Shangyuan Festival, Shen Mengxi and Wu Youji entered the palace to participate in the palace banquet as usual, these years, the seats of everyone in the hall have already changed, only Emperor Wu is still sitting upright, Li Dan moved from the side to the bottom of the steps, sitting in the position of Shen Mengxi's hand, the position of the children of the martial family is closer to Emperor Wu, in the hall, except for Li Dan and Shen Mengxi, there is no third Li clan.

Li Dan lowered his eyes, except for the initial toast to Emperor Wu at the banquet, there was no more words, Shen Mengxi toasted with him, and only silently raised his glass and drank it all.

Shen Mengxi noticed Wu Chengsi's eyes, this person is usually quite calm, once he drinks some wine, he will get carried away, at this moment he is squinting at Li Dan, thoughtfully, it seems that Li Dan and him have a hatred of killing his father and taking his wife.

Shen Mengxi remembered that when he accompanied Emperor Wu to visit Tongtian Palace, he unintentionally caught a glimpse of Wu Chengsi also spying on her with a strange look, and quickly dodged away after being bumped into, Shen Mengxi only felt that he was vomiting because of his hatred for the palace banquet, and now that he thinks about it, Wu Chengsi wants to be the prince urgently, and he doesn't plan to let go of any of the Li family.

In the past few years, Shen Mengxi seems to be just busy with the bookstore, but in fact, she has paid close attention to all the big and small things in the court, especially Wu Chenghe's various behaviors.

In the second year of the Heavenly Grant, Wu Chengsi instigated hundreds of people to come to the table and ask him to make himself the crown prince, believing that since the Wu family was the emperor, the imperial heir should not be surnamed Li, but should be the descendant of the Wu family. However, due to the opposition of Li Zhaode and several other governors, they did not succeed.

Wu Chengsi was furious, he bribed and colluded with Lai Junchen, framed dozens of people for rebellion, and killed dozens of people, including several prime ministers who prevented him from asking for the crown prince.

After that, he led 5,000 and 26,000 people respectively, and asked Emperor Wu to add the title of honor, and did his best to flatter him, and Emperor Wu was very happy, gladly accepted, and granted amnesty to the world.

Wu Chengsi's efforts were effective, and in a worship that year, he served as the second offering, and Wu Sansi served as the final offering, directly replacing the positions of Li Dan and Li Chengqi. Since then, Wu Chengsi seems to have relied on him, and began to target Li Dan everywhere and frame Li Dan.

When Shen Mengxi entered the palace to ask for peace, he talked about the fourth brother, "Ah Niang, the fourth brother's personality is at peace with what happens, maybe he doesn't feel humiliated, but Yue'er is really angry." Although Yue'er has bullied his brother since he was a child, he can't tolerate others bullying his brother! ”

Emperor Wu's heart moved after hearing this. Shen Mengxi got to the point, Emperor Wu is such a character, her own son, she can kill, but others can't beat and scold.

Emperor Wu asked Shen Mengxi again what he thought of the imperial heir.

Shen Mengxi said: "Yue'er doesn't understand these state affairs, and she hasn't thought about them carefully, but the country is A-Niang's, and A-Niang wants to let whoever is the emperor's heir, let whoever be!" As for the surname, it doesn't matter, it's a big deal to change the surname Wu. ”

Emperor Wu didn't respond, diverted the topic, and asked about Wu Youji and Yan Jikang, Shen Mengxi was vague, and Emperor Wu didn't have the heart to listen to her answer.

At this palace banquet, Wu Chengsi began to target Li Dan again, and when he was in the middle of singing and dancing, he came to Li Dan's seat, deliberately stepped on Li Dan's toes and did not move, and greeted Shen Mengxi and Wu Youji: "My cousin and his wife are deeply in love, I am really envious of me waiting, hahahaha!" ”

Shen Mengxi saw at a glance that Wu Chenghe's feet and Li Dan's flushed face.

With a wave of his hand, the wine in the cup was poured towards Wu Chengsi, who was unsuspected, was splashed, took a few steps back, and wiped his face angrily, "Cousin, what do you mean?" ”

"Oops, cousin forgiveness!" Shen Mengxi hurriedly got up, apologized again and again, and made a gesture to salute, and said to Wu Youji in a panic: "You idiot, don't wipe your cousin yet!" Wu Youji hurriedly pulled his sleeve to wipe the wine on Wu Chengsi's face, and Wu Chengsi brushed him away in disgust, "Go, go!" ”

"Cousin, today my cousin is not strong enough to drink, but I can't hold this wine cup steadily, I don't know when my cousin came behind me, I actually offended my cousin. That's how it can be good. Shen Mengxi made a respectful gesture, but said in a slow tone.

