Mengxia in April, the first day of the lunar month.

The peach blossoms in Chang'an City are blooming at their most beautiful, and the cherries are also ripe.

The girl holding a fruit basket has a blooming peony in her bun.

A group of carriages passed by, and the longevity king Li Han opened the curtain and stared at the graceful figures on the street, feeling sad.

He got off the carriage at Baosha Temple at the north gate of Chongrenfang and took a deep breath of the smoke from the incense candle. It was a rare feeling of freedom outside the Ten Kings' House.

Rather than saying that he is a devout believer in Buddhism, it is better to say that he likes being able to escape surveillance on the first and fifteenth day of every month in the name of worshiping the Buddha.

After offering incense in the main hall, Li Chen strode towards the Zen room in the backyard.

In the past, Da Xi Yingying would bring him money and sometimes beauties every month, except last month.

"Is she here?"

"Inside."

Li Chen's decadent eyes finally shined, and he pushed the door straight in.

Da Xi Yingying's plump and attractive figure fell into his eyes again, and this time it finally aroused his emotions.

"Crack!"

Li Chen strode forward and slapped her in the face, bloodshot eyes immediately appeared on her beautiful face.

She fell to the ground, and Li Chen straddled her, slapped her again with his backhand, and pressed and rubbed her roughly.

Da Xi Yingying was so painful that she shed tears. She gritted her teeth and endured it. Instead, she stroked herself and exclaimed: "Prince Shou..."

Li Chen frowned when he saw her being so wanton, stood up, and kicked her hard.

"You bitch, how dare you betray me!"

"The slave family doesn't dare." Da Xi Yingying quickly hugged Li Chan's boots and begged for mercy: "The slave family has always only had King Shou in their hearts. It was Xue Bai who alienated us. He designed the slave family to enter the palace..."

"Don't say it!"

Li Chen was furious and leaned over to strangle Da Xi Yingying's neck.

Her face turned red, and his face became even redder with anger. Endless hatred and grievance surged up, completely swallowing up his reason.

"You dare to laugh at me!"

Da Xi Yingying had already prepared an excuse. She could say that it was because the Ten Princes' Residence was tightly guarded that she couldn't explain to him, but the right minister knew that she had not betrayed. But she didn't expect that one unintentional word would cause her to be pinched.

dead.

She was suffocated and her eyes rolled upward.

"Cough cough cough cough..."

There was a cough from the screen, and Li Chan woke up from the painful memories, let go of his hand, and exclaimed: "Who?!"

He looked around the screen and saw an old man in a robe, lowering his head and coughing, with his head facing him.

"Dog thief."

Li Chan was so frightened that he held the wooden fish on the shelf in his hand and raised his hand to hit the old man.

But when the other party raised his head, he was so surprised that he took several steps back.

"Right...Right Prime Minister?"

"Eighteen Master, long time no see." Li Linfu stopped coughing and stared at the wooden fish.

Li Chen quickly put down the weapon in his hand and asked: "Why is the right minister dressed like this?"

Today, it was rare for Li Linfu not to bring his retinue, not even his confidant female envoy, which had not happened in ten years.

"Since Shibaro sent someone to tell her, I have no choice but to come in person and return her body and property to the original owner."

"This is?"

Li Chen stepped forward to take it, spread it out and took a look, with a look of ecstasy in his eyes.

It's not because he cares much about Da Xi Yingying, but because he was finally able to protect his face in secret and prevent others from taking away his woman.

Da Xi Yingying regained her breath, walked around the screen, and prostrated herself on the ground.

"We don't have much time." Li Linfu said calmly: "Let's get down to business."

"Here."

Da Xi Yingying seemed to have completely digested everything just now and opened her mouth without any emotion.

"Xue Bai is Xue Xi's son, Xue Pingzhao. In the past ten years, the person who has adopted and taught him is named 'Han Yu'. From the only paintings, one book and two articles, we can see that this person is academically proficient, literary, and has a strong writing style. The old and spicy one must be Zhang Jiuling, a general figure like He Zhizhang. He must have been behind Xue Bai's poems. In addition, Han Yu's threat lies not only in writing, calligraphy and painting, but also in political power."

"He planned for ten years, proposed the Salt Law to Yang Zhen, won over Pei Kuan, Zhangchou Jianqiong, and supported a force in the court. This was supposed to support King Qing as the crown prince. King Qing was the eldest son of the emperor, and he also adopted Li Ying's son is the best choice for Li Ying's remaining party. But once they are allowed to succeed, the first person to be killed will undoubtedly be King Shou."

Li Chen was shocked and exclaimed: "Is all this true?"

