The prince returned for the first time and brought back the sufferings of the people that Li Jiayi cared about. Li Jiayi was overjoyed and held a family banquet in Qianqing Palace to welcome the prince.Since it was a family banquet, only the royal relatives and relatives were present, and irrelevant civil and military officials were excluded.

Compared with the banquets in the past, the number of people was much smaller, but the ostentation was not inferior at all. Each table ordered sixty hot and cold dishes, and each table had ten dishes.Rituals and music are complete, singing and dancing are peaceful.

It is enough to show the emperor's attention and love for the prince.

Even though they knew that the emperor was very satisfied with the prince, there were still people who wanted to bring down the prince.

In the imperial palace, the temptation of the throne and the fight between brothers are commonplace.Since the death of the second prince, King Zhao, this kind of tension and clique formation has intensified.

After the downfall of the bully trio, only the third prince Zheng Wang Li Yuze and the sixth prince Su Wang Li Yuyi are left to compete for the throne.

Su Wang Li Yuyi knows current affairs, is easy-going by nature, and is not good at plotting and fighting for power. He has long since defected to Li Yuxuan, and has been protected by the crown prince. He is a veritable hero.And Zheng Wang Li Yuze is indeed ambitious, waiting for the opportunity to move.

**

Not long after Prince Li Yuxuan left, the order to go to the family banquet also came from the palace.Gu Ziyou and Li Weixi tidied up a bit and then set off from the Princess Mansion.

When they arrived at Qianqing Palace, it was not dark yet, and it was still early.The banquet is still in the preparation stage, the servants are running around, but the musicians have not arrived.There was no one on the banquet table.

When Gu Ziyou and Li Weixi saw this, they abducted to the queen's bedroom, wanting to chat with the queen.

From a distance, Li Weixi saw a bulge in her abdomen, and she stroked it with her hands. A very loving and beautiful woman stood there leaning against the door.

Taking a closer look, this person is Princess Su Zhang Jingwei, who is six months pregnant.Empress Zhang's niece and Li Weixi's cousin.

"Fifth sister-in-law." After a long time no see, Li Weixi's face blossomed into a smile, she greeted her cheerfully, and called out sweetly.

"Xi'er, you are here." Zhang Jing's slightly round palms covered her protruding abdomen and stroked gently.When speaking, always with a slight smile, very peaceful, giving people a feeling of bathing in the spring breeze.

Seeing Li Weixi coming up from the steps, she stepped forward to greet him.

"Fifth sister-in-law, take it easy." Pregnant women must be very careful in every move they make.Li Weixi hurriedly stepped forward to hold Zhang Jingwei's wrist, and said, "Now that I'm inconvenient, why doesn't Fifth Sister-in-law rest in the mansion?"

"I have been bored in the mansion for six months. Now I heard that there is a banquet in Qianqing Palace, which is more lively, so I asked King Su to take me out." Zhang Jing said with a smile, and then turned her eyes to Li Weixi. Gu Ziyou.

"This is the son-in-law, it should be the first time we have met." Zhang Jing said with a smile.

"Ziyou met Fifth Sister-in-law." Gu Ziyou saluted respectfully.

"You have also been married for half a year, when do you plan to have a baby?" Zhang Jingwei asked.

"Fifth sister-in-law, you also know that Xi'er's body...everything depends on God's will." Li Weixi pretended to be very regretful, and frowned.

"Your body is important, let's take care of your body first." Zhang Jingwei took Li Weixi's wrist and comforted her softly.

"Yeah." Li Weixi nodded.

"What are you talking about? Why don't you go in here?" Hearing the voice of the conversation, King Su Li Yuyi stepped out from inside and asked, with a bright smile on his face.

"The air was stuffy inside just now, so I came out to breathe." Zhang Jingwei turned to face King Su, explaining that before leaving the mansion, King Su had told her not to run around.I also agreed.

"The two of us saw that Fifth Sister-in-law was alone, so we came to chat with her. Brother Su is not considerate at all, and left Fifth Sister-in-law here alone."

