When Chu Huaiyuan saw Li Shengyi again, he noticed that she was not as lively as she was in the Bachelor's Mansion. Not only did her face look much thinner, but her eyes were also red.
He already liked her very much, and now seeing her like this, Chu Huaiyuan's heart was in a knot.
"Nothing is wrong, everything will be fine."
Li Shengyi sat in the East Palace. She didn't sleep well the night before and her face looked listless, even her energy and spirit were very low.
Hearing Chu Huaiyuan's soothing words, she raised her head and smiled at him.
This smile made Chu Huaiyuan feel even more distressed.
When he first came into contact with Li Shengyi, he felt that she was unusual.
Although he really wanted to bring the child back to the Eastern Palace to raise her, a gentleman would not take away what others like. As the crown prince, if he brought her back to the Eastern Palace, not to mention how she would make trouble, how would the ministers and people under him look at him?
At this moment, the situation in Da Chu suddenly changed, catching everyone off guard.
Li Shengyi is still so young. Qin Songmo and Meng Jiuan were both imprisoned within just one day. He must have suffered a great blow.
Putting down the teacup in his hand, Chu Huaiyuan opened his arms towards her and said, "If you are sad, you can hug me."
"Or, you can just treat me as Yuan Qing."
Li Shengyi did miss her father, but not to the extent of looking for a 'substitute'.
The corners of her lips twitched as she began to thank him, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness. I know that Daddy and Second Daddy will surely get along well."
"They are only protecting His Highness, the people of Da Chu, and me."
Her soft voice was still slightly hoarse as she looked at Chu Huaiyuan who was sitting in the upper seat and continued, "I came here with good intentions to ask Your Highness some questions."
"Daddy never tells me anything. If I don't know anything, I won't be able to eat or sleep well."
"Your Highness, you wouldn't want my father to be released from prison and see me getting thinner and thinner, right?"
Chu Huaiyuan was born to the Queen and was trained as the future crown prince since childhood.
Except for his father, the emperor, and his mother, the empress, everyone who saw him had to bow to him.
What he didn't expect was that one day he would be threatened by a five-year-old kid.
There was a hint of smile between his eyebrows, but Chu Huaiyuan was not annoyed by it. Instead, he found it interesting.
He raised his arms but did not lower them. He said to her, "If Shengyi doesn't want to hug me, can I hug Shengyi?"
"I have always thought that if I get married, I will live in harmony with my wife and give birth to a lovely child like Shengyi."
"But now...I like Shengyi. Can Shengyi give me a hug?"
When Li Shengyi heard this, the expression on his face froze.
Thinking of the fact that Chu Huaiyuan and Liu Hanyan had broken off their engagement not long ago, she raised her eyes and met his. After not seeing any sadness in his eyes, she jumped off the chair and trotted to him.
Li Shengyi let the other party pick him up, sat on his lap, and patted his shoulders with his little hands.
Like an old man comforting a young person, she sighed deeply, "Your Highness, don't worry. There will definitely be a suitable candidate who will appear before you in the future."
Feeling the softness and cuteness of the little girl in his arms, Chu Huaiyuan's heart was excited, and his love for his daughter reached its peak at this moment.
My daughter is fine.
A daughter is like a little cotton-padded jacket.
Speak softly.
The body is soft.
She speaks nicely and is well-behaved.
If now was not a bad time, he would have wanted to find Qin Songmo to discuss leaving the little girl in his arms in the East Palace for a year or two.
With the corners of his lips raised, Chu Huaiyuan, who already had sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, smiled as if bathed in spring breeze.
He patted her head lightly, imitating Meng Jiuan's way, and said with a smile, "Then I will take advantage of your good wishes. I hope you will meet a good man in the future and have a child as lovely as Shengyi with my wife."
"What did you want to ask just now? Except for some things that shouldn't be said, I will tell you everything I know."
With Chu Huaiyuan's assurance, Li Shengyi's eyes became serious.
She looked up at the man in front of her and asked him, "Your Highness, does the Crown Prince know about the Second Prince's collusion with envoys from other countries?"
The smile on Chu Huaiyuan's lips disappeared instantly.
He tightened his arms around the little girl in his arms, his eyes fixed on the person in front of him, "Did Yuan Qing tell you all this?"
Li Shengyi nodded, "Your Highness, do you know about this?"
Chu Huaiyuan nodded, "I know that this time the envoys came to the Great Chu to pay tribute. It seems to be paying tribute, but in fact..."
"In fact, they are joining forces with the Second Prince to force the emperor to abdicate."
Li Shengyi deliberately lowered her voice. She tilted her head and looked around. After confirming that no one was around, she spoke again, "Your Majesty, how will you deal with the Fifth Prince?"
"What about Concubine Su?"
This is what she cares about most.
Chu Huaifeng is a person who pretends to be a pig but eats the tiger. Although he looks timid now, he is actually very cunning. Perhaps he has already arranged the next matters.
After learning from Chu Huaiyuan that Chu Hong had ordered Chu Huaifeng to be executed soon, Li Shengyi frowned and said nothing more.
When Chu Huaiyuan lowered his head, he saw that she had a serious face and looked like she was deep in thought.
He is a little kid with a very smart appearance and looks very cute.
His heart melted into a puddle again, and he couldn't help but pinch her cheek, "What are you thinking about, Shengyi? Why is your little face so ugly?"
Li Shengyi immediately expressed his concerns.
"Your Highness, the Fifth Prince is not as simple as we appear."
"My father said that the Fifth Prince and the Second Prince were colluding. I'm afraid they have already made a foolproof plan."
"The Second Prince is outside the palace, I'm afraid he will be difficult to deal with."
Chu Huaiyuan didn't expect that she even knew that it would be difficult to control the prince after he left the palace.
Surprised, he tilted his head and said to her, "Shengyi is very smart. No wonder Yuanqing brought you back to the Prime Minister's Mansion."
"According to your kind opinion, what should I do next?"
Li Shengyi sat in his arms and clearly saw the look in his eyes.
There was no questioning, only curiosity about what opinions a child could come up with.
"Don't worry, I won't do anything to Shengyi. I like Shengyi so much that I won't hurt him."
Perhaps seeing the complex emotions in her eyes, Chu Huaiyuan smiled slightly and made a promise to her.
With his assurance, Li Shengyi was no longer bound by constraints and spoke softly in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"The Second Prince's playing with children can be used as evidence."
Chu Huaiyuan was stunned when he heard this.
Seeing that he didn't move or say anything, Li Sheng's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously wanted to escape from his arms.
After all, Chu Huaiyuan is not her father, and they have only met a few times.
No matter how much the other party liked her, she was an outsider after all, the daughter of a minister, not a prince or princess of the Chu family.
In front of a future crown prince, she instigated him on how to get hold of something against another prince, even though the relationship between the two was not good, and she even wanted to kill the other party.
As the daughter of a minister, she shouldn't have put her hand in front of him.
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