Concubine Xue was very angry, very, very angry.
Since Concubine Li De dared to play dirty tricks behind your back, don't blame her for being rude.
Break up!
We must break up.
What Li family members, all of them, go to hell.
After all the members of the Li family died, she wanted to see what qualifications Concubine Li De still had to be arrogant.
She can't be so arrogant just relying on a little prince.
Without the support of her mother's family, she is like a tiger with its teeth pulled out, all show and no substance.
Concubine Li De was still confused.
Just because Jiang Shuyi is not dead, Concubine Xue is going to turn against her.
Why?
Even when her elder brother died, she didn't turn against Concubine Xue. What right did Concubine Xue have to turn against her?
Concubine Li De was furious and cursed Concubine Xue one hundred and eight times in her bedroom.
…
Prince Ning plays chess with Liu Zhao.
Prince Ning looked at the chessboard, feeling a little depressed.
"The Li family may not die."
Liu Zhao was very calm, "Do your best and leave the rest to fate. Whether you live or die is just a matter of course."
Prince Ning made a move, "You are quite open-minded."
Liu Zhao's venomous tongue flared up, and he spoke the truth. "To be honest, my grandfather only said he wanted to take away my father's title, not mine. If my father is ever demoted, I will support you."
Prince Ning bared his teeth because he had a toothache.
How much sin must have been done in the previous life to raise such a terrible son?
He said, "Even if I'm demoted, I don't need you to support me. You can't even support yourself, so how can you be qualified to support me? Haha!"
Prince Ning mocked Liu Zhao mercilessly.
Both father and son are not good at making a living financially, but at the same time they are both good at spending money.
It is indeed difficult to say who supports whom.
But Liu Zhao still has a trick up his sleeve. "I can't support the family, but Xiaojiu can. We are husband and wife as one. What's mine is hers, and what's hers is mine."
Prince Ning mocked again, "I have never heard that a woman's dowry belongs to the man."
Liu Zhao's face was dark. Could he still have a pleasant chat?
He snorted, "I also have shares in Xiaojiu's business."
Prince Ning suddenly realized, "I'll invest in it someday, at least to make some pocket money."
Liu Zhao frowned, very disgusted, "Father owns the entire palace, and you still ask Xiaojiu to help you make money, it's not appropriate."
"There's nothing inappropriate. Go back and ask your wife when the new project will start. Don't forget me."
Liu Zhao refused directly, "I'm busy!"
Prince Ning pointed at him and said, "You are too petty and like to hold grudges. This is not good, this is not good!"
"Sons learn from their fathers."
Liu Zhao bounced back perfectly.
Prince Ning was dissatisfied and snorted, "Sooner or later, I will be pissed off by you."
"May my father live a long life." Liu Zhao said this casually.
Prince Ning was too lazy to argue with him.
"If the Li family can't die, we have to find a way to drive them out of the capital."
Liu Zhao said, "The Li family is a foreign relative. There has never been a precedent where the Empress is favored in the palace while her family is driven out of the capital. The Li family must either die or continue to live in the capital. Grandfather Huang will not choose the third path."
Prince Ning asked, "How do we let them die?"
Liu Zhao smiled and said, "It's difficult to keep a person alive. But it's easy to kill a person. He can choke to death while drinking water, or even die from a fall. Li Dalang is already dead, so Master Li should go down to accompany his son."
Prince Ning shook his head and warned, "You must not act rashly. Chen Dachang has been ordered to monitor the Jinwu Guards. Anyone who dares to lay a hand on the Li family will have their hand chopped off. If you step forward now, be careful that you will be used as a target by this old man and you will never be able to stand up again."
Liu Zhao sneered, "Did my son ever say he wanted to take action in the Imperial Prison? The Imperial Prison is impregnable. Even a fool wouldn't choose to take action there at this time."
"So where do you want to start?"
"The Imperial Prison can't take action, but can't the Li family take action either?"
