Joy of Life: The melon-eating prince sees through Fan Xian's fake death

Chapter 59 Emperor Qing's Instigation
In the carriage, Fan Ruoruo was a little worried.

She saw the scene just now. On the surface, the Second Prince received the support of His Majesty and was released from the Ministry of Justice. This prevented His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from continuing to deal with the Second Prince. This was really a bit biased:

"Your Highness, what is the situation now? Why does Ruoruo seem a little confused?"

"don’t worry."

Li Chengqian took Fan Ruoruo's hand, put her in his arms, and whispered, "Who do you think is my opponent?"

"Your Highness the Second Prince"

"actually not."

Li Chengqian combed Fan Ruoruo's bangs which were slightly wet due to nervous sweating. "The Second Prince is just a grindstone pushed out by His Majesty. He has never been my opponent. Even if I get rid of him, there will be another grindstone, which may even be stronger than him."

Fan Ruoruo's beautiful eyes looked eager: "So Your Highness let the Second Prince go, to give in to His Majesty, to make a better impression in front of His Majesty than the Second Prince, and to keep the Second Prince, who is not as tough, as a shield?"

"Ruoruo is really smart. She is worthy of being my Crown Princess."

Li Chengqian reached out and touched her head. Fan Ruoruo smiled and pursed her lips:

"What about Miss Sangwen? What is her role?"

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This change of tone caught people off guard. Li Chengqian liked Ruoruo, who had an active mind. It would be even better if she had no more hostility towards other women: "Sang Wen is a chess piece that can be used for both offense and defense."

"If Your Majesty is willing to change the grindstone, then I can use her to attack and cooperate with Fan Wujiu to accuse my second brother of regicide and usurpation of the throne. After that, he will lose his momentum and no longer be qualified to fight me."

Fan Ruoruo nodded, understanding what His Royal Highness meant, and listened quietly to what her beloved person told her:
"But if His Majesty still wants to use my second brother, then let him stay. I will give in and return Fan Wujiu, the pawn who originally framed the second prince, to him. At this time, Sang Wen will play the defensive role."

Fan Ruoruo was a little confused: "How to defend?"

Li Chengqian explained: "I want her to cooperate with me and make up a proper reason for my appearance in Baoyue Tower that night. It would be best if it could directly change the reputation of Baoyue Tower in front of the public. This would not only allow me to get away safely, but also clear your brother's name."

Fan Ruoruo shook her head: "Fan Sizhe brought this upon himself, so don't worry about him. As long as His Highness can protect himself, Ruoruo will be at ease."

Li Chengqian didn't know whether to laugh or cry: Oh my god, are they real siblings? But it seems that they are not, Fan Ruoruo's real brother has already died in place of Fan Xian.
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Before returning home, Li Chengze had to go to the palace to meet the emperor. However, he saw that Fan Wujiu had been unhappy and absent-minded since he was released from prison. He couldn't help but say a few words: "Wujiu, I have worked so hard to save you."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Fan Wujiu lowered his head in shame, no longer having the courage to look Li Chengze in the eye.

Who gave in before His Majesty and saved his life?
Who cut off his tail to save himself and let him die?

Fan Wujiu knew what was going on, but he still struggled to ask, "Your Highness, I have never been to Baoyue Tower. You ignored me before, and when you sent Bian to look for me, were you planning to let me die?"

Li Chengze's mouth twitched slightly. It seemed that Fan Wujiu's studies were not in vain. He was a smart man and he could not fool him. In fact, his original plan was to let Fan Wujiu endorse him and then commit suicide by taking poison.

His Majesty's helping him was a pure surprise. He couldn't take the credit for it, but he had to take it. "No hope. It makes me so sad that you think so. How did I plead with His Majesty to protect your life and Bi'an's? I won't tell you before I go to the palace to see the emperor. I will inevitably be punished by His Majesty. You actually...!"

Fan Wujiu's face turned pale. He naturally didn't believe it in his heart, but he could only nod on the surface.

Li Chengze saw that he still didn't believe it, so he added:
"If you don't believe me, ask Bi'an."

Xie Bian felt a little guilty, but he held the book tighter in his arms to prevent the poison from falling out, and nodded, "Indeed, Your Highness has done a good deed for us. We should be grateful and repay Your Highness."

"Yes."

Fan Wujiu seemed to have listened to it and nodded seriously. In fact, who he would belong to in the future had already been decided when he walked out of the prison of the Ministry of Justice and survived.
Only then did Li Chengze feel at ease entering the palace. This time he was able to escape from the insidious Li Chengqian thanks to the help of His Majesty, but he knew very well that His Majesty did this not because he liked him very much.

I just want to use this grindstone again.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."

Li Chengze knelt outside the imperial study and waited for a long time before he was summoned by Eunuch Hou with a bitter look on his face to come in. As soon as he entered the imperial study, Emperor Qing, who was holding the bamboo scroll, flew into a rage and threw the scroll at the second prince:

"Li Chengze, you disappoint me so much!"

"I know my mistake!"

Li Chengze knelt down trembling, and prostrated himself before His Majesty, his face pressed to the ground, not daring to raise his head. He knew that he had lost completely. If it weren't for Emperor Qing's help, he would have been punished by the Crown Prince and almost stepped down.
Emperor Qing looked down at him and asked, "Do you know where you went wrong?"

Li Chengze quickly confessed his numerous mistakes: "Your son, I shouldn't have spread rumors about the Baoyue Tower incident, sacrificed the dignity of the royal family to tarnish the Crown Prince's innocence, and I shouldn't have used unspeakable means many times to make up for the mistakes I made."

Emperor Qing snorted coldly: "What about the smuggling with Northern Qi?"

Li Chengze knelt even deeper, almost prostrating himself on the ground: "This matter is of great importance, and it is suspected of stealing the country. I dare not do such a treasonous thing. I am a minister of Qing State and a minister of Your Majesty. I will never harm the interests of Daqing!"

"You two brothers, your words are quite similar."

Emperor Qing smiled and stood up, pacing leisurely in the imperial study: "You are wrong, not only this, but also not ruthless enough. If you were more resolute and acted decisively, you would not be framed."

Li Chengze's eyes widened, sweat dripping down his back. What he meant was that he was trying to make the fake real, and encourage him to kill the king and seize the throne? Wouldn't he have been framed by the prince instead of threatening him?
Li Chengze swallowed saliva frantically. He couldn't respond and didn't even dare to say a word.

Emperor Qing put away his previous anger, and with a kind look on his face, he helped the Second Prince up from the ground: "Li Chengze, you have been smart, eloquent, and steady since childhood. You are the prince who is most like me, and the prince I like the most."

"You are still a little weak in character. Not to mention that you are indecisive, you are also cold and aloof, not good at socializing with others, and you take family affection too lightly. There are many things you need to learn from the prince and improve yourself."

Li Chengze knelt down sincerely.

Emperor Qing has already pointed out a clear path for him.

How far he can go and how much he can gain depends on his performance.
"Thank you, father, for your teachings!"

(End of this chapter)