Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Chapter 440
Although the turmoil dissipated, the rumor of thieves in Yang Guozhong's mansion still spread in Chang'an City the next day.

People in Sui Palace also inevitably heard some gossip.In order to prepare for the wedding of the third master Li Lang, people have been sending various wedding items to the door for the past few days, and there are also family members of various clans and royal relatives who have come to give advice to Princess Dou.It was rare that something interesting happened in Chang'an City, so of course they wanted to take it to chew on it.

So Li Lijun also heard in his yard that there were burglars in Yang Guozhong's mansion in the middle of the night, and a lot of gold and silver treasures were stolen. Feeling very unlucky, he sent the man outside the city for burial at dawn.

Knowing the truth, Li Lijun sneered slightly, and didn't care what happened to that evil cultivator, she just asked Nanny Cui and Shi Qing: "It is rumored that there was a lot of noise last night, and it was caused by a snitch? Is there something else? Just use the thieves to prevaricate outsiders."

Nanny Cui only thought that Li Lijun had just gone to pay her respects to Concubine Dou, and she didn't think too much about it: "Of course, some people said that it wasn't a thief. The Chou family came to kill him, and the two had a fight, and the Taoist priest died under the hands of the Chou family. Uncle Yang thought it was a bad thing, and he was afraid that people would talk about it, so he declared that he was a thief. The corpse actually belonged to the Taoist priest. To be an offering to the Yang family, the food and clothes are all the best, I never thought that I would die so dishonorably that I didn't even get a coffin."

Shi Qing said: "There are a lot of people talking about this in private. Although there is a curfew at night, there are not a few people in Xuanyangfang who heard the movement. But Uncle Yang Guo said so, and the palace sent people to come, and it is also true Even if others know that it is not the case, it is not easy to refute the face of the palace and the Yang family. In fact, everyone feels that the Yang family is very ruthless. The Taoist priest should have practiced for Uncle Yang before. He won a lot of rewards for the few pills, but so what if he has more property? If his life is gone, he can’t keep anything! On the contrary, the guards of the Yang family got a lot of rewards for keeping silent, and made a small fortune."

One of the guards was acquainted with a servant of the Sui Palace, and even ran over to show off to his friends and paid off the wine money he owed earlier.

After pondering for a moment, Li Lijun asked: "Has there been such a commotion in the middle of the night last night, has Yang Guozhong's condition been affected?"

"It's not clear..." Cui Mama thought for a while, "I vaguely heard someone say that Uncle Yang Guo's condition has improved recently, but no one can tell whether it's true or not. Yesterday I heard that he is still seriously ill, just waiting to die, but he himself claims that he is just a little cold, and refuses to resign due to illness. Everyone knows that he is just reluctant to give up the power of the court. Now he says that he has improved , God knows if you are lying?"

Whether it has really improved or not depends on the subsequent changes in Yang Guozhong's condition.

For the purpose of inquiring about news, when Princess Pei ordered someone to invite Li Lijun to attend the lunch gathering in the small family, Li Lijun did not refuse.

It is said that only members of the Changfang in Beijing participated in this lunch.When she came to the east courtyard, she found that in addition to the heir king Li Dai who hadn't seen her for a long time, the pregnant stepmother Princess Pei and the eldest brother Li Jianrang, two non-staff members Zheng Wen and Zheng Yuchai were also present in the room—they were A pair of children of Princess Pei and her ex-husband Zheng Qilang.

Li Lijun once saw the two siblings through the little paper crane, but in the eyes of the other party, "she" should have seen them sitting in the carriage through the window.I haven't seen Zheng Wen for two years, and he has grown a lot taller. He is still handsome, personable, soft-spoken, and thoughtful.Zheng Yuchai has also grown a lot, and her appearance is even more beautiful and pleasant. She has a lovely and pitiful temperament, but she is not very talkative.

It was the first time that Li Lijun and the brothers and sisters of the Zheng family met in public. They greeted each other politely and took their seats.

The four children are theoretically in the period of filial piety, and the food is quite simple, but it is also delicious and nutritious-the dishes are prepared by Princess Pei herself, and they are quite careful.Her attitude is also very kind, she will not appear to be too caring and close to her biological children, nor will she neglect her two stepson and stepdaughter, and at the same time she can take care of her picky husband.However, Li Dai seemed to be a little absent-minded, lacking interest in the delicacies of mountains and seas in front of him, hastily spent some food and wine, and then put down the chopsticks.

Whether he is affectionate to his biological children or his stepson and stepdaughter, he is at most telling Li Jianrang to "take good care of his health", and then complained to his daughter Li Lijun, "running outside all day, how can I look like a well-behaved little lady", but The focus is still on yourself.

He said to Princess Pei: "A while ago I asked you to enter the palace to talk about the aspect in front of the noble concubine. Have you ever been there? Now is the critical time. If we don't want to be preempted by others, we must first Get the support of the imperial concubine. Don't hold me back at this time!"

Concubine Pei paused for a moment, glanced at her children, and then replied with a smile: "I have been in the palace, and I have tested the meaning of the imperial concubine and empress. It's just that the empress is worried about the illness of the uncle, so she doesn't listen to me at all. It’s useless to say it. I don’t dare to mention too much, because I’m afraid it will make the empress angry, which would be unbeautiful. I heard that the uncle’s condition has improved, and I think the empress’ mood will ease a lot. In two days, I will Let's go into the palace again to have a look, at least we must first find out who is fighting with the heir king."

In fact, you don't need to go to the palace to see the noble concubine, you can inquire about this kind of thing, but Li Dai is very satisfied: "That's right, first find out who is arguing with me, so I can get rid of them one by one!" Then he continued, "Yang Guozhong claimed that his condition has improved, but I went to see him in the morning, and I didn't think he was really healed. He looked very poor, and he was so thin that only a handful of bones remained. She also looks like she's running tears, but it's not just a little cold."

When the four children heard the idioms he used, they couldn't help but look up at him, but he didn't take it seriously.

Li Dai originally heard that Yang Guozhong's condition had improved, and he felt regretful in his heart, but seeing the other person's current appearance with his own eyes, he regained his confidence.He advised the other party to take a rest and rest, not to worry about government affairs, and after leaving Yang's mansion, he crossed the cross street and went to Mrs. Guo's mansion opposite, hoping to get some inside news from her.How can Mrs. Guo bother to pay attention to him?He said a few words casually and sent him away, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his chance had come!

He had already inquired with his acquaintances in the clan. Li Linfu was seriously ill and would hardly recover. Once he died, the successor should be Yang Guozhong, whom the sage favored.But Yang Guozhong is sick, even if he can recover sooner or later, it will take some time.Aspects cannot be suspended in the air, so who will be the one who will be temporarily in power?This person has to have no enmity with his predecessor Li Linfu, be able to get along with his old subordinates friendly, not compete with his successor Yang Guozhong for power, and be able to live in peace with his henchmen.

Li Dai felt that, as a clan who had a good relationship with Yang Guozhong, a saint's nephew, there was no more suitable candidate than him.Even if he could only be prime minister for a year or so, he would be happy.With this good start, the sage can see his talent. Are you afraid that he will not be reused by the sage in the future?
Thinking of this, Li Dai couldn't help but said to his wife, Princess Pei: "You can enter the palace tomorrow, don't wait until two days later. Long nights and many dreams!"

(End of this chapter)