He came to beg for mercy.
The two of them were born to the same mother, and when something happened to the Sixth Prince, Chu Yuanchi was naturally the most anxious.
only.
Chu Li was surprised and said, "Why don't I quite understand what you are saying, my great brother?"
Chu Yuanchi looked at the young man in front of him. He was still as gentle, handsome and docile as usual. He didn't fight or compete, and seemed to have no temper at all.
But what he did surprised him.
Was all my indifference over the years just an act?
"Ninth brother..."
"Big brother, I know you are worried about Sixth brother, but his affairs have nothing to do with me." Chu Li spread his hands innocently.
On the side, Gou Ba testified:
"Your Highness, my master did make peace with the Sixth Prince and sent him off respectfully. Is there any misunderstanding?"
"If the eldest prince doesn't find out the truth, he will come to question my master, which will hurt my master's good intentions. If something goes wrong again in the future, my master may not be so easy to talk to."
Chu Yuanchi pursed his lips.
Isn’t it Chu Li?
Someone else?
Looking at Chu Li's calm demeanor, he pursed his lips a little tighter, "I was too impatient, Ninth Brother, don't worry."
"It's alright, Gou Ba, send the eldest prince out."
"yes."
Chu Yuanchi left Zhaolan Palace, looked back, squeezed his slightly curled palms, summoned the secret guard, and asked him to conduct a thorough investigation.
Upon investigation, it was discovered that when the Sixth Prince left the palace, he met with the Second Prince and they talked for a long time.
He was slightly suspicious.
If Chu Li hadn’t reported it to the emperor, could it be... the second prince?
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In the blink of an eye, it was the day of the Double Ninth Festival. This year, Chu Li presided over the ceremony and had already arranged the procedures. He brought royal personnel and ministers above the third rank to the imperial mausoleum to worship their ancestors.
The monks chanted scriptures, the nuns protected the Dharma, dogwood branches were planted everywhere, and chrysanthemum wine was offered as sacrifices...
She arranged the long list of processes in a thorough and comprehensive manner.
The ministers watched, nodded secretly, and discussed quietly:
"This is the first time that the Ninth Prince has organized such a large festival ceremony, but he has done it so thoroughly. It really surprised us."
"The Ninth Prince is a careful person, and he is very patient, which is good."
“Not bad…”
The King of Chu climbed up the high steps and burned incense and offered sacrifices to his ancestors.
The process is lengthy and tedious.
Chu Dichi stood not far away, watching the busy Chu Li. Facing such a large occasion, she paced back and forth, thinking carefully, neither humble nor arrogant, and there was satisfaction in her eyes, as if she was appreciating an outstanding work of art.
A work of art that is unique to him.
After a whole day, it finally ended.
Done!
In the evening, Chu Li finally got rid of all his fatigue, soaked in the bathtub, and took a good bath.
The affairs of state are really tiring, and every detail has to be handled well, otherwise someone will find fault with it and magnify it infinitely.
Being in the court is like walking on thin ice.
She finally got a taste of the feeling of hard work.
"Look how tired the master is. If he has to do this kind of work more often, he will cry and scream." Gou Ba picked up the bucket and added hot water into the bathtub.
Chu Li was so tired that he could hardly open his eyes. He leaned against the bathtub, drowsy.
"Amitabha, God bless me, please stop tormenting me, I don't want to deal with this anymore."
Gou Bazang couldn't help laughing:
"The emperor thinks highly of you. Today, in front of everyone, the emperor even praised you."
Chu Li just wanted to lie down.
Maybe the process of lying down is very difficult, but if you grit your teeth and persevere, sooner or later you will live the life you want.
"You can leave now. You don't need to serve me tonight."
"yes."
Chu Li stretched his waist, his face turned red from the warm water, his mind was in a daze, and he fell asleep without knowing when.
When a pair of slightly cool hands grasped her waist, she suddenly came back to her senses.
She started and opened her eyes, only to see a solemn and cold figure, stained with the night, appearing beside her at an inopportune time.
She was so frightened that she sank into the water:
“You… why are you…”
Chu Dichi withdrew his wet hands, "You fell asleep, the water is cold."
I wanted to pick her up, but she woke up as soon as I touched her.
Only then did Chu Li realize that the cold water was soaking his body.
Outside the window, the night is falling.
She probably slept for at least an hour and a half.
She bit her lower lip lightly and covered her chest with both hands vigilantly, "I can get up by myself."
"Um."
After waiting for a few seconds, why is he still standing there?
"Uncle, I need to get dressed. Please step aside."
"So awkward?"
