It had just experienced a light rain, and the air in the imperial capital was particularly fresh. The leaves in the courtyards of many mansions had been washed by the rain, exuding a refreshing fragrance, which was refreshing and refreshing.
In a corner of the imperial city, several figures were moving strangely and whispering.
At this moment, a black shadow tiptoed around the corner, looked around warily, and then quickly joined in the conversation of several people.
"Has it started outside?" A man in white lowered his voice and asked in a low voice to the people who came after him.
"I just went to the palace gate to inquire and saw Prince Rui Li Donglai." The man also replied in a low voice, "I heard that he will host the enthronement ceremony. I thought it would come soon."
"Li Donglai is an old man. He heard that his father passed the throne to the third girl before, and he opposed it in every possible way." The man in white said angrily, "Why did he suddenly change his mind in just one day?"
He paced back and forth anxiously, obviously extremely dissatisfied with Li Donglai's betrayal midway.
The moment the man in white turned around, the sun emerged from behind the clouds, and the light shone on his face, revealing a rather handsome face.
This person is actually Li Jiuye’s eldest son, the former Daqian Crown Prince Li Yan!
"Your Highness, calm down." The man in black lowered his eyebrows and said in a respectful tone, "Prince Rui is only acting according to the order. I am afraid he does not approve of the succession of the three princesses. There has never been a woman in power since ancient times. As a precedent, all you need to do is raise your arms later, and there will be countless followers in the civil and military circles of the dynasty."
"How are the contacts with those ministers?" Li Yan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard what he said, and his expression softened a lot.
"It's all decided." The man in black replied, "Led by Deputy Prime Minister Yang and the Minister of Industry, there are a total of seven important officials of the court standing with His Highness. As long as you appear at the ceremony, the three princesses will definitely sit down Don’t get into that position.”
"Okay, very good! Do you think you can get through without inviting me to attend the ceremony?" A hint of excitement flashed in Li Yan's eyes, and his smile was slightly ferocious, "How dares a mere brat to covet the throne? What a wishful thinking! "
"Your Highness, shall we set off now?" A young man's voice suddenly came from beside him.
"Wait a little longer, don't act too hastily." Li Yan replied without hesitation, "When all the officials gathered and the ceremony officially started, Gu Zai suddenly appeared and caught her off guard!"
"Your Highness is indeed a mastermind." The voice praised sincerely, "I admire you!"
Li Yan was quite satisfied with being so flattered and couldn't help but turn his head and wanted to brag.
"you you……"
However, when he saw the appearance of the speaker clearly, he was stunned for a moment, and his body trembled uncontrollably due to excessive shock.
A delicate face, a rough-made white shirt, and a lazy smile.
The seemingly ordinary and sunny boy almost scared Li Yan, who was so high-spirited just a moment ago, to the point of peeing.
This young man in white clothes who appeared at an unknown time was naturally Zhong Wen, who had left a huge psychological shadow on him.
"Long time no see, Your Highness, how have you been lately?" Zhong Wen took a step closer with a smile.
"You, don't come here!" Li Yan suddenly turned pale, stumbled, couldn't stand still, and fell to the ground with a "plop".
The eyes he looked at Zhong Wen were full of fear and despair, as if the person standing in front of him was not a person, but a demon from hell.
"Where did you come from? How dare you disrespect His Highness the Crown Prince!" The few new followers around him didn't know Zhong Wen. Seeing Li Yan showing disgust towards him, they just said that they had a chance to show off. With a fierce look in his eyes, he drew his weapon and surrounded the young man in white.
"Don't, don't..." The expression on Li Yan's face became more and more frightened, as if he wanted to stop his men, but he was too nervous to say a complete sentence.
"Me?" Zhong Wen glanced at everyone and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, "I am a good friend of His Highness the Crown Prince. No, I am no longer the Crown Prince, but the Queen's brother."
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the real heir to the throne. What qualifications does His Highness the Third Princess have to be the emperor!" The man in black who was responsible for inquiring about the news shouted loudly, "The people are deceived by the lies. Most of them are from the Third Princess's side. Let's work together. Go ahead and cut him into pieces!"
The few cronies beside Li Yan were already in an extremely excited state. After being instigated by the man in black, they suddenly became energetic and started to attack him with their weapons.
Stop it, idiot!
Do you want to kill Gu?
Li Yan was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and he cursed in his heart. His upper and lower teeth kept bumping together, making "clucking sounds", but he was still speechless for a while.
"Ah!" "Who?" "Ouch!" "What the hell?"...
Not seeing Zhong Wen's movements, Li Yan's men all had their cheeks sunken. As if they were hit hard, their bones cracked and cracked. They all tilted this way and that and fell to the ground, completely losing their ability to move.
