A general of the imperial guards hurried into the imperial study, walked straight to Xianzong's side, and whispered, "Your Majesty, a Buddhist temple in the Buddhist temple has been burned down, and Concubine Li is gone."
Xianzong looked at the general. There were three thousand beauties in the harem, but he couldn't remember who this Concubine Li was for a moment.
The general of the imperial guards did not dare to say much. He knew the concubines in the emperor's harem? Then he must have lived enough.
Xianzong stood up and walked out.
The ministers did not dare to say much and bowed to see Xianzong off.
When Xianzong passed by the old man, he stopped and said, "After daybreak, I will let the princess and the prince consort return home. Gu Qing, you should return home now. I will give you three more days to prepare. After three days, you and your eldest grandson and second grandson will go to Wangxiangguan."
The old man had to kneel down to receive the order.
Xianzong reached out and pulled the old man's arm, which was about to clasp his hands, and said, "No need to kneel. I have wronged your Gu family before. Today, in front of all the ministers, I apologize to you, Gu Qing, again."
Xianzong's words moved the old man. Since ancient times, how many emperors have publicly admitted their mistakes to their subjects?
"I'll leave the matter of Wangxiang Pass to Gu Qing," Xianzong patted the old man's hand and walked forward again.
The old man knelt on the ground, kowtowed three times to Emperor Xianzong, and said, "Your Majesty, I will die for my country and will not fail your trust."
"You have to stay alive." Xianzong did not look back or stop, but said to the old man: "Linglong is close to you. If something happens to you, Linglong and I will be sad."
"I obey your order," the old man knocked his head to the ground and did not look up for a long time.
Xianzong walked out of the imperial study, looked up at the night sky which was still some time away from dawn, and sighed heavily. It is not easy to be an emperor. When it is time to be a grandson, one has to be a grandson.
"Your Majesty?" The general who followed Emperor Xianzong out of the imperial study asked Emperor Xianzong in a low voice.
Xianzong said, "Return to the harem."
Xianzong sat in a sedan chair, surrounded by a group of palace guards, and walked from the imperial study to the inner palace gate.
A managing eunuch was waiting at the gate of the inner palace with a dozen eunuchs. When they saw Xianzong coming, they hurried forward to greet him.
"Who died in the Buddhist temple?" Emperor Xianzong asked the eunuch in charge.
The eunuch in charge walked beside the sedan chair and whispered to Emperor Xianzong, "Your Majesty, I have already found out that it is Concubine Li, who is from the Chengzhou Li family."
The daughter of the Chengzhou Li family is a concubine in the palace? How come I don’t know? Xianzong had a headache and said, “She was killed?”
The eunuch in charge said, "When the Buddhist temple caught fire, Concubine Li was chanting in the temple and was unable to escape, so she died."
"Are all the people in the Buddhist temple dead?" Although he couldn't remember what Concubine Li looked like, Xianzong still got angry and asked, "Don't you know how to save people? The master was still in the fire, and those servants ran away on their own?!"
The eunuch in charge bowed and reported to Emperor Xianzong: "Your Majesty, when Concubine Li was chanting, she did not want anyone to serve her, and she always sent the servants far away. When the servants discovered that the temple was on fire, they were too far away to save Concubine Li, but it was too late."
"Is it only Concubine Li who died?" asked Emperor Xianzong.
"yes."
"First, look for the people in the Buddhist temple," Xianzong ordered, "and interrogate them one by one."
"Yes," the eunuch in charge responded again.
"Chengzhou Li family," Xianzong sat on the sedan chair and thought for a while, then asked the imperial guard general who was walking on the other side of the sedan chair, "Did Li Qingping's son enter the capital yesterday?"
The general hurriedly said, "Yes, General Weiwu's fourth son, Li Yuanle, entered the capital yesterday."
Xianzong felt that troubles were waiting for him. Someone from her family came, but Concubine Li was dead. "Summon Li Yuanle to the palace after dawn," Xianzong told the eunuch in charge, "Let him see Concubine Li, and then bury her with honor. Let Concubine Rong handle this matter."
"Yes, I obey your order," the eunuch in charge accepted the order.
The general of the imperial guards asked, "Your Majesty, would you like to visit the Buddhist temple?"
Concubine Li was burned to death, her body was charred, and Xianzong felt sick just thinking about it. He had vomited several times tonight because of the body. He waved his hand and said, "Let Rongfei go to see Concubine Li, I'll go to the study."
An unfavored concubine died, but the emperor was unwilling to take a look at her. No one thought there was anything wrong with this, so a group of people immediately escorted Xianzong to the study.
There was only one room in the upper study with lights on. Xianzong got off the sedan chair, looked at the lighted room, and ordered his attendants, "Everyone go out and wait for me. No one is allowed to come in until I give the order."
The general of the imperial guards, along with the palace guards and eunuchs, retreated.
Xiao Wei had heard Xianzong's voice in the room a long time ago. It sounded like Xianzong was standing alone in the courtyard. Xiao Wei came out from the room to greet him.
Xianzong raised his hand to Xiaowei who was kneeling down to pay his respects to him, then covered his mouth and yawned, saying, "Where is the princess?"
Xiao Wei stood up and said, "In reply to your Majesty, the princess is accompanying her husband."
"Raised in vain," Xianzong muttered as he walked into the palace.
Yu Xiaoxiao was sitting on the bed accompanying Gu Xinglang at this time. When she saw Xianzong coming in, she hushed him and said, "Speak softly, Xiao Gu is asleep."
Xianzong curled his lips, walked to the bed to look at Gu Xinglang, and found that the boy was sleeping in the same bed with his son. "They are very affectionate," Xianzong said, and it was hard to tell whether it was a good or bad thing.
Yu Xiao: "Has the assassin been caught?"
Xianzong said, "Come here and talk to father."
Yu Xiao: "I have to look after Xiao Gu."
"Why are you still guarding him when he's asleep?" Xianzong sat down on the empty chair in front of the left window and said, "Come here."
Yu Xiaoxiao sat next to Xianzong.
Xianzong then said to Xiao Wei, "Xiao Wei, go out and guard it."
Yu Xiao: "What do you want Xiao Wei to guard? With me here, who can come here to kill you, father? Xiao Wei, go talk to your friends. Didn't you just say that you were going to thank a friend?"
Xiao Wei visits Xianzong.
"Okay, okay," Xianzong waved his hand to send Xiao Wei away, saying, "Go play with your friends."
Xiao Wei's mouth twitched, and he bowed and walked out.
Yu Xiao: "Father, you have to catch the assassin quickly. I want to beat this guy up and vent my anger on Xiao Gu."
"What do I think?" Xianzong leaned towards Yu Xiaoxiao and whispered, "Wen Fenglin did this."
"Wen..." Yu Xiaoxiao was about to jump.
"Don't shout!" Xianzong covered his daughter's mouth and said, "Father has never encountered an assassin in all these years since he became the emperor."
Yu Xiaoxiao pried Xianzong's hands apart and said, "Have you seen Wen Fenglin? Wasn't he poisoned?"
"Brainless girl!" Xianzong pointed at Yu Xiaoxiao and said, "Does your father need to look at this matter? Your father has offended him recently. Who else could it be but him? Who has the guts to come to me and set fire and kill people? Except for the Eternal Life Temple, no one else has the courage!" Xianzong said to his daughter with certainty.
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