At noon, Chang'an City, Hejian County Prince's Mansion
Outside the Hejian County Prince's Mansion, Li Xianzhi was instructing his servants to carry fireworks into the mansion.
At this time, Li Xiaogong heard the report from his servants and hurried to the door of the mansion. Seeing that Li Xianzhi was in good condition, he breathed a sigh of relief, and then snorted in displeasure.
Li Xianzhi turned around and saw his father with his hands on his chest, looking at him angrily.
She hurried forward and took Li Xiaogong's arm, saying coquettishly:
"Father...King..."
Li Xiaogong snorted, broke away his arm, turned around and walked towards the house.
Seeing this, Li Xianzhi hurriedly stepped forward, nodded, bowed and said with a smile:
"Father, my daughter has realized her mistake and will never dare to do it again next time."
Li Xiaogong glanced at Li Xianzhi angrily. Seeing that his daughter was sincere in admitting her mistake, he finally couldn't bear to vent his anger on her. However, his daughter disappeared early in the morning and he still wanted to ask where she went, so he coughed He asked in a loud voice:
"You are really becoming more and more ignorant. You don't even tell your mother and concubine when you go out. You don't know how worried your mother and concubine are. Where have you been all day?"
Li Xianzhi stuck out her tongue when she heard this, and then said to Li Xiaogong with a smile:
"Daughter, I went to Qin Ming's Mansion in Lantian County."
Li Xiaogong frowned when he heard this and said angrily:
"Your Majesty, Princess, are you not afraid of gossip outside when you go to visit someone else's house alone?"
Li Xianzhi said with some displeasure:
"Didn't my daughter go with her bodyguard? Why would anyone gossip? Besides, my daughter didn't go to the Qin Mansion just for her mother's sake?"
Li Xiaogong said with some doubts:
"For your mother-in-law?"
Li Xianzhi nodded quickly, and then said:
"Didn't the mother-in-law say she likes to watch fireworks? It happened that my daughter learned from Princess Changle that the fireworks were sent by Qin Ming, so she got up early in the morning and went to the Qin Mansion to get the fireworks."
After hearing this, Li Xiaogong remembered that he had indeed seen servants moving things into the mansion just now at the gate of the mansion. He thought those were fireworks.
He touched Li Xianzhi's head happily, then thought of something, looked at Li Xianzhi with some suspicion and said:
"Well, it's rare for you to be so filial, but that boy gave you the fireworks so easily? He didn't do anything to you, right?"
When Li Xianzhi heard this, he suddenly remembered the scene where he was holding Qin Ming, and his face turned red.
When Li Xiaogong saw his daughter's shy look, he instantly felt as if someone was poaching his little cabbage. He felt bad in his heart. It would be okay if Qin Ming wasn't married yet, but now that Qin Ming and Princess Yuzhang had an engagement, then he would naturally He won't let his daughter get into it again.
So he pretended to be angry and said:
"I know that boy is not a good person. My father will take people to deal with that boy."
Li Xianzhi was shocked when he heard this. He quickly grabbed his father and said:
"Father, what are you doing? My daughter is very skilled in martial arts, how could she be bullied by him?"
Li Xiaogong was just pretending. He also believed in Qin Ming's character. The reason why he said this was just to damage Qin Ming's image so that his daughter could stay away from Qin Ming in the future.
"Well, that's true. That boy is so weak that he can't bully you."
Li Xianzhi breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and then changed the topic:
"By the way, father, isn't there a meeting of the imperial court today? Why did you return home so early?"
Li Xiaogong sighed after hearing this and said:
"Hey, everything was going smoothly originally, but when the envoys from the Western Regions came to visit, there was a vision of the Tengu eating the sun, which made the ministers panic. Many ministers were saying that this was an ominous sign. Seeing this, the Holy Spirit, The meeting had to be suspended early."
When Li Xianzhi heard this, he thought of Qin Ming's explanation of the Heavenly Dog eating the sun, so he told Li Xiaogong exactly what Qin Ming said.
Li Xiaogong recalled it and felt that what Qin Ming said was not unreasonable. Besides, Qin Ming could always come up with some new things these days, so it was normal for him to be able to understand the celestial phenomena.
Thinking of this, Li Xiaogong decided to go to the palace soon and report the matter to His Majesty to avoid any further rumors in the court.
Li Xianzhi looked at her father who was deep in thought, and suddenly remembered the old man she saw in the Qin Mansion. On the way back, she kept thinking about where she had seen the old man.
Seeing his father's appearance at this time, a flash of light suddenly flashed across him. The old man looked a bit like his father, and the only one he had ever seen who was about the same age as the old man was the Supreme Emperor who lived in Da'an Palace all year round.
The reason why she didn't recognize him in the Qin Mansion was mainly because she could only see the Supreme Emperor once a year before. Moreover, the Supreme Emperor was only wearing ordinary people's clothes in the morning, and the temperament of the old man seen in the Qin Mansion was completely different from that of the Supreme Emperor.
Li Xianzhi was shocked by her idea. After all, His Majesty said during the palace banquet last night that the Supreme Emperor was recuperating in Da'an Palace. She was not sure for a moment whether the old man was the Supreme Emperor.
Li Xianzhi hesitated for a while, but couldn't help but said to Li Xiaogong:
"Father, my daughter met an old man in the Qin Mansion today. He looks very much like the one in the palace."
Li Xiaogong came back to his senses after hearing this. Seeing his daughter's cautious look, he couldn't help but curiously asked:
"Who are you talking about?"
Li Xianzhi hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said:
"That's the one from Da'an Palace."
Li Xiaogong's expression froze when he heard this. He was one of the few insiders. After all, His Majesty also needs someone to cooperate and cover up. Otherwise, if so many members of the royal family go to Da'an Palace to pay their respects and no one is seen, people will inevitably be suspicious.
Although his daughter only said that they looked similar, Li Xiaogong was basically sure that he was the Supreme Emperor. However, he couldn't figure out why the Supreme Emperor appeared in the Qin Mansion. But as long as he could find the person, it would be a great achievement.
So Li Xiaogong asked:
"Daughter, do you really see the resemblance between the old man and the Supreme Emperor when you saw him in the Qin Mansion? Have you asked Qin Ming what his relationship is with the old man?"
After hearing this, Li Xianzhi thought for a while and said:
"It is indeed very similar. Qin Ming said that it was his maternal grandfather, a branch of our Longxi Li family. Father, do we have any relatives who are relatively close to us?"
Li Xiaogong: "...."
Li Xianzhi was just a little willful at ordinary times, but she was not stupid. Seeing that her father didn't say anything, she had some guesses about the matter.
After thinking for a while, she lowered her voice and asked:
"Could it be that the old man in Qin Ming's Mansion is really the Supreme Emperor? But why does my daughter never know which aunt has married into the Qin Mansion?"
After saying that, she looked at Lord Hejian with a gossipy expression.
After coming here for a while, Li Xiaogong said to Li Xianzhi with a serious face:
"Girl, don't make random guesses, and don't mention this matter to anyone else, including your mother and concubine. My father will go into the palace to report this to His Majesty right now. You can go back to the backyard to accompany your mother and concubine."
Li Xianzhi was a little disappointed that he didn't get the melon, but he nodded and walked towards the backyard.
Seeing this, Li Xiaogong didn't dare to delay any longer. He hurried out of the mansion, mounted his horse and headed towards the palace.
