Chapter 32: Evil forces?

"Give me your pants!"

Seeing that he was distracted, Madam Xian repeated the sentence again.

"Then what should I wear?" Xuan Ci watched her sort out her thoughts and said, "Wait a minute, the emperor is your brother, so aren't you also a princess? Which princess are you?"

Madam Xian angrily said, "Who allowed you, a bastard, to ruin my skirt!"

Although she did not answer Xuanci's question, Beaker-GPT reminded Xuanci:

"According to public information from the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Taizong had only three sisters, who were Princess Changsha, Princess Xiangyang, and Princess Pingyang Zhao, in order of age.

"Li Shimin just called her Third Sister, so she is most likely the commander of the women's army during the founding of the Tang Dynasty—Princess Pingyang.

"But the paradox is that it's now widely known that Princess Pingyang Zhao died on the battlefield in the sixth year of Wude. She was subsequently buried with military honors and given the posthumous title of Zhao..."

What the hell? Xuan Ci looked at the sword marks on the beautiful woman's face, and thought of the scars on her thighs, waist, abdomen, and chest. He felt that she was 100% right, so he pointed it out directly:
"You're Princess Pingyang, right, Li Xian? Have you been pretending to be dead all these years?"

When Madam Xian heard this, she neither refuted nor got angry, but just sighed in her heart.

Back then, when the Tang Dynasty was first established, the world was not yet stable.

She nearly died in a battle, but fortunately was rescued by a reclusive master. She recuperated in a deep valley for several years before returning to Chang'an on her own.

But by this time, her posthumous title had already been announced to the world, and her ex-husband had died of illness. In addition, the disappearance of a royal princess on the battlefield would inevitably lead people to have bad thoughts, so she simply did not restore her status.

After a few seconds of silence, she acquiesced and pointed at Xuanci's pants and said:

"Hurry up! If you keep the Saint waiting, he might actually have his head chopped off!"

Xuan Ci finally gave her the pants, but he felt something was wrong.

Having a younger sister and a daughter is already a hassle, and now there’s an older sister. Isn’t that adding fuel to the fire?
No, I won’t admit it even if you kill me!
Anyway, there is no video surveillance in the Tang Dynasty. If they are not caught in the act, then they didn’t do it. Those two princesses can’t be so stupid as to admit it, right?
As for Princess Pingyang...she certainly can't make excuses.

Thinking of Li Shimin's importance, Xuan Ci said to the beautiful woman in front of him who was beginning to put up her hair:

"Baby, you were the one who took the initiative to talk to me last night. You're my boss, and the hints were so obvious. I can only obey your orders. So, you have to explain it to me later."

"Am I taking the initiative?"

Li Xian was so angry that her chest heaved, and she secretly cursed this guy for being so shameless. Last night, she just asked him a few questions out of curiosity, but he ended up being forced upon her.

Although she did not refuse outright or resist fiercely, the main responsibility obviously lies with the man!

"Yeah. Oh, and I had no idea you were a princess last night."

"Haha. I'll tell him later that I was drunk last night and didn't know how I ended up in this filthy place!" Li Xian was almost laughing out of anger.

"Tsk, stop it~" Xuan Ci knew she was joking. He looked around and pointed at the collapsed bed and said, "Give me the blanket. It's your first time meeting the emperor, so you should dress formally."

Li Xian snorted coldly, bent down, pulled up the blanket and threw it to him.

"Bang...dong dong~"

A sausage fell to the floor and bounced twice.

Xuan Ci's face changed drastically. He saw Li Xian staring at it, and her expression changed from "doubt" to "surprise" and then to "shock and anger" within two seconds!

……

"Your Majesty, Duke Xun of Xun, Yin Kaishan, is outside seeking an audience."

"No, no one is allowed in!"

"A maid named Chen Xiaoke has been secretly brought here from Princess Gaoyang."

"Find a place nearby and interrogate her secretly. Make her honestly confess everything she's seen and heard over the past few days!"

Li Shimin sent away the guards at the gate and paced around the yard in a distracted manner.

Just when he was getting impatient and wanted to order the knifeman to go into the house and take a look, two figures finally walked out from the door.

One is still elegant and graceful in men's clothes, and the other is still handsome and extraordinary even wrapped in a blanket.

In fact, Li Shimin was already the best among men in terms of appearance and temperament.

But he knew very well at this time that if he stood with the evil monk in front of him, he would be a big ugly guy.

But, does being handsome mean you can do whatever you want?
When he thought that this succubus had even touched his beloved third sister, Li Shimin asked angrily without waiting for the two to greet him:
"What's going on? Why did you end up in a place like this?"

Li Xian lowered her head and said calmly:

"Your Majesty, I bought and ran this brothel last year. My late husband passed away many years ago, and I haven't remarried. I thought it would be okay to visit the brothel. If I've made any mistakes, I'm willing to take the blame."

Hearing her respectful yet distant words, Li Shimin felt as if he were showered with cold water, his anger instantly extinguished by 20%.
The third sister has spent half her life in the military and made such great contributions and sacrifices for the Li family. In order to maintain the reputation of the royal family, she even gave up the title of princess.

Moreover, he still acts as his black glove, running many shady businesses, filling his private coffers, and doing dirty work...

