Li Cheng left and didn't come back until dark, still limping.
When Lin Zhixiu saw it, he knew he was being beaten again. He quickly took a few steps forward and asked in a low voice, "What? The emperor beats you again?"
"Well, I just hit him a few times, it's okay."
"Is it my fault that you left the capital without permission?" He supported him and signaled Dongyun to quickly grab a cotton mat and spread it on the chair. Li Cheng sat down carefully, "Yes, I explained it to my father. I asked for food and money.
I'm back, I've arrested the people, and the victims can be resettled. The merits outweigh the faults. Even though my father is angry, he can't say anything."
"If that's the case, why do I still beat you?" Lin Zhixiu complained about the emperor, he was simply a fool!
"Hey! Before I went to see my father, I went to the sky prison first, beat Prince Feng and took off one of his arms. If they hadn't stopped him, they would have killed him. That's fine, it's useless.
Worse than death!"
"Ah... what about Lin Zhixuan?" Lin Zhixiu was not surprised or sympathetic after hearing this.
He deserves it!
"I don't know where she is being held. I didn't see her. Don't worry, this time she won't just be sent to a nunnery."
"Okay, don't worry about them for now. My aunt asked me to prepare water in the back. You go and wash yourself. Come back, have something to eat and rest?!"
"Okay! Haha, just now my father asked someone to beat me and put me on the bench, and I fell asleep... I was snoring, which made my father very angry..."
Lin Zhixiu grinned, "How many times?"
"After a few moments, they stopped me. Xiu'er, let me sleep in the same room with you. I promise not to make trouble with you." He looked at her pitifully like a big dog.
"Go and wash it quickly!" Lin Zhixiu didn't answer his words.
Li Cheng saw that he was really dirty, so he went to take a shower.
Living in An's house, it was really inconvenient for two people to live together. So after he washed up and spent a long time with Lin Zhixiu, he was still sent to the guest room.
Li Cheng was indeed exhausted. He had a long sleep. When he woke up, the sun was already high. As soon as he left the room, someone said that the emperor asked him to go, but he ignored it and came directly to talk to Lin Zhixiu.
After breakfast, he said, "I asked Uncle Dong to invite the Taoist monks yesterday. I will go home and clean up the house. Once it's done, you can move back in tomorrow! It's really inconvenient to live in An's house."
He glared at Lin Zhixiu: You won't even let me live in the same room with you!
"You clean up first!" Lin Zhixiu did not agree.
Li Cheng actually wanted the two of them to go back to the house to clean up, but judging from her appearance, she didn't want to go. That didn't matter. The key point was that she didn't seem to want to go home tomorrow...
I thought about how to persuade her for a while, but I didn't think of it! I had to pat her and said, "Then I'll go and pack it up! Whatever you want to eat, I'll ask Uncle Dong to prepare it for you."
He limped home, and Beifei and Xiyu stayed at home. When they saw him, they both grinned and cried. The two people took him with them and took away the clothes on the ground, the broken vases, and the "stolen" things.
Point out the banknotes and letters to him one by one.
Although Li Cheng was mentally prepared, he was furious when he saw that the place where Lin Zhixiu lived was ruined like this.
Send people directly to Heqing's house and invite her parents over, "Let them see what Heqing has done!"
He Qing's father already knew that his son was crippled by Li Cheng. He was really angry, hateful and distressed. What was even more aggrieved was that he could not avenge his son...
He is the son of a princess, and has enjoyed wealth and wealth since he was born. Although he is not very capable, he never thought that he would encounter such a thing in this life.
After the death of his mother, the eldest princess, the family fell to what it is today. It is not an exaggeration to say that the family has declined since then.
The couple sat opposite each other, crying and sighing.
What's more, this matter is not over yet. What can we do?
Just when he was worried, he heard King Cheng sending someone to call him. He didn't know what he was going to do. He was worried and embarrassed to go there himself, so he sent his second son there.
The second son's name is Chen Xian. At this moment, his face was pretending to be heavy, but it could not block the brilliance in his eyes. He even entered the gate of Prince Cheng's Mansion with light steps.
His grandmother was a princess and his father was a county prince. Normally, in his generation, he could only be a prince. But when the emperor ascended the throne, he promised many benefits to the royal family, and implemented them in his own family, giving him the title of county prince and princess.
Of course, it must have fallen on his eldest brother. The other one went to his grandmother's favorite Heqing.
At that time, what the family hoped for most was that the emperor still handed down the title of Duke... so that other sons, like him... could also take advantage of it. However, this was a bit greedy, so it could only be given by the emperor, and he could not do it himself.
want.
Before my grandmother passed away, she couldn't open her mouth, so she only found a good marriage for He Qing.
Now, the eldest brother made a mistake and was crippled by King Cheng. The emperor has not yet issued his punishment. But in any case, the eldest brother is considered useless.
If the family is lucky enough to escape this disaster, then at least there will be no one to inherit the position of Duke! In the past two days, the cousins have been a little excited.
When he came out, his wife held him and talked for a long time...her heart was pounding...when she saw King Cheng, she was gentle and polite.
Li Cheng ignored him and began to count the damaged things in front of him, pay the account, and then threw him a copy of the list. "Go back and show your parents, how will your family compensate for this loss!?"
Chen Xian asked honestly, "Yes, Your Majesty... Regarding this matter, Chen Xian would like to ask, how can the Emperor and you come to terms with this matter?"
Li Cheng looked at him sideways and said: "I have no control over the decisions my father makes. As for my thoughts, I can tell you: Ordinarily, He Qing will die no matter what happens. However, I
I don’t want her to take the title of my original wife. Just write a letter of divorce and you can take her home, and everything else will be easy to discuss!"