Prince Ning narrowed his eyes and said, "You plan to help Concubine Li De and get the Li family out, and then take action."
Liu Zhao said lightly, "The Li family has many enemies. If one day, a thug with a grudge rushed into the Li family and killed someone, would that be a big deal? It can only be considered the Li family's own fault."
Liu Zhao would not use assassination as a means of breaking the rules of the game openly, he would use assassination as a means of breaking the rules secretly.
When thugs kill people in broad daylight, is that an overt or covert tactic?
Is this an assassination?
Definitely not!
Absolutely no game breakers.
This is a play about a brave man's successful revenge, which is popular among people all over the world because it is very satisfying.
Prince Ning commented, "Shameless indeed. Very good. You have already reached 70% of my power."
Liu Zhao rolled his eyes and refused to argue with Prince Ning.
Prince Ning reminded him, "Now is the time to release the Li family. Seize the time and get things done quickly."
Liu Zhao stared at the chessboard, "Father, you are about to lose."
Is that why you are so anxious to get him out?
"Who said I'm going to lose? That's nonsense."
Prince Ning simply cheated and ruined the chess game with a flick of his sleeve.
He thought that everything would be fine.
However, Liu Zhao was reviewing the situation slowly and leisurely.
Prince Ning pointed at him and was so angry that he almost vomited blood.
"You must defeat me before you leave?"
Liu Zhao said expressionlessly, "If my father is willing to admit defeat, I don't have to win."
Prince Ning almost spat out a mouthful of blood.
"Alright, alright, I admit defeat. Stop reviewing the situation and get back to work."
Liu Zhao dropped the chess piece and said, "Father, take your time. By the way, Father, be careful that your hat turns green."
"What did you say? Brat, stop right there."
How could Liu Zhao listen to him? He quickly left the Bixi Pavilion and went back to the East Courtyard to play with his beloved wife.
Prince Ning was very angry and the consequences were serious.
He stared at the eunuch Chang En with a dark face, "Did you understand what the eldest master said?"
Chang En's calves trembled, "Your Majesty, could the eldest young master be joking?"
"A joke?" Prince Ning laughed at first, then shouted angrily, "Do you think I'm a fool, or do you think the eldest son is a fool? No matter how tactless he is, he dares to use the color of my hat to make a fuss? Investigate, investigate thoroughly. Which woman is so restless that she dares to cheat on me? I will kill her."
Chang En took the order and quickly took people to find out the situation.
Prince Ning sat alone in his study, feeling very upset.
Liu Zhao was a typical bastard son, born to be his nemesis.
He went over all his women in his mind.
However, because there were so many women, a lot of them were forgotten.
Some women are only favored once, and if they don't leave any impression, they are thrown into the backyard and ignored.
Prince Ning stood up and angrily went to Chunhe Hall to look for Pei.
"Princess, please bring out the backyard roster. I want to review it."
Pei stared at him suspiciously, "Why are you looking at the list, Your Highness? Which woman have you set your sights on?"
Prince Ning said sternly, "Just take it when I tell you to. You're talking too much nonsense."
Pei snorted, "You're venting your anger in front of me for no reason. Your Highness's temper is really getting worse."
Despite her complaints, Pei still ordered someone to find the list and hand it over to King Ning.
Prince Ning flipped through the list angrily.
You don’t know until you see it, and you’ll be shocked when you see it.
Over the years, he has slept with more than a hundred women.
He frowned, "Is everyone on the roster here?"
Pei's face was stern, and she said unhappily, "A few years ago, we cleared out a group of people, but a few died of illness. Now there are probably about eighty or ninety left."
Of course, not everyone has a status.
Some of them were just maids who served the emperor all night, and some were singers and dancers with no status.
As long as Prince Ning agrees and they are willing, they can choose to marry. They don't necessarily have to stay in the palace.
The reason why most of them chose to stay in the palace was, of course, because it was nice to stay under the big trees.
