Upon hearing the noise, Li Shimin and Li Jing hurriedly came out of the Lingyan Pavilion. However, upon seeing the scene in the Imperial Garden, they were both stunned for a moment.
Li Jing was thinking about a story from the Spring and Autumn Period, while Li Shimin was thinking about the safety of his beloved concubine.
"Li Jue, quickly help Consort Wu!"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue quickly looked at Li Shimin. Seeing that Li Shimin wanted his help, he immediately ran away without looking back.
Seeing this, Li Shimin cursed Li Jue in his heart, but still rushed forward to drive away the bees for Consort Wu.
Bees don't care if you're an emperor or not; if anyone dares to oppose them, they're bound to get stung.
Before long, Li Shimin was stung several times by poisonous bees.
Of course, Wu Zetian was in an even worse situation; her fair face was already bright red from the bee stings.
"Someone come quick!"
Seeing this, the Hundred Cavalrymen quickly broke off branches from the tree and frantically whipped the bees, finally driving them away.
"Someone, summon the imperial physician immediately!"
When Zhang Anan saw that His Majesty was injured, he wished he could carry him to the Imperial Hospital. However, Li Shimin disregarded his own safety and insisted on treating his beloved concubine first.
Before long, Li Shimin and Wu Meiniang entered the Imperial Hospital together.
After a joint diagnosis by the Imperial Medical Academy, it was determined that His Majesty and Consort Wu were not seriously injured. They were given some ointment and a decoction to promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis before being dismissed.
However, Li Shimin was very displeased to see his beloved concubine looking so miserable.
Where did so many bees come from?
"Your Majesty, I don't know either..."
"I was just passing by the garden when a bee flew up and stung me..."
"Fortunately, the Crown Prince was passing by, but..."
Wu Meiniang wisely stopped talking at this point, fearing that saying more would arouse the Emperor's suspicion.
Li Shimin followed Wu Meiniang's words.
"That unfilial grandson of mine is truly heartless; he has no compassion whatsoever. I have spoiled him for nothing!"
Upon hearing this, Wu Meiniang cried and pleaded.
"Your Majesty, this matter cannot be blamed on the Crown Prince. Anyone else would have kept their distance..."
"well!"
"My beloved consort, there's no need for you to speak up for that rebellious grandson. I assure you, I will never let him off the hook!"
While Li Shimin was boasting, Li Jing was asking Li Jue about the details of the matter.
"Crown Prince, what just happened?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jue immediately shook his head.
“Master, I don’t know what happened either. A little eunuch told me that Aunt Jinyang was sick and asked me to go there. Then, when I passed by the garden, I saw Consort Wu being attacked by bees.”
"Then what?"
"Then Wu Cairen ran towards me, and I was afraid of being stung by the bees, so I had no choice but to run away!"
Li Jing laughed heartily upon hearing this.
"You did the right thing!"
"Next time something like this happens, I'll definitely run as fast as I can, hahaha!"
Li Jue smiled and echoed his words.
"Absolutely!"
"I'm not stupid, why should I take the blame for others, hehehe..."
"To avert disaster?"
Upon hearing this, Li Jing smiled noncommittally, thinking to himself that this wasn't about shielding him from disaster; it was blatantly trying to pin a mess on him.
The first thing that came to Li Jing's mind was a story about Li Ji, the wife of Duke Xian of Jin during the Spring and Autumn Period, who used this method to frame Shen Sheng.
Shen Sheng was kind-hearted; upon seeing the bees stinging his stepmother, he immediately helped to drive them away.
As it happened, this incident was witnessed by someone, and Li Ji used it to frame Shen Sheng, saying that Shen Sheng had harassed her.
If Li Jue had truly helped Consort Wu today, he would most likely have been falsely accused by her of harassing her.
Although Li Jing guessed the whole story, he didn't want to tell Li Jue, fearing it would cause unnecessary trouble.
"Crown Prince, do you have a grudge against Consort Wu?"
"No!"
“Master, as you know, I rarely go to the inner palace, even when I live in the Lizheng Hall!”
Li Jing nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this, completely trusting Li Jue's words.
Even if Li Jue rarely went to the inner palace, no one would suspect anything.
It is truly commendable that Li Jue, at such a young age, knew how to avoid suspicion.
"The Crown Prince did a good job. He must never go to the inner palace again!"
"oh?"
"Master, has something come to mind?"
Li Jing shook his head upon hearing this.
"No!"
"You're getting old now, it's not good for you to keep going to the harem, it's easy for rumors to spread."
Li Jue nodded blankly upon hearing this.
He clearly sensed that Li Jing's words had a hidden meaning, but Li Jing didn't want to say it, and he was too lazy to ask further.
Late at night, in the Yeting Palace.
Looking at herself in the bronze mirror, Wu Meiniang felt a burning hatred that made her teeth itch.
Her scheme, which she had been planning for several days, was inexplicably foiled by Li Jue!
Didn't they say that Li Jue had already begun to get close to women and knew the benefits of beauty?
Could it be that I'm not Li Jue's type?
Wu Meiniang doubted herself for a moment, then wrote a note and ordered someone to take it out. Not long after, the note appeared in Changsun Wuji's hands.
After reading the note, Changsun Wuji immediately burned it and muttered "idiot" under his breath.
In Changsun Wuji's view, such clumsy tricks were completely useless!
To deal with Li Jue, we must use an even more powerful killing move!
However, Changsun Wuji hadn't yet figured out which specific killing move to use.
"Go back and tell Consort Wu not to act rashly, lest it arouse His Majesty's suspicion!"
"promise!"
Changsun Wuji rarely wrote things down, and as for verbal messages, even if someone reported him, he could easily deny it and pretend he knew nothing about it.
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