On the day of the Lantern Festival, as usual, a palace banquet will be held in the palace. The emperor will entertain the royal family and nobles and court officials of third rank or above. Today's banquet will naturally be placed next to the common people's square, overlooking the whole city of Chang'an.

Calyx Xianghui Tower.

Summoned by Empress Li, Li Sui put on the attire for the banquet early in the morning. Although the clothes were still elegant, the complex patterns of the dress made him more dignified and noble, like a snow lotus on the top of the snow-capped mountains, with

Frosty beauty.

After separating from Zhao Yi at the entrance of the inner palace, Li Sui headed towards the Zhengzheng Palace. When he walked to the corridor in front of the palace, he saw a familiar figure from the opposite side.

"princess."

Seeing Jiang Lihua saluting him, Li Suiqian nodded, then stretched out his hand to support her and said: "Jieyu, please get up."

Following Li Sui's strength, Jiang Lihua stood up.

Li Sui looked at Jiang Lihua, who looked like a frosty beauty with delicate makeup, elegant and refined clothes, and a smile that looked like a frosty beauty. She still looked like she had been bullied in the past.

Those past events seem to have become memories of the past, drifting away with the wind along with the emperor and his courtiers.

"Princess please."

Seeing Jiang Lihua retreat to the side first, Li Sui did not shirk and entered the Li Zheng Hall first.

"Princess Yuling has arrived——"

Following the announcement, Li Sui walked in with her head held high after Nian Nu and Yu Nu took off her thick cloak.

As soon as she entered, she was surrounded by beauties with makeup and pink. Only her aunt Li was sitting alone in the high position. She could not hide her easy-going attitude among everyone. When she saw Li Sui dressed up, the originally smiling Empress Li changed slightly, but those changes

It is only hidden in the details of the corners of the eyes and eyebrows, and is not revealed to others.

Once that day passed, everyone in the world forgot about their past, but Aman still remembered Yu Niang and still guarded the three years of mourning for her.

This sisterly love, connected by blood and constantly separated, touched Empress Li's heart for a moment. She felt half guilty and half moved, and she actually felt that her heart was filled with depression and discomfort.

After the ceremony, Li Sui was arranged to sit next to the Crown Princess. Although the two were talking and laughing as usual, Li Sui could always see a bit of melancholy in Baoying's eyes.

Because the palace banquet was still early, everyone sat together and had a conversation. The ladies, both domestic and foreign, retreated first under the leadership of Concubine Cui De. Li Sui and Baoying also accompanied Empress Li to lunch and had a conversation before exiting.

Until I walked out of the Li Zheng Hall and came to the garden. I was walking on the corridor and saw Baoying beside me, looking thoughtfully at the koi in the pond outside the corridor. My mind seemed to have wandered far away.

Li Sui just glanced at Nian Nu and the others. When all the people in the palace who were following them retreated to a distance, Li Sui said, "I'm worried today just because of Erlang."

Hearing Li Sui's inquiry, Baoying raised her head in surprise, only to see Li Sui smile easily and say: "Your thoughts are written in your eyes, but you can't hide them from me."

After saying that, Li Sui pulled Bao Ying to sit on the railing, then took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and handed it to Bao Ying. Bao Ying looked at Li Sui for no apparent reason. When he unfolded the page, his pupils suddenly vibrated.

Even his face changed drastically.

"The tree wants to be still but the wind is not stopping. Now Erlang is sitting on the most noble but also the most unstable seat. I don't know how many people are watching him make mistakes."

Seeing that the person in front of him looked serious and nervous, Li Sui stretched out his hand to cover the back of Baoying's hand, comforted but was extremely serious and said in a low voice: "In addition to the fact that these classics were reported in front of the Holy Emperor by some interested people, saying that they had insinuating meanings, my right servant years ago

She also mentioned that His Majesty personally went on an expedition, and that when Erlang was in charge of Chang'an, he was often indecisive in situations and he followed his aunt's advice. He even said that my aunt and I were suspected of interfering in government affairs and being preoccupied with state affairs."

