At the end of March of the second year of the Tang Dynasty.

Luoyang Palace.

The spring night in March is as intoxicating as wine, and people can't help but feel some lingering ripples in their hearts. And at such a moment, Li Zhi is unwilling to leave Mei Niang for half a step no matter what, he just wants to guard her and watch the night quietly.

"I heard that Uncle Li Yuan and those courtiers are a little unhappy today...... Mei Niang originally held a volume of historical records in her hand, but she had read too much, and she was inevitably a little tired, so she put it down casually, only lazily leaning in Li Zhi's arms, while reaching out to catch him with a handful of shiny black hair to play tricks.

Li Zhi sat in his clothes, carefully holding her in his arms, whose belly was already swollen and unable to sleep, holding her waist and back firmly with one hand, and reading the scroll with the other. Hearing her ask like this, he looked down to see that she was restlessly grabbing the ends of her hair and sweeping his whole body, and couldn't help but hook her lips and smile, shook her head, and said after a while:

"yes...... You've all thought about it, why wouldn't he? ”

Mei Niang slid down again, lay on her stomach, and lay on Li Zhi's waist and abdomen, like a little girl, curiously studying Li Zhi's placket buttons, buttoning and picking, but she just didn't speak. After a while, he said:

"Really? How did Jiro know that Mei Niang and Uncle Yuan had thought about it? ”

Li Zhi knew that she was bored and bored, and she was really a little bored to trouble him, but she didn't feel annoyed - but she only felt that she was so naughty, and she was indescribably cute, so he threw away the scroll in his hand, and with a little force with both hands, he hugged her who was still holding his hair and refused to let go, and held it up like a full moon kitten for a while, and then carefully put it in his arms, rubbed her somewhat plump cheeks and smiled:

"What's wrong? So annoying today? But what's annoying you with this little naughty? ”

As he spoke, he put his big hand between her belly.

Mei Niang looked at him and shook her head lazily:

"It's not...... Just unspeakable worries...... I always felt that there was something that I didn't expect and didn't expect...... I'm just a little worried. ”

Li Zhi raised his eyebrows again and thought for a while:

"What did you not expect...... That's okay! I'm going to think of it for you, wouldn't I? ”

Mei Niang was stunned, but she thought about it, nodded, relaxed her shoulders, and let her head and neck hang in his arms:

"Huh...... I don't have to worry about it. ”

With that, she yawned a little and fell asleep.

Li Zhi looked at her like this, couldn't help but kiss her lightly on the forehead, moved her body with a smile, told her to sleep more comfortably, and then looked at her for a while before slowly saying:

"Come out."

"Chendou Lu Wangchu, see the Lord."

What came out of the shadows was Doulu Wangchu, who was dressed in a strong suit.

Li Zhi looked at him, his face was already indifferent:

"How?"

"Back to the Lord, it has been found out that the palace people who support those who have been deposed from the palace this time have their own clans, and their sects also have different tendencies...... But in the end, it is more or less related to the Yongwang Mansion, and it is rarely connected. ”

Li Zhi's expression cooled down:

"Got it right?"

"At present, eight out of ten have already identified human and material evidence. The rest are all good friends with the Yongwang Mansion or the Lanling Xiao Clan......"

Li Zhi was silent, and then silent, and then said for a while:

"What about the kids? Did you alarm him? ”

"Not at the moment. It's just the one behind him...... But he seems to be aware of it. ”

Li Zhi raised his eyebrows:

"Gold?"

"Yes."

"Humph! Sure enough, it was him. ”

Li Zhi snorted lightly, narrowed his eyes, and reached out to stroke Mei Niang's forehead for a while and said:

"Spread the word to everyone, I want to get all the evidence, understand?"

"Yes!"

……

At the beginning of April of the second year of the Tang Dynasty.

The peony is in full bloom, and the city of Luoyang is a famous family in the world.

Tang Gaozong Li Zhiyi prayed for the fetus in the womb of the Empress Wu, and the second was for the world, which was an edict to carry out the peony flower meeting, which lasted for half a month.

For a time, the world was in turmoil.

It's early afternoon.

Emperor Gaozong's third son, Yongwang Sujie, had just been ordered to enter Luoyang City with his brothers to serve, and he was personally preached by Li Zhi's close attendant De'an, and he immediately entered the palace to face the saint.

He didn't dare to delay, changed his clothes, and quickly entered the Zhenguan Palace.

In the hall, purple smoke is swirling, and the fragrance is thick. Under the high golden hall, above the jade steps, Li Zhizheng was behind the Tan case, carefully looking at the scroll in his hand.

Su Jie looked at Li Zhi like this, and couldn't help but be a little stunned for a while.

Yes, this is his father...... His father, the Emperor.

He looked at it for a while, lowered his eyes, crossed his hands over the top, and sang a salute:

"Son-in-law Sujie, see my father, I respectfully invite my father's saint!"

