Jingwan continued to eat calmly.
As for whether she was really calm or just pretending to be calm, only she herself knew.
Li Hongyuan was wholeheartedly focused on feeding Jingwan. Other things, whether it was Princess Heyang or the situation at the border, were put aside. What he changed was mainly in the Imperial City of Qi Yuan. Except for Jingwan, he secretly gathered forces and secretly changed the structure of the imperial court. On the surface, it was not much different from the previous life. The biggest change was probably Luo Peishan. In the previous life, he always kept a low profile and basically did not participate in the fight for the throne. Outside the Imperial City, there were naturally officials who were transferred, but everything was under control and there were no problems for the time being. Moreover, there were many spies planted in various countries outside the Qi Yuan. However, these spies were only focused on collecting information and were not allowed to act rashly without orders. These spies did not even know who their real masters were. So far, the situation outside the Qi Yuan had basically not changed.
Therefore, even if Princess Heyang didn't tell him about the situation at the western border, he also knew what was going on. It was just a small problem, but this small problem originated from the internal affairs of Qiyuan. In his previous life, if it wasn't solved properly, this small problem would lead to a big disaster.
In the end, these soldiers united with the local military families who had been in business for two or three generations and became the local bullies, oppressing the ordinary people. As a result, the matter was reported to the court. His father sent people to deal with it, and Old Ninth and Old Tenth, who had just entered the imperial court, became imperial envoys. However, these two people were not young, and their respective families were also ambitious. They secretly urged them to do all kinds of things, and naturally, they had different opinions on this matter. In the end, because they could not reach an agreement, the problem was not solved for a long time. Due to the instigation of people with ulterior motives, it caused a riot. One of the Emperor's sons, the Prince of Qi Yuan, was injured in the riot, and the other was arrested.
The imperial court was divided into two factions. One faction advocated pacification, and the other faction advocated suppression. On the surface, Emperor Le Cheng was an Emperor who did not like to fight. In the end, he made the decision to pacify the people, but he could not tolerate the culprits who caused the riot. After all, this matter made him lose face. However, when the imperial envoys were still on the way, the conflict at the border escalated again. The angry mob cut off one of Old Tenth's arms. The local garrison took the initiative to use bloody measures to suppress the riot.
When there was suppression, there would naturally be resistance. However, the other party was a civilian after all. Even if they posed a threat to the garrison in the beginning, the consequences were self-evident. Moreover, the garrison was hot-tempered. In the end, he ordered the old, the weak, the women, and the children to be killed. One could imagine how big of a shock it caused.
More importantly, the news of this matter was leaked from the beginning. Under the arrangement of people with ulterior motives, almost everyone in Qi Yuan knew about it as if it had grown wings. This caused the people's hearts to be unstable, and even the ruling status of the Li Dynasty was questioned. When it rains, it pours. Not long after that, there was a big flood in the south, and millions of people suffered. Because of the inaction of the officials, there were very few problems with the embankments.
In the end, Emperor Le Cheng was the one who took the blame for this disaster.
Before Emperor Le Cheng's decree of guilt was issued, the victims revolted and robbed the local granaries. Moreover, the rich families and many of the officials did not have a good ending.
In the end, the army was naturally deployed. It did not take long, about a month or so, to quell the riot.
Fortunately, other places were already prepared, and the enemy country did not take the opportunity to attack Qi Yuan. After all, even if there was internal strife in Qi Yuan, it was still under control. To a certain extent, Qi Yuan was also a huge monster. If they wanted to take a bite out of it, it would depend on whether they had the ability to do so.
After this incident, Emperor Le Cheng's face was gloomy for a long time.
He originally thought that the enemy country was behind this, but in the end, it was completely an internal strife.
In his previous life, Li Hongyuan was far less favored than he was now. Because he was outstanding and had a good reputation, he was qualified to compete for the throne. His father should have felt guilty towards him, but because he was outstanding, he was not liked. Because he was a Japanese, he was seen as an ominous person, and he was not qualified to covet the throne. However, he did not know that, and he was quite sad at that time.
