After Empress Xiao was granted the title of Lady of the Sui Dynasty by Li Yuan, she first stayed in her younger brother Xiao Yu's mansion for a period of time. Later, when she became the concubine of the King of Chu in Huaiyang, Li Zhiyun paid for Huaiyang to buy a house in Chang'an to accommodate Empress Xiao and her husband.
Princess Nanyang.
In front of the house.
Yuwen Shiji looked longingly at the closed door.
At this time, a maid opened the door and said to Yuwen Shiji: "My wife said she doesn't want to see you, so she asked you to go back and forth wherever you go, and don't disturb her again in the future."
"I am her husband!" Yu Wenshiji said hurriedly.
"The lady is talking about you." The maid replied without mercy.
Yu Wenshi took two steps forward, looking fierce.
"Let me in!"
"No!" the maid replied, then closed the door with a 'bang' sound.
Yu Wenshiji stared at the closed door in a daze, and his heart sank little by little. He really liked Nanyang and never thought about separation from Nanyang.
However, reality is always ruthless.
The hatred between the country and the family has become an insurmountable gap between the couple.
He has no choice.
At this moment, a carriage came slowly, accompanied by dozens of knights on both sides.
Yu Wenshiji sat squatting, holding his head with both hands.
The carriage stopped in front of him, and he opened the curtain with one hand.
"Isn't this Lord Yuwen? Why are you here?"
Yu Wenshiji looked up and saw King Chu Li Zhiyun looking at him. He quickly stood up and saluted, "I have met His Royal Highness King Chu."
"Without courtesy." Li Zhiyun said: "Is Yuwen the Lord here to meet your wife?"
The affair between Yu Wenhuaji and Princess Nanyang is not a secret, most of Chang'an knows about it.
"She refused to see me." Yu Wenshiji felt sad.
Li Zhiyun got off the carriage, stood with his hands behind his hands, and consoled him: "Shijun Yuwen also has to think about your wife. After all, your brothers killed her father, how can she turn a deaf ear to it?"
Hearing this, Yu Wenshiji defended himself.
"I tried to persuade my brother, but it was useless. I really didn't think about it..."
"Okay." Li Zhiyun interrupted him and said: "My wife is here to see Mrs. Sui today. I am here to pick her up. Do you want to go in with me?"
He didn't have time to listen to Yu Wenshiji's nonsense.
Yu Wenshiji was overjoyed when he heard this, "Thank you, Your Highness!"
Li Zhiyun nodded and asked someone to knock on the door.
After a while, the maid from before went out, and the two parties negotiated for a while. The maid allowed Li Zhiyun to enter the house, but refused to let Yu Wenshi in.
Li Zhiyun was also very helpless about this. After all, this was not his home, and he could not go against Princess Nanyang's wishes.
"I'm sorry, Lord Yuwen."
After saying that, Li Zhiyun led the people into the house, leaving Yu Wenshi and one person alone in the residual wind.
Mrs. Sui Guo had been feeling a little unwell for the past two days. After Huaiyang learned the news, she came to visit her. Otherwise, Huaiyang would be pregnant and would not leave the house easily. As for Huaiyang, her only relatives are Empress Xiao and Nanyang.
Princess, even if Empress Xiao is not her biological mother, she still values her very much now.
After seeing Xiao, Li Zhiyun exchanged a few pleasantries and consciously left the room.
After a while, Huaiyang walked into the courtyard and sat next to Li Zhiyun.
"Why did Yun Lang come here today?" She hugged Li Zhiyun's arm with a happy look on her face, and her white chin gently pressed against Li Zhiyun's shoulder.
Yunlang is a private title exclusive to Huaiyang, which means a lover.
Li Zhiyun scratched her nose and said with a smile: "You are pregnant with a child and still dare to wander around. You deserve to be punished."
She pouted her little mouth and said coquettishly: "Yunlang, are you willing to do so?"
"I can't bear to part with you." Li Zhiyun smiled and took her into his arms.
