Since the last time he fell out with Li Chengqian, Li Xiu has not been to the East Palace for several years, but when he came here again, he obviously felt that the East Palace had become much more deserted, and the palace maids and attendants who came and went were nearly half, and even the remaining palace maids and attendants were all listless, after all, Li Chengqian had lost power, and the status of their palace maids and attendants who were attached to Li Chengqian in the palace had plummeted, and even their future fate had become very confused.

As soon as he entered the East Palace, Li Chengqian had already come out to greet him, compared to the last time he saw him in Dali Temple, the current Li Chengqian was a little fatter and in good spirits before the scriptures, which made Li Xiu finally put his mind at ease, and Li Chengqian immediately stepped forward and saluted: "Sir, why are you here?" ”

"I came to the city today for some things, and I had dinner at Zhengnan Building at noon, and I thought that you used to like and like the dishes there, so I brought some for you to taste." Li Xiu raised the food box in his hand at this time and smiled.

Seeing that Li Xiu could still remember to bring his favorite dishes to himself at this time, this made Li Chengqian couldn't help but be moved in his heart, and hurriedly invited Li Xiu to enter the inner hall, Li Zhi grabbed the food box at this time to help Li Xiu carry it, and when he entered the inner hall, Li Zhi put a few dishes on the table, and Li Xiu also specially brought a pot of wine in the south building, and the three teachers and students sat together and ate and chatted.

"Chengqian, how are you preparing, when are you going to leave?" Li Xiu immediately asked, although Li Shimin did not stipulate when Li Chengqian would leave Chang'an, but with the current situation, it would be no good for Li Chengqian to stay in Chang'an.

"I'm almost ready, so I plan to leave Chang'an in ten days." Li Chengqian replied immediately.

"Well, how is Su's body, she is pregnant now, and she should be more careful on the road." Li Xiu nodded when he heard this, and then asked about the situation of the Su family, the reason why Li Chengqian was able to support it this time was that the Su family also played a key role, and the Su family was pregnant with a child, which made Li Xiu also a little worried about their journey along the way.

"It's because Su is pregnant with a child, so the preparation time is a little longer, but my father has also arranged for us, and when we arrive in Luoyang, we will go south by boat, and if it is really not possible, we will go to the third brother in Yangzhou first, and then go to Quzhou after giving birth to the child." Li Chengqian replied again, he also attached unprecedented importance to the Su family and the child in her belly.

"It's really better to take the waterway, Ke'er is more prosperous, what Chang'an has, Yangzhou can basically be found, and it is also a good way to produce in Yangzhou, after all, I heard that Quzhou is a bit remote, and life will be a little inconvenient at that time." Li Xiu nodded again and said, although Quzhou is also a state capital of the Tang Dynasty, because it is too far away from Chang'an and the economy is not very developed, it cannot be compared with big cities like Chang'an or Yangzhou in all aspects.

"It's great that you're passing through Yangzhou, brother, I haven't seen the third brother for several years, help me bring a letter then, and my sister-in-law's body should also take care of it, if it doesn't work, I'll recruit a few midwives to bring it over." Li Zhi also interjected at this time.

"Hehe, pheasant slave, you seem to have reached the age when you should get married, it is estimated that my father will choose a princess for you in the next two years." Li Chengqian couldn't help but smile again when he heard his brother's words, he didn't expect that after he was in trouble, Li Zhi, the younger brother, would still visit him in brotherhood, which made him extremely moved, and after letting go of his identity as the prince, he felt unprecedentedly calm, and looked at the problem more thoroughly.

"I'm not in a hurry to choose a concubine, I still want to play for another two years." Li Zhi blushed when he heard his brother's words, after all, he was still young, and he still couldn't let go of the marriage event.

"The pheasant slave has indeed reached the age of marriage, I heard that His Majesty has indeed secretly made people pay attention to some suitable women, and you have to pick a pheasant slave when the time comes." Li Xiu also smiled at this time, he was telling the truth, Li Zhi was already fifteen years old, and Li Shimin was old, so he naturally wanted Li Zhi to get married as soon as possible.

Hearing Li Xiu say the same, Li Zhi couldn't help but be shy, and even his neck was red with shame, which made Li Xiu and Li Chengqian laugh again, but Li Zhi couldn't resist it even more, and after chatting a few words, he excused himself to go to the toilet and ran away.

