Jie teaches the Immortal Sweeping Heaven’s Cultivation of All Heavens

Prince Liu Tong's treatment in the palace was only slightly better than that of the unfavored concubines, but he was satisfied as long as he was well-fed and watered and did not go hungry.

He planned to leave the palace with Xiao Luzi when he got older.

But the emperor's actions disrupted Liu Tong's plans.

On an ordinary day, a eunuch from the emperor's side suddenly came to the courtyard where Liu Tong lived and took him to see Emperor Qianming.

Emperor Qianming looked this son, whom he had never paid attention to before, up and down, nodded, and said, "Go back and pack up, prepare to move."

Liu Tong: "??"

After being sent back to the courtyard, Liu Dong was completely bewildered, not knowing what Emperor Qianming was up to.

Soon after, eunuchs and palace servants came to help Liu Dong move her luggage.

He and Xiao Luzi were taken to a palace not far from Chengqian Palace.

This place is much larger than the small courtyard where he used to live, and the furnishings inside are very rich and exquisite.

There were many eunuchs and palace maids waiting in the palace. When they saw Liu Tong enter, they knelt down to greet him.

After that, these people became Liu Dong's servants.

As Liu Dong's personal attendant, Xiao Luzi became the chief steward of this palace.

No sooner had they settled in than an imperial edict arrived.

Liu Tong had no choice but to kneel down to receive the imperial decree.

The contents of the imperial edict made Liu Dong's eyes widen in disbelief, but then she narrowed them, concealing her anger and mockery.

The emperor switched Liu Tong's jade tablet, and afterwards, Liu Tong's birth mother became a Noble Consort.

He will be the son of the Imperial Concubine from now on.

Liu Tong clenched her fists.

He knew that emperors were all ruthless and cold-blooded, and that even their sons were just pawns in their games, but he never imagined that Emperor Qianming would be even more ruthless.

The Third Prince had only been dead for a month when he had already chosen another whetstone.

With a cold face, Liu Tong was led by the chief eunuch of Chengqian Palace into the inner hall to kowtow to the Imperial Concubine.

From this day forward, the Imperial Concubine will be his nominal mother.

Liu Dong knelt on the ground, and the Imperial Concubine did not tell her to get up.

After kneeling for about half an hour, the Imperial Concubine coldly said, "Get up."

Liu Dong stood up.

Imperial Concubine: "It's alright, you may leave."

Liu Tong responded with a "yes" and turned to leave.

He was not angry because the imperial concubine treated him coldly and mistreated him.

He could understand the imperial concubine's thoughts.

The Imperial Concubine's own son had only been dead for a month when someone else came to take his place.

As a mother, it would be strange if I could accept that.

If the Imperial Concubine can't blame the Emperor, can't she blame her "son" Liu Tong?

Liu Tong clenched her fists.

His current strength is still too weak; he is no match for imperial power.

He can't even leave the palace now, and can only follow the route arranged for him by Emperor Qianming.

whetstone...

Ah, he is not a stone, he is a knife.

It is a knife that can turn on its master.

Liu Dong's peaceful life was over.

He became the son of a concubine, the object of many people's flattery, and also the enemy of many others.

The Empress's faction sees him as a thorn in their side, and they will treat him the same way they treated the Third Prince before.

Liu Dong encountered several "accidents"—extra ingredients appeared in his meals...

The Third Prince had encountered similar situations before, but the Imperial Concubine had always intervened.

The current imperial concubine has no interest in Liu Dong.

But the emperor will intervene.

Having finally erected another target, how could the emperor easily allow it to fall?

Apart from Xiao Luzi, almost everyone in Liu Dong Palace was the emperor's man.

With them around, Liu Dong can eat and drink without worry.

At least, he wouldn't let Liu Dong die until the emperor found a second whetstone. Being a prince of such illustrious status had another advantage.

In addition to studying in the Imperial Study, the emperor also found a literary tutor and a martial arts tutor for Liu Tong to teach him music, chess, calligraphy, painting, and martial arts.

Liu Dong can now openly practice martial arts in his palace.

Of course, it is still necessary to conceal one's shortcomings.

Liu Tong said that Xiao Luzi was his personal eunuch, and to protect him closely, he had to know martial arts.

He also asked Master Wu to teach Xiao Luzi martial arts.

But secretly, Liu Dong taught Xiao Lu Zi the "Sunflower Manual".

No wonder it's a martial art specifically for eunuchs.

After Xiao Luzi began practicing the Sunflower Manual, his strength increased rapidly.

Naturally, he was also asked by Liu Dong to hide his talents.

Before he can get rid of Emperor Qianming, Liu Tong must keep all his trump cards hidden.

"Fourth brother."

Liu Tong turned her head and saw the Crown Prince and the Fifth Prince.

The Crown Prince is no longer the child who couldn't hide his emotions. Now, when facing his enemy Liu Dong, he acts like a loving brother.

Everyone in the palace is a master of acting.

The crown prince was narrow-minded and had quite a temper, but he always presented himself as kind and benevolent to outsiders, which made many people who didn't know his true nature praise him highly.

Liu Dong, the fourth prince, is also considered a promising prince by many.

The Imperial Concubine has no other children besides Liu Dong.

She disowned Liu Dong as her adopted son and desperately wanted a son of her own.

Two months after the death of the third prince, the imperial concubine kept pestering the emperor, wanting to have another child.

She was unaware that she could no longer conceive.

The emperor personally administered the sterilization drug to the imperial concubine.

Ten years have passed, and the Imperial Concubine has remained silent.

She wouldn't give up, but the Imperial Concubine's family did.

The Duke of Song's mansion had considered sending a woman back to the palace to give birth to a child and register it under the name of the Imperial Concubine.

But the emperor was unwilling, and the Duke of Song's mansion had no choice.

They understood that the emperor wanted them to assist the fourth prince.

Although the Fourth Prince was not of Song family blood, he was registered under the Consort's name and could be considered a member of the Song family.

If the fourth prince were to ascend the throne, the Song family would become the Duke of Cheng'en's mansion.

Rather than allowing the Crown Prince, who is at odds with the Song family, to ascend the throne, it would be better to fully support the Fourth Prince.

However, simply having the title of foster mother and son is not enough.

The closer the relationship between the Fourth Prince and the Song family, the better.

The Song family then began to raise the girls in their household.

Two of the girls in the Song family are the same age as the fourth prince.

One is Song Xuemei from the main branch of the family, and the other is Song Xuelan from the collateral branch of the family.

However, Song Xuemei was a concubine's daughter, while Song Xuelan was a legitimate daughter, but both were from a collateral branch of the family.

Both of them have shortcomings in their identities.

In the end, the Duchess took both of them under her care and raised them together.

And let them get to know Ryu Dong, so that he can choose who to marry in the end.

Liu Tong: "..."

He didn't choose any of them.

Ten years have passed, and Liu Dong, now eighteen, has already mastered martial arts.

He is perfectly capable of leaving.

But he cannot leave.

Although the Duke of Song's family allied themselves with him for their own benefit; although other court officials also allied themselves with him for their own interests...

But they are indeed Liu Dong's people.

If Liu Dong leaves without a care, what will happen to these people and their families?
And then there were the eunuchs and maids who served him in the palace, the subordinates he had gathered over the years… (End of Chapter)