Chapter 171 Luoyang Memory 5

Li Shimin's words are simply determined to convince him. Xiao Zhu lowered his eyes and thought about it, and finally shook his head with a calm smile. It's useless to say more. Li Shimin leaned against the back of the chair and looked at him gently. At this time, a fast-like man hurried up, found Xiao Zhu and bowed and said, "Xiao Xiancheng, the county magistrate called you to go back."

Xiao Zhu nodded, and then got up to say goodbye to us, and said that he was busy and helpful. Looking at his disappearing back in the corridor, I asked Li Shimin with a smile, "He's gone. Won't you continue to keep him?"

Otherwise, Li Shimin smiled, took off the warm hand stove and put it on my lap, sighing, and said, "Since he doesn't go with us now, I'll let him come by himself."

He stood up, and I followed him out of the teahouse. It was dark, and we went straight to the inn. After running for days and not having a good rest, when Li Shimin came back from the cubicle bathroom, I had already made the bed and made hot water. He is used to drinking water before going to bed to avoid dry mouth in the morning. He sat opposite me, looked at the heat rising in the cup, and swung the cup casually before drinking it.

I said, "Zhou Molan returned to the palace to resume his post. Xiao Zhu was only a few days away from entering the palace. This trip to Luoyang is really a great harvest."

Li Shimin smiled and said, "It's not thanks to the good fruits you planted more than ten years ago that I have a chance to pick them."

I looked at him quietly and seemed to smile: "Zhou Molan returned to the palace voluntarily and continued to work beside me. But Xiao Zhu... He didn't want to, so why do you have to convince him?"

Li Shimin also looked at me, with a veil in his eyes and couldn't see the bottom: "He is a talent. I want him to serve the court. As a county magistrate, he is really buried."

He smiled gently and looked at the celadon cup on the table with one hand, holding the victory. Yes, who will disobey the imperial edict and run to kill his head? What Li Shimin wants will never let go! But I always felt that this was not the case. On this way, he met the assassin first, but Li Shimin did not immediately pursue him. Later, when he met Xiao Zhu, Li Shimin only said that he simply wanted him to contribute to the court. In my opinion, it's not that Li Shimin doesn't want to investigate, but that he doesn't want to be known by everyone, and he really wants to use Xiao Zhu for himself. Everyone knows Xiao Zhu's character, and Li Shimin also sent Xue Wanjun to investigate his identity. He was assured that Yisheng was from the third grade. It seems that he had long secretly hated the unspeakable thing and was determined to destroy it in one fell swoop.

I remembered the way Li Shimin looked at me after meeting the assassin, which was meaningful. Although it was only for a moment, it had been buried in my heart. Is it possible that this matter has something to do with me? The assassin's sword and Li Shimin's eyes are so unusual, so I'm afraid the real purpose of Li Shimin's coming to Luoyang is not just what he said: memory!

He frowned and yawned. I asked him to sit on the bed, put down the curtain and twept for him. He leaned against the pillow in front of the bed and watched me settle down before going to bed. Then I also lay on the bed. I had closed my eyes, but I opened my eyes and asked him, "This time I come to Luoyang, will you go to the Old Palace?"

The old palace is the destroyed imperial palace of the State of Zheng. The place where I was imprisoned at the beginning was also the temporary residence of Li Shimin after winning. If Li Shimin really came here with a purpose, the only place he rested in Luoyang was the Old Palace! Li Shimin pressed the bedding on my shoulder: "The old palace has not been built for a long time and is dilapidated. Why did you go there? However, I have something to go out tomorrow. You can stay in the inn and don't run around.

I said funnyly, "This town is already familiar, and I won't get lost. Do you want me to stay in the inn?" Besides, with Zhou Molan protecting him, it shouldn't be a big deal, otherwise I will be bored all day.

He was slightly angry and breathed warmly close to my cheek: "It's freezing. What's good to go outside? You'd better stay in the inn."

I laughed and nodded: "Yes. Then reassure you."

After saying that, he turned over and turned his back. He had no choice but to hold me to sleep from behind.

Although we are in Luoyang City, the assassin will not appear in public, but there is a single room in this inn. He is willing to rest assured to install me in the inn. He clearly feels that even if the assassin comes, he will not face me. This really hurts me and makes me more worried.

The second morning, Li Shimin and Xue Wanjun went out after breakfast. In fact, I didn't mean to go out on the street. Yesterday's words were just to support Li Shimin. At sunset and before dark, Zhou Molan knocked on my door. He said in a low voice, "Yes, they did go to the old palace. After returning to the town, they found several painting houses. Now they are about to return to the inn."

Zhou Molan was sent by me to follow Li Shimin. I was stunned by the words he reported. Is Li Shimin's purpose the painting preserved by Wang Shichong in the old palace? In those years, he didn't find out where the news came from. But the person in the picture is not me or Qiyan, and I don't know who she is. Is it just because of her appearance or something in it connects us? Li Shimin, Li Shimin, how deep is the secret hidden in your heart? What are you hiding and destroying?

After this day, Li Shimin did not leave me out again. After accompanying me in the middle of Luoyang City for five days, I automatically asked him to prepare a car back to Chang'an. Although he had approved the court affairs on this trip, on the day of leaving the palace, he ordered the prince Li Chengqian to take charge of the government and deal with all kinds of small and medium-sized matters. After he returned to the palace, he would listen to the prince's report one by one. But when I was in the harem, I heard that Li Chengqian was lazy and not as diligent and active as when he was a child. I was most worried that he would delay the government and hide nothing. I proposed to Li Shimin to return to the palace twice in a day, and he agreed to ask Xue Wanjun to start the previous business plan.

