Princess Jinyang of the Tang Dynasty

Princess Chengyang Li Jingrong saw that Li Mingda's expression was not good, so she hurriedly pulled her to ask if it was because of her words that she was upset.

"But I didn't think too much about it. She came here suddenly yesterday, and your brother-in-law said she was pitiful. After thinking about it carefully, I really don't remember the Du family having such a daughter, so I think she is really pitiful, don't you think? " Li Jingrong took Li Mingda's little hand and asked him with very sincere eyes.

Li Mingda couldn't help laughing, "Sister Sixteen said she was pitiful, because she was not remembered by you?"

"That's right, it's so pitiful. As long as anyone with some status, I can still remember your sixteenth sister. Even the few servants in front of me who are quick to do things, I can also call out their names. Only I have no memory of her at all."

Li Mingda suddenly realized that he had just ignored a very important question, "Ms. Du from Cizhou is your sister, not your sister?"

"That's right, she's only in her teens, can't you tell?" Li Jingrong sighed.

Li Mingda was stunned, "I thought she was about thirty, obviously young."

Li Jingrong covered her mouth, now that she is going to a funeral, it is not appropriate to smile, so she restrained herself and said to Li Mingda: "What makes you look young is to look old. In fact, if you think about it carefully, she can't be said to be old, she is just born charming Vigorous, with a good figure, she looks more mature. In fact, a woman like her will still look like this ten years later, and won't change much."

Li Mingda nodded, "But Wang Changshi's age is definitely not in his teens."

"The stepmother," Li Jingrong explained, "Actually, I didn't know until your brother-in-law told me about it."

Li Mingda nodded knowingly.

"It's just a concubine, who would have the heart to understand these things. I'm just looking at your brother-in-law's face, and I see that she is a sweet-talking person, and she is not bad, so I can help you. If you don't like it, then we will give it to you." It's nothing important to send her away." Li Jingrong sighed.

"Then send her away. I'm not in the mood today and I don't want to see you." Li Mingda said.

"It's true that I'm not in the mood, but she said that she also admires Princess Changle's Defang, so I agreed and brought her with me by the way." Li Jingrong said, looking at the white silk hanging around her, feeling regretful in her heart, repeatedly Sighing, "I think she's gone, and there's nothing wrong with sending her off with multiple people."

"Then is she coming to see me, or is she wishing to mourn Fifth Sister?"

"Naturally, she is more worried about her husband's affairs." Li Jingrong pulled Li Mingda and asked her to tell her in a low voice. She was not clear about Wang Changshi's affairs, "Did he really cause some trouble?"

"Just send her away quickly, don't let her be an eyesore in front of the mansion, but she still has to stay in your mansion, it will be useful in the future. There are too many things to do today, it is not appropriate to delve into this matter, I will talk to you later." Li Mingda road.

Li Jingrong agreed, waved her hand to her followers, and then looked at the white silk hanging everywhere in the mansion with extremely heavy eyes.

"Fifth Sister's going, I don't know if it's a relief." Li Jingrong sighed.

Li Mingda looked at her in surprise, thinking that Princess Chengyang must know something.

Li Jingrong glanced at Li Mingda with complicated eyes, and sighed, "You are not married yet, so your fifth sister can't tell you about many things. I know some grievances in her heart, and these grievances can only be us princesses. Only those who know her will understand. She is the most pitiful, the saddest, but also the most hateful."

Speaking of hate, Li Jingrong gritted her teeth.

Li Mingda also probably understood what Li Jingrong called "hateful", it seems that Li Jingrong also knew about this matter.

Just as she was about to ask again, Li Jingrong saw through her mind at a glance.Li Jingrong took her hand and whispered to her that we will talk about it later, and go to pay homage to the deceased first.

Li Mingda nodded and followed Li Jingrong.Immediately, Bai Lu, the maidservant of Princess Li Lizhi of Changle, came to welcome Li Jingrong to the mourning hall.

"Has she been coffined so soon?" Li Jingrong was surprised, "I haven't seen her for the last time yet."