"Just now I discussed some things with the prince." Li Yuyi scratched his head embarrassingly, "It's been a while."

Just as the four of them were chatting happily, a sharp voice suddenly sounded from behind Li Weixi, "Yongle, sixth brother, are you all there?"

The four cast their eyes, and saw Zheng Wang Li Yuze appearing behind them with a smile on his face, walking up the steps.There was a bit of yin in that smile, which made people shudder.

Everyone's expressions changed, and the cheerful smile stopped in an instant.Li Yuyi embraced Zhang Jingwei's body and leaned into his arms.

"Brother Zheng, I haven't seen you for a few months. Don't come here. The emperor sent you to deal with the floods in the south of the Yangtze River. Why did you come back suddenly?" Li Weixi asked with a serious expression.You know, this AWOL is a crime.

"Thank you, Yongle, for your concern. The emperor's flood problem in the south of the Yangtze River has been resolved. I came back today to report the matter to my father." Li Yuze was triumphant, taking credit for it.

Seeing his disgusting posture, Li Weixi slandered: "If it weren't for the support of Dongchang behind you, you Zheng Wang would be a good-for-nothing!"

Today's palm print eunuch Zeng Qing controls the entire Dongchang, and he is King Zheng's uncle.

Zeng Qing is decisive, courageous and resourceful, but his methods are vicious and disregarding people's livelihood, which is disgusted by Li Weixi.

What Li Weixi promised Pu Ni earlier was the position of eunuch with the palm print in his hand.If you want to get rid of Zeng Qing, you must first defeat King Zheng.

Since getting married, Li Weixi has been secretly collecting evidence against King Zheng.

Gu Ziyou also knew about this matter.

**

"It's not a coincidence that the third younger brother came here. Father said that we will not talk about business today." Prince Li Yuxuan walked out from the bedroom, with his hands behind his back, with a contemptuous smile on his face.

King Zheng's complexion suddenly became ugly, his eyes showed surprise, "When did the prince come back?"

"It's early in the morning, what's the matter? There's something wrong with Zheng Wangdi's information?"

There was indeed a problem with Li Yuze's information. He originally wanted to make a contribution before the prince returned.Unexpectedly, the prince took the lead.His face changed suddenly.

"Since the third brother is here, why not sit down and have some dinner together."

"No need! Since Father is not free today, I will come the next day." Zheng Wang flicked his sleeves and left angrily.

"The arrogance of King Zheng is really getting more and more arrogant!" Li Yuyi said angrily as he looked at King Zheng's retreating figure.

Li Yuxuan sneered: "He is a villain, we must deal with him in the future!"

"Let's not talk about him, the seats are ready, let's go." Li Weixi said.

The group returned to the banquet location and sat down at the arranged seats.Not long after, the emperor Li Jiayi arrived with the queen and several concubines.

Ritual music starts, singing and dancing rises.The toasts are staggered, and Yan Yan is laughing.

"Princess, is that person the Crown Princess?" During the banquet, Gu Ziyou suddenly saw a person with an unnatural expression, so he called Li Weixi and asked.

Li Weixi looked in the direction directed by Gu Ziyou, took a look, nodded, and replied: "Yes."

"I noticed just now that the Crown Princess' eyes are always on a maid." Gu Ziyou whispered his doubts.

"maid?"

"That's right, it's the one who pours wine for the lords, look."

A maid in a pink shirt turned her back and was pouring wine for the lords.Li Weixi cast her gaze over there, and when she turned around, she saw her face clearly.Li Weixi has an excellent memory, and anyone in the palace who has met once will have an impression.But I really don't have any impression of the maid's upright face.On the contrary, that side face gave birth to a sense of familiarity...

Looking closely at her expression, when she was pouring wine for King Su, her expression was dull, but when she was pouring wine for the prince, she was smiling brightly and naturally.

"Could it be... this is..." The girl who passed by in a flash between today and the carriage?

Li Weixi turned around and looked at Gu Ziyou, Gu Ziyou understood the question in her eyes, and said softly, "It's possible."

