Upon hearing this, Fourteen stopped eating, glanced at Hongqing, and thought he would be able to watch Seventh Brother's mishap again.
As a result, Hongqing suddenly stood up and knelt before the emperor, saying, "Father, I already have a wife and children."
The emperor put down his chopsticks and looked at the chopsticks in the hands of the eunuch beside him.
The father-in-law, standing to one side, approached Hongqing with a pearl hairpin in his hand. The hairpin was the one Hongqing had just put in Ah Li's hair that day.
Hongqing's heart skipped a beat; he thought of the worst possible consequences.
The emperor spoke leisurely, "Today is a family banquet, there are no rulers and subjects, only fathers and sons and family members, but you kept the news a secret. I will punish you by deducting half a year's salary and making you reflect on your mistakes in your residence for half a year."
The emperor already knew about Hongqing's secret marriage.
He originally thought he could turn a blind eye; his son was grown up and it was normal for him to have his own thoughts. Little did he expect that someone would expose the matter.
It's because the woman Hongqing married gave birth to a boy, and not long ago, it was said that she became pregnant again.
Among these princes, Hongqing chose a good wife.
When Hongqing heard what the emperor said, his heart, which had been half dead, was revived. His father did not blame him, nor did he say that he would deal with Ah Li. He took the pearl hairpin from the eunuch and respectfully kowtowed to the emperor, saying, "Your subject accepts the punishment."
Upon seeing this, the emperor raised his hand and ordered the diners to continue eating, but the atmosphere around them became somewhat subtle.
Fourteen looked at the Crown Prince, then at the other princes. He had thought there would be a good show, but unexpectedly, things took an unexpected turn. His father had never intended to harm the wife chosen by his seventh brother.
Fourteen also quietly suppressed his desire to watch the excitement. Hongqing had married a woman with no background or status, but she had children faster than anyone else, and they were already having two children in almost two years.
This is unlikely to be good news for the Crown Prince.
Who made the Crown Prince fall in love with a concubine, while the proper Crown Princess became nothing more than a figurehead.
Their father, the emperor, valued the status of the eldest son of the empress most.
It is said that the child snatched the beaded flower from Ahri's head.
Ahri found it troublesome, so she just casually placed it on the dressing table.
As luck would have it, someone took it and even brought it into the palace.
As time went on, the children grew up, the old emperor abdicated, and a new emperor ascended the throne.
Hongqing remained the Seventh Prince, but now he had his own fiefdom.
In his fiefdom, Hongqing had two identical courtyards built, modeled after the one in the capital.
After the children grew up, they would sometimes stay in the capital for a short time, and sometimes they would travel around. In any case, they were not often at home.
Why, you ask?
Because their father is truly a complicated person.
On this day, just as Ahri appeared in the yard, preparing to prune the flowers, a ladder appeared on the other side of the wall.
Hongqing, crouching on the other side of the wall, whispered, "Mrs. Lin, has your husband gone out again?"
Ah Li turned to look at the house. Lin Wenqing, wearing a coat, was leaning against the door and said to Hong Qing on the other side of the wall, "Sorry, I didn't go out today."
Hongqing chuckled twice, feeling embarrassed at being caught, and said, "I didn't mean to do anything else, I just wanted to have a drink and play drinking games with you."
"Yeah?"
"Yeah yeah."
Hongqing rolled over and turned over.
Lin Wenqing rolled her eyes at him, then turned and went back into the house to change her clothes.
As soon as Lin Wenqing went inside, Hongqing immediately hugged Ali and said, "Let me kiss you, I've missed you so much."
Before Ah Li could push him away, he solemnly stepped a few steps away from her.
Lin Wenqing took out two jars of wine, and he also noticed that Hongqing looked like he was trying to hide something.
"When did he become like this?"
Lin Wenqing felt like he was going blind. How come he never realized Hongqing was this kind of person before? Climbing over walls and stealing kisses, he was just like a lecherous scoundrel.
Ah Li no longer avoids the topic; now the three of them live together.
Hongqing sat down next to Ali and said, "We've both lived two lives. In our last life, we followed the rules and regulations and didn't get to do many things we wanted to do. Besides, if I hadn't agreed, you wouldn't have had this opportunity."
Lin Wenqing did not argue with him, and turned a blind eye to Hongqing and Ali's little tricks.
Ah Li never expected that Hong Qing would build two identical courtyards here without saying a word.
One dark and stormy night, Hongqing even kidnapped Lin Wenqing.
He fed Lin Wenqing the medicine, and then handed a dagger to Ah Li, saying, "Two choices: either kill me, or grant his wish."
Ah Li was shocked. Was Hong Qing really that magnanimous?
Hongqing walked up to Lin Wenqing and tore off his clothes, saying, "Even if you don't want to grant his wish, he will still die."
"Stop fooling around, this play is over."
Ahri threw down the dagger and said, "Quickly untie him."
Hongqing sighed, hugged Ah Li, and said, "My wife, I knew you loved me now."
Later on, Lin Wenqing settled down here.
Because Hongqing told him that Ah Li remembered him and even asked him, "Do you want to stay?"
Lin Wenqing showed him through his actions that he would definitely stay.
However, Lin Wenqing spends very little time here. He is now the new emperor's man and was sent to monitor Hongqing.
Hongqing is really going to make the most of the two courtyards, creating a new play every day.
Fortunately, he still had some self-respect and didn't have anyone wait on him here.
Until one day, Hongqing chatted with Ali about his past.
He said his mother was of low status and told him that he had to fight for what he wanted.
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