There are even fewer people coming to the palace.

After dawn, Li Zhi and Wu Meiniang were still asleep, and neither got up, and no one came to call them outside the hall.

Queen Wang did not send any palace maids to stay here last night, and as the queen of the palace, she threaded needles and threads for the emperor and a little nun. This matter is embarrassing, and of course she was not interested in telling others. As for the Ganlu Palace, no one knew that the emperor stayed in the New Hall last night until dawn.

Last night, when Mi Xiaomiao was left, he hurried to find Shi Zhongchen, wanting to tell the matter to General Shi Da. First, he wanted to disclaim the responsibility, and second, he wanted to curry favor with him. Shi Zhongchen was about to die, and the eunuchs in the palace must have another group. For an ambitious eunuch, it is an extraordinary period and you can't be careless at all. It is a very important thing to establish a good relationship with the leader, which is related to the "official journey" in the second half of your life!

Mi Xiaomiao came to Guanyun Hall, which was the residence of Shi Zhongchen, very close to Ganlu Hall. Guanyun Hall was not a place where Shi Zhongchen should live. Because it was close to the palace wall and close to Xuanwu Gate, you can see outside the city and Xuanwu Gate as you climb up here. Therefore, the purpose here is to be used for the emperor to enjoy the scenery. Later, the Daming Palace was built, which was indeed for the emperor to see the scenery. But the actual purpose of the current purpose is to supervise the guards of Xuanwu Gate and observe the movements there at any time.

In the early Tang Dynasty, there was no rule for eunuchs to supervise military generals, and eunuchs were not strong enough to be able to abolish the emperor. However, any abnormal thing started with a normal reason and gradually became abnormal.

As the chief executive, Shi Zhongchen had both power and qualifications to supervise the every move of the imperial guards. Speaking of super generals like Xue Rengui, they have to be considered as subordinates of Shi Zhongchen and obeyed Shi Zhongchen's orders. Shi Zhongchen himself would not rebel, and he would not have thought that the eunuchs in the future would regard his behavior as a convention and keep guarding him, so he took the initiative to ask to live in Guanyun Hall and supervise Xuanwu Gate.

But now Shi Zhongchen is in his twilight years. The sudden death of the late emperor caused irrescue damage to his body. He himself knew that he had not lived for a long time and it was time to explain his affairs after death!

Shi Zhongchen was lying on the bed, with his younger brother taking care of him, and was blowing a bowl of medicinal soup, wanting to feed him medicine.

Shi Aiguo brought the medicine bowl to his brother and said, "Brother, the medicine is almost done, you can drink it."

Shi Zhongchen waved his hand and said, "If I don't drink it, it's useless to drink it. I'm so old, even if I drink medicine, how long can I live? It makes my mouth full of bitterness all day long, and it's so uncomfortable, why bother?"

Shi Aiguo sighed and said, "Then, should you add some honey? I'm afraid that honey and medicine will conflict, which will reduce the medicinal power!"

"No need, why are you so long-winded!" said Shi Zhongchen.

The little eunuch outside quietly walked in and said, "Grandpa Gan, Master Mi has come, and he said he has something important to ask for Grandpa Gan!"

Shi Aiguo frowned and said, "Didn't he send someone here just now? He said something about praying for blessings? What's the point of reporting? Is the emperor asking us if he prays for the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition?"

Shi Zhongchen said: "Let him come in. I guess he has encountered something difficult. Xiao Miao is still good. He can become your assistant in the future. He is better to him now, so he can win over him a little, so he can rest assured when using it in the future."

Shi Aiguo nodded and waved his hand to let the little eunuch call Mi Xiaomiao in.

Mi Xiaomiao came outside the hall, took off her shoes first, put on only socks, and quietly walked into the hall. He did this to show his filial piety, afraid that it would make a sound and disturb Shi Zhongchen's rest.

Seeing Mi Xiaomiao's flattering look, Shi Aiguo thought to himself: "This guy is quite sensible. I guess he will be able to do it in the future. It's always right for the elder brother to see people!"

Mi Xiaomiao came to the bed, knelt down on the ground, and said, "Godfather, your illness is better? My son is worried. As soon as the emperor left the palace, his son was idle, so he came to see you quickly!"

Although he was so arrogant when he was in Ganlu Palace that he forced the young eunuchs to call him his father, he had to call him godfather when he came to Shi Zhongchen!

Shi Zhongchen nodded and did not sit up from the bed. He didn't even look at Mi Xiaomiao, but just asked, "The emperor has left the temple, but is he going to pray for the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition? Which Buddhist temple was he going to?"

Mi Xiaomiao uttered, saying, "It's Gengyou Hall, which is quite far from Ganlu Hall. I don't know why the emperor wants to go there. If the emperor doesn't say it, his son dares not ask where he doesn't ask!"