Bai Lu hurriedly said: "Your lord said before she was alive that she didn't want to show her face after death to everyone. She said that a person who is dead and lifeless must be extremely ugly. I think all the sisters will remember her face when she was alive. I don't want anyone to be too sad because of her death. Your lord said that death is just going to another world to live on. It is her destiny that she is gone, and maybe it is also a blessing for her to go to bliss. So please don't mourn this, just Just forget about her."

"Is this what she said before she died?" Li Jingrong asked Bai Lu in disbelief.

Bailu nodded.

Li Jingrong burst into tears again, and then hugged Li Mingda and wept bitterly, "It is said that a person's words are good even when he is about to die. Today I have seen it, and it is true."

Li Mingda felt Li Jingrong's body convulsed from crying, and kept patting her on the back, persuading her not to be so sad.She thought that with Li Jingrong's fiery temper, if she knew that their fifth sister was cheating, she would immediately overthrow the Princess Mansion.

Li Jingrong had cried enough, wiped her swollen eyes with a handkerchief, then looked at Li Mingda, seeing that this girl was unusually calm, she couldn't help admiring her calm demeanor.

"It's no wonder that all the officials say that you are extraordinary, and your emotions are invisible. Sister is not as good as you." Li Jingrong sniffled and said convincingly.

Then Princess Chengyang went to the mourning hall to pay homage to Princess Changle with the guidance of Bailu. Li Jingrong cried bitterly again when she saw the coffin. Walk out of the mourning hall slowly.

Seeing this, Li Mingda was extremely depressed.

Chang Sun Chong and Du He also arrived at this time.

When Li Jingrong saw Changsun Chong, she sighed that he wanted to mourn, but Changsun Chong responded politely.After a few greetings from both sides, they didn't say anything more.

Du He looked behind Li Jingrong and asked her why she didn't bring her concubine sister Du Shi.

Naturally, Li Jingrong couldn't say that Li Mingda didn't like it, so she said to him: "After all, I don't think she is worthy of the stage, so I didn't let her in. This is my elder sister's funeral."

When Du He heard this, he felt that Li Jingrong was smearing her face on the spot, and her face became very unhappy.

Li Mingda touched Li Jingrong, and hurriedly explained to Du He, "I didn't allow it. You don't have to blame my sixteenth sister in your heart. I met this Du Shi in Cizhou. She must be here for me today. I I don't want to see you, can't I?"

Du He was stunned for a moment, and when he heard Li Mingda speak so bluntly, his face became even more unhappy.

"Look at you, what are you talking about? Now your brother-in-law will definitely hold your grudge." After Li Jingrong finished speaking, she glared at Du He, "It's not that we are bad, it's that you, a concubine, are not likable."

When Du He heard that Li Jingrong said that he held grudges, how could he dare to have a temper again, and then he smiled and said: "Since you disliked the two princesses, it must be her fault, I will ask someone to send her away, and we will never get along again See."

"No need, it's already been dealt with, it's just inappropriate today, we'll talk about it later." Li Jingrong gave Du He a wink.

Du Hefang realized that he was a little ill-considered, so he apologized to Li Mingda.

"Mr. Du was not like this before, but today he is impatient. What, you two have a good relationship?" Li Mingda asked.

Du He was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "Before she got married, I didn't know who she was, and we only had contact with her in the past two years. But after all, they are a family. She came to Beijing to join me, so there is no reason for me not to help."

Li Mingda: "Understood." To put it bluntly, it's not because of any friendship, if he thinks that Wang Changshi's identity is useful to him.

Li Jingrong also sensed the meaning of Du He's words, and gave another look, feeling that her husband was not smart at all today.Then she apologized to Li Mingda, and pulled Du He aside to whisper.

"What did you say, you are so confused!" Li Jingrong said bitterly.

Du He: "Okay, okay, I was wrong, help me to persuade Sizi."

"Before you asked me to do this, I was heartless and didn't care about it. I believed in you, so I didn't mind running around and saying a few words. But now you have made my sister unhappy, so I have to ask carefully asked."

"When she was in Cizhou before, Fang Yizhi and Princess Jinyang once told her that Wang Changshi seemed to be invited by a noble person to discuss the matter of being promoted as the governor of Cizhou. I wanted to help my husband with some money, but found that there was no one there, so I begged me crying. I ordered people to investigate where Wang Changshi was, but there was no news. Because of the strangeness of his disappearance, I thought it was better to hurry up. It's better to ask clearly." Du He confessed honestly.

