Of course Kong Yingda understood the meaning of Li Tai's words.
But at this moment, Kong Yingda was thinking that Li Tai could let himself kill those people who helped him kill Zhao Chen just to be sure.
Then in the future, in order to protect Li Tai himself, can he let others kill him and silence him?
Kong Yingda felt a little nervous.
"What's wrong with Mr. Yingda? But what's the difficulty?" Li Tai looked closely at Kong Yingda.
Kong Yingda was shocked and shook his head quickly.
Now Kong Yingda, with the help of Li Tai, has successfully taken the position of Minister Zuopushe.
Regarding Zhao Chen's matter, as long as those who knew about it were excluded, no matter how powerful the emperor was, he would not be able to find out anything.
So, what else does Kong Yingda have to worry about?
"Don't worry, Your Highness, I will send someone to handle it immediately!" Kong Yingda said with cupped hands.
Li Tai glanced at Kong Yingda with satisfaction and waved for Kong Yingda to leave.
Then he also stepped out of the hall.
He still had to go and talk to Empress Changsun and the ministers about this "sad" news.
…
Inside the Li Zheng Palace.
Empress Changsun was leaning on a chair made of small-leaf red sandalwood, closing her eyes and taking a nap.
Queen Changsun also feels a little tired these days.
Especially since Zhao Chen didn't come back with Li Ruoshuang, she always felt that something would happen.
This feeling was not very strong before, but two days ago the palace people told her that the prince had issued an order not to allow any troops to leave Chang'an.
And he said that he discovered a Goguryeo spy.
Blocked Li Ruoshuang's move to lead the Xuanjia Army away.
This inevitably made Empress Changsun even more worried.
"Huh——" Queen Changsun suddenly woke up with a sudden start, and there were beads of sweat on her forehead.
"What's wrong with you, my empress?" The palace attendant hurried over and asked with a worried look on his face. He took a brocade handkerchief and wiped the sweat of Empress Changsun.
"It's okay, I had a nightmare." Empress Changsun waved her hand, looking a little pale.
"My Lady, please go inside and have a rest. It's easy to catch a cold here." The palace servants and Empress Changsun advised.
Queen Changsun shook her head.
Her husband and son are working outside for the country, how can she sleep peacefully?
Seeing that Queen Changsun was unwilling to leave, the palace officials had no choice but to wait on the side.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is here." An attendant ran in from outside.
"Qingque is here, let him in." Empress Changsun showed a hint of joy on her face.
Last time, Li Tai's attitude of letting the transport team go regardless of everything made Empress Changsun very satisfied.
Secretly, Li Tai is still a filial child who dares to take risks.
At this moment, Queen Changsun was very happy when she heard that Li Tai was coming.
Li Tai walked into the Li Zheng Hall with a deep look of sadness on his face.
"Queen Mother, something big has happened!" Li Tai knelt down in front of Queen Changsun with a plop.
Empress Changsun was shocked by Li Tai's sudden arrival.
"Qingque, what's wrong with you? What's going on? You get up first." Empress Changsun came down and wanted to help Li Tai up.
But Li Tai shook his head, his face full of sadness.
"Queen Mother, Mr. Zhao, something happened to him!" Li Tai and Empress Changsun shouted, tears falling down at the same time.
"Zhao...Zhao Chen, he...something happened to him?" Empress Changsun trembled all over, and her face turned pale in an instant.
"Empress!"
"Mother!"
Queen Changsun only heard the shouts in front of her, and then she didn't remember anything.
When she woke up, candlelight was flickering outside.
"Mother, how do you feel?" Li Tai sat aside and asked softly.
"Mother is fine, how is Zhao Chen?" Empress Changsun stood up slowly and asked Li Tai.
"Mother, I received news this afternoon that Mr. Zhao followed the transport team to the front line and was bitten by a poisonous snake on the way. He disappeared after that. His men found traces of someone falling on the edge of a cliff."
"I suspect it is Mr. Zhao."
"So..." Li Tai looked at Queen Changsun hesitantly, and at this point, tears had already fallen.
Empress Changsun said nothing and held Li Tai's hand tightly.
"Mother and ministers couldn't believe it when they heard the news about Mr. Zhao's accident. They have already sent people to look for him. Maybe Mr. Zhao is fine." Li Tai comforted Empress Changsun.
Although there were tears on his face, Li Tai was also happy in his heart.
If Zhao Chen drank Duangchang Powder, what chance would he have of surviving?
To find?
He, Li Tai, just sent people to deal with all the people who knew about it.
Empress Changsun's eyes were red and she looked at Li Tai. At this moment, she only had a relative like Li Tai beside her.
"Qingque, ask them all to step back." Queen Changsun and Li Tai said.
Li Tai hesitated slightly and waved to the palace attendant waiting behind him.
The palace attendants retreated, and Li Tai brought a cup of hot tea to Queen Changsun.
"Mother, please take a sip of tea first." Li Tai said to Queen Changsun.
Queen Changsun shook her head and looked at Li Tai's face.
"Qingque, in fact, the queen mother and your father have always kept a secret from all of you." Empress Changsun said slowly.
After hearing the news that Zhao Chen was in trouble and was very likely to die, Queen Changsun felt extremely shattered.
She is now eager to find someone to talk to, preferably about Zhao Chen.
Li Tai did not answer the question.
He had already begun to guess in his heart that his mother might want to tell him about Zhao Chen's identity.
"When I first met Zhao Chen, my mother was extremely surprised."
"Because he looks very much like your father when he was young."
"The key is that Zhao Chen's mother had a very good relationship with the queen, and there was only a wall between the places where Zhao Chen and Cheng Qian were born."
"While wiping the child, a group of people mixed the two of them together."
"This didn't make the Queen Mother feel anything."
"But later, the miraculous doctor Sun Simiao told the queen and your father that the queen's qi disease will be passed on to his children."
"Like you, like A Zhi, and like Zhao Chen."
"You and Cheng Qian have been together since childhood. He is in very good health..." Empress Changsun continued.
Li Tai didn't feel any fluctuation in his heart.
Regarding Zhao Chen's identity, the courtiers have long made speculations, and rumors are spreading everywhere.
Li Tai himself can basically conclude that Zhao Chen is his brother.
But so what?
He is the prince now. If Zhao Chen's identity is revealed, will Li Tai still be qualified to be the prince?
"Mother, why didn't you tell me earlier if you knew that Zhao Chen was my brother?"
"Why would my son be in trouble with him?"
"Now that something happened to my brother, I thought about the disrespect I had towards my brother before, and in my heart..." Li Tai knelt beside the bed, tears falling down.
When Empress Changsun saw Li Tai being so sad, she couldn't help but burst into tears.
Holding Li Tai's head and crying non-stop.
…
It was already late at night when Li Tai walked out of Li Zhengdian.
At this moment, Li Tai felt refreshed and his face was full of joy.
Where can I still look as sad as before?
Although he learned Zhao Chen's identity from Empress Changsun, it made him very uncomfortable.
But now Zhao Chen is dead.
It doesn't matter to him anymore.
As long as no one robs him of his position as crown prince, what is Zhao Chen's identity and what's the point?