I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 171 We can’t afford to offend the prince!

When Liu Ju saw Gongsun Qing alive again, he was also caught off guard. He was silent for a long time before he said:
"Cousin, what... is going on?"

Huo Guang naturally knew what Liu Ju meant by asking this question, but he could only shake his head helplessly:
"I can't explain it clearly. Your Majesty only demoted this man to a slave and made him belong to Bowang Garden from now on. He also ordered me to bring him here, but he didn't say anything else."

"Do you want to borrow my knife to kill this man?"

Liu Ju pondered again.

"Perhaps only His Majesty knows this, but given His Majesty's previous temper, he would definitely not keep this person alive. Moreover, His Majesty drowned many alchemists and wizards a few days ago..."

"Then I'll just order him to be drowned?"

"It's all up to your Highness. I dare not say anything more."

"Or, could this be another difficult problem that my father deliberately gave me?"

"..."

Gongsun Qing, who was standing by, was almost about to cry as he listened to the two people's frank conversation.

I'm telling you two, I know I'm like a fish on the chopping board now, but I'm still alive and my ears are not deaf. Could you please not plot so loudly in front of me? It's too scary!

Fortunately, Liu Ju did not waste too much time on him.

He simply called the Prince's Secretary Ji Ping and ordered him to first arrange Gongsun Qing in the mansion as a slave, and after some time to find out Liu Che's attitude, he would decide how to disobey him.

After Gongsun Qing was taken away and there was no one around, Liu Ju lowered his voice and asked:

"Cousin, how did my father react to the Donglai incident this time?"

"His Majesty only issued a gag order, ordering the accompanying personnel not to mention the relevant matters again, and did not mention anything else."

Huo Guang also answered in a low voice.

"No way? My father is not angry? Not upset? And doesn't blame me?"

Liu Ju couldn't help but ask again with eager eyes.

Upon hearing this, Huo Guang looked at him in confusion and thought to himself, could it be that my previous unfounded guess was correct?

Is this cousin's actions really intended to deliberately challenge the emperor's bottom line, just to make the emperor angry, to annoy the emperor, and to be blamed by the emperor?

But what good will it do him? What is he trying to achieve?

I don't understand, it's irrational...

However, he said without changing his expression:

"I didn't notice that. Your Majesty was very calm this time, but..."

"But what?"

"However, Your Majesty summoned Li Guangli alone this time. Although I don't know what Your Majesty said to Li Guangli, before leaving the Greenhouse Palace, Your Majesty said that Li Guangli's sister Li Qing'er is now pregnant, and Your Majesty hopes that she can give birth to a prince."

"Li Qing'er got pregnant so soon?"

Liu Ju was stunned.

Obviously, history has changed again because of him.

As the butterfly flapping its wings, under his influence, Dong Zhongshu came up with a ceremony of drums and pillars in advance that was suspected to be suitable for the Fengshan ceremony.

Also because of the grand ceremony of Yinggu, Liu Che started to pay attention to music in advance, and thus paid attention to Li Yannian in advance.

Then Li Yannian's sister Li Qing'er, also known as Lady Li in history, was also favored by Emperor Liu Che in advance, and now even the date of her pregnancy was advanced a lot.

In this way, it is probably an established fact that his fifth brother "Liu Bo" appeared several years earlier.

Although the children born to the same couple at different times will most likely not be the same person, even at the same time, the children born to the same couple may not necessarily be the same person.

But as long as Li Qing'er gave birth to a prince, then this prince would be the fifth prince and could be named Liu Bo.

At the same time, because of the existence of Li Qing'er, Li Guangli, Li Yannian, and even Liu Quti, Liu Bo would have a great chance of becoming his potential enemy.

Not now, but never in the future!

In other words, the potential enemy is not a specific individual, but an interest group.

In addition, Liu Che was also one of the contributing factors. Many of his actions in the later period were undoubtedly to sow discord between the Crown Prince Liu Ju and the other princes.

This gave others the courage to secretly plan and launch the witchcraft disaster.

However, since the Witchcraft Incident, the second prince Liu Hong had already died, the third prince Liu Dan and the fourth prince Liu Xu were not well received, and the fifth prince Liu Bo died the year before Emperor Liu Che's death.

So when Emperor Wu of Han entrusted his son to someone else before his death, the only one left was Liu Fuling, whom he still liked, and he had no choice at all.

Perhaps this is the retribution for raising Gu?
But it doesn't matter now...

He had caused such a big incident, but this time Emperor Liu Che did not summon him into the palace, put him under house arrest, punish him, or even scold him.

This is equivalent to further confirming Liu Ju's previous speculation about the loophole of "time travel blessings".

Things are moving in the right direction.

He firmly believed that he had found a way to be invincible against the Han people, and no one would be able to threaten him from now on.

No matter if it was Jiang Chong, the fortune teller, the Li family, Liu Bo, or Liu Fuling, they were all nothing in front of the great cheating time traveler! …

Weiyang Palace, Lanling Hall.

