Even if more than one life had been lost in the Inner Residence, in the eyes of those big men, it was just a small matter. If it touched on something that he cared about, he might intervene, and his methods were usually simple and crude. If he was under certain restrictions, he might even tell the truth. If he was the absolute authority in the family, then sorry, he would help whoever he favored without any principles. Even if the others were to stomp their feet in anger, they could only swallow their anger.
In their eyes, the only important thing was the imperial court. Except for those who really cared about the people in the world, the rest didn't even care about their own jobs. They worked hard to curry favor with this and that, seeking for benefits for themselves and their families. They tried to climb higher and obtain supreme power. They didn't have the ability to expand the territory and seek for the title of Marquis, so they hoped to rise to a higher level by succeeding the emperor.
The important thing in the imperial court today was the fire in the Flower Market yesterday. Because the fire was not put out in time, the whole Flower Market was almost destroyed and there were heavy casualties. If it was an accident, the most unlucky was probably the Hidden Fire Army and the City Defense Team. But it was obvious that this was an arson case. Because there were too many corpses in the fire and it was a serious matter, after the fire was put out, the matter of apprehending the murderer was handed over to the governor, Left Fengyi, and Right Fufeng of the capital government.
In less than 24 hours, even though the three of them led all the officials of the capital government day and night, they still didn't have a clue at the imperial court meeting. They didn't even know the identity of the dead.
The governor's eyes were bloodshot. He knelt in the main hall and was scolded by Emperor Le Chengdi.
The governor was also helpless. The corpses were so badly burned that even the coroner couldn't see much. He didn't know whether they were burned to death or thrown into the fire after death. There were no other clues at the scene. It seemed that someone had erased the corpses. Everything pointed to the fact that someone had done it, but there was no evidence. The more it was like this, the more complicated the matter became.
However, in fact, many people in the main hall actually knew the "truth" of the matter, but because there was no evidence, they all kept their mouths shut. Perhaps in their hearts, they had already cursed the other party's ancestors hundreds of times.
That's right, the Third Prince, Prince Rui, believed it was the First Prince, Prince Kang, and Prince Kang believed it was Prince Rui, and as a pawn, the pitiful worm, the Fourth Prince, Prince Gong, also believed it was one of these two, or maybe they were temporarily working together to trick him, in his heart he couldn't wait to skin these two people alive. The forces in his hands were relatively weak, this time the loss, for him, was not small.
In addition to these three people, the Second Prince died early, the Fifth Prince was sick and almost didn't go out. The Sixth Prince Li Hongyuan was a master who didn't care about anything. Out of ten morning court sessions, it was already good if he could attend one or two times. Now he wasn't here. The other princes who had reached the age of sixteen stood in their respective positions. Whether they were secretly relying on a powerful brother, or had their own ambitions, whether they knew the inside story of this matter or not, they didn't intend to get involved. After all, if they were careless, they could get into trouble. Being pushed out as a scapegoat was light, but losing their little lives was not worth it.
The people of each faction naturally weren't idle. Even if they had nothing to do with this matter, they would fabricate it. Otherwise, even if it was a trivial matter, they would use it to attack each other, digging holes for each other. If they weren't loyal to the same master on the surface and in the dark, they would do their best to make enemies. After all, the ones who suffered were only the masters on the surface.
Because there were few wars, the military officials were weaker than the civil officials. However, they were a group of rough old men. Among them, Qin Tianming was the first to stand out. If there was a disagreement, he would directly use his fists. Even if he was once beaten by Le Chengde, he didn't repent.
Le Chengdi was annoyed by the quarrel. He didn't handle the business properly, and the more he talked, the more he deviated. "Enough!"
The court, which was originally like a market, quieted down in an instant.
"The Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, together with the Capital Magistrate, investigate this matter together. The time limit is three days. If you can't give me a satisfactory result, all related personnel will be fined three years of salary. If there is anyone who slacks off or doesn't do his best, he will be demoted by one rank and go back to reflect on his mistakes for three months. The court session is dismissed. "Le Chengdi said with a cold face and directly left.
"Farewell, Your Majesty."
Those who didn't care about the matter cupped their hands to their colleagues and leisurely left Fengtian Hall.
