"Gao Ming is here, sit down and talk." Empress Changsun put down the needle and thread in her hand and said with a smile.
He was very satisfied with his son, who was diligent, studious, and extremely filial. He woke up and fell asleep frequently throughout the day.
After Li Chengqian sat down, Empress Changsun asked with a smile: "Gao Ming came just in time. I will go back after eating with my mother later."
"Mother, I have come here to report something." Li Chengqian said solemnly.
Looking at Li Chengqian's expression, Queen Changsun felt that things were not simple, and waved her hand to signal the others to leave.
The eunuchs and maids serving on the side bowed and slowly withdrew.
"Tell me, what happened?" Queen Changsun put away her smile and asked.
Li Chengqian took out the piece of paper from his arms, handed it to Empress Changsun respectfully, and said, "Please take a look at it, Queen Mother."
Although Empress Changsun was confused, she still took it and opened it to read.
When she saw the above content, Queen Changsun frowned.
After reading it, Queen Changsun's face turned gloomy.
However, she had not experienced any storms in these years, so she quickly calmed down and asked calmly: "Why are you investigating this?"
"I heard about the dangers of incest marriage in the public, so I asked someone to investigate, and I didn't expect it to be true. Mother, the dangers of incest marriage are so great, my sister cannot marry Changsun Chong." Li Chengqian said anxiously.
Empress Changsun did not respond to this question, but took a deep look at Li Chengqian and said seriously: "Gao Ming, tell your mother, are you really investigating this matter for your sister, or because you don't like your uncle?"
She knew that Li Chengqian didn't like Changsun Wuji, and she would be very happy if he really considered investigating this matter for his sister's sake.
If he went to investigate this matter to attack his uncle, then the problem would be serious.
"Mother, of course I am doing this for my sister, otherwise why would I be investigating these things?" Li Chengqian said with some confusion.
Looking at Li Chengqian's expression, Empress Changsun knew that he was not lying. After all, he was her son and she understood him very well.
Queen Changsun was relieved, as long as Li Chengqian was not trying to deal with Changsun Wuji.
"Okay, the Queen Mother knows about this matter. You should go back first. Remember, no one can talk about this matter. You must not let anyone know that you have investigated this matter." Empress Changsun explained.
"yes!"
Li Chengqian didn't know why Empress Changsun said this, but he knew that Empress Changsun would not harm him, so he bowed and left.
well!
After Li Chengqian left, Empress Changsun sighed, feeling that things were very difficult.
It was fine if I didn't know before, but now I know that the marriage between Changsun Chong and Li Lizhi will definitely not happen.
There was no way she knew it was a fire bed and still let her daughter jump into it.
But she knows her brother very well.
Changsun Wuji asked Changsun Chong to marry Li Lizhi in order to consolidate the power of the Changsun family.
He doesn't care at all whether the child he gives birth to will be a deformed idiot.
What he wants is Li Lizhi's identity as the eldest princess. As for passing on the incense, he can just take a concubine.
Changsun Wuji had always supported Li Chengqian, but he was particularly suspicious.
If Changsun Wuji knew that it was Li Chengqian who revealed this matter.
Then he would have some grudge against Li Chengqian.
Changsun Wuji must have supported Queen Changsun’s son to succeed to the throne.
But Queen Changsun has more than one son.
When Changsun Wuji felt that Li Chengqian was targeting him, he would abandon Li Chengqian and support Empress Changsun's other sons.
It's very likely that it's Li Tai, and it's also possible that it's Li Zhi.
This will lead to brothers fighting each other.
The Xuanwumen Incident was still fresh in her mind, and Empress Changsun didn't want her son to experience it too.
That's why she specifically told Li Chengqian.
After thinking for a long time, Queen Changsun still felt uneasy.
"Ruxue!" Queen Changsun shouted.
"The slave is here!" Ruxue heard Queen Changsun's voice and ran in quickly.
Queen Changsun called Ruxue to the front and gave some instructions in a low voice. Ruxue nodded and followed the order.
"Who made my Guanyin maid angry?"
Li Shimin walked into the Li Zheng Hall and saw Empress Changsun sitting there with a sullen face. She didn't even notice that he came in and said with a smile.
"I have met Your Majesty." Queen Changsun came to her senses and saluted quickly.
"I see you are unhappy, what's wrong?" Li Shimin asked.
"Your Majesty, this is what Gao Ming brought, please take a look." Empress Changsun handed over the piece of paper.
After Li Shimin read it, there was no emotion or anger on his face, and he asked calmly: "Why is Gao Ming investigating this?"
Apparently he and Empress Changsun thought of going together.
Empress Changsun told Li Shimin the cause and effect of the incident.
"Your Majesty, what should we do now?" Queen Changsun asked anxiously.
"Don't worry." Li Shimin held Empress Changsun's hand and comforted her with a smile.
"Have you given an explanation to Gao Ming?" Li Shimin asked.
"I have already given my explanation. Just in case, I asked Ruxue to deal with it," said Empress Changsun.
Li Shimin pondered for a while and then said: "The marriage between Li Zhi and Chang Sun Chong will definitely not go ahead. Xin Hao has not agreed yet, so there is room for relaxation."
"Then what should I tell my brother?" Queen Changsun asked.
Li Shimin smiled and said: "As long as the results of this investigation are announced, I believe that the assistant will understand it, but other people will have to come up with the results of this investigation."
"Who will your Majesty ask to take it out?" Queen Changsun asked.
Li Shimin smiled and said: "You will know when the time comes. If this person takes charge, the auxiliary machine will definitely not think too much about it."
"Your Majesty, it can't be..." Queen Changsun seemed to have guessed.
Li Shimin nodded and smiled without saying a word.
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Although Wei Zheng was the Duke of the country, he had no pretensions. When he had nothing to do, he still liked to hang out in teahouses and restaurants, listen to people talking about their daily life, and understand the sufferings of the people.
On this day, after Wei Zheng went to court, he came to a wine shop, ordered a pot of wine and a few side dishes, and listened to the chats of other diners while drinking.
Although the wine here was not as good as the one he drank at Cheng Yaojin's house that day, and the food was not as good as the one at Keyunlou, he still ate with gusto.
"Did you know that the child born to the old Liu family's wife was deformed?"
There were three middle-aged men sitting at a table next to Wei Zheng, and one of them spoke.
"Why haven't you heard of it? I really don't know what evil the old Liu family has done." Another person sighed.
"Who told him not to listen to me? I told him long ago that close relatives cannot marry, and I insisted on letting his son marry his sister's daughter. What does it mean to be close? Now a fool is born, you know the consequences." Another person said.
He took a sip of wine and shook his head.
"What do you mean by that? You knew it earlier?" the person at the same table asked quickly.
"Of course, you know that I am not from Chang'an. My hometown village and the village next door have been intermarried all year round. Basically, both villages are related to each other, but many of the children born are either stupid or deformed."
"At first we thought it was like this all over the world, but then a miracle doctor came and said it was because of incest marriages. We didn't believe it at first, but in our village when we married women from other places, this rarely happened, so we had to believe it.