After Li Shao finished speaking, he eagerly waited for his father's reply, but only saw a little hesitation and hesitation on his father's face.
This made Li Shao's heart suddenly drop.
——Father doesn’t trust me.
This thought swirled in Li Shao's mind again, and this time the loss and uneasiness made Li Shao even more uncomfortable than the last time when "my father trusted Xu Jian more than me."
yes.
He admitted that he did have a lot of problems at that time.
Feng Chang, who was placed beside Li Du, deceived him and caused a lot of trouble for his father.
At that time, Xu Jian was also arbitrary in doing things and wanted to manipulate him, so it was only natural for him to reject Xu Jian.
It was precisely because of the efforts of both parties that we finally achieved such a result.
To divide the responsibilities, Li Shao was on a business trip, and Xu Jian was not wrong either.
Fortunately, Xu Jian came to his senses and stopped looking for him. He turned his attention to Li Du, and things went smoothly from now on.
What now?
Now he goes to court during the day to observe the government, and stays at Yuqing Palace at night. Occasionally, he goes out with his cousins from Enrongbo Mansion.
I didn’t make friends with people I shouldn’t have, I never went to Jiangjunfang again, and I never did anything that could be scolded by the censor.
To say that he has changed his mind is not an exaggeration, right?
However, he still did not win the trust of his father.
"What your aunt said makes sense, but you are too impatient," the Holy Emperor put down his chopsticks and said, "You are a prince, and it is natural for you to have people following you around. Doesn't Eunuch Cao still follow me all day long?"
Li Shao pursed his lips and thought to himself, can these two people get along?
The Holy Master said again: "If you don't want Eunuch Gao to follow you, then tell yourself who will run the errands and make arrangements for you?"
Li Shao was originally aroused by a few words of Princess Derong. How could he have thought of it so carefully?
When the Holy Emperor asked, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Yes, who should I replace?
Who else can be used in Yuqing Palace?
Seeing that Li Shao was somewhat convinced, the Holy Sage patted him on the shoulder and said, "If you really have this heart, please give it some time."
Li Shao is not stupid.
I know "after some time" is an excuse.
"In some time," he murmured, "when the master returns to the court, there will be one less Eunuch Gao and one more Xu Jian."
The Holy Father sat next to him, and after listening to a few words, he could guess what he was complaining about.
After appraising the time, the Holy Master said: "It's getting late, Shao'er should go back to the military headquarters first."
Li Shao heard this and asked, "Where is your father?"
"I will sit with the Queen Mother for a while longer, and you can go ahead," the Holy Sage said, and then said to Lin Yunyan, "Ning An will send him out."
Lin Yunyan agreed.
Li Shao seemed still depressed by the rejection by the Holy Sage.
Standing in the corridor, he asked in a low voice: "What do you think?"
Lin Yunyan lowered her eyes and quoted an old saying impartially: "Your Highness, do you still remember what the Duke of the State once told you? After deposing the Crown Prince, you want to gain the trust of the Holy Emperor and the courtiers and make a comeback. This is a very long journey.
It may take a few years, maybe more than ten years. You can’t be in a hurry now, right?”
Li Shao glanced at her, nodded as a sign, and walked out.
Lin Yunyan turned around and walked into the hall.
The Holy Spirit asked her to send Li Shao away, but he actually wanted her to avoid it.
According to Lin Yunyan's previous habit, she must go to her side hall to rest at this moment, and wait until the Empress Dowager sends someone to call her before going back, but today...
Lin Yunyan chose to pretend to be stupid. She had to listen to what the Holy Emperor had to say to the Empress Dowager and Princess Derong.
Sure enough, when people went to the floor covering, they saw that most of the curtain had fallen down, dividing the two rooms.
Younger than the father-in-law walked out from inside, and when he saw Lin Yunyan coming back, there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, and he quickly shook his head at her silently.
Lin Yunyan nodded to show her understanding, neither moving forward nor retreating, she just stood quietly in line with him.
In the inner hall, only Grandma Wang was left to accompany her.
The Holy Master looked at Derong and said directly: "You never care about Shaoer's affairs. Derong, what are you thinking about?"
"What can I think about?" the eldest princess asked, "I am thinking about Dashun, our Li family, and my sixth brother. You have put all your money on Shaoer, will he be able to do it or not?"
The Holy Master said solemnly: "Then you can't just ask me to evacuate all the people around him, right?"
"What are Sixth Brother afraid of?" Princess Derong sat up straight and said in a stubborn tone, "Now that we have talked about it today, I will just go to the end.
Loyalty may be offensive to my ears, and I'm afraid it won't sound very good, but I know that Sixth Brother is sensible and I am sincere, and Sixth Brother will not really care about me.
