Chapter 52: Li Chengqian's Response
Li Chengqian left, with a mess, a pale face but a little red, and left without looking back. With a gloomy face, no one knew what he was thinking, but from his stumbling steps and the wrinkled clothes on his body, it seemed that he didn't get any benefits from Li Kuan, as for Nalan Yingde, who attracted him here, all of them were left behind, and no one remembered this small role.
The soldier of the wolf warrior rode a drum in his heart, after this prince of the dynasty left like this, will he settle accounts in the future. Although these people were so worried in their hearts, no one said it, they believed that since His Royal Highness the King of Chu dared to offend the prince like this, he would definitely have this full certainty to deal with the next consequences. Only those soldiers guarding outside the tent knew that this prince would not only not hold a grudge against His Royal Highness the King of Chu, but would even be grateful.
East of Chang'an City, Tonghua Gate, a gorgeous carriage slowly drove into the city gate, it is now past noon, the weather in early summer has become hot and dry, the carriage wheels roll on the ground will also bring up dust all the way, the soldiers guarding the city watched the carriage go away, and then continued to watch the crowd in and out, Chang'an City is not the tax of entry fees, because there are too many people coming and going every day, if you queue up to pay the money one by one, I am afraid that it will be blocked for a long time. In this era, it was the largest city in the world and the largest distribution center for goods in the world. Every day, countless merchants from all over the world come here to trade their goods, and there is a tax to pay for the purchase and sale of goods here. Therefore, although the income from the entrance fee is missing, the monthly tax revenue of Chang'an City is still considerable.
Without the slightest pause, the carriage passed through Xingning. Daning, Laiting, Yongchang four square markets, straight into the East Palace. Li Chengqian got out of the car, looked at the towering palace wall, and couldn't help but sigh: "When you wake up from a big dream, you know where you are today." My good second brother, I really want to thank you! As he spoke, he lifted the hem of his shirt and walked towards the East Palace. It was already the afternoon of the next day. After coming out of Li Kuan, Li Chengqian did not directly admit his guilt to Li Er, he still quietly sent someone to ask his uncle Sun Wuji out of the mansion, and then the two nephews quietly discussed all night. Because today is not the day of the court. Therefore, Li Chengqian, who did not need to go to the court, kept thinking about it until this time and returned to Chang'an City.
As soon as I entered the palace gate, I saw a woman in a lake-green palace dress coming slowly: "The concubine has seen His Royal Highness the Prince!" "A slight blessing, the delicate figure is undoubtedly revealed, the bandeau on the chest of the palace dress on the body slightly reveals two pieces of snow-white skin, and a ravine is revealed, which is particularly attractive. I saw that this woman's eyebrows were like a crescent moon in the sky, like a distant mountain, and her green hair was scattered. The cherry lips that seemed to be dotted with Zhu were gently pursed. There seems to be endless grievances, and countless resentments are condensed in her beautiful eyes.
"What's wrong?" The red slap marks on Li Chengqian's face have faded a lot. I almost couldn't see it, and I used an ice pack several times on the way back, which was originally prepared for Nalan Yingde, but it was used by himself.
"Why don't you see the cousin of the concubine?" The woman's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and then asked out loud.
"Nalan? Li'er, there is no such person as Nalan Yingde in this world anymore! Don't think about some things, don't force them, you must know that the troubles are mostly mediocre people's self-disturbance, and sometimes too much extravagance is a bad thing! Li Chengqian didn't say anything more, nodded slightly, and then walked into the palace. Only the woman in the palace costume was slightly stunned in place: "Could it be that cousin ...... No, it won't! ”
This woman is Li Chengqian's crown princess Hou Li'er, as the daughter of the Tang Dynasty Chen Guogong Hou Junji, she has been loved by thousands of people since she was a child, even if her father was snubbed by the saint a few years ago, but she was also stationed in Luoyang, no one dared to attack her front, in Luoyang City, she and her younger brother are really under one person, above ten thousand people. And then marrying Li Chengqian is even more prominent, these days Li Chengqian is also very kind to her, because of this relationship, Hou Junji is once again active in the Tang Dynasty, officially out of the trough of the previous years.
But this time, Hou Li'er did feel that some things were not as smooth sailing as she imagined, and she originally thought it was just a trivial matter, but as a result, her husband, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, went there in person and did not rescue her cousin. It seems that this matter is really beyond the scope of control, at this time, Hou Li'er is thinking of her father, Hou Junji, the Duke of Chen Guo of the Tang Dynasty, if this matter is really investigated, how can I let my father get out.