"So that's how it is, then—" Li Jingrong paused, "It's still going to be another day, absolutely not today."

Du He promised to make amends, "I'm not afraid to tell you that I didn't like her before, but now that she's dead, I don't think it's a big deal, but it's a sin."

"Okay, stop talking." Cheng Yang warned him that the occasion was wrong.

Du He nodded and went.

Li Jingrong immediately said to Li Mingda: "After I educated your brother-in-law, he realized that he was wrong. He was embarrassed, so let me tell you a word to apologize to you."

Li Mingda nodded, as if he really believed Li Jingrong's words, "He even apologized to me, it's really not easy."

"That's right, it's not easy. You know what kind of person your brother-in-law is, and you're proud." Li Jingrong sighed, then took Li Mingda's arm and shook it, telling her not to worry about Du Shi and Du He's attitude just now Care about.

"Okay, forget about it now." Li Mingda and Li Jingrong then left the Princess Mansion, and they took the car together.

Li Mingda heard Li Jingrong talk about her and Du He's exile.Li Jingrong was worrying about Li Mingda's falling off a cliff and his head.There were so many outsiders just now, it was hard for her to check in person, this time in the car, Li Jingrong checked Li Mingda's head carefully.

"There are no scars. Seeing that you are lively and normal, I am relieved. You don't know how scared I was when I heard the news, and then I heard that you are fine, so I was relieved. Think about it, I'm okay, I know Time has passed. Aye loves you so much, and accompanied you through this incident, I guess my heart will be broken many times."

Not long after Li Jingrong sighed, the carriage stopped, and it was time to part ways.

"After Fifth Sister's funeral is over, you can come and stay with me for a few days." Li Jingrong said.

Li Mingda nodded, said goodbye to Li Jingrong, and returned to the palace.

When she arrived at the Lizheng Palace, she heard Li Shimin reprimanding Li Chengqian, scolding him for not doing his job properly, not knowing how to restrain himself, and there was no news for two days in a row, with great anger in his voice.

"roll!"

Li Mingda's heart trembled, and then he saw Li Chengqian walking out of the hall with a sullen face.

When Li Chengqian saw Li Mingda, his face was stunned for a moment, then he walked up to her in two or three steps and asked her about the situation of Princess Changle's mansion.Li Chengqian was also very guilty about not being able to see Wumei for the last time.

"Where did brother go these two days?" Li Mingda asked.

Li Chengqian's eyes froze, and he sighed, "Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."

"Then don't do what you shouldn't do." Li Mingda lowered his voice.

Li Chengqian was startled, and looked at Li Mingda unpredictablely, "What do you mean?"

"I'm tired." Li Mingda made a shallow salute to Li Chengqian, and was about to turn around and leave.

Li Chengqian grabbed Li Mingda, glanced around, then pulled her back to the room, squinted his eyes and whispered to Li Mingda: "You don't understand many things at all, no matter what guesses you have, don't talk nonsense, let alone talk to Aye Said. Big brother is already very difficult now, don't add another foot to add to the chaos."

"Is it difficult for sister-in-law?" Li Mingda asked.

Li Chengqian let go of Li Mingda, turned his back to her, "Don't mention her."

"Should I not mention it after death, can I just forget about it? Brother has such a good heart." Li Mingda sneered.

Li Chengqian glanced back at Li Mingda, "You should remember, I am your elder brother. In the future...you can't live your whole life on Aye, he is getting older, you should think about it clearly."

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he walked away coldly.

Li Mingda looked at his back.

Tian Hanxi hurried in from the door, looked at the situation of his lord, and he was relieved when he saw that there was no major problem.Then Tian Hanshan couldn't help comforting his noble lord, but there was no need to confront his elder brother tit for tat.

"I see that when he just came out of the main hall, his face was so dark that it was unbelievable. He must have been scolded by the sage, and he must be in a bad mood. If your lord is still talking bad things to him at this time, no one will be happy. "

"Get me a set of clothes." Li Mingda said.

Tian Hanshu was stunned.

Li Mingda turned to look at him.

