Li Xiaochen's father was his benefactor and confidant, the child of Brother Li, and he was someone Li Xiaochen watched grow up.
Since Brother Li's death, he has treated Li Xiaochen as his own child.
It could be said that the Emperor treated Li Xiaochen better than he treated his own princes.
Seeing Li Xiaochen like this, the Emperor couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness, yet also a sense of relief! His child had grown up and had someone he wanted to protect!
"yes!"
Seeing that the Emperor would not bring up the topic again, Li Xiaochen shut up. It was up to Xin Xin to decide whether or not to take out the explosives; he would not interfere.
He didn't want to put Xin Xin in a difficult position! He could sense that Xin Xin struggled every time she took that thing, and she wouldn't take it out unless she was forced into a corner.
"Last night, Princess Gong sent someone to the palace to summon the imperial physician. After the physician returned, he told me that Prince Gong's leg might be crippled. What do you think of this?"
The Emperor asked.
"Your Majesty, Prince Gong is doing just fine. If he truly harbored rebellious intentions, his crippled leg can be considered retribution."
Li Xiaochen didn't say he was innocent, after all, with so many weapons, it didn't seem like he was innocent.
"Regardless of the circumstances, we still need to investigate the evidence. Go and investigate this Prince Gong first, and see if there is anything else he is hiding from me."
The Emperor thought for a moment and then gave his instructions.
The fact that Prince Gong did this shows that he was indeed hiding something, but he was uneasy about leaving it unattended.
If Prince Gong dares to make these underhanded moves right under his nose, he should be prepared to be investigated.
"yes!"
Li Xiaochen accepts the order!
Before leaving, Li Xiaochen asked the Emperor for an imperial decree, but the Emperor chased after him and scolded him!
"Was my imperial edict specifically for you, brat? You're always coming to me with decrees for your trivial matters. How many imperial edicts have been issued just for you getting married? Huh? Go ask your wife how many imperial edicts she's kept in her house! And you still have the nerve to ask for more?"
The emperor was practically chasing after him with those rulers to beat him.
"Your Majesty, it's not my fault. Back then, the imperial edict was issued in a hurry, so I simply took it to Jibei City to read it out. There are still many people in the capital who don't know that I'm going to marry Xin Xin. I just wanted the whole Xia Kingdom to know that Xin Xin is going to marry me."
"Furthermore, your previous imperial decree only granted the marriage, without specifying a date. You've already chosen the wedding date for me, shouldn't you issue an imperial decree to publicize it? Hiding it like this will make people think that Your Majesty is not satisfied with this marriage! Isn't this making Xin Xin suffer?"
Li Xiaochen listened to the Emperor's scolding but ignored it completely. Only after the Emperor finished scolding did he begin to appeal to his emotions and reason, and start to preach profound principles.
emperor:……?
So, it turns out I made a mistake in issuing the imperial decree in the first place?
The emperor picked up the memorial on the table and threw it at Li Xiaochen.
Those memorials were made of paper and cloth, so they wouldn't hurt if they hit you.
Cheng Tinghao, who was watching the show from the sidelines, was full of schadenfreude. Serves him right, who told you to marry my sister? He deserves to be smashed.
Li Xiaochen waited until the Emperor finished smashing the items before respectfully speaking:
"Your Majesty, you watched me grow up. Don't you also want me to have my own home?"
Li Xiaochen's words made the Emperor, who was already furious, pause in his breath, and his eyes welled up with tears. Yes! Ah Chen should have a home of his own!
Li Xiaochen left the Imperial Study with a satisfied expression.
Cheng Tinghao walked out with a blank expression.
...
Lin Yuxin didn't go out today and stayed at home. She came back too late last night and didn't tell Zhao Hanya about the wedding date. So after lunch today, Lin Yuxin went to find Zhao Hanya.
"Mother!"
When Lin Yuxin went in, she saw her mother taking stock of her eldest brother's wedding preparations. Almost everything was ready except for the food needed for the day, which would have to be purchased closer to the wedding date.
"You're here? How late did you get back last night?"
Zhao Hanyue looked at Lin Yuxin who was walking over, quickly put down the list in her hand, and asked Lin Yuxin with concern.
She was still afraid that Prince Gong's Mansion would retaliate against Xin Xin.
"I went to see a play last night!"
Lin Yuxin smiled mysteriously, and then told Zhao Hanyue about the tragic scene at Prince Gong's Mansion last night.
"Really? What could be so powerful that it razed half of the palace to the ground in an instant?"
Zhao Hanyue was still somewhat skeptical, but upon hearing that the prince's leg was crippled, she felt much better and had no sympathy for Prince Gong at all.
The prince also bears responsibility for framing the princess; he can't even control his own wife! He deserves it!
Although Zhao Hanyue's thought process is a bit off, her ultimate goal is the same.
"This thing is called a dynamite pack. It was invented in desperation when we were besieged by soldiers from the northern frontier in Jibei City."
Lin Yuxin told a white lie.
"My Xin Xin is so smart!"
Zhao Hanyue believed her, raised her hand to pat Lin Yuxin's head, and praised her.
Lin Yuxin hugged Zhao Hanya's arm, rested her head on her shoulder, and said in a coquettish tone:
"Who told me I was born of a mother? My mother gave me a smart brain."
"Hehe! You actually know how to make me happy!"
Zhao Hanyue pointed to Lin Yuxin's head and smiled.
Seeing that Zhao Hanyya was happy now, Lin Yuxin began to tell her what Li Xiaochen had told her:
"Mother, the Prince said that my wedding date with him is set for February 18th!"
"February 18th? Isn't that next month? Is the time so tight? How can we make it in time!"
Upon hearing the news about Lin Yuxin, Zhao Hanyue felt somewhat at a loss.
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