"The Empress must be plotting something. Now that Li Zhaoyun has temporarily left the capital, it is a breathing space for all the forces. When they return, there will be another bloody storm."

Li Zhaoyun has witnessed several dramatic events in the past few days. It's one thing that Song Tangli is out of favor, but Li Zhaoyun is particularly kind to that maid named Peixi, repeatedly neglecting the Crown Princess.

Li Zhaoyun had a general understanding of the current situation in the court. Although he was favored by the emperor, it was only superficial and this situation could not last long. Li Zhaoyun was complacent and probably knew that he would soon be removed from his position as crown prince.

Li Zhaoyun kept her eyes closed and rested the whole way, without saying a word. Before leaving, the Empress had told her that speaking less was the way to save her life.

It's time for a change in the political situation at court.

Gu Xue summoned Song Tangxue again: "Thank you so much, Physician Feixue, for curing my old ailment. But I have another favor to ask..."

Gu Xue recounted the whole story of the Vice Minister of War. A few days ago, the Vice Minister of War received orders to go to a small border county to punish rioters. It was at that time that he was seriously injured. The current emperor did not care and only asked him to hand over his military power to Gu Xue.

Now that the Vice Minister of War has just regained consciousness, his health is much worse than before, and many famous doctors say that he will never be able to fight again.

Ordinary people can't cure this, but the divine physician Fei Xue might be able to. She even took good care of Gu Xue's health, so her father's condition is naturally not a big problem.

However, Song Tangxue refused without hesitation: "I'm sorry, I can't help you with this. I'm going somewhere else. I won't stay in one place for too long."

If it weren't for Zhan Ming's orders, Song Tang wouldn't have gone here; she always adhered to the principle of avoiding trouble.

"Okay, I was being presumptuous. Anyway, I still want to thank you for saving my life this time."

Gu Xue sincerely said that she would not force others to accept her father's fate, after all, it was their own choice, and they could only look for other ways.

"It's getting late, so I'll go back to my room to rest now."

...

The Gu residence.

After three days of recuperation, Gu Xue's injuries were completely healed. As a result, she practiced martial arts even more diligently, injuring herself every day.

This was the first time Song Tangxue had ever seen someone so obsessed with martial arts. It was as if he wanted to make up for all the time he had spent in the past few years. He went to the training ground before dawn and was the last one to return.

Gu Xue's actions also moved the members of the Qilin Army, and their attitude was no longer as resistant as before.

Song Tangxue's mission was successfully completed. Just as she was about to leave the Gu residence, Zhan Ming found her.

"Not bad. I thought it would take at least a month to complete the task, but I didn't expect it to be completed in just ten days."

Zhan Ming naturally had people planted in the Gu residence, and nothing that happened inside could escape his eyes.

"Don't forget what you promised me."

Li Zhaoyun and his men are about to return, which is the perfect opportunity to strike. They encountered many traps along the way and lost many men. In his previous life, Li Zhaoyun returned in a rage and smashed many things. When the news reached the Emperor's ears, it affected his position.

Song Tangli was no pushover either; with the help of the Empress, she successfully helped the Crown Prince regain his footing.

This matter will not be resolved so easily in this lifetime. The Empress does not live with him and she is eager for Li Zhaoyun to lose power so that she can push Li Zhaoyun to the throne.

Song Tangli followed Li Zhaoyun's carriage back to the capital.

Pei Xi stayed by Li Zhaoyun's side the whole time and never left. After Su Yuxing's incident, their relationship grew even stronger.

They hurried to the palace to report back. The emperor was in a bad mood today, and his face was cold from early morning, so that none of the civil and military officials dared to speak.

Li Zhaoyun thought her father would reward her handsomely, but his first words were: "Xian'er, I sent you to the south to solve the flood problem, but you just laze around for days!"

Li Zhaoyun lived a life of unbridled pleasure with her husband. She would give orders and then indulge in nightly revelry in her room. Naturally, this did not escape the Emperor's notice. He had long known that Li Zhaoyun was a pleasure-seeking person, but he never expected that she would be so careless in such an important matter.

"Do you really think I'm senile and can't hear what you've done?!"

Li Zhaoyun knelt down, never expecting that those things could reach her father's ears. It must be because someone around her deliberately instigated it.

"Please calm your anger, Father. The floods in the south are severe, and I mishandled the situation. I beg Your Majesty to punish me!"

During his stay in the south, he hadn't heard anything about the floods or anything like that. He saw Pei Xi the most every day, and when he learned that she had been tricked, he felt even more sorry for her and would send a lot of food to her room every day.

"I see you really don't want to be the crown prince anymore. How about this, I think Yun'er has some ability, so I'll temporarily hand over the things you're in to him to manage."

"Father, you mustn't!"

It's just that this matter wasn't finished. Why is Father so angry that he even wants to strip him of his position as Crown Prince? Although he says that on the surface, he's already made him hand over the things he's in charge of. It's only a matter of time.

"That's settled then. You may leave."

Li Zhaoyun refused to leave. He had been the crown prince for several years and had never been threatened by anyone. Was his father so eager to pass the crown prince position to him as soon as Li Zhaoyun returned to the capital?

"Stop talking. I just want to test your abilities. If I am gone one day, this world will still fall into the hands of the Li family."

Li Zhaoyun had been restless ever since he came out of the palace. Song Tangli naturally noticed his unusual state: "Your Highness, what's wrong with you looking so worried after what happened? Why don't you tell me?"

"It's all because of this Li Zhaoyun! He just grew up in a temple, what right does he have to take away my position as crown prince!"

Li Zhaoyun is not capable of great things and probably won't live much longer in this palace. Let him continue to cause trouble for a few more days.

Li Zhaoyun returned to the Empress's palace.

What has happened in the past few days?

Li Zhaoyun hesitated before revealing those things: His Highness the Crown Prince was so infatuated with a maid that he had neglected his own Empress.

"It's really quite interesting. I never expected that the prince whom His Majesty valued so much would be like this. If this gets out, I'm sure there will be a lot of gossip in the capital."

Li Zhaoxian was so engrossed in lust that he forgot his duties, and today the emperor flew into a rage in the court.