Li Yuanli was unwilling to accept this.
He wished he could kick his cunning second brother into the river and drown him. He quickly climbed onto the horse, holding the reins, and said condescendingly, "Second brother, goodbye."
He glanced at Shen Wei in Li Yuanjing's arms, and added with a smile, full of provocation: "Keep an eye on her, I will bring her back to Nanchu in the future."
He waved the whip and rode away.
The mountain flowers are in full bloom, and Li Yuanli's figure riding away on his horse disappears into the mountains.
The hidden tiger guard appeared and said, "Your Majesty, the harem is secure. Do you want to hunt down the Emperor of Nanchu?"
The mountain wind made Li Yuanjing's black hair messy. His handsome face was gloomy, and murderous intent and kindness were fighting in his heart.
Li Yuanjing thought of the vast territory of Southern Chu. If Daqing started a war in one fell swoop, it might be able to take over Southern Chu within ten years. But Li Yuanjing also thought of his childhood memories, remembering the times when he and his younger brother Li Yuanli chased and played.
After a long while, the emperor's mercy barely overcame the murderous intent, and Li Yuanjing closed his eyes: "No need."
It would take Li Yuanli at least three to five years to fix the mess in Nanchu. For a long time in the future, Li Yuanli had no time to have any evil intentions towards the Kingdom of Qing.
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The grand silkworm-raising ceremony and the farming ceremony came to an end in the afterglow of the setting sun. The royal guard returned to the majestic imperial city along the long royal palace road.
The imperial guards led the way with flags flying. In the spacious imperial carriage, Shen Wei had already changed into dry and warm spring clothes.
She was still in a coma.
He was wearing a thick fox fur blanket.
The carriage was shaking, and Li Yuanjing sat on the side of the desk, his dark eyes fixed on the sleeping Shen Wei for a long time. The sleeping Chen Wei had a peaceful and round face and fair skin, like a peony blooming in the mountains.
Li Yuanjing and Shen Wei have slept in the same bed for many years, and he is very familiar with Shen Wei's sleeping face.
He looked at Shen Wei quietly, his handsome eyebrows slowly frowning.
He thought of Li Yuanli jumping into the turbulent river to save people without hesitation;
He also thought of the fiery look Li Yuanli cast on Shen Wei;
He also thought of Li Yuanli's reckless words before he escaped: "Keep an eye on her, I will bring her back to Nanchu in the future."
His half brother had always been a prostitute, treating both men and women as playthings in bed. But the romantic brother actually fell in love with Shen Wei.
When did love arise?
Li Yuanjing felt a surge of bitterness in his heart.
He couldn't help but wonder, could it be that in the past, unknown to him, his Vivi and Li Yuanli had had an unknown relationship?
The heart seemed to have a crack, and the seeds of doubt took root in the heart, took root and sprouted, and then grew wildly like weeds after a spring rain, flooding the heart.
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Chen Wei slept all night. Mo Xun from the Imperial Hospital came to take her pulse, prescribed a dose of medicine to treat colds and wind evil, and left in a hurry carrying the medicine box.
The next morning, Shen Wei woke up in the warm and comfortable bed in Yongning Palace. She was in good health and didn't have any headache or fever when she woke up.
Shen Wei drank a bowl of bitter Chinese medicine, quickly stuffed a candied fruit into her mouth, and jumped out of bed. She lifted the veil, and the warm sunlight instantly enveloped her whole body, bringing comfortable warmth.
Shen Wei performed a set of Ba Duan Jin in the yard, with hot sweat covering her forehead. As Shen Wei wiped the sweat off her face, several small figures ran to the gate of Yongning Palace.
"Mother!"
"Mrs. Chen."
Le You ran over with his fat legs, threw himself into Shen Wei's arms and acted like a spoiled child: "Mother, I'm glad you're okay. I scared Le You."
Shen Wei smiled and hugged her daughter, touching her round face: "With your father here, no one can hurt me."
