Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty

Li Mingda fixed the handkerchief with a stretcher, and checked the needlework again in the sun.The embroidery of the lotus seems to be similar to hers, but the stitching order of the petals and leaves is completely opposite to her habit.Li Mingda has always embroidered from top to bottom after drawing a good shape, but this handkerchief is embroidered from bottom to top, which can be easily distinguished from the overlapping direction and order of embroidery threads.

Tian Hanshan recalled the scene at that time, "I remember very clearly that this handkerchief is by the stream under the cliff, about ten feet away from the place where your lord fell. At that time, I thought, it must be your lord who fell. When going down the cliff, the veil drifted away with the wind. But if this veil does not belong to your lord, who would it be? Who would have the same veil as your lord?"

As Tian Hanshu said, the matter of this handkerchief is indeed very delicate.How could anyone happen to be wearing the exact same veil as her that day?

Seeing Tian Hanshan's unbelievable expression, Li Mingda knew that it also felt that this matter was too strange, as if it was fake.If you want to talk about things with just a veil, you must not be able to make a clear theory.She bumped her head, she had just woken up, and she had no memory of the situation that day, if she suddenly declared that the veil was not hers, the listener would be dubious.And even if she really succeeds in convincing others to believe it, without other evidence, it will be futile, and it is useless to scare the snake.

In the past, Li Mingda would not believe that someone harmed her.But now her eyes and ears are much smarter, and the two court ladies she once trusted, and the elder sister she has always respected, are extremely dissatisfied with her.She was naturally skeptical about her strange falling off the cliff, and wanted to find out the truth.

If there is a loss in saying a word, it is better not to say it unless it hits the mark.

She investigates the matter first, and it will be easy to talk about it when she really gets the evidence.

From the moment Li Mingda saw the handkerchief, he could smell a faint scent of incense.So he sent Tian Hanshan to fetch some of all the spices used in the palace and smell them all.However, there is knowledge in the mixing of spices. After the two are superimposed and burned and smoked, the taste on the handkerchief must be slightly different from the original taste of the spices.So it is not that she has smelled every kind and can immediately make the corresponding prescription.

There is no rush for this, just take your time.

Li Mingda chose a few that he thought were possible, combined them, and asked Tian Hanshan to choose one to burn incense in the furnace every day.

Tian Hanshuo responded one by one.

Li Mingda checked the bloody clothes, shoes and jewelry again.Apart from blood stains and moss, there was nothing special about the dress.The soles of the shoes are also very clean, there is not even a bit of soil, which should be caused by the washing of the stream.There are a few wilted leaves of grass caught on the nobile hairpin, this kind of grass is common in the mountains, but it is nothing unusual.After searching for no other clues, Li Mingda wanted to check again to see if there were any omissions.

Suddenly, footsteps came from the southeast direction.The steps of the four pairs of feet were chaotic, followed by neat steps, which should be followers.Immediately, Li Mingda heard her familiar voice, and hurriedly ordered Tian Hanshan to put away all the bloody clothes on the ground.

As soon as Li Mingda sat down, he heard the palace servants outside the Lizheng Hall tell that the prince, the king of Wei, the king of Jin and Zongzheng Shaoqing's eldest grandson had rushed over.

Changsun Chong is the eldest son of Li Mingda's uncle, Changsun Wuji, and also the son-in-law of Li Mingda's eldest sister, Princess Changle.

Prince Li Chengqian, Wei Wang Li Tai and Jin Wang Li Zhi took the lead to enter the gate, followed by Changsun Chong.Seeing Li Mingda coming to greet her, the three elder brothers told her to go back to the bed and rest.

"You just woke up, you didn't rest well, why did you fall to the ground." Li Zhi complained immediately, and rushed over quickly, pulling Li Mingda back to the couch.

Li Chengqian looked around at Li Mingda, and seeing that she was in good spirits, he smiled heartily and reprimanded Li Mingda, "Naughty! How could you slip and fall off a cliff? This time is luck, and you will never be allowed to do anything wrong." Next time, you are not allowed to go to places like cliffs from now on, no, you don’t have to climb mountains, and from now on you just stay on flat ground.”

Li Tai raised his eyebrows, and retorted Li Chengqian: "Why do you think Si must have stumbled, maybe there is some other way. Falling off a cliff alone? It's too strange."

