In the imperial palace of Chang'an City, Emperor Li Er was sitting firmly on a Diaoyutai, reviewing the memorial, as if he had already forgotten about his son's disappearance. The ministers and generals involved in the search were very puzzled. Isn't Prince Li Chengqian his Majesty's biological child?
Or is it that the emperor has given up and is ready to change to a prince? There are even rumors in Chang'an City that the fourth prince Li Tai is becoming more and more popular.
Little did they know that all this was a play written, directed and acted by the emperor himself.
His biological son was lost, how could he not be anxious?
The reason why I can't care less now is because I feel relieved. Xiao Rui is absolutely qualified to give his son full responsibility for secret protection, arrangement of training projects, etc. Even more thoughtful than his own father. What else is there to worry about?
Not only were the ministers puzzled by the emperor's attitude, but even the queen in the harem became suspicious. Was his son found?
Li Er refused to admit it, and even acted in an incomprehensible manner. Because he knew that once he admitted that he had deliberately exiled his son, the queen would definitely not be finished. In this way, not only will the prince's experience fail and be put on hold, but his harem will also be uneasy.
Since you haven't found someone, then the fact that you don't care about your son's life and death means that... you plan to change the prince?
For this reason, the queen specially had a big quarrel with the emperor, saying that she wanted to see people alive or dead or corpses. If you can't find Cheng Qian, you can change the prince at will, and then the concubine will only die...
Li Er didn't know whether to laugh or cry, so he could only write a handwritten promise, which temporarily stabilized the queen.
In the small study, Li Er was reading the northern memorials and border exploration. Recently, there have been frequent movements in the northern grassland, and it seems that something is happening.
"Your Majesty, a secret message from the Marquis." Lao Gao, the chamberlain, walked in with an ugly expression.
"Oh? Zang Feng's letter? Hahaha, have you already sent Cheng Qian out of Jinxiu Building? I'm looking forward to how he plans to arrange Cheng Qian's schoolwork." Li Er took the letter with a smile.
The chamberlain Lao Gao hesitated to speak and finally lowered his head. The emperor was in a good mood and did not notice anything unusual until he opened the letter and read the details.
This is real? ? ?
Li Er suddenly stood up, his face full of shock.
Lao Gao, the chamberlain, knelt down to plead guilty: "I misemployed my servant, which caused the disappearance of the prince. It is a capital crime."
"Hmph, a bunch of trash! How many people are on duty? What's the use?" Li Er kicked Lao Gao to the ground.
Lao Gao shivered and replied: "Originally, several people wanted to commit suicide to apologize for their crimes. They were stopped by the Prince Consort, and they were all sent out to find the person for their crimes. If they can't be found, let them come to see them."
Li Er angrily scolded his mother, "I asked him to go there to educate the prince, not to be a living Bodhisattva to save people. You go there yourself and give him all the power you can. If you can't find him, you don't want to come back." "
Lao Gao, the chamberlain, kowtowed and apologized, then quickly retreated and personally led his men and horses to Luoyang.
Li Er was no longer calm. The atmosphere in the small study room changed from the tranquility just now to a gloomy atmosphere in the blink of an eye. It was extremely depressing, as if a spark could ignite Li Er's powder keg.
Several ministers came one after another to report, and Li Er reprimanded one by one, as if he was venting his anger. Everyone felt that the emperor was abnormal today.
So someone informed the Queen of the situation. After all, the Queen has a virtuous reputation and can come forward to dissuade His Majesty whenever he is in a daze.
The queen came to the small study and felt something was wrong as soon as she entered the door. He gently stepped forward to comfort him: "Erlang, what's wrong? Are you so angry? Who are you with? Are you too tired recently? Why don't you take a day off from bathing? The dragon body is important."
Li Er said with a straight face: "Cheng Qian is missing and there is no news so far. How can I calm down?"
oh? Or is it because of Cheng Qian?
The queen felt a little comforted. After all, father and son were connected, and your majesty still cared about his son.
"Well, this is all my fault. I shouldn't have been too strict with my children. If I hadn't beaten him too hard that day, maybe this child wouldn't have been so impulsive that he ran away from home."
"After searching for so many days, there is no news. This child is probably doomed. Erlang, don't worry about it all day long. The whole court is pointing at you."
Li Er blurted out: "This time is different!"
I regretted it after I said it, it was over, I spilled the beans.
"Oh? It's different this time? What's different? What's different?" The Queen has not yet reacted.
Then she saw the secret letter memorial on the desk. If it were normal, the harem was not allowed to interfere in politics, and she wouldn't even look at it. But today was different. She had a vague feeling that everything today was related to this secret letter. So without thinking much, he walked over and picked up the secret letter.
Li Er stretched out his hand to stop it, but unfortunately, it was too late. The queen had already started reading.
"Hey, Maid Guanyin, now that you have seen it, I won't hide it from you. Cheng Qian is really lost this time."
"What?? You mean, this time... what about last time?" The queen stared at her husband in surprise.
Mr. Li's face turned red, "My original intention was to let him go out to practice, sharpen his character, and get in touch with the real world. I secretly sent a team of secret guards to protect him."
The queen forced her to ask: "So, Seventh Brother? Cheng Qian ran away and cannot be found until now. Even Xiao Rui was all arranged by you?"
Li Er quickly shook his head: "No, no, it was his own idea that Cheng Qian ran away from home. Lao Qi was not arranged by me. I just followed the flow and helped them escape from the palace and Chang'an."
"Your Majesty, you... you hid it from me so hard! If that's the case, why did you lie to me? Do you know how worried I am about my son?" The queen cried and threw herself into the emperor's arms.
Li Er said awkwardly: "I know, but if the truth is told, don't you disagree. This is the only way to do it. You have also seen that Cheng Qian is unruly and has no common people in his heart. This will not work. I It's for his own good. If we can grow this time, we can trust him in the future. Otherwise, even if we leave it to him, he won't be able to keep it."
The queen was silent, then snorted and pushed her husband away: "Is this all Xiao Rui's bad idea?"
No, no... uh... yes, that's right, it was all Xiao Rui's plan. I think what he said makes sense, so I played it accurately.
The emperor rolled his eyes and passed the blame to his cheap son-in-law Xiao Rui. At this time, if the queen knew that it was all his plan, would the harem still be peaceful? Son-in-law, please work hard and bear some of the infamy for me.
"Huh, when he comes back, I will settle the score with him! Where is Cheng Qian now? I want to write a letter to him..." Before the queen could finish her words, she saw the emperor's face turned ugly.
Only then did I suddenly remember that what the emperor said just now was: "This time it is really lost!"
That……
She lowered her head to look at the secret letter and read it quickly. The queen felt dizzy... and the emperor quickly hugged her.
"Guanyin Maid, Guanyin Maid... It's okay for now, but I haven't found it yet. I'm still looking. The lack of news may be the best news, which means the child is safe..." the emperor repeatedly tried to persuade her.
"Xiao Rui, I'm not done with you..." The queen became angry again.