It’s so hard to go out and make a living with your own hands!
Even if they got married, given their status, they could only marry slaves, ordinary people, minor officials, or low-ranking military generals.
If you marry these people and still want to continue to live a life of luxury, you can only dream about it. For those who are even more miserable, you still have to make a living on your own, cook and wash clothes, and take care of the whole family.
How could a life like that be as comfortable as staying in the palace?
It’s so nice to have no worries about food and drink, get a monthly salary, and live a decent life.
It’s not too late to think about your future once you have saved enough money.
Everyone thinks very realistically.
The palace was not short of their food, and since Prince Ning hadn't spoken, Pei Shi turned a blind eye and kept these people in the palace. They were just like embroiderers, cooks, or just people to talk to and entertain themselves.
Prince Ning frowned so hard that he could pinch a fly to death.
Pei was curious, so she asked, "Why did the prince suddenly think of checking the list? Who has he chosen now?"
"This king doesn't like anyone. Who is the most unruly among them?"
Pei laughed sarcastically, "I said these people are unruly, do you believe me, Your Highness?"
Can a well-behaved person take the initiative to climb into a man's bed?
hehe!
Over the years, the Pei family was too lazy to manage Prince Ning's lower body, so they tolerated the existence of these people.
When Pei was young, he would have sold them all, one by one.
Prince Ning said with a serious expression, "I am asking you this very seriously."
Pei said casually, "Your Highness, if you only ask me who is misbehaving, then naturally everyone is misbehaving. If Your Highness wants to ask about specific people, at least give me a heads-up so that I can help you choose."
Prince Ning frowned, "Forget it! I'll take this list with me and come back for dinner another day."
After saying this, Prince Ning took the list and left.
Pei didn't try to keep him.
In recent years, the couple rarely slept in the same bed, perhaps not even once a year. Even the chance to sit down and eat together became rare.
The couple are very comfortable with this way of getting along and have no intention of changing it.
He treated her as his wife and respected her. She managed the palace for him and raised his children, leaving him without any worries.
She treated him as her husband and respected him, and he earned a decent reputation for her outside. A husband's honor brings glory to his wife.
This may be the common way for old couples to get along with each other.
Even in modern society, many couples choose to sleep in separate beds or even in separate rooms after 10 or 20 years of marriage.
That they have a bad relationship?
uncertain!
Maybe it started out as a way for the children to sleep in separate beds.
But in the end, most of it was just for the sake of freedom.
When you reach middle age, you have to compromise with others even when you really don’t want to sleep.
Sleeping alone in a bed brings true comfort and peace after a tiring day.
Asking them to sleep in the same bed like a young couple, being affectionate and sweet, is too difficult for them because they no longer have that passion.
Pei and Prince Ning obviously lost their passion.
Now, no matter which woman Prince Ning favors, Pei is indifferent and doesn’t care at all.
But the couple get along better than before.
Maybe it’s because they have stopped arguing, are tired of arguing, and can sit down and talk politely.
Even though Pei mocked Prince Ning and vented her resentment accumulated over the years, Prince Ning just smiled and did not take it to heart.
If this had happened when the two were young, if Pei had ridiculed Prince Ning to his face, with Prince Ning's unruly temper, he would have pointed at Pei's nose and cursed her, and the couple would have ended up parting ways on bad terms.
The eunuch Wen Zhong waited beside Pei, "Your Majesty, the prince took the list. Is it the person on the list? Who has the problem?"
Pei nodded and said, "Keep an eye on Chang En. If anything goes wrong with anyone, the prince will definitely order Chang En to handle it."
The eunuch Wen Zhong took the order and left.
Liu Yi came and just missed Wen Zhong.
He came to pay his respects to Mrs. Pei.
"I wonder when my mother will enter the palace?"
"What's the matter?" Pei asked casually.
Liu Yi sat at the bottom and said with a smile, "My son wants to go to the palace to pay his respects to Grandmother. I haven't seen her for a long time and I miss her very much."
