At this time, Xiao Chen's father-in-law came upstairs and was just about to open his mouth to speak, when he suddenly closed his mouth again. There was something wrong with the atmosphere in the room, and he also saw the blood on Li Mu's hands.

Li Yuan glanced at Xiao Chen's father-in-law and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Back to the emperor, the banquet is about to disperse, and the slave and maid come to ask the marquis to go and support it."

Li Muzheng didn't know how to respond to Li Yuan, so he took over and said, "Emperor Taishang, I'll go downstairs first to take a look, and I'll come back later." Saying that, he was about to go to pull Nazha's arm, Nazha angrily dodged Li Mu's hand, Li Mu was about to use force, Li Yuan said: "Let her stay, I still have a lot to say to her." ”

"But ......"

"Li Mu, I said let her stay, do you want to disobey me?"

Since he left the palace, Li Yuan called himself 'I' instead of 'I', and suddenly called himself 'I' again, and Li Mu understood what he meant.

Li Mu withdrew his hand, bowed his head and said, "The minister understands, the minister will retire first." ”

Li Mu sighed, came to the slide and prepared to go downstairs, Xiao Chen's father-in-law had a black eye, he didn't know how to deal with it, so he hurriedly followed, and called Li Mu softly: "Master Hou, slow down, can you tell the slave maid, what is going on?" ”

"That woman is the daughter of Prince Yin!"

"Huh?!" Xiao Chen's father-in-law was shocked, and screamed in a sharp voice, afraid that Li Yuan would hear it, so he quickly covered his mouth, lowered his voice and said, "Really? ”

"It's true, she's still an assassin!"

"Huh?"

"It's not the emperor who stabbed him, it's Jieli." Li Mu sighed and said, "The Emperor wants to keep her alive, but His Majesty can't hide it, it's really hard for me to die." Father-in-law Xiao Chen, I know that you have martial arts, you must protect the Emperor Taishang, and wait for me to come back. ”

"Our family's martial arts are just commonplace, she, she is an assassin, how can I be an opponent." Xiao Chen's father-in-law panicked: "Why don't I call a few guards?" ”

"Her martial arts are not very good, otherwise she would not have failed to assassinate. Your kung fu is enough to deal with it, and now the matter is not easy to expand, and the emperor still has something to say to that woman, it is inconvenient to have others present, you should stabilize your mind, and I will come back in a while. ”

"Huh, Hu......h, Huh" Xiao Chen's father-in-law was a little flustered, although he was also a eunuch who had seen the world, but he was still shocked when he heard the words "daughter of the hidden prince", when the Xuanwu Gate changed, he had just entered the palace for two years, and he saw the eunuchs who entered the palace with him, just because he was serving the East Palace, after the change of the Xuanwu Gate, all of them died.

The people outside the palace don't know the specific number, but Xiao Chen's father-in-law vaguely knows that there are probably no less than five hundred people in the palace who have been purged in the palace before and after the Xuanwumen Change.

It's a forbidden thing!

Xiao Chen's father-in-law's legs were trembling, Li Mu could understand his feelings, patted him on the shoulder, didn't say anything, and slid down the slide.

first went to the warehouse to see Li Chongyi and Li Siwen, called the two of them, came to the private room on the second floor together, and instructed Li Chongyi to escort Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Zhien back to the house.

Seeing off his family, Li Mu gathered his mind and began to answer the guests. The people on the first floor are better, just arch your hands and chat a few words. And some of them have already left early, like Wei Yingluo and Kong Yingda and others. As for the guests on the second floor, Li Mu had to deal with it seriously, and none of them were good. Many of them are still in debt to him, for example, the eldest grandson Wuji.

"Uncle Guo, today's hospitality is not good, and I hope to take care of it."

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled and said, "It's okay, today's pomp is so grand, you are indispensable anywhere." It's not an outsider, so what kind of burden to talk about. Now that you have entered the royal family, and I are also a relative, if you have time these days, come to my house, and I will introduce my unsuccessful son to you, you are of the same age, and there must be many topics to talk about. ”

Li Mu heard the meaning of the eldest grandson Wuji's words, he fought with Wei Zheng in the past few days, and at the last moment, the eldest grandson Wuji stood up in support. According to Li Ji, the eldest grandson Wuji is the speaker of the Longyou Group, and what he means by saying this must be to be rewarded.

Li Mu had already prepared this reward in his heart, and said with a smile when he heard this: "Even if Uncle Guo doesn't invite him, the kid will be cheeky and bothered." ”

"Oh?" Eldest Sun Wuji said in a skeptical tone, "Really? I thought you were hiding from me? ”

"How could it be...... The boy has already prepared a thin gift, and when the boy comes to visit, he will definitely satisfy the uncle. ”

"Hehe......" Eldest Sun Wuji didn't say anything more, patted Li Mu's shoulder, and passed by. At this time, Shen Guogong Gao Shilian came down from the stairs drunk, saw Li Mu, and immediately shouted his name, Li Mu hurriedly greeted him, and sent him to the carriage until he stopped.

