Crown Prince's Counterattack

As soon as the matter was resolved, Li Jiancheng didn't have the slightest intention to make false claims with Li Shimin, so he hurriedly dragged Li Yuanji to the direction of the East Palace.

"Your Highness, what should we do now?"

Someone approached Li Shimin and reminded him.

"What else can I do! Do the following things cleanly, don't leave traces"

Li Shimin gritted his teeth secretly as he looked at the figures who were leaving with him, this time he was really going to steal the chicken.

"Yuanji, why do you think you appeared there?!"

Li Jiancheng dragged Li Yuanji to the study, then waved away the servants and closed the door tightly.

He took a deep breath and tried to make himself look calm. He didn't expect that today's events would happen one after another. Not only did he fall into other people's tricks, but he didn't even notice that he was being followed. Although the result was satisfactory, the process But it is shocking.

"Oh, that day I was planning to come to the Eastern Palace to look for you, but later I saw you sneaking out, so I followed along out of curiosity, who knew that I saw you and... that one inside, I saw someone approaching, and I was worried that something might go wrong, So you know what happened next."

Li Yuanji Shanshan smiled. It is always embarrassing to say such things, but he is very glad that he followed up today.

"So... you know?"

Sima Yi's eyes flickered, carefully observing his reaction.

"Brother, do you...don't trust me?"

Li Yuanji had a hurt expression on his face, and his expression looked a little frustrated. He took such a big risk, but in the end he only got his doubts, which came from his most admired elder brother.

"That's not what it means... You have to know that this matter is very important. If it gets out...so I have to be more cautious"

Sima Yi came back to his senses, saw Li Yuanji's pale face, and thought about whether his words were too hurtful, so he quickly changed his tone to make himself look less indifferent.

"Brother, don't worry, I will never say anything about this!"

Li Yuanji took a deep look at Sima Yi, his eyes were firm and his tone was determined.

"In that case, big brother believes in you"

Sima Yi patted Li Yuanji's shoulder and heaved a sigh of relief.

Li Yuanji finally had a smile on his face.

Seeing Li Yuanji's face relax, Sima Yi heaved a sigh of relief. The question that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time was finally asked at this moment.

"By the way, fourth brother, I've always wanted to ask you one thing - why did you help me?"

Li Yuanji is also a legitimate son, even if he is not favored by Li Yuan, it is not completely without a chance. He does not believe that this man has no ambitions, but everything he does seems to be for him. After the strife, it was hard for him to believe that this person might not be a person with ulterior motives.

Hearing Sima Yi's serious tone, Li Yuanji thought about it before speaking.

"I don't know why, but I always feel that I want to help you, I feel that I should help you, and only you are qualified to sit in that position... I used to feel very close to you, because you are the only one in the house who treats me sincerely. , but now I respect you, brother, if you don’t believe me, I don’t blame you, one day you will believe that I really want to help you.”

Li Yuanji finished speaking in one breath, took a look at Sima Yi, and left.

Sima Yi didn't stop him either, because he needed time to think about it, whether all these years of life had made him a bit of an underdog, and he couldn't even see his sincerity.

Recalling what Li Yuanji said before he left, Sima Yi really had mixed feelings. Is this different emotional change because he is different from the former Li Jiancheng?So is this intention directed at him?

Sima Yi sighed, and it was the first time that he sincerely put this child in his heart, as long as he didn't betray, he would always protect him.

----

At midnight, the lights of the East Palace suddenly lit up.

"what happened?"

Sima Yi was still wearing thin pajamas, and when he heard the noise outside, he suddenly woke up from his confusion, with a very unhappy expression on his face.

"His Royal Highness, it's not good, something happened to His Majesty!"

The guards heard the call and told Sima Yi what happened outside in detail.

Sima Yi was startled, and quickly sat up on the bed, washed up briefly, and rushed over with someone in a hurry.

The same situation also happened in the mansions of several princes who left the palace to open the mansion. For a while, the whole Chang'an was a little jittery.

"How could this be, how could the father be assassinated suddenly?!"

Li Shimin also entered the palace in a hurry, looking anxious. On the way there, he was still thinking about who would dare to do such a rebellious thing. He was worried about Li Yuan's condition, and also worried that if Li Yuan really went like this, what would happen? He really has no chance at all, so the most urgent thing is that he must confirm Li Yuan's current situation, so that no one can take advantage of it.

When he arrived at Li Yuan's bedroom, he found that the hall was full of guards and the security was very strict. He quickly revealed his identity, and entered the hall with a feeling of apprehension.

