Chapter 100 Invitation(1/3)
The officials dispersed at Danfeng Gate, thinking that the Chunwei farce had subsided, but few noticed what had happened to the prince.
Because the whole thing seems to have nothing to do with the prince.
But after the sound of silk and bamboo in the opera house stopped, a eunuch cautiously warned him.
"Sage, the prince has been kneeling in the palace all night."
Li Longji had a series of wins at the card table last night. He was in high spirits and had his breakfast with a smile. After hearing this, his face immediately turned cold.
Gao Lishi hurriedly stepped forward, kicked the young eunuch aside, and scolded: "You are always talkative, and others think you are taking advantage of it."
"This slave knows his crime."
"I'm tired."
Li Longji was easy to get along with and rarely blamed the people around him. He calmly ordered people to arrange a ride to rest.
"Sage, how will the prince arrange it?"
"Can I arrange it? Can I arrange it?"
"Old slave talks too much."
His interest subsided, Li Longji felt tired and couldn't help but sigh.
Recalling that when he was a boy, he was so beautiful that he supported his father's coup, and after his father abdicated the throne and became the Supreme Emperor, he took over the power. Ascend to the throne in the 95th year, he created the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty, commanded the ministers, and people said that "the seventies"
"And follow your heart's desires", he has already done so.
There was only one thing that didn't go his way - old age.
Just because he is old, the ministers insist on a prince.
What is a prince? On the surface, he is respectful, but secretly he has been coveting everything that belongs to him. He can’t wait for his death, and after his death, he will chase the beauty in this forbidden garden...
What Li Linfu said that really angered him last night was actually "The prince is also a prince", which made him so angry that he wanted to depose the prince.
Unfortunately, it will be very troublesome.
This is how the murderous intent at that time came about. The king had a mind that encompassed all the world. He only wanted to kill in anger when he was powerless, and he was targeting the prince.
Therefore, once Xue Bai drew a clear line, it didn't matter how many little thoughts he had.
Li Longji had already seen through these people. Civil servants, jesters, and ministers, so what if they were bad to the core? They had to change their tricks to make the king happy, and rack their brains to serve delicious and fun things.
The only threat is his son.
"well."
The sighs fell into the ears of the palace ladies, and they thought the saint was pitying the prince who had been kneeling all night.
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"Your Highness, get up."
Yu Chaoen carefully walked around behind Li Heng and helped the prince up.
"The saint played dominoes all night and has gone to bed."
"Father doesn't see me?"
"I dare not say..."
Li Heng lowered his head, gently shook Yu Chaoen's hand, secretly gave him a sincere look, and said softly: "Please save me, please."
"The saint said that His Highness could not be arranged, and it was General Gao who made the decision to ask His Highness to go back."
"Li Chu and Xue Bai are young and impulsive. I am definitely not instigating them." Li Heng was anxious and whispered: "I must explain to my father."
"But how can this slave help His Highness?"
"Can you let me meet Aweng?"
Yu Chaoen was in a dilemma, but in the end he stamped his feet and turned around to invite Gao Lishi, only to say that the prince refused to leave.
Gao Lishi had already helped Li Longji to sleep, shook his head, and finally came to see him in person.
"Ah Weng." Li Heng burst into tears, "Please Ah Weng, save me."
"Your Majesty, don't worry, let alone see this old slave. Go back and have a good time, and don't worry about things in vain to save yourself."
"I really didn't instigate it!" Li Heng said, "I neither ordered Li Chu to stand up for others, nor did I order Xue Bai to show the blood test in public."
Li Heng knew very well that Xue Bai's move had completely ruined the saint's perception of the East Palace.
The saint appeased everyone, banned the emperor's grandson, scolded Li Linfu and Xue Bai, but ignored him. Why?
Because the more thunderous the saint is, the more calm he becomes!
"My father has met with the Prime Minister and Xue Bai, but not me? At least he should give me a chance to explain..."
"Explain, what does Your Highness want to explain?"
