eurekapd Chapter 161 Nothing 2
Chapter 161 Nothing 2
Jiang Wanyue resisted the urge to roll her eyes.
Although men are the breadwinners and women are the homemakers, he doesn't even want to take care of his own children and instead leaves them to his concubine?
What is this!
She was silent for a moment, decided not to discuss this topic anymore, and took Xiuchun to the outer room to discuss what gifts to bring back.
Li Ce looked at this heartwarming scene and suddenly laughed.
The original depression in my heart was swept away in an instant.
He folded his hands behind his head, leaned back on the soft pillow, closed his eyes, and thought about what he would do after returning to Beijing tomorrow.
Li Chou's death will have some impact on the court, and he has to find a way to minimize this impact.
One night passed like this.
The next morning, Li Ce and Jiang Wanyue woke up at daybreak.
Li Ce had a good physical condition. After taking a few doses of medicine, the toxins were cleared out. After a good sleep, he felt refreshed and his spirits had recovered a lot.
After he put on his clothes, he stretched and said to Jiang Wanyue who was dressing up.
"The weather is nice today, suitable for horseback riding."
Jiang Wanyue paused and almost drew her eyebrows crookedly.
"Your Highness, you have just recovered a little and need to recuperate! Riding a horse will be a pain, so you'd better take a car!"
Li Ce disagreed.
"How can I be so delicate? Isn't it all right now? It's so stuffy and confining in the carriage, I can't even stretch my arms and legs, it's better to ride a horse."
Jiang Wanyue took a deep breath.
This guy's stubborn temper is really! It's so irritating.
But you can't confront him.
Jiang Wanyue pursed her lips and spoke softly.
"Your Highness, you are so capricious. Don't you think about me?"
"Ok?"
Li Ce turned around.
"You are out riding, and I am sitting alone in the carriage, worrying about your safety all the time. How am I going to survive this journey? What if the horse gets frightened, or something else happens..."
She looked at Li Ce with red eyes.
This look made Li Ce feel defeated.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, okay?"
Li Ce walked up to her and pinched the tip of her nose.
"Wan'er has learned bad things. She cried on purpose for me to see, trying to make me feel bad, right?"
Jiang Wanyue shook her head and narrowed her eyes with a smile.
"That's because Your Highness loves me, so I dare to do this."
What she said couldn't be more true.
This is Li Ce's temper. When he likes you, no matter what you do, he thinks it's good and he can tolerate it. His whole heart is biased towards you.
When he no longer likes something, no matter how well you do it, he won't take it seriously.
Therefore, while he still likes me, I can act coquettishly and lose my temper occasionally, which can actually add to the interest between the couple.
The two laughed and joked for a while, and soon they saw Eunuch Liang appear at the door.
"Your Highness, Lady Liangdi, it's almost time to set off."
Jiang Wanyue smoothed Li Ce's clothes and then followed him out.
The imperial carriage was just outside the main gate of the palace.
Li Ce and Jiang Wanyue arrived relatively late; almost everyone else had already arrived, all waiting for the emperor and the crown prince.
The emperor had not arrived yet, so no one got on the carriage and was waiting beside it.
This wait lasted more than two quarters of an hour.
The auspicious time had passed, but the emperor had not appeared yet. Li Ce was getting anxious and impatient, and patted Jiang Wanyue's hand.
"Wait here first. I'll go take a look."
Jiang Wanyue nodded slightly.
Li Ce called a few guards and eunuchs, and when they were about to walk towards the main hall, someone suddenly shouted.
"Here he comes! The Emperor is here!"
Everyone subconsciously looked inside the door.
Sure enough, I saw a bright yellow figure walking towards this side, surrounded by people.
Li Ce breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand to let his men retreat, and went forward to meet them.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you." He simply bowed and glanced at everyone. "But was it that the palace servants didn't serve you well and didn't remind you? Or was your Highness delayed by something?"
The emperor's expression was indescribably strange.
Facing Li Ce's gaze, he actually dodged.
There was a hint of guilt in his eyes.
"Um, ahem... Ce'er..."
The emperor cleared his throat and wanted to speak, but he didn't know how to explain.
At this moment, a voice that surprised Li Ce was heard from behind the emperor and the eunuchs.
"Your Highness, this matter is all my fault. If it weren't for me, the Emperor wouldn't have wasted his time."
Following the voice, the eunuchs dispersed to both sides, making way.
Li Ce frowned slightly when he saw Ling Lan coming from behind and standing next to the emperor.
She took off her veil today and did not wear her white dress.
The light green dress and the red hairpin on her forehead made her look particularly delicate and beautiful.
