Chapter 200: The Crown Prince's Danger

Outside Mingyue's house, Mrs. Pei leaned against the wall weakly, her face filled with tears of regret. If her daughter had gone there, she would never forgive herself in her life.

Next to her, Dugu Haoran gently put his wife's shoulders and whispered to her: "It should be fine, thanks to Mingzhu's discovery in time...

"Master, if Mingyue had a few long and short, I wouldn't want to live anymore!"

As he said that, Mrs. Pei turned her head and leaned on her husband's shoulder and started crying silently. Dugu Haoran held her hand and sighed secretly. He did not expect that his always weak daughter would be so strong at a critical moment and would rather die than follow. If his will was a little firmer, this would not have happened.

Zhang Yun just gave herself a temptation that was invisible, and she was stunned and hurt her daughter. Humph! What kind of virtue can you be a prime minister?

The father was still clear-headed. The Dugu family had always been a princeling. It was so stupid to betray the prince for a position that could not be seen by the shadow! He finally made up his mind that for the sake of his daughter and for the reputation of the Dugu family, he would never agree to this marriage.

The door opened, and the imperial physician Lu Wensheng walked out of the room with the medicine box. Dugu hurriedly came up to him. Mrs. Pei said anxiously: "Doctor Lu, how is my daughter?"

Lu Wensheng nodded and said, "Fortunately, I discovered it in time and there was nothing serious. I will take care of it for a few days and there should be nothing wrong, hey!"

Lu Wensheng sighed in his heart. Mingyue had been to see a doctor since he was a child. Such a beautiful and gentle woman was forced to take this step, these two parents.

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"Doctor Lu, let's talk here!"

Dugu Haoran quickly invited Lu Wensheng to the next door for a detailed discussion. Mrs. Pei wanted to go in and see her daughter, but when she walked to the door, she hesitated for a moment, but she didn't have the courage to go in.

At this time, a maid walked over quickly and said, "Madam, that Zhao Xuming is here, and wants to see her."

Humph! He almost killed his daughter, and he still had the face to come again. Mrs. Pei's face was sunk. She was about to say no to see her, but then she thought again: "Let him wait for a while."

She looked around again, "Where is Mingzhu?"

"Mom, I'm here."

Mingzhu ran from outside like a gust of wind and said angrily: "Is that person named Zhao here again?"

"Shh!"

Mrs. Pei shrew softly, "Stop quarreling at my sister."

"oh!"

Mingzhu hurriedly tiptoed forward and asked nervously: "Mom, isn't sister okay?"

"It's okay! Thank you."

Mrs. Pei stroked her little daughter's head, and tears rolled down again. Mingzhu quickly wiped away her mother's tears with her handkerchief and said, "Mom, go and send the person named Zhao away! I will take good care of my sister."

"All right!"

Mrs. Pei never had the courage to see her daughter, so she sighed and said, "Tell me your sister that since she and Zhao Xuming don't have this fate, my mother will not force her again."

"Yeah!" Mingzhu pushed open the door and walked in gently. The room was very quiet. Mingyue slept on the bed with a quilt covered with a tent. The curtain was lowered. Her close maid Qiu Lu was tidying up the curtain. Seeing Mingzhu come in, she hurriedly bowed and said, "Second Miss!"

"Qiulu, how about my sister?"

Qiu Lu nodded slightly and said to her, "The imperial doctor said it's okay."

Mingzhu walked up and opened the curtain. Seeing that her sister's eyes were slightly closed, her face was pale, and the traces on her neck were still there, she couldn't help but feel pity. She sat down and held her sister's hand and smiled, "Sister, I have good news."

Mingyue's long eyelashes trembled for a moment, slowly opened her eyes, and said in a low voice: "Mingzhu!"

Mingzhu quickly leaned over and said in her ear: "Mom won't force you to marry that Zhao Xuming anymore, she asked me to tell you."

"Where is Mom?"

"Mom is afraid that you will hate her, so she dare not come to see you."

Mingyue sighed softly, how could she hate her mother? She pointed to a sachet on the head of the bed and whispered: "Give it to me."

Mingzhu took off the sachet in confusion and handed it to her sister. Mingyue slowly took out a piece of beautiful jade from it. She remembered the words Li Qing'an told her before leaving: "The bright moon is born in the snowy mountain, and the world is all around us."

Mingyue gently stroked the beautiful jade and whispered: "You should be a rock, and I should be a pampas reed. The pampas reed is as silk as silk, and the rock has no transfer."

