As the sun sets, the magnificent Tai Chi Hall sits in a golden brown that turns from light to thick. A woman dressed in a palace costume surrounded by a group of palace ladies, accompanied by a group of palace ladies, slowly walked to a side hall.

When the palace people guarding outside the hall saw the figure, they bowed down to greet them from a distance, but none of them shouted loudly without a long heart, disturbing the pair of monarchs and ministers who were still talking inside.

Empress Changsun ordered a familiar eunuch, pointed to the palace, and said, "How long have you been inside?" ”

"It's been more than an hour since I went back to the queen."

Empress Eldest Sun was about to frown when she saw a figure walk out of the open door of the palace not far away, it was her brother, whom she hadn't seen for a few days.

Because it was in the palace, and near the Taiji Palace, the two of them were not as casual as outside the palace, and after the eldest grandson Wuji saluted, the eldest grandson queen led him to stand on the side of the carved railing and asked:

"Big brother, are you here to talk to the emperor about the two families?"

"I can't hide it from you."

Empress Eldest Sun frowned and said: "The emperor attaches great importance to love and righteousness, because he thinks that this matter is troublesome, but he has to work all night to deal with state affairs every day, how can he have time to take care of this private family matter." Those two families are confused, and you can't make any trouble. ”

The eldest grandson Wuji shook his head and said: "If these two families are not happy, there will be chaos in the DPRK and China, and family affairs are related to state affairs, how can they not care?" Don't worry, there will be a result in this matter soon, I will go back to the house, and you will serve Your Majesty well. ”

After speaking, he saluted again, followed by a guide palace person, and walked towards the outside of the palace, Empress Changsun looked at his back, a little helpless in her heart, and then thought of a person who had almost been forgotten by her for a while, stretched out her hand to summon the big palace maid who was close to her, and commanded in a low voice:

"You remember that tomorrow morning, when you go to Lord Fang's house, take the lady in his family into the palace, and the palace has something to ask her."

"The slave has written it down."

***

Since the mother and son of the Lu family recognized their ancestors and returned to their ancestors, for three days, hundreds of officials in the court and even a small half of the people in Chang'an City learned that Fang Qiao's mother made a big fuss about the Lu family ancestral hall.

Looking at the lively people, it is natural to wish that the more noisy the better, therefore. When Fang Qiao was nowhere to be seen and Lu Zhongzhi didn't say a word, when he went to the court today, he finally saw the two Weng sons-in-law, who had just "broken up", appear in the palace at the same time, and the officials who smelled different smells had calm faces, but they were guessing in their hearts when the two families would start a war.

What disappointed them was that not to mention the commotion, the two people standing in the main hall on the left and the right, such an early face, didn't even look at each other.

Scattered forward, a group of people were waiting to go back and ponder what these two people meant, one sent the old lady to the ancestral hall of the family to make trouble, and the other said that he wanted to retaliate, but it was the same as thunder and fart and did not listen, which made people depressed.

However, after the emperor who had already stepped off the dragon chair paused, he turned back and said a word, but the depressed feelings of the people waiting to see the excitement in the first hall were swept away.

"Fang Qing, Lu Qing. You two stay, I have something to ask. ”

Seeing the ochre-yellow figure disappear behind the curtains, Fang Qiao lowered his head, but Lu Zhongzhi was tense on the spot, knowing that this should have come and still coming.

***

Mrs. Fang's condition in the past two days has been good, she no longer whispers from time to time, she can eat and sleep, but in addition to talking in her dreams, she is awake but she is unwilling to speak more, and she leans on the bed in a daze. Liniang has not served on the side all day since yesterday, but today she still had dinner early in the morning, so she went to the old lady's courtyard for a walk, and watched her lie down after eating.

Turned to the warm main room and just sat down, when walking outside, the cold on the body had not been dissipated, and someone handed in a fast sign, and followed Fang Qiao for more than ten years, and she was also well-informed, and she recognized that this was a thing in the palace at a glance, and she was puzzled, but she still hurriedly invited someone into the house to talk.

After more than half an hour, Liniang, who was dressed in a serious brocade of eight hundred, followed behind a palace lady and walked under the palace wall. The thought of the person I was about to meet was a little more excited than when I was on the road just now.

For more than ten years, if she could often hear the people's praise for the queen, she would almost forget where she came from, although she is now ...... But in the end, she once had a master-slave relationship with the queen, and her status was low before, even if she had the heart to climb up, she was powerless. Since she can see it today, no matter what the queen is doing when she comes to her, she must seize this opportunity.

Her mind flickered over the drug-filled bedroom, a pair of young and hateful eyes, she pursed her lips, and clenched her fists in her sleeves.

***

East Pavilion of the Liangyi Palace

Li Shimin took the tea cup handed over by Gong E, and when the palace people in the house who didn't dare to care retreated, when he was counted as only three people left in the small warm pavilion, he blew a puff of white smoke on the tea noodles, looked at the two people who were standing a foot away, did not give a seat as usual, let them stand one by one, and asked:

"Tell me, what kind of trouble has come out recently, and the whole court has been panicked by the two of you."

