"Carrier, hurry up!" Li Xiu in the carriage ordered with a calm face. The coachman in front agreed and immediately whipped the horse again, driving the carriage very quickly. However, Princess Pingyang in the carriage was still anxious, and her hands were also tightly grasping Li Xiu's arm, not as calm as usual.

"Mom, don't worry too much. Grandfather is lucky and has nothing to do!" At this moment, Li Jin, who was sitting in the carriage, whispered to Princess Pingyang. Seeing that the little guy is so sensible, Princess Pingyang and Li Xiu also showed a look of relief. However, when she thought of the news she received just now, Princess Pingyang couldn't help but frown.

It was already the first time outside. Today is the Lantern Festival again. It was the most lively time of the year. Li Xiu's family was also preparing to light the lanterns just now, but at this moment, news suddenly came from the palace that Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang were summoned to enter the palace quickly. The specific reason was not said, but only knew it was related to Li Yuan, because Li Shimin summoned them and had to arrive at Da'an Palace as fast as possible.

When Princess Pingyang thought of Li Yuan's physical condition before, she couldn't help but tremble in fear, and even wanted to cry. Although Li Yuan's father had many things that were not qualified, she was her father after all, especially after her mother, Empress Dou, who died early, the brother and sister depended on Li Yuan for life. The Li family was not in a good situation at the time, and Yang Guang also suspected the Li family everywhere. It can be said that the Li family was at risk of family destruction at any time. It was Li Yuan who took this pressure with all his strength to allow the brother and sister to grow up smoothly.

Li Xiu also felt the fear in his wife's heart at this time, but he knew that nothing was useless to say at this time, so he could only reach out and hold her tightly in his arms to show his support with actions. Li Jin, who had always been naughty, sat there very well at this time, and at the same time, his little hand also grabbed his mother's hand tightly, feeling the comfort of her husband and son. Princess Pingyang finally felt a little better.

At this moment, the Mingde Gate of Chang'an City appeared in front of the carriage. Although the curfew in Chang'an City was resolved, the city gate still had to be closed. However, today is the Shangyuan Festival, and the city gate is not closed. According to the custom of Shangyuan Festival, many married women would line up to the front of the city gate to touch the copper nails on it. It is said that they could pray for children.

But strangely, the front of Mingde Gate today is very deserted, and there are even more guards than usual. When Li Xiu and his other carriage entered Zhuque Street along Mingde Gate, they saw an even more amazing scene.

Zhuque Street is the main street of Chang'an City. Every year during the Spring Festival, it is the most lively place. Not only are the lanterns everywhere on the streets, but many people are singing. It is said that at most there are grand scenes of thousands of people singing.

However, today's Zhuque Street is not only not lively, but it is still very chaotic. Teams of Jinwu Guards drove pedestrians along the street. The large lanterns built with a lot of manpower and material resources were also demolished one by one. Not only Zhuque Street, but also the markets on both sides of the street were also in chaos. It seemed that Jinwu Guards were forbidden to celebrate the festival everywhere.

Seeing the situation on the street, Princess Pingyang couldn't help but stiffen her whole body, and then she lay in Li Xiu's arms and cried bitterly. The court could send Jinwu Guards to ban the celebration of the Lantern Festival. There was only one explanation, that is, one of Li Yuan or Li Shimin died. According to etiquette, the entire capital was martial law, and no bells or drums were ringed, and any celebrations such as banquets and music were prohibited. Based on the previous situation, it was inferred that the dead person would definitely not be Li Shimin.

Li Xiu looked at the Jinwu Guard who drove away the pedestrians on the street, but he smiled bitterly. In fact, he had just received the news and vaguely guessed the truth of the matter. However, he had never expected that Li Yuan and Pei Ji were so unethical, but he chose the day for the Chinese New Year Festival, which was celebrated by the whole world, which made everyone in the world unable to celebrate the festival.

However, Li Xiu could barely understand Li Yuan's thoughts. After all, he felt that he was the emperor, and even if he pretended to die, he would make the whole world uneasy, so it was not surprising that he chose his life on the Lantern Festival. In Li Yuan's opinion, he was the entire Tang Dynasty anyway, so he also wanted to make trouble in the end so that the people of the world could remember him as the Supreme Emperor again.

Li Xiu's carriage passed through Zhuque Street and entered the palace gate, then passed through the numerous palaces of Tai Chi Palace, and then came out of Xuanwu Gate, and then came to the palace gate of Da'an Palace. However, they were still late. They saw that white silk had begun to be built in Da'an Palace, and the guards in the palace were all covered in plain silhouette. The crying sounds of the whole Da'an Palace were connected.

