Before he could finish his sentence, Yuwen Huaji had already pushed everyone aside and rushed in front of Li Yuan, blocking his path.
Li Yuan had been immersed in officialdom for many years. Seeing Yuwen Huaji's angry appearance and even calling his name, he knew that this favored official of the emperor had come with ill intentions.
"Is there something you need, State Duke Xu?" Li Yuan asked indifferently.
"You connived at your lowly son-in-law, severely injured my second son, and scared my third son crazy. I want an explanation from you!”
Yuwen Huaji roared angrily. His face was red from holding it in, and he was about to explode from anger. He was just short of fighting Li Yuan.
Li Yuan's expression changed and he was shocked.
Xiao Yu and Gao Shilian were also shocked. They looked at each other in disbelief.
"State Duke Xu, is there a misunderstanding? My son-in-law Yang Zhao was at the drill ground just now. You saw it yourself.”
Li Yuan was a shrewd person, so he immediately calmed down and asked in confusion.
Xiao Yu and Gao Shilian also agreed.
"Your good son-in-law came late because he hurt my two beloved sons on the way here. Li Yuan, I have no grudge with you. Why do you have to let your son-in-law harm me like this?”
Yuwen Huaji was furious. He pointed at Li Yuan's nose and questioned him, not caring about Li Yuan's status as Duke of Tang.
"State Duke Xu, we still haven't figured out what exactly happened. I hope you won't get too worked up. I believe in my son-in-law's character. He wouldn't get into such a big conflict with your son for no reason.”
Li Yuan wasn't a good person. Although he had always kept a low profile, it didn't mean that he was weak and incompetent. As the descendant of the Eight Pillar Nation, how could he swallow his anger when Yuwen Huaji pointed at his nose?
No matter what the truth was, he had to protect his family first.
"Li Yuan, good! You allowed your son-in-law to hurt my beloved son, and you still act so righteously. Just you wait, go into the palace and report you to His Majesty. I will make your Li family pay the price!”
Yuwen Huaji flung his sleeves angrily and left in large strides.
"Brother Li, Yuwen Huaji is His Majesty's favorite official. If he were to make a fuss about this with His Majesty, it would not be a good thing.”
Gao Shilian's tone was solemn, and his eyes were filled with fear.
Xiao Yu also advised," Brother Li, you'd better go to the palace to meet the Emperor as soon as possible. Otherwise, Yuwen Huaji will distort the truth in front of His Majesty. You can't explain yourself without being present. It's not good if His Majesty believes his one-sided story."”
Li Yuan realized the seriousness of the situation and could not help but fall silent.
For so many years, he had always kept a low profile and tried to avoid Yang Guang. It was because of a ballad that had been circulating in Luoyang in the early years. There was a line that said," Peaches and plums, get the world." Yang Guang suspected that it should be on State Duke Shen Li, so he killed him.
However, after that, Yang Guang didn't feel at ease. He was also suspicious of Li Yuan, the descendant of the Eight Pillar Nation.
Hiding until today, he didn't expect such an accident to happen. He had no choice but to personally enter the palace to meet Yang Guang.
"This Yang Zhao is really something. He's only been in our Li family for a few days, and he's already caused trouble for Father ~~"
Li Jiancheng stomped his feet in anger. Other than complaining, there was a hint of panic in his eyes.
Back then, the Duke of Shen, Li Hun, had his entire family killed. Li Jiancheng was afraid that because of this incident, Li Yuan would follow in Li Hun's footsteps, and he, the eldest son of the Li family, would not be able to escape.
"The truth of the matter has not been figured out yet. How can we easily come to a conclusion?”Li Yuan turned around and glared at him.
"But Father-"
"You don't have to say anymore!"
Li Yuan interrupted him and said in a deep voice," It's a blessing or a curse. If it's a curse, it can't be avoided. I'm going to the palace to meet the emperor now. Go find your brother-in-law quickly and ask him about the whole story. Tell him to return to the residence and hide for a while. He must not take a step out of the residence."”
After the exhortation, Li Yuan mounted his horse and headed straight for Ziwei Imperial City.
Xiao Yu and Gao Shilian also stood up and used their connections to help Li Yuan.
"Father is still protecting him at this time. Could it be that a live-in son-in-law like him is more important than the lives of our entire family?”
Li Jiancheng looked at Li Yuan's back and complained indignantly.
Li Shi Min patted his shoulder and sighed,"Father wants to protect brother-in-law, so we can't do anything about it. Now, we can only find brother-in-law first and ask him what happened before making a fuss.”
The two brothers mounted their horses and left in a hurry.
Ziwei Palace, Benevolence Hall.
Yang Guang was reading the memorial while Xiao Meiniang accompanied him.
"Your son greets father and mother.”
Yang Ruyi entered the hall gracefully and bowed.
"Zhen's precious princess has returned. Quickly, don't be polite and come to Imperial Father.”Yang Guang immediately put down his brush and waved at her lovingly.
Yang Ruyi got up the jade steps and Yang Guang pulled her to sit on his dragon couch.
"Ruyi, I heard that you went to the drill ground to watch the combat examination.”Yang Guang asked with a smile.
"Imperial Father is right. That Yang Zhao is indeed skilled in both literature and martial arts. In today's first round of archery competition, his skills dominated the entire arena and easily took the lead.”
Yang Ruyi spoke softly. In front of her parents, she sounded less indifferent and more like a daughter.
"This Yang Zhao has actually practiced Divine Shooting? I really didn't know. This kid really gave me a surprise.”
Yang Guang's eyes lit up, and a trace of joy could not help but flash across his face.
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