Li Ji, Cheng Yanjin and others all left early, and when they saw Li Jing, Li Mu exchanged a few words with him. But Li Jing didn't seem to want to interact with people too much, and his attitude towards Li Mu was not cold, but it was not very warm, and Li Mu could feel the alienation hidden in his words.

After about half an hour, the guests were finally sent away. Heaven and earth suddenly fell silent, and the waiters closed the gate and began to clean up the leftovers on the table. Li Mu ordered the guards to inspect the school, and then took the elevator to the fifth floor.

The scene on the fifth floor was the same as when he left, except that Nazha and Li Yuan's eyes were a little red, and it seemed that they were crying. Li Mu could probably guess what Li Yuan would say to Nazha, it was nothing more than something about Li Jiancheng. When Nazha left Chang'an, she should have remembered it. And judging from the jade plate she has been carrying with Li Jiancheng, she may not have no feelings for this father, most of them are love-hate. But after all, family affection is constantly parted, and it is normal for Li Yuan to cry when he mentions it.

Li Yuan is more normal, he has always felt guilty about Li Jiancheng, and from his attitude towards Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, he is very satisfied with Li Jiancheng, whether it is the contribution before and after the founding of the country, or the personal feelings between father and son, it cannot be said that he is not under Li Shimin, but above Li Shimin.

Li Mu can also understand, after all, Li Jiancheng is ten years older than Li Shimin, and when Li Yuan has the heart to be self-reliant, Li Shimin is probably only twelve or thirteen years old, and he is still a child. The only person he can plot with is Li Jiancheng. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty and the division of the king everywhere, Li Yuan would rather let Li Shimin fight everywhere than be reluctant to leave Chang'an, which can also be seen in his heart, Li Jiancheng's weight is more than Li Shimin's.

And today, Li Yuan expressed his stance so firmly that he wanted to protect Nazha's life, which also shows his apology to Li Jiancheng.

It's just that this thing is too difficult to do.

Li Yuan saw Li Mu coming, and said to Xiao Chen's father: "Take this child to rest first, just find a room on the fifth floor, don't get too far away from me." I have something to say to the Hou of Zhulu, I don't need you to serve. ”

For such a confidential matter, Xiao Chen's father-in-law couldn't wait to hide far away, so he quickly responded and took Nazha away. Li Yuan gestured to Li Mu, and Li Mu sat on the Jindun where he had just sat on.

"This child's life is too hard, I have to protect her."

Li Mu had no words.

"She is the only descendant of Jiancheng, and I have to protect her."

Li Mu finally spoke, and sighed: "The Emperor doesn't need to explain to the minister, the minister can understand your feelings, but the Emperor needs to know that today's incident can't be hidden." The guards downstairs are all from the palace, needless to say, the emperor should also know that there must be His Majesty's eyeliner. I'm afraid that there will be news in the palace now, if it weren't for His Majesty being drunk, it is not certain whether Nazha can still be here now. Tomorrow and tomorrow, there will be a reaction in the palace. ”

After a pause, Li Mu said again: "This matter is extraordinary, Your Majesty is afraid that ......"

Li Mu didn't say it too clearly, but how could Li Yuan not understand. He sighed and said with a wry smile: "This is the family affection of the heavenly family, so thin...... Li Mu, do you believe it? In fact, there are many things that the people don't want to do, but he has to do it, otherwise he can't explain it to those under him. It is said that the emperor is rich in the world, but is this really the case? Emperors, they are not free! ”

Li Mu nodded, feeling the same way. Don't say anything else, just the events of the first two days, Li Shimin hated Wei Zheng to death, but what happened to him? As an emperor, how can he do as he pleases, even if Wei Zheng is disgusting, but as long as he still has the value of use, he has to be free in the court, where does he come from.

"I still remember the day when the people of the world appeared before me in armor and covered in blood. He knelt on the ground and cried and said to me that Jiancheng and Motoyoshi were going to kill him, and he had no choice but to kill them. He handed me the sword in his hand and told me to kill him...... You know, at that time there were 3,000 forbidden troops around me, and less than 500 people around me, and if I killed him, he would not be able to resist. ”

"The minister believes," Li Mu hesitated for a moment, and said: "But now that the times have changed, if the Emperor Taishang asks for this favor with this, I am afraid it will not be possible." ”

"No, I'm not asking for his favor." Li Yuan shook his head and said, "I just sighed, how true is the family affection of this heavenly family!" ”

"You wait here, I'll go get something." Li Yuan said, getting up from the Hu chair. Li Mu watched him enter a room, and after a while, Li Yuan came out with a scroll. He handed the scroll into Li Mu's hand and said, "Tomorrow, when you go to the palace, tell him truthfully, don't hide anything." Then give this to the people, and you say to him, that Nazar brought such things, and now give them to him, and beg for his life. If he has my father in his heart and regards me as a father, when I am alive, he will not raise the butcher's knife to his relatives, and when I die, everything will be left to him, and I will not be seen, and that's it. ”

Li Mu was about to speak, when suddenly the information that appeared in his mind made him stunned on the spot!