"Zhong, Zhong Wen, I didn't offend you this time, did I?" Realizing that if he didn't speak out, he would most likely follow in the footsteps of the others, Li Yan tried his best and finally forced himself to tell the complete story. The sentence is, "Why do you, why do you need to interfere in the affairs between our Li brothers and sisters?"
"You are really persistent." Zhong Wen sighed softly, "Even I admire you a little."
"Although there have been some misunderstandings between us, those are all in the past." Li Yanwu said without giving up, "Now that the second child is dead and the third child is far away in southern Xinjiang, only Gu is the most suitable person for the throne. If you had not supported me as the candidate for the throne, I would have been deeply grateful to you when I ascended the throne!"
"I am just an ordinary citizen, and even if I want to support you, I may not be able to convince the public." Zhong Wen showed hesitation, "If you really want to be the emperor, you have to recruit a few powerful backers in the court. "
"Don't worry about this. Now, several important ministers, including the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Industry, the Minister of Punishment, and Uncle Zhongyong, have secretly expressed their support for Gu." Seeing his hesitation, Li Yan couldn't help but feel happy, and said quickly, "There are several other ministers. I'm also waiting and watching, as long as Gu Zai is moved by emotion and understands rationally during the ceremony, he can probably win them over."
"Are so many people really willing to support you?" Zhong Wen shook his head repeatedly, expressing disbelief.
"Really, really." Li Yan said anxiously, "How dare you swear to God!"
"Okay, then I will barely believe you for once." Zhong Wen seemed to be finally convinced by him and nodded.
"Did you agree?" Li Yan's eyes lit up and he said overjoyed.
"Of course..." A strange smile suddenly appeared on Zhong Wen's face, "I won't agree."
"You..." Li Yan's heart trembled, his expression changed drastically, and he was about to speak, but his vision went dark and he completely lost consciousness.
"Those shameless old guys took advantage of me and turned around and wanted to betray Yiru." Zhong Wen stared at the unconscious Li Yan and murmured to himself, "I really want to thank you for providing me. Where’s the information?”
After saying that, the dragon shadow flashed under his feet, his figure gradually dimmed, and soon disappeared without a trace.
About half a moment later, Zhong Wen's figure appeared again, holding two people in his left and right hands.
"boom!"
He loosened his palms and threw the four people in his hands to the ground, without caring whether the bodies of these people would be harmed.
If Li Yan was still awake, he would be able to recognize that these people were the deputy prime minister, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Uncle Zhongyong who planned to support him in his rise to power.
At this time, the four court officials were all in a coma, unaware that they had become prisoners.
"Get it done and call it a day!"
Zhong Wen clapped his hands, his expression extremely relaxed, as if he had just done an insignificant thing.
What to do with these guys?
His eyes swept over Li Yan and the four old men on the ground, and he fell into deep thought.
He had just helped Li Yiru to the throne. Considering the pressure on the girl, he was really embarrassed to kill the other two brothers in a row.
However, he felt somewhat unwilling to let Li Yan go like this.
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
I don't know how long it took, but bursts of bells suddenly floated from the direction of the palace. They were majestic and solemn, melodious and distant, making those who heard them feel solemn in their hearts unconsciously.
"Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"
What followed was a uniform voice of "Long Live", high and loud, soaring into the sky.
"Is it done?" Zhong Wen felt happy, knowing that Li Yiru's enthronement ceremony was about to end smoothly.
Got it!
His eyes fell on the four people in front of him again. He rolled his eyes and suddenly thought of an interesting idea.
…
"Phew, so tired!"
Watching the last official in the hall leave, Li Yiru let out a sigh of relief, and her delicate body suddenly slid down onto the dragon chair, like a puddle of soft mud, unwilling to move any further.
Even though she had taken the Xuan Tianzhu given by Zhong Wen the day before and instantly had a terrifying cultivation level at the level of a spiritual master, she still felt more tired than ever before. The enthronement ceremony seemed to have drained all the strength from her body. Clean, there is no more left.
From yesterday to today, she was always in a state of panic, fearing that someone would suddenly jump out and object on the day of the ceremony.
However, the entire ceremony went extremely smoothly. Except for the unexpected absence of some officials, not even a single thorn appeared.
Especially when she deliberately flew into the sky in front of everyone according to the script drawn up by Zhong Wen and Shangguan Mingyue, showing her spiritual master-level strength, the ministers who had originally looked uncertain finally realized that the Queen's accession to the throne was unstoppable. Then they all gave up their struggle and honestly knelt down with everyone else and shouted long live.
"Did I do it?" The girl murmured softly, and a smiling and pretty face appeared in her mind unconsciously, "I don't know if I let him down."
Thinking of that magical young man who looked playful and smiling, but was actually very capable, a pair of red clouds appeared on Li Yiru's soft and pretty face unconsciously.
"You did a great job." A gentle voice suddenly came from my ear, "It's much better than I thought."
