Li Hongyuan threw the chess piece back into the box. "Imperial Father, you should find someone similar to you to play. In Erchen's opinion, Third Imperial Brother is a good choice."
Li Hongming's smiling face was slightly distorted. What was the meaning of this? Someone who was about the same level as Imperial Father was said to have been defeated by him, Li Hongyuan? Even though this was the truth, it was still infuriating. Under Noble Consort Su's gaze, before Le Chengdi looked up and saw his face, Li Hongming forced himself to return to normal. "It is Erchen's honor to play chess with Imperial Father. But Erchen doesn't know if Imperial Father has the mood now. After all, Erchen's chess skills are much worse than Sixth Imperial Brother's."
"It is precisely because they are evenly matched that it is fun." Li Hongyuan stood. Clearly, no matter what Le Chengdi chose, he didn't plan on accompanying him. "Min Xiang, let's go. Accompany Imperial Brother to walk in the Imperial Garden."
Princess Min Xiang who was suddenly called was at a loss. She unconsciously grabbed Noble Consort Su's clothes, her resistance obvious.
Noble Consort Su looked at her daughter and frowned. "What is it? Min Xiang, haven't you been complaining that you haven't spoken to your Sixth Imperial Brother in a long time? Isn't this a good time?"
"But … …" Princess Min Xiang purposefully pouted. "But Erchen wants to accompany Imperial Father now. Erchen hasn't spoken to Imperial Father in a long time." Finishing, she saw that Le Chengdi seemed to want to say something and immediately moved forward. "Imperial Father, Erchen wants to stay by Imperial Father's side now. There will be plenty of time to speak with Sixth Imperial Brother in the future. Also," Princess Min Xiang purposefully slanted her eyes at Li Hongyuan and pretended to dislike him. "Sixth Imperial Brother isn't as important as Imperial Father."
Le Chengdi laughed. He seemed to be very happy that his daughter chose him and not that bastard. As expected, he was more important. "Alright, just stay here. Your Sixth Imperial Brother knows the way. Let him go by himself."
Li Hongyuan didn't even look at Princess Min Xiang and walked out. "Min Xiang, don't make Imperial Brother wait too long."
"Vile creature, did you not hear what zhen said? I want your sister to stay, but your sister doesn't want to go. "
"Then Imperial Father should send someone to clean up those so-called concubines in the Imperial Garden as soon as possible. If there is another scandal of this son seducing a concubine, Imperial Father's dignity will really be swept to the ground."
Le Chengdi's face instantly darkened. It was definitely because he didn't do as he wished, so this evil creature deliberately brought up this troublesome matter to annoy him. But looking at his appearance, he must have been up to no good from the beginning. He deliberately came to the palace to stir up trouble. If the marriage didn't satisfy him, perhaps he would have made a scene. So he was not satisfied that he didn't make a scene just now, and now he wanted to make up for it? She wanted to tell him to come back, but she changed her mind. "Minxiang, go and follow him. Make sure he stays away from the others."
Min Xiang didn't expect this to be the result. She reluctantly agreed, then slowly moved out.
"Minxiang, don't let Imperial Brother wait for too long. I don't want to say the same thing a third time. "
Princess Minxiang's body stiffened. She didn't dare to challenge her Sixth Imperial Brother's patience. Lifting her dress, she ran forward in small steps and followed behind Li Hongyuan.
Seeing this daughter who was occasionally a little spoiled in front of him following behind that evil creature obediently like a little kitten without claws, it was simply simply … Fine, Le Chengdi didn't have any temper. He was the emperor, how could he care about these things? She brought this shame upon herself, she couldn't blame anyone else. "Third son, come and play two rounds with zhen."
"Yes, Imperial Father."
He had many children, and only that one was disobedient. Suddenly, his old heart was comforted. Thus, in the process of playing chess, Li Hongming experienced the feeling of a loving father's care. He was simply overwhelmed by the favor, so he couldn't concentrate during the game and frequently made mistakes. Thus, Le Chengdi's heart that was damaged by his Sixth Imperial Son was repaired by his Third Imperial Son. His mood naturally improved, and he asked Li Hongming meticulously about all kinds of things. Li Hongming started to feel restless.
