Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty

"I'm so pissed off! No, I can't breathe because I'm holding this breath in my heart. Go and ask a little maid to come in." Gao Yang told Bai Ling.

Bai Ling is Princess Gaoyang's personal maid, she has been with her since she was six years old, she can be said to be her confidant.

Since Li Mingda was clever with eyes and ears, he had inadvertently heard many court ladies talking about this lark in private.It is said that when she was in the palace before, she was the most powerful and difficult person among the big palace ladies, but now she followed Gao Yang to the princess mansion, and she became more and more aggressive and became the one person in the princess mansion. above people.It is said that if she becomes powerful, even the son-in-law's wife will have nothing to do with her.

"Your lord, this is the Lizheng Palace. Let's restrain ourselves. Don't forget that last time you were reprimanded by His Majesty because of the maid. Today is a special case for entering the palace. If you are here again It's too dangerous for him to do something right in front of him." Bai Ling immediately comforted and stopped Gao Yang, and said everything that should be said.

Princess Gao Yang was even angrier when she heard the words, and patted the bed board excitedly.

"Blame her to complain! Otherwise, Aye wouldn't be in the mood to care about my trivial matter. You said she investigated the case, but why did she end up on me in the end? Yes, I admit that I ordered those two little maids to monitor her, so that I know what she likes with Aye, and in the end I want to please her and Aye. When I want to play such a trick? If I don’t go this way, I will be just like other concubine princesses, and Aye will randomly find someone A cat and a dog were married, and then they were forgotten, and no one cared about them. Now I have married Fang Yiai unhappily, at least he comes from a famous family and lives in Chang'an City, so I don't have to endure the pain of marrying far away..."

"Bai Ling, you said, we are also His Majesty's daughters, so why are we not human when they are born taller? I am jealous of her being raised in front of Aye and being favored by her. Isn't this human nature? Is it normal?!

You said that when she fell off the cliff, why didn't she die completely, she must come back to life!She is dead, my life should be better, how can I feel so much anger now.Besides, Aye didn't have her in front of him, so he would look at me more or less.Is it a bad idea for a daughter to beg her father to favor her?Anyway, I have a clear conscience.I used to flatter her and coax her so much, I was more filial to her than to my own mother, and I worked so hard, but I paid a white-eyed wolf!

No matter how bad my thoughts are, I am also an open-minded person, and I never asked anyone to really harm her.But now she wants to kill me!You asked me to enter the palace today, you didn't want to reconcile with me at all, you just wanted to find fault with me, and wanted to kill me! "

Princess Gao Yang gritted her teeth angrily, almost crushing her teeth with hatred.

After Li Mingda heard Princess Gao Yang's nonsense, his eyes slanted and he began to think about the case.If Li Ke is really involved in this matter, then what is the relationship between the Su family and Li Ke, the child who was born in a miscarriage...

"Princess Jinyang just thought that you mentioned King Wu, do you really know something? Could it be that Princess Jinyang's fall off the cliff is really related to King Wu?"

"How would I know? If I had known that he caused me such a big trouble, I would not have agreed to take him into the mountain." Princess Gao Yang regretted.

"Now as long as they can't find the King of Wu, that's fine. Otherwise, the princess will be even more unable to hold her head up in front of His Majesty. It's okay to make one or two mistakes. No matter how many times, I'm afraid..." Bai Ling didn't dare to say the last sentence. To put it bluntly, take a cautious look at Princess Gao Yang, her eyes are shining brightly in the night, creating a dangerous and tense atmosphere.

Princess Gao Yang was a little scared, she sighed, and said that when she came out of the palace, she would ask someone to send a message to King Wu, telling him to leave Chang'an City as soon as possible, so as not to make trouble for her.

Bailing gave Princess Gaoyang advice on how to deal with Princess Jinyang tomorrow.Please keep calm, as long as the other party has no evidence to deny it, just insist that you don't know, don't panic and let the other party continue to doubt.As for the attitude towards Princess Jinyang, Bailing felt that Princess Gaoyang should keep her previous appearance, try to numb Princess Jinyang, and make her soft-hearted and embarrassed to ask again.

