Datang: Destroy Tang Taizong Li Xiao at the beginning

He still trusted Wang Qingxue very much.

It's just that he is not what he used to be.

He knows that he bears many lives on his shoulders.

For the sake of these people who were born and died with him, he must be cautious.

Everyone fell silent immediately.

Time passed by minute by minute.

I don't know how long it has passed, but suddenly another guard came to report.

"Your Highness, after Wang Qingxue left the villa, she walked all the way to the east. For the time being, she didn't see anyone with a joint, and she didn't see her carrying a carrier pigeon."

"Continue to explore!"

"Yes!"

……

"Your Highness, Wang Qingxue has entered the farmland."

"Your Highness, Wang Qingxue walked around the farmland and is now heading towards the gate."

"Your Highness, Wang Qingxue is back."

"Your Highness, Wang Qingxue... she went to the back kitchen and lit a fire, as if... she was roasting sweet potatoes."

"What?!"

Li Xiao looked at the guard who reported in bewilderment.

"Your Highness, Wang Qingxue is roasting sweet potatoes in the back kitchen."

The guard repeated it again.

When the other people heard this answer, their heads were buzzing, and their faces were confused.

When Wang Qingxue went out in the middle of the night, he stole a few sweet potatoes and came back?

"Did you find anything suspicious along the way?" Li Xiao asked, frowning.

"Return to Your Highness, there is nothing suspicious." The guard replied.

"Okay, I get it."

Li Xiao nodded slightly, then fell into deep thought.

After a while, he smiled wryly: "Go and have a look!"

……

The kitchen is located behind the palace on the island in the center of the lake.

When Li Xiao and the others pushed open the kitchen door, Wang Qingxue was holding the baked sweet potatoes, and looked at Li Xiao with a pair of big smart eyes at a loss.

"Your Highness, I...I..."

She was speechless for a long time, with a look of embarrassment.

"You went out for this?"

Li Xiao pointed at the sweet potato in Wang Qingxue's hand with a surprised face.

"Your Highness knows?"

A light flashed in Wang Qingxue's eyes, and she suddenly realized.

"The matter is very important, I have to test you." Li Xiao said, suddenly showing a smile, "But it seems that you have passed the test of the king."

Speaking of this, Li Xiao looked at the sweet potato in Wang Qingxue's hand strangely and said, "Where did you get this habit? Stealing sweet potatoes in the middle of the night..."

"Your Highness, I didn't do it on purpose. I'll pay you the sweet potato money..." Wang Qingxue blushed and said embarrassingly.

"That's not what it means. If you want to eat roasted sweet potatoes, just say no. Why do you have to dig it yourself in the middle of the night?" Li Xiao asked in surprise.

"I'm ashamed to speak about such precious food." Wang Qingxue said with a blushing face.

"precious?"

Li Xiao was stunned, thought of something, and then asked: "By the way, how did you know that I have sweet potatoes here, and they can be roasted?"

"Ahem..." Li Junxian coughed suddenly, leaned into Li Xiao's ear, and whispered, "Your Highness, the sweet potatoes have been brought to the capital by Mr. Cheng to sell them, and the price is a bit high."

"How tall is it?"

Li Xiao suddenly realized.

He handed over the business to Cheng Chumo.

Account books were sent every day, but there were too many accounts of various incoming and outgoing money, and he didn't bother to check them one by one.

"Ten taels of silver per catty." Li Junxian smiled wryly.

"Damn it! This fat man is really black!"

Li Xiao also couldn't laugh or cry.

Back then, he gave these sweet potatoes to Li Er.

Incidentally, those precious products such as lemons were only sold for ten taels a catty.

It's better to stay silent this time, and there will be a sky-high price directly.

It should be noted that ten taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family of three to live frugally for several years.

"From now on in the villa, you will be full of roasted sweet potatoes, so you don't have to do such sneaky things." Li Xiao said to Wang Qingxue with a wry smile.

"Your Highness, are you serious?!"

Wang Qingxue's eyes lit up all of a sudden.

"This king has always said what he says!"

Li Xiao looked at Wang Qingxue speechlessly: "And what is your expression? I have never seen you so happy when I gave you the Excalibur before."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Wang Qingxue saluted Li Xiao with ecstasy.

Everyone was busy for a long time, but unexpectedly there was a misunderstanding.

At this time, Xue Rengui's tight string also loosened.

He looked at Wang Qingxue, suddenly thought of something, and asked hesitantly: "The elders of your Wang family seem to have become the prince's servants. You stayed with His Highness because of me. In the future, don't you want to walk with the Wang family?" opposite?"