Li Chengqian glared at Li Tai unhappily, "According to what you mean, is it possible that someone still wants to harm our precious sister? Who would be so bold? I think the second brother has lost his mind! Going to the palace is also good at running around."

"Sizi is not an impulsive person." Li Tai raised his tone.

Li Chengqian was immediately annoyed when he heard something in Li Tai's words, "What do you mean, you mean I'm impulsive?"

Li Tai glanced at Li Chengqian, said nothing, he acquiesced!

Li Chengqian glared at him and snorted coldly.

Chang Sunchong turned a deaf ear to the confrontation between the two brothers. He looked at Li Mingda intently, and asked her how she felt. The wound was still hurting, "Your Fifth Sister is not feeling well, so you sent me to say hello. So that I can pass the message to her."

"I'm fine, but is Fifth Sister's asthma better?" Li Mingda was really worried about her, as her illness would get worse when the seasons changed.

"She, she will be like this when it comes to this season, she has been carefully raised, you can rest assured." Chang Sun Chong smiled gently, as if the spring breeze was warm, one could not help but feel happy.

Li Mingda: "Then I'll go see her when I'm better. Don't forget to ask someone to prepare some delicious food for me. I'm tired of eating everything in the palace."

In the last sentence, Li Mingda deliberately lowered his voice.

The eldest grandson promised with a gentle smile.

Faced with Chengqian and Li Tai's mutual ridicule, Li Zhi was a little anxious and tried to reconcile it. As a result, the two thought Li Zhi was in the way, so they talked about Li Zhi together.

After Li Zhi begged for mercy in vain, he went to Li Mingda's side and winked at her to help.

Li Mingda said to Li Tai: "Fourth brother, cursive script is good, give me two copybooks, just these few days I am recuperating and have nothing to do, so I can copy and study."

When Li Tai heard his sister praise his most proud calligraphy, he naturally wanted to show off his skills, just to let Li Chengqian take a good look at how his talent and learning are not as good as his own.Li Tai immediately went down to the study under the leadership of the palace servants.

Li Chengqian was beckoned by Li Mingda to come to him.

"I have a secret request for my brother."

"What's the matter?"

Li Mingda glanced at Chang Sun Chong and Li Zhi, Li Zhi immediately understood, as if he was about to receive an amnesty, he dragged his cousin Chang Sun Chong to leave first.

Li Chengqian showed an expression of 'I expected it', "Okay, you girl, in order to save your ninth brother, brother Hang, right? Among the three brothers, you are the only one who doesn't kiss me and favors them."

"No, I really have something secret to ask my brother. Since it's all a secret, why don't you think about it, I'm only telling you, should I kiss you or not?"

Li Chengqian: "Okay, you have a clever tongue, and the elder brother can't talk to you. Just tell me directly, what is your little girl's intention?"

"Brother is the prince of the East Palace, so it must be very convenient to travel..." Li Mingda chuckled, and whispered something into Li Chengqian's ear.

Li Chengqian hurriedly shook his head and said no, "I only built a small house two days ago, and Yu Zhining criticized me for being too extravagant. I'm going to take you out of the palace, and he will definitely report me to spoil my sister later."

Li Mingda: "Yu Zhining and those people always overcorrect and criticize you face to face. I've heard of it for a long time. By doing this, I can just help my elder brother get rid of this Yu Zhining, let him learn the lesson and stop chewing his tongue. "

Li Chengqian's eyes lit up when he heard Li Mingda's words, "Okay, brother promises you."

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The next day.

The imperial physician diagnosed Li Mingda's pulse, and Li Shimin was on the sidelines to inquire about the situation urgently.Li Mingda covered his head and sighed in pain, obsessed with the memory of the day when he fell off the cliff.The imperial doctor hurriedly said that the princess should not worry too much, she needs to calm down and recuperate before she can recover.

Li Shimin comforted Li Mingda not to worry any more, but Li Mingda shook his head.

"What do you mean by shaking your head?" Li Shimin asked.

"Aye, but Sizi can't control this kind of thing. Sizi really can't think about it, but he can't help it. It's like the thing in the box. If it is an extraordinary treasure, it will be worse than Sizi's life More importantly, will Aye be curious to see it?" Li Mingda picked up the wooden box next to the bed and showed it to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was naturally curious, nodded helplessly, and asked with a smile what she was.