Mrs. Pei hurriedly walked towards the front yard. She really couldn't figure it out. With Zhao Xuming's conditions, she was a professional Tanhualang, a famous son, a prime minister, and a handsome and elegant family. How could Mingyue look down on him and refuse him to die?

Mrs. Pei also heard that Zhao Xuming is not very good-character, but Zhao Xuming's too many advantages made her not take this matter to heart. But today she had a question in her mind. She should observe carefully, what exactly is the problem with Zhao Xuming?

Zhao Xuming sat in the guest room with uneasiness. Just now, Shangshu Zhang specially asked him to tell him that this proposal would be very likely to be successful and asked him to prepare to marry a beautiful woman.

Zhao Xuming was overjoyed. He had no hope at all. Unexpectedly, it was time to move again. He could no longer contain his excitement and ran to Mrs. Pei. He wanted to get a clear answer from Mrs. Pei.

Zhao Xuming has not married for nearly a year, not because he is infatuated with Mingyue, but because he has a huge secret. He got married three years ago. His wife is in her hometown and is a cousin who grew up with him. But since he saw Mingyue, he was shocked. The key is that Shangshu Zhang is also willing to help him and help him accomplish this.

In contrast, his uncle, his father-in-law, was just a small county chief clerk. How could he compare with the forces of the Dugu family? If he could marry the eldest daughter of the Dugu family, it would be of great help to his career.

As for his wife, he has not given birth to a son for himself, and has only given birth to a daughter. This is the best excuse to divorce her. Zhao Xuming even hid Zhang Yun. In order to hide this secret, he has been an official for almost two years, but he has not brought his wife into the capital.

When Zhao Xuming entered the house, he also felt that the servants were not friendly to him and did not even have a cup of tea. He knew that Mingyue must be unwilling to do so. Mingyue liked Li Qing'an, which was something he knew very well, and for this he was really angry with Mingyue.

The sound of a rim came from the door. Mrs. Pei walked in surrounded by several maids. Zhao Xuming hurriedly stood up and bowed, "See Mrs. Xu!"

If Mrs. Pei had seen Zhao Xuming in the past, she would have liked her, but now she would feel uncomfortable no matter how she sees this person. Zhang Shangshu came in the afternoon. How long has it been since then, and he has not had any cultivation at all?

She glanced at her eyes and asked coldly: "Why don't you serve tea to the guests?"

Zhao Xuming laughed dryly and said quickly: "Thank you, madam."

Mrs. Pei didn't say much, nodded and said, "Sit down!"

Zhao Xuming quickly presented the piece of silk he bought to Mrs. Pei with his hands, and said with a smile: "This is my little wish, please accept it with a smile."

Mrs. Pei took the silk and put it aside, her face slightly better. The young man was quite polite. At this time, a maid brought two cups of tea. Mrs. Pei pointed at the tea ceremony and said, "Mr. Zhao, please have tea!"

"Thank you!" Zhao Xuming picked up the teacup, his hands were trembling with tension. He wanted to ask, but he didn't have the courage. He took a sip of tea, but the tea was so hot that his tongue was almost blistering. He almost vomited it out, but he forced himself to curse in his heart, but he didn't dare to show it on his face. He had to endure it for a while and swallowed the tea slowly.

Mrs. Pei was surprised. She also drank a sip of tea. She thought the tea was very good. She couldn't help but ask in surprise: "Don't Mr. Zhao like to drink tea?"

"No! I feel a little nervous."

Zhao Xuming put down the teacup, and he could no longer help, so he asked, "Madam, do you know what Zhang Shangshu said in the afternoon have a conclusion?"

Mrs. Pei didn't say anything. She was thinking about a strange thing she had just thought of. Logically, Zhao Xuming had such good conditions and failed to propose to the Dugu family at the beginning of the year. He could marry another woman, but nearly a year later, he came to propose again. If it was because of his infatuation, but it was too different, he had never come to the house this year.

Why didn't he marry? This question lingers in Mrs. Pei's mind. Could it be that he married a wife and concubine elsewhere and felt dissatisfied?

She pondered for a moment, then asked with a tentative smile: "Of course I am very willing, but my master heard that you have been engaged, so he was embarrassed about this."

Zhao Xuming let the Buddha step on the air, his heart fell into a deep abyss. He hid it so strictly, how could they know? He had a ghost in his heart, but he didn't hear that Mrs. Pei was just a temptation, so he thought they had found their old secrets. He stuttered: "Madam... Please rest assured, according to one of the seven outs, I can rest assured that I can rest her without any hindrance."