The Ministry of Justice, the Supreme Court, and the Capital Magistrate had a headache. What was this all about? The most innocent was Diwu Taiqing. As the Chancellor of the Supreme Court, he happened to be at the scene yesterday. Coincidentally, he was also neutral. No matter who the master behind the Minister of Justice and the Capital Magistrate were, he felt no pressure to find him. In a word, "Lord Diwu, even if you didn't say anything at the scene, your investigation ability is also first-class. Capable people do more work. If you need anything, just say the word."
Not to mention the Capital Magistrate, who was a fourth-rank official, was originally lower than the Chancellor of the Supreme Court. There was nothing wrong with his flattery. However, as the Minister of Justice, you have the nerve to say such things. Diwu Taiqing looked at him coldly. Unfortunately, the other party was extremely thick-skinned and didn't feel ashamed at all. His whole face was written with "Thank you for your trouble."
Diwu Taiqing snorted coldly. It was true that he was a hard nut to crack, but he wasn't the kind of person who liked to take on everything. He knew that if this matter wasn't handled well, it wouldn't be as simple as losing his salary or being demoted. If the princes were really fighting behind his back, he might lose his life. Who would be so stupid as to take on this matter alone? "Let's do our own things today. We'll gather tomorrow. It's best if it's handled well, but if it's not, we'll continue to investigate. If it's fine, everyone's fine. If there's a problem, we'll shoulder it together." Bypassing the two, he quickly caught up with Luo Peishan. Although Luo Peishan was only in the Ministry of Rites, Diwu Taiqing never underestimated his ability. He was also at the scene yesterday. If he asked him, he might be able to get more pertinent advice.
When the two came to a place, Luo Peishan knew what Diwu Taiqing wanted to do. He waved his hand and stopped Diwu Taiqing from saying anything. He only said to Diwu Taiqing meaningfully, "His Majesty wants a satisfactory result."
Diwu Taiqing was startled. — — A satisfactory result might not necessarily be the truth of the matter. Diwu Taiqing's face sank. Most likely, he couldn't give His Majesty what he wanted. So, he only needed to follow his own way of doing things and investigate the matter. It didn't matter whether he could get the result or not. In any case, for him, it was just going through the motions. His Majesty wouldn't pay attention to him. On the contrary, he was afraid that he would do something he didn't want to see. Royal brothers fighting, disregarding human life, that was a big scandal. So, at most, he would have the opportunity to lose his salary for three years.
Thinking clearly, Diwu Taiqing didn't worry anymore and went back to do what he needed to do.
The Gong Prince stopped his two elder brothers and said with a fake smile, "Two Imperial Brothers, this younger brother admires you more and more."
Prince Kang and Prince Rui naturally knew what he was talking about. After all, the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. The Gong Prince was the unlucky cicada from the beginning. Obviously, he didn't know who was behind him. In a flash, Prince Kang and Prince Rui both thought of putting the blame on each other. Teaming up with their Fourth Brother, taking down the enemy, then taking down their Fourth Brother would be much easier. They really recognized each other as their opponents, while their Fourth Brother was just playing a role of balance and easing the tension between them.
Prince Kang's idea was particularly prominent. After all, Prince Rui was afraid of the Gong Prince's backer, Left Governor Qin Tian Ming, but Prince Kang knew that the Left Governor was loyal to him. This Fourth Brother was just a clown, not worth mentioning. Regarding this, Prince Kang was extremely proud. Who would have thought that he himself was also a clown being played around.
"Fourth Brother …" Prince Kang and Prince Rui opened their mouths almost at the same time. Then they looked at each other at the same time. It must be said that they were old rivals since childhood. Sometimes, even if they didn't completely understand each other's thoughts, they still had a seventy to eighty percent understanding. They didn't need to say much to know each other's intentions. Very good, now that they couldn't say anything, they could only solve it in private. Let's see who has the ability to pull their Fourth Brother to their side. One smiled wanton and brash, the other smiled reserved and refined.
The Gong Prince was so angry that his liver hurt. These two people completely ignored him, completely didn't put him in their eyes, they had a "tacit understanding" that made him hate that he couldn't directly tear them apart. Belittling him, looking down on him? Based on what, which part of him was worse than them? Just wait and see, one day, he would ruthlessly trample them under his feet, and watch them wag their tails and beg for mercy.
