Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty

Although Xiumei and Luhe bowed their heads and could not see the princess's expression, they had served the princess for several years and knew her temperament well.The current silent and cramped atmosphere already shows that the princess is in a different mood and seems to be very angry.Xiumei and Luhe immediately reflected on themselves, thinking that they hadn't done anything outrageous recently, they immediately showed a dazed and innocent look.

The great eunuch Tian Hanshan noticed that the princess seemed to have an order, so he stepped forward, not wanting the princess to raise her hand and send Xiumei and Lvhe away.

Bi Yun had just heard the report from the little palace maid at this time, and hurried to Li Mingda's side to report: "Princess Gao Yang and Princess 21 both sent word that they wanted to visit your lord, but it depends on your lord's wishes, for fear of disturbing your recuperation."

Li Mingda smiled and said: "Why are you being polite to me, they are good sisters, let them come."

Biyun agreed, stepped back and passed on the message.

Li Mingda was overjoyed, and sent Tian Hanshan to fetch her peach-pink skirt.She has a sickly face, and she looks the most attractive in this dress, so the sisters don't worry when they see her well.After changing clothes, Li Mingda adjusted the skirts by himself. Just as he pinched the belt with his slender fingers to tie it, he stopped suddenly, and the originally happy smile on his face gradually faded away.Her ear was facing the direction of the southeast window, her brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and after concentrating for a moment, she didn't change at all, and only wore the original one.

Seeing this, Tian Hanshu wanted to ask questions, but suddenly saw the princess turn his eyes to look at him.Knowing that the princess would not allow him to speak, he bowed his head humbly, staring at the ground in front of him, and did not move any more.

Not long after, the announcement came, followed by a woman's crisp voice, "My dear sister, we are here to see you."

Li Mingda was half lying on the couch, leaning against a peony pattern embroidered with gold thread, wearing a half-worn light blue shirt and skirt.At this moment, a forced smile appeared on her extremely disappointed icy face.His eyes followed the sound lightly, without much interest.

Princess Gaoyang entered the door first, wearing a skirt with hundreds of flowers and butterflies, with red half arms, white gauze draped in brocade, hairpins in a bun, and five-colored jade, complicated and gorgeous, dazzlingly beautiful.Following her was Li Hui'an, who was born of the eldest grandson empress together with Li Mingda, and was two years younger than her younger sister.

Li Hui'an is lively, bouncing around and walking with a brisk pace.Gao Yang is older and married, his walk is more dignified and stable.Therefore, the footsteps of these two people are easy to distinguish.

Li Mingda also knew that these two people should not be together when they came, they met at the gate of Lizheng Hall by chance, and then came in together.

In order to prove that what he heard was correct, Li Mingda asked Princess Gao Yang, "Why did you enter the palace today and go to find Hui'an?"

"I'm wronged, you fell and hurt me. I will be the first to see you when I enter the palace. We met at the gate of your Lizheng Hall. It was just a coincidence." Princess Gao Yang said, and sat down with a smile. Beside the bed, I took Li Mingda's hand, looked at the injury on the back of her head, and asked her how she felt, "My dear sister, does it hurt? I saw that the wound was not shallow. We saw you fall down the cliff that day, and the blood stained the river. Quan, but we were standing on a cliff and couldn't help you immediately, and we were so anxious to send you to the hospital that we were crying. Fortunately, Wei Shuyu passed by, otherwise there would be some delay, and we would really feel guilty for the rest of our lives."

When Seventeenth Sister talked, she still pleased her as before.But Li Mingda couldn't get any energy in his heart.Who told her to use her ears? It was God's will, so she couldn't be fooled anymore.

Princess Gao Yang came from outside the palace, the sound of steady footsteps coming from the west must be her, the woman's small muttering that Li Mingda heard just now came from that direction.Although the tone of the voice was changed, it was a bit strange, but Li Mingda could still recognize the voice she was most familiar with, it must be her seventeenth sister, Princess Gaoyang.

She said: "Falling off such a high cliff and surviving, it's really a blessing. But seeing that she died early, she insisted on living until now, which made me prepare a sackcloth for nothing, and I was full of mourning. "

After saying this, Bai Ling, the big maid beside her, responded.

Li Mingda still had these words echoing in his mind, but Princess Gaoyang in front of her was enthusiastically showing a look of being very concerned about herself.Li Mingda's eyes became sharper, and when he looked at the expression on Princess Gao Yang's face, he found that there were many unnatural things.

all fake.

"Sister, what's the matter with you, so preoccupied? Are you still not feeling well?" Princess Gao Yang stretched out her hand in front of Li Mingda in a funny way.