Before, she was dressed in white, and she was otherworldly and unforgettable at first sight.
Now, she has changed her clothes and looks more beautiful, but she has lost her extraordinary temperament.
At least in Li Ce's eyes, it looked mediocre.
He glanced at Ling Lan indifferently.
"Fairy Ling, are you going back to the capital with us? Since you are the reincarnation of a fairy, how can you fall into the quagmire of the secular world? You should go back to your mountains and forests!"
Ling Lan's eyes were dim and pitiful, and he looked at the emperor for help.
"emperor……"
"Cough cough!"
The Emperor cleared his throat again.
"I have already taken Fairy Ling as my concubine, so naturally she must return to the palace with me."
Li Ce frowned, obviously not agreeing with the emperor's move.
But the emperor did not give him a chance to speak, and took Ling Lan directly to the carriage.
"It's getting late, let's get going! Get going!"
The emperor waved his hand, and everyone quickly got on their carriages and prepared to set off.
Li Ce also returned to the car.
Jiang Wanyue gently pulled his hand.
"Your Highness, let's go back and talk about it!"
Li Ce nodded lightly, helped Jiang Wanyue into the car first, and then jumped in himself.
The convoy finally started to move forward, and after traveling for a while, it accelerated a little bit.
Everyone outside the palace gate saw and heard what happened just now.
Jiang Wanyue was no exception.
She didn't expect that the emperor would accept Ling Lan.
Judging from the emperor's expression, it seemed like an accident?
No.
How could such a thing be a surprise?
This was probably done on purpose by Ling Lan.
I never expected that the leader of the Lingxian Sect, who claims to be the reincarnation of a fairy, would actually learn to climb onto the dragon bed.
Jiang Wanyue curled the corners of her mouth, and her impression of her continued to decline.
She could guess why Ling Lan did this.
I think he was worried about his own safety after knowing that Prince Liang had died, so he wanted to cling to the emperor's big tree.
Outside the car door, Xiuchun and the driver sat side by side and couldn't help but sigh.
"It turns out that this fairy is no different from us mortals!"
"What fairy? It's just a hoax."
Li Ce in the car heard this and sneered, his face full of contempt.
Jiang Wanyue didn't say anything. After thinking for a moment, she carefully decided what to say.
"Since the Emperor has decided to take her as his concubine, I think she has some outstanding qualities. But in this case, we should stay away from her. After all, she is your elder."
Li Ce was so angry that he slapped the wall of the carriage, causing it to shake.
"What elder?! She's clearly a country woman that Li Chou found. She learned some tricks from the underworld, changed her clothes, and just fooled those idiots!"
Jiang Wanyue tugged at his sleeve.
"Your Highness, don't say that."
Calling those who were cheated fools, isn't that also insulting the emperor?
Jiang Wanyue gently stroked his chest, helping him to breathe, and whispered at the same time.
"Don't think too much about it. She won't gain anything by doing this. Instead, she will lose her greatest advantage."
Li Ce took several deep breaths before he suppressed the anger in his heart. He calmed down a little and was able to listen to Jiang Wanyue's words.
Jiang Wanyue continued, "Think about it! The Lingxian Sect has tens of thousands of followers. If she leaves and goes back to gather these followers, I'm afraid a lot of trouble will happen. But if she enters the palace, can those people of the Lingxian Sect still be used by her?"
Li Ce moved his eyes and touched his chin.
"Once you enter the palace, it will be difficult to leave again."
"That's right." Jiang Wanyue smiled slightly, "It is said that once you enter the palace, it is like entering a deep sea. You can't easily leave the palace. Moreover, the palace rules are strict, and there are many and complicated palace people. Just dealing with the harem is enough to make her busy. What she did is tantamount to clipping her own wings. It will be difficult for her to do anything."
"Moreover, she suddenly gained favor and was made a concubine. Can the ladies in the palace easily forgive her? Not to mention others, even the imperial concubine would not tolerate her."
"Let the people in the harem handle the affairs of the harem! Your Highness, don't worry about it."
After Jiang Wanyue finished speaking, Li Ce couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"Wan'er is still very insightful."
Jiang Wanyue tilted her head: "Your Highness, are you not angry anymore?"
Li Ce hugged her in his arms.
"Having Wan'er is truly the greatest blessing in my life, Li Ce."
Jiang Wanyue leaned in his arms without moving.
But what I was thinking in my heart was: I hope you can always remember this sentence.
The atmosphere in the Prince's car frame was warm, but in the other cars, there was no such good atmosphere.
Especially the imperial concubine.
The moment Ling Lan appeared, she knew that this slave girl had been favored.
The emperor has always been fickle and his love for any woman does not last long.
