Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

The sick emperor's strength was not as good as before, and his accuracy was not as good as when he was healthy. The tea cup fell several steps away from the prince, and the spilled tea did not stain the corner of His Royal Highness's clothes.

The emperor himself, on the other hand, felt out of breath after throwing out the teacup in his hand, and held on to the armrest to steady his breath for a while.

I don't know if he is angry or just weak.

The guard outside the door came in and stood behind the kneeling Li Yuqi. However, he did not rush to pull him up and take him away. Instead, he saluted respectfully and said, "Your Highness." He looked more like a guard.

Li Yuqi stood up slowly with his legs propped up. He did not mean to embarrass the other party. He just nodded calmly and accepted the result of being grounded calmly. He even shook his head at Bian Dongchuan when he turned around, stopping the other party from saying anything. The intention to plead for mercy or threaten.The Crown Prince, who was reprimanded and grounded, showed a calmness and calmness that he had never seen before.

As if he had suddenly changed his mind, he walked out with his chin raised and his hands behind his back, followed by the guards who followed suit, making him look more like a king inspecting his territory.

The emperor just watched, his face becoming more and more serious like frost and snow. Looking at the way most of the officials with their heads clenched and looking back frequently while hesitating to speak, the emperor became even more angry - at this time, he Naturally, I noticed something strange.The Prince of the Eastern Palace, who had always been underestimated by others, at least by himself, really won over many people's hearts during the days when he was "intentionally and then forced" to stay in bed.

One or two, the young birds are gradually becoming full-fledged, eager to fight for control and establish their own dynasty and order in this world.

No matter how non-competitive, non-competitive, and happy-go-lucky you may be on weekdays, once there is some hint of the alternation of old and new, all the wolf nature in your blood will be awakened.

It's just... The emperor's fingertips holding the armrest slowly stroked the carved armrest, and a faint smile slowly appeared on his face that looked pale and weak with a somewhat sick look. The smile did not reach his eyes, and his eyes were dark. Still cold and profound, he looked at the only remaining young bird and called, "Prince Pingyang."

The other party bent down and saluted, "My son and I are here."

"The epidemic is a serious matter... Now that the prince is grounded, my body has not recovered yet. This matter..."

Li Yiwei nodded and accepted, "Father, don't worry, I will do my best."

The emperor then leaned back on his chair and smiled slowly, his smile was lazy and his words were gentle.He said, "I know that you are usually not interested in the affairs of the court, so I will let you lazily be an idle prince... In the past, I and the prince were still supporting the court. But it is different now, the prince acts recklessly... …It’s strange that I believed in him too much before.”

As he spoke, he sighed softly and said, "Forget it, everything has happened, so don't mention it. Now, I will leave it to you to handle this matter. I will also give instructions to the imperial doctor, as well as the young men of the Chen family. ... There are a few people who can be used. Just work harder, go out and talk to him... After all, it is an epidemic, and if you are not careful, you will be involved in it. If you don't want to, we will There’s no need to force it, lest we look like we’re bullying others.”

When the emperor said such words, it was inevitable that people would feel that they were so nondescript that they made people feel frightened.

Like a weasel giving New Year greetings to a chicken.

Li Yiwei's expression remained unchanged, he nodded and said yes, without making any inappropriate remarks.But the emperor said again, "By the way, if you go to the post house and see the young master of the Chen family, ask for me whether there are any customs in the south of the Yangtze River that are different from those in Yanjing City regarding the marriage of the Chen You family. . These must be arranged in advance in the ceremony of the day." Li Yiwei raised his head suddenly and blurted out subconsciously, "No..."

As soon as the word "no" came to the floor, someone pulled a handful of clothes behind him. Li Yiwei looked over subconsciously, only to realize that Ning Xiuyuan had stood beside him at some point, and it was him who pulled the clothes.Li Yiwei looked at him in shock and saw that the other party's eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, and he shook his head calmly in an extremely slight arc.

This is……?Li Yiwei was puzzled. When he wanted to take a closer look at Ning Xiuyuan's expression, he saw that the other party had already taken a step back. He looked at his nose and heart, lowered his eyebrows and stood there aloof, as if the tug behind him just now was just him. delusions and fantasies.

The emperor didn't seem to notice the little action between the two of them, and just asked, "What does Prince Pingyang want to say?" Just now, his tone was gentle and soft, like an ordinary gossip between father and son, but now he was vaguely worried, Pressing heavily again.

This is a dialogue between the king and his ministers.

Li Yiwei suddenly understood the purpose of Ning Xiuyuan's tugging - it was probably because he had just spoken to help Li Yuqi. Although everyone had their own purposes, it was true that they were helping.Ning Xiuyuan didn't want to owe such a favor, so he directly took this opportunity to repay it.

It was indeed returned.Li Yiwei realized belatedly that that tug... indeed saved him.

The imperial edict grants marriage, and the Ministry of Etiquette supervises it. This is not an unprecedented precedent. What are the customs in Yanjing City, what are the standards for the princess to get married, and what customs are there in the south of the Yangtze River that need to be taken into consideration? These matters have to be taken into account by the Ministry of Etiquette. Thinking about it, why should the emperor himself worry about it?Not to mention that it was just a marriage between a princess with a different surname, even if it was a princess' marriage, it did not have the honor of the emperor personally worrying about the customs of his in-laws.

What's more, with the current epidemic, how could the emperor still pay attention to the details of the princess's marriage?
It can be seen that these words have a profound meaning.

Li Yiwei was not a fool who knew nothing, and the royal family could not produce fools. He soon realized that the emperor wanted to convey a message to the Chen family through these words: No matter what the rumors spread outside, Chen Jiahui did not care. Whether it is humane or not, this marriage decreed by decree is already a done deal and cannot be changed.

It is impossible for the emperor to be unaware of the rumors outside. Perhaps before this moment, the emperor had also thought of canceling the marriage. After all, it would be fine for a dignified princess to marry an ordinary person, but if this ordinary person is still a "father-in-law", It's extremely embarrassing.By the way, the royal family also lost face.

But in the current epidemic, the emperor needs the Chen family to work hard for him, do things for him, and go through fire and water for him.

The so-called "good words don't have to be forced" are just high-sounding words for a scene. Under those scenes, there is either coercion or inducement.

This is the emperor.

Just like Cai Cai, he was clearly a father, a loving son, filial and earnest, but in the blink of an eye, there was a distinction between monarch and minister, superiority and inferiority.