"Listen to Fourth Brother's words, Fourth Brother's ability has always been highly praised by Imperial Father. Speaking of admiration, it's Third Brother who admires you. – Your Third Sister-in-law has been complaining recently that she didn't have time to get close to Fourth Sister-in-law. Third Brother heard that the two of them were as close as one person before they got married. Tonight, Third Brother will have your Third Sister-in-law prepare some wine, you can take Fourth Sister-in-law to Third Brother's house to sit. Third Brother still has things to do here, so I'll take my leave first. " Prince Rui patted the Gong Prince's shoulder, nodded to Prince Kang, turned and left, as if he wasn't worried that Prince Kang would take this opportunity to pull the Gong Prince to his side.
The Gong Prince's biggest reliance was the Yue Family, so he naturally paid special attention to his Princess. The Gong Qin Princess could be said to be the happiest among the many Princesses and Junwang Consorts. Her husband doted on her, and even if there were concubines and concubines in the Gong Palace, they were the least compared to the other Princesses, and they didn't pose a threat to her at all. She also had her father's protection, Imperial Concubine Qin Shu was her aunt, and her proper mother-in-law treated her like her own daughter. She really didn't have the slightest bit of dissatisfaction.
Even if there were sisters-in-law who laughed at her, her life was nothing more than a mirage, she just thought they were jealous of her.
The Gong Prince's face was somewhat ugly, he could refuse other invitations, but not this one. Without waiting for Prince Kang to speak, "Eldest Brother, Younger Brother will also take his leave first."
The other Princes walked around Prince Kang, afraid of being implicated and becoming the target of his anger.
Considering his current position, Prince Kang held back his anger. If it was any other time, he could have invited Old Four in the same way, and if the other side didn't agree, he could have said "Agree to Old Third, not Eldest Brother, are you looking down on me, your Eldest Brother". Unfortunately, he just lost his Princess, and now was not the time for a banquet. So he could only find another opportunity, and he had to be quick, if he delayed until the evening, it would be troublesome.
Li Hongming, that person, even if he couldn't make Old Four join forces with him, he would still arouse Old Four's hatred towards him. After all, the Left Governor was Old Four's father-in-law, even if he didn't care about him, the Left Governor would have scruples about his daughter. If Old Four really made things difficult for him, it would cause a lot of trouble.
Thinking about it, Prince Kang still prepared to go find his Imperial Mother. Li Hongming could start with the Gong Qin Princess, so if his Imperial Mother wanted to summon her, it would be equally justified.
Not long after the Gong Prince left, he ran into his father-in-law Qin Tian Ming.
"Greetings to Prince."
"Quickly dispense with the formalities. We're all family, Father-in-law doesn't need to be so polite. "
"Etiquette can't be abolished, besides, we haven't left the palace yet, naturally we can't give Prince something to talk about."
Regarding Qin Tian Ming's attitude, the Gong Prince was very pleased, even if he relied on him, he was still a Prince, a Prince. As a subject, he naturally had to be respectful. This way, when he ascended the throne in the future, even if he didn't let him take power, at least he would let the Qin Family enjoy wealth and glory, and his Princess Consort, even if she didn't hold the Phoenix Seal, he would let her sit on the Empress' seat.
It must be said that the Gong Prince was still too inexperienced in Qin Tian Ming's eyes, what kind of mentality he had, Qin Tian Ming was actually very clear, and he wasn't of the same mind as the Champion Constabulary, in addition to family reasons, the Fourth Prince wasn't worthy of his assistance. With Jin Qin Tian Ming as a pearl, who would look at other fish eyes? Of course, those with great ambition who wanted to hold power hoped that the master was weak and the subject was strong, at the very least, they couldn't let the person on the throne have the final say. Naturally, the one they didn't want the most was Jin Qin Tian Ming, a powerful, unyielding ruler.
Qin Tian Ming was very clear, unless it was really necessary, this son-in-law of his wouldn't discuss anything with him. He secretly raised his own advisors, and right now he was probably busy going back to find them. He said something that seemed very boring, but actually had a deep meaning, as long as this son-in-law of his wasn't stupid, he should understand what he meant.
The Gong Prince looked at his father-in-law's back as he left, slightly narrowing his eyes. Both sides were perfunctory, both sides wanted benefits, it really was … … a very good idea.
"Prince, something happened in the Imperial Garden." A dressed eunuch hurriedly rushed to the Gong Prince's side, obviously, he was one of the Gong Prince's people in the palace.
"What could happen in the Imperial Garden?" The Gong Prince said disapprovingly.
The eunuch approached him and whispered a few words in his ear, the Gong Prince's face became somewhat subtle, "Is this true?"
