Since he was dragged back in the Zhao Mansion yesterday, Li Chengqian has been in a daze all day long.
There was a chaos of war in the East Palace.
Last time the Xuanjia Army surrounded the Eastern Palace, he killed everyone except the prince Li Chengqian.
Now the bodies of the mass graves outside the city have not yet rotted.
The East Palace was surrounded by Qianniuwei again.
Who knows if there will be another Great East Palace Purgation this time?
Li Chengqian was lying in the hall, with overturned wine bottles everywhere on the ground.
There was no servant waiting by my side.
At this moment, Li Chengqian's face was full of decadence and his face was covered with dust and dust.
My hair has not been taken care of, and I can even see the fallen leaves stained in Zhao's mansion last night.
"Bang--"
Another bottle was thrown to the ground at will.
Li Chengqian rested his head on the steps and looked at the dome with his eyes blankly.
Li Chengqian knew that after yesterday, he would not have any hope.
The emperor will never give himself any chance.
Nowadays, what Li Chengqian hates the most is Zhao Chen.
If it weren't for him, the prince would have been safe and sound in front of him.
When the emperor left, Li Chengqian was the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
For seventeen years, what he had been thinking about had turned into a bubble in one night.
And the culprit is Zhao Chen.
If it weren't for his sudden appearance, how could he have been in the limelight in front of the emperor and the queen?
How could he become a laughing stock in front of all officials again and again?
Li Chengqian picked up another bottle of wine and poured it into his throat.
"Cough cough--" The strong wine entered his throat, and Li Chengqian's tears came out of tears.
In a daze, Li Chengqian saw his father standing in front of him with an expressionless face.
"Father...Father!" Li Chengqian struggled to get up, but fell heavily to the ground.
Li Chengqian heard the emperor's heavy sighs.
"Sit down." The emperor stood in front of Li Chengqian, and the sunlight reflected from the emperor's back.
Li Chengqian couldn't open his eyes.
"Father, son minister... son minister..." Li Chengqian seemed to be blocked by something in his throat.
I can't say anything in front of the emperor.
"I know the reason why you did this. If you become like this, I and your mother are responsible."
"In three days, you will go to Wu to be responsible for the education of that area. In the future, if you have the chance, you can still return to Chang'an!" The emperor's voice slowly rang over Li Chengqian's head.
To Li Chengqian, it was the death knell of his own destiny.
Go to Wu?
Then he will never come back to Chang'an in the future.
The emperor is still alive, so naturally he will not do anything to him. If the emperor is gone one day.
How could the new emperor let him, the deposed prince, live in the world?
"Father, my son knows that he is wrong, my son is willing to change, my son..." Li Chengqian tried desperately to grab the emperor's leg.
But because I was drunk, I couldn't lift my strength.
I could only watch the emperor's figure disappear in front of the door.
The entire sunlight was reflected on Li Chengqian's face, and no one was seen.
...
Although he and Changsun Chong roughly guessed Zhao Chen's identity.
But Changsun Wuji was not absolutely sure.
He needs to mention this matter with his uncle Gao Shilian.
After all, Gao Shilian is Empress Changsun’s uncle. If he comes forward to question Empress Changsun.
Empress Changsun will definitely not deceive him.
Changsun Wuji was a little nervous. Since last time he asked his uncle Gao Shilian to plead with the emperor, he asked him to return to the court.
He hasn't visited Gao Shilian for a long time.
Going back today, Changsun Wuji is ready to be severely scolded.
Standing at the gate of the Imperial College, Changsun Wuji wandered for a while.
"The auxiliary machine is here, come in!" Gao Shilian didn't seem surprised by the arrival of Minister Sun Wuji.
Stopped at the door and waved to Changsun Wuji.
"Uncle!" Changsun Wuji bowed to Gao Shilian.
Gao Shilian nodded slightly, turned around and walked towards the thatched cottage.
Changsun Wuji hesitated for a moment, but continued to follow him. The two of them entered the thatched cottage one after another.
The furnishings of thatched cottages are very simple.
There is only one chair, one stool, one teapot and two tea cups.
And a bed with a few books on the head of the bed.
There is nothing else besides this.
"Sit down."
"Drink a cup of tea." Gao Shilian and Changsun Wuji poured a cup of tea, and Changsun Wuji quickly got up and took it with both hands.
Changsun Wuji didn't know how he should speak to Gao Shilian now.
He held the hot tea in his hand and didn't drink it, so he lowered his head and looked at the curling white smoke.
"I heard from the Imperial College that Changsun Mansion was surrounded by the Northern Imperial Army last night."
"The East Palace was also surrounded by Qianniu Guards." Gao Shilian looked at Changsun Wuji and said slowly.
"That's right, uncle!" Changsun Wuji nodded.
In front of Gao Shilian, he was as well-behaved as a child.
Although Gao Shilian was just his Changsun Wuji's uncle, he was like his father.
If it were not for Gao Shilian's support, Changsun's brother and sister would have died in a life-threatening position at the end of the Sui Dynasty.
"You are here today to ask about Zhao Chen's relationship with your sister?" Gao Shilian nodded and asked Changsun Wuji again.
"Uncle, the auxiliary machine really feels strange. Zhao Chen and His Majesty looked so similar when they were young."
"My sister is the queen, but she treats Zhao Chen so kindly."
"The auxiliary machine admits that Zhao Chen really has great ability, but even so, he won't let his sister down as a queen."
"The prince always gritted his teeth whenever he talked to the auxiliary machine before, which shows that his sister's behavior was really abnormal."
"So uncle, the auxiliary machine wants to ask my uncle and sister to inquire about the news, then is Zhao Chen..."
"Don't you already know, why do you have to ask extra questions?" Before Changsun Wuji finished speaking, he heard Gao Shilian suddenly say this.
Changsun Wuji didn't react for a moment.
"What auxiliary machine already knows?" Changsun Wuji looked at Gao Shilian blankly.
Gao Shilian didn't speak, but just looked at Changsun Wuji with a smile.
Changsun Wuji's expression suddenly changed, his eyes full of incredible expressions.
"Uncle... means... Zhao Chen... is really... the son of his sister?" Changsun Wuji suddenly felt a dry throat.
He also stutters his mouth and doesn't speak very well.
His eyes were even more staring at Gao Shilian.
"How did my uncle know?" Changsun Wuji was still a little unacceptable.
He has been dealing with his nephew all the time?
"What Your Majesty and the Empress told me." Gao Shilian said slowly.
When Changsun Wuji heard that it was the emperor and the empress who told Gao Shilian the news, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.
It turned out that his uncle Gao Shilian had always known Zhao Chen's true identity, but he had always kept it from him.
Still letting myself deal with Zhao Chen?
"If I told you about Zhao Chen's identity before, you would stop?" Gao Shilian seemed to see through Changsun Wuji's inner thoughts and said lightly.
Changsun Wuji was silent.
As Gao Shilian said, even if he knew Zhao Chen's identity at the beginning, he would never leave Li Chengqian behind and instead help Zhao Chen.
Li Chengqian is the crown prince no matter what. Even if he is the son of Empress Changsun, Zhao Chen is still not as good as Li Chengqian.
Therefore, what is Zhao Chen's identity has little significance to Changsun Wuji at that time.
Chapter completed!