After the gathering of Splendid Villa, Fang Yi ** and Xi Junmai entered the barracks for intensive training. At the auspicious time of early March, the army to conquer Qiuzi officially began.

Under the persuasion of Fang Xuanling and Li Zhi, Li Shimin easily agreed to let Yongning consult the historical materials of the current dynasty, and happily instructed Li Zhi that after Yongning had a finished draft, he would definitely take it to him to read it himself. Since then, Yongning has been busy.

In April, Yongning gave birth to her daughter very smoothly. This girl, who was named "Qinhua" by Li Shimin, seems to be more favored by Li Shimin than Li Cong, and even attracted a gaze full of envy, jealousy and hatred for Yongning. Yongning doesn't care about this, as long as her daughter is healthy and grows up safely, then what else does she care about?

In May, Li Shimin toured the eastern capital in a hurry, not only Li Zhi and a number of noble ministers were fortunate to accompany him, but Yongning also took his son and daughter to follow the team. In fact, Yongning had just come out of confinement at this time, and it was not suitable for a long trip, but Li Zhi tactfully told her that Li Shimin had delayed the date of his trip for a month in order to be reluctant to Qinhua...... So, even if he was reluctant, Yongning could only resist. Of course, this is just what everyone thinks, Yongning naturally won't treat herself so harshly, and the little injury when giving birth was treated with magic potion early in the morning.

Although everything seemed to be going well, he saw Li Shimin several times on the way, and his complexion made Yongning a little uneasy.

When Li Zhidi didn't know how many times he found Yongning sitting in front of him with a light frown, he unconsciously frowned, patted Yongning's hand gently, and asked, "What's wrong with you these days?" It's always a ghost...... But what happened? Or is there something that can't tell me? ”

Yongning pursed his lips and pondered for a moment before he whispered: "I saw Your Majesty a few days ago, and Your Majesty's complexion ...... You'd better have a number in your heart, I'm afraid it's been the last ......" Although she doesn't understand Yuan Tiangang's ability to implement face-to-face, it is not difficult to see a person's dead air, although Li Shimin still looks healthy, but he already has dead air on his body.

Li Zhi was startled, looked at Yongning in disbelief, opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything.

Feeling Li Shimin's maintenance over the years, Yongning was also a little sad, lowered his head and said: "These days, you should go and accompany Your Majesty more, and say more things that make him happy......

Li Zhi stood up abruptly and staggered away.

The development of things, as Yongning said, on the seventh day of arriving in the eastern capital Luoyang, Li Shimin fainted when he feasted the ministers.

Even though he was mentally prepared, Li Zhi still looked very sad, and Yongning could see that it was from the heart, not pretending. But Yongning didn't know how to comfort Li Zhi, maybe he didn't need to be comforted, Li Shimin's fall, his Royal Highness the Crown Prince's busyness was unimaginable, especially after several imperial doctors said that they were helpless about Li Shimin's condition, Li Zhi needed to think about more things, and more things that needed to be prepared to do.

Yongning stayed quietly in his own residence, taking care of the children, and restraining the people around him from moving around at will. At this time, she can't help him, and all she can do is not make trouble for him.

On the third day of the sixth lunar month, the ninth day of Li Shimin's coma, he finally woke up. Almost everyone knows that this is probably a return to the light, the important ministers who accompanied the car stayed in the palace and did not move, waiting for Li Shimin to summon them at any time, the old ministers with deep feelings, most of their lifelong friendships, at this moment, they can't help but tear ripples, but they can only cover each other with the sleeves of their robes.

No one expected that the first person Li Shimin would see after waking up would be Yongning, and of course Li Zhi stayed in the inner hall with her.

In the inner hall that day, Li Shimin and Yongning said something, except for Li Zhi, no one knows. Although there were many speculations, and many people went to Fang Xuanling to inquire later, they were only busy.

That night, Li Shimin died in Luoyang Palace.

While everyone was busy with Li Shimin's funeral, Yongning was sitting in his room, looking at the palm-sized sandalwood box in his hand in a daze. She never expected that Li Shimin would summon her when he was dying, let alone that he would say such things to her in front of Li Zhi, and even more, the box in her hand......

Yongning rubbed the smooth surface of the sandalwood box, smiled wryly and shook his head, they also looked up to her too much, right? Where can she afford such a trust? But fortunately, no outsiders know about this matter, and if it spreads, I am afraid that the lives of their mother and son will be really in danger......

I came to patrol in a hurry, but when I returned, I returned with a spirit. Li Zhi was overly sad, and after the heat, he fell ill on the way back. The first emperor was in trouble, and the prince fell ill again, but because of the weather, the bodies of the old ministers were mostly unbearable, but this was pressed by Li Shimin's aftermath here, and everyone could only hold on.

Fang Xuanling is okay, Yongning has already prepared, and the tonic soup sent by someone every day is added, so although he has a lot of work, he can still persevere. And Li Zhi, Yongning was afraid that he would be sad and hurt, so he used means to make him "sick" all the way, and when he returned to Chang'an, he was immediately able to deal with those affairs that urgently needed him to be the master.

