Li Chengqian of the Tang Dynasty: Please say long live His Majesty

Chapter 336 Xu Hui, who thinks she can be "virtuous" (Part )

"Your Majesty!" Xu Hui was startled, then quickly knelt on the bed, and said with a look of panic: "The Crown Prince is the heir to the throne, how can I and others speak nonsense?"

In the entire palace, the emperor is the biggest, followed by the prince.

The emperor is the ruler and the crown prince is the heir to the throne.

Others, even the imperial concubines, were far below the crown prince in terms of status.

Anyone in the harem who talks about the prince in a false way will be punished if caught.

"Okay." Li Shimin smiled and patted the back of Xu Hui's hand, then said nonchalantly, "It's not a big deal. I just wanted to ask if there is any contact between the Crown Prince and the concubines."

Xu Hui's expression changed slightly, she raised her head and said carefully: "Your Majesty is right, there is no communication between the Crown Prince and the harem.

In the past few years, it has always been the Crown Princess who has had contact with the harem.

At the end of each year, the Crown Princess would gather all the concubines for a banquet. At the same time, she would also prepare annual gifts for each palace and each prince and princess.

After a brief pause, Xu Hui said, "In the past two years, I haven't seen the Crown Prince once."

"Yes!" Li Shimin nodded and said, "When I'm away, the Crown Princess will take care of the harem for me. This is what I want."

"Yes!" Xu Hui finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Okay, sit up." Li Shimin couldn't help shaking his head when he saw Xu Hui's nervous expression.

"Yes, thank you, Your Majesty!" Xu Hui finally relaxed and knelt aside.

Li Shimin paused for a moment, then asked, "I'm asking you, tell me from the bottom of your heart, how do you feel about your interactions with the Crown Princess over the past two years?"

"Since Your Majesty asked, I'll speak up." Xu Hui breathed a sigh of relief, then said, "In the early years, I felt that the Crown Princess and the entire Eastern Palace were a little nervous, but in the past two years, they have been much more relaxed."

"Calm!" Li Shimin savored the two words carefully.

Xu Hui nodded and said, "The Eastern Palace hasn't been overly strict in the past two years. At least as far as I'm concerned, the Eastern Palace, apart from asking the Junior Eunuch Dou Zhijie to take statistics on the health of the princesses and princes in each palace, doesn't ask about anything else. Dou Zhijie is also responsible for everything else."

"Yeah!" Li Shimin nodded. Dou Zhijie was the person he assigned to Li Chengqian. While assisting Li Chengqian, he was also keeping an eye on him.

"Why do you think he has become so calm in the past two years?" Li Shimin looked up at Xu Hui.

"He must be older and more knowledgeable about the world." Xu Hui smiled and said, "Even ordinary people, by the age of the Crown Prince, have come into contact with so many things and have a clear idea of ​​what to do and what not to do. This is also due to the good guidance of His Majesty!"

"Really?" Li Shimin smiled gently. The prince is now 26 years old. When Li Shimin went south to fight and even when the Xuanwu Gate Incident happened, he was only 27 years old.

Xu Hui didn't notice the emperor's strangeness at all and continued to nod and say, "I heard that Lady Xiao and Master Xuanzang returned to Chang'an. The Duke of Song once wanted to have his eldest granddaughter ordained as a nun in the hope of praying for her elder sister. The Crown Prince ordered him not to do so. In the end, he invited Master Xuanzang to go in person to pray for her elder sister, and the matter was temporarily put to rest."

"Is there such a thing?" The emperor frowned.

"Yes!" Xu Hui sighed, saying, "This matter was widely circulated in the palace at the time. It was said that the Crown Prince was furious, but he finally suppressed his anger and persuaded the Duke of Song. In the end, the Duke of Song was forced to allow his granddaughter to pray at home as a layperson, saying that other matters would be handled after His Majesty returned to the capital. The palace even praised the Crown Prince for this matter for a while."

"I haven't heard much about this matter." Li Shimin nodded calmly and said, "Perhaps I was too busy after returning to the capital, so the Duke of Song didn't have time to tell him."

"Yes!" Xu Hui bowed slightly.

"Okay, I'm a little hungry. You go down and serve the meal." Li Shimin smiled gently.

"Yes!" Xu Hui immediately bowed, then got off the bed and walked out of the hall quickly.

Li Shimin walked to the central hall and took out the memorial from the bottom of the table.

I, Xiao Yu, would like to retire due to my age.

Li Shimin took the memorial and said thoughtfully, "Someone come!"

"Your Majesty!" A eunuch with an ordinary expression stood out from behind the curtain.

"Go and check if there is any private dealings between the Eastern Palace and the concubines in the harem, especially the family of Concubine Xian." The emperor waved his hand slightly, and the eunuch immediately retreated behind the curtain.

At this moment, Xu Hui had already brought people and brought meals.

The emperor smiled softly.

……

In the twilight, four eunuchs held lanterns in front, and Li Chengqian sat on a sedan chair and calmly returned to the East Palace.