Since Li Qing'er became pregnant, Emperor Liu Che immediately promoted her from the seventh lady to the title of Beauty, treating her as a two thousand stone official, higher than the young superiors, and moved her from the Ye Ting into the Lanling Palace in one fell swoop, which was like a step to heaven.

If she could give birth to a prince for Liu Che, her status would surely rise.

The entire Li family was naturally overjoyed about this, and Li Qing'er's spirits were instantly lifted.

After she had been favored for a period of time, Liu Che was suddenly attracted by the new song composed by Wei Zifu. In recent months, he had frequently gone in and out of the Pepper Palace and had neglected her a lot.

Fortunately, her belly was strong enough to make up for the loss...

"Big brother, second brother!"

Seeing Li Guangli and Li Yannian coming together, Li Qing'er, who was lying carefully in bed to take care of her pregnancy, propped herself up and tried to get up to greet them.

"Oh, sister, lie down quickly, don't disturb the fetus!"

Li Guangli hurried forward to support her, and took a quilt from the side and put it behind Li Qing'er.

Li Yannian was also helping from the side with a nervous look on his face, not daring to be careless at all.

This child is so important to them that it is no exaggeration to say that he is the greatest hope of their Li family.

If he happens to be a prince, then he will at least be a marquis in the future, and their family will be truly related to the royal family.

"Brother, when did you come back? Did everything go smoothly during your trip with the Crown Prince to Donglai to wait for the gods?"

After Li Guangli and Li Yannian sat down opposite, Li Qing'er spoke again with concern.

"I just returned to Beijing today. I'm fine. Don't worry, sister."

Li Guangli smiled.

Li Qing'er then frowned again and said:
"The emperor was furious a few days ago and burned books and drowned alchemists in Taiye Lake, drowning more than a thousand alchemists and wizards in one go. It is said that this is related to the Crown Prince's trip to Donglai to wait for the gods. Brother, you are not implicated by this, right?"

"Sister, you are worrying too much. His Majesty has summoned me. It was His Majesty who ordered me to come visit you and teach you how to take care of your pregnancy."

"That's good."

Li Qing'er finally smiled in relief, gently stroking her slightly bulging belly and said,

"No need to remind me, big brother. I will protect this baby with my life."

"If you can really give birth to a prince for His Majesty, our Li family will have a firm foothold in the palace. I can also take this opportunity to recommend my eldest brother to His Majesty and get him a high position."

"If my eldest brother holds great power in the court, he will also be a support for my son."

"Now the crown prince often makes mistakes and is punished by His Majesty. His position seems extremely unstable. Even Wei Qing and Wei Zifu are often implicated. If he is deposed one day, my son may also become the crown prince in the future. By then, our Li family will be like the Wei family, and become a royal family with great power in the court..."

Li Qing'er did not say this to Li Yannian, nor did she say this to her younger brother Li Ji.

Because Li Yannian was a eunuch, and this era was not like the Eastern Han Dynasty when eunuchs were in power, he could not become a high-ranking official with real power, and was of no use.

His younger brother Li Ji was still young and had been spoiled by his parents for many years. He was not as steady as Li Guangli, so it was good enough that he did not cause any trouble.

Therefore, Li Qing'er did not have many choices.

"Sister, don't say these things carelessly, and don't think about them carelessly, otherwise something bad will happen!"

As soon as she said this, Li Guangli showed shock on his face and quickly stood up to interrupt her.

"Brother, you don't have to be so cautious. There are no outsiders here. This is just a private conversation between us brothers and sisters."

Li Yannian laughed and joined in.

Several years of egg-free life had caused all the beard on his face to fall off, and his voice had become slightly more feminine, but precisely because of this, his cross-dressing singing had improved.

"It is precisely because we are brothers and sisters of the same blood that I advise you this way."

Li Guangli said solemnly,
"You have never come into contact with the prince, so you have no idea who he is!"

"Listen to my advice. We cannot afford to offend the crown prince. Even if Qing'er really gives birth to a prince, don't try to compete with him for the crown prince's position. Just be a good marquis. Otherwise, the Li family will be destroyed soon, and we will become unworthy descendants of the Li family and won't even be able to be buried in the ancestral tomb!"

Li Qing'er and Li Yannian looked at each other:
"Brother, what happened during your trip with the prince this time?"

"It's not just this time... Don't ask me anything. His Majesty has issued a gag order. I'll tell you in detail when I have the chance in the future."

Li Guangli pondered for a moment and said,
"Also, Qing'er, please don't recommend me to His Majesty again."

"I can't be a high-ranking official, nor can I hold great power. This is my fate."

"The prince is an incredible man. He helped me find the path in life, inspired my talents, and helped me find what I really wanted to do."

"I have made up my mind. In a few days, I will take the initiative to resign from Your Majesty and recruit some actors who are struggling to make ends meet to form a new team of actors to realize my life ideals."

"Just wait and see, my advocacy team will surely flourish."

"My father, mother and those former neighbors will look at me differently one day!"

(End of this chapter)