When Li Hong left Zichen Hall, Helan Minyue followed his steps. Li Hong ignored her and continued to walk forward. When he arrived at the door of Danfeng, Helan Minyue suddenly shouted, "Your Highness, don't you want to hear me say something?"

Li Hong stopped and turned around and asked, "What does Madam Wei want to say?"

"Don't you think Your Majesty is very resolute in doing things today?" Helan Minyue asked with a smile.

"It's indeed a bit." Li Hong nodded slightly. He also found that when Emperor Gaozong issued an order today, he did not ask about Empress Wu's intention. He spoke very firmly, "But the emperor is the king of a country, so it's not normal for such a move."

"Your Highness, you know in your heart, why should you deceive yourself?" Helan Minyue said, and had already walked in front of Li Hong. Li Hong smelled a faint fragrance that reached the tip of his nose. He hated the smell of powder, but the smell of powder on Helan Minyue made him feel disgusted.

"What does the wife of Wei want to say?" Li Hong asked lightly. He didn't want to have too much interaction with Helan Minyue.

"Tonight, I want to hold a banquet at the mansion and let Your Highness enjoy the glory. I wonder if Your Highness is willing?" Helan Minyue said in a gentle tone.

Li Hong shook his head slightly and refused, "There are too many things to do, so I don't have time to go to the banquet. I'd like to ask Mrs. Wei to let her go."

Seeing that Li Hong refused, Helan Minyue exacerbated and said, "What if I have to ask Your Highness?"

Li Hong said coldly, "Does the wife of Wei want to tie the orphan?"

Helan Minyue chuckled softly, "Your Highness will not be tied up, but let Your Majesty issue an order to let you go to my house for a banquet, which can be done."

Helan Minyue's words were puns. Li Hong was not stupid, so he naturally understood the threat in her words and asked, "Madam Wei, what do you want to do?"

Helan Minyue said resentfully, "Isn't it okay to let Your Highness go to my mansion to have a meal and drink a glass of wine?"

"It's that simple?" Li Hong said sure.

"Yes, that's that simple!" Helan Minyue promised. Li Hong didn't say anything, turned around and left. However, Helan Minyue looked at the sound of Li Hong leaving, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. Because she knew that Li Hong would definitely attend the banquet tonight, because he had to attend the banquet. Now Gaozong is Li Hong's biggest reliance, and she can speak in front of Gaozong. It can be said that Gaozong's support for Li Hong regardless of annoying Queen Wu, depends on what she said in front of Gaozong. Therefore, she believed that Li Hong understood her words and would definitely attend the banquet tonight.

...

When he returned to the East Palace, Li Hong wrote and painted on paper. He stayed in the study until the night away. The study was Li Hong's forbidden area. Without his instructions, no one could step in easily, and even Yanzhuang could not. Therefore, when he was busy in the study, no one dared to disturb him. Even though Princess Gesang looked for Li Hong several times, she did not dare to inform her because Li Hong was in the study.

Li Hong drew the sketches in the study and then put the numbers on the tables. After doing these tasks, he shouted Yan Zhuang and said in the study, "Give the drawings to Xue Feng and let him smel the steel according to the above method."

Although Yan Zhuang didn't understand what Your Highness meant, he didn't dare to interrupt and ask the reason. Instead, he nodded slightly and left with the sketch.

Because the Xiuchun Knife has high requirements for the quality of steel, Li Hong will modify and improve the existing smelting methods, which can accelerate the speed of smelting refined iron and speed up the forging of the Xiuchun Knife.

Li Hongbao had great high expectations for the embroidered Chundao.

Because Li Hong felt that whether the Tang Dynasty had an advantage in the future war against Tubo depends on Xiuchundao.

...

At night, Li Hong left the Eastern Palace, left the palace, and came directly to Helan Minyue's mansion. Because Helan Minyue loved flowers, even in early spring, her back garden was still full of bright and charming flowers, which was very confusing.

The banquet was set up in the pavilion in the garden, with only two tables, one for Li Hong and the other for Helan Minyue himself. Li Hong followed Helan Minyue to the garden, and Helan Minyue ordered the maid to leave, and only the two of them were left in the garden. Li Hong did not say anything about this, and he seemed to see what Helan Minyue wanted to do tonight? He had known that tonight's banquet was a Hongmen banquet, so he had already prepared.

"Please go to the seat with your highness." Helan Minyue said.

Li Hong walked to a desk and sat down. Helan Minyue stepped forward and personally filled him with a glass of yellow wine that had already been warm. He returned to his seat, poured a glass of wine for himself, raised his glass and said to Li Hong, "Tonight, your highness can accompany Minyue to watch the flowers and the moon here. Minyue is very happy. This glass of wine should be regarded as Minyue's gratitude!"

Li Hong raised his glass, nodded slightly, and drank it all in one go.

After drinking a glass of wine, Li Hong felt that his whole body was much warmer, so he spoke, "Madam Wei, you know that Gu went to the banquet tonight tonight to eat wine. If you have something to say, Gu will go back to the palace after he finished speaking, and lingered outside the palace late at night, letting his father and mother know that it is not good."

