Chapter 136 The Royal Family is Kind and Ruthless
"Dad, if you insist on saying that, then of course I have something to say to you. But we can talk about those things later. I want to have a good meal with you now."
The son spoke in the same unruly tone, without any rules, but full of affection for his parents and family, which instantly made the emperor's heart as an old father feel comfortable again.
He looked at his son and scolded him with a smile.
"Hmph, you idiot little bastard! I guess you'll still be like this even when you're old! I'll just wait and see what you do in the future."
"What can't be done?"
Li Chengxiu shook his head proudly.
"I'm the emperor's biological son, what should I be afraid of? Who in this world dares to ride on my head? When you're gone and my brother takes over, I'll just stay out there and serve as my brother's general. I'll fight wherever he points. Why should you worry about this? Right, brother?"
"Shut up!"
The prince glared at him fiercely.
Listen to what he said. What kind of nonsense is this? How dare he say that he, the crown prince, is waiting to ascend to the throne in front of his father?
This stupid brother is really unbearable! I miss him when he is not back, and when he comes back, I want to beat him up!
The smile in the Crown Princess's eyes faded a little, and she looked at the King of Qi carefully, wondering if he was saying this on purpose, or if he really didn't mean it.
"You're such a big mouth, you're only growing taller than your brains! Shut up right now! Your Majesty, the fourth son is back. Why don't we take our seats now?"
The queen patted her youngest son gently and tried to smooth things over with a smile.
The emperor seemed not to have heard the nonsense his youngest son had just said. He continued to smile with disgust and reached out to pull his arm.
"Come on, sit with your dad. Thanks to your good taste today, your mom even went out to the kitchen and made a few of her signature dishes. The whole family is waiting for you!"
"Wait for me! Why didn't you send someone to meet me? I even came all the way here to bring you gifts, but apart from my wife, none of you really care about me! What's going on? Have you exiled me?"
Li Chengxiu followed his father's footsteps, and all he kept muttering was the son's closeness to his father.
The emperor reached out and hit him on the head.
"If you can't talk, just say less. What are you talking about all day? If you were really exiled, could you come back? You'd die on the way! Ugh, ugh, ugh, ugh, just let your words go like the wind."
"Hahaha, Dad, why did you change the lyrics? That's called children's innocent words..."
"Nonsense! Are you a child and I am a child? Stop with all that useless shit. What gift did you bring back for your real father? Tell me. Let me be frank first. If you dare to force your father-in-law's leftover gifts on me again, I'm going to turn against you!"
"Hehehe, Dad~~"
The noble father and son of the royal family get along as warmly as the most ordinary father and son in the world, which makes the people following them have happy faces or vigilance in their eyes.
This lunch was a typical family feast, with only the Emperor and Empress and their two heirs present. However, it was precisely because of the small number of people that the Crown Princess could see more clearly how much the Emperor and Empress favored their youngest son.
When she returned to the East Palace, she was already worried.
"You go back first. I'll go to the study to take care of government affairs."
The prince sent the person to the backyard door and had no intention of going in.
"Your Highness..."
The Crown Princess hesitated for a moment, then reached out her tender hand and gently tugged at her husband's sleeve. Her voice was low, her face filled with awkward shyness.
"Would you please go back to your room and sit down to drink some tea and rest? The child in my belly misses his father too."
The prince stopped and turned to look at her.
Even though he knew in his heart that what this woman wanted most was not him, he was still held back by these seemingly ambiguous words of pleas.
Who made this the person he had been happy with for many years?
The couple walked into the Crown Princess's courtyard one after the other. The apricot-yellow figure fell into Zhou Yunxian's eyes from afar, making her purse her lips bitterly.
"Liang Di, the Crown Prince has gone to the Crown Princess's courtyard. Shall we go back?"
The head maid supported her master and persuaded her softly, and the gentle woman nodded.
"Well, let's go."
What's so good about it?
Even if the prince does not enter the princess's courtyard, he will not enter his own courtyard.
As a bargaining chip between the Song and Min families, Zhou Yunxian was well aware of her status. If the Min family hadn't had a suitable legitimate daughter, how could they have given her, their niece, such a good opportunity?
The autumn sun fell on the delicate back, stinging the heart and making it feel a little cold.
The Crown Princess sent all the servants away, then personally made a cup of tea and offered it to the Crown Prince. Only after he reached out to take it did she give a wry smile, looking nervous.
"My dear husband, I know why you blame me. But we've been married for three years and there's been no happy news. Everyone in the palace, both civil and military, is watching me, the Crown Princess. How dare I not be virtuous?"
A crystal clear tear rolled down her cheek, so beautiful that it made people's heart beat faster.
"But I never dreamed that things would be so coincidental. I just married my cousin from the Zhou family to you, and now I'm pregnant!
If I had known this would happen, I would never have pushed you out. You and I have been childhood sweethearts. I know your feelings, and you should understand mine too. The night I took you a concubine, I was so heartbroken I couldn't sleep all night..."
Perhaps she was telling the truth, or perhaps she was just pretending to be virtuous in front of him. Li Yanxiu watched as this girl, with whom he had been in love since childhood, slowly became the Crown Princess.
The tip of his heart suddenly ached.
"Don't cry, I'm not angry."
I'm just disappointed.
If it weren't for the fact that the Zhao family had used the spring breeze before, Li Yanxiu would have hated himself for hugging the wrong person while drunk. But it was precisely because he knew that such a thing existed that he began to doubt and investigate, and thus tore apart the beautiful love in his heart.
"How could you not be angry? Even I'm angry at myself for being so soft-hearted. Why can't I just grit my teeth and bear it?
Why should I give up when you haven't even spoken out yet? Every time I think of this, I regret it so much that I want to strangle myself!
Yan Xiu, I really regret this..."
The beautiful woman with a big belly rushed into her husband's arms and cried inconsolably.
Li Yanxiu sat there hesitating for a long time before he raised his hands and gently hugged the person.
"What happened has already happened, why bother to say something regretful?
Perhaps you are right. The imperial family does not tolerate too much love between children. Even if they are as loving as the emperor and the queen, don't they still have so many illegitimate children?
Ziying, I am the crown prince now."
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