"Hustle and Bustle!"

Not long after, the emperor's order came from the palace.

Fang Yuan, the head of the household, was summoned to the palace by Emperor Li Shimin.

Fang Yuan was not in the household department, he was in the Fang Mansion, and it was the eunuch Wang De who sent the message, and Fang Yuan probably knew something from him.

For this reason, Fang Yuan asked Du Miaoyan to enter the palace with Li Ke, who was sent by Li Ke, as it was.

However, before he saw Li Shimin in the imperial study, he met Li Zhi on the road.

Today's Li Zhi is only five years old, and he looks pink.

"Fang Yuan, why did you carry so many things into the palace?"

Li Zhi was the first to greet Fang Yuan.

"His Royal Highness the King of Huijin, these are gifts from the King of Shu."

"Your Majesty seems to be annoyed by this, so I brought them all into the palace."

Fang Yuan saluted Li Zhi and smiled.

"Oh, so that's the case, Fang Yuan, I'm lost, can you take me back to my dormitory?"

Li Zhi smiled sweetly and suddenly made a request.

Fang Yuan couldn't help but be stunned, he didn't know anything about the palace at all, if he wanted to go back to the palace, he would ask the forbidden army on the side.

But when he was about to refuse, he noticed that Li Zhi was blinking at him, so he had to nod yes and walk with him.

"Fang Yuan, which prince do you support to be the crown prince?"

After walking for a while, Li Zhi suddenly asked.

"Your Highness, I am neutral and no one supports me."

Fang Yuan had already prepared in his heart, but he still couldn't help but sigh.

Such a young King of Jin also began to pay attention to the candidate for the crown prince, which is really precocious and embarrassing.

"Are you kidding?"

"You are in the position of the head of the household, and you have so many important things, how can you be neutral?"

Li Zhi stopped and looked up at Fang Yuan.

He was only five years old, but he felt very mature at this time.

Those clear eyes look like a mature wise man at this time.

"It's because of my high position that I'm neutral."

Fang Yuan's face was expressionless, and he said indifferently.

"Are you neutral because you want more benefits?"

"For example. Those gifts that the third brother gave you are waiting to be sold! ”

Li Zhi was still looking at Fang Yuan, with a childish voice and a calm look.

"Your Highness laughed."

"Do you think I'm going to be missing that little thing?"

Fang Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then said with a smile.

Unexpectedly, maintaining neutrality was still considered to be a pending sale.

I don't know how many people in the DPRK will think like this, I don't know if Li Ke and Li Tai think like this?

"It's hard to say, people's desires are endless, and it's too normal to have them."

Li Zhi said slowly.

At this time, he didn't look like a child at all.

On the contrary, it gave Fang Yuan the feeling that he was an old fox who had been lurking for a long time.

"His Royal Highness King Jin, you are really surprised."

"People who don't know still think you're just a child, but they don't want to be staring at the crown prince."

Fang Yuan did not reply to Li Zhi's words positively, and said with a sigh.

The royal family is really not a simple person, and Li Zhi is the best interpretation.

It's only five years old, and there is such a city, so will it be in the future?

No wonder Li Zhi is the one who was named the crown prince and succeeded to the throne in history.

"Born in the royal family, the position of the crown prince is vacant again, and I have to keep an eye on it."

"Fang Yuan, tell me sincerely, are you really neutral, or are you waiting for the price to sell?"

Li Zhi said with a sigh.

At a young age, he looked very tired.

He looked at Fang Yuan, and there was no innocence in his eyes that a five-year-old child should have.

"Neutral."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

"Then who do you think is the most likely to be the crown prince among the princes?"

Li Zhi breathed a sigh of relief, smiled, and then continued to ask.

"You."

Fang Yuan said after being silent for a long time.

Historically, after Li Chengqian was deposed, Li Ke and Li Tai became the most popular candidates for the crown prince.

However, the two of them were too fierce in the competition, and Li Shimin disliked them, and instead felt that the young Li Zhi was the last choice.

In the records of history, Li Zhi won by lying down.

Now seeing that Li Zhi has such a city government, Fang Yuan feels that he may be the future prince.

"You, what are you kidding?"

Li Zhi was not calm in an instant, and his speech became stammering.

He immediately felt that Fang Yuan was joking with him and said it deliberately.

"Is there anything else Your Highness can do?"

Fang Yuan did not explain.

He felt that Li Zhi was most likely to become the crown prince.

But it doesn't mean that you have to support Li Zhi to become the crown prince.

If you talk more, Li Zhi will feel that he will support him.

Neutrality is neutrality, whether it is Li Ke or Li Zhi or Li Tai.

The competition between the royal family is cruel, and I don't want to get involved, and I don't want to spend that energy to get involved.

Whoever is the emperor in the future will be the same for himself, as long as he does his current thing.

"No, no."

Li Zhi still couldn't calm down.

