Seeing De'an rushing towards the door of the Taiji Palace, the young slave had to walk back and forth anxiously again, looking.

……

In the end, De'an still did not invite Cheng Qian into the Manna Temple. Because Cheng Qian was punished by Taizong, he knelt in front of the spirit of the queen of the Lizheng Palace.

It's night.

The young slave brought some food, bypassed the palace guard, and was led by De'an, and quietly entered the Lizheng Palace.

In the middle of the empty hall, Cheng Qian knelt on the ground.

"Big brother!"

A soft call caused the tired and sleepy Cheng Qian to be suddenly stunned, got up and turned around, and looked at the childish slave:

"Why did you get here?! You...... If your father found out, you would have to be punished too, right?! Hurry back to the temple! ”

The young slave smiled distressedly: "It's okay, my father is discussing with my uncle at the moment, and besides, my eldest brother hasn't eaten water and rice for a day, even if my father knows about it, he won't say anything." ”

As he spoke, he trotted forward, put down the food box, and put out three or four of Cheng Qian's favorite food, and said in a chatter: "An Ning and Aunt Hua knew that you were punished, and they only said that the punishment was good, saying that you were too willful this time, but the tears in their eyes never dried. Before it was a unitary hour, I hurriedly got down to the kitchen again, cooked your favorite dishes, and hurriedly handed over the young slaves to eat with the eldest brother......"

Cheng Qian's temperament is strong, but there is no way to raise him with the little sister of An Ning, and the flower words that raised him freely, just like a childish slave, his heart is soft, but his mouth is still hard:

"Since even Aunt Hua and An Ning said that the eldest brother should be punished, what are you doing here?"

"Big brother!" The young slave frowned and drank lightly: "Why are you still so hard-mouthed!" Aren't you afraid of ruining this mouth in the future? ”

Cheng Qian was silent, watching the young slave put things out in the same way, but he didn't move.

The young slave frowned and displeased: "How long do you have to be stubborn!" ”

"My father punished me to kneel, then I should kneel, the emperor's order cannot be violated, don't you know? Let's talk about the queen mother's spirit...... I don't want to. ”

Cheng Qian was stuffy.

Looking at the eldest brother who made such a small child, the young slave was quite helpless, so he had to take the food himself and send it to the eldest brother. Seeing that he didn't eat, the childish slave's eyes narrowed, and he also knelt in front of the queen's spiritual seat, first bowed three times and bowed nine times, and said: "The queen mother has a spirit in the sky, and the childish slave here has a gold Tongbao given by his father (that is, the Kaiyuan Tongbao money made of pure gold, this kind of gold money is only for the palace to enjoy, and is not circulated in the world), if he is willing to forgive the eldest brother and allow him to eat with the childish slave, then it will be on the word, if not, it is under the word." ”

As he spoke, he took out a pure gold treasure from his bosom and threw it into the air.

When Tongbao fell, it was the four big characters of Kaiyuan Tongbao that were shining with golden light. The young slave was overjoyed, so he looked at Chengqian.

Cheng Qian saw his younger brother like this, and his heart was moved, so he took the steamed spring cake from his hand and bit it down with him with tears.

"It smells so good...... It's not stuffed with camelina? Cheng Qian had not eaten such a spring cake with such a filling recipe by his mother when he was a child, and he was pleasantly surprised for a while, and he was moved and ashamed, so he said with tears in his eyes.

"Isn't it? Fortunately, Aunt Hua still has the recipe, otherwise you won't be able to eat it again, big brother. The young slave smiled innocently, and saw that the eldest brother was eating well, so he took a bowl of almond cheese and said to him, "And this one, which is also made by Aunt Hua according to the recipe left by the queen mother." If it weren't for your blessing, I'm afraid the young slave would never have tasted it again. ”

Hearing this, Cheng Qian put down the spring cake in his hand, took the bowl with a slight trembling hand, gently scooped a spoonful, and put it in his mouth.

Seeing him like this, the young slave also regretted it in his heart, so he held the spring cake in one hand, stroked the shoulder of Chengqian with the other, and swallowed the food in his mouth with tears and persuaded:

"Big brother, no matter what, you've been too willful these days—it's really heartbreaking for the Godfather. Otherwise, the father will not bear to punish you for kneeling before the queen mother's spirit. Think about it, he is no better than anyone else, he wants the queen mother to see a few of us, okay? ”

A lot of emotional words provoked Cheng Qian to regret more than once, let out a loud cry, put down the bowl of food, and hugged the young slave and cried bitterly.

The cries of the two brothers echoed in the hall for a long time, and they also echoed in the heart of Taizong, who stood outside the hall and looked at the two beloved sons, causing him to look at the spiritual position of his beloved wife, and burst into tears.

Inside and outside the door, the father and son all cried bitterly at the spirit of the eldest grandson queen, either soundly or silently.

It's a moment of the night.

Taizong sat in the Taiji Hall, looking at the music, but he didn't seem to be distracted as usual.

Wang De, who was lighting the lamp and putting incense, noticed it, so he pinned the dust behind his waist, cleaned his hands himself, made a bowl of wolfberry tea, entered Taizong, and said with a smile: "The lord is tired of seeing it, just take a break!" ”

Taizong was indeed a little bored, so he nodded, put down the scroll in his hand, and only took two sips of tea before frowning: "Why don't you brew much today?" It is not as sweet as it used to be. ”

Wang De was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and sighed: "Lord, your daily consumption of the pills offered by those Tianzhu monks is already not good for your health, if you eat such a thing that is too much tonic......

