Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 90

Chapter 90 Be Inseparable from One Another
After a long time, Princess Gao Yang became impatient and said, “Hey, do you remember?”

“Don’t worry! If you can think of it so easily, it’s definitely not a good plan.” Qin Mubai said, “You have to know, this is a trick against the emperor. Who is the emperor? He can see the flaws if he is not careful. If the trick is exposed, the consequences will be very serious!”

Princess Gaoyang’s little face trembled, revealing a trace of fear. She said, “I have never thought of going against Father Emperor … But, I really don’t want to marry that Fang’er even if I’m beaten to death!”

“We can’t start with the Emperor. We can’t compete with him. Even if you have the guts, you don’t have the strength.” Qin Mubai said, “So, we can only take a detour …”

“Are you saying that we should start with the Fang Clan?” Princess Gaoyang’s eyes lit up. She clapped her hands and said happily, “That’s right! I can’t take care of Father Emperor, can I still not fight against Fang? Hmph, Fang Xuanling is the least courageous person. Let’s see how I can deal with him!”

“No.” Qin Mubai decisively shook his head and said, “Fang Xuanling has never been cowardly. Otherwise, could he possibly become the prime minister of a country and make a miraculous contribution to the life and death of His Majesty the Emperor for so many years?” He was a dignified, low-key and cautious person, but that didn’t mean he was weak or incompetent. Don’t underestimate him. If he didn’t have some real ability, how could he get to where he is today? “Therefore, Fang Xuanling seems to be easy to bully, but in fact, he is not something you can fight.”

“Then we can only deal with Fang Yiai?” Princess Gaoyang blinked her eyes and said reluctantly, “But I don’t even want to see him!”

“Fang Yiai is your only breakthrough. Whether you need it or not is up to you.” Qin Mubai said, “Don’t even think about the emperor. No matter who it is, no matter how favored he is, he is still the emperor’s official.” Jun Yaochen had no choice but to die, father had no choice but to die, son had no choice but to die. To us, this is an insurmountable chasm and an insurmountable iron law. Fang Xuanling, his relationship with the Emperor is not necessarily worse than yours. After getting along with them for so many years, the monarch and the subject were one. If you dared to play any tricks on Fang Xuanling, even if it was inconvenient for him to tell the Emperor directly, he would still let the Emperor know with just a few tricks. Therefore, we can only start with Fang Yiai-out of the three opponents, you only have the strength to defeat Fang Yiai! ”

“Let me think, let me think” Princess Gao Yang stood up, her index finger lightly tapping her forehead as she walked back and forth in deep thought, “Is there any way to make that Fang’er refuse to marry me even if he is dead or alive?” … Furthermore, even if he refused, would he dare not listen to Fang Xuanling’s father’s orders? Or perhaps, if Father Emperor issued an imperial decree, would he dare not listen to it? “What method do you have in mind? What method do you have in mind?”

Qin Mubai looked at her quietly without saying anything. Actually, he already had a brilliant plan in his heart … This scene in front of him made him involuntarily recall the scene in The Story of the Deer Cauldron where Kangxi wanted to marry Princess Jianning-Princess Jianning had castrated her future son-in-law, Wu Yingxiong, in order to refuse to marry him!

However, this strategy was too vicious, and the Fang Clan was not the King of Pingxi, Wu Wang Gui, who wanted to rebel. Duke Gao Yang really dared to do such a thing. With the Emperor’s personality and his relationship with Fang Xuanling, he might even lose his family in anger and really don’t want Princess Gao Yang’s daughter anymore.

Don’t get too close, don’t do such a thing. If he were to be exposed, he would die miserably!

“Hey, don’t just sit there. Help me think of a way!” Princess Gao Yang urged unhappily, “When I think about it, I can only play tricks on Fang Yiai. At most, I can only frighten him fiercely a few times. However, it’s useless to stop the boiling of the soup!”

Qin Mubai secretly laughed in his heart. After all, Princess Gaoyang was still a little girl. Although she looked a little barbaric and domineering, her mind was still pure. That was far from evil!

“I … can’t think of a way for now!” ‘”I’m not familiar with Mubai,” said Qin Fang Yiai. “There’s no hurry for this kind of thing. Now I advise you not to go against the Emperor. It’s not a good thing. Follow him and don’t provoke him. Only then will there be room for manoeuvre. Slowly, look for an opportunity to think of a way.”

“Opportunity, what opportunity?” Princess Gaoyang blinked her eyes, as intelligent as she was, and immediately grabbed the “keyword” in Qin Mubai’s words. She asked in a low voice, “Are you saying that I should pretend to follow Father Emperor first, and then … act according to chance?”

“Eh? Why are you talking so sinisterly and evil, as if you are going to assassinate me?” Qin Mubai curled his face and pretended to be frightened.

“Assassinate?!” Princess Gaoyang’s eyes lit up and she trembled in fear. She immediately grinned and revealed a pair of tiger fangs. She laughed wickedly, “Assassinate! Yes, assassinate!”

“I faint!” Qin Mubai patted his forehead and said, “You really dare to think of anything-you can’t do this. Don’t be a fool! The laws of the Great Tang are strict, and His Majesty the Emperor himself is responsible for guarding them. Do you want to die?”

