"Really, can I really go to the palace to visit my father?" Princess Pingyang said in a daze when she heard the news brought by Li Xiu.

"Of course it's true. Didn't I promise you before?" Li Xiu said with a smile at this time. Although it was not easy to meet Li Yuan and convince him, Princess Pingyang has been worried about Li Yuan these days. This is not good for her and the child in her belly, so Li Xiu felt that the deal was still worth it.

"That's great!" Princess Pingyang shouted excitedly at this time, but then asked with some confusion, "I remember he hasn't returned to Chang'an yet, how could he allow us to see his father?"

"It's nothing. I wrote a letter to the King of Qin some time ago, and mentioned this. In addition, it is said that Your Majesty is in a bad mood during this period, so the King of Qin agreed to let us see Your Majesty. In the future, as long as the princess is willing, she can go to the palace to see Your Majesty at any time!" Li Xiu did not tell Princess Pingyang the truth. After all, she is now her own wife. Such intrigues in the court only need to be handled by herself.

"Hurry! Go and prepare the carriage, I'm going to enter the palace now!" Princess Pingyang immediately ordered the maid next to her, and she was so excited that she even trembled. It was not surprising. After all, she lost her elder brother and the youngest younger brother was forced to leave Chang'an again, which also left Princess Pingyang with only Li Yuan, the closest person. Although their father and daughter had some conflicts before, it seemed nothing now.

The carriage was soon ready. Li Xiu helped Princess Pingyang get on the carriage together, and then rushed to the palace as fast as possible. Sure enough, the generals guarding the palace quickly let them in after confirming the identity of Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang.

However, after entering, Li Xiu discovered that the current palace is more vigilant than before. There may not be anything from the outside, but when you enter, you will find that there will be a guard almost every few steps, and the patrol team is walking around the palace. Not to mention people, it is impossible for even a bird to sneak in.

In fact, Li Xiu saw someone shooting pigeons flying through the sky with a bow and arrow to check. The Tang people already knew how to use pigeons to send messages, and they called pigeons a flying slave. However, there were still very few people who could use pigeons to send messages, and only the people in the court would use this method. Therefore, Li Shimin's people were also guarding against someone using pigeons to communicate with Li Yuan.

Seeing the heavily guarded appearance in the palace, Princess Pingyang in the carriage couldn't help but snort coldly. Although she said nothing, she showed an angry look in her eyes. After all, in her opinion, Li Shimin's actions simply regarded her father as a prisoner, not the emperor of the Tang Dynasty.

The carriage passed through the numerous courtyards and finally arrived at the Ganlu Hall, which is the emperor's bedroom. After the carriage stopped, Li Xiu jumped down first and then helped Princess Pingyang get off the carriage. Although she was pregnant for a long time, she should also pay attention. In addition, if you observe carefully, you can already see that Princess Pingyang's lower abdomen is slightly raised, and her whole body is a little rounder, and she looks more feminine.

Compared with other places, there are even more heavy troops stationed around the Ganlu Hall, and all the surrounding palaces seem to have been cleared, leaving only the Ganlu Hall in the middle and the square outside without troops. Moreover, the palace maids and eunuchs who came and went back and forth were gone, making the outside of the Ganlu Hall look empty and indescribable.

At that moment, Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang walked along the passage to the gate of the Ganlu Hall. Before they could enter, they heard the sound of silk and bamboo coming from inside. This made Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang stunned for a moment, and then stepped into the hall. As a result, the situation inside also made them wonder if they had gone to the wrong place for a moment.

In the hall, several dancers were dancing to the music next to them, and the musicians around them were shaking their heads and playing musical instruments. In the hall, Li Yuan held the wine glass with one hand and held a light-sleeved beauty in the other hand, enjoying the singing and dancing while drinking, looking so happy!

"Father!" Seeing Li Yuan's unrestrained appearance, Princess Pingyang couldn't help but feel her blood rushing up. She shouted angrily, her eldest brother, Li Yuan's son, had been killed, but as a father, he did not show any sad expression. Instead, he drank here for fun, which was simply unbelievable.

