Li Shimin sighed and said:
"Look down."
After hearing this, Queen Changsun frowned and looked down, and soon saw the "testimony" provided by Li Yuan.
"My grandson said that it is uncertain whether he will live or die when he goes to Lanzhou. He wants to leave a descendant for the old Qin family so that he can be given to me in the future to take care of him until his death."
"I would like to let him give up his intention to go to Lanzhou, so as to reject this matter, but Li Er is better. I just sternly explained that going to Lanzhou is dangerous. He Li Er is both a cheat and a cheat. My daughter’s decree has arrived.”
"I, what can I do?"
After Queen Changsun finished reading, she twisted her eyebrows and glanced at Li Shimin with a resentful expression.
After hearing that Qin Ming and the Xiao family's wife paid a private visit, Empress Changsun felt a little unhappy.
But it's just unhappy, not really angry.
After all, Li Yuan agreed, so what could she do?
Furthermore, after all, these were all held in private, and her position as head wife was still the one she was happy with.
At this time, Li Shimin sighed, pointed to a line of words in the memorial, and said:
"The point is here. This kid, before I issued the imperial edict, had already decided to go to Lanzhou."
"I even suspect now that even without my will; even if I don't let him go with the army, he will lead people to Lanzhou."
Queen Changsun raised her eyebrows and asked:
"Erlang, what can this mean?"
Li Shimin rubbed his eyebrows and sighed:
"You also saw the report from Longyou."
"Obviously, he clearly knows the importance of clairvoyance to the court."
"We even made a batch in advance and brought them to Longyou specially."
"But he would rather treat it as a plaything and give it to my father than bring it directly to me. In addition, he wants to run to Lanzhou at any cost. Doesn't this explain the problem?"
Queen Changsun frowned and thought for a while, then said:
"Could it be that Qin Ming's kid has been busy with the bidding conference a few days ago, so he forgot?"
Li Shimin shook his head and said:
"I have comforted myself in this way, but after the bidding meeting, he specially prepared a batch of glazed mirrors."
"If you say that he was too busy and was negligent, I don't believe it."
"With his intelligence and prudence, he would never have deliberately missed this matter unless he had any objections to me."
"I have thought about it carefully. First he came to the palace to offer advice, and then he presented the sand table. I thought that boy was sensible and knew that he would share my worries."
"But now that I think about it, that boy had only one purpose from beginning to end, and that was to relieve the siege of Lanzhou and rescue Zhijie."
Queen Changsun finally heard it.
At this moment, my husband is not only suspicious, but also jealous.
Just because he felt that his status with Qin Ming was not only inferior to his father, but even Cheng Zhijie could not compare with him.
Empress Changsun laughed dryly and said softly:
"Erlang, are you overthinking it? These days, that kid Qin Ming does a lot of work for the court? Just being clairvoyant doesn't mean much, right?"
"Besides, these days, I have never heard of any noble woman in Chang'an City getting a glazed mirror."
Hearing this, Li Shimin was silent for a while, shook his head, and said with a wry smile:
"Why don't I hope that I am overthinking it?"
Empress Changsun frowned and comforted:
"Your Majesty, now that a war is imminent, Your Majesty must still put national affairs first."
"As for that child, what do you think? It's better to wait until he comes back from Longyou and you can test it slowly."
Li Shimin nodded slightly, hugged his beloved wife's hand, couldn't help but tighten it, and said:
"What the Queen said is true."
Half an hour later,
Empress Changsun walked slowly out of the Ganlu Palace, took a dozen maids with her, and walked toward the Li Zheng Palace.
Just now in the Manna Hall,
Although Empress Changsun has been looking for reasons for Qin Ming to refute her husband, deep down in her heart, she actually agrees with Li Shimin's views.
There is no other reason,
After getting along with each other in recent days, she always felt that Qin Ming's attitude toward her was not as close as before.
When did Qin Ming's attitude towards her change?
Along the way, Queen Changsun kept recalling her past with Qin Ming and what Li Shimin said today in her mind.
Just like that, Queen Changsun thought as she walked.
Not long after, they returned to the Li Zheng Hall.
As soon as Queen Changsun sat down, the palace maid Yuechan came over in a hurry, bowed and said:
"Your Majesty, please ask for an audience with Duke Xu outside the palace."
When Queen Changsun heard this, she was stunned for a moment and whispered:
"Uncle, why are you here?"
"Yes, I think it's because of my cousin."
Having said this, Queen Changsun suddenly paused and murmured:
"My cousin took the initiative to instigate Qin Ming to make a bet. Does this mean that the two have known each other for a long time and had conflicts?"
"Then children stay in Lantian all day long, how can they socialize? Is it Chong'er?"
Suddenly, Empress Changsun had an idea and sighed.
She thought about when Qin Ming's attitude towards her changed.
I also vaguely understood the reason in my heart.
.......
On the other side, Lantian County, Qin Mansion.
Qin Da walked into the front office in a hurry, bowed to Xiao Changxi who was sitting in the chair, and said:
"Qin Da has met Madam."
Xiao Changxi nodded slightly and asked:
"Have you investigated everything in Chang'an?"
Qin Da nodded, took out an envelope from his sleeve, took two steps forward, handed it to Xiao Changxi with both hands, and said:
"Here is a list of all the people in the shops in Chang'an who have been bribed or threatened by the major families."
Xiao Changxi looked at the envelope in her hand, a cold light flashing in her eyes.
After a while,
Xiao Changxi handed the three lists to Qin Da and said:
"You will go to Chang'an later and inform the managers of all shops in Chang'an."
"All the people on the first list will be dismissed. Keep records according to the rules of the house. Members of the three tribes will never be hired by the Qin House."
"The people on the second list will be temporarily dismissed, and the shop stewards will come forward to report the case to Chang'an and Wannian counties. During this period, all expenses will be borne by the Qin government."
"Give the third list to Wen Yuan. Let him arrange people to secretly protect their families. Then, wait for notification from the government and be ready to deliver some false news to the major families."
Qin Da took the three lists and nodded heavily.
"Here."
After saying that, Qin turned around and left the office.
Xiao Changxi looked at the closed door, pursed her lips, and murmured:
"It would be great if Lang Jun was here."
At this moment, a scornful voice came from the direction of the sofa.
"What? My Xi'er, do you miss me?"
Xiao Changxi's face burst into joy, she turned around suddenly and looked towards the sofa.
"Lang Jun, are you back?"
But soon, Xiao Changxi became disappointed, because the voice just now was just her illusion.
There was no figure on the sofa that made her think about it day and night.
Xiao Changxi slowly walked to the sofa and sat down. Then she picked up a pillow and hugged it in her arms.
"Lang Jun, how are you lately? Xi'er, I miss you a little."
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