Several children surrounded Shen Wei, chattering and asking questions. Chen Wei was still thinking about palace affairs. After playing with the children for a while, she asked Cai Lian to take the children to the backyard for snacks and try on the spring clothes that Chen Wei asked the Ministry of Internal Affairs to make for the children.
The children filed away.
Only Li Chengtai stayed where he was, staring at Shen Wei with his big dark eyes. Shen Wei smiled and said, “Chengtai, do you have something to say to me?”
Li Chengtai was wearing a spring jacket embroidered with gold patterns, and there was sadness on his handsome face that looked similar to Li Yuanjing. He opened his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke in a low voice: "Mother, father knew that the assassins were going to attack the Cining Palace, right?"
Shen Wei's eyes flickered. She didn't expect that this child could see so clearly.
Shen Wei nodded slightly: "Of course your father knows, he has left hundreds of imperial guards and tiger guards in the palace, waiting for the opportunity."
The Lu family thought they had a cooperative relationship with the Emperor of Nanchu, but in the eyes of the Emperor of Nanchu, the Lu family was a tool to murder the Queen Mother.
Discard it after use.
Li Yuanli never thought about cooperating with the Lu family.
Li Chengtai lowered his little head and looked at two black ants passing by in the mud in the yard. My father is the Emperor of Daqing. He used the Empress Dowager and my children as bait and set a trap to catch them.
Li Chengtai felt depressed.
It feels a bit uncomfortable.
His reason told him that his father's plan was ingenious; his emotion told him that his father was truly heartless.
Shen Wei touched her son's round head and comforted him softly: "Don't think too much, you are still a child. When you stand at a high enough height, you will see the world from a different perspective."
Li Chengtai pursed his lips, nodded as if he understood, and walked towards the backyard.
After the children left, Shen Wei returned to the study and looked through the repair catalog handed over by the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The thieves entered the palace to assassinate people, injuring many innocent palace servants and destroying many palace utensils.
Shen Wei calculated the money needed to renovate the harem, her eyes widened, it would cost at least two thousand taels of silver!
Shen Wei clenched her fists and silently remembered Li Yuanli in her heart.
Li Yuanli joined forces with the Lu family to make a mess of the Daqing harem! He ran away, leaving Shen Wei with a mess!
Cai Ping walked into the study and said to Chen Wei with a smile, "Master, I have heard news from the court. The emperor sent troops to surround the Lu Guogong Mansion in Yunzhou last night, and all the Lu family members were imprisoned and awaiting trial. The evidence is irrefutable that the Lu family is colluding with Nanchu. I am afraid that the Lu family will be completely destroyed."
Assassinating the emperor and murdering the empress dowager, any one of these charges is enough to execute the entire Lu family.
The Lu family dug their own grave and there is no way they can recover.
Chen Wei counted on her fingers. The Tantai family fell, the Xie family fell, the Lu family fell, and the Wu family defected. Most of the aristocratic family tumors lingering in and around Yanjing City have been eliminated, and the remaining aristocratic families no longer pose a threat.
Shen Wei felt relaxed physically and mentally.
The days ahead will finally be smooth.
Shen Wei put down the account book and asked Cai Ping: "Is the emperor in Chang'an Palace?"
Cai Ping nodded and replied, "The Emperor summoned officials from the Ministry of War, Ministry of Rites, and Ministry of Justice early in the morning, and they are now discussing matters in Chang'an Palace."
Chen Wei said: "Even though the government is busy, we must not forget lunch. Ask the imperial kitchen to prepare some delicious food and send it to the side hall of Chang'an Palace at noon. I will have lunch with the emperor."
Caiping immediately went to the imperial kitchen to pass on the order.
After Shen Wei checked the money needed to repair the harem, she went to the Cining Palace to visit the empress dowager. Near noon, Eunuch Deshun came to tell Shen Wei: "My Lady, the Emperor is busy and said... he doesn't need you to accompany him for lunch."
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