The guard said: "Master Ma, the small one is the guard of the Qi Palace, and here is a letter from His Royal Highness the King of Qi." ”

Ma Zhou perked up and hurriedly opened the letter.

Soon after, Ma Zhou left Chang'an with his family and embarked on the journey to the Western Regions.

East Palace.

In broad daylight, Li Chengqian sat on the bed wrapped in a quilt.

Li Chengqian is in a bad mood, it's really bad.

For so many years, he has been living in depression, only a few years ago, with the support of Li You, he had a period of down-to-earth, relaxed and happy days. At that time, he felt the brotherhood, backed by a solid backing, no longer afraid in his heart, and worked hard.

What a good day it was.

However, suddenly, all this is gone, and I am back to the previous state of decline. It's not even as good as it used to be.

Li Chengqian is very nostalgic for the days when Li You was close to him, but now he can feel that Li You is leaving him, and that kind of brotherhood has disappeared.

Li Chengqian's heart was anxious, worried and afraid. Not long ago, he heard that Li You was going to return to Chang'an, and he couldn't face Li You, and the regret in his heart was incomprehensible, and he felt a headache when he thought about it.

"Your Highness, are you feeling better?" Zhang Xuansu saw that Li Chengqian's face was pale and asked with concern.

Li Chengqian really didn't want to see Zhang Xuansu, let alone hear him. He frowned and said, "Master, I have a headache, I'll talk to you later." ”

Zhang Xuansu thought he knew Li Chengqian, and he smiled and said, "Your Highness, the minister is here to tell you good news." ”

Li Chengqian didn't believe that there was any good news, but he also had some expectations in his heart, after all, what Zhang Xuansu said was good news, he stared at Zhang Xuansu, waiting for him to say.

Zhang Xuansu said: "The eldest grandson said, the queen mother will intercede for you, and you will soon be lifted from the grounding." ”

Li Chengqian asked, "Isn't Wei Zheng investigating me?" ”

Zhang Xuansu said: "Your Highness doesn't have to worry, the eldest grandson has already made arrangements, that Ma Zhou has taken the responsibility, and His Majesty has sent him to Lingnan." ”

Li Chengqian breathed a sigh of relief, his face looked better, but he still frowned.

Zhang Xuansu knew what he was struggling with, and said: "Your Highness, there is another good news for the minister, His Royal Highness King Qi will not return to Chang'an for the time being, he has already gone to the Western Regions, and he will not be able to come back for a year and a half." ”

Sure enough, Li Chengqian's eyes lit up, and his headache improved a lot.

Zhang Xuansu observed Li Chengqian's face and knew that he had spoken to his heart. He continued: "Your Highness, His Royal Highness the King of Qi is facing the Great Food Country, and the national strength of the Great Food Country is strong, and this is a vicious battle. As long as he is defeated, he will never pose a threat to His Highness again in the future. ”

As for the Great Food Country, Li You had let Li Chengqian know some information before, and he also knew that those Arabs were not easy to deal with. Somehow, Li Chengqian was a little worried about Li You.

Seeing Li Chengqian in a daze, Zhang Xuansu said: "Although Your Highness can rest assured, the ministers and the eldest grandson must have arranged for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and it is not clear whether His Royal Highness the King of Qi can return to Chang'an in the future." ”

Li Chengqian "chuckled" in his heart, and was a little worried about Li You. He couldn't help but ask, "What's going on, why?" ”

Zhang Xuansu felt that he had too many words, so he prevaricated: "The minister only said casually, His Royal Highness the King of Qi has offended a lot of people over the years, such as his targeting of the Qinghe Cui family, anyway, there are many people who don't want him to return to Chang'an." ”

Li Chengqian was still thinking about what Zhang Xuansu said earlier, and he didn't say anything for a while.

Zhang Xuansu felt that he had almost said it, so he said, "Your Highness, please cheer up, you don't have to worry about everything." The minister took his leave. ”

Soon after, the eunuch came and told him that Li Shimin had lifted his ground.

Li Chengqian went to the Lizheng Hall to thank Empress Changsun.

Li Chengqian walked to the outside of the Lizheng Hall and saw several palace maids and eunuchs playing with their sons. He was a little hesitant to go to meet Empress Changsun, knowing that he would definitely be reprimanded again. So he walked towards his son, hoping to get a moment of relief from her, to calm his nervousness.

"Son." Li Chengqian exclaimed cordially.

"My son, see the prince's brother." The son saluted him politely.

Li Chengqian casually asked his son-in-law a few words, and when he saw his son-in-law looking at the palace maid, he knew that she wanted to play and was reluctant to talk to him.

He said, "Okay, you go play." ”

"Brother Prince." Li Chengqian had just taken a few steps when he heard the voice of his son behind him.

He turned around, looked at his son, and asked, "Is there anything wrong with you?" ”

The son looked at him and said expectantly: "Brother Prince, the fifth brother hasn't been here for a long time, and the son misses him, can you not bully the fifth brother and let him come back." ”

The son-in-law's words gave Li Chengqian a heavy blow, and he asked, "Who said that I won't let your fifth brother come?" ”

The son said: "The third sister, the fourth sister, and the ninth sister all said so. "The son is talking about Li Leling, Li Lizhi and Li Ruoyu.

Li Chengqian was speechless, he found that his popularity was getting worse and worse, and the ministers saw him as if they were hiding from the plague, and avoided it as much as possible, and even a few older sisters who were close to him stayed away from him.

He was silent, not knowing for a moment how to answer his son's question.

The son said: "Brother Prince, my son misses the fifth brother, can you let him come back?" ”

Li Chengqian was extremely embarrassed, and he said, "Okay, I see him, let him come back." ”

Hearing his words, the originally worried look on his face dissipated and immediately became vivid. She said, "Thank you, brother Prince." The son played. ”

She turned around and ran, shouting as she ran, "Fifth brother is coming back." ”

The palace maids and eunuchs had heard about something, and they were worried that they would anger Li Chengqian, and when they saw Li Chengqian looking at them, they quickly bowed their heads one by one, for fear that he would notice them.

Li Chengqian originally felt heavy, but now he felt that a heavy boulder was pressed in his heart, which made him breathless.

Li Chengqian stopped, he didn't want to see Empress Changsun now, he just wanted to go back and lie down and sleep.

At this moment, Xiao Wanyu came out of the Lizheng Palace, she was sending something to Empress Changsun, when she saw Li Chengqian, she avoided it, saluted respectfully, her tone was cold, and she said lightly: "The concubine sees His Royal Highness the Prince." After speaking, he lowered his head and said nothing.

In the past, when Li You and Li Chengqian were getting along, the princesses of Qi were very affectionate when they saw him, but now they don't even bother to say anything to him.

Li Chengqian opened his mouth but didn't know what to say, he nodded mechanically. Xiao Wanyu left silently.

At this time, it was late autumn, the breeze was blowing, and there was a chill in the air, but Li Chengqian's heart was like a fire, which burned him uncomfortably. He grabbed the clothes on his chest and tore them hard, trying to pull out his heart, but he didn't know who to show it.

Hanxiang, who sent Xiao Wanyu out, saw Li Chengqian, and she hurriedly went back to report to Empress Eldest Sun.

Just as Li Chengqian turned to leave, Han Xiang came out and said, "His Royal Highness the Prince, the Queen Mother invites you in." ”

Li Chengqian reluctantly stopped, turned around with difficulty, and walked towards the palace.