The Emperor's Favorite: The Beauty Disturbs the World

Chapter 184
Li Longji stepped down from the throne and beckoned to the three princes, "School exams are important, but the friendship between brothers is even more important. The three of you have performed very well this time, and my father is very happy." , announced to the ministers: "This big exam, all three of them will win! Bestow Yu Ruyi and the three princes."

"Thank you, father!" The three princes knelt down to thank each other. Among them, Prince Heng and Prince Cong were the most excited, while Prince Ying, although he had not won, still had a warm face, without any resentment, but Concubine Li was very unhappy.

Zhang Jiuling noticed Prince Ying's expression in His Royal Highness, and appreciated him very much.

Li Longji said: "Heng'er has been living scattered in the garden for many years and has not been sealed. Now he is specially sealed as the King of Zhong. I know it well!"

Prince Heng didn't expect that Li Longji would make him king, he was stunned there, and the queen was even more happy, and hurriedly urged: "Heng'er, what are you doing in a daze, don't hesitate to thank you!"

"Heng'er, thank you for your kindness!" Li Heng exclaimed excitedly. For the first time since he was born, he felt his father's love.

All the courtiers had never seen such a prince taking the school exam, and they were all in the clouds.

"Let's go!" Li Longji raised his hand, and went down the stairs side by side with the queen. The queen looked back at Prince Heng, her eyes full of praise.

Concubine Li was about to grit her silver teeth, and the rest of the officials in the main hall began to whisper, only Zhang Jiuling straightened her clothes and strode out of the Hall of Liangyi.

Seeing this, Beauty Xiao said to Chang Xi in a low voice: "It seems that these ministers are going to be busy again!"

"That's right! The originally clear position in the East Palace has been completely disrupted by His Majesty's will to confer the title of king, and no one knows what His Majesty's final intention is!" Chang Xi lamented the emperor's mind, which was truly unfathomable.Who will be the crown prince?

In the early morning of the second day, the weather was just right, Chang Xi remembered Xiao Meiren's words that day, and took Meier to go boating in the Dragon Pond to collect the dew on the lotus leaves.The breeze on the lake, accompanied by the light red morning glow, is indescribably joyful, and Chang Xi can't help but be intoxicated by such lake and mountain scenery.

"Little lady, what are you thinking, so beautiful?" Pian Pian Cui covered the figure of the speaker, but from the tone of his tone, Chang Xi guessed that it was Li Ye.

Chang Xi chuckled, ignored him, and rowed straight to the place where the lotus flowers were densely packed.Li Ye shrugged helplessly, increased his strength, and finally caught up with Chang Xi.

"Why did you run away when you saw me?" Li Ye said bitterly.

Chang Xi smiled and said: "You speak out of tune, I don't bother to talk to you!"

"You!" Li Ye stared angrily, "Little lady is the most heartless, think about it for yourself, how many times this king has helped you! Not to mention the things I found for you, but to talk about the things you found in Lenggong and Yiranting. This time, it was this king who saved your life, but you will repay your kindness with revenge!"

Chang Xi stuck out her tongue and said, "When will I avenge my kindness!"

Li Ye waved his fan out of tune, and said with a bitter face, "Don't you know? The third brother is going to send me to find the edge, and I don't know if I will see you again in the future!"

"What and what! Don't talk nonsense, it's just to find a side, and you didn't let you go to the battlefield to kill the enemy!" Chang Xi hastily interrupted Li Ye's ominous words.

Li Ye said with a wry smile: "Maybe I will meet the Turkic army, and I will die on the battlefield!"

Mei Er said: "Can't Your Highness ask His Majesty not to go?"

"No! The third brother is determined to let me go this time!" Li Ye's face was so long that it almost reached his belly button.

Chang Xi joked with a smile: "It's a good thing to go there, you are not young, although you are a prince, but you have never done a single decent thing, looking for flowers and asking willows all day long, how can you be a bit of a royal demeanor!"

"Okay, little lady, if you don't comfort me, just pour cold water every sentence!" Li Ye curled his mouth, very angry.

Chang Xi expected that his status as a prince was just a formality, and there would be no danger at all, so he said: "Then you can get angry here, I'm leaving!" Said and took Meier to row to the shore go.

"Hey! Wait for me!" Li Ye shouted, but the boat was blocked by the green cover in the lake, and he was so angry that he jumped up.

Chang Xi and Mei Er turned their heads and saw him like that, their stomachs were so happy that their stomachs knotted up. After a while, the boat docked and went back to Wenxin Courtyard.

At that moment, Meier was lighting the fire, and Chang Xi purposely found a beautiful earthen jar to store the dew, took another one and burned it on the stove, and ordered Xiao Zhaozi to go to the small kitchen and tell the maids to make some delicate snacks. Enjoy tea and snacks with Meier.

Mei'er didn't know why Chang Xi was so excited today, so she smiled and said, "Why are you so happy today?"

"I've figured out a lot of things, so of course I want to be happy!" Chang Xi swooped the boiling water on the stove into the teapot and covered it with the lid.

"What do you want to understand!" Mei'er was about to speak but was interrupted by Li Longji who just came in from the door.

Chang Xi hurriedly knelt down on the ground and said: "The concubine sees Your Majesty!"

"Get up! I haven't come to you for a long time, I come to see you today!" Li Longji's tone was not indifferent, but more indifferent.

The two sat on the stone table in the courtyard, Li Longji looked around for a moment, nodded and said: "You take care of it plainly, not as luxurious as the bedroom of other concubines!"

Chang Xi smiled slightly, but didn't answer, seeing that Li Longji didn't speak for a while, he said, "Did your majesty ask the concubine to ask the teacher for his crime?"

