Chrysostom said, you have no jokes.

After His Majesty Li Er gave two orders full of anger, he waved his hand in annoyance and motioned to a few attendants at the door: "Drag these two evil obstacles down and send them out of their respective mansions outside the palace, I don't want to see them at a glance now." ”

Soon, Li Chengqian and Li Tai, with the help of several chamberlains, were helped down in a chaotic way, and they were extremely embarrassed.

As soon as the two left, His Majesty Li Er stared at the silent eldest grandson Wuji again, and said slowly: "Wuji, you can also go down, and after drawing up these two wills, hand them over to King Jiangxia for sealing." He is the secretary of Zongzheng Temple who is in charge of the royal family genealogy, deposing the prince and deposing the prince, and he must have the signature and seal of Zongzheng Temple to take effect. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji replied, his throat squirmed a few times and wanted to say something, but he looked up at His Majesty Li Er again, and found that the other party was expressionless, and his eyes were full of perseverance and determination, and finally gave up the idea of interceding for Li Chengqian and Li Tai's two nephews, and he couldn't say a word.

He only had pity and chagrin in his heart, shook his head and sighed, turned around and walked out of the Manna Hall.

At this time, it was as if everything had vanished and the dust had settled, and the entire Manna Hall became silent.

In a huge hall, there are only His Majesty Li Er, the eldest grandson queen, and the baby who is sleeping sweetly in swaddling clothes.

"Wow......"

The silence was broken by the cry of a baby, and it was the child in the eldest grandson's swaddling clothes who suddenly cried out of his sleep.

Empress Changsun immediately hugged the swaddling clothes and patted them gently, humming a song as thin as a mosquito to coax and stop crying.

His Majesty Li Er listened to the child's infant cry, Bailian Steel immediately turned into a finger twister, and his expressionless face appeared a little unbearable and full of love, and hurriedly stood up and approached the eldest grandson queen, stretched out his hand to tease the child, and coaxed: "The pheasant slave doesn't cry, don't cry, it's the father's voice that scares the pheasant slave, right?" ”

Pheasant slave is the nickname of Li Zhi, the third son born to Li Shimin and Empress Changsun.

It's strange to say, the eldest grandson queen patted the swaddling clothes and hummed a little song to no avail, but after His Majesty Li Er opened her mouth to tease her, the pheasant slave immediately stopped crying, and then chirped twice, and fell asleep again.

His Majesty Li Er couldn't help but smile when he saw his young son so naïve, because the haze in his heart caused by the fratricidal brothers Li Chengqian and Li Tai was swept away.

Seeing that the pheasant slave was asleep, Empress Changsun raised her head slightly to look at her husband, and stopped talking about it, hesitating.

His Majesty Li Er looked at his wife as if he had a heart in his heart, and asked, "Guanyin, do you have something to say?" Don't hold it in your heart, what else can't you and I say directly? ”

Calling Empress Changsun Guanyin shows that His Majesty Li Er is not in the same bad mood as before.

Immediately, Empress Changsun hugged the pheasant slave and sighed leisurely: "Your Majesty, Cheng Qian and Tai'er are indeed extremely ridiculous. The two brothers are so noisy, not to mention you, even the concubines are angry. However, Your Majesty, was your punishment too severe? One deposed the title and suffered in the black mountain and white water land such as Qianzhou, and the other deposed the crown prince and became a waste prince who was imprisoned and guarded. This kind of punishment is too heavy, after all, they are still young, and knowing their mistakes can improve a lot. Your Majesty, I think of the two of them, and for the sake of the two of them being your own children, the concubine begs you to take back your life. ”

"Alas......"

His Majesty Li Er shook his head, looked at the eldest grandson empress with a sad face with deep affection, and sighed: "Guanyin, it is precisely because they are my sons, and precisely because they are still young, that I punish them so severely. should be a brother and a brother, but he caused trouble and killed each other. Queen, although it has been five or six years since the incident of Xuanwu Gate, I still remember it vividly. If the two of them are allowed to continue to act like this, there will be a second Xuanwumen tragedy in the future. I have missed it once, and I don't want my sons to repeat it in the future. ”

Empress Changsun knew that her husband was still haunted by the incident of Xuanwumen, although she was unwilling to admit to the world that she was wrong about this matter, but when she dreamed back at midnight, she would often shout the names of Prince Jiancheng and King Qi in her sleep. Only in front of himself will the husband say what is in his heart.

