Princess Shengping came to the East Palace today with high spirits to visit her daughter and son-in-law and go back to her parents' house by the way, but she didn't expect Li Chun to be a big event today, and after the discussion in the Lin De Palace, she came to the Yanying Palace, the office designated for him by Li Yu before leaving, and met with the various departments and servants one by one, and dealt with large and small affairs, just sent people to say hello. And Guo is also preoccupied and absent-minded. Only a few grandchildren are still carefree, so that Princess Shengping does not feel left out.

Taking the time, Princess Shengping said to Guo:

"Crown Princess, but what's on your mind?"

Guo, who was distracted, was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly said:

"Mother, no, no."

Princess Shengping said:

"This palace is also a person who has gone through storms and knows the general situation, if there is anything to the crown princess, don't hide it from her mother, this palace can still give the princess some ideas."

Where does Guo dare to speak? But seeing that Princess Shengping asked tightly, she had to say:

"Mother, haven't you heard of it in the house? Now there are rumors circulating in the market that there is a rumor that the prince's reputation is ruined, the prince's position is like sitting on the fire, roasted by this rumor, and he is restless every day, and his daughter is angry when she hears it, and she is anxious to see it, but she can't help much, so she is a little overwhelmed. ”

Princess Shengping listened:

"What a big deal am I? When the emperor went to Lishan, all the people in Chang'an saw it, where was the appearance of something? The prince also cares about these little things. You have to tell the prince that the emperor gave him a month to supervise the country and hide in Lishan by himself, but let him go to practice, he has to deal with state affairs attentively, so that the emperor can rest assured, there can be no mistakes. How can you put your mind on these things? ”

Then he lowered his voice and said:

"Daughter, could it be that the prince really did something indecent?"

Guo Shi was so angry that he stomped his feet and said:

"Mother, what are you talking nonsense? If he really dares to do such a thing, can his daughter this idle for him? He even me~~~ Oh, don't talk about it. If you want to say that it is unruly, he and his daughter are really unruly. ”

Princess Shengping snorted and said:

"Don't talk nonsense. You are the crown princess designated by the first emperor, how can you be called indecent? ”

Guo sneered:

"Mother, are there still few things in your Li family? Otherwise, how could those Xiaoxiao make a fuss about this kind of thing? ”

Li He, who was playing on the side, looked up and asked:

"Mother, what is the wrong thing?"

was slapped by Guo and told him to play aside. Princess Shengping's old face turned red and scolded:

"She is already the crown princess, and she is still so open-mouthed. Forget it, let's not talk about it. This thing was originally easy to do, anyway, now that the January period is approaching, it is better to ask the emperor to return to drive in advance, isn't this okay? ”

Guo stood up abruptly and blurted out: Finishing and publishing on ap.

"Oh, my mother, you can say it simply. Who doesn't know that it's easy for the father to come back, but the father has to be able to come back! ”

Then he realized what he had said, and covered his mouth. Princess Shengping didn't realize how much of a heavenly secret was revealed in her daughter's words, and just asked:

"Why, the emperor refuses to come back?"

Guo Shi hurriedly followed Princess Shengping's words:

"It's not, Lu Xianggong sent someone to invite him, but his father just refused to come back."

Princess Shengping asked:

"Why is that?"

I don't know when I slipped back again, Li and Grandma said angrily:

"Experience."

One sentence relieved Guo's siege, and Guo Shizai looked at Li He carefully several times. However, Princess Shengping's next words made Guo's heart jump suddenly:

"I said, if the prince can't withstand such a little wind and waves, can the emperor rest assured that he will hand over the country to him? If the prince is really not at ease, the palace will go to Lishan to see the emperor tomorrow. It happened to be freezing cold, and the palace also wanted to spend two days in Zhuangzi. ”

When Guo was trying to dissuade Princess Shengping from going to Lishan in the East Palace, Lu Zhen was making an appointment with Lu Yuanying in the political affairs hall, and Li Jing, the king of Tan, and Li Wei, the king of Jun, were eating in front of the Huaqing Palace.