Even if I say something wrong, Sixth Brother, for the sake of my birthday, just think that I drank too much and talked nonsense."
When the Holy One heard this, he sighed: "If you don't add such a pile, will I care about you?"
"It's your own business that Sixth Brother prefers Shao'er, but if you want Shao'er to inherit the throne, that's the whole Li family's business," Princess Derong said, "I mentioned it to my mother before, and it's up to me.
He said, no nephew is the same, there is not much difference between me and him.
If we really want to discuss it in depth, my sixth sister-in-law and I should be a little closer.
If Shao'er is a man who can take on the country, I would be happy to see him. The country in Dashun is smooth and the people are prosperous. I will be able to travel around in the mountains and rivers when I am old.
But if he doesn't change his shortcomings, he will end up in a mess in the future...
Sixth Brother, I was born as a princess, and I have never had a bad day in my life. I don’t want to see the building collapse one day."
"Derong," the Empress Dowager gave her an angry look and eased the atmosphere, "talking about the people employed around Shaoer, don't go so far."
"Okay, let's talk about the ones that are close," Princess Derong said, "Sixth brother, if you really believe in him, are you going to let people guard him to the death? Isn't it because you are afraid that Shao'er will do something for you again, and he will do it again or twice?
, you can’t even protect him.”
The Holy Sage said: "What's wrong with taking precautions before they happen?"
"To nip it in the bud, Sixth Brother, why don't you point at Shao'er and change to something more stable?" Princess Derong curled her lips, "You don't want to change, right? But how long can we prevent it?"
Now that your emperor is his father, you can naturally take care of everything. What about the future? By the way, the future is the future. Sixth Brother hopes that he will continue to make progress and continue to make changes.
But did Sixth Brother see Shaoer's look just now? He was very disappointed.
He thinks he has made many corrections, but Sixth Brother, you are still very defensive about him, you are denying him."
The Holy Father frowned.
"Brother Six, you don't want to hit Shao'er all the time, right? If you make a mistake, you will be punished, and if you make progress, you will be rewarded," Princess Derong said, "I think this is a chance for Shao'er, and it is also a chance for you, Brother Six. If he
Everything is going well and everyone is happy. If his true nature is hard to change, Sixth Brother, you should stop trying to push him down on the throne. You don’t want to end up damaging Sixth Sister-in-law’s reputation because of Shaoer’s incompetence, right?
"
The saint's face turned dark.
The Empress Dowager saw this in her eyes and sighed deeply in her heart.
Are De Rong’s words justified?
It's all true.
But that's not what should be said at this juncture.
With De Rong's character, he shouldn't be unclear about this, but he made it clear through his birth date.
To say that Derong had some other thoughts, maybe, maybe not, but she just stood by the word "reason".
After changing her mind, the Empress Dowager said to Derong: "What do you call this? Destroying growth and encouraging growth."
"What are you doing?" The eldest princess sighed, "You're not seven or eight years old anymore."
"How old are you? You talk about anything after eating too much wine," the Empress Dowager said. "The Ai family asked the kitchen to bring you hangover soup. You can rest for a while so you can wake up, and drink less at night."
Come on, don't get drunk again."
After a few murmuring words, the previous tense atmosphere gradually melted away and things became normal again.
When my father-in-law went to get the sobering soup, Lin Yunyan also took the opportunity to go out and stood in the corridor, thinking about Princess Derong's words.
The eldest princess has only these kinds of thoughts.
First, as she said herself, she just couldn't see Li Shao's lack of integrity. Today's suggestion is a reminder and an attempt. It is a kind of goodwill.
The other kind is malicious.
Eunuch Gao followed too closely. With him around, Li Shao's movements were restricted. Whatever he wanted to do with Li Shao, he was naturally restricted.
Therefore, the eldest princess used her birthday to know that even if she spoke frankly, the Holy Emperor would not argue with her.
Use retreat to advance.
Xu Jian has used this trick before.
Of course, further subdividing it into two categories: related to Li Du or unrelated.
Subconsciously, Lin Yunyan twirled her fingers.
This is an action that her father often does when he is thinking. I don’t know when she also learned it.
Previously, Lin Yunyan and Xu Jian had discussed the Princess Derong. In her previous life, the Princess was suspected of being mourned without revealing anything. How was her death related to Li Du and Li Shao?
Was it the eldest princess who wanted to stop Li Shao from his misdeeds and was killed as a result, or was she originally on the same side as Li Du and died just because they couldn't agree on the distribution of benefits? There is still no solid evidence.
At this moment, the eldest princess's intention is quite clear.
She wanted to see what would happen around Li Shao if no one was watching her all the time, and whether a solid state would sprout.