Tian Hanshan hurriedly searched for it, and specially took the unworn suit and presented it to Li Mingda.

"This is too eye-catching, I want a half-worn one." Li Mingda said.

Afterwards, Li Mingda changed his clothes, sat at the table, and gnawed on the snacks on the table.

At this time Fang Qirui came with a plate of fruit, Tian Hanshan quickly blocked him from the outside.

"It was agreed to stay at the princess mansion for one night, why did you come back suddenly, the saint asked me to ask why."

"I can't stay in that place anymore, er - stay here, I'm afraid it will be even more sad, so I forcefully persuaded him to come back." Tian Hanxiu said.

Fang Qirui nodded, praised Tian Hanshu for doing a good job, and hurriedly asked the princess if she was better now, "The sage expected this, let me bring some tribute fruits from foreign countries to the princess to taste, don't be too sad."

"I can't stop it. I don't want to see anyone at the moment, but I don't want the saint to worry. I also ask Eunuch Fang to help me. Don't let the saint know about it, and I will prevaricate it again."

Fang Qirui nodded knowingly, "She is so understanding, you should try to comfort her, and I will tell you the other side of the saint."

After Fang Qirui handed the things in his hand to Tian Hanshan, he gave a few more instructions, then sighed, turned around and walked steadily.

Li Mingda heard it in his ears, and seeing Tian Hanxi coming in with fruit, he reached out and took a piece and stuffed it into his mouth.

Tian Hanshu: "I've finally been fooled. Where is your lord going at night in this attire?"

"To the west of Beihai, near Shanchiyuan, there is an unnamed place."

Tian Hanxi remembered, "There is such a place. Many people died in the past years. I heard that the place is haunted by ghosts. Later, the Taoist priest invited by the saint said that the place was very dark and should not be named, otherwise it would offend the dragon spirit, so it was abolished." The original name, now everyone secretly calls it the Temple of the Nameless."

"That's right, it's this unnamed hall. When the halls pass meals around, there are few people on the road, so let's go there." Li Mingda said.

"Go over there? Your lord is on the west side of Beihai, far away." Tian Hanxiu said.

"So go early and prepare the lanterns, one is enough." Li Mingda said.

Tian Hanshan nodded, but he didn't understand what your lord was doing in that haunted place.

An hour later, it was time for dinner.Tian Hanxiu was anxious about the little eunuch in the courtyard, and with Li Mingda who bowed his head, he took a group of people out on the pretext of going to the lake to pick fresh lotus seeds.

After waiting for the Dragon Hall, Tian Hanshan found another reason to dismiss the rest of the eunuchs.Immediately, the master and servant took a shortcut and went to the Hall of Namelessness.When the two arrived, it was already dark and their legs were numb from walking.Li Mingda and Tian Hanshan sat in a nearby pavilion to rest for a while, and then set off again.

The two masters and servants carried a lantern and went straight to the Hall of Namelessness.Nearly ten feet away, when he approached triumphantly, he suddenly heard someone shout: "Who is it!"

Then, several guards rushed to the two of them and surrounded them.

Tian Hanxi panicked, stretched out his hands to protect his princess, and called them to be bold.

Tian Hanshu saw the reflection of the blade, and knew that these guards were not joking, and immediately shouted: "Why is there anyone here, we are just passing by"

When the guards heard this, they picked up the lanterns and recognized him. The night was dark, and the two eunuchs hung their heads in fear. At a glance, they knew which eunuch was not on duty in the palace, and ran out and walked around.

"This is a forbidden area, no one can enter or exit without a token. If you want to take a walk, please choose another place and leave quickly!"

"But there is a jar of wine that the slaves kept for the noble concubine, and we came today to dig it up." Li Mingda said in a low voice.

Cheng Muyuan, the leader of the guards, was quite surprised when he heard this, "Why do you hide the wine here, this place is notoriously dark in the palace."

"This guard brother doesn't know something. This wine is used to pay homage to the dead, so it is buried here. You know which noble person passed away today. The noble concubine is not allowed to go out of the palace and pay homage in person. Only then did I remember this Let us move the jar of wine."

Hearing this, Tian Hanshan admired his lord very much in his heart, the nonsense words were actually very reasonable, which made people very convincing.