"Chang'an looked back at the piles of embroidery, and the top of the mountain opened thousands of doors. As soon as the concubine laughed on the red dust, no one knew that it was a lychee. ”

Xiao Du's popular "Passing the Huaqing Palace" has not yet been born, and he is now being held in Du You's arms to feed sugar dumplings. And Huaqing Palace has indeed lost the brilliance of the opening of the heavens, and after more than 50 years, it has become gray and dilapidated. Although Wen Tangjian is still there, the luxury has been blown away by the rain and wind of the years. This is a rare good weather in winter, the beautiful scenery of Zu Yong's "South Yin Ridge Show, Snow Floating in the Clouds" looks so real and vivid under the bright sunshine and clear blue sky, but Li Jing and Li Wei Ge'er see another reality.

Grey mountains, bare branches, and broken roads beneath your feet.

Entering the palace was smooth, but it was difficult to meet the people you wanted to meet. Li Zhongyan, who is now presiding over the affairs of the Huaqing Palace, heard that King Tan and King Jun came to greet him, and he was so shocked that he didn't know what to do. It's easy to handle it if it's someone else, but these two are the eldest prince under the crown prince, and the prince of the in-law is really not easy to deal with. I had to send someone out to inform him, saying that His Majesty was taking a bath, and asked the two princes to wait for a while, and ask the two princes what was going on, so that it would be convenient to pass it on. The two naturally refused to say, but said that they hadn't seen their father for a long time, and they came to visit. As a result, the two princes sat for more than half an hour, renewing tea again and again, and when they were really restless, they saw Li Zhongyan come out with a smile, and the two princes knew that this was the emperor's personal person, and they didn't dare to slack off at all, so they quickly stood up and said:

"I've seen Grandpa Li. I haven't seen you for a long time, but my father-in-law has worked. ”

Li Zhongyan smiled and said:

"The two highnesses are good, the two highnesses are concerned, and the old slave is a blessed person. Alas, sit down, sit down, Your Majesty has something to say to the old slave to bring to the two Highnesses. ”

Li Jing and Li Wei hurriedly sat down. I saw Li Zhongyan say with a straight face:

"Everyone instructed the two Highnesses, the Dao is now being cultivated, and the health is very good, tell the two Highnesses not to worry, and ask the two Highnesses not to worry when they go back."

Li Jingbu asked:

"Gonggong Li, what's the matter, my father doesn't see us?"

Li Zhongyan said:

"Your Majesty said that if the two Highnesses are only here to visit, there is no need to see them. Isn't it said in His Majesty's will? There is no need to visit. ”

Li Weidao:

"We have something to meet with my father."

Li Zhongyan said with a smile:

"Your Majesty said that he already knows what you want to report, so tell the two princes not to worry too much."

This is too godly. Li Jing and Li Wei wanted to say something, but Li Zhongyan had already a smile on his face and said:

"Two princes, if there is nothing to do, please go back, the old slave still has to serve Your Majesty."

The words had already been said for this part, and the two princes had to get up sullenly and take their leave. Li Zhongyan went back comfortably to "restore his life". I wanted to brag to Gou Sheng, but Gou Sheng was not there. Not long after returning to the room and sitting down, another guard came in and reported:

"Father-in-law, the two princes are back again. I am waiting in the lobby. ”

Li Zhongyan didn't know what was going on, so he had to go out again. As soon as he saw Li Zhongyan, Li Wei said:

"Gonggong Li, just now Xiao Wang was confused for a while, but he forgot one thing. Since we can't see my father, let's always meet Princess Youning, right? The two of us are elder brothers, but I haven't seen Youning's sister for a long time. ”

Li Zhongyan, who was originally smiling, froze suddenly. However, after three or four moments, Li Zhongyan reacted and said:

