Chapter 136
Princess Langya’s rebellion had been quelled. Because Princess Langya herself had been dissolved by the “Corpse Dissolving Water”, it was destined that only her relatives could bear the Emperor’s anger.
The old Chang ‘an Jun, Princess Langya’s father, knelt on the golden bricks of the Palace of Heavenly Purity for a day and a night. He couldn’t even straighten his back and finally fainted.
He sent his daughter into the palace to protect the people of Lou Lan and also wanted his proud daughter to have a good home. However, he didn’t expect Princess Langya to misinterpret his meaning. Not only did she kill Empress Xiaohui and the Fourth Prince, she also tried to overthrow the Emperor’s country.
Princess Langya had assassinated the Emperor before and caused all the Lou Lan royal family to be enslaved. This time, he was afraid that even his life would not be able to make up for her sin.
The Emperor executed all of Princess Langya’s subordinates. As for the rest of the Lou Lan royal family, the Emperor didn’t kill them all. Instead, he sent them all to guard the tombs of Empress Xiaohui and the Fourth Prince so that their descendants could atone for their sins forever.
The Emperor also conferred the title of King to the First Prince and the Fourth Prince who died young.
The Emperor gave the wet nurse Pu Liu, who was coerced by Princess Langya but still secretly left clues for them, which led to King Jing’s eventual rescue.
Princess Langya had a palace attendant who knew martial arts. He resisted stubbornly and was killed by the Imperial Bodyguards. This palace attendant was discovered in the end and also used the art of disguise. However, this person’s appearance was also ordinary. It was strange that such a person would disguise himself.
The news was passed to Li Yu through Steward Luo. Li Yu asked about the person’s appearance and couldn’t help but think of the palace attendant who forced Pu Liu to eat poison. That palace attendant also couldn’t be found. Since Princess Langya was the mastermind, then the palace attendant in his memory should be found.
Princess Langya caught the Emperor off guard and also sounded the alarm for him. The palace was not a peaceful place. In order to completely expel the forces of Lou Lan that had infiltrated the palace, the Emperor investigated the identities of everyone in the palace.
This investigation uncovered many old matters one after another. The Emperor couldn’t help but reorganize.
After the reorganization, the Emperor’s already obscure mood became even worse.
Although Empress Xiaohui and the Fourth Prince were harmed by Princess Langya, it was because of him. As long as the Emperor remembered that if he had made a completely different decision at the beginning, perhaps if he had been a little more vigilant, a little more meticulous, Empress Xiaohui and the Fourth Prince would not have died.
However, there was no medicine for regret in this world. He had lost his wife and child forever.
For the next few days, the Emperor was absent from court. He was dispirited and dispirited, and he had no interest in the imperial harem.
Head Steward Luo had no choice but to secretly come to King Jing Mansion to ask for reinforcements.
He knew best that when the Emperor was in a bad mood, the Little Heir was most effective. This time, it was best to invite all four children.
Li Yu understood Chief Steward Luo’s difficulties. The Emperor could not always be trapped in blaming himself. There were still many military and state affairs that the Emperor needed to deal with. It was necessary for the Emperor to recover as soon as possible.
However, if the Emperor continued to decline, perhaps King Jing would be able to ascend the throne sooner.
However, Li Yu selfishly did not want King Jing to take such a “shortcut.”
The relationship between King Jing and the Emperor was much better than before. He sincerely hoped that this father and son, who were originally very distant, would be able to get back on the right track.
King Jing also agreed.
As soon as Chief Steward Luo came, King Jing nodded without hesitation.
Li Yu met his eyes and instantly understood King Jing’s meaning.
Compared to the throne, King Jing wanted to maintain the hard-won familial relationship with the Emperor more.
Great, no wonder he was the man that the fish took a fancy to!
Even if he was set to be a tyrant, he was becoming more and more humane!
Li Yu was very proud of Old Gong. If he had a fish tail now, it would definitely be sticking up high.
Soon, Li Yu and King Jing brought the children into the palace to visit the Emperor.