"It's just under a tree on the east side of the courtyard. If the imperial concubine knows that the slaves go back empty-handed, she will definitely scold the slaves for their ineffectiveness." Li Mingda turned to winking at Tian Hanshan.Tian Hanshuo repeatedly echoed, and begged the guards to be more accommodating.

The guards were really shaken, and turned to look at the leader, Cheng Muyuan.

Cheng Muyuan frowned, "No—"

It seems that you can't get in, which naturally means that if someone is locked inside, it must be a person whose identity is not easy to reveal.

When Li Mingda came back and confronted Li Chengqian, he vaguely heard what the sage and Fang Qirui at the Lizheng Hall said about 'how are you doing' and 'by the side of the mountain pond'. It happened that Li Chengqian had just finished his interview with the sage.Li Mingda suddenly had a bold guess in his heart, could it be that the princess is not dead.

"Did you two hear that, don't run amok, get out, or be careful, my sword has no eyes!" Cheng Muyuan saw that the two were a bit difficult, and immediately showed his strength.

The guard's shout was loud, and it naturally spread into the Wuming Hall, causing all the doubts in the people inside.

"What happened outside?"

"My maidservant, go and have a look."

Li Mingda heard the familiar female voice, he paused in his heart, and knew who was inside.Without further words, she pulled Tian Hanshu and turned around.

Not long after that, Cheng Muyuan thought for a moment and felt that something was wrong.Order people to dig out the wine hidden under the west tree in the courtyard according to what the two eunuchs said.The guards spent half an hour digging under all the trees, but they still couldn't find the wine.

Cheng Muyuan had a bad idea, and immediately went to the Lizheng Hall, intending to report the saint's strange situation.

When Cheng Muyuan reached the Qianhua Gate, he was blocked by Cheng Chubi.Cheng Muyuan is Cheng Chubi's cousin, both of them work in the palace, and they belong to the same clan, so their relationship is naturally good.

When Cheng Muyuan saw Cheng Chubi, he hurriedly asked him to deliver a message, as if seeing his own relatives, that he wanted to face the saint.

"What happened?"

Cheng Muyuan recounted what he had just experienced. Naturally, he didn't say where the mission was performed or who he was protecting. He just told Cheng Chubi that during the guarding process, he encountered two eunuchs who told lies. It's too strange, so I have to come to the saint to report.

"Fortunately, you didn't fall for it, so it's not a big deal. But I think these two eunuchs are insidious and deceitful. It's best for you to go back and continue guarding, in case you are not here, these two eunuchs come up with something else." Way to make a fuss."

"Right."

"At this moment, the saint is sad because of Princess Changle's death. Why do you make trouble with such a trivial matter? I will explain it for you when I have time later."

Cheng Muyuan thanked Cheng Chubi again and again, and after saluting repeatedly, he hurriedly left, as if he was really afraid that those two would come back and use some tricks to deceive his subordinates.

After Cheng Chubi sent Cheng Muyuan away with few words, he went to report to Li Mingda, and asked Li Mingda what he had done before, which made his cousin so flustered.

"You also heard that I didn't go in. I just went for a walk with Tian Hanshu and accidentally walked there. I was curious, so I asked a trick, it's not a big deal, it's over!" Li Mingda said.

Cheng Chubi didn't like this, "As far as I know, what my cousin said just now were two young eunuchs. If your lord is going for a walk, why would you wear eunuch clothes, and only take Hetian Eunuch with you when you go out. This is obviously Interested in exploring secrets."

"It's agreed to be loyal to me, can you not ask more questions." Li Mingda said awkwardly when Cheng Chubi saw through his thoughts.

Cheng Chubi saluted, "Then I have to trouble your lord to order your servants to stand in front of others after being self-willed next time, to be honest."

"Thank you for your advice, I see." Li Mingda knew he was wrong, thought about it, and then asked Cheng Chubi if he wanted to know what this secret matter was, Cheng Chubi said he was not curious.

Li Mingda admired his lack of curiosity, waved his hand, thanked him, and let him go down.

Li Mingda immediately sighed and looked up at the sky.In the middle of the night, when he was going to bed, Li Mingda asked Tian Hanshan if he knew why the sage secretly left the life of the princess.

