Chapter 211 The Heavenly Siblings
With red eyes and a tightly clenched lip, Li Sanqi hesitated for a long time before finally saying pitifully, "Third Brother, you don't know."
"I recently offended the Wu family over some trivial matters..."
"The Wu family? Which Wu family?" The Third Prince had never paid attention to these things before.
He has been thinking about his marriage these days.
He has turned eighteen, but the choice of his principal wife has yet to be decided.
He had approached his mother several times, but she always acted cautiously, saying that the matter needed to be decided by the Empress and his father, and she didn't take the initiative to make any arrangements for him.
Li Sanqi said with a mournful face, "The Crown Princess's family."
Li Chengrui understood. "Did the Wu family bully Seventh Sister?"
Li Sanqi nodded and shook his head, looking pitiful, and said, "I offended the Wu family, and then the Wu family came to the Crown Princess."
"I originally thought that since the Crown Princess is my sister-in-law, she would definitely help me."
"But who knew that instead of helping me, she made me apologize to the Wu family."
"I am the Emperor and Empress's favorite daughter! How could I possibly obey her?"
"So I wasn't very polite to her either."
Li Chengrui nodded, "Of course! You are a noble princess, why should you apologize to the Wu family?"
Upon hearing this, Li Sanqi nodded in agreement, and her gaze toward Li Chengrui warmed. "However, my elder brother, the Crown Prince, forced me to apologize to the Crown Princess and the Wu family because of a few words from the Crown Princess!"
At this point, Li Sanqi started crying again, feeling wronged. "Waaah, apologizing to the Crown Princess is one thing, but why do I have to apologize to the Wu family too?"
"Because of this, even the Empress Dowager was brought to tears by the Crown Prince, but he still hasn't given in!"
"Pah! He's not my older brother! I don't have an older brother like him!"
The more Li Chengrui listened, the more his brows furrowed. "Everyone says the Crown Prince is deeply devoted to the Crown Princess, but I didn't believe it before. I never thought it was true?"
"However, this doesn't seem like the Crown Prince's style!"
Li Sanqi said disdainfully, "Third Brother doesn't know, the Crown Prince's feelings for the Crown Princess are more than just deep affection. I'm afraid if the Crown Princess said she wanted stars, he would build her a Star-Picking Tower just like King Zhou of Shang!"
Upon hearing this, Li Chengrui looked at Li Sanqi with a hint of shock.
Does she know what she's saying?
Comparing the crown prince to King Zhou of Shang implies that the crown prince loves beauty more than the country and will become a foolish and incompetent ruler who will bring about the downfall of the country.
Seeing the shock in Li Chengrui's eyes, Li Sanqi pretended not to know and continued angrily, "He dares to disobey the Empress Dowager and bully me now for the sake of the Crown Princess. If he ascends the throne in the future, who knows how he will treat me and the Empress Dowager!"
At this point, Li Sanqi cried again: "I feel sad just thinking about it. But I can't cry!"
“Whether it’s my palace, my mother’s palace, or my grandmother’s palace, there are spies of the Crown Prince.”
"If I cry, they will definitely report it to the Crown Prince, and he will think that I am dissatisfied with him and the Crown Princess..."
"Waaaaah... How could I have such a brother?"
"Waaaaah... Why is he the crown prince?"
"If someone else were the crown prince, I'd like to see if he would still dare to disobey the Empress Dowager so brazenly and bully me!"
Li Sanqi cried and muttered to herself, venting all the grievances in her heart.
Watching this, Li Chengrui went from doubt to shock, and then from surprise to joy, his heart pounding.
Is it possible?
The crown prince has been the crown prince since childhood.
But why should the crown prince necessarily be the crown prince?
In what ways is he better than him?
It's simply because he was reincarnated, that's all!
But now, even his own mother and sister don't like him. Can he really still hold onto his position as crown prince?
Countless thoughts raced through Li Chengrui's mind, but in the instant he came to his senses, he broke out in a cold sweat.
He scrutinized Li Sanqi, wondering if what she said was true.
Why did she happen to cry on his way back to the palace? It was as if she was deliberately crying for him to hear.
The Crown Prince is her own brother, born of the same mother! Would she slander her own brother in front of an outsider like him?
Moreover, even if she was truly dissatisfied with the Crown Prince and didn't want Li Chengjun to become the Crown Prince, she still had her own second brother, the Fifth Prince!
Why didn't she go to her own brother, Lao Wu, to say these words, but instead came to him?
...Could this be a trap set for her by Li Sanqi and Li Chengjun?
Just to see if he would develop the ambition to seize the throne?
Yes, his marriage has recently been put on the agenda.
Although the Emperor and Empress have not yet made a decision, the families of the candidates reported by the Imperial Clan Court are far superior to those of the Crown Princess's family!
Could it be that the Crown Prince is worried that he might develop ambitions after gaining a powerful in-law family?
So, that's why he sent Li Sanqi to test him?
Li Chengrui realized he had discovered the truth.
Therefore, no matter how much Li Sanqi complained about his grievances, Li Chengrui always spoke gently and kindly, never mentioning the Crown Prince's faults, and showing no intention of joining Li Sanqi in condemning the Crown Prince.
Seeing this, Li Sanqi also lost his temper and roared at Li Chengrui, "I know, Third Brother is just like Fifth Brother, a yes-man of the Crown Prince! He doesn't side with me at all!"
I hate you all!
After saying that, she wiped away her tears, bit her lip, and ran out in anger.
Li Chengrui stood up and took two steps after him, but ultimately did not chase after him.
Whether Li Sanqi's words are true or false, it's none of his business.
His maternal grandfather and uncle both warned him that if he wanted to ensure the safety of himself and his mother for the rest of their lives, he should not covet things that did not belong to him.
But what is it that he shouldn't even be eyeing? The position of crown prince? Or the throne?
As fellow princes and sons of the same emperor, why can't he think about this?
Just as Li Chengrui was feeling grief-stricken and helpless, he heard his personal eunuch sigh, "The Crown Prince is really too cruel to the Seventh Princess!"
Li Chengrui glanced at the sighing eunuch, "Is there something else I don't know about this?"
The young eunuch quickly put on a smile and explained, "Your Highness didn't care about these things before, and this servant didn't say anything, so Your Highness didn't know."
"Alas! His Highness the Crown Prince is truly not as good to his own sister, the Seventh Princess, as he is to the Sixth Princess, born to Consort Xian!"
"Previously, the Seventh Princess was in love with the Earl of Enping, she was madly in love with him."
"But His Highness the Crown Prince not only helped the Seventh Princess achieve her wish, but also had the Emperor bestow the Seventh Princess in marriage to the newly appointed top scholar, Lu Ming, the compiler."
Li Chengrui immediately became interested, "There's such a thing?"
The young eunuch quickly replied, "His Highness happened to be in Xuzhou at that time to celebrate the old Grand Tutor's birthday. You may not know, but this matter caused quite a stir back then. There was a lot of discussion about it both inside and outside the palace."
"Because of this, the Seventh Princess has certainly harbored resentment towards His Highness the Crown Prince."
Li Chengrui narrowed his eyes slightly.
The young eunuch glanced at Li Chengrui furtively, and seeing that he didn't seem inclined to stop him, he continued, "And the same thing happened a few months ago when Madam Zheng was poisoned."
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