Looking around, there was still standing at the door the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, Li Zhi, wearing casual clothes and a turban on his head, with an inquiring look on his face.
Behind him, except Huaji and several other eunuchs, were all the subordinates in Prince Ji's palace. At this moment, they were standing far away from Li Zhi with their heads down, not daring to move.
Wu Mei and Li Hong stood up to greet him at the same time, but Li Lingyue ran to Li Zhi with her short legs and giggled like a swallow in the forest. She was the first to say crisply: "My son, Li Lingyue, has met my father."
"You little thing has joined in the fun." Li Zhi bent down, gently scraped the bridge of Li Lingyue's handsome nose with his index finger, and said dotingly.
"Father, aren't you here too? Are you looking for your mother or your brother?" Li Lingyue asked innocently with her bright eyes open.
"I'm here to pick up this little thing like you and bring you back to the palace." Li Zhi motioned to everyone to excuse themselves, took Li Lingyue's hand to the upper seat, and sat down side by side with Wu Mei.
As soon as he sat down, Li Zhi suddenly glanced back, then quickly turned back and glanced at Li Hong pretending to be nonchalant, but he forgot to answer Li Lingyue's question.
It was naturally impossible for such a reaction to escape the eyes of the Queen, who had a burning gaze, especially His Majesty's nonchalant but meaningful look, which made her heart tremble: the father and son must be hiding something from her!
Li Hong sat there with a smile as if nothing had happened, watching Li Zhi and Li Shen chatting, teasing Li Lingyue in his arms from time to time, just as he did, but not looking at the questioning look from his mother Long.
Wu Mei's eyes were like sharp swords. In just a few breaths, Li Hong felt uncomfortable all over. He wanted to ignore it, but he was afraid that he would be beaten, so he had to lean over and smile at his mother.
Looking at the still persistent questioning eyes, Li Hong knew well that family scandals should not be publicized. He glanced at everyone in the hall, interrupted the conversation between Li Shen and Father Long, and said loudly: "Brother Xu Wang, Sister Yuan Wang, I'm afraid that my father and Uncle Ji Wang have something important to discuss, so why don't you guys just stay away?"
"What's wrong? It's nothing. Everyone, please sit down. I haven't been here for a long time. I was at the door just now and heard you thanking the Queen. I wonder what happened?" Li Zhi showed his slow response again. character, said strangely.
"Oh, I will report to you in person in a moment. I happen to have something else to tell you, so let them step aside first." Li Hong turned around, glanced at Li Zhi, and then pretended to be nonchalant, looking over his shoulder. Li Zhi pointed directly behind Father Long.
The father and son had been in Liaodong for more than half a year, and even if they had no tacit understanding, they would not understand each other at all. Seeing Li Hong looking past him and looking behind him, Li Zhi couldn't help but stiffen. Just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly remembered that the queen was still there. So he forcibly resisted the movement of turning around, responded with his mouth, and let the others leave.
Li Lingyue's bright eyes blinked, looking at Li Zhi and Li Hong for a while, and then she was called to her side by Li Chuyuan softly, and was taken away with delicious food as bait.
After everyone left, Li Hong waved to the eunuchs Hua Meng, Jingzhe, Wang Lou, and Hua Ji again. They looked at Li Zhi and Wu Mei, and when they saw that they had no objection, they bowed and left. He walked out and slowly closed the door.
At this time, the entire hall suddenly became empty, leaving only Li Zhi, Wu Mei, Li Hong, Li Shen, and not far behind Li Zhi, Zhang Lushui and Jin Rongqi, who looked like two statues. .
Zhang Lushui and Jin Rongqi had been in a state of trembling after Wu Mei came in. The two of them lowered their heads deeply. They only glanced at what had just happened in the hall, and even looked at it. I didn't even dare to look at it.
Now, the whole hall suddenly became empty, and the two people's hearts were like a swing, swinging at the highest point but unable to get down.
"Tell me, what did you, Li Hong, hide from me again?" Wu Mei never turned her head to look behind her. She just looked at Li Hong and asked with a slight sneer.
"This... Queen Mother, do you want me to report to my father about the changes in Li Chuyuan's fiefdom? After all..."
"You try it." Wu Mei said lightly, admiring her newly dyed nails.
"Uh... forget it." Seeing that Mother Long didn't pay attention to him, Li Hong hurriedly winked at Father Long, "That's your person. Now that the mother has discovered it, you have to come forward. You can't kill your son like this." What a pit.
But at this time, the emperor could not look majestic at all. He whispered to Li Shen: "What did you just say? Chu Yuan's fiefdom was moved to Jingyang County by the queen? This is a good thing, but its food town Households cannot be changed. Even I cannot set this precedent. Now, the Ministry of Household Affairs and the Ministry of Works, don’t you know, because this unfilial son takes land very seriously and does not even allow poor families to sell their land to the gentry and landlords for relief. How can we use the Royal Bank to provide interest-free loans to poor people to protect the land of ordinary people, so even if it’s me..."
"Yes, yes, don't worry. I have no such idea. I can move Chu Yuan's fiefdom from Dongguangfeng to Jingyang. That is a county in Gyeonggi Province. I and Chu Yuan have already been surprised one after another. How dare you do this again?" And destroying the laws of the imperial court..." Li Shen obviously realized something, and secretly glanced at the two women behind him, whose bodies were shaking like chaff, and then continued to follow His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty as if nothing had happened.
The two people's indifferent expressions towards Li Hong completely chilled the heart of the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty. At this moment, the emperor and the prince could not count on him. Now, facing the inquiry from the Queen of the Tang Dynasty, he, the Crown Prince, could only You could be asking for more blessings.