Seeing this situation, Princess Pingyang's body softened and almost fainted. Fortunately, Li Xiu was holding her. Finally, after a while, Princess Pingyang mustered up the courage to get out of the car. When they entered Da'an Palace, they found that many royal relatives had already come here, each of them were full of grief, and they knew what was going on without asking.

"Father!" Princess Pingyang finally cried and rushed to Li Yuan's bedroom. Even if Li Yuan was really gone, she would see her father again, and Li Xiu hurriedly pulled Li Jin to follow him.

When the three of them came to Li Yuan's bedroom, they saw several princesses in Chang'an and the sons of Li Yuan who were young and had not yet gone out were also here. When they saw Princess Pingyang, one of the women immediately stepped forward and said sadly: "Three sisters, father... father he... woo ~"

This woman is Princess Changguang, who has always had a great relationship with Princess Pingyang. They all live in Chang'an City, much closer than Li Xiu and the others, so they came as soon as they received the news, but they also failed to see Li Yuan for the last time. Now they can only wait outside.

"Fifth sister, don't cry, Father... When did Father leave?" Princess Pingyang also hugged Princess Changguang at this time, but shed tears first after opening her mouth.

"We don't know that when we arrived here, the father was gone, and the third brother was guarding the father and forbidding anyone to enter. We have never seen the father yet." Princess Changguang said with tears at this time.

"Hmph, Father is not just his father. Come in with me!" Princess Pingyang couldn't help but say angrily when she heard that Li Shimin had banned her brothers and sisters from entering. Maybe she wouldn't have had such a head-on conflict with Li Shimin, but now her father Li Yuan has passed away, and she has no worries in her grief.

After saying that, Princess Pingyang took a step and came to the door of the bedroom. Princess Changguang followed without hesitation. The other princesses hesitated for a moment and finally followed. Only Li Yuan's underage sons all showed worry expressions, and in the end no one moved.

"Princess, stay!" As soon as Princess Pingyang arrived in front of the hall, she saw a guard who stopped her and saluted. The guard was the personal guard beside Li Shimin and his absolute confidant. She usually took him wherever Li Shimin went. It can be said that he represents Li Shimin to some extent.

"Get out of the way, don't force me to kill people!" Princess Pingyang shouted with a cold expression at this time. She had just experienced the pain of losing her father, and at this time she exuded a cold murderous aura all over her body, and seemed to have become the female commander who commanded thousands of troops on the battlefield again.

Faced with Princess Pingyang's coercion, the guard's head couldn't help but tremble all over. He had no doubt that if he did not dodge, he would probably be slashed by Princess Pingyang. After all, this princess is not an ordinary woman. But he was borne by the emperor's destiny. If he really retreated at this time, he might be severely punished by Li Shimin in the future, and he might lose Li Shimin's trust, which made him hesitate for a while.

"Get back, if your Majesty blames you, I will take it for you!" At this moment, Li Xiu, who had been following Princess Pingyang, also spoke to the guard leader. He also knew that the other party was in a difficult position, but he did not want Princess Pingyang to kill people.

When the guard leader heard Li Xiu speak, he breathed a sigh of relief. He hurriedly stepped aside. Princess Pingyang immediately led Princess Changguang and others into the bedroom. He turned over a screen in front of him and immediately saw Li Shimin sitting in front of Li Yuan's bed. Behind him, Queen Changsun was also standing there silently.

"Who?" Li Shimin turned his head in anger when he heard the footsteps behind him. However, when he saw that Princess Pingyang was the leader, the anger on his face immediately disappeared, and then sighed and said, "Sister Three, you are here!"

Li Xiu saw it at this time, and saw Li Shimin's face full of tears. It seemed that he should have cried bitterly because of Li Yuan's death just now, but he was an emperor, so he naturally did not want people to see his weak side, so the company commander Princess Guang and others were blocked outside. Of course, Empress Changsun is an exception. No matter how many concubines Li Shimin has, Empress Changsun has an irreplaceable position in his heart.

Princess Pingyang walked a few steps to Li Yuan's bed. When she saw Li Yuan's bed peacefully and seemed to be asleep, she couldn't control herself and suddenly fell to the bed and started crying. Princess Changguang and others behind her also knelt on the ground, and everyone started crying for a moment.

Li Jin was following Li Xiu, and then wiped his tears to Princess Pingyang, then knelt down on the ground and cried with his mother. Li Xiu looked at Li Yuan on the bed with a complicated expression. Although he knew that Li Yuan was pretending to die, he still couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor... When did he leave?" At this time, Li Xiu saw Li Shimin standing there silently, and immediately walked up to ask. In fact, his real purpose was to test Li Shimin and see if Li Yuan's fake death had deceived everyone?
Chapter completed!