Li Mingda offered the box with both hands, and explained by the way: "It's just like this. The more I don't know what happened to the cliff on the Shangsi Festival, the more curious I am. I always feel that if I look at the old place, I may be able to remember something. Aye , you just promise, besides, with the eldest brother protecting Sizi, Sizi will be safe."

Li Shimin smiled lightly, and opened the box while perfunctory Li Mingda, and saw a butterfly-shaped kite inside, which seemed familiar, and after a moment of recollection, he remembered that he made it with his son the year before last.He remembered that he left halfway to deal with the affairs of the court, and he forgot the rest.I didn't expect the sizi to be ready, and it has been preserved to this day.

"You child." Li Shimin's eyes were red.

Li Shimin turned to look at his daughter lovingly, and when he grew up, his appearance became more and more similar to that of the eldest grandson, and his temperament was even more so.How could he have the heart to let his daughter go on with her persistent headaches, so he sighed and allowed her to leave the palace, but repeatedly emphasized that she must pay attention to safety and not allow her to go up the cliff again.Even with the guards from the Eastern Palace, Li Shimin was still worried, so he dispatched Cheng Chubi to guard Li Mingda, and strictly instructed her not to cause any accidents to her again.

After noon, Li Mingda changed into men's clothes so that he could climb the mountain more easily. After adding the tunic, he really looked like a handsome young man.

Li Mingda took Cheng Chubi to meet Li Chengqian, and after the three parties met, he traveled easily under the name of the prince, and left the palace smoothly to go to the place for an outing on the Shangsi Festival.Li Mingda first went to the edge of the cliff stream, walked around with his hands behind his back, looked around, then said "go", and wanted to go up the mountain.Cheng Chubi immediately stopped Princess Jinyang from going to the cliff.Li Chengqian also disagreed.

"Go, with your protection, I will fall? If you are not at ease, you can tie me with a rope." After Li Mingda finished speaking, he turned his ear to the south of the mountain forest, with a slightly dignified face, and turned to ask Li Chengqian , "How many people did Big Brother send to protect me?"

"That's all, you said you should keep a low profile." Li Chengqian motioned her to look at the dozen or so guards in front of her.

"Who is it? Lie on the ground quickly and catch him!" As soon as Li Chengqian finished speaking, a loud shout came from the south of the forest, followed by chaotic running noises.

Li Chengqian immediately stared, Cheng Chubi and others drew their knives at the direction of the figure, and kept Li Chengqian, Li Mingda and several eunuchs behind them.

The people who came were all carrying knives and wearing the same style of light blue cloth shirts, there were more than 40 of them.Although there were a lot of people, Li Mingda saw that these people were more like servants of the nursing home, and they didn't have too much ability, so he didn't take it seriously.Then a young man in white robes slowly came from the depths of the forest. Although the clothes were white, which ordinary people would wear, they were made of high-quality silk.The man's face is like white jade, and his smile is like a spring breeze. He holds a white jade bone fan in his hand, and walks in the mountains while fanning the fan politely.

At first glance, he looked very personable, but Li Mingda's eyesight was too good. Looking at the mosquitoes flying around him and the spiders hanging from the branches above his head, he couldn't stop laughing.

The white-clothed boy's eyesight was not as good as Li Mingda's, and when he got closer, Fang recognized Li Chengqian and Cheng Chubi, and hastily led his servants to kneel down to make amends.

Li Chengqian recognized him at a glance, gritted his teeth and said, "Yuchi Baoqi, you are so courageous!"

Yuchi Baoqi is the second son of Wei Chigong, Duke of E, and was supposed to live with his father's jurisdiction, but unexpectedly he came to Chang'an City.

"Damn Baoqi, please forgive me, Your Highness. Just now when the servants shouted that there was someone, Baoqi thought it was some thief who came here, so she ordered them to arrest them, but she didn't expect it to be His Highness, misunderstood, misunderstood." Yuchi Baoqi hurriedly laughed apologize.

Li Chengqian knew that he didn't mean it, so after a few reprimands, he excused him and asked him why he was here.Yuchi Baoqi searched around, finally raised her head, and immediately pointed to the top of the cliff, "Return to Your Highness, I came with him."