Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty

"It's a person."

It's a pity that she can't be as cheap as Changsun Huan and others, so she can see this person's talent for herself.

After Li Mingda sighed, he covered his mouth with a handkerchief and yawned sleepily.She didn't sleep well last night, thinking about things until late at night, and now she's getting sleepy.

Seeing that Li Tai and others were still interested, Li Mingda left first.

Li Tai was worried that Li Mingda would go back to the palace alone, so he sent all the guards around him to protect Li Mingda.

Li Mingda got on his horse and planned to go around to avoid the crowd that hadn't dispersed yet.As soon as she rode her horse slowly through an alley, she was stopped by two Japanese people coming towards her.

These two Japanese people are wearing their own country's distinctive robes and wooden clogs, making it easy to identify them.

After the two Japanese saluted, they humbly apologized to Li Mingda and told Li Mingda that the princess of the Japanese country wanted to meet her in private.

Li Mingda smelled the fragrance of makeup and powder on the bodies of these two Japanese people, and he simply refused: "No see."

The Japanese did not expect Princess Datang to refuse so bluntly, and they glanced at each other with embarrassment.Immediately, Li Mingda's guards stepped forward and asked the two Japanese people to make way.The two had no choice but to retreat, and gave Li Mingda a respectful gift from the Tang Dynasty.

Tian Hanshan: "Your lord, what do you mean when you said that she just apologized in front of everyone and made a fool of herself, why did she suddenly block the way to see you?"

"It's definitely not a good thing, just don't mess with it." After Li Mingda said, he drove straight to Tai Chi Palace with his whip.

It was night, Li Mingda was called by Li Shimin to play beside him.

It is said to be playing, but it is actually the father and daughter getting together to do their own things.

The first place on the side hall is a large table case carved with dragons and inlaid with gold, which was used by Li Shimin to review the memorials.There are two small tables on the north side of the hall, one for Li Zhi and the other for Li Mingda.

At this moment, Li Mingda is sitting behind the table and painting quietly, his strokes smoothly outline the shape of the mountain peak, and after a few touches, there is only one pine standing on the isolated peak to finish.

At this time, someone from outside reported to Li Shimin that the Crown Princess Su had a miscarriage.

Li Mingda paused, and the tip of the pen poked on the drawing paper.

Li Shimin was also shocked and confused by the news. Why didn't he remember when Su Shi became pregnant? Could it be that he was too busy dealing with state affairs and forgot?

Li Shimin turned his head to look at Fang Qirui.

Fang Qirui immediately understood, shook his head at Li Shimin, and said that the East Palace did not inform the princess that she was pregnant.

Li Shimin immediately questioned why, and the eunuch who sent the message hurriedly told Li Shimin that Su's slippery tire was caused by falling into the water. As for Su's pregnancy, it was not clear before, and only after the accident happened did he know.

"How long have you been pregnant?" Li Shimin asked.

The eunuch said: "The fetus has already formed, it is estimated that it has been two months."

Li Shimin frowned and said: "How can the imperial physician in the Eastern Palace be so careless? This Su family is also surprised. How can a woman who is usually very gentle and meticulous, not know that she is two months pregnant."

"I remember that she caught a cold a few days ago, so she should see the imperial physician. Could it be that the imperial physician made a mistake and didn't find that she has a happy pulse?" Li Mingda couldn't help but wonder.

In reply, the eunuch lowered his head and shook his lips and explained: "A few days ago, the princess was really unwell. She occasionally vomited. She thought it was caused by the wind and cold. She was afraid that the imperial doctor would draw too much attention and make people nervous for no reason. They only sent the palace servants to boil some ginger soup to dispel the cold, and never summoned the imperial physician from the beginning to the end. The princess regretted it very much and blamed herself, and when the servant came to report, she was still weeping, hating herself for being careless." The eunuch Then he told Li Shimin that after the miscarriage, the concubine wanted to come to Lizheng Hall to plead guilty, but was stopped by the prince.

"The matter has come to this, what's the use of apologizing, and she didn't do it on purpose, it's just that the child is gone, there is no fate. They are still young, and they will not delay as much as they want in the future." Li Shimin sighed, somewhat regret.He waved his hand and sent the eunuch away, and then passed on the order to send some warming and strengthening medicinal herbs to the East Palace, so that Su Shi could have a good health.

Li Mingda stood beside Li Shimin quietly, without saying a word.

After waiting for a while, after Li Shimin approved the memorial, he put down his pen, looked at Li Mingda who was still standing there motionless, saw her solemn face, staring at the front in a daze, and asked her if she was concerned about Su's miscarriage Doubtful.

Li Mingda shook his head.She didn't want to bother her father with nonsense.

