Wu Mei shook her head: "He has devoted a lot of effort to Hong'er and will never give up on Hong'er easily. However, he is also a little worried about the prince's timidity. He has made a decree to make Liu Rengui the prince's grand master.
He taught the prince."
Wu Chengsi nodded. This decree was to reassure the ministers and express the emperor's attitude.
But having said that, if the prince still cannot change his weak temper, Li Zhi's patience with him will gradually run out as time goes by.
Not dealing with King Pei this time is a sign of Li Zhi's change in mood. Although King Pei did such things, in Li Zhi's heart, King Pei's status is likely to rise instead of falling.
It's no wonder that Wu Mei and Li Zhi had a quarrel.
"Chengsi, do you still remember the secret I mentioned to you half a month ago?"
"Remember."
"What happened last night, thanks to you exposing Li Xian's conspiracy, he is likely to deal with you in the future. Although I am here, he does not dare to be too presumptuous, but for your safety, I still decided to tell his identity
you."
Wu Chengsi bowed and said: "Back to aunt, my nephew has heard the prince mention this matter, but I don't know whether it is true or not." The prince is not strict with his words, and it will be leaked sooner or later. It is better to tell Wu Mei as soon as possible.
Wu Mei's face changed slightly: "What did the prince say?"
"He said that Li Xian is not your biological son, but the son of His Majesty and the Korean lady."
Wu Mei stood up suddenly and said sternly: "Where did he know about this?"
"The prince said that it was King Pei who told him. King Pei also lied and said that the news came from his nephew. The purpose was to make the prince dissatisfied with our Wu family." Wu Chengsi took the opportunity to say.
Wu Mei gritted her silver teeth: "What a Li Xian! It turns out that he has known it for a long time. No wonder he has changed so much. No wonder he wants to seize the position of crown prince."
"Aunt, my nephew suspects that it was He Lan Minzhi who told King Pei the news."
Wu Mei was startled: "Wasn't he sent to Lingnan by me?"
Wu Chengsi immediately told He Lan Minzhi about his escape.
Wu Mei didn't know what she suddenly thought of, her face was uncertain. After a long while, she slowly said: "I know about this matter."
"Aunt, do you want to send someone to capture He Lan Minzhi?"
Wu Mei had a cold look on her face and said, "I will handle this matter."
Wu Chengsi felt a bit murderous in Wu Mei's tone.
That is, if He Lanmin spreads the story of King Pei to everyone in the world, not only will the royal family lose face, but their sisters will also be ridiculed by the world.
…
Three days later, there was another heavy snowfall in Chang'an City. With the white snow flying, Wu Chengsi sent the three Piao people to the south gate and sent them ten guards to escort them to the border.
Sha Tuotuo said gratefully: "Thank you very much, Mr. Wu, for your kindness and friendship, allowing our Piao country to join the Tang Dynasty and no longer be threatened by Nanzhao country!"
Wu Chengsi said loudly: "Prince Sha, if your country of Piao really wants to continue to exist, you must make yourself strong. There is a saying in the Tang Dynasty: Tian Xingjian is a gentleman who constantly strives for self-improvement. If you only think about relying on external forces, sooner or later you will inevitably be unable to avoid it.
Perish."
Sha Tuo Tuo was stunned for a moment and sighed: "You are right, Xiao Wang will remember this sentence firmly in his heart." He waved to Wu Chengsi, and got into the carriage with Ye Yeluo and Ranma, and the wheels rolled.
The carriage drove slowly towards the south.
When Chang'an City disappeared from sight, Ye Yeluo breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "I finally left here. I will never come here again."
"Why? Isn't it bad here?" Sha Tuotuo asked puzzledly.
Ye Yeluo snorted: "The people here are too smart, haven't you noticed? We have been completely used by Li Yunxian. This military general is even more powerful. He exposed Li Yunxian's conspiracy. Our lives are completely in their hands."
inside."
Sha Tuo Tuo nodded and said, "That's true."
"Oh, it's better to go to Piao country. Everyone is as stupid as you, which makes me feel very comfortable."
Sha Tuo Tuo snorted: "We are stupid and it makes you smart, right?"
"Hehe, that's it."
Ranma did not join the conversation between the two. She opened the curtain and looked back towards Chang'an City. She loved studying and actually hoped to stay in Chang'an City and enrich herself here.
