At the same time, in the Taiji Palace, the Ganlu Palace.

Inside the apse.

Jin Wangzhi, who was nine years old at the time, had just coaxed his sister Princess Jinyang to sleep, breathed a long sigh of relief, and put a big coat on himself by De'an, slowly walked out of the Ganlu Palace, walked to the Fenglou outside the Ganlu Hall and sat on the ground, looking at the stars in the sky.

"Lord Wang, this night is heavy and dewy, so it's better to go back early......"

"You want me to go back when I just arrived?" The young slave looked indifferently at De'an Dao, who looked worried.

De'an knew the personality of his little master, so he had to shut up and wait on the side. Now that Ryan is guarding Princess Jinyang, the master has only brought him one, no matter what, he can't leave.

After a long while, the childish servant said again: "Have you asked?" The two people in the Anren Temple...... Which one is it? ”

"Back to the prince, it was Wei Zhaorong's will back then. But this thing was prepared by the concubine herself. Moreover, when preparing these things, the other three concubines and the six palace concubines, in order to show something, also passed their hands. So, who did it...... I couldn't find it out for a while. ”

The young slave nodded: "It's really not that easy to check." I'm afraid that except for Yang Shufei, everyone is suspicious. ”

"Why did the prince say that? That Yang Shufei, isn't it...... Isn't that the one who hates the mother the most? ”

"She is indeed the most justifiable to hate the queen mother, but she is also the smartest woman in this palace except for the queen mother. is also the queen mother once said, the biggest enemy.

But it is precisely because of this that she is the least likely to hurt her mother in this way. Because she's not stupid enough to set herself on fire. Moreover, what she wants is her father's love and respect. It's the things that were given to the queen mother. Therefore, she would not let the queen die so easily. On the contrary, they will protect the queen mother well. In order to seek the love and mercy of his father. ”

The young slave thought for a long time, and finally sighed: "Speaking of which, she is also a poor person. If there is no queen mother, maybe the father loves her. And this Tang Dynasty's country, I'm afraid it won't be surnamed Li. ”

Dean was silent.

After another while, the childish servant said: "I swore in front of the queen mother's spirit that I must find out this person and make her pay." Now that a year has passed, and sad enough, it's time to fulfill your promise. ”

"What is the prince going to do?"

After pondering for a while, the young slave said: "I heard that this time, in order to please her father, the noble concubine specially asked for a will, to follow the virtuous behavior of the queen mother, and choose a good woman in the world as the royal wife for her father?" ”

"Exactly. I heard that the lord didn't want to choose, but because in the famous book handed over by the concubine, there were many daughters of famous families, and even a little lady of her Wei family. The lord agreed because he cared for his subordinates. ”

"She's smart...... You say there are people from her family? ”

"Yes, it is said that the surname is Xiao, and it is said that he is one of the two most beautiful among these people."

"Two?"

The young slave was stunned for a moment, and turned his head to look at De'an: "Then who is the other one?" ”

"Yes...... It seems to be the second daughter of the late Ying Guogong, Wu. ”

"Ying Guogong's second daughter...... Is it the one who even the queen mother has seen and praised her as a noble wife? ”

"Exactly, this little lady of the Wu family, although she was only three years old, was very good-looking, and even now among the children of those families, there are many people who say that she and Niangniang have a beautiful appearance, just like the emperor Nuhua (another name for chrysanthemum), just like the peony after the flower...... Belch! Damn the minions! Damn the minions! ”

De'an suddenly realized that he had said the wrong thing, and his face changed in fright, and he hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed his head with a "bang".

"Alright, you're just telling the truth. Get up. The young slave naturally doesn't like people to say this, but De'an's love for his mother, he knows.

Seeing that the young slave was not angry, De'an sighed his stupidity: how can the daughter of an ordinary official be compared with the queen of the dynasty? I'm stupid too.

was annoyed, and suddenly heard the childish slave ask, "But in this case, is she really beautiful?" ”

"Exactly."

"That's fine. Has her famous book ever been handed in? ”

"The name book hasn't been handed over yet, but I heard that the person has arrived in Chang'an, and it will be sent in tomorrow."

"The roster has already reached my father, right?"

"Yes."

"In that case, tonight, you will be on duty for the prince! He is old, and he is not as energetic as his father, but I am afraid that he will not be able to survive. ”

"Yes."

De'an responded, and said for a long time: "It's just that the prince, De'an has something unknown." ”

"Say it."

