When Li Xiang traveled back in time, he knew that in the feudal imperial era, the lives of slaves were nothing. In order to keep a secret, these slaves might even lose their heads. But he never expected that this would happen to him one day. When Li Xiang was peeing, he didn't think about this matter carefully, but just wanted to gain Li Shimin's trust.
Now that Li Shimin has killed these people, it means that he also believes what happened during the day. However, Li Xiang is Li Shimin's most valued grandson, the emperor's most important grandson. On the other side are a dozen servants. Li Shimin can easily tell them apart. Of course, he will make these servants shut up forever to prevent his grandson's scandal from spreading. Li Shimin himself will not even mention this matter in the future, as if it never happened.
"Your Highness?"
Qian Ping said with a guilty conscience, "I don't know why Li Xiang reacted so strongly." Beads of sweat appeared on his forehead. "Could it be that this matter has something to do with His Highness?" But from what Qian Ping knew, apart from Eunuch Wang, His Highness didn't seem to be familiar with the other eunuchs in the palace.
"Spread the word and have Zhu Runjiu take out some of the money and find another excuse to compensate the dead. Don't get involved with us."
It took a long while before Li Xiang said this. The people were already dead, and Li Xiang did not have the ability to resurrect them. He could only ask someone to bring some money to their families without leaving any trace. As long as they entered the palace to be eunuchs or palace maids, their families basically did not have a good life, and money might be what they needed most.
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I'll do it right away."
Qian Ping was a qualified servant, so he naturally didn't care what was going on. He just had to do what Li Xiang asked him to do.
Three o'clock in the morning.
Everyone in the palace was asleep, and several guards under Li Xiang quietly got up from their beds. They had just received an order from Li Xiang to escort Li Xiang to General Cheng's mansion.
The palace gates have already been closed, and there is a curfew in Chang'an City. If you are discovered by the patrolling city guards, no matter whether you are a high-ranking official or a peddler, you must be taken to the Chang'an government office. It will be difficult to explain yourself at that time, and going out at night is a serious crime.
But Li Xiang's guards didn't care about this at all. They were all exchanged from the system, and Li Xiang's orders were what they had to do, so they searched the area around the East Palace on time. Except for a few guards, everyone else was asleep.
The emperor arranged three men in black near the East Palace. At this moment, two of the three men in black had left, and there was still one left watching here, but he had already been knocked unconscious by Li Xiang's guards.
Although doing so would easily arouse the emperor's suspicion, Li Xiang still ordered it to be done. He would throw this man outside the guard's house and pretend that the guard had discovered him. What happened tonight was too important, and Li Xiang had to do it even if it was risky.
They definitely couldn't get out of the palace through the city gate, so they climbed over a part of the city wall. Although Li Xiang had the combat power of fifteen people, his strength was still not strong enough, so he could only rely on his masters to lead them out.
This was exactly the time when the city guards were changing shifts, so there were not many people patrolling the city. Li Xiang and his men could run as fast as they could, but of course they could not use horses or carriages.
"Just go in and make some noise to get people up."
Li Xiang must meet Cheng Yaojin today, but it is already three o'clock in the morning. Maybe Cheng Yaojin has already slept with his wife. If Li Xiang just barges in, what if he sees his mother-in-law? Then it will be difficult to say what will happen, and it will be difficult to face Cheng Yaojin in the future.
"Who?"
In less than half an incense stick of time, the guards inside discovered that someone had sneaked in, so all the torches in the mansion were lit. After searching the front and back yards, Li Xiang found a place to hide. After these people finished searching, Li Xiang would go and meet Cheng Yaojin.
The guards who had gone in before also came out and reported the situation inside to Li Xiang. Cheng Yaojin should have been seriously injured. Even if someone had sneaked into the mansion, Cheng Yaojin did not come out. According to his previous habit, this guy would have come out with his axe long ago. Although he was already old, if there was a chance to take action, he would definitely be the first to come out.
After a while, Li Xiang arrived outside Cheng Yaojin's bedroom. It was good to have some subordinates with superb martial arts skills. These people could divert all the people who were paying attention to him, allowing him to arrive at Cheng Yaojin's bedroom calmly.
"Madam, don't panic..."
When Li Xiang came in from the door, Mrs. Cheng was covering Cheng Yaojin with a quilt. When she saw a man in black at the door, Mrs. Cheng almost cried out. Fortunately, Li Xiang pulled down the black scarf quickly.
"Your Highness?"
Mrs. Cheng said in surprise, "The old man had a quarrel with this person today and almost killed him. Could it be that he wants revenge tonight?" Mrs. Cheng thought of this and immediately stood in front of Cheng Yaojin. It seemed that the relationship between the two was very good.
"Ma'am, please don't misunderstand me. I don't have any ill intentions in coming here. If I wanted to harm the general, would I have torn off my own face scarf?"
Li Xiang hurriedly explained. At this time, Cheng Yaojin also woke up. The medicine he took had a calming effect, so Cheng Yaojin didn't care about what was happening outside. Now when he heard Li Xiang's voice, he naturally knew what was going on.
"Madam, don't worry. Take your people and leave. No one can stay within five meters of this house."
Cheng Yaojin shook his head with some difficulty. After returning from the Golden Palace, the lump seemed to be bigger than before. Li Xiang was also a little worried. After all, this incident had never happened in history. Cheng Yaojin in history did live for a long time, but if his body was damaged by this lump, his lifespan would be hard to say. He was a powerful general of the Tang Dynasty.
Although Mrs. Cheng came from the best family in the world, she also knew that her husband's words were the most important, especially in front of outsiders. She poured two cups of tea from the side and put them on the table, then went out.
"You are a very brave boy. Can't you come over in a couple of days?"
Cheng Yaojin said in a bad mood. Li Xiang understood immediately after hearing this. Everything was planned by this guy. This might be a helpless move...