Mrs. Dou.
Even though Mrs. Dou set off a few days earlier, she was riding in a carriage and the speed was not too fast. Moreover, she was walking with Ding Rong. When Ding Rong wanted to rest, she could only rest with her. The private soldiers sent by Li Yuan successfully stopped Mrs. Dou at the city gate.
Ding Rong saw someone from the Duke of Tang’s mansion asking for a meeting, and knew that it was the Duke of Tang’s family affairs, so he hid aside and refused to get involved.
The servants around Mrs. Dou followed the orders of Duke Tang and stopped the carriage.
But the private soldiers never expected that the wife, who had been weak for decades, would suddenly turn over and run towards the palace when pretending to leave with them, hold the token of Duke Tang of the State Council and let passers-by give way, and run towards the palace.
Mrs. Dou’s move made the private soldiers’ heads buzz, and they could only follow Mrs. Dou’s conditioned reflex.
Although they caught up with Mrs. Dou, Mrs. Dou did not get off the horse, and they did not dare to hit the horse, for fear of hurting Mrs. Dou.
Several horses entangled each other and stopped in front of the palace.
When Mrs. Dou dismounted and wanted to run towards the palace gate, the private soldiers found an opportunity to pull Mrs. Dou.
But Mrs. Dou actually took out a dagger and waved it. A brave servant was angry and hurt Mrs. Dou.
Then Li Shimin came.
Mrs. Dou said, “As long as I can enter the palace gate, they dare not bother with each other, otherwise they will lose their rituals in front of the imperial court.”
The palace gate is the boundary of “losing their rituals in front of the imperial court”.
Not to mention the palace, even if there are people gathering outside the palace gate of the capital.
The rules of the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations were much stricter than those in previous dynasties, and there were also small merchants who could sell food outside the palace gate. There are also small merchants who specialize in meal business for guards and court officials.
A brave vendor even picked up palace tokens and mixed into the palace to sell steamed buns.
So the noise at the entrance of the palace is ignored by the people in the palace.
But as long as you enter the palace gate, you will be the inner court. If you chase and fight in the inner court, it will be a loss of manners in front of the imperial court.
Mrs. Dou bet that the servants sent by Li Yuan did not dare to be too tough on her. As long as she can enter the palace gate, she will be able to meet Yang Guang smoothly.
In fact, these strong servants just followed Li Yuan’s orders and never thought that it would really hurt Mrs. Dou. It would be a disaster.
But the person above ordered,
Li Shimin asked, “Why did my mother have to come to sue the imperial court? It’s very dangerous.”
Mrs. Dou said, “I have an imperial decree, and suing the imperial court can be exempted from punishment, not dangerous. Something happened to my son, it would be strange if I was too calm.”
Mrs. Dou told Li Shimin in tactful words that even if she didn’t mention her mood at the moment, she only judged it by reason. If there was such a big deal in the Duke of Tang’s mansion, only Li Shimin would clarify it, but the others seemed to be fine, which was really unreasonable.
Mrs. Dou “cares will cause chaos” and came to sue the emperor, which just showed that the family of the Duke of Tang’s mansion was kept in the dark and was truly innocent.
So she came to sue the emperor, but she would not make Yang Guang suspicious.
“I’m worried that your father will still be soft-hearted.” Mrs. Dou lowered her voice and said vaguely.
The pain in Li Shimin’s heart finally dissipated a little after hearing Mrs. Dou’s words.
A faint fleeting smile appeared on his face: “Thank you mother.”
When Mrs. Dou heard Li Shimin’s “Thank you”, she couldn’t help but feel sad, and she was extremely sour.
How can I say thank you? I am Erlang Sanlang’s mother!
Half a quarter of an hour later, Mrs. Dou came to Yang Guang.
She stroked her hair, knelt on the ground and said sadly, “Duke Duke Tang Guo, the wife of Dou Huiming, sued her rebellious son Li Yuanji for his unfilial crime!”