"I was wondering before, since the sage had already decided to punish the Crown Princess in private, why did he not announce it to the world after the execution day, so that outsiders thought that the Crown Princess was recuperating from a serious illness and was not allowed to see anyone."

"He must have his own ideas." Li Mingda rested his chin and thought for a while, and when he heard voices from the Lizheng Hall, he sent Tian Hanshan to make a glass of peach juice, and brought it to Li Shimin himself.

Li Shimin was still looking down at the memorial, concentrating on it, and didn't notice Li Mingda's arrival.After reviewing for a long time, I felt my neck a little sore, so I shook my head.Unexpectedly, a moment later, a pair of hands landed on his neck and pressed it lightly.

"Qirui, it looks like you haven't eaten dinner, and your hands are so weak." After speaking, Li Shimin felt that the pressure on the back of his head became heavier, and it was just right, so he simply put down the pen and closed his eyes to enjoy it for a while.

Fang Qirui couldn't help laughing at the scene of father's kindness and daughter's filial piety. At this time, he brought the peach juice to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin opened his eyes slightly when he heard the sound of the cup falling, and was startled when he saw Fang Qirui right in front of him.Turning to look at the pair of jade hands on his shoulders, the corners of his mouth were raised helplessly, it was hard to imagine that something was wrong just now.

"You girl, you don't sleep most of the night, what are you doing here?"

Li Mingda knelt down and asked Li Shimin if he saved the life of the princess.

"Oh, how do you know that Mrs. Su is not dead?" This is not a big secret, and Li Shimin naturally didn't care about being discovered by Li Mingda, so he asked her to speak up.

Li Mingda rolled his eyes and said: "It's the palace people around Sizi who heard some rumors that someone saw sister-in-law being escorted to that place."

The escort was carried out in the middle of the night, but there were many people in the palace with mixed eyes, so it was hard to guarantee that someone would see it.

Li Shimin asked who it was, and he had to deal with it.Li Mingda hurriedly said: "Daughter will help you deal with it, and make sure it is airtight."

Seeing that Li Shimin still didn't believe it, Li Mingda immediately raised his hand to swear.

"Okay, okay, you deal with it. After all, you are old enough to learn something." Li Shimin hurriedly knocked off Li Mingda's raised hand, telling her not to swear that nothing happened, "The reason why your sister-in-law was delayed is that Aye thought she was dead. It’s too cheap, and there are still inside stories that haven’t been explained.”

"During the day, I saw my elder brother with a dark face. Has father scolded him?"

Li Shimin immediately lowered his face and snorted coldly.Although during this period of time, he did not find any evidence on the prince, but Li Shimin could feel that Li Chengqian was planning something behind his back.

"Brother... Maybe he really went out to play, let's relax." Li Mingda hesitated.

Li Shimin looked at her: "You don't have to soften your heart, I know what happened when he got angry with you just now."

Mentioning this made Li Shimin even more annoyed.

Li Mingda shut up and asked Li Shimin to taste the peach juice.

"It's nothing new, but you brought it yourself, so you should drink it up." Li Shimin was not thirsty at first, but after taking a sip, he felt that the taste was better than any of the previous ones, so he took two more sips. Ask Li Mingda what is the secret of her cup of peach juice.

"But I don't know why, after the juice came out, I didn't eat it directly. It was sour and sweet. I asked someone to add sugar and mixed some jujube juice into it. It tasted good and nourished the body." Li Mingda said.

"good idea."

Li Shimin then drank the peach juice in one gulp, looking at the well-behaved daughter in front of him, he felt very relieved after all.I couldn't help but think about the dead Li Lizhi again, and my heart ached again.He took a deep breath and sighed slowly, as if many vicissitudes were contained in it.Li Zhi is the first daughter of him and the eldest grandson, the first one is always different, the feeling of getting the eldest daughter for the first time can never be replaced.However, this daughter, whom he had always loved, passed away in her early twenties.The experience of raising Li Lizhi as a father back then seems like it just happened yesterday, but in the blink of an eye, a white-haired person gave away a black-haired person.

