nycdaug Chapter 38 Changing Route, Heading to the Li Residence
Chapter 38 Changing Route, Heading to the Li Residence
Sitting in the carriage, Gao Chen felt that the speed was a bit too slow.
He is now very worried that he will not be able to find Li Mao after he leaves the palace.
He then angrily rebuked the coachman, "Hurry up! If you delay this important matter, even nine heads won't be enough to compensate you!"
Hearing Gao Chen's urging, the coachman frantically cracked his whip.
With a crackling sound, the warhorses galloped swiftly, and the people along the way scrambled to avoid them, fearing they would be trampled under their hooves.
However, there were simply too many people in Chang'an.
The groom arrived at Li Mao's racetrack as quickly as possible and met Li Mao.
When he stepped off the carriage, he felt light all over.
“Your Highness, I have received an imperial edict from the Emperor, summoning you to the palace for an audience.”
Looking at Gao Chen's smug expression, Li Mao couldn't help but speculate.
That bastard is always looking for trouble.
He might complain to his cheap father about some trivial matter again.
According to the message Xianglan sent back yesterday, everything is normal and everyone is doing their jobs according to plan.
The matter that was previously entrusted to Xiaozhuo has not yet been relayed back to the palace.
Why is Gao Chen so complacent?
"I understand," Li Mao replied calmly.
Judging by the time, my cheap father, the emperor, should be on leave today.
Logically speaking, he should either be reviewing memorials or enjoying himself in the inner palace; he wouldn't be looking for trouble for no reason.
Gao Chen had no intention of letting Li Mao go.
"Your Highness Prince Shou, please don't keep His Majesty waiting."
"Before I left the palace, I personally witnessed His Majesty's fury. If you arrive late, don't blame me for not warning you."
Li Mao sneered and casually stretched.
Startled, Gao Chen took several steps back.
He was afraid that Li Mao would raise his hand and slap him across the face.
After all, this wasn't the first time Li Mao had done something like this, and it had already left him with psychological trauma.
"Okay, I understand."
After saying that, Li Mao turned around and went back to change his clothes.
Deep down, I was thinking that it didn't matter if it was earlier or later.
Because arriving early simply means resolving the matter sooner, while arriving late would be Gao Chen's mistake.
Of course, these are all secondary.
Most importantly, Xianglan was always with Li Longji when he drank, and she would strictly follow my orders.
A slow-acting poison was added to Li Longji's wine cup.
The characteristic of this poison is not to make you feel unwell, but to make you feel mentally euphoric and that your alcohol tolerance has increased dramatically. The aftereffects are damage to internal organs and brain damage.
Therefore, Li Mao deliberately delayed the process.
Perhaps when his father sobers up, he won't even remember what he wanted to ask.
He couldn't even remember what Gao Chen had told him.
In later generations, that would be considered a fragment of memory.
Despite his anxiety, Gao Chen even stood outside the door waiting for Li Mao to change his clothes, but he didn't dare to urge him.
Finally, Li Mao changed his clothes and came out.
Gao Chen snorted and said, "Let's go, Your Highness Prince Shou. His Majesty has been waiting for you."
"it is good."
Li Mao responded softly, then got into the carriage and followed Gao Chen towards the palace.
When we arrived at the palace, it was already noon.
The further in you go, the heavier the guards become.
Li Mao even suspected that Li Longji had already fallen ill, but he did not want him to fall ill now.
Because if Li Longji were to die, the entire Tang Dynasty would descend into chaos.
At that time, the Crown Prince and several other princes will inevitably join forces with the military governor to rebel.
However, his own foundation was not yet stable, his army had not yet been trained, and his weapons and armor had not yet been completed.
Secondly, the princes and nobles in Chang'an were well aware of how much money their racecourses could earn each day, and were also very envious.
In their eyes, they are a huge piece of fat meat that everyone wants to take a bite of, and whoever gets a bite will become incredibly rich.
After a swaying and rocking carriage ride, we finally arrived at the door of the Imperial Study.
The palace guards, clad in golden armor, patrolled in layers upon layers.
Gao Chen stepped forward to inquire about the situation.
"What happened? Why is the security so tight?"
The captain of the imperial guards, seeing that the visitor was Gao Chen, a favorite of the emperor, naturally dared not be negligent.
He quickly bowed to him and said, "Replying to Eunuch Gao, His Majesty has decreed that no one may disturb him during his rest period."
"what?"
Gao Chen immediately exclaimed in surprise, even somewhat flustered.
He wanted to barge in, but he didn't have the courage.
If the emperor were to be awakened at this moment, his fate would surely be extremely tragic.
But if we cannot deal with Prince Shou today, we may never have such a good opportunity again.
"General Wang, there is an urgent matter at my home. Please inform them."
The captain of the imperial guards said somewhat awkwardly, "Eunuch Gao, as you know, His Majesty has personally issued the decree. How dare we disturb him?"
As he spoke, he couldn't help but think to himself.
That damned eunuch was truly insidious.
The Emperor has even killed his own son. Anyone who dares to go in and disturb the Emperor at this time would be throwing their own head to the executioner's blade.
If you're going, why don't you go yourself?
Gao Chen's expression changed, but he didn't dare to say anything more.
After all, he couldn't afford to offend General Wang's background, and he had no legitimate reason to do so.
He glanced back at the carriage Li Mao was riding in, his eyes filled with an even deeper, more intense hatred.
Li Mao yawned and stretched inside the carriage, then poked his head out and asked, "Since Father is resting, I will come another day. What do you think, Eunuch Gao?"
Looking at Li Mao's ambiguous smile.
Gao Chen was so angry he wanted to grind his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.
"Prince Shou has escaped another calamity. Why is it always like this?"
After much deliberation, Gao Chen finally approached and bowed politely, saying, "His Majesty has already rested. I will certainly report today's events to His Majesty truthfully."
"it is good."
Li Mao spoke somewhat lazily, then turned his head back, casually lowered the carriage curtain, and said with a hint of mockery, "Then I'll have to trouble Eunuch Gao."
"Go home."
The groom, upon receiving the order, silently cracked his whip.
Watching Li Mao's carriage slowly disappear into the distance, Gao Chen's face darkened with anger.
He clutched the secret report booklet tightly in his hand.
"Wait, once His Majesty wakes up, he will be severely punished."
Meanwhile, Li Mao, sitting in the carriage, also had a gloomy expression.
He disliked this feeling of being out of control.
I have no idea what reason Gao Chen, that bastard, is using to complain.
Therefore, it is necessary to have Xiaozhuozi inform Gao Chen of the news in advance.
Use a bigger trap of interests to divert that bastard Gao Chen's attention; otherwise, the situation will eventually spiral out of our control.
Fortunately, his adoptive father has not fallen ill so far.
Sitting in the carriage, Li Mao said in a deep voice, "Change route, go to the Li residence."