In the palace, Luo Mingchuan knelt in front of the emperor, beating his legs for the emperor.
Li Huang was feeding the emperor some medicine, just like a loving father and a filial daughter.
Li Yuze's eyes dimmed for a moment. His father had never been so close to these sons. To say he wasn't envious would be a lie.
Li Chuchu barely showed her jealousy on her face. In order to hide it, she could only lower her head and bow down in a polite manner.
"See Father."
"See Your Majesty."
The emperor's good mood immediately turned from sunny to cloudy the moment he saw them.
He had a sullen face and glanced around them. He snorted coldly, saying that his nose was not his nose, his eyes were not his eyes, and he didn't let them get up for a long time.
Luo Guifei's palms were sweaty. She had heard Li Chuchu talk about the Huguo Temple, and she was afraid that those people's hands and feet were not clean enough and would leave some clues for her.
In the end, Li Chuchu couldn't bear it anymore and spoke first.
"I heard that my father is in poor health, so I came here to see if my father is feeling better?"
The emperor glanced at her expressionlessly, and then glanced at Li Yuze.
"Prince, do you know your guilt?"
Li Yuze's mind buzzed, "My son..."
Just as he was about to admit his mistake, Li Chuchu on the side was afraid that he would tell everything, so he quickly spoke up.
"Father, it has nothing to do with the prince and brother, it's all my son's fault!"
"It was my son who made the eldest princess sister angry, which led to a dispute between the eldest princess sister and the prince's brother. If the father wants to punish me, let me punish my son."
Her words seemed to be taking the blame for the prince, but in fact she was telling the emperor that it was Li Huang who did not have the magnanimity of a eldest princess, and acted like a naughty princess when praying for the late empress.
Moreover, she only said that there was some dispute between the siblings, but she did not say that Li Yuze once wanted to kill Li Huang.
Sure enough, after hearing her words, Li Yuze's eyes softened instantly.
Li Huang only glanced at them briefly, knowing what they were thinking, and immediately raised a mocking smile on his lips.
"What are you talking about, the second princess?" Luo Mingchuan blinked and said innocently, "We were just talking about the fact that there were refugees near the capital, and we almost collided with my cousin's carriage. Uncle Huang just wanted to
Ask the prince's cousin if he has found out where that group of refugees came from. What are you trying to cover up by being so eager to admit your mistake?"
"I……"
Li Chuchu was dumbfounded, her eyes turned red with grievance, and she looked at Li Yuze cautiously.
The latter took a step forward without changing his expression, covering Luo Mingchuan's sight, "Mingchuan! Pay attention to your identity!"
"oh."
Luo Mingchuan pursed his lips in displeasure and became even more unhappy in his heart.
However, at this moment, Li Yuze's eyes turned blank when he looked at Li Huang.
He collected his thoughts, looked at the emperor on the soft couch again, cupped his hands and said: "Back to my father, I sent someone to check, but the group of people escaped too fast, and I couldn't find a clue at all.
I know that I have committed the crime of negligence and am willing to accept the punishment."
The emperor snorted and said: "For the sake of your sister interceding for you, I won't punish you, why don't you get out of here."
Li Yuze secretly breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Li Chuchu gratefully. It seemed that Chu Chu was still looking towards his eldest brother.
Unexpectedly, the emperor just threw the incense burner at him: "You bastard, where are you looking? Can't you even tell who your sister is?"
The emperor was so angry that he had been raised under Luo Guifei's lap for all these years, and he could no longer even tell the difference between family and friends!
"Father..."
"If Huang'er hadn't come to the palace early in the morning to intercede for you, why would I have taken care of the refugee issue for you?"
Li Yuze was stunned. He looked hesitantly at Li Huang, who had a calm expression on the side, and pursed his lips.
Concubine Luo squeezed the handkerchief in her hand tightly. Although she held a grudge in her heart, she still knew what was right.
He only moved forward thoughtfully and tried to smooth things over: "Your Majesty, I treat the prince and the eldest princess as if they were their own children. It is reasonable for the prince and the eldest princess to treat Chu Chu as their sister. Please don't blame the prince.
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"What? You feel wronged?"
"I don't dare."
"I see how brave you are!"
After the emperor finished speaking, he coughed violently!
If she hadn't taken the initiative to stay in the palace to take care of their brothers and sisters, he wouldn't have even bothered to look at her.
Unexpectedly, it made her have thoughts that she shouldn't have!
Treat it as your own?
She deserves it too!
Seeing that the emperor's face was ugly, Li Yuze hesitated to speak. Li Huang was worried that the emperor would be too angry, so he took the lead in interrupting Li Yuze's words, "Father, it's my fault for this. I don't know the etiquette, so I called Concubine Luo Guifei like that."
As a concubine for many years, Luo Guifei mistakenly believed that in this palace, there is no distinction between concubine and concubine, and there is no distinction between superior and inferior. So if the father wants to punish, he should punish his sons and ministers. "
As she said that, she knelt down.
Concubine Luo was shocked, what was this little bitch talking about!
Isn't she adding fuel to the fire?
Li Chuchu's eyes were red, and she looked like she had been insulted.
Li Yuze glanced at Li Huang in surprise, frowned and said: "Father, mother, concubine..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, the emperor struck him with a knife: "Stop! You bastard! You are still the prince!"
"A concubine is a concubine. How can I be worthy of you, the eldest son of the middle palace, and the title of mother-in-law?"
"If you want to defend her again, you won't have to go to Huguo Temple to pray for your mother in the future!"
One sentence directly blocked all his subsequent words.
Li Yuze lowered his head and responded respectfully: "Yes."
When the emperor saw them, he became distressed and began to wave his hands to drive them away: "Okay, get out of here."
Concubine Luo did not dare to say anything more. She just glared at Li Huang fiercely where the emperor could not see her.
Li Chuchu lowered her head throughout the whole process, hiding the deep unwillingness and jealousy in her eyes.
After leaving the emperor's palace and walking for a long time, she couldn't help but call out: "Brother Prince~"
Li Yuze stopped and when he saw her appearance, he immediately comforted her with distress: "It's just a title. Nothing will change. Don't worry."
Li Chuchu bit her lip and pulled his sleeve, tears welling up in her eyes: "Did I do something wrong to make the eldest princess unhappy, so will she also be in trouble with the prince brother?
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"Chu Chu knows that as a concubine, she is indeed not worthy of calling you brother or sister to the eldest princess. Chu Chu has overstepped her bounds, and Chu Chu will never do it again in the future."
With that said, she wiped away her tears, gave him the standard courtesy of a monarch and a minister, and then chased after Luo Guifei's sedan chair.
Seeing her like this, Li Yuze felt like he had been stabbed hard in the heart.
Chu Chu was his sister who he had grown up with. She had always been well-behaved and kind-hearted. She was probably really sad when her father said that to her face today.
When he thought of Li Huang, his expression darkened again.
When he left the palace gate, he immediately saw Mo Jingzhan wearing a mask in front of the eldest princess's carriage.