If it is a toast, it should come to the banquet, in order to humiliate Li Dan, this Wu Chengsi specially went around the back of the seat and stepped on the toes of Li Dan, who was kneeling. Shen Mengxi simply pretended not to know, and only said that he did it unintentionally.

Such a movement alarmed Emperor Wu, and she saw that Taiping seemed to be saluting Wu Chenghe, her expression was nervous, and she couldn't help but wonder, so she asked her inner servant to go over and ask.

The chamberlain came back and said the reason, and Emperor Wu couldn't help frowning.

Back then, Li Zhaode's sentence "King Wei is not only a prince, but also a nephew of His Majesty, and one of the prime ministers of the court, and his power is almost comparable to that of His Majesty." Since ancient times, there are not a few princes who have killed their fathers and usurped the throne! "Touched Emperor Wu, a lonely man, who was already suspicious, it was this conversation that made Emperor Wu shelve his plan to replace the emperor's heir.

She suddenly realized that before she knew it, her children had been wronged for several years.

If a mother snubs her children in front of others, others will dare to mock them; If they insult their children in front of others, they will dare to bully them. If his mother took away his throne with her own hands, what would happen to others......

Emperor Wu looked at his son who bowed his head and was silent, and his daughter who did not apologize, pondering, a few years ago, she said to her daughter that she would not let her suffer what she had suffered, and now this scene, after the death of her father, what is the difference between the two half-brothers who bullied their mother and daughter?

Emperor Wu's hand clenched the wine cup, his son's surname is Li, and he has a different heart with himself, and his nephew's surname is Wu, so he doesn't have a different heart? Li Zhaode's words have been haunting her heart for many years, and they have almost become her inner demons, making her no one believe it, even if Li Zhaode is dead, she can't get rid of it.

Emperor Wu looked at the direction of the quarrel expressionlessly, Li Dan noticed that he was the first to stand up and salute Emperor Wu, Shen Mengxi also stopped apologizing and stood facing Emperor Wu, only Wu Chenghei, under the stop of Wu Sansi, stopped losing his temper and hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

Li Dan, Shen Mengxi, Wu Youji, and Wu Chengsi were all passed to Emperor Wu by the inner servants, and several people knelt down at the front of the case. The banquet hall fell silent.

"Taiping, you said, how did you offend the King of Wei!" As soon as Emperor Wu spoke, his tone was stern, making it impossible to distinguish emotions.

Shen Mengxi's face was wine-colored, and he spoke: "Your Majesty, at that time, Taiping was talking to the fourth brother, talking about the newly made lanterns, I don't know when, King Wei came behind Erchen, and the wine spilled on King Wei in a startle, uh, Taiping already knew that he was wrong and apologized to him, but he... Refusing to forgive the peace. After Shen Mengxi finished speaking, he seemed to realize something, and suddenly made a look of lust, "Auntie!" Yue'er apologized, and asked the colt to wipe the wine stains on him personally! But he still lost his temper! In the end, it was already a fox and a fake tiger, and Wu Youji nodded in agreement on the side.

Wu Chenghe's face was purple and swollen with anger, but because Emperor Wu didn't let him speak, he could only stare dryly and endure it.

"Is that so? Dan'er! Emperor Wu asked Li Dan again.

Li Dan raised his head suddenly, Emperor Wu has not called his name for many years, since Emperor Wu called the emperor, he has become the heir of the emperor from the emperor, although he lives in the East Palace, all etiquette and treatment are compared to the crown prince, but there is no trace of power, the concubine died two inexplicably, and he did not dare to make a noise, in recent years, because of the dispute over the identity of the emperor's heir, Wu Chengsi is even more difficult with him everywhere, but Emperor Wu has never interfered, which has made Wu Chenghe's courage bigger and bigger, and today he is in front of the public, openly stepping on his toes to show insult.

A title, so that Li Dan didn't hold back his tears all of a sudden, his mother didn't treat him as a son, but he always remembered that the person in the high position was the mother who gave birth to him. So, he simply bowed his head to prevent people from seeing tears, and said angrily: "Back to Your Majesty, everything is as Taiping said." ”

Emperor Wu had seen his youngest son's tears and heard his choking. I have mixed feelings in my heart, and I am pitiful for a while, and I hate his cowardice even more.

"What did King Wei say?" Just don't look at him, Emperor Wu turned to ask Wu Chenghe.

