0p0 Chapter 1187 [The Glory of Tang Dynasty 14]
Chapter 1187 [The Glory of Tang Dynasty 14]
When An Lushan came to Beijing, the emperor trusted him very much and specially prepared a grand celebration banquet for him, inviting many royal relatives to attend.
At the banquet, everyone toasted An Lushan and congratulated him on his military exploits. However, Yang Guozhong had ulterior motives. He proposed to marry An Lushan's eldest son, An Qingzong, into an imperial family, hoping to keep An Lushan in the capital and weaken his power.
At the same time, in another corner of the birthday banquet, Shen Zhenzhu was secretly observing the tokens worn by the people in the palace, hoping to find some clues. However, she looked for a long time but found nothing, and she couldn't help feeling anxious.
Suddenly, Shen Zhenzhu had an idea. She thought that maybe she could go to the Shanggong Bureau to have a look. Maybe she could find what she wanted there. So, while everyone was not paying attention, she quietly left the banquet and walked towards the Shanggong Bureau.
However, when Shen Zhenzhu was about to arrive at the Shanggong Bureau, she unexpectedly met An Lushan. When An Lushan saw Shen Zhenzhu, he showed a hint of surprise. He said that he had not seen her at the banquet and thought she had not come.
Shen Zhenzhu's heart tightened. She didn't know why An Lushan appeared here, but she still forced herself to be calm and exchanged a few words with him. An Lushan seemed to see through Shen Zhenzhu's thoughts. He reminded Shen Zhenzhu that it was not wise to rush into the Shanggong Bureau at this time, which might cause unnecessary trouble.
Shen Zhenzhu was a little hesitant after hearing what An Lushan said. She knew that what An Lushan said made sense, but she really didn't want to miss this opportunity. So she asked An Lushan if there was any way for her to enter the Shanggong Bureau smoothly.
An Lushan looked at Shen Zhenzhu, his mouth corners slightly raised, revealing a sly smile. He said that he could help Shen Zhenzhu, but not for nothing. He would only negotiate with her when Shen Zhenzhu became the Princess of Guangping, which was beneficial to her and himself.
Shen Zhenzhu immediately understood what An Lushan meant. She realized that An Lushan was never a person who would help for free. Everything he did was for his own benefit.
An Qingxu secretly sent a note to Shen Zhenzhu, asking her to meet him. When Hongrui found the note, she quickly burned it to avoid being discovered by others. However, this action was seen by someone planted by Cui Caiping next to Zhenzhu.
After Cui Caiping learned about this, she came up with a plan. She asked Zi Han to lead Li Chu to the agreed location instead of using her own people to avoid arousing Li Chu's suspicion. Although she didn't like Li Chu, she was happy to see it cause trouble for Li Chu and Shen Zhenzhu.
An Qingxu was waiting for Shen Zhenzhu at the agreed place. When he saw Shen Zhenzhu, he could not help but feel a complicated emotion. He told Shen Zhenzhu that Shen An's whereabouts had not been found yet, which made Shen Zhenzhu very worried and she couldn't help but burst into tears.
Seeing this, An Qingxu hurriedly comforted her and told her not to worry too much, and that he would do his best to find Shen An's whereabouts.
At this time, Li Chu happened to arrive at the agreed place. He saw Zhenzhu and An Qingxu together, and there were tears on Shen Zhenzhu's face, and he suddenly became angry.
Without saying anything, Li Chu took Shen Zhenzhu's hand and was about to leave. Seeing this, An Qingxu hurriedly stopped him and wanted to explain.
However, Shen Zhenzhu knew that Li Chu was angry, so she quickly said to Li Chu: "This is a matter between us as husband and wife, I will explain it to you clearly."
After returning to the palace, Shen Zhenzhu explained to Li Chu that she had known Second Brother An since childhood, and his mother and her mother were good friends.
However, when Li Chu heard Shen Zhenzhu calling him "Second Brother An" all the time, his anger became even stronger.
