At the end of April of the third year of Yonghui.

Tang, Chang'an City.

Tai Chi Palace.

On the Tai Chi Temple.

Li Zhi sat on the Taiji Hall in a daze, his eyes slightly red.

De'an on the side, looking at Li Zhi like this, couldn't bear it for a while, and couldn't help but step forward and say:

"Lord......

If not......

Please pass on Zhaoyi Niangniang?

Although it is not appropriate to see each other at this time......

But if you walk through the secret passage, it doesn't hurt. ”

Li Zhi shook his head, looked at the sunset outside the hall, and said softly for a while:

"That's it......

I......

No one wants to see ...... now."

Dean opened his mouth, but he had nothing to say, so he sighed and nodded, and quietly retreated.

For a long time, there was silence in the Taiji Hall, until a soft sigh came into Li Zhi's ears.

Li Zhi raised his head and looked blankly at Mei Niang, who was already standing in the hall at some point:

"You...... Here it comes? ”

“…… I'm coming. ”

Mei Niang sighed and shook her head, and said softly:

"I know Jiro doesn't want to see anyone......

But I still came by myself. ”

Li Zhi got up slowly, walked to Mei Niang's side, and hugged her gently, but tightly:

"I ......

I don't have an uncle again......

Uncle Yuan Ze......

Uncle Yuan Ze loves me the most......"

Mei Niang's eyes were red, and she said softly after a while:

"Mei Niang knows......

Mei Niang had heard Jiro say it before......

Mei Niang knows ......"

She moved her head slightly, and sighed:

"If Jiro wants to cry......

And weep!

Now......

There are only Mei Niang and Jiro in the palace......

There is no one else......"

For a moment, the hall was silent, but after a while, there was a low, dull, vague whimper. Oh, this voice became clear, so painful, so sad, that people listened to it, and they couldn't bear to cry......

It's night.

In the city of Chang'an.

Eldest grandson's mansion, in the study.

The eldest grandson Wuji and Yu Suiliang sat opposite each other, both with heavy expressions.

On the side, Pei Xingjian also had a calm face, sat on one side, and was silent for a long time.

After a while, the eldest grandson Wuji sighed heavily:

"Although the lord doesn't say anything, but this time King Peng passed away, I'm afraid it will hit him very hard!"

Yu Suiliang nodded, and also sighed:

"In the final analysis, the Lord is still His Royal Highness the King of Jin, who was benevolent and filial...... It hasn't changed in my bones......

Alas......

I really don't know whether to be glad that my Datang has such a soft-hearted master, or to worry! ”

The eldest grandson Wuji raised his eyelids and glanced at him, then at Pei Xingjian, and said softly:

"News over there......

How is it? ”

Pei Xingjian nodded and said:

"It's mostly settled......

In the final analysis, this person's death really has nothing to do with that Wu Meiniang.

It's just that she is in the back court......"

"If she really flamboyed, it would be easy to do."

The eldest grandson Wuji sighed:

"It's a pity that this woman is really not an ordinary character......

Over the years, step by step, everywhere carefully, it seems that always on the cusp of the waves, but people can think carefully, but there is no time and place, not that people have no chance to find it!

Truly extraordinary......

What a ......."

The eldest grandson Wuji looked at the open gate, a begonia tree in the courtyard that was just in bloom, and said with a heavy gaze:

"It's quite a father's style......"

Hearing this, Pei Suiliang and Pei Xingjian were silent for a while, and after a long time, Sui Suiliang said softly:

"When the first emperor was there, the dispute with the construction of the Yuanji East Palace, in fact, the samurai Tong was indeed neutral.

Only later......

Later......"

And when he had said this, he said no more.

Pei Xingjian took the conversation and said softly:

"That's not something that can't be said, in the end, Lord Taiwei was really helpless back then.

In the final analysis, such an ambiguous attitude of a person cannot be used for a long time in such a situation.

What's more, he was later given the title of Duke of Yingguo, which can be regarded as worthy of him. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji shook his head and sighed:

"If you can't say that, we can say lightly, we are worthy of this samurai......

In the final analysis, it was because of his neutral position and absolute loyalty to Emperor Gaozu that he was a person who received a special order from Emperor Gaozu and was allowed to give him a secret body......

We tried and degraded several times back then, until we finally ......"

The eldest grandson Wuji closed his mouth, and only after a long time did he exhale and said:

"To put it bluntly, we were like this back then, although it was for the Tang Dynasty, for the later emperors, and for today's prosperity, but what did we do to be sorry for the Wu family......

Today......

To this day, the Wu clan has been restrained by us in every way because of the events of that year......

Men are not allowed to be virtuous, and women are not allowed to have a good reputation......

Isn't it? ”

The eldest grandson Wuji's words seemed to be a question or a self-question, and he couldn't help but silence the two old men, who were already silver-haired.

……

It's night.

Tai Chi Palace.

Inside the Rizheng Palace.

Mei Niang leaned on the couch, looking at the book, thinking, but it was all on Ryan's return.

After listening, after a long time, she sat up straight gently, and Wen Niang put on a dress for herself and said:

"You said that you only found out that your father was Emperor Gaozu back then, but the duke position he deserved was stopped by the eldest grandson Taiwei......

This......

Isn't it a big deal?

In the final analysis, the other ministers who were neutral and tried their best to support the first emperor's accession to the throne are indeed incomparable.

