Fang Yiai walked to Li Shimin's side with some apprehension. After getting Li Shimin's nod of approval, she seriously looked at the things on Li Shimin's imperial desk.
Although she had long expected that Li Shimin would deploy people in Prince Qi's palace, not just to investigate the scandal of the prince, but when she saw clearly what Li Shimin had in his hand, Fang Yiai still couldn't help but twitch the corner of her mouth.
The list was a medicated meal menu that she had brought to Prince Qi's Mansion. Fang Yiai recognized the handwriting on it. It was exactly what she had asked Fangzaki to write last night. The reason why he asked Fangzaki to write was because he did not want his writing to fall into Li You's hands.
Here, I made extra money for him.
Unexpectedly, not long after he left Prince Qi's Mansion, the original menu he had brought with him had already fallen into Li Shimin's hands.
He secretly praised Zhao Yi's manpower for handling things so efficiently. Fang Yiai had to put on a look of surprise on his face, pointed at the menu and said, "This is not the menu that I brought to Prince Qi's Mansion for dinner.
I remember to give it to King Qi’s servants. Why did this menu fall into the hands of the Emperor just after I left Prince Qi’s Mansion? Is it possible that His Highness Prince Qi has been here?”
After hearing Fang Yiai's words, Li Chengqian was shocked. He was secretly glad that he and Fang Yiai had arrived in time. He was afraid that this list was not sent by King Qi as Fang Yiai said, but probably from the emperor.
They got it from Prince Qi's Mansion.
You know, King Qi is still being ordered to think about it in the palace. Without Yi's decree and edict, he can't even step out of Prince Qi's palace.
Li Shimin raised his eyes and carefully examined Fang Yiai's expression, but didn't find anything wrong. He glanced at Li Chengqian who was standing below him and saw that his expression was curious, and it didn't seem to be fake. Li Shimin felt in his heart
A little more comfortable, but not too relaxed.
I have to praise Li Anyang for really being able to understand the Sacred Heart.
Emperors are suspicious, and Li Shimin is no exception. What's more, even though he has been the emperor for more than ten years, many people still mention his throne, insinuating that he came to the throne with an unfair name, which is completely murderous.
The father gets it.
Not to mention that the matter of Xuanwu Sect was unclear at the time. Even after so many years, it is no longer clear.
Therefore, when I heard the report, it was said that Fang Yiai had gone to Prince Qi's Mansion. He stayed there until lunch before coming out. After coming out, he went to the East Palace to find the prince.
Li Shimin, who had been in power for many years, the habitual prime minister was thinking about whether Li Chengqian had had enough of Li Tai for slandering the prince's broken sleeves. So when he was not in Beijing, he took the opportunity to join forces with Li You,
All together to plot against Li Tai?
Thinking about it on the other hand, if it was really Li Chengqian and Li You who joined forces, wouldn't it be too obvious for Fang Yiai to go to Prince Qi's Mansion at this time? Let's not say that Li Chengqian would not make such an obvious mistake in his actions. It was Changsun Wuji.
Li Chengqian's people are not allowed to make such obvious mistakes.
Fang Yiai is not stupid. How could he not know such an obvious approach? And at this time, he would not attract his attention?
Suppressing the doubts in his heart, Li Shimin said with a normal expression, "Tell me, it's because you and Gao Yang's salary is not enough, or they want to urge me to give you a reward, so they went to Prince Qi's Mansion to eat and drink with such a long menu.
Is it true that I have treated you badly?" He neither acknowledged the origin of the menu nor denied Fang Yiai's question. He directly avoided it and asked Fang Yiai's intention.
Li Shimin's words could be either light or serious. Fang Yiai couldn't help but frown and scolded the emperor for his deep heart, which was even more unpredictable than a woman's heart.
Li Chengqian and Li Anyang knew that Li Shimin was already a little unhappy, and they couldn't help but sweat for Fang Yiai.
"Go back to the emperor, how can I do that?" Fang Yiai said respectfully, "The emperor must not have heard that after the emperor personally went to war, three highly respected elders of the Fang family came to the capital, meaning that they wanted me to inherit the throne.
As the eldest son of the Fang family, my godfather and godmother had just passed away at that time, so how could I find the mood to socialize with the elders of the clan whom I didn’t know very well..."
Fang Yiai told the whole story about the Fang clan's intention of coming to the capital as an elder, as well as the fact that he was not the eldest son and would take over as clan leader, and he didn't want his beloved wife to suffer the burden, so he kept refusing.
Even when Fang Jue followed Fang Shen and Xiao Tingting back to his hometown to bury Fang's body, he told all about the rejection and verbal attacks he suffered in his hometown. He also described Fang Xuanling's disappointment in the clan and her old age.
Unfortunately, he also told me about his intention to resign the clan leader.
After hearing that Fang Yiai said that Fang Xuanling was in poor health, Li Shimin couldn't help but ask, "How is Fang Aiqing's health? Is there any serious problem?" His concern was evident.
"In the past two years, my father was angry and sick several times because of his eldest brother's affairs. Now there is a handwritten note about the marriage of eldest brother Xu Mei, which makes my father very angry and very sad. Even my mother is also upset.
I was so angry that I got seriously ill, and I haven't recovered yet." Fang Yiai's eyes darkened and he said worriedly.
"A few days ago, while the princess was instructing Qing Niang, she wanted to keep vigil for my adoptive parents at the same time. My sister-in-law has always been running back and forth between the two houses to take care of things at home." Fang Yiai said, "What's more, my father has always been there.