Princess Minxiang obediently followed behind Li Hongyuan. If Li Hongyuan didn't speak, she also pretended to be a little mute and didn't take the initiative to speak. The palace servants serving her also didn't dare to breathe too loudly, following behind Eunuch Mu like little attendants.
Perhaps it was because the incident with Concubine Li had taught the imperial concubines too much of a lesson. They had been trying to meet Le Chengdi in the imperial garden, but when they saw this living King of Hell, all of their expressions changed subconsciously. Then, they walked far away. There was no need for Le Chengdi to clear the area. Li Hongyuan's clearing effect was stronger than the plague.
As Li Hongyuan walked, he ruthlessly crushed the flowers. No matter how expensive they were, he crushed them into a ball in his palm. The flower juice flowed through the gaps between his fingers, drop by drop. Especially the red flower juice, it made Princess Minxiang think of something. Her delicate little face became deathly pale, and beads of sweat even faintly appeared on her forehead.
Li Hongyuan turned around. "Minxiang, are you afraid of ben wang?"
"No, no …" Looking at Li Hongyuan's handsome face with a smile that wasn't a smile, she didn't find it pleasing to the eye at all. Instead, she felt that he was like an evil spirit and subconsciously took two steps back.
"As expected, Minxiang is afraid of ben wang." Li Hongyuan reached out, as if wanting to pat her head.
"No, don't come over …" Minxiang flung Li Hongyuan's hand away. She turned and wanted to run, but for some reason, she tripped and fell to the ground.
Li Hongyuan frowned and bent down to reach out. "Minxiang …" He seemed to want to pull her up.
"Go away, go away. Don't come over …" Princess Minxiang curled up her body and closed her eyes, waving her hands vigorously.
Li Hongyuan wasn't a good-tempered person. His face immediately turned cold and he slightly raised his hand. Eunuch Mu hurriedly went forward and put the handkerchief in his hand. As he carelessly wiped his hands, he coldly looked at Minxiang who was sitting on the ground. His gaze was gloomy.
Seeing that something was about to happen, one of Princess Minxiang's personal palace maids braced herself and went forward. "Prince, don't be angry. The princess is just afraid of the red juice. She doesn't mean anything else." As she spoke, she put her arm around Princess Minxiang's shoulder and softly comforted her, trying to help her up. However, she kept paying attention to Li Hongyuan's reaction, afraid that he would get angry.
Perhaps Minxiang was really frightened. No matter how the palace maid comforted her, it was useless. She even showed signs of going crazy.
When they first noticed that something was wrong, someone ran to report to Noble Consort Su. Thus, the three people in Jade Essence Palace naturally rushed over.
"What happened?" Le Chengdi asked with a calm face.
Looking at the situation, it was obvious that Jin Qinwang had bullied Princess Minxiang. However, Le Chengdi didn't believe it and neither did Noble Consort Su. Their son was indeed not a good person sometimes. Even if he occasionally looked for trouble, other than those beauties that he fancied, he wouldn't take the initiative to provoke other women. Furthermore, Minxiang was his younger sister. More importantly, Li Hongyuan had never been interested in bullying the weak. He didn't even look at what kind of people he "offended" on a daily basis. Daring to talk back to Le Chengdi, daring to sneer at court officials and disdainfully, daring to not be soft-hearted when dealing with his brothers. As for those noble gongzi and young masters who saw him, they were like mice that saw a cat. He wasn't that childish and senseless.
On the other hand, Li Hongming looked at Li Hongyuan with suspicion and scrutiny.
Princess Minxiang's palace maid hurriedly explained the whole story.
Noble Consort Su heard this and looked at Li Hongyuan's cold face. She was afraid that Minxiang "didn't know what was good for her" and made him unhappy. She hurriedly ordered the palace maids to directly carry Minxiang back to her palace. Then she explained to Li Hongyuan in detail, "Yuan-er should know that when Minxiang was seven years old, she fell seriously ill. After she recovered, she developed the problem of not being able to see red juice. The Imperial Physician said that Minxiang must have seen blood somewhere and was frightened. However, when asked, she couldn't say anything. After that, she tried to avoid seeing red juice as much as possible."
