The next night.

Li Xiao, the king of Xu who hurriedly came after hearing the news in the Dabao Palace, looked at Li Hong and Li Xian, the two brothers who were punished for kneeling on the ground with a purple slip in the hall, and couldn't react for a while.

It wasn't until Mei Niang heard him coming, slowly walked out of the hall, and the sound of singing sounded left and right, that he reacted and hurriedly bowed: "Erchen has seen the queen mother." ”

"Xiao'er, please get up quickly - it's such a night, why do you think of coming to the palace?" Mei Niang looked at this stepson who had entered the palace only a handful of times, and she had some bottom in her heart, but she just asked lightly with a pleasant face.

"The queen mother, the sons and daughters are here to ask for a favor for His Royal Highness ......the Crown Prince and the younger brother of the Virtuous Emperor" I don't know why, Li Xiao, who said bad things in front of Li Zhi, can speak clearly in front of Mei Niang, who is not her own mother.

"Xiao'er is the most sensible child, since you are here, it means that you know more or less what is going on. Right? Mei Niang didn't answer him directly, but just stepped forward to take his hand, sat facing the side of the case.

Li Xiao nodded and said uneasily: "Xiao'er knows." ”

"Now that you know, you don't have to intercede for the two of them. You can be considerate of your younger brother, and the queen mother is very happy—if you tell your father, I am afraid that he will also be very happy. But ......"

Looking at him, Mei Niang said with a straight face: "Be sympathetic to your younger brothers, but you don't want to spoil them." Got it? ”

Li Xiao blinked - this time, he didn't ask knowingly, but was really puzzled: "The queen mother, His Royal Highness the Prince, or the virtuous emperor's brother, have you done anything wrong?" They just, they just don't like that Xu Jingzong......"

"Whether they like it or not, Xu Jingzong is a minister of the Tang Dynasty and a courtier of your father. What's more important is ......" Mei Niang glanced at Li Xian, who was about to cry but listened with her ears pricked up, and Li Hong, who lowered her head and couldn't see her expression clearly, and said lightly to Li Xiao: "No matter what Xu Jingzong is, your two younger brothers should not act like him." ”

Li Xiao was stunned, and before he could speak, he heard Li Xian cry and retort loudly: "Xian'er is not bad!" That old ghost Xu is a bad guy! He's the bad guy! Xian'er is helping her brother clean up the bad guys! ”

When he had finished speaking, he burst into tears.

Li Xiaoping has always been cowardly and evasive, and between him and the princes and relatives, he can not communicate without contact. But in his selfish heart, he loves this little brother Li Xian very much-

Because of this, when Li Xian came to him to ask him about Xu Jingzong, he was willing to tell this child the secrets he knew. Now seeing that he was punished for this matter, Li Xiao was naturally sad in his heart, and couldn't help but take the initiative to admit that he also participated, but before he could speak out, he heard Li Hong speak:

"Brother Xian, in fact, the queen mother is right. That Xu Jingzong, the literary strategy can be said to be unique for a while, and he should be the same as Uncle Yuan and the British Duke, and he is respected by the court. However, he was misbehaving and had a bad character, so no matter how hard he tried to get a high position, he was rarely expected by the public. ”

After a pause, he didn't wait for Li Xiao to speak, and continued: "And we did such a thing this time, but in fact, it is the same as what he has done every day, yes or no?" Since we know that his behavior is shameful, how can we use such shameless behavior to seek and benefit ourselves? The virtuous brother acts, and the elder brother, as the crown prince, is already a big mistake for not taking good care of you; Knowing that you have already planned something, and deliberately covering it up for you, it is even more wrong. Brother Xian, don't mess with the queen mother. There is nothing wrong with our father's punishment of us. ”

Although Li Xian is only five years old, he is a very sensible person, hearing Li Hong say these words, first, he also knows how to reflect, and secondly, he understands that his eldest brother said this, but he wants to take over the whole thing and block the matter for Li Xiao-

Like Li Hong, he knows that among the brothers, the most timid and cowardly is this second brother. If today's incident is revealed to be related to Li Xiao, how will the father and queen mother be appeased, I am afraid that it will be difficult to calm his heart.