Princess Gao Yang was unwilling, "I'm too lazy to coax that hypocrite. I'm not wrong about this matter, but it's just doing third brother a favor, what's the big deal."

"The King of Wu returned to Chang'an City without permission, and your lord did not report his knowledge, and even assisted him on the Shangsi Festival—"

"Okay, I got it." Princess Gao Yang grinned reluctantly immediately, and practiced, "My good sister, let's have a good chat, so we don't misunderstand. How about saying this at the beginning?"

Bai Ling smiled and nodded, suggesting that it would be best for Princess Gaoyang to treat Princess Jinyang with this attitude tomorrow.

The two masters and servants practiced their speech several times carefully, and then they stopped talking and took a complete rest.

The next day, Li Mingda ordered Cheng Chubi and others to wait outside the palace, preparing to follow Princess Gaoyang's men.Once you find out where the King of Wu is, immediately catch him.

After finishing her grooming, Princess Gaoyang came here.As soon as she entered the door, she was smiling all over her face, and hurriedly pulled Li Mingda's hand and put it on her face, as if she wanted Li Mingda to slap her.

"My dear sister, let's have a good chat. Don't misunderstand between us sisters. My sister made a mistake, but these days I chanted scriptures and Buddha, and after careful reflection, I already knew where I was wrong, and I was trying to correct it. You yesterday You suddenly doubt me again, my heart is really..." Gao Yang said, he lowered his head and wiped the corners of his eyes with a kerchief, and when he looked up again, his eyes were red, as if he had cried.

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Li Mingda should have softened his heart.But last night, Gao Yang discussed how to deal with her, and all kinds of words were still echoing in her ears, so she felt ironic in every word Gao Yang said to her so far.

While calling her a white-eyed wolf, he also fooled her like a fool.

ridiculous.

Princess Gao Yang spoke for a long while, seeing Li Mingda's indifferent expression, she was very unhappy, she still had a gentle smile on her face, and asked Li Mingda softly, "Are you still refusing to forgive my sister?"

Li Ming was about to speak again, when someone from Li Zhi happened to come to ask her to come over.

After the three of them had dinner together, Li Zhi stayed for a while because he happened to be fine, and asked Princess Gao Yang how the situation of Fang Yiai was recently.

"It's still the same, it's strange, why did you ask him all of a sudden?"

Li Zhi smiled, "It's nothing, I suddenly thought about it. The last time I went out of the palace with my fourth brother, I happened to meet him drunk in the Yuexian Tower, staggering, and no one was there to help me, and I was still thinking about it." Did he lose his composure recently because of something worrying about him?"

Princess Gao Yang sneered, showing a slightly disgusted expression, "He's used to being rude and losing his temper, so don't worry about him. Sometimes I can't figure it out, they were all born in the same mother's womb, why is he so different from the other two?" so many."

The other two naturally refer to Fang Yiai's elder brother Fang Yizhi and third younger brother Fang Yize.Both of them are well-known gentlemen in Chang'an City, and they look good.In fact, Fang Yiai is not bad in terms of appearance, but she is a bit fatter than his two brothers.This fat is beautiful, but it looks stupid when it comes to him.

"By the way, did you ask about the third brother?" Li Zhi turned to Li Mingda.

Li Mingda shook his head, "I was going to ask Brother Ninth, where did I get the news that Brother Three would go climbing with us during the Shangsi Festival, and I asked Sister Seventeen yesterday, but she didn't know about it .”

Princess Gao Yang looked at Li Zhi, "It turns out that the news about Sizi came to you, which is quite new. Tell me quickly, I want to know too."

"It can't be said. What people said is not accurate. I forced them to say it. I made an oath to promise not to reveal his name. Don't you want to know." After Li Zhi said, seeing Princess Gaoyang still Not reconciled, he hurriedly supported his forehead and said, "I just remembered, Aye told me to meet the Japanese envoy yesterday, I almost forgot, so I will leave first."

"Why do you want to see the Japanese envoy?" Li Mingda asked him puzzled when he got up to see Li Zhi off.

"The princess of the Japanese kingdom is lost, please send us troops to help."

