Li Yuan's serious illness has been delayed for more than half a month. Everyone knew about Li Yuan's condition in the morning. Li Yuan died of illness and said it was suddenly sudden, but it was not unexpected to others.

As early as when Li Yuan was seriously ill and Sun Simiao decided that it was difficult to get the art of returning to heaven, the palace had already started preparing coffins and filial clothes. Therefore, when Li Yuan died in the Chuigong Hall, the response inside and outside the palace was not hasty.

Da'an Palace, within Yingtianmen, and the Jiwu Palace.

The Jiwu Palace is the main hall of Da'an Palace, opposite the main gate of Da'an Palace, and Li Yuan's coffin was placed here, and the spirit was stopped here for seven days and worshipped by all people in the world.

"Sanlang, you are guarding the funeral for your grandfather in the Jiwu Palace. Do you really need me to go with you?" Wu Meiniang was changing into a mourning clothes for Li Ke in the side hall of Da'an Palace and asked Li Ke.

Li Ke said with great care: "You have to kneel down for seven days when you stay in the funeral for most of the time. You are young and weak, so how can you bear it, you don't have to go there every day."

Wu Meiniang said worriedly: "If Meiniang is not here, no one will gossip."

Li Ke said: "It's okay. My father has also told me that we can go there. You, the Crown Princess and the Princess of Wei don't have to be there every day. As long as you arrive during the week, you will be there. If you are really afraid of gossip, you can go to the palace on weekdays and help Ah Niang with internal and external affairs. These are all visible to others."

Li Yuan died, and the affairs inside and outside the palace were complicated. As a concubine, Yang Fei was in charge of the harem affairs of Empress Changsun. Yang Fei was naturally busy. Wu Meiniang went there, so it would be good to help Yang Fei.

Wu Meiniang nodded and said to Li Ke with some concern: "Sanlang is guarding the funeral for his grandfather for seven days. Although it is a special encounter, it is also very hard. Sanlang still needs to take good care of his body."

Li Keying said: "It's okay. I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child and my body is very solid. It's okay to stay in the funeral for a few days, and I can still handle it."

Wu Meiniang suddenly remembered something when she heard Li Ke's words. She took out a small cloth bag from her arms, took out another item from the small cloth bag, and stuffed it into Li Ke's mouth.

Seeing that Wu Meiniang was fed with the things, Li Ke didn't think much about it, so he opened his mouth and ate it. After chewing it for a while, he felt that his mouth was full of sweetness and the fragrance of osmanthus flowers. What Yuan Meiniang gave him was osmanthus candy.

"As a rule, you are not allowed to eat three days before the funeral, you can only drink water. Sanlang eats some cushions first to avoid being hungry." Wu Meiniang looked at Li Ke and said to Li Ke.

Li Ke gently pinched Wu Meiniang's cheek and said dotingly: "You are the smartest and lovely person. Aren't you afraid that I will blame you for breaking the rules?"

Wu Meiniang said softly: "Mei Niang is not afraid. You, if you dare to tell me about this, I will take away all the bag of osmanthus candy and tell you that you will have no food. When your stomach is croaking in hunger, you will regret it."

When Li Ke heard this, he pretended to be afraid and said, "I dare not. Mei Niang is in charge of the affairs of the prince's mansion. If she annoys Mei Niang, wouldn't I have to put on the bed and go to sleep in Tianjie?"

Wu Meiniang looked at Li Ke's appearance and laughed out loud and said to Li Ke: "You can go to Tianjie to sleep. You are not subject to curfews on your side, and the troops of Wuhou Guard dare not chase you."

Li Ke said: "That won't work. The brocade bed in the royal palace is full of soft jade and warm fragrance. What's the point of sleeping on that day?"

Wu Meiniang tapped Li Ke’s chest gently and said, “You know what you know, but you still know how powerful I am.”

As Wu Meiniang said, she stuffed the remaining small cloth bag containing osmanthus candy into Li Ke's arms and reminded Li Ke: "It's a big deal that I can see that there is not much sugar, it's only enough for you to eat in one day. Remember to carry some others on your back when you eat it. I'll bring it to you tomorrow, and there are ones every day."

