Chapter 137 Li Laosi throws a tantrum
"Yeah, I know."
The Crown Princess paused, and this time her voice was genuinely tinged with a hint of bitter heartache.
"A few days ago, someone submitted a memorial to the court, saying that the Crown Princess is still single and pregnant, which is detrimental to the country. I requested that Father allow the Crown Princess to have another child, to expand the legitimate bloodline as soon as possible, and Father has agreed."
There was no inflection in the prince's voice, as if he wasn't talking about anything related to him. The princess tightened her fingers and looked up at him.
"Then, what does your Highness mean?"
The prince lowered his eyes and looked at the princess.
"I also agree."
The room was silent for a moment, and the only sound was their heartbeats. How could it hurt so much?
Strings of tears fell silently.
The prince reached out and pulled the person into his arms. The couple were hugging each other so close, yet they were so far away from each other.
The autumn wind blew up the fallen leaves in the courtyard and diligently carried them to the broom of the little palace maid who was sweeping outside the imperial library. Seeing her sweeping over and over again with a sad face, she happily lay on the window sill, watching the people inside throwing tantrums with great interest.
"I don't care! I'm your biological son after all. Are you just going to send me away like that and let others deal with me as they please?
Then why did I work so hard to be born as a prince? Wouldn’t I have bribed the King of Hell for nothing? I won’t leave!
There was no one else in the room. In front of his own father, Li Chengxiu completely took off the hypocritical mask, revealing the rogue face of a soldier.
"I'm the prince, why should I leave?
The capital is so bustling, and power is rampant. I've been begging for food for years, and just as I get back from all the hustle and bustle, you dump a cold piss on me?
Is there anyone in the world who is as good as you as a father?
My stepfather can't be so vicious!"
This kid's words hit the heart of the emperor, which made him so angry that he stopped pretending and rushed forward, pulling off the soles of his shoes.
"Who is your stepfather? Who do you want to be your stepfather? You little bastard, I'm going to beat you to death today and teach you how to talk nonsense!"
Li Chengxiu had definitely not spent the past few years on the battlefield in vain, so he quickly got up and ran, circling around the house to try to get away from his father.
"If the road is uneven, someone will shovel it; if things are unfair, someone will take care of them! You can do it, and you won't let me say anything?
You are biased!
My eldest brother had no choice but to go to Guangping Prefecture at that time. I didn't compete with my brother for the throne. What do you mean by driving me out?
Why don’t you chase Li Laoer away?
He's already laid several eggs in the capital, and I haven't heard you ask him to move? It seems like he's picking on me! Do I look like a wimp?
If you have the guts, beat me to death today, otherwise I will hang myself at the door of your Qianyuan Palace in the middle of the night!
I'll go tell my mom later that the one you care about the most is Li Lao Er. It must be because you cherish his mother who died young the most that you love her so much. Oh my...!"
He was so busy talking nonsense that he tripped over a chair and was caught by his father when he swung his foot. Then he held him down and gave him a beating!
"Bullshit, let me see what else you can come up with. If I don't beat you so hard that even your mother can't recognize you, I'll recognize you as my father!"
Even though the emperor was old, he was still a king who conquered the world on horseback, and he was full of energy and strength when beating his son.
"I'm afraid you'll tire yourself out, so I'm being accommodating. Oh, Daddy, be gentle, don't hit me in the face! I've worked so hard to make myself look as pretty as a flower. If you disfigure me today, I'll pretend to be dead in front of you!"
"You, can't you have some shame?!"
The emperor was so angry at this shameless bastard that he had no idea what to do. After beating him up severely, he sat on the ground, put on his shoes, and scolded his son angrily.
"Your father is an emperor after all, but he ended up raising a scoundrel like you. If this gets out, will I be able to get away with it?
I don't dare ask you to bring honor to our parents like your brother did, but could you please not embarrass me so thoroughly?"
“Yes!”
Li Chengxiu rubbed the painful area while sitting on the ground and bargaining with his father.
"Bring me back to the capital. I don't want to live in that desolate place called Dongling Mansion. I don't ask you to give me a share of your property. Let's just live like an ordinary family."
Give the big portion to my brother and the small portion to me, and the rest to your illegitimate sons and daughters. What do you think?"
"I don't think it's good! You're dreaming like this, are you trying to kill yourself?"
The emperor wanted to hit him again, raised his hand high, and finally brought it down gently on his head. He was silent for a long time, then sighed earnestly.
"Fourth brother, our family is no longer the small piece of land we once were in the countryside, so we can no longer divide the family property as we did before. Your brother is the crown prince, you know?
You must have some idea of what to do if your father is gone in the future.
I've banished you all to your fiefdoms for your own good. The princes remaining in the capital are an invisible obstacle to the crown prince. If something nasty happens over time, what will we do?
It's better to kill the idea as soon as possible and settle down. If you are all fine, I, as a father, will not be able to close my eyes until I die!"
Li Chengxiu's eyes flickered as he looked at his father's temples, which were gradually becoming frosted with age. He knew that this man was not the emperor at this moment, but his father.
"Dad, I didn't say I wouldn't leave. But you can't just kick me out like that!"
Li Laosi, who had had enough of the trouble, spoke frankly.
"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. What you just said means that you want me to take my wife and continue begging in Dongling Mansion, right?
Am I still your biological son?
Don't you know why my father-in-law insisted on taking me away a few years ago? Wasn't it because I was afraid that if I, a legitimate prince, stayed in the capital, some people with ulterior motives would cause trouble for my brother?
Don't you know how poor that shabby Dongling Prefecture is? I didn't bargain with you at the time. I took the initiative to ask for such a shabby fiefdom. Isn't it obvious that I surrendered to my brother?
How could you bully me like this? I've been living like a beggar outside for so many years, do you know that? "
"Dad knows."
The emperor's throat was choked by what his son said.
He knew that although the fourth child was not very good, he was filial. He was obviously also a legitimate son, but he was sensible and did not compete with the third child, nor did he cause trouble for his parents.
How could a father not know when his beloved child was wronged? But the country is more important!
"Son, it wasn't easy for our Li family to conquer this world, and it wasn't easy for the common people living here either.
I would rather be a dog in peace than a man in chaos.
The world, which has finally been stabilized, cannot afford to be in turmoil or to have wars break out again.
Dad knows you've been wronged, but you must leave the capital and go to your fiefdom!"
Li Laosi wiped his eyes and choked with sobs.
"You can let me go, but give me some of the family property!"
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