Seeing Li Shimin's sad face, Li Mingda knew that he thought of Li Lizhi's 'death' again, so he was even more annoyed by her fake death and concealment.Li Mingda didn't know whether he should tell Li Shimin, and what to do with Li Lizhi.The commotion has reached the current level, and the royal family and dignitaries who have alarmed Chang'an City have gone to the funeral one after another.At this time, it was announced to the outside world that the death was false, so that the emperor's authority could not be trusted, and how could Princess Changle gain a foothold in front of people in the future.

Li Mingda wished that there was a good way in this world, which would not only save his father from being sad, but also solve the matter with Fifth Sister smoothly.

"Aye."

"Huh?" Li Shimin withdrew his thoughts and looked up at Li Mingda.

"Why don't you tell me how you chose the son-in-law for Fifth Sister." Li Mingda tentatively asked.

Li Shimin frowned slightly, and asked Li Mingda why he asked this question, and if he had heard something.

When Li Mingda saw Li Shimin heard her question, he immediately questioned himself, and he knew the answer in his heart.At that time, Fifth Sister pointed out that there must have been some embarrassing situations before and after the marriage, that's why Aye still feels conflicted about mentioning it, and is unwilling to recall it.

"It's rare that you came back from the Princess Mansion early, because you heard about these things." Li Shimin frowned, "The things of that year are over, look at your fifth sister and your eldest cousin, how happy these years are. Husband and wife The two of them are like a harp, pulling a deer cart together, and the two children are also smart and lovable."

When mentioning his two grandchildren, Li Shimin's eyes were gentle and kind.

"So what happened back then is true? The son-in-law and the fourth sister..." Li Mingda didn't say anything, but stopped and observed Li Shimin's expression.Seeing that his father's frown really deepened, Li Mingda couldn't go any further.

"Everyone is gone, what are you going to do with the past!" Li Shimin emphasized to Li Mingda for the first time.

Li Mingda bowed his head silently, no longer speaking.

Li Shimin calmed down for a while, then looked at Li Mingda suspiciously again, finally sighed, and gently comforted her to go back and rest, don't think too much.Immediately afterwards, he ordered the palace servants to serve Princess Jinyang well, and not to make her mourn too much.

As soon as Li Mingda left, Fang Qirui saw some remorse on Li Shimin's face, and hurriedly said: "Princess is understanding, she must understand that the saint is upset because of Princess Changle's death, and she won't care about it."

"Naturally she doesn't care, and she is not a child who speaks inappropriately." Li Shimin's eyes were dark, and the majesty of the emperor burst out instantly, shocking everyone around.

Fang Qirui shivered, and quickly asked Li Shimin: "Your Majesty means..."

"There is a problem with Princess Changle's Mansion." Li Shimin put his hands behind his back and looked at Li Mingda's bedroom through the window, "By the way, Qirui, do you feel that after Sizi woke up from falling off the cliff, he became much clearer."

Fang Qirui was stunned, then nodded, "Perhaps because of a life-and-death experience, your master is more lively than before, and can see through many things, and is exceptionally smart."

"Extraordinarily smart," Li Shimin raised the corner of his mouth, "That's a good point, she knocked her head, but she is smarter and astute than before, don't you think it's surprising."

"With the blessing of His Majesty's true dragon spirit, this good fortune will come about. Your lord is thanks to His Majesty's blessing." Fang Qirui immediately patted the horse with a smile.

Li Shimin gave Fang Qirui a funny look, a flash of disapproval flashed in his eyes, but his flattering words were still pleasing to the ear, Li Shimin still laughed happily twice.

Fang Qirui saw that Li Shimin's mood had improved a lot, so he tried to comfort him to eat something, but dinner was useless at all, it was worrying.

Li Shimin: "Sizi didn't eat it, so I asked her to come with me."

Li Mingda just went back to his room, when he heard Li Shimin call him again, his heart beat a little.She heard what he and Fang Qirui said just now, and her father questioned her change of temperament after falling off the cliff.As an emperor, her father had sharp eyesight, and after a long time, she would definitely discover the flaws in her body, and she had expected that.But what was really questioned was yes, and it still shocked her, and she must be more cautious in the future.

When Li Mingda came again, he obediently accompanied Li Shimin and ate quietly.

