In the guest hall, Princess Taiping had a gloomy face and was drinking quietly. Although it had been more than half a month since Wu Youning was stabbed, Princess Taiping seemed to have a root in her heart. Especially yesterday, she learned from some of her confidant eunuchs in the palace that her mother actually considered this matter as her doing, which made Princess Taiping even more unbearable.

Princess Taiping certainly knew the seriousness of this matter. Her mother spent nearly ten years cultivating Wu Youning, hoping that he could become the heir of the Wu Dynasty. As a result, she was destroyed at the last moment. The hatred in her mother's heart could not be eliminated in a day or two, and would even affect her many years. In other words, her impression and status in her mother's heart were all destroyed.

If she does not find the real murderer and wash away her grievances, her future will be dark.

Princess Taiping didn't sleep all night last night and repeatedly considered this matter. She became increasingly suspicious that it was her brother-in-law, either Li Dan or Li Xian, and it was unlikely that it would be someone else.

Of course, Princess Taiping once suspected that this was done by Li Zhen, but she also knew that Li Zhen was no longer the former commander of the inner guard and would not take action easily. In addition, Zhang Li repeatedly guaranteed that this matter had nothing to do with Li Zhen, so she believed that Li Zhen did not interfere in the matter.

Then, except for her two brothers, it is almost unlikely that it would be the purpose of others. Even the Guanlong nobles in Chang'an were attacked, it would have to be related to the two brothers.

At this time, Li Dan quickly walked into the lobby and smiled, "Which gust of fragrant wind has brought the Xianmei? We haven't seen each other for a long time."

"Hmph! My brother has a lot of things to do and he has been working hard all day long. How could he think about my younger sister?" Princess Taiping said in a pun.

Li Dan understood in his heart. He smiled bitterly. After seeing the incident, he annoyed her and began to doubt her. However, Li Dan felt as clear as a mirror. He could not admit this matter anyway, otherwise the consequences would be very serious, and even his own sister would not let him go.

Li Dan sat down and asked the maid to have tea again. He sighed slightly, "My sister is right. I have worked hard for the seven ministers of the Political Affairs Hall. I haven't had a good sleep every night during this period. In the end, I still have little hope for Huan Yanfan I recommend, and it seems that the same is true for Xianmei."

Princess Taiping didn't expect that he would bring the matter to the prime minister's affairs, and she was a little shaken. Could it be that this matter was really not done by her brother?

At this time, the maid came up to change them to tea and slowly retreated. Only the brother and sister were left in the lobby. Princess Taiping originally came to seek punishment, but now she was shaken, and it was not easy for no reason to have an attack. She said coldly: "Please tell me the truth, is it the brother who was assassinated in Wu Youning?"

"It turns out that it's because of this matter. It's been so long. Why does Xianmei still care about it?" Li Dan said with a faint smile.

"You are pretending to be confused!"

Princess Taiping finally broke out, and she shouted at the top of her lungs: "You know the seriousness of this matter. Even if your mother has not spared me in the past ten years, now my mother believes that it is my work. What should you do if you ask me to do? Brother, did you do it?"

Princess Taiping was so angry that her chest was fluctuating violently, and her eyes were staring at Li Dan fiercely, as if she was just angry, trying to swallow him in one bite.

Li Dan did not look at Princess Taiping's eyes, he was still as calm as water. After a long time, he slowly said: "Wu Youning was stabbed, which is a great thing for the Li royal family. It guarantees that we still have hope of restoration. However, since the fairy girl has already determined that it was my doing, I have no choice. I really have no evidence to prove that it was not what I did."

"Then promise me that you are not involved in this matter!"

Li Dan smiled, "How can I guarantee that I did participate. My people were also in Shuangqiao Town at that time, and the situation was very chaotic. They came back and said that they were too late to start. Is Xianmei really standing by and watching?"

"you--"

Princess Taiping said something angry, and for a while, she held back and said, "Who did that brother thinks it was done?"

"I have no idea!"

Li Dan shook his head slowly, "I believe everyone will not admit that it was done by himself. Xianmei, this matter is already a headless case, why do you have to bother me?"