Li Yiru hurriedly turned around to look around, only to see Zhong Wen appearing on the left side of the dragon chair at some unknown time, looking at him with a smile, his eyes full of admiration.
"ah!!!"
The girl was shocked. A force surged out of her exhausted body and she jumped up like a rabbit. "You, when did you come?"
"It's about the time Lord Changsun left." The smile on Zhong Wen's face became brighter and a hint of teasing flashed in his eyes.
"You, me, you..."
When she thought about how lazy she looked, Li Yiru's face suddenly became red. Even her smooth and jade-like neck was covered with a layer of bright pink. Her beautiful eyes were looking straight down, wishing she could find a crack in the ground. Get in there.
"Yi Ru, I'm sorry."
Staring at Li Yiru's gentle and beautiful face, but unable to hide the look of exhaustion, Zhong Wen suddenly felt a sense of guilt in his heart, "You didn't do anything wrong and you shouldn't have to bear such pressure."
"This is my own choice." Li Yiru shook his head gently, "I don't blame you."
The two fell silent at the same time, and the entire hall was completely silent. Even the footsteps of people coming and going in the distance became clearly audible, and there was a bit of embarrassment in the air.
"Can you come with me for a walk?" I don't know how long it took, but Li Yiru suddenly raised his head, staring into Zhong Wen's eyes with her sharp eyes, and his voice was as light as a mosquito.
"Okay." Zhong Wen nodded simply.
The girl's eyes became softer. She turned around gracefully, moved her steps lightly, and left the hall along the small door at the back. Zhong Wen followed closely behind, always keeping less than two steps away from her.
He had been in and out of the Daqian Palace several times before, but he always came and went in a hurry due to heavy responsibilities. This was the first time he could look at the scenery so leisurely and contentedly at this moment.
The state of mind is different, and what he sees is completely different. As he admires the numerous magnificent palaces, pavilions, carved railings and jade, small bridges and flowing water in the palace, Zhong Wen actually faintly feels the charm of art.
It is early winter, and most of the plants in the courtyard have withered. Only a few pine trees are still standing proudly, and a few winter plums are in bud.
Looking around, the enthusiasm and vitality of spring and summer are no longer around, but there is more tranquility and desolation of autumn and winter, which does not have a charm of its own.
"From now on, I will live here."
The two came to a medium-sized palace. Li Yiru pointed at the main entrance and said softly.
Zhong Wen raised his head and looked at the three large golden letters above the main door. He stared at them for a long time. After all, he didn't understand any of them, so he had to shake his head and give up.
"Have you moved everything properly?" He turned to look at the girl's delicate face, and asked with concern, "Do you need my help?"
"No need." Li Yiru smiled and shook his head. "I am an emperor after all. Someone will take care of these little things for me."
It sounded like a plain sentence, but Zhong Wen could hear a bit of loneliness in it.
"Yi Ru..." He wanted to say a few words of comfort, but he didn't know what to say.
"Let's go in and take a look!" Before he could speak, Li Yiru suddenly said lightly, then moved her jade feet and walked towards the main entrance of the palace.
"Isn't this... not good?"
Seeing that Li Yiru actually invited him into the boudoir, Zhong Wen couldn't help but hesitate.
"Why, are you still afraid that I'll eat you?" Li Yiru pursed her lips and smiled, a hint of cunning flashed in his eyes, and his face showed a naughty look that he hadn't seen in a long time.
"I'm being pretentious." Zhong Wen laughed, finally stopped worrying, and strode into the palace.
Just after entering, a guqin placed in the center of the ground floor immediately caught Zhong Wen's attention.
As a top weapon-refining master, he can tell at a glance that the body of the piano is made of the finest purple sandalwood, and the strings are taken from a spiritual insect called "Tianyin Spider". It is said that this spiritual spider produces On a certain island in the South China Sea Alliance, each Tianyin spider can only spit out half a tael of spider silk in its lifetime, which is extremely rare.
And if any musical instrument can be stringed with Tianyin spider silk, it can play a melodious sound like celestial music. Therefore, the ultimate goal of many musicians in life is to be able to play a piece of music with an instrument made of this kind of spider silk.
Li Yiru walked slowly to the side of the guqin, stretched out her slender jade fingers, and gently plucked one of the strings.
"Ding!"
The clear sound of the piano, like pearls and jade falling on a plate, suddenly lingered in the hall. Zhong Wen felt as if he was hearing fairy music, and his mood became inexplicably cheerful.
"In the past, I only knew that Yiru was good at dancing, but I didn't expect that he was also a master of the piano." Zhong Wen didn't know how good Li Yiru was at the piano, but he still praised Li Yiru regardless of the principle of being a good dancer.
"Zhong Wen, after today, I am no longer the innocent and ignorant Princess Izumo." Li Yiru suddenly turned around, stared into his eyes, and said word by word, "Can you listen to me play a piece for the last time?"