Hearing Xue Rengui's words, Li Xiao also pricked up his ears.

This is exactly what he cares about.

On one side is family, blood relationship.

On one side is the person you like, no matter how you choose, it is a cruel decision.

Hearing this, Wang Qingxue's expression darkened suddenly, and she said slowly: "As early as when my father married me to the crown prince, I was no longer a member of the Wang family."

"I will repay the kindness of my parents, but this cannot be based on the premise of sacrificing myself."

"I also ask Your Highness to forgive me, and forgive Wang for not doing anything that is detrimental to the Wang family."

"Don't worry about this."

Li Xiao nodded, he was quite satisfied with Wang Qingxue's words.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for your understanding!"

Wang Qingxue had a look of gratitude on her face.

After finishing speaking, she thought for a while, and then suddenly asked: "Your Highness, if I really abandoned the villa just now, what will happen next?"

"What didn't happen, who knows? It's not important." Li Xiao smiled slightly.

Wang Qingxue nodded, her eyes sparkled, as if she had thought of the answer, and she couldn't help but feel a little scared.

On the way back, Wang Qingxue suddenly remembered the weapons he saw in the blacksmith shop during the day, and asked curiously: "Your Highness, the weapons in the blacksmith shop before, judging from the color and luster, the materials used seem to be from the same source as the peerless swords?"

"Sight." Li Xiao nodded with a smile.

"Aren't they all artifacts of the same level as the peerless sword?"

Wang Qingxue was stunned all of a sudden, her heart was greatly shocked.

She thought of something, and said again: "That silver longbow has a strange shape, I have never seen it before, is your highness going to use this bow to make a big splash at the paddock hunting meeting in a few days' time?"

"Paddock shooting?"

Li Xiao was a little puzzled.

Li Junxian on the side explained: "Your Highness, every year after the Martial Arts Conference, the princes and the heirs of civil and military officials will compete in the paddock for shooting and hunting abilities."

"At the same time, the person who wins Wukui will also use this to lose to the princes, so as to show the prestige of the royal family."

"Who will take the lead?" Li Xiao frowned slightly.

"According to the rules, it should be the prince." Li Junxian said, "But the prince is grounded, so he should not be able to come."

Li Xiao narrowed his eyes slightly: "Then if he does something in the paddock, wouldn't he have a perfect alibi?"

Li Junxian frowned: "Your Highness is saying that the crown prince will send people to tamper with in the paddock?"

Chapter 208: Hunting in the Paddock

"It's not impossible..."

With a thoughtful look in Li Xiao's eyes, he murmured: "At this moment, he must hate me deeply, there is no reason why he would let go of such a good opportunity."

At this time, Lu Li suddenly said, "Your Highness, I believe that the crown prince is at the cusp of the crisis, and the matter of Ziyun Building trapping Your Highness has not yet subsided. Now, if we make a big move now, no matter whether it succeeds or not, he may not be able to get rid of the crime."

"Who can distinguish between true and false? Maybe your words at this moment are his self-proving innocence. Anyway, don't take it lightly."

"Then is your highness still going to this paddock for hunting?" Li Junxian asked.

"Of course I want to go. If he doesn't do it, how can I get a chance? High-end hunters often appear as prey..."

Hearing Li Xiao's words, several people all looked pensive.

……

The next day.

Xue Rengui entered the palace to meet Li Er.

In front of all the civil and military officials, Xue Rengui was made a military officer of a moderate size.

The other famous people on the martial arts list who came together were also rewarded one by one.

The same thing is that everyone was given a set of armor and the same weapon.

Li Xiao, who did not attend the early court outside the palace, also received a piece of news——

Li Ke was named King of Han.

And was ordered to host a paddock shoot.

As soon as the morning passed, Li Xiao received an invitation from Li Ke.

At noon, the newly rebuilt Yunlan Courtyard was full of officials and eunuchs from the capital.

This is also the place where Li Xiao came to Li Ke for the first time.

The last time I was invited to participate in a poetry meeting, I missed it because I was assassinated halfway.

At this time, the place is already overcrowded, full of energetic young people.

They divided each other into countless small groups, talking and laughing.

"The king of Yue is here!"

"Wu Kui Xue Rengui is here!"

With a cry, Li Xiao, surrounded by guards, slowly came to the banquet.

At this time, a person came forward.

Red lips and white teeth, a face like a jade crown, and a scholarly atmosphere.