"I am unwilling to accept it. I can't take the blame. My mother believes it was my own actions. It would be fine if it was me. It was not my move. I don't want to bear such serious consequences. I must find out the real murderer and clear the grievances in front of my mother."

Li Dan originally thought that if she was forced into anger, it would be fine if she accepted it himself, but after hearing her last words, Li Dan became alert. He would never admit anything, otherwise his mother would investigate it and he would not be able to bear the consequences.

Li Dan pondered for a moment and said, "Since it was not done by Xianmei, why didn't Xianmei tell her mother clearly? I believe that her mother has the ability to distinguish and will not put the blame on Xianmei."

"How do you ask me to say it, how can I prove it is not me? My mother will ask, if it is not you, who would it be? How do you ask me to answer, do I say it was done by the two emperor brothers?"

Princess Taiping breathed a long sigh, "I have to find the real murderer in this matter first before I can go to my mother to clear the grievances, otherwise I will only get darker and darker as I write it."

"That brother Yu can't help you, Sister Xian, I'm really sorry!"

Princess Taiping bit her lip and said slowly: "Assassination of Wu Youning, most people will kill Wu Youning directly, and not only seriously injured him. Obviously, only I will do this. This assassin must have blamed me, or was out of revenge, or maybe it was because of that incident three years ago."

Li Dan understood what his sister was talking about. Three years ago, Zhang Jingxiong was assassinated, which eventually led to Li Chongrun being killed. This was Princess Taiping who blamed King Luling. Now that she was being blamed by someone herself, she thought that King Luling took revenge on her.

Li Dan shook his head, "Brother is not that kind of person. He is in poor health. Besides, he can't make any decisions about the matter in the palace."

Princess Taiping gritted her teeth and said, "I know it's not him, but someone will do it for him. I have personally experienced her viciousness."

Princess Taiping's goal slowly pointed to Princess Wei, and Li Dan also remained silent. If Wei Anshi was dismissed from the precepts, perhaps he would have hope.

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Among the forces of various sects of the Tang Dynasty, Luling King Li Xian was undoubtedly the most low-key. Since Wu Zetian ordered the killing of Li Xian's eldest son Li Chongrun three years ago, Luling King's influence has almost completely disappeared, and he has rarely heard of him.

Only when Wu Zetian celebrated her birthday last year did King Luling offer her pea leaves that he briefly appeared in people's sight, but it was like a flash in the pan that he was silent again without a trace.

Li Chongrun's death brought a huge blow to Li Xian. In addition, he has been in a bad state after a stroke. His years of house arrest have made him gradually believe in Buddhism. Now he is more completely addicted to the world of Buddhism. If Princess Wei had not firmly opposed it, he would have become a monk.

Li Xian was already disheartened by the throne and ignored anything that happened in the court and at home. He simply handed over his seal to his wife Princess Wei. The entire Luling Palace completely became the world of Princess Wei.

Although Li Xian no longer cares about external affairs, it does not mean that Princess Wei has given up. Her desire for power is far more than anyone else, and only the current emperor Wu Zetian can compare with it.

Princess Wei is undoubtedly an extremely smart woman. She knows what her husband's advantage lies in that he is the orthodox heir to the throne of the Tang Dynasty. This alone is enough to support Li Xian by more than 70% of the court officials who are looking forward to the revival of the Tang Dynasty. In contrast, the support of the Prime Minister Li Dan is much weaker.

There are actually three prime ministers in the six prime ministers of the Political Affairs Hall who support Li Xian, but Yao Chong seemed a little shaken and instead supported Li Dan, but this did not change the fact that Li Xian had the upper hand.

Princess Wei strongly denied that Li Xian had fallen into the world and fell into the dust of Buddha. She tried her best to create an atmosphere. It seemed that Li Xian was just low-key and did not contact the outside world in order to avoid any adverse effects. She was Li Xian's spokesperson.

Of course, Princess Wei also knew that this was far from enough, so she introduced her son Li Chongjun to make him the image spokesperson of her father.

And she hid behind the scenes and manipulated it was her smart and capable person that although Li Xian fell into the dust of Buddha, she still maintained the support of most courtiers for him.

