kingnovel Chapter 884: Dislike No Matter What
Chapter 884: Dislike No Matter What
After sending his younger brothers and sisters back to their little beds, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu turned around, glanced at Empress Changsun who was standing not far away, smiled, then pointed outside, indicating that he would leave immediately.
Although Empress Changsun knew that her son did this in order not to wake up Sizi and Zhinu, she still felt an unspeakable torment in her heart.
But what can we do?
I am destined to be unable to do anything.
After leaving Ganlu Palace, His Royal Highness the King of Chu glanced at the moonlight in the sky, and then returned to his bedroom to have a quick sleep. After all, the army would set off tomorrow, and he needed to recuperate.
However, when he entered his bedroom, he found Cheng Xin and Yao Ji kneeling by the door with their heads bowed. His Royal Highness the King of Chu only needed to take a glance to know who they were. "Oh, Your Majesty, why are you here in the middle of the night instead of going to your own harem to cultivate your offspring? What's the matter? You want to sleep on the same bed with me? But I hate it!"
"..." Emperor Li II, who had originally planned to have a good talk with his son before leaving, saw that the other party was more presumptuous than before. He should have been furious immediately, but he was distracted for a moment.
For a long time, until Li Kuan turned around and walked out of the hall, Emperor Li II still did not say a word.
"Let's talk outside if you have anything to say. My mother is still watching over there, and I don't want her to worry." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu came to the steps in front of the hall and sat cross-legged. He just happened to catch a glimpse of the slender figure standing at the main entrance of Ganlu Hall. "If you want to beat me up, I can come into the hall and let you beat me up one last time."
"Kuan'er..." His Majesty Li Er had a feeling at this moment that after tonight, he and his son would never see each other again: "If you were me, what would you do?"
"Oh?" Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu turned his head and glanced at the other party. He suddenly sneered and said, "Why didn't you throw me into the wild forest by the roadside when you sent me back to Longyou?"
"Are you resenting me?" His Majesty Li II raised his eyebrows upon hearing this: "Li Kuan, I have been merciful enough!"
"Ah, Your Majesty is truly a wise and enlightened emperor, ruling the world with benevolence and filial piety." Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the King of Chu scratched his head and said, "I am so ashamed that I did not receive Your Majesty's call and volunteered to die, which made Your Majesty embarrassed!"
"..."Facts have proved that if the King of Chu becomes sharp-tongued, Wei Zheng will have to stand aside.
At this moment, Emperor Li II felt as if the world was hanging upside down and he almost fell to the ground.
When His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu saw his father's shadow swaying on the steps in front of him, he just frowned slightly and pretended not to see it.
"It seems that there is really nothing to discuss between us." After a long while, His Majesty Li II sighed, then he looked towards the main hall again and continued, "After the battle in the Western Regions, you will stay in Qiongzhou honestly. As long as you don't leave the Lingnan area, I can turn a blind eye to all your actions."
“Oh.” His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu understood what the other party meant: he would have the final say in Lingnan Road in the future.
But he didn't care: "Thank you, Your Majesty, you are so kind."
After expressing his thanks dryly, His Royal Highness the King of Chu continued to maintain a comfortable and unrestrained silence.
On the contrary, Emperor Li II seemed to feel a little embarrassed after his son stopped talking.
"Your mother is still watching over there, you should at least put on a show with me..." After a long time, His Majesty Li II slowly came to Li Kuan and said, "Kuan'er, stand up."
"What's the matter?" Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu stood up from the ground, then turned around and faced his father: "If you want to beat me, let's go to the bedroom. Anyway, this is the last time, I won't run away!"
"..." His Majesty Li Er listened to his son's stubborn words. He pursed his lips, then raised his hands and pressed his shoulders. "Dad has confidence in you in this battle against Western Turks, but swords are bound to be blind on the battlefield. You'd better leave the charge trap to others. Otherwise, if something happens to you, Dad will not be able to explain to your mother."
"..." At this moment, His Royal Highness the King of Chu stared blankly at his father who was earnestly admonishing him. After a long while, he suddenly smiled with relief: "I understand."
"Hmm..." Seeing that his son did not contradict him again, Emperor Li Er nodded with relief. Although he knew that he and Li Kuan could never go back to the way they were before, the father-son relationship still existed. "It's getting late. You have to lead the army to war tomorrow. Rest early."
"Hmm, hmm." His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu nodded vigorously upon hearing this: "Don't tell me, my son is really sleepy."
"..." When Emperor Li II saw that Li Kuan suddenly became so cooperative, it seemed that they had become "kind father and filial son" again. For a moment, he had mixed feelings in his heart, and at the same time, he even felt a trace of regret in his heart.
But...what's the use of regret?
His Majesty Li II left with all kinds of melancholy thoughts.
His Highness the Prince of Chu stood respectfully at the door of his bedroom, watching his father leave. Only after his father and Empress Changsun entered the palace did His Highness the Prince of Chu turn around and walk into his own bedroom.
The first thing he did when he returned to the bedroom was to take off his outer robe and throw it to Cheng Xin who was waiting beside him: "Take this robe and throw it away."
"Your Highness, why is this?" Cheng Xin, who had been guarding the palace, asked subconsciously, but then he realized that he had said too much, so he quickly bowed his head and said, "Your Highness, please forgive me. I was too quick to speak and said too much..."
"Nothing." His Royal Highness Prince Chu waved his hand upon hearing this, then strode towards the bed and said casually, "It's just because the robe is dirty, so I have to throw it away."
Only fools take hypocrisy as a panacea.
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The next day, at noon, outside the city of Chang'an.
"Oh, this tyrant has equipped me with so many black-armored soldiers? This really surprises me..." Wearing black armor, with a black horse at his crotch and a silver spear in his hand, His Royal Highness the King of Chu rode out of the city with a murderous look on his face.
At this time, on the Ba Bridge in front of him, there were rows of iron armors and flags flying in the sky, and he recognized at a glance that the heavily armored knights at the front of the team were the most elite Black Armor Army of the Tang Dynasty.
"Huh? There are also the Black Armor Army?" His Royal Highness the King of Chu was obviously surprised at their appearance.
"Your Highness, these are all His Majesty's intentions." After nodding to Zhang Zhenxuan, who was guarding His Majesty the Prince of Chu, the leader of the Black Armor Army, Yunqi, rode up to him and said respectfully, "The 30,000 cavalrymen who followed Your Highness to the battle are all elites selected from the Sixteen Guards, plus these 800 Black Armored Soldiers - His Majesty means that after this battle, they will follow you to Qiongzhou and become your personal army."