"Why didn't the prince tell the Lord and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Wei (who had already changed his title at this time) about this? If only they had known, it would ......"

"If they knew, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to find the real culprit again. I'm not going to hide it from my father and brothers. But now...... I'd better check it out first, and then tell my father and brothers. The slave smiled bitterly: "De'an, I always hope that this is just an accident." Do you understand? ”

Dean nodded, and glanced at the young slave with pity: no matter when, this little master is always unwilling to doubt others.

After a while, the young slave said again: "Moreover, my father doesn't say it, the current eldest brother and fourth brother also make me feel that they are not like the previous eldest brother and fourth brother." ”

"How so? His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Wei, but they have been treating the prince very well! Even His Royal Highness King Wu is too. ”

"Yes, the eldest brother, the third brother, and the fourth brother, among these brothers, they treat me the best. But...... But I'm not talking about what they do to me. It's between them. Now they ...... It always makes me feel like I've forgotten that they were brothers in the first place. ”

The childish slave's words also made De'an speechless.

The recent situation in the palace, although he ignored all the young slaves, but he was not ignorant. In recent years, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has become more and more proud because of many things; And His Royal Highness King Wei, who has always been favored by the Lord, is now not as close to the prince as he was when he was a child, and he always has a smile on his face, but he doesn't know what he is thinking; As for King Wu...... He has been ostracized by other princes and princesses in the palace since he was a child, except for his little masters, King Jin and Princess Jinyang, who really regard him as his elder brother, even his own younger brother, Li Chen, who was just renamed the king of Shu by the lord some time ago, and was not allowed to return to the palace to receive gifts as if he was exiled, was also indifferent to him......

Since ancient times, the emperor has been ruthless, like his own little master, or like the lord and the queen, I am afraid that there will be no second one. Therefore, he and Ryan have been with the little master for so long, but they look at the palace, and it is dark everywhere. Only in this manna hall, by the side of the two little masters, can they get some warmth.

After a while, De'an came to the Taiji Hall and saw Wang De, who was so sleepy that he couldn't open his eyes.

After hearing that it was a childish slave, Wang De was grateful, but after all, as an inner attendant, he was not half a step away from Taizong. So he had to say, "It's better to be like this!" After a while, the master finished approving the recital, and according to the temperament of not wanting to drag today's things until tomorrow, I am afraid that I will have to take a look at the roster of royal wives newly handed over by the concubine Niangniang, and then one of our families will be too busy, so you will also follow to help! ”

Dean obeyed.

Sure enough, after a short time, Taizong had already reviewed all the notes, and remembered what Wei Guifei said a few days ago, so he ordered Wang De to send the roster.

When De'an heard the call of His Highness, he immediately took the roster and entered the palace.

When Taizong saw that it was him, he was a little puzzled and said, "You don't guard the young slave well, what are you doing here?" ”

"Back to the Lord, the prince has already fallen asleep just now, and now, Aunt Huayan and Ryan are guarding. In addition, before the prince went to bed, he was worried that the prince was old, and the lord did not like outsiders to serve, so he was afraid that the lord would not be able to care for a while, so he came with a slave and helped the prince to help, so that the lord could be a little more heartfelt. ”

De'an's words made Taizong happy: "This child is really like his mother, and he loves to me everywhere!" Really, Wang De can't stand it, can't I do these little things myself? What a ......."

complained on his mouth, but the corners of his eyes were full of laugh lines: "Okay, since he is also asleep, then you will follow Wang De and check off the daughters of these families on the list, or the daughters of those who are officials in the court and above, and report them to me!"

It's better to finish your work early, and go back early to see my childish slave and peace. ”

"Yes."

De'an got his life, looked at Wang De's satisfied smiling face, and took the initiative to remove the thickest handful of bags and began to flip through them.

Although this roster seems to be large, the number of people on the list asked by Taizong is not small, but because Wang De and De'an are both careful and quick people, they quickly selected a seven, seven, eight or eight on the roster.

After a while, when he got the last book, De'an opened it, was slightly stunned, stopped reading, and only glanced at Wang De.

Wang Dezhi took the roster and took a look, and he was stunned at first glance.

Taizong closed his eyes, listening to Wang De and De'an read the list while recuperating his mind, and suddenly didn't hear it, so he said: "Why don't you read it, it's gone?" ”

"This ...... Back to the Lord, there are still a few, but I don't know if one of the women in this list is in line with the Lord's heart. ”

Wang Degong respectfully held the roster and said.