Li Shimin's complexion became serious, "Even if you don't tell me, I also think that Su's miscarriage is very strange. This court woman lives carefully, but she is not as informal as a mountain woman, let alone Your sister-in-law is the mistress of the Eastern Palace, and there are hundreds of people around her taking care of her daily life, so there should never be such a big mistake."

"Then Aye just returned..." Li Mingda looked at Li Shimin puzzled, just now Li Shimin clearly showed tolerance and did not pursue accountability.

"I don't want her to let her guard down like this, how can you investigate?" Li Shimin smiled, then got up, and patted Li Mingda's head lovingly, "I will find a reason to visit her tomorrow and find out the result Remember to tell Aye immediately."

Li Mingda agreed, thinking that he really deserves to be his father, whose mind is far higher than that of a fool like her.

Seeing that it was getting late outside the window, Li Shimin sent Li Mingda to rest early.He still has some important matters to deal with, so he can't accompany her.

Li Mingda retreated in response.

After watching Li Mingda's charming figure disappear, Li Shimin's Fang lowered his face and slightly turned his head in Fang Qirui's direction.

Fang Qirui has served Li Shimin for many years, his brain is extremely sharp, and he understands the meaning of Li Shimin's every expression and action.At this moment, he immediately stepped forward and reported to Li Shimin Princess Jinyang's recent actions.

Li Shimin raised his eyebrows slightly, "Why, did she find out about the internal servant?"

"Yes, it seems that the relationship between Yu Feng and the Crown Princess is not ordinary. I usually feel it if I don't pay attention to it. After I asked someone to monitor it carefully, I found out that there are indeed frequent exchanges between them." Fang Qirui continued to explain, "Princess today They have already sent people out of the city, presumably to investigate Yu Feng's life experience."

Li Shimin nodded, and asked Fang Qirui to continue to send someone to watch from a distance. Sizi will investigate everything, and no interference is allowed.He believes in his daughter's ability to do things.If Sizi doubts, then there must be a reason for her doubts.Moreover, what happened to Donggong Su's body today proved that her suspicions were not groundless.

Li Mingda got up early the next day, and heard people around him tell him that Li Shimin went to sleep with Concubine Yang last night, so he was not in the Lizheng Hall this morning.

Li Mingda prepared to have breakfast alone, and then got a message from Ninth Brother Li Zhi.Li Mingda was invited to go to Li Zhi's house and have breakfast with him.

Li Zhichang Li Mingda is five years old, and now he has become a handsome young man. He has a gentle temperament, he is respected and loved by the superior and gentle, so he is very popular in the palace, and he is often said to be the softest and kindest prince.

Li Zhi's appetite was still the same as usual, only increasing and not decreasing.He finished eight pieces of flax cakes in two or three bites, and also ate a plate of sliced ​​carp and a plate of shredded lamb with the flax cakes. The other side dishes only moved a few bites.

In the past, Li Mingda had long been used to Li Zhi's appetite, but now seeing him eating like this, perhaps because the distance was too close, Li Mingda could hear the slight sound of his belt being tightened by his protruding belly.

Li Mingda didn't have a big appetite, he ate half a piece of cake and drank some soup.

After Li Zhi cleaned his hands, he saw that Li Mingda had also finished eating, and asked her with a smile why she was so fast today.

"Maybe it's because the weather has turned hot, so I lost my appetite. Brother Jiu's appetite today is still as good as before."

Li Zhi smiled and nodded, he sat upright, and then said to Li Mingda, "I heard that you are investigating the matter of falling off the cliff, but did you find any clues?"

Li Mingda shook his head, "It's not clear yet."

"I'm looking for you today to talk about this. I got a piece of news by chance yesterday, but I don't know if it's true or not, so just tell me something and listen to it. Once it's useful." Li Zhi said.

"You said."

"This news is mysterious and inaccurate. Just listen to it. It is said that your third brother has quietly returned to Beijing."

Li Mingda immediately opened his eyes wide, "Is what you said true?"

"My reaction to this news is the same as yours. It's really not accurate. It's just that someone vaguely looks like him. I don't care about this kind of ambiguous news, but I have to worry about the time and place they said. .Guess where and when?" Li Zhi said slyly.

Li Mingda immediately asked: "Could it be the place where my accident occurred on the Shangsi Festival?"

Li Zhi nodded.

Li Mingda stared at Li Zhi.

Li Zhi thought that Li Mingda hadn't noticed, so he nodded deeply to signal him, not wanting that Li Mingda was still looking at him.

"Stupid?" Li Zhi waved his hand in front of Li Mingda's eyes.

Li Mingda tilted his body slightly, narrowed the distance between his eyes and Li Zhi's eyes, then frowned and stared at Li Zhi and said, ""Ninth brother, do your eyes feel uncomfortable? "

"Uncomfortable?" Li Zhi blinked in confusion, "It's good, I don't feel any discomfort."