"How could this servant dare deceive Prince, the matter is very big, the other Princes, Imperial Concubines, and the various Princesses have all gone over."
The Gong Prince smiled meaningfully, "Should I say, as expected of Old Six, there really isn't anything he doesn't dare to do." Although he said that, the meaning behind his words was very sarcastic. "Let's go, we'll also go take a look, I want to see if Father Emperor will still cover for him this time." They had a lot of complaints about Father Emperor's indulgence of Old Six.
"Prince, wouldn't that be bad, after all, this matter is related to His Majesty's face." The Gong Prince's attendant said.
"What are you afraid of, so many people have gone, the so-called law can't punish the majority, can Father Emperor punish us all?"
When the Gong Prince arrived, the Imperial Garden was really crowded, but other than the center of the incident, the rest of the people were very quiet. But although it was quiet, they all had different expressions, some were disdainful, some were gloating, some were watching with cold eyes. Of course, there were a few people who looked particularly worried, as if they were disappointed in him, but they couldn't ignore him.
Li Hongyuan faced the furious Le Chengdi, even more indifferent than when he angered Le Chengdi in the past, his head slightly bowed, his hand playing with a piece of warm jade. His old man's roar was even louder than the wind blowing past his ears, because he was already distracted, thinking about what happened last night.
There was a group of people kneeling next to him, and the woman in the lead was wearing a palace dress, beautiful and moving, but at this time she was crying pitifully.
"Evil creature, are you listening to zhen?" Le Chengdi was angry, and kicked him.
Who was Li Hongyuan, even if he was distracted, it was just a subconscious reaction, and he easily dodged.
"You still dare to dodge?" Li Hongyuan took two steps forward and continued to kick, but the result was the same. After repeating this several times, Le Chengdi was tired and panting, but he couldn't even touch the corner of Li Hongyuan's clothes.
"Sixth brother, how can you be like this, stop quickly." Perhaps he finally couldn't stand it anymore, Prince Kang shouted, and hurriedly stepped forward, trying to stop Li Hongyuan. With him taking the lead, many people rushed forward, but whether they wanted to stop them and persuade Le Chengdi, or take advantage of this opportunity to retaliate against Li Hongyuan, only they themselves knew.
Li Hongyuan sneered, no matter how many people came forward, and no matter what they wanted to do, he didn't fight back, he just "narrowly" avoided them, intentionally or unintentionally leading them, including Le Chengdi, who was inadvertently hit. For a time, the scene was abnormally chaotic, but all of them were of noble status, the guards didn't dare to step forward, if any of them were hurt, they would lose their heads.
The most unlucky ones were the group of people kneeling next to them, because most of them were women, they screamed and hurriedly dodged, messing up their hair, messing up their clothes, and looking very embarrassed.
In the end, it was the Empress who came out to calm the scene, "What are you waiting for? Pull your masters away, are you all dead?"
Their personal attendants braved the danger of being beaten, hurriedly hugged their masters, and used all their strength to pull them away. The Empress took this opportunity to walk to Le Chengdi, and whispered, "Your Majesty, calm down first. Even if Old Sixth did something wrong, you are his father, you can just teach him a lesson. Why do you have to do it yourself, it will be a joke."
Imperial Concubine Su trembled with anger. What did she mean by just teach him a lesson? It was natural for the father to teach his son a lesson, not to mention the father was the Emperor. But the Empress clearly meant to let the guards do it. The Emperor was angry and ordered the guards to do it. Naturally, they didn't dare to be merciful, and the consequences were unimaginable. She stepped forward and knelt straight in front of Le Chengdi, "Your Majesty, Yuan 'er's daily behavior may occasionally be a little out of line, but he won't do such a disgraceful thing. There may be some misunderstanding, Your Majesty." Then she turned back and stared at Li Hongyuan, "Why don't you kneel down and explain to your father?"
Li Hongyuan saw the obvious worry in her eyes, changed his previous indifference, frowned, and walked forward, "Mother, get up first."
"Yuan 'er …"
"Get up first." Li Hongyuan insisted.
Imperial Concubine Su was helpless. She glanced at Le Chengdi and saw that he didn't say anything, so she had to get up.
Li Hongyuan knelt down unhurriedly, "Father, if you're still angry, you can kick me now. Even if you kick me to death, I won't move." This wasn't an admission of fault, nor an explanation. It was clearly adding fuel to the fire.
