Chang'an City.

It was approaching dusk, and there was a sound of horses' hooves in front of the Mingde Gate, and in the dust, a team of people and horses appeared.

At the head were several middle-aged men in strong suits, although they had never worn a sword, but they were indescribably brave and upright, and several of them were always vigilant and scanned around, escorting a quaint carriage, slowly heading towards the Mingde Gate.

Li Hong lifted the curtain on the carriage and looked at the majestic Chang'an City, and couldn't help but feel melancholy in his heart.

I finally came back, but this was not the land I remembered, there were no high-rise buildings, no cars, only the cold city walls stood quietly.

"Ahem......"

Li Hong couldn't help coughing twice, and then a white and tender little hand stretched out, put down the rolled up curtain, and pressed Li Hong on the soft couch.

"Your Highness, look, cough again, the slave maid has already said that you are still weak and can't withstand such bumps, you have to listen, even if Your Highness wants to go back to Chang'an, you can't be so light-hearted, what if the assassin comes to assassinate again?"

The little girl's tone is full of resentment, these days, the little girl also feels that His Royal Highness is a little different from before, much more easy-going than before, so she is also a little casual in front of Li Hong.

If these words were placed in the past, they would never dare to say it, although Li Hong was benevolent in the past, he never took them as maids in his eyes.

However, the change of the little girl gave Li Hong a little headache, thinking about whether he was a little too fond of this girl.

He knew his own body, but he had been in a coma for a few days, and it was nothing serious, and as for the assassin, it was nothing at all.

Li Hongqing clearly remembered that he was almost hung up because he was poisoned, but at the moment the power in his hands was too little to find out about this matter, and Li Hong faintly felt that this matter had a lot to do with it, so he could only slowly and secretly investigate.

In desperation, Li Hong said to the little girl.

"Qian'er, go pour a cup of tea!"

The little girl finally stopped complaining, and reluctantly turned around to pour a cup of tea.

However, Li Hong felt that the phrase bumpy all the way was a bit excessive, although this carriage was not a genuine prince's frame, but it was not an ordinary car, not only the space in the car was not small, and it could put a soft couch enough for people to lie down, and if the speed of travel was not fast, even the tea in Qian'er's hand would not shake a little, which made Li Hong sigh at the wisdom of the ancients.

The little girl carefully brought the teacup to Li Hong, but saw a hint of banter on Li Hong's lips.

"Drank it."

"Huh?"

The little girl stared at Li Hong with her big eyes, looking confused, obviously not understanding what he meant, and her cute appearance made Li Hong can't help but reach out and pinch the little girl's tender little face.

"I said, you drank it. Hey, you've been talking for so long along the way, are you thirsty? Drink saliva to moisten your throat. ”

The little girl was stunned for a while, only to understand that Li Hong was teasing her, and suddenly blushed, this little daughter's posture made Li Hong laugh.

The sky gradually darkened, and Li Hong finally arrived in front of the East Palace.

Li Hong did not enter from the main gate of Daming Palace, Suzaku Gate, but went directly around to Yanxi Gate, the side gate of the imperial city, and then quietly used the prince's token to enter Chengtian Gate.

After all, Li Hong's return to Chang'an this time was mainly low-key.

First, the etiquette was complicated, and the team was slow, so Li Hong couldn't wait that long. Second, the recital in Luoyang Palace that day must have been leaked a long time ago, and some people, such as those who planned the poisoning incident, would definitely stumble on him in advance, and when the prince's frame returned to Chang'an slowly, the daylily was cold.

Therefore, Li Hongcai threw away the brigade and rushed back to Chang'an with Qian'er and more than a dozen guards.

Standing in front of the East Palace, Li Hong was a little stunned.

"Qian'er, this ...... This is the East Palace? ”

Li Hong looked at the slightly dilapidated palace in front of him, at first glance, this is an ordinary palace, inconspicuous in the Daming Palace, which is full of palace gates, if it were not for the word "East Palace" on the palace door, Li Hong would never have thought that this is the sleeping palace of the prince of a country.