But before he became disgusted with her, he was never stingy in favoring his favorite concubines.
For example, the former Concubine De.
Another example is the later Concubine Li.
And the two young concubines who came with them.
Ling Lan has just been favored by the emperor, and the emperor is new to the situation, so he will definitely treat her well for a while.
How could the imperial concubine tolerate this?
Thinking of how the emperor had spoken so unkindly to her because of that lowly maid that day, the imperial concubine clenched her fists suddenly.
She could tolerate Concubine Li because she was so beautiful.
He could also give in in front of Concubine De.
Who asked Concubine De to give birth to the emperor’s eldest son?
But she was asked to endure a lowly woman from outside with an unknown background?
How can it be!
The imperial concubine's eyes flickered, and her tanned nails dug deeply into her palms.
She seemed unaware.
Until the palace maid beside her screamed.
"My lady, your hand!"
The imperial concubine lowered her head and saw several blood-red crescent-shaped marks on her palm. She took a handkerchief and wiped them as if nothing had happened.
"Ask the princess to come and talk to me."
There were many princesses in the entourage, but from what the Imperial Concubine said, it could only be Princess Ding.
The palace maid opened the car window and gave a few instructions to the guards following outside.
Not long after, Princess Ding came over.
"Mother, do you have something to ask me?"
The imperial concubine had a gloomy look in her eyes, and her words were somewhat confusing.
"I heard that there is a Taoist master in Longhu Mountain who has a high level of cultivation and can tell fortunes and even the art of six yao."
Princess Ding was stunned.
She didn't understand why the imperial concubine said this. After thinking about it, she could only continue with the topic.
"My daughter-in-law has also heard about this. Longhu Mountain... seems to be in Raozhou, right? It's quite far away!"
"What's the worry about being far away? As long as you are pious enough, you can always invite people to the capital."
The imperial concubine glanced at Princess Ding.
Princess Ding suddenly realized.
What does my mother want to do with this enlightened master?
But...what to do?
Princess Ding's mind turned, and Huo De thought of the previous scene.
If we were to say who knows the imperial concubine best inside and outside the palace, apart from her wet nurse and personal maid, it would definitely be her daughter-in-law, Princess Ding.
Even Jiang Wanyue expected that the imperial concubine would not spare Ling Lan, and Princess Ding naturally knew it as well.
However, she was still a little unsure about what the imperial concubine was going to do specifically.
So she asked tentatively.
"Does mother want to find this expert to come to the palace to perform a ritual?"
The imperial concubine frowned slightly, looking dissatisfied.
"Such a great master was invited to the palace, of course, to discuss the Dao. Doesn't this Fairy Ling claim to be the reincarnation of a fairy? If she is a fairy, then maybe she has some connection with that great master!"
At the end of her speech, she raised the corners of her mouth and smiled.
Princess Ding lowered her eyes.
"After my daughter-in-law returns to the palace, she will immediately send someone to do it and will definitely invite this expert back."
The imperial concubine was satisfied and waved her hand, letting her go back.
After that, she was never called over again.
The journey was smooth, and because there was a lot of downhill roads on the way back, it took less time than the way here.
After the convoy returned to the capital, everyone was supposed to go to the palace to express their gratitude, but the emperor exempted them from that and asked everyone to go back and rest.
Oh, by the way, King Zhao was also left.
Prince Liang’s funeral hasn’t taken place yet!
Prince Zhao followed the emperor all the way into the Liangyi Hall. Before he could even sit down, a eunuch came to report that Prince Liang's wife was also gone.
King Zhao's heart skipped a beat and he almost dropped the tea bowl in his hand.
He pondered: No wonder the emperor said before that there was no rush, it turns out that the emperor already knew about the Princess Liang!
Regarding Prince Liang's death, the clan members privately had different opinions, but it was certain that Prince Liang's wife committed suicide.
The emperor said: "Princess Liang has a deep affection for Prince Liang. Prince Zhao will have to trouble himself with the funeral of these two people."
King Zhao hurriedly stood up and bowed.
"This is my duty. It's not hard, not hard at all."
He hunched over, waiting for further instructions from the emperor.
But the emperor seemed to have forgotten Prince Liang's son. He didn't say a word about the funeral regulations, but only sighed.
"The weather is getting hot, bury him as soon as possible!"
King Zhao understood what was going on and bowed once again.
"The minister obeys the order."
Since the burial is to be done as soon as possible, some rituals and regulations should be avoided or saved if possible.
Although the emperor did not explicitly say that he was demoted, the meaning revealed by these words was clearly that.
King Zhao left the palace quickly.
However, he did not go back to the palace directly, but went to the East Palace.