But he still didn't know the reason.
Faced with Li Shimin's question, Zhangsun Wuji had a bad feeling.
He looked around the street, and sure enough, it was deserted.
Especially the glutinous rice wine stall. It was overturned.
Glutinous rice wine?
His eyes widened as if he remembered something.
In the early hours of this morning, the guards of Zhang Mansion seemed to be drinking glutinous rice wine here. They also talked about some things in Zhang Mansion, including that Madman was going to Jiangnan.
Could it be …
The incident on Chang 'an Avenue was related to Feng Zi?
Hiss …
He gasped and turned to Li Shimin. He said carefully, "Your Majesty, it might be related to Feng Zi."
"Feng Zi?"
Li Shimin frowned and asked in confusion, "How is it related to Feng Zi?"
Zhangsun Wuji narrowed his eyes. "In the early hours of this morning, I vaguely heard the guards of Zhang Mansion say that Feng Zi was going to leave."
Hearing this, Li Shimin seemed to understand something.
Feng Zi was going to leave, and then the people of Chang 'an were going to see Feng Zi.
Now this was the only explanation. Otherwise, how could the scene on Chang 'an Avenue be explained?
But soon he felt something was wrong. If the people all went to Feng Zi's house, would Feng Zi be in danger?
He turned to the coachman and said quickly, "Speed up, hurry up."
The coachman didn't hesitate. He waved his whip and the horses neighed. They went straight to Zhang Mansion.
But not long after, the coachman said, "Master, there's a jam in front."
Li Shimin frowned and reached out to lift the curtain of the sedan chair. He saw that the roadside was crowded with pedestrians. There were peddlers, merchants, scholars, and even some child beggars. Almost everyone that could be seen in Chang 'an was here. In their hands, there were things like eggs, pancakes, and books. It looked like they were there to deliver gifts.
"If only the Old Man had such a big crowd when he left."
Zhangsun Wuji stroked his beard and sighed from the bottom of his heart.
Indeed, Fengzi was about to go to Jiangnan, and so many people had come. This was enough to show Fengzi's position among the common people.
However, Li Shimin wasn't in the mood to lament about this. He rolled his eyes at Zhangsun Wuji and asked, "How do we get to the Zhang Residence now?"
"This …"
Zhangsun Wuji smiled awkwardly and glanced outside the window. He turned to look at Li Shimin and said faintly, "There are so many people on the road now. I'm afraid that the carriage won't be able to pass through. It seems that we can only walk."
Walk?
Li Shimin frowned slightly.
To be honest, he was not willing to walk. After all, he was used to having a high bed and soft pillow for a long time. He was still repulsed by the sudden need to walk through the crowd. However, looking at the current situation, he was afraid that he had to walk.
He sighed and could only say, "Then let's walk. Let's look for the back door of the Zhang Residence and enter from there."
Zhangsun Wuji nodded. He called the coachman and helped Li Shimin get off the carriage.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they got off the carriage, a man bumped into them. Zhangsun Wuji immediately became angry and roared, "Don't you have eyes? Why don't you look where you are going? "
When the man saw that they were wearing silk, he knew that they were not to be trifled with. He put on a smile and said, "Gentlemen, I'm sorry. We are all going to the Zhang Residence to see Prince Zhang. Please forgive us."
How could Zhangsun Wuji forgive him? He bumped into the Emperor. His face darkened and he was about to continue cursing when Li Shimin's eyes narrowed and gave him a look. He instantly understood and could only stand to the side.
Li Shimin smiled at the man and said, "Little brother, please don't take offense. My family's servants are always like this. Did you just say that you were going to the Zhang Residence to see Prince Zhang?"
When the man saw Li Shimin's words and actions, he knew that this was the real deal. He didn't waste any words and cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Master, you must be joking. This humble one is only a businessman. How could I dare to forgive you? However, since you mentioned Prince Zhang, then I will talk with you. "
When he said this, he couldn't help but look proud, "Previously, this humble one's family was just a poor man. However, ever since Prince Zhang announced the method of braising meat, I began to imitate it. My life slowly improved and now I can be considered wealthy. I can sell my meat for five coins a day. However, when I heard that Prince Zhang was leaving, my heart felt like it was being cut by a knife. Thus, I brought two catties of braised meat to see Prince Zhang …"
As he spoke, the man raised the braised meat in his hand and smiled, "I presume that you are also here to see Prince Zhang?"
"Hehe, yes …"
Li Shimin smiled awkwardly. It was true that they were here to see Feng Zi, but other people were either carrying eggs or braised meat. He didn't have anything. It felt like he was here to freeload.
The man also felt that something was wrong. He glanced at Li Shimin and saw that he didn't have anything in his hands. He cast a look of disdain and left.
"Master, what should we do now?"
Zhangsun Wuji came up and looked at Li Shimin helplessly.
Li Shimin rolled his eyes at Zhangsun Wuji and said, "Go to the back door."
As he spoke, he walked towards another path. Zhangsun Wuji hurriedly followed behind.
However, they didn't expect that the other path was also packed with people. However, compared to the main entrance, this path was slightly better. There were fewer people.
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