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

Chapter 63: Bed Jia Yi Guipin, Please Prince

Baoyue Tower is full of spring.

Miss Sang Wen staggered out of bed. In order to present a better image to the Crown Prince, she endured the pain and got up early to dress up. She applied her makeup in front of the bronze mirror on the table beside the bed. With just a little bit of powder, she was already a stunning beauty in the world.

Li Chengqian propped up his head and admired Sang Wen's beautiful profile. She was not the girl with the biggest thunderbolt he had ever met, but she had the biggest eyes. She was as clean and pure as her name. It was said that virgins in brothels were harder to find than anything else.

But Li Chengqian looked at the red flowers blooming beside the bed and sighed. From now on, Sang Wen would be his. But when he thought of what he had said to Fan Ruoruo that he never came to the brothel for fun, he felt a little guilty.

On second thought:
"This is my Baoyue Tower. It's not a brothel anymore!"

Li Chengqian felt much better. He got up with the help of Sang Wen and received news from his subordinates that the third prince's mother, Concubine Yi, invited him to the palace to meet her, probably because of her son's matter.

Concubine Yi, you don't want His Majesty to find out that the Third Prince runs a brothel, do you?
Li Chengqian was playing a joke in his heart and left Baoyue Tower under Sang Wen's reluctant gaze.

The Third Prince's Mansion.

When Concubine Yi saw the Crown Prince coming from afar, she went to greet him in person. The incident at Baoyue Tower was like a time bomb to her. She could never have imagined that her useless and unfortunate child would do such a heinous thing.

Now she could only ask His Royal Highness for help and ask him to help alleviate the consequences of this incident:
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."

Before Li Chengqian even entered the room, Concubine Yi bowed to him, which made the former feel flattered. After all, Concubine Yi was the mother of the third prince and the most popular concubine among Emperor Qing. Her rank was only below that of the empress and she was on par with Concubine Shu.

Li Chengqian was a little overwhelmed by such a warm reception:
"Your Highness, there is no need to be so polite. We are all family."

Concubine Yi heaved a sigh of relief and welcomed the prince into the house with a relaxed expression. The third prince was lying on a flat board with his buttocks swollen. There were two broken bamboo boards beside him. When Li Chengping saw the prince coming, his eyes immediately turned red:

"Brother Prince, save me~"

"Li Chengping! Are you looking for a fight?"

When Concubine Yi saw her son did something wrong, instead of admitting her mistake, she asked the Crown Prince for help in trying to reduce the punishment. This made her so angry that her chest hurt. She picked up a bamboo board and beat her son again. Li Chengping was dumbfounded.

Why is it that this time when the prince came, he is better than before?

It hurts more? ! !
"Your Majesty, please take a break. Don't get yourself hurt by being angry." Li Chengqian knew that Concubine Yi definitely didn't call him here just to watch the ceremony and see how she beat her son. This self-torture trick was probably because she wanted something from him.
Concubine Yi put down the bamboo board, sweating profusely. She didn't shy away from the presence of the Crown Prince, and directly stretched out her sleeve to wipe her charming face: "Your Highness, Chengping has caused you trouble. As a mother, I must apologize to you."

The words have not yet fallen.

Concubine Yi bent her legs and knelt down to apologize to the prince in a space where only the three of them were present. Li Chengqian could not bear this. If this were to be spread outside, wouldn't he be accused of being disrespectful to his elders and not understanding filial piety?

"Your Majesty, please stand up. Chengping is my brother. I will not ignore his affairs no matter what."

Concubine Yi's face showed joy, and she stood up with the help of Li Chengqian. As a concubine who was very successful in the harem, how could she not see the situation clearly? The Second Prince seemed to be loved by Emperor Qing, and he helped him many times. In fact, it was the Second Prince who was defeated by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince many times. He was just a whetstone for the Crown Prince. Concubine Yi saw all this and also saw who would be the future heir of Qing, so she wanted to find a way out for her son, a way to survive:
"Your Highness, I learned that you took action to resolve the crisis at Baoyue Tower and turned the brothel into a place of elegance that is popular with elegant people. This has solved the disaster that Chengping caused. I must thank you sincerely."

Concubine Yi waved her hand, and the maid brought some knitted items she had sewn by herself. She pleaded with Li Chengqian earnestly, "Your Highness, I'm afraid you are already accustomed to ordinary gold, silver and jewelry. These are small items I made by myself. Consider them as a token of my appreciation."

Li Chengqian did not dislike them. These "little gadgets" were originally prepared by Concubine Yi for her own son. Now they represented something special to him. This was a gesture of goodwill and also a way of entrusting his son:
"Chengping is a dull child with no talent. Your Highness, please discipline him for me in the future. Although your brother is immature, he is still very obedient. He will not disobey you as long as you say it. In the future..."

Will I become your son's father from now on?
Li Chengqian did not expect that Concubine Yi would be so active in taking sides. She looked pleading, wishing to force Li Chengping under his command. This mother must have made the choice after seeing who the future heir of Qing would be:

"My lady, no need to say more."

Concubine Yi was stunned for a moment, and Li Chengqian added: "Chengping is my brother, I will take good care of him." Hearing the prince's promise, Concubine Yi patted her chest and breathed a sigh of relief. A smile appeared on her extremely beautiful face, and she wished she could keep him for lunch in the palace.

Li Chengqian couldn't afford it. Concubine Yi was Emperor Qing's woman. If any word of it got out, the consequence would be that she had sex with him and the eldest princess. When he was about to leave, a row of people stopped him in front of the palace. They were all prominent officials or nobles.

They are all the parents of the dude who stopped the way at Baoyue Tower that day, and they are here to apologize to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"I failed to discipline my child properly, and my son offended Your Highness. Please forgive me, Your Highness!"

"Your Highness, please forgive me."

"Your Highness."

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The Second Prince's Mansion.

The news that Baoyue Tower had recently undergone a facelift and was booming in business reached Li Chengze's ears. Now, the last threat that his public opinion crisis could pose to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was resolved one by one by Li Chengqian.

After Fan Wujiu reported the situation, he lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, what should we do?"

"What else can I do? Just let it go."

Li Chengze, who had lost everything, was depressed and hadn't slept well for several days. He kept thinking about what Emperor Qing said to him after he helped him that day, and asked him to come to the palace to give him some advice: he was a loner by nature, didn't socialize with others, and ignored family affection.
Listening to your words is better than reading ten years of books.

Li Chengze knew that Emperor Qing was using him as a gun, but it was also his only chance.

Li Chengze sighed, "I can't defeat His Royal Highness the Crown Prince by myself. His Majesty has reminded me to care about family affection and interact with others. In this case, I have His Majesty's permission to prepare the pen and ink. I want to write a letter."

Fan Wujiu brought letter paper for the second prince and ground the pen.

Li Chengze picked up the pen and wrote on the cover of the letter paper:
"From the Princess - Dear Princess"

　Although my aunt is nearly fifty, I think that besides Fan Ruoruo, the eldest princess is the prettiest. Does anyone think the same as I do? Or am I the odd one out?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)