"Mother, you're finally back! Chen'er missed you so much, sob sob..."
As soon as "Blood Purple Rose" and Li Mufeng got off the carriage, they were tightly hugged by a little dumpling.
"You little rascal, you've mistaken me for someone else!"
"Blood Purple Rose" doesn't like being close to people and quickly pushed the little guy away.
"Mother, are you abandoning Chen'er again? Chen'er is very good. You promised Chen'er that as long as Chen'er is good, you will give Chen'er a lollipop every day."
The little one's voice was so soft that "Blood Purple Rose" couldn't bear to push him away again. She glanced back at Li Mufeng, only to hear him say...
"He is our godson."
"Godson? I actually have such an adorable godson?"
The little guy looked to be only four or five years old, with a pair of big, watery eyes. He didn't seem to be acting with me. Could it be that my name really is "Han Ziwei"?
Is Yun Ce lying to me? Why would he lie to me, and what is his purpose?
Just as "Blood Purple Rose" was still puzzled, Li Mufeng said,
"Chen'er, be good and spend time with your mother. Your father is going to visit your uncle."
As Li Mufeng spoke, he was helped by Wang Feng to walk limping towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation.
Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Li Mutian huddled in a corner, disgusted with himself. How could he be such a beast, to have touched his father's woman? What was wrong with him?
"Oh dear! Your Highness, she was the late Emperor's woman. How can you be so shameless and disrespectful?"
"This is outrageous! How can you do this to the trust that Prince Longxuan placed in you, and to the late Emperor?"
"Consort Zhen is carrying the late Emperor's child in her belly, you are simply a beast! You are worse than an animal..."
...
The voices of condemnation echoed incessantly in Li Mutian's ears. Shame, indignation, guilt, and disgust drove him to draw his sword and slit his own throat...
"clang."
With a crisp sound, a tall and straight figure appeared before Li Mutian.
"Big brother, what are you doing?"
Li Mufeng snatched the sword from Li Mutian's hand, his handsome, thick eyebrows furrowing in displeasure.
"Ah Feng, why are you back? Am I hallucinating? Shouldn't you be in 'Qingyu Kingdom'?"
Li Mutian rubbed his eyes, unable to believe it. After all, he had received a message from Li Mufeng that he had arrived in Qingyu Kingdom just two days ago. How could he have returned in just one or two days?
"This is a long story, let's talk about the eldest brother first! How did he get involved with that disgusting woman? What exactly happened?"
Li Mufeng helped Li Mutian up with both hands and led him to sit down in a grand chair.
"vomit……"
Li Mutian gagged, then pushed Li Mufeng away and knelt down with a thud.
"Ah Feng, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry to Father, I deserve to die, sob sob..."
Li Mutian's expression, as if he had done something terribly wrong, completely emboldened Li Mufeng, who shouted in a deep voice,
"Someone, go and summon Eunuch Yu."
"Your Highness, Eunuch Yu has arrived."
Zhao Hu's voice came from outside the door reporting.
"Eunuch Yu, get in here."
The young eunuch, Master Yu, entered nervously, then knelt down with a thud, stammering...
"King Longxuan, sob sob..."
"This servant has failed in his duty to Prince Longxuan, neglecting to keep a close watch on Prince Xian, allowing him to commit such a grave error. This servant deserves to die, this servant deserves to die!"
As soon as Eunuch Yu arrived, he slapped himself several times. Li Mufeng frowned.
"Why don't you tell the truth? What exactly happened?"
It turns out that Han Ruyi has stirred up trouble again.
When Li Mufeng left, Han Ruyi was already more than six months pregnant. The trip to Qingyu Kingdom took another two months, plus the time lost in Qingyu Kingdom.
Han Ruyi is now more than ten months pregnant, but there is still no sign of her giving birth. Her belly hasn't grown at all and is still the same size as before.
Li Mutian found it strange, so he asked the imperial physician to examine her, since the woman was carrying his father's child, who was also his brother.
The imperial physician diagnosed that the fetus was perfectly normal.
This is very strange. If the fetus is normal, why is the belly not swollen and there are no signs of labor even though the due date has passed?
Perhaps even the imperial physicians couldn't accept it. After some discussion, they reached a conclusion.
"Perhaps it is because Consort Zhen has been confined to the 'Lanxiang Pavilion' for a long time and is depressed, which is why she has not shown any signs of labor. If she goes out for walks often and her mood improves, she may be able to give birth to a prince."
The reason was quite valid. Li Mutian thought about it for a long time and concluded that no matter how much a woman tried to cause trouble, she couldn't possibly achieve anything significant!
And so, Li Mutian took it upon himself to lift Han Ruyi's confinement, allowing her to leave "Lanxiang Pavilion" and move around in the courtyard.
At first, Han Ruyi was quite well-behaved, but later, Li Mutian discovered that Han Ruyi was intentionally or unintentionally throwing herself at him.
Han Ruyi was his father's woman, so how could Li Mutian easily touch her? Therefore, he warned her a few times.
He thought she would behave herself, but unexpectedly, yesterday, Han Ruyi sent someone to inform him that she had a stomachache. Upon hearing this, Li Mutian dared not delay and immediately sent someone to fetch the imperial physician, while he himself went to "Lanxiang Pavilion" first.
To his surprise, the area was completely empty except for Han Ruyi lying on the couch. Li Mutian immediately realized his mistake and hurriedly turned around to avoid the situation, but he felt a wave of heat wash over him. When the eunuch summoned the imperial physicians, what they saw was an appalling scene.
Han Ruyi burst into tears, looking as if she had been violated. Li Mutian became the target of public criticism; everyone called him a beast, worse than a pig or a dog, causing him to become extremely depressed. He even stopped attending the morning court sessions and, filled with self-blame, contemplated suicide…
"How come only eldest brother is here? Where are Yuemei and Geng Yuan? Aren't they always serving eldest brother closely?"
As Li Mutian was asking questions, Yuemei came in from outside carrying a bowl of soup. Upon seeing Li Mufeng, she hurriedly knelt down.
"This servant greets Prince Longxuan."
"Yuemei, where were you yesterday when the Prince Xian had his accident?"
"Your Highness, this servant has gone to prepare the medicine for His Highness."
Yue Mei was extremely respectful, while Li Mufeng raised an eyebrow.
"Brother, is there anything else that's bothering you?"
Yuemei glanced at Prince Xian, Li Mutian, and sighed.
"Dr. Ouyang said that although the Prince's condition has improved, there are still residual toxins that have not been cleared. He needs to continue taking the medicine for a period of time, otherwise he may go mad again due to stimulation."
To avoid worrying Prince Longxuan, His Highness forbade me from speaking.
Yue Mei's eyes were clear, not like she was lying. Li Mufeng's deep eyes swept around, but he didn't see Geng Yuan, so he asked again,
Where is Geng Yuan?
"He...he..."
Mentioning Geng Yuan, Yue Mei's eyes began to tremble with panic, and she immediately began to kowtow.
"Your Highness, spare me! Your Highness, spare me! This servant begs for Geng Yuan's life! He didn't get drunk on purpose, sob sob..."
"Drinking alcohol during your tenure?"
Li Mufeng's eyebrows furrowed instantly.
"Bring Geng Yuan to me."
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