The two talked for a while, and Li Zhiyun said casually: "I met Yuwen Shiji when I came here. He just came back from the Turks. Aren't your sisters going to meet him?"
Hearing this, Huaiyang sighed and said sadly: "My sister hates him so much, how can I meet him? Now that my sister lives with a Zen master and leads her to practice, she rarely sees people anymore."
"What about you, do you hate him?"
Huaiyang was silent for a while and said: "I used to hate him, but now that I have Yun Lang and a child, I don't want to hate him for many things."
It would be a lie to say that she doesn't hate Yuwenshi, but now that she has a man who loves her and a child, she doesn't want to dwell on those hatreds anymore.
Li Zhiyun hugged her thin shoulders tightly and held her in his arms.
After a while, Huaiyang suddenly said: "My sister doesn't want to see him, but he always comes to disturb me. I am wondering if I can let my sister live in the palace for a while to avoid him."
Li Zhiyun said: "Of course, you are pregnant. I would be relieved if your sister would take care of you. But, would your sister be willing?"
"I will go and persuade my sister. Thank you Yunlang for understanding me."
"Just verbal thanks?"
Huaiyang's face turned red and her red lips tapped the side of his face.
Later, after Huaiyang's persuasion, Nanyang agreed to go to the palace to take care of Huaiyang, and at the same time, in order to avoid Yu Wenshi and others.
Empress Xiao's condition was not serious, so she agreed with Nanyang to live in the Prince of Chu's Mansion to avoid the entanglement of Yuwen Shiji. Zen Master Yuwen continued to stay in the mansion to accompany Empress Xiao.
After Liu Wenjing returned, the silent court began to be lively again. Officials from the prince's family first proposed the candidate for the new prime minister, and by the way, they also did not forget to recommend the candidate for the Minister of Civil Affairs.
When Dou Wei resigned as prime minister, Li Jiancheng mentioned the matter of nominating a new prime minister, but at that time Li Yuan did not want to be said to be mean and ungrateful, so he did not agree. But now that some time has passed, this matter will eventually be put on the agenda.
As the prince took action, the King of Qin was naturally unwilling to be outdone. Li Shimin knew that if he recommended a new prime minister, Li Yuan would definitely veto him, so he did not propose a candidate for the new prime minister, but instead instructed his censors to madly bite the people recommended by Li Jiancheng.
When an official from the prince's family recommends a person, people from the King of Qin's family immediately come out to oppose him.
Among them, Li Gang, who was recommended by Li Jiancheng as the candidate for the new prime minister, was at the center of the whirlpool of public opinion.
Prince Chu's Mansion, Study Room.
"It is indeed Li Gang." Li Zhiyun said to Du Ruhui.
Xue Shoufuxu said: "This is not surprising. Pei Ju has not agreed to help the prince until now. Naturally, the prince will not consider him this time when he is elected as the new prime minister."
Du Ruhui smiled and said, "This is a great opportunity."
Du Ruhui had expected this before the incident started.
Li Zhiyun muttered: "Li Gang will have King Qin and Emperor Father to deal with it for us. What we have to deal with now is the person that Emperor Father likes."
"Warrior Xun?" Xue Fang asked.
Li Zhiyun said: "Although I don't know if it will be him, he is the most likely, and we need to focus on it."
Xue Shou said: "Your Highness, don't worry. What he did in Jingzhao has been thoroughly investigated by his subordinates."
"Yes." Li Zhiyun nodded and continued: "However, we must also be prepared for Pei Ju. No matter who my father likes this time, Pei Ju must come out to compete in the ring."
Du Ruhui said: "Let the prince take action first and use Li Gang to force out the person the saint likes. Then we will take action and sacrifice Pei Ju to replace that person."
"In this way, we may have to focus on the speech aspect," Xue Shou said.
Li Zhiyun smiled and said: "Don't worry, I have already sent people to various places in Chang'an. Now we are just waiting for that person to come out."
For Li Zhiyun, now is the time to reap the spoils of this matter.