Long live Emperor Wu!

The guard at the gate took the small piece of gold cake in his hand, rubbed it around, and then said:

"I'll go ask, wait a minute."

After a while, the cell leader took the lead and came out. He was an old man about fifty years old.

He took a careful look at the two of them and saw that they were really two women with nothing on them, so he bowed and said:
  "The nobles want to go in, but it's convenient for the young ones.

But first of all, this is a very dangerous time of year. If something happens and I get involved, don’t blame me for doing bad things out of good intentions, but it will harm you instead. "

Li Xiangyun smiled generously and said cheerfully:
  "What the old man said is true, and it is really for my own good. Don't worry, I will just pretend that I have never been here when I go in, so as not to cause any trouble to you."

After hearing this, the old man reached out and gave way to let them in.

Li Xiangyun gave Wu Rou a wink, and the two of them passed the courtyard gate one after another, followed the cell leader, and went to the prison inside.

The prisons in Dali Temple are divided into men and women. There are few cells on the women's side, but they are crowded with people at this time. Adults and children are locked together, some are coaxing the children, some are crying in a low voice, and some are talking in a low voice.

Li Xiangyun followed the cell leader, passing those cells along the way. The people in the cells would suddenly stop and look outside.

Then bursts of shouting broke out, some clinging to the railings and shouting that they were wronged, some scolding the prison boss for treating them harshly, and some self-declaring their identities, throwing away the relationship between father and brother.

Fortunately, there were so many people that it was impossible to hear anything in the chaos. Even if someone recognized Wu Roulai, the prison boss could not get a clue.

Wu Rou took a few quick glances and saw several figures she had seen at the palace banquet.

People who used to be extremely wealthy were imprisoned in this small cell, young and old, with no image, and were helpless.

Wu Rou quickly lowered her head and stopped looking at them.

When they reached the innermost part of the cell, another door was opened, and they saw Princess Gaoyang, Princess Danyang, and Princess Baling locked up in the cell.

The three of them were all princesses, and it seemed that they were specially locked in a cell because they were different from the family members of ministers outside.

Princess Danyang is the younger sister of Emperor Taizong. She is already old and has some silver threads on her forehead. She is leaning against the wall and sitting in the center of the cell in a daze.

Both Gao Yang and Princess Baling were the daughters of Emperor Taizong. Sitting with her, one on the left and one on the right, as if they were extremely polite when attending a banquet outside.

If you can ignore their haggard expressions and messy hair.

Gao Yang heard the noise and raised her head first. When she saw Li Xiangyun, she was stunned for a moment, thinking that he was the unlucky guy who was involved again.

When Wu Rou appeared behind Li Xiangyun, she was stunned for a moment, stood up from the cell, walked to the door of the cell, and looked at her while holding on to the railing.

The cell leader bowed respectfully to the inside of the cell and said:
  "Princess Danyang, two old friends are here to see you."

After saying that, he turned to Li Xiangyun and said:
  "I'll wait outside and give you a moment to burn the incense. I'll come in later and you'll have to leave."

"Okay." Li Xiangyun responded.

The prison boss is out.

Princess Danyang was helped to stand up by Princess Baling. She walked to the front and saw the daughter of an old friend. Although she didn't have much contact with her old friend after his death, she still asked:

"How did you come?"

Li Xiangyun took a step back, let Wu Rou out next to him, and whispered:

"His Majesty asked Wu Zhaoyi to come to see you and ask some questions. As a result, he went to Fang's house. I heard that you were all arrested and taken to Dali Temple, so he asked me to bring her in." Princess Danyang saw Wu Rou, her eyes widened. The light flashed, but he remained silent and did not speak, as if he was desperate.

Princess Gao Yang sneered directly and said:
  "What are you asking? Are we plotting rebellion? Are you aware of it?... You know, what is the biggest thing the three of us have in common?"

Wu Rou shook her head and said nothing. It's definitely not as simple as being a princess.

Princess Gaoyang said directly:
  "The biggest thing in common is that we don't get along with our consort. We are rebelling and we can't be empresses. Could it be that we want to help them build their careers? To make the consort who doesn't like them feel happy? What's the purpose?"

Wu Rou thought about it and said directly:

"This time, the involvement was very wide, and almost everyone who had close contact with the Fang family was arrested. Your Majesty was afraid that there was an unjust case here, so he sent me to the family to ask about the situation."

As she spoke, she glanced at the faces of the three princesses and asked:
  "Princesses, do you really have nothing to say about this matter?"

Princess Danyang sighed in disappointment and said:

"My prince-in-law Xue Wanche... is like a fool. When people praise him for his bravery, he doesn't know his last name. I usually don't pay attention to him.

Maybe, maybe Fang Yiai was deceived into participating in the rebellion, maybe... let's wait for the results of the investigation. "

As soon as Princess Danyang finished speaking, Princess Baling began to cry softly.

The voice was very sad in the empty cell.

Princess Baling's consort is Chai Lingwu, and Chai Lingwu's mother is Emperor Taizong's half-sister, Princess Pingyang.

Princess Pingyang followed her father and brother in the war and founded the Tang Dynasty. She was the only princess who was buried with military honors when she died because of her outstanding military achievements.

Later, after Princess Pingyang passed away, Princess Baling, as the niece of Princess Pingyang, married her son Chai Lingwu.

The Chai family is also a noble family that has deep entanglements with the Li and Tang royal families.

Princess Gaoyang cried when she saw Princess Baling's cowardice, so she said for her:

"She is just a soft persimmon, she only knows how to cry, and Chai Lingwu doesn't want to see her, so how could he tell her that he wanted to rebel?

We are the princesses of the Tang Dynasty, and His Majesty is now our brother and nephew.

Unless they make us queen after their rebellion is successful, we will be people with the same interests.

However, is it possible to just rely on our feelings?

They were afraid that we would tell the truth, so what they kept under wraps was the truth. "

Wu Rou could only ask her:
  "Princess Gaoyang, I heard from Your Majesty that it was you who warned Changsun Wuji that Fang Yiai might be plotting a rebellion. Then you must know more. Who is involved? Do you have any clues?"

Princess Gao Yang sneered. A strand of hair on her head was loosened and hung straight down on the side of her face. She had a unique kind of cold beauty and said:
  "How did I know? I hated them so much that I told the ambiguous things, hoping that Changsun Wuji would cause them some trouble.

Who would have thought that he would actually rebel. "

Princess Gao Yang said, the sneer on the corner of her mouth showed a little bit of madness, and she said in a calm tone, viciously:

"Then let them die together. You can help us intercede with His Majesty. His Majesty has always been soft-hearted and will definitely not have the heart to punish his sisters and aunt. Whoever rebels will be killed. We don't feel bad."