"Princess of the Japanese Empire, the alias Ashiya Yuanjing? Is she missing?" Li Mingda asked.

Li Zhi nodded, and then lamented that these Japanese people are troublesome, "Aye means to let me deal with it carefully. If this person is lost, I don't know if it's true or not."

"Recently there have been accidents over there. Ninth Brother would like to listen to Aye's instructions and be careful." Li Mingda then sent Li Zhi to the Qianhua Gate, and after saying goodbye to him, he turned around and saw Princess Gaoyang standing about five or six feet away from her He stared at himself from a distance, and seemed to stare at him for a long time.

Sensing Li Mingda's gaze, Princess Gaoyang came over with a smile and reached out to hold her, lamenting the good brother-sister relationship between Li Mingda and Li Zhi.

Li Mingda nodded and admitted frankly.

Princess Gao Yang was taken aback, and then she also bid farewell to Li Mingda.After all, she didn't want to deal with Li Mingda's questioning, even if she didn't wait to see Li Shimin, it would be worse than making a bigger mistake.

After leaving the palace, Princess Gaoyang sent Bai Ling to inform Wu Wang Li Ke to leave Chang'an as soon as possible.

Li Ke was staying in the Yuexian Building at this time, and after hearing Bai Ling's words, although he was a little bit reconciled that his work had not been finished yet.But safety comes first. If his father finds out that he is there later, he will definitely not be able to afford to walk around.So he quickly ordered someone to check his luggage and prepare to leave Chang'an City.

Not long after Bai Ling left, Li Ke saw Bai Ling being taken back by two men who looked like officials.Knowing that the situation was not good, Li Ke immediately turned around and went into the house, intending to escape through the back door through the window, not wanting that there was someone waiting for him behind the window.At this moment, he finally recognized these so-called official servants as the guards of Prince Wei's residence.

Li Tai followed with gentle steps and came with a smile.He bowed slightly and approached Li Ke, looked him up and down carefully, and then said in a confirming tone: "It turns out that you are really the third brother. Since you have come to Chang'an City, why don't you ask your brother to play chess and drink with you, and run to this shabby tavern?" Stay here, lose your princely style."

Li Ke pursed his lips and remained silent.

Li Tai waved his hand, signaling his subordinates to take Bai Ling away, and then said to Li Ke with a smile: "Let's go, third brother. Come to my house for a gathering. Our brothers haven't confided in each other for a long time."

Li Mingda then got the message from Li Tai, and asked Aye for instructions.

The son fell off the cliff, the Su family had a miscarriage, and the king of Wu went back to Chang'an... The investigation got worse and worse, how could Li Shimin tolerate it.Immediately issued a secret decree to Li Mingda, allowing her to exercise the power of cheapness.Li Shimin really wanted to see what shocking truth he could find out if he investigated this matter in depth.

After Li Mingda got the order, he went out of the palace to Wei Wang's mansion, and met Bai Ling first.Even though Bai Ling was caught, he still kept his mouth shut.Li Mingda didn't expect to be able to say anything from her mouth, but asked someone to gag Bailing's mouth, tie his hands and feet, and make him kneel on the ground and not move.

Li Mingda ordered someone to deliver the news to Princess Gaoyang, and also asked his subordinates to disclose the news that Bailing and Li Ke were arrested to Princess Gaoyang.

When Princess Gao Yang came again, the expression on her face was very ugly.Then seeing Bai Ling kneeling on the ground, his mouth was sealed, his eyes were wide open looking at him, as if full of fear, Princess Gao Yang felt even more guilty.

Bai Ling was a little anxious, and shook his head at Princess Gao Yang, winking.Princess Gao Yang was not sure what she meant, but when she saw Li Mingda sitting in the first place, drinking tea leisurely, she couldn't help guessing that Bai Ling might have confessed the truth, which made Sizi so calm.In fact, even if Bailing didn't explain, the current situation doesn't allow her to protect Li Ke anymore.

Princess Gao Yang sat down a little listlessly, asked Li Mingda to release Bai Ling, and begged her not to tell her father about it.

