"Your Majesty has arrived."
Concubine Yin was embroidering. When she heard the eunuch's voice, she quickly put down what she was doing and walked to the door to greet her.
"I have met your Majesty."
"Um."
Li Shimin just nodded, then walked straight to the couch and sat down.
Concubine Yin frowned imperceptibly.
In the past, Li Shimin always came here cheerful and lustful.
This time he was lukewarm towards himself.
Something is wrong...
"His Majesty."
"This is the sweet-scented osmanthus cake that I just learned to make in the past few days. Please try it."
Concubine Yin enthusiastically served a plate of pastries.
"Let it go first."
Li Shimin's voice contained no emotion or joy: "You must have heard about Yin Hongzhi, right?"
"What's wrong with him?" Concubine Yin asked in confusion.
"How dare you pretend not to understand?"
Li Shimin slapped his palm on the table beside him, causing several pieces of sweet-scented osmanthus cake to fall.
"Your Majesty, forgive me."
Concubine Yin quickly squatted down to apologize: "I really don't know what happened."
Li Shimin stared at Concubine Yin for a long time.
However, Concubine Yin just squatted and lowered her head, showing a hint of fear.
"You really don't know?"
Li Shimin narrowed his eyes.
"I stay in the harem all day. Apart from meeting Youer and chatting with my sisters, how do I know what's going on outside?"
Li Shimin frowned.
It seems to make sense.
In the harem, everyone entering and leaving is monitored.
"No gifts."
Seeing Concubine Yin squatting half-crouched and starting to tremble, Li Shimin said softly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After Concubine Yin straightened up, she put away the sweet-scented osmanthus cake again: "I wonder what happened to make Your Majesty so angry?"
"Yin Hongzhi was suspected of stealing military rations and has been dismissed from his post."
"His son resold military rations and has been imprisoned."
What?
Concubine Yin's hands trembling as she arranged the cakes, but quickly returned to normal.
"Your Majesty enforces the law impartially, and I will never complain."
Concubine Yin replied naturally: "I only hope that Your Majesty can investigate the matter clearly."
"My beloved concubine understands the general situation so well, I feel very relieved."
Li Shimin nodded and continued: "But why did Yin Hongzhi bite him to death and refused to let go?"
Concubine Yin was silent.
She knew clearly that Li Shimin was suspicious of their mother and son.
"Your Majesty, are you talking about You'er?" Concubine Yin asked tentatively.
Li Shimin said nothing.
He picked up the tea cup next to him and took a sip.
But in the eyes of Concubine Yin, she understood that Li Shimin wanted her to prove her innocence.
"Your Majesty, don't worry."
Concubine Yin vowed: "If You'er did this, I am willing to die to apologize."
"Someone, go find You'er."
As Concubine Yin finished speaking, the palace maid immediately left.
After a while, Li You came to Li Shimin.
"My son, I have met my father and mother." Li You bowed respectfully.
snort.
Li Shimin just snorted coldly.
"You'er, have you had any contact with your uncle's family recently?" Concubine Yin asked a little eagerly.
"this……"
Li You's eyes were erratic and he looked a little guilty.
Wei Shuyu and Yin Hongzhi had such a fierce quarrel, so naturally he received the news.
"Why don't you tell me quickly?"
Concubine Yin also noticed her son's abnormality and immediately scolded him.
"No...no connection."
boom.
As soon as he finished speaking, Li Shimin threw the teacup on the case.
"How dare you lie!"
Li Shimin stood up and walked to Li You: "You are my son, I still don't know what you are thinking?"
"Tell me, where did the rations you gave Yin Hongzhi come from!"
Looking at Li Shimin with an angry face, Li You's psychological defense collapsed rapidly.
"Father, please forgive me."
Li You cried bitterly and begged for mercy: "I just wanted to make some money by reselling the grain. I didn't know it would be such a big deal, let alone that it was military ration..."
Um?
Li Shimin frowned.
"You didn't know that was military rations?"
Li You nodded repeatedly.
"Father, I really don't know. If I knew it was military rations, I wouldn't dare to resell it even if I had a hundred courages."
"By the way, father, it's Brother Four Emperors."
"It was he who introduced the merchant to sell to Erchen, and it was he who framed Erchen!"
Brother Yonko?
Li Tai?
"You said these grains were given to you by Qingque?" Li Shimin asked in a deep voice.