"I see that your eyes are not the same as those of others. Please ask the imperial physician to take a look when you have time. Besides, brother Jiu doesn't have to eat meat like this all the time. It's good to eat some light food occasionally, and it's good to use some liver-clearing and eye-reinforcing dishes." " Li Mingda suggested softly.

Li Zhi: "Are you serious?"

"Naturally be serious, remember, you have to take a look at the eyes of the imperial physician, and this is your reward for providing me with information today." Li Mingda said.

Li Zhi raised his eyebrows, feeling more and more that his sister was talking nonsense.Hao Hao suddenly asked him to look at his eyes, he knows best how good his eyes are, but it is really a bit puzzling.

But the younger sister had good intentions, Li Zhi felt that he should understand, so he smiled and agreed to Li Mingda, perfunctory her, don't worry, he will definitely take a look when he has time.Unexpectedly, Li Mingda saw through his perfunctory at a glance.

"Ninth brother, don't make jokes with me, you must watch, you must watch." Li Mingda warned him very seriously.

"Okay, okay, I will ask the imperial physician to take a look." Li Zhi nodded helplessly, fearing that Li Mingda would not believe him, he even swore to Li Mingda.

"That's enough, I'll go to the East Palace to see my sister-in-law."

"I also heard about her miscarriage this morning. It's really sad. Tell her for me. When she gets better, I will beg my elder brother and brothers to go and see her together."

Li Mingda agreed, and went to the East Palace to visit Mrs. Su.

When Li Mingda saw people, Su's complexion was pale, his body was very weak, and he didn't have much energy.Li Mingda took Li Shimin to convey a few words of advice to her to rest in peace, then hurriedly withdrew, and then asked the maid beside him to take good care of the crown princess, and ordered the imperial physician to check the pulse on time every day until Su's body fully recovered .

Li Mingda then asked several consular eunuchs in the East Palace, and after learning that Mrs. Su fell ill a few days ago and had indeed not invited an imperial physician, he drove back to the Lizheng Hall without saying anything.

Three days later, the guards that Li Mingda sent to investigate the Jingzhao Wugong area came back.

Then Li Mingda learned about Yu Feng's growth experience.

He was born in a place called Queshui Village on the edge of Wugong. Both his mother and father died when he was still a baby, and he was raised by his uncle until he was five years old. Later, because his cousin got married and had no money, he was sold to the Su Mansion as a slave. When he was 12 years old, because Yu Feng was favored by his master in the Su family, he was allowed to be released, except for slavery.This abolition of slavery, changing from a lowly slave to a good citizen, was an excellent happy event. It stands to reason that life should be better and better, but he did not expect that he would be betrayed by his uncle for the second time.This time, because of a gambling debt of six hundred Wen, Yu Feng was sent to the palace by his uncle and second uncle to become a eunuch.

Tian Hanshu couldn't help turning red when he heard about Yu Feng's experience.His family was also poor, and Tian Hanshan voluntarily became an eunuch in order to marry his parents and brothers.But anyway, he did it voluntarily, but Yu Feng was different. He was supposed to be a eunuch at this time when he was celebrating a happy event and had hope of living a good life. This was ten times and a hundred times more cruel than his previous slavery. It made him not even a man.How outrageous this is.

"His uncle and second uncle really deserve to die." Tian Hanshan sighed.

"Eunuch Tian guessed it. Yu Feng's uncle and second uncle are indeed gone now. The two were imprisoned for theft and sentenced to exile. Not long after they left the realm of martial arts, they successively died because of 'unbearable suffering of exile'. He died of illness on the way." The guard replied.

This is a bit of a coincidence with the death of Uncle Feng and Uncle Feng.Li Mingda carefully asked about the date, it was the first year that the Crown Princess lived in the East Palace.After a little more inquiry, it was easy to find that the state governor who was in charge of Qishui Village at that time happened to be the person recommended by Secretary Cheng Su Tan.

It can be conclusively confirmed that Yu Feng knew Su Shi before entering the palace.In terms of age, Yu Feng and Su Shi are similar, and they were just childhood sweethearts when they met. In the first half of the year when Gong became the crown princess, she was exempted from slavery by a special gift.

The two people who have been related since childhood met again in the palace after the ups and downs.It is very possible to rely on each other in the deep palace and form a trusting and loyal relationship.

However, Li Mingda didn't know if there were any other complicated feelings between Yu Feng, the internal servant, and the Su family, and he didn't want to make wild inferences.But she is very sure of one thing, Yu Feng must be very loyal to the Su family.The frequent contacts between the two of them, and the fact that the Su family helped him avenge him, are enough to support this issue.