"Yes, Your Highness, don't you remember?"

The little girl looked at Li Hong with some worry, His Royal Highness seems to have changed a lot since he woke up this time, and she doesn't remember a lot of things.

But fortunately, His Royal Highness still remembers Qian'er, and the little girl was inexplicably a little happy in her heart, but when she looked up at the East Palace, she was inexplicably a little lost, and the princess was ...... It's inside the East Palace.

"Since the previous dynasty, in order to make the prince diligent and thrifty, the East Palace has always been not allowed to be luxurious, so it looks a little shabby, and the crown princess has always disliked these ......"

For some reason, Qian'er's voice slowly lowered, and there was a little more inexplicable meaning in her tone.

It's a pity that Li Hong didn't notice the change in the little girl, he stood in front of the door of the East Palace, and his heart was a little entangled.

As soon as the little girl mentioned it, Li Hong remembered that she already had the crown princess Pei half a year ago, so right now, her "wife" should be waiting in the East Palace.

As soon as he thought of this, Li Hong couldn't take this step, although he had accepted this body and Li Hong's identity, but for this Li Hong, it was a strange woman after all, and he wanted to live with her for the rest of his life so rashly, which made Li Hong really a little unacceptable.

Seeing that Li Hong didn't move for a long time, the little girl asked boldly.

"Your Highness, slave maid...... The slave maid went to inform the crown princess and asked the lady to come out to greet Her Highness. ”

The little girl reluctantly moved forward.

"Don't ...... Don't go" Li Hong woke up suddenly and grabbed the little girl's arm. "Let me think about it...... Let me think about ......"

The little girl was caught by Li Hong all of a sudden, thinking that Li Hong was angry with her, she was inexplicably a little aggrieved in her heart, tears rolled in her eyes, and when she heard Li Hong's words clearly, she didn't know what kind of feeling she felt in her heart, and obediently returned to Li Hong's back.

"Let's go to the government hall."

Li Hong hesitated, did not alarm the guards of the East Palace, and turned to leave.

In the early Tang Dynasty, only the governors of the three provinces, namely Zhongshu Ling, served in the door, and the left and right servants of Shangshu Province were eligible to enter the political hall.

But since his father Li Zhi ascended the throne, in order to suppress the eldest grandson Wuji and other old ministers, he often gave certain officials "three products under the door of the same Zhongshu Province", so that they could enter the political hall to discuss politics.

"Tongzhongshu Province Menxia Sanpin" seems to be a grade, but in fact there is no rank, but a dispatch, in the words of the previous life, it has the same power as the Sanpin officials of Zhongshu Province, so all officials who have this dispatch must have their own duties, these prime ministers take turns with each other, and there are difficult things to decide will gather together to discuss and play the emperor together.

Although it is already night at the moment, there should still be a prime minister on duty in the political affairs hall, and after calculating the time, Li Zhi's will should be sent to the political affairs hall in a few days, if there is no accident, preparations for the reconstruction of the East Palace should have begun at this moment.

But thinking of Li Yifu's words that day, Li Hong always felt a little uneasy, feeling that even with Li Zhi's permission, there would still be some waves on the side of the political affairs hall.

It's a little strange to say, but in the early Tang Dynasty, the prime minister was sometimes able to control the imperial power, and the emperor's holy decree must be reviewed by the ministry before it can be regarded as a legitimate holy decree.

As soon as he thought of this, Li Hong couldn't help but complain a little about his father, his father's attitude was not firm in this matter, and the Empress Wu also had an ambiguous attitude.

Li Hongzheng was thinking about taking advantage of the absence of other prime ministers to go to the political hall to completely finalize the matter, so he walked quickly, hoping to rush to the political hall before the palace gate was locked.

It's just that what Li Hong doesn't know is that at this moment, the political hall is brightly lit, and several prime ministers are gathered together, precisely because of the will sent from the eastern capital Luoyang.