"It's late, otherwise I wouldn't be here." Li Mingda continued, "You should know Aye's temper. If this matter has nothing to do with you, why not explain the secret behind it."

Princess Gao Yang's brows were knotted, and she glared at Li Mingda with fiery eyes. She felt that the younger sister in front of her was so ruthless that she was so perverted that she tricked her into entering the palace, and then used her to follow her.

"It's in vain that I treat you so well!"

"Li Xiwei, shut up!" Li Tai stepped into the room, glaring at Gao Yang with anger, "This is an opportunity Sizi kindly gave you, don't forget it, just go back to your princess mansion immediately waiting to be dealt with."

Princess Gao Yang glanced at Li Tai, took a breather and said, "It really has nothing to do with me, I just took him into the mountains. He found me the day before the Shangsi Festival, and told me that he would not have the chance to meet anyone, and it happened to be the Shangsi Festival You can find that person. Let me help bring him in, and then you don’t have to worry about him. You also know that the relationship between my third brother and I has always been good. How can I refuse this kind of request, so I did as I said. After arriving at the place, He left him. I was with my sisters, and I didn’t know what he did from the beginning to the end. But if you suspect that he pushed the nineteenth sister off the cliff, I don’t believe it. It’s so good, why did he want to Let's attack the innocent sister."

Princess Gao Yang turned to look at Li Mingda, "It's you, why did you leave alone that day? Did you go to meet someone in secret? I don't understand. How do you feel that someone hurt you? How do you know it's not an accident?" , it was you who ran around and fell off the cliff..."

"Sister Seventeen, try talking nonsense again." Li Tai said sharply.

Princess Gao Yang pursed her lips dissatisfied, and pulled the veil hard, not daring to say anything more.

Li Mingda didn't mind what Princess Gao Yang said at all, she had heard worse things than this, so she just turned to Li Tai and asked, "Did you ask the third brother?"

Li Tai admires Li Mingda's heart. As expected of his sister, she handles things with a magnanimous attitude, is youthful and self-reliant, and never argues with fools. This is the kindness a princess of a country should have.

"He won't say anything now." Li Tai glanced at Li Mingda, "You go and try?"

Princess Gao Yang glanced at Li Mingda and sneered, she seemed to have something to say, but she couldn't.

Li Mingda nodded and went.

Before Li Mingda reached where Li Ke was, he heard his hurried footsteps wandering in the house.It can be seen that he is very anxious and has no idea, and his steps are chaotic.

After Li Mingda ordered someone to deliver the message, he walked into Li Ke's room.Li Ke was standing up stiffly, and when he saw Li Mingda, his face became more tense.

"So you are checking me? You took advantage of your seventeenth sister's trust in you." Li Ke closed his eyes angrily, turned his back and lamented, "I just came to Beijing for a private matter, and I met someone I will go, as for what, what about you?"

Speaking of excitement, Li Ke turned around and glared at Li Mingda.

Li Mingda sent away all the idlers in the house, and asked Li Ke directly, "Who do you want to meet? Zhao Qian, Sun Zhousu, choose a surname."

When Li Ke heard the abrupt word "Su", his heart skipped a beat, and he immediately glared at Li Mingda, "What do you mean? You are really crazy, you can't just make jokes like this!"

"The reaction is very fast. Hearing the word Su, he immediately knows what I mean. Third brother, you don't look innocent." Li Mingda said.

"It's not your turn to question me yet." Li Ke turned his back again, clenched his hands into fists, and this time he planned to ignore what Li Mingda said.

Li Mingda handed the secret decree written by Aye to Li Ke.

Li Ke didn't understand why he took it. After looking at it, his hands shook, and then he said helplessly to Li Mingda with red eyes: "You ask, after asking, I will go to the palace to plead guilty to my father."

"The purpose of your return to Chang'an?"

"To see people."

"Who?"

"It's a man. It has nothing to do with what you want to investigate. I didn't participate when you fell off the cliff. I can swear to you with anything."

"Then let's say it, and say it clearly to avoid suspicion. I promise not to spread it, and it's the same for Aye." Li Mingda promised.

