The rumors of the two sides are compared, and they actually corroborate each other.

When Xiao Jiangyuan first returned to Chang'an, he had never heard of it, and when she told her about what she had seen and heard recently, she deliberately hid it.

She heard it from Li Linfu.

"After all, the saint has a concubine, and you have married a wife, and you have a name for infatuation, so there are not many people who believe it, but the people don't believe it doesn't mean that they won't pass it on. Although this rumor has little impact on you, it is very strange, and it has been clearly dispelled for more than 30 years, and now it has been brought up again, not to say that someone deliberately did it, I don't believe it. It's just that what is the motive and why at this time? Li Linfu felt a headache when he thought about it too much.

Xiao Jiangyuan hurriedly stopped Li Linfu: "Since the impact is not big, then let it go." The right minister should put all the energy he has on the court, and I will handle my affairs myself. ”

"Where do you get the time to deal with it? There are less than three months left before the wedding ceremony of the daughter of King Guangping and Mrs. Han, and the sage has appointed you to supervise all the big and small things, although the people of the Ministry of Rites are also powerful, but after all, this is the marriage between the East Palace and the Yang family, if there is really something wrong, the Ministry of Rites will definitely not recognize it. At that time, the saint will inevitably say that you are negligent, even if the East Palace and the Yang family dare not touch you, they are afraid that they will have a different heart and mouth for you. ”

"Haven't they always been at odds?" After a pause, Xiao Jiangyuan lowered his eyes and smiled, "Who isn't?" ”

For example, the crown prince, does he really want to marry the Yang family, not to conform to Li Longji's wishes?

Another example is Mrs. Han, who is worried that King Guangping already has an eight-year-old eldest son, and on the other hand, hopes that her daughter will have the opportunity to become the future crown princess or even the queen.

This marriage was mentioned as early as the sixth year of Tianbao, and it was on the day of An Lushan's washing. At that time, Xiao Jiangyuan was in Li Linfu's house, and he only listened to Bian Lingcheng relay it afterwards, and he could understand that all this was Yang Zhao's handiwork, and he did not go out of the palace with Li Linfu and others, it turned out to be for this.

Presumably, when Mrs. Qiu Guo mentioned the so-called sage for the Yang family to entrap An Lushan, Yang Zhao didn't believe it at all, and after comparing the prince and Li Linfu, he chose the prince, which made Mrs. Qiu Guo persuade Mrs. Han to facilitate this marriage.

Fortunately, King Guangping and Cui, the daughter of Mrs. Korea, were still happy after meeting, and it can be regarded as a rare good result in this careful calculation.

Soon after the successful conclusion of this marriage, Li Longji moved to the Huaqing Palace again, and also drove Yang Zhao's manor in Lishan, and heard that Yang Zhao thought that his name had "gold" and "knife", which was very unlucky, so he simply gave Yang Zhao a new name: Yang Guozhong.

In the New Year of Tianbao's ninth year, Li Longji traveled to the Yuanri Dynasty for the first time in the Huaqing Palace outside Chang'an, and was congratulated by hundreds of officials.

Taking advantage of Li Longji's happiness and Xiao Jiangyuan's absence, Yang Guozhong made a request to Li Longji.

Li Longji did not immediately agree.

In the Lotus Soup Hall that night, Li Longji thought about Yang Guozhong's request again and again, and finally had to speak, just in time for Xiao Jiangyuan outside the screen to walk into the pool. He hurriedly turned around, and the words were swallowed back into his stomach.

Xiao Jiangyuan heard Li Longji's movement and asked, "Is there something wrong with everyone?" ”

As soon as Li Longji spoke, he ran away: "After today's court meeting, where did you go?" Listening to Bian Lingcheng, there are some urgent matters to deal with, what is it? ”

"I hope you will forgive your sins, it is some private matter of the minister." Xiao Jiangyuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Today is the first time in the past few years that the minister has not returned home on the first day, so the minister's family came to Lishan to look for the minister, and I want to ...... Say goodbye to the New Year. ”

"Came all the way to pay a New Year's greeting?" Li Longji raised his eyebrows, "Yun Niang's nephew is so filial? ”

Xiao Jiangyuan acquiesced, and at the same time involuntarily sank into the pool, hiding some ambiguous traces on his body.

Li Longji had been thinking about how to speak, so he didn't think too much about Xiao Jiangyuan's silence, and only felt a little embarrassed. He couldn't endure it for long, so he said tentatively: "Guozhong mentioned something to me today. ”

Thinking of Li Longji's wrongness, Xiao Jiangyuan asked, "Yes...... Something to do with the minister? ”

"Yes, not really." Li Longji took a deep breath, "It's nothing more than that Guozhong thinks too much, and after admitting that he is a criminal minister, when he says that he is valued by me, he always feels that he lacks confidence." ”

"So, he wants to rehabilitate the Zhang brothers?"

Li Longji knew that once he spoke, he couldn't hide Xiao Jiangyuan at all, so he coughed lightly twice and said with a smile: "Exactly." In fact, if you think about it carefully, when my grandmother was still in power with Emperor Zhongzong, the Zhang brothers had some credit, but they had too many grievances in the past, and they deserved it. If it wasn't Emperor Zhongzong but me who couped, I would have chosen to kill them to appease the anger of the people......"