"If King Shou can't trust the slave family, can he still trust the right prime minister?"

"I've seen it myself and it's true."

Li Linfu went to Fengweilou to look at it, and found that the calligraphy was not written by familiar opponents such as Li Yong, Zheng Qian, and Zhang Jiugao. It had a hint of Zhang Xuzhi's style, which was very different from Yan Zhenqing's style. It was indeed written by a famous artist, and Xue Bai would definitely not be able to write it.

More importantly, he personally observed Du Wulang's helpless appearance in front of Da Xi Yingying and confirmed that this news channel was reliable.

All this confirmed his initial speculation.

Although there is no evidence, it doesn't matter, he has no intention of going to the saint in person to reveal these things...

Li Heng said: "But I don't know who Han Yu is at all!"

"This person has no official position, but he has the patience to stay dormant for so long and reach such an extent. How cruel is his character?" Da Xi Yingying said: "He also sent Xue Bai to Princess Xianyi's house, he must want to take revenge."

"The sudden death of Concubine Wu Hui must be related to Li Ying's remnant," Li Linfu said.

Li Chen was shocked and doubtful, and said: "Li Ying really wanted to rebel back then, so he would leave such a vicious person behind. Right Prime Minister, you should inform the saint of these vicious plots!"

"Alas." Li Linfu sighed and shook his head.

"Right Prime Minister?"

"How can outsiders comment on the emperor's family affairs?" Li Linfu said: "Xue Bai offered dominoes to the saint and took the opportunity to slander me. Now, the saint no longer trusts me, and there is no evidence for this matter."

"Then what should we do?!"

"The remnants of Li Ying seem to be at odds with the prince, but in fact they have already united. The purpose of fighting for the right to tax the salt is to weaken the power of the prime minister. Once I quit the prime minister, no one will be able to check and balance the prince. When the time comes, the prince will Controlling the four towns in the northwest, obtaining the salt tax from the east of the river, and being favored by the border generals of Sichuan and Sichuan, there is no danger of ascending to the throne. Perhaps the prince also promised Han Yu that he would rehabilitate Li Ying... That is already behind you and me."

"Right Chancellor, you have to stop this!"

"Everything in the world depends on the will of the saint. I can't persuade the saint."

Li Linfu said, clapped his knees, sighed, and stood up.

"As entrusted by others, it's a matter of fate. Shiba Lang wants to investigate, and I'm here today to inform you of the results. The current situation is like this, there is nothing we can do."

As soon as he left the Zen room, female envoys and guards came to greet him, guarding him vigilantly.

Looking back on today's trip, there was a lot of traffic in front of Fengwei Tower, and Baosha Temple was almost hit by a wooden fish. There were many crises, so Li Linfu decided not to take such risks again in the future.

Fortunately, it was worth it. No one else was present during today's secret conversation. What happened to Li Xuan had nothing to do with him.

…

"Yingniang, what do you say I should do?"

Li Chen asked and saw Da Xi Yingying turning around, the palm prints on her face and the pinch marks on her neck were red.

He immediately softened his voice, caressed her face, and said, "I'm not in a good mood. You know I wasn't like this before. I've been too uncomfortable these years."

Da Xi Yingying lowered her head and asked: "Since the Right Prime Minister cannot change the Holy Will, maybe Alang can come forward?"

"Me?" Li Heng said, "Don't you know how much the saint hates me?"

"The Xue Pingzhao matter, initially it seems that... Princess Xianyi asked Alang to investigate, right?"

Li Chanru was rescued and thought that the princess of the Tang Dynasty had a much better life than the princes like them.

Da Xi Yingying glanced up and saw a corner of her contract still exposed in his arms.

She happily left the meditation room and whispered something before leaving, but Li Chen was thinking about it and didn't pay much attention.

"The slave family does not blame Alang."

Da Xi Yingying really thought that she shouldn't blame this King of Shou, it was not his fault.

He was just a poor man who had his wife robbed by his father and was ridiculed by thousands of people, causing his mentality to be distorted. He was just an incompetent man who was locked up in the Shiwang Mansion and closely monitored and turned into a waste.

She used to pity him, but now she can't even pity herself.

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The kitchen of Fengweilou is busy.

As soon as the steamer was opened, thick steam rose up, and the big white steamed buns were at their fullest.

Nowadays, steamed buns are also called steamed buns, which are filled with mixed meat. Today, Du Wulang chose the best white noodles and steamed them to make steamed buns that were delicious without fillings.

He was sniffing when he suddenly heard someone behind him say: "Wu Lang is here, isn't Er Niang here?"
To be continued...