After this incident, his father disliked him even more. At first, he was puzzled. What did this have to do with him? Gradually, some rumors about his birth mother quietly spread. His birth mother was from the Pei family, the most powerful family in Jiangnan, and she was the daughter of the first wife. The Pei family was loyal to the royal family of the previous dynasty. The Pei family was not willing to be loyal to the new emperor, so they reached an agreement with the new emperor and retreated to Jiangnan. It was said that the Pei family was involved in the riot at the beginning, and the later uprising. However, there was no evidence. It should be known that Taizu had personally decreed that unless the Pei family committed a great crime of rebellion, the Emperor of the Li family could not embarrass the Pei family.
Without evidence, it meant that the Pei family could not be touched. Even if they wanted to secretly do something, it was not so easy. Because the Pei family was flourishing in Jiangnan, except for not entering the court as an official, they were involved in all other aspects. In particular, the Pei family had produced many famous scholars. These people had many disciples, and many of these disciples had entered the court as officials. Did you think that the Pei family had no influence in the court because they did not enter the court? Naive!
Moreover, the Pei family had a high reputation among the people. Touching the Pei family was equivalent to touching the entire Jiangnan, and a large number of officials might be dismissed. It was even more difficult to deal with than the Sun family, which had Duke Dingguo.
No emperor would like such a large and uncontrollable clan. Li Hongyuan, a son with the bloodline of the Pei Clan, was naturally the target of his anger at this time.
To some extent, this was the beginning of the change of Li Hongyuan's fate.
But now, when Princess Heyang learned a little through her Rouge Pavilion, Li Hongyuan had already arranged everything. He still did not touch the overall situation, but only controlled the person who fanned the flames behind the scenes and planned everything. He would probably be sent to the capital soon. Li Hongyuan wanted to see if the person who was said to have died early in his previous life was a member of the Pei family. Mother's family? Oh, the tyrant Li Hongyuan had cut off more than half of the branches of the Pei family.
The ones who went to deal with this matter were probably Old Ninth and Old Tenth. He had already removed the biggest disaster, but he did not know what their ending would be. If it was good, they would probably return with meritorious service. If it was bad, they would probably come back after messing things up. They would probably be trained and then abandoned by the people they relied on. Their lives would be over.
As for the flood in the south, he had already made preparations two years ago. He had already strengthened the dam in the key areas. Although it was impossible to completely eliminate the flood, the serious consequences of the disaster would be reduced by at least sixty percent.
As for the people who wanted to take advantage of this situation to cause trouble, he had already set up a trap. As long as they dared to make a move, they would immediately become a turtle in a jar.
Jingwan saw that Li Hongyuan was lost in thought, so she did not disturb him. However, she saw him drinking cup after cup as if he didn't know what was going on. Moreover, he hadn't eaten anything in the first place, so it would definitely hurt his stomach. After all, he was her fiancé. Previously, they had hugged and lingered together, and he was very indulgent towards her. She hesitated for a moment, "Your Highness, drinking on an empty stomach is harmful to the body. It's better to drink less. Otherwise, you should eat something first."
Li Hongyuan looked at her with a smile, as if he had never been distracted. "Jiaojiao, are you worried about this prince?"
Jingwan also smiled, and there was no trace of the 'pitiful' appearance from before. "If Your Highness wants to think so, it's not impossible."
"It's not easy to hear good words from Jiaojiao's mouth. Alright, I won't drink anymore. "He casually threw the cup away. He picked up his chopsticks and hastily ate something. "Jiaojiao, are you done eating?"
Generally speaking, if the other party was done eating, she would eat 'well'. If the other party wasn't done eating, she would continue to 'eat' with them. However, when she thought about how they were still unmarried and how much he indulged her, she chose to be 'willful' this time. She nodded, "This subject's daughter is done eating."
Li Hongyuan put down his chopsticks and approached Jingwan with a teasing smile, "Jiaojiao, you're putting out all the rules now. You weren't like this before. You were pinching and biting this prince, and you even had the guts to tell this prince to shut up?"
