Li Su heard Li Shimin's old and somewhat free voice, but he felt a little sad in his heart, just yesterday morning, he came to the Ganlu Hall alone, and then told him Li Shimin's own physical condition, the result did not surprise Li Su, Li Shimin was silent for a long time after hearing this, and finally sighed, very calmly accepted this fact.

"Father, rest assured, several other things are being prepared by his confidants, and they should be done soon, and then the ministers will personally accompany their father to complete these wishes!" Li Su bowed and replied.

When Li Shimin knew that he only had less than three months to live, although he accepted this fact very calmly, he also suddenly remembered that although his life was very brilliant, he had some unfinished thoughts, so he wanted to end these wishes one by one before he died, so that he could leave without worry, so he let Li Su prepare, and the marriage of his son was only one of them.

Hearing Li Su's answer, Li Shimin nodded with satisfaction, in his unfinished thoughts, there were no national affairs or anything like that, but some of his private affairs, which involved some royal secrets and were not suitable for outsiders to know, so Li Su was asked to handle it personally, and the marriage of his son-in-law naturally ranked first.

In addition, Li Shimin also specially asked Li Zhen, Li Yun and Li Ke about the itinerary of the three, and according to the news that Li Su got now, Li Zhen and Li Yun have now arrived in Bohai Bay and are preparing to enter the Yellow River, while Li Ke has just arrived on Ceylon Island, and it is estimated that it will take at least half a month to arrive in Chang'an.

"Huh. Thankfully, Rokuro made it possible to get a steamship, making sea traffic several times faster than before. In the past, it took at least a year to reach our Datang from the Mediterranean. But now it's only two months, which can also allow me to see Saburo again and see me for the last time, and I heard that the Roman empress also came with him, which seems a little rash, Rome and Dawu are both predetermined, and the two of them, as kings, are all far away from the country, what if someone in the country makes trouble? ”

Li Shimin sighed at first, but then thought of Li Ke and Irina I coming together. This made him, a father, a little dissatisfied, thinking that the two of them were too rash, and worried that there would be some rebellion in their country.

After hearing this, Li Su hurriedly defended the third brother Li Ke and said: "My father doesn't know, that Empress Irina is already pregnant with the third brother's child, and she is now seven months pregnant......

"Bastard! Why is your third brother getting more and more confused, Rome originally needed that empress to settle down, and now that the other party is pregnant, then you can't agree to bring her with you! Before Li Su's words were finished, he was interrupted by Li Shimin's angry shout.

At this time, Li Su could only explain again with a wry smile: "Father is angry. You listened to Erchen finish speaking, in fact, you don't blame the third brother for this matter, that Empress Irina is a very assertive woman, and she heard that you were sick. I insist on seeing you, and I want to toast you and your mother with a cup of tea. In addition, she also admires the culture of our Tang Dynasty very much, and she wants to see what the third brother grew up like. So no matter how the third brother persuaded her, she couldn't change her determination. In the end, I had to let her come along. ”

Li Shimin first laughed when he heard this, then stopped and glanced at Li Su and said, "That's right." Your third brother doesn't really want to set up two queens, right? ”

"Father, this is also a helpless thing, the third brother and the third sister-in-law have a very good relationship, and the third sister-in-law is the niece of the same clan as the mother concubine, so it is impossible to set up another queen no matter what. And Empress Irina is also affectionate to the third brother, not to mention anything else, just a Roman throne can double the power of the third brother, and the future development potential is even broader, so she must not be treated as an ordinary concubine, and it is already the best way to set up two queens. Li Su also said helplessly.

Li Shimin was thoughtful after hearing this, and finally nodded helplessly. After chatting about Li Ke, Li Su was worried that Li Shimin would be tired, and it happened to be the time for the other party to drink the medicine, so Li Su personally fed Li Shimin after drinking the medicine, and then told him to rest well, and then he left the palace.

On the east side of the Lizheng Palace, near an exquisite palace in the East Palace, this palace is called Jinyang Palace, and it can be seen from this name that this is the place where the son lives. Originally, this palace was called Hanxiu Palace, but after the son-in-law lived here, it was renamed Jinyang Palace by Li Shimin, which shows Li Shimin's love for the son-in-law.

In Jinyang Palace, after the son came back, he locked himself in the dormitory alone, crawled on the bed and cried for a long time, and finally he was even more tired from crying, and he fell asleep unconsciously. When the maid in the palace heard the princess's cry, she didn't dare to come forward to disturb her, and when the son woke up, it was already midnight.

