Chapter 123: The Beginning of the Great Chaos
No matter how worried those who care about God, time is still passing day by day. As Tao Yao and Zhu Dan got along more and more casually and naturally, she received more and more news from Lin Lang. However, the contents of these letters are obviously not what she wants to see, and every time she reads them, her expression is visibly bad with the naked eye, and Hongfu, who is not very familiar with the court situation, can't help but think more after seeing her appearance. After a few days, the atmosphere of the entire palace has become slightly solemn, and the consumption of osmanthus chestnut cake is even more amazing, and it will only be a little better when the ruler brings Zhu Dan over. After all, it was about Datang, and Tao Yao and Hongfu didn't want him to notice too much, so they tacitly kept the same, pretending not to know anything. And Zhu Dan seems to have been very busy recently, except for a trip every three or five times, he has no extra time to pay attention to them. Therefore, everything is still calm, although it is already rough below.
"Your Highness, Zampu sent someone to say that I don't have time to come over for dinner with you today." While holding a plate of newly made osmanthus chestnut cake, while whispering, Hongfu closed the door of the study, looked at the woman sitting in front of the table, and a trace of distress passed between her eyebrows: "You have been here all day, and it is too sad, so let's go back to the dormitory as soon as possible to rest." "Today, Jin Yu sent a new letter over, and Her Royal Highness the Princess entered the study alone as soon as she got it, and she never came out for a day. She was also worried, so she came in to persuade her to say a few words.
"yes, I see." Rubbing his forehead, Tao Yao put down the red pen in the book, and her face showed a little tiredness: "It's just right if you don't come, just eat some later, you don't need to do anything deliberately." After speaking, she directly twisted a piece of osmanthus chestnut cake and put it in her mouth, and her expression was slightly soothed. And beside her, there was another identical but empty plate, apparently the previous one had been eaten.
After such a long time, Her Royal Highness the princess's habit of eating a lot of osmanthus chestnut cakes when she is in a bad mood has not changed. Hongfu shook her head and cleaned up the table: "You've eaten too many pastries lately, won't you get tired of panicking?" "It's no wonder that she doesn't have much appetite for dinner, not to mention anything else, she is really afraid that this little master will break his body.
"No matter how tired you are, it's better than being in a bad mood." With a long breath, Tao Yao leaned back on the back of the chair, and her eyes dimmed a lot: "There are too many forks in the Shendu, which are completely beyond my imagination." If this continues, maybe Tubo will really have an opportunity to take advantage of it. She originally thought that even if Datang was not solid and ironclad, it was not something that a small Tubo could afford. But now it seems that everything hangs in the balance, and it is really just an unknown.
"Is there something wrong with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?" Since the movement over there began to come one after another, Hongfu didn't say anything. She could see that Tao Yao was already very irritable, and naturally she would not trouble her at such a juncture. But now, her master seems to have a desire to talk, so she doesn't need to shy away from anything, just say it directly.
"yes, that's not a big problem." As soon as she mentioned this stubble, Tao Yao felt that her brain hurt: "It was originally a situation of confrontation between the two parties, although Wei and Wu Sansi on Li Bao'er's side should not be underestimated, but Li Chongjun has the emperor as a backer, and he has also won over Princess Taiping below, no matter how you look at it, it should be able to stabilize and excessively stance." Can be partial...... Alas......"
Hongfu's heart tightened, and she didn't even have time to remove the empty plate that she had cleaned up, so she took it directly in her hand: "But His Royal Highness the Crown Prince couldn't breathe and took the lead?" "If that's the case, it's a bit of a problem. After all, in terms of the degree of favor, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Princess An Le are completely incomparable. His Majesty's heart was originally biased, if he attacked at will again and let Princess Anle get the handle, it would be impossible to say.
"It's hard to say how it is, but he must have taken the initiative to attack Li Bao'er in front of the emperor." Flipping through the stacked letters in front of her, Tao Yao tried her best to restrain the manic depression in her heart: "A few days ago, the emperor gave Li Bao'er a generous gift, and at the same time reprimanded the prince for abandoning state affairs and not wanting to make progress, and ordered him to be grounded in the East Palace and not allowed to go out. Since Li Chongjun was canonized, how could he have been slacking off for a while? This holy decree is just a random excuse to punish him. Just by looking at the appeasement of Li Bao'er, you can know that the emperor is angry for his beloved daughter. Fortunately, Li Xian is now a little sober and knows who is his real heir, and he is not completely biased towards Li Bao'er. Otherwise, Li Chongjun is afraid that it will not be as simple as being reprimanded and grounded.
This...... Is this a signal? Hongfu's hand trembled, and the strength of grasping the plate couldn't help but be greater: "Your Highness, if even Your Majesty gives up the prince, then Princess Anle and Wei Shi will not be ...... in the future" In the current palace, except for His Royal Highness the Prince, there is no one who can compete with the mother and daughter. In the past, they mediated in the middle, and they could also try to make Wu Sansi and Wei infighting, but since the death of Emperor Wu, the Wu family has been declining, and Wu Sansi has become more and more united in order to keep his own family and help Wei and Li Bao'er. This old path obviously doesn't work, so wait until the future......
"Don't think that far ahead just yet." Waving her hand, Tao Yao motioned to Hongfu to calm down: "It's not that bad yet." At the moment, the crown prince is still the crown prince, and since Princess Taiping is on his side, she will not watch him fall, and she will inevitably help, and in a short period of time, there will be no major changes. I'm worried about ......" She stopped talking worriedly, her eyebrows also furrowed, and her face looked even worse: "Li Bao'er can be so stable this time, and even used some means to make Li Chongjun panic first, this is not a good sign." ”
"Your Highness is afraid that Princess Anle will have a follow-up waiting there?" Hongfu understood the meaning, and her fair face also became depressed: "But the prince is grounded, what else can they do?" ”
Yes, so, this is actually another way for Li Xian to protect this son, right? Tao Yao stood up and pushed open the window, letting in the cool breeze outside: "I hope Li Chongjun's heart is more stable than I imagined, and then pass this pass safely." ”