I'm busy with things in the yamen, and I don't have time to rest. As the days go by, I'm just worried about my body..."
"Go back and recuperate Fang Qing properly. When all the things these days are over, I will order Fang Qing to have a good rest. He is really exhausted. Where can I find such a good minister and friend?"
Li Shimin said with a sincere expression. The illness he suffered during this trip to the west also made Li Shimin understand that as he gets older, his body is injured one after another, and even if he recovers, it will be difficult to return to the same state as before.
When Fang Yiai heard this, the joy on her face was revealed unabashedly. She looked at Li Shimin with bright eyes. For fear that Li Shimin would regret it, she immediately paid homage to him and finalized the matter first. She suppressed her excitement and said, "I'm here for you."
My father has thanked the emperor for his thoughtfulness, and I will definitely take good care of my father's health when the time comes, so that he can better serve the country."
After glancing at Fang Yiai, he felt that Fang Xuanling's complexion was not good in the past two days, even worse than Du Ruhui, who had always been a little sick. Li Shimin planned to finish this period of work first and let him have nothing to do in the past few years.
Fang Xuanling, who had a good rest, took some time off. Therefore, it was not surprising that Fang Yiai wanted to finalize the matter so eagerly. After all, Fang Yiai was also filial.
"Does this have anything to do with your going to Prince Qi's Mansion?" Li Shimin nodded, asked Fang Yiai to stand still and speak, and asked in confusion.
"After I returned to the capital and held the funeral of my adoptive parents, I discovered that the three clan elders had moved to His Highness Prince Qi's villa in the capital, which is not far from Prince Qi's palace." Fang Yiai looked at it.
Looking at Li Shimin's expression, he didn't notice anything strange, so he continued, "After asking around, I found out that when King Qi was in Qi, he had a fairly good personal relationship with the three clan elders, so I was wondering if I could help King Qi come forward.
, persuade the clan elders to agree and let my father return the clan chief’s authority to the direct branch of the Fang family."
"I heard my father once said that when my grandfather took over the responsibility of the head of the Fang clan, it was because the world was uneasy. The head of the direct branch convinced the elders of each clan in the clan, and then he used the safety of the Fang clan as an excuse to force him to
Grandfather took over the position of patriarch."
"My father said that when my grandfather took over, he had a gentleman's agreement with the clan, saying that after the world was stable, the power of the clan leader would be returned to the direct descendants of the Fang family. Now that the emperor is ruling the country in peace and prosperity, and the country is getting stronger, my father naturally can't help it.
Dare to violate the agreement my grandfather made back then."
"It's just that the clan elders came to the capital here because they wanted me to succeed him as the eldest son. If my father wanted to return the position of the head of the direct branch of the Fang family, I'm afraid the clan elders wouldn't be able to explain it. That's why I wanted to go to Prince Qi's Mansion.
, let King Qi come forward to persuade the three clan elders."
After Fang Yiai told the truth, she looked at Li Shimin's expression and stood aside obediently, waiting for Li Shimin to speak.
"Father, what Yiai said is true. I have heard him mention this matter before." Li Chengqian confirmed Fang Yiai's words and said, "When I ordered Yiai to travel westward in filial piety, because of Yiai
Their unwillingness to go against their ancestors' instructions made the three elders unhappy, causing Fang Qingniang and Fang Yize to receive a lot of reprimands in front of the three elders. Even the ninth brother went to Fang's house on the orders of his mother and queen.
It can also make the three clan veterans Fang Qingniang and Mrs. Fang reprimand him for a long time."
Hearing this, Fang Yiai glanced at Li Chengqian secretly, as if asking why he hadn't heard of such a thing?
Is there anyone in the capital who doesn’t know that you protect your sister more than you protect your eyes? If you are told, you will go back and try to get the three elders of the Fang clan out of harm’s way, and your family will not be allowed to have their backbone stabbed by the world.
!In response to Fang Yiai's words with his eyes, Li Chengqian looked calmly at Li Shimin's scrutinizing eyes.
Li Anyang, who was standing behind Fang Yiai, noticed that after Li Chengqian finished speaking, Fang Yiai's hands retracted into his sleeves and clenched tightly into fists, obviously feeling angry.
Looking at Li Shimin, whose pupils were also shrinking and suppressing the anger in his heart, Li Anyang didn't have the slightest sympathy for the three elders of the Fang clan who came to Beijing.
Everyone in the capital doesn’t know that it’s okay to cause trouble for Fang Yiai, but if you want to cause trouble for other members of the Fang family, especially Fang Qingniang, you must first weigh whether your body and bones can withstand Fang Yiai.
Iron fist.
As for Li Shimin, anyone who dares to refute the honor of Empress Changsun or offend the children of Empress Changsun should wait to bear Li Shimin's wrath.
What's more, the eldest daughter of the Fang family, Fang Qingniang, is the daughter-in-law of His Highness the King of Jin since she was a child. She is also the one who has a high reputation in the heart of Queen Changsun. In the Queen's heart, she is more important than the other princesses.
Their status is not much different.
Not to mention the three elders of the Fang clan, who started to reprimand Fang Qingniang and Mrs. Fang after King Jin went to Fang's house on the order of the Queen. Isn't this a clear slap in the face of the Queen and His Highness King Jin?
It's true that the old man hanged himself and was impatient with life. Li Anyang thought with some schadenfreude in his heart.
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