Originally, many people had doubts about Li Xiang's illness, but after seeing what happened in the hall today, they no longer had any doubts about Li Xiang's illness. It turned out that he really had difficulty acclimatizing after coming back, and he would faint after standing for a while. Li Tai and others were very happy, and they thought that Li Xiang was plotting something at home, but they didn't expect that he was really recuperating.
Li Chengqian was also at a loss for a moment. This son was all his hope. Just now he blamed Li Xiang for not refusing to take sides, but now he no longer had that idea. He just wanted to ask the imperial physician to check him out as soon as possible.
"No need to move it around. Just carry it to the side hall and have the Imperial Hospital send someone over."
Just when the young eunuch was about to send Li Xiang back to the East Palace, Li Shimin pointed to the side hall next to him. The royal relatives noticed something was wrong at this time. Li Shimin used to love Li Xiang very much, but today his attitude seemed a little impatient. Could it be that Li Xiang had fallen out of favor?
A dozen young eunuchs and palace maids hurriedly carried Li Xiang to the side hall. Except for Li Chengqian, everyone else continued to discuss matters in the main hall.
If it were in the past, Li Shimin would probably have gone to take care of him personally. After all, this was Li Shimin's most beloved grandson. But at this moment, apart from asking him to find an imperial physician, Li Shimin did not show any extra concern. It is no wonder that the people below were thinking wildly. It seems that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. It is useless to win a battle. As long as the emperor does not like you, you will immediately become a useless member of the royal family.
Li Xiaogong also had a lot of questions in his mind. When he was chatting with the emperor yesterday, the emperor kept praising Li Xiang. Why did he become like this today?
"Continue the meeting."
Li Shimin uttered four words, which brought back everyone's efforts. In his heart, he was still blaming Li Xiang. If Li Xiang had not pretended to be sick, how could it have been delayed for so long.
"Your Majesty, your son, bows in gratitude to you, my mother, for your service to the Great Tang..."
King Wu Li Ge stood up at this time. He was of course the most willing to be crowned queen, but unfortunately not many people agreed.
In the side hall next to him, Li Xiang closed his eyes tightly, and Li Chengqian was so panicked that he didn't know what to say.
Li Xiang also heard the quarrel in the hall. Li Tai and Wu Wang Li Ke were about to start a fight. If no one had separated them, the two would have really started a fight. Of course, Li Tai was definitely no match for him. After all, Wu Wang Li Ke was proficient in both civil and military affairs, while Li Tai was just a scholar.
"Doctor Wang, how is my son?"
The imperial physician had been feeling the prince's pulse for a long time. This pulse was even more stable than his own, clearly that of a normal person. However, His Highness fainted in the hall, and everyone saw it. A few days ago, their Imperial Hospital also announced that the emperor's eldest grandson Li Xiang was seriously ill. If they said now that he was fine, not only his head but the entire Imperial Hospital might be in trouble.
"To answer your Highness, your Highness, the Crown Prince, your Highness must have been using his brain again recently. Didn't we, the old doctors, tell you the other day that you should let your Highness rest? If we continue to treat you so hastily, it will not do any good to your recovery. For now, I'd better prescribe a dose of medicine for you to take and see what happens. If you still don't listen to me, I'm afraid your life will be in danger."
The greatest skill of an imperial physician is to make the illness sound more serious, especially when it comes to fainting. If they don't make it sound more serious, how can they demonstrate their medical skills? If everyone seems fine, then what are we imperial physicians for?
"Excuse me, Doctor Wang. Excuse me, Doctor Wang."
Li Chengqian was also desperate and tried all kinds of methods. He knew clearly before that Li Xiang was pretending to be sick, but Li Xiang had just fainted and his IQ was not online at the moment. He really thought that there was something wrong with Li Xiang. Of course, it was normal to think so. The army returned from the southwest, and no one knew how many people had not adapted to the climate and water, and some even lost their lives.
"Get out of here!"
Just as Li Chengqian was thanking the imperial physician, Li Shimin's scolding was heard.
Only then did Li Chengqian pay attention to what was happening in the hall over there. He tiptoed to take a look and saw that both Wei Wang Li Tai and Wu Wang Li Ke had black marks on their faces, indicating that the two men must have fought. Li Chengqian turned around and looked at his son, and then he figured out what was going on. It turned out that his son had fainted on purpose.
Li Chengqian was not a fool, so he could naturally figure out what was going on. He had told his son earlier that King Wu Li Ke was a good helper, and his son could use him if possible. But if his son had not fainted just now, it is very likely that we would be the ones fighting. We had already hit the other person's face like that, so how could we cooperate with him in the future?
"You kid!"
While the imperial physician was prescribing medicine, Li Chengqian came to Li Xiang's side.
"Don't get involved, it might be another trap."
Li Xiang was also thinking in bed, was this another trap set by Li Shimin?
Li Shimin also knew that Li Xiang and Wu Wang Li Ke were very close. If Wu Wang Li Ke turned to support Li Xiang, then Li Xiang's power in the court would be even greater. He took this opportunity to let the uncle and nephew fight each other, and perhaps there would be no chance for cooperation in the future.
Li Chengqian was also a smart man. Although his son didn't tell the whole story, he also felt that this was a conspiracy. Concubine Yang Shu had performed well. Since the death of Empress Zhangsun, all the affairs of the harem were managed by Concubine Yang Shu. It didn't matter whether she had the title of empress or not. Moreover, even if it was brought up, there was no need to choose this time.
"how's it going?"
Li Shimin came over with a swagger, and the imperial physician hurried over to reply, saying the same thing as before. After listening, Li Shimin asked the imperial physician to prepare the medicine quickly.
Looking at Li Xiang with his eyes closed, Li Shimin was so angry that his teeth were itching. His men in black got the news that Li Xiang was very close to Wu Wang Li Ke, and now he had dragged Zhangsun Wuji into his car. Li Shimin already felt the crisis. If he continued like this, he was afraid that all the civil and military officials in the court would be dragged away by this kid.
Li Shimin had already postponed Cheng Yaojin's marriage. If Li Xiang married Cheng Yaojin's youngest daughter, he would have a firm foothold in the military. Li Shimin felt more and more pressure from Li Xiang, so he came up with this idea. At least he wanted Li Xiang to confront Wu Wang Li Ke, which would be equivalent to making another enemy for Li Xiang. As for the brothers Li Tai and Li Zhi, they were not of much use in Li Shimin's eyes. At least they had been arguing for a long time and had not caused any trouble for Li Xiang.
"Carry it away, carry it away."
Li Shimin said with some annoyance, and Li Chengqian was also puzzled. Has his son fallen out of favor?