NABC Chapter 373 Princess's Skirt 19
Chapter 373 Princess's Skirt 19
"Your Highness!" He wanted to say 'Fuzhi' which meant to do it again.
The cause and effect of the previous life had been settled in the previous life. Even though he knew many things in advance, he never thought of treason.
"Get out!" Gu Li didn't want to say another word to him.
Shen Qingzhou was helpless. He only regretted that he had not found out what the letter of treason that the princess had found in the Shen Mansion was about. Judging from the princess's appearance, she probably would not tell him.
However, he was very confident in the loyalty of the Shen family.
As long as the princess no longer entered the Shen Mansion and wrote letters like she did in her previous life, he believed that the Shen Mansion would be safe in this life.
Shen Qingzhou stood up and before opening the door, he turned his head to look at the girl sitting at the table and asked in a slow voice, "Princess, does your chest still hurt?"
Gu Li's drooped eyelashes trembled.
Not getting an answer, Shen Qingzhou lowered his head, opened the door and walked out.
Things outside had been almost dealt with. Those playboys were dragged away by the people from the City Defense Department. Commander Shen was standing beside Li Shao, listening to his orders.
Soon a low-key carriage stopped at the back door of Fengya Building, and Gu Li was escorted onto the carriage by Li Shao's men.
The follow-up of this incident was soon sent to the princess's mansion by Li Shao.
The fat man was the second son of the Xia family, a fourth-rank counselor. His family background was not prominent, but his elder sister was the concubine of the seventh prince, Li Jun. It was said that this concubine Xia was very favored by the seventh prince, and the status of the Xia family in the capital also rose.
The purple-robed man with some kung fu skills was the youngest son of the Zhonglang General Wu family. He was spoiled since childhood and had many problems. The most criticized thing about him was that he loved pedophiles.
The burly man who did not take action was Fatty Xia’s cousin.
These three people were thrown into prison, sent to military camps, and sent to remote frontiers for disrespecting the royal family, and were never allowed to return to Beijing for the rest of their lives.
All officials from the three families in the court were demoted one level.
Gu Li knew that Li Shao had put in a lot of effort to get the current result in such a short time without alarming the emperor and empress or exposing her existence.
Li Shao is the crown prince, and he represents His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
The officials of the Seventh Prince's faction were demoted by one level, and not just one or two of them were demoted. This signal caused quite a stir in the court.
Many people speculated how the Seventh Prince had offended the Eastern Palace, or whether the First Prince and his faction were making the fight for the throne public.
The seventh prince Li Jun, his biological mother, Concubine Mei, was an elder in the palace. She had been accompanying the emperor since he was still in seclusion.
Mei Fei's position in the palace was solid and irreplaceable. In addition to years of management, there was another important reason, that is, she gave birth to the emperor's eldest son, Li Rong.
Rong means high and extraordinary.
It can be seen that the emperor truly loved this eldest son of a concubine.
The royal system of appointing the eldest son as the heir made Li Rong superior to Li Yue, the legitimate son born to the queen.
Although Emperor Wuchang liked the first son born to him by Concubine Mei, he valued the legitimate son born to the Queen the most.
We can get some idea of this from the names the emperor gave to his two legitimate sons.
The princes of this generation lived beside the mountain. Li Yue and Li Luan, the legitimate sons of the queen, lived at the bottom of the mountain, with an intention of ruling the country.
The princes born to the other concubines all had Shan tribes beside them, implying that they would assist the country. The eldest prince Li Rong, the sixth prince Li Qi, the seventh prince Li Jun, and the eleventh prince Li Yu.
There was also an eighth prince, who was the only one crushed under the weight of the mountain because of his dishonorable inheritance. He was named Li Wei.
As early as when Li Wei was fourteen years old, when his older brothers were still enjoying the emperor's favor in the palace, he was sent to a remote fiefdom by the emperor and was not allowed to enter the capital without being summoned.
In the original owner's life, no one took this prince who was not favored by the emperor seriously. However, it was this prince who was ignored by everyone that eventually started an internal fight among the princes and angered the old emperor to death.
The eldest prince Li Rong was given the title of Xian Wang, and the Xian Wang Mansion was very close to the imperial palace. Even if Concubine Mei was unwilling, once he was given the title of Prince, it meant that he would never be able to take the throne again.
But, Concubine Mei also has a prince.
He is the seventh prince Li Jun, who is now married but has not yet been crowned king.
The peace between the princes was broken by Li Shao's tornado-like tactics. Before the forces belonging to the Seventh Prince had time to figure out the ins and outs of the matter, their people were demoted or exiled.
At this time, news of a snowstorm that was rare in a century hit Huaizhou, which suppressed the tense atmosphere among the princes.
Soon, the prince set out for Huaizhou with the imperial edict to provide disaster relief.
Gu Li knew that the prince would be punished by the emperor for not providing disaster relief in time. When she went to the East Palace to see him off, she told him to pay attention to his own safety and pay more attention to the whereabouts of the disaster relief grain, and to see with her own eyes that the grain could be delivered to the victims.
There was nothing she could do about the rest.
Perhaps the emperor's punishment would save the prince's life in the future, so she did not tell the prince to pay attention to Li Wei, who had no sense of presence in the royal family.
After the prince left, Li Shao stayed in the Eastern Palace to oversee its affairs and provide support for the prince on the front line.
At this time, Li Jun took action.
I don’t know whether Li Jun has the support of Li Rong behind him, or whether Li Jun is just a knife held in the open by Li Rong.
This time the crackdown on the Eastern Palace came swiftly and fiercely.
Taking advantage of the prince's absence, he tried to trip up Li Shao in various ways, making Li Shao, who was new to the job, extremely anxious.
These were the experiences that Li Shao had to go through, and Gu Li had no intention of helping.
She is waiting.
The weather was getting colder and colder. Gu Liwo was waiting in the princess's mansion until the spy brought back news from the Shan Temple outside the city. She thought she could finally take action.
Even in such cold weather, Mrs. Shen still insists on going to Guanshan Temple to worship Buddha once a month, and this has been going on for four months. It seems that everything has been accomplished.
She had been waiting for this day for eight years.
"Feixue, bring me my cloak." Gu Li crumpled the note in his hand into a ball and threw it into the brazier not far away.
Caiyi injured her hand and needs to be taken good care of. Gu Li has recently asked Feixue, who has some skills, to stay with her.
"Yes, Princess." Feixue took the cloak and put it on the princess. Looking at the falling snow outside, she asked hesitantly, "Princess, are you going to leave the house now?"
"Yes, call Commander Hu! Ask him to bring all the guards on duty today." Such a snowy day is perfect for a surprise revelation.
The deerskin boots made a crackling sound as they stepped on the thick snow, like a horn pulling the flag of victory.
Gu Li was in a surprisingly good mood.
However, this good mood only lasted until the hanging flower gate of the princess's mansion, where it was stopped by a young eunuch who came hurriedly.
"Little mirror, what has Ah Shao been busy with recently?" Gu Li looked at the little eunuch who had served Li Shao since he was a child, and suddenly remembered that she hadn't seen Li Shao for several days.