Chapter 279 Who gave you the advice?
The couple sat leisurely under the window, and Li Chengxiu was fanning himself diligently.
The two of them didn't hug each other, and it wasn't that he didn't want to. The key point was that as a pregnant woman, Jiang Wan was easily irritated by the heat!
In order to save my wife some trouble, I can only put myself in a difficult position and focus on self-cultivation for the time being.
"My dear husband, you have been in the palace for such a long time. Do you have any experience?"
"have."
Li Chengxiu looked at his wife with certainty.
"My brother is so pitiful. How desperate must he have been to compete with my eldest brother for the position of crown prince?
When I think about how comfortable my eldest brother's life is now, and how stressful my brother's life is now, I feel that sometimes it is better not to fight, because what is good or bad is mostly in the individual's mind.
Just as one drinks water, one knows whether it is hot or cold. "
It's really rare for him to say such a cultured thing, which shows that the prince is really good at educating people.
Jiang Wan's beautiful eyes held some hesitation as she stared straight into his. After thinking it over again, she couldn't help but give him a few reminders.
"What do you think the Crown Prince meant by this? Why would he think of bringing you over to help review memorials?"
"He wants to be lazy!"
Xinda snorted and gave a serious explanation.
"You don't know that he fainted from exhaustion a while ago. It scared me. Uncle Yunyue came over and gave him acupuncture, and told him to have a good rest and recuperate.
Otherwise, how could I help him carry the banner?
You know I'm not that kind of person.
Those memorials were filled with so much flowery nonsense, I had to guess and scratch my head to figure it out, and it nearly made me vomit blood!"
"Well, I can see that you've had a hard time recently. Look at your face, it's become thinner."
“Isn’t it?
Every day when I open my eyes, there are a lot of bad things waiting for me. Even eating dragon meat doesn’t taste good.
I finally understand why my father and brother are as thin as a piece of dry firewood. Whoever handles the affairs of state knows that it is a very difficult thing to deal with! "
Looking at this silly roe deer, Jiang Wan spoke directly and made it clear.
"My father's health doesn't seem to be very strong, and my mother's spirits are also quite low. The last few times I went to the palace to pay my respects, my mother looked very tired.
My dear husband, while we are still in the capital, we should show our filial piety to our father, the emperor, and our mother. When we return to Dongling Prefecture, it will be so far away from the capital that it will be difficult to see each other again. Don't leave any regrets!"
"Who says it isn't?"
Li Chengxiu sighed sadly.
"Both Father and Mother don't look very well right now. The imperial doctors say their foundations were damaged in the past, and their lifespans may be shortened."
He did not tell his wife how heart-wrenchingly he cried in the palace when he first received the news before he slowly accepted the fact.
Just as my father and mother said, birth, aging, sickness, and death are all part of human nature. Wouldn't it be like living a monster if one never grew old and died? After all, people meet only to part, and the same should be true between parents and children. While we're alive, we must live well, and ideally, live life to the fullest, without disappointing anyone.
Suppressing all the sadness in his eyes, he raised his eyes and looked back at his wife, trying his best to appear less sentimental.
"I have already asked Uncle Yunyue carefully. Although my parents' health is not very good now, as long as they are well taken care of, there shouldn't be any problems.
Why else would my brother be working so hard? I guess he wants to grow up quickly, take over the responsibility from my father, and give him a good rest.
"Yesterday at dinner, my father even told Li Lao San to stop being lazy and learn everything he needs to learn. Then he wanted to emulate the wise founding emperors and abdicate."
He spoke the last part in a very low voice, and Jiang Wan's breathing immediately tightened.
"Did the Emperor say this himself?"
"Um."
Li Chengxiu's expression was serious at this moment, and there was no more ridiculous look on his face.
"Wife, the crown prince will probably ascend the throne soon. But don't worry, no matter how the world changes, the fire will not reach us."
"Have you already come up with a plan to deal with this?"
"Of course. Do you think I'm really a sucker, taking risks to help the Crown Prince handle government affairs? Your husband is smart!"
He leaned over and whispered to his wife's ear, boasting about his achievements in a low voice.
"I've already obtained a letter of commitment from the Crown Prince. It clearly states in black and white that he will absolutely not harm our Qi Palace. If he dares to touch my wife and children, I will perish with him!
I also obtained an imperial edict from my father. If the new emperor doesn't keep his word, then my father's edict will be enough to ensure our safe retreat!"
Jiang Wan looked at her husband, who was so shrewd that he was a little abnormal, and a deep doubt flashed in her eyes.
"How did you come up with this idea?"
“How could I not think of it?
I used to be the emperor's son, a bachelor who was fearless. But now I am the emperor's brother, with a wife, children, and a whole family behind me!
It's true that he and I have a brotherly relationship, but I also have to consider my own family, right? Otherwise, all the principles you taught me before would be in vain. "
"Then how did you get the guarantee?"
"Just throwing a tantrum and making a scene! When it comes to shamelessness, who in the entire capital can compare to me? At least now I'm still their biological son and brother. I haven't done anything wrong, so how could they not even give me such a guarantee of survival?"
"wrong!"
The more he listened, the more he felt that this guy was weirdly shrewd. As the saying goes, when something is out of the ordinary, there must be something wrong. Jiang Wan narrowed his eyes.
"Tell me, who gave you advice from behind?"
Li Chengxiu clenched his fists, covered his lips with his hands, coughed, then looked up at the moon outside and pretended to be dead.
"It was really my own idea!"
"If you could think of such a long-term problem with your chicken brain, the sun would have to rise from the north! Tell me the truth, are you connected to any faction or family?"
Jiang Wan's voice lowered a little involuntarily, but it was still clearly audible in the quiet space.
"Are you courting death?! Have you forgotten everything I told you?
Those people are rushing towards you just because of your status as a legitimate prince. Do you want to follow their wishes and fight the prince to the death?
We haven't even finished exploring this shabby Dongling Mansion yet, what on earth are you dreaming of?"
"Don't worry, I didn't mean that!"
Seeing that his wife was about to get angry, Li Chengxiu stopped hiding anything and just coughed and told the truth.
"It was the advice given to me by the Minister of Personnel."
"Master Qin?"
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