Li Yuan was already drunk at this time. When he saw Princess Pingyang and Li Xiu coming in, the expression on his face was obviously stunned. He instinctively pushed the beauty in his arms away, tidied up his clothes, but then raised his glass with a smile and said, "Pingyang, you are here too. Come and pour wine for your father. Our father and daughter have not sat together for a long time to drink and chat!"

"Stop it all!" Princess Pingyang ignored Li Yuan's words at all, but instead ordered with an angry look on her face. The musicians and dancers also knew her, and they all stopped one by one. Then Princess Pingyang strode to Li Yuan, reached out to snatch his wine glass and threw it underground and asked, "Father, brother is gone, why do you still have the heart to drink here?"

Facing Princess Pingyang's questioning, Li Yuan smiled with a little self-deprecating smile, then waved his hand to let everyone around him retreat. When only their father and daughter and Li Xiu were left in the hall, Li Xiu smiled bitterly and said, "What can I do if I don't drink here? Do you want me to avenge my eldest son and then kill my second son?"

Li Yuan's words were filled with infinite desolation, and when Princess Pingyang heard this, tears suddenly burst out. I am afraid that only father and daughter would feel this contradiction and heartache in this world. Li Yuan finally put down his usual disguise in front of his daughter, and tears also flowed down. The white-haired man gave birth to a black-haired man, and the greatest pain in the world is this.

"Father~" Princess Pingyang could no longer hold back when she saw her father's tears flowing. She cried bitterly in Li Yuan's arms, and Li Yuan no longer concealed her grief. For a moment, the father and daughter hugged their heads and cried bitterly, crying for Li Jiancheng who died tragically!

Li Xiu next to him looked at the father and daughter who were crying quietly. He didn't know what to react for a while. He also wanted to advise Princess Pingyang not to be too sad, so as not to hurt her body, but was afraid of disturbing their father and daughter. After all, it is not a good thing to hold some things in your heart. Sometimes, it will make people feel more comfortable when venting them.

Li Yuan and Princess Pingyang's father cried for a long time, and Li Xiu stood beside him and didn't move. Finally, they finally stopped crying. At this time, Li Yuan wiped the tears from his face and said, "Pingyang, how did you come in? Your second brother blocked the palace for a while and forbidden anyone to see me. Usually I can only numb myself by drinking, singing and dancing, and I don't even know the situation outside."

"He is not my younger brother, and I, Li Xiuning, do not have a brother who kills my brother and imprisons my father!" Princess Pingyang wiped the tears from her face when she heard this. After seeing her father, his hatred for Li Shimin not only did not weaken at all, but became stronger.

"Oh, I hope there is no such son, but..." Li Yuan sighed at this time, and he couldn't say anything at the end. At this time, Li Xiu also found that after not seeing him for a few months, Li Yuan seemed to have grown a lot aged suddenly and had more white hair on his head. In addition, perhaps because of his indulgence during this period, he looked even more haggard.

Seeing his father's helpless and heartbroken appearance, Princess Pingyang felt even more sad, so she no longer wanted to touch the pain in her father's heart. She immediately said, "Father, the reason why I was able to enter the palace this time is thanks to Li Xiu's help, and he also convinced that I can enter the palace to visit you at any time in the future!"

When Li Yuan heard Princess Pingyang mention Li Xiu, he noticed that there was another person in the hall. At this time, Li Xiu hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "My minister, Li Xiu, see Your Majesty!"

Seeing Li Xiu, Li Yuan sat upright and unconsciously showed an emperor's majesty, but soon said a little disgusted: "No need to be polite, thank you for helping Pingyang enter the palace to visit me!"

"Your Majesty, you are polite. Xiuning's business is mine, so these are all things I should do!" Li Xiu smiled faintly. Although he was a little sympathetic to Li Yuan, he also knew that Li Yuan and Li Shimin were both the same kind of people. Now that he has lost the imperial power, he naturally acts more like a father, but if he regained the imperial power again, he will immediately become the ruthless emperor.

Li Yuan also felt a little unhappy when he heard Li Xiu admit his relationship with Pingyang in front of him, but at this moment, his eyes accidentally swept over Princess Pingyang, but in the end he said in shock: "Pingyang! You... you seem to have gained a lot of weight?"