"It's not impossible to see Princess Youning, but in this case, Your Majesty will inevitably be unhappy if you know it. And Her Royal Highness Princess Youning went to the back mountain to play today, I don't know when I will come back, if the two princes see Her Royal Highness the princess, they can only wait here. “

Li Weidao:

"It's okay, it's okay, this king thinks that Princess Youning is young, and she won't play for long, so let's wait." It just so happened that I went up the mountain this time and brought some gadgets to give her. ”

After that, he glanced at Li Jing. Li Jing also echoed. Li Zhongyan said:

"In this case, it's better to have the things transferred by the old slave, the two princes still have important things, so it's better to go back." The old slave will definitely be handed over to Her Royal Highness the Princess. The old slave thought that what the two princes gave must be good things, and Her Royal Highness the princess must like it when she sees it, maybe she will go to the Sixteen Princes' Mansion to pay a visit. ”

Li Weidao:

"My father-in-law is kind, Xiao Wang understands it, but this thing still has to be delivered in person. My father-in-law will take care of me, and the two of us will walk around here by ourselves, and I believe that we will see the princess soon. ”

Li Zhongyan had no choice but to go. When he returned to the back, Gou Sheng was already in the room, so he said to Gou Sheng:

"How good is this, how good is this!"

told Gou Sheng in detail about the matter. Gou Sheng also said:

"Ahem! I went out and soaked, how did it become like this? Let's just say that the emperor shouldn't take the princess away, right? Now, here's the thing, here's the thing! Gonggong Li, what should you do about this? ”

Seeing that Gou Sheng couldn't come up with an idea, at this time, Li Zhongyan calmed down and said to Gou Sheng:

"In this way, Father-in-law Gou, we don't care if they are here or not, we are still as we were when the emperor was here, how we should come and how we come. In addition, send someone to Chang'an to deliver a letter and ask the prince and Lu Xianggong for an idea, we can't let these two masters stay here, waiting for an emperor or a princess to fall from the sky, right? Father-in-law Gou, what do you think? ”

Gou Sheng had no choice but to agree. Li Zhongyan hurriedly went to find someone to arrange it. Gou Sheng then hurried out.

Li Jing and Li Wei were sitting and waiting here on Lishan Mountain, while in the political affairs hall, Lu Zhen was explaining what had happened to Lu Yuanying with a serious expression. Lu Yuan's white beard under his chin kept shaking, obviously extremely excited. After Lu Zhen finished speaking, he asked:

"Lord Lu, that's what happened from the beginning to the end. It is not an exaggeration to say that this matter is related to the critical survival of Datang. The crown prince and several Xianggong thought about it, the Manchu Dynasty was civil and military, only you, Duke Lu, can bear this burden, I don't know if you dare to accept this heavy responsibility? ”

Lu Yuanying smiled dumbly:

"I can't imagine that the old man is already over the age of six, but he has encountered such a tricky thing, and he can't really destroy it in a lifetime. Lu Xianggong, is Lu Yuanying a person who cherishes his private name and ignores justice? The old man thinks that since you Lu Xianggong has found the old man, it is natural that the old man will definitely take over this burden. Lu Xianggong, right? ”

Lu Zhen said:

"Humane Lu Jingfu is old and fine, and it is really not fake at all."