"Well, I'm fine now." Li Mingda immediately regained her composure and regained her senses. While smiling lightly, she squinted her eyes to examine Princess Gao Yang's expression.After all, she still felt a little unreal, and wanted to confirm whether she broke her head and got tinnitus, or Princess Gao Yang was really a double-faced person, with one thing in front of her and one behind her back.

"Fell off such a high cliff and survived, Seventeenth Sister, do you think I'm lucky?"

Princess Gao Yang was stunned, Li Mingda's words here just answered her private muttering before.Princess Gao Yang was very suspicious, she glanced at Li Mingda guiltily, and saw that her attitude was not unusual, she guessed it was a coincidence.Busy laughed crisply, in order to hide her guilty conscience, she patted her chest, pretended to be relieved, put her hands together and recited: "Amitabha, it is worthwhile for me to offer incense and pray for the nineteenth sister every day these two days, and I invited the monk to pray. My sister It’s really safe and sound, thank you Buddha.”

Princess Gaoyang laughed and cried as she spoke, shedding tears.

Li Hui'an looked at Princess Gaoyang, feeling a little apprehensive, she hurried over and hugged Li Mingda's arm, "At that time, I saw Miss Nineteen bled so much, my mind was empty, my ears were buzzing, The whole person was in a daze, and it really scared me. Fortunately, the nineteenth sister is fine, and the nineteenth sister will be safe and smooth in the future, nothing will happen. Hui'an will play with the nineteenth sister until the old age!"

Li Mingda smiled and pulled Li Hui'an into his arms, gently reassuring her not to be afraid.When Queen Changsun went, Hui'an was still in her infancy.And she didn't remember anything, just like her, she never had any memories of her mother.Li Mingda is well aware of the sadness and pain of having no mother to rely on, so he has been taking care of this younger sister in every possible way.Their blood is thicker than water, sisters depend on each other, and their feelings are naturally deep.As for Princess Gao Yang, before she got married, as an elder sister, she always took good care of them and cared for them. Li Mingda was also always grateful to her, respecting and loving her like his mother's elder sister, but he didn't think that she was not sincere.

Li Hui'an tugged at Li Mingda's sleeve, and told her to recover from her injury, "Wait for Nineteenth Sister's injury to recover, and then take Hui'an out to play, okay?"

"Okay, okay." Li Mingda smiled and scratched the bridge of Li Hui'an's nose.

Seeing this, Princess Gao Yang hurriedly asked the sisters not to forget to call her.

"I live outside the palace now. I know all the fun places. It will be good for you to bring me with you."

Li Hui'an: "Okay, that's it, the money will be paid by Seventeenth Sister!"

"You girl, you know how to trick me. Please, please, I will pay for it." Princess Gao Yang said flatly.

Li Hui'an stuck out her tongue playfully at Princess Gaoyang, her eyes were dark and spiritual, and she tilted her head to look at Li Mingda, "The nineteenth sister must get well soon."

Li Mingda smiled and nodded to Li Hui'an, but a coldness flashed in his eyes.The incident happened suddenly, and she really didn't know how to deal with this double-faced Princess Gao Yang.

Seeing Li Mingda's tired face, Princess Gao Yang thought she was lacking in rest, so she pulled Li Hui'an away tactfully, and told Li Mingda to take good care of his body and not to bother his mind.

"Okay, then I won't see you off."

Li Mingda sent Biyun to see someone off, but when she heard the footsteps walking away, she got downcast and walked away, ordering Tian Hanshuo to come to her.

"I know you have looked down on her for a long time, so tell me today why."

Tian Hanxi hurriedly knelt down and dared not say, "I heard some criticisms about Princess Gaoyang earlier, and I had some misunderstandings. Since your lord has trained the slaves, I know I was wrong, and I dare not have any objections to Princess Gaoyang."

Li Mingda: "How come you are wrong, but who knows that I am wrong. Forgive your innocence first, and talk to me carefully today."

Tian Hanshan then told Li Mingda what he had heard, "When Princess Gaoyang was not married in the palace before, there were people in the palace who said that she had a bad temper, often beat, scolded and bullied servants, and was unrestrained in her flirtatiousness. Fang Dalang. I also heard such rumors and suspected that his character is not good."

Li Mingda nodded, thoughtful, and then asked doubtfully, "Fang Dalang you are talking about, but you mean the eldest son of Mr. Liang Fang Xuanling?"

"It's him, the person whose surname is Fang in the capital city can still be favored by that picky princess, there will be no one else except Fang Yizhi."

Li Mingda smiled wryly and nodded.Her seventeenth sister is high-minded, so her vision is naturally not too bad.This Fang Yizhi is the eldest son of Fang Xuanling, he inherited his father's style, he is talented and elegant, he is outstanding in the Ming Dynasty, and he is handsome, one of the best, he is a model for the children of the capital to emulate.It is reasonable for Princess Gao Yang to be interested in him.

