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Luoyang, imperial city, deep palace.

Emperor Li Yu unfolded the memorial sent by Li Tong, his face turned pale in an instant, he looked down at a painting of purple hairpins sent along with the memorial, and his eyes suddenly became distant.

Prince Li Shi looked at his father in a trance on the dragon chair, full of doubts, but he didn't dare to ask his father what happened, so he could only stand where he was, waiting for his father to come back to his senses.

"You all retreat." Li Yu said suddenly, and coldly withdrew the palace servants in the hall, leaving the prince alone, "Emperor, you stay."

Li Shi nodded before setting up Li Yulong's case, "I also ask my father to make it clear."

Li Yu's fingers gently stroked the purple hairpin painting, and said in a deep voice: "I thought there was no grass growing, but who knew there was still life left." With that said, Li Yu handed the purple hairpin painting to Li Shi, "Your Majesty! Remember, 18 years ago, I chose a concubine for you, and gave it to Huo Tingyu, the king of Zhenbei, with the purple hairpin as a betrothal, and agreed to wait for Huo Wang's eldest daughter Thirteenth and Ji to make a big gift."

"Could this picture of the purple hairpin be..." Li Shi decided to look at the blueprint in his hand, "The one my father gave to Huo Wang's eldest daughter? But, didn't his eldest daughter die young?"

"He doesn't have only one daughter." Li Yu looked at Li Tong's memorial with hatred, "This Huo Tingyu is also considered a talent, but it's a pity that he got too close to Zhang Yaohou, so I had to secretly kill him in battle. .”

Li Shi took a deep breath, "Father, my son originally thought that King Huo was fighting to the death on the battlefield, how could it be you, Father..." Halfway through the words, Li Shi didn't dare to ask any more, he could only hold back the palpitations in his heart, and sighed. head away.

Li Yu smiled self-deprecatingly, and spread his hands, "The life I want with my hands is not only Huo Tingyu alone? I did this only for the longevity of my Li Tang royal family, and for the eternal life of the Tang Dynasty. I have no choice but to get rid of the double-minded suspects!"

After Huo Tingyu died in battle, the trees in King Huo's mansion fell and the monkeys scattered, and those concubines brought Huo Tingyu's children to live among the people. Over the years, some died of starvation and some suffered accidents. Stayed.

However, after thousands of calculations, there is still one missing, that is, Huo Xiaoyu, a famous prostitute in Chang'an City, the baby girl in the womb of Huo Tingyu's favorite concubine!

"Huo Xiaoyu...Xiaoyu..." Li Yu murmured the name, and the past came to mind. This time the Ding Wang Li Tong suddenly wrote a memorial, saying that he not only discovered the old Huo Wang's bead, but also asked for a decree. Yun Wanxiao and Huo Xiaoyu bestowed a marriage.

This move is to retreat to advance, it is really ruthless!

Li Yu frowned. The Ding Wang Li Tong was only an eight-year-old child. He and Guo Linggong witnessed the scene of Li Yu's engagement with Huo Tingyu, but he didn't want him to remember it.It shows how much thought his thirteenth brother has put into these years. Perhaps, Li Tong was well aware of the assassination back then.

If this Huo Xiaoyu is really Huo Tingyu's legacy, once Li Tong tells Huo Xiaoyu everything about that year, and Huo Xiaoyu becomes the wife who loves general Yun Wanxiao, plus there is something hidden deep in Li Yu's heart, Then the variables in the future can be unpredictable.

Li Yu's complexion became more and more ugly, and he couldn't help coughing violently, which scared the prince beside him and shouted loudly, "Come here, pass on the imperial physician!"

"Slow down! Cough cough, slow down!" Li Yu quickly grabbed Li Shi's sleeve, "Don't let people outside see that I'm sick, otherwise, this game will be overturned and lost before it reaches the end! "

Li Shi held Li Yu's old hand tightly. At this moment, he felt that his father was like an old man in his dying years, even though he should be in his prime, "Father, what should my son do to share your worries? "

Li Yu stared at him, staring at him for a moment, "This dragon chair... ahem... the day you sit on it... you can't fall off! I... just want to give you a safe dragon chair Sit...cough cough...so...so...cough cough..."

"What's the matter, Your Majesty?" The palace servant who was waiting outside the palace hurried in, knelt down and asked with concern.

"I'm fine, let's all go down!" Li Yu suppressed his cough, his face was flushed, he waved his sleeves angrily, and once again pushed back the palace servants.

The palace people retreated silently, not daring to step into the hall easily.

Li Yu tightly grabbed his son's sleeves, and after a long delay, he said seriously: "Chang'an City is full of dangers, and you shouldn't be put in danger, but the most urgent thing is that you can only do it."

"Father, you want me to kill someone?" Li Shi froze and couldn't help asking.

Li Yu shook his head and said bitterly: "Since the thirteenth brother dares to present such a memorial, he is already prepared. I can't touch this woman named Huo Xiaoyu for the time being."

"I also heard that Yun Wanxiao was once obsessed with Huo Xiaoyu, and the thirteenth brother suddenly submitted a memorial to ask for a marriage. If I agree, I will let the thirteenth brother befriend Yun Wanxiao, and I will give him a big one." It's good, but it will ruin my game of chess. If I don't agree, Yun Wanxiao..." Li Yu paused, thought for a moment, "Even if their infatuation is an illusion, Yun Wanxiao will pretend to resent On the contrary, Yu Chaoen will make that eunuch Yu Chaoen feel that this is a good opportunity to win over Yun Wanxiao, even if Huayang is trapped in Shangzhou, it won't mess up my game of chess."

"Father, how do you know that the infatuation between General Yun and Huo... Huo Xiaoyu is an illusion?" Li Shi was suspicious, and he knew that his father must have something hidden in his heart.