However, as soon as Li Zhigang left, he saw Li Chengqian restrain the smile on his face, and then solemnly looked at Li Xiu and said: "Sir, I am about to leave Chang'an, although the position of the crown prince has nothing to do with me, but I still want to ask, among these brothers of mine, which one do you think is more suitable to succeed the crown prince?" ”

Hearing Li Chengqian ask about the candidate for the crown prince, Li Xiu also showed a solemn expression, but after a while, he didn't answer him directly, but asked rhetorically: "Then which of the two of them do you think is more suitable?" ”

What people didn't expect was that Li Chengqian didn't shy away from this matter at all, and immediately replied without even thinking about it: "If it is in terms of talent, it is naturally the most suitable third brother in Yangzhou, among our brothers, only his personality is the most like his father, if he can take over the position of the crown prince, even if he can't reach the height of his father, but he is definitely a Ming Jun." ”

"Do you think Li Ke is the most suitable?" Li Xiu couldn't help but be surprised again when he heard Li Chengqian's words, he thought that Li Chengqian would be more optimistic about Li Zhi, but he didn't expect that he would be optimistic about Li Ke.

"In fact, in my heart before, I always felt that the third brother was the biggest threat to me, fortunately, his mother's background was problematic, and it was impossible to inherit the throne, and he seemed to know this, coupled with the guidance of Mr., so he left Chang'an far away, so as not to be involved in the battle for the throne, I also know this." I saw Li Chengqian nodding at this time.

"Yes, Li Ke's background is problematic, I did instruct him at the beginning, in fact, the next time he came to Chang'an, I also asked him to go back quickly." Li Xiu no longer shied away from Li Ke's affairs, nodded again at the moment, and directly admitted that he had instructed Li Ke.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Li Chengqian also sighed slightly at this time and said: "The third brother's background is destined to make him unable to inherit the throne, and because his uncle is there, the people who succeed the prince can only be the fourth brother and the ninth brother, but the fourth brother's character is problematic, if he ascends the throne, I am afraid that the first one will kill me, and even the ninth brother may be in danger, plus his relationship with Mr., uncle and others is very bad, in comparison, the ninth brother is much stronger than him, so I think the ninth brother is the most suitable person." ”

"Your analysis is very reasonable, your uncle is indeed more optimistic about the pheasant slave, and I am the same, but your father's favor for the king of Wei is also obvious to all, in case he really insists on making the king of Wei the crown prince, we can't help it then." Li Xiu nodded first, and then spoke again.

"No, although my father dotes on the fourth brother, he is also very aware of the shortcomings of the fourth brother, but because he likes the advantages of the fourth brother more, he sometimes does something irrational, but unfortunately I couldn't see this clearly before, so I will do so many stupid things because of this." When Li Chengqian said to the end, he couldn't help but sigh and said, if he could have figured out this truth earlier, he would not have ended up like today.

Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, now Li Chengqian understood this is indeed a little late, but fortunately, after such a drastic change in life, he finally figured it out, because even if some people have experienced it, they still can't figure it out, and they have lived in a mess all their lives.

"But even if your father knows the shortcomings of King Wei, as a father, he is sometimes confused by family affection, what if he really makes King Wei the crown prince?" Li Xiu spoke again at this time, he actually thought about Li Chengqian's thoughts at this time, so as to hear his opinion on this matter.

"Hehe, my father may be swayed by his feelings for a while, but there will always be a time to be sober in the future, and the prince can be abolished once, and naturally he can be abandoned a second time, and it will be easier than the first time." Li Chengqian smiled indifferently at this time, and when he mentioned that he was deposed, there was no abnormality on his face.

However, Li Xiu also nodded in admiration when he heard this, I have to say that Li Chengqian's analysis is very thorough, it is easy to have two in everything, and the same is true for the prince, even if Li Tai really ascends to the position of the prince, I am afraid that he will not be able to sit firmly in the future, and the eldest grandson Wuji alone will be the first to disagree.

"But compared to the fourth brother, I am still more optimistic about the ninth brother, firstly, the father's favor for him is not less than that of the fourth brother, and secondly, he has a generous personality, even if he ascends the throne in the future, he will not do anything to us brothers, and in the end, he has a better relationship with the minister, so from all aspects, the ninth brother's winning chance is relatively large." Li Chengqian finally analyzed again.

While he was talking, Li Zhi walked in from outside at this time, which made Li Xiu and Li Chengqian immediately stop discussing, and the three of them sat together to eat and chat, but this time they talked about some family matters and some interesting things in the past.

Ten days later, Li Chengqian finally left Chang'an, Li Xiu brought his family to see him off, and Li Zhi and Li Zhen were the brothers and sisters, but only Li Tai was missing, which made Li Xiu even more disappointed in Li Tai, because Li Tai could get Li Shimin's favor even if he came to make a show, but he was so stupid that he couldn't even see this.

Li Chengqian also found out about Li Tai's absence, but he didn't care at all, it seemed that he had expected this situation a long time ago, and finally in the send-off of Li Xiu and Li Zhi and others, Li Chengqian and his wife Su also said goodbye to everyone.

After sending Li Chengqian away, Li Xiu thought that he could breathe a sigh of relief, but he didn't expect a bad news to come suddenly, which made him unable to recover for a long time!