"Aweng, listen to me..."
"His Highness wants to say that it is better to talk to Wang Zhongsi and King Guangping." Gao Lishi finally softened his heart, "The saint wanted Shibao City, but His Highness asked Wang Zhongsi to preserve his strength; the saint wanted to appease all living beings, but Your Highness asked Guang Ping
Prince Ping took the lead. Since Your Highness is so capable, why bother talking to this old slave?"
"Don't even Aweng believe me?"
"It doesn't matter if I believe it or not, it doesn't matter if the saint listens or not. What matters is your Highness's own heart."
"It's Ge Nu who is slandering me again, and Xue Bai's bloody condition is also..."
"If Your Highness is willing to be calm, can others get the handle?!" Gao Lishi saw that the prince was still speaking harshly, and struck: "The sage said, 'You don't need to listen to explanations. If you can't destroy him, what's the use of explanations'?"
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There was a "buzzing" sound in Li Heng's head, as if he had been struck by thunder. He was so frightened that he froze there, with cold sweat covering his back.
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Large beads of sweat broke out from Xue Bai's back and flowed down his strong waist.
Du Jin held on to the wooden railing beside the couch to prevent her head from being hit.
Covered by the sound of dusk drums, she shouted.
"Gonna die!"
With this cry, the bed that seemed to be falling apart finally gradually stopped.
The setting sun shines through the window paper, dyeing the small attic into a golden color.
When her breathing stopped, Du Jin smoothed away the wet hair on her face, her eyes were different again.
"It would be better if we died together just now."
"You don't have to be so uneasy all the time." Xue Bai gently stroked her slender waist covered with sweat, "You won't die."
"Will you abandon me in the future?" Du Jin suddenly asked, looking much softer.
Xue Bai looked into her eyes.
He thought about what he said when he first met her, that if Dong Gong abandoned the people around him again, it would be bad for people's hearts. This was their consensus and the common bottom line.
Since then, the two have reached this point, driven by desire and interests, as well as a life-or-death friendship.
Although Xue Bai is not a moral gentleman, he still has his own principles, otherwise he would not have risked taking out the blood test yesterday. It is not comparable to Dong Gong's approach of abandoning his son if he is not willing to take the slightest risk.
He was suddenly thinking, what would he do if he were the prince?
Thinking about it, after all, there is no way to be as forbearing as Li Heng. I can only try my best to be better than Li Ying. Now that they are all wearing armor and marching into the palace, I don't know what to hesitate. It's just death.
In this way, his cultivation of political power is actually low. Of course, it may not be good if he cultivates political power too high.
There was no need to say anything more to each other. Du Jin understood him and leaned forward gently, saying, "Well, I wanted you to rest more."
"Have enough sleep."
"Actually, I don't think you need to take risks for others when it comes to Chunwei."
"I think I've figured out a little bit of the saint's temper. He's quite easy to get along with, as long as he doesn't get too close to Donggong. In this regard, Genu has some tricks up his sleeve, and he wants to tie me to Donggong."
"Li Heng also knows this. After this incident, he will definitely pretend to be generous, get close to you, kidnap you into the water, and let the world think that you are on the same side with him."
Xue Bai muttered: "Don't be afraid, if he comes to tie me up, I will tie up his people."
Du Jin was not very happy after hearing this, so she pressed on Xue Bai and pressed him to death, saying: "I have been yours for a long time..."
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At nightfall, Li Jingzhong walked down the corridor holding a set of new clothes.
"Your Highness, the wedding robe is ready, would you like to try it on?"
Li Heng was looking at the moon by the window and said without looking back: "At this time of year, wedding matters are simple. This robe is too extravagant. I need to change it."
Today's saints are extremely luxurious, and there are 700 people in the palace who tailor clothes for Concubine Yang.
And as a prince, he didn't even want to wear rich clothes when he got married. This is how frugal he is.
Li Jingzhong reminded in a low voice: "I'm afraid Zhang Liangdi will be dissatisfied."
To be continued...