"You're asking for your thoughts?" Hearing Li Longji's "um", Xiao Jiangyuan said, "Why do you want to ask the ministers?" Everyone is the emperor, as long as it is harmless to the country and himself, he will do it if he wants to, and the minister will not object. ”

Although Xiao Jiangyuan was obedient, Li Longji inexplicably heard a little rebellious, so he simply said straightforwardly: "I don't know what happened to you and the Zhang brothers, so I thought, if they really did anything too much to you, I can not agree to Yang Guozhong, if not, this matter can also be left to you." You've been with me for so many years, and you still have that power. ”

These words were beyond Xiao Jiangyuan's expectations. She was stunned for a moment, and suddenly laughed lightly: "In this case, everyone will agree to Yang Zhongcheng." ”

"You...... Really not against it? ”

You and the Zhang brothers really have nothing?

"Those are for the living, and the Zhang brothers are long dead."

Even if something happens, it's all in the past.

As soon as Li Longji wanted to say something, he heard the sound of water, and it was Xiao Jiangyuan who walked to the pool. He didn't say anything more, but suddenly he heard a loud bang, as if something had fallen to the ground.

As soon as Xiao Jiangyuan stood up and took a step, he heard a sound behind him. She immediately retreated into the pool and shrank in, and when she turned her head, she saw that the screen at the entrance had fallen, and there was standing right behind the screen...... Yang Yuhuan!

At this time, Li Longji had already walked out of the room around the screen. Seeing that it was Yang Yuhuan, he was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly glanced at the pool. For a moment, his mind went blank. Seeing Yang Yuhuan's angry and aggrieved look, he instinctively stepped forward and grabbed Yang Yuhuan's hand and said, "You...... Don't get me wrong...... I...... I ...... with her."

"Don't touch me!" Yang Yuhuan immediately broke free and took a step back. Seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan, who was obviously not in the water, was about to speak, she didn't know whether she was afraid or what, so she hurriedly turned around and ran out.

Seeing Li Longji standing still, Xiao Jiangyuan hurriedly said, "Don't you chase after it?" ”

Li Longji slowly turned his back to Xiao Jiangyuan and said in a deep voice: "Then why don't you hurry out and take care of yourself?" ”

Xiao Jiangyuan was also in a hurry, and forgot that in the Huaqing Palace, she and Li Longji were tied together. She has always been the only one in the lotus pond, and she only said that Li Longji didn't like to serve too many people when he was soaking in the hot springs, and only she was the most desirable among the people who served. If Li Longji left by himself this time and left her here alone, even if he ordered no one to enter the lotus soup and kept her identity from being discovered, but if she came out late alone, it would also arouse suspicion that she had usurped the imperial power and used the emperor's exclusive lotus soup. But if Li Longji is no different from the ordinary, someone will come to clean up after he leaves, and it will be difficult to ensure that her identity as a woman will not be discovered.

And the concubine who rushed out just now is enough to cause speculation, whether it is guessing that the concubine had a quarrel with the saint, or the saint is angry with the concubine, as long as Li Longji chases her alone, everyone will take it for granted that the reason is attributed to her, and then the rumors will no longer be just rumors.

She immediately got out of the pool, dressed as fast as she could, and put on her veil. Her hair was still dripping, but she couldn't care about it anymore. But when they arrived at the Palace of Eternal Life, they heard that Yang Yuhuan was going to leave the palace.

"Don't chase it yet!" Li Longji hurriedly said, "It's best if you can catch it back, if you can't ...... it."

The eunuchs of the palace people thought that Li Longji and Yang Yuhuan had quarreled again, and this posture reminded them of the time when Tianbao was in the fifth year, and they couldn't help but feel palpitations. They thought that if they couldn't catch up with the concubine, they would probably be punished, but they didn't want the saint to be silent for a long time before he continued:

"If not...... Send the concubine to Yang first. ”

This...... What does that mean? Do you want to return the concubine to her parents' house?

The palace eunuchs have no time to think, and now that the concubine has not yet arrived at the palace gate, it is only right to chase it back quickly.

"Everybody...... What does this mean? "When only Li Longji and himself are left in the Hall of Eternal Life, Xiao Jiangyuan said.

Li Longji paced back and forth a few steps, and suddenly sat down weakly. He was no longer as impatient as the first time, but he was more sad and helpless: "I don't know. ”

"Everyone is willing to be a concubine?"

"Do you believe it? I actually...... I'm a little afraid of her. Li Longji chuckled, "I'm afraid she will cry, I'm afraid she'll be angry, I'm afraid she'll be disappointed in me, I'm afraid she'll be annoyed with me...... Hate me. I don't know how much she saw, I don't know what she would think when she saw it, but even if she was suspicious because of it, it wasn't wrong to be annoyed with me and hate me from then on. You and me...... I used to ......"

Li Longji's eyes fell on Xiao Jiangyuan's wrist, where there was still a hairy silk strand, which could be vaguely seen to be woven with five-colored threads, which was the style of long-lived threads in the early years.

"Everyone also said that it was once!" Xiao Jiangyuan immediately tucked the longevity into his cuffs, "As early as the twenty-eighth year of Kaiyuan, it was over." Everyone did not betray the concubine, nor did the ministers, if the concubine has any suspicions, it is a misunderstanding and can be solved. ”

"How to untie it? Tell her the truth, saying that you and I once had a while, and then separated, and we are just kings and ministers? If it's just a monarch and a minister, why do you still bathe 'together'? Yuhuan is not stupid, she won't believe it! Li Longji smiled bitterly, "...... Who would believe it? ”

Xiao Jiangyuan arched his hand and said: "This matter is because of the minister, if you can trust the minister, you will hand it over to the minister!" ”