Li Shimin came to Li You with a pair of red eyes. The coldness in his eyes was something Li You had never seen before. Until now, he still doesn't understand why his father didn't help him. Why?
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"You rebellious son! How could I have given birth to a son like you!" Li Shimin slapped Li You on the face with such force that Li You's face was deformed due to the force, and he spat out a mouthful of blood.
, the whole person was stunned.
When Concubine Yin De saw this, she threw herself on her son and begged, "Your Majesty, You'er is still a child!"
"Child!" Li Shimin gritted his teeth, and his tone was indescribably cold: "If he is a child, he can be so arrogant and domineering and act wantonly? If he is a child, he can molest his sister and violate human ethics? He is like this at a young age. When he grows up,
Is that okay? I might as well kill him today to prevent him from doing even more treasonous things in the future!"
As Li Shimin said this, he turned around to get the sword that injured Li Mu as the murder weapon, which was placed on the table next to him.
Concubine Yin De was completely panicked when she saw that Li Shimin had gone to get the sword. She quickly knelt and crawled to the feet of Empress Changsun, kowtowed and said: "Sister, help me! You'er is young and ignorant, and caused a big trouble. My sister didn't dare to defend him.
I just ask my sister to persuade Your Majesty to save You'er's life for the sake of our long-term friendship!"
Empress Changsun and Concubine Yin De get along well on weekdays. Seeing her pleading like this, she couldn't turn a blind eye. She bent down and tried to help her up: "Sister, you can talk about it after you get up..."
"Sister..." Concubine Yin De saw that Li Shimin had already held the sword in his hand, and she didn't care about the eldest grandson Queen. She stood in front of the dumbfounded Li You, like a hen protecting her chickens, and she risked her life completely: "Your Majesty, if you
If you insist on killing You'er, then please kill Concubine first! All the mistakes you made are all Concubine's fault. Concubine didn't raise her son well, which is why he got into great trouble. He didn't dare to defend himself and just wanted to die!
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"Get out of my way!"
"I can't let you go. I only have this one son! If he dies, it will be as if I'm dead even if I'm alive. It's better to go together! So as not to be an eyesore to Your Majesty..."
Concubine Yin De burst into tears, but she still stood in front of Li You. Li Shimin raised his sword several times, but he really couldn't do it. He could be ruthless, but it was also because of his impatience. If no one stopped him, he might really kill him.
Li You died. But he will definitely regret it afterwards. The relationship between father and son is one that is constantly being sacrificed.
Being stopped by Concubine Yin De at such risk of death, he actually couldn't do anything anymore. How could a couple be so kind to each other for a hundred days without feelings? Concubine Yin De was born as the daughter of a criminal and was ranked as one of the four concubines. This shows that Li Shimin
How could he act on his affection for her?
But things have developed to this extent. As the saying goes, it is difficult to get off the tiger. The words you say are like water thrown out. How can you take them back? If you really take them back, how can you explain to the orphans and widowers of the Zheng family? How can you be worthy of Li Mu's rescue?
Li You, that sword that he sacrificed his life to block?
Empress Changsun was watching from the side, knowing that Li Shimin would not be able to get off the stage. She thought about it, then opened her mouth and handed Li Shimin a ladder.
"Your Majesty, King Yan is young and does not know Wan Shun's identity. Anyone who does not know is not guilty. Your Majesty, please be gentle..."
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by a voice.
"Guanyin maid, I haven't seen you for many years, but you are still so eloquent. You can say black as white, and white as black... Even if King Yan doesn't know my daughter's identity, can he act so wantonly? So, I have to go.
Let’s take a look at Prince Yan’s mansion to see how many daughters of good families there are in his mansion!”
The words "Guanyin maid" choked back all the words of Empress Changsun. Empress Changsun stopped talking, turned her eyes to Mrs. Zheng, gritted her teeth, tried her best to squeeze out a smile, and bowed slightly.
, said: "Emperor's sister-in-law, I haven't seen you for many years and your appearance has not changed. Maid Guanyin wishes to greet you."
Zheng Guanyin raised a smile at the corner of her mouth and said, "You can do the same by eating fast and chanting Buddha's name all day long."
"There are too many chores in the harem, so I'm afraid I won't have this leisure time."
"That's true, but I'm afraid you won't feel tired and happy at the same time? Isn't this exactly what you dreamed of? You will be happy when your long-cherished wish comes true."
"Emperor's sister-in-law!" Empress Changsun's almond-shaped eyes were frosty, and she suppressed her anger and said: "Why are you so sinister and weird, not afraid of making people laugh!"
"A joke?" Zheng Guanyin said coldly: "Now we, orphans and widowed, have to be bullied, what do we want to do with shame? Queen, if you look at me and kill our mother and daughter, why are you so hypocritical?
With such a benevolent and righteous look, you can deceive everyone in the world, but you cannot deceive me! Maid Guanyin!"
The two sisters-in-law refused to give in to each other, and the palace was filled with the smell of gunpowder. Although Li Shimin was right next to him, he couldn't get in a word. Unless he killed Zheng's mother and daughter, which was exactly what he absolutely could not do.
Speaking of the feud between Empress Changsun and Zheng Guanyin, it’s really a long story. Since ancient times, it’s rare for sisters-in-law to get along well with each other. Obviously, Empress Changsun and Zheng Guanyin, the two sisters-in-law,
It's not one of them. You can get a glimpse of it from the name.
