The young man in gorgeous clothes was as beautiful as the moon surrounded by stars, but the coldness between his eyebrows was like ice that could dispel the scorching heat in the courtyard, without a trace of warmth.
"Yuan'er..." Emperor Li saw his son again after many years, but it was as if he was seeing his former queen again.
But compared with his current ragged clothes and bloodstains on his face, his gorgeous clothes were totally out of place: "Yuan'er, Yuan'er, father knows he was wrong. It was this bitch who deceived me! I treated you badly before..."
Compared to Emperor Li's reminiscence of the past, Concubine De and her son were clearly more afraid: "Li Yuan...you can't do anything to us. We are old members of the royal family."
They were timid and humble, no longer as arrogant and domineering as they were in the past.
Li Yuan originally thought he was here for revenge, but now he felt like he saw a drowned dog, and he didn't even have the heart to beat it up.
No wonder His Majesty didn't even mention coming here. I guess he thinks it's extremely boring to take action against such a person.
"I'm not the kind of person who would kick someone when they're down." Li Yuan said this, feeling that perhaps he had been corrupted by the company he kept. "Instead, I'm here to help you."
"What help can I provide?" Li Di looked at him expectantly.
"I heard earlier that you doubted Li Cang's lineage. To unite you and your son, we naturally need to prove our lineage to avoid jeopardizing your descendants." Li Yuan waved his hand and said, "I'll trouble Doctor Mo to verify their paternity."
Doctor Mo came forward and said, "Your humble servant obeys your orders."
The imperial physician stepped forward, and several palace servants held the three men down. Emperor Li was confused, but Li Cang struggled and shouted, "Li Yuan, what do you want to do? Do you want to murder my father and brother? Let me go!"
This courtyard is so lively that other members of the royal family might have come to join in the fun in the past, but now they have all closed their doors and dare not come out to inquire. Even they think that the soldiers guarding there are not vegetarians.
"Let me go!!! You're trying to murder me!!!"
"It's so noisy, shut his mouth." Li Yuan said.
The palace servants simply tore off a piece of rag and stuffed it into their mouths. No matter how they hesitated, the blood test was completed.
The cup was brought in front of Li Yuan, and the blood in them mixed, obviously indicating they were biological children.
The cup was brought in front of Emperor Li again. He stared at the blood mixing in the cup with wide eyes, but seemed relieved.
"I didn't expect he was actually her biological child." Li Yuan lowered his eyes and said amid the tense mood of the three people, "If that's the case, it will be much easier. Li Cang, do you want to live?"
The cloth in Li Cang's mouth was taken away. He knew it was just a paternity test and was obviously relieved: "Of course he wants to live."
He was at the mercy of others, and his two fists were no match for his four feet. He had no way of fighting the man in front of him.
"It's the height of summer now. There is a big tree in the yard. I want you to tie your father and mother up to it yourself. As long as you hang them for two hours, you will be alive." Li Yuan said.
The man said that there are some things that you don't have to do yourself. Just watch them fighting each other and get a mouth full of fur, and you will feel that some people are just so-so.
Concubine De and Emperor Li both looked at Li Yuan in shock, then turned to Li Cang, who had gotten up from the ground and taken the rope handed to him by the palace servant, and said, "Cang'er, I am your father, you can't do this to me!"
"Cang'er, I am your mother, I am your mother. From childhood to adulthood, it has always been your mother who has protected you..."
"Just two hours, mother, just two hours and my son will be alive, just two hours, please!"
Crazy and pleading voices rang out in the courtyard. Li Yuan did not find the painful scene very comforting at all, but rather felt it was extremely ironic.
Your Majesty said that day that revenge was enough, but there was no need to hold the hatred in your heart. I think this was prepared for today.
"Let's go." Li Yuan turned around and said.
A palace attendant beside him hurriedly said, "The Queen, please get up."
"Your Highness, won't you watch it to the end?" asked a close palace servant.
"No need. Have someone watch over them and make sure they are alive. After they survive, we can continue to watch them as before." Li Yuan felt that this place was very dirty and filthy. He even felt a little regretful and thought that maybe he should not have come here today.
"Yes." The palace servants did not understand his emotions, but obeyed his orders.
Li Yuan left a little faster than when he came. Although the royal families of various countries could not leave their own courtyards, they could still peek through the cracks in the door. Some people were curious about what charm the current queen had that could attract the Emperor Qi, who unified the world, to fall in love with her. Others were curious about the friction between the current queen and Emperor Li.
Even if you just look at people through the crack of the door, the young man in gorgeous clothes hurried past in the sunlight. His whole body seems crystal clear, which makes people forget the world.
"With such a beautiful face, it's no wonder that Emperor Qi cares about her." Emperor Liang sighed.
"Didn't the Southern Kingdom say that only by marrying this queen could the world be at peace? Now it has truly come true."
"Rumor has it that whoever gets Li Yuan will get the world."
The rest of the royal family were fine, but the former Emperor Yuanhe was truly stunned. Even though he couldn't see clearly now, he still had the ability to appreciate beauty. Such a stunning beauty was so different from the dull and old-fashioned empress dowager. They didn't seem like they were from the same person.
"That's not the Queen Mother, that's not... She must have been switched." The Southern Emperor pointed.
His words used to be as important as gold, but now they are just regarded as crazy talk and no one cares.
Li Yuan felt his nerves relax only after leaving the courtyard: "Return to the palace."
He was not in a hurry when he left the palace, but when he returned, he wished the carriage would go faster and faster. He only wanted to see the person who must be waiting for him in the palace at this time.
After entering the palace and getting off the carriage, Li Yuan walked hurriedly. Only when he saw the handsome and stern man sitting in the palace in the emperor's casual clothes did he breathe a sigh of relief.
"You're back?" Lin Su looked up at his sweaty face and the way he exhaled slightly, and smiled, "Are you hot? Why are you running so fast?"
"I was anxious to come back and see you." Li Yuan stepped over the threshold and walked towards him.
Lin Su seemed to be lost in thought, but he stood up and hugged the little queen who was running towards him, saying, "I didn't expect that the queen would miss me so much after only being apart for a few hours."
"One day without seeing you feels like three years. Even a few hours feels like several months." Li Yuan didn't know why he was in such a hurry. He only knew that when he saw this person, the disgust and coldness in his heart disappeared, leaving only a heart full of comfort and sweetness.
"Is the Queen inviting me?" Lin Su asked, holding up his hanging body.
Li Yuan placed his hand on his shoulder. He felt that this man's features were truly the most beautiful in the world. Every aspect of his appearance was exactly what he wanted. "Your Majesty, do you accept the invitation?"
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