“Hehe, that’s all I said. Why are you so nervous?” As Princess Gao Yang spoke, her eyes rolled, with an expression of careful planning.

Qin Mubai felt a chill run down her spine. This is good. She really misled the little devil … She really didn’t want to kill Fang Yiai, did she?

“I solemnly warn you not to do such a thing as assassination!” Qin Mubai said seriously.

“I know! Do you think I’m so stupid? I don’t know martial arts. I don’t have an assassin. How can I assassinate him?” Princess Gaoyang chuckled. “However, I did come up with a good idea … Hehe, I won’t tell you now!”

“What method?” Qin Mubai rolled her eyes and asked.

“I already said I wouldn’t tell you, but I still want to ask!” Princess Gaoyang breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. “Alright, I’m going back. Although you didn’t give me any advice, I still have to thank you, stinking man-you’re really smart, hehe!”

With that, Princess Gaoyang turned around and floated away. Qin Mubai even heard her bouncing along while humming a song.

“Little Demon, you must have a good idea … Why do I feel that the more relaxed she is, the more evil the method she is thinking about?” Looking at Princess Gao Yang’s back, Qin Mubai instinctively felt a chill in her heart. “Just how big of a commotion will this lawless young miss cause? … I shouldn’t be an accomplice, right?”

The next morning, Qin Mubai brought Baiji to the harem to pick up Li Shimin as usual. Unexpectedly, Li Shimin gave him a “special task”.

“Mubai, choose a few soldiers who are more reliable and have a harder temper and go to the Immortal Palace to look after Princess Gaoyang.” Li Shimin said, “Without my personal decree, she is temporarily not allowed to leave that place.”

“This lowly official obeys the decree.” Qin Mubai’s heart trembled slightly as he thought to himself, “Is the Emperor going to ground the little devil?” It seemed that he had also moved his true form this time. Moreover, he deliberately gave me this assignment, did he also intend to “warn” me to stay away from her? … Thinking about it, it makes sense! The emperor was about to betroth her to Fang Yiai, but she stayed with me for three days and two days. Although Li Shimin is not going to end up having an “affair” with Princess Gaoyang, he is at least taking precautions and even sounding an alarm bell for me.

After Li Shimin finished speaking, he didn’t leave anything else behind. As usual, he boarded the dragon carriage and prepared to leave. His expression didn’t reveal any signs, just like a person who was fine.

“As expected of a great statesman of the Immemorial Emperor. It’s hard to tell from his face whether he is happy or angry.” Qin Mubai secretly sighed and called for Changsun Huan, “Brother Changsun, bring a few brothers to the Immortal Palace to see Princess Gaoyang. Without His Majesty’s personal order, she is not allowed to leave the palace for half a step.”

“This subordinate obeys.” Changsun Huan’s face turned cold as he forcefully accepted the order. She looked at Qin Mubai suspiciously, probably asking, “Why me?” You gave me shoes again? !

Qin Mubai turned a blind eye to his doubts and cupped his hands towards the dragon carriage, “Send respectfully to His Majesty!”

“Alright, I’m going to the Imperial Court.” Li Shimin revealed a knowing smile and nodded, “Slave Pheasant and Young Master Pheasant, I have to trouble you to take care of them. Especially Young Master Pheasant. She was seriously ill just now, so you need to pay more attention.”

“Your Majesty, don’t worry.” Qin Mubai said.

Qin Mubai heaved a sigh of relief when Li Shimin’s car left.

This required Li Shimin to appoint an immortal palace general. First, he couldn’t personally go, and second, he couldn’t send his own trusted aides. Neither Cheng Huaibi nor Pang Fei were suitable. Otherwise, the Emperor will definitely suspect that I have some sort of personal suspicion, and will use these people’s hands to secretly contact Princess Gaoyang to plan something. Sending Changsun Hua to the Emperor was no longer worried. Firstly, everyone knows that I have a conflict with him. Secondly, he is a member of the Changsun Clan. He is also considered a royal consort. Princess Gaoyang is not convenient to do whatever she wants in front of this cousin. Otherwise, the Emperor would have been the first to know of any movements.

Qin Mubai felt that his entire body had changed after working in the palace for so long. Just as his father Qin Shubao once said, the palace was the most complicated and dangerous place in the world. Any subtle matter could bring about extremely bad consequences. At the Emperor’s side, this complexity and danger had reached its peak. If not, there would be a saying that “accompanying the emperor is like accompanying the tiger”.

The longer he stayed by Li Shimin’s side, the greater the gap between him and Qin Mubai. Most of the time, Qin Mubai felt that Li Shimin was a person that he couldn’t understand. Every word and action of his was intriguing. After thinking about it carefully, one could always understand the meaning behind it.

There was still a lot to learn.

Shortly after, Qin Mubai went to Penglai Hall. Li Mingda, who had been seriously ill for a while, was not as lively as he used to be, but he had at least recovered more than half of his strength. Qin Mubai thought to herself that she had a congenital heart disease, and with her current medical level, it was impossible for her to completely cure it. Then she could only teach herself how to take care of herself and how to cultivate.

In any case, he was idle, so he taught the two little fellows how to practice Taijiquan. Let’s strengthen our bodies and prolong our lifespans together. This was much more meaningful than interfering in the royal family’s household affairs!