Chapter 5 Zhao Jie

"Did you move Chengxin's statue out of the palace?" Li Er asked.

Before Li Chengqian came, Li Er heard from his subordinates that the prince had moved Chengxin's statue out of the palace.

At first, Li Er killed Chengxin, the male favorite, for the sake of his son, thinking that killing this male favorite would make the prince change his mind.

Who knew that the prince was not only obsessed with his mistakes, but also claimed to be sick and did not attend court. He also built a small house for him in the East Palace and erected a statue. He

held memorial services every morning and evening, wandered around the house, and cried bitterly. He also piled up graves and stone tablets in the back garden of the East Palace for this damn Chengxin.

All of the above made Li Er very disappointed with his son, the crown prince Li Chengqian.

As time went by, Li Er began to think about deposing the prince, but in his heart he hoped that the prince could mend his ways.

As an emperor, the prince's actions did not make him worthy of being a crown prince.

As a father, Li Er hoped that his beloved son, who had gone astray, could reform and start a new life.

That's why Li Er had already decided to depose the prince, but he didn't make a decision.

He was not only an emperor, but also a father who loved his son.

"Yes! I asked someone to erase everything related to Chengxin." Li Chengqian said.

He did this without hiding anything, so Li Er naturally knew about it. He not only demolished the small house in the East Palace, but also filled up the graves in the back garden.

The former Li Chengqian no longer exists. Now this body is inhabited by a soul from the future. Naturally, some things related to the predecessor should be abandoned.

"Why do you suddenly want to do this? Tell me why?" Li Er asked.

When he killed Chengxin, Li Chengqian wanted to eat him. What he did afterwards broke his heart.

He really couldn't figure out why Li Chengqian suddenly did this?

"Since I claimed to be ill, I have thought a lot. I did do a lot of wrong things in the past. After this period of facing the wall and reflecting on my mistakes, I have figured it out."

"Today's Li Chengqian is no longer the Li Chengqian of the past, but a brand new Li Chengqian." Li Chengqian said.

Li Chengqian was telling the truth. His body was still the same body, but his soul was no longer the same soul.

The reason why Li Chengqian destroyed everything that pleased him in the East Palace was not only because he disliked his former male favorite, but also to show Li Er that he would change for the better.

This was just a statement. Whether the father and son could resolve their differences would depend on his future efforts.

The last sentence sounded like another thing to Li Er.

Li Er didn't quite believe that Li Chengqian would turn over a new leaf. He knew what his son was like over the years.

Unless Li Chengqian changed, it would be impossible for him to become what he expected. Li Er didn't know that Li Chengqian was no longer the Li Chengqian he knew. After

all, a three-foot-thick ice doesn't form overnight!

Li Chengqian's unbearable image had long been deeply rooted in people's hearts, and it was not possible to change everyone's perception of him with just a few words.

"You know you are wrong and want to correct it! This is a good thing, but can you really change it?" Li Er asked, hoping that Li Chengqian was not just perfunctory, but could really recognize his mistakes.

Even though he knew it was difficult, he hoped it would come true.

"No matter what I say now, it will be useless! After all, everything I did before, even when I think about it, I feel ridiculous. Please wait and see if I can change it."

"No matter how much and how good I say, it is not as convincing as actual actions. I will use my actions to prove what I said today."

"Father, is it too late for me to change now?" Li Chengqian asked at the end.

Li Er looked at his son and said without hesitation: "As long as you can really recognize your mistakes, it is not too late to correct them now."

The father and son talked for an hour and a half. Li Er found that Li Chengqian was different from before. Maybe he really recognized his mistakes as he said and wanted to correct them.

This made Li Er very happy, but he was afraid that Li Chengqian would repeat his old tricks. He said he would change, but he still did his own thing behind his back.

Li Chengqian did this kind of thing of pretending to obey but secretly disobeying. Therefore, although he was happy, Li Er still thought that he should observe for a while to see if Li Chengqian really wanted to repent.

The time was almost up, and Li Chengqian stood up and said goodbye.

"Remember, you have to pick up your abandoned studies again. No matter what time it is, don't forget to study." Before leaving, Li Er earnestly told Li Chengqian.

"Don't worry, father! I know what to do." Li Chengqian replied, bowed and retreated.

After Li Chengqian left, Li Er said to Wang Yuan beside him: "What do you think of what the prince said today? Do you think the prince is truly repentant?"

"This..." Wang Yuan didn't know how to answer Li Er's words for a while.

He didn't know that the prince was just putting on a show and really wanted to reform himself.

"Everyone, I think what the prince said doesn't seem to be false. Maybe he really figured it out."

...

Li Chengqian left the hall, put on his shoes, sat on the sedan chair, and was carried away by the eunuch.

"Your Highness! Should we go back or..." Hegan Chengji asked.

"Go back!" Li Chengqian said, and the eunuch carried Li Chengqian back to the East Palace.

"Stop!" In front of the Guangtian Palace, Li Chengqian asked the eunuch to stop, put down the sedan chair, and Li Chengqian walked down and walked into the Guangtian Palace.

"Wang Quan, go to the Princess's Mansion and ask Zhao Jie, the governor of Yangzhou, to come here to see me." Li Chengqian said.

"Yes!" Wang Quan took the order and left.

Li Chengqian waited in the palace for most of the day, but when Wang Quan didn't come back, he took a nap.

"Prince!" In a daze, Li Chengqian heard someone calling him. Li

Chengqian raised his head and saw a young man in gorgeous clothes bowing to him. The person in front of him was Zhao Jie, the governor of Yangzhou, whom he wanted to see.

Zhao Jie looked like his father, a handsome young man. Li Yuan married his daughter to Zhao Jie because of his good looks.

Zhao Jie is the eldest son of Li Chengqian's aunt Princess Changguang and her first husband Zhao Cijing, Duke of Kaihua Zhongjun. He is Li Chengqian's cousin.

He is one of Li Chengqian's best friends and one of Li Chengqian's confidants.

"You are here!" Li Chengqian said.

"Yes! The prince asked me to come, what's the matter?" Zhao Jie asked.

"Why? You and I are cousins, can't I ask you to come and reminisce if there is nothing?" Li Chengqian asked back.

"The prince is joking!" Zhao Jie laughed. He saw Wang Quan came to him so anxiously and thought there was something important. It turned out that he wanted him to come and reminisce.

The two brothers really haven't reminisced for a long time.