"Wechen is terrified."

Should it be said that Lu Zhongzhi and Fang Qiao have a tacit understanding or something. After listening to the emperor's words, the two of them lifted up the hem of their clothes and knelt down in unison, and then there was no sound again.

"Why, you don't want to tell me about this big event that is about to spread all over Chang'an City?" Li Shimin seemed to be doing a good job with them, and nodded at the two courtiers who had changed into a stuffy gourd:

"Since you don't tell me, how about I tell you?"

Fang Qiao and Lu Zhongzhi couldn't help but glance up, only to see the king who was leaning on his soft back, staring at them with a smile after taking a sip of hot tea. Opening:

"Let's talk about Lu Qing first. Since I ascended the throne, you have been traveling for nine years, and you don't even know how to send a message to Beijing, and now that you have finally returned, I am naturally happy, but you don't like to greet me in everything, but you have developed a habit? ”

Speaking of this, except that his tone had not changed, he was already close to questioning, and Lu Zhongzhi hurriedly leaned down.

"Did Lu Qing think that recognizing his relatives was the business of your Lu family, and it had nothing to do with me, surnamed Li, so he didn't think about mentioning it to me beforehand, and afterwards, I felt that there was no need to talk to me."

"The minister is guilty."

"No, you're not guilty, there's nothing in the law, you courtiers casually recognize relatives, and casually say that if you want to break up, you have to greet the emperor," his voice sank suddenly, "Even if you are a first-class lord of the dynasty, I am the famous Duke of Huaiguo in the Tang Dynasty!" ”

Although he was not guilty, he angered Long Yan, Li Shimin's words, others couldn't hear them, but the two people in the house understood that he was alluding to Lu Zhongzhi's public break with the Fang Fu.

"The minister is guilty." Lu Zhongzhi still said that.

"Your Majesty is angry." At this time, even Fang Qiao also lay down with him.

Li Shimin took a second sip of tea, and when he looked up again, the fierce color on his face just now seemed to have never been before, "Fang Qing, tell me, where is my anger?" ”

Fang Qiao was more mentally prepared than Lu Zhongzhi, and when he was asked by the emperor like this, his expression froze, but he couldn't answer, how to answer. The emperor was angry just now because he was talking about Lu Zhongzhi, do you want him to open his mouth and say that his father-in-law is not? Although the old man himself now does not admit to having this relationship with him.

Seeing that he didn't answer, Li Shimin actually laughed twice, "If he doesn't say it, you don't say it either, that's good, let me say it." This time, let's talk about Fang Qing, I will ask you, a few days ago, your mother was sick in bed, did I explain that I wanted you to serve your mother at home, and don't go out for the time being? ”

"Yes."

Unhurriedly drank all the tea left in the teacup, Li Shimin said lightly: "Then you tell me that on the night of the 23rd, in the Huaiguo Mansion, there was a big fuss in front of the Lu Family Ancestral Hall, who was the one who showed off and feints?" ”

“...... It's a mother-in-law. ”

"Smack!" There was a crisp sound suddenly, and the celadon cup that was still in the hands of the person just now was shattered in front of Fang Lu and the others, and two pieces of fragments splashed on Fang Qiao's face, quickly rubbing out two blood marks like cat's claws, so it was enough to see how angry this fall was. The monarch who is rarely angry, when he gets angry, he really wants people's lives!

Fang Lu and the two of them were a little pale, but this was not over, Li Shimin, who had just half a smile on his face, had a cold face, and then scolded angrily: "You are all good, you can pit me if you can, hide it if you can, don't say anything about Yang Fengyin, now, there is one more - bullying the king!" ”

Bully!

Lu Zhongzhi's eyelids jumped for a while, and Fang Qiao was also bitter in his mouth, he only said that the eldest grandson Wuji helped him go to the emperor to ask for a decision, why did he look like he was going to take the two of them at this time!

After losing his temper, the cold color on Li Shimin's face did not show the slightest sign of subsiding, and when the two of them were panicked, his tone was retracted, and he said coldly: "I give you a chance to make this ugly son clear, who is the mother and son of the Lu family?" You have thought clearly, if anyone has half a lie, then there will be no need to speak the truth with me again. ”

***

West Pavilion of the Lizheng Palace

Empress Changsun sat on the platform of the palace with a stern face, and the five-color leather velvet blanket paid tribute by Fanbang was spread under her body.

I don't know how long I was silent before Empress Eldest Sun said, "What you said just now, but it's all true?" Although I asked her to interrogate, I haven't seen her for so many years, and I don't know what her character has become.

Li Niang leaned down softly and said respectfully: "If the courtiers have half a lie, they will be cattle and horses in the next life, and they will not be able to speak." ”

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