Reborn Prince built

Chapter 68

He would blame the elder brother, but now it has turned into such a tense situation, which caught Li Shimin quite a bit by surprise.

Li Jiancheng was placed under house arrest. Li Shimin went there several times, but Li Jiancheng only saw him once.

"Brother, I'm going to tell my father to let you out." Li Shimin frowned.

"No need." Li Jiancheng insisted on the scroll, and said calmly, "I'm afraid my father is angry, and it's useless for anyone to say."

"But..." Li Shimin wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Li Jiancheng, "Father is not so simple this time, if he doesn't do this, you should understand how many courtiers attack me in the government and the opposition."

Li Shimin fell silent, he naturally knew who criticized Li Jiancheng, almost most of them were classified as the officials of the Qin Royal Party, including Changsun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, etc., he was not without restraint and warning, but they still In this way, what's more, like Du Ruhui, who directly said: "Even if Your Highness has no intention of doing anything to the world, you should consider it for the Qin Palace, and the lives of ministers and others are in His Highness's hands."

Li Shimin had no choice but to remain silent. He believed in Li Jiancheng, but it didn't mean that his subordinates also believed that His Highness the Crown Prince had no hostility towards the King of Qin. Now that he has made outstanding military achievements in the court and the opposition, his aura is likely to rival the Crown Prince's. No one would believe him. No desire for the throne.That's how it got to where it is today.

"I just want you to promise me one thing, be merciful to Yuanji's men, Shimin, after all, he is your brother, and his strength is far inferior to yours. This time he is indeed..." Li Jiancheng sighed, his skin was pale. There are light bruises, and he looks extremely tired and haggard.

Li Shimin pursed his lips, held Li Jiancheng's cold hand, "I promise you."

Seeing Li Jiancheng's furrowed brows, Li Shimin finally felt relieved. He didn't know whether Li Jiancheng knew about the little actions he made, but with Li Jiancheng's keenness, he might have noticed it long ago, and he chose not to pursue it anymore. This matter can be regarded as an explanation to Li Jiancheng.

Due to the constraints of the current situation, Li Shimin could not stay in the East Palace for too long. However, when he came again after that, Li Jiancheng avoided seeing him, so Li Shimin had to leave sadly.

However, Li Jiancheng was very calm. He just wrote to Li Yuan several times to beg Li Yuan to release Li Yuanji, and with Li Shimin's mediation, King Qi was released after two days. Like Li Jiancheng, he was placed under house arrest in his own palace. During the period, he was temporarily removed from all positions and prohibited others from visiting.

The government and the public have settled down for the time being, but the undercurrent is raging, but it is about to emerge, and it is becoming more and more dangerous.

Li Shimin was so upset that he didn't even go back to Prince Qin's mansion, he stayed in the barracks all day long, and he didn't treat Changsun Wuji and others like before.

The eldest grandson Wugou was leaning against the window, her round cheeks were slightly thinner, revealing her sharp chin, she was lost in thought, and she didn't come back to her senses until Yuan'er came over and called him.

"Ma'am, use some lotus seed soup."

The eldest grandson Wugou smiled slightly, took the soup bowl, stirred it casually, and said softly, "Yuan'er, do you still remember Miss Qiluo?"

"Remember." Yuan'er bowed her head.

"You gave her my white silk for the last time, what did she say?" Changsun Wugou took a sip and asked softly.

Yuan'er hesitated for a moment, then repeated it word by word, "Thank you, Princess Qin, for your kindness, but Qiluo has her own plans, so there is no need for Princess Qin to worry too much."

The eldest grandson Wugou put down the bowl, and said softly: "Although she is the daughter of a merchant, her knowledge is not bad, but it's a pity that she died too early."

After another moment of ecstasy, the eldest grandson Wugou said to Yuan'er: "The third lady once gave me a handkerchief, which she wove and embroidered by herself, go and get it and send it to the son-in-law, it can be regarded as a consolation."

Yuan'er squeezed the handkerchief she was holding in her hand, responded with a low voice, and withdrew.

Two days later, a handsome young man appeared in the East Palace.

"Ling Wu?" Li Jiancheng raised his eyebrows in surprise. The Ling Wu he was talking about was the son of Princess Xiuning of Pingyang, and Li Jiancheng had met him several times when he was young. Counted as those sent by the King of Qin, they seldom communicate with the East Palace.

After Chai Lingwu came in, he first saluted Li Jiancheng and sat down properly. Li Jiancheng looked at him carefully. His eyebrows and eyes were indeed like Xiuning, and his face was like his father. He was quite handsome. clean youth.

Chai Lingwu exchanged pleasantries with Li Jiancheng first, before expressing his intention: "Recently sorting out my mother's belongings, I found some things that Lady Qi Luo gave to my mother, so I specially sent them to Your Highness."

Li Jiancheng was stunned, Xiu Ning passed away for two or three years, the Chai family suddenly sent the youngest son to give something, and it was Qi Luo who gave it to Xiu Ning, which is quite strange.

However, there was no doubt about Chai Lingwu's gentle and candid appearance, and Li Jiancheng was reluctant to accept it, so he agreed.