"Who followed him to serve?" Shi Zhongchen asked again.

Mi Xiaomiao knew that the critical moment had come, and now it was time to clear himself. He said, "No one was there to serve him, the emperor left alone. Well, he was carrying a food box with exquisite side dishes and good wine. By the way, the emperor also specially ordered his son to prepare two sachets for him, which were a pair of dragons and phoenixes!"

Shi Zhongchen yelled. This time he sat up. Shi Aiguo quickly helped each other and put a pillow behind him. Shi Zhongchen said strangely: "Didn't you say you would pray for the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition? Why are you preparing these things? What's the matter with the sachet?"

Mi Xiaomiao hurriedly said, "Reply to the godfather's words. The emperor gave this order. How dare my son refuse to obey. Of course, he had to prepare two good sachets for him, but it was too late to make them, so what he prepared was the late emperor and two sachets. When the emperor saw the sachets, he did not say that they were not in accordance with the rules, but put them in his arms and took them away."

Although I didn't say much, I expressed the key points of the matter.

Shi Zhongchen frowned and said, "Food boxes and sachets are not to be served by anyone, so what is more elegant?"

Shi Aiguodao: "Who is the emperor going to meet? Is he a woman?"

Shi Zhongchen glared at him and said, "Nonsense, this is the palace, can the emperor see any man?"

Shi Aiguo laughed dryly, and it was right to think about it, but who can I meet in the palace? The emperor wants to meet the people in the palace, so he doesn’t have to make such preparations. It would be fine to see him alone, but he also carried a food box and a sachet... Why? Like a young man from the people, can he go to the lover to have a secret meeting?

Shi Zhongchen closed his eyes, thought for a while, and said, "Did the emperor have any abnormal actions before leaving?"

"It's not unusual. The emperor just took a shower, changed his clothes, and asked his son to serve him, combed his hair well!" Mi Xiaomiao said.

Shi Zhongchen opened his eyes, looked at Mi Xiaomiao, and was silent for a while before asking: "Which concubine is the emperor who is favored recently? What happened in the court? Just say that it will be done within three days!"

Mi Xiaomiao felt a little terrified, no wonder he could be the chief executive, and he asked the point. He said, "The emperor has been a little depressed recently, but in recent days, he has suddenly gone to Concubine Xiao Shu to visit the little prince. As for the court, there is a small matter, that is, the Prime Minister Changsun arrested a group of Goguryeo spies, and had already surrendered these spies and wanted to send them back to Yingzhou to deal with the anti-Wang Xiaoke. By the way, the Prime Minister Changsun also recommended a person named Xiao Situi. He heard that he was a small official who raised horses and wanted to send him to Yingzhou with the spies in Goguryeo!"

After saying these words, he felt proud. Look, I said so well, without a single nonsense, but the matter was clearly stated, and all the key points were said! He was proud, but he was hit hard.

Shi Zhongchen said: "You talk too much nonsense, but you didn't say the point. Who is Xiao Situi recommended by Wuji Gong? Why should I *** him? What is the reason?"

Mi Xiaomiao uttered, gritted her teeth and added: "The godfather scolded her correctly, but her son didn't say it clearly. The big leader of Goguryeo said that his former mentor's surname was Xiao, and he was descended from the royal family of Qi and Liang dynasty, and anything else? Anyway, he had a good impression of Xiao, and then Lord Changsun mentioned Xiao Situi."

He paused and said, "The Lord Changsun is capable of everything. He even knows what a horse-raising official has. By the way, my godfather, my son heard that Concubine Xiao Shu held a banquet and celebrated, and said that Xiao Situi was her clan uncle... or something, but my son was not very clear!" He spoke less and less, but the matter was clearly stated.

Shi Zhongchen was stunned and didn't say anything for a long time. The hall was silent. Shi Aiguo and Mi Xiaomiao didn't dare to make a sound, and lowered their heads to accompany each other.

Suddenly, Shi Zhongchen spoke, and he said, "Concubine Xiao Shu is not far from death. It seems that the emperor wants to make the little prince the crown prince."

Shi Aiguo and Mi Xiaomiao whispered at the same time. They could vaguely guess something, but they couldn't guess the establishment of the prince.

Mi Xiaomiao said in surprise: "The Prime Minister Changsun guessed this, so he promoted Xiao Situi? But since he wanted to make the little prince the crown prince, why is Concubine Xiao Shu not far from death?"

Shi Aiguo shouted: "Rareless, are you supposed to ask about these things? You can't continue! You must not talk about this matter with others, otherwise you will have to your head!"

Shi Zhongchen waved his hand and ordered Mi Xiaomiao to go down.

Mi Xiaomiao rolled out of the hall. When she was wearing shoes, sweat fell on her forehead. His whole body was soaked and covered in cold sweat. She thought to herself: "The things in this palace are too complicated, like a mess, and they are all messy, which makes me confused."