Maybe she prepared something, or maybe she didn't prepare anything.
After all, there is another Li Du.
The eldest princess may be Li Du's vanguard, or she may be watching the tiger fight from afar and borrowing Li Du's help.
No matter which one it is, Lin Yunyan thought that for herself, she has to put another layer of distance between herself and herself.
To be fair, you won't become fat by eating one bite.
First stabilize Yumen, then find Li Du, and finally make Li Shao unable to stand up. This is the safest approach, but obviously, things cannot go as she and Xu Jian intended.
The three are inextricably intertwined, and one move affects the whole body.
So, the purpose of Princess Derong's words today actually coincides with Lin Yunyan's.
Use Li Shao as bait and put out a long line to catch Li Du.
If something really goes wrong, the person being held accountable is also the eldest princess and has nothing to do with Lin Yunyan.
My father-in-law came back and brought some sobering soup inside.
The Holy One took a sip to cheer up and said to the eldest princess: "Derong, you are the princess, the eldest princess. If you live longer than me in the future, you will be the eldest princess. You will follow wealth and wealth all your life. When you are old, you will naturally travel around the mountains and rivers."
.My father's expectation for you back then was to live a good life with your consort, and I am the same now."
Princess Derong held the hangover soup and raised her drooping phoenix eyes: "I don't like to hear this from Sixth Brother.
I knew that my second brother was talking nonsense that day and dragging me down!
It's his business that the second brother wants to rebel, and it has nothing to do with me. Whoever sits on the throne is my brother, so why should I help him but not you?
None of the three of us were born and raised by the same mother and concubine. Am I crazy enough to seek death?
Sixth Brother, there is no need to warn me, I only click on Shao'er for safety, if I really want to trick him, there are many ways."
The Holy One took a deep look at Princess Derong, said nothing, and walked out after signaling to the Queen Mother.
After leaving the main hall, I looked to the side and saw Lin Yunyan standing in the corridor, lost in thought. The Holy Master called out: "Ning'an."
Lin Yunyan heard the sound, walked over and asked, "Are you going back to the imperial study?"
"Yes, speaking of it," the Holy One cleared his throat, "I haven't thanked you in person for the incident at Enrong Bo's Mansion."
"I was lucky enough to find out," Lin Yunyan thought for a moment and then asked, "But it doesn't seem to have completely blocked the rumors. You see, the eldest princess has also heard about it..."
The Holy Master smiled helplessly: "Since it was planned to target Shao'er, how could it be possible to block them all? Did the person you detained have any other explanations?"
Lin Yunyan shook her head.
Pang Feng's painting of Mr. Jian has been sent to the Yamen, and the wanted portraits are being sent to various states.
The calligraphy he copied was very complicated. Following his father's wishes, he would sort it out and submit it to the Holy Father.
After seeing off the Holy Driver, Lin Yunyan returned to the inner hall.
The palace people were busy clearing the tables, and the empress dowager was sitting beside the Arhat's bed, with an unmistakable look on her face.
Princess Derong lay on the couch sobering up, extremely lazy.
Lin Yunyan secretly thought that if Sanyuan Hutong was searched with great fanfare that day, the news would reach Li Du's ears.
Li Du's rumor plan was ruined by her first, and there will definitely be follow-up actions.
Lin Yunyan was waiting for that action, but she didn't expect that the person waiting would be Princess Derong.
Has the eldest princess really formed an alliance with Li Du?
Or does the eldest princess also have someone hiding behind Li Du?
As in the sixth year of the king's reign, it seemed that the eldest princess wanted to borrow Li Du's sword, but in fact it was Li Du who had plotted against the eldest princess.
Princess Derong took a nap for a quarter of an hour before getting up and leaving the palace.
The Empress Dowager leaned on the pillow, closed her eyes to rest, and said to Lin Yunyan: "She shows off her talents today."
"What do you think?" Lin Yunyan asked.
"If you want to say something, Yijia told her earlier. How much she understands depends on her," the Queen Mother's voice became colder.
It’s clear.”
If something happens, the moment she leaves will be numbered.
It was better to hide it and wait until she closed her eyes to have an attack. She was powerless underground.
On the other side, Li Shao was absent-minded at the Ministry of War Yamen.
He actually didn't care what Aunt Derong said, what he cared about was his father's attitude.
I originally thought that the road to recovery would not be impossible in a few years or more than ten years, but today I realized that it was too long. If I can't win my father's trust as soon as possible, what if something goes wrong again?
He had to do something quickly to make himself look more presentable.
This idea lingered in his mind until he returned to Yuqing Palace and saw the floor-to-ceiling screen, and suddenly a few thoughts flashed across his mind.
