Wu Mei sat in the slowly moving carriage, looking at the merchants coming and going outside the window. Although she showed curiosity about her own team, she only glanced at them curiously for a few times and then went about her own business.
The streets where the carriages travel are paved with whole blocks of bluestone slabs that are as smooth as mirrors, so that the carriages traveling on them do not feel the slightest bumps.
There were shops lining both sides, with merchants negotiating business at every door. It all looked very messy, but looking at the entire street, Wu Mei suddenly discovered that the street seemed so peaceful that it was hard to hear the shouts from the merchants' shops.
Jingzhe quickly returned to Wu Mei's carriage, followed by three people wearing round-necked robes that looked like scholars. They were Cui Zhiwen from the Ministry of Justice, Cui Dunli from the Dali Temple, and Gao Zhizhou from the Censorate.
The three of them saluted respectfully in front of the carriage, and then Choi Ji-won stepped forward to answer the queen's questions.
"Where is the person now?" The carriage stopped on the main road, and Wu Mei asked in a low voice inside the car.
"Replying to the Queen, they have just been brought back from the restricted area of Taiyi City. I have invited the best doctors in Taiyi City to treat their injuries. The Queen may not be in a position to visit them."
"Brought him back from the restricted area? There is a cell in that restricted area?" Wu Mei frowned. He didn't even let herself go to visit him. How serious his injury must be. The little bastard was really ruthless.
"Queen, there is indeed a prison cell." Cui Zhiwen reported truthfully.
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Wu Mei looked up in the carriage and thought about it, and happened to see the painting on the roof of her carriage. Only then did she realize when the little thing had replaced the painting on the roof of her carriage with his own big smiling face hanging there, and even the smirk at the corner of his mouth was so lifelike!
She snorted in anger, and put aside the little bastard's annoying smile, and continued to ask Cui Zhiwen: "I was also negligent in this matter. I am in charge of the harem, and I should have known the expenses of the various palaces of the royal family, but I also overlooked this matter. How about this, I will not visit you, and after asking the doctor, I will send you back to Chang'an City and let His Majesty decide."
"Yes, Queen." Cui Zhiwen replied respectfully.
On the busy and bustling streets of Taiyi City, there were hundreds of people standing there asking questions, but there were no curious common people watching from afar. This scene also surprised Wu Mei.
"How many people were brought out in total?" Wu Mei thought about it, but couldn't help but ask again after she had figured it out.
"Reporting to the Queen, there are only four people: Helan Minzhi, Ning Daoming, Xiao Shougui, and Xiao Shoudao."
"What about the others? Aren't there dozens of them? Have they all been punished by the prince?" Wu Mei was shocked! When did the little bastard become so cruel? Could it be that this incident really touched his sore spot?
"Your Highness the Crown Prince did not tell me, and I did not dare to ask too much. These four people are the ones I just met today..."
"Where are the Japanese envoys?" Wu Mei interrupted him and asked.
"Dead." Cui Zhiwen replied calmly.
"What?"
"When we arrived there, the execution had already been completed. Nine people, including Helan Minzhi's friends and the Japanese, had been beheaded. And..."
"And what?" Wu Mei couldn't hold back her anger. What was the little bastard trying to do? Both she and his father had written him a personal letter, and he still dared to kill people!
"And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is going to report to His Majesty and send back all the Japanese students who were sent to Tang Dynasty."
"Go down and go directly to his manor." Wu Mei said coldly.
She now discovered that Li Hong's ideas were becoming more and more correct. Although Nian's ideas were always very correct when he was a child, as long as she and Li Zhi argued with each other, she could still make Li Hong listen to a lot of her ideas. But this time, Li Hong completely ignored their existence.
Was this to establish his authority with Helan Minzhi, Japan, and the court officials, in order to highlight his existence as the crown prince, or was he really angry about Helan Minzhi's Cuiwei Palace incident?
Wu Mei shook her head solemnly. Li Hong's thoughts were becoming more and more difficult to figure out. This little bastard had grown up and began to understand the responsibilities of a prince.
After being interpreted by experts and scholars, most of the records in history books agree that the trigger for the breakup between Wu Mei and Li Hong was Helan Minzhi.
Historically, Helan Minzhi, because he coveted the Crown Princess's appearance, insulted the future Crown Princess, the daughter of Yang Sijian, before Crown Prince Li Hong got married.
Finally, the Crown Prince Li Hong was forced to postpone his marriage for two years, and chose Pei Judao's daughter as the Crown Princess. He was already 22 years old when he got married, which means he was only one year away from his sudden death.
Most people even believe that the discord between Li Hong and Wu Mei was caused by the fact that the Crown Princess did not suffer any punishment after being insulted by Helan Minzhi, which led to Li Hong's dissatisfaction and created a rift between the mother and son.
