Mengyu hurriedly explained: "How dare I, my slave? I just kindly reminded King Wei."
Zhou Ruhua smiled and said: "That's right, King Wei, why are you so small-minded? You don't even look at where the hazyness comes from."
Seeing dimly that he was asking for trouble, he left awkwardly.
I couldn't help but regret in my heart, what happened to me? I didn't speak properly and was embarrassed by Li Tai in front of Zhou Ruhua.
She finally understood that in the palace, whoever gave birth to a child would have status. Although Zhou Ruhua was not the main wife, she gave birth to Li Ze, Li Tai's son. In addition, she entered the palace earlier than Hu Die, and she and Li Tai
The relationship is better than others.
If she was pregnant with the prince's child, how could they treat her like this?
I prayed in my heart that I could succeed once and for all.
Fang Zhenzhu originally wanted to get some news from Li Tai, but she was disappointed to think that he only mentioned it superficially.
Regarding the matter of letting Li Chengqian return to the court to discuss politics, it was she who asked Li Shimin, and Li Chengqian didn't know about it. If the imperial edict came, it wouldn't be bad for him to pursue it.
She hurried back to the palace, only to see Li Chengqian getting angry at a room full of people with a sullen face.
"Your Highness, what happened?"
When Fang Zhenzhu saw him losing his temper, she knew something was wrong, and her voice became particularly soft.
"Princess, you must be very courageous!"
Li Chengqian slapped her in the face.
Xu Na exclaimed: "Your Highness, this is not possible."
"Get out of here, get out of here. Fang Zhenzhu stays."
Everyone left one after another.
Li Chengqian asked: "You are so brave, you dare to go behind my back to beg the emperor?"
"Prince, I have good intentions. As a prince, if you don't go to court to discuss affairs, what will the princes and ministers think of you?"
Li Chengqian gave a cold "hum" and said: "Do you think it's great that you are the daughter of the prime minister? You are simply making a fool of me. What's the result? Aren't you not allowed to do so?"
"How could it be? My father personally promised me."
"He agreed, will the officials agree? Especially your father, who openly stopped my prince from supervising the country in the court."
Fang Zhenzhu replied: "Is this happening? I understand. It must be that the emperor wants to give you a chance to practice and supervise the country. The ministers are opposed to it. What's the big deal? Isn't it obvious? The emperor allows you
Did you go to court to discuss politics?"
"Bah, you think I want to discuss politics? There are so many veteran ministers and famous generals in the court. Which one is not a human being? How can I discuss politics? I'm just a decoration."
Fang Zhenzhu smiled and said: "Your Highness, congratulations."
"What's the joy?"
"Prince, the emperor wants you to supervise the country, which means that he has you in his heart. Think about it carefully, is this the case? I think you should put all your worries into your stomach, no matter who he is.
It’s not as important as your position in my father’s heart.”
Li Chengqian said disdainfully: "Don't be so smart. I have no confidence in anyone now. You'd better talk to your prime minister father and ask him to be more careful and stop ruining your uncle's good deeds."
Seeing that he was gone, Fang Zhenzhu felt angry and anxious, and left angrily.
In the Taiji Palace, Li Shimin was also very angry. He wanted the prince to supervise the country on the spur of the moment. He thought that when the prince returned to the court to discuss politics, he would give him a big favor. He also used the excuse to go out to see the cows, but he did not expect that he would be married to Wei Zheng.
Xuanling stopped him.
Wei Zheng had always been against him, but his in-laws didn't agree either.
"Father, who are you angry with?"
Li Zhi took his hand and asked.
Li Shimin pulled him down lovingly and said, "Father is angry with himself. Zhi'er, have you studied hard?"
"Yes, I have been copying the copybooks and studying the Book of Changes. Father, are you angry with my elder brother?"
When Li Shimin heard this, he frowned and asked the serving maid Zhang Shan: "What's going on? How could King Jin say such things at such an old age?"
Zhang Shan replied: "Concubine Xu Hui played with him for a while and then left. As for the rest, I don't know."
The unhappiness on Li Shimin's face immediately disappeared and he said: "Pass on Concubine Hui."
Not long after, Concubine Xu Hui Tingting walked over, bowed, leaned in front of Li Shimin, and whispered: "Your Majesty, why are you summoning your concubine so soon?"
Li Shimin shook her hand and said, "My dear concubine, King Jin is getting older every day. Don't mention the matters between the princes to him in the future."
Concubine Xu Hui replied: "Your Majesty, I didn't say anything to him. Prince Jin is so old that he knows some things at a glance. How many times have you lost your temper because of the prince's affairs? He is not deaf or blind.
, don’t you know? Looking at the emperor like this, he must have been sulking again in court today, right?”
Li Shimin sighed and said: "In the past, the Changsun family knew me best, but now I am separated from her by yin and yang, and you are the only one who knows my heart best. As my beloved concubine said, these officials in the court are becoming more and more unruly.
Even my will can be overthrown, and I, a ninety-five-year-old man, will lose my face."
"Your Majesty, although I don't necessarily agree with Queen Changsun's actions, I feel that the fault must be yours. Otherwise, how could your ministers dare to resist the decree? Tell me, what happened?"
"Women are not allowed to participate in politics. Have you forgotten this ancient saying?"
"I don't dare, I don't dare. I won't comment on your court affairs without comment, but I am your woman. I have the obligation to solve your troubles, right?"
When Li Shimin heard this, he was immediately delighted and said, "My dear concubine, do you know why I like you the most among so many concubines?"
Concubine Xu Hui shook her head and said, "I don't know."
"It's precisely because you can speak and every word is so accurate that I feel particularly comfortable listening to Rang Lian. To be honest, since the prince broke his leg, he has stopped going to court to discuss affairs. Yesterday, the prince came to me and said that the prince did not
You can waste your talents and want him to return to the court to discuss politics."
"This is very good. The Crown Princess is indeed of an extraordinary background and has such insights."
Li Shimin said: "I agreed, but considering that he was almost twenty years old, he should also learn some things about governing the country, so I proposed that I leave Chang'an and go to Luoyang for a while, and the prince would supervise the country. As a result, they were
If you give me no, do you think I can stop being angry?"
"To Luoyang? Why would the emperor think of going there?"
"It's just a last-minute idea. I have to provide him with a chance. When I was his age, I served as a prisoner for my father several times, but he never did it once."
Concubine Xu Hui said: "Your Majesty, I don't dare to discuss government affairs in vain. It's just that this season is the harvest season. If you travel like this, you will only disturb the people and bring trouble to them. Therefore, I think
, their opposition is not wrong.”
Li Shimin frowned and said: "The truth is this. There is work in every season all year round. Can't I never provide the prince with the opportunity to supervise the country?"