Wu Chengsi looked up at Emperor Wu's majestic and unpredictable expression, and all the anger just now was suddenly discharged, he sensitively sensed something from the order and title of Emperor Wu's questioning, and then, he suddenly discovered a long-neglected fact: he is a nephew who is one layer worse, and no matter how bad he is, he is also his own child.

So he prostrated himself to the ground, "Your Majesty! Today is the minister's excessive drinking, and he didn't recognize Her Royal Highness the princess for a while! Offended His Highness! The sin deserves death! It wasn't until I saw Your Majesty that it was like a thunderbolt, Huo Ran was awake, Your Majesty is really the reincarnation of the Buddha, which can benefit all the people, and you can be empowered by Xiaodai! Your Majesty is willing to apologize to the princess! ”

A sensible flattery, Wu Chenghei came easily.

"Since it's a misunderstanding, so be it! Today is Shangyuan Festival, don't ruin the fun! ”

"Whoa!" Wu Chengsi responded loudly, turned his head and apologized to Shen Mengxi: "Cousin, brother and sister, Her Royal Highness the princess!" The subordinate lost his temper after drinking, and here I apologize to the princess! After speaking, he actually bowed.

"Humph!" Shen Mengxi flicked his sleeves arrogantly, "Auntie! This year, Yue'er's bookstore is profitable, and Yue'er gave A-Niang the most peculiar lantern! ”

Wu Chengsi raised his head, knelt on the spot, and awkwardly tidied up his head, and everyone looked away, pretending not to see it. Over there, Shen Mengxi helped Emperor Wu to walk towards the apse, "Fourth brother! It's still grinding! Come on! Shen Mengxi turned around and scolded.

Li Dan hurriedly got up and stumbled towards the apse. Wu Youji hesitated, but still didn't dare to follow.

The hall was silent.

It took a long time before I started dancing again and served new wine.

In the apse, Shen Mengxi hugged Emperor Wu's knee and cried. Didn't say anything, just cry.

"Tsk, swollen eyes! I'll be going to watch the lights later! Emperor Wu persuaded Shen Mengxi's back one by one.

"A-Niang, Yue'er doesn't go to see the lights, maybe someone jumps out to assassinate Yue'er, Yue'er is very nervous as soon as she participates in the banquet now, everyone looks like an assassin, my cousin suddenly appeared at that time, it really scared Yue'er, if Yue'er had a dagger in her hand, she would definitely stab out!"

When Emperor Wu heard this, he sighed sadly, "A-Niang understands, A-Niang understands, A-Niang's Yue'er has been wronged." ”

"Only A-Niang's knees are the safest, and Yue'er looks at everyone as if she wants to plot against her!" Shen Mengxi said coquettishly, suddenly raised his head from Emperor Wu's knees, and said heartlessly: "It's just that Yue'er can't figure it out, the fourth brother is the emperor's heir, he was framed and squeezed, Yue'er is just A-Niang's daughter, she has no power and power, why do anyone want to assassinate Yue'er!" ”

Emperor Wu was stunned.

Shen Mengxi hiccuped, sobbed twice, and continued, "Do you have to kill our brother and sister? She looked back at Li Dan, "Fourth brother!" We can't die! Whoever bullies us, we will let him die first! ”

Li Dan knelt on the edge of Luohan's bed, his head lowering more and more.

"Li Dan! You're just too timid, less timid than me! We are all dead, who will worship A-Niang's tablet in the future? Yes? Who is enshrined? Martial arts? Have you ever heard of a nephew offering an aunt's tablet? Yes? Li Dan! Did you hear that? Shen Mengxi reflexively threw himself to Li Dan's side, pushed Li Dan, and hugged him again and cried.

Li Dan finally cried out loud, whimpering, and aggrieved.

"That's it! It's a big holiday, what to cry about! ”

A sentence that was neither light nor heavy, made the brother and sister stop crying, Shen Mengxi wiped a handful of tears, "Ah Niang, it must have been Wu Chenghei who sent someone to assassinate Yue'er, he couldn't do it back then, and now he wants to kill me and the fourth brother as the emperor's heir, he wants to be the prince!" It had to be him! A-Niang, it must be him! It's better for A-Niang to simply give Yue'er and the fourth brother to death, Yue'er doesn't want to die in the hands of such a disgusting person! ”

"Hugh is nonsense!" Emperor Wu scolded loudly.

Shen Mengxi stopped aggrievedly, "It's him, now there is no proof of death, anyway, Yue'er has an intuition, it is Wu Chenghe!" ”

"Smack!" Emperor Wu patted the case. Shen Mengxi finally stopped.