Changle Gate is the east gate of the palace city. It is next to the East Palace. It cannot be regarded as a palace, but just a few houses.
The person who lives here now was the mistress of the East Palace. After her husband passed away, she moved here to raise her young daughter alone. She and her child have not left Changle Gate for five years.
Her husband's name was Li Jiancheng, and her surname was Zheng, and her name was Zheng Guanyin. According to legend, her father Zheng Jibo believed in Buddhism and had a relationship with the eminent monk Zhi Yueshen, so he named her Guanyin. Eventually she married Li Jiancheng, who also believed in Buddhism.
My wife is a perfect match.
Before meeting Zheng Guanyin, Li Jiancheng was a prodigal son who wandered among flowers. As the saying goes, he passed through thousands of flowers and never touched a leaf. He did not know how many ladies in the world were harmed by him, but he never gave anyone a formal title. Until
When they met Zheng Guanyin, Li Jiancheng was twenty-six years old and Zheng Guanyin was sixteen years old. Four years later, when the Tang Dynasty was founded, Li Jiancheng was named the crown prince, and Zheng Guanyin naturally became the crown princess. At that time, Zheng Guanyin was in his youth.
, is extremely noble and prosperous, and is just a stone’s throw away from her mother’s position as the queen of the world.
But he didn't expect that eight years later, Xiao Qiang and the Xuanwu Gate incident would happen. Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji set up a deadly situation to kill Li Shimin. Unexpectedly, Li Shimin was superior and killed the two of them. In one day, the Zheng family suffered a huge change, and her husband
If your son dies, your family will be destroyed.
After Li Jiancheng's death, Zheng originally wanted to sacrifice her husband and leave. However, she was worried that her young daughter would not be taken care of and her husband and son would die at the hands of Li Shimin. How could she dare to entrust her young daughter to him again? So she found Li Shimin and expressed her willingness to imprison herself.
Similarly, Li Shimin was not worried about letting her out of the palace, so he renovated the house near Changle Gate in the East Palace and let her live in it with her daughter.
In order to show that killing his brother was a helpless act, Li Shimin treated their mother and daughter very favorably. Not only did he return all the property that Li Jiancheng had left in the East Palace to her, but he also rewarded her with many other things. However, this money was in the palace.
What's the use? The eunuch and the palace maid knew that she was the hidden princess, and they treated her with contempt. On weekdays, when she wanted to buy something for her daughter, and asked the eunuch for help, she had to pay several times the money to get it. The favor in the palace was cold.
Thin, as can be seen from this.
But Zheng never complained about these things.
Who else could she complain to?
Her husband died and her son died, and her father Zheng Jibo had also passed away. Although Li Shimin did not prevent her from communicating with her natal family, how many people were able to communicate with her? It turned out that when the great scholar Zheng Jing was in Chang'an, he often came to visit. But this was the case.
People opened their mouths and shut their mouths, all because of revenge for Li Jiancheng. Zheng Guanyin didn't like to hear these words. It wasn't that she didn't want revenge, but she had lost her heart.
Li Jiancheng is dead, and none of his sons are left behind. Not to mention that revenge is extremely difficult. Even if revenge is obtained, what is the use?
Zheng Guanyin was thirty-one years old at the time, but after experiencing the ups and downs of her life, she actually had gray hair. Her current wish is to raise her two daughters, nothing more.
Eunuch Gao looked at Zheng Guanyin who was kneeling in front of the Buddha and chanting sutras without paying attention to him. He felt helpless in his heart. He came to give rewards every time, but Zheng Guanyin ignored him every time. Over time, he got used to it.
Okay, just take care of yourself and leave after finishing speaking.
"...Today's reward, as well as the perfume and soap that are now popular in Chang'an, Your Majesty said, please feel free to use them. When you are done with them, just give the order and someone will bring them to you."
"Old slave, please retire."
Eunuch Gao turned around and left. As soon as the sound of wooden fish stopped, Zheng Guanyin opened her eyes. She looked at the neatly stacked rewards in the hall and stood up.
She used to be a Crown Princess and had never seen anything good. Since Li Shimin came to the throne, he has been very frugal. In fact, there is nothing particularly good in the palace. It is even worse than when she was the Crown Princess. Therefore, she was very generous with Li Shimin's rewards.
Never took it seriously.
But today, Eunuch Gao's words aroused some interest in her. Although she did not leave the palace, she did know some news outside the palace. Datang Daily will also send a copy to the newly rising Marquis Zhulu.
, she also heard about it.
Moreover, I have heard it a lot these days. First I saw it in Datang Daily, and then when Wei Zheng came, I also heard him talk about it. Today, Eunuch Gao sent perfume again. Zheng Guanyin became even more curious about Li Mu.
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"Mom, what is this?"
A pretty little girl, about seven or eight years old, holding a younger girl about five years old, came to Zheng Guanyin, pointed to the soap in her hand and asked.
"This is a new thing from outside the palace. I heard it is for bathing and cannot be eaten."
"Oh." The little girl pursed her lips and looked at the candied fruit next to her, showing a longing look.
Zheng Guanyin smiled, took a pack of candied fruits and handed it to her, saying: "Take it and eat it, be careful, I'll finish it all at once, I don't know when I'll have it again."
