Great Tang princess

Chapter 291 Emergencies
After returning to the East Palace, Li Xian felt a little disappointed.

As soon as she entered the inner hall, Wei Lian'er immediately walked a few steps closer and asked, "How is the condition of the saint?"

Li Xian shook his head slightly, but did not speak. After taking a deep breath, he walked to the back of the table and sat down, not knowing what he was thinking.

Seeing this scene, Wei Lian'er lowered her head and thought for a while, then turned her head and waved to his personal eunuch Sun Jingbang: "Tell everyone around you to go down first."

Sun Jingbang agreed, and hurriedly told the surrounding servants to leave, while she still stayed by her side to serve her.

After everyone around went down, Wei Lian'er came to Li Xian and sat down, poured him a cup of tea and handed it over: "What's the situation, you tell me."

"The saint's condition is not very good," Li Xian shook his head, "he was rescued, but his complexion is still bad...The saint wants to rest, so he told me to come back first..."

"What about the princess?"

"Yuechen stayed behind, presumably there must be something..."

Wei Lian'er suddenly interrupted: "Your Highness! You don't even think about why the princess stays instead of you?"

Li Xian frowned: "Lian'er! You can't talk nonsense!"

"I understand that His Highness and the Princess have been on good terms since they were young, but now that His Highness is the Crown Prince, and now that the Princess is highly valued by a saint, at least if there is something to explain, His Highness should be present, right?" Wei Lianer asked back.

"You don't understand!" Li Xian shook his head, "If it's something serious, I'll be there. Yuechen is here, it's just that Grandpa wants to chat with her..."

"Your Highness!"

"All right!"

Li Xian suddenly interrupted Wei Lian'er, and said with a serious face: "Lian'er, since you married me, I have always been obedient to you, but you must never speak ill of Yuechen! I have watched Yuechen since I was a child. Chen grew up, my own sister, I know better than you!"

Then he said to Sun Jingbang: "Remember, in this East Palace, don't let the servants gossip!"

"Yes!" Sun Jingbang agreed.

Seeing Li Xian's resolute attitude, Wei Lian'er couldn't help being a little curious: "Is the relationship between Your Highness and the princess really so good?"

"If you knew what happened to my second brother in Chang'an, you wouldn't ask this question!" Li Xian shook his head.

……

On the other side, in the Hall of Renshou, Li Yuechen sat cross-legged beside Li Zhi, chatting with his mother.

"I think it's almost there..." Li Zhi sighed, but soon, a smile appeared on his face again, "However, if you think about it carefully, this life can be regarded as having no regrets."

"Grandpa, don't say such things, there are still plenty of years to enjoy." Li Yuechen said.

"All right, all right, just talk about it in front of them," Li Zhi waved his hand, "If Sanlang still needs to study now, I will issue an abdication edict tomorrow and become the Supreme Emperor..."

Hearing the old man's initiative, Li Yuechen nodded in agreement: "Actually, it's quite good. If you become the Supreme Emperor, you don't have to worry about it every day. Auntie will take care of the rest!"

"Don't talk nonsense!" Wu Zetian frowned and said a lesson, "I think you are getting more and more courageous! You actually want the emperor to abdicate?"

Li Yuechen looked aggrieved: "Didn't Grandpa say this himself?"

"Haha..." Li Zhi suddenly smiled, "To be honest, I want to go back, but if I really quit, I feel a little bit reluctant..."

Hearing this sentence, Li Yuechen didn't speak, but nodded in agreement.

The temptation of the position of emperor is great. Since ancient times, countless emperors wanted to live forever, and all of them could not let go of their desire for this power.

Li Yuechen thought for a while: "It doesn't matter whether you retreat or not. Grandpa should avoid participating in those messy things in the future. It's exhausting and exhausting. It's not good for your health!"

"Well, we need to move less in the future." Li Zhi nodded with a smile, "Speaking of which, how about adding two wheels to the recliner made by Chen'er?"

Isn't this a wheelchair?Li Yuechen thought about it in his heart, nodded and said: "Yes, I will make one for Grandpa as soon as I get back!"

It was a normal chat at first, but as we chatted, the topic began to change.

"Now Sanlang wants to learn how to supervise the country. What's the matter, Chen'er, you have to help me." Li Zhi said.

"Naturally, A Niang will help with government affairs. If there is a war, the child will naturally be obliged!" Li Yuechen replied.

Li Zhi nodded: "That's it, I'm relieved! It's just a pity...the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty...I'm afraid I won't see it..."