Although Chu Dichi said this, he did not torture her on purpose, so as to prevent her from freezing herself by soaking in cold water for too long.
Chu Li saw him walk to the outer room and was blocked by the screen. After making sure that his sight was completely blocked, he quickly lifted himself up from the bathtub and stepped out.
Little did they know…
Chu Dichi was standing outside, the dim candlelight shining down just enough to cast Chu Li's shadow onto the screen.
Her long legs, slim waist, and exquisite curves...
All of it was projected onto the screen and into the man's eyes.
All in view.
His eyes darkened.
Look at her grabbing her clothes in a panic and tidying herself up quickly. Within ten breaths, she ran out with a messy head of hair.
Looking down, I saw a pair of round, jade-like feet running barefoot on the ground.
He walked towards her.
Her heart tightened and she stepped back subconsciously, "Uncle, it's so late, why are you here...ah!"
She was suddenly picked up by the waist. Out of her body's instinctive reaction, she subconsciously hugged the man's neck to prevent herself from falling.
He held her steadily and walked towards the bed.
"Of course I miss you."
He laid her on the bed, pressed her gently between his arms, and could not wait to press a kiss on her pink lips.
"Uncle... ugh!"
She turned her head away and said, "I'm very sleepy. I'm already very tired today."
Chu Dichi gently pinched her jaw, and the gentle kiss gradually deepened and became more and more domineering, "Just lie down, you don't have to move."
"No, no, I...I'm not comfortable with this."
Chu Li turned his head and supported his chest with both hands.
"Uncle, I'm really inconvenienced!"
"What's inconvenient?"
"I...my period is coming."
"?"
Chu Dichi paused and raised his head slightly. When they separated, there was an ambiguous silver thread at the corners of their lips, and their turbid breathing intertwined.
"Didn't you just come here?"
His voice was hoarse, and he had an irrepressible impulse, like a wild beast out of a cage, about to be unable to be suppressed.
Chu Li clutched the clothes on her chest and said, "Last time was last time, this time is this time, I really have my period."
Chu Dichi pinched her face and said in a cold voice:
"Do you think I am easy to fool?"
The last time, I let her go because of this incident.
Last time, it was also because of this matter.
Today, he used this excuse again.
Are you really taking chicken feathers as your authority?
Is it so effective?
Chu Li glared at him, "Everything I said is true."
"Whether it is true or not, I will know it after I try it."
“No… ugh!”
She twisted her body and was as weak as a loach. How could she be a match for a man?
He conquered cities and plundered territories.
However, at the last moment, when he saw the faint scarlet color, his movements paused violently, and his eyes at that moment showed that he wished he could eat Chu Li.
"You were lying to me the last two times?"
Chu Li hunched his body and hid himself tightly:
"W-What did you lie to me?"
The man's back teeth were about to break: "Normal women have their period once a month, but you had it three times in a month, and only this time was real. Doesn't that mean you were lying the first two times?"
good.
good.
He trusted her too much, that's why he was defrauded by her twice in a row!
Chu Li felt guilty, but soon he pulled his neck and said righteously: "I didn't lie to you. Everyone's body is different. My menstruation has always been irregular. It's normal to have three periods a month."
Chu Di smiled grimly:
"Three times a month, seven days each time, Chu Li, you bleed from the beginning to the end of the month. Do you think you are a blood bag? Or an immortal monster?"
Chu Li felt a choke in his neck.
The first two times, she was indeed lying.
But, so what?
What can he do as long as she doesn't admit it?
She just refused to admit it.
During this special period, Chu Dichi couldn't do anything to her, but her fearless look was really annoying. In a fit of rage, he pushed her down on the bed and kissed her hard.
The kiss made her almost breathless, her face flushed and her eyes wet.
After being severely bullied, he felt much better. He put his arms around her waist and pulled the quilt to cover both of them.
Chu Li realized something and said in surprise:
"You want to sleep here?"
He hugged her waist, and clamped her legs with his long and strong legs, just like he was hugging a large human pillow.
"Why not?"
"But I'm on my period, I can't..."
Can't satisfy him.
And every time he came to see her, wasn't it for that matter?
Chu Dichi rested his chin on her head, rubbed it, and adjusted himself to a comfortable position. "Does your stomach hurt?"
Chu Li was slightly stunned.
Is he caring about her?
How could he care about her?
"I'm asking you a question, are you asleep?"
"No..." She bit her lower lip lightly, leaning in his arms somewhat uncomfortably, breathing in the ebony scent on his body, which she felt was refreshing and overbearing.
"It doesn't hurt."
"Is the injury on your hand better?"