"Tell me, tell me, who are those two people behind your father?" Wu Mei's face remained as usual and her tone remained calm as she asked.
With such an expression, even Li Hong, who was praised by Li Zhi as the best at pleasing his mother, could not tell whether the Empress of Tang Dynasty was not angry, not angry, or really angry.
Faced with a question that could no longer be avoided, Li Hong had no choice but to bite the bullet and gave his mother an answer that was absolutely specific, concise, and clear, but that would definitely drive her crazy: "Human."
As soon as the word "human" came out, not only Wu Mei was stunned, but also Li Zhi and Li Shen, who had been eavesdropping with their ears pricked up, were also shocked by this concise and clear answer!
With a stiff neck, he slowly looked towards the place where the sound came from, and saw a figure in front of him. With lightning speed, he rushed out of the door before Wu Mei said: "Wang Lou is not allowed to let anyone out."
Li Lingyue's small voice came from outside the open hall door: "Oh... Brother Huang, this little brat, has made the queen unhappy again. It's really a headache."
Li Chuyuan held Li Lingyue's little hand in astonishment and watched His Royal Highness the Crown Prince rush out like a gust of wind. The words of His Royal Highness the Princess in her ears made her wonder if her ears had heard wrongly.
As Li Hong suddenly escaped, everyone in the hall was caught off guard. Zhang Lushui and Jin Rongqi were also so surprised that they almost dropped their delicate chins to the ground. They looked at the prince who disappeared in the blink of an eye, and thought at the same time. A question mark came up: "This is okay!"
Someone who ran outside the palace gate naturally did not dare to go back to the palace directly. In that case, he was really seeking death. Now he can only avoid it for a while.
Hua Meng and Jing Zhe also ran out quickly. They looked at His Royal Highness at the door and patted his chest with lingering fear: "It's so dangerous. Thank you for taking one step earlier. Otherwise, I would have been caught by the Queen Mother again. What's going on inside now?" Is the queen angry?"
Hua Meng and Jingzhe had the same surprise on their faces and replied: "No, everything inside is quite normal."
"Well, I hope that as you said, I can spend today safely." Li Hong looked back at the huge vermilion door of the palace and motioned to sit down in the carriage and follow his father and mother back to the palace later.
He knew better than anyone else that he was not suitable to get involved in this matter in the first place. Now that Long Ma had caught him, he could only let Long Father and Long Ma handle it on their own, or else he would Again thankless.
But he also knew that by running away, he offended both Father Long and Mother Long. Now, both of them would have to reprimand him. Zhu Bajie was really not a human being when he looked in the mirror.
Hua Meng and Jingzhe waited with Li Hong for about a quarter of an hour. There were footsteps and voices coming from the palace gate. Needless to say, everyone knew that Father Long and Mother Long were preparing to return to the palace.
King Ji Li Shen and other people in the palace sent Wu Mei and Li Zhi to the carriage respectfully. Li Hong ran to the side diligently and pushed Wang Lou aside. He wanted to please Long Ma and helped Wu Mei get into the carriage himself, but he didn't want to push Wang Lou away just now. , someone tapped him on the shoulder.
When he looked back, it was Father Long who patted him on the shoulder, and then motioned for him to start driving impatiently. I wanted to help the queen get into the car myself.
Someone dared to argue with Wang Lou, but he did not dare to argue with Li Zhi, so he had to give the opportunity to please the Emperor to His Majesty the Emperor, who also needed to please the Queen.
During this process, Wu Mei looked at the father and son with a calm expression until she supported Li Zhi's hand and got into the carriage. Li Zhi was about to follow Yin Qin into the carriage, but Wu Mei calmly stopped him.
"Ling Yue and Li Chuyuan will be seated in this palace's carriage. Shouldn't Your Majesty avoid it and take another carriage?" Wu Mei gave Li Zhi a cold shoulder, and then smiled and motioned for Li Chuyuan to follow her. Take a car.
After Li Chuyuan got on the carriage, at Wu Mei's signal, Wang Lou immediately ordered the carriage to go to the palace. To His Royal Highness the Prince and His Majesty the Emperor who were standing next to the carriage, Wang Lou could only salute quickly, and then hurriedly followed the carriage Juechen. And go.
After watching the carriage leave under the dim light of the palace lanterns on both sides of the road, Li Zhi turned around and pointed his finger beside Li Hong, who looked innocent: "You are so stupid, you, you, you, tell me what you can do." What? You can’t handle this! You’re so stupid for letting me worry about it!”
"How did I know that the Queen Mother would come? The Queen Mother didn't even notice it at first. As soon as you came in, your eyes seemed to be held by them. It's hard for the Queen Mother not to be suspicious."
"Then what should we do now?" Li Zhi said angrily, too lazy to argue with him about who was right and who was right.
"It's impossible as planned. The only way is for you to confess to my mother and be lenient. In this case, maybe your mother will agree to them staying in the palace?" Li Hong pulled Li Zhi's arm and motioned to us. As he walked, he said, don't let Prince Ji wait at the door with his family all the time. Moreover, this kind of thing is quite embarrassing. It's best not to say it in front of outsiders.
"I have to say it, but your mother is probably very angry. You'd better take them back to Chang'an first, and we'll talk about what to do later." There was an unspeakable regret in Li Zhi's tone.
The father and son said goodbye to King Ji Li Shen, and then slowly walked forward on the bluestone street. Behind him were Zhang Lushui and Jin Rongqi, who were dressed as eunuchs, followed by those eunuchs and the soldiers of Jinwu Guard.
(End of chapter)