Li Hong's short legs made it impossible for him to run, and he was not very steady when he ran. The palace maids and eunuchs, who were afraid that he would fall, followed him with their backs bent and their hands stretched out, with ugly postures and obscene movements, to protect him and prevent him from falling.
Li Hong obviously realized that his short legs could not run fast at all, and was even faster than others walking. He pouted his mouth and stopped his short legs. Then, of course, another eunuch, Cheetah, picked him up and ran quickly towards his mother's palace.
Li Hong had been thinking all the way. Seeing the frightened look in the palace maid's eyes just now, he suddenly remembered what was recorded in the history books of his previous life. His sister, named Li Si, was strangled to death by his mother after Queen Wang finished visiting her and before his father visited her!
If my guess is correct, my father should have arrived at my mother's palace by now, and when he visited my sister, he found that she was dead, right? No, there might still be a chance of treatment, Li Hong said hopefully in his heart.
When I arrived at the palace gate, I could already hear my mother crying sadly. My father was roaring loudly in the palace. Palace maids and eunuchs were kneeling around him, trembling like sieves, with their heads pressed to the ground, not daring to make a sound.
After entering the palace, my mother was holding my father and crying bitterly. She looked frail, with tears in her eyes, and she looked heartbroken.
The emperor's face was red, his eyes were wide open, and his chest was heaving violently with anger. There were debris scattered on the ground, which was obviously dropped by the emperor in a rage.
After the eunuch Liebao put Li Hong down, he hurriedly knelt on the ground with Hua Meng and three palace maids.
When Wu Mei saw Li Hong coming in, she pushed Li Zhi away and stumbled to Li Hong, hugged him tightly, and murmured, "My child, my poor child, let me see you. I'm glad you're okay. Otherwise, I won't want to live anymore."
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Li Hong let his mother hold him tightly in her arms. He looked at his mother crying and putting her hands on his face, wiping the sweat from his forehead.
"Mother...I want to see my sister." Li Hong said vaguely, but it was enough for Wu Mei to understand what he said.
Even though Wu Mei was extremely smart, she did not realize how Li Hong knew in advance that Li Si had died.
Wu Mei, crying with tears in her eyes, caressed Li Hong's cheek with care and concern, and nodded silently, indicating that he could go in and see his sister.
Li Zhi looked at Li Hong, who seemed somewhat bewildered but also determined and sensible, and then looked at Wu Mei, who had just hugged Li Hong and lost control of her emotions and was full of worry. He sighed heavily, and now he had mixed feelings towards the mother and son, and more of a sense of guilt and apology towards Wu Mei. He brought her into the palace, but was unable to protect them, which was his biggest dereliction of duty.
The thought that had been suppressed in his heart slowly rose again, and became stronger and stronger. It was something that had been forming in his mind for a long time - to depose Wang Liwu.
Li Zhi sighed again, slowly squatted down in front of Li Hong, holding his thin shoulders with both hands, his eyes full of love and worry: "Go, go and say goodbye to your sister."
Li Hong didn't dare to look at his father's eyes, for he was afraid that he couldn't hide his anger! But the more this happened, the more Li Zhi felt that he owed them too much, and the more he felt that young Li Hong was sensible and weak, the more he wanted to protect them from harm in the harem.
Li Hong nodded obediently, took small steps, opened the door curtain and walked in. At a glance, he saw his newborn sister lying on the couch. She was still in her cradle but had already died.
Before she had the chance to see the world with her own eyes, before she had the chance to feel the splendor and diversity of this world, her future life was cut short by her own biological mother.
Li Hong slowly walked over, lifted the small quilt covering his sister, and stretched out his hand to search for an artery in his sister's neck with great effort. The chill from the cold body made him lose the last glimmer of hope. The baby was already completely unconscious.
Although he has the memory of nine lives, and although he has gone through countless hardships, nine reincarnations and ten lives, and is reborn as a human being, this blood-thicker-than-water family affection still burns in his body. This is a heart-wrenching feeling that cannot be explained clearly. After ten lives, he still cannot see through it and still feels pain and sadness because of the death of his relatives.
Li Hong looked at his sister's baby face in a daze. If she hadn't died and could have grown up, she would probably have been a beauty no less beautiful than Princess Taiping, right?
"Sister, I hope you can be born into an ordinary family in your next life. I hope you can reincarnate into your brother's previous life and go to the 21st century. Compared with our era, it is a paradise there." After Li Hong finished speaking, he sat beside his sister in a daze. His eyes went dark and he fell asleep again.
Li Zhi outside slowly helped Wu Mei up and said in a deep voice: "I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter. I must make the Queen pay the price for the death of my daughter. She herself cannot give birth to a child for me, so naturally she is jealous of you for giving birth to a good princess for me! How hateful." At the end, Li Zhi gritted his teeth, and his red eyes were very scary.
