My father, Li Shimin, requests Your Majesty to become the Retired Emperor.

Seeing that Cheng Yaojin was seriously injured, Li Shimin quickly ordered the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau to come and treat the old man's inflammation.

When the imperial physician arrived, he dared not neglect his duties and treated Old Cheng's wound again, inevitably cleaning it with alcohol and other similar substances.

After all this was dealt with, Lao Cheng was imprisoned in the Dali Temple prison, still with Li Chenggan.

When Li Chengan saw Cheng Yaojin return, he asked, "Duke Lu, where did you go just now?"

"Oh, Dai Zhou, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, wants to interrogate me."

"What did he interrogate you about?"

"He asked me if I had colluded with the Liao people of Tieshan to rebel against the Tang Dynasty?"

Think about it, how could I, Lao Cheng, do such a thing?

"Really? In that case, Dai Zhou is a man with a keen political sense."

Besides Dai Zhou, did you meet with anyone else?

"No, not at all." Cheng Yaojin said this with a slightly evasive look in his eyes.

"Lord Lu, I consider you a good friend. Is there anything you're hiding from me?" Li Chengan asked, looking into Cheng Yaojin's eyes.

"No," Lao Cheng insisted.

"Really not?"

"Really, no!"

"Okay, I'm willing to believe you. So, can you explain to me where the smell of alcohol on you is coming from?"

Did Dai Zhou invite you for drinks?

"this--."

Upon hearing this, Lao Cheng thought to himself that Li Chenggan was no ordinary man; he was very observant. It seemed he had to be careful and make sure he didn't give himself away.

Thinking of this, Old Cheng smiled slightly: "It would be good if he were that kind-hearted."

Chong Sheng Palace.

Xu Hui was in a much better mood after hearing that the siege of Chang'an had been lifted, and she was sitting at her desk reading "Dream of the Red Chamber".

Recently, she has been following this book closely. She thinks it is a wonderful book, especially the emotional entanglement between Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu, which has always touched her heart.

Just then, a beautiful figure flashed in from outside.

Xu Hui looked up and saw that the person who had come was none other than Su Wan.

She quickly put down the book in her hand, stood up, and came out from behind the desk. She took Su Wan's hand and said with a smile, "Your Highness, what fragrant breeze blew you here today?"

Su Wan smiled: "Consort Xu, I don't come here unless I have a reason."

"Oh, what's wrong? Just tell me, and I'll definitely help if it's in my way!"

The two people took their seats, one as host and the other as guest.

Xu Hui personally poured Su Wan a cup of green tea.

"I won't beat around the bush with you anymore. You must have heard that the Crown Prince has been imprisoned in the Dali Temple prison by His Majesty."

"Oh, is that so?"

I really don't know why.

Su Wan sighed: "It's because Fang Xuanling and Li Tai impeached the Crown Prince in front of His Majesty, saying that the Crown Prince privately recruited soldiers on the border between the Tang Dynasty and Gaochang, which violated the laws of the court. Therefore, he must be punished."

Upon hearing this, Xu Hui frowned deeply: "According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, what crime should the Crown Prince be punished for?"

Fang Xuanling said, "According to the provisions of the Zhenguan Code, the Crown Prince should be executed!"

"Oh, is it that serious?"

Su Wan's eyes flashed with resentment as she said this: "That's right, if it weren't for the Crown Prince arriving in time and repelling the Buyeo army,

Fang Xuanling and Li Tai have probably already become prisoners of Qiu Ran Ke.

However, instead of considering these factors, they spoke ill of the Crown Prince in front of His Majesty.

If the Crown Prince truly harbored rebellious intentions, would he still have risked his life to save the Emperor?

Xu Hui looked out the window and said, "Fang Xuanling is getting senile; he can't even understand such a simple principle."