24. If Emperor Yuanwu can be buried
Li Xiao sighed for a long time before he said bitterly: "I know." β
Li Yaoguang was a little reluctant, but he still hardened his heart and said, "Since the eldest brother knows in his heart, then the phoenix will rest assured." β
Then the brother and sister fell silent and didn't speak until Li Yaoguang stood up: "The palace has been locked at this time, eldest brother will go back to the county king's mansion first, and I will go to my aunt's mansion for a temporary night." β
Li Xiao pursed her lips: "Okay." β
He followed behind Li Yaoguang, and his heart was extremely stunned - the night was deep, he confirmed that Li Yaoguang had already gotten into the carriage, and had brought enough guards and maids, and watched her go away, before returning to the palace of Nan'an County in a daze.
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When Li Yaoguang came to Princess Pingyang's mansion, Li Zhuyue was still listening to the piano and drinking.
Seeing that Li Yaoguang was preoccupied, Li Zhuyue raised her eyebrows and beckoned to her: "Come hereβwhy are you so worried?" β
Li Yaoguang sat down beside Li Zhuyue, sighed, and stopped talking.
She felt that it was best to inform Li Zhuyue about Li Xiao's affairs.
First of all, I can't let my father know about this, after all, he is already very tired, and if he frees up his mind on her and Li Xiao, I am afraid it will make him even more tired.
But Li Zhuyue is her aunt, and her interests are highly and absolutely consistent with the East Palace, and she is also a girl......
Thinking like this, Li Yaoguang gave Li Zhuyue a look, Li Zhuyue understood, waved away everyone present, only the aunt and nephew were left, and then frowned a little sadly: "What is wrong with this?" β
Li Yaoguang pondered for a moment and said, "Li Xiao, isn't he my biological brother?" β
Li Zhuyue was stunned, and then sighed: "What do you know?" Where did you hear it? Have you dealt with that person? β
She was afraid that Li Yaoguang would hear it from others.
Li Yaoguang said: "It was the eldest brother who told me personally...... He also indirectly admitted that to me...... There is a bit of love between men and women. β
Li Zhuyue was really shocked at this moment, she opened her mouth, didn't say anything, and finally took a sip of tea and suppressed the shock: "He...... He...... How dare he?! β
Li Yaoguang was melancholy: "This kind of thing, even if it is placed in ordinary people's homes, is extremely taboo, let alone us?" I'm afraid that someone will make a fuss about this at the moment, although I have already explained the crisis to my eldest brother, but ......"
She remembered once again how Ye Shenyue framed herself and her eldest brother in the original book, and she couldn't help but feel a sinking heart.
Ye Shenyue...... Did you really find something?
After listening to Li Yaoguang, a look of pain also appeared on Li Zhuyue's face: "...... He is indeed not your biological brother, this, this is the biggest crisis in the East Palace today! β
Li Yao's eyes lit up: "Father, he ...... He confuses the royal blood?! β
Fortunately, there was no one in the room, otherwise Li Yaoguang would not dare to say it so bluntly.
Li Zhuyue shook his head, a little tired: "Li Xiao, he is indeed a royal bloodline, but he is not the biological son of your father...... He, he is the widow of Li Bangyue. β
Li Yaoguang was stunned: "Li Bangyue, the concubine, is Princess Pingkang?!" β
Li Zhuyue nodded lightly: "It's her...... Your father and Pingkang have been the best friends since I was a child. Pingkang's biological mother was a Baolin, who died in childbirth, and Pingkang was raised by Concubine He's side for a long time. When she surrendered, the horse was a well-known beauty at the time, and it was only eight buckets, I and your father were very pleased, but how did I think that the horse was restless, and he had dealings with the anti-king, Pingkang found out at the time, and wanted to play his father, but was discovered by the horse.
The horse was one step ahead of her, and pushed everything she did on Pingkang's head, Pingkang has always had a deep relationship with him, and many things were not guarded against him, and he was actually imprisoned.
Your father and I collected evidence everywhere, and finally found out everything, but before I could give my father to the emperor, I heard that Ping Kang had committed suicide in prison...... It just so happened that your mother's first child was stillborn, so we also responded, saying that the nephew is like an uncle, and no one has doubted it for so many years. β
The more Li Yaoguang listened, the more frightened she felt, and only after Li Zhuyue finished speaking, did she say, "Do you really think that the imperial grandfather doesn't know anything?" β
Li Zhuyue was stunned.
Li Yaoguang poured himself a cup of hot tea with trembling hands, and his heart was uneasy: "The emperor's grandfather is a very qualified, unprecedented emperor, and his achievements in civil and military affairs are unprecedented, how can such a generation of overlords and heroes not know your reputation?" β
In other words, Emperor Yuanwu mostly knew about Li Xiao's background, but he just kept turning a blind eye!
But this is instead a talisman, because Emperor Yuanwu didn't understand it for a day, which means that in his opinion, this is the handle of the East Palace......
Li Zhuyue obviously thought of this as well, and closed her eyes: "When I was young, I really didn't expect this, and when my father and I figured it out, the wood was already in the boat, and there was no way back." β
Li Yaoguang's heart beat surprisingly fast, and his hands were cold.
The aunt and nephew were silent for a long time.
After a while, Li Yaoguang sighed: "Yes, the wood is already in the boat...... For now, we can only take one step at a time. β
Li Zhuyue touched the top of Li Yaoguang's hair and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, my father will only allow this [handle] to be pinched in his hand, and will not allow people next to him to know, let alone allow people next to him to take advantage of this to control the East Palace, understand?" β
Li Yaoguang touched the deep meaning in Li Zhuyue's eyes, pondered for a moment, and lowered his voice: "Grandfather Huang is already sixty and nine this year. β
Li Zhuyue nodded slightly.
Emperor Yuanwu has been in a lot of health problems recently, otherwise he would not be in a hurry to support the six princes.
If Emperor Yuanwu can be killed, then this fatal secret will no longer be fatal.
Li Yaoguang thought about this, and said slowly: "We all know this, and the imperial grandfather also knows it...... So he's going to make a move in the near future. β
Li Zhuyue said solemnly: "I will start to prepare, your father's ...... Don't worry, he and I both know what's at stake. β
Li Yaoguang nodded, and then smiled bitterly: "Grandfather Huang doesn't care about the bloodline, he only cares about whether his heir is to his liking." β
Emperor Yuanwu's mind is actually very easy to understand - the crown prince Li Rui has a gentle temperament and can be a king of success, but it does not conform to the ambition of Emperor Yuanwu, what Emperor Yuanwu wants is an heir who can expand the territory and is as ambitious as him.
Emperor Yuanwu's own history of the throne is not good to say, he doesn't care about what his sons are like; If it weren't for the sake of the country and the stability of the country, maybe he wouldn't have made a prince by now.