Three days have passed in a blink of an eye, and when she got up early in the morning on the day of Shangyuan Festival, Liu Cairen was sitting in the bedroom of Yichun Palace and grooming in front of the bronze mirror, and suddenly saw that in the bronze mirror, the prince was walking towards her step by step.

Liu Cairen screamed in fright and got up to run, but he felt that his shoulders were held down by a pair of big hands, and he couldn't move at all. She turned back with difficulty, and saw that it was the prince himself standing in front of her.

The past three days have been like years for Liu Cairen, she has been guarding against the prince all the time, and she is extremely nervous.

But three days have passed, except for Xie Liangchen and a group of people who are busy with various matters of the night banquet in Yichun Palace, there is no movement. And just as her tense nerves were just beginning to relax, the prince came in person like a ghost......

At the same time, in Qihua Terrace, Furong received a report that Mama Xia and Lai Xing'er left Ning Xiangxuan early in the morning and went to the direction of the East Palace Gate.

Hearing the news, Fleur couldn't help but have a smile on her face: It seems that the prince really wants to take advantage of the opportunity of the Yuan Night Banquet to take action. While ordering people to keep an eye on the movements of the prince of Yichun Palace, she personally rushed east with two entourage.

Due to the secret order of Furong's release, the forbidden army on duty at the East Palace Gate did not stop Xia Mama and Lai Xing'er, and the two went out of the East Palace smoothly, and immediately went east and south, and parted ways.

Seeing this, Furong hesitated for a moment, and then ordered one of her attendants to follow Lai Xing'er, and she took another to follow behind Mama Xia and chased all the way in the direction of the south of the city.

When the lights of the streets and alleys of Chang'an City began to converge into a long line, in front of the main hall of Yichun Palace in the East Palace, the officials of the various subordinates of the East Palace who had received the invitation to the banquet had already stood in black.

Because there was no minister with the title of palace protector present, the officials seemed very relaxed, and they gathered in a group in twos and threes, chatting and waiting for the arrival of the prince.

Xie Liangchen was guarding the door of the main hall, glancing at the hall from time to time, only he knew that the prince had returned to Yichun Palace from Ning Xiangxuan early this morning, and he had not stepped out of this hall until now.

On the fifteenth day of the first month of previous years, the prince had to lead all the princes and grandchildren into the palace to ask for peace, but today, even such a major event, the prince seemed to have forgotten. Xie Liangchen had a hunch that tonight would be an unusual night.

"Gonggong Xie, the prince Taifu, the Zhongshu Ling Pei Baiyao, the prince Taibao, the Dongyang County Gongjing Yuncong, the Shangshu of the inspection school military department, and the right Linmen general Li Jinzhong have dismounted outside the palace gate." A young eunuch hurried over and reported to Xie Liangchen.

"What did you say?" Xie Liangchen was afraid that he had heard it wrong, but at this time, the officials standing in front of the hall all heard the news that several important ministers of the imperial court had come together, and they didn't know what was going on, so they all turned their eyes to the entrance of the palace.

"Let them come in and wait before the temple." The voice of the crown prince was heard in the hall.

Xie Liangchen bowed down to the hall and obeyed the order, turned his head and hurriedly urged the little eunuch: "Quick, take me to meet a few adults." ”

Lin Shu, the prince's left concubine, and Zeng Qing, the prince's right concubine, who were standing in front of the steps, were the heads of the subordinates of the East Palace who were present, and they also went out with Xie Liangchen when they saw this.

Outside the main gate of the East Palace, Pei Baiyao, Jing Yuncong, and Li Jinzhong got off their horses and did not enter the palace, but only stood solemnly on both sides of the palace gate, as if they were waiting for someone to arrive.

Xie Liangchen arrived sweating profusely, and was about to give a salute to the three of them, but was stopped by Li Jinzhong waving his hand: "The holy car will arrive soon, go and report to the prince and prepare to take over." ”

The queen sat down in the Yichun palace with the panting emperor, pointed to Pei Baiyao, Jing Yuncong, and Li Jinzhong, and asked the prince with a smile: "The prince sent someone to invite three adults to the banquet, Your Majesty and the palace heard about it, and they also want to come and see the excitement, the prince won't mind, right?" ”

The prince knelt down and replied: "The words of the queen mother make the sons and daughters terrified. The father and the emperor are sick and should not be exposed to the wind and cold, if there is any mistake, it is the sin of the son.

The night banquet in the East Palace, originally a gathering to reward the East Palace officials for a year's hard work, the sons invited the three adults to the banquet, but out of gratitude, the father and the queen mother, the jade toes came, and it was the glory of the East Palace. ”

The emperor was impatient when he heard this, and gestured to Pei Baiyao: "Pei Qing, tell me what's going on." ”

Pei Baiyao got up and said to the prince: "Your Highness sent the palace attendants to the minister's mansion to bring a message, saying that there is something important to discuss, please be sure to go to the East Palace for a banquet in the future."

The minister has heard that the three grades and above are not included in the Shangyuan Night Banquet in the East Palace, and I don't know what His Royal Highness summoned the ministers, so what? ”

The crown prince was full of surprise, and was about to answer, when the emperor pointed at Jing Yuncong and Li Jinzhong and said, "You can also talk about it." ”

Jing and Li hurriedly got up and replied, "The situation encountered by the ministers is similar to what Master Pei said. ”

Only then did the emperor ask the prince sideways: "The prince did not enter the palace to ask for peace on the Shangyuan Festival, but privately summoned the ministers to get together, and I also want to know what the prince's so-called important matter is?" ”

The prince suddenly realized, and bowed again: "Father's request for forgiveness is not intended to hide from his sons, but because of the continuous war ahead, his sons are quite worried in their hearts, and they want to invite a few adults to come and ask questions......

The queen snorted, interrupted the prince's words, and said, "As far as the palace knows, the prince invited the three ministers, not to inquire about the war, but to ask the three of them to be witnesses for you." ”

When she saw the prince prostrate on the ground, she didn't say anything to refute, so she continued: "This palace heard that the 'magic doctor' Xia in the palace in the past is now by the prince's side, and there are few old people left in the palace who are alive, so the prince might as well summon her, and Your Majesty and the palace will also meet each other." ”

"This ......"

"What, is there any difficulty for the prince?"

The queen observed the words and thought that she had hit the vital point of the prince, so she took advantage of the victory and pursued: "Is Wanrong's body okay?"

After the prince returned to the palace, he always stayed in Ning Xiangxuan, which concubine lived in this Yichun Palace?

The palace has been here for a long time, why didn't you come out to pay respects? ”

Seeing that the crown prince was so pressed by the queen's series of questions that he couldn't raise his head, the emperor couldn't help but feel a trace of compassion, and instructed Li Jinzhong: "You are still the messenger who inspected the East Palace, and told the prince about Shang Jing, lest he be lucky again and continue to deceive me." ”

Li Jinzhong took a step forward and said expressionlessly: "The minister was ordered to interrogate Shang Jing for instructing He Shaozhong to take the blame, according to Shang Jing's confession, he was ordered by the prince to find He Shaozhong to confess, with the intention of protecting the Xia family. The existing confession of Shang Jing is here, please look at it with His Royal Highness. ”