That afternoon, Li Chongjun hurried back to the prince's mansion and came directly to the inner hall. After waiting outside for a while, a maid came out and laughed and said, "The princess asked the little prince to come in."

Li Chongjun nodded silently and walked into the lobby. In the lobby, Princess Wei was savoring a plate of grapes carefully. This is her favorite thing. She likes to eat grapes the most, and she also likes to chew duck necks. Princess Wei is very well maintained. Although she is over 40 years old, she looks only twenty-seven or eight years old. Her skin is delicate and smooth, and there is no wrinkle on her face.

She also did not hesitate to sexual intercourse. She and her husband no longer had sex. They rarely met her husband, who were loyal to Buddhism. Then more than a dozen tall and strong guards in the mansion became the source of her vitality. This is the public secret in the mansion.

But she is very smart. She will never show any evidence in front of her son Li Chongjun, so as not to make her son disgusted and ruin her major events. She has learned the lessons of her eldest son Li Chongrun.

Although Li Chongjun is not Wei's biological child, Li Chongjun still regarded Wei as his mother very filial. He knelt down and bowed to his mother, "Children's mother!"

"Thank you for your hard work, sit down!"

Princess Wei smiled and asked her son down, then hurriedly, "How is it? Have you found out what happened?"

Princess Wei has been paying great attention to the change in attitude of Prime Minister Yao Chong these days. Yao Chong, who had always supported Zhang Shuo as prime minister, suddenly changed his attitude and instead supported Huan Yan and Fan as prime minister, which means that Yao Chong has already been pulled over by Prime Minister Li Dan.

This made Princess Wei extremely angry and even more nervous. She was afraid of a chain reaction. Even Zhang Jianzhi and Wei Anshi were taken away. Wei Anshi was her clan brother, so she was not worried. The key was Zhang Jianzhi, who was the leader of all officials. If he was pulled over by Li Dan, his influence would be too great.

Therefore, Princess Wei was determined to find out what exactly caused Yao Chong's position to change.

As for the assassination incident of Wu Youning, who had been disturbing Princess Taiping, she didn't care much about it. She was just excited when she got the news, and then she put it aside.

Li Chongjun hesitated and said, "Report to my mother, what the child found out about this matter seemed to be related to Li Zhen?"

"Li Zhen?"

Princess Wei was stunned. How could it be Li Zhen? How could he be involved in the competition for the prime minister? Haven’t he been out of trouble all the time?

After a while, she said again: "Can you be sure?"

"I just heard that the day before Yao Prime Minister proposed that Huan Yanfan become Prime Minister, Li Zhen had visited him, but I don't know what happened and I can't investigate it."

Princess Wei's face became solemn. If Li Zhen really said that he had turned against Yao Chong, the consequences would be a bit serious, which means that Li Zhen had completely turned to Li Dan. This matter is of great importance and must not be ambiguous. It must be implemented.

She whispered a few more words, but Li Chongjun shook her head, "Don't want to go!"

"Who will you go if you don't go? How can you disobey my orders?" Princess Wei glared at her son.

Li Chongjun said for a while: "Mother can let Wei Bo go, isn't he quite capable?"

Like his brother Li Chongrun, Li Chongjun also hates his mother's nephews, especially Wei Bo, who is domineering and bullying himself. Li Chongjun and him have reached a point of incompatibility.

Princess Wei understood the conflict between them, and she comforted her son softly, "Why do you have to have a good understanding of him? I use my relatives because there is no one available. You are my son. In the future, your father ascended the throne and you are the prince. I have told you many times. You are not unaware of your father's situation. Who else can you rely on for your mother except you?"

Although Li Chongjun didn't want to be a puppet of his mother, he also understood that his father didn't care about the world at all. He wanted to be the crown prince, but he could only rely on his mother. Thinking of the position of the crown prince, he finally surrendered, "Okay! I'll go and inquire about the real situation."

"That's right. You can go and find Shangguan Sheren again, maybe she is an insider."

"The boy knows it, go now!"

Li Chongjun stood up and bowed to his mother, turned around and left quickly. Princess Wei looked at her son and walked away, and fell into deep thought again. How could she push Zhang Shuo to the position of prime minister?
Chapter completed!