Seeing Li Yuan sitting on the bed with a ruddy complexion, Li Shimin's heart was half relieved. From this point of view, the worst outcome didn't seem to happen.

The concubine who served was the concubine who was favored these days. Concubine Yin had long since lost Li Yuan's trust because of that incident, but fortunately she still had a prince under her name, and her life was not too bad.

"Father, are you alright?!"

The people around gathered around, and they all looked not worried, but it was hard to say whether they were sincere or not.

"Fortunately, the guards came in time"

Sima Yi wanted to personally serve Li Yuan with medicine, but was pushed away by Li Yuan. He was sensitively aware of Li Yuan's calm and hidden anger.

"Father, have the assassins been caught? Who dares to be so rebellious!"

Li Shimin's face was filled with righteous indignation, and he looked very angry, which made Li Yuan look sideways.

"Bring people up..."

Li Yuan ordered to go down.

After a while, the guards brought in a heavily tied man, attracting everyone's attention.

He was dressed in black, with a strong figure, lightning-like eyes, and an ordinary face. At first glance, he was an extraordinary master. At this moment, the person who was staring at the room closely at this moment, didn't know what he was thinking, and was a little timid. Everyone chose to avoid his gaze.

"Who are you? Who sent you?!"

Someone couldn't help rushing forward to question him, showing his loyalty, but the assassin chose to close his eyes at this time, ignoring it at all, and seemed to have no fear of life and death.

Then there was a violent beating, but he still insisted on not opening his mouth.

"What a hard bone!"

Li Shimin's words could not tell whether it was admiration or irony.

He suddenly walked in front of the assassin and looked down at him.

"This king knows that you are not afraid of death, but aren't your family members also afraid?"

The assassin suddenly opened his eyes, looked at him fiercely, and wanted to stand up and rush forward in rage, but was firmly pressed to the ground by the guards who had been watching him.

"Are you worried that this king will not be found? Don't worry, this king will try his best to find your family members, and then... let them die without a whole body. As for your nine clans, this king will take good care of them, so you Why don’t you say it? Tell me, who sent you to assassinate the emperor?”

Li Shimin angrily grabbed his collar and asked, the eyes of the people around him changed unknowingly when they looked at Li Shimin, Sima Yi stood quietly by the side, keeping his expression on.

The assassin's face changed unpredictablely, and gradually revealed a bit of timidity.

"Will you let my family go as long as I say it?"

"Of course, don't worry, this king keeps his word!"

The assassin took a deep breath, his eyes revealing determination.

"Let me tell you, the person behind the scenes is—His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"His Royal Highness!"

"His Royal Highness?! What, this is impossible!"

"He must be talking nonsense, how is it possible?!"

As soon as the assassin's words fell, everyone present was startled and exclaimed, and the expressions on their faces were even more strange.

Even Li Shimin's first reaction was that it was impossible. He didn't believe that Li Jiancheng would do such a stupid thing.

"No, he died of poison"

There was a wave of unrest and another wave. Before everyone woke up from the real murderer behind the scenes, they saw that the assassin had taken poison and died. The black blood was immediately killed. It was obvious that he had taken a highly poisonous substance.

Li Shimin was a little annoyed that he was too careless.

"Father, my son has been wronged!"

The second the assassin pointed out that Sima Yi was the real murderer behind the scenes, Sima Yi hurriedly knelt in front of Li Yuan's bed, defending himself excitedly, Li Yuan listened calmly, but never said a word.

Responding from the assassin's death, everyone sensed the tense atmosphere in the hall. Looking at Sima Yi who was kneeling on the ground, everyone also knelt down and begged for mercy.

Li Shimin, who thought this dead man was talking nonsense, suddenly realized that this might not be an opportunity.

"Father, don't be angry, the eldest brother just did something wrong in a moment of confusion, you must give him a chance!"

As he said that, Li Shimin even shed tears with excitement, showing a brotherly love.

Everyone thought that His Highness the Prince of Qin was really vicious, and his Highness the Crown Prince was completely condemned with just a few words.

"Father, brother must have been wronged, this must be a conspiracy!"

Li Yuanji was filled with righteous indignation, looking at Li Shimin's eyes full of anger, he knew that his second brother wanted to harm his elder brother.

"Okay, what are you arguing about, we will discuss this matter later, you all stand down!"

Li Yuan stopped sternly, and the hall fell silent for a moment.