Besides, I also know my father's temperament......

I don't like to fight for these things of fame and power, just ask for a conscience and not lose it.

And ......"

Mei Niang got up with a puzzled face, and after a moment of hesitation, she said:

"And back then, when I was with my father, I didn't hear any complaints, what did my father complain about?"

Ryan looked at Mei Niang, hesitated for a long time, and finally said softly:

And so it was......

It's just that......

It's just that what Ryan found was really a little strange. ”

Mei Niang's eyes narrowed:

"If you have something to say, you might as well say it."

Ryan looked left and right, only Wen Niang and himself, so he stepped forward and said:

"That'...... That lady had to allow Ryan one thing, and Ryan was willing to say ......"

Mei Niang glanced at him, and said angrily:

"When did you learn to speak like that?

Speak up!

Can you control whether I'm angry or not? ”

Ryan shook his head, smiled wryly and said yes, and then said:

"Ryan has been following the Lord and Niangniang for many years, and in terms of it, he can be regarded as having some insight.

So after hearing the report below, after hearing about what Uncle Yuan did to the boss of the country, he was really puzzled, and felt that there must be some deep meaning in it......

That's why I said that.

Before Emperor Gaozu died, Uncle Yuan should have been a high-ranking duke in terms of theory and system, and then he was crowned in one fell swoop.

But I don't know why, Uncle Yuan at that time seemed to be particularly targeting him, everywhere, always stumbling with him, using means, and as a result, the boss of Ying Guogong only sealed a Guogong in the end.

That's fine......

Even......

Even ......"

Ryan's hesitation made Mei Niang unhappy:

"If you have anything to say, you said it earlier!"

Ryan sighed, turned to look at Mei Niang and said:

"Even speaking, in the eyes of the world, it should have been made by the decree of Emperor Gaozu, and the marriage between Niangniang's mother and the elder of Yingguo Gong can also be regarded as the uncle of the first emperor's palace at this time, single-handedly."

Mei Niang's eyes widened, looked at Ryan, and then gently exhaled and said:

"Make it clear......

My Mother and Father's Affairs......

How did you get involved with the eldest grandson Wuji?! ”

Ryan nodded:

"Originally, Ryan was skeptical when he heard the report, but later it was said by an old woman who served the first queen when the first emperor was still the king ......of Qin, and Ryan believed it."

Mei Niang turned around, frowned and drank him:

"Is there anything you can say, am I a person who can't bear it?

Don't spit it out! ”

"Yes!"

Ryan was clever and immediately said:

The old lady said...... It is said that Emperor Gaozu was very fond of the old man of Yingguo, and after hearing that the old man of Ying Guo went to the main room, he also made up his mind to find a talented and virtuous clan woman for the old man of Yingguo as his successor, thinking that the old man of Ying Guo was looking for a strong person to rely on in the situation where the clan was holding up the sky with one hand in the middle of the court at that time.

It was for this reason that Emperor Gaozu worked hard at that time to find the niece of Empress Taimu Empress Dou as a successor for the eldest prince of Yingguo......

That Dou girl, with her character and appearance, is well-cultivated, outstanding, and outstanding, and she fell in love with the old man of Ying Guo at first sight, and later set a date......

I don't know why...... I don't know why......

It didn't take long for the Dou woman to suddenly repent, cry bitterly, ask to withdraw from this marriage, and go out of the palace to cultivate the nun by herself......

And ......"

Ryan glanced at Mei Niang, who had a slightly dull gaze, and said softly:

"And the old man of Ying Guo back then, he was indeed the one who came before and after him, and he treated this Dou girl wholeheartedly......

It's just that for some reason, after the Dou daughter became a monk and practiced, the old man Ying Guogong was forced by something to urgently marry Niangniang's biological mother as a stepmother.

In addition, Niangniang's biological mother passed the door less than seven months later, and gave birth to Niangniang's eldest sister, Mrs. Helan......

So later, the prestige of the old man of Ying Guo in the court was not as good as day by day.

And......

And at that time, the first person to make this matter known to the whole world was Uncle Yuan's father-in-law......"

Mei Niang's throat tightened, her heart beat wildly for no reason, and she said softly:

"That's what you say......

I remembered......

I remembered......

At that time, his father did not have any joy with his mother......

And......

And in the old days, at home, I heard that the people in the house also mentioned it, saying that it was my sister's birthday, which was always handled by my mother, and it was always three months late to pass ......"

She didn't dare to say any more, but she took a deep breath, lowered her head, and only raised her head for a while, and said with blazing eyes:

"You......

You go check it out......

Check out the Dou girl back then, but there are any relatives who are still alive now......

I......

I want to meet her. ”

Ryan shook his head and said:

Ryan had expected that the mother would say this, and she had already checked it.

The Dou family, although it was admired by the world because of Queen Taimu back then, but in the end, it was not prosperous, and now it is withering.

But ......"

Ryan looked at Mei Niang and hesitated for a while before saying:

"But although she has no heirs, she herself is still alive and well."

Mei Niang turned around abruptly and stared straight at Ryan:

"Where is she?"

Ryan let out a long breath, looked at Mei Niang, and said after a while:

She ......

Right now, it's in Chang'an.

The elders in the Great Mercy and Grace Temple are also the former elders of the Ganye Temple......

It was the Dou girl of the year. ”

Mei Niang's pupils suddenly shrank.