Hou Li'er, who was standing quietly in the courtyard and thinking about countermeasures, didn't notice that her husband walked out again not long after entering the East Palace, and then walked straight in the direction of the Deep Palace. Not long after Li Chengqian left, Hou Li'er came back to her senses, and then summoned a eunuch: "You immediately leave the palace and send this letter to Chen Guogong's mansion!" After sending the written letter, Hou Li'er's worries finally eased a little, and then she went back to the dormitory by herself.
Li Chengqian was dressed in prison clothes, handcuffed and shackled, with shackles on his shoulders, and barefoot, so he walked in the corridor of the palace, heading in the direction of the Lizheng Palace. The minister will discuss with Li Er the feasibility and effect of these policies, and the eldest grandson queen is sitting quietly on the side, as long as she is on the side, then Li Er's state will be like divine help, even if he is usually angry, he will become very peaceful, so Li Chengqian is also holding a fluke this time, that is, the eldest grandson queen will accompany her, so that the anger of his father will calm down a lot!
With such a mood, Li Chengqian measured the long road step by step, the shackles on his shoulders, the handcuffs on his hands, and the iron chains on his ankles were all real things, and several things added up to nearly eighty pounds, with such a weight, Li Chengqian's footsteps faltered, and every step had to exert all his strength, although she was pampered, although she was not delicate and tender, but she was not a burly and powerful person, although he also practiced martial arts, but his talent was not very high, and he also had a slight qi disease, Martial arts training is really a difficult thing for him, so even if he has a lot of convenient conditions, his body is only a little stronger than ordinary soldiers, and after walking such a long way, the physical consumption can be described as very large, and even he is a little out of breath. Looking at the Lizheng Palace, which was almost there, he once again mustered up all his strength and walked towards that side firmly.
Along the way, the patrolling soldiers and the passing palace eunuchs all looked at the third most powerful prince of the Tang Dynasty in the palace, and they all looked horrified, why is this? The future master of the Tang Dynasty will dress up like this, and it is obviously a posture of going to bear the guilt, is there something big going on?
"Your Majesty, there is a guard outside the door who asks to see you!" The section from the East Palace to the Lizheng Hall is considered the office area of the Tang Dynasty, not the scope of the harem, so there are still patrolling soldiers, and at this time, outside the gate of the Lizheng Palace, a soldier is waiting for the emperor's summons under the scorching sun.
"Come in!" Li Er glanced at the fold in his hand, then the corners of his mouth turned slightly, three long whiskers hung down under his chin, gently brushed it with his hand, picked up the bowl of warm lotus seed soup in his hand, took a sip and said.
"I have seen the saint!" The soldiers were summoned in and then bowed to him.
"Tell me, what's the matter with such a hurry?" Li Er glanced at the soldier who didn't dare to look up, he knew that it was because Empress Changsun was sitting beside him, so this soldier didn't dare to look up.
"Your Majesty, the crown prince is here!" The soldier replied.
"Cheng Qian is here? What does it matter, he is the crown prince, isn't it normal to come here? Li Er was a little surprised, and Empress Eldest Sun, who was sitting quietly on the side and had never made a sound, also cast a slightly puzzled look.
"It's just that the prince came this time with handcuffs and shackles and shackles!" The soldier replied.
"Oh!" Li Er was slightly surprised, he never thought that this prince would actually do such a thing, what was he doing? And on the side of the eldest grandson queen is even more puzzled, she still doesn't know what Li Chengqian has done these days, in her eyes Li Chengqian is still the mature and stable prince in the past, although he is not amazingly talented, but he is really stocky, at this time, he would actually come from prison like this, what is the matter?
"This kid is not stupid, it seems that I have not been completely disappointed!" Li Erchang sighed, although he didn't know if Li Chengqian was picked up, but as long as he could put down his body and do so, then there was still room for redemption for this qiē, and he could maneuver around it before it was completely put on the table, even if Wei Zheng's more serious stinky temper of the officials would not be held on to it because of Li Chengqian's posture.
"Your Majesty, what's going on?" Empress Eldest Sun asked out loud.
"Guanyin, after you get to the screen first, I want to see Chengqian first!" Li Er did not answer, but instead separated the eldest grandson empress. If it were in front of Empress Changsun, there were some things that Li Chengqian might not really explain. And it will be difficult for Queen Eldest Sun to ask in person, so Queen Eldest Sun can only hide on the side, so that the two fathers and sons can really tell the root of the problem and then solve it completely.
As soon as Empress Changsun hid her figure, Li Chengqian had already arrived, dragging heavy handcuffs and shackles, carrying shackles weighing more than 20 catties.
"The son of the emperor to meet his father!" Although Li Chengqian was wearing shackles, he still knelt down, this time he came to bear the guilt, how could he not kneel, and how could he show the sincerity of repentance if he did not kneel, but he didn't see the figure of the eldest grandson, and he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, it seems that he has to suffer some hardships today to get through. (To be continued......)