The next afternoon.

After the Temple of Mercy and Grace, inside the Pure Court.

Mei Niang sat on the bench under the tree, watching the dead leaves fall in the distance.

After a while, she sighed and shook her head.

Seeing her like this, Minghe on one side was inevitably sad in his heart, and sighed:

"Why should the mother bother with these things? After all, they are all old debts, and they are disposed of by the Lord, and they can't escape from the left and right. ”

Mei Niang was silent, and said lightly after a long time:

This is easy to say, but when you listen carefully, it is much harder.

I don't mention it, but I just said that this time Zhong'er acted like this, I was afraid that he would cause a big disaster...... Think about it, if this matter really breaks out, who will spare him the most? ”

Ming He thought about it for a while, and said lightly:

"That'...... It can only be Uncle Yuan. ”

That's why he said he was in trouble. It is said that today's Jiro is no longer the forgiving and forgiving supreme of the past, that is, ...... Such a big thing, Jiro can let it go, how can Uncle Yuan let it go?

I'm afraid that it's not going to take him. ”

Minghe was stunned for a while, and suddenly said:

"That'...... Otherwise, we will try to tell His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that the Lord already knows about it...... He or ......"

Mei Niang suddenly raised her head, looked at Minghe for a long time, and saw that Minghe was weak with such a cold gaze, then she lowered her head and said lightly for a while:

"Minghe, from today onwards, you only keep one sentence in mind:

I don't care about Zhong'er, Xiao'er, or even those children such as Shangjin and Xiayusujie......

It's all a heart of pity.

But that's because they are Jiro's children, and I cherish and love them because they are Jiro's children.

However, if one day these children do not know how to be good, not only do they not remember the kindness of Jirou and give birth, but they will also complain......

Even some poisonous hands, the first person who can't tolerate them is me. ”

Mei Niang said lightly.

Minghe was just silent, and after a while, Mei Niang said again:

"Pass my word and inform a few officials from the previous dynasty that it's time to release the news."

Minghe was stunned for a moment, immediately realized, nodded yes, and just wanted to retreat, but was stopped by Mei Niang, and said:

"But the people you should arrange must also be arranged.

No matter how Zhong'er is, at most he will abolish his position as the crown prince.

But his life ......

Remember, no one can hurt him! ”

Mei Niang said softly.

……

Tang Yonghui in early November of the fifth year.

Changan.

Rumors suddenly arose in the palace, saying that the poison of the previous queen seemed to be related to a certain servant in the East Palace, and the reason why it was so was because many people secretly heard the prince's resentful words, and they had the intention of protecting the lord, so they acted accordingly.

The prince was filial piety, and when he heard it, he was terrified all day long, and finally tried this person a few days later, but he had already committed suicide.

For a while, the East Palace was full of suspicions.

……

It's night.

Changan.

East Palace in Taiji Palace.

In the main hall of Li.

Li Zhong red-eyed, looked at the waiter kneeling at the foot of the steps, and confirmed again:

"You say...... Who broke the news? ”

"Back to His Royal Highness, it was scattered by those poor scholars of the previous dynasty, and the minister has confirmed it again and again, it will not be wrong."

"Do you know who's behind them?"

"I don't know yet...... However, in recent years, the lord has been thinking about promoting these people, and before that, Li Yifu and others publicly impeached the queen in the palace, and tried to serve Zhaoyi Niangniang as the new queen...... Therefore, I think it has also gained the mind of the Lord.

And His Royal Highness also knows that these days, that Wei Zhiqi has taken the people of our East Palace to death......"

Li Zhong's gaze was slightly cold:

“…… Pass on the words of the palace, and be sure to find out about this matter! In addition, inform the people outside the palace to rest for a while, and ...... There is something important to prepare for in this palace! ”

"Yes!"

It's night.

Chang'an, Temple of Mercy and Grace.

It was a gloomy day, but after all, the snow still fell.

Li Zhi wore a fox fur, sat under a dead tree, and De'an held an oil umbrella for himself, but drank tea and played chess alone on the stone table in the snow.

"Lord, this cold day means that you want to find someone to play this game of chess, so you have to ask someone to set up a wind and snow tent and add charcoal fire......

Dean couldn't help but read.

Li Zhi smiled faintly, looked at the endgame on the bluestone chess table, picked up a sunspot, fell after a moment of silence, and said softly:

"Mei Niang can sleep?"

"Most of the mothers can't sleep. Lord, go in ......"

"I know, and I'll stay a little longer."

Li Zhi raised his hand, and as soon as he finished speaking, a gust of inky cold wind swept goose feather-like snowflakes and fell in front of him.

He looked up at the solemn face of the award, and couldn't help but sigh:

"It's really hard to summon the master here on such a cold night."

Li De Award smiled faintly:

"The Lord has a calling, and what is within the merit of the award, where are the hard words?"

Li Zhi nodded, looked at him warmly, and then said softly:

"Can you get it?"

"After working day and night, I finally got it."

Li Dexuan looked solemn, reached out and took out a paper roll wrapped in oiled paper from his arms, and said with a gloomy face:

"It's just...... I'm afraid I'm going to disappoint the Lord, and the recipient of this letter ......"