What's wrong with coming to the brothel to have fun now?
What's wrong with taking a handsome guy as your male concubine?
After fighting all my life, can't I just enjoy myself?!
Moreover, she had clearly acted with propriety. It was someone who broke into her house with a knife early in the morning, startling her and making her extremely embarrassed and humiliated!
I remembered how she had saved me from death twice on the battlefield, how she had shown favoritism to me when I was in a disadvantageous position before the Xuanwu Gate Incident, and how she had cared for me since I was a child.
Li Shimin felt that he had simply... gone too far!
He almost wanted to apologize to his third sister, but when he saw the damn succubus next to him, he couldn't swallow his anger.

This stinky monk has three of Old Li’s women!
Is this good? This is not good!
Li Shimin took a deep breath, softened his tone slightly, pointed at Xuanci and said:
“I came here to look for this monk, but I didn’t expect my third sister to be here.

“But don’t you know?
"This Flower Monk is having an affair with Princess Yongjia, and he's also having an affair with Liqin. He's so audacious! How can I tolerate him?"

Ah this?

Li Xian frowned and turned to look at Xuan Ci.

She only knew that her sister and niece, whom she wasn't close to, had indeed been drinking in the building last night, but she hadn't seen them with Xuanci since. As for whether they had been there before, she really didn't know.

After all, many dignitaries come to tea in a secretive manner and will not spend the night here. They may take their concubines to their unknown private residences.

If Siqin checks everyone's ID card, wouldn't that be shooting herself in the foot?

When Xuanci heard what Li Shimin said, he was shocked and immediately started to argue:
"Who spread this rumor? F*ck me!

"Your Majesty, I admit that I drank with the two princesses last night and discussed poetry and songs in this courtyard before, but I didn't do anything else.

"Is it not okay to drink and chat with the princess? I'm a prostitute, I can't be picky about my customers, right?"

Ah this?

As soon as Li Shimin heard Xuanci speak, the impression he had of him through poetry was completely overturned.

Originally, he thought Xuanci was a beast in human clothing, but now, with his experience of meeting countless people, he felt that this guy was clearly a desperado with a banditry.

Li Shimin re-examined Xuanci with a burning gaze and said:

"Do you know that deceiving the emperor is a capital crime? If you have no evidence, would I come to find you?"

"What evidence is there? Impossible! I don't believe it. It's absolutely fake! I swear to God, if I have any improper relationships with other princesses, let the Jade Emperor, Buddha, and Taishang Laojun kill me together!"

"Hmph, then why were you hiding in Princess Gaoyang's residence a few days ago? That maid named Xiaoke has already confessed the truth, and you still dare to quibble!"

Xuan Ci was shocked when he heard Chen Xiaoke's name.

However, he had so much experience fighting the police on his home planet that there was no way he would fall for such a trick that was not even a "prisoner's dilemma."

Although Chen Xiaoke is not smart, he is extremely loyal to Gege. Since he said that he cannot tell anyone that he is having an affair with the princess, I believe Xiaoke will definitely not say it easily.

So, he replied without hesitation:

"Impossible, absolutely impossible, Xiao Ke is so honest, how could he frame me?
"Your Majesty, I sought the princess's help solely to avoid being hunted down.
"Yes, yes, I'm going to file a complaint again!"

An idea flashed through his mind, and he changed the subject, pointing to the southeast and said excitedly:

"Jinshan Temple in Jiangzhou and Hongfu Temple in Chang'an are all gangs!

"They are the kind of evil criminal gangs that kill people without mercy and commit all kinds of evil.

"The old thief Fa Ming of Jinshan Temple imprisoned me in the temple since I was a child and subjected me to inhumane abuse and torture.

"Your Majesty, look at my head. I never have any hair growing on it. This is all due to some evil magic that was used to force me to become a monk.

"There's also Fahai from Hongfu Temple. A few days ago, he saw that I wanted to return to secular life, and immediately brought people to arrest me. Fortunately, Princess Gaoyang showed mercy and allowed me to take refuge in her palace temporarily.

"Otherwise, they would have captured me and taken me back to Hongfu Temple to torture me to death!

“Moreover, they even planted assassins in the Prime Minister’s Mansion. Fortunately, I endured humiliation and endured hardships over the years, secretly practicing martial arts to the Grandmaster level, and then I was able to kill the maid they sent and escape.

"I didn't have time to deal with the maid's body. It's possible that Princess Gaoyang helped to deal with it. If you don't believe me, you can go and check.

"Also, last night near the East Market, Fahai sent a large group of masters to kill me. I don't know if the money wasn't paid or if there was a conflict among the people he sent, but a dog-eat-dog fight broke out, and many passersby witnessed it.

"Twenty or thirty Grandmasters, Your Majesty, are your Thousand Oxen Guards really that powerful?"

Hearing this, not only the Li brothers and sisters were stunned, even the sword man who had always had a blank expression changed his expression slightly, and looked at Xuanci thoughtfully.

Of course Li Shimin heard about the big fight between masters last night.

However, the Jinwu Guards did not capture a single person alive, and the identity of the dead could not be found out, so it can only be regarded as a feud between martial arts sects.

But if, as Xuanci said, all these masters came from the evil force of Hongfu Temple, and they also planted spies in the Prime Minister's Mansion, then the nature of the matter is serious.

His heart... is worthy of death!

(End of this chapter)

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