Changsun Wuji sighed upon hearing this.
"well!"
"To be honest, Li Jue is truly a genius. It's just a pity he was born at the wrong time..."
"If he is His Majesty's legitimate son, I will risk my life to help him ascend the throne!"
Yeon Gaesomun smiled dismissively upon hearing this.
"Lord Changsun, is there no need to say that?"
“I haven’t been in the Tang Dynasty for long, but I’ve heard a little about what happened to Li Chengqian back then. As his uncle, you certainly didn’t do anything good in the middle. If you had just stood your ground back then, Li Chengqian wouldn’t have been deposed.”
"I……"
Changsun Wuji was filled with hatred upon hearing this, but hatred was useless now, and he could only helplessly accept reality.
"Fine, I'll have someone send you five hundred taels of gold first!"
Is this the delivery location?
Upon hearing this, Yeon Gaesomun looked around and frowned.
"I'm afraid this won't work. Here's another address; you can send it directly there!"
As the two were talking, a Goguryeo man rushed over and whispered a few words to Yeon Gaesomun, causing Yeon Gaesomun's expression to change drastically.
"Lord Changsun, it's probably not safe here. I must leave immediately!"
"Oh, and don't forget about the gold..."
After saying this, Yeon Gaesomun turned and ran, leaving Changsun Wuji standing there dumbfounded. It wasn't until much later, when Yeon Gaesomun had completely disappeared into the night, that Changsun Wuji came to his senses and hurriedly walked out of the courtyard.
However, not long after Changsun Wuji left, the courtyard was surrounded by people from Sanglin Zhechong Mansion.
Dan Daozhen, fully armed, was the first to rush in, but after kicking open three doors in a row, he found no one, which made him feel a little frustrated.
"Damn it, another missed opportunity!"
"Go back and interrogate that man until he reveals all of Yeon Gaesomun's whereabouts!"
"promise!"
After the messenger left, Xue Shisan approached Shan Daozhen and whispered something.
"Daozhen, just now when we entered the alley, the carriage coming towards us was Changsun Wuji's..."
"oh?"
Upon hearing this, Shan Daozhen's eyes lit up.
"You didn't stop him just now, did you?"
Upon hearing this, Xue Shisan shook his head.
"Stop it! How would I know it was Changsun Wuji's carriage if I didn't stop it..."
"well!"
You might have alerted the enemy!
"But it's alright, keeping an eye on Changsun Wuji is just as good!"
Shan Daozhen left a team of men in the small courtyard and then led the main force to retreat. However, he sent several groups of sentries to Changsun Wuji's residence.
He had a feeling that the only way to capture Yeon Gaesomun was to start with Changsun Wuji!
After all, this guy is the most cunning and has always been hostile to the Crown Prince. As long as we keep an eye on him, it won't be difficult to capture Yeon Gaesomun.
The three days His Highness has given us are definitely not enough. We must find an opportunity to apologize to His Highness!
Several months later, Shan Daozhen still hadn't managed to capture Yeon Gaesomun, but it was no longer important, since neither His Majesty nor the Crown Prince cared about it.
At this time, Li Shimin's focus was entirely on Xu Hui's pregnancy. Apart from the necessary meetings with ministers, he spent the rest of his time in Xu Hui's palace.
Li Shimin stroked Xu Hui's increasingly protruding belly, his heart filled with satisfaction.
Xu Hui also became more and more like a loving mother, looking at her beloved emperor with a smile on her face.
"Your Majesty, please do not worry. The imperial physician recently examined my pulse and said that the little prince in my womb is very healthy!"
"I must say I owe it all to the Crown Prince's miraculous remedy; otherwise, I would never have been able to save this child..."
Li Shimin shushed him upon hearing this.
"Don't talk nonsense!"
"I am the supreme ruler, blessed by Heaven. Why would I need the help of that rebellious grandson Li Jue?"
Xu Hui smiled but remained silent upon hearing this, thinking to herself that at least several children in the harem had died young. It seemed that even His Majesty, the supreme ruler, didn't have much influence with Heaven.
Although Xu Hui felt disdain in her heart, she still wore a satisfied smile on her face.
This is not only her first child, but also the child she had with the man she loved most!
"Your Majesty, what should we name our child?"
Li Shimin frowned slightly upon hearing this.
"If it is a boy, I will name him Li Kang, and wish him good health and a long life!"
"Your Majesty, what if it were a princess?"
"Princess... I hereby bestow upon her the title of Princess Xianyang, hahaha!"
Xu Hui chuckled upon hearing this. She knew that although His Majesty didn't say it, he was still very grateful to Li Jue.
"Your Majesty, I have a request that may be made, but I am unsure whether I should speak it?"
"What?"
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty, for I am innocent. That's why I dared to speak..."
Li Shimin frowned upon hearing this, instinctively feeling that Xu Hui's words would put him in a difficult position.
"Speak!"
"I forgive you for your crime!"
Upon hearing this, Xu Hui hurriedly bowed in gratitude, but before she could bend down, Li Er helped her up.
"My beloved concubine, what are you doing? Between us..."
"Your Majesty, what I have said is too great; I cannot rest easy without it..."
"Speak, what exactly happened!"
"Your Majesty, I would like to suggest that after I give birth to the prince, you should... you should allow the Prince of Jin to take up his fiefdom..."
"this……"
Li Shimin's expression immediately turned cold upon hearing this.
"Xu Hui, do you know that the women of the inner palace are not allowed to interfere in politics?"
Upon hearing this, Xu Hui immediately knelt down feeling guilty, but due to her physical condition, she was unable to kowtow or perform the proper rites.
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