Li Zhi's eyes were slightly gloomy, and he looked at the more than a dozen secret letters sealed with fire paint that were revealed after he unfolded his hand:

"Uncle Han."

Li De Award nodded and sighed:

"If you don't see it with your own eyes, you can't believe it, these are really the handwritten letters written by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and King Han...... Alas...... How could this good Highness the Crown Prince believe him......"

"It's not that he believes him, it's that he's taking advantage of him. Master, you have been guarding me from childhood to adulthood all these years, don't you know what kind of thoughts the children in the palace will have and what kind of virtues they will grow into? ”

Li Zhi was not surprised, just shook his head and smiled faintly, handed it to De'an, who was shocked, and then said lightly:

"I expected that. From the very beginning, I knew that the queen had a connection with Uncle Han Wang, and it was reported by this child, so I knew.

Just ......"

He got up, walked a few steps back and forth in the snow, folded his hands in his sleeves, and sighed:

"How to deal with it, but we still need to think carefully."

Li Decheng looked at Li Zhi and said sincerely:

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is young after all, although he has done such a rebellious thing, but the virtue award still has the courage to ask the Lord for mercy and forgiveness......"

Li Zhi looked at the German Award with a smile:

"No, no matter what, he is also my son, and this time, I can't stand their mother and son first. It's really wronged this child.

As the saying goes, tigers don't eat their children, and I won't hurt him. It's just that this prince is ......"

Li Zhi shook his head:

"He's still inappropriate."

When he heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, nodded, and said:

"Is there anything else the Lord wants to do?"

"These letters, the master did what I said, right?"

Li Zhi said lightly.

"It is according to the Lord's will, all the secret letters are just according to the content written by the Lord before, and the teacher who imitates the handwriting of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has re-written a copy and sent it to King Han."

Li Zhi let out a long sigh of relief and nodded.

In the snow, De quietly held up an umbrella for Li Zhi, and after watching Li De Award be relieved by Li Zhi for a few words, he urged him to go back to the house quickly, and went to see Suqin, who was rumored to be pregnant for the third time, and then gently persuaded Li Zhi to return to the palace.

Li Zhi nodded, agreed, tightened his sleeves and left, only throwing down a cup of steaming tea soup, and a plate of not far away endgame, resting on the bluestone tabletop, letting the snow drift down, under the red candle, gradually annihilated it into a piece of snow white.

……

Walking to His Royal Highness, before he could enter, Li Zhi whispered to De'an:

"Remember, no matter what, don't let Mei Niang know.

She couldn't listen to those words at the right time. ”

Dean was puzzled and said:

"But this time the matter of the East Palace is the master's wrist......

Didn't the mother already know? ”

When Li Zhi heard this, he couldn't help but stop and rolled his eyes at Debian:

"Are you really confused, or are you fake?

I am telling you to swallow the things that the master has done, and the things that I have handed over to the master, and don't spit it out! ”

After finishing speaking, looking at De'an's abrupt look, Li Zhi couldn't help but roll the whites of his eyes again and said lightly:

"I don't know what you're hearing, you ......"

One wall muttered, and he walked into the inner hall one wall, and saw Mei Niang who was sitting on the couch, looking at him, and then frowned:

"Why don't you sleep well? I won't tell you, I don't have to wait for ......."

"It's okay, left and right, I can't sleep well."

Mei Niang smiled gently, put down the scroll in her hand, but only opened one side of the brocade quilt, watched Li Zhi untie the brocade belt by De Anming and serve, and faded the outer fur, and then said:

"Who did Jiro go to see? Such a snowy night......"

"Huh? Hmmm......"

Li Zhi replied carelessly while taking off the sleeves of his robe:

"I didn't see anyone, but I heard that Suqin was pregnant again, so I went to call the master, asked about the situation, and then ......"

As soon as he took off his robe and boots, and removed his white socks, he immediately got into the brocade quilt that was lifted by Mei Niang on the other side, covered it, and hugged her in his arms before saying:

"Uncle Han has been quite restless recently, so I asked him to stop a few of his secret letters to see."

When Mei Niang heard this, her brows loosened slightly, but she quickly said:

"That's it, and that's good. King Han really didn't give up. ”

"Is he the only one who doesn't give up?"

Li Zhi said with a smile:

"Sometimes I really like them fighting like this, first, I sit on this throne one day, and their competition is to remind me everywhere that I must be a good emperor, so that I will not lose everything and end up powerless. Second......"

He paused, straightened Mei Niang's robe and said slowly:

"One day I will be tired of sitting on this throne, and I will know who is the most suitable person to inherit this throne.

And if he could do it according to my will, wouldn't it be better? ”

Mei Niang blinked slightly, immediately understood Li Zhi's intentions, and couldn't help but smile, but such a smile turned cold when she saw De'an turn his head to look outside the hall.

Thoughtfully, she glanced at Dean again, as if to confirm something, and then turned around and glanced at Minghe.

Minghe understood, and immediately followed behind De'an, who also retired, and quietly left.

Mei Niang's gaze was cold and clear, like a cold star on a snowy night.