Queen Changsun's nickname is "Guanyin Maid". Legend has it that she lost her father when she was young and was driven away by her uncle, so she had to follow her mother and brother back to her parents' home. Her mother lamented that Queen Changsun had to live in such a young age.
She was so homeless that she was named Guanyin Maid, which meant that she wanted to be blessed by Guanyin so that she could grow up well, even if her daughter went to serve Guanyin.
This was originally a mother's beautiful expectation for her daughter, and there had always been no problems with it, but after meeting Zheng Guanyin, things changed a bit.
Zheng Guanyin's father believed in Buddhism and named his daughter Zheng Guanyin. And Queen Changsun called Guanyin Maid. Doesn't this mean that she is Zheng Guanyin's maid?
Looking at the identities of the two, although Empress Changsun was born in the Changsun family of Longyou, the Changsun family in the late Sui Dynasty was not a powerful family, while Zheng Guanyin was born in the Zheng family of Xingyang, one of the five surnames and seven hopes, so it is completely incomparable.
Moreover, Zheng Guanyin married Prince Li Jiancheng, while Queen Changsun married King Qin Li Shimin. In terms of status, she was one level lower.
If Li Jiancheng successfully ascends the throne, Zheng Guanyin's mother-in-law will be honored in the world, and her title of "Guanyin's Maid" will be confirmed.
Empress Changsun has always supported Li Shimin's resistance, perhaps for this reason.
Before the Xuanwumen Incident, in order to win over the palace and speak good words to Li Shimin, Queen Changsun often brought gifts to the palace and gave them to Li Yuan's concubines. However, Zheng Guanyin relied on her status and had never done such a thing. Therefore, Zheng Guanyin
It was said at that time that Queen Changsun's long-cherished wish was fulfilled, but she was not wronged at all.
Nowadays, Zheng Guanyin is barefoot and not afraid of wearing shoes. After the death of her husband and son, there is not much fun in life. Now that her daughter is being humiliated like this, how can she swallow this breath? Especially when she sees Empress Changsun standing up.
Excusing Li You is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire. Old and new hatreds come to mind, and naturally he can't let it go.
Just when Queen Changsun's rationality was about to break, a voice came from outside the palace.
"Your Majesty, put down your sword quickly!"
Li Mu pushed away the hand that Li Chengqian was holding, staggered into the palace, and stood in front of Concubine Yin De. Facing the cold sword blade, he showed no fear on his face and said loudly: "Your Majesty, tiger poison is not poisonous.
Torma! Besides, have you forgotten what you promised to the Supreme Emperor?!"
Li Shimin was startled and then thought about it.
Because of Li Yourong's incident, Li Shimin promised Li Yuan that he would never raise a knife against his relatives. However, under the circumstances, these words were spoken by Li Yourong. Li Shimin really never expected that one day he would use them to excuse his son.
Concubine Yin De did not expect that Li Mu would repay kindness with kindness. As soon as she woke up, she ran over to intercede for her son. For a moment, she felt mixed emotions. It was clear that her son's troubles were all because of him, but now she couldn't hate her anymore.
Li Shimin stared blankly at the white cloth soaked in blood on Li Mu's arm, as if his heart was blocked, and he opened his mouth but didn't know what to say. Li Mu's actions today really touched his heart.
Li Shimin sighed and said, "That's all. You were injured because of this. How to deal with this matter, I leave it to you and let you deal with it."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Li Mu finished speaking, his body shook a little. Li Shimin quickly supported him and asked: "What's wrong?"
"It's okay. When I came here, I ran a little fast and my head was a little confused..." Li Mu looked at the chair next to Li Shimin and said, "Can I sit down and talk?"
"Sit down." Li Shimin helped Li Mu sit down, glanced at Li You who was kneeling on the ground, and sighed again. Although he handed over the power of disposal to Li Mu and was temporarily relieved, in his heart, he could not
Are you worried about your son? But the words have been spoken and you can't take them back. He sighed bitterly, now Li You's life is really in Li Mu's hands.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but look at Yin Hongzhi hatefully. Until now, how could he still not realize that he had entrusted him to a wrong person? This Yin Hongzhi, he really wanted to kill him quickly.
Li Mu looked at Li You who was kneeling on the ground, staring at him with resentful eyes. The two looked at each other for a while, and Li Mu suddenly gave him a big smile.
"King Yan, there are many offenses today, don't take it too seriously. You are right. This world belongs to your father, you are his son, and I am his minister, you are the prince, and I
You're just a mere marquis, I offended you, I really deserve to die..."
When Li Shimin heard Li Mu talking like this, he opened his mouth to say something, but Li Mu stopped him.
Li Mu continued: "But there is one thing that you may not know. Your Majesty trusts me to be a professor at Chongwen Hall to teach the prince, the king of Yue, etc. I will take care of you because I think that since your majesty asked me to teach
Prince and King of Yue, then, you are also His Majesty’s son. Just because you are a commoner, I cannot turn a blind eye to you. If I see you doing something wrong, if I don’t step in to stop it, I will really be betraying His Majesty’s trust.”
"That's why I stopped you from continuing to commit violence. At that time, you scolded me, insulted me, threatened me, and asked me to let you go. Although I was angry, I still treated you politely and let you go. But you
Then he tried to beat me again, and then I fought back..." Li Mu stood up holding on to the armrest, saluted Li Shimin, and said: "I beat the prince, please punish me."