Prince Zhong said "Huh", as if he didn't quite understand. Li Zhi smiled and said to him: "Practice more, think more." I'm sure Zhong'er will be able to master it. ”

"Hmm." The prince smiled innocently. Li Zhi patted him on the shoulder lovingly and said, "Tell the queen." I went over in the evening. Li Zhong still stood still with a smile. The prince reminded on the side: "His Royal Highness the Prince, you can retire first." Only then did Prince Zhong suddenly realize that he knelt down and said goodbye.

Seeing him leave, Li Zhi finally sighed. Tang Ying saw from the history books that the evaluation of this prince was mediocre, and the people who wanted to write the history books also saved face for him.

"Father." When he was far away, Su Jie called out earnestly. Li Zhi gave him a stern look, "Let me ask you, why didn't you call your imperial brother the crown prince just now!" ”

Su Jie's face turned pale all of a sudden, and after a long time, he muttered, "Yes...... It's the child's mistake, and the father is asked to punish him. Li Zhi's anger seemed to have subsided, and his voice was softer, "No matter what, he is both your brother and the prince of the Tang Dynasty, you must have basic respect for him!" ”

Su Jie saw that the emperor was really angry, and he was so frightened that he quickly knelt down. Tang Ying secretly tugged at Li Zhi's sleeve, he tilted his head slightly, and squeezed his eyes at him.

Su Jie knelt for a while, and Tang Ying said softly: "It's cold on the ground, tell the prince to get up." Shadow still wants to learn archery from him! Hearing the word "shadow", Su Jie suddenly raised her head and glanced at her, but soon, realizing her abruptness, she quickly lowered her head.

Li Zhi understood that this was a step given to him by Tang Ying, so he coughed and called Su Jie up, and then looked at the target with his hand behind his back for a while, and his hand naturally stroked off Su Jie's head, and said softly: "Su Jie, my father has had high hopes for you since you were a child, and you have really never disappointed me. At your age, my father is not as good as you. ”

After listening to the emperor's praise, Su Jie was very excited, her small chest stood tall, and two blushes appeared on her face. Tang Ying remembered that Su Jie a few years ago was still a delicate and willful little prince. At that time, it was the time when Concubine Xiao Shu was favored, and everyone once thought that he would be the crown prince. However, because of Wu Mei's return to the palace, Queen Wang felt threatened to make Chen Wangzhong her adopted son, and Su Jie was completely hopeless.

Later, as Concubine Xiao Shufei was defeated in the battle with Wu Mei, or Tang Ying, she finally lost all the emperor's favor. After being hit hard by Li Chunfeng, she suffered the consequences of evil magic, and it was not easy to survive, and her face would never come back. Tang Ying remembered the first time she went to Shujing Palace, and Concubine Xiao Shu was lying on the couch, like a lazy and delicate peony flower. This beauty is now gone.

Li Zhi and Su Jie said a few more words and told him to retreat. The filial Sujie was still thinking about his mother and asked Li Zhi to have time to visit. Li Zhi responded perfunctorily, but in fact, it was not him who refused to see him, but Concubine Xiao Shu. She wanted to emulate Mrs. Li and let the emperor only remember her most beautiful appearance. Unexpectedly, the emperor's new favorite had appeared in the palace, and she had completely fallen out of favor.

Su Jie bid farewell to the emperor and threw a hurried glance at Tang Ying, but did not speak again, but left quickly. He also knew that he was no longer the son on the tip of his father's heart.

"Come on."

The entourage brought the royal horse, Li Zhi hugged Tang Ying on the horse, and he also turned on the horse in a chic manner. The horse didn't run, but walked slowly, and it was obvious that he was not in a good mood.

Tang Ying was so penetrating, he pulled out a sentence and said: "I haven't seen Sujie for a long time, and he has grown up." When the emperor heard this, he said a little proudly: "Among my sons, only Su Jie has outstanding qualifications and lives up to my expectations." Tang Ying smiled: "You will have many sons in the future, and there will definitely be excellent children!" ”

"Alas!" He let out a long sigh, hugged Tang Ying's waist and said, "Shadow." You're still young, and you probably don't know too many stories about the royal family, but I've seen too much since I was a child. Since Li Tang was founded, there has never been an eldest son on the throne. DID YOU KNOW? ”

Tang Ying's heart sank, recalling the history of the Tang Dynasty recorded in the history books. Li Shimin launched the Xuanwumen Incident, killed Jiancheng Yuanji, forced Li Yuan to abdicate, and inherited the unification. When Li Zhi came here, the crown prince Chengqian and the second son Li Tai were deposed one after another, which can not be described as chaotic and complicated.

Although she knew, she didn't want to show it too much, so she had to be silent. Li Zhi sighed: "Being in the emperor's family, there are more rights and wrongs than ordinary people, and it is not uncommon for brothers to turn against each other. With Zhong'er qualifications, I really can't rest assured. And my most beloved Sujie is too good and not calm enough, and I am afraid that he is not a candidate to inherit the unification. On the contrary, this is the reason why I have not abolished Zhong'er for a long time, just to let Su Jie not get involved in the power struggle too early, so that his mother can also stop and recuperate. Speaking of this, he laughed helplessly: "Look, Ying'er, Hong'er is only two years old, can I not worry?" ”

Tang Ying gently poked his stomach with his elbow, "The emperor is still so young, why worry about this?" ”

Seeing her playful dimples, Li Zhi smiled, rode his horse and whipped his whip, "That's right, come, I will let you see the majesty of my horse." He put Tang Ying on the periphery of the field, bent his bow and arrows, and easily shot the red hearts of all the targets like flowing water. He has a tall posture and a domineering expression, and he does not hesitate to start. Tang Ying didn't expect him to be so mighty, and he jumped up and cheered unconsciously clapping his hands. Li Zhi was very happy, rode to her side, threw the bow and arrow to his entourage, stretched out his arm to copy, and pulled Tang Ying onto the horse.

They stopped talking, just galloping in the cool autumn breeze.

Tang Ying's mind was full of the struggles that would follow in the future, and he felt deep sympathy for his brief cheerfulness at this time. In his old age, his sons went before him one by one, and I don't know how sad he would be at that time. And for Su Jie, she still has a trace of childhood friendship in her heart. Tell yourself that one day, even if Concubine Xiao Shufei is punished, she must keep Sujie.

Three days later, Li Chunfeng sent a message to let her out of the palace, saying that she was buried in a mound today. Wu Mei specially allowed her to leave the palace for a day, but also told her that she must be careful to cover her whereabouts.

Tang Ying wore a black gauze skirt and a veil, and went out of the west gate of the court before the sky was clear. Li Chunfeng had been waiting for her early in the morning, and the two of them hurried towards the Tang Mansion without saying anything. When I arrived at Lifangkou, the funeral procession had been neatly dispatched. It stands to reason that Tang Ying has no married daughter from a small official's family, so he is not worthy of such pomp at all. But the honor behind him is the emperor's compensation to Lord Tang, and I saw him chattering from afar, where is the grief of losing a child? Rather, it's like the leader of a parade.

However, Mrs. Tang's eyes were already swollen from crying, pulling two ignorant little dolls, standing on the side of the hearse, wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief from time to time.

From then on, he was a person who did not exist.

In the past, although this home was not warm, there was a place to go back. From now on, she is no longer Tang Tian'er, just a lonely ghost in a strange era. This thought made him panic inexplicably, and the hand holding Li Chunfeng trembled slightly.