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

Li Yuanchang frowned slightly, not because he felt sorry for the two beasts, but because of that sentence his sister told them not to reveal.

Adding to what happened before, it's clear that Wu Zetian's feelings for him are no longer what they used to be.

"I want to see her now!"

The two immediately cried out in despair: "Your Majesty, we really didn't lie! We can't find our sister either. She never tells us where she went. We're just servants now."

Li Yuanchang could tell the two were genuinely unable to find them: "What about Madam Wu and the others?"

"They're still in the north, they haven't come to Chang'an at all. My sister also returned under an assumed name. Her current name is Ling Shuang!" Wu Yuanshuang shouted.

"Ling, Shuang," Li Yuanchang murmured. It was her, it really was her.

She's back!

But why did she disappear after visiting?

Where has she been all these years, and what has she been through?

A thousand questions were swirling in Li Yuanchang's mind at that moment, but he also knew that those two bastards couldn't possibly answer them.

But one thing is certain: Wu Zetian and Li Zhi did indeed get together.

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The wheels of history seem to turn unimpeded by anyone.

"Do you know when she will return to Chang'an, or go to the Begonia Villa?"

"No, I don't know, it could be seven days from now!" Wu Yuanqing suddenly remembered something.

"I heard it from the people at Haitang Villa!"

Li Yuanchang frowned. Seven days later?

Although the autumn hunt was scheduled for ten days later, as the head of security, he obviously had to go earlier, thus the timing was different.

After much deliberation, he could only suppress his urgency for the time being.

"I will write a letter; you may deliver it to her on my behalf!"

"Good, good!" The two nodded frantically, their excitement overflowing as receiving the message meant they wouldn't die.

At this moment, Li Yuanchang approached and said coldly.

"This is your last chance."

"I'll spare you this time because you were stopped by Meiniang, but remember this: I can kill you with ease."

"We can secretly accuse you of plotting a rebellion, and you'll all die without a burial place."

"And don't even think about passing the message on to the Prince of Jin. Even if the Prince of Jin were to see me, he would have to bow respectfully."

"Do you understand?"

He said coldly that he was not afraid of anything except that if Li Shimin found out, Wu Meiniang would most likely suffer.

The two trembled, as if they had fallen into an ice cave.

"Yes, yes, yes!" They nodded like chickens pecking at rice.

Li Yuanchang's eyes were unfriendly; he was extremely annoyed by these two bastards, but there was nothing he could do; he needed them now.

He quickly found paper and pen and wrote a letter, but he thought about it for a very long time.

After he finished writing, he sealed it with a candle and then handed it to Wu Yuanqing and the other man.

"If you mess this up, you'll have to make your own coffins."

"I keep my word!"

The two of them knelt down with a thud: "Yes, yes, yes..."

"roll!"

Li Yuanchang snorted softly.

The two scrambled away in the rain, led by their guards.

Li Yuanchang turned around and looked out at the dark night.

Boom!

Lightning cleaved the earth, and a torrential downpour ensued.

Meiniang, Meiniang, the promise I made with His Majesty was to ensure your safety. Why have you come back?

And she even got involved with people she shouldn't have!

He sighed inwardly, fearing that Wu Meiniang would turn evil. In just a few years, Wu Meiniang's abilities had already been demonstrated. She started in hell, but ended up in this situation.

Not to mention women, even men won't do it.

But the path to power is a one-way street!

Even for an emperor like Li Shimin, whose life was filled with pain and curses.

……

Several days passed peacefully.

On the fifth day, as Li Yuanchang was preparing to depart for Lantian County, Wu Yuanqing and the other man replied that Wu Meiniang had not yet appeared and they did not know where she was.

In the end, Li Yuanchang had no choice but to go and take care of his business first.

However, before leaving, he kept one thing in mind: the Wu brothers, along with the entire Haitang Villa, were now completely under the surveillance of the Black Ice Platform.

Once Wu Zetian appears, she can no longer disappear without a trace.

The massive procession was escorting all sorts of supplies needed for the autumn hunt; its scale was comparable to a war.

Moreover, this was just the advance force. When Li Shimin left the palace, there would be even more people. The Imperial Guards alone would number at least three thousand, not to mention the accompanying personnel.

Outside Chang'an City, a long procession stretched out, with carriages slowly making their way to the outskirts under the watchful eyes of the guards on either side.

Li Yuanchang also met with Fang Xuanling here.

"Fang Gong".

"Your Highness, the Prince of Han."

"Is everyone here?"

"Everyone is here. Once the carriages ahead have passed, the people from the Ministry of Rites will board. We should arrive in Lantian County after noon," Fang Xuanling said.

Li Yuanchang nodded, and was about to say something when someone shouted, "Princess Gaoyang has arrived!"

Instantly, all eyes turned to him, and everyone bent down.

Only Li Yuanchang and Fang Xuanling were exempt from the formalities of bowing, as they were elders in terms of seniority and held high positions in terms of power.

Princess Gaoyang, dressed in a beautiful palace gown, stepped down from the exquisite carriage.

"Gao Yang greets Father-in-law."

"Greetings, Your Highness, the Prince of Han."

She has a beautiful voice, a face like a peach blossom, and is an absolute sweetheart.

"Princess Gaoyang, there's no need for such formalities. You've come to deliver my beloved child, haven't you?" Fang Xuanling said with a kind smile.

Princess Gaoyang glanced at Fang Yi'ai, who was smiling broadly beside her, and then bowed her head and said, "Yes, Father-in-law, I brought some clothes from home so that you and my husband can change on the road."

Upon hearing this, everyone around cast a look of good fortune upon him.

A princess marrying into the family, and being so virtuous—only a family of merit like the Fang family could receive such treatment.

Fang Xuanling said, "Yiai, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and accept it."

"yes!"

Fang Yi'ai rushed forward, his face full of joy and flattery: "Madam, thank you for your trouble."

Princess Gaoyang almost instinctively avoided Fang Yi'ai's hand.

"It's all my duty, my husband, please have someone fetch it."

For a moment, Fang Xuanling's face turned slightly ugly, but he didn't say anything.

Li Yuanchang, who was standing to the side, saw everything clearly.

He thought Gao Yang's deterioration only began after the fact, but judging from this, Gao Yang never really liked Fang Yi'ai in the first place.

A person's body language doesn't lie; dodging is an answer.

Whether in ancient times or in later generations, it is the same.

Someone who truly likes you would never look down on you.

"Seventh Uncle, you have had a long journey and have taken good care of Erlang. I am very grateful and have prepared some food for you. I hope you will accept it."

Suddenly, Princess Gaoyang handed over a box of pastries, staring intently at them.

That look wasn't seductive, but it could still evoke a strange urge in men to "bully" her.