Fang Yuan suddenly said that he was most likely to become the crown prince, which greatly stimulated him.

"Then the minister will retire first!"

Fang Yuan saluted and left, returning the way he came.

Li Zhi looked at Fang Yuan's back, his face was red, and he was still very excited.

It took a while for him to calm down, but his eyes were still shining.

After all, he is only a five-year-old child, and there are many things he doesn't understand, and he lacks the support of courtiers.

It was difficult to want to be a prince but not have anyone to support him, but after hearing Fang Yuan's words, he was immediately full of confidence.

On the other side, Fang Yuan soon went to the imperial study to see Li Shimin.

"Didn't you enter the palace a long time ago, why did I have to wait for you?"

Li Shimin said dissatisfied.

When Fang Yuan entered the palace gate, he received a message.

I had just finished a period of work, so I thought about waiting for Fang Yuan to continue working.

Who knows, after waiting for a while, I didn't see Fang Yuan, which was far longer than the ordinary time to enter the palace.

"On the way, I met His Royal Highness the King of Jin, and he said that he was lost and asked him to take him back to the palace."

Fang Yuan said truthfully.

In the imperial palace, I am afraid that nothing can escape the eyes and ears of the emperor.

Lying will only embarrass you, so it's better to admit it obediently.

"You don't understand the palace, can you take him back?"

Li Shimin's brows suddenly furrowed.

"That's how I went back to His Royal Highness King Jin."

"But His Royal Highness the King of Jin insisted, I saw that His Royal Highness the King of Jin was still young, so I walked a while with His Royal Highness the King of Jin."

Fang Yuan explained.

Hearing this, Li Shimin's brows relaxed.

He also thought that Li Zhi would also give Fang Yuan gifts like Li Ke to win over Fang Yuan.

But when he turned his head and thought about it, Li Zhi was only five years old, so what could he think about was purely his own thoughts.

Thinking of this, the brows that had just been relaxed were furrowed again, and he looked at Fang Yuan dissatisfied, and said in a deep voice: "What does the King of Shu mean by looking for you?" ”

"What else could it mean? is to ask me to support him as the crown prince. ”

"Your Majesty, I don't want to participate in any struggle for imperial power, and I didn't want to accept the gift, but the King of Shu said it was for my unborn child, and I couldn't find a reason to return it."

"Your Majesty, the gifts are all here, and I don't want any of these gifts."

Fang Yuan asked the gift to be brought in and said.

"Am I the one who robbed you of your gifts? Give it to your unborn child, and you will take it. ”

Li Shimin rolled his eyes and said.

Fang Yuan was a shrewd man, but every time he mentioned the struggle for imperial power, he was like a reckless man.

Can you say something like Li Ke wooing him?

Obviously, you can't say it.

But Fang Yuan still said it, and said it seriously.

This made Li Shimin feel speechless, but he breathed a sigh of relief again.

A minister who is not involved in the struggle for imperial power is a good minister, and a minister that the emperor wants.

"Won't you support the King of Shu by default?"

Fang Yuan said with a pout.

"It's verbose, you just take it!"

"But I warn you, don't meddle in my family affairs!"

Li Shimin said speechlessly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Fang Yuan was very fake and saluted.

The benefits of giving for nothing, don't give for nothing.

"How are the affairs of Dongying and Goguryeo arranged?"

Li Shimin is colorful.

His name is Fang Yuan, not only because of Li Ke's gifts, but also because of other serious things.

"Everything is normal at the moment, but the candidate to go to Goguryeo makes it difficult for me."

Fang Yuan said with a sigh.

The candidates who will lead this trip must have great wisdom and the potential to be a commander.

It's just that he can only charge into battle, and it's almost difficult to deal with Gao Tianzhi and others.

"Didn't volunteer?"

Li Shimin frowned and said.

"There was one, but the minister told him that there was danger, that there was a danger of never returning, and he went back to think about it."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

"Who?"

Li Shimin asked.

"His Royal Highness the King of Shu."

"Just now he gave gifts, mainly to say that he wanted to lead people there."

Fang Yuan said in a deep voice.

"Nonsense!"

"Even if he wanted to, he wouldn't let him go."

Li Shimin's face suddenly changed and he said in a deep voice.

The danger of this trip is very great, and it is very likely that all 300 people will be wiped out.

Therefore, the people who go at this time should not be too important, so as not to have a heavy loss that the imperial court cannot bear.

As Li Ke, as a prince and his own son, it is impossible for him to call the shots in such a dangerous matter.

"I understand."

Fang Yuan glanced at Li Shimin and said slightly speechless.

His own son is really treated differently.

"Look again to see if anyone wants to go."

"If you don't want to, consider changing your strategy, and you can't be led by the nose by Goguryeo."

Li Shimin said in a deep voice.

Now it is them who help Goguryeo.

If you feel that it is dangerous, you can refuse, or consider something else.