"It has scabbed over and it doesn't hurt anymore."
"You've done a great job with the Sixth Prince." His chin rubbed against her soft hair. The unique orchid scent on her body made him inexplicably peaceful.
"Instead of exposing him directly, they used the Second Prince to make them suspicious of each other and start an internal conflict. Now, the First Prince is already on guard against the Second Prince."
For many years, the eldest prince, the second prince and the sixth prince have been on the same front, advancing and retreating together.
Now that they are in internal strife and their strength has been weakened, if we defeat them one by one, they will not pose any threat at all.
Chu Li pursed his lips.
In fact, she had no intention of targeting the eldest prince's party.
That day, she really didn't want to bother with the Sixth Prince.
As a result, they started fighting among themselves, which was none of her business.
"Next, pull the eldest prince down." The man's deep voice sounded in the dim and quiet room, making Chu Li's heart gradually grow cold.
The matter of the Sixth Prince is over, and now it is the turn of the First Prince.
His purpose was not concealed.
She is the best chess piece in his hand.
Chu Li whispered, "My eldest brother has always been kind and benevolent, and has made friends everywhere."
"You are very smart. You know how to start from the place that a person cares about the most. The more perfect his disguise is, the more you have to expose his mask before you can deal a fatal blow." He kissed her between the eyebrows and praised her with great satisfaction.
Chu Li paused:
"What I mean is that the eldest prince has always been kind and benevolent, and is very friendly to both the people and the officials. Can the uncle let him go?"
Chu Di paused, "Are you begging for him?"
Chu Li just thought of the child Chu Hongyan.
Although she disliked the darkness and fighting in the royal family, every time she thought of the way Chu Hongyan clung to her and called her the Ninth Uncle in his tender voice, she felt soft-hearted for no reason.
The third prince was under suspicion, the fourth prince was banished to the border, the fifth prince was disabled, the sixth prince was under house arrest, the seventh prince was imprisoned, she and the eighth prince were good-for-nothings with no ambitions, and now, the second prince was under suspicion. Among the many princes, only the eldest prince was left.
Once something happens to the eldest prince, Chu Dichi's ambition will be completely exposed.
There are nine princes. Will he really not let any of them go?
Does he hate the royal family so much?
"I am not begging for anyone. I am just telling the truth. My eldest brother is kind and gentle to others. The people love him very much. I am doing this for the sake of the people."
The royal family cannot be in chaos.
Once the royal family is in chaos, the country will be unstable and the people will be unsettled.
Every time there is a change in regime, it is the common people who suffer.
Chu Dichi smiled faintly: "It seems that the thing that the eldest prince is most proud of is his reputation for being kind and benevolent."
"But is he really a kind and compassionate person?"
There was a hint of sarcasm in the cold voice.
There was obviously another layer of meaning, but Chu Li didn't understand it.
In her impression, the eldest prince was indeed a gentle person.
She often went to the eldest prince's palace to play.
The eldest prince's wife is also very gentle and kind.
Chu Dichi didn't continue the topic and fell asleep with her in his arms. Chu Li felt a little uncomfortable in his arms. She moved her body, turned over, and then rolled over.
I changed several positions, but I was not used to lying with him so quietly and peacefully.
He was really torturing her.
I'll kill her or chop her up, and won't let her have a quick death.
She would be treated like other princes; if she posed a threat to him, she would be eliminated. But if she just sat there and waited for death, she would be enslaved by him at will.
Where is her way out?
Thinking about these things, I fell asleep without knowing when. When I woke up, the sun was already high in the sky and Chu Dichi was nowhere to be seen.
"Gohachi!"
"Master, you're awake." Outside the door, Gou Ba trotted in.
"What time is it?"
"The end of the Si hour."
Chu Li immediately stood up and said, "It will be noon soon, why didn't you call me?"
Damn it!
How could she sleep so soundly with Chu Dichi beside her?
It must be because I was too busy and exhausted from yesterday’s Double Ninth Festival ceremony.
Gou Ba hurriedly helped her put on her clothes and said anxiously, "You used to sleep until noon..."
"Still talking back?"
"I know I was wrong."
Gou Ba felt aggrieved, but didn't dare to say it.
"My Lord, Lady Ning wants to see you, but Concubine Wen learned that you are still resting, so she asked her to wait outside and not to disturb you."
Concubine Ning is the biological mother of the eldest prince and the sixth prince. She was of humble origin and had no support from her maternal family. Even though she gave birth to two princes, her position was not high.
"How long have you been waiting?"
"I've been waiting for over an hour."
Chu Li has a headache.
It’s really a headache!
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