On the top of the Fuliang Gate, Li Guogong looked into the distance, although he couldn't see the slightest detail in the night, but he seemed to have seen something in his heart.

"Dashuai, the young master is looking for you," At this time, a soldier walked beside him, facing Li Guogong.

Li Guogong waved his hand and motioned for the soldiers to retreat.

At this time, I saw Li Duan walking up from the city tower, and he smiled when he saw Li Guogong.

"Ah Gong."

Li Guogong raised his eyes and looked at the sky, and said, "Is it true that you have to hurry before dawn?" ”

Li Duan was stunned, "Grandpa, why are you ······?"

Li Guogong smiled, "It's also my grandson, what do you want to do, I still don't know?" Is there movement in Beijing, or are you worried about your sweetheart? ”

Hearing this, Li Duan immediately scratched his head a little embarrassed, and said, "Grandpa, you are really getting older and more improper. ”

Li Guogong laughed, "I'm not serious? You weren't embarrassed when you swore to me that day that you wanted to marry someone else. ”

Li Duan coughed lightly and said, "Amber has found out some movements in the capital, and it's time for me to go back, otherwise—I'm afraid I won't be able to catch up." ”

Li Guogong nodded lightly, "Your lieutenant will go back to Beijing first, but he hasn't arrived yet?" ”

Li Duan said: "Yes, he pretended to take my bones all the way slowly, in order to delay time, so that the other party felt that there was no threat." ”

"Do you know who the 'other party' is now?" The light in Li Guogong's eyes suddenly sank.

Li Duan frowned, "Sun Er is not very sure, but all this points to the third prince." ”

"The Third Prince," Li Guogong muttered, "the Third Prince." ”

Again? Li Duan was a little puzzled when he heard this, and immediately asked, "Why did Ah Gong say this?" ”

Li Guogong looked at Li Duan, his eyes were deep, "Now that you have grown up a lot, it is time for you to know some things." ”

Li Duan looked at Li Guogong in a daze, and for some reason, there was an inexplicable panic in his heart.

"It's all my fault······"

Li Guogong's tone was very flat, but he could clearly hear the pain that carved into the bone marrow.

Back then, the emperor favored Yun Concubine, but Yun Concubine relied on her favor to pave the way for her son, and even stretched out her hand to the court.

In the battle of Yun Bian, there were countless casualties, and Yun Concubine swallowed the consolation money given to the soldiers' dependents for her own selfish interests.

This matter reached the ears of Li Guogong back then, and Li Guogong really couldn't bear the chill of the soldiers, so he played the emperor's matter, and what he said was nothing more than asking the emperor not to be too favored, and to focus more on state affairs.

Who knows, not long after this recital was written, there was another war on the frontier, and he was too busy fighting to take care of the affairs of the DPRK and China.

But at this time, his son Li Mu was imprisoned for some reason.

By the time he heard the news, the fighting had just stopped.

He did not have time to rest, so he hurried to Kyoto, but halfway through the road he received the news that his son had fallen ill and died in prison.

At that time, he was grief-stricken, and he only had a son and a daughter under his knees, and now although his daughter is a queen, she is in the deep palace all day long, and she is not loved by her husband and lives lonely.

And his only son died in Kyoto inexplicably, and he didn't even see the last side of his son.

Li Guogong is not stupid, on the surface, he received the emperor's mercy, but behind the scenes, he secretly sent someone to investigate the matter.

He always felt that Li Mu's death was strange, and his son was also a person who went to the battlefield, so how could he easily get sick and die in prison.

Sure enough, he asked him to find clues and found Yun Concubine.

It turned out that it was Concubine Yun who framed Li Mu and put Li Mu in prison.

But everything should have waited until after the trial to be questioned, but the emperor couldn't wait to execute Li Mu at this time.

The insiders of this matter should not have left any of them, but there was a little palace maid in the palace at the beginning, who received Li Mu's favor and remembered it in her heart, and happened to be working in Yunxi Palace again, so after Li Mu's death, she secretly heard Yun Concubine talking about it with the people around her.

It turned out that Yun Concubine blew the wind on the pillow in front of the emperor, and told the emperor that Li Guogong Li Han is now a master, his daughter is the queen, and his son Li Mu is also loved and admired by the people.

The emperor was also wary of the Li family at that time, and coupled with his love and trust in Yun Concubine, he really listened to it, so he sent someone to execute Li Mu secretly.

When Li Guogong learned all this, he regretted and saddened it in his heart.

He just wondered why he wasn't the one who suffered the consequences.

The fold he made for the soldiers and their families was originally out of his own heart, if he really let it go, he couldn't do it, but all this should not have been borne by his son.

Later, he took his son's bones, burned them to ashes, and threw them on the territory outside the gates.

After that, he never returned to Beijing.

He is also guilty of his daughter, but he is even more guilty of his son.

So, he planned to stay here, guarding this territory and guarding his son.