Li Zhi heard the sound, closed the scroll in his hand, glanced at him, and nodded lightly:

"Get up."

After thanking the kindness, Su Jie got up and stood with his hands hanging down his chin - but between the movements, he was still so extraordinary, so dignified...... In the eyes of outsiders, such a beautiful prince is really worthy of a dragon robe.

Li Zhi saw it in his eyes, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: If he hadn't seen the evidence with his own eyes, he was afraid that he wouldn't believe it, but the child in front of him, who he had seen since he was a child and hurt to the end, could do those things.

Even...... Behind him, there is another child, but in fact, he has done something wrong.

Silently raising his hand, De'an immediately passed the left and right to retreat, leaving only Li Zhi and his son in the palace, and he quietly stood in a place where His Highness could hear the summons and waited for use.

Then, Li Zhi got up slowly, looked at Su Jie, put his hands behind his back, walked down the steps step by step, and slowly walked in front of Su Jie:

"Leave you and Shangjin in Chang'an, can you still adapt?"

"Thank you for your father's care, although the sons and daughters miss their father, they can also spend some lonely time."

Su Jie looked up and smiled flawlessly.

Li Zhi was silent for a while before nodding and saying:

"Come to think of it...... Even if you feel bored, Shangjin always has a way to make you happy, isn't it? ”

Su Jie no longer looked at Li Zhi's eyes, just looked ahead, and nodded cautiously:

"It's really good to treat your sons in gold......"

"What about filial piety? How is he with you? ”

"Brother Xu Wang...... He doesn't like to move by nature, and he always closes his door to guests, so it is difficult for his ministers to get close to him. You can only take a look at it every time you have a big festival. It's a pity that he didn't have a bit of a calm and calm temperament. ”

"Come to think of it...... He is the least socially friendly of all your brothers. ”

Li Zhi nodded and sighed:

"But he is also the most sincere and honest boy among your brothers—that is, your fifth brother Hong'er and your sixth brother Xian'er, who are also better than him."

Su Jie moved the corners of his mouth, but he didn't say anything else, just said yes, and then followed Li Zhi, walking to the front of the palace step by step, looking at the prosperous courtyard.

Li Zhi stood with his hands in his hands, and Su Jie stood with his hands crossed like this, behind him, looking at his father with some stupidity. Countless thoughts instantly popped into my mind.

After a while, Li Zhicai said softly:

"Speaking of which...... It seems that it is time for you to take a concubine...... Is there a girl in the match? Father, I'm going to tell you about it."

Su Jie was stunned, his face was slightly hot, he lowered his head, and said after a while:

"The son is still young, but this matter is not urgent."

"How can you not be in a hurry?"

Li Zhi smiled faintly:

"A man can marry a wife and have children before he can start a family...... If you don't get a good match earlier, you won't be able to understand what it means to run a family...... Is there anyone in your heart who doesn't have a choice? ”

Sujie was silent.

Li Zhi turned his head to look at him, and with some bottom in his heart, he turned his head and said lightly:

"Looks like there is...... Anyway, knowing that you are thin-skinned, you can't say it easily, so I wrote it to my father another day, and my father helped you settle it. ”

“…… Thank you for your father, Emperor Longen. ”

This sentence, Su Jie said very lightly. The face is also extremely red and red.

Li Zhi smiled faintly, shook his head and said:

"Between father and son, where do you get these false courtesies? It's just in front of outsiders, when it's only our father and son, you can say anything you want to say directly to your father, and if you want anything, you can also ask your father directly......

As long as my father can promise and give you something, I will definitely give it to you......

But ......"

Li Zhi paused for a moment and said softly:

"But my father hopes that you must not bury your true desires deep in your heart, and let them grow with a heart of concealment......

My father has suffered that kind of pain for half his life, and he has had enough, and he really doesn't want you to suffer anymore......

Do you understand? ”

Su Jie's heart twitched, as if he was aware, but he just responded.

When Li Zhi heard such an answer, he already understood in his heart that this child had never understood his deep meaning at all, but he could only close his eyes in silence and sigh in his heart.

After a while, he opened his eyes again and said softly:

"Speaking of which, there is one thing that you better be more careful...... Although Shangjin has been close to you since childhood, there are some things that you shouldn't bear for him, so you don't have to bear it.

You might as well tell him for your father, just say that what he did in private, my father didn't know, but he kept thinking that he was not a child of such a temperament, so he allowed him.

But the country has national laws, and the family has family rules, if he continues to mess around like this, one day the world will know about it, and even his father and the emperor will not tolerate him......

Don't say anything, neither my father nor your uncle gave him a chance. Got it? ”

Su Jie listened to Li Zhi's words almost with bated breath. At the same time, his heart sank again and again, sinking ......

Yes, he got it. Li Zhi knows it all.