Datang traitor

The next day was Empress Changsun's birthday.

It was just dawn, and in the Lizheng Hall of the Taiji Palace, the maids were busy preparing the banquet in and out.Although there were many people and things were complicated, the palace people were orderly and performed their duties. Apart from the sound of hurried footsteps coming and going, and the sound of objects being handled lightly, there was no other sound.

Empress Changsun still adheres to the previous habits, simple and small gatherings, focusing on thrift.

This is Li Shimin's first birthday for Empress Changsun since she came to the throne.Li Shimin selfishly wanted to do it more grandly, to express his love and respect for Empress Changsun, and to thank her for her unwavering support at the beginning, which made him the emperor today.However, he repeatedly mentioned asking for a larger version, but was rejected by Empress Changsun.So Li Shimin changed his approach and got some new and different gadgets to please the eldest grandson empress.

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Qin Yuan slept on his stomach on the table last night, and he didn't feel relieved when he woke up in the morning.He was sitting in his room, eating the purple-skinned figs he had just harvested from the farm, while looking expressionlessly at Gu Qingqing's body, which was tightly covered by the quilt on the bed.

Hua Mudan and Yang Liuniang look exactly the same, and when Yang Liuniang dances in the palace, she can see Li Shimin.Qin Yuan felt that what happened this time was somewhat similar to what happened to Xiaomei Lu last time.

Furthermore, Gu Qingqing went to Ruyifang to confirm Yang Liuniang's appearance, and then Ruyifang closed.Not long after, Gu Qingqing was disguised as suicide and hung from the beams of the house. The method of death was exactly the same as that of Hua Mudan.

Gu Qingqing's death must have something to do with this matter.Then her death was an accident, out of the original track, Qin Yuan felt that he could bring her back to life.

Qin Yuan stuffed another fig into his mouth.

The figs in the farm are naturally ripe, with a very sweet and glutinous taste. The white flesh wraps the seeds like fireworks blooming. It has a light fragrance and can protect the throat.When Qin Yuan woke up in the morning, he found that he was a little angry and his voice was slightly hoarse. After eating figs, he felt that his jerky voice was much smoother.

After eating a few figs, the corners of Qin Yuan's mouth suddenly rose, showing a joyful expression uncontrollably.It's not that he really wants to laugh, it's the 'after effects' from eating figs.

Suddenly Gu Qingqing's father roared from the next door, scolding Gu Qingqing for nothing.

Gu Qingqing's father found out that his daughter hadn't come home yesterday. He was so anxious that he looked around.

Because Gu Qingqing's body was in his room, Qin Yuan didn't want to say much, so as not to arouse Gu's father's suspicion.He forged a farewell letter and put it next door, conveying to Gu's father that "Gu Qingqing plans to go out and hide for a while when something happens", but it seems that he didn't express it well. Gu's father changed from "worried" to "angry", repeatedly She scolded Gu Qingqing for being an asshole.

Qin Yuan had no way to write another letter to make amends, so he could only wait for Gu Qingqing to wake up.

Qin Yuan is now worried about what to do with Gu Qingqing's body, it is too dangerous to put it on the bed like this, and it is easy to be found.If it is placed elsewhere, he has no other place to put it.Besides, he couldn't transport the corpse out in broad daylight, let alone at night, there was a curfew in Chang'an City, and ordinary people were not allowed to go to the streets.

After Qin Yuan filled his stomach with figs, he shifted his gaze from the bed to under the bed.

Half an hour later, Qin Yuan used a pickaxe to dig out a pit for hiding the corpse under his bed.Qin Yuan went to buy some planks from Gu's father, and when he came back, he made a wooden box suitable for the pit. After wrapping Gu Qingqing's body in a cloth sheet, he hid Gu Qingqing's body in it.

Move the bed back to its original position, and you're done.

Qin Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

"what are you doing?"

Suddenly a human voice came from behind, and Qin Yuan was startled.Qin Yuan put down his hand holding onto the bed frame, turned his head slowly, and saw Li Yuanjing wearing a fine attire, looking at him coldly with his hands behind his back.

"Why is Your Majesty here?" Qin Yuan asked back.

"It's almost time. I'll pick you up so that you don't have to go to my place. Why, don't you feel honored when I come to pick you up in person?"

"It's an honor, it's an honor, but I'm sorry to trouble the king to condescend to come here in person."

Li Yuanjing ignored Qin Yuan's words, he looked curiously at the pile of newly dug soil on the floor of the house, and then glanced unkindly at the box under the bed.

Li Yuanjing asked Qin Yuan what he was doing.

"I..." Qin Yuan broke out in a cold sweat.

"What treasure is hidden, you still haven't told the truth!" Li Yuanjing urged.

Qin Yuan immediately felt relieved when he heard these words.Fortunately, fortunately, Li Yuanjing didn't notice that there were corpses hidden in the box.

Qin Yuan deliberately said to the side that Li Yuanjing was not interested in: "If I say it, I am afraid that the king will laugh at me. It is just some cloth, a reward from the last time I met the saint. I was thinking about such a precious thing. It is not safe to keep it at home, so I plan to It's hidden under the bed. If you don't believe me, take a look!"

As Qin Yuan spoke, he opened a corner of the box, revealing a piece of cloth.