In the hall, Shi Aiguo whispered: "Brother, I didn't understand it!"

Shi Zhongchen sighed. His younger brother had not experienced the storm and did not know much about the means of killing people. He said, "Isn't this obvious? Changsun Wuji wanted to make Li Zhong the crown prince, and the emperor wanted to make Su Jie, so he left a hand and planned to turn Su Jie into an orphan. However, why did the emperor suddenly remember the establishment of the crown prince? And his behavior today is abnormal..."

Unable to think of why, Shi Zhongchen lay back on the bed, closed his eyes to rest.

Shi Aiguo sat next to him, as he was as stupid as a chicken. He felt that he was not qualified to be the chief executive. He originally thought that there was nothing he didn't know about the affairs in the palace, but now it seems that he was just looking at him!

After a long time, Shi Zhongchen sat up again and said, "Give me medicine, I want to drink medicine. Also, I will go to court tomorrow to see what happened!"

Shi Aiguo hurriedly delivered the medicine to his brother and asked, "What's the matter?"

Shi Zhongchen snorted, drank the medicine in one breath, and said, "What can I do? The matter of establishing the crown prince will be determined tomorrow. Do you think this is a big deal? Also, the National Savings Lord has to discuss with the ministers and examine the princes' character. It takes time, but if you talk about the crown prince tomorrow, do you think it is abnormal or not?"

Shi Aiguo was shocked and said, "I will talk about the establishment of the prince tomorrow? Isn't this too hasty? What's going on!"

Shi Zhongchen narrowed his eyes and slowly lay back on the bed, saying, "If what I expected is right, the queen must have used the means. But what means did the queen use? This must be clear. If she dares to coerce the emperor and do something that is sorry to the emperor, then I must stop it!"

Shi Aiguo sighed and didn't say anything, but thought to himself: "Stop, how to stop it? Now is not the era of Xuanwu Sect. When the eldest brother was able to help the late emperor and kill the prince and the King of Qi, he is old and weak, and he has the will but lacks strength!"

Shi Zhongchen lay on the bed, closed his eyes, but was thinking: "The late emperor has entrusted the emperor to me. No one can be sorry to the emperor, otherwise he will be sorry to the late emperor. Whoever is sorry to the late emperor will die! What can the queen do? If she dares to do something that will disrupt the palace, then while I can still move, I will beside her. Anyway... I will live a few days ago. Do something for him before going to see the late emperor!"

Dawn.

Shi Zhongchen was dragging his sick body and waiting in the Ganlu Palace for a long time, but he didn't see the emperor coming back. He stood up and said, "Our family will go to welcome the emperor in person. Patriotism, you go with our family."

Shi Aiguo agreed, helped his brother, took a few little eunuchs to Gengyoutang together. When he arrived at Gengyoutang, Shi Aiguo asked them to wait outside and knocked on the door himself. After knocking straight for a long time, no one inside answered the door.

Shi Zhongchen snorted and thought to himself: "I understand, I understand the method the queen used. She must have found a beautiful woman from outside the palace to seduce the emperor. This woman must have been of unknown origin. It is estimated that she may be a good woman, or even a husband and son. Why should she accompany the emperor here? Just take her into the palace and be named a concubine. What else can I worry about when fighting with Concubine Xiao Shu?"

Regarding palace fighting, Shi Zhongchen is a top master, equivalent to Dugu Qiubai's level. At this stage, if you don't mention anything else, just talking about palace fighting, Wu Meiniang, Wang Empress, Xiao Shufei, and even including Wang Ping'an and Changsun Wuji, these people are not his opponents!

Shi Zhongchen had muscles on his face and thought to himself: "No matter which bitch he is or whose family she is, it is a death sentence to enter the palace to confuse the emperor!"

The door couldn't be opened, so he simply didn't knock and walked along the wall. After a short while, he reached the side door. But the side door was also closed. Shi Aiguo stepped forward, but saw the door locked. He turned around and said, "Brother, there is no key, why don't you ask someone to find the key now?"

Shi Zhongchen said: "The key is here, why don't you look for it? It's time for you to understand the twists and turns in the palace." He walked forward, reached out to the wall next to the door, pulled out a small brick, took out a key from it, went straight forward and opened the door lock, and walked in.

Shi Aiguo was stunned from the back. He never thought that it would be so easy to enter an important place like Youtang!

Shi Zhongchen turned around and threw the key to him, saying, "Lock the door, and then knock on the door in front." As he said that, he walked towards the palace with trembling steps and entered the palace through the small door.

Just at the door of the back hall, Shi Zhongchen took a few breaths, hid in the curtain, staring at the bed fiercely like a hunting wolf!
Chapter completed!