Jingwan blushed. What was she talking about that she shouldn't talk about? What, did he want to settle the score with her now? Jingwan didn't speak and just looked at him quietly. In the end, she wasn't as conservative as the local girls. This matter had already happened, and she had already been embarrassed. There was no point in continuing to hold on to it.
Li Hongyuan was worried that if he annoyed her, it wouldn't be easy to eat her in the future. He reached out and pinched her face, "This prince really doesn't know what to do with you." Without saying much, Eunuch Mu immediately called for someone to bring water to wash her hands and rinse her mouth.
Li Hongyuan already wanted to help Jingwan wash her hands, but Jingwan avoided and refused. He raised his eyebrows and didn't say anything.
"Forget about the others, just wear these Buddhist prayer beads." Li Hongyuan took off the Buddhist prayer beads and wrapped them around Jingwan's wrist. "— — Let's go, this prince will send you back." In fact, if he could, he wanted to keep Jingwan for a while longer. But it wasn't a short time. If he annoyed Old Madame Luo, it would be disadvantageous for him to see Jingwan before the marriage.
Although they had done more intimate things, but this kind of intimacy still made Jingwan somewhat at a loss. They had only met a few times before, so it didn't make sense for their relationship to suddenly become so close. Although it was mostly Jin Qinwang's one-sided actions, he seemed to be very familiar with her. Everything he did seemed natural and casual. No matter who saw him, they wouldn't feel that he was a "stranger". "Other than this subject's third sister-in-law, is this how Wangye treats all of his previous fiancées?" Jingwan curiously asked.
Really, it was just purely out of curiosity.
Li Hongyuan glanced at her and indifferently said, "Benwang is not familiar with them. I haven't seen more than half of them."
So the topic stopped and didn't continue.
Li Hongyuan held her hand and matched her pace, walking slower. "The courtyard next door is about the same size as this one. In front is Rouge Pavilion. This was originally Yun Niang's place. I want to renovate it."
Jingwan knew that Jin Qinwang was revealing some secrets to her. So, she only had ears and not a mouth.
"Jiao Jiao, you and I are together. You don't have to be so careful. My matters, there is nothing that you can't know."
"Many thanks for Wangye's love, but this subject's daughter feels that it is not the right time."
Li Hongyuan helplessly sighed and didn't say anything more.
Getting on the carriage, Li Hongyuan still pulled her into his arms and hugged her. It was just a simple hug.
After sending Jingwan back to Luo Jia, he saw her enter the door and her figure disappear. Only then did he let someone drive the carriage away.
He didn't go to find Yun Niang. Instead, he directly returned to the Wangfu. In front of the gate of the Wangfu, there was an honored guest waiting for him.
"This old subject greets Wangye."
"The Grand Secretary came to the yamen very early today." Li Hongyuan sat in the carriage. He just lifted the curtain and didn't have any intention of getting off.
"There is nothing to do today." Therefore, the officials of Qi Yuan were relatively free. After finishing their work, they could occasionally leave early.
"What business do you have with Benwang?"
"If Wangye is dissatisfied with my daughter, you can ask His Majesty to withdraw the order. There is no need to humiliate her like this." Ruan Rui Zhong said as calmly as possible. Heaven knows how distressed he was when he returned home and saw his wife and daughter crying until their eyes were swollen.
Li Hongyuan sneered, "Ruan Daren has always been dissatisfied with Benwang. You wanted to be a good subject, so you didn't resist the decree. Why should Benwang be a disobedient son? You flaunted yourself as a loyal subject of the country. For this, you can give up your beloved daughter's happiness, but you want Benwang to bear the reputation of being disloyal and unfilial. Do you really think that it doesn't matter if Benwang is covered in dirty water? Ruan Rui Zhong, don't be too obvious about your double loyalty. "
Ruan Rui Zhong's old face reddened. Li Hongyuan's words were not completely correct, but also not completely wrong. His lips trembled, "In the end, my daughter is your fiancée. Wangye knows that she has always admired you, so he didn't talk about marriage."
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