Lu Yuanying stroked his beard and asked:

"Now that the old man has taken over this burden, there are a few questions that have to be asked. I hope that Lu Xianggong must answer me truthfully, otherwise, the old man cannot guarantee that this case can be solved. ”

After asking a few questions, Lu Yuanying said:

"Lu Xianggong, please tell the Queen Mother and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince that it is a matter of social affairs, and Lu will do it with all his heart. But the crux of the case is that His Majesty can return safely. Otherwise, even if the case is solved, it will not be able to stir up turbidity. Speaking of the words within the office, Lu Xianggong, you shouldn't have let Your Majesty go in the first place! ”

Lu Zhen said:

"The matter has come to this point, and the prime minister has no regrets, so he can only try his best to remedy it. This matter is all up to Master Lu. ”

That night, Lu Yuanying put on his robe and walked into Pingkangfang with two entourages, one from Jin Wuwei and the other from the Grain Statistics Department. Although a once beautiful man is old, his outstanding grace is becoming more and more eye-catching, which is a temperament accumulated by virtue and wisdom that exudes from the inside out. Fortunately, there are a lot of handsome men in and out of Pingkangfang, but not many people care about an old man. Lu Yuanying was also so happy that no one noticed, and walked into an extremely lively wine shop.

"Just say, the emperor is fine. You see, today King Litan and King Jun went to visit the emperor, didn't they come back happily in the evening? ”

As soon as he entered the wine shop, Lu Yuanying was attracted by a voice, and saw a chubby middle-aged man spitting at a table, but someone immediately questioned:

"Second brother Jin, but I heard that the two princes didn't see the emperor."

The fat man Jin Er pursed his lips and said:

"What do you know? The two princes didn't see the emperor because the emperor was recuperating, do you know that although the two princes didn't see the emperor, they saw Princess Youning, so they came back? Does Princess Youning know? The emperor's favorite princess, this time the emperor went to Lishan without anyone taking it, so he brought the princess. ”

Lu Yuanying was stunned when he heard this, and then found an empty table and sat down. Then someone below asked what he was thinking. A rough voice said:

"Jin Er, you used to be just a bastard, where do you know so much news now?"

This is exactly what Lu Yuanying was thinking about. After accepting the task, this afternoon, Lu Yuanying was recruiting manpower and reading the documents of Jin Wuwei and Jingzhao, and he didn't know about the return of King Tan and King Jun from Lishan until dark, how could it be so widely spread in the market? Just as he was about to hear how the person named Jin Er answered, he saw Jin Er beckoning to the questioner:

"Do you want to know? Come, I'll tell you. ”

When the man leaned his ear over, Jin Er said loudly and mischievously:

"I won't tell you."

It caused people to laugh. Jin Er stood up and said:

"It's not early. Eh, I'm going back, get out of the way, get out of the way. ”

As he spoke, he didn't even take the money, and walked away. The man who came from Jin Wuwei whispered to Lu Yuanying:

"Since the newspaper has been opened, the boundaries of the market have been abolished, and the people love to listen to current affairs, this kind of people have become the treasures of various wine shops and tea shops, as long as these people are sitting, the business is too good, so all the wine shops and tea shops are begging this kind of people to sit every day, and they are afraid that people will not accept the money, where will they ask him for money?"

Lu Yuanying asked:

"And where did he get this news from?"

The man replied:

"Since they started this business of living, these people have stopped producing and have been asking about these things every day to make a living. I have to run several miles a day. ”

Lu Yuanying frowned when he heard this, and said in a low voice:

"You go and follow him. I'm going to ask him. ”

Jin Wuwei's man said yes and quietly got up. Lu Yuanying sat for a while, then left. I went to a few other buildings, and sure enough, I could see such people everywhere.

In the Sixteen Princes' Mansion, after Li Jing and Li Wei returned from Lishan, they did not go back to their respective homes, and the brothers went to Li Jing's mansion. Soon, several adult princes such as King Gui Li Lun and Wang Li Qi came to the Tan Palace. To say that this brother is also bold, after Xuanzong, the kings lived in the sixteen princes' mansions, and private traffic was not allowed, which has become a custom of the imperial court. It is also Li Yu who is open-minded, and the restrictions have been gradually relaxed in the past four or five years, but so many princes gathered in someone's mansion have really not appeared outside the palace. Naturally, the news also quickly spread to the East Palace.

(The front of the secret king has been abolished, a big oolong, changed over.) ）

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