After the prosperous Tang Dynasty

Pei Yaoqing sat there, listened to Xiao Wu's words, thought for a while, and then replied: "Mr. Liu Lang... Bing Cao? That's Cao Liuji, Zuo Xiao's guard."

As soon as he said this, because of his younger sister, Xiao Heng, who had paid special attention to the East Palace some time ago, suddenly remembered something, and said softly: "As the Zuo Xiao guard Cao said, I have heard people talk about Liu Ji. , his father-in-law is an official of the East Palace, the current Zanshan doctor Du Youlin. Du Youlin has two daughters, the eldest daughter is Liu Ji's wife, and the second daughter is accepted by the crown prince as Liang Di."

Pei Yaoqing also nodded, "Sanlang is right, that's right."

Xiao Wu's eyes widened immediately, and he couldn't hide his surprise and said, "Prince Liangdi?"

--Prince Concubine Wei Shi just divorced Prince Li Heng, and then she shaved her hair and became a nun.As for the Crown Prince Liangdi, in the East Palace, her status is second only to the Crown Princess...

Xiao Heng was talking to himself, and said with a low smile in a very low voice: "It's also strange, why is this incident today related to the East Palace again."

His voice was too low, neither his grandfather Pei Yaoqing nor his younger brother Xiao Wu could actually hear him very clearly, but Xiao Heng still had a calm smile on his face, and the two of them just thought it was him whispering casually. Just some irrelevant words.

Xiao Wu didn't think much about the East Palace, and he focused more on Liu Ji himself who was still yelling after he was drunk. After thinking about it for a while, he couldn't help but say in surprise: "Huh... Cao Liuji, the Zuoxiao guard, just called an old man surnamed Du, and his Yue's family has the surname Du. It's a coincidence."

Pei Yaoqing: "..."

For a moment, the expressions on the faces of the grandparent and grandson were somewhat subtle.

If it is said that Liu Ji scolded someone with another surname Du, it is also possible. After all, in Chang'an City, Jingzhao Du's family is also a famous wealthy family, and the number of direct and collateral members is absolutely numerous.

It's just that, knowing that Yue's family is Du's surname, Liu Ji didn't go home when he was drunk. From the reactions of the steward, maids and servants, and Liu Ji's familiar actions, one can guess that he must be a regular visitor.

In this way, with such an association, it is really difficult for people to excuse Liu Ji.

In the end, Pei Yaoqing just slightly suppressed the smile on her face, and said softly to the two grandsons: "Don't spread the word at this time, there may be something wrong, the two of you know it well, just don't know. "

Xiao Heng and Xiao Wu nodded at the same time, and immediately agreed.

Only then did Pei Yaoqing breathe a sigh of relief, and glanced at the direction of the courtyard of his neighbor Pei Dunfu's house, the wrinkles between his brows instantly became deeper.

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Although such a small accident just happened to happen, neither Pei Yaoqing nor the Xiao family brothers had any intention of using it as a talking point.

It's just that the three of them just thought that Liu Ji had lost his mind after drinking too much, so they were talking nonsense to themselves, but they never thought that Liu Ji was not willing to do this at all.

Liu Ji, who had never returned home, lived in Pei Dunfu's home. After waking up drunk, he remembered his father-in-law Du Youlin's face when he came to his home and still relied on his status as an elder to scold him severely in front of many maidservants and servants in the mansion. Unwilling to be resentful, the expression on his face became a little distorted.

Liu Ji's personality is wild and crazy, but Du Youlin has always been an official of the Eastern Palace, and he has seen a lot of Li Heng, who has become the prince, and his status is in jeopardy under the attacks of the former concubine Wu Hui, the powerful prime minister Li Linfu and others , naturally becoming more and more cautious, and would rather appear pedantic and timid outside, and dare not easily let go of anything.

The Weng and the son-in-law had completely opposite temperaments, but because of the delicate situation in the East Palace, Du Youlin, who was becoming more and more cautious in doing things, naturally became more and more displeased with Liu Ji's frivolous, reckless, and indifferent appearance.

Between the two, Du Youlin naturally reprimanded his eldest son-in-law Liu Ji, but Liu Ji was not in the mood to listen to his words, he was scolded a lot, and he retorted wildly at Du Youlin, mocking him. As timid as a mouse, the grudge between the two deepened.

Du Youlin's eldest daughter was sandwiched between the two, and it was a dilemma. As time passed, because of mutual hatred with her father-in-law, Liu Ji became more and more dissatisfied with his wife, Du Shi.

Under the resentment, coupled with the fact that he just drank wine and was lying in Pei Dunfu's guest room at this moment, there was no one who could talk to Liu Ji at this moment. Liu Ji's emotions were obviously a little out of control. He turned over from the bed, spread out the paper, and took up a pen to vent all his emotions on this paper, and personally sued his father-in-law Du Youlin. Not to mention, in the complaint, there are many crimes of slander and fabrication...

