Fortunately, it was discovered in time.
When the tablecloth inside the ancestral hall was set on fire, it was discovered by the servants on duty outside.
Once the fire was extinguished, only a few ancestral tablets were blackened. With a little work from the craftsmen, the tablets could be restored to their original condition.
However, Li Mingzhu's actions greatly offended the old lady!
The ancestral tablet of the Li family's grandfather was placed at the front because it was frequently tended to by the old lady and worshipped by his descendants.
It was the first to be hit, and now it's been burned black, looking like a lump of charcoal!
The old lady was furious!
She had liked Li Mingzhu because of the old man! But she never expected that this adopted granddaughter would disregard human relations to this extent, which greatly disappointed her!
Sixteen years of pampering have ultimately been wasted!
She took her cane and struck Li Mingzhu hard!
But she could barely stand, so how much strength could she possibly have to hit someone? She hit her a few times, but still felt unsatisfied, so she slammed her cane on the ground a few times.
"You unfilial brat! You've truly committed a terrible sin!"
"Guards! Bring out the family discipline!"
The Li family's family rule was caning.
The younger generation of the Li family did not act recklessly; even the boys had never been disciplined by the family rules.
This is unprecedented!
Li Mingzhu glared fiercely at the old lady, "Grandmother, I'm going to marry into the royal family! How dare you?!"
The old lady wasn't easily frightened! During the years she spent in the countryside helping her husband slaughter pigs, she wasn't afraid to even kill pigs herself!
"Why wouldn't I dare? I am a first-rank imperial consort! Even if you haven't married out of the Li family yet, you are still my granddaughter! Even if you were already married, I still have the right to punish you for such a heinous act!"
"Guards! Hold her down! Beat her hard!!"
Seeing that the old lady was serious, Li Mingzhu finally realized she was afraid! If she had scars on her body, how could she face the Sixth Prince in the future?!
She crawled on her knees to the old lady's feet, tugging at the hem of her robe and pleading, "Grandmother! Grandmother, I was wrong! Please forgive Zhu'er this once!"
"Grandma! I didn't mean to!"
The old lady ignored her pleas. The old man was number one in her heart, and no one else could stand aside!
She glanced at her coldly, kicked her hand away, and ordered the servants, "Hit her! Show no mercy!"
"Yes, Madam!"
The thorns were slapped down on Li Mingzhu's body again and again. Li Mingzhu had been pampered since childhood, and she cried after the first slap.
"Ouch!! It hurts so much!!!"
"Grandma, have mercy!!"
"Help!!!"
"Mother, save me!"
"Big brother, second brother, third brother!"
"Father!!"
However, no one came to her rescue. Her grandmother enforced family discipline, and not a single person in the family came to watch.
Quietly, as if they knew nothing about it.
*
A month later, the fourth prince was named crown prince.
The emperor reprimanded his sons, and then made five more kings.
The former sixth prince, now His Highness Prince Yu, has smashed countless things in his home!
Father is so biased! He only made him a king, and didn't even bother to choose a proper title!
He clutched his chest tightly and coughed up another mouthful of blood.
"Yu'er!"
Consort Min looked worried. Yu'er had been acting strangely lately, becoming extremely irritable and vomiting blood every day. Even the imperial physicians were at a loss!
Looking at her son's emaciated, barely recognizable appearance, she had no heart to plan anything for him. She only hoped that his health wouldn't collapse!
"Yu'er! The imperial physician said you mustn't get angry, why won't you listen?"
Yu Wang casually wiped the blood from his mouth with his sleeve, his eyes bloodshot. "Mother, didn't you say the position of Crown Prince was definitely mine? Why did it turn out like this?"
Consort Min also felt resentment. She and her family had previously invested a great deal of time and money to bribe many officials, all to pave the way for Yu'er.
Unexpectedly, the Fourth Prince's health suddenly improved! All the officials he had bribed suddenly denied everything overnight, and he couldn't find a single piece of evidence!
All their plans went down the drain.
"It's all because of that Li Yunyan! I didn't expect her to actually have some skills; she actually cured that sickly fourth brother!"
Consort Min said fiercely, then her eyes lit up again, "Yu'er, do you think Li Yunyan can cure your illness?"
"I'm not sick!" Pang Xingyu shook his head, denying it. "The imperial physician said I'm just overthinking. How can that be considered an illness? As long as my son becomes the crown prince, this illness will be cured without any medicine!"
"But seeing you like this, your mother is truly heartbroken!"
Impatience rose in Pang Xingyu's eyes, and he was about to explode in anger, but then he suddenly remembered something.
"Mother, do you really think Li Yunyan can cure my illness?"
"Yes! She can even cure that sickly fourth brother, so curing you will be a piece of cake!"
A glint of shrewdness flashed in Consort Min's eyes as she leaned closer to him. "Yu'er, you two are practically family now. Go and beg her; she'll definitely agree to treat your illness!"
"Oh."
A light shone in Pang Xingyu's eyes. Li Yunyan was still unmarried, so he still had a chance!
He has to get either the position of Crown Prince or Li Yunyan, doesn't he?
When Pang Xingyu went out under the starlight, the spies who had been staking out his palace had also quietly disappeared.
Li Mansion.
Li Yunyan sat on the soft couch, struggling with her wedding dress.
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