After Li Shimin finished eating, he saw Li Mingda bowed out and said with a smile, "Why, are you still angry with me just now?"

"I dare not."

"Why don't you dare?" Li Shimin looked at Li Mingda calmly, but his gaze was very unpredictable, "Is there something you are hiding from Aye?"

"Sizi really just wanted to see how my sister-in-law was doing." Li Mingda explained about the Wuming Palace.

Li Shimin stared at her: "I know I'm not talking about this one."

Li Mingda lowered his head even further, avoiding Li Shimin's gaze.Li Shimin glanced at her, knowing that she couldn't get anything out of her mouth, he immediately called Tian Hanshan and ordered him to explain in a sharp voice.

Tian Hanshu knelt down in fright, trembling, not knowing what to say.He didn't want to betray the princess, but he was also afraid of the majesty of the emperor.

"Tell me everything you know." Li Mingda didn't want to embarrass Tian Hanshan, so he let him say, anyway, what he knew was not the most important thing.

Tian Hanshu then told the story of the princess in Princess Changle's mansion. What should be said should be kept as simple as possible, but he told the truth about the things that could not stand the investigation, including the fact that Fang Yizhi and Yuchi Baoqi were called The matter of the princess mansion.As for the places that can be described in detail, such as Princess Chengyang, Consort Du, and Clan Du of Cizhou, Tian Hanshan explained almost every sentence of the conversation between them.

Li Shimin listened to the general idea, and naturally saw Tian Hanshan's careful thinking.Looking at Li Mingda in a blink of an eye, his face was relaxed, obviously Tian Hanxi's performance made her quite relieved.It is rare for a little girl to have such a loyal servant by her side.Li Shimin didn't blame Tian Hanxi for his protective performance, but just thought he was being fooled by him, and sent him off with a "hmm".

"Who is this Du Shi?"

Tian Hanshu hurriedly explained that she was the wife of Wang Changshi and the concubine daughter of Du Ruhui.

Li Shimin heard Li Mingda describe this woman as soft and charming, and sneered, "You also pay attention to this?"

"Ah——yes, she looks like that, and I can't close my eyes and not look at it." Li Mingda said this on purpose to adjust the atmosphere.

Li Shimin smiled, and didn't ask any more questions, this time he really sent Li Mingda.

Until the third watch.

After Li Shimin finished processing the memorial in his hand, the surroundings of the Lizheng Hall were very quiet, only the crickets were making noise.

Fang Qirui comforts Li Shimin to rest earlier.

Li Shimin squeezed his sore neck with his hands, and when he thought of his precious daughter pinching his shoulders just now, he felt very relieved, and then turned to think about his lost daughter Li Lizhi, his face was covered by haze again.

Li Mingda's abnormality, Tian Hanshan's description of the princess's mansion, avoids the important and ignores the minor, which further shows that something is going on in the Changle princess's mansion.Considering that the child's face was indifferent after returning from the princess mansion, which was different from the sadness he showed when he left, Li Shimin felt that this matter should not be let go, and must be investigated carefully.

So he recruited the secret guards around him and ordered him again and again.

"No matter what method you use, check it out. If you can't find out, you will be demoted and get out of Taiji Palace."

The secret guard agreed.

Fang Qirui was puzzled, he didn't see any secrets in the Princess Mansion, but Princess Jinyang was curious about Princess Changle's previous marriage.

"Saint, this—"

"Lizhi is usually gentle and dignified. She seems to be a reasonable person, but when it comes to some things, she is more stubborn than anyone else, and she can't stand it. It's not like she hasn't done radical things before, and it's hard to guarantee that she will do them again now." .”

"Last time, the matter was hidden from Empress Changsun, and the sage was biased once. If something really happened this time, should he also hide it from Princess Jinyang?" Fang Qirui asked with some understanding.

"She's still young." Li Shimin didn't answer Fang Qirui directly, but only said these three words with emotion.

……

Perhaps it was because his eyes were tired from crying during the day, Li Mingda fell asleep very quickly this night, and it was a deep sleep, sleeping until dawn.

Yesterday, Biyun was sent by the princess to investigate Princess Changle's past with the old man in the palace, so she rushed to report the situation early in the morning.

"The maid drank and chatted with those old maids, and slept all night.