Li Yu sighed softly, and said: "You will know about this in the future, but it's not yet time." Then, Li Yu patted the back of his son's hand lightly, "Your Thirteenth Uncle has captured our army. , It is clear that I am not allowed to be the top choice, but if I am not allowed, the thirteenth brother will definitely create a campaign to say that I forcibly demolish the marriage, show no kindness, and treat the orphans of the Huo family who died fighting for the Tang Dynasty. "

"The Son of Heaven cannot lose his reputation." Li Yu took a deep breath, "So I know which people are the great harm to the country, so I can only bear with it, and wait for a good time to get rid of them logically!"

"Father..." Li Shi looked at his old father with red eyes, "Father, I will do whatever you want my son to do!"

Li Yu nodded with satisfaction, "Find a few reliable guards, sneak back to Chang'an with my will, find Huo Xiaoyu, declare the decree to restore her status as princess, and give her a mansion in Luoyang, and bring her back to Luoyang. "

"What about the marriage offer?" Li Shi couldn't help asking.

Li Yu shook his head and said: "Huo Tingyu was married to me first. Although the eldest daughter died, this concubine is also the daughter of the Huo family. She should marry into the East Palace according to her father's order."

Li Shi repeatedly shook his head and said: "But this Huo Xiaoyu is a prostitute, how can he join my clan? In this way, doesn't Thirteenth Uncle have something to say?"

"I want you to announce in public after you finish that sentence that this marriage is abolished. From now on, the princess's marriage will be decided by the princess herself." Li Yu said, his expression became more and more livid, "I gave her a big deal." Forgive me for your kindness, and forgive her for not having any reason to stay in Chang'an. As long as I keep her firmly in Luoyang, I won't be afraid that she will become a bad player in the chess game!"

No woman in the world can bluntly say who she wants to marry regardless of etiquette. Since ancient times, etiquette should be followed, and she must follow it.The princess is a person who is personally enshrined by the emperor, and the marriage must be presented to the emperor through the Ministry of Rites.Li Yu is sure that Huo Xiaoyu will never say who she wants to marry in front of the world, even if she dares to say it, if the emperor does not see her for a day, or refuses to accept the letter from the Ministry of Rites for a day, she will lose the emperor's consent, even if she is trapped for a lifetime Being lonely and old in Luoyang, the Son of Heaven can be regarded as following the rules of etiquette—the Son of Heaven didn’t hear the princess who he wanted to marry, and he didn’t force the princess to marry anyone.

Li Shi has never seen such a cold father, but the emperor's order is hard to disobey, and he must do what his father ordered.

Li Shi nodded, clasped his fists and bowed, "I'm going to pack my bags now, and leave for Chang'an tomorrow."

Li Yu hesitated for a while, and then added, "I'm passing by Shangzhou, so I went to see your fifth sister. I have been in Shangzhou for many days, so there must be something weird here."

"No, father!" Li Shi nodded and stepped back.

Li Yu looked at his son's back, his eyes suddenly sank, and he murmured: "Don't blame the father for being cold-blooded. To this day, no one can spoil my important affairs."

Shangzhou Yueming, after Qixi Festival, Princess Huayang, who was about to leave, stayed in the governor's mansion to rest because of the cold.

Hua Wei, the princess's personal servant, walked into Princess Huayang's room with the decoction, carefully placed the decoction on the table, turned around and closed the door, and called softly, "Your Highness, it's time to get up and take the medicine."

"Eunuch Laishun, are you ready?" Princess Huayang flipped the bed curtain lightly, stood up and looked at Hua Wei with a smile, her eyes were clear and clear, refreshed, where is the patient suffering from a cold?

Hua Wei carefully leaned against the door and listened carefully, making sure that no one was eavesdropping outside, and then walked over with a smile, "Everything is ready as His Highness ordered."

Princess Huayang jumped down from the bed, wearing a young servant's blue cloth dress, she looked very petite, like a green bamboo that just sprouted, "This is Li Yi who wants Bengong to stay here on purpose. Gong Pian failed to fulfill his wish!" As he spoke, he glanced at the decoction on the table, "Pour out these medicines quickly, the smell of this medicine is good, but it's really uncomfortable."

Hua Wei nodded, poured the decoction on the bonsai in the room, turned around, and saw Princess Huayang tied up her hair in a bun.

"Your Highness, let the slaves come." Hua Wei hurried up to help, but was gently pushed by Princess Huayang.

"If you can't even do this little thing, how can you help your father achieve something? A small Shangzhou can't trap me!" Princess Huayang looked at herself in the mirror, with childish eyes still in her eyebrows, and the light in her eyes However, there was a touch of clarity in the world, and ten years of recuperation in the temple made her a little more calm and clear than women of the same age.

People in the world often say that Princess Huayang likes what her father likes and hates what her father hates, so she is favored, but if she doesn't have an exquisite heart, how can she figure out what the emperor likes and dislikes?

How can Li Yi trap a princess with such a delicate heart?

"When we arrive in Chang'an tomorrow morning, they will be shocked!" Princess Huayang couldn't help smiling at the mirror, and turned to look at Hua Wei with a smile, "Hua Wei, don't you think so?"

"Your Highness is wise, this servant is only worried about the road..."

"You and I are both dressed as servants, can there be bandits robbing you and me?" After finishing speaking, Princess Huayang thought about it, then turned her head and smiled at the bronze mirror, "It seems that you and I are not embarrassed enough. Why don't you add something?" After speaking, Princess Huayang walked to another bonsai, wiped some mud on her face, and looked at Hua Wei with a smile, "This is not foolproof!"

"Your Highness..."

Hua Wei wanted to say something, but the sudden knock on the door surprised both of them.