Chapter 36 Game of Thrones

Seeing that the emperor was angry, several princes in the room ran away.

After Eunuch Liu and the others had left, he said, "Your Highness! His Highness the Prince of Qi has been like this since he was a child. Because of this, he has caused so many troubles and you have been so angry! But now that His Highness has grown up, he has made such great contributions..."

The emperor looked at the gate with a serious expression...

This is his only legitimate son.

He and Empress Zhao Nianci were married young, well-matched, and treated each other with respect. Although he did not have a heartfelt affection for her, it was no different from an ordinary royal couple.

She managed the harem, the concubines, maintained the royal women, issued imperial decrees, raised the children... She never got jealous. Even if she was treated unfairly, she would give in for the sake of the overall situation.

It can be said that I did everything I could for him.

Therefore, she is a well-deserved queen.

In particular, she gave birth to a pair of twins, a boy and a girl, for him.

The daughter of the twins was Princess Ming'an. Whenever the emperor thought of her, he would feel both sweet and painful.

...As long as she is there, she can hear her unbridled laughter like a silver bell.

Sometimes, he would often wonder: How could someone be so straightforward and talk and laugh so cheerfully?

When people listen to it, all their worries will disappear.

He believed that Ming An had been deprived of all virtues in his mother's womb, so his brother Li Jing was like this...

Ming'an's kindness and Li Jing's cruelty were both deeply engraved in his mind.

He sighed... The return of this bastard reminded him of the past, Dong Jiaolin...

After so many years, she still stubbornly appears in my dreams.

That was the first woman who made him so excited and obsessed...

He was a prince, and had received orthodox training since he was young. When he reached a certain age, someone came to teach him about human affairs, and a beautiful palace maid was given to him for internship. Then, he got married and took concubines. He had only seen the word "love" in poetry. Besides, he had not read many poems about this...

The wives and concubines he married were all carefully selected, with suitable family backgrounds and each doing their job.

Beautiful concubines and external toys are all used to relieve fatigue, relax and socialize.

And Dong Jiaolin was the first one who was impressed by him.

The feeling of scratching one's head, worrying about gains and losses, grinning foolishly and even crying... He was in his twenties, but he had experienced all those feelings one by one like a young boy.

Countless times, I thank God for bringing her to my side.

Prince Rong is causing quite a stir.

In order to maintain political stability, a crown prince needs to be appointed.

He and everyone else knew that the eldest son, Li Yuan, born to the queen, was the heir apparent. He was born to the first wife, was the eldest son, and had the support of the Zhao family.

Moreover, Li Yuan has been smart, steady and has solid academic performance since he was young.

Even though he unconditionally doted on Li Zhen, the son of Dong Jiaolin, he could not surpass Li Yuan.

Therefore, when faced with Dong Jiaolin's obstruction and tears, he was helpless and could only promise secretly: wait until the current crisis is over.

But when he told Queen Zhao that he wanted to make Li Yuan the crown prince, she, who always respected his opinion, actually refused!

Ha! So funny! Who would choose not to agree if their son was appointed as the crown prince?

Later, he realized with some sadness: Maybe Zhao Nianci had seen through him a long time ago?

Knowing that he treated Dong Jiaolin and Li Zhen differently, he was obsessed with giving all the good things in the world to them and their mother.

Subconsciously, perhaps the throne is also included?

She knew herself and Dong Jiaolin, so she didn't want her son to get involved.

He didn't want to abandon Li Yuan one day.

He also didn't want Li Yuan to ever attack his brothers.

But no one had a good solution.

Perhaps, it was the opening of this door that broke the balance and caused chaos.

Li Zhen, I really spoiled him. This son who is very beautiful and smart has a bad temper. He is moody and loves to bully others. He even dares to kill people!

As long as he wanted, he would know what Li Zhen had done. But he would choose to ignore it, or even help clean up the mess...

After Li Yuan was established, the one who couldn't stand it the most was Li Zhen! He used various provocations and suppressions on Li Yuan to show off his status.

In fact, Li Yuan was indeed a qualified crown prince. He had the queen's temperament and his mind was like his own. He knew what was most important, and even if Li Zhen did something excessive, he didn't care too much and buried himself in his studies all day.

With Ming An protecting her brother, Li Zhen didn't dare to go too far. Ha, Li Zhen was afraid of Ming An...

But Li Jing is such a bastard!

...One day, Li Jing, who had been hanging out in the Zhao family, returned to the palace. When he got the news and rushed over, Li Pu was crying and his arm was broken. When he went further, he found that Li Jing was riding on Li Zhen and beating him!

His clothes were torn, his hair was disheveled, his face was covered in blood... His beautiful eyes had become a slit, I didn't know if he was blind!

God knows how angry he was when he saw that scene... He almost became a father who killed his son!

Seeing that he would not give up, the queen turned against him for the first time. She threw out all the things that happened over the years...

I always thought she was magnanimous, but I didn't expect that she was keeping it in mind!

He got even angrier!

Then, he found out helplessly: apart from other things, with the Prince's stability, Li Jing's tyranny, and Ming An's half-smile, he couldn't touch the Queen...

The strange and confrontational atmosphere in the harem came to light from here.

He just lived like this until that year when he fell seriously ill and no medicine could cure him.

It happened that Taoist Tianji came back from his travels and entered the palace to read a divination. He said: Let the prince go to Qingfeng Temple in the suburbs of Beijing to perform rituals and pray for blessings for seven days. Ming'an, that naughty girl, followed him in disguise wearing the clothes of a young eunuch.

Then, evil spirits descended, and the prince and Ming'an were assassinated and died.

Taoist Tianji committed suicide.

The queen almost went crazy. After much investigation, all the evidence pointed to Dong Jiaolin.

But she denied it.

He wanted to help cover it up, but he was only concerned with the beginning and not the end.

He wanted to put her in the cold palace first and then make his plans, but she died right under his nose, and Li Zhen died with her.

All these means pointed to the Queen.

He was mad at that time and almost strangled the queen.

The queen committed suicide.

The Crown Princess was pregnant, and someone happened to report that her family was corrupt, so he imprisoned her and took care of her family.

The Crown Princess had a difficult childbirth, resulting in two deaths.

The Queen Mother was so shocked by all these things that she fell ill, and she is still a little confused.

I don’t know how I got through those days!

The emperor was hunched over, his heart ached, and he was unwilling to recall the past...

Dong Jiaolin and Li Zhen, the Queen and Ming An, Li Yuan, the people who brought him the best feelings, are all dead.

Only this bastard is left.

Eunuch Liu said cautiously, "Your Majesty, the Seventh Prince's aura is different from before. It was tempered in that bitter cold land! You can't treat him as a child anymore."

The emperor's expression is unclear, so what do you think of him?

I just hope he stops making trouble...

(End of this chapter)