"If you want to enter the palace, just hand in the card and enter. Why do you have to enter the palace with me?" Pei didn't understand.
Liu Yi lowered his head, feeling a little guilty.
Pei stared at him, "You and Xiao Qin'er, aren't you fighting again?"
Liu Yi complained, "Mother is very wise. Ever since my cousin Qin'er gave birth to my eldest son, her temper has gotten worse and worse. She's always finding fault with everything. Once or twice is fine, but if she does it every other day, my son can't stand it."
Pei snorted, "What's the matter this time that makes her have to argue with you?"
Liu Yi lowered his head and looked around.
Pei was very dissatisfied, "Are you keeping a mistress outside again?"
Liu Yi waved his hands repeatedly, "My mother has misunderstood. I have absolutely no mistress. However, I recently hired a courtesan, and the expenses are a bit high."
"absurd!"
Pei scolded angrily, "How old are you? You're actually imitating your father and keeping a courtesan. Do you have a mountain of gold or a mountain of silver? You're imitating your father, not the good things, but all the messy things.
Isn't Xiao Qin'er good enough? Aren't the maids in the mansion pretty enough? Why do you have to go out to eat? What's wrong with you? Last time it was a singer, this time it's a brothel girl. Look at you, what kind of people are you looking for? They are all lowly people. Hurry up and change your mind, otherwise this princess will ask the accountant to cut off your money and food.
"Mother, calm down."
When Liu Yi heard that his money and food would be cut off, he immediately became anxious.
He said aggrievedly, "The maids in the mansion are beautiful, but I can't eat them. Mother knows that Qin'er is wary of me like a thief. If I look at a maid for even a second, she'll disappear the next day. I have no choice but to think of a plan outside."
Pei snorted coldly, "You follow your father and learn all sorts of nonsense, and you think you're right. This princess asks you, what do you want to do by coming to the palace to see the queen?"
Liu Yi said hurriedly, "My son has been a little tight on money lately, and I know that keeping a courtesan isn't a long-term solution. But given Qin'er's temper, she definitely won't let me take a concubine. I'm thinking, why not ask Grandmother to give me a few beauties? If Grandmother personally gives them to me, I'm sure Qin'er won't dare object."
Pei frowned and nodded secretly, "You should take a few concubines. It's not right for a grandson of the emperor to not even have a decent concubine by his side."
When Liu Yi heard this, he was extremely happy. He finally won the support of his mother.
He bowed and said, "Please grant me your blessing, Mother."
Pei thought for a moment and said, "It's not appropriate to give you a beauty alone. It would be best if each of you brothers could have one."
Liu Yi asked, "My second sister-in-law is pregnant, is it appropriate?"
"That's all right! Your second sister-in-law is a clear-headed person and won't dwell on trivial matters. Besides, she wouldn't dare to object to someone bestowed personally by the Empress."
Liu Yi was overjoyed, "Thank you, mother. I know that you love me the most."
Pei's face was stern. "Don't be too happy too soon. Qin'er gave birth to your eldest son, and he is also your niece's granddaughter. If you want to take a concubine, you must first ask your Majesty for her consent."
Liu Yi disagreed, "Qin'er is the Madam's niece's granddaughter, and I am the Madam's grandson. Comparing the two, the grandson is naturally more important."
Pei glared at him. "You'd better be nice to Qin'er. Be careful she goes to the palace and complains about you, and you'll suffer. When the Queen bestows upon you a beauty, you must settle down and stop fooling around like your father did. If I ever find out you're keeping these shady women, I'll cut off your money and food."
Liu Yi was smiling but not doing anything serious.
"Don't worry, mother. We already have a beautiful concubine at home, and my son won't pay any attention to the courtesans outside."
Pei was worried, "Don't favor your concubine over your wife, or you'll be beaten by the Xiao family."
Liu Yi repeatedly assured that he would be good to Xiao Qin'er.
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