"But......." Jiang Yuetang wanted to speak and stopped, she couldn't let them know that she and Xiao Diyuan had a private contact.

How can we get Li Pei to change the time of his visit? Jiang Yuetang pondered.

It didn't take long for her to come up with a solution.

Ten days later, the imperial court resumed the early dynasty, and that morning, when Jiang Chuanxiong walked out of the Jiang Mansion and got into the carriage, the coachman Yata suddenly said: "Master, have you heard about the second prince of Shuguo?"

Jiang Chuanxiong was shocked and hurriedly asked, "What happened to him?"

"I heard that he went to the northwest of Shuguo to inspect the people's situation, and he will not be able to return to the palace until the end of March. Yata replied as Jiang Yuetang had instructed.

Jiang Chuanxiong was stunned for a moment, and immediately asked, "Where did you hear that?"

"The servant heard from the person sitting next to him yesterday when he saw a cousin in a small restaurant outside. ”

"The gossip may not be credible. ”

"Well, but since the little one has heard about it, I want to tell the master. Yata smiled and immediately spurred her horse.

Jiang Chuanxiong didn't say anything more, but he looked thoughtful.

After the early dynasty, Jiang Chuanxiong immediately sent three people outside to collect news.

The three of them had been collecting outside for a day and had not collected any news about the second prince of Shuguo, so they had to report it truthfully.

Although Jiang Chuanxiong didn't take the news seriously in front of Yata, he always felt that there was nothing to do afterwards, and he still had to find out, otherwise Li Pei's original intention of visiting Shuguo this time would be disappointed.

So the next day, after the morning court, Jiang Chuanxiong went to see Li Pei, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Weichen's subordinates happened to hear outside yesterday that the second prince of Shuguo had visited the northwest region, and said that he was afraid that he would not be able to return to the palace until the end of March. ”

Li Pei was stunned for a moment, put down the teacup and said, "Really?"

Because he didn't know the source of these news, it was difficult for Weichen to judge whether it was true or false, but considering that His Majesty planned to visit Shuguo in February, he still had the courage to tell His Majesty. ”

Li Pei said: "Well, thank you Jiang Aiqing for your concern, I will send someone to the border to inquire." ”

The border is close to Akenoshima, and it is easy for people there to know what is happening on the Akeno side.

This was exactly the intention of Jiang Chuanxiong to come to see him, and when he said that he would send someone to inquire, Jiang Chuanxiong retreated satisfied.

Five days later, spies from the frontier brought back news.

Sure enough, it was the second prince of Shuguo who went to the northwest.

Li Peimo held his teacup and closed his eyes in contemplation.

The date of his visit to Akeno was set last month, and it doesn't seem good to change it now, but the main purpose of his visit to Akeno this time is to see the legendary second prince of Akebono to see if he really looks the same as the ministers said, and to see if there is a bit of kinship between the two.

If they are really in the same vein, he believes that the two should feel something.

After confirming the news that Xiao Diyuan would return to the capital of Shuguo at the end of March, Li Pei called Jiang Chuanxiong, Guo Yifan, the secretary of the criminal department, Jin Ding, the secretary of the ministry, and Nong Daming, the secretary of the household department, to discuss.

You Cunbin, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Gong Yan, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, went out to run errands, so Li Pei didn't call them. Cao Wende, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, was dissatisfied with Li Pei because his daughter Cao Xuemei had not been fortunate enough to be in the palace, and often opposed Li Pei in the court, and Li Pei was interested in changing his position, so he didn't call him.

"Or do you say that Zhaoguo has had a lot of things recently, and he won't be able to leave until April?" Guo Yifan, the secretary of the Criminal Department, proposed.

This is not a very convincing reason, but it is not easy to find fault.

Li Pei shook his head and said, "Although the reason is good, the sincerity is not enough." ”

Jin Ding, the official of Shangshu, hesitated for a while before cautiously saying, "Your Majesty, Weichen thinks it's better to follow the original plan." ”

Li Pei was silent.

If he really planned to go ahead with the original plan, why did he need to consult with them?

Hubu Shangnong Daming thought for a moment and said, "Weichen has no idea for the time being. He looked at Jiang Chuanxiong again and said, "I wonder if Lord Shoufu has an idea?"

Jiang Chuanxiong has always been very thoughtful, especially when the situation is urgent.

But this matter is extraordinary, because it has to be fully considered, Jiang Chuanxiong can't let go of his thinking.

"I can't think of it yet. Jiang Chuanxiong replied.

So the five of them had another secret discussion, and it was not until more than three quarters of an hour later that they came up with a way to do so, on the grounds that the Queen Mother was ill.

Liu Yaoying will not give birth until May, so it is difficult to find a reason from her, so she has to go from the Queen Mother, and other people are not enough to affect Li Pei's itinerary.

So Li Pei personally wrote a letter to Xiao Hong, the emperor of Shuguo, saying that the empress dowager was ill and that he needed to be taken care of as a son, so he wanted to postpone the date of the visit to April 2.

Xiao Hong didn't dare to be embarrassed by such a reason, but Xiao Hong didn't want Li Pei and Xiao Diyuan to meet, so he was quite embarrassed, so after receiving the letter, he immediately summoned several ministers to discuss.

Although everyone understood Xiao Hong's thoughts, they really had no better reason to refuse Li Pei's request, so the eight of them racked their brains to think of a way to deal with it.

A certain minister suggested: "It is better for Your Majesty to directly postpone this meeting on the grounds that the dragon is in poor health." ”

Xiao Hong immediately shook his head and said, "How can this work? ”

"Your Majesty, why don't you find a way to take His Second Highness away at that time?" Cabinet Chief Aid Wenshan hesitated for a moment and then proposed.

It was a good idea, and everyone agreed.

Xiao Hong sighed and said, "Okay, that's it." ”

At that time, only Xiao Hong himself will be able to support Xiao Diyuan, so Xiao Hong decided to think of a way recently.

Xiao Hong's letter soon reached Li Pei's hands, and Li Pei hurriedly went to see the Empress Dowager and told her the reason for his decision.

The Empress Dowager didn't mind and said, "As long as you can meet the second prince of Shuguo, why use this as a reason? ”

Back then, the life and death of the third prince were unknown because of her negligence, and now, she felt that it was time for her to do something about it, so this little sacrifice would not only not make her unhappy, but would make her feel a lot better.

It was night, the snowflakes were fluttering, the cold wind was howling, the queen mother woke up in her sleep suddenly, listening to the whirring wind outside the window, and suddenly there was an indescribable loneliness in her heart.

Since she made it clear to Li Huai that she would never have that relationship with him again, she often woke up at night and remembered everything that had happened between Li Huai and her. In this matter, she did it very ruthlessly, and she didn't give herself and him a way out, she still felt uncomfortable every time she thought about it, and she didn't know what the situation was on Li Huai's side.

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