Li Mingda immediately thought about it. If the woman who appeared on the cliff disguised as a man that day was Mrs. Su, and Yu Feng appeared at that time and happened to coax Li Hui'an, it was also because of Mrs. Su, so he could explain the phenomenon. up.

Who will Mrs. Su go to see?It is absolutely impossible to be Yu Feng, because Yu Feng will meet Su Shi very cheaply in the palace, so there is no need to be so troublesome.

Li Mingda immediately thought of his third brother Li Ke that Li Zhi mentioned this morning.Someone suddenly saw him appearing on the mountain, is it true or false?Could it be that these two people just met?But why did Li Ke meet Su Shi at that place, and why did he have contacts with Su Shi, these questions made Li Mingda puzzled.There is another big inexplicable point, that is, since the two of them came quietly in private, why bother to meet on the mountain where there are many people on the mountain, you can find a hidden place where no one is there. See, it's safer this way.

Unless this meeting, one person is willing, but the other is not.Moreover, this other person came to the mountain with a secret identity for another purpose, but unfortunately, the former knew about it, so he was chased by the former.

Although things are all based on assumptions, they are quite reasonable, and the most important thing is only this one clue to check.Considering that if the two of them go up the mountain in disguise, they don't have aristocratic status on the surface, so they must be led to enter.

The Su family can be helpful to Feng, so who can Li Ke turn to?The person who led him into the mountain immediately was also a breakthrough.

If the person who led the way can be found out, the mess will be pulled out, and the problem will be solved.

At that time, the children of the nobles who participated in the outing were all recorded in the list, but because of the large number of participants, if they wanted to get a result in a short period of time, they could not rely solely on her own investigation.She needs someone who is popular or who can control these children to deal with this matter quickly.

Li Mingda thought about it carefully, and there were only two suitable candidates in his mind.But Li Mingda still had to report the matter of employing people. After Li Shimin allowed her to transfer "idle personnel" at will, Li Mingda named Fang Yizhi and Yuchi Baoqi.

Yuchi Baoqi is very popular and well-informed, and he can assist Zheng Ke to develop his strengths.As for Fang Yizhi, the reason is simpler. After the last joint investigation, Li Mingda found that he is very useful, so naturally he will continue to use it.

……

This time, it was Cheng Chubi who delivered the message for Princess Jinyang.

Cheng Chubi was on business, and relayed the words to Fang Yizhi.Fang Yizhi's ability to be affirmed by saints and princesses is a very happy thing, but the word "idle personnel" makes Fang Yizhi a good joke for Yuchi Baoqi.

"Yuchi Erlang Mo Xiao, it's your part too." Cheng Chubi added coldly.

"Is there really me?" Seeing Cheng Chubi nodding, Yuchi Baoqi couldn't laugh immediately, and said in embarrassment, "I mean, this handsome guard Cheng, why don't you just talk about it, don't you take a breath?"

Cheng Chubi remained silent.

"I'm talking to you." Seeing that Cheng Chubi didn't respond to her, Yuchi Baoqi patted him on the shoulder.

Cheng Chubi: "Your lord has three days to ask you to find out whether the rumor that King Wu appeared on the Shangsi Festival is true. If it is true, you must find out where he is now and who he is in contact with."

Three days later.

Fang Yi was staring at the list he made in a daze.There are still the last three to be confirmed, and Yuchi Baoqi will be able to bring back the news by this evening at the latest.

At this time, Di Renjie had finished appreciating the many exquisite calligraphy and paintings placed in Fang Yizhi's study room. Seeing that he was still hesitating and silent on a list, he leaned over to ask, curiously asking his best friend, what has he done these days? What are you looking for.

"can not say."

Di Renjie rolled his eyes, glanced shrewdly at Fang Yizhi, and laughed, "Even if you don't tell me, I know that you are investigating the case, and what you are investigating is related to the people who participated in the outing in the Shangsi Festival. The only honorable person who may be related is Princess Jinyang, because she was the only one who fell off the cliff in danger that day. Tell me, am I right?"

Fang Yizhi immediately glanced at Di Renjie, "Is there anything else?"

"Then you have to tell me about the case in detail before I can help you."

"There is no specific case, and it concerns the privacy of the court. There is not much to know, and we can't know more." Fang Yi turned to use a cinnabar pen and added another name behind.

Di Renjie was surprised: "I was worried just now, why are you... how do you know it must be him?"

"The princess doesn't report the case, let us investigate people; we circle people, don't say the reason; it's just right."

"What's your reasoning? The princess doesn't have to say it because of her status. Why do you?" Di Renjie asked.

Fang Yi stared at the name, frowning.

After a moment of silence, just when Di Renjie thought he would not answer, Fang Yizhi suddenly spoke up.

"Based on feeling, let's wait and see. If Baoqi can't find out, it can only be this person."