Li Junqi's indifferent eyes glanced at Gao Li, and hooked the corners of his lips, "This king is not impartial, not sooner or later, just in time, the banquet has not started yet, and this king has just arrived." Father-in-law Gao should not make trouble for nothing, and on a good day, he will make the emperor unhappy. ”

Gao Li's face was displeased, but his mouth was respectful, and he raised his arm and made an inviting gesture, "How dare the slave provoke you!" Prince Wen hurry up and go in, all the royal relatives are waiting for you! ”

Li Junqi smiled contemptuously, and his eyes showed disdain and disgust for Gao Li.

Tang Anxia observed the actions of the two and couldn't help but wonder, when did Li Junqi and Gao Li become hostile? I haven't heard of conflicts and frictions between the two of them, why don't they treat each other like this?

In front of many palace people, Tang Anxia couldn't open his mouth and ask directly, so he put aside the confusion in his heart for the time being.

In the Jinluan Palace, the emperor and the queen sit on the main seat, on the right side are the concubines and concubines of the harem, the prince and the princess, according to the order of position, close to the queen are the second prince and the little prince, down the number is the concubine and the princess of the moon, in turn is the concubine Shu and Yun Guiren, and then down is the prince's concubine. Jing nobles and a group of lowly concubines sat in the last seat.

It stands to reason that Jing Guiren should have sat in the middle like Yun Guiren, but the queen did not allow it, and deliberately put Jing Guiren's brand on the seat of the concubine's room, in the queen's words, "A slave from a humble background and bad means, what qualifications does he have to stand side by side with Yun Guiren, who was born as a little princess in Persia?" Isn't it a joke for civil and military officials? ”

The emperor thought that the queen was reasonable, so he agreed to the matter.

On the left is the minister of the former dynasty, sitting in the front close to the emperor's position, respectively, Prime Minister Longde and General Tang Zhentian, followed by the military department, the criminal department, the household department, etc., and then the imperial history Yiwen, Taifu Yang Qing, according to the order of the first product to the seventh product, each carrying their family members to sit densely.

Prince Wen's identity is special, he is the only son of the regent, and the deceased regent is the emperor's own brother, so the people in Prince Wen's palace were placed in the seats behind the second prince. It is not impartial, and it happens to be in the middle of the Jinluan Palace.

After everyone was seated, Emperor Li Cheng held up the golden cup, his vision was refreshing, his long eyebrows were fine-tuned, and his voice was high-pitched, "I respect you for a cup, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the country is peaceful, all of which are the credit of the concerted efforts of the former dynasty and the harem." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone raised their glasses and drank sake, and then, Li Cheng gestured to Gao Li's eyes.

Gao Li shouted at the throat of the male duck: "The emperor's holy decree - the birthday banquet begins!" ”

Immediately afterwards, the gongs and drums are noisy, the bells and drums are ringing in unison, and the front of the palace gate is singing and dancing, a lively and prosperous scene.

At the end of the song, the musicians began to play the fresh music, the sound was as small as a long stream of water, and everyone began to whisper, talk and laugh happily.

The timing was just right, the second prince and Prince Wen looked at each other, and the two of them pulled the corners of their mouths knowingly.

Immediately afterwards, the second prince Li Min stood up with his sleeves and bowed to Li Cheng, "Father! Erchen has a matter and wants to ask the prime minister, but I don't know if I should talk about it or not? ”

Li Cheng was stunned, everyone immediately shut their mouths, looked like they were watching a good show, pricked up their ears to observe the words, and even the musicians who played subconsciously slowed down the rhythm and lowered the tone a lot.

"What's the matter with the second prince, you have to spoil the fun at my birthday banquet?" Li Cheng had a vague bad premonition, and raised his eyebrows, full of oppression.

The queen hurriedly put on a smiling face, and her voice was soft but majestic, "Your Majesty!" Since the second prince wants to say it, let him talk about it, so as not to arouse the suspicion of the former harem, and halfway through this, it implicates the prime minister, and everyone here is curious, what is going on? ”

As soon as the queen's voice fell, Li Min didn't wait for Li Cheng to refuse, and directly asked in righteous words, "Prime Minister!" This prince returned to the imperial city from the border, and was chased and killed along the way, almost dying! I heard that my father handed over this matter to you for a thorough investigation, and gave you a three-day deadline to find out who was behind the scenes who wanted to get rid of the prince's life! Now that it's been a long time, you're afraid you've forgotten about it, right? ”

The entire Jinluan Hall was in an uproar.

"Someone assassinated the second prince? Didn't the second prince rush back because the emperor was ill and considered the position of the crown prince? ”

"The second prince is back to avoid being pursued? Who is it that even the prince dares to attack? ”

"The Prime Minister didn't mention this to us, did you? Could it be that he secretly sent others to investigate thoroughly? ”

“……”

Everyone whispered and discussed, and Li Min's words caused an uproar in the harem of the former dynasty.

Li Cheng's face suddenly turned pale, he did ask the prime minister to investigate, but what the result was, he didn't ask, because Li Cheng knew in his heart that the person who attacked the second prince was Lund, just like he did to the regent at the beginning.

It's just that Lund is a last resort in order to recommend the little prince, and now the second prince has returned to the palace safe and sound, and lives in Fengyi Palace with the queen's guards personally protecting him. In addition, Li Cheng's body and bones are not as good as day by day, he is too busy to take care of himself, so naturally he did not pursue it further.

"Father, after all, it is a major matter related to the life of the son, you have every opportunity, and you have no time to investigate this matter thoroughly, so the son-in-law dared to ask the father-in-law of the Jinluan Palace, and they told the son-in-law that the assassination has been handed over to the prime minister to deal with, please rest assured.

It's a pity that it has been delayed so far, and after waiting for more than a month, the prime minister still hasn't found out who the murderer is. That's why I planned to drag it out for a day, and in the end, it didn't work! ”

"Presumptuous!" Li Chengheng's eyebrows were coldly raised, he scolded angrily, and the whole person exuded the aura of a king who was mighty in the world, and his angry eyes like a god glared at Li Min fiercely.

He is not a reckless person on weekdays, why is he so reckless in front of civil and military officials today? Could it be ...... He already knows that the prime minister is the murderer? I'm going to get revenge today!

Thinking like this, Li Cheng's heart sank suddenly, he underestimated this son.

The queen pursed her lips and chuckled, hurriedly played the round, and said loudly, "The emperor is angry, this is a good day, don't be angry!" Dragons are in good health! ”

Turning her face, the queen looked at Longde with a smile in her eyebrows, "Prime Minister, since the second prince asked about your head, the civil and military officials are waiting for an explanation, and it makes the emperor unhappy, you!" It really should be said about this, after investigating for so long, there should always be a result. ”

At this point, even Li Cheng couldn't protect Lund, he narrowed his eyes dangerously and stared at Lund's solemn face.

Lund took a heavy breath, his sharp eyes swept around the crowd, he had never seen any scenes after experiencing wind and frost, and he had already seen through the deception after living for most of his life, so he replied unhurriedly, "The old minister did investigate the truth, but because the mastermind behind the scenes was a noble person, he did not inform the second prince." ”

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