Happy Little Scholar

The stone steps leading to the outside of the palace are very long. The guards at the palace gate still have dead faces, and their eyes are scanning the surroundings sharply to avoid irrelevant strangers approaching.

Li Yi walked out of the palace gate and looked back. At this moment, everything seemed normal, but everything seemed different.

It was not yet noon, the sun was bright, and the temperature was suitable. The woman holding a sword under the willow tree was a beautiful scenery. Life was so beautiful, and Li Yi was in an extremely happy mood.

He strode over, opened his arms, and gave Miss Liu Er a big hug.

Because he was too happy, he picked her up and turned around in place. At the critical moment, he remembered that this was Miss Liu Er, not Xiaohuan or Yongning, and did not dare to kiss her pretty face or forehead.

While she hadn't reacted yet, Li Yi hurriedly put her down, and then waved his hand.

"Go home!"

Looking at his hurried back, Miss Liu Er's arms holding the sword gradually dropped, and it seemed that she also put down something extremely heavy at the same time.

A few hundred meters away from the palace gate, a man who was sitting under a big tree enjoying the cool and chatting with a tea vendor turned his head to look, a hint of joy appeared on his face, he stood up, and quickly disappeared into the alley.

Not long after, people on a certain street were surprised to find that the smoothie shop that was still closed in the morning was actually open, and they rushed to the door of the shop. The shop launched several new products a few days ago, but because there were too many people queuing every day, they had not tasted them for several days. They couldn't miss it today...

Today's morning court did not last long. The officials walked out of the palace gate in twos and threes, with complicated faces and different thoughts. No one was not thinking about the content of the imperial edict just now.

Chang'an County Master Li Yi and Ning Wang's Prince Li Xuan beat the prince in the palace in front of the whole court. Their behavior was extremely bad, and of course they could not be lightly exposed.

Therefore, Li Xuan, the Crown Prince, was revoked of his position as the Supervisor of Gyeonggi Province. He had to stay in the Crown Prince's Mansion for half a month and was not allowed to step out of the Crown Prince's Mansion. Although Li Yi, the son of Chang'an County, had a sudden hysteria, it was not a reason for him to seriously injure the King of Shu, and he was still not exempted from responsibility. However, in view of his miraculous cure of Princess Yongning's terminal illness, His Majesty was very pleased. In the spirit of humanitarianism, he did not punish him much, but only dismissed him from the position of the Minister of War and fined him one year's salary.

It was not until the officials walked out of the palace gate that they realized when Li Yi, the son of Chang'an County, became the Minister of War?

Although His Majesty had mentioned this matter in the court, he was immediately opposed by many ministers and finally let it go. How could such an operation be carried out for something that had not been done at all?

However, although this move seemed unreasonable, no one, including Prime Minister Qin, raised any objections.

Since they knew all the ins and outs of yesterday's incident, they immediately understood that the beating by the King of Shu was probably in vain.

Things have developed to this point, and it is no longer as simple as it was at the beginning. Instead, it has little to do with the county magistrate Li and the prince Li Xuan.

His Majesty has always been strict with the princes, especially in terms of morality. As an adult prince, the King of Shu actually bullied a little princess who was only six years old. Although Princess Yongning was not born to Concubine Cui, she was still his sister anyway...

After knowing this, even they were extremely disappointed with the King of Shu, let alone His Majesty?

If it weren't for the support of several wealthy families behind the King of Shu and the support of Prime Minister Qin in the court, the position of the crown prince would probably not be his turn.

As for the inheritance of the throne to the legitimate wife but not to the illegitimate wife, and the inheritance of the eldest and not to the youngest - compared with the rise and fall of the country, what is the ancestral system?

This time, His Majesty undoubtedly conveyed his attitude in front of all officials. After today, officials who firmly stand in the camp of the King of Shu will try their best to change the situation, and those who are still wavering and watching will probably be more uneasy.

But in any case, no one will mention the matter of making the King of Shu the crown prince in a short time.

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In a secluded hall somewhere in the palace, the King of Shu was lying on his back on the bed, his head wrapped in white gauze, his eyes staring straight up.

"You, you disappoint me so much!" Concubine Cui stood in front of the bed, her face full of anger, looking at the King of Shu and said, "Why do you go to provoke Yongning for no reason? Do you know how difficult it is for us to get to this point today in order for you to become the crown prince and ascend the throne in the future!"

The King of Shu had a white cloth wrapped around his face, and his expression could not be seen at all. Only from his clenched fists and the deep hatred in his eyes could we see his mood at the moment.

He had just learned about what happened in the court today.

Li Yi, who he wanted to cut into pieces and eat his blood and flesh, was only fined a year's salary. For him, what could be more ironic than this?

As a prince, he was beaten and seriously injured in public, and now he can only lie in bed unable to move, while the person who did it was not punished at all. How can he stand in front of others in the future?

He hated Li Yi, he hated Li Xuan, and he hated the person he shouldn't hate. If he could give him the position of crown prince earlier...

"You should take good care of your injuries here these days. I have written to your uncle. They will help you find a way. After you recover from your injuries, you can go to Qin Xiangfu again..."

The King of Shu lay on the bed, listening to Concubine Cui's words, loosened his clenched fists, and took a deep breath.

"I know..." He squeezed out these words through his teeth.

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The loss of power by the King of Shu is not a happy thing for many people.

According to the officials of the Shangshu Province, Prime Minister Qin has been gloomy today. It is rare that he scolded an official for a trivial matter. The officials of the Shangshu Province are all in danger...

In the mansion of Duke Chen, a maid lowered her head to pick up the teacup that the second master had just broken. She dared not breathe, let alone look up.

Recalling what the two masters had just said inside, a maid outside the door left quietly and trotted towards a small courtyard.

The officials and dignitaries who are close to the King of Shu will naturally not be in a good mood. However, some people are just the opposite. They praise the county magistrate Li in their hearts.

After learning about what happened today, the princes who were still in the capital and about to reach adulthood finally became active. They thought that with their strength, it was impossible for them to compete with the King of Shu. However, what happened today ignited a glimmer of hope in their hearts. Even if it was just a glimmer, no one was willing to give up.

At the same time, countless letters flew out of the capital, and their destinations were the fiefs of those adult princes.

In the Prince's Mansion, Li Xuan was having a headache facing the Wang family. In the Viscount's Mansion, Li Yi was also humbly accepting the old lady's education.

The maids and servants all felt unfair for the Lord. Although they didn't know what the Lord had done to make the old lady so angry, their allowance was doubled by the Lord this month, so they would naturally side with the Lord in their hearts...

The cook in the mansion counted on her fingers how much the doubled allowance was. She could get a lot more every month. If this continued, the house would be renovated soon...

I didn't dare to think about it anymore. The chicken that the old man wanted hadn't been cooked yet. I didn't understand why the old man specifically asked not to boil the chicken, because boiled chicken was obviously her best way to cook it...