So from the very beginning, he made up his mind not to admit that this matter had anything to do with Li Xiao, and now that he heard his eldest brother say this, he hesitated, and decided to let the eldest brother cover up this matter first-

Anyway, the eldest brother covered up the matter first, and the father and queen mother would not ask how he learned about Xu Jingzong's son and other things. If you really can't cover it...... Then he confessed his sins, and only said that he knew what he heard others say.

The idea was certain, but Li Xian became calm and turned his head to look at Li Xiao: "Well, my brother is right, if the virtuous brother does something wrong, then the virtuous brother will be punished obediently." Brother Xiao, don't intercede for Brother Xian here! For such a thing, the virtuous brother is punished once, and he has a long memory, and the next time, he will never do anything wrong again. ”

Li Xiao looked at the pink little face with tears with a hint of determination, but he couldn't help but reddened his eyes, and when he could speak again, he was interrupted by Mei Niang: "Xiao'er, you are a good boy and a good brother." The queen mother knows that you have come to intercede on behalf of your two younger brothers, and it is really out of a sincere heart. But ......"

Mei Niang looked at him and said: "Some things don't have to be the result of a division of responsibility." Got it? ”

Li Xiao's heart moved, he seemed to understand Mei Niang's thoughts, his eyes were slightly filled with tears, he nodded and choked, and then stopped making a sound.

Mei Niang saw that he understood what he meant, nodded, smiled again, said a few words, looked at the sky was late, and after thinking about it, she gave King Xu Li Xiao a special reward for staying overnight in the palace.

When Li Xiao heard this, he hurriedly said: "It's okay, the palace gate has not been locked at this time......

"Your father will be very happy to see you enter the palace." Mei Niang's words interrupted all his thoughts. After thinking about Li Zhi, Li Xiao finally thanked Mei Niang for the gift.

But to his surprise, Li Zhi seemed to be extremely busy today. It's just that someone quickly spread the word, saying that since Li Xiao is rare to enter the palace to see him, he needs to stay for a few days before leaving, and said that he is really busy with government affairs tonight, and he can't get away, so he only exempted Li Hong and Li Xian from punishment, and asked the two brothers to greet their brother well.

got such an order, Li Hong was okay, Li Xianzhi regarded Li Xiao as a life-saving benefactor, and while driving Li Hong to see Li Zhi to apologize, he dragged Li Xiao to the apse, and Mei Niang specially sat in the dormitory for him, Li Hong, and Li Xian, and sat in one place to talk.

"Brother Xiao, why are you so stupid! My brother has sent someone to tell you not to come......" Li Xian said with a hint of anger on his face.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has asked someone to go to Brother Xiao's Mansion?" Li Xiao was a little surprised, but he still had a smile on his face: "I'm afraid that I went wrong, but I didn't bump into it." ”

"No......" Li Xian was stunned: "My brother sent someone to tell you not to come over, but it was the little waiter who sent you to the house to deliver things...... Li Xian blinked.

Li Xiao's heart suddenly tightened: "What did you say?" What little waiter? ”

"It's the little waiter who came to bring snacks to my brother and my virtuous brother...... How? Brother Xiao, didn't you send someone? Li Xian was clever and transparent, and immediately understood: "That person deliberately came to deceive his brother?" But I can't stop ...... Such a trivial matter......"

The two brothers, Li Xiao and Li Xian, were at a loss for a while by this sudden accident.

……

At the same time.

Inside the annex where King Qi was driving.

Looking at the little waiter in front of him, who was still with residual warmth, Li Sujie smiled at Helan Minzhi and said, "There is Lao Helan Gongzi, who actually came up with such a clever plan......

Helan Minzhi smiled lazily, shook his head and said: "Where, it is still His Royal Highness King Qi who is clever to understand Helan's little thoughts." Next...... His Royal Highness the King of Liang ......"

"He has always had a good relationship with Li Xiao. Since Li Xiao has entered the palace, then because he misses his mother, he begged Li Xiao for intercession, and was taken into the palace by Li Xiao......" Li Sujie hooked his lips and smiled: "It's not a strange thing." ”