"Wan'er?"

Li Zhi frowned, and his expression was a little more puzzled.

"Xuan!"

However, after such a short time, Li Zhi's face calmed down a lot, and he said lightly.

Not long after, Shangguan Wan'er, who was dressed in a female official uniform, walked in quickly.

"See Your Majesty!"

To Li Hong's surprise, Shangguan Wan'er's expression was calm after she went to the hall, and she didn't even look at Li Hong more, but just bowed to Li Zhi by herself.

"Well, why is Wan'er here, is there something going on in the harem?"

Li Zhi's tone was a little puzzled.

It stands to reason that at this time, Shangguan Wan'er should be serving the Empress Wu in the harem, how could she suddenly come to Hanyuan Palace, could it be that something happened in the harem?

For a while, Li Zhi was also a little unsure.

Shangguan Wan'er replied respectfully.

"Back to Your Majesty, Niangniang heard that the court is now summoning Ashina Funian, and it is inconvenient for her to go out to greet her, so she instructed her ministers to come over to say hello to the Turkic Khan, and by the way, bring a few words to Your Majesty!"

Li Hong's expression froze, and he immediately understood Shangguan Wan'er's intention.

What to say hello to Ashina Funian is just a pretense, just relying on Ashina Funian as a khan of a defeated country, he can't make the Empress Wu so excited.

The real intention is probably still in the second half of the sentence.

Although Empress Wu is now recuperating and ignoring the government, Li Hong will not be so stupid as to believe that the Empress Wu will really not care about the government, at least the major event of peace talks, the Empress Wu must always pay attention to it.

And what made Li Hong feel a little uneasy was that Xu Jingzong's attitude was quite strange today, from the time he entered the hall to the present, he had remained silent, and he had not said a word except for the fact that he had just come forward to play a round.

You must know that Xu Jingzong had a strong supportive attitude towards the peace talks.

At this moment, it was like this, which couldn't help but make Li Hong feel strange.

And now Shangguan Wan'er suddenly appeared in Hanyuan Hall again, which made Li Hong even more uneasy, could it be that something happened to the Empress Wu?

Perhaps for Empress Wu, the matter of peace talks has long been a foregone conclusion, and Xu Jingzong and others have fully known Li Hong's strategy, so it doesn't matter who to hand over this matter to?

I have to say that Shangguan Wan'er's sudden appearance did make things a lot more uncertain.

But the current situation obviously didn't give Li Hong much time to think about it, because immediately after, Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, obviously understood the implicit meaning of Shangguan Wan'er's words, and said lightly.

"In that case, Wan'er will say, what does the queen have to say to me?"

Shangguan Wan'er's face was calm, but Li Hong keenly saw that the jade hand in her sleeve was slightly clenched, obviously a little nervous.

After a pause, Shangguan Wan'er spoke.

"Back to Your Majesty, Niangniang said, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is benevolent and filial, and the affairs of the court are handled in a proper manner, and he can take on great responsibilities.

Shangguan Wan'er's face remained unchanged, and after she finished speaking, she kept silent and stood quietly in place.

It was as if he hadn't noticed the impact of his words.

But for some reason, Li Hong always felt that something was wrong.

And Li Zhi also frowned after listening to Shangguan Wan'er's words.

After a pause, Li Zhi asked.

"Is that really what the Queen said?"

This sentence seems ordinary, as if it is just a casual boast of his two sons, but in fact it is not that simple.

Looking at this sentence alone, Empress Wu's evaluation of Li Hong is "can take on great responsibilities", while Li Xian's evaluation is "You still need to be tempered more, and you should keep to yourself".

The difference between the two is telling.

If it is combined with the things to be discussed today......

Then the meaning of Empress Wu is very clear, she can take on a big responsibility, which naturally means that she feels that Li Hong can continue to preside over this matter, and she still needs to be tempered, which means that Empress Wu feels that Li Xian is not mature enough.

The meaning of these two sentences is not very difficult to understand, but after listening to them, the faces of the ministers also changed......

Didn't you say that the relationship between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and the Queen Mother has always been bad?

Now how could the queen mother suddenly send someone over to support His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?

And for this matter, Li Zhi also had some doubts in his heart, in fact, when he was in the harem, he also talked about this matter with the Empress Wu, but at that time, the Empress Wu did not clearly express his attitude, why did he suddenly send Guan Wan'er over at this moment......

Could it be that something happened that he didn't know?

For a while, Li Zhi, who had already made a decision, was a little more hesitant in his heart.

"Back to Your Majesty, this is what Niangniang said herself, and the minister doesn't dare to talk nonsense!"

Shangguan Wan'er's pretty little face was full of seriousness, and she spoke.

And Li Zhi's eyes narrowed, as if he was thinking about something, and after a while, Li Zhi continued.

"Okay, you step down, go back and tell the queen, I know!"

"Yes!"

Shangguan Wan'er saluted respectfully and withdrew from the main hall.

It's just that when she slowly retreated, Li Hong unexpectedly looked up and saw that Shangguan Wan'er's eyes were a little more complicated when she looked at her, and the girl's jade hand hidden in her sleeve robe was also quietly released.

Before Li Hong could think about Shangguan Wan'er's strange behavior, he heard Li Zhi speak.

"The matter of peace talks, it will be presided over by the prince himself, Xian'er is still young, so he will follow the ministers to listen to the government for a few days and then contact government affairs, if Hong'er is too busy, let the Ministry of Rites and Honglu Temple help more, okay, this matter is decided!"

As soon as Li Zhi's two sentences came out, it could be regarded as a matter of peace talks.

But even so, Li Hong's face did not show the slightest joy, because from the time Shangguan Wan'er said that sentence, Li Hong knew that the overall situation had been decided.

No matter what the reason is for Empress Wu to suddenly change her attitude, it doesn't matter, in this world, Li Zhi's most trusted person is probably none other than Empress Wu, not to mention that Empress Wu usually does not interfere with Li Zhi's decision, and sending someone here this time must have her intentions.

Therefore, Li Hong concluded that this time Li Zhi would definitely choose to continue to trust Empress Wu, so that Li Xian would probably have nothing to sing!

However, his intuition told him that today's things were probably not so simple, and for some reason, when Shangguan Wan'er left, that strange gaze always made Li Hong's heart feel vaguely uneasy.

Occasionally skimming in the direction of Xu Jingzong, Li Hong saw the latter with a trace of doubt on his face, obviously

At the same time, as soon as Li Zhi's words fell, Li Xian's face became extremely gloomy in an instant.

"Brother Prince is really a good means!"

After all the ministers had already dispersed, Li Xian said with a gloomy face.

"But the stakes are high in the peace talks...... The prince's brother must not disappoint his father and queen mother! ”

There was a unique yin in his tone.

After that, His Royal Highness King Yong flicked his sleeves and turned around and left Hanyuan Palace...... (To be continued.) )