Le Chengdi subconsciously raised his foot, but he thought of something and restrained himself. But his face was uglier than before, and his back teeth were grinding. "You evil creature, evil creature, you still don't want to admit your fault, do you?"
"Father, didn't I just take liberties with a woman? Do you need to be so angry? I thought you were used to it."
"Didn't you just take liberties with a woman? She's my woman, your concubine mother! "Le Chengdi roared.
It was unknown whether Le Chengdi was really mad or he was too lazy to cover up what Li Hongyuan had done. Anyway, those who should know already knew. He had no intention of evacuating the crowd. Instead, he pointed out the core of the matter with one sentence.
Since he didn't care, Li Hongyuan didn't care either. "She really has the self-awareness of a concubine mother. When she saw me, she should've avoided me automatically instead of coming up to me and saluting me shyly. She obviously wants to cheat on me. If I don't help her, won't I fail to live up to the beauty's grace? Besides, this son only moved his lips and didn't even touch a single finger of hers. In just a few words, she turned around and acted as if this son would do anything to her in public. "
Le Chengdi's face turned black. Was it his son who took the initiative to take liberties with his concubine, or was it his concubine who seduced his son first? These were two completely different natures. The latter was more infuriating than the former.
Even if he had been taking good care of himself, he was an old man after all. Whether it was his appearance or his physical strength, he was old. His son was young and strong, and he had a good appearance that few women could refuse. Even if he was the emperor and could have anything he wanted, sometimes he couldn't help but be jealous. His woman was eyeing his son because he couldn't take it anymore? Extraordinary shame and humiliation!
Le Chengdi was like a ferocious beast on the verge of death. He turned his head and stared at the disheveled concubine. It was as if she had just been caught in the act of adultery. Le Chengdi's eyes revealed an ominous glint, as if he would pounce on her and bite her to death in the next moment.
That woman trembled in fear, "Emperor, Emperor, it's not like this, it's not like this. You must believe this concubine, it's Jin Qinwang … …"
"The beauties in Fuhuang's palace are like clouds, the beauties in Erchen's other courtyard are also not few. Taking away their status, in terms of appearance, Erchen's seem to be better. To Erchen, they are just playthings. Who would care about their status," Li Hongyuan indifferently said, and then faintly glanced at that palace concubine, "Just this appearance, just this figure, just this vulgar self-restraint, it's not enough for Erchen to take the initiative to take a fancy to her. Erchen is very suspicious, whether or not someone is deliberately framing Erchen. Asking Fuhuang to investigate clearly and make a decision for Erchen. "
Just look at what he was saying? He still didn't take a fancy to her? Then as her father, he had pampered this woman for several months and promoted her again and again. Wasn't he blind and tasteless? Le Chengdi's chest rapidly moved up and down, but it was probably because he was angered by Li Hongyuan every few days. Although he was angry, he appeared to be in high spirits and didn't show any problems.
"Concubine Li will be demoted to the last rank, banished to the Cold Palace, never to return. Take her away."
"Emperor, Emperor, don't, Emperor. It's not like this, you can't do this to … … wu wu wu … …"
Concubine Li, who was struggling to pounce forward, was caught by the chamberlains. Then her mouth was gagged, so as not to startle His Majesty and be dragged away. And those palace servants who were originally serving her, like quails, shrunk into a ball, afraid that His Majesty would take his anger out on them. They didn't have such a "good life" to enter the Cold Palace. The biggest possibility was that they would be directly beaten to death. They wished they could find a hole to burrow into.
No one was surprised by Concubine Li's ending. Even if the responsibility wasn't on her, with things like this, she couldn't continue to be pampered endlessly. And in these few months, Concubine Li relied on His Majesty's favor to make the other palace concubines look bad. Even when facing the Empress, Noble Consort Su, and the other most powerful women in the Imperial Harem, she dared to be perfunctory. The Empress and the others knew that she wouldn't have a good ending, so they didn't pay attention to her. The others were so angry that they stomped their feet. Now that they were suddenly trampled into the mud, they clapped their hands and cheered, but at the same time, they felt inexplicably sad. They all knew what kind of person Le Chengdi was. It was said that emperors were heartless, and he was very good at this. Only a few people knew that he once had feelings, but with that woman's death, his feelings were buried.
