Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

At this moment, Zhang Wenxi came over, "The affairs of the imperial court cannot be clearly explained in four words, right and wrong."

"See Eunuch Zhang."

"En." Zhang Wenxi nodded, bent over and said, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty still wants you to go back."

"If your majesty does not commit crimes, I will feel uneasy when I go back."

Zhang Wenxi waved his hand, and several servants placed a few small stoves around Defang, and Defang asked, "Eunuch Zhang, what is this?"

"Your Majesty couldn't bear the lord's kneeling here to suffer from the cold and snow, so he made a special confession." Zhang Wenxi said, "Your Majesty ate very little for dinner, and has gone to bed now."

"Then I will kneel down and wait for the dawn."

Zhang Wenxi took a hand stove and put it in front of Defang, "My lord, it's not a good night."

Defang smiled, "This king has more than one night."

"My lord, do you want to inform Empress Di of Nanqing Palace?"

"No, no, we must not let her know now, or I won't be kneeling here alone."

"My lord, I hope this night is worth it."

"I hope so..."

In the Nanqing Palace, Concubine Di waited in the dormitory for a long time without Defang coming back, so she went to the study, but she didn't see Defang, so she called Baili, "Baili, where is the prince?"

"Go back to your mother, the prince has gone to the palace to face the saint."

"Enter the palace? Didn't His Majesty allow the prince to go back to the mansion first to rest?"

"Yes, but I don't know why, the prince hurried into the palace after reading Xiangye's letter."

Concubine Di thought for a while, "It won't be anything..."

"Maybe Xiangye has something to ask Wang Ye to meet with him."

"Didn't the prince explain anything when he left?"

Baili thought for a while, "No, the prince just said that you don't need to follow me."

Concubine Di thought about it, Baili, Song Jiajun, and Chongming Shang'en were the four who usually escorted Defang into the palace, so she asked, "Is that General Song going with the prince?"

"probably"

Concubine Di nodded, and took Ke'er to the main hall, but she saw Song Jiajun walking by with the guards in the courtyard, Concubine Di hurriedly said, "General Song, the prince is back?"

Song Jiajun hurriedly ran to Concubine Di, "The last general will meet with your empress, and return to your empress's words. The prince has not yet returned to the residence."

"The prince didn't go back to the mansion? Then why did the general come back?"

"The last general didn't leave the mansion, the prince said that the last general didn't need to follow, so he walked to the palace by himself."

"Alone? Walking?"

"Yes, ma'am"

"Why is this?"

"The last general doesn't know. The prince has repeatedly told the young general not to wait for him. He also said that he has something to do tonight, so he might not go back to his residence, and he won't let the general take someone to pick him up tomorrow."

Concubine Di frowned, "My lord must have something..."

"Your Majesty, then take this person to the palace."

"No... the prince just read the prime minister's letter, it must be reasonable, wait for now..."

Taizong didn't fall asleep when he returned to his dormitory. The concubine next to him asked, "Your Majesty, what's on your mind?"

"No, I'm thinking about my nephew."

"My lord?" The concubine curled her lips, "I heard that the eight virtuous kings resisted orders and deceived the emperor at the border, and sent troops without authorization. Now they are still victorious, and they must be very proud. Your Majesty, you must punish him for his serious crime."

"Shut up!" Taizong sat up all of a sudden, and looked at the imperial concubine fiercely, "He is the son of the first emperor, a descendant of my Zhao family, and even my own nephew! What is your identity! How dare you provoke the relationship between our uncle and nephew! "