However, she also knew that behind Li Yunxian there was a powerful figure in the Tang Dynasty. If the military general hadn't protected them, that powerful figure would never have let them go.
"Goodbye, Chang'an City, I hope I can have the opportunity to come here again in the future." Ranma thought in her heart.
…
In the following days, Wu Chengsi has been busy preparing for the wedding. After the wedding arrangements are completed, he will go to Liaodong, so he is extremely busy every day.
Li Yunxian's case was secretly tried by the Dali Temple. Li Chong was deprived of his title and sentenced to death. Originally, it was to be executed immediately. However, because the kings of the Li family pleaded for mercy, it was changed to the posthumous execution order.
Wu Chengsi could see that although Li Chong committed a serious crime, he was still of the Li family. If the kings could intercede once, they could come up with other ways, and Li Chong might not die in the future.
As long as he doesn't die, he can turn around and make a comeback when King Pei ascends the throne.
The people from the Huofeng Society only captured less than ten people, and the rest died in the battle. Zhuge Sanyuan was responsible for investigating the Huofeng Society, so Wu Chengsi didn't worry too much.
…
January 26, Princess Taiping Mansion.
The Crown Princess Pei walked along the bluestone path to the water pavilion in the back garden of the Princess Mansion. The servants of the Princess Mansion were cautious along the way and did not even dare to raise their heads after seeing Pei.
Entering the water pavilion, Princess Taiping was seen leaning against the wide window, with her hands on the window eaves, looking at the scenery outside in a trance. Even Mrs. Pei walked up to her without noticing.
"Taiping, are you okay?" Ms. Pei said.
Princess Taiping was slightly startled, turned around and said with a forced smile: "Sister-in-law, why are you here?"
"Taiping, are you sick? I heard from Aunt Chengyang that you haven't left the house for almost ten days. Did something happen?" Mrs. Pei asked with concern.
Princess Taiping sighed: "I don't know why, I'm just a little unhappy. I think it will get better in a few days."
Ms. Pei smiled and said, "The day after tomorrow is your second cousin's wedding day. Why are you unhappy?"
Princess Taiping remained silent, her expression seemed even more depressed than before.
Mrs. Pei was a person who had been here before. She was shocked and said, "Taiping, could you be..."
Princess Taiping suddenly said: "You all stand down!"
The maids on the side responded in unison and exited the water pavilion. After a while, Princess Taiping said slowly, "Sister-in-law, I feel uncomfortable just thinking about my second cousin getting married in the future."
"Taiping, don't you fall in love with your second cousin?" Pei said solemnly.
Princess Taiping said with a bitter face: "I don't know. I just love to play with him. I hope he can play with me forever. After he gets married, he will definitely only care about his wife and will not accompany me anymore. When I think of this
, I feel very uncomfortable.”
Mrs. Pei breathed a sigh of relief. Princess Taiping was still young and didn't know much about this aspect, so she wasn't in deep trouble. It was still too late to persuade her now.
"Taiping, you must keep in mind that your second cousin married Li Sikong's daughter. With your status, it is impossible for the two of you to marry the same man." Ms. Pei said solemnly.
"Is it really not possible?" Princess Taiping raised her head with a hopeful look on her face.
"Of course not. Even your imperial brother cannot marry Sikong's daughter and the princess at the same time, unless..."
"Unless what?" Princess Taiping asked hurriedly.
"No, it's nothing."
"Speak quickly, there is no one else here!"
Mrs. Pei looked around and whispered: "There is only one person in the world who can do such a thing."
Princess Taiping knew that she was talking about the emperor, and was greatly disappointed. She sighed and looked at the distant scenery outside the window.
"Sister-in-law, thank you for coming to see me. I'll be fine after two days of discomfort..."
Pei's heart suddenly felt bitter. Princess Taiping might be fine in a few days, but she was different.
She originally thought that after the royal banquet, the prince would be nicer to her. After all, before the banquet, she had been speaking for Wu Chengsi, and the Turkic concubine had been speaking ill of Wu Chengsi.
As a result, Wu Chengsi helped the prince at the night banquet. The prince should have understood who was more virtuous, her or the Turkic woman, but the prince still only doted on the Turkic concubine and ignored her.
Originally, I wanted to complain to Princess Taiping, but seeing Princess Taiping in this state, I had to do it next time. With a faint sigh, Mrs. Pei turned around and left the water pavilion.