On both sides are Changsun Xiang and Wei Daijia.

With a slight movement in his heart, Li Chengqian turned and looked in the direction of Ganlu Palace.

Then, he shook his head slightly. He had always kept his distance from the emperor's harem, not even having any private contact with their families.

Of course, except for his younger brothers and sisters.

It is normal for the eldest brother to care about his younger siblings.

As for the rest, there is none at all.

The sedan chair landed at Cheng'en Gate. Li Chengqian looked at Changsun Xiang and Wei Daijia and said, "Cousin and Wei Qing, go home as well. You should have had a day off today, but the Honglu Temple matter delayed you for quite a while."

"Your Majesty and Your Highness are equally busy, so it is only right that we, your servants, should do something." Chang Sun Xiang immediately bowed and said, "With that, your servants shall take their leave."

"The kitchen should still have some cakes. Take some home." Li Chengqian smiled helplessly and said, "This is the only thing I can do now."

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Changsun Xiang and Wei Daijia bowed with gratitude, then turned and left.

After watching the two of them leave, Li Chengqian stepped into Cheng'en Hall.

In Cheng'en Hall, the warmth of the stove dispelled the slight chill from Li Chengqian's body.

Li Chengqian walked to the short couch and sat down, breathing a sigh of relief. Xu An placed a cup of hot tea beside Li Chengqian, then stood aside with his hands hanging down.

Li Chengqian glanced at him, then looked up at the other palace maids and eunuchs in the hall and said, "Everyone, go down."

"Yes!" Everyone immediately saluted, then turned and walked out of the palace.

Li Chengqian then looked at Xu An and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Yes!" Xu An bowed and whispered, "Your Highness, today, Wu Yi, the wife of the former Jin Wang's secretary Guo Xiaoshen, accompanied by her elder sister Wu Shun and elder brother Wu Yuanqing, met with Wu Cairen."

Li Chengqian seemed to understand and nodded, "Yes, today is the 28th. Father has allowed the concubines in the palace to meet with their families for the next two days."

"Yes!" Xu An lowered his head and said, "Today, Wu Yi had a private conversation with Wu Cairen. As for what they talked about, no one knows."

"It was Guo Xiaoshen who sent the message. No, it was Zhinu who sent the message." Li Chengqian sneered softly, then shook his head and said, "Wu Cairen has always appeared innocent in the harem, but who in the harem is truly innocent?"

Xu An lowered his head and did not respond.

"It was just a one-time communication." Li Chengqian shook his head and said, "Wu Cairen is a smart man. He knows that he shouldn't pay attention to Zhinu at this time. He sent people to secretly monitor Guo Xiaoshen to see what he said to the Prince of Jin. Then he sent people to monitor everyone except those in the Prince of Jin's mansion to see what they would do."

"Yes!" Xu An immediately bowed.

"Let our people stay away." Li Chengqian looked up and said thoughtfully, "After so many incidents, the King of Jin should know that he has no advantage in Chang'an, so his people will act very cautiously. So, let's stick to our previous approach and focus on the area, not the people."

"Yes!" Xu An bowed immediately. Seeing Li Chengqian waving his hand, he bowed and retreated.

Li Chengqian sat on the couch, looking forward calmly.

When Li Zhi arrived in Taiyuan, he connected with the Guo family of Taiyuan. At the same time, with Guo Xiaoshen, Wu Meiniang's brother-in-law, there, it was inevitable that he would target Wu Meiniang.

It’s not that he wouldn’t set his sights on other concubines in the palace, but in the palace, the only one who could speak to the emperor and whose family background was not very good was Wu Meiniang.

Li Chengqian shook his head slightly. Both Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang were talented people!
Wu Meiniang's methods were amazing. Zhangsun Wuji, the Taiyuan Wang family, and the entire Guanlong clan suffered great losses at her hands.

Although Li Zhi's methods were not as good as Wu Meiniang's, he used his imperial power to suppress everything, so even Wu Meiniang could only be manipulated by Li Zhi.

Of course, while Li Zhi was manipulating Wu Meiniang, Wu Meiniang also made the deepest infiltration into Li Zhi's power.

So when Li Zhi died, Wu Meiniang completely took control of the imperial power. Li Xian and Li Dan were deposed one after another, and finally Wu Meiniang ascended the throne and became emperor.

Li Chengqian was surprisingly calm about what happened in his previous life.

That is Li Zhi's lineage. All this shows that Li Zhi's lineage is completely unsuitable to be the ruler of the Tang Dynasty.

Without the imperial power, Li Zhi would not be able to suppress Wu Meiniang at all.

Now, Wu Meiniang has gradually become the opposite of Li Chengqian, but Li Chengqian is completely indifferent to all this. He does not want to and will not take any measures to stop it. As long as he knows their actions well, he will definitely not be the one who is hurt the most by this matter.

Li Chengqian turned sideways and looked in the direction of Ganlu Palace.

A calm expression of emotion.

His fists were clenched tightly under the table.

Soon!

(End of this chapter)