Mrs. Pei changed color. It turned out that he had married. She was so angry that she couldn't even speak. She was really blind. She stood up and shook her sleeves angrily: "Send out!"

She didn't look back and walked quickly towards the inner house.

"lady!"

"Take your stuff away!"

Early in the morning, Li Chu rushed into the Eastern Palace like a gust of wind. He was anxious. He just received news last night that Dugu Mingyue was forced by his mother. In order to refuse to marry Zhao Xuming, she committed suicide by hanging herself. Although the person was finally rescued, Li Chu was heartbroken. How could a person like Zhao Mingxu have a bad character worthy of Mingyue? Only he can save Mingyue from water and fire.

He quickly ran to his father's study. Crown Prince Li Heng was reading a memorial, which was a memorial that Li Qing'an proposed to formally attack Sai Ye and the decision to recover Sai Ye. At the beginning of the year, the father decided to do so. Therefore, Li Qing'an did not need to ask for instructions anymore. He just needed to inform the court before the attack.

In terms of time, the Beiting Army should have set off. What was the ending really made Li Heng very worried. After recovering the Shattered Leaf, Li Qing'an Ke won him a lot of glory. This was no less than Yang Guozhong's Battle of Nanzhao, and even better than it.

Li Heng knew very well that Sai Ye was under pressure on his father. Thirty years ago, it was his father who was very excited and gave Sai Ye to the Western Turks. Over the years, Sai Ye has always been a knot in his father's heart. As he grew older, the days of going to meet his ancestors were getting closer. How did he explain to the late emperors?

Also, Yang Guozhong became prime minister, and he had to do his best to stop him. His father favored the Yang family, and the court had already become a mess. Now the people in the market have become the Minister of War. If this continues, the Tang Dynasty will be terminally ill.

Li Heng also saw that his father wanted to replace Li Linfu with Yang Guozhong. He and Yang Guozhong were already in power. Once Yang Guozhong was in power, he would be able to maintain his position as the crown prince? Li Heng made up his mind to persuade his father to wake him up anyway today.

Just as Li Heng was thinking about how to persuade his father, his son Li Chu ran in and panted, "Father, I have something to ask for."

Seeing that his son was sweating profusely, Li Heng couldn't help but frown and said, "Why is my son so incompetent?"

"Father, the child is anxious, so he loses his composure. Please forgive me."

"What's the matter?"

"That's right!" Li Chu said hesitantly: "The child wants to marry Mingyue, the eldest daughter of Dugu's family, as his concubine, and wants to ask his father to mention this matter to Emperor Taizu."

Li Heng smiled gently, "Does my son fall in love with Dugu Mingyue?"

"Yes, father, yesterday, Shangshu Zhang went to Dugu's family to propose marriage to his disciple Zhao Xuming. Mingyue refused and fought for death. The child couldn't bear it and wanted to marry Mingyue as his concubine."

"Zhang Yun!" Li Heng was secretly surprised. The Dugu family was his own. He then understood Zhang Yun's true intention. Zhang Yun was probably not as simple as proposing a marriage. He wanted to capture the Dugu family as his power, and this should be the case.

Li Heng's son looked full of anticipation and nodded and smiled, "Okay! I'm about to see your Emperor Taizu, so I'll mention your request."

Li Chu was overjoyed and bowed deeply, saying, "I thank my father!"

Li Heng stood up and ordered his left and right, "Prepare the car, I will go to Xingqing Palace."

Xingqing Palace, Li Longji has been quite busy these days and has been considering the issue of expanding the prime minister. Expanding the prime minister is undoubtedly the best way to weaken Li Linfu's power. Just like injecting water into fine wine, even the most intense fine wine will become indifferent and tasteless.

From the expansion of the Six Prime Ministers to the Nine Prime Ministers, Yang Guozhong has occupied one quota, and there are two quotas. As an emperor, he has to consider more about the balance of power. Among the six Prime Ministers and the Nationalist Party, Li Linfu and Chen Xilie have seized most of the power for the same party. Zhang Yun and Yang Shenjin are very close, so they can also be considered as one party. Pei Kuan is the princeling party, and then Yang Guozhong. In contrast, Yang Guozhong seems a little lonely.

Finding Yang Guozhong a political partner and asking Yang Guozhong to form the Yang Party as soon as possible is the urgent issue that Li Longji considered. The first thing he thought of was Cui Qiao, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. This was the person recommended by Chen Xilie. Cui Qiao was his own follower and had no relationship with the Prime Minister and the Kuomintang, but Chen Xilie recommended him. Li Longji knew that this was what Li Linfu meant.
To be continued...