However, when Empress Changsun thought of her husband's punishment of her two sons, she still refused to give up and persuaded and pleaded: "Your Majesty, but Chengqian and Tai'er ......."

"Guanyin, don't say it!"

His Majesty Li Er knew that what his wife wanted to say more was nothing more than a plea, so he interrupted: "It is precisely because the two of them are still young and have not yet reached the point of no return, that I have made this punishment with a painful heart. As you just said, knowing your mistakes can improve a lot. I hope that in the days to come, they will know what they are wrong, that they will re-examine their identities, and that they will understand the preciousness of brotherly affection.

Queen, there is a popular saying among the people, called a loving mother and many defeated children. I know you love your sons, but why don't I love them? But I must teach them a hard lesson today, so that they can learn their mistakes and repent as soon as possible. I know that the punishment is severe, but the long pain is better than the short pain, and if today's punishment can restore their brother's former affection, I feel that it is all worth it. ”

Empress Changsun seemed to understand some of the overtones from her husband's words, and her eyes suddenly flashed with a little joy, and she cautiously speculated: "Your Majesty, you mean that as long as the two brothers can repent of their mistakes, you will recall them back to Chang'an in the future." Moreover, will Tai'er's title of King Wei be restored, and the position of the crown prince of Chengqian will be restored? ”

His Majesty Li Er didn't nod, but he didn't shake his head either, but prevaricated: "I didn't say it, don't guess, take good care of the pheasant slave, I will first go to the North Pavilion to review the chapter, and then come to the Ganlu Hall to spend the night in the evening." ”

After saying that, His Majesty Li Er gave up Empress Changsun and strode towards the outside of the palace.

Looking at her husband's resolute and hurried back, Empress Changsun tightened the child in her arms again, and said to the infant baby: "Pheasant slave, pheasant slave, the queen mother is becoming more and more unable to understand your father." Is it a tiger poison eater? Or are you well-intentioned? The queen mother can't see through it, the pheasant slave has to learn to be obedient when she grows up, and you must not learn from your two uncompetitive brothers. ”

"Cluck, cluck......"

The infant child seemed to be awake, but instead of crying or making trouble, he opened his eyes and smiled cutely.

At the same time, there was some distance from the Ganlu Hall in the Shufeng Palace.

At this time, Concubine Yang, who was born as a princess of the Sui Dynasty, was sitting in front of the bronze mirror dressing table as usual and asked the palace maid to comb her hair full of green silk for her.

Two palace maids, one holding a wooden plate containing a grate and a golden hairpin and silver hairpin, and the other standing behind Concubine Yang, combing her hair gently and gently.

Concubine Yang looked at herself in the bronze mirror and sighed faintly: "Alas, Yiren is haggard and gradually losing weight, and after all these years, there is even white hair in this palace." ”

"Hehe, the concubine said with a smile," the palace maid who was combing her hair smiled, "Where did your black hair grow white hair?" The slave and maid were clumsy, and they couldn't find a single white hair. ”

"Yes, mile to mile, according to the slave maid, the mother walked out of the Shufeng Hall and stood with the emperor, and the six palaces were colorless."

Concubine Yang listened to the conversation between the two palace maids, and couldn't help but laugh happily and scolded: "You two dead girls with clever mouths have made this palace happy." Look at the reward, look at the reward. ”

As she spoke, Concubine Yang picked up two hostas from the wooden plate and gave them to the two palace maids.

When the palace maids were rewarded, they were naturally smiling and thanking their mothers for being chitose.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of kicking footsteps outside the Shufeng Palace, and a voice hurriedly came into Concubine Yang's ears: "Mother, mother, out... It's a big deal! ”

Ke'er?

As soon as Concubine Yang heard that something was wrong, her face couldn't help but change, her face was covered with frost, and even the palace maids who had been rewarded just now were a little stiff, and they all turned their heads to look at the door with apprehension.

Suddenly, Li Ke, the king of Shu, who was wearing a crown of cupola on his head, wearing a python robe with a jade belt around his waist, and his face was like a crown of jade, ran into Concubine Yang's sight.