Li Hongyuan paused in the action of wiping his hands. Looking at the red silk handkerchief in his hand, he frowned, "Erchen doesn't know."
Noble Consort Su saw that he still had an expressionless face, but she could feel a trace of guilt from him. This was already very rare. "As the saying goes, those who don't know can't be blamed. You don't have to take it to heart." In reality, Li Hongyuan was very indifferent to everyone. Other than his mother, he could get close to her. Even Li Hongming and Princess Minxiang, who both grew up in Jade Essence Palace, couldn't make him feel much concern for them. Thus, Noble Consort Su wasn't surprised that he didn't know about this matter.
"Sixth brother doesn't know about such an important matter. Minxiang will probably be very sad if she finds out. After all, Minxiang has always liked sixth brother." Li Hongming said with a smile, "This prince originally thought that sixth brother was deliberately making fun of Minxiang because she didn't listen to you just now."
Li Hongyuan looked at him indifferently, "Oh, so in the eyes of outsiders, this prince is such a petty person. Then, if Third Imperial Brother has something that you are afraid of, remember to keep it well. Otherwise, this prince will use this opportunity to 'make fun of' Third Imperial Brother."
"Shut up, all of you." Le Chengdi wasn't a hot-blooded emperor to begin with. In addition, he was old and hoped that his sons would be respectful to each other and have a happy family. Even though he knew that this was impossible, even though he knew that his sons were secretly fighting with each other because of the chair he was sitting on, he was still willing to deceive himself and others when it wasn't out in the open. Needles hidden in cotton floss would definitely make him angry.
Noble Consort Su also gave each of them a warning look, telling them to shut up.
"Mother, go and see Minxiang. This son saw that she seemed to be quite frightened. It would be better if Mother was here at this time."
Noble Consort Su also knew that this was true, but she was also very worried. "Then Yuan 'er, wait for Mother. Lunch …"
"Mother, I can accompany you to eat at any time. As long as you don't find this son bothersome, I can come to the palace to eat with you every day. Let's forget about today for now. Minxiang is more important."
Noble Consort Su was still a bit hesitant.
"Imperial Father, Mother, this son suddenly remembered that there is something I need to do. This son will take his leave first." Without waiting for their response, he turned and left after bowing, as arrogant as ever. After taking a few steps, he suddenly stopped. "Mother, what does Minxiang like?"
Noble Consort Su was surprised. Was he going to prepare a gift for Minxiang as an apology or to calm her nerves? He said with a smile, "She likes anything that most girls like."
"… I understand." No matter what, it was the most troublesome to meet "anything".
It was rare for Li Hongyuan to be affectionate, and Le Chengdi was quite happy. If it was directed at him, he would probably be even happier. Because of this happiness, he decided to compensate him with 30% more gifts.
Li Hongming lowered his eyes, hiding all the emotions in them. Don't blame them. Even if they were raised by Imperial Mother, he was as jealous as the other brothers. If Li Hongyuan dared to do something, they wouldn't dare to do it. If they did something a little out of line, they would be lectured and reprimanded. However, Li Hongyuan could do a lot of disgraceful things, but at most, they would be yelled at by Imperial Father and Imperial Mother. Even the imperial censors would keep their mouths shut. On the contrary, if he showed a little love for his brothers and sisters and cared for his elders, it would make Imperial Father and Imperial Mother very happy. However, no matter how much filial piety they put in, they would at most get a smile and a "You're so considerate." There was nothing else.
This was the difference! It was a habit, so it was natural! No matter how out of line it was, it wouldn't be worse, and no matter how excellent it was, it wouldn't be better. On the contrary, if someone who was out of line suddenly did something that made people feel gratified, it would immediately make people forget his bad points. On the other hand, if someone who was excellent and perfect suddenly did something out of line, then his good points would be overturned, and people would only remember this one thing and be brooding over it. In the future, when they encountered similar things, they would immediately associate it with him, and he would never be able to wash himself as clean as he was before he was stained with dirt.
As for Li Hongyuan's temperament, it was caused by many factors, such as the right time, the right place, and the right people. It was impossible for others to imitate him.
