It's night, Chang'an, East Palace.

Just came back from Sanyuan, and didn't have time to go home to report back to the old house, Fang Yiai drove the horse directly to the East Palace.

Li Ji's return is not a trivial matter, especially when Li Ji is very likely to become the general of the expedition to Gaochang, for the crown prince Li Chengqian, who is bent on becoming the overseer of the army, this is a crucial message, and even an important information related to whether this prince can successfully ascend to the throne in the future.

Therefore, after the relationship between Sanyuan and Li Jila was almost fruitless, the meritorious Fang Yiai decisively gave up his return, rushed back to Chang'an overnight, and rushed back to Chang'an overnight, in order to tell the prince about this important information as soon as possible, so that the prince could make plans as soon as possible.

However, when he burned the fire and ran to Li Chengqian's bed in the East Palace with joy to ask for credit, he was very surprised and heartbroken to hear Li Chengqian's reply.

"This matter," Li Chengqian lay on the couch very comfortably, never even opened his eyes, nodded lightly with a disapproving face, and said, "Gu already knew about it last night. ”

"Huh?" The previous smile froze on his face, and it took a long time for him to come to his senses, and Fang Yiai whispered in a sneering voice: "It turns out that His Highness already knows, but it is the recklessness of the ministers who disturbed His Highness's rest." ”

"It's okay," Li Chengqian opened his eyes and glanced at Fang Yuai, and said slowly: "Gu Zhi This is also a piece of your loyalty, when you see Li Ji, you can be the first to think of reporting to Gu Yu, just this piece of heart, it is rare." ”

"Your Highness has an overreputation, this is the duty of a courtier." Li Chengqian's words of relief made Fang Yiai, who was in a very lost mood, feel a lot better, put aside the embarrassment of Fang Cai, and continued: "However, Li Ji was recalled by the emperor at this time, and his intention is self-evident, in addition to the position of the secretary of the military department, I am afraid that the commander of the Gaochang army will also fall on his head, if His Royal Highness the prince wants to accompany the army, he needs to make plans as soon as possible, so as not to be robbed by several other princes." ”

"That's what Master Fang meant?" Li Chengqian straightened up, and asked Fang Yiai in a positive tone, except for Fang Xuanling, he really couldn't think of anyone else who would mention this matter to Fang Yiai. Li Chengqian's heart was a little turbulent, and he was a little excited, if this was really what Fang Xuanling meant, did it mean that Fang Xuanling had agreed to stand on the side of the East Palace?

As for whether this would be Fang Yiai's own thoughts, Li Chengqian didn't think about it at all, he didn't think that Fang Yiai, who had always only known how to eat, drink and have fun, would have such far-reaching insight and be able to see the emperor's real purpose in recalling Li Ji.

In fact, the reason why Li Chengqian chose to take Fang Yiai under his command is that in addition to this kid being his brother-in-law, what Li Chengqian values more is that he has a father who is powerful and can speak in front of the emperor, Fang Xuanling.

"Father?" Speaking of his father, Fang Yi's love was unwilling but weak, and he drooped his head weakly, and said in a low voice: "Li Ji's return, my father should have known about it, but my father has always thought that Weichen is unlearned and unskilled, and he doesn't want to tell anything. ”

"So, you didn't know that Li Ji had returned beforehand," Li Chengqian glanced at Fang Jiai with surprise, he didn't get the news beforehand, and he could think of the purpose of Li Ji's return as soon as he saw Li Ji.

"Li Ji arrived in Sanyuan yesterday, and rested in Sanyuan for the whole night, counting the time," Li Chengqian said softly: "They should have arrived in Chang'an before noon today, but Li Ji has always been low-key, and he will not show his face when he enters the city, so that everyone knows it, but you met him before you came?" ”

"Huh?" Fang Yiai was stunned again, looked up at Li Chengqian, and said, "Your Highness, doesn't you know that Li Ji is still in Sanyuan?" ”

Seeing Li Chengqian looking at him, Fang Yiai was busy replying: "When Weichen and the princess went to Sanyuan to play together, they met Li Ji in Sanyuan's Liu Manor, accompanied by Liu Yiyi, Luo Tong and Gongsun Helan. When Weichen saw Li Ji at first glance, he knew that the matter was very important, so he resigned and returned after chatting for a while in the Liu Mansion, so that he could tell His Highness the reason for the matter. ”

"Willow Ichichi?" Li Chengqian gritted his teeth fiercely, why is there a willow in everything? Is he the nemesis of the lonely?

"Do you know why Li Ji came to the Liu Mansion for no reason?" Suppressing the resentment and unhappiness in his heart, Li Chengqian asked Fang Yiai quietly on the surface.

"I said I was going to visit Mrs. Luo." Fang Yiai said: "Li Ji and Luo Shixin were both born in Wagang, and they had a good relationship, because they heard that Mrs. Luo was now living in Liufu, so they decided to stay in Sanyuan for one more day. When Weichen came back from Sanyuan, Li Ji had been in Liufu to catch up with the old lady. ”

"Staying in Liufu all the time?" Li Chengqian's brows furrowed imperceptibly. Li Ji, Luo Tong, Gongsun Helan, these first-class generals who have always refused to be attached to any prince's power, these important ministers and upstarts in the court that Li Chengqian dreamed of, why did they all run to his Liu Yiyi's mansion?