Needless to say, when the Emperor heard the children’s chattering, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl up.
Da Bao held a piece of candy in his small, pinkish fist as he stumbled toward the Emperor.
This was something that the fish brothers had recently found as delicious as the peach blossom cake. Da Bao was eager to share it with his grandfather.
“Grandfather, have some candy.” Da Bao placed the candy in the Emperor’s palm and patted his hand carefully.
Er Bao, San Bao, and Si Bao also stretched out their hands and opened them. Each of them had a piece of candy — uh, gluttonous Er Bao had half a piece.
“Have some candy and be happy,” the children said all at once.
This was what the wet nurse, Qin Shi, had said when feeding the young masters candy. Da Bao had a good memory and could say it after hearing it once. He even taught his three younger brothers.
The Emperor held the four children in his arms as tears streamed down his face. Although the children’s candy seemed to have a lot of saliva on it, the Emperor still ate it in the end.
Although the past was unbearable, he still had a few grandchildren. For the sake of his children, he had to pull himself together.
“Tianchi, it’s all thanks to you,” the Emperor said with a smile.
“By the way, why didn’t you bring your fish pets?”
The Emperor’s emotions seemed to have calmed down a lot. When he saw King Jing, he thought of the group of loyal officials who had turned the tide during Princess Langya’s rebellion.
King Jing, Prince Li, General Huwei, Ye Qinghuan, Duke Chengen … The Emperor had been in a sorry state that day, but he had seen it all.
There was also Princess Jing. Although she didn’t know how to ride a horse, she had rushed over on a donkey to save the Emperor.
The Emperor decided to give an edict to reward everyone.
Of course, he couldn’t forget the fish that had given him the tiger talisman.
The Emperor thought that the fish was very clever. He remembered that King Jing also liked the fish very much. When he entered the palace this time, he didn’t see the fish. The Emperor found out, so he specially asked King Jing.
King Jing: “…”
King Jing and Li Yu smiled as they looked at each other. The Primordial Dao Fish was in the residence.
The Emperor didn’t think that there was anything wrong with this fish. Although the fish didn’t come, he still had to reward it.
The Emperor, who had never been stingy with his rewards, smiled and said, “I’ll give this fish the title of ‘The Best Fish in the World’.”
Li Yu: “…”
The Best Fish in the World??
Li Yu repeated it a few times in his heart. King Jing looked at him with a smile and felt that this title was very suitable for Xiaoyu.
Li Yu, the Best Fish in the World, plus fish, seemed to have an inner meaning.
Li Yu’s words were reasonable.
For example, the Best Lamb in the World was delicious.
The Best Dumplings in the World was delicious.
The Best Fish in the World was … Shh!!
The Emperor’s words were golden. Since he had given it, he wouldn’t take it back.
Li Yu became the Best Fish in the World in a strange mood.
One day, Li Yu told King Jing about it in a roundabout way. King Jing was speechless. There was a saying that went, “Different people have different opinions, and different people have different opinions.” When it was applied to Li Yu, he guessed that the saying went, “Different people have different opinions.”
However, this title wasn’t wrong.
King Jing licked his lips and said meaningfully, “The fish is indeed delicious.”
Li Yu: “…”
Li Yu muttered in his heart. In fact, King Jing hadn’t eaten fish since he started raising them. Why did he say that the fish was delicious?
Could it be that King Jing had eaten some fish recently?
Li Yu suddenly realized that it was better to ride some fish than to ride a donkey or a horse. He had to braise it in soy sauce again.
After experiencing the chaos caused by Princess Langya, although the Emperor’s body wasn’t injured, his spirit was obviously weakened.
In the past, he could discuss state affairs with the courtiers for an entire night. Now, just hearing the words’ state affairs’ gave the Emperor a headache.
The state affairs piled up like mountains. He couldn’t just ignore them.
The Emperor’s gaze fell on King Jing. When he was threatened by Princess Langya, King Jing stood up for him several times. No matter how many tests he took, it was enough.
