On the way back to Beijing, many people came from Chang'an.
Bai Song asked for news and heard that there was a conflict between the emperor and the prince.
There are rumors in Chang'an that the prince has rebelled and there may be a big turmoil in Chang'an.
There was no reason for this news, other than that it spread in Chang'an overnight, causing people to panic.
Such news quickly reminded the people of the Xuanwu Gate incident.
Although Li Shimin spent his whole life suppressing the events of that year, the people finally had a plan in their hearts.
If rebellion breaks out, no matter what the outcome is, the people of Chang'an will not end well. It was through cleaning again and again that we achieved the stability we have today.
No matter how good Li Shimin's benevolent government is now, it is undeniable that he used many shady methods to conceal the truth, which left a big shadow on the people of Chang'an.
Therefore, people fled, and this piece of news, which had no origin, spread further and further, becoming more and more real as it spread, and even the people involved began to doubt the authenticity of this piece of information.
"how so?"
On the carriage, Xiang Nan asked melancholy.
Shu Wang also sighed with emotion: "We haven't left Chang'an for long. We didn't expect such a big thing to happen in Chang'an. The prince has always been filial and respected the emperor, how could he rebel?"
Bai Song didn't answer, thinking about all the possibilities.
He had been avoiding Li Chengqian's path to history, but in the end, everything seemed to be converging towards history.
Is it true that Li Chengqian will definitely come to his own end?
Bai Song didn't care whether the news was true or not, or what caused all this, but he knew that the news was true. Even if it wasn't true now, it would become true in the future.
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Inside Chang'an City.
The court is doing its best to hunt down those who spread rumors.
But with little success.
The rumor has spread, and it can't be stopped by arresting a few people.
During the three months since Bai Song left, the city of Chang'an seemed calm, but there had been an undercurrent surging behind the scenes for a long time.
Recently, there have been more magicians from Tibet in Chang'an, promoting Buddhism and recruiting followers everywhere.
At the same time, there were also more Japanese warriors. These people had no clear purpose and were just walking in the streets and alleys of Chang'an City, as if they were preparing for something, but they didn't prepare anything.
In the past three months, there have always been secret battles in Chang'an City. Occasionally, one or two Tibetan wizards died, and the corpses of Japanese warriors also appeared, as well as some people from the heroic village, and even some unimportant court officials.
Despite the seemingly tense situation, everything was still under control.
The fundamental reason why Chang'an City has become tense has to be the recent rumors.
This brought the secret struggle directly to the surface, which had already affected the people's hearts, so Chang'an gradually showed signs of unrest.
The prince wants to rebel?
Li Chengqian didn't even know it.
His leg injury had just improved, but he also ended up with the fate of being a cripple.
Li Chengqian is still sad about this, and his mentality has collapsed. How can he have the heart to rebel?
Li Shimin thought so too. He didn't believe that his obedient son had the courage to rebel, and he had no reason to rebel.
In order to end the rumors in the city, Li Shimin decided to take Li Chengqian with him to worship his ancestors.
And people can travel with the team.
It is to perform the scene of love between father and son in front of the people.
Even if it cannot completely dispel the rumors, it can at least provide some relief.
The news reached the East Palace, and Li Chengqian readily accepted it.
He turned around and started preparing for the ancestor worship activities the next day.
Just tonight, Li Chengqian received news again, saying that Bai Rou was in a bad mood and invited her to drink.
Li Chengqian was even more excited and went to the appointment immediately.
The relationship between Li Chengqian and Bai Rou has eased. This is something Li Chengqian is happy to see. Drinking tonight is a rare opportunity, so he drinks a lot and enjoys it.
It was already midnight when we returned to the East Palace.
Already very drunk, he happened to meet Princess Danyang who came to visit.
Princess Danyang wore white and soft clothes tonight and was waiting half-covered on the bed.
Li Chengqian used the strength of his wine to toss with his aunt for a long time.
As a result, the prince was absent from the ancestor worship event the next day, and the original plan to dispel the rumors turned into more suspicion.
Li Shimin was furious and punished the prince to be banned from the East Palace for half a year.
After such an incident, suspicions filled Chang'an City.
It seems to be a certainty that the emperor is about to change the prince.
At this critical moment, Bai Song came back.
Everyone in Chang'an City was paying attention to the prince's affairs, and no one even noticed that there was a carriage that looked dusty in Chang'an City.
Three months have passed, and Bai Song feels like several years have passed.
Because there were obviously fewer people on the streets of Chang'an, and it was no longer lively. Except for the water of the Yong'an River that was still flowing, everything around seemed strange.
Not only Bai Song felt this way, but the woman in the car also felt the same.
When I returned to the Beiding Palace, there was no guard at the door. The door was covered in dust and had not been opened for an unknown period of time.
"Let the princess look after the house, what do you think?" Xiang Nan complained.
Bai Song didn't say anything. When he returned home and saw such a scene, he felt a little unhappy.
At this time, a person entered the corner alley at the end of the street.
"It seems to be the ninth brother." Xiang Nan said.
Bai Song asked everyone to dismount and followed them towards the alley.
You can take a detour through that alley to get to the back entrance of the palace.
Sure enough, the back door of the palace was open, and it was natural for Li Zhi to enter the palace alone. It seemed that he often came here alone.
Just as the servant at the door was about to close the door, Bai Song blocked the door.
When the servant saw Bai Song and the ladies around him, he was slightly startled, and then he was surprised and wanted to scream.
Bai Song made a silent gesture to let people know. He now wanted to secretly observe the situation at home.
Bai Song followed Li Zhi to the back garden.
Li Zhi was not discovered all the way.
The person waiting for Li Zhi in the back garden is not from the palace, but Xiao Wu, who has become a princess.
Today, Xiao Wu looks more and more like a princess. She is no less beautiful, but has an extra nobility that belongs to a princess.
Seeing Li Zhi coming, he ran over happily: "Why are you here?"
"Sorry, I was delayed on the way today, so I'm late."
"You should know, right? Yesterday, the prince did not participate in the ancestor worship. My father got angry and grounded the prince."
"Of course I know."
"Then you have to behave well."
"Why?"
"Of course it's because the prince made a mistake, and the father may change the prince."
"If we want to replace the prince, you are the best candidate. You must perform well during this period and you can't make mistakes. Do you understand?"
"Oh." Li Zhi rubbed his eyes, sleepy, as if he didn't care too much.
"Can you cheer up? If you can become the prince, I will marry you when we all grow up."
