The stone steps leading to the outside of the palace were very long. The guards at the palace gate were still expressionless. Their sharp eyes scanned the surroundings to prevent unrelated people from approaching.
Li Yi walked out of the palace gate and looked back. At this moment, everything seemed to be normal, but also seemed to be different.
It was not noon yet, but the sun was shining brightly and the temperature was just right. The woman standing under the willow tree with a sword in her arms was even more beautiful. Life was so beautiful, and Li Yi was in an extremely good mood.
He strode over, opened his arms, and gave Miss.Liu a big hug.
Because he was too happy, he picked her up and spun her around. At the critical moment, he remembered that this was Miss.Liu, not Xiao Huan or Yong Ning, so he did not dare to kiss her pretty face or forehead.
Before she could react, Li Yi quickly put her down and then waved his hand.
"Go home!"
Looking at his back, Miss.Liu gradually put down her arms that were holding the sword, as if she had put down something extremely heavy at the same time.
A few hundred meters away from the palace gate, a man who was sitting under a big tree and chatting with a tea vendor turned his head to look, and a trace of joy appeared on his face. He stood up and quickly disappeared into the alley.
Not long after, the people on a certain street were surprised to find that the smoothie shop that was tightly closed in the morning had actually opened for business. They hurriedly rushed to the door of the shop. A few days ago, the shop had released a few new products. Because there were too many people queuing every day, they had not tried it for several days. They could not miss it today …
Today's morning court session did not last long. The officials walked out of the palace gate in twos and threes, with complicated expressions and different thoughts. Everyone was thinking about the content of the imperial edict from His Majesty just now.
The Crown Prince of Chang 'an County, Li Yi, and the Crown Prince of Prince Ning, Li Xuan, had beaten the Prince in the Imperial Palace in front of all the civil and military officials of the imperial court. Their behavior was extremely abominable. Of course, they couldn't let it go lightly.
As a result, Crown Prince Li Xuan was stripped of his position as the Supervising Commissioner of Gyeonggi Province. He had to spend half a month in the Crown Prince's Mansion to reflect on his mistakes and was not allowed to step out of the mansion. Although Li Yi, the County Magistrate of Chang 'an, had a sudden attack of hysteria, it was not the reason for him to seriously injure the King of Shu. However, since he miraculously cured Princess Yongning's terminal illness, His Majesty was very pleased. In the spirit of humanitarianism, His Majesty did not punish him severely. He was only stripped of his position as the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of War and fined his salary for a year.
It was not until the officials walked out of the hall that they realized when Li Yi, the county magistrate of Chang 'an, became the assistant minister of the Ministry of War.
Although His Majesty had mentioned this matter in the court, it was immediately opposed by many officials. In the end, it was left unsettled. How could such a thing happen when there was no sign of anything happening?
However, although this move seemed unreasonable, no one, including Prime Minister Qin, objected to it.
Since they knew the whole story of yesterday's incident, they immediately understood that the King of Shu's beating was probably in vain.
Now that things had developed to this point, it was no longer as simple as it was in the beginning. On the contrary, it had little to do with Crown Prince Li Xuan and Crown Prince Li.
His Majesty had always been strict with the princes, especially in terms of morality. As an adult prince, the King of Shu actually bullied a six-year-old little princess. Although Princess Yongning was not the biological daughter of Concubine Cui, she was his younger sister anyway …
After knowing this matter, even they were extremely disappointed in the King of Shu, let alone His Majesty.
If the King of Shu did not have the support of several rich and powerful families and the support of Prime Minister Qin in the court, he would not have had a chance to be the Crown Prince.
As for the inheritance of the heir over the concubines, what was the ancestral system compared to the rise and fall of the country?
This time, His Majesty had undoubtedly conveyed his attitude to the officials. After today, the officials who were firmly on the King of Shu's side would try their best to change the situation, while those who were still wavering on the sidelines would probably feel even more uneasy.
But in any case, no one would mention making the King of Shu the Crown Prince in a short period of time.
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In a secluded hall in the palace, the King of Shu was lying on his back on the bed. His head was covered with white gauze and his eyes were fixed on the ceiling.
"You, you disappoint me so much!" Concubine Cui stood in front of the bed, her face full of anger. She looked at the King of Shu and said, "Why did you provoke Yongning? Do you know how difficult it was for us to get to where we are today in order for you to become the Crown Prince and ascend the throne in the future?"
The King of Shu's face was covered with white gauze, so his expression could not be seen at all. Only from his clenched fists and the deep hatred in his eyes could one tell his mood at the moment.
He had just learned of what had happened in the court today.
He wanted to cut Li Yi into pieces and eat his blood and flesh, but he was only fined a year's salary. To him, what could be more ironic than this?
As a prince, he was beaten and seriously injured in front of everyone, and now he could only lie on the bed, unable to move. But the person who beat him up was not punished at all. How could he still have the face to stand in front of others in the future?
He hated Li Yi, he hated Li Xuan, and he also hated the person he should not hate. If he had given him the title of Crown Prince earlier …
"You should recuperate here these days. I have already written to your uncle. They will help you think of a way. After you recover, you can go to Prime Minister Qin's residence …"
Lying on the bed, the King of Shu listened to Concubine Cui's words. He loosened his clenched fists and took a deep breath.
"I know …" He gritted his teeth and squeezed these words out of his mouth.
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For many people, the King of Shu's loss of power was not something to be happy about.
According to the officials in the Shangshu Province, Prime Minister Qin had been sullen today. It was rare for him to reprimand an official for a small matter. All the officials in the Shangshu Province felt insecure …
In Duke Chen's Residence, a servant girl lowered her head to clean up the broken teacup. She did not even dare to breathe loudly, let alone look up.
Recalling the conversation between the two masters just now, the servant girl outside the door quietly left and trotted towards a small courtyard.
The officials and nobles who were close to the King of Shu were naturally not in a good mood. However, there were also people who praised Li Xianzi in their hearts.
After the few princes who were still in the capital who were about to come of age heard about what happened today, their minds finally became active. They originally thought that with their strength, it was impossible for them to compete with the King of Shu. However, what happened today had ignited a glimmer of hope in their hearts. Even if it was only a glimmer, no one was willing to give up.
At the same time, there were also countless letters flying out of the capital. Their destination was the fiefdom of those princes who had come of age.
In the Crown Prince's Residence, Li Xuan was having a headache dealing with the Wang Family. In the Viscount's Residence, Li Yi was also humbly receiving lessons from the Old Mistress.
The servant girls all felt that it was unfair for Lord Jue. Although they did not know what Lord Jue had done to make the Old Mistress so angry, their monthly allowance had been doubled by Lord Jue. Naturally, they would side with Lord Jue …
The servant girls in the residence counted with her fingers how much double the monthly allowance was. They could get a lot more every month. If this continued, they would be able to renovate their house in no time …
She did not dare to think about it anymore. The chicken that the old mistress wanted had not been cooked yet. She did not understand why the old mistress specifically told the chicken not to be chopped in vain. Obviously, chopping in vain was her best method …
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