After a long while, Princess Gao Yang became impatient and asked: "Hey, have you thought of it?"
"Don't worry! If you think of it so easily, it's definitely not a good plan." Qin Mubai said, "You have to know that this is a trick against the emperor. Who is the emperor? He can see the flaws if he is not careful. , if the plan is exposed, the consequences will be very serious!"
Princess Gao Yang's little face trembled, showing a hint of fear, and said: "I never thought of going against my father... But, I really don't want to marry that second roommate even to death!"
"We can't start this matter from the emperor. We can't compete with him. Even if you have the courage, you don't have the strength." Qin Mubai said, "So, we can only do it in a roundabout way..."
"You mean, start from the Fang family?" Princess Gaoyang's eyes lit up, she clapped her hands and said happily, "That's right! I can't stand up to my father, but I can't beat someone named Fang? Hum, Fang Xuanling is a person He's the most timid, let's see how I deal with him!"
"No." Qin Mubai shook his head decisively and said, "Fang Xuanling has never been timid. Otherwise, would he have become the prime minister of a country, accompanying His Majesty the Emperor from birth to death for so many years and accomplished extraordinary feats? He is so experienced and prudent. He is low-key and cautious, but this does not mean that he is weak or incompetent. If he had no real ability, how could he reach his current position? So, Fang Xuanling seems to be easy to bully, but he is not you. I can fight it.”
"Then we can only go and clean up the lost love?" Princess Gao Yang blinked and said reluctantly, "But I don't want to see him at all!"
"Fang Yiai is your only breakthrough. It's up to you whether to use it or not." Qin Mubai said, "Don't even think about the emperor. No matter who he is, no matter how favored he is, in the end, he belongs to the emperor. Ministers. If a king wants his ministers to die, his ministers must die, and if a father wants his son to die, his son must die. For us, this is an iron law that cannot be overcome even if it is an insurmountable gap. Fang Xuanling, his relationship with the emperor is not necessarily no different than yours. The relationship with the emperor is not good. After so many years of getting along with each other, the monarch and his subjects talk about everything. If you dare to play any tricks on Fang Xuanling, even if it is not convenient for him to tell the emperor directly, he can just use a little trick. Let the emperor know. Therefore, you can only start with Fang Yiai—among the three opponents, you are the only one who has the strength to defeat Fang Yiai!"
"Let me think about it, let me think about it..." Princess Gao Yang stood up and tapped her forehead with her index finger, pacing back and forth and thinking hard, "Is there any way to make the second roommate refuse to marry me even if he lives or dies?... Moreover, even if he refuses, how dare he not listen to Fang Xuanling’s orders? Or, how dare he not listen to his father’s decree? … What method can he come up with?”
Qin Mubai looked at her quietly without saying anything. In fact, he already had a clever plan in mind... The scene in front of him reminded him of the scene in "The Deer and the Cauldron" when Kangxi was about to marry Princess Jianning. In order to refuse the marriage, Princess Jianning directly castrated the future consort Wu Yingxiong!
However, this strategy was too vicious, and the Fang family was not the Pingxi King Wu Wanggui who wanted to rebel. If Princess Gaoyang really dared to do such a thing, given the emperor's character and his relationship with Fang Xuanling, it was even possible that he would kill his family in a fit of rage and really no longer want Princess Gaoyang's daughter.
Don't even kiss each other, don't do this kind of thing. If he is exposed, he will die miserably!
"Hey, don't just sit there and help me think of something!" Princess Gao Yang urged displeasedly, "After much thought, I can only play tricks on Fang Yiai, or at most frighten him a few times. , However, these are just ways to stop the boiling water and are of no use at all!"
Qin Mubai snickered in his heart, Princess Gaoyang is still a little girl after all. Although she usually looks a bit wild and domineering, her mind is still simple, which is far from evil enough!
"I... can't think of a way at the moment!" Qin Mubai said, "I'm not even familiar with Fang Yiai. This kind of thing can't be rushed. Now I advise you, don't confront the emperor first. This will not That's a good thing. Just follow him first, don't anger him, and then you can find some room for maneuver."
"Opportunity, what opportunity?" Princess Gao Yang blinked her eyes. As smart as she was, she immediately caught the "keyword" in Qin Mubai's language and asked in a low voice, "You mean, let me pretend to follow it first." Father, then... act with the camera? "
"Hey, why are you speaking so sinisterly and evilly, as if you are going to commit an assassination?" Qin Mu said with a pale face, pretending to be horrified.
"Assassination?!" Princess Gao Yang's eyes lit up, and she trembled with fear. She immediately grinned, revealing a pair of tiger teeth, and said with a mischievous smile, "Assassination! Yes, assassination!"
"I'm dizzy!" Qin Mubai slapped his forehead, "You really dare to think about anything - you can't do this, don't do it! The laws of the Tang Dynasty are strict, and His Majesty the Emperor himself takes the responsibility to abide by the law and protect it. ,Do u wanna die!"
"Hey, I'm just talking, why are you so nervous?" Princess Gao Yang said, her eyes rolling, looking like she was planning carefully.
