Early the next morning, Li Mu asked Li Bi for an ox cart, filled the cart with three glasses of wine, and took the big man Li Chongyi with him to deliver wine to the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan. Sun watched Li Mu take the people away.
He pushed the little girl Li Zhien away and came to Bai Qiaoqiao and Li Mu's bedroom.
Bai Qiaoqiao was cleaning the house. When she saw Mrs. Sun coming in, she quickly got up. Mrs. Sun pulled her to sit down and asked in a low voice: "Qiaoqiao, I want to ask you something, but you can't hide it from me."
Seeing that Mrs. Sun spoke so seriously, Bai Qiaoqiao didn't know what to ask, and felt a little uneasy. She nodded and said, "Mother, if you ask, I will definitely not hide it from you."
"Then my mother asked...Qiaoqiao, you and that silly boy, have you...consummated your marriage?"
When Bai Qiaoqiao heard this, she immediately blushed. She lowered her head and pinched her clothes and feet, and stammered: "Not yet... Lang Jun said that after getting married..."
"No wonder!" Mrs. Sun seemed to understand something and said, "Qiaoqiao, it's my fault that I didn't think about it. Freshen up and go out with your mother. She will take you to do some errands."
Bai Qiaoqiao was stunned and said, "Mom, what do you want to do?"
"Don't ask, hurry up and freshen up. Mom is going to borrow the carriage from the second master of the Li family. We will leave in a minute." After saying that, Mrs. Sun went out in a hurry. Bai Qiaoqiao was confused and didn't know what happened, so she had to go and freshen up as she was told.
,ready to go out.
The words were divided between two sides. When Sun borrowed the car and took Bai Qiaoqiao and the little girl Li Zhien out, Li Mu riding a horse and Li Chongyi driving an ox cart had just arrived at the gate of the imperial city.
The imperial palace of the Tang Dynasty was divided into two parts: the imperial city and the palace city. The imperial city was not the place where the emperor lived, but the place where the prime ministers worked, including the Ancestral Temple, Taichang Temple, Honglu Temple, and the generals.
It is set up in the Imperial City. The place where the real emperor lived is the Palace City. In the center of the Palace City is the Taiji Palace, the East Palace on the east side, and the Yeting Palace on the west side, which is the legendary Cold Palace. There are Yong'an Gate, Chengtian Gate, and Changle Gate on the south wall.
Of the two city gates, Chengtian Gate is in the middle and is not commonly used. It will only be opened during major state events or when a general returns in triumph. It has a ceremonial role. The north gate is the famous Xuanwu Gate. Three palace coups in the Tang Dynasty all occurred at Xuanwu Gate.
Gate. Because this is closer to Tai Chi Palace, the chance of success is greater. Unlike the city gate on the south wall, there is a square of hundreds of meters after entering. A coup is inherently risky, and the distance of hundreds of meters is
, the variables are too large.
Li Mu entered the palace from Yong'an Gate. When he reached the palace gate, he could not ride a horse. Li Chongyi was a slave, so naturally he could not enter the palace. The ox cart was handed over to the deacon's eunuch, and Li Mu was led by a young eunuch to the Tai Chi Palace.
See the Supreme Emperor Li Yuan. The eunuch led Li Mu to the gate of the palace and asked him to wait at the door. After a while, the eunuch came out again and said: "The Supreme Emperor is still drunk. Please wait for a while. When the Supreme Emperor wakes up, we will call you again."
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After saying that, the eunuch went in again, leaving Li Mu alone here.
Wait, wait! Li Mu looked around and saw that no one was paying attention to him, so he squatted down at the foot of the steps, looked at the distant mountains, and seemed to be deep in thought. In fact, he was not thinking about anything, he was just in a daze.
I don’t know how long it took, but footsteps came from the east side. It sounded like there were quite a lot of people. Li Mu quickly stood up and saw that there were indeed people passing by, more than ten in front and behind. The leader was elegant and elegant, wearing embroidered clothes.