The son who woke up rubbed his eyes that were a little red and swollen, and thought of his father's serious illness again, and couldn't help but feel a sour nose, and tears fell again, but she knew that things were already like this, and it was useless for her to cry, so she quickly stopped her tears.

The son felt very hungry at this time, and she didn't eat lunch or dinner except breakfast, but the son didn't have a little appetite, just sat up and drank a cup of hot tea, and then thought of the fact that his father had been thinking about his marriage.

Thinking of his marriage, the son-in-law couldn't help but think of Shangguan Tingzhi, although he looked very ordinary, and there was no resemblance to his father and brother, although Shangguan Tingzhi and the son-in-law had set completely different criteria for choosing a mate before, but the other party really touched her heart, which even the son-in-law himself could not deny.

In the shadow of the flickering candle, the son walked to his dresser, and then opened a sandalwood box on it, which was full of boxes of miscellaneous items, most of which were poems written by Shangguan Tingzhi to her, and there were also some letters expressing friendship, and even some small gifts given to her by the other party, the son was very precious here, whenever she was upset, she would open the box, and then take out the contents one by one to appreciate, which would make her mood get better soon.

Today, my son was in a sad mood, but she didn't use this method to make herself feel better, because she knew that it was useless, after all, it was related to her father's life and death, and it was not something that could be diluted by the relationship between men and women.

However, when the son looked at the contents of the box, he couldn't help but think of the scene when she got along with Shangguan Tingzhi, which made the corners of her mouth appear a little sweet. But soon the son sighed, and then looked at the contents of the box with complicated eyes, and after a long time, the son suddenly whispered to himself: "Although this feeling is good, but it's time to end this kind of relationship, Shangguan Tingzhi, I'm ready, I don't know if you can accept a princess as your wife?" ”

At the same time when the son was talking to himself, in a mansion in the south of the east city of Chang'an City, a handsome young man sat alone in the pavilion under the moon, holding a folding fan in his hand, and on the open fan surface, a beautiful girl was painted.

"Mingda real person gives friends to the court!" The young man whispered the small words inscribed on it, and the look on his face was full of infatuation, but there was a bit of pain in his tone.

This young man is naturally Shangguan Tingzhi, he and his son met by chance in the Taoist temple, at that time the son pretended to be a female crown, the road number is Mingda Zhenren, Mingda is the word of the son, that is, her boudoir name, except for Li Shimin's elders and Li Su's brothers and sisters, few outsiders know the name of the son, and Shangguan Tingzhi naturally can't guess anything from this name.

"Mingda, Mingda, you have been missing for more than a month, no matter how I look for it, I can't find it, and the people in the Taoist temple refuse to tell you, are you really tired of getting along with me, so you use this way of saying goodbye without saying goodbye, and never meet me again?" The look of pain on Shangguan Tingzhi's face was even worse, and he even picked up the wine jug on the table and drank several times before stopping.

The reason why Shangguan Tingzhi is so painful is also strange to say. At the beginning, Li Shimin fell off the horse, and the son who received the news immediately rushed back to the palace from the Taoist temple, and he didn't think of saying goodbye to Shangguan Tingzhi in a panic, and then he was even more worried about Li Shimin's body, and he was not in the mood to contact the other party again, but he only knew that Shangguan Tingzhi, who went to the Taoist temple to meet his son, suddenly lost the news of his son, so he had a misunderstanding, thinking that his son never wanted to see him again.

It's just that Shangguan Tingzhi is indeed a seed of infatuation, even if he feels that he has been abandoned by his son, but he still has no change, tonight he feels irritable, and he can't sleep either, so he came to the courtyard, intending to relax, but he accidentally saw the folding fan in his hand, and the result suddenly made him think of his son.

The folding fan in Shangguan Ting's hand was a gift from his son, and there was a self-portrait drawn by his son himself. Speaking of which, a woman giving her portrait to a man is almost equivalent to two people falling in love. Shangguan Tingzhi also thinks so, but it is precisely because of this that he feels even more sad about the disappearance of his son.

Thinking of the happiness when he got along with his son, Shangguan Tingzhi felt more and more sad, and even forgot the ancient adage of 'men don't flick when they have tears', and kept flowing while drinking, and finally the wine and tears poured into the mouth together, mixed together with an indescribable bitterness.

In the end, Shangguan Tingzhi, who was overwhelmed by alcohol, fell directly into the pavilion, but his mouth was calling "Mingda!" Informed! (To be continued......)