At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 853
Li Xiuning stared at Li Shimin intently and said, "Father has been holding onto this jade pendant tightly until his death, I think he must have meant something."

Li Shimin's expression fluctuated, he frowned and said: "Sanjie, what does it mean that Xuanba killed the emperor?"

Li Xiuning nodded, and Li Shimin said with an unnatural expression: "How is this possible, why did Xuanba want to kill the emperor?"

Li Xiuning shook her head, and said with deep meaning: "I don't know why, does the Emperor really not know?"

Li Shimin trembled slightly, his expression became even more unnatural, Li Xiuning immediately became more suspicious when he saw this, and stared at Li Shimin with piercing eyes.

Li Shimin stammered: "Zhen... how could I know, after all, Sanjie still doubts me?"

Li Xiuning looked away and said lightly: "Father was about to hold a court meeting when he suddenly had a stroke. The timing was too coincidental, and who will benefit from the accident of father? Shouldn't Third Sister be suspicious of you?" ? Shimin."

Li Shimin said bitterly: "It is indeed doubtful, but whether you believe it or not, Third Sister, I did not harm my father, nor did I instruct my father to do so."

Li Xiuning's eyes fell on Li Shimin's face again, and she frowned, "Is that Xuan Ba's own opinion?"

"Third sister, why do you think that the father was killed? A piece of jade pendant can't explain anything." Li Shimin argued.

Li Xiuning's face darkened and said: "This jade pendant was specially ordered by my mother to be made for us, and my father was holding Xuan Ba's jade pendant tightly when he was dying. Doesn't that explain anything?"

Li Shimin frowned and said: "Assuming that the guess of the third sister is correct, then why did Xuanba want to kill the emperor?"

Li Xiuning shook her head and said, "I don't know, but maybe it has something to do with a secret."

Li Shimin said with a guilty conscience: "What secret?"

Li Xiuning stared at Li Shimin, not letting go of any details on his face, and said: "Not many people know this secret, the queen mother only told me when she was dying, maybe the emperor also knew, but he never mentioned it. "

"What's the secret?" Li Shimin's heartbeat suddenly accelerated.

Li Xiuning said in a low voice: "Xuanba was not born to his mother, he was the illegitimate son of Yuwen Ruyu, the third princess of Emperor Wudi of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. Back then, Yang Jian usurped the throne and killed all the male members of the Northern Zhou royal family, except for the female family members. Strictly speaking, Yuwen Ruyu secretly gave birth to Li Xuanba and dared not raise her, so she entrusted our mother to help raise her, and at that time, the mother gave birth to Shiminyou, so she lied to the outside world that she had twins."

"What? Then... aren't Xuanba and I twins?" Li Shimin immediately stayed on the spot.

Li Xiuning shook her head and said: "This is just a lie spread by the queen mother to deceive others. You and Xuanba are nothing like each other. How could they be twins? Moreover, Jiancheng, Yuanji, you and I are all in good health, while Xuanba But she suffers from a congenital disease, it is estimated that in order to avoid censorship, Yuwen Ruyu deliberately concealed her pregnant belly and did not supplement nutrition, coupled with constant anxiety, the fetus in the womb left the root cause of the disease."

Li Shimin only felt his head buzzing, and said to himself in a daze: "Xuanba and I are not twins, I was born by the queen mother, Xuanba is not, he is a descendant of the Northern Zhou royal family, I am not, I am not..."

Li Xiuning said suspiciously: "Shimin, did Xuanba tell you something?"

At this time, Li Shimin calmed down slowly, and said lightly: "Third sister, you are overthinking, I will investigate what you said, go back and rest quickly." After speaking, he winked secretly.

Li Xiuning was stunned for a moment, but then nodded and said: "Your Majesty, you should rest earlier." After speaking, she turned around and wanted to leave.

However, at this moment, a sigh came from the darkness, and then, a skinny figure came out slowly, blocking Li Xiuning's way. The latter's complexion changed drastically, and he slowly retreated to Li Shimin's side.

"Xuanba, you...haven't left yet!" Li Shimin stepped forward, protecting his sister Li Xiuning behind him.

Li Xuanba glanced at the two people who looked nervous, and sighed: "Third Sister is really careful, but you shouldn't be here tonight."

Li Xiuning's heart sank slowly, but Liu Mei raised her eyebrows lightly and said, "Xuanba, is it really you who killed the emperor?"

Li Xuanba nodded, Li Xiuning was startled and angry, his almond eyes widened, and asked: "Why? The queen mother kindly raised you to grow up, and treated you as her own. The father also loved you very much, and visited famous doctors all over the world. Treating your illness, you actually repay your kindness and poison your father, you are a beast, you are not as good as a beast!"

Li Xuanba said calmly: "That's right, I will avenge my kindness, but in order to fight for the country, father and son brothers can kill each other, not to mention that Li Yuan and I are not related by blood."

Li Shimin's face was ashen, he stared at Li Xuanba, his eyes seemed to burst out with anger, and said in a deep voice, "Li Xuanba, you lied to me!"

Li Xuanba was straightforward, and admitted frankly: "Yes, I lied to you. In fact, Shimin, you are the biological son of Li Yuan and the Dou family. I am not Li Xuanba. I just want to use you to seize the country."

Li Shimin's lungs exploded with anger, and he shouted sharply: "Don't even think about it... come!"

Li Shimin was about to call the guards in the palace, but there was a small bell in Li Xuanba's hand, he shook it lightly, and it jingled...

Li Shimin's body froze immediately, and the anger on his face quickly subsided, and he stood there dumbly without saying a word.Seeing this, Li Xiuning said in horror, "What did you do to Shimin?"

Li Xuanba smiled and said: "It's just a small Gu technique, don't worry, I won't hurt Shimin."

Li Xiuning turned around and ran away, Li Xuanba's figure flashed, he was already behind the former, and he reached out his hand to lightly brush the back of his head, Li Xiuning's eyes darkened and he passed out.

At this time, a group of guards rushed over with lanterns, and seeing Princess Pingyang fell to the ground, they couldn't help being surprised, and hurriedly knelt down and said: "See the emperor and King Wei, I wonder what happened just now?"

Li Xuanba helped Li Xiuning up, and said calmly: "It's okay, Princess Pingyang paid homage to the late emperor, she just fainted from grief."

Li Shimin waved his hands blankly and said, "You all step back."

Although the guards felt strange when they heard the words, they retreated wisely.

"It's late at night, the emperor will go back to bed, and my younger brother will send the third sister back to her residence." Li Xuanba coughed lightly.

Li Shimin nodded, walked away from the Taimiao, and headed towards Daming Palace.

Li Xuanba sent Li Xiuning back to Duke Huo's mansion, and a group of soldiers immediately moved in, controlling and guarding everyone in the mansion.

"His Royal Highness King Wei, the inventory is over, everyone in the mansion is here except Ma Sanbao." A general came to Li Xuanba and reported respectfully.

Li Xuanba frowned and said: "Go find it quickly, order all the city gates to be under martial law, and no one is allowed to enter or leave until they are caught."

The general said in embarrassment: "The last general does not have this power."

"Then ask the emperor for orders." Li Xuanba said coldly.

"Yes!" Lang Jiang took the order and left.

(End of this chapter)