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Chapter 357

It was dawn and Li Mu woke up. He slept very poorly that night. After Li Shimin kicked out of Tai Chi Hall, Eunuch Gao took him to the East Palace. There was no way. As a man with Ding Ding, he had no other place to go except the East Palace.

Obviously, Li Shimin also got up very early. As soon as Li Mu finished delivering his clothes, a small eunuch came to wear an oral order, asking Li Mu to go to Changlemen to help Zheng's mother and daughter pack up their things. After they were packed, they got out quickly. They were not summoned and were not allowed to enter the palace at will.

Li Mu just pretended not to hear the next half sentence. He is the general minister of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Even for official business, he has to enter the palace often. If he doesn't want to give in, he won't give in. The emperor is amazing? If he has the ability, don't use the money he earns from the Ministry of Internal Affairs?

However, he dared not say this in front of Li Shimin.

Li Chengqian, the naughty child, had not gotten up yet, so he naturally had no preparation for breakfast. Li Mu had no choice but to eat, after all, it was not his own family, so he had to come to Changlemen with an empty stomach. What surprised him was that Zheng Guanyin actually made breakfast. Although it was just a porridge, some of them were better than nothing.

Li Mu was saliva sensation as he smelled the fragrance of the porridge, but he was embarrassed to speak, so he stood beside him and stared at the other person's porridge bowl.

"Hara Zhulu...hasn't he eaten?"

"Not yet." Li Mu nodded like a chicken pecking at the rice, staring at the bowl in Li Wanshun's hand, his eyes were about to fall into it.

Zheng Guanyin had never seen such a person before. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Then... do Marquis Zhulu want to eat some?"

"How can you be so embarrassed!" Li Mu smiled and started to use it before he finished speaking. He took the spoon of porridge, first gave Li Wanyan a spoon, then Li Wanshun a spoon, and then Zheng Guanyin a spoon. More than half of it was left. He blew it with his mouth, raised the porcelain basin and dried it directly.

The mother and daughter looked at him blankly. What kind of person is this? This is so familiar!

Li Mu clicked his mouth and saw that the mother and daughter were staring at him, saying, "What's wrong with you? Are you having a bad appetite?"

When the youngest Li Wanyan heard this, she quickly lowered her head and started eating. The same is true for Li Wanshun. Only Zheng Guanyin pushed his bowl to Li Mu and said, "It is the time to grow up, eating more is a blessing."

"Then I'm not polite. When I leave the palace later, I will hold a banquet to entertain Princess Yin." After that, another bowl was over.

After drinking the porridge, Zheng took out the pastry sent by Eunuch Gao a few days ago. Li Mu stuffed a few more pieces of osmanthus cake into his mouth, took a sip of tea, and pressed it down before he could be considered full. The two children were eating slowly, and Li Mu and Zheng were waiting while talking about what happened after leaving the palace.

"Zhuluhou, I have almost finished the things I should bring last night. There is no trouble. Just put them in the car and take them away. But before leaving, I have a question, please help Zhuluhou solve his doubts."

"Please say it."

Zheng Guanyin smiled and said, "I want to know why you protect our mother and daughter so much. To be honest, a few days ago, I met Mr. Wei, and learned about you from Mr. Wei's comments on you are a bit different from those I saw with my own eyes. I can trust Mr. Wei's character, but what you did is different from Mr. Wei's description, which makes me wonder which one of you is the real you."

Before Li Mu answered, Zheng Guanyin said again: "I can't feel at ease if this doubt is not solved. I should have been a person who has died long ago. I have lived until now, just for two children. If you designed to lie to me, I don't care, it's just these two children."

Li Mu smiled and said, "It is normal for you to have this doubt. I didn't explain it clearly. Actually, I came to Changlemen yesterday. In addition to His Majesty's request, there was another person who also entrusted me with him."

"There is another person?" Zheng Guanyin frowned slightly and asked, "Who is it?"

"The Supreme Emperor."

"Father..." Zheng Guanyin blurted out subconsciously, then became alert, frowned, and said, "How do you tell me to believe you? You are Li Shimin's favorite minister, how can you be involved with your father? How is it possible?"

"Didn't Wei Zheng tell you?" Li Mu smiled and said, "I am a friend of the Emperor who is forgot about age. We climbed through the Tai Chi Hall together and got drunk on the roof. The Emperor was able to leave the palace, which was also my efforts... This is a long story. It's better to wait until you meet the Emperor and you will chat slowly."

"Meet with your father?" Zheng Guanyin felt more and more bizarre as she heard it, and said, "Can you still meet your father after leaving the palace? Will Li Shimin agree?"

"What's wrong with this? Don't you want to see the Supreme Emperor?"

"I..." Thinking of Li Yuan, Zheng Guanyin's eyes were a little red. She was the crown princess whom Li Yuan appointed. If it weren't for Li Yuan's favor, with Li Jiancheng's romantic personality, the position of the crown princess might not have been her turn.

Thinking of all the past, and looking at the changes in things nowadays, Zheng Guanyin is a woman after all, so how could she not feel emotional?

