In the corridor, Eunuch Cao listened and looked back at the inner hall.
The Holy Master was still criticizing the book, and his brows could not conceal his fatigue.
Eunuch Cao saw this and couldn't help but sigh secretly.
Speaking of which, government affairs have not been so busy these days. The war situation in Yumen is stable and improving, and the lower state capital is also peaceful. The only one who can be called a worry is the missing Li Du.
Compared to the busiest and most anxious times before, I feel quite peaceful now.
The reason why the Holy Emperor is so tired is because of the late Queen.
The death anniversary of the late Queen is coming soon again.
Every year at this time, the Holy One will miss you very much. This year...
This year is especially true.
His Highness was right when he said it before. This is the first death anniversary since the situation of Dingguo Temple was found out, and there are some hidden rumors.
When these things are gathered together, the Holy Spirit will do this.
Therefore, Eunuch Cao was not too surprised when he heard that His Highness was "looking for trouble" in several spice shops on West Street this afternoon.
His Highness's temper just turned dark and sullen, and he was already suppressing his anger.
I have dinner at Qianfu every day, thinking about the late empress, how much I miss my mother...
Of course, Eunuch Cao would not believe it if it was all due to his sincere filial piety. In his position, how could he be so naive?
But if you say you don't have any sincerity, Eunuch Cao won't believe it either.
To put it bluntly, the thoughts are there and the heart is true. It is absolutely true that I want to use the late Queen to please the Holy One.
That's how people's hearts are.
I think the Holy Spirit also knows this.
"It's nothing if you just mumble and lose your temper," Eunuch Cao and Eunuch Gao said on behalf of each other, "Don't let Your Highness go too far."
Eunuch Gao agreed and added: "Before I went to the shop, I also visited Princess Ning'an. I said a few words and then came out."
Eunuch Cao knew it well.
He felt very at ease with the princess, who knew the right measures, advance and retreat, and was very sharp.
If there is any sign of His Highness, the Princess can directly stop him.
After talking about today's events, Eunuch Gao retreated.
Eunuch Cao returned to the inner hall and touched the tea cup in the Holy Master's hand. When he saw that it was a little cold, he immediately changed it.
The Holy Master didn't even raise his head and asked, "Who is here? What's the important matter?"
"His Highness's side." Eunuch Cao had no intention of asking for credit for Li Shao. He only stated everything about the spice shop.
After the Lord heard this, Zhu Bi paused for a while and said: "His temperament is rarely roundabout. When he walks around the shop with such a sullen face, those who are whispering and fanning the flames behind him will know what he means."
It’s okay to know.
If you can keep those insidious thoughts at bay and keep your skin tight, you won't have to make a big fuss.
The death anniversary of the late Empress is coming soon, and the Holy Father does not want those nonsense rumors to stain the reputation of his late wife.
The other side.
In Yuqing Palace, Li Shao was thinking about September 24th.
Only he himself knew that when he saw the date of the plan on the letter, a fire rushed up in his heart, so much so that he almost overturned the table.
After so many years since my mother was gone, my father has never forgotten that night.
As for Li Shao, he lost his memory when he was young and could not remember the specific events, but he did not dare to forget a single day!
That night, his fate changed.
He lost his mother!
If his mother was still alive, would he have experienced such ups and downs?
However, someone forgot, the initiator forgot!
Li Du asked Su Yi to meet at the mountain temple on the 24th of September. At Li Du's place, it was an ordinary day, no different from other days.
How could Li Shao endure this?
Not only could he not bear it, he also wanted to kill Li Du with his own hands!
At this time, Li Shao's mind was no longer about "making meritorious deeds", but the thought of repaying blood debt with blood enveloped him.
Caught alive? Live like shit!
He would secretly follow Li Shao in the middle of the night on the 24th, and after half an hour, on the 25th, he would make Li Du pay for his life on the anniversary of his mother's death!
However, he had no one and no soldiers. The guards around him listened to Eunuch Gao, and Eunuch Gao listened to Eunuch Cao. Did he want to go to the Jianna Mountain Temple to catch Li Du alone?
Su Yi said that he was joining forces with him. God knows how many troops Su Yi had, whether they would be enough to fight with Li Du!
Li Shao worried about this for several days, and saw that time was getting tighter...
September twenty-two.
It rained a little before dawn and stopped at the beginning of the morning, but the weather looked bad and dull.
Shen Chen hurriedly came to report to Lin Yunyan: "His Royal Highness is out of the city."
Lin Yunyan raised her eyebrows.
She was sure that Li Shao "couldn't stay idle".
Li Du prepared such a big gift for Li Shao. Lin Yunyan wanted to catch Li Du and also wanted to borrow a knife to make Li Shao miserable.
To be fair, there were ways to bring down Li Shao, but Lin Yunyan didn't want to get involved with the former empress's "madness", so she thought of using Li Du's method.
Li Du had thought about using Li Shao as a knife to stab the saint in the heart, so that it wouldn't be a murderous situation.
Li Shao's life is safe.
If Li Shao's life was involved, this would definitely not be possible. After investigation, Lin Yunyan could not escape.
Of course, if Li Shao is alive and something happens, Lin Yunyan, the insider, will still be exposed.
Lin Yunyan wants to follow Li Shao this time and put a lock on Li Shao's life to prevent Li Du from jumping over the wall in a hurry. At the same time, she will get things done and clean herself up.
At least she can't fall into the category of "knowing but not reporting". She will definitely have to report it.
It was precisely because of this that Su Yi's reply did not go through Lin Yunyan's hands. She hesitated and "let" Li Du go find the spice shop by himself.
Su Chang also replied to Shen Chen yesterday, saying that Li Shao asked him to go to the mountain temple on the 24th night, but Su Chang was very frightened and didn't want to go at all.
Lin Yunyan was sure that Li Shao would go, she just wanted to see how Li Shao went.
Now, here comes the answer.
"I took thirty royal guards with me and headed out of the city towards the paddock," Shen Chen said, "I still borrowed the name of the late queen."
Li Shao said this in front of all the civil and military officials at the Jinluan Palace early in the morning.
The general idea is that after finding out the truth this year, I wanted to go to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage to my mother, but Yumen was still fighting, and the ceremony and ceremony were heavy and the officials were tired, so I had to stop thinking.
I have been having dinner at Qianfu recently, recalling many memories of my childhood with my mother.
I remember that when he first learned archery, he was not strong enough to draw the bow, so his mother encouraged him very much.
At that time, he made an agreement with his mother that when he could draw a bow and shoot an arrow, he would hunt a deer with his own hands and give it to her as a gift. It was a pity that his mother did not wait until he could hunt.
I forgot about the agreement a few years ago, but now I remember it, and I dare not disobey it. I want to go to the paddock, hunt for deer, and worship it myself on the anniversary of my death.
After Lin Yunyan listened, she was speechless for a moment.
What can be said?
Even if some people thought that His Highness could no longer sit still in the Yamen and wanted to go hunting and playing in the paddock, they would not dare to contradict him in person.
"Are you using the late Queen as an excuse?"
Who dares to ask this?
A person as upright and determined as Censor Ge would not even ask.
Lin Yunyan knew, however, that Li Shao did not go there just because he wanted to hunt. His target was Li Du.
"It's hard to find a good excuse for him," Lin Yunyan commented, "Looking at the paddock, he won't be able to stay there for long."
This chapter has been completed!