At the entrance of Zhangsun Manor.
It was only when Li Changqing's figure completely disappeared from his sight that Zhangsun Wugou retracted his gaze and sighed faintly.
"Why is the Guanyin maid sighing?" asked Gao Shilian.”
Hearing the voice, Zhangsun Wugou was shocked. Only then did he realize that his uncle and big brother were behind him.
Thinking of how she looked at Li Changqing leaving just now, perhaps her uncle and brother had seen everything, her face could not help but blush.
"It's just some troubles. Uncle, don't worry." She lowered her head and whispered. I'm a little tired, so I'll go in and rest first.”
The reason why she sighed was because she noticed the relationship between Li Changqing and Li Xiu Ning.
However, how could she tell Gao Shilian about Li Changqing's secret?
Gao Shilian wanted to ask more questions, but he saw Zhangsun Wugou enter the manor with a dazed look.
"Hey."
Zhangsun Wuji also sighed when he saw his sister's appearance.
This made Gao Shilian even more confused, and he quickly asked him the reason.
Zhangsun Wuji then told Gao Shilian about the matter between Li Changqing and Li Xiu Ning that he had learned from Li Shimin, the King of Qin.
Gao Shilian's eyes were filled with shock and disbelief.
After a long time, he finally recovered from this extremely shocking news.
Staring blankly at Zhangsun Wugou's figure, he muttered,""In this way, I have harmed Guanyin.”
Zhangsun Wuji did not reply. He paused for a moment and asked,""Uncle, Wuji has something that I don't understand.”
Gao Shilian was still immersed in his self-reproach towards Zhangsun Wugou. He said absentmindedly,""What is it?"
Zhangsun Wuji looked puzzled and asked,""Wuji is the trusted aide of the King of Qin. Uncle also instructed me to assist the King of Qin with all my strength. Why are you marrying the Guanyin maid to the Heavenly Strategy General now? On the surface, General Tian Ce and the King of Qin were as close as brothers and had a very harmonious relationship. However, there would be a fierce power struggle between them sooner or later.”
Gao Shilian did not answer, but asked,"A dynasty of a hundred years, a family of a thousand years." Assistant minister, do you know why the five surnames, seven Wangs, and Shandong gentry were able to survive for several dynasties?”
Zhangsun Wuji pondered for a moment and replied,""The aristocratic families have a strong foundation. No matter which dynasty or generation, they have their shadows. Whenever a chaotic world came, these aristocratic families would support several warlords at the same time. As long as one of them succeeded in reaching the Ascendant stage, they would become their subordinates.”
At this point, Zhangsun Wuji came to a realization.
This was the principle of not putting all eggs in the same basket!
He himself assisted Li Shiming, and Zhangsun Wugou married Li Changqing. In the future, no matter who gained power, the Zhangsun Clan would stand tall.
Zhangsun Wuji bowed respectfully to Gao Shilian.
"Wuji thanks Uncle for your good intentions.”
Gao Shilian nodded lightly and said,"Go and enlighten the Guanyin maid."”
……
Zhangsun Wugou's boudoir was different from the boudoirs of most noble families.
In her room, other than needlework and a zither, there were also many books.
There was a rosewood dressing table next to the desk.
Beside the dressing table, there was an incense burner.
She was allergic to pollen. Her skin would itch when she smelled pollen, so there were no flowers in the room.
Sitting in front of the dressing table, Zhangsun Wugou stared blankly at his reflection in the bronze mirror.
If she hadn't gotten close to Li Changqing, she would have kept that love in her heart.
However, now that she was about to become Li Changqing's wife, the love that had been hidden in her heart for two years suddenly erupted.
However, fate played a trick on people. Li Changqing also had his own sweetheart, but that person was not her.
"Guanyin maid, don't worry about the future. The Heavenly Strategy General valued friendship the most. If you marry him, he will definitely treat you with respect.”
At some point, Zhangsun Wuji walked in.
Upon hearing his brother's voice, Zhangsun Wugou did not turn his head and said softly,""But Guanyin maidservant doesn't want to be respectful to each other, but to help each other.”
Zhangsun Wuji fell silent.
After a long time, he said," General Tian Ce has three good qualities. One is to practice martial arts. No matter the winter or summer, he will practice diligently. He likes music and often sings according to the zither in the house. Three good paintings. It was rumored that when he was worried, he would draw paintings.
Guanyin Maid, you are good at playing the zither. When you marry into the Heavenly Strategy Manor in the future, you can use this to win the favor of the Heavenly Strategy General.”
Zhangsun Wugou stood up and bowed. His expression was very serious as he said,"Thank you for telling me, brother. I will remember it in my heart.”
……
Heavenly Policy Prefecture.
Li Changqing sat in the study room, quietly listening to the Shadow Guard report some recent events to him.
"The deposed Crown Prince Li Jiancheng scolded His Majesty every day in his cell for being unfair, saying that a son is not as good as an adopted son.”
"The day before yesterday, the King of Qin invited Wei Zheng and Wang Gui, two old ministers of the Eastern Palace, to his residence.”
"After the incident at Xuanwu Gate, the generals of the South Ya Army and the North Ya Army were removed from their posts by His Majesty. They committed suicide in prison yesterday, but the cause of death was more like poisoning.”
"The Chief Eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wang Chengren, told the King of Qin that His Majesty sighed that the General was not of the Li family's bloodline and had the idea of making the son of the General and Princess Pingyang the Emperor's grandson.”
"General, you have been kneeling in the palace for two days. The King of Qin has met Princess Ping Yang many times.”
Just like how Li Yuan's personal eunuch, Wang Chengren, was Li Shiming's eyes, the Shadow Guards were responsible for monitoring all matters in the capital for Li Changqing. They were Li Changqing's eyes in the dark.
Li Changqing knew the relationship between Wang Chengren and Li Shiming.
As the Dark Shadow Guards continued to report, Li Changqing knew everything that had happened in the past few days. At the same time, his expression kept changing.
The generals of the Southern Ya Army and the Northern Ya Imperial Army were poisoned to death in prison, and their deaths were faked as suicide.
There was only one reason for this, and that was that they had not only submitted to the deposed Crown Prince Li Jiancheng, but also to other people, such as Li Shiming.
He was afraid that the two men would tell him everything and implicate him, so he killed them to silence them.
Li Yuan had the idea of making his and Princess Ping Yang's son the imperial grandson. Although he still forced him to marry Zhangsun Wugou in the end, Li Changqing was still moved.
As for Li Shi Min, he had met Princess Ping Yang many times when he was kneeling outside Taiji Palace. Although the Dark Shadow Guards did not know what they had discussed, Li Chang Qing had already made a rough guess.
Looking at the bright oil lamp on the desk, Li Changqing muttered,""Second Brother, you must have heard from Wang Chengren that Father has the idea of choosing a royal grandson and is worried that the position of Crown Prince is unstable. That's why you're asking Father to arrange a marriage for me as soon as possible. That's why I met Xiu Ning several times to persuade her to agree to the marriage arranged by Imperial Father.
I remember very clearly that before the world was unified, you had told me many times that Miss Zhangsun was virtuous and virtuous, and that you wanted to marry her. You, Xiu Ning, Yuan Ba, and I have been close since we were young. I never thought that there would be a rift between us brothers now. We have begun to scheme against each other.”
……
The next day, Li Yuan summoned the Imperial College's Chancellor Kong Yingda to Taiji Palace, intending to perform the coronation ceremony for Li Changqing in advance.
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