Everyone was more concerned about how Le Chengdi would deal with Li Hongyuan. He was too hateful. Even if they didn't have any conflicts with him, they hated his arrogance and domineering attitude. Naturally, they didn't want him to be well.
"Your Majesty, even if Concubine Li was in the wrong first, Jin Qinwang just went with the flow and took liberties with Concubine Li. This is disgraceful and heresy. Normally, there is no reason for a son to take liberties with his father's concubine. That is a breach of virtue, a breach of contract, and should be severely punished by law." One of the palace concubines walked past the Empress and the four concubines to take the initiative to speak. What she said was reasonable, but the hatred in her eyes when she looked at Li Hongyuan was too obvious.
Su Gui Fei tilted her head and glanced at her. She knew why this woman hated Yuan 'er. When Yuan' er was seven or eight years old, he knocked away the male fetus in her belly, causing her body to be damaged and unable to conceive again. She was able to live peacefully until now, other than the Emperor compensating her by promoting her to a concubine position, she herself wasn't a threat. She didn't expect that the person who had been silent all this time would bear a grudge until now and still want to take the opportunity to take revenge.
Li Hongyuan also raised his head and glanced at that palace concubine, but he didn't have any impression. He had offended and dealt with so many people, where would he have the mind to remember each and every one of them in his heart. Retracting his gaze, he said, seemingly intentionally or unintentionally, "For a beauty, it's better to be older."
The palace concubine who spoke paled and tightened her handkerchief. No matter how much hatred she had in her heart, she didn't dare to speak again.
Li Hongyuan wasn't a stingy person. With Concubine Li in front of him, what he said now was a full threat. He was a person who wasn't afraid of anything and could do anything, but others couldn't, especially these concubines. If their reputations were tarnished, they would be left in the cold at best, or die suddenly. Moreover, he wasn't a fool. He didn't need to do it himself. It would be too easy for him to find a guard or even a chamberlain to destroy them. Based on the Emperor's infinite indulgence towards him, no matter how severe the punishment was, it wouldn't take his life. As for the people involved, those that could be killed would be killed. Those that couldn't be killed would be strictly ordered by the Emperor to keep their mouths shut. Like this, who would dare to fight to the death with this living King of Hell?
It was said that there were only wrong names, but there were no wrong nicknames. Living King of Hell, he really was a living King of Hell!
"Yuan 'er, you're still talking nonsense. Shut up." Imperial Concubine Su sternly shouted, but her eyes were filled with worry.
Li Hongyuan, who had been unconcerned from beginning to end, softened his gaze because of her words. The sharpness around him also lessened a lot. At least he didn't feel as arrogant and unrepentant as before. He also obediently shut his mouth and didn't speak again.
Imperial Concubine Su seemed to let out a sigh of relief. "Your Majesty, Yuan 'er grew up by this concubine's side. Like Ming' er and Min Xiang, he is this concubine's flesh and blood. Regardless of whether they are good or bad, this is a fact that cannot be changed. If they are outstanding, this concubine will naturally be happy. But if they do something wrong, this concubine will also bear half of the responsibility. This concubine will naturally bear half of their punishment.
Please be lenient. "Le Chengdi's expression softened." You ah, what can I say about you? It's because you blindly indulged him that he became more and more lawless. When he was young, you could be harsh on him, but after he grew up, I haven't seen you say a single harsh word to him. "
"That's different. When I was young, I was more strict and could correct the bad things in their bodies. Now … this concubine can't just watch them suffer. Isn't that cutting this concubine's heart? It's probably because this concubine doesn't know how to teach children. None of the three of them are easy to worry about. "Imperial Concubine Su said helplessly.
"My dear concubine, you're wrong. We've seen how you've raised your child. You can't be blamed for his current state. He's naturally irritable and bad-tempered. It's not like We don't know that you've spent more effort on him than Third Brother and Minxiang. As for Min Xiang, she occasionally has a small temper. This concubine also likes her. Ordinary families pay attention to pampering their daughters, not to mention our imperial family's princess. Not to mention Ming 'er. This concubine is very satisfied with him. "
"Ming 'er was mediocre before this mission. Now that Your Majesty is satisfied, it's because Your Majesty has taught him well."
Hearing this, Le Chengdi was overjoyed. He laughed loudly and didn't look angry at all.
Their harmonious appearance made many people secretly grit their teeth. Especially when Le Chengdi said "this concubine is very satisfied with him". Was it just a casual remark or did it have other intentions?
