Since the white jade bracelet case that year, Chang'an has rarely gone out again.

At first, Li Shizong thought she was scared, but later found out that she was just sitting by the window in a daze, sometimes sitting all day. Holding the bracelet, thinking about something, but not saying anything.

After several inquiries, it was learned that she seemed to often send her maids outside the palace to inquire about Li Si's news on the grounds of buying things.

Although Li Shizong didn't know much about this matter, he also saw some clues.

Recently, Chang'an learned that Li Shizong had issued a wanted warrant to reward Li Si, and he ran to Li Shizong to plead for mercy.

said that she didn't care about the things of the year anymore, and asked the royal brother not to waste his mind or anything for Li Si.

After all, they are brothers and sisters, and they have already said so, how can Li Shizong not see her thoughts.

He didn't understand how his imperial sister could care about someone like Li Si.

But all these years, Chang'an has locked himself in his room every day.

And Li Si is running around the world and living freely.

When did his Li Shizong's imperial sister suffer such a grievance, so he had to arrest Li Si back.

There must be an explanation for this matter.

But what kind of explanation he wants to have, he can't say clearly, he doesn't want to marry his royal sister to Li Si.

But if the imperial sister insisted, Li Shizong had not heard of similar royal secrets before, and most of them ended in tragedy.

Naturally, he didn't want Chang'an to end up like that.

So if that's the case, it's not that he can't take a step back, provided that he has to fully understand Li Si's life experience first.

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In the courtyard, Li Shizong waved away the people on both sides, glanced at Li Si coldly and said.

"Sit down. ”

"Your Majesty, Emperor. Li Si arched his hand and sat in front of Li Shizong with the chains on his hands and feet.

Of course, he didn't know what the emperor was going to do when he summoned him, but it was good to go out for a walk once in a while.

Li Shizong added himself a cup of tea, lightly covered the lid, took a sip with his eyes closed, and asked bluntly.

"Where was he born?"

Yes?

Li Si was stunned for a moment, obviously not understanding why he asked this, but after all, it was the emperor who asked him, and he couldn't help but answer, so he answered truthfully.

"Dayong Tianmen Yunmeng Mountain. ”

Li Shizong nodded and asked again.

"How many people are in the family?"

Li Si's eyes became even more strange, looking at Li Shizong's appearance of closing his eyes and recuperating, he continued.

"Without a father or mother, I am alone. ”

Outcast, Li Shizong's brows furrowed, but he quickly let go, but there was no trouble.

"And who raised you?"

It should be difficult for a child to survive alone in Tianmen Mountain.

"I was lucky enough to be cared for by the birds and animals in the mountains. ”

Li Si spread his hands, he didn't have anything to hide about these things.

Birds and beasts, that's really lucky, ordinary people should have been eaten a long time ago, Li Shizong thought, and then asked.

"What do you eat and drink on weekdays?"

"At the bottom of the valley in the mountains, there is a shallow stream and fruit groves. Li Si replied.

"How did you get out of the mountain?"

"I taught myself some martial arts in the forest, climbed up the valley and met a monk, and then followed him out of the mountain. ”

"What did you do when you got out of the mountain?"

"I have been living in seclusion with the monk for a few years, and I went to the rivers and lakes. ”

"What did you do on the rivers and lakes?"

“···” Li Si paused for a rare moment this time, glanced at Li Shizong subtly, and asked rhetorically.

"You don't know that?"

"Ahem!"

Listening to Li Si's rhetorical question, Li Shizong coughed and patted the hem of his clothes embarrassedly: "Then there is no need to talk about it." ”

Then he asked his last question.

"How old are you?"

This is also the question he cares about the most, because even he often hears the rivers and lakes say that Li Si is a centuries-old monster.

"Twenty-eighth. On the seat, Li Si said calmly.

He's already answered so many questions, and he doesn't mind answering another one.

"Twenty-eight?" This time it was Li Shizong's turn to be stunned, and even felt that he had misheard: "You didn't lie to me?"

"What am I lying to you for?" Li Si felt a little funny, is there anything he can't say about his age?

"It's better not. Li Shizong corrected his expression again, and he would personally find out and confirm these things.

"Still. Li Si smiled bitterly.

"Your Majesty, what are you doing after asking me so much?"

It's not like a prisoner.

Seeing Li Si ask this, Li Shizong slowly put down the teacup in his hand, looked at Li Si with a somewhat threatening look and said.

"There's someone who wants to see you later, just remember not to talk nonsense to me. ”

Someone wants to see me?

Li Si blinked, he didn't remember any acquaintances he had in this palace.

"Who is it?"

"You'll know when you see it. Li Shizong didn't drink any more tea, but stood up from the table and turned away under Li Si's puzzled gaze.

Only Li Si was left alone to wait in the courtyard.

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There are many things to talk about, and we have to start with the past.

Most of the causes and effects in this world are like this.

And the same is true of Li Si's matter.

On that night four years ago, Chang'an, who was only fifteen years old, returned to his room.

She walked to the dresser by the window, preparing to take out the white jade bracelet that the imperial brother had given her and play with it for a while.

She liked the gift given to her by her brother very much, and kept it in the innermost compartment of the dresser and kept it for good keeping.

She didn't even bring it once, for fear of breaking it.

But that day, the bracelet was gone.

Just as she reached into the innermost compartment of the dresser, she realized that there was nothing in it.

I carefully flipped through the other grids of the dresser, but I didn't see the white jade bracelet.

Chang'an panicked, she searched for a long time, not only the dresser, but also all corners of the room, but still didn't find the white jade bracelet.

She was so anxious that her eyes were red, it was a gift from the imperial brother to her and Xuan, how could she just lose it like this, the imperial brother would definitely be angry when he found out.

Thinking of this, Chang'an sat on his dresser and cried.

She remembered that the moon was so bright that night that it shone in front of her window, and only her crying sounded in the night.

And at this moment, a voice suddenly came from the eaves outside the window.

"Little girl, what are you crying about?"

The voice was very diffuse, like a person who had just fallen asleep and had been woken up.

ps: It's the Mid-Autumn Festival, I wish you all a happy Mid-Autumn Festival here.