Early the next morning, the rest was over, and many officials in Chang'an City naturally returned to their respective positions.

Pei Yaoqing, together with other important officials in the court, attended the grand court meeting in Xingqing Palace dressed in official clothes.

After some words between Xuanzong and several officials, the important affairs of the DPRK and China have been suspended, and when the most important people in Chang'an City are about to disperse, and everyone goes to work on their own affairs, Pei Yaoqing As soon as he looked up, he met the eyes of his son-in-law Xiao Hua.

Xiao Hua naturally smiled politely at the elders, Pei Yaoqing also nodded slightly, just after the two men and sons-in-law gestured to each other, when Pei Yaoqing looked back, he happened to catch a glimpse of the very arrogant prime minister Li Linfu who seemed to use a rather gloomy expression recently , Playful eyes, quickly swept across the prince Li Heng who was standing on the other side.

A weird smile seemed to flash across the corner of Li Linfu's purged and stiff mouth.

Pei Yaoqing took this scrutiny into his eyes, but still didn't say much, but couldn't help but sigh in his heart, and he didn't know how to fight between Li Linfu and Prince Li Heng...

Because they are relatives of children, and Xiao Song himself has always been a non-mandatory person, so talking to him in private is the most trustworthy. Now that Xiao Song is away, he is gossiping about things like Prime Minister Li Linfu and Crown Prince Li Heng behind his back. It's not good for Pei Yaoqing to tell others anymore, she can only hide it quietly in her stomach.

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The grievances were already deep, and with the strength of drinking yesterday, Liu Ji handed over the complaint against his father-in-law Du Youlin in a hurry this morning, in an attempt to vent his anger.

However, he is as arrogant and arrogant as he is, but he never thought that after the false accusation fell into the hands of Prime Minister Li Linfu, he saw that the person who wrote the complaint turned out to be Liu Ji, the son-in-law of Du Youlin, an official of the Eastern Palace, and Li Linfu immediately took it as his own. The important reason to attack Prince Li Heng again, because of the seriousness of the case, he sent his confidants out on the same day, and took Liu Ji away from Zuo Xiaowei without giving Liu Ji any time to react. Li Linfu's confidant took away Du Youlin, who was in the past, for strict interrogation...

Whether it is Du Youlin or Liu Ji, neither of them is qualified to participate in the Xingqing Palace Grand Court Meeting. From the hands of the Donggong people who hurried over, they learned about Du Youlin's arrest!

The news in Chang'an City was already passing fast. By the afternoon of that day, whether it was Pei Yaoqing who was frowning secretly, or Xiao Heng and Xiao Wu brothers who were looking at each other, they had already learned about today's change from their respective channels.

Hearing the news suddenly, Xiao Wu was a little stunned, and he didn't dare to say anything: "Li Linfu sent someone to arrest Liu Ji yesterday, and his father-in-law Du Youlin, and he actually directly moved the crown prince's subordinate officials?"

Xiao Heng just slightly raised his eyebrows on one side, frowned and said softly: "Have you heard, what was written in Liu Ji's complaint?" Wei Wei The lessons learned from Jian's case are still there. The crime on Du Youlin's head is too big. However, the person who sued him is still his son-in-law. The closer the relationship, the more righteous his relatives, the more his testimony will be valued by Li Linfu .”

Xiao Wu's eyes became a little straight, and he murmured: "I heard that Liu Ji curse 'Old Man Du' yesterday."

After a pause, Xiao Wu suddenly shut up, and after a long while, he finally twitched the corners of his mouth again, shook his head, and couldn't help but continue to whisper with emotion: "Now, I can be sure that the person surnamed Liu, who drank and drank yesterday After he was drunk, the one who cursed was really his father-in-law, and Du Youlin felt sorry for meeting such a son-in-law."

Hearing Xiao Wu's emotion, Xiao Heng couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth, "You think too much."

Xiao Wu shook his head slightly and spread his hands, "Liu Ji and his father-in-law Du Youlin are not feuds, who would have thought that he would do such a thing, and who would have thought that Liu Ji's wife How should Mrs. Du deal with herself! What's more, for Du Youlin, it's impossible to prevent this kind of unlucky thing from falling on his head!"

At the same time, in the East Palace, the crown prince Li Heng, who still knew the whole story of Du Youlin's arrest, had an ugly expression on his face, but seeing Du Liangdi's tearful eyes, he didn't seem to be sincere to him at this time. , but more and more pity.

In a secluded palace in the East Palace, Li Tan, Li Chu, and Li Wenning were also sitting together.

Li Tan was expressionless, but calmly poured tea for his elder brother and elder sister one by one.

Li Wenning, however, couldn't help but twitched strangely after listening to what he said, and after a long while, he spoke softly, with shock and astonishment and a little indescribable subtlety in his words, He lowered his voice and said: "The elder brother of the former princess, Du Liangdi's father, this—"

Li Tan still had a calm face and did not make a sound, but Li Chu frowned and said in a low voice: "That Liu Ji should die!"