On the day of my return trip, after saying goodbye to Xiao Zhu, I followed Li Shimin to the backyard of the inn. There were three carriages standing in the yard, each with a man dressed similar to Xue Wanjun. I understand that Li Shimin wants to transfer the tiger away from the mountain to fake the truth. He first asked me to get into the carriage. After a while, he heard a horse sound outside, and the sound of the steering of the axles drove in the direction of the gate and disappeared. A moment later, it also sounded again. It was the second carriage that drove out of the inn. Then the curtain of my carriage moved, and Li Shimin came in next to me and smiled at me.

Xue Wanjun was still leading the way, while Zhou Molan sat in front of the carriage and drove the car. The carriage moved and slowly drove into the noisy street. Li Shimin didn't like to take a car before. Why did he barely get up today? I asked him strangely, "Don't you ride a horse?"

Unexpectedly, he smiled evilly and said, "I don't have enough money to hire my stand-in." I couldn't help but be stunned and speechless. He sat closer to me and sighed in my ear, "I said that I went to Luoyang for a walk with you. I don't want this trip to be longer than the days I sett down, and it's really good to enjoy the scenery along the way with you. Besides, when you go back to the palace, you can't take good care of you every day. If you don't cherish it now, won't it be a big loss?

I smiled softly and deliberately hurt him: "Yes, you never do anything to lose. However, this time out of the palace, all the big and small things in the court must be piled up, and you have to lose a few leisure days.

He hugged me with a big smile and held me in his arms: "The prince will deal with trivial matters, and there is no urgent report yet, indicating that Chang'an is calm and stable. Do you want me to be busy for a few more days and rarely go to other concubines?"

His state affairs are stable, but after I returned to the palace, I didn't know how to receive the words of Yingyan and the words of Wei Zheng. Thinking of it, I had a headache. I straightened up in his arms and curled my lips and said, "It's not that I haven't seen you spoil other concubines in recent years. I can't interfere with where you go."

Li Shimin smiled charmingly, approached me, and slowly stroked my cheeks with his fingers, starting from the tip of his eyebrows to under his lips. His voice was low and gentle, and the smile on his lips gradually restrained: "Oh? Is that right? Don't you dare to interfere with where I go? Then why did you let your good bodyguard follow me?"

I was shocked. Before I recovered from his words, he had already squeezed my chin, clasped my shoulder with one hand, and forced me to look directly at him. His eyes were oppressive and extremely deep, and the heat he exhaled made me tremble: "Huh? Even if you are my favorite woman, there are some things that no one can surpass. Everyone has a personal matter. The last thing you want is to be explored. Don't be too curious. You will regret your curiosity one day! You will understand, right?"

"I knew it was wrong!" I spoke hard, and my jaw was very tight and painful by him. The moment he let go, I curled the corners of my mouth and couldn't help laughing at myself. The most favored woman, I turned out to be his favorite woman!

The noise outside the car is getting farther away, and the carriage has driven out of Luoyang City to the suburbs. Li Shimin closed his eyes and took a nap without talking. I sat quietly next to him, sweating in the palms of my hands. Just now, he really scared me. No matter how much he endures me, there will always be times when he can't stand it. Moreover, it's really wrong for me to inquire about his where he went. Since he doesn't want me to know what he is doing, why should I have to fight hard?

The journey took another two hours, and the air was a little stuffy. I opened the curtains and saw black clouds in the sky. The wind was blowing more and more like a knife, as if it was going to rain heavily. At this time, the horse in front of him roared and heard Xue Wanjun shouting, "Who is coming!"

The nerves were suddenly tightened by this sentence, and Li Shimin also opened his eyes and quietly listened to the movements around him. Suddenly, there was a crash on the top of the carriage, and a sharp sword stabbed down from the top and went straight into the empty space between my Li Shimin. Fortunately, I sat a little far away from Li Shimin because of the previous incident, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable! Soon, Li Shimin broke his sword, hit the window and hugged me and jumped out.

As soon as his feet landed, he heard the sound of the sword. Xue Wanjun and Zhou Molan on that side had already fought with the man in black, and Li Shimin also drew his sword. Since the first encounter with the assassin, Li Shimin has prepared a sword with him. With this sword, the resistance can be said to be much stronger than before, but the number of people in black is twice as many. These people really seize the opportunity to chase after them! Most of the visitors surrounded Li Shimin. Xue Wanjun and Zhou Molan tried to approach this way, but were entangled by several people. Li Shimin protected me and fought with dozens of people in black. Although he had fought alone on the battlefield, he was still a little outnumbered in the face of dozens of swords.

He took me back while fighting all the way to the carriage. When I met the frightened horse, I suddenly shook my mind. In the future, Li Shimin lifted me on the horse with one hand and patted me hard. The horse jumped up and ran quickly. I was shocked and panicked. I looked back and saw the sharp knife scratching Li Shimin's back, and the blood was immediately sprayed, and the soil under my feet turned red. Li Shimin shouted, gritted his teeth and turned around with a sword, and cut the throat of the man in black behind him. I couldn't take care of anything. I fell off the horse and rolled a few times. When I got up again, I felt great pain all over. Li Shimin must have hurt more than me. I rushed forward and hugged his body that was about to fall down. I tried not to touch his back. I was so scared that I burst into tears: "Shimin, how are you? You don't have anything to do!"