"Crown Princess Yin, I know you have all kinds of worries and doubts in your heart. I can't let you put them aside now... You might as well think about it this way. Your Majesty has issued an order to let you leave the palace. It will definitely not work if you don't leave the palace. Think about your life in Changlemen over the years. After leaving the palace, even if the situation is bad, it will be like this. Why not open your heart and try it?"

Zheng Guanyin nodded and said, "What you said makes sense, and now this is the only way."

At this time, the two children finished their meal. The eunuch and palace maid who were sent by Eunuch Gao to help with the move had been waiting outside the door. Li Mu called and everyone came in together, and soon they were loaded in the car.

Li Chengqian sent a team of Eastern Palace to lead the guards to escort them. The group came out of the palace gate, passed through the imperial city, and came to Zhuque Street.

Li Chongyi and Dugu Jiuyi had been waiting here for a long time. Seeing Li Mu sitting on the shaft of a carriage, holding a whip in his hand, as if driving, it was sent by the Eastern Palace again, I couldn't help but feel a little surprised and hurriedly leaned over.

"Yo, you two are here."

"Brother, are you injured?" Li Chongyi was born to be sensitive to the smell of blood, and he smelled it the moment he approached Li Mu.

"Oh," Li Mu pointed to his shoulder and said, "I was attacked by a grandson. I will talk about this later. You go to the heaven and earth first and tell the Supreme Emperor that the man has been taken out, so that Li Yourong can prepare a reception banquet to wait for his mother. We will arrive later."

Li Chongyi nodded, turned his horse's head and took a step forward. Dugu Jiu drove the carriage and followed Li Mu, throwing his eyes to ask whether Li Mu would come over. Li Mu shook his head and he followed behind.

Zheng Guanyin heard the conversation between Li Mu and Li Chongyi in the carriage, lifted the curtain and asked, "Marquis Zhulu, what did you say just now to pay homage to your mother, who would pay homage to your mother?"

"Ah, I forgot to tell you." Li Mu turned around and explained: "Now there is a princess Huanzhu next to the Supreme Emperor. She is also the daughter of Prince Yin, and her mother is the daughter of Shibi Khan of Turkic. You may not know what happened in this past. It is better to let the Supreme Emperor tell you after meeting."

Zheng Guanyin really didn't know that according to Li Yourong, when Li Ji sent their mother and daughter back to the Turks, Zheng Guanyin had not yet married Li Jiancheng. It was because Changsun Wuji attacked Li Jiancheng with the "Hu Ji" that Li Yuan later appointed Zheng Guanyin as the crown princess. Zheng Guanyin was born in the Zheng family in Xingyang and was proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Whether it was family background, talent, or appearance, they were impeccable, just to block the mouths of people like Changsun Wuji.

In this way, it is a relationship.

When she heard that her husband's descendants were still in the world, Zheng Guanyin didn't know what she felt. Before she married Li Jiancheng, she had heard of Li Jiancheng's romantic name, so she didn't feel strange. But after all, she was Li Jiancheng's wife, and her husband showed mercy everywhere, which made her feel a little uncomfortable.

But everyone has left, and it doesn’t make sense to talk about these things. Since that child is the blood of her husband, he is also considered his own relative. Thinking of this, Zheng Guanyin felt a little more anticipated.

Saying it is a relative is definitely not a false statement.

In this era, the status of the wife and the concubine is very different. This is true for the royal family and the people. The offspring of a concubine cannot call their biological mothers, because their mother is the wife of this family, and they can only call their wife and mothers. The concubine is just a tool for childbirth and does not have the complete power of a mother.

As Li Jiancheng's wife, in theory, all of Li Jiancheng's children should call her mother. Such a family relationship is taken for granted in this era. If Li Yourong does not recognize her as a mother, it is Li Yourong's unfilial crime, and this crime is quite serious.

The wheels were rolling on the road, making a creaking sound, getting closer and closer to the heaven and earth, and Zheng Guanyin was feeling more and more nervous. From time to time, she lifted the curtains and looked at the scenery on the streets. The two children also stared out curiously with their eyes wide open. For them, this was the first time they left the palace in their lives and saw this colorful world, everything was novel.

Chongrenfang was not far from the imperial city, and within a short while, he arrived at the door of heaven and earth. Li Yuan had already been waiting at the door. When he saw Zheng Guanyin coming down from the carriage, Li Yuan was also moved. Li Jiancheng's shadow appeared in his mind again, and his eyes turned red in an instant.

"Father!" Zheng Guanyin got off the carriage and saw Li Yuan, she could not control her emotions immediately and burst into tears. Li Yuan was also crying in tears, bent down and helped Zheng Guanyin up, unable to say a word.

Li Mu looked behind Li Yuan, and Li Yourong had no expression on his face and could not see any sadness and joy. Li Mu could also understand her reaction. After all, Zheng Guanyin was not her biological mother, and she had no feelings for Li Jiancheng, and she even had hatred. It would be strange if she could get close to him when she saw his wife at this time.

However, when Li Yuan introduced Zheng Guanyin to her, Li Yourong called her mother obediently. Li Mu felt relieved. Xiaoyao, there will be another person who can cure you in the future!

Before he could be happy for a while, a familiar voice suddenly came.

"Guanyin, is it you?"
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