Li Yuanjing glanced at it, frowned and said in distaste: "Small, is this stuff worth saving for you? Later, I'll ask someone to send you a few more horses."

Qin Yuan thanked him again and again, showing a very happy look.

Li Yuanjing felt that Qin Yuan was good at this point. They all said that literati are inferior to each other, but it can be further extended that this is basically the case for talented people.Qin Yuan is an exception, he is not hypocritical, has a strong smell of fireworks, is easy to be satisfied, and is especially grateful.There are many talented people in the world, but there are not many talented and good-natured people.He ran into one this time, so he had to cherish it.

"Then let's go, get ready early." Li Yuanjing urged.

Qin Yuan asked Li Yuanjing to wait outside, he changed his clothes, washed his face, and followed Li Yuanjing out.

When he was leaving, Li Yuanjing felt very happy to see Qin Yuan close the door and window, and tighten two locks nervously.It's just a few bolts of cloth, he's scared to see it.

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At noon, after Li Shimin and Empress Changsun held a banquet in the Lizheng Hall, they took all the royal relatives to go boating in the West Pool.

The water in the west pool is like a tourmaline, looking around, it is bright and fresh, and the willow branches are green.The cruise ship made waves in the lake, expanding circles and spreading towards the lake.The shadow of the big willow tree is reflected in the pool very clearly, swinging leisurely with the ripples.

The emperor and the empress are in the same boat and go ahead.The rest of the royal relatives boarded the boat in order of rank, and then followed.Everyone chatted happily and enjoyed the lake view at will, which was very lively.

Suddenly, the sound of playing music came from the east room of the West Pool. Everyone was attracted by the sound and moved to the side of the boat to look around.A big ship came from the east, and there were people playing music on board.In the middle of the boat is a stage, on which several young children are performing juggling, lion dance, sword jumping, thousand gold bears, immortals planting beans, auspicious fish... All the boats docked around the big boat, and everyone focused on watching the show, repeatedly Applause.

As far as these juggling shows were concerned, they were indeed novel and brilliant, but they were all from noble backgrounds. They had seen similar ones before, and they were lively and joyful, but they didn't feel any special surprises.Until the end of the performance, the Palace People reported that there was a dance called "Die Fei Feng Wu", which really attracted butterflies to dance together, which made the audience even more enthusiastic.

"Earlier I heard that in Chang'an City, there seems to be a dancer who can attract butterflies when she dances. I thought it was a legend, but now I can see it with my own eyes." Dudi makes people feel amiable.

As soon as she said this, she quickly got the support of other daughters of her family, which naturally almost attracted other noble men to join in the fun.

The people on this boat were all unmarried juniors, there were royal relatives and daughters from aristocratic families, and Li Yuanjing was among them.But he didn't care to listen to these, and stood quietly with his attendants, observing the dancer Yang Liuniang who had already appeared on the big boat.

Yang Liuniang was wearing a lake-blue gauze dress today, dancing with a cloak more than ten feet long in her hand, her waist was as thin as a snake, and her dancing posture was light. She only danced a few times, and butterflies of various colors came flying from both sides of the West Pool, towards the dancers. Yang Liuniang left.

Everyone was amazed and watched with wide eyes, for fear of missing something in the blink of an eye.After Yang Liuniang turned around, she stopped dancing, stretched her arms and remained motionless.The butterflies landed on Yang Liuniang's body one by one, fluttering their wings slightly. Yang Liuniang seemed to be wearing a beautiful butterfly dress again.

The six cruise ships, which were originally bustling with laughter and noise, were completely quiet at this moment.

Suddenly, Yang Liuniang shook her arms, and all the butterflies that landed on it flew up in an instant. Surrounded by the butterflies, Yang Liuniang danced flamboyantly, jumping, or spinning.

Li Shimin was also obsessed with it. He never thought that there are women in this world who can attract butterflies, and their dancing posture is so beautiful.Let's take a closer look at the dancer's appearance, just like her dancing posture, she is so beautiful that she is so soul-stirring.

Li Yuanjing didn't care to look at these things, seeing that everyone was dumbfounded, he sneered and cursed: "It really is a monster!"

Li Yuanjing then turned to look at his 'attendant', and found that Qin Yun was also staring at Yang Liuniang.

After Li Yuanjing looked around warily, he asked Qin Yuan in a low voice: "Did you find anything?"

Qin Yuan: "The skin is very white."

Li Yuanjing glared at him, "I thought you were observing, but I didn't expect you to be attracted by beauty! I didn't bring you here to let you admire beauties!"

Qin Yuan ignored Li Yuanjing and continued to stare.Li Yuanjing had no choice but to ignore him, turned around and took a glass of melon juice to drink.

As soon as Yang Liuniang finished dancing, someone from the palace announced Yang Liuniang's reward.

After the rafting was over, everyone wanted to see the dancer dancing with the butterflies again.Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were very happy, and of course they wanted to meet everyone's expectations, so they announced Yang Liuniang's audience.

Then Yang Liuniang, under the guidance of the palace servants, lowered her head, and walked slowly towards Li Shimin and Empress Changsun——

"assassin!"

"Kill—people—!"

"Yang, Liu, and Niang want to assassinate His Majesty!"

There were three consecutive high-pitched shouts, as if a blunt-edged saw had cut everyone's ears.