Chapter 1358 It’s not easy to be a prince
The smile disappeared from Li Chengqian's face, and he looked serious. He looked at Su Dan and asked, "What do you mean by what you just said?"
He has no political talent, but that doesn't mean he's stupid!
If Su Danzhi's words were just a bit arrogant and frivolous in his opinion, he immediately woke up after Fang Jun's reminder.
Su Dan was confused: "What do you mean? What's the meaning?"
The Crown Princess Su on the side felt a thump in her heart. She was a very intelligent woman, but she had no experience in court struggles and therefore lacked the necessary vigilance. But Li Chengqian's expression at this moment made her know that something was wrong.
It’s just that she had a gentle temperament. She pursed her lips and didn’t say anything, but her eyes showed anxiety...
Li Chengqian wanted to ask again, but Fang Jun had already stood up and said: "I am too drunk, so I will retire today. I will come back to invite your highness when I have time another day. I hope your highness will appreciate it."
Li Chengqian's face was cold and he nodded: "That's all right. Let's set a date and tell Gu. Besides, the Crown Princess also wants to see Gao Yang, so she shouldn't bother her."
Fang Jun saluted and said: "That humble minister has resigned."
After saying this, he saluted the prince, then saluted the princess, turned around and walked out of Li Zhengdian.
After Fang Jun left, the atmosphere in the palace was serious.
Li Chengqian had a cold face and said nothing. The princess was worried and her pretty face looked anxious.
Su Dan was slightly dissatisfied and said casually: "It's really unruly. The prince was here and he actually left the table first. Is this how Fang Xuanling taught his son? Even the villagers in the countryside knew the etiquette, but he, an important official in the court, was confused. I don’t know, it’s just making people laugh.”
Li Chengqianyuan's face was as cold as ice. He endured it, but still couldn't hold it back. He looked at Su Dan and said, "It's not that Fang Jun was rude, but that he was concerned about Gu's face and couldn't bear to lose face in front of him."
Su Dan was confused: "What did you say? His Highness kindly invited him to the banquet. He should be grateful, but why is it that His Highness is so shameless?"
"Your Highness..." Crown Princess Su felt nervous when she saw Li Chengqian's hesitant expression. She wanted to persuade him not to lose his temper in front of his father, otherwise wouldn't she be the most embarrassed?
Li Chengqian raised his hand to interrupt the Crown Princess's words, stared at Su Dan, and asked word for word: "Let me ask you, what do you mean by what you just said, 'There are people behind the scenes who are fueling the flames'? The person behind the scenes, and Who is it?”
Su Dan stared at him with a confused look on his face: "It's Gao Jifu, the Minister of Civil Affairs, and his clan brother Shen Guogong is His Highness's uncle. Naturally, they are a family. In the inner court, His Highness speaks kind words in front of His Majesty, and in the outer court, Shen Guogong summons If the civil servants think that the position of Jingzhao Yin belongs to me, it is natural that such a prominent position must be filled by one of my own. What's the problem with this?"
"What's the problem?"
Li Chengqian almost laughed angrily. He had been kept in the dark all this time, thinking that Su Dan was motivated to make progress just because he saw that Jing Zhaoyin's position was vacant, but who knew that he was actually encouraged by someone else...
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Taking a deep breath, he ignored the fact that the princess was standing aside and said coldly to Su Dan: "If you don't want Gu to be deposed by his father, you don't want your daughter to be imprisoned in the cold palace in the future or even have a glass of poisonous wine with three feet of white silk and Gu Zai If we meet in the underworld, then stay at home honestly and don’t harm me!”
After saying this, Li Chengqian stood up suddenly, his face full of anger, and walked away with a puff of his sleeves.
Is this my father-in-law?
Why does it feel more like a reminder...
Gao Jifu was the younger brother of Shen Guogong, Gao Shilian. The two of them always made common progress and retreat together, and there was no problem in telling Li Chengqian that they were members of their own family. But the key point is that for Gao Shilian, Li Chengqian is not the only one in his family. King Li Tai of Wei is his family, and even King Li Zhi of Jin is also his family...
Li Chengqian didn't know what brothers Gao Shilian and Gao Jifu had in mind, but since they wanted to recommend Su Dan as Jing Zhaoyin, why didn't they ask for his opinion in advance, but secretly encouraged Su Dan to plead with him?
When things go wrong, there must be monsters...
Putting it all together, even with the benefit of hindsight, Li Chengqian knew that this was obviously to make himself disliked in front of His Majesty.
It was impossible for Su Dan to serve as Jing Zhaoyin, and under such circumstances, he had to go to his father to "speak kindly" to him. You can imagine how disgusted and disappointed his father would be in his role.
Maybe once or twice doesn't matter. You wouldn't depose a prince for such a trivial matter, right? But as the saying goes, it doesn’t take a day to freeze three feet. Over time, seemingly inconspicuous things will eventually consume all the patience and hope of the father. By then...