The prince's daughter, Li Nuo, was originally a straightforward and impetuous woman. She was obsessed with martial arts all day long and had no interest in the things that women should learn, such as playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. However, fate brought her together with Zheng Xun, the nephew of Yang Guozhong.
Although Li Nuo was extremely reluctant about this marriage, the prince had no choice but to marry his daughter to Yang Guozhong, who was extremely powerful in the court. In order to maintain his relationship with Yang Guozhong, the prince had to marry his daughter to his nephew.
As for Zheng Xun, he was a typical dandy, idle all day long and accomplished nothing. The prince knew Zheng Xun's character very well, but for the sake of the overall situation, he could only turn a blind eye.
That day, Li Nuoru was practicing martial arts at the horse training ground as usual. Suddenly, she heard Zheng Xun's frivolous words, and her heart was immediately ignited with anger. She decided to teach this ignorant guy a lesson.
So, Li Nuo came up with a plan and cleverly led Zheng Xun into the woods. Seeing that there was no one around, Zheng Xun spoke rudely to Li Nuo even more unscrupulously. Li Nuo could no longer tolerate it and finally took action and beat Zheng Xun severely.
At the same time, An Lushan on the other side was furious when he learned that his son An Qingxu had a dispute with Prince Guangping because of Shen Zhenzhu. He thought that An Qingxu's behavior was simply asking for trouble, so he scolded An Qingxu.
After all, An Lushan now wanted to get closer to the prince, and An Qingxu's quarrel with the prince would undoubtedly disrupt his plan. However, An Qingxu was also full of grievances. He loved Shen Zhenzhu deeply and was really worried that she would be wronged if she returned to Prince Guangping.
Zheng Xun's face was blue and purple, like a pig's head, and he limped to his cousin Yang Guozhong to cry and complain.
Yang Guozhong felt so distressed when he saw Zheng Xun's miserable state. He cursed Li Ruo in his heart for going too far! After all, you have to look at the owner before you beat the dog. Li Ruo actually didn't take him, Yang Guozhong, seriously!
Yang Guozhong suppressed his anger and asked Zheng Xun, "Xun'er, are you still willing to marry Li Ruo?"
Zheng Xun nodded quickly. In fact, he had hated Li Ruo to the core in his heart. The reason why he was willing to marry her was that he wanted to torture and bully her after Li Ruo married him to avenge today's hatred.
Seeing this, Yang Guozhong felt relieved and nodded, "Okay, since you are willing, then I, your uncle, will definitely seek justice for you!"
After saying that, Yang Guozhong led a group of servants and headed towards the prince's mansion. He wanted the prince to give an explanation!
When the prince learned that Yang Guozhong had come to call for punishment, he knew something was wrong and hurried out to greet him.
When Yang Guozhong saw the prince, he angrily accused him, "Your Highness, the princess is too lawless! She beat my nephew into this state. Tell me, how should this matter be resolved?"
The prince secretly groaned in his heart. He knew that Yang Guozhong had great power in the court and he could not afford to offend him, so he quickly smiled and said, "Lord Yang, please calm down. It is indeed Ruo'er's fault. I will give you a satisfactory explanation."
Yang Guozhong snorted coldly and said, "Okay, then I'll wait for the Crown Prince's instructions!"
The prince had no choice but to promise Yang Guozhong that he would push forward the marriage of Li Ruo and Zheng Xun as soon as possible.
When Li Ruo learned about this, she was naturally very reluctant. She found her father and cried and refused to marry Zheng Xun.
Li Chu also came to persuade his father. He said, "Father, Dongzebu has been arrested by the Uighur Khan Moyanchuo and will be taken back to the capital soon. Dongzebu has evidence of Yang Guozhong's treason. Why don't we use this to threaten Yang Guozhong and ask him to stop forcing Ruo'er?"
The prince shook his head and said, "Son, I did this not just to appease Yang Guozhong, but because your sister's actions have aroused Yang Guozhong's suspicion. If we don't quickly dispel Yang Guozhong's vigilance and make preparations early, we will be passive by then!"
Li Chu couldn't help feeling helpless when he heard this.