"Then I'll be the princess." Li Ke listened to Wu Meiniang's advice in his ears, and his heart was as sweet as the packet of osmanthus candy in his heart.

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After Li Ke had finished changing his clothes in the side hall, he rushed to the Jiwu Palace. Many people had gathered outside the Jiwu Palace, and many powerful and important officials gathered here in the entire Chang'an City.

Under the relatively secluded side corridor of the Jiwu Palace, Sun Wuji, Secretary of the Ministry of War, and Sun Chong, Chief of the Regent of the General Office of Bingzhou, were waiting.

Changsun Wuji's expression was quite ordinary, but when he saw Li Ke who walked into the gate of the Jiwu Palace from the main entrance, his face suddenly became ugly.

"I don't expect that the emperor will die this time, and the prince will make a huge profit." Changsun Wuji looked at Li Ke's figure entering the Martial Palace, and naturally knew why Li Ke was going there. He couldn't help but feel dissatisfied and whispered to Changsun beside him.

When Changsun Chong heard this, he asked, "What my father said is the matter of the Grand Superintendent entering the inner palace to guard the funeral?"

Changsun Wuji said: "What else can be done? Li Ke is not the legitimate son, so what is the virtue? He has to enter the inner palace to guard the funeral and be with the prince."

Changsun Chong said, "This time the Grand Governor entered the palace to guard the funeral of the emperor, and it was the emperor's will. It was a sudden and no one expected it."

Changsun Wuji said: "This son has always been erratic in his behavior and has profound methods. I don't know how he was able to confuse the emperor of this will. In the future, he may become more and more rampant."

When Changsun Chong heard Changsun Wuji's words, he did not immediately go to take Changsun Wuji's words. Instead, he paused and said, "As far as I know, the Grand Governor and the Supreme Emperor were not very close to each other. The Supreme Emperor was seriously ill, and the Grand Governor just returned to Beijing in a hurry. I'm afraid that the Grand Governor might not know about it before the Supreme Emperor issued this will."

What Changsun Chong said was quite reasonable and there was nothing wrong with it, but Changsun Wuji frowned when he listened to Changsun Chong's words.

It would be true that Changsun Chong said what he said from others, but it would be very inappropriate to say what he said from Changsun Chong.

Changsun Chong said that Li Ke was very promising, but who was Changsun Chong? He was the nephew of Empress Changsun and the cousin of Crown Prince Li Chengqian. Changsun Chong and Li Chengqian are the family, but Li Ke is Li Chengqian's opponent, so naturally he should be Changsun Chong's opponent. How could Changsun Chong speak for Li Ke?

Changsun Wuji realized that Changsun Chong was inappropriate and said to Changsun Chong: "What is Chong'er's intention? Why did he speak to Li Ke?"

Changsun Chong explained: "I don't mean to be in the Grand Governor. Since I have been under the Grand Governor's tent recently, I have some understanding of the Grand Governor, so I just want to say it according to facts."

Changsun Wuji said unhappily: "Grandmaster, Grandmaster, you are the Grandmaster at once. You have only been an official under his tent for a few days. Do you really consider yourself as his subordinate? Are you still a child of my Changsun family?"

When Changsun Chong saw Changsun Wuji angry, he hurriedly said, "Of course, he is a child of the Changsun family. What he said just now was just a feeling and had no other intentions."

What Changsun Chong said was indeed what he thought. Over the past half-year, Changsun Chong, as a director of the Grand Governor's Office, followed Li Ke and was in charge of the confidential documents of the Grand Governor's Office. He knew what kind of person Li Ke was.

During this half-year, he watched Li Ke fight north, sacrifice his life; he watched Li Ke share the joys and sorrows with his soldiers, and loves soldiers as much as his son; he watched Li Ke diligent in government affairs, eating and eating at night; he also saw Li Ke being modest and generous, gentle as jade. In Changsun Chong's eyes, Li Ke was much better than Prince Li Chengqian, whether in literature and martial arts, or in dealing with people.

After all, a person who can write a heroic and vast poem like "The sun sets in the long river, and the smoke in the desert is straight". Even if he is not a broad-minded and kind-hearted gentleman, he should not be a mean villain.
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