Wu Zetian handed over a glass of water: "Your Majesty, don't be so negative, the illness is always possible to be cured!"

"Mei Niang is the one, birth, old age, sickness and death, no one can escape..." Li Zhi laughed, "I can still take it easy!"

……

Generally speaking, Li Zhi didn't discuss too much about government affairs, and mainly chatted about family affairs.

Li Yuechen knew that perhaps he himself had a premonition of something, so he wanted to spend more time chatting with his family in the limited time left.

We chatted until late at night. If Wu Zetian hadn't reminded me that it was getting late, I'm afraid he would have to continue talking.

After saying goodbye, Li Yuechen left Renshou Hall, feeling a little uncomfortable in his heart.

With the medical conditions of this era, I am afraid that there is really no way to prolong my father's life. I am afraid that as Liu Shenwei said, it will be almost the same in one or two years.

What I can do is to spend more time with him during this time, at least I hope that my father can leave without any regrets.

Back at Anfu Hall, the two sisters were still awake.

Seeing her come back, Princess Yiyang also asked worriedly: "Chen'er, Grandpa..."

"It's fine for now!" Li Yuechen squeezed out a smile, "Sister, don't worry."

The two princesses nodded without saying anything.

Shangguan Wan'er next to her suddenly said: "Your Highness, don't be sad, this matter..."

"Shut up, Wan'er! It's not your turn to talk about this!" Mrs. Zheng next to her taught her a lesson.

Shangguan Wan'er stopped talking and didn't say anything more.

Li Yuechen waved his hand: "Okay, it's getting late, let's all go to rest. Don't talk about this matter, don't think too much, just do what you want..."

Of course, she also knew that the words said so, but why did the emperor come to family affairs?It's all about the world.

I'm afraid it won't be long before the court situation will start to be turbulent again.

Thinking of this, Li Yuechen was a little worried.

But thinking about having my mother around, and really not having myself, there is no problem in trying to calm down the scene.

……

Li Yuechen's worry was not groundless, only a few days later, news spread that the emperor was critically ill.

It just so happened that Li Yuechen returned to the palace again, she sat on a chair inside the newspaper office and asked, "Do you know who spread the word?"

"I know!" Gao Yanfu who was opposite nodded, "Dare to ask Your Highness, how to deal with it?"

"Don't worry about it for now, just keep an eye on it." Li Yuechen replied.

Again, there are too many servants in the palace, and it is too easy to bribe them.

Even if it is useless to arrest or kill these people, the most important thing is, how to guarantee the loyalty of these servants to the royal family?

The answer is obvious, no guarantee!

Most of the servants were convicted and entered the palace, and they had more or less hatred for the royal family.It's fine if you don't have the guts to take the initiative to do harm, but you still expect them to be loyal?
The only thing that can be done is to minimize the servants' participation in confidential events, and as for the remaining trivial matters, just do whatever you want.

In fact, Li Yuechen's ideal state is to completely abolish the eunuch system, while court ladies adopt a system similar to soldiers' service, setting a certain number of years, and let them go back to marry when the time is up...

It's just that the time is not ripe yet, so it's impossible to change immediately.

After the news got out, the ministers didn't take any action on the surface, but they were actually thinking about the next issue of standing in line.

The emperor's health is getting worse day by day, what should they do next is what they should consider.

Even in the past few days, many people have sent their servants to the barracks to deliver gifts and posts.

Of course, this kind of thing cannot be said in the open, and the post only said that he wanted to have a meal with the princess, nothing else.

For the time being, Li Yuechen didn't respond to any of these invitations, nor was he in the mood.

Now she only wants to spend more time with her father in the rest of the time, and doesn't want to participate in other things.

In addition, the training in the military camp was almost on the right track, so Li Yuechen moved back to live in the palace, and only went to the military camp every now and then.

It was almost May, and the weather was getting hotter. Li Yuechen stayed with his father almost every day in the Hall of Renshou, talking and chatting with him while asking the eunuchs and maids around him to take turns fanning him.

The affairs of the government were completely handed over to Wu Zetian, and part of it was handed over to Li Xian who was studying to supervise the country.

Perhaps it was because Li Xian was stimulated by his father's critical illness, so he didn't play around and do nothing recently. Instead, he worked very seriously, which made Wu Zetian gratified and praised his son for growing up.

In mid-May, the sudden heavy rain fell for several days in a row, making people breathless under the gloomy sky.