Li Guogong finally finished speaking, and he didn't know when tears appeared in his eyes.

Li Duan was even more stunned, looking at Li Guogong stupidly, speechless for a long time.

"It turns out that my father - that's how he died······" After a while, Li Duan was stunned and spoke.

saw Li Guogong shaking his head and said, "Silly boy, in fact, you are not a descendant of my Li family." ”

Li Duan was stunned, as if he was afraid that he had heard it wrong, and took two steps forward and approached Li Guogong's side, "Ah Gong······ You ······ What do you mean by that······"

Li Guogong sighed and said, "You stupid child, you really never ask who your biological mother is?" ”

Li was silent.

He really never asked Ah Gong who his biological mother was, he thought that it should be a woman whose father was away, but Ah Gong didn't like it, so he didn't recognize it.

But when I grew up, I felt strange, if I didn't recognize the woman, why did I recognize the woman who gave birth to him.

's father is a young prince who attacked the lord, so why can't he marry a noble girl.

Seeing that Li Duan didn't speak, Li Guogong continued: "At the beginning, your father also wanted to give you a shelter, originally thinking that you have no relatives and mother, and you are lonely, if you really let you go, you are such a little big doll, I don't know if you can live." As long as your background is not known, as long as our government is on the next day, we can bless you with a safe day. ”

"But now, the Guogong Mansion should not be able to protect you, so you don't have to do anything for a family that has nothing to do with you," Li Guogong said, smiling at Li Duan with some kindness.

Li Duan's throat moved, and he was still a little speechless.

"I was the one who Yun Concubine wanted to move at the beginning, but at the beginning, I had a heavy army, and the border land was also guarded by me, and there was no suitable person to replace me, and now that her son is grown, many things can be carried out naturally. Now that you have found out that this matter is related to the three princes, it is time for their mother and son to do something to the Guogong Mansion," Li Guogong smiled slightly, "Child, you don't have to be burdened by your family background, go ahead and do what you want." ”

Li Duan didn't know when he had tears in his eyes.

Immediately, he raised his sleeves to wipe his tears, and also smiled, "Grandpa, in order to prevent your grandson from getting involved, you lied too much." ”

Li Guogong knew that Li Duan didn't believe it, so he looked straight at Li Duan and said, "At the beginning, your biological mother, Princess Yunyang, was chased and killed all the way and fled to the border of Dacheng, and happened to run into your father's team. When your father saw that she was carrying you as a child, helpless and seriously wounded, he took your mother and son back to the barracks. But at that time, your mother's injuries were too serious, and Rao went to Beijing to invite a doctor overnight, but to no avail, your mother still died. I entrusted you to him before I died. I know all of this, too. ”

Li Duan was stunned, and the smile on his face suddenly froze.

At this time, Li Guogong took out a jade hairpin from his sleeve and handed it to Li Duan, "Since you came to the border this time, I have carried this thing with me every day, and I am thinking about when I will be able to tell you everything." Now, it's time for it to be returned to its rightful owner. ”

Li Duan didn't stretch out his hand to take it, but just glanced at the hairpin, and then raised his eyes to look at Li Guogong.

Seeing that Li was indifferent, Li Guogong said, "Take it, this is the only relic left by your mother." When I returned to Beijing to collect my son's bones, I brought them back as well. I wanted to leave nothing to prove your identity, but my stupid son felt that this was the only thought of your mother after all, and he should be left for you. ”

Li Duan stretched out his hand slowly, and his fingers took it with a little trembling.

The hairpin was cold in the palm of his hand.

"You can check it, this hairpin is the only one in the world, it is the night hosta specially created by Emperor Dayu for Princess Yunyang, this hairpin is made of black jade, and there can be brilliance in the darkest places, except for Princess Yunyang, no one can have this thing."

Li lowered his eyes and looked at the hairpin he was holding.

There are torches burning on the castle tower, and you can't see any brilliance, but you can also see that this hairpin is gorgeous and clean, and it is a good object.

Naturally, this thing can't be fake, and Ah Gonghe doesn't seem to be able to come up with this kind of thing to deceive him.

So, is he really the son of Princess Yunyang?

Li Guogong said: "What happened to Dayu that Princess Yunyang, who was quite favored by the emperor, was chased and fled to this point, I don't know." But all these years have passed, and there is no news of Princess Yunyang outside, if you want to come, no one will find you again, you can leave here, go where you want to go, and do what you want, Ah Gong - will be very happy. ”

Li raised his eyes.

"Grandpa, you're old."

Li Guogong didn't expect Li Duan to say such a sentence after being silent for a long time, so he was slightly stunned.

"Grandpa, with you, father, and aunt, my grandson is very happy."

"Since you have given me, an orphan, a home and a family, then I should treat you as family for the rest of my life."

"I love this home, I like you to be my family."

"Once upon a time, you stood in my way."

"Now, it's me."