"Yeah……"
Li You nodded repeatedly: "I thought it was the Fourth Emperor's brother who gave it to me, so I didn't think much about it."
"He said the money could be given to him after selling it, so Erchen asked his uncle to help sell it."
Li Shimin's brows furrowed.
Li You's words were correct and brought out Li Tai.
It seems like this really has nothing to do with him.
"It doesn't matter whether you know about this or not!"
"My majesty, your majesty, you are engaging in buying and selling. If word spreads, where is the dignity of our royal family?" Li Shimin reprimanded him again.
"Father said so."
Li You vowed, "I will never dare to do it again."
Li Shimin scolded him a few words and left in a hurry.
Went to Wude Hall again.
"My son has met my father." Li Tai hurriedly greeted him.
It was rare for Li Shimin to come to him.
"Have you heard anything about Yin Hongzhi?"
After Li Shimin entered the door, he went straight in.
"heard."
"Then what can you say?"
Li Tai understood that Li Shimin had found out about him.
"Father, this food was introduced to my fifth brother by my son."
"However, I don't know much about it either."
Um?
Li Shimin's face turned cold.
"Father, don't worry, please wait and listen to what I have to say."
"This grain was introduced by Wei Daijia from my side. I feel that as a prince, I shouldn't do such a business, so I have no intention of accepting it."
"But I was afraid that direct rejection would upset the waiter, so I passed it on to my fifth brother."
Li Tai is still very smart.
Know what money should be made and what money should not be made.
"Wei is asking for a price? Wei Ting's son?"
Li Shimin's expression became even more gloomy.
The ministers dared to incite and take advantage of the prince.
This also violated Li Shimin's bottom line!
"Yes."
As soon as Li Tai waved his hand, Wei Daiji walked up.
When such a big thing happened, Li Tai had already summoned Wei Daiji into the palace.
"I have met your Majesty."
"explain."
"Your Majesty, Concubine Wei asked the Wei family to sell this food on her behalf."
Concubine Wei?
what's going on?
Why did he spare it to his concubine again?
Concubine Wei.
One of Li Shimin's four concubines.
People from Jingzhao Webster.
"Okay, I understand."
Li Shimin nodded and looked at Li Tai: "You did a good job in not taking ill-gotten gains."
Li Shimin praised a few words and turned to leave.
Then he ran to Concubine Wei in a hurry.
"Welcome Your Majesty."
Concubine Wei learned that Li Shimin was coming and came out to greet him excitedly.
Soon, a look of resentment appeared again...
"Your Majesty hasn't been to my concubine for quite some time."
snort.
Li Shimin had no time to flirt.
As more and more people were involved in the incident, he became a little numb.
"Tell me, where did the grain you gave Wei for price come from?" Li Shimin went straight to the point again.
"Your Majesty said food..."
Concubine Wei covered her mouth and smiled: "The prince asked his concubine to help sell it."
"He said he had a batch of grain, but there was no market for it."
"Knowing that our Wei family has good connections in Chang'an, I entrusted it to my concubine."
Sure enough, someone else was involved.
And he’s still a prince!
This fucking...
The prince should be the last one, right?
I don’t have many relatives left.
There is no way there is a Guanyin maid, right?
"I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
Li Shimin was about to leave, but was held by Concubine Wei.
"Your Majesty is already here, how can you leave just as you say?"
"At least...have some food before leaving."
"..."
Not to mention it was okay, but once I mentioned it, Li Shimin was really a little hungry.
Moreover, Concubine Wei is confident and calm, so it should have nothing to do with this matter.
So Li Shimin ate at Concubine Wei's place.
But this meal...
I ate for an entire hour.
In the end, Li Shimin went out holding his waist.
East Palace.
Li Chengqian was about to go to bed, but was told that Li Shimin was coming.
Greeted immediately and hurriedly...
"I have met my father."
"Tell me, where did the military rations come from?"
Li Shimin had no patience anymore. After running again and again, his legs were almost broken.
"this……"
Li Chengqian hesitated: "Father, my son and I have promised others, but we can't say anything."
Fuck you.
Is there any possibility that you would not tell me?
"Wang De, cane!"
Li Shimin spread his hands.
"..."
Li Chengqian was instantly frightened: "Father, you have to promise me first. You can't say it was my son who said it."
"explain!"
Li Shimin scolded sharply.
"It's the imperial grandfather..."
Li Shimin was completely confused.
He never expected that the military rations would be passed on to his relatives.
