kingnovel Chapter 383 Give him a chance
Chapter 383 Give him a chance
Li Gan sat on the dragon throne and smiled from ear to ear.
Li Ji was very happy from the bottom of his heart that he had made great progress and had won the recognition of these stubborn old men.
Li Ji stood up leisurely, bowed to Li Gan and the other great scholars and veteran officials, and said humbly:
"Your Majesty, I am where I am today thanks to the hard work of all my teachers. I dare not be arrogant."
"Good! Ji'er is neither arrogant nor impatient, I am very relieved!"
Li Gan patted the dragon throne happily and continued,
"Ji'er, you have relieved me of my worries in the southwest, which is a great achievement. I have long wanted to reward you. However, the lords said that you are still young and need to be tempered, so I have delayed it until now."
He looked around at a group of convinced old ministers, unable to contain his excitement.
"Today, the gentlemen have praised you highly. I wish to give you the reward that should have been yours long ago. Come, announce the decree!"
Eunuch Shun came out with the imperial edict in his hand, smiling.
"Prince Li Ji, gifted with intelligence and both civil and military prowess, is hereby appointed the King of Qin."
"King Qin?"
Everyone was shocked.
Li Ji was not the emperor's biological son, so logically he would have been given the title of a prince at best. Prince Heng's two sons were also given the title of prince. But the emperor directly made Li Ji the Prince of Qin?
Although Li Ji's achievements are indeed worthy of the title, this is really against the etiquette!
"emperor!"
Just as Mr. Zuo was about to say something, Li Gan raised his hand to stop him.
"Old sir, the King of Qin's achievements are here, and he has just been recognized by you gentlemen. My brother has been wronged for many years, and he only has this one son. Isn't he worthy of the title of a mere prince?"
"That's not it!"
"Since it's not, then the matter is settled."
Li Gan was determined.
Since he became emperor, he has always been respectful to the wise and humble, and has never been so domineering.
This has made you all forget that the current emperor is the one who pacified the powerful generals in the north!
Seeing that the emperor was unhappy, everyone fell silent.
The main reason was that Li Ji was truly exceptionally talented, and they were convinced by his title of prince.
only……
The news reached the ears of the empress dowager. The empress dowager herself doted on Li Ji very much, and was very happy to learn that the emperor had appointed him as the King of Qin. However, she always felt a little uneasy in her heart.
The emperor's preference for Li Ji has gone beyond the relationship between uncle and nephew.
"Your Majesty, are you still not going to enter the harem?"
The Queen Mother turned and asked the nanny.
Mammy shook her head and lowered her voice:
"The Empress Dowager loves the Emperor so much that she has arranged for him to marry seven or eight beauties in the past six months, but the Emperor won't even visit the Empresses' palaces, let alone stay overnight."
After the Dragon Boat Festival, the empress dowager felt that she could no longer let the emperor do whatever he wanted, so she arranged for several women to enter the harem.
Li Gan had no choice but to accept it. But even if these beauties tried their best to seduce him, he would just "let him be strong, the breeze will blow over the hills".
"They are all a bunch of useless people."
The Queen Mother's hair turned a lot white due to worry. She said to herself,
"Are we really going to attack him?"
But if that happens, I'm afraid the relationship between mother and son will be affected.
"Grand Secretary Xuansun has entered the palace. I would like to host a banquet for him."
……
Li Ji walked out of Qinzheng Hall.
Shi Tou had been waiting for him outside for a long time.
"Congratulations, His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin."
As soon as they met, Shitou couldn't contain his joy and congratulated Li Ji.
Li Ji's face showed no expression, as if nothing could cause any ripples in his heart.
He glanced at the stone.
"anything?"
Only then did Shitou remember the important matter.
"Your Highness, please ask me to keep an eye on Pei Yan. Early this morning, he left for Lin'an with the Duke of Dingguo's dowry delivery team."
Are you really restless?
Lin'an?
Pei Yan's lackey Qian Jinru was from Lin'an.
But, as luck would have it, in this life, my mother had solved the problem in advance.
However, the fact that Qian Jinru was executed for colluding with the water bandits was a scandal of the Qian family, so the Qian family never made it public.
So, was Pei Yan's trip to Lin'an just a coincidence? Or was he doing it on purpose?
If it was intentional, could it be that Pei Yan was also reborn like himself?
Thinking of this, Li Ji couldn't help but admire Su Li again.
Su Li's arrival really changed a lot of things.
Even if Pei Yan arrived in Lin'an, what awaited him would only be false joy.
However, in the previous life, the following year, there was a flood in the south during the spring flood season, and many people were displaced. At that time, the imperial court was still in the battle for the throne, and no one paid any attention to it.
That year, the number of refugees in the south became a disaster, and eventually it evolved into a major civil uprising.
If Pei Yan was also reborn, I'm afraid he also knew this news.
Will he make use of this incident to make a fuss?
Li Ji flicked his sleeves,
"Send someone to keep a close eye on him. Tell me everything he does. Also,"
He paused, a cold light flashed in his eyes.
"If he wants to escape from Lin'an, let our people help him..."
"……Yes!"
Pei Yan, since you want to commit suicide, why not give you a chance?
……
Su Li has been very busy recently.
After preparing Pei Yao's dowry and sending it on her way, she had to follow her mother to prepare for Su Zhe and Song Ci's wedding.
Song Ci is a martial artist after all.
During childbirth, she was in agony and beat Su Zhe badly. But after a few days of rest, she was full of energy and recovered.
However, despite this, Qin still forced him to stay in bed for two months.
"Your sister Su also had to observe a double confinement period. Unfortunately, I couldn't help her at all while she was in the south. I can't miss you again! If you don't observe the confinement period properly, you will suffer from lifelong problems! Don't worry, Ci'er, mother will take good care of you. In the future, your horseback riding, archery, boxing and swordplay will definitely not be affected!"
Poor Song Ci, she had to stay in confinement in the middle of summer, and even had to stay in confinement for two consecutive months.
Whenever Qin was around, he had to stay in bed. No ice! No cold drinks! No baths! At most, he could only wipe himself with hot water!
Only when Qin was not around could he sneak out of the house to relax. During this period, Su Zhe didn't know how many covers he had made.
Song Ci has suffered so much.
After listening to her, Su Li felt extremely fortunate that she was not with her mother during her confinement period.
When they were in Quanzhou, the weather wasn't so hot, and Pei Heng didn't have so many rules and regulations. As long as Doctor Fei allowed it, he let Su Li do it. He even helped her.
However, during the confinement period, Song Ci and his wife battled wits and courage with Qin, and their relationship grew rapidly and reached a new level.
October 28th is a good day for marriage.
The street between the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion and the Yong'an Marquis Mansion is filled with red flowers for ten miles.
"It's really rare these days!"
The common people crowded the streets to watch the excitement, and as they watched the Yong'an Marquis's wedding procession pass by in a lively manner, they all laughed and joked.
"How can this marriage happen twice?"
"You don't know this! They said they divorced before."
"Divorced and then remarried, isn't that a fuss?"
"Hahaha, who says it's not?"
"You're all wrong!" A man said quietly, cracking a handful of melon seeds. "It's said that during their last wedding, the Yong'an Marquis' son was in a coma, so they didn't get to experience the joy of being a groom. This time, they're taking advantage of an auspicious day to make up for it!"
This is even more bizarre!
The people were shocked.
"Tsk tsk! Rich people just think differently!"