Baoying was extremely shocked when she heard this, and she also understood why His Majesty suddenly visited the East Palace a few days ago. At that time, the prince and other scholars gathered to review the classics and were busy revising the canon of books mentioned in the letter just now.

Without thinking in front of everyone, His Majesty criticized the prince as a crown prince, saying that the emperor ruled the world with virtue, but the prince did not do his job properly and indulged in poetry and writing. He not only put the cart before the horse, but also lost his ambition by playing with things.

Because of these accusations, she watched Erlang lock herself in the palace all night, but she could not be comforted by anything. She could only feel sad and worried for him. She knew very well that he wanted to revise this canon.

In order to fulfill his dream and accomplish a great undertaking, let His Majesty, his father who has always been unkind to him, see him.

But what he got in the end was public censure.

Baoying's eyes were unbearable, and before the words came out of her mouth, she was comforted by Li Sui.

"The position of Crown Prince is not easy, so please comfort Erlang this time. In the future, in front of the Holy Master, you must serve the people and the king, and act with caution. You should also check this book clearly. I'm afraid your East Palace is not clean either. It just so happens

Take this opportunity to clean it up so that it won’t be used by others in the future.”

Seeing Baoying nodding silently, Li Sui held her hand tightly and said, "Now that Erlang is one with you, no matter how difficult this road is, it will be easier as long as the husband and wife are of the same mind."

At the palace banquet at night, Li Sui saw people drinking and drinking. Li Sui glanced at Zhao Yi, who was being dragged to drink, and quietly withdrew, leaning on the railing to look into the distance.

Looking at the lights of thousands of families outside the Flower Calyx Building and the ever-extinguishing bright lanterns in Chang'an City, Li Sui's thoughts flew far away, to the Lantern Festival last year when he and his sister were together.

"princess."

Hearing Nian Nu's voice next to him and seeing her hesitant gaze, Li Sui walked leisurely to a distance and heard Nian Nu's voice following closely behind.

"Just now, Huirong sent word that the Crown Princess had inquired about the Crown Prince. His Highness said that the content in "Bamboo Book Annals" was indeed included in the first draft. Later, when the Crown Prince reviewed it, he felt that the content came from unofficial history and should not come from such a grand ceremony.

, so he crossed it off, but somehow it appeared in front of His Majesty."

Hearing Nian Nu's words, Li Sui nodded, blowing the night wind outside the corridor, looking at the dim lights of the city, how could he not know the twists and turns.

Erlang's hard work turned Chen Cang into a rebellious, sarcastic and unfilial son under the covert manipulation of those who were interested.

Father and son in the Tian family may be said to be father and son, but it is more difficult and more difficult than that of a monarch or his ministers.

It's night, and the willow branches are above the moon.

In a villa in Dongcheng, the cold wind is blowing outside the corridor, but the house is quiet and peaceful.

"I thank the King of Shu for your great kindness."

Looking at the weak woman crawling at his feet in front of him, Shu Wang Yang Zhao looked sad and stretched out his hand in person, saying unbearably: "Sister Jiuge, you don't have to be like this. You used to take care of me in the house, but I never thought that you would eat me."

After all these hardships, it is only because of my soft words that I was unable to persuade Her Majesty the Queen, so I can only bring you back to Chang'an now."

Hearing these familiar words, seeing the guilt in Yang Zhao's eyes, and recalling her wandering and humiliating past, everything felt like daggers stabbing into her heart, blood overflowing, and pain.

People suffocate.

"Sister, please feel free to stay here. Although you have recovered now, you still need to continue to take care of yourself."

Looking at Yang Zhao who had rescued him from the sea of ​​suffering, and thinking that he had worked hard to cure all his internal diseases so that he could survive and return to Chang'an, at this moment, Jiu Ge felt nothing but endless hatred and extreme gratitude to him.

.

Because he is the only one who is truly treated as a human being.
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