"Your Majesty, then Yuan 'er …"
With Li Hongyuan's threat, even the Empress was quite afraid. She wasn't afraid that he would do something to her. No matter how presumptuous Li Hongyuan was, he wouldn't be so stupid. She was afraid that he would use other methods to vent his anger on her son and ruin the marriage between her son and her niece. The Empress didn't dare to underestimate his destructive power. Therefore, she didn't dare to say anything at this time.
"In your opinion, my beloved concubine, how should we deal with this bastard?"
"Your Majesty, after a few days … Why not let Yuan 'er stay at White Dragon Temple for a few days, abstain from eating mushroom vegetarian food, and let the monks watch over him. It can be considered a small punishment. What does Your Majesty think?"
Le Chengdi's face changed slightly and returned to normal in a flash, "As my beloved concubine says."
A group of people who were waiting for Li Hongyuan to be unlucky all had black faces. This kind of big mistake was over just like that? Abstaining from eating mushroom vegetarian food for a period of time could also be considered a punishment? What was the difference between this and reflecting on one's mistakes behind closed doors? However, since Le Chengdi agreed, there was no room for others to interfere. Even if this matter was known to everyone, it couldn't be brought to court. Daring to mention something that made Le Chengdi lose face, you think you're as bold as Jin Qinwang? Think you're as forgiving as Jin Qinwang? Dream on!
Li Hongyuan was greedy for beauty and enjoyment. Coming to a Buddhist place, there were all kinds of rules and precepts. This could be considered a severe punishment for him. — — Those who were unbalanced could only comfort themselves like this.
"Bastard, immediately roll to White Dragon Temple. Don't return without an imperial decree."
"Erchen obeys the decree." Not waiting for Le Chengdi to call him up, he slowly stood up.
That appearance made Le Chengdi want to slap him again, but no matter what, he was indifferent. To put it bluntly, he was a dead pig that wasn't afraid of boiling water. In the end, the one who was angry was only himself. "What are you still standing here for? Do you all have nothing to do? Get lost for zhen! "Such obvious anger.
All the people who were watching the play immediately acted as if they had something important to do. One by one, they asked to leave and even voluntarily sealed their mouths.
"You bastard, you still haven't gotten lost. The one that zhen doesn't want to see the most right now is you."
"Erchen has something to say to Mufei. Fuhuang still has political affairs that haven't been finished, right?" The implication was, still not leaving!
In the end, Le Chengdi couldn't take it anymore. He ruthlessly gave Li Hongyuan a kick before leaving in a huff.
Li Hongyuan looked at the footprint on the corner of his clothes and frowned. It wasn't because of pain, but purely because he found it dirty.
Noble Consort Su naturally squatted down and used her handkerchief to wipe away the footprint. It was like she had fallen down when she was young and was helped up. Then, she would personally wipe away the dust on her clothes and comfort her with gentle words. Li Hongyuan's expression was slightly strange. He took a step back. "Mufei …"
Noble Consort Su stood up straight and looked at him kindly. "What's wrong?"
"This kind of thing is done by the palace servants. How could I trouble you to do it personally?"
"Mufei is used to it. If you don't like it, Mufei will pay more attention in the future."
"It's not that I don't like it. Erchen just …" Li Hongyuan paused, as if he didn't know how to continue.
"You just love Mufei. Mufei knows. You ah, don't make your Fuhuang angry. Naturally, he won't do anything to you. Then, these things wouldn't have happened. What happened today? Mufei believes that you won't be so willful and rash. Even if Concubine Li's behavior was improper first, you wouldn't go near her for no reason. There were so many people just now, but you didn't want to say it. Now, can you tell Mufei? "Noble Consort Su said warmly.
Li Hongyuan's face was cold, and he didn't want to speak.
"Noble Consort, Master saw Concubine Li being disrespectful to you a few days ago, so …"
"Shut up." Li Hongyuan coldly interrupted Eunuch Mu.
Noble Consort Su was stunned. Tears quickly welled up in her eyes, and she felt very touched. "Yuan 'er, you're really …"
"Mufei …" Li Hongyuan frowned, and his face became colder. However, anyone could see that he didn't know how to comfort Noble Consort Su. Because he was at a loss, he appeared even colder.