But history is full of different opinions, and it is difficult to sort out who is right and who is wrong. But history is surprisingly similar, and Li Hong and Wu Mei are inevitably going to start a chase again because of Helan Minzhi.
The cause of the incident has changed, but the historical characters have not changed. They are still Wu Mei, Li Hong and the instigator Helan Minzhi.
When the carriage drove into the manor, Wu Mei couldn't help but frown as she looked at the five huge words at the door: Royal Manor!
Wu Mei felt itchy and wanted to beat Li Hong up immediately.
"Lian Tie, if you dare to let Li Hong go today, I will show you how I will deal with you. Pass the word on, whoever catches the prince will be rewarded, but remember not to hurt the prince." Wu Mei said coldly as she looked at the figure in front of her as the carriage drove into the manor.
Lian Tie wanted to cry. This was another dilemma. The Queen could not be offended. She was his master. He had to accept her!
What about the prince? He is still his master, and he is also a peculiar person in the royal family. The prince who is vindictive never suffers any loss.
The Queen's nephew and his own cousin could be beaten so cruelly. Listening to Cui Zhiwen's words, he broke out in cold sweats all over, knowing that it was a blessing that Helan Minzhi was not dead.
"Stop right there, you little bastard!" Wu Mei, who was wearing slippers and whose shoes the palace maid had not yet had time to change, saw Li Hong looking at the carriage blankly with a thoughtful expression. She knew that the little bastard must have figured out whose carriage this was.
Before he made a move to run, he immediately opened the carriage door and stood there shouting.
Li Hong had just seen off all the royal family members and was waiting for Li Zhong to come and say goodbye. He was in a good mood as he had basically solved all the problems that the royal family members had thrown at him.
Before I could turn around and take a few steps, I saw a carriage coming in arrogantly. The two guards at the door were trembling and letting the carriage drive in.
As he was staring at the familiar carriage in a daze, he saw his mother pushing open the door and yelling at him.
If I don't run now, when will I run? My mother came to Taiyi City without telling me. She definitely didn't want to give me a surprise. She wanted to give me a shock.
"Your son welcomes mother, but mother, I have an important business meeting to attend. I will come to pay my respects to you later." Li Hong saw that something was wrong. After hearing what he said, hundreds of guards immediately rushed towards him from all directions like a tide.
"Shoes, shoes, shoes, hurry up, get that pair of shoes. You're not beating the little bastard like that even when you're wearing high heels." Wu Mei said anxiously to Banmei and Xunlan who were lying at her feet and helping her change her shoes.
Wu Mei changed her shoes and quickly jumped off the carriage. Li Hong stared at her in amazement. He stood there almost dumbfounded. What a huge grudge this was.
After Li Hong reacted, he saw that he was surrounded by people. No matter which direction he ran, he would be blocked by hundreds of people. The only way was to run into the building.
Turning his head to look at the five floors behind him, Li Hong gritted his teeth and said to himself: "Wakaka! Let's fight, catch the turtle in the jar, right? I don't believe that so many people can get in, let's fight a guerrilla war."
Wu Mei saw the little guy suddenly turn around and run into the building, and immediately showed a knowing smile. "I can't catch you, little bastard, even if you enter the building!"
A hundred or so people crouched and opened their arms like sheep into a pen, slowly narrowing the encirclement. Unexpectedly, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince actually walked into the trap and ran into the building on his own initiative.
"Banmei, Xunlan, follow me in." Wu Mei regained her calm demeanor and watched Lian Tie fly over the crowd like an eagle and follow Li Hong's small figure into the building.
She was not in a hurry at the moment. After entering the building, she didn't believe that the little thing could still lose its tune with its ten fingers!
In the huge conference room, the maid who was still packing up was startled by Li Hong's sudden intrusion. Just as she was about to salute and greet him, she saw the Crown Prince hiding behind a chair as if he was guarding against thieves: "Get this damn thing out, quickly."
"I want to see who dares?" Wu Mei was very fast and had already reached the door.
The maids in the conference room all came from the imperial palace. Naturally, they knew the empress, the mother of the country, and they all immediately paid their respects to Wu Mei.
"You guys go out, Lian Tie, you go out too, Banmei and Xunlan stay." Wu Mei stood leisurely at the door and said calmly.
But to Li Hong, this sounded even more murderous than murderous intent.
"Son...your son greets your mother." Li Hong said the first time the door of the conference room was closed.
"Come here."
"I won't. First, tell me why you want to beat me. Also, I've been so distracted in Taiyi City that I can't eat or drink. I've been thinking about my mother every day. I didn't expect that after waiting for her for so long, she wanted to beat me. My heart... My heart hurts so much."
"My heart hurts so much! I'll make your butt hurt too! Li Hong, today I'm going to settle accounts with you one by one. Your father is in Chang'an. Let me tell you, no one can save you today! Little bastard, let me ask you first, what's the matter with the painting on the roof of my carriage? When did you replace it for me?"
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