Li Hongming not only suspected that Li Hongyuan was deliberately scaring Min Xiang, but he also suspected that the person who caused Min Xiang to be afraid of the red juice was also him. After all, ever since Min Xiang fell seriously ill, she subconsciously became afraid and distanced herself from Li Hongyuan. Of course, this wasn't obvious at the time and almost no one noticed. When Min Xiang was young, she was very clingy and liked Li Hongyuan. She always followed behind him like a little tail. After she recovered from her illness, she seemed to be the same as before. Later on, they slowly drifted apart. In addition, after Li Hongyuan left the palace and established a residence, Li Hongyuan's temper became worse and worse. It seemed reasonable that the two completely distanced themselves from each other. However, Li Hongming felt that it was somewhat strange. However, even if he suspected it, he didn't have any evidence. After all, Min Xiang couldn't explain it herself at the time. Even if his lady mother investigated thoroughly, she couldn't find anything.
Now that Min Xiang was afraid of him, what could it mean? Many people were afraid of him. Those arrogant, unruly, and insufferably arrogant princesses and princesses, none of them dared to look down on others in front of him.
If Li Hongyuan knew Li Hongming's thoughts, he would probably give her three words: Quite smart.
When Princess Min Xiang was seven years old, Li Hongyuan was fourteen years old. No matter how tender that shell was, it couldn't stop him from being a mature man who had been an emperor and had experienced countless difficulties. He would only punish a little girl for no reason. Since he did so, then there must be a reason. Since she wasn't someone who was blocking his path, then he would do such a thing and spend so much effort to scheme against a little girl only because Princess Min Xiang was related to Jingwan.
This was naturally related to Li Hongyuan's previous life. After all, in his current life, Jingwan and Princess Min Xiang didn't have any relationship.
The person who caused Jingwan's fate, Princess Min Xiang also had a part to play. Because in her previous life, Princess Min Xiang, with her status as a princess, stole Jingwan's fiancé — Chen Zhengmin.
If it wasn't for the fact that she didn't have Chen Zhengmin as her fiancé, Li Ruyu wouldn't have thought that Jingwan, who was skilled in flowers and trees, could be a threat to win Sun Yilin's favor and scheme against her.
In the final court examination, although Chen Zhengmin didn't enter the first rank, he still placed third in the second rank. Although no one would remember him compared to the first rank, he was only 16 years old after all. He could be considered a young talent. Before that, Princess Min Xiang had coincidentally met Chen Zhengmin once. That one meeting might not have been enough to make Princess Min Xiang fall in love with him. But in comparison, Chen Zhengmin was a very suitable candidate for a husband.
Princess Min Xiang had already reached the age of choosing a husband and Princess Shang meant that her future was cut off. Usually, any ambitious man wouldn't like Princess Shang. Thus, the princes of the princesses weren't very satisfied with them. It wasn't easy to find a suitable one who was pleasing to the eye but didn't have any background. Thus, even though she knew that Chen Zhengmin was already engaged, she still begged Imperial Concubine Su. Although Emperor Le Chengdi valued Chen Zhengmin's potential, Chen Zhengmin didn't have any achievements. There were many outstanding people out there and it didn't make a difference whether he was there or not. After finding out that Chen Zhengmin wasn't married and didn't have an engagement, he naturally made the decision.
In reality, before Emperor Le Chengdi knew about it, Imperial Concubine Su had secretly put pressure on the Chen Family to break off the engagement with the Luo Family.
If it was any other family, even if it was the most outstanding one, they might be able to accept it. After all, it was only one person's future being cut off and it could also benefit the other brothers. But Chen Zhengmin's family was different. His father was his grandfather's only son and he was the eldest grandson. Although he had two younger brothers, they were both born of concubines and were still young. No one knew what would happen in the future. For him to marry a princess was definitely a heavy blow to the family. Especially his mother, who only had one son and had placed all her hopes on him. Now that all her hopes were gone, one could imagine how much hatred she felt. But her daughter-in-law was a princess. Not only could she not put on the airs of a mother-in-law, she also had to serve her like an ancestor. Her son also had to live in the princess's residence and might not see her for ten days to half a month.
