"Your Majesty, your Majesty has returned to the palace~!"
In the back garden of the palace, in the Lizheng Hall, a palace maid hurriedly ran in and said to Empress Changsun who was lying on the couch.
Behind Empress Changsun, there stood a pretty girl with bright eyes and white teeth, wearing a pink dress. She was carefully beating Empress Changsun's shoulders with a pair of white fists. This girl was Princess Changle!
When she came to pay her respects to Queen Changsun this morning, she saw that Queen Changsun's brows were filled with sadness, so she asked Queen Changsun if there was anything unhappy about her. Queen Changsun didn't want her beloved daughter to worry, and besides, the matter about Li Tai was only hers. The speculation in her mind was that the matter had not yet been completely determined, so she just said that she had not had a good rest last night and did not tell Chang Le the truth.
Changle was very thoughtful, so he could naturally see that his mother was hiding something from him, but Empress Changsun was unwilling to tell the truth, and it was hard for her to force her to do so. She had no choice but to believe Empress Changsun's "excuses" on the surface, but Changle did not let it go. She left with caution, saying that she "hadn't spoken to her mother for many days and wanted to stay with her more," so she stayed.
"What? Your Majesty is back?"
Empress Changsun, who was lying quietly on the couch, sat up in shock when she heard this. She stood up, looked at the little palace maid and asked hurriedly: "Where is your Majesty now?"
Changle saw that Queen Changsun reacted so violently when she heard that Li Er had returned to the palace. She couldn't help but feel curious. She looked at Queen Changsun's back with doubtful eyes, her face thoughtful.
Hearing the anxiety in Queen Changsun's words, the little palace maid hurriedly said: "Back to your Majesty, Your Majesty has just entered Chengtian Gate. It seems that he is going to Ganlu Palace, but I am not sure. As soon as I see Your Majesty returning to the palace, I will So I hurried back to report, as for where Your Majesty is now, I don’t know!”
It's not that this little palace maid monitors the emperor's movements. In fact, under normal circumstances, even if she borrows ten courages, she wouldn't dare to do it. But this is what Empress Changsun asked her to do, and she doesn't dare not do it!
"Manna Palace? Let's go! Follow me to Manna Palace~!"
Empress Changsun didn't bother to listen to the second half of the little palace maid's words. After hearing the three words "Ganlu Palace", she gave the order without even thinking about it.
After saying that, she couldn't wait to walk out of the palace!
"Queen Mother~! Wait for Changle! Changle is also going to say hello to his father~!"
Changle couldn't help but be a little stunned when she saw this. In her impression, her mother-in-law had always been graceful and generous. No matter when or where she was, she had never been so flustered as she was today. This made her feel a sense of panic. With a bad premonition, she quickly chased in the direction of Queen Changsun.
"Empress! Empress! Your Majesty... Your Majesty is coming this way~!"
As soon as Empress Changsun walked to the main entrance of Lizheng Palace, a female maid ran towards this side with vigorous strides. She climbed up the steps and soon came to Empress Changsun, then she bowed and said.
"What? Your Majesty has come to Li Zheng Palace?"
Queen Changsun was once again stunned when she heard this. She said that she had never expected that Li Er would come back so early when he returned to the palace, nor did she expect that Li Er would come directly to Lizheng Palace to find her after returning to the palace, because in her opinion, in the morning After the morning court, Li Er immediately hurried to the Xuanjia Army barracks. The main purpose was to avoid her and avoid the safety issues about Li Tai in Taiyuan City!
But now Li Er took the initiative to come to her as soon as he returned to the palace. How should we explain this
Although she was full of doubts, Empress Changsun could vaguely see the figures of Li Er, Zhao Song and others not far away. She quickly brought Chang Le back to the palace and stood quietly at the door, preparing to welcome Li Er's arrival.
Previously, she had asked her maids to go near the entrance of the palace to watch whether Li Er returned to the palace. To some extent, it was indeed a violation of the rules. Now that Li Er came to Lizheng Palace, she had to suppress her worries and everything was in accordance with the palace's instructions. Here comes the etiquette rules!
"I have met Your Majesty~!"
"Chang Le has met my father and wishes him well~!"
After a while, Li Er came to the door of Lizheng Palace. Queen Changsun and Princess Changle led a group of palace maids to salute Li Erfu. Li Er stepped forward to support Queen Changsun and said apologetically: "Queen, there is no need to be polite. ~!"
After saying that, he turned to look at Chang Le and said with some surprise: "Chang Le is here too~!"
While he was talking, he couldn't help but step forward and stroke the bun on Chang Le's head affectionately with his hands. He always loved this considerate daughter very much.
"Changle paid his respects to his mother this morning. Seeing that she was unhappy, he stayed to talk to her. Father, Changle heard that you went to the Xuanjia Army Camp today. How was it? Is it fun there?"
Changle raised her head slightly and stared at Li Er's face, trying to find some clues on the latter's face, but in the end she saw nothing. She still didn't know what her father and mother were hiding from her.
"Ha! What fun is there in the training of lieutenants in the army? Changle, go and play with Cheng Qian! I have something to say with your mother~!"
Li Er replied casually, and accidentally caught a glimpse of Empress Changsun looking at him with glaring eyes all the time. He wanted to send Changle away, and then tell Empress Changsun what happened in Taiyuan City alone. After all, if one less person knows about Li Tai’s affairs, then there is one less person to worry about!
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