In fact, Li Yuan had already discovered that Princess Pingyang's lower abdomen was slightly protruding, which looked more like she was pregnant. However, he was a little unwilling to believe this fact, so he asked tentatively.

When Princess Pingyang heard her father's words, she showed a shy expression. After a while, she looked up at Li Xiu, and then said to Li Yuan: "Your Majesty, Daughter... My daughter is pregnant!"

"Li Xiu! You...you did a good thing!" Li Yuan couldn't help but stare at Li Xiu angrily when he heard this. Although he had known about the relationship between Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang, Princess Pingyang is still a nominal person after all. If the news of her pregnancy spreads, it may cause a lot of gossip.

"Your Majesty calms down. Xiuning is my wife, so it is natural for her to have my children!" Li Xiu said with a smile on his face without changing his face.

"Xiu Ning is your wife? Why don't I know about this? And if Xiu Ning is your wife, who is the woman who I gave you the marriage to you?" Li Yuan said annoyed again when he heard this. If Li Xiu had not said that Princess Pingyang was his wife, he might not have been so angry, but Li Xiu's attitude now made him even more annoyed.

Hearing Li Yuan’s words, Li Xiu couldn’t help but look at Princess Pingyang who was worried next to him. Then he turned to Li Yuan again and smiled: “Your Majesty, I had already decided that I would not marry Xiuning a few years ago. It was just because of your imperial edict that Yi Niang became my wife. However, before I was forced to marry Yi Niang, I had already pulled Xiuning to worship in advance. Pei Xiang was there at that time. If Your Majesty didn’t believe it, I would like to verify from Pei Xiang in the future!”

"Okay, my son betrayed me. Now even the person I trust most has something to hide from me. Pei Ji, I really misjudged you!" Li Yuan couldn't help but yelled in anger when he heard Li Xiu's words. Pei Ji's status in his heart was almost more important than his sons, and he could even be called his only confidant. Moreover, he always believed that Pei Ji had never hidden anything from him, but now Li Xiu's words made him feel the taste of betrayal again.

"Father, Pei Xiang is actually considering us. Please calm down!" Princess Pingyang saw Li Yuan's angry beard trembling, and hurriedly persuaded him. At the same time, she also looked at Li Xiu with some reproach. There is no need to tell Li Yuan about these things now. She was worried that Li Yuan would not be able to withstand these blows.

However, Li Xiu plotted to shake his head at this time. Princess Pingyang really underestimated Li Yuan's ability to withstand. As an emperor, how could he be defeated so easily? You must know that he was the founding king of the Tang Dynasty. Such a person is not only extremely cunning, but also extremely tenacious. Otherwise, it would never have been possible to pacify the Central Plains just a few years ago.

Li Yuan breathed a few breaths. After a while, he slowly recovered. He glared at Li Xiu again, then suddenly sighed and said in a heavy tone: "Forget it, I am a useless person now, and I can only live a life and wait to die in the future, and I don't have the energy to care about you anymore."

"Thank you, Father!" Princess Pingyang said happily when she heard that Li Yuan had agreed to her and Li Xiu. With her father's agreement, she felt a sense of relief in her heart. The big stone that had been hanging in her heart finally fell down. Li Xiu also came forward to thank him at this time, but she received a roll of eyes from Li Yuan. It seemed that it was not easy to make Li Yuan accept him completely.

When Li Yuan found out that his daughter was pregnant, he immediately changed the topic and started chatting with Princess Pingyang about some relaxing family affairs. Princess Pingyang also took the opportunity to persuade Li Yuan to take care of his health. After all, he was old and if he still indulged in alcohol and sex like before, it would probably only make his body collapse. Li Yuan smiled and said nothing.

"Pingyang, I'm a little hungry for my father, and I really want to eat the chicken soup made by your mother. Unfortunately, your mother was gone early!" At this time, Li Yuan suddenly sighed.

"My daughter once learned cooking from her mother and knew how to make chicken soup. Now I will make it for my father!" Princess Pingyang stood up happily when she saw that Li Yuan wanted to drink chicken soup. After that, she turned around and went out to prepare the ingredients and wanted to give Li Yuan** soup. After she left, only Li Xiu and Li Yuan were left in the hall. (To be continued.).

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