Li Yuechen was sitting in the Hall of Renshou and accompanied his father: "Grandpa, what's wrong with you?"

"I'm not afraid of rainy days with this illness..." Li Zhi smiled, "Come on, push me to the door to have a look."

Sitting in a wheelchair is still very simple. After I said it last time, Li Yuechen asked the craftsmen and supervisors to work overtime to make it.

The tire material is the same as that of a four-wheeled carriage, elastic and stable.

Li Yuechen also specially asked Shangyi Bureau to sew a cushion for him, which can not only be used to lean on, but also be used as a pillow.

Pushing Li Zhi to the door, seeing that it had been raining for two consecutive days, the father and daughter fell into silence for a while without speaking.

The raindrops streaked across the air continuously, splashing smaller sprays on the ground that had already accumulated water.

The sound of "cracking" was constantly heard in the air. It was actually quite noisy, but once you got used to it, it was considered quiet from another perspective.

"What's Chen'er thinking about the future?" Li Zhi asked suddenly.

Unexpectedly, the old man would suddenly ask such a question, Li Yuechen thought for a while: "Didn't you tell Grandpa last time?"

"That's just Datang's future. I'm asking about your future." Li Zhi turned his head slightly.

To be honest, Li Yuechen hated this expression of smiling and squinting at people, it always seemed unpredictable and elusive.

But his father's expression always looks a little cute.

"Me? I haven't thought about it," Li Yuechen replied, "I only hope that Tang Dynasty can last forever."

"You don't have any ideas of your own?" Li Zhi asked, "I don't believe it."

Li Yuechen curled his lips: "To be honest, the only thing my child thinks about is to eat and wait to die. I don't need to worry about anything, as long as I think about how to play every day."

"Hahaha... You have been like this since you were a child, which is quite suitable!" Li Zhi suddenly laughed, "If I can be reincarnated, I would like to try this kind of life in my next life."

Hearing this sentence, Li Yuechen couldn't help but smile, as an emperor, everyone envied him.

But as a daughter, she knew very well that after all, her father had grown up in a bloody environment since she was a child, and she might even have thought at some point whether her future would be in jeopardy.

Especially during the time when Uncle Li Chengqian had the worst fight with Li Tai, maybe he was also very worried and scared, right?
After becoming the emperor, he was pushed aside by powerful ministers, and it took a lot of effort to regain power, and because of this, he suffered from severe PTSD...

Speaking of which, Dad has been tired all his life, so he should take a rest.

It's pretty good now, don't worry about government affairs, just enjoy life with peace of mind.

Of course, he was different from Gao Zu at that time, he was left alone voluntarily, while Gao Zu was left alone voluntarily... The mentality is also completely different.

……

I don't know if the current Tang Dynasty deviated from the original history and caused some kind of effect. The continuous heavy rain continued until the fifth day.

Li Yuechen felt something was wrong, and gradually frowned as he looked at the gloomy sky.

Just as he was about to continue chatting with his father, a young eunuch suddenly ran in from outside. He had a terrified expression on his face, and his whole body was wet. At the same time, there were a lot of water droplets dripping down the hem of his clothes.

Seeing the emperor sleeping in a wheelchair with his eyes closed, the little eunuch subconsciously approached Zhang Chengxin's ear to speak.

However, Zhang Chengxin waved his hand, slapped the opponent's face with a "slap", and reprimanded him in a sharp voice: "You dare to bite my ear in front of His Highness, don't you die?"

The little eunuch who was beaten was a little panicked, and subconsciously knelt down on the ground: "I don't dare, I just watch the saint fall asleep..."

"Okay..." Li Zhi suddenly opened his eyes, "What happened?"

"Back to the saint, the heavy rain continued, the Luoshui River overflowed, and the flood spread outside the eastern capital city, drowning more than a thousand residents..." The little eunuch replied in a trembling voice.

"What?" Li Yuechen exclaimed in surprise, "Why didn't you report in advance?"

"This...heavy rain for many days, the road is slippery..."

Hearing the little eunuch's explanation, Li Yuechen was so angry that he wanted to punch him. Now the hardened roads in the Eastern Capital City have been repaired, which is no longer the same as the previous roads that are easy to step on when it rains.

To put it bluntly, it was obvious that the person in charge was too lazy to check because it had been raining for too long...

But now is not the time to pursue responsibility, the most urgent task is to solve the problem first.

Li Yuechen turned his head and said, "Grandpa!"

"Go!" Li Zhi nodded, with a gratified smile on his face, "I believe Chen'er can handle it well!"

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