In my dream of returning to the Tang Dynasty, I snatched Wu Zetian from my lap.

Li Yuanchang reassured them, "Don't worry, I will make it up to them in the future."

"Those punishments, I have secretly arranged for them to be lenient."

"At this stage, it must be done this way."

Everything today was just a play he directed and acted in. Li Su was not actually poisoned, but had taken a small amount of laxatives. With his performance, he gave people the impression of being poisoned.

This groundwork also adds credibility to the later explanation of the Corpse Dissection Technique.

When Li Shimin investigates, he will simply shift the blame.

Moreover, he speculated that the alliance between the Tang Dynasty and Tibet could not break down at this time. At most, they would simply replace Princess Wencheng with another princess, or perhaps they would no longer form an alliance through marriage.

Li Su nodded obediently: "Su Su understands."

Li Yuanchang took a deep breath and, seeing that she was alright, was relieved and prepared to leave.

"Your Highness, could you please talk to me? I can't sleep," Li Su pleaded, her face truly pale, after all, laxatives are potent drugs.

Otherwise, it would have been impossible to deceive the Tibetan physician who was serving the Tibetan envoy.

"it is good."

Li Yuanchang affectionately patted her head.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Although Li Su was weak, he clearly felt different from when he left Chang'an.

Leaving Chang'an was a hopeless situation, but now, she had hope.

"Your Highness, please have a seat," Li Su said softly, with a hint of embarrassment in her voice.

Li Yuanchang sat down, his gaze sweeping over her cascading black hair and white brocade nightgown, and the image of that night in Shanzhou flashed through his mind again.

"Your Highness, what are you thinking about?"

"Ah, it's nothing," Li Yuanchang said with a smile.

"Your Highness seems somewhat distant from me," Li Su said with a sorrowful expression.

"Distance? What do you mean by that?"

"Your Highness, you seem to have something on your mind, but you're unwilling to tell me. Is the matter of the marriage alliance putting you in a difficult position?"

"If that's the case, Susu doesn't want to..."

Li Yuanchang interrupted.

"Don't think like that."

"I have already made preparations for this matter, it's nothing."

"I was just thinking about Liangzhou."

Li Su looked at him in silence for a moment, her eyes bright, and suddenly said, "Su Su doesn't know how to repay Your Highness."

"Being happy is the greatest reward." Li Yuanchang's calm and unambitious expression is the greatest source of sexual tension.

Li Su was moved.

Suddenly propping himself up, he gave Li Yuanchang a quick, light kiss on the cheek.

Li Yuanchang was taken aback.

Li Su lowered her eyes, her cheeks flushed and burning.

What followed was an awkward silence between the two under the cover of night.

Li Yuanchang was both amused and exasperated. Was he really that attractive to women?

When this got out, Li Shimin was furious. Princess Wencheng, whom he had sent to marry, had been seduced by him.

He had no doubt that he might make some "sensitive" request at that moment, and Li Su would only say "I'm willing."

He couldn't resist touching Li Su's hand, which was Princess Wencheng's. It was slender and boneless, snow-white and smooth, with fingernails that looked like five neat lotus flowers.

Spending so much time together these days has definitely warmed our relationship considerably.

If the initial obstruction was for the good of the Han people, knowing that the Tibetans would eventually turn against them, and that the artisans and technology they gave away would ultimately backfire on them.

Now, he simply doesn't want Li Su to serve a Tibetan man anymore.

……

For the next three days, the wedding procession was suspended in Guazhou due to Li Su's illness.

Despite trying every possible means and recruiting renowned doctors, Li Su's condition remained unstable and fluctuated repeatedly.

While the Tibetan delegation was in a state of panic, Li Yuanchang had already begun laying the groundwork for the second step: he sent an urgent message to Chang'an informing them of Princess Wencheng's illness.

And this gradually worsened Li Su's condition. On the fifth day after they stopped at Suoyang City, Li Su even coughed up blood.

This incident shocked the entire marriage procession, casting a shadow over them.

The Tibetan envoys dared not urge the start of the operation, but instead kept reporting the situation to Tibet and hiring renowned doctors.

But Li Yuanchang knew that things couldn't continue like this.

The only options are to recall him to Chang'an or send him back to Tibet. In either case, Li Su will not be free, and his illness may even be exposed.

Her condition is currently undiagnosed, and she is suspected of poisoning, because Li Yuanchang is secretly helping her. All the forces here are under his control.

But once they enter Tibet or return to Chang'an, their secret will definitely be exposed.

Given the importance of this matter, the consequences will be unimaginable.

So, on the seventh day, Li Yuanchang manually restored Li Su to some extent, giving people the illusion that she had improved considerably.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered the journey to continue, officially heading south along the small paths of the Qilian Mountains and turning onto the Tang-Tibet Ancient Road.

This journey lasted for almost two months!

The route passed through Zhangye, then through the Dadouba Valley, before heading south to the starting point of the Tang-Tibet Ancient Road, namely the Qieji Grassland.

Then came Daheba, Naluyi, Huashixia, Nuanquan... and finally arrived at Liemohai, which is the Bitter Sea of ​​later generations.

Upon arriving here, we were only a little over a hundred miles away from the famous Baihai, marking the final step in the marriage alliance.

now.

On a high hill, in August, the plateau region is in full bloom, and the vast sea of ​​flowers is as beautiful as a painting.

"Is Baihai the place?" Li Su's face was slightly pale, and she looked in a certain direction, feigning anticipation.

Behind him, a large number of Tibetan envoys bowed, not daring to look directly at him, as a sign of respect.

"Your Highness, yes, that is Baihai."

"We will arrive in about seven more days. The king is already there with his army and ministers of state. There are the most beautiful plateaus and the most fertile lands."

"We will welcome the princess of the Tang Dynasty and the queen of Tibet there with the highest honors!" Lunqin Fucha said proudly.

The Tang soldiers standing to the side all showed disdain.

No matter how beautiful or fertile, it can't compare to the outstanding people and abundant resources of the Central Plains.

"I see, then this princess is really looking forward to it." Li Su said, glancing at Li Yuanchang subconsciously.

Li Yuanchang nodded slightly.

"Princess, I believe the entire Tibetan people are eagerly anticipating your arrival. The Zanpu (Tibetan king) has already announced to the whole country that temples will be built for you and that you will be bestowed the title of..."

Lunqin Fucha spoke with a smile, his eyes full of anticipation for the future, because marrying a Tang princess meant that Tibet could receive a steady stream of resources and political assistance from the Tang Dynasty every year.

Tibet could even annex other regions.

But as he was talking, his expression suddenly changed.

"Princess!!"

Li Su swayed unsteadily, like a candle flickering in the wind, unable to stand, and fell to the ground.

The crowd of people present all paled. The accompanying palace maids helped her up in time, but Li Su still fell to the ground with a thud.

"Princess??" Everyone rushed forward.

puff! !

In response to the discussion about Qin Fu tea, Li Su spat out a mouthful of blood mist, then his breath weakened, his face turned pale, and he quickly fell into a coma!

"Princess!!"

The Tibetan envoys were all stunned, staring blankly at everything.