"I only know that when Aye proposed marriage to her, he intended to marry her to Fang Yizhi, but later because Fang Yizhi refused, he said, 'There are two difficult things in the world, one is to accompany the prince to study, and the other is to be a princess Prince Consort', so that Aye had to choose someone else, and chose Fang Yizhi's younger brother Fang Yiai. At that time, I still felt that Fang Yizhi was blind." Thinking about it now, Li Mingda felt that he was blind.

"Fang Dalang is indeed a courageous gentleman." Tian Hanshan sighed.

Li Mingda nodded slightly in agreement, and now she finally realized that Fang Yi was always a sensible person.The princess is not easy to serve, especially her elder brother Li Chengqian.

"I thought Seventeenth Sister's marriage was just decided by Aye and had nothing to do with her. Now hearing what you say, it's intriguing."

If Princess Gao Yang had put her love on the gentle and handsome housewife, and tried to get Aye to help her arrange this marriage, but in the end, she was ruthlessly rejected by the rightful owner, and she was assigned a fierce and sturdy housewife. Beloved.With Gao Yang's personality, she would definitely not feel at ease.Li Mingda suddenly felt a little sympathetic to Fang Xuanling. With such a daughter-in-law at home, the future of the Fang family may not be long.

Why is your lord suddenly interested in Princess Gaoyang today?Could it be that he finally saw through her?

Seeing the princess meditating, Tian Hanshu also made up his mind.Tian Hanshan himself has always looked down on Princess Gaoyang. He thinks that this princess has been scheming since she was a child, and she intends to plot against their princess.

Since Li Shimin ascended the throne, there has never been a shortage of princesses in this Taiji Palace, and there are 21 princesses even if they are not considered dead.A sage will certainly not love everyone in every aspect, but only value his son.Princess Gao Yang's biological mother was from a humble background, how could she be favored by a sage?It was seeing that Princess Jinyang was loved by the sage, so they deliberately went out of their way to come here every day to curry favor, so they became familiar with the sage.Their princess is benevolent and pure, never thought that Princess Gao Yang would have other ideas, and would often praise her in front of the saint.Because of this, Princess Gaoyang got the chance to stand out and win more favors.Otherwise, based on the humble status of her biological mother, how could she have her current status.Marrying the son of Duke Liang is such a good thing, not every princess is lucky enough to get it...

"What do you think of Xiumei and Lvhe?" Li Mingda suddenly asked Tian Hanshan another question without saying anything in advance.

Tian Hanxi was stunned for a moment, and immediately withdrew his wandering thoughts, and replied: "Those two people are quite quick in doing things, but they are a little restless, playful, and occasionally run outside when they have free time. I met him twice and reprimanded him. , but they didn’t seem restrained, so they should be taught a lesson.”

"You don't have to restrain yourself, pick two reliable ones and monitor them." Li Mingda ordered neatly.

Tian Hanshan promised that he would only listen to the princess's orders, and he would explain it to him before he came back to reply.

"Do you still have the clothes when I fell off the cliff?" Li Mingda asked again.

"Yes, the matter of your lord's falling off the cliff, I have always raised it too strangely, so I put an extra thought into it, and asked people to take it away a long time ago." Tian Hanshan replied.

Li Mingda immediately ordered him to fetch it, and she wanted to examine it carefully.

As soon as the cloth bag was opened, Li Mingda smelled a long-suffering and bloody rancid smell.

Tian Hanshu ordered the clothes to be placed on the ground in order according to the princess's clothes on the day of the coma, including handkerchiefs, hairpins and rings.

Li Mingda walked around the blood skirt twice, then squatted at the sleeves, sniffling.In addition to the fishy smell at first, Li Mingda also smelled the smell of moss, sand and vegetation, these smells were normal.But there is an indescribable fragrance, which is a bit wrong. It is faint, not floral, but more like a blend of spices and the like.

Li Mingda searched for the source, and grabbed the silk handkerchief on the edge of his sleeve.The silk handkerchief was white, with delicate lotus flowers embroidered on one corner, and a thorn inserted into the other corner. Li Mingda pulled out the thorn, put it to his nose and smelled it, and then asked Tian Hanshan to wrap it in paper.

Li Mingda carefully looked at the embroidered patterns on the handkerchief, and smelled the smell of the handkerchief.

"Whose handkerchief is this?" Li Mingda asked.

Tian Hanxi was puzzled, "My lord, this is the lotus handkerchief you embroidered. On the Shangsi Festival, you took this handkerchief to go outing. I saw it with my own eyes."

"No, it's not my veil."