"If you want to say that this matter is strange," he glanced up at Li Chengqian carefully, and saw that Li Chengqian's face remained unchanged, and he did not mean to reprimand, Fang Yiai then had the courage to speak up again: "If he hadn't asked Mrs. Luo to rush to Sanyuan if he hadn't had anything to do, Li Ji would not have delayed the trip for her." His Royal Highness could also meet with Li Ji earlier and plan to follow the army. ”

"Do you know," understanding Fang Yiai's careful thoughts, Li Chengqian glanced down lightly at Fang Yiai, and said softly without hesitation: "Liu Yiyi, he is the life-saving benefactor of Lone and Queen Mother, what do you have in mind to slander Lone's benefactor in front of Lonely?" ”

"The loyalty of the ministers can be learned from the sky!" Fang Yiai expressed his loyalty at the right time, hoping to gain the approval of the prince.

Liu Yiyi is the benefactor of the crown prince and the eldest grandson empress, and the whole country knows it, how can he not know and not know about his love? If it was left in the past, Fang Yiai would never dare to show a single bit in front of Li Chengqian, no matter how jealous he was of Liu Yiyi in his heart, because Li Chengqian had always respected Liu Yiyi very much before, and he couldn't tolerate others saying bad things about Liu Yiyi.

But now, from the conversation between Fang Cai and Li Chengqian, although Li Chengqian was very secretive, whether it was the expression on his face or the change in tone when he spoke, it was almost impossible to be noticed, but it still made Fang Yiai very keenly smell a trace of something unusual from it: the prince no longer seems to attach as much importance and respect to Liu Yiyi as before.

From these clues, and then thinking of the prince's injury this time, except for the first time when it was too serious and Liu Yiyi personally treated, Liu Yiyi never seemed to have entered the East Palace once at other times, why is this?

The prince's injuries were repeated, and he was unconscious, so he didn't know if he wanted to invite Liu Yiyi, but at that time, the eldest grandson queen had always been on the side, why even the eldest grandson queen, who had always loved the prince the most, would bear to watch the prince suffer this time and not ask Liu Yiyi, the best miracle doctor?

Therefore, combined with the above doubts, Fang Yiai is sure that there must be a gap between the prince and Liu Yiyi, and something happened that even the eldest grandson queen began to be a little afraid of. So this time, Fang Yiai dared to speak out in front of Li Chengqian's bed.

"Why didn't you find out before," as Fang Yiai thought, Li Chengqian didn't get angry and drank violently, but looked at Fang Yiai's body with a playful face, and when he saw that Fang Yiai was a little cramped and uneasy, he looked away and said softly: "In addition to playing some tricks, you will also have such scheming." ”

"There are some things that Lone has never mentioned to anyone." Turning his head and glancing at Fang Yiai, Li Chengqian said lightly: "Do you know what the crown princess said to Gu before she hanged herself?" ”

In a word, I heard that Fang Yiai's expression immediately changed greatly, and he didn't regain the smug look that was revealed because of the prince's appreciation.

What did the prince mean by saying these words to himself? Cold sweat gradually gathered on Fang Yiai's face, and his heart was also like electricity, what the prince wanted to say should be the letter he had written to Wu Zuijian, right?

From the enmity between the Hou and Liu families, to the unexpected death of Wu Zuijian, and then to the later defeat and escape of Hou Junji to Gaochang, and the crown princess hanged herself in the palace, although Fang Yiai was not involved in it, he was definitely the one who started this matter, and the fuse was undoubtedly the letter he wrote to Wu Zuijian.

What is this? Settle accounts after the fall? Or is it a coercive warning? Or, what other purpose did the prince have?

It has been a long time, and now I suddenly heard Li Chengqian mention it again, and he couldn't help but be suspicious and afraid.

"It seems that you have already thought of it," looking at the flickering expression on Fang Yiai's face, Li Chengqian said softly: "But Lone doesn't blame you, do you know why?" ”

"It's His Royal Highness who is magnanimous and doesn't want to worry about Weichen." Fang Yi's love was trembling, but his heart was finally a little more relaxed.

"Because Gu knows," shook his head slightly, Li Chengqian said: "Even if you don't provoke it, according to Wu Zuijian's debauchery nature, sooner or later he will start a conflict with Liu Yiyi." The results may be a little different from what they are now, but they are by no means much better. ”

"So, to blame, Lone will just blame Liu for acting too ruthlessly and leaving no room for doing things."

Hou Junji's temperament, Li Chengqian, the son-in-law, knows best that if the righteous son suffers a loss and is injured outside, the old man will never give up lightly, and the tragedy of the Hou and Liu families will definitely be repeated again.

Therefore, although Li Chengqian hated Fang Yiai, the villain who secretly made harm and caused the destruction of the family in Houfu, he was far from being as unforgettable as Liu Yiyi.

What's more, Fang Yiai still has a lot of use value now, and Li Chengqian will never choose to move him at such a time.

"In addition, there is one more thing that you will not know about." Now that the words have been clarified, there is no need to hide it anymore, so, in order to make Fang Yiai feel at ease and follow him with all his heart, Li Chengqian told Fang Yiai another thing that made Fang Yiai's heart beat and he no longer dared to raise the slightest dissent.

"In fact, the first two assassinations against Liu Yiyi," Li Chengqian said unhurriedly, "were all arranged by Lone in secret. ”