandmother that I can only live longer if I marry one person, and my grandmother agreed."

No matter what he thinks, for the sake of health, Li Zhu will never have too many thoughts about women in his life.

Chen Qicong said decisively: "I firmly uphold monogamy!"

As he spoke, Chen Qicong glanced at Wang Xuan.

Li Qingyi: "Ah, actually you don't have to be so serious. I have nothing to say about this matter."

She knew very well that this kind of thing was beyond her control.

If they really don't want to, no one can force them.

Moreover, the future is still a long time, who knows if they will change their minds in the future? This is unpredictable.

So Li Qingyi didn't want to talk about this either, and turned to ask Hu Ping'an: "What about the third thing?"

Speaking of the third thing, Hu Pingan fell silent again.

Li Qingyi was puzzled: "What's wrong? Is it inconvenient to talk about it?"

Li Qingyi: "If it's inconvenient to tell me, you don't have to force it. I just want to see if there's anything I can do to help, not necessarily to know."

Hu Pingan shook his head: "It's not inconvenient at all. I really need your help with this matter. Otherwise, it would be difficult for me to solve it alone."

Wang Xuan: "I asked him before, and he said he would talk to me after he met the teacher, and it has been delayed until today."

Chen Qicong: "Ah, I asked him quietly, but Hu Pingan refused to tell me."

Li Zhu looked at this, then looked at that, and asked hesitantly: "Am I the only one who didn't ask anything?"

Wang Xuan said perfunctorily: "You are busy."

Li Qingyi also comforted him: "It's okay, even if you don't ask anything, Hu Ping'an knows that you care about him."

Li Zhu scratched his head and whispered, "I... I thought Hu Ping'an said to talk about it after seeing the teacher, so let's wait until we see the teacher today. If it's really an urgent matter, we definitely can't wait until this day."

He was careless and believed what Hu Ping'an said.

Hu Ping'an is the most mature-looking one among the few people. It may even be because he is diligent in farming. At first glance, Hu Ping'an seems to be a generation younger than all the people in the room.

Hearing what Li Zhu said, Hu Ping'an smiled. Li Qingyi was surprised to see some kindness in his smile, and she didn't know if she was thinking too much.

Hu Pingan patted Li Zhu on the shoulder and said, "Well, brother, I know you care about me. Even if you don't ask anything, you are thinking about me in your heart."

Li Zhu: "...Not really. I fall asleep right after I finish my work every day. If you hadn't told me, I probably wouldn't have remembered it."

Everyone: "..."