Chapter 165: Abstinence can't be restrained
In fact, Li Qun didn't just know that Concubine Yun arranged the things between him and Cui Xiu. After all, he couldn't know whether he had done some things or not. Whether it was a dream or reality, he How could you not tell the difference?
It’s just that he never mentioned it, because he knew that Cui Xiu’s life in this palace was not easy. If others knew about these things, it would definitely bring a lot of unnecessary trouble to Cui Xiu.
Li Qun also tried to test Cui Xiu's heart, but Cui Xiu didn't want to see him during those days. Later, he heard rumors that the emperor had been blessed with Concubine Jia, so he gave his Those thoughts clicked.
Between them, bridges return to bridges, roads return to roads, and there will be no more contact.
But at the moment Cui Xiu was about to give birth, he was suddenly grabbed by Cui Xiu's collar. He really couldn't understand what Cui Xiu wanted to do or what Cui Xiu meant.
Cui Xiu's words, Cui Xiu's behavior, and Cui Xiu's trust all made his long-closed heart surge again.
But when he thinks that Cui Xiu's child is Li Xiuhuai's, he always feels an indescribable sourness in his heart, so he always treats Cui Xiu at a respectful distance. .
But Cui Xiu did not alienate him because of his alienation. She hinted that he would find her at night. Over the years, every moonlit night he met her was unforgettable for him, seducing him again and again. , pushing him again and again.
Asking him to break through the shackles he had placed on himself, his heart wanted to get close to Cui Xiu countless times.
He knew that no matter how many years passed, no matter who they were, he would still be happy with Cui Xiu.
This is something that has never changed from beginning to end, and it is also something that has been suppressed in his heart for many years. There were even many moments when he wanted to abandon those bullshit righteousness, ethics, and monarchs and ministers. There is a difference.
In the past, he followed his father's requirements and became an upright gentleman. He read a lot of books about saints and sages. Naturally, he also wanted to be a saint who was free from dust and dirt.
Li Xiuhuai believed that he would not rebel because of his temperament, so he dared to treat him so unscrupulously, stepping on their once-hot friendship as classmates again and again.
But he is no longer the Li Qiyun he used to be, and he is no longer the young man who wanted to be a saint and a gentleman.
After experiencing such deeds, his heart has long changed. He has begun to learn to be selfish, to plan for himself, and to be a true minister.
He is a human being and he also has his own desires.
He is not a saint, and he no longer wants to be that bullshit gentleman who cannot be eaten. He wants to liberate himself, and he wants to cut off the shackles that those people have attached to him. From now on, he is just Li group.
The outstanding Li Qun.
On the way back, dark clouds shrouded the sky over Kyoto City. The strong wind stirred up the dust on the ground. The vendors on the street collected their things. After a while, the torrential rain mixed with the wind came, sweeping the whole place. A royal city.
The rain came very suddenly, but if you think about it carefully, it was not so sudden.
Many things have been foreshadowed, and there will be no shortage of things to come.
Li Qun did not return to Xu Guogong's mansion, but went to a small courtyard in the suburbs, and it was time for his plan to begin.
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Not long ago, the assessment day for the princes also came. Mr. Xuegong asked them to write down their personal handling of the emperor’s election of the crown prince at the specified time and place. .
After the princes finished writing, the schoolboy received the answer sheet to Mr. Xuegong. The gentleman only looked at it briefly. After all, he was not the emperor, and it was not his turn to influence the matter of establishing a prince.
As the teacher of the princes, he only played a basic teaching role. As for whether the princes can have real materials, it still depends on their own daily self-discipline and restraint.
Mr. Xuegong sent someone to deliver the things to the imperial study. The Grand Eunuch placed the received answer sheet on the emperor's slip, and the emperor glanced at it.
"What is this?" The emperor's face showed a look of weariness. When he saw what the Grand Eunuch had brought over, he frowned even more and raised his hand to rub his brow. The Grand Eunuch responded respectfully to the emperor's words and said: "Your Majesty, this is sent by someone from the academy."
"It should be the homework of the princes and highnesses."
Hearing the Grand Duke's words, the emperor's tired and dim eyes became brighter. He looked at the memorials handed over by these ministers every day, and asked some questions over and over again. Writing, he looked exhausted.
The homework answer sheet came just in time, enough for him to relieve the tiredness on his face. He took the scroll aside, spread it out, and glanced at the name.
"What test questions did Mr. Xue give this time?" The emperor had many things to do every day. He had long forgotten the test questions Mr. Xuegong had given to the princes, so he casually asked the Grand Eunuch next to him.
The Grand Eunuch stays by the Emperor's side every day. He remembers every word and deed of the Emperor clearly. Even if the Emperor farts on a certain day, he can always tell the date. .
"In reply to Your Majesty, Mr. Xuegong used the topic 'If the Emperor chooses you as the crown prince, how should you respond'."
"I remember that this topic was mentioned by Your Majesty."
The Grand Eunuch had a friendly face, standing aside with a smile, his whole body hunched over, as if he couldn't stand straight.
When the emperor heard the Grand Duke's answer, he narrowed his eyes and nodded thoughtfully. The first picture was from the third prince.
The three characters "Li Ruoji" appeared in a somewhat twisted manner on the answer sheet, which really affected the reading.
"The word "Third Prince" is really prettier than a dog's crawling. This word is just like a person, so Concubine Chun doesn't know how to watch him practice it."
"I feel sorry for them, mother and son. Blushing, feeling embarrassed. "
The emperor said the words of disgust, the expression on his face was also disgusting, the corners of his lips subconsciously turned down, and he shook his head gently.
The Grand Eunuch did not agree, he just stood aside respectfully, working beside the emperor. Many times he was unable to answer many words.
The emperor can say some things, but they, the slaves, cannot. No matter how bad the prince's handwriting is, it was still written by the prince.
The emperor can criticize, but they, the slaves, can't say anything about it.
If someone accidentally speaks too quickly, it will cause unnecessary trouble.
The emperor scribbled a few glances at what the third prince had written. The words were really unbearable to look at. He had been distracted by the memorial and wanted to relax by watching the princes' homework.
Unexpectedly, the first answer sheet he saw made his eyes darken, and the expression on his face that had just softened became twisted again.
This word is facade, and the third prince's handwriting deducted a lot of points for him.
The emperor threw the third prince's answer sheet aside, and then opened the second answer sheet.
It belongs to the fifth prince Li Ruoyan.