When Chai Lingwu saw that the things had been delivered, he didn't want to stay any longer, so he left soon.Li Jiancheng frowned and thought for a while, but he couldn't figure out what the Chai family meant by this move, so he called his maid and asked her to fetch the things Chai Lingwu sent.

The servant girl brought it quickly, and there were some small things scattered on the tray, not many.Originally, Li Xiuning and Qi Luo were not considered close, and these were probably gifts from occasional contacts.

Li Jiancheng flipped through it, but saw a letter under a silk handkerchief.The letters were folded neatly inside the envelope, and the paper was a little yellowed.

When Li Jiancheng opened the letter, the handwriting was probably blurred due to damp, but it could be seen that it was Qiluo's beautiful small seal script. Li Jiancheng's hand that was gently holding the letter paper tightened slowly as he read deeply, until it became fragile. The paper made a slight cracking sound, before pursing his lips tightly, he put down the letter paper.

He put the letter down carefully, and sat alone in the room where the heat was about to dissipate at dusk, his amber eyes were a little cold, staring blankly at the thin paper in front of him.

Slowly, a deep chill filled his heart, Li Jiancheng bit his lip hard, and murmured: "I hope it's not like this...Shimin, don't let me down."

The author has something to say: It’s so hard to enter the exam month╭(╯^╰)╮There are still about five chapters to finish, but the result has been dragging so uncomfortable

The Rain Is Coming ([-])

The time when the prince was under house arrest did not last too long. Li Shimin didn't want to implicate his elder brother in this matter, so he suppressed the opposition of the generals and counselors below, and forcibly downplayed the "conclusive evidence" of the assassination. I don't know if Li Yuan also had this intention, and he was no longer as angry as he was on the day of the assassination. Instead, he followed Li Shimin's wishes, exempted Li Yuanji from the heavy responsibility, and allowed him to go out of the house, but his authority has not been released yet.

The prince's house arrest has also been lifted, and the turmoil seems to have passed, but the darker and deeper color in Li Yuan's slender eyes is still unpredictable.

Before releasing Li Yuanji, Li Yuan called Li Shimin to go.The father and son talked secretly for a short time, and soon, Li Shimin left with the same indifferent expression as when he came.

As soon as Li Yuanji was released, the first thing he did was to go straight to the East Palace and plead guilty to Li Jiancheng.

A handsome man with a straight train was standing in the corridor, squinting his eyes and saying nothing, and the young man kneeling beside him didn't move, just lowered his head very low.

"Yuanji, do you know your mistake?"

"Brother!" Kneeling on the ground was Li Yuanji, the usually gloomy and irritable King of Qi. He raised his head in panic, and said through gritted teeth, "This time, Yuan Ji was reckless, and got into trouble with Big Brother. Yuanji deserves to die!"

Li Jiancheng rubbed his brows wearily. It stands to reason that he shouldn't have come out to persuade Li Yuanji this time. The entire government and the public know that King Qi is from the prince's side. If he keeps silent and even proposes to punish King Qi, then His father would not be forced to put him under house arrest under the pressure of the ruling and opposition parties.

However... out of the corner of his eye, he glanced at Li Yuanji, who was kneeling on the ground with a guilty expression on his face. Li Jiancheng sighed, waved his hands and said, "There will be no next time." He paused, and lowered his voice, "Yuanji, I only ask you In a word, are you really involved in this matter?"

He didn't have time to think about it before, and he didn't want to think about it too much, but he knew that Yuan Ji had been hostile to Shimin for a long time. If there was a chance to frame Shimin, Yuan Ji would definitely not let it go, and Shimin treated Yuan Ji the same way.When Shimin came to see him, he asked Shimin to let Yuan Ji go, because he wanted to hear the truth from Yuan Ji.If it's true... Li Jiancheng felt his headache getting worse.

Li Yuanji was silent for a while, the expression of guilt in his brows and eyes turned gloomy and indifferent, and he replied in a low voice, "Yes."

Li Jiancheng's white fingers grasped the vermilion railing tightly.He still suppressed his voice, but his soft voice was filled with a deep chill, and he said word by word: "I will tell my father to give you a fief and let you leave Chang'an."

"Brother!" Li Yuanji suddenly raised his head and reached out to grab Li Jiancheng's lapel, but the latter avoided him slightly. With a slight smile on his face, he saw nothing but indifference, "I asked Shimin to let you go, not to give you a chance to come back again, you two are my younger brothers, I can never watch you kill each other, let alone you To have such a heavy hand. If you don't leave, then you are only King Qi, your father's fourth son, but you are no longer my fourth brother, Li Jiancheng."

"Then why..." Li Yuanji wanted to argue, but Li Jiancheng interrupted him with a hint of sadness in his eyes. "I owe you this."

Li Yuanji clenched his fist unwillingly.

Li Jiancheng said lightly: "If you lose one step, you will lose the whole situation. You have no regrets. If you do it, you must have the consciousness of failure. If I don't tell you, do you think your father will let you continue to confront Shimin? You can only die one."

He softened his tone a little, and said: "You can only leave, you should understand, Yuan Ji."

Li Yuanji understands Li Jian