Prince Cheng's Mansion is located in the most remote area of the western suburbs of Kyoto.
After leaving Yunxiang Tower, it was already the third watch when we returned to the palace.
While the surrounding private businesses were turning off their lights and taking a rest, the palace was completely bustling with activity.
Three or four doctors were already waiting at the gate, as well as the guards who had gone to the palace to summon the imperial doctor, who were preparing to call in the royal doctor from the palace overnight.
King Cheng was seriously injured and is still unconscious, not knowing whether he is alive or dead.
This matter has not spread yet, but everyone who got the news was so shocked that they dared not speak.
Perhaps judging from the current situation in Beijing, no matter what happens, it won't be surprising.
After all, even the news of the prince's death could be sent back, so the fact that a young prince was beaten was not really that important.
However, the person who was beaten was Li Zijin, a person who was protected and liked by all the forces in the capital.
Li Zijin has been very special since he was born. After the third prince Li Yong, although the emperor also had five or six sons, all of them died in infancy. Some people rumored that there was something wrong with the emperor's health, either he could not give birth to a boy or he could not give birth to a boy.
The boy he gave birth to was born with defects. Only thirty years later, a little prince descended from the sky and became the hope of the royal family and the country. The world believed that this child was a gift from God and would bring good luck to the country.
Therefore, this child has always been favored by the world. Whether it is the emperor, the eldest prince, the second prince, or the third prince, they all love this young brother very much. In addition, he is too young to participate in the struggle for power, and he has no influence on anyone.
Threatened, so he withstood all the love and care from all parties. No matter what nasty things happened in the capital, Li Zijin could always stay in a corner and become the person who enjoys the beauty of the world.
When facing Li Zijin, each force also reached a consensus in silence that nothing would involve the little prince. At least in the past ten years, Li Zijin has not suffered any danger.
matter.
But now, this balance seems to have been broken. Li Zijin was beaten and seriously injured.
This news is naturally enough to sting the nerves of everyone in the capital. At least it may indicate that something big will happen.
Just an hour later, the outside of Prince Cheng's palace was full of people. People from all walks of life wanted to hear what happened to Prince Cheng under the guise of visiting.
However, there is very little news from Prince Cheng's Mansion, only the cause of the matter is known
It was King Cheng who was drunk.
The outside of Prince Cheng's Mansion is very lively, but the inside of Prince Cheng's Mansion seems much deserted. After all, Prince Cheng has no party members and no heirs. Although the mansion is large, there are very few people who can use it.
After four or five doctors looked at it, they all came to the same conclusion. Although King Cheng's injury was serious, it was not life-threatening, but it was difficult to predict when he would wake up.
Li Youlan was very tired, but she still managed to send away the last doctor, and personally gave medicine to the unconscious Li Zijin, and then sat alone in the room in a daze, but she fell asleep at some point.
I don’t know how long it took, but Li Youlan suddenly woke up: “Who!”
Li Youlan's feeling was correct. She saw a person standing next to Li Zijin's bed at a glance.
"haven't seen you for a long time."
When familiar voices and faces appeared, Li Youlan finally relaxed and just stood up and sat down again.
The person who came was none other than Xia Shang.
Li Youlan knew that this person was not here to assassinate the prince. After all, the young prince was once his student and his most loyal admirer.
When Xia Shang saw that Li Youlan was awake, he stopped staying by the bed. He walked slowly to Li Youlan and sat down gently: "It seems that it is not easy to be a princess, right?"
"..." Li Youlan paused, not expecting Xia Shanghui to use such words as his opening remarks.
"How old are you?"
"..." Li Youlan paused again. Fortunately, this question was not difficult and she quickly answered: "It's Double Ten."
"Isn't it full?"
"One month is enough."
"Heh, it seems your coming-of-age gift can't escape."
"A coming-of-age gift?"
"I know that in your consciousness, girls who are fifteen or sixteen should be adults. But in my hometown, in my mind, eighteen is considered an adult, and twenty is the real growth. So in my hometown
In my opinion, your twentieth birthday is a very important day in your life. Don't worry, I will give you a gift."
Li Youlan didn't know why the topic had changed like this, but when she saw Xia Shang's faint smile, she felt inexplicably relieved. She hadn't felt this way for a long time.
Thinking about it, Li Youlan's heart trembled inexplicably, and she missed the days when she was with this book boy who pretended to be stupid.
"Obviously she is a child who has not grown up, yet she has to bear the burden of a princess.
Ren, it is indeed a bit difficult for you, and that prince is not a reliable prince at all, so I see that you are not living a happy life these days."
"No...no, I'm fine."
Xia Shang looked at the forced smile on Li Youlan's face and moved his eyes to the bed: "How could he do that?"
"What kind?"
"Didn't he just want to be the emperor? Didn't he care about the country and the people? Why did he get drunk and cause trouble in the flower house?"
"You should know that he has always liked girls, just like you."
"Like me?" Xia Shang scratched his head, "I...well...although he likes beauties, he is not the kind of person who makes a lot of noise. Besides, how can he hit you at will?"
"It's not his fault." Li Youlan said quietly.
"Don't blame him? Do you blame you? There is no reason in the world for a man to attack his own woman!"
Xia Shang was a little angry and slapped the table uncontrollably.
Li Youlan was frightened, as if she had seen when he slapped Li Zijin before.
Looking at Li Youlan again, Xia Shang realized that he had gone a little too far. He took a breath and said in a deep voice: "And it can be seen that it is not the first time he has done this."
"I said it, there's a reason for it."
"Reason? What could be the reason?"
"He no longer wants to be the emperor. He has not read a book for a long time, let alone taken the initiative to understand the government."
"Is that why?"
"Although I don't know the reason, Zijin must have been greatly hit and hindered. About a year ago, after he came back from outside, his temperament changed drastically and he became irritable... even crazy..."
Xia Shang noticed that the corners of Li Youlan's eyes were twitching slightly. He didn't know what he was thinking of, but Li Youlan just opened his mouth and had no intention of continuing. He smiled helplessly: "Forget it, it's not important.
Zijin is much better than he was a year ago. I believe time will calm him down."
"Is this still much better than before?"
"No, it's just because I heard the news of the prince's death a few days ago. Zijin didn't know what he saw or heard, and suddenly he went back to the crazy time before. He even said some crazy things."
"Crazy words? What is it?"
"He said... he said... he knew who killed the prince."