Tang Dynasty: A Guide to Avoiding Pitfalls for Li Er at the Start

Chapter 51 Is the Eastern Palace ready for cleanup?

Wen He accompanied Li Shimin in the palace for some refreshments.

A bowl of watery wheat porridge and a piece of roasted meat of unknown origin, seasoned with an unknown amount of Sichuan peppercorns and spices, left Wen He feeling numb on her tongue after eating.

Li Shimin didn't care whether he was full or not. Seeing him staring at the piece of meat, he simply chased him away.

As soon as I came out of the Liangyi Hall, the eunuch Huang had been waiting outside for quite some time.

"Over the years, very few people have been able to accompany His Highness for afternoon tea. Young Master Wen is truly favored by His Highness."

He smiled obsequiously, his eyes even showing a hint of envy.

His appearance reminded Wen He of a scene from a later domineering romance novel where the butler says to the female lead, "It's been a long time since I've seen the president so happy."

It's so awkward.

Therefore, Wen He did not say a word to him on the way from Liangyi Hall to Xuanwu Gate.

Huang Zhongguan looked somewhat embarrassed.

Only when they were about to leave the palace gates did Wen He say to him, "You've had a hard time."

Turn around and leave.

Huang Zhongguan stood there for a while, rubbed his sleeves, and then paused, stunned.

But as soon as he stepped out of the palace gate, he turned his head and saw a simply decorated carriage slowly driving in through the side gate.

"Isn't it forbidden to ride in a carriage when entering the palace?" Wen He asked a soldier beside her, stroking her chin with curiosity.

Although the soldier didn't recognize him, he had seen Wen He enter the palace twice before and chat and laugh with Chang He, so he guessed that Wen He's identity was not simple.

He immediately replied respectfully, "Young master, it is not usually possible, but some female relatives enter the palace in carriages under the inner gate."

"who is it?"

"Uh, I don't know." The soldier said awkwardly, it was unclear whether he really didn't know or was afraid to speak.

He was somewhat disheartened after failing to get any information.

With the palace in such chaos at this time, which woman would enter the palace?

Could it be that Li Er found a concubine for Li Yuan?

I remember later records saying that when Li Yuan became the Empress Dowager, his greatest pleasure every day was having children.

Despite being quite old, he was still able to give birth to Li Yuanying and build one Tengwang Pavilion after another.

Another person named Wang Bo wrote "Preface to the Pavilion of Prince Teng".

Thinking back to those days of memorizing texts, he felt a throbbing pain in his trigeminal nerve.

"Young man, have you forgotten something?"

Seeing him standing there in a daze, the soldier kindly glanced in the direction of Huang Zhongguan.

"What?" Wen He asked, puzzled.

The soldier blinked at him several times, but he seemed not to understand. In the end, the soldier had no choice but to give up.

Wen He understood what the soldier meant.

But now he's penniless, where would he get the money to bribe a eunuch?

Besides, everyone in the palace is shrewd and capable; how could they possibly trip him up over such a trivial matter?

I have Li Er behind me. Unless that eunuch has a death wish, he won't cause trouble.

Wen He shook her head with a sigh as she left the palace.

Huang Chun turned around and walked towards the carriage with small, quick steps.

"This servant, Huang Chun, is His Highness's personal attendant. I have been ordered to come and greet the Lady."

He bowed as he approached the carriage, head down, a smile on his face.

The carriage curtain was lifted, and a woman dressed in a light blue gauze dress slowly stepped down with the help of her maid.

"Who was that young man just now, so ignorant of manners!"

The woman frowned, clearly having overheard Wen He's conversation with the soldier.

“That’s Young Master Wen, a guest of the Prince of Qin’s residence,” Huang Chun replied.

"Humph."

The woman gave a soft snort, no longer mentioning Wen He, and simply had Huang Chun lead the way.

The latter responded and bowed to lead the way to the Liangyi Hall.

He asked the woman to wait outside while he went into the hall.

While Li Shimin was reviewing official documents, trouble broke out in the south again; a group of people rebelled due to famine.

Although the suppression had been carried out, the officials below dared not make decisions on their own, so they submitted a memorial to the Ministry of Personnel.

In the past, these matters could be handled by the Ministry of Personnel, but now the officials there dare not make decisions on their own and have all been sent to him. "Your Highness, Lady Yang requests an audience."

Huang Chun's words caught Li Shimin's attention. He paused, his hand holding the pen pausing, and slowly raised his head, asking, "Has the Eastern Palace been cleaned up?"

"Your Highness, the Imperial Household Department reports that the area has been cleaned up."

Huang Chun answered with his head down.

The screams from the Eastern Palace echoed all day yesterday.

That very night, the Imperial Household Department went there, and it is said that the corpses they brought out filled several carriages.

"Then let her stay in the side hall of the East Palace first, and arrange some eunuchs and palace maids for her."

He has no time for such romantic notions right now.

Even though Lady Yang is indeed beautiful, his mind is now focused on establishing an heir tomorrow.

After he finished speaking, he thought Huang Chun had gone out to announce the imperial decree, but to his surprise, the maid was still standing there without moving.

"Anything else?"

"Your Highness, I dare not deceive you. It's just that Madam Yang bumped into Young Master Wen when she entered the palace."

"Snapped!"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Shimin suddenly slammed his pen heavily onto the table.

Huang Chun was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and dared not utter a word.

"Send her to Yuchun Pavilion in the East Palace; it's quiet there."

Li Shimin glared at Huang Chun, and Huang Chun immediately understood.

He swallowed hard and replied with a "Yes."

Upon exiting the Liangyi Hall, he was shocked to find that his robes were soaked with cold sweat.

He couldn't help but admire his own caution.

But even more surprisingly, His Highness the Prince of Qin chose Wen He over the beautiful woman.

Who exactly is this young man, Wen?

He had only been in the Prince of Qin's residence for less than three days, yet His Highness had already placed such importance on him.

He couldn't even care about the beautiful women.

However, this is not his fault. It was Madam Yang who caused the trouble by speaking out of turn. If he hadn't spoken up today, His Highness would have punished him when he found out in the future.

After an incense stick had burned, Wen He returned to the Prince of Qin's residence, unaware of what had happened in the palace.

He had just gotten off the carriage and was about to enter through the side door when he was shocked to find two corpses being carried out through a small door on the other side.

"What's going on? Has someone been murdered?"

Wen He hadn't expected that someone else would die in the Qin Prince's mansion after she had only been gone for half a day.

In the current situation, deaths are not a good sign.

"It was an ignorant page and lady-in-waiting who spoke inappropriately to the King of Wei. They were punished by the Queen, but unexpectedly, they couldn't withstand it and died."

The butler who brought out the body saw that it was Wen He and replied.

Wen He stared blankly at the two corpses being loaded onto the donkey cart for a while before she came to her senses.

He couldn't help but laugh at himself, thinking to himself.

"A woman who can manage Li Er's harem so well and has hardly caused any major trouble for more than ten years, if you really think she is weak, then you are definitely a big fool."

"Young Master Wen, it's good that you're back. The Princess instructed you to go see her first after you return."

"it is good."

Empress Zhangsun wants to see me?
Could it be because of what I did to Li Tai this morning?
Wen He couldn't help but feel uneasy. If that were the case, he would have to stay far away from those three little ones in the future.

Nobody cares anymore.

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