Li Shimin's mausoleum has been built a long time ago, and Empress Changsun has long been buried there, those ceremonies and whatnot, Li Zhi doesn't have to worry too much about those ceremonies, and the people of the Ministry of Etiquette arrange according to the system, he only needs to approve a quasi-word on the recital, and then act according to the etiquette.

Yongning's quietness and Fang Xuanling's knowledge made the crown princess feel a lot more at ease, although she was still worried about Li Shimin's summoning of Yongning when she was dying, but the Fang family did not rise strongly at this time, but became more and more low-key, but gave people the illusion that the summons was not what was said.

Compared with Fang Xuanling's low-key, there is the eldest grandson Wuji of a group of wealthy families standing behind him, which seems to be a little high-spirited. Although the eldest grandson Wuji has tried his best to hide his edge, how can he really hide it from those clear-eyed people? Li Zhi was unexpectedly obedient to the eldest grandson Wuji, and he looked too sad every day and didn't want to pay more attention to the government.

Before Li Shimin's funeral was over, the eldest grandson Wuji's power in the court had risen sharply, but Fang Xuanling was still unhurriedly in control of the affairs in his hands, and he couldn't interfere in the slightest. Gradually, everyone also saw a little bit of checks and balances.

After waiting for Li Zhi's enthronement ceremony, many of the old ministers of Zhenguan said goodbye to the court. Although Li Zhi has many retention, he still can't stop those old ministers from closing their doors to raise themselves. Without a trace, some young and strong courtiers have been replaced in the court, and the eldest grandson Wuji has a lot of attraction to these people, but whether it is Li Zhi or Fang Xuanya, they can't see it.

The first major event after Li Zhi ascended the throne was to establish the queen.

But this time, all the ministers, even the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling, who have daughters in the harem, did not say much about this matter. But this can't stop everyone from privately speculating whether the Wang family can take the throne with a descendant, or the eldest grandson Jing can take advantage of the situation, or Yongning......

Although the latter position must fall into the hands of these three, these three have their own difficulties. Among them, the eldest grandson Jing has the least chance of winning, although the eldest grandson's family is now powerful, but she was only a side concubine before, and she had no children, and she was not favored by Li Zhi, she would be listed in the calculation, and it was only because of the existence of the eldest grandson Wuji, the eldest grandson Wuji, which means variables

Although the Wang family is a wife, she has also been married for a long time and has no children, and although her mother's family is also a famous eunuch, if it is compared with the eldest grandson Jing or Yongning, it seems that it is inevitably worse now, but with the word "嫡", she has a greater chance of winning than the eldest grandson Jing.

If you want to talk about the most popular, it is naturally Yongning, even if she puts aside her family background and feelings, and only looks at a pair of children under her knees, there are enough reasons to support it.

It's just that the ministers watched for a few days and found that whether it was the eldest grandson's family or the Wang family, there was some movement, but the Fang family didn't seem to care about the matter after the establishment at all, whether it was Fang Xuanling or Princess Gaoyang, who was the daughter-in-law of the Fang family, they all kept silent about this matter, which made people unable to find a chance to stammer, which was embarrassing.

Although the matter was delayed for a few days because the situation was a little chaotic, it was a big deal after all, and it was not delayed all the time, and it was finally brought up by the Ministry of Rites.

The ministers, who had already been about to suffocate their internal injuries, could finally speak freely, and one by one they did their best to recommend their own good people, not only the Wang family, the eldest grandson Jing and Yongning, but also the careless person who proposed to choose a new one, pointing out that the daughter in the family could stand out......

No matter how everyone chose to plead, the eldest grandson Wuji and Fang Xuanling always stood with their eyes down and did not say a word. After the ministers finally found out that the two people who should have spoken the most had not said a word, they gradually quieted down.

Li Zhi held his forehead at this time, looked at the eldest grandson Wuji impatiently, and asked, "What does the eldest grandson think about this matter?" ”

"This is Your Majesty's family matter, since Your Majesty is self-determined" The eldest grandson Wuji bowed, and then his tone was clear, only from the eyebrows, it seemed that these words were sincere. It's just that as soon as he said this, those ministers couldn't help but be in an uproar, and some of them didn't quite understand what his intentions were.

Even Li Zhi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, he thought that even if the eldest grandson Wuji didn't push the eldest grandson Jing, he would pull the Wang family, but he didn't expect that the eldest grandson Wuji would really dare to let him "self-determination" Li Zhi lowered his eyelids and hid the fierce color under his eyes, in fact, he understood, the eldest grandson Wuji was afraid that he had already seen through him and had insight into his decision, so he dared to do this......

"What about the room? But what is there to say? Li Zhi forcibly suppressed the depression in his heart and turned his head to look at Fang Xuanling.

"Please Your Majesty self-determination" Fang Xuanling's expression was even more calm, but the same words, the same expression, fell in Li Zhi's eyes, but it seemed to express a completely different meaning.

Li Zhi, who turned around slowly, didn't want anyone to see his expression at the moment, and the fingertips clenched into fists already had blood marks. For Yongning, he finally broke his promise this time......