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

Hearing about love turning into hate, Li Qingyi naturally thought of something wrong: [The habit of homosexuality? ]

The emperor's expression remained unchanged, but he clearly saw that Xie Chengyao's originally calm face below had changed significantly, and he almost lost control of his expression.

Emperor: ...understood.

System explanation: [Not that aspect, this matter can be traced back to Xie Chengyao's previous generation, that is, the current head and wife of the Xie family. ]

System: [When Li Benqing was young, he almost proposed marriage to the Xie family, but in the end, the current head of the Xie family won the beauty.]

System: [But it was not unfair for Li Benqing to lose, because Madam Xie did not notice Li Benqing at that time. He was a newly-appointed Jinshi, but ranked second, neither the top scholar nor the third scholar, not even the second scholar. Madam Xie herself had a good family background, and she could only see the best of the best.]

System: [But Li Benqing fell in love with Madam Xie at first sight. However, after inquiring about Madam Xie's family background, he felt that he was not worthy of her at the moment, so he planned to try again after he finished high school.]

System: [After he passed the imperial examination, he prepared to propose marriage, but he found out that Madam Xie had already been engaged in the past few days.]

Li Qingyi thought for a moment and said, "According to the current engagement process, this marriage has probably been finalized a long time ago, but it was only announced at that time."

System: [Yes, Li Benqing himself knew this, so he just sighed to his long-time attendant that they were not meant to be together, and did not take the liberty to entangle him.]

After hearing this story, Xie Chengyao recalled the inexplicable closeness between him and Li Benqing when he first came into contact with him, and he felt a little confused.

This is... loving the person and loving his dog.

Li Qingyi: [Then I know where your hatred for love comes from. Madam Xie is Li Benqing’s first love. Because of Madam Xie, Li Benqing should have a natural affection for her children.]

Li Qingyi: [From this perspective, Li Benqing is actually a relatively open-minded person. After all, in the same situation, some people would let it go without any resentment, which is good enough.]

This kind of thing has happened throughout history. It can only be said that some human natures really remain unchanged over the years.

But it still depends on the person.

System: [Well, host, what you said is correct. ]

System: [Not many people know about this matter. The Xie family doesn’t even know that Li Benqing has had this idea. After all, Mrs. Xie herself doesn’t know about it.]

System: [But I think this is also because Li Benqing likes to do all the preliminary work before taking action, and does not act impulsively. Otherwise, there would have been embarrassment between Li Benqing and Madam Xie.]

Li Qingyi shook her head in her heart: [No, if Li Benqing really revealed this intention, Mrs. Xie's family would also reject it tactfully and would not make things too ugly.]

Li Qingyi: [Unless Li Benqing did not inform them in advance, such as asking a matchmaker to come to the door, but came directly with gifts, that would really make both parties lose face. ]

Li Qingyi: [But this is extremely rude behavior. If he really did this, he deserves to be beaten. ]

Nowadays, you have to hand in a visiting card in advance when visiting someone’s home. Even in modern times, you have to inform them in advance when you visit their home, right?

Not to mention such a big thing as proposing marriage.

System: [Well, that’s what happened anyway. Li Benqing and Madam Xie didn’t have much in common back then, so there weren’t any rumors afterwards.]

System: [In the meantime, Li Benqing married and had children as usual. After so many years, Li Benqing relied on his ability and qualifications to achieve his current position. Coincidentally, three years ago, Xie Chengyao was appointed to work under Li Benqing. ]

Li Qingyi: [It’s complete. 】

All the officials nodded after hearing the previous story. In addition, since Li Benqing had been an official for so many years and had good relationships with colleagues in the court, everyone had some understanding of him.

Even those who had never seen Li Benqing before had a general understanding of him after listening to what the system just said.

Xie Chengyao recalled the scene when he first met Lord Li and felt a little emotional.

Thinking back to the beginning, they were considered superiors and subordinates who got along well with each other, but later on, Xie Chengyao discovered that he and Li Benqing had great differences in governing philosophies.

and……

System: [Yes, when Li Benqing met Xie Chengyao, he wrote a poem that night. The content is as follows...]

The system recited a poem in a whining voice. Although the voice was a little inconsistent, the words were clear and did not affect the audience's understanding.

This poem is not very literary, but it is full of emotion. It is obvious that he is reminiscing about the beauty he missed when he was young, and by the way, he is lamenting that he is old now...

The system's childish voice created a great sense of disconnection with the poem, making some fastidious officials feel uncomfortable.

Li Qingyi can't write poetry, she has no talent in this area, but Ren Qingming has already tried it.

However, I still have basic appreciation skills and have no problem understanding the meaning and emotions of the poem.

and so……

Li Qingyi: [He probably didn’t release this poem. Although not many people knew about it back then, what if someone did know something? Rumors are scary.]

System: [No, he admired it after writing it, and burned it that night. Even the servants around him didn’t know about it. Now only the host knows about it.]

Hearing this, Li Qingyi paused and subconsciously looked up at his father.

The emperor's expression remained unchanged. As if he had noticed her gaze, he lowered his head and looked at his little girl with a smile.

Li Qingyi: Lord Li, I'm sorry.

Apart from anything else, at least the emperor now knows about this.

The officials below who also heard it clearly said: …

Ah, now everyone knows this.

Lord Li, we are so sorry, we didn't mean to hear this.

(Li Benqing in the distance: A-choo! A-choo!)

Xie Chengyao: ...

Li Qingyi urged the system in his heart: [Next one, next one.]

Emperor: What's the next one?

System: [Oh, okay. Anyway, for various reasons, and because Xie Chengyao himself was also very outstanding, Li Benqing admired Xie Chengyao very much at the beginning.]

System: [But, as for being an official, everyone has their own way of being an official. Some are smooth, some are treacherous, some take things step by step, and some take drastic measures. Anyway, it's what you humans call the governing philosophy. Everyone has his or her own ideas.]

System: [Some are compatible, some will conflict. ]

When Li Qingyi heard this, he understood: [Xie Chengyao and Li Benqing are the kind of people who are in conflict.]

System: [Yes. 】

System: [In fact, Xie Chengyao thought that Li Benqing had accepted bribes from those people, so he acted that way. In fact, he misunderstood Li Benqing. ]