"The prince is kind and upright, wise and decisive, and he should have his own sense of propriety in doing things. I don't think we need to worry too much." Gu Ziyou added.

"really."

Li Jiayi is a good emperor who is rarely seen in the ages, and Li Yuxuan is also a good prince who is rarely seen in the ages.In the future, Li Yuxuan will be a good monarch if he ascends the throne.Such a person should be thoughtful about what he does, and he doesn't need to worry too much.

Li Weixi followed Gu Ziyou's suggestion and put his mind back.

"Eat some fruits and vegetables to relieve the boredom." Seeing that Li Weixi had almost eaten, Gu Ziyou handed her a fruit clock.

"Well, you can eat some too." Li Weixi picked up some and put them on Gu Ziyou's plate.

In the upper position, the emperor has been drunk with several princes.The concubines in the harem were no longer interested in eating, so they left after asking for permission.Li Weixi and Gu Ziyou also left with them.

**

"Go to the imperial garden for a walk to digest food?"

"Let's go."

Halfway through the journey, several eunuchs came hurriedly along the palace road, and the leader was Pu Ni, the eunuch of Bingbi.

"I've seen the princess." Pu Ni saluted.

"Where is Mr. Park going in a hurry?" Li Weixi asked.

"It's windy at night, the empress is still drinking with the emperor, the old slave is sending a piece of clothing to the empress." Pu Ni replied.

"Eunuch Park has a heart."

"Where are the princess and son-in-law going this time?"

"Walk around."

"The harem is not peaceful these days, the two masters should be careful."

"Thank you, Eunuch Park, for reminding me."

"The old slave left."

The seriousness between Pu Ni's eyebrows made Li Weixi worried, "Ziyou, why do I have a bad premonition in my heart?"

"Maybe I've got a lot of things to worry about recently, so it's good to go back and rest for a night." Just as Gu Ziyou was speaking, a man suddenly rushed out from the dark palace road, walking fast, holding a bright big knife in his hand, and threateningly rushed towards Li. Weixi strikes.

"Princess, be careful!" Gu Ziyou pushed Li Weixi away, avoiding the sharp blade.

What followed was the screams of a group of eunuchs and maids, "Princess, son-in-law, run, Concubine Shu is crazy!"

"You villains! Killed my Qinger! Killed my Qinger!" Concubine Shu had her hair loose and her eyes were red.Holding a big knife and swinging it wantonly, the guards around him didn't dare to act rashly.

The big knife turned around in a circle, and suddenly, the tip of the knife pointed at Li Weixi again, and Concubine Shu's cold eyes came, "Yongle! The worst is you! Take your life! I want you to pay for it!"

With a shout, Concubine Shu rushed straight towards Li Weixi, raised her knife, and wanted to slash at Li Weixi.Gu Ziyou drew out his sword and stood in front of Li Weixi.

Concubine Shu was already insane, with boundless strength in her hands, she slashed Gu Ziyou's saber in half, and Gu Ziyou retreated repeatedly under the force.Concubine Shu's eyes were red, she raised her knife and slashed again.

"Ziyou! Be careful!" Li Weixi said in shock when the blade came again.

At the critical moment, Baiji arrived, took out a handful of sand powder, and sprinkled it on Concubine Shu's face.

Concubine Shu is the daughter of a general of martial arts. She practiced martial arts when she was young, and knows how to protect herself when encountering danger.She covered her face with her hands and took a few steps back, avoiding the sand powder.In this way, Gu Ziyou escaped from danger.

Dozens of hidden guards rushed out from behind Baiji and surrounded Concubine Shu.Due to Concubine Shu's special status, they couldn't do anything ruthless, so they could only work together to restrain her.It took a long time for everyone to surrender before knocking down the knife in her hand.

Then he was caught after a close fight, and his hands and feet were tied with ropes.

Concubine Shu, who was tied up by five flowers, became even more manic and violent, staring at everyone present fiercely, screaming endlessly.

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