"Thank you, mother!"
The little girl took her sister and went away happily.
Zheng Guanyin sighed and put away the rewards himself.
There was no one to serve in Changle Gate, so she had always done it herself. Originally, there were a few palace maids, but all the palace maids who could be assigned here felt excluded and sighed. Zheng Guanyin couldn't stand it, so she let her go.
Eunuch Gao took everyone away. Usually there were only three people, mother and daughter, who were busy. But when she was too strong to do the work, she asked a few eunuchs to help, and they were all rewarded.
Fortunately, Li Jiancheng left enough belongings, so he didn't have to worry about spending them all.
When Eunuch Gao returned to Tai Chi Hall, Li Shimin still looked thoughtful. Seeing that he was back, he raised his head and asked, "How is it?"
"Back to Your Majesty, Princess Yin is still the same, ignoring the old slave. But there is one thing that is a bit strange. Su Wei who guards Changle Gate informed that Wei Zheng came twice in the past few days. Because Your Majesty said
, there is no restriction on personal visits, so there is no special report, just a record."
Li Shimin nodded and said: "I said this, I can't blame them."
Eunuch Gao observed the words and said: "Your Majesty, do you want to check it out?"
"No need." Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "I know it well."
Eunuch Gao said nothing more and stood beside Li Shimin with his hands tied. He knew that there must be more to the story, but it was hard for him to ask about this.
Sure enough, after a while, Li Shimin said: "Gao Gan, I am troubled."
"Old slave, I understand that Your Majesty is in trouble."
"It's really difficult." Li Shimin sighed and said: "I know that Mrs. Zheng hates me, and I also know that for her, I deserve to be hated. It's not that I don't admit it, I made her hate it. I also know that no matter I
No matter how I try to make up for it, I can't give her any relief... She is not living happily in the palace. I am also very troubled by her. When I think of her, I can think of that incident. When I think of that incident, I spend my days and nights
Can’t sleep”
Eunuch Gao said cautiously: "How about letting her out of the palace?"
"This..." Li Shimin pondered for a long time, shook his head and said, "I'm worried."
Eunuch Gao stopped talking again.
He knew why Li Shimin was uneasy. It was simply because he was the legendary 'Jian Jiancheng's son'. This rumor had been around for many years. There was no confirmed news, but there were many suspicions. If Zheng Guanyin left the palace, someone with an intention to do so would
Taking advantage of her, she found a son, whether he was Li Jiancheng or not, and asked her to recognize him as his son. Then they rose up and took advantage of the word "righteousness".
This is Li Shimin's weakness, he doesn't even dare to try it.
"Gao Gan, I think of Li Mu."
Eunuch Gao was stunned for a moment, then understood and said: "Your Majesty, are you referring to the matter of the Supreme Emperor?"
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Li Mu handled the matter of the Supreme Emperor very well. If the Zheng family can be like the Supreme Emperor, even if they are released from the palace, I can feel at ease. This will be the same for the Zheng family and for me."
That's a good thing. From the bottom of my heart, I really don't want to put their mother and daughter under house arrest."
Li Shimin rubbed his temples worriedly and said, "It's just that I can't speak directly about this matter. I don't know how to tell that kid, and I don't want to owe him any favors."
Eunuch Gao rolled his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, this is not a debt of gratitude. You have just decreed the establishment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and he is the Minister-in-Chief. Matters in the palace are also within the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. They are left to the Minister-in-charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
It’s a matter of course!”
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Li Shimin's eyes lit up, he put his hands on his hands and laughed: "Yes! It's a no-brainer! Senior officer, you will go there tomorrow and tell him what I mean. He will be given seven days to resolve the matter, otherwise I will punish him.
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"promise."
Eunuch Gao agreed with a smile. Li Shimin had settled his important matter and felt much better. He picked up the memorial on the table and read it again.
…
"Ah sneeze!"
Watching the carriage taking Ju Zhisheng away, Li Mu sneezed several times in succession.
When Li Chongyi heard this, he took off his bearskin cloak and put it on him. Li Mu pushed him back and said, "No need, we'll enter the house in just a few steps." Li Chongyi had no choice but to put it on again and followed Li Mu, the two of them.
They entered the house together.
Li Chongyi now trains every day. As soon as the gate opens in the morning, he rides away. When the gate is about to close, he comes back. After Li Daliang's training, Li Chongyi has now developed a sense of military spirit, and his whole person
Standing there, he was like a tiger stalking its prey, as if it was ready to pounce at any moment.
Sharp-edged and impressive.
Li Mu knew that this was because the flame of hatred was burning in his heart. But he didn't care. Li Daliang was an expert in military training and must have seen Li Chongyi's problem. Li Mu had confidence in Li Daliang and believed that he would come up with a solution.
Method. He is not good at this kind of thing, so he won't get involved blindly.
He had to do something within his power, such as researching a suitable weapon and improving his forging skill proficiency. After all, he was not far behind from advanced forging.
Rushing to the advanced forging, Li Mu can forge another ax of Li Chongyi. At the same time, the two skills have been upgraded to the advanced level, and another question mark skill can be opened. With the precedent of [Secret] and [Lucky Bag], he can
I am very much looking forward to the effect of the question mark skill.