The next morning, Xuanzhen Hall.
Li Er leaned back on the dragon throne tiredly. His eyes were filled with thick black circles as he said weakly,
"Have you not found Changle yet?"
"Your Majesty, we haven't found…"
The Imperial Army commander nervously cupped his hands in response. Fang Xuanling couldn't help but say,
"Commander Li, the princess is just a little girl. Why can't you find her?!!”
"This…"
The Imperial Army commander was immediately embarrassed by this rebuke.
"Princess Changle is smart. She first pretended to be a palace maid and left the palace, but in fact, she was still hiding in the palace.”
" Then, when the Imperial Army leaves the palace to search Chang 'an, we will leave through the north gate.”
"The north gate is where the imperial guards are stationed. Yesterday, 90% of the imperial guards left the camp to search, leaving only a few sentries. The princess calculated the time to change the guards and secretly escaped…"
"Commander Li, how do you know that the princess escaped when the sentries changed shifts?!”
Fang Xuanling hurriedly interrupted the Imperial Army commander. The latter took out a letter from his bosom and presented it with both hands.
"Your Majesty, this is a letter that I found on a branch outside the camp at the end of this morning. It was left by Princess Chang Le.”
"Hurry up and present it!"
Li Er suddenly stood up. Beside him, Chamberlain Chen quickly took the letter and handed it to the former.
"Imperial Father, your son is unfilial and unwilling to be a caged bird. He deserves to die ten thousand times. Now that he has gone, there is no way back. I hope Imperial Father and Imperial Mother can take care of their bodies and not miss them.”
"Plop…"
Li Er's figure staggered and actually fell directly from the table.
"Your Majesty!"
Fang Xuanling and the commander of the Imperial Army jumped in fright. They hurriedly rushed forward to help Li Er up. The latter's eyes were red and his body was trembling uncontrollably.
"This, this unfilial daughter!"
Li Er roared angrily and gritted his teeth.
"How, how dare you…"
"Bang!"
Before Li could finish his sentence, he punched the stage again, and his aura could not help but rise violently.
Among his many children, his favorite was the Princess of Changle, Li Lizhi. She was smart and sensitive, and was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting.
From how Li Lizhi had fooled the entire Imperial Army and escaped, one could see how smart she was.
Li Er doted on her like a precious baby. Since she was young, his other children had been reprimanded by him countless times.
Li Lizhi was the only one he had never been fierce to. He had always taken care of her and would give her whatever she wanted.
Li Er never dreamed that Li Lizhi would actually run away from home. He felt as if his heart had been ruthlessly pulled.
Didn't she just not want to marry Zhangsun Chong?
If you had told me that you were going to run away from home, I would have canceled the marriage. Why are you so impulsive?!
Li Er was filled with regret. At this moment, a beautiful woman hurriedly walked in from the entrance of the hall. She looked at the former and said anxiously,
"Second brother, I heard that Li Zhi ran away from home? Is there really such a thing?"
Even Fang Xuanling and the commander of the Imperial Army could feel the chill on Empress Zhangsun's body, as if a knife was hanging on her neck!
Li Er was already depressed. Now that Empress Zhangsun questioned him like this, he became even more frustrated. He could not help but say angrily,
"I still have to ask you, Lizhi has always been taught by Guanyin, why would she do such an unfilial thing?!!”
Empress Zhangsun's anger flared up as well. She looked at Li Er and said angrily,"
"ChenQie wants His Majesty to break off the engagement! Let His Majesty care about Changle! Did His Majesty do it? No!"
"Alright, Your Majesty blames ChenQie, right? ChenQie knows her mistake. ChenQie will enter the Cold Palace and face the wall for the rest of her life!!”
With that, Empress Zhangsun turned around and left angrily. Li Er wanted to call out to her, but it was too late.
The usually gentle and virtuous Empress Zhangsun was so angry today. Li Er was almost about to explode in anger.
"Why did the Empress find out about this so quickly?!”
Li Er looked angrily at the commander of the Imperial Army, who shook his head.
"Your Majesty! If it wasn't for me, this general would have rushed over as soon as I received the news. How could this general do such a stupid thing? This…"
"Bastard! Who else could it be but you? Someone come!"
Li Er was about to punish the commander when Fang Xuanling anxiously said,
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Commander Li is not someone who dares to deceive the emperor.”
"Perhaps it's someone else. Commander Li, other than you, who else knows about this matter?”
"This…"
The Imperial Army Commander was so anxious that cold sweat broke out on his forehead. Right now, Li Er was in a fit of anger. If he was not careful, he would be severely punished!
" Zhangsun Chong, the young master of the Zhangsun Clan, has been helping to find the princess since last night. He is very attentive. I remember that he seems to know about this matter as well…"
"Zhangsun Chong?"
Li Er's expression changed slightly, and a voice called out from outside the door.
"Your Majesty, Zhangsun Chong requests an audience."
Was it really this little bastard?
Li Eryi's face darkened as he said coldly,"
"Ask him why?"
"Zhangsun Chong requests His Majesty to send an order to find Princess Changle. He is willing to do it himself. If he does not find the princess, he will not return to Chang 'an!”
The nearby Imperial Army commander couldn't help but praise.
" It seems that the Zhangsun Clan's young master is indeed attentive…"
"Ahem…"
Fang Xuanling coughed dryly and stopped the Imperial Army commander from continuing.
This idiot, could he not tell that Li Er was very angry now?
"Commander Li, do you think Zhangsun Chong is infatuated?”
Li Er looked at the commander of the Imperial Army and said calmly. The latter was shocked and quickly shook his head.
"No, no, no. I misspoke, I misspoke…"
"Then tell me, what crime did Zhangsun Chong commit by privately sending a message to the Empress?”
The Imperial Army commander sucked in a breath of cold air. He wasn't an idiot and hurriedly said,
"You've offended your superiors by sending messages without regard for the laws of the Great Tang.”
"How?"
"I, I dare not offend my superior…"
"Zhen told you to say how to punish him!"
"This…"
The Imperial Army commander's lips twitched, and he couldn't help but say,
"This subject boldly invites you to give me ten strokes of the cane…thirty strokes of the cane to show the dignity of the Great Tang's laws. As for the exact punishment, it will be up to Your Majesty to decide!”
"Good! Zhangsun Chong was so agitated that he couldn't control his gaze. He ordered the guards around him to fork him out!”
Li Er waved his hand and shouted,
" Fifty strokes of the cane!!"
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