"Your Majesty, now that things have happened, I don't think there is much to say to my family. However, this marriage is a marriage granted by the Emperor. The Emperor... the family really has no control over it."
"Hmph, let your father think about it carefully. If your father hadn't been greedy and had to marry his daughter in... your family wouldn't have come to this point! This time, when the emperor asks again, let your father answer carefully!"
Li Cheng stared and cursed.
Chen Xian was obedient and did not dare to say more. When he went home and showed the list to his parents, everyone was a little dumbfounded. A vase from King Guangcheng cost 20,000 taels of silver...
Anyway, after doing the math, the house's expenses for a few years have been covered.
Chen Xian whispered Cheng Wang's words to his parents again.
The parents looked at each other. The eldest son was dead, and the Princess Cheng of the Qing Dynasty could no longer be saved. At this moment, I really regretted it...
Wu Dong had already prepared it, so the West Courtyard was quickly cleared out. The invited monks and Taoist priests came and performed the rituals very solemnly.
Then, Li Cheng took the counted accounts and the expenses for the rituals and went into the palace to find the emperor and file a complaint.
The emperor didn't even look at the thick pile of paper he was holding. He stared at him and asked, "What do you want to do?"
"Father, my son wants to divorce his wife!"
"Fart! That's the princess I gave you, you..."
"Father, how can my son live with her after she has come to this point!? She is just a big fool. I heard that she has been making a lot of noise in the past two days. She shouldn't really die in her son's house! Today
I just invited a monk and a Taoist priest to perform rituals at home, so we can’t cause any more trouble."
The emperor ignored him.
"Look, my son is going to give you a grandson!" He circled around the emperor, "Although your son is not up to expectations, your grandson is good! He is his eldest son. Don't let him be inferior in terms of status.
You feel wronged!"
The emperor's eyes followed him, thinking: Oh, if he really doesn't like him, he is cruel enough. He doesn't care about He Qing's life or death, but he is afraid that death will bring bad luck to him... this bastard!
"Although the Heqing brothers and sisters have gone too far, don't you think about why they did this? I gave you the marriage, Heqing is still a royal descendant, and you treat her like this? How can you say that? You like Lin Zhixiu
, I gave her a title, promised her so many benefits, and made her your concubine! What else are you going to do? Huh?"
The emperor pointed at Li Cheng and scolded him, "But look at how you treated He Qing. As the imperial concubine, isn't she aggrieved?"
How could Li Cheng be willing to accept it? "Dad! My son just didn't like her, but he didn't let her suffer! She lived in such a nice yard and had good food and clothing. It was because she was too greedy and cruel, and she almost..." he said
Here, the eye circles are still red.
"Your eldest grandson is in danger of getting into trouble. Father, don't you feel sad?"
"Hmph! Isn't Lin Zhixiu vicious? What's going on with her aunt and cousin?"
"Father, this son knows! Aunt Huang and that Mrs. Huang poisoned my mother-in-law! At that time, Axiu had no one to support her, so she only sent Aunt Huang to a nunnery. If my son had known earlier, he would have done it
Kill her!"
"roll!"
"Really, my father, poisoning the mistress, how big a sin is this!?"
"That is also the law of the country to deal with her. Is there any lynching? You still go to the prison... What is the difference between what you are doing and Prince Feng?" The emperor thought of Prince Feng. Although he is not outstanding, he does not have a bad reputation.
, let him lose one of his arms!
"What a big difference! Who is my father and who is his father?" Li Cheng was not convinced.
"You!" The emperor pointed at him and was so angry that he couldn't help it.
But it really doesn't make sense to such a fool. If we continue to talk, it's time to hit him again.
After enduring it for a long time, he said: "Okay, you go back first, I will think about it first..."
Li Cheng didn't talk nonsense, "Hey! Father, don't be angry! My son only has a small wish! If you comply with your son's wish, from now on, whatever you say will be yours!"
"Haha, what do I say? What if what I say is different from Lin Zhixiu? Who do you listen to?"
"Of course I listen to you, Father! You are the father and the emperor. As for my wife... buy some good jewelry and clothes, just coax her!"
"Get out!" The emperor pointed at the door...
The emperor called Heqing's father over, and the emperor and his ministers didn't know what they said.
Then the decree was issued, and the title of Princess Heqing was taken away, and he and Li Chengli returned home. The title of Prince Feng was taken away, and he was released from the prison and returned home to recuperate.
This matter was not the responsibility of either party. The emperor compromised and gave the title of Duke Jingguo to Chen Xian.
The newly minted Duke's wife came to Prince Cheng's Mansion and brought He Qing home with great momentum.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the front door, the original Princess of Feng County and He Qing's sister-in-law was crying and making trouble there, determined not to let He Qing go home.
Her parents had no choice but to send her directly to Zhuangzi. From then on, Princess Heqing never appeared in public again.
Aunt Huang and Lin Zhixuan seemed to have been forgotten. No punishment was reported, but no one knew their whereabouts.
In this world, except Mrs. Lin Er, she cried sadly twice for Lin Zhixuan. Lin Feng came back from the academy and was frightened for several days, but he couldn't get any news from his aunt.
Li Cheng took Lin Zhixiu back home and was happily waiting for the good news about his father, but after waiting for several days, there was still no news.
He was anxious and ran to ask again, but the emperor didn't even let him in.
Hearing his high-pitched and low-pitched calls outside, the emperor sneered: How can everything go as you want! Fulin Zhixiu is the royal concubine? Wait until she gives birth to a grandson for me!