Helan Minyue smiled and said, "Your Highness, you are so anxious. But since you want to know, Minyue said it straight to the point. Minyue asked Your Highness to come to the mansion, just to tell you something, that is, the reason why Su Dingfang was transferred back to Chang'an City today and was also given the title of Prince Shao Guard is all due to Minyue. It was because Minyue said a lot of good things to you in front of His Majesty, and it was not easy for you to say a lot. Today, His Majesty's attitude in Zichen Palace was so firm and he did not have the chance to speak to his aunt."

Seeing Li Hong frowned slightly, Helan Minyue continued, "Minyue said these words not to make His Highness grateful to Minyue, but to make His Highness repay Minyue. Minyue just wanted His Highness to remember Minyue's goodness. If you encounter any difficulties and troubles in the future, you can find Minyue."

Li Hong shook his head slightly and said, "I still don't understand what you mean."

Helan Minyue smiled faintly and said, "Does Your Highness not understand, or do you want to understand?"

Li Hong poured himself a glass of wine, but did not speak, but lowered his head to drink. Helan Minyue also poured himself a glass of wine, and after drinking, she poured another glass of wine, and drank six glasses in a row. She raised her head until her cheeks were slightly red, looking at Li Hong with a resentful look on her face, "Since you don't understand, I will tell you tonight. I did this because I want to be nice to you, and I want you to think of me occasionally and think of me."

"You must ask why, right?" Helan Minyue sneered, "Because I was jealous. Just yesterday, I saw you accompanying a farm girl shopping, you eat the candied haws she had left. You always smiled and accompanied her to choose something that you could buy for a few cents. You saw her gentle eyes and the happy expression of talking to her. These made me very jealous."

"If there was no such day, these should have belonged to me." Helan Minyue said to herself, "But we can no longer go back..."

"Madam Wei, if you are drunk, I will not accompany you, so I will leave first." Li Hong stood up and said goodbye. It doesn't matter if Helan Minyue said unrestrainedly, but if others hear this, it will kill him.

Seeing that Li Hong was about to leave, Helan Minyue stood up and stopped him, sneered, "What? Are you guilty?"

Seeing Li Hong silent, she said, "Haha, what a good lady in Wei! Yes, Mrs. Wei, it sounds so glorious and majestic. But do you really think I want this lady in Wei? I don't want it. Do you really think I just like a life of luxury and food, gold, silver and jewelry so much? I don't. I also have the life I want to live, and I also have the things I want to do. But can I? I can't."

Helan Minyue was very excited, "Yesterday, I watched you accompany her, I was very jealous, I felt very uncomfortable, it was like I was stabbed by someone. Yes! I already have my current life, I should let you go. I also wanted to do this before. But until I saw you and her appear in my sight, I felt distressed for a moment, I realized that I had never forgotten you. You have always been in my heart and never left."

"Last night, I dreamed of you in my dream. I dreamed that we rode away from Chang'an City on horseback and lived in a place where no one knew each other. You said you wanted to listen to the story for me, you said you wanted to write a poem for me, you said you wanted to draw a picture for me... You said... When I woke up, I found myself crying. Why? Why is this?" Helan Minyue shouted at Li Hong, "Why can't I get the person I like, and I can only live like this? Is it wrong to be beautiful? Should I be bound by this kind of beauty?"

Li Hong looked at Helan Minyue quietly, not knowing what to say. In fact, he had never thought about what to say. Because what could he say at this time? When he was young, he had indeed played with Helan Minyue as childhood sweethearts, and he said many naive words without guessing. But now the other party is his father's woman, what can he do?

Therefore, Li Hong took a deep breath and stepped forward and passed by Helan Minyue.

"Goro--" Helan Minyue shouted.

Li Hong stopped and his body trembled.

It has been a long time since no one called him Goro. He ranks fifth among his brothers. Someone called him Goro before, but since he became the prince, no one dared to call him that.

"I know what you are thinking in your heart, and I understand your current mood. I will not ask you anything. I just want to ask you one thing: If you don't have the fate, between the six realms, the three thousand worlds, and millions of Bodhi sentient beings, smile alone with me, but only meet you? If you have fate, after the lantern flowers are knotted, the three-foot snow will turn white overnight. At this point, there is no speech, but there is only ashes, and it has not rekindled? Do you think people like us are destined or not?" Helan Minyue asked with tears on her face.

"Life is only a hundred years long. Isn't it better to cherish what is in front of you? Why think so much?" Li Hong sighed softly, "If you walk your own path, you shouldn't look back; if you have your own life, you shouldn't regret it. Anyone can say the word "Cherishing" can be said, how many people may be able to do it? There must be one person who is hurt in love. When a woman is ruthless, she will hurt others the most; when a woman is infatuated, she will touch the most. Minyue, forget what happened before and cherish the life in front of her!"

After Li Hong said this, he left with great strides.

Only Helan Minyue, who was alone, was left in the garden.

At this time, she seemed so lonely and bleak - just like the flowers in this yard, beautiful and unintentional appreciation, fragrant but not picked... What is love and what is love? Helan Minyue can no longer feel it, but she knows that regret is the taste of regret - (To be continued)
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