Li Mu hurriedly braced himself for wearing clothes with phoenix patterns. Within the palace walls, there was only one person who could wear phoenix patterns, and that was Empress Changsun of the current dynasty. This person was so well-known that in future generations, as long as there were TV series about the Zhenguan period, she
They are all absolutely important people and must be taken seriously.
Soon, Queen Changsun and his entourage arrived at the entrance of the palace. As a big living person like Li Mu, they could naturally see him. Queen Changsun looked him up and down and said, "Are you Li Mu, the Marquis of Zhulu who was granted the title a few days ago?"
Li Mu quickly saluted and said: "Weak minister Li Mu, please pay your respects to the Queen."
"There is no need to be formal. I have heard your Majesty say something about you. You are young and talented, brave and resourceful. It is even more rare to find the jade seal passed down from the country, and to fulfill a wish of the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty. It is a great contribution. I will do more in the future.
You should work diligently as an official and share more of your worries for Your Majesty."
"I respectfully respect the Queen's teachings."
Queen Changsun nodded slightly and led people into the main hall. Li Mu glanced over and saw that the palace attendants following Queen Changsun were holding some toiletries and breakfast, etc. He couldn't help but wonder if Queen Changsun was here to serve her.
Did your father-in-law get up?
Time passed by in a moment, and an hour later, the eunuch who had brought Li Mu over finally came out again and said, "The Supreme Emperor has risen and asked you to come in and talk."
Li Mu responded quickly, and when he passed by the eunuch, he handed over a piece of silver without leaving any trace. The eunuch was still young, and he didn't seem to expect that Li Mu would give him the money. He was stunned for a moment, but he quickly responded.
He came over, and as soon as his robe was blocked, the money went into his sleeves. He raised his head again, with a smile on his face, and said: "Thank you, sir. The Emperor is in a bad mood today, so you should be more careful."
"Thank you, father-in-law, for reminding me."
The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.
Entering the palace, he saw Li Yuan sitting on the bed, half supine and half lying down, showing no manners. A maid brought by Queen Changsun was drinking porridge for him. Only when he saw Li Yuan drinking porridge did Li Mu know what real "
When the rice came, he opened his mouth. The old man drank the porridge without moving. The maid handed the spoon to his mouth, and he opened his mouth. The maid carefully put it in, not daring to make more or less, let alone
He dared to spill it out with a trembling look.
Empress Changsun was sitting on a brocade stool, with a dignified manner. Faced with Li Yuan's appearance, there was no trace of impatience or anger in her eyes. If nothing else, this kind of self-cultivation was something that several daughter-in-laws in later generations could achieve.
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When Li Yuan saw Li Mu coming, he raised his hand to block the spoon handed by the palace maid, waved his hand and said: "Li Mu, you kid, you made me wait, do you know your guilt!"
Li Mu looked at his words and saw that Li Yuan didn't seem to be really angry. His mind changed sharply. He took two steps forward and knelt on the ground with a plop. He said: "I know my sin. I shouldn't have kept the Supreme Emperor waiting for a long time. Just because of a small incident."
It was a mistake, which wasted the time."
"Oh? Something went wrong. Come on, tell us what the problem is." After saying that, Li Yuan ordered the palace servants next to him, "Bring a chair to Zhuluhou."
Li Mu cried out in his heart, what is this? Queen Changsun sat on a stool and gave him a chair. This old man is really bad! Li Mu looked at Queen Changsun apologetically. Queen Zhengsun smiled slightly, stood up and said: "Father, my daughter-in-law has a harem."
I still have something to do, so I’ll come and say hello to you during dinner. I hope my father will consider the matter I just mentioned.”
"Let's go!" Li Yuan waved his hand, and Queen Changsun saluted and left with her people. The palace attendant who followed her packed things very skillfully and quickly. The whole process was smooth and smooth. It was not just one or two times at first glance.
Li Mu took a second look. Li Yuan was already impatient and said: "Sit down quickly and tell me quickly, what's wrong?"