Noble Consort Su wiped away the tears that didn't fall and smiled happily. "Others say that my son is bad. How could they know that my son is the most filial and considerate? But Yuan 'er, don't do such things that will damage your reputation in the future. Mufei has been in this harem for more than 20 years. Concubine Li is just a little girl who is spoiled and arrogant. Mufei has seen too much of it. Mufei doesn't take her seriously. Mufei knows what your Fuhuang is thinking. He's just greedy for a moment of novelty. It won't last long. "
"Mufei, don't listen to Mu 'an's nonsense. I'm just doing it on a whim."
Noble Consort Su saw that he didn't admit it, so she didn't say anything else. But her expression clearly said, 'Mufei knows that Yuan' er is shy. ' "Yuan 'er, when you go to White Dragon Temple this time, you can stay there peacefully for a while. Although it's a vegetarian fast, the vegetarian dishes in White Dragon Temple are famous for being delicious. Before Mufei entered the palace, she often went out to eat vegetarian dishes. In addition, copy Buddhist scriptures when you have nothing to do. Just treat it as praying for your Fuhuang. Don't cause any trouble. That's a sacred place of Buddhism. If you touch something that you shouldn't touch, I'm afraid your Fuhuang will really be angry. Listen to Mufei this time and be patient for a while, okay? "
Li Hongyuan paused. "Mufei, don't worry. Mufei, I understand."
"That's good." Noble Consort Su knew that as long as it was something he promised her, there was nothing he couldn't do.
"In that case, I'll take my leave first. I don't know how long it will take for me to come back. Mufei, take care."
"Don't worry. Your Fuhuang won't let you stay in White Dragon Temple for too long," Noble Consort Su said meaningfully.
He thought that she would find an opportunity to plead with Le Chengdi.
Li Hongyuan nodded indifferently. He didn't care about it at all. "I'll take my leave."
Once Li Hongyuan was far away, the mama by Noble Consort Su's side said, "This mother and son are truly mother and son. No one can compare to them. No matter how Prince behaves outside, in front of Noble Consort Su, he is still the same as when he was young."
"Yes, Yuan 'er is actually very smart. He gave up a lot because of me and Ming' er," Noble Consort Su whispered.
Li Hongming, Prince Rui, stood behind a tree not far away, watching and listening silently. Then he left expressionlessly. Only he knew what he was thinking.
As they walked further and further away, the cold aura around Li Hongyuan became stronger and stronger. Eunuch Mu followed behind him, not daring to breathe loudly. Last night, he said that he would go to White Dragon Temple to rest for a while, and today he achieved his goal. It seemed that he had a plan. It was so easy to achieve what he wanted, and it was killing two birds with one stone. He should be happy. But looking at him, his mood was worse than before he went to the Luo Family.
After thinking about it, Eunuch Mu realized that the problem might be caused by Noble Consort Su. They all knew that his master was ambitious for the throne and was determined to get it. So, he secretly set up a big trap. Maybe it was because he felt ashamed to face Noble Consort Su, who raised him up? Or was it that Master and Noble Consort Su were not as close as they seemed on the surface? As for what was going on, Master didn't mention it, nor did he express it clearly. No matter how hard Eunuch Mu thought about it, it was useless.
However, he didn't need to waste his time to speculate on this matter.
Leaving the palace, before Li Hongyuan got on the carriage, he looked at the majestic palace and thought of Noble Consort Su's last instructions. The punishment was fake, the praying for blessings was real. As for the object of the praying … Naturally, it couldn't be touched by something that shouldn't be touched. That was the taboo in his good Imperial Father's heart. No matter how much he indulged him, if he stepped on his bottom line, he would incur his thunderous wrath. However, even if he had completely broken all the precepts of the Buddhist Sect, you still need to know about it.
Returning to Jin Qinwang fu, because they were already prepared, they quickly packed up their things and didn't make a big fuss. After all, a dignified Qinwang being punished was not a glorious thing.
When Gong Mama received the things from the shadow guards, she trembled with anger. It wasn't easy for her to calm down. Turning around, she had no choice but to find her Miss.
"Miss, the peach blossoms in White Dragon Temple have bloomed. Do you want to go take a look? The peach forest in White Dragon Temple is very large. Every time it blooms, it is especially beautiful. In the entire capital, you can't find a better peach forest. "
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On the first day it was published, it was updated ten thousand times. Thank you dear friends for your support. However, because the author needs to take care of the baby, the little guy who is not even two years old is very naughty. He causes trouble all day long and also doesn't know how to be obedient. Therefore, the time to write is very little.
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