"No, Your Majesty, this matter has nothing to do with the Queen. Li Si has a bad fate and the Queen cannot be blamed." When Wu Mei heard Li Zhi's words, she hurriedly looked up and cried to stop him.
Wu Mei's tearful and miserable look, coupled with her frail appearance having just given birth, portrayed the grief of losing her daughter, the helplessness and heartbreak to the point of being helpless to save the relationship vividly.
Li Zhi obviously couldn't bear to see his beloved woman in such misery. He hugged Wu Mei tightly and said softly, "You are too naive. The Queen has never given birth to a child for me, but you gave birth to Prince Li Hong and Princess Li Si for me. Naturally, the Queen would be jealous of you. For her position as Queen, it is understandable that she would do such an outrageous thing."
"No, no, no, the Queen will not do this. I hope Your Majesty will not vent your anger on the Queen because of the unfortunate... Si'er." Wu Mei grabbed Li Zhi's hand and continued to persuade him.
Wu Mei's eyes were dull, and it was obvious that she had not yet recovered from the pain of losing her daughter. But even so, she was still kind and considerate of the vicious queen, which made Li Zhi even more hateful towards the queen.
"Let's put this matter aside for now. Let's first take good care of my princess and then discuss it later." Li Zhi changed the subject while hugging the heartbroken Wu Mei.
Li Zhi was still quite shrewd, otherwise he would not have been able to decisively send his uncle, brother, sister and son-in-law to the guillotine this year.
Seeing Wu Mei attracted by his words, Li Zhi pondered for a moment and said, "From now on, two more eunuchs will be dispatched from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to protect the fifth prince Li Hong. Oh, and two more palace maids will be sent to serve him. Let's arrange it now."
The only eunuch who stood up in the entire palace, Li Zhi's personal eunuch, hurriedly received the order and went to arrange the relevant matters.
Wu Mei slowly squatted down and thanked him: "I thank your majesty for your favor to Hong'er..."
"Hong'er is my most beloved prince. After this incident, how can I ignore Hong'er's safety? The safety of you and your son is the top priority in my heart." Li Zhi said with emotion.
The two men slowly walked into the house, only to see Li Hong lying unconscious on Li Si's body, motionless. Wu Mei was shocked and nervously ran over to pick up Li Hong. Li Zhi followed behind him, checking on him and hurriedly called the imperial physician who was kneeling on the ground in the front hall to come in and examine Li Hong.
Li Hong originally thought that since his sister had an accident, his range of activities would be narrowed down by his father and mother, but he was obviously overthinking it. He could still move around anywhere in the harem, but there were a few more nervous eunuchs and palace maids around him.
Moreover, these palace maids and eunuchs were obviously carefully selected by Li Zhi and were bestowed upon him, Li Hong. They completely became his personal property.
As a result, Li Hong had to worry about naming them. Although the previous names could still be used, according to the rules, he could also give them new names that the master liked, for the purpose of calling them smoothly.
The names of the two eunuchs Hua Meng and Liebao were given by Wu Mei on behalf of Li Hong. The names of the two palace maids were obviously given by Wu Mei to test Li Hong and let Li Hong name them himself.
Li Hong thought about it for a long time, and that day he accidentally saw the solar term table in Li Zhi's study. He had an idea and named the two palace maids Xiazhi and Bailu.
Now Li Hong was strolling alone by the lake of Ziyun Pavilion in the imperial palace garden. Tired of fishing in the lake, he sat in the pavilion, with four palace maids and four eunuchs standing beside him, waiting for the fifth prince to give names to the other two eunuchs and palace maids.
Li Hong supported his little head with his hands and tilted his head to look at eight palace maids and eunuchs of similar age. These four eunuchs were extraordinary. Every morning they would find a secluded place to practice martial arts, and they never stopped, no matter it was windy or rainy.
The four palace maids also all have dignified looks, good manners, and are clever and dexterous. What's more, they are all considerate and never talk too much.
After holding it in for a long time, Li Hong sighed and pointed at the two new eunuchs and said, "Your name is Jingzhe and his name is Mangzhong. How is it? Are you satisfied?"
"Thank you very much, His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, for giving me a name." The two new eunuchs bowed and expressed their gratitude.
In fact, for them, it is also a rule summarized by the Eunuch Department, that is, if the new master is willing to give them a name, it means that the new master recognizes them, and it means that they have truly become the new master's people.
Seeing that they had no objection, Li Hong looked at the two palace maids, thought for a long time and said, "Just call yourself Xiaoxue and you Xiaohan. When you are older, if your names don't sound nice, you can call yourself Daxue or Dahan." Before he finished speaking, Li Hong started laughing.
The two palace maids were also overjoyed and hurriedly bowed and said, "Thank you, His Royal Highness the Fifth Prince, for giving me a name."
After naming him, Li Hong began to look at the path in front of the garden. This was the place where the princes who went to Chongwenguan to study often came to play after school. He came here today just to see how his royal brothers would treat him, whether they would still pinch his little face when they saw him, or tease him like before.
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