Qin Mubai felt a chill in his heart: Well, now, you really misled the little devil... She didn't really want to kill Fang Yiai, right
"I solemnly warn you, never do anything like assassination!" Qin Mubai said seriously.
"I know! Do you think I'm so stupid? If I don't know martial arts and I don't have an assassin, how can I do an assassination?" Princess Gao Yang said with a smile, "But I did think of a good way... Hehe, I won’t tell you now!”
"What method?" Qin Mubai asked, rolling his eyes.
"I told you not to tell you, yet you still ask!" Princess Gaoyang breathed a long sigh of relief and smiled, "Okay, I'm going back. Although you didn't give me any advice, I still want to thank you. , stinky man—you are really smart, hehe!”
After saying that, Princess Gao Yang turned around magnificently and floated away. Qin Mubai even heard her humming a song while jumping around.
"The little devil suddenly felt so relaxed. She must have really had a good idea... Why do I feel that the more relaxed she is, the more evil her thoughts are?" Qin Mubai looked at Princess Gaoyang's back and instinctively thought in her heart. There was a hint of chill, "How much trouble will this lawless young lady make?... I shouldn't be considered an accomplice, right?"
Early the next morning, Qin Mubai took Baiqi to the harem as usual to pick up Li Shimin to go to court. Unexpectedly, Li Shimin gave him a "special task."
"Mu Bai, please select a few sergeants who are reliable and have a tough temper to go to the Xianju Palace to watch over Princess Gaoyang." Li Shimin said, "She is not allowed to leave there without my personal order."
"I obey the order." Qin Mubai was slightly shocked and thought to himself: Is the emperor going to confine the little devil? It seems that he is serious this time. Moreover, by deliberately entrusting this job to me, was he also intending to "warn" me to stay away from her? ... Think about it, it makes sense! The emperor was ready to betroth her to Fang Yiai, but she hung out with me every now and then. Although Li Shimin is not yet convinced that I have an "intimate relationship" with Princess Gaoyang, he is at least trying to prevent it from happening, or even sounding the alarm for me.
After Li Shimin finished speaking, he didn't leave any other words. He boarded the dragon chariot and prepared to leave as usual. His expression didn't reveal any signs, just like a normal person.
"As expected of a great statesman who is one emperor throughout the ages. His emotions and anger are inexpressible. It is really difficult to see anything from his face." Qin Mubai sighed secretly and called Changsun Huan over: "Brother Changsun, please bring me Several brothers went to the Xianju Palace to watch Princess Gaoyang. She was not allowed to leave the palace without His Majesty's personal order. "
"I obey." Changsun Huan's face turned cold and he accepted the order. Qin Mubai looked at Qin Mubai suspiciously, probably asking: Why me? Are you giving me little shoes to wear again? !
Qin Mubai turned a blind eye to his doubts and handed over the dragon chariot: "Congratulations to your Majesty!"
"Okay, I'm going to court." Li Shimin showed a knowing smile and nodded, "Pheasant slave and Sizi, I need you to take more care of me. Especially Sizi, she just got seriously ill, you have to Pay more attention."
"Your Majesty, don't worry." Qin Mubai said.
Li Shimin's car drove away, and Qin Mubai breathed a sigh of relief.
This must be done in front of Li Shimin when he appoints the guard general of Xianju Hall. Firstly, he can't go there himself, and secondly, he can't send his direct confidants. People like Cheng Huaibi and Pang Fei are not suitable. Otherwise, the emperor will definitely suspect that I am selfish, and will use the hands of these people to secretly communicate with Princess Gaoyang to calculate something. The emperor would no longer be worried if he sent Chang Sun Huan there. Firstly, it is well known that I have conflicts with him, and secondly, he is a member of the eldest grandson's family and can be considered a relative of the royal family. It is not easy for Princess Gaoyang to do whatever she wants in front of this cousin. Otherwise, the emperor might be informed of any movement immediately.
Qin Mubai felt that his whole person had changed after working in this palace for so long. As his father Qin Shubao once said, the palace is the most complex and dangerous place in the world. Any subtle thing may have extremely bad consequences; but around the emperor, this complexity and danger reached the extreme. , otherwise there would be no saying "accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger".
The longer he stayed with Li Shimin, the greater the gap between Qin Mubai and him felt. Many times, Qin Mubai felt that Li Shimin was a person he couldn't understand. His every word and every action was thought-provoking. If you think about it carefully, you can always understand the profound meaning.
There is really a lot to learn.
Soon after, Qin Mubai went to Penglai Hall. Li Mingda, who had been seriously ill, was not as lively as before, but at least he had recovered more than half of his health. Qin Mubai thought to herself that she had congenital heart disease, and it was impossible to completely cure it based on the current medical level. Then we can only teach her to take care of herself and pay attention to daily maintenance and exercise.
Anyway, I have nothing to do, so let’s teach these two little guys how to do Tai Chi. Let’s work together to keep fit and prolong life. This is much more meaningful than interfering in the family affairs of the royal family!