He wanted a suitable successor, and King Jing was the most suitable and perfect candidate.
“Tianchi, since you’re here, do me a favor.” The Emperor smiled.
King Jing: “?”
The Emperor ordered Luo Ruisheng to bring all the backlog of memorials to him.
The Emperor raised the red brush, pointed at the memorials, and said half-jokingly, “Approve the memorials for me, and I’ll make you the Crown Prince.”
King Jing: “…”
Li Yu: “!!!”
Li Yu was a little anxious. At this point, King Jing’s contribution to saving the emperor was enough to make ten Crown Princes. Why was the Emperor still keeping him in suspense and asking King Jing to approve the memorials?
Did this mean that if the memorials weren’t approved, he wouldn’t make the Crown Prince?
Li Yu was also worried about how King Jing would respond.
King Jing really wanted to be the Crown Prince. Since it was the Emperor’s request, King Jing didn’t hesitate and took the memorials without hesitation.
The Emperor quite admired King Jing’s straightforward attitude.
Steward Luo kept wiping the sweat from his forehead. He knew the inside story, but he couldn’t say that the Emperor had even prepared the Crown Prince imperial edict in advance. This was just to tease King Jing.
He always felt that the Emperor was a little unreasonable after he decided on the Crown Prince candidate.
King Jing inexplicably became the Emperor’s coolie, leaving early and returning late.
Li Yu had some pregnancy symptoms recently and began to feel sleepy. Every day, he would fall asleep as soon as the sky turned dark and wouldn’t wake up until the sun was high up in the sky. King Jing was caught by the Emperor as an able-bodied man. Li Yu couldn’t see Old Gong’s figure all day long, and before he could go to bed, Old Gong would have already left when he woke up.
If it weren’t for the fact that he had a place to wrap his arms and legs around every night, he would have suspected that King Jing was staying somewhere else.
Fortunately, no matter how busy King Jing was or how late he was, he would always come home and hug Li Yu to sleep.
The pile of memorials was finally dealt with. The Emperor was very satisfied with King Jing’s performance and was waiting for King Jing to say something nice. Then, he would be pleased and make the Crown Prince.
However, King Jing didn’t ask for the Crown Prince position. He only asked the Emperor to allow him to come home early.
King Jing’s attitude was also very resolute. Although the Crown Prince position was important, he cared more about his wife and children.
If the Emperor made him the Crown Prince, he wouldn’t decline.
If the Emperor didn’t make him the Crown Prince, he wouldn’t snatch it from the Emperor.
Xiaoyu said that if it was yours, it would be yours. If it wasn’t, even if you snatched it, you wouldn’t be able to keep it.
The Emperor was speechless.
The Emperor also remembered Li Yu’s words about teaching his son. He smiled and sighed, “Why do you have to rush back home?”
The relationship between the young couple was really good. Even the Emperor and Empress Xiaohui weren’t so clingy.
King Jing was afraid that the Emperor would misunderstand Li Yu, so he said carefully, “He … has another child. I’m worried about him.”
Princess Jing is pregnant again?!
The Emperor was overjoyed. He didn’t care about that little regret just now and hurriedly sent King Jing away. He also sent a group of imperial physicians to King Jing’s residence and told them to listen to King Jing’s orders and not to disturb Princess Jing’s rest.
When King Jing returned home, Li Yu was lying on his back in a rocking chair in the courtyard. He was wrapped in a seaweed green quilt and was dozing off. Eunuch Wang was leading the children to play Eagle and Chicks.
On the side, the rabbit pet was curled up into a ball and gnawing on green vegetable leaves. Two fat duck pets swam in the pond together, flapping their wings and quacking.
Li Yu’s ears were filled with the sounds of various activities. In a daze, he heard Eunuch Wang chatting with someone.
“Our Princess is now in high demand in the eyes of the princes, dukes, and ministers. I heard that these ministers all have daughters who are 16 years old and as beautiful as flowers — all of them want to come to the Prince’s residence to be a concubine.”
What concubine?
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