"I understand."

Fang Yuan knew so.

A change of approach has also been considered.

Either directly change the candidate with Gao Tianzhi, or the current candidate is confused by Gao Tianzhi, and there are other operations in the secret.

"Alright, you can go back."

Li Shimin bowed.

Fang Yuan retired and went to work in the household department.

After work, I went home normally, but I was suddenly stopped urgently.

"Master, there's a woman blocking the way!"

The coachman in charge of the carriage reported.

"Who?"

Fang Yuan frowned, opened the curtain and looked outside.

At this moment, Fang Yuan's brows suddenly furrowed even deeper.

It was Su Ziqing, the fiancée of the crown princess who once had a romantic affair.

After Li Chengqian was deposed, Su Ziqing seemed to have disappeared, and no one mentioned it again.

Now that Li Chengqian has been demoted from Chang'an City, the relationship between Su Ziqing and Li Chengqian seems to have been severed.

After that time, Du Miaoyan said that he would help Fang Yuan get it done, and then after not seeing Su Ziqing for so long, Fang Yuan thought that Du Miaoyan had already taken care of things.

Now that he suddenly saw Su Ziqing, Fang Yuan suddenly felt a sense of weakness.

"Fang Shangshu, I have something to look for you!"

Su Ziqing's eyes were red, and she walked straight to Fang Yuan's carriage.

The coachman originally wanted to scold Su Ziqing, but seeing Su Ziqing's red eyes, he didn't dare to speak.

can be a Fangyuan coachman, somewhat visionary, seeing this situation, I guessed that things are not simple.

"Please come up."

Fang Yuan sighed and opened the curtains even more.

The coachman immediately put down the stool and helped Su Ziqing into the carriage.

Soon, Su Ziqing got into the carriage, and the coachman continued to drive the car back in the direction of Fangfu.

Su Ziqing didn't speak after getting into the car, sitting opposite Fang Yuan, her head down, tears falling one by one.

Fang Yuan felt that the atmosphere was a little depressing, as if he was a thing that abandoned his wife and children, so he couldn't help but take the initiative to speak.

"What are you looking for from me?"

Despite his intentionally calmness, his voice always felt a little lacking in breath.

"I, I said to let you marry me, why hasn't there been a follow-up until now?"

Su Ziqing took a deep breath and finally looked up at Fang Yuan.

Suddenly, Fang Yuan's heart trembled heavily, and he didn't dare to look directly at Su Ziqing's red eyes.

"Miaoyan told me that the matter will be handled by her, haven't you talked about it yet?"

"It was originally negotiated, but now there is no way to do it!"

"What do you mean?"

Fang Yuan's brows furrowed deeply.

What is meant to be negotiated, but now there is no way to get better.

"I, I'm pregnant, and the baby is yours."

Su Ziqing's words suddenly made Fang Yuan stunned, like a thunderbolt on a sunny day.

He subconsciously looked at Su Ziqing's stomach, but there were clothes blocking it, and he couldn't see anything.

However, the incident between the two also happened three months ago, and even if there is, there is no trace of it.

"You, you're not kidding me, are you?"

"After all these days, are you sure it's mine?"

Fang Yuan finally spoke, his tone full of disbelief.

It's been too long, and in this era without DNA authentication technology, it's hard to tell if it's a parent.

"You bastard!"

"I've only ever had you as a man!"

Su Ziqing suddenly collapsed, screaming and rushing towards Fang Yuan.

She struggled to grasp Fang Yuan everywhere, like a crazy shrew.

Fang Yuan was thrown down on the carriage, and pain came from all over his body, and he was immediately annoyed.

wanted to push Su Ziqing away, but the hand that pushed away quickly turned into a hug, holding Su Ziqing tightly in her arms to prevent her from continuing to go crazy.

There is no way, if Su Ziqing is pushed away, it is very likely to hurt the child in her belly, even if she is not sure whether the child in Su Ziqing's arms is her own, she should have a certain gentlemanly demeanor when treating pregnant women.

Su Ziqing tore at Fang Yuan's clothes for a while before stopping, and finally lay on Fang Yuan's body and sobbed.

"Tell me what's going on?"

After a long while, Fang Yuan struggled to sit up, pushed Su Ziqing into his arms, and said in a deep voice.

It's about his own children, he can't be sloppy, and he can't fall into Su Ziqing's trap.

"In the first month I was raped by you, Tianhua didn't come, I thought I was hurt too deeply by you, and it's normal that I didn't come."

"In the second month when I was raped by you, the geranium also didn't come, and I began to panic, but I didn't dare to tell anyone, and I didn't dare to ask a doctor to check my body, for fear of being discovered."

"In the third month that I was raped by you, Tianhua still didn't come, I was even more panicked, and secretly asked the doctor to check my body a few days ago, and found that I had been pregnant for nearly three months, and I have only had you as a man so far!"

(End of chapter)