"Fang Yizhi," Li Ke saw that Li Mingda didn't believe him, and continued to explain, "I encountered some troubles in Anzhou, and I urgently needed a smart person to help solve it. Someone recommended him to me. Then I sent letters several times, but was declined If you don’t accept it, I will invite you in person.”

"Then why don't you go to him directly, but wait for the Shangsi Festival?" Li Mingda asked puzzled.

Li Ke: "You think I'm willing to be so troublesome. He just saw that I came to Beijing secretly and didn't dare to take the status of a prince in the open, so he politely refused to see me in a different way. What can I do? Later I heard that he would go for an outing. That's why I made such a bad move. I never thought that I would be picked up by you for committing such a trivial matter."

Regarding the Anzhou matter, Li Mingda really wanted to ask what it was.But looking at Li Ke's conflicted expression, and the words he always tried to avoid when he described it just now, I knew that he would not explain it to him in detail, and it would be fruitless to spend more time asking.

What Li Ke said is all you need to do is to ask Fang Yi directly for verification.But Li Mingda always felt that something was wrong. Since Fang Yizhi knew that Li Ke was looking for him, why didn't he mention anything when he asked him to look for suspicious clues.

Besides, there is still something puzzling about Li Ke, whether he has seen Su Shi or not.

Li Ke's sensitivity to the word "Su" made Li Mingda feel that there must be some connection between them and the Su family, and coincidentally, the scent of the two people's incense was the same.But Li Mingda suffered from no evidence to prove it.

Li Mingda then decided to trick him, "Third Brother, there's no need to hide it. An eunuch in the palace just happened to see you meet with your sister-in-law that day. How do you explain it?"

Li Ke was shocked, and then hurriedly said: "It was an accident, and I didn't expect her to show up there in men's clothing. She cried very sadly and said some strange things. I really only persuaded her slightly she left.

At that time her father Su Quan was working in Jiangzhou, and I was named the governor of Liangzhou. Because I didn’t know much about the post when I was young, I had close contacts with Su Quan and relied on him to handle matters big and small, so I also knew her for half a year. He was made the crown princess and I never went to Su's house again.Now after so many years, we have never been in contact with each other, and nothing happened. I was also very surprised when she suddenly said that to me that day.It's all because of the big mouth of Seventeenth Sister, who actually told her about my coming to Chang'an. "

Li Mingda saw the sincerity in his eyes when he spoke, and knew that he was not cheating.

There is nothing left to ask.

Half an hour later, Fang Yi arrived at Wei Wangfu.

Then Fang Yizhi and Li Mingda admitted the fact that King Wu contacted him in private.But he didn't know that King Wu secretly hid his identity on the Shangsi Festival just to meet himself, and he never met King Wu that day.

Li Mingda nodded, but hesitated to speak.

Fang Yi asked him straight away but said it was all right.

"He said that there was something wrong in Anzhou, so he went to you. Do you know what it is?"

"I don't know, Yizhi is not interested in anything about King Wu." Mentioning Li Ke, Fang Yizhi's originally gentle expression was instantly indifferent, and his tone became even more indifferent.

Li Mingda had never seen Fang Yizhi's attitude so cold.

Li Tai seemed to understand Fang Yizhi's mood and asked him to leave as soon as possible.

"what happened?"

Li Tai: "You may not know about this. Your third brother was naughty when he was a child. He bumped into Mrs. Liang's wife and almost killed her in miscarriage. Therefore, the Fang family has never liked your third brother."

Li Mingda: "So that's how it is. This Fang family is really powerful," he dared to make enemies with the prince.

After Li Mingda returned to the palace, the imperial physician sent a message, matching the date when the pulse was diagnosed with the records of the East Palace Secretary, it was almost certain that the child in Su's belly belonged to the crown prince.Besides, the Su family has been in the East Palace all year round, so it is impossible to have any contact with other men, and it is common sense that the child is the prince's.

Li Mingda immediately checked the scene of Su's misstep. The side of the pool was on a gentle slope, and the sand and stones were spread on it, and it was dry, and the water beside the pool was not deep, and the inside was full of silt and soft.In such a situation, I can fall down and drop the child all at once. Is it due to luck, or is there another reason?