"Why do you say that?" Li Longji looked suspiciously at the woman in front of him.

Chang Xi poured out one of the first-class Longjing that had already been soaked in the pot, and offered it to Li Longji respectfully with both hands, "Your Majesty, this is the tea made by my concubine from collecting the dew from the lotus flowers in Longchi in the early morning. Your Majesty, please taste it."

Li Longji took the teacup, didn't drink it, put it on the stone table slowly, and asked: "What's the matter?"

Chang Xi raised her skirt, half-kneeled on the ground, and told Li Longji the ins and outs of beating Shangguan Jieyu a few days ago.

After Li Longji heard this, he was silent for a long while, then Chang Xi said: "The concubine beat Shangguan Jieyu, if your Majesty feels sorry for her, you can also beat him back!"

Li Longji snorted softly, and said to himself: I really want to hit you, I hit you when I found out this morning, and I will wait until now.Chang Xi didn't understand the meaning of the hum, and looked at the emperor in front of him in a daze.

Li Longji summoned Concubine Li to the Hall of Eternal Life last night. He was woken up by Zhang Jiuling at the third watch, and went to the Qinzheng Hall to review the memorial. At that time, Li Longji's shoulders were still sore.

Chang Xi saw the problem with his shoulders, stood up silently, walked behind him and rubbed him gently, this time he didn't reprimand her and let her back down, but enjoyed such tenderness.

The strength was just right, which made him feel very comfortable, "If you've always been so obedient, how could I be angry with you!" Li Longji dropped this sentence angrily.

Chang Xi blushed and thought: You see one and love the other, so what does it have to do with me!

Seeing that she didn't speak, Li Longji said, "Are you slandering me again?"

"No!" Chang Xi blushed even more when Li Longji poked at the center of the matter. Fortunately, he was standing behind him, otherwise he would have been reprimanded.

After a while, Li Longji sighed: "The ministers in the court are all arguing about the establishment of the crown prince. The concubine Li and the queen took turns fighting for this matter. The quarrel made me really headache. Guo Shunyi and the others have their own attachments. Only you With Xiao Meiren, I can be quiet for a while."

Regarding the matter of setting up a prince, Chang Xi had already made up his mind. Hearing what Li Longji said, he wanted to facilitate this matter, and said: "Don't dare to ask your majesty which prince you prefer?"

Li Longji said: "I prefer one!"

Chang Xi was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Yi'er is less than one year old, how can he be a prince, Your Majesty is joking!"

"Ying'er is the smartest of these older princes. Although she is not a direct descendant, nor is she the eldest son, she is docile and respectful. I like it very much; but now that Heng'er is being raised by the queen, the queen is not considered childless. As for Cong'er, although Be naughty, but he is still my eldest son, Li Di, Li Chang or Li Yinger is the crown prince, it really gives me a headache!" Li Longji rubbed his temples and closed his eyes as he spoke.

Chang Xi said thoughtfully: "The concubine thinks that it doesn't matter whether it's a heir or an elder. Your Majesty is neither a heir nor an eldest son, so he can still be the Ninth Five-Year King and create the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty? It can be seen that the heir of the country is still registered. A wise man is good!"

What he said was very insightful, which greatly appreciated Li Longji.

"In your opinion?" Li Longji opened his eyes, picked up the teacup on the stone table, and opened the tea cover. There was a fresh fragrance, which was indeed different from the tea served by other concubines. Looking closely at the teacup, it was clear and clear. There are green tea leaves floating on the water, which is pleasing to the eye and makes people feel good.

Chang Xi pondered for a while, then said: "That day in the imperial examination, Prince Ying's intelligence was obvious to everyone. Ying'er is filial, smart and eager to learn, so she is worthy of a great responsibility."

As soon as this remark came out, not only Li Longji, but Mei Er and Xiao Zhao Zi in the yard were also taken aback, and thought to themselves: Could it be that Chang Xi is confused!To elect Concubine Li's son to be the crown prince? !
Li Longji said in surprise: "You don't have a rift with Concubine Li, why would you recommend Yinger?"

Chang Xi smiled and said: "Although the concubine and concubine Li have suspicions about Liu Lezheng, but the adoptive mother has passed away and concubine Li has been punished, so it is not appropriate to bring up this matter again. Besides, Prince Ying is Prince Ying. Concubine Li is Concubine Li, and the concubine will not slander him just because he is not on good terms with his mother. Don't forget, Your Majesty, when Chang Xi was a palace maid in Kunde Palace, Ying'er often came to play with me. For that child, The concubine also likes it very much!"

Li Longji, who said these words, re-examined the woman in front of him, nodded slowly, then closed his eyes to rest, and did not speak again.

Chang Xi smiled and continued to rub his shoulders for him, and did not continue to ask about the important affairs of the court.

After Li Longji stayed in Wenxinyuan for lunch, he went to the Qinzheng Building to discuss state affairs with Zhang Jiuling and others. Seeing him leaving, Mei Er hurriedly pulled Chang Xi into the room, closed the door and windows and complained: "You are crazy!" What! You actually elected Concubine Li's son as the crown prince! Don't you really want to avenge Liu Lezheng and the little princess!"

When mentioning the child who was just one month old, Chang Xi said bitterly: "I have always wanted to destroy Concubine Li, but the time is not right now. The best way is to elect her son to be the crown prince!"

"Why?" Mei'er didn't understand why.

Chang Xi said: "Have you ever heard the saying, 'If you want to abolish it, you must first revive it'? We need her to get carried away before we can find out what's wrong and wipe out Concubine Li's party!"

"Could it be that we can't find her fault now, so Prince Ying must become the crown prince!" Mei'er still didn't understand, so she didn't have to worry.

(End of this chapter)