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Before he entered the gate of Ciqing Palace, he heard a crisp laugh from inside, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

He was all too familiar with that laughter, it was the laughter of his little sister, Princess Chang'an.

Hearing this laughter, Li Pei's mood immediately improved, and he immediately raised his feet and entered the house.

Gonggong Liu hurriedly raised his voice inside: "Your Majesty has arrived." ”

As soon as the words fell, the eight-year-old princess of Chang'an was already trotting out with her skirt to greet her.

"Brother, brother, you're done. Princess Chang'an smiled and threw herself into Li Pei's arms.

She called him brother in private, and only formally referred to him as "Your Majesty".

Li Pei hugged her with a smile and said, "Well, did you paint today?"

Princess Chang'an is good at painting, especially good at painting flowers and birds, so the queen mother specially invited a painter to teach her and asked her to paint a picture every day.

Princess Chang'an replied proudly while fiddling with the silk rope on the emperor's hat: "I have already painted it, and I have painted one more than usual." ”

"That's good!" Li Pei scratched her nose and said, her eyes caught a glimpse of the Queen Mother and Princess Changyun standing under the eaves, and hurriedly put down Princess Chang'an and saluted the Queen Mother.

Because the appearance of the mother and daughter is very similar, and the queen mother is good at maintenance, the queen mother and Princess Changyun, who stand side by side, look like two sisters. However, if you look closely, you will find that the Queen Mother's eyes are sharp, her demeanor is majestic, and she is full of solemn and inviolable momentum. And Princess Changyun is gentle and soft, dignified and submissive, just like a lady raised in the deep boudoir.

However, the princess Chang'an next to Li Pei not only has no resemblance to the queen mother, but also has no resemblance to the queen mother, but she can vaguely find the shadow of the first emperor between her eyebrows.

In everyone's eyes, Princess Chang'an is like a tomboy, with a straightforward, informal, domineering appearance, if she is not wearing women's clothes, it would make people suspect that she is a male baby.

But it is precisely like this that her popularity in the palace far exceeds that of her sister Princess Changyun.

Li Pei rarely came to say hello in the afternoon, so the Queen Mother hurriedly asked, "But is there something important?"

"Hmm. We talk in the house. Li Pei nodded.

The Queen Mother immediately walked ahead.

Princess Changyun and Princess Chang'an didn't know whether they should follow in or not, so they both looked at Li Pei. Li Pei said, "Come in too." The two dared to follow in.

Entering the house, Li Pei told the Empress Dowager about the latest results of the investigation into the death of the first emperor, and Guo Yifan's suggestions were also said.

The Empress Dowager was silent for a moment, and said: "I don't have any opinions on my side, I'm afraid that the ministers will oppose it, so let's call the cabinet members, the six Shangshu and the founding ministers tomorrow to discuss and then make a decision." ”

Li Pei said: "The death of my father is obviously caused by his killing, since it is a homicide, it can be done in accordance with the legal process, and there is no need to wait for unanimity." Besides, most of these ministers are conservatives, so naturally there are many opponents, but we can't afford to wait. ”

Now that the weather is getting hotter and hotter, the rate of decay of corpses will also become faster and faster, and the more decomposed, the less favorable it will be for examination.

The Empress Dowager said: "Of course I understand, but you have only been on the throne for more than two months, and the popularity of the people is not high, if this matter is not discussed with the ministers, I am afraid that the ministers will be dissatisfied with you and oppose it in groups, which is very unfavorable to you." ”

When Princess Chang'an heard this, she answered: "Queen Mother, this matter is a private matter of our Tian family, why do we need to care so much about the opinions and ideas of the people? Besides, this matter is more suitable for acting in secret. ”

Only by acting in the shadows can the possibility of being taken by the murderer be one step ahead.

Princess Changyun hurriedly motioned her to stop talking with her eyes, but Princess Chang'an did not accept her hint and continued to elaborate her opinion.

The Empress Dowager said solemnly: "How can the Heavenly Family have private affairs to speak of? Not to mention that this move has not been done in the Heavenly Family for nearly two hundred years, how can it act without permission?"

Chang'an saw that the queen mother was reasonable, so she was silent.

Li Pei pondered for a moment and said, "In order to prevent long nights and dreams, Erchen thinks it is better to gather all the ministers into the palace to discuss now. ”

After that, he gave an order without waiting for the Queen Mother to express her position.

The Queen Mother did not stop it. She knew that Li Pei would not listen to her advice anymore.

Soon, the ministers who were notified rushed into the palace overnight.

The emperor summoned them in the middle of the night, and they didn't have to think much to know that they had something important to say, so they all trembled.

Just when the emperor was discussing with his ministers, a person dressed as a palace maid hurried to Shaohuaxuan to meet Concubine Meng.

The palace maid brought a note written by Sima Yu, a member of the cabinet university, which said that the emperor was going to send someone to open the coffin for an autopsy.

Concubine Meng was shocked, but she also knew that Sima Yu was still on the emperor's side at this time, so she had to endure and wait for Sima Yu to finish the meeting.

In the process of waiting, her uneasiness became more and more serious, and she hurriedly wrote a few words in a note, and ordered someone to secretly transfer this note to Sima Yu.

After instructing this matter, she ordered someone to invite the second prince Li Ji to come.

Li Ji was not among the candidates invited by the emperor to discuss the secrets, so he knew nothing about what happened tonight. When he learned that Concubine Meng was looking for him, he couldn't help but be surprised, and he hurriedly cleaned up and rushed to see Concubine Meng.

"My mother is looking for me?" Before entering Shaohuaxuan, Li Ji hurriedly asked.

Concubine Meng didn't panic so much after seeing him, so she smiled and said, "It's okay, I just want to see you." ”

Li Ji hurriedly pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "Mother, you don't come to me in the middle of the night because you want to see me, right?"

Concubine Meng said: "Your Majesty thinks that your father was killed by someone else, and he wants to open the coffin for an autopsy." ”

"Then let's test it. Li Ji said.

He had heard about the killing of the Emperor yesterday, but he did not show any nervousness.

After all, this matter is not yet clear, so it is inconvenient to put his beak, not to mention that he does not want to get involved.

Of course, he's watching.

"The corpses must have been highly decomposed, isn't it useless to check again at this time?" said Concubine Meng, her voice was very soft, as if she was talking to herself.

Li Ji glanced at Concubine Meng and said calmly: "But since this is an important clue, it is necessary to check it." ”

"For some reason, I was upset when I heard the news. Concubine Meng raised her forehead and said.

I could tell she wasn't lying.

"Why is my mother uneasy?" asked Li Ji in a calm tone.

"I don't know, I always feel that it's inappropriate for them to do this, in case the first emperor blames ......"

"You're thinking too much," Li Ji said, holding her hand, "If we intervene to stop it at this time, it will cause them to misunderstand, won't it?"

Of course, Concubine Meng understood this, so she had to sigh and said, "Can you accompany me here in Shaohuaxuan tonight?" I will ask someone to make room for you in Xiyuan. ”

The West Garden is less than three feet away from her bedroom.

Li Ji hurriedly shook his head and said, "What kind of system is this?"

"Let's just say I'm sick and need you to take care of me. Concubine Meng insisted.

Li Ji still refused.

Concubine Meng had no choice but to allow him to return to his residence.

Looking at his distant back, Concubine Meng muttered, "Actually, children don't want to listen to their parents when they grow up, don't they?"

The palace maids who served beside him did not dare to answer.

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