The speed of news spreading was beyond Bai Song's imagination.
After leaving the restaurant and walking on Dongshi Street, I could already hear countless discussions around me.
There are various discussions. Although the versions are different, it has almost become an ironclad fact that the prince and Princess Danyang had an affair.
Bai Song realized that the situation was not good, and Li Chengqian had caused a big disaster this time.
As expected, when Bai Song rushed to the East Palace, the prince had already been summoned to the palace. It was obvious that Li Shimin had heard the rumor, and calling the prince into the palace would definitely result in a severe reprimand.
Today is different from the past, it is already the fifteenth year of Zhenguan.
In the past, Li Shimin's princes were all young and did not pose any threat to Li Chengqian.
Now that Li Chengqian has grown up, his younger brothers have also grown up.
Although the prince has been appointed for a long time, as long as the new emperor is uncertain, it is not impossible for the other princes to be appointed.
The number of parties in the court has increased, and many people are eyeing Li Chengqian's position. Today, he made a big mistake. Isn't it a reason for the civil and military officials to criticize him?
Moreover, this matter indeed had a great impact on the royal family's reputation. A prince was jealous of an actor, and that person turned out to be the prince's aunt. This sounded very outrageous.
Although Li Chengqian has less contact with him, he is still a student of Bai Song. If he doesn't stand up now, who else will stand up for the prince?
Bai Song made a decisive decision and took Princess Mingzhu to the palace with him.
Because the opening time is very early today, the morning service has not ended yet.
Bai Song rushed outside Tai Chi Palace and exchanged glances with the eunuchs outside the palace.
If it had been anyone else, the morning dynasty had not yet ended, and they would not have been able to see the emperor without the emperor's summons.
But the eunuch knew who Bai Song was, so he still gave him a convenience. At the risk of interrupting the morning court, Qiao Qiao sneaked up to the emperor and whispered a few words.
At this moment, Li Chengqian was already kneeling in front of the hall, obviously having been criticized and criticized.
The next second, a voice calling for Bai Song came from the hall.
Bai Song walked in quickly. He glanced at the civil and military officials of the court, and finally looked at Li Chengqian who was kneeling. He felt a little strange. How could the news come so fast? In less than half an hour, what happened in Dongshi had already reached him.
In the emperor's ears.
When he arrived in front of the palace, Bai Song knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, Bai Song, I would like to see your Majesty."
"Get back on your feet." Li Shimin frowned and waved his hands impatiently.
"I am guilty and dare not get up."
"What crime do you have?"
"I am a young master. The prince is making a big fuss in the East Market. I have failed to teach him well. I sincerely ask the emperor to punish him."
"You? Are you coming to see me in such a hurry just to excuse the prince?"
"No, I just don't want the emperor to misunderstand the prince's filial piety."
"Filial piety? If he really understood filial piety, he would not throw his royal dignity to the ground and let the world trample on him!"
"Master Bai..." Wei Zheng Shaoyou said, "This is indeed Master Bai's dereliction of duty. The prince does not understand ethics. This matter is not trivial..."
"Master Wei? Why don't you understand ethics?" Bai Song stood up and asked.
"In public, you are quarreling with others and jealous, and that person is Princess Danyang. She is the prince's aunt and an elder!"
"It's just a rumor in the market, how can it be taken seriously?"
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has just admitted that everything is true. How can it be false?"
"It's true that I had an argument with someone in a restaurant, and it's true that the incident happened because of Princess Danyang. But what the Crown Prince did was not jealousy, but out of filial piety! Everyone knows that Princess Danyang and His Highness the Crown Prince have a deep relationship, and now an actor who is only a year old wants to
To marry Princess Danyang, His Highness the Crown Prince must have felt that the actor was not worthy of marrying me, the Princess of Tang Dynasty, that's why he did this. The so-called caring leads to chaos. His Highness the Crown Prince acted out of the blue because he cared about Princess Danyang. What's the point of being jealous?
, are all folk rumors, and most folk rumors are filled with jealousy. How can we take it seriously? It’s okay if the people outside spread it casually. Mr. Wei is the pillar of the country, so why should he spread lies indiscriminately? "
"For filial piety?" Wei Zheng sneered, "Your Highness, is everything really as Lord Bai said?"
At this time, a familiar minister came forward and said: "As a prince, you must speak and act openly. In the court, facing the emperor, you must not hide anything, otherwise you will be deceiving the emperor."
Li Chengqian knelt on the ground sweating profusely. He was not afraid, but rather unwilling. He clenched his fists tightly, but did not make a sound.
Li Shimin said coldly: "Prince, is this what Bai Song said?"
Bai Song was a little anxious, thinking that Li Chengqian wouldn't be talking nonsense, right? He stood aside and winked at him crazily.
After a while, Li Chengqian looked up at Bai Song, who glared at him fiercely.
Li Chengqian sighed and then said: "Back to my father, I don't want my aunt to marry an actor. Only a pillar of the country can be worthy of my aunt. Out of filial piety, I... did what I did today."
After Li Shimin listened, his brows relaxed slightly.
The minister just now said: "Although His Royal Highness the Prince is out of filial piety, this matter has left an extremely bad impact on the people. This has become a fact. Such a reputation, ugh!"
"The prince is young. As long as his intentions are not bad, there is still a chance to make amends. I believe that the emperor will not care about the rumors at this moment. These rumors will disappear with time sooner or later, but a sensible prince will
It gets better and better with time. As the saying goes, one learns from every experience. After today, I will definitely teach the prince more carefully and will not let similar things happen here. Please rest assured, Your Majesty."
Li Shimin hesitated for a while, then said with a serious face: "Although the prince is filial, he must not go unpunished if he commits a crime, so he should be banned from the East Palace for a month and reflect on his past."
Li Chengqian knelt and made no movement. This boy seemed to be in the rebellious stage and was still a little unconvinced.
Bai Song looked worried and put his foot on his heel. The boy finally kowtowed and thanked him.
It was really inappropriate to discuss the prince's gains and losses in the court, so Li Shimin took advantage of the situation and asked Li Chengqian to leave.
Bai Song naturally followed Li Chengqian.
The two masters and apprentices had not seen each other for a long time and were silent all the way. As soon as they left the palace, Bai Song couldn't help it anymore and put his foot on Li Chengqian's ass and kicked the shit out of him.
Li Chengqian fell hard and grimaced in pain. He fell to the ground and turned around to complain: "Sir, what are you doing?"
Bai Song stood in front of Li Chengqian and said condescendingly: "What am I going to do? If I don't teach you a lesson, do you still want to make a fuss in the court?"
"I...I didn't!"
"You don't, you do in your heart! I see the resentment on your face, and you still don't accept it. What's the matter? Are you really making a scene in the restaurant because of Princess Danyang? You should have some shame, you don't have all your hair.
Your treacherous aunt, have you mastered her appearance?"
