Chapter 201 Refining the Heart
"Well, my mother sent me a message through the Qiao family."
Li Chengxiu also sat up straight, his brows furrowed and his aura became somewhat fierce.
"Didn't you tell me last time that there was a lot of fighting going on in the East Palace and that Chang Yuning was dead? I asked someone to find out, and now I finally know what happened. That woman Song Ziying is sick!"
"What's wrong?"
"Neuropathy!"
Jiang Wan was so annoyed that she slapped him in the face.
"Just speak properly. What the hell is going on? What's going on?"
"She's really mentally ill! No, it's my brother and the others who are mentally ill!"
Rubbing his arm, Li Chengxiu's handsome face was filled with anger.
"When we left Beijing, wasn't there good news coming out of my brother's backyard one after another?
Zhou Liangdi and Guo Fengyi were both smart and knew to hide quietly in the backyard to avoid being noticed. Their life was relatively peaceful, after all, their mother had disciplined the Crown Princess into being obedient.
But it just so happened that the idiot Chang Yuning became pregnant again. She even went to the Crown Princess to show off her power, and kept making different kinds of noises and ridicules every day. In my opinion, it was not unfair for her to be punished like this!
But the problem was that Song Ziying and my brother had a grudge against each other, and she drugged both my brother and Chang Yuning. My brother was lucky enough to find out in time and nothing happened, but Chang Yuning died.
Jiang Wan frowned, wondering if the aftermath of this incident would have far-reaching consequences.
"The Crown Princess was deposed?"
"No."
"Father and Mother will not pursue the matter?"
"How is that possible?"
There was some dissatisfaction in Li Chengxiu's eyes.
"Isn't this because I'm concerned about my brother and my eldest nephew? My mother said that the Song family can't stay. They must have had some inappropriate thoughts and instigated Song Ziying behind the scenes.
Now she has already found a way to take action and is ready to suppress the Pingguo Mansion. As for Song Ziying's position as Crown Princess, she will definitely not be able to keep it in the future. It all depends on when my brother can make up his mind. "
The couple was silent for a moment, looking at each other with thought in their eyes.
"Did the Queen Mother warn you about something?"
"Well, she told me not to write back to curse my brother. If you really want to mess around, let me tell you all about it. If you beat me up on her behalf, I think I'll figure it out."
Li Chengxiu felt a little aggrieved.
"Wife, don't you think Mother is too partial? I'm just mad at my brother for being in love, so I want to write a letter to wake him up.
Only I, his own brother, still care about him. If you try it with Li Laoer and the others, it would be weird if they don’t stand by and watch the fun with gloating!
And now my mother has sent a letter to scold me. Is there any justice in this world?"
“Serves you right!”
Jiang Wan glared at him coldly.
"When did you foolishly write a letter to the Crown Prince? How could I not know? Didn't you say you would listen to me the most? Then why didn't you take my warnings to heart?"
"I…"
"You what?
Haven’t I told you before that our identities and positions are different now than before?
In public, they are the prince and the princess; in private, they are the brother and the sister-in-law.
If the Crown Prince and his wife have done anything wrong, it is natural for our father, the Emperor, and the Empress Dowager to take care of them. How can our Qi Wang Mansion have any say?
Where is your sense of propriety?!"
"Don't be angry, wife. I remember everything you said. But Li Laosan is my biological brother, the one who came from the same mother!
I can't just watch him go further and further down the wrong path, can I?"
"But what you're doing now is wrong. Putting aside whether you've overstepped the bounds, do you know why your mother sent a special message to reprimand you?"
"Why?"
"Because you disrupted the Queen Mother's chess game."
Jiang Wan sighed, reached out and held her husband's hand, and explained everything to him in a slow voice.
"The Queen Mother is not partial. She is clearly refining her mind."
"What's the meaning?"
Li Chengxiu really didn't understand.
Jiang Wan grabbed his big hand, turned it over, and wrote three words on the palm of his hand.
"Your brother is a very smart man, and he's also an excellent and qualified crown prince. His only shortcoming is that he's a love-brained person just like you!"
But he was unlucky and met Song Ziying.
Perhaps the Queen Mother had already seen that sooner or later, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess would reach the point of breaking up, from the moment the Crown Princess arranged for the Crown Prince to take in a concubine named Bo Xianming.
That's why she completely ignored the affairs of the Eastern Palace and let them mess around on their own. Do you think this means that the Queen Mother has truly let go?"
"Isn't it?"
"Of course not!"
She stared at her husband for a long time before she finally made up her mind to remind him, and her voice was much lowered.
"Since the Crown Princess isn't suitable, then of course we can replace her. But if the Crown Prince isn't suitable, how can we replace him? Are we going to replace a fool like you?
That's why the Queen Mother waited patiently for the situation to develop, watching the Crown Princess gradually wear away her affection for the Crown Prince, watching the Crown Prince gradually get rid of his love for love. Only if he made up his mind to sever this love between man and woman, could he become a qualified crown prince and emperor in the future!
Just look at your father and you'll understand: a true king doesn't have the time to care about affairs between men and women. He has to consider not only his family but also his country, so he must be in the most advantageous position.
That's why he was able to give up Qiao Yunshu in the beginning, and later he was able to give up Zhao Yu'e. To put it bluntly, he gave up being Li Changhuai, and was able to grow into a founding emperor in the end, do you understand? "
"So, the Queen Mother is trying to refine my brother's heart?"
"Yes, to cultivate the heart of an emperor."
Li Chengxiu's heart suddenly trembled. He looked down at his wife's overly intelligent eyes and moved his lips with difficulty several times.
"Wanjie'er, I'm a little scared."
Jiang Wan's eyes narrowed instantly.
"You want to guard against me?"
"no."
He tried hard to curl the corners of his mouth, but it was just a futile movement, and in the end he just curled his lips in grievance.
"You seem to be getting smarter as you grow older. You can immediately understand what Mother means by a casual remark.
But my brain is still as bad as ever. I seem to be good at nothing except fighting. I am always afraid that one day you will get tired of my stupidity.
But my dear, I did try my best. But brains are something you are born with, and when you don't have them, you really don't have them!
Those books in the study make me want to sleep after reading them. They can't help me make any progress at all. I, I know that my thoughts are quite despicable. I am always afraid that you will treat me like Song Ziying treats my brother in the future..."
The more he spoke, the less confident he felt. In the end, he didn't even know what he was saying, but strangely enough, Jiang Wan's defenses against this world gradually faded away.
"The most powerful thing in this world is definitely not a smart brain. Your brother is much smarter than you, and your eldest brother is also much smarter than you. But do you know why I chose you in the first place?"
"I know. Didn't you, Mother, and the Queen Mother all tell me clearly at the time? Because I'm simple-minded, I can listen to you and live a good life."
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