How vicious are the intentions of the rats!
Su Dan is so short-sighted and so stupid!
Fortunately, I had hidden my intention to consult Fang Jun and ask him for advice. Otherwise, if I had rashly recommended Su Dan to my father, I would have fallen into the trap of the traitor!
Li Chengqian walked away angrily, which was extremely rude. After all, Su Dan was still his father-in-law... But how could Su Dan be in the mood to care about this at this moment? With a look of panic on his face, he turned to look at his pale daughter and asked in surprise: "What's going on, Your Highness?"
Crown Princess Su shook her head lightly, sighed slowly, and said in a tired tone: "Father, don't you understand yet? No one wants to recommend you to be the Jing Zhaoyin, and everything is just to plot against His Highness. Father, you... …This is an extraordinary time. Your Highness is having a hard time sleeping and the wind is shaking. I hope you can understand, father.”
What she actually wanted to say was, "You don't have the talent to be an official at all. Even if you do become this Jing Zhaoyin, you are just a puppet controlled by others." But this kind of words is a bit hurtful, let alone facing her own father?
However, she still made a vague reminder that His Highness's life is not easy now, so please don't cause any more trouble.
Just looking at her father's still confused expression, the Crown Princess sighed secretly, wondering if her father could understand...
When Su Tan walked away with a lonely look on his face, the Crown Princess turned back to her bedroom and saw the Crown Prince standing in front of the window with his hands behind his back, looking over the glazed roof and looking at the green and black mountains in the distance.
He originally had a slightly chubby figure, but his shoulders suddenly became thinner, and even his fleshy cheeks were slightly sunken. The road to the crown prince is not only the road leading to the Supreme Light, but also a cliff covered with thorns. Every step you take is frightening, and if you are not careful, you will be doomed...
Only she, the person next to him, could understand how much pressure the prince was feeling.
This pressure is like a stone weighing more than a thousand pounds pressing down on the nerves. Once it is broken, it will cause loss of consciousness
After waving her hand to repel the palace maid, the Crown Princess stepped forward lightly and came behind Li Chengqian. She stretched out her arms and hugged his waist tightly. She laid her face on his back. She apologized in her heart and said softly: "I'm sorry..."
Li Chengqian's body trembled slightly, his big hand covered the slender hand on his lower abdomen, squeezed it gently, and said with a smile: "Why are you so raw?"
Leaning on her husband's generous back, the Crown Princess whispered: "Because of my father, Your Highness almost got into trouble with a villain's plan. I am in such a difficult situation that I feel really ashamed. If I had known this, when he begged His Highness, , I should have sternly refused, and there would have been no danger today.”
"Haha, but that is your father after all...Besides, isn't this okay? Don't take such trivial matters to your heart. If you become depressed and become ill, then you are really sorry for me. I still point to love The concubine can give birth to many children and spread the branches and leaves for the orphan."
Li Chengqian put aside his boredom and joked a few words.
The princess' pretty face turned red with embarrassment, and she said slightly angrily: "We are already an old married couple, but we still have no shame in being so disgusting."
Li Chengqian pulled away the hand on his waist, turned around and took his wife's delicate body into his arms, and said with a smile: "Husband and wife are in harmony with each other, which is the order of heaven and earth. What is there to be ashamed of?"
Crown Princess Qiong's nose wrinkled and she said warmly: "Your Highness... After the concubine Wang entered the palace, you have been looking at me coldly. I heard that Wang was crying all day long, feeling sorry for herself..."
"Hmph! Gu knows that you are virtuous, but do you think that the Langya Wang family is deliberately marrying their legitimate daughter to Gu as a concubine? Isn't it just like rain and dew, and flowers blooming everywhere! The Langya Wang family has always been in the same spirit as the Taiyuan Wang family In Lianzhi, the Wang family of Taiyuan married her daughter to a child slave as the main concubine, and the Wang family of Langya married her daughter to Gu as a side concubine. Above the court, the two families have been secretly supporting Qingque... with the idea that no matter who becomes the emperor, they will have a romantic relationship, but they don't know that such a despicable act is the most disgusting. Just watch it, no matter in the end! Whoever sits in that position among our brothers will not be able to enjoy the good fruits of Wang’s family!”
The Crown Princess had not thought about this. She simply felt that a weak woman who was thrown into the corner like a chess piece by her parents was too pitiful. Relatively speaking, her family was not as prominent as the Langya Wang family. But there are also fewer interests involved, allowing the husband and wife to be of the same mind.
It's just that the prince doesn't listen to her persuasion, what can she do?
Politics is the most ruthless. What is wrong with a woman hiding in a deep house, but she will be implicated, even evaluated and valued like goods, and become a bargaining chip in the transaction...
I can only pray for the girl who was ignored by the prince because of his anger. I hope she can be stronger. The prince is a soft-hearted person after all, and he will eventually be able to see the moonlight when the clouds clear... (End of this chapter)