Everyone thought that Chen Zhengmin was a docile sheep, but in reality, there was a wolf living in his heart. After losing his favorite cousin and ruining his great future, his mother was depressed and cried all day. As the saying goes, if you don't explode in silence, you will die in silence. And Chen Zhengmin happened to be the former. He became a wolf that seemed to be silent but was actually ruthless. Princess Min Xiang was dealt with very badly by him, but she didn't dare to say anything. She wasn't pregnant for several years after their marriage and was scolded as a hen that didn't lay eggs. In reality, Chen Zhengmin had never consummated his marriage with her. Even at this point, she didn't say a word to Imperial Concubine Su. Those who knew about this matter later really had a "new level of respect" for Chen Zhengmin.
Li Hongyuan's success in the end couldn't have been less due to Chen Zhengmin's efforts.
Although he had Sun Yilin's ability to govern the world, he could be regarded as Li Hongyuan's right-hand man.
Logically speaking, if Princess Min Xiang hadn't stirred up the situation, Jingwan would have married Chen Zhengmin in the end, and her life would probably have been smooth. Li Hongyuan wouldn't have had the chance to know that there was a woman like Jingwan in the world. From this point of view, all those who pushed Jingwan to that miserable fate should be regarded as Li Hongyuan's "benefactors". Unfortunately, what he saw was what Jingwan had suffered. Sorry, he couldn't see anything else. No one should try to reason with him.
A few days later, on the birthday of Great Elder Princess, was the opportunity for Princess Min Xiang to meet Chen Zhengmin. As for how they met, Li Hongyuan didn't know. The only safe way was to trap Princess Min Xiang in the Imperial Palace, and Chen Zhengmin couldn't enter the Imperial Palace, so he completely isolated the two of them. Before the Palace Examination, Chen Zhengmin's marriage would be settled. At that time, even if Princess Min Xiang liked Chen Zhengmin, without the previous encounter and the "new opponent" that was hard to deal with, she could only leave it unsettled.
If he let nature take its course and let Chen Zhengmin still be a princess, for Li Hongyuan, it was the most satisfying way to deal with his "rival in love" on the premise that he couldn't kill her. However, out of some considerations, Li Hongyuan didn't want to ruin Chen Zhengmin's future. He could learn from Princess Min Xiang's method of snatching people away, but he had to find someone else.
Many years ago, Li Hongyuan made Princess Min Xiang unwilling to see "blood", so he didn't prepare for this day so early. At that time, it was just a coincidence that he came up with this idea on the spur of the moment. He just happened to avenge Wan Wan first. Although as the person involved, Jingwan didn't know that there was such a big enemy, it was not a bad idea to keep the rest as a backup plan.
Li Hongyuan thought back to a few years ago. The method he used on Min Xiang seemed to be a little "cruel". In essence, Min Xiang wasn't a bad person. It was just that she had always been pampered and spoiled. She would snatch whatever she wanted and never think about other people's wishes. This wasn't just her, it should be a common problem for all of them.
At that time, Li Hongyuan was trapped in the palace and didn't know about Jingwan's situation at all. Although he knew that Jingwan would grow up peacefully in Qi 'an prefecture, he was still very irritable because he couldn't see her. He was often in a state of "devil incarnate" and always needed to find something to relieve the ruthlessness in his heart. Princess Min Xiang's cat happened to be in his hands. He was in a good mood and chose a good place, leading Min Xiang to find him alone. In front of Min Xiang, he skinned the cat alive and deliberately made it very bloody. Min Xiang's eyes were glaring red and her ears were filled with the cat's screams. This lasted for a long time. Later, he even imprisoned Min Xiang and blindfolded her. He placed the cat's corpse in her hands and removed the black cloth covering her eyes. The bloody corpse pierced directly into her brain in the most intense way. Min Xiang fainted from fright and fell seriously ill. However, when she woke up, she couldn't remember anything and was left with the problem of not being able to see red juice.
And just in case, Li Hongyuan didn't let her see him from the beginning to the end. However, he always let her vaguely feel his existence.
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