Taizong thought about it and nodded silently.

The master and servant were silent for a moment. Taizong sighed and said, "Wang De, you said I, is it wrong?" After all, Cheng Qian is still a child. ”

"Lord, forgive the old slave. The Lord punished His Royal Highness the Crown Prince this time, and there was nothing wrong with it - His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has really been willful recently. However, this is not entirely wrong with the adults themselves.

Not to mention anything else, the day before yesterday, when the lord ordered the old slave to clean up the ministers who were dedicated to His Royal Highness the Prince, the old slave happened to see him with a copy of the notes dedicated to His Royal Highness the Prince......

Lord, according to the old slave, the words on the music are fine, and the rules are reasonable, but there is only one point - although it is written with His Royal Highness the Prince, it is really not like it is written with His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

Taizong was displeased, squinted his eyes and said:

"Who is that for?"

Wang Dehan said with a smile:

"According to what the old slave can see, this is written to Lord Zhining, but it seems to be written to you, the lord, and the adults in the court—it doesn't seem to be written to His Royal Highness the Prince."

Taizong squinted and continued to stare at Wang De.

Wang De still smiled.

After a long time, Taizong lowered his voice and asked, "Anyway, who said this?" Mowgli, or room? Otherwise, it's Wei Qing......

No, it must not be Wei Qing.

He is usually the most outspoken, if there is anything wrong, why don't you just push it to my face? ”

Wang De smiled and said, "The Lord is wrong with this...... This is really what Lord Wei said by himself when Lord Wei met Prince Jin by chance, and when the two talked about His Royal Highness the Prince, Lord Wei said it himself, and the old slave heard it with his own ears. ”

Taizong was stunned for a long time, and then turned his face, and said with a complicated expression: "Even Wei Zheng thinks that Yu Zhining's words are a little too ruthless?" ”

Wang De smiled again: "A few days ago, the lord summoned the uncle of the country and them to the study room to discuss matters, and the lord did not arrive because of the matter, so the old slave came first and greeted. Old slave, standing here and listening for a long time, Fang Xiang, Lord Wei, Lord Xu, General Li, these adults are all talking about the prince.

Everyone is worried there, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been getting more and more immoral recently, but from beginning to end, he hasn't figured out what to do.

It's also strange to say, on the day of the most talkative room on weekdays, he didn't say much, and after a long time, he said a word. ”

Taizong squinted: "Tell me." ”

"It is better to give it than to ask for it."

Taizong's eyes lit up.

A moment later, the Lizheng Palace.

The doors of the temple slowly opened.

Looking at the eldest son who was kneeling straight in front of his beloved wife's spirit, Taizong's heart softened all of a sudden.

After straightening out the wide-sleeved dark embroidered gold dragon robe on his body, he put his hands behind his back, walked slowly inside, and slowly walked to Cheng Qian's side.

Then, sit slowly on the floor. Even Wang De was worried about the cold air and wanted to serve the futon, but Taizong stopped him from raising his hand.

Cheng Qian knew that his father was coming, but he was still the same.

The two fathers and sons were silent, relatively for half a day.

After a long time, Taizong opened his mouth and asked:

"Do you know what's wrong with you?"

"Yes."

Hearing his father's question, and in front of the spirit of the queen mother, Cheng Qian immediately vented his arrogance and lowered his head.

When Taizong heard this, he was a little happy, so he said:

"Then tell me, what's wrong?"

"Disobedience and unfilial piety, he wants to seek a teacher...... It is a sin of great rebellion. ”

Taizong nodded, and said, "What else?" ”

Cheng Qian was slightly stunned: "Could it be that the father ...... the emperor" His complexion changed slightly, a little sad, and a little angry.

Taizong shook his head and sighed:

"I never doubted my son. Think about it, if you dare to admit that you have the sin of being a counselor, why don't you dare to admit another petty thing? ”

When Cheng Qian heard this, his expression was slightly relaxed.

Taizong continued: "But you do have one of the biggest nos.

It's just that you shouldn't have been looking at yourself as a child until now, thinking that there is really nothing you can't do in this world......

Cheng Qian, you are my son, and this Tang Dynasty will be inherited by you in the future.

But I forgot to tell you one thing—how much power you hold in your hands, and how much responsibility you have on your shoulders. I haven't taught you this well before, and your masters haven't taught you well......

Now, you have made a big mistake, and so have I. But that's okay - the big mistake didn't work out after all, as long as we want to change it, then there is still a chance.

Got it? ”

When Cheng Qian heard this, he burst into tears, choked and nodded, and when Taizong saw this, he patted his shoulders with both hands happily.

……

The next day, Taizong secretly entered with Yu Zhining.

Yu Zhining entered, Taizong took the prince to apologize, Zhining was confused, but he knew that the prince had an accident, and it was difficult to hide the loss in his heart after all. The prince earnestly confessed his guilt, and even asked for responsibility with the court staff, and Zhining sighed at the courtesy of Taizong. I only hate myself for being single-minded and not losing, but I forget to do my duty. Then there was peace and quiet.

It's night.

Inside the Splendid Palace.

Concubine Shu heard that Qingxuan was coming, and nodded lightly:

"Well, there's no urgency. After all, Yu Zhining is still loyal to His Majesty, and he is not a stupid person. If we do it too obviously, we are afraid that it will arouse suspicion. ”

Qing Xuan was unwilling to say: "But Niangniang, in this way, we finally made this prince's immorality a fixed ......"