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

Chapter 68: Spring Examination Crisis, Prepare to Take Action

"Second Prince, a letter from Xinyang."

Fan Wujiu was panting, spurring his horse and whipping it all the way, hurrying back to the mansion and presenting Li Chengze with the princess's handwritten letter as soon as possible. Of course, as a ninth-rank master, it was impossible for him to take a break for such a strenuous task, so it was mostly acting.

"No help, thank you for your hard work."

Li Chengze felt very distressed when he saw Fan Wujiu working so hard. He felt that his subordinate was really dedicated and much better than the servants of the Crown Prince. After taking the letter and reading it carefully, the Second Prince finally smiled after so many days of gloomy face:

"The princess agreed to cooperate with me, all thanks to Li Chengqian's humility!"

Li Chengze knew that if the prince had not chosen to be on the opposite side of the princess, it would have been impossible for him to get the princess's wholehearted help because of his status as a non-crown prince. But by chance, he got the help of his aunt.

The content of the letter was basically Li Yunrui thanking Chengze for his concern, and then talking about the fact that the Crown Prince's handwriting was a bit heavy, which must have been because he was very angry with his nephew. Finally, he expressed his intention to join forces with the Second Prince to prevent Fan Xian from accepting the power of the inner treasury and create a crisis for him:
The wedding will be held after the Spring Examination. If you want to stop Fan Xian from succeeding, you have to do something in the Spring Examination!

The most important thing is: if Cheng Qian insists on cooperating with the treacherous ministers, then remind him who is loyal and who is treacherous.

Li Chengze laughed out loud. With the help of his aunt and the power of the Ye family, he had the capital to compete with the prince. Coincidentally, at this time, Xie Bian also invited Ye Linger to his house, and the two went up to the roof to chat.

Ye Ling'er was a little impatient: "We haven't gotten married yet, why are you looking for me in private?"

Li Chengze fiddled with his bangs: "The prince and Fan Ruoruo go out together every day, and you envy them. But you are not satisfied when I invite you to spend time with them. Miss Ye, aren't you being unreasonable?"

Ye Linger snorted coldly: "They are going on a trip, but you are being put in solitary confinement. There is a huge difference!"

The corner of Li Chengze's mouth twitched, and he was speechless.

The atmosphere froze for a while, and he took the initiative to speak: "Actually, Fan Xian and I have no personal grudges. We are both ministers of the Qing Kingdom, but there is a prince in the middle. The misunderstanding is too deep, and I have no choice but to do it."

"You have no personal grudge against him? I won't believe it even if you kill me!"

Ye Linger rolled her eyes: "Who else can force a prince?"

"Your Majesty"

Li Chengze forced a smile:

"I wanted to stay away from disputes, but His Majesty wouldn't let me. He praised me for my virtues in front of the ministers, made me king at the age of thirteen, and allowed me to sit in on government affairs at the age of fifteen. He wouldn't let me leave Kyoto, and gave me the opportunity to make friends with the ministers and build a faction."

Ye Ling'er's expression froze.

"I don't want to fight! But these things have happened one by one, what can I do? Will the East Palace think that I have no intention of fighting for the throne? The prince was young at the time, and the look in his eyes when he looked at me was so resentful."

Li Chengze sighed, his face sad:

"We are brothers! When he was only thirteen years old, he already wanted to kill me! If I tell him that I don't want to fight, will the prince believe me? I can only move forward step by step. If I want to turn back, I will die without a burial place." Ye Ling'er choked up. She had only heard that there was no freedom in the deep palace and everyone was forced to move forward, but it was also the first time she knew the difficulties of the second prince. Li Chengze took the opportunity of making her sympathize and made a request, revealing his true intentions:
"Miss Ye, please believe your future husband. I have no ill will towards Fan Xian. Even though I have been confined to the mansion, I still want to help him. The Spring Examination is approaching, and I hope you can help me pass a message to the palace."

"what?"

"The Ye family and I jointly submit a petition to recommend talented people!"

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Yannian Hall.

After seeing Fan Xian off, Li Chengqian took the letter from Qingzhu and read the message from the eldest princess: "Chengqian, I haven't seen you for ten days. I miss you so much." He skipped a series of pleasantries and went straight to the main point:

"I don't know why Chengze wrote to me first. You are my aunt's favorite nephew, but you are not as good as him in this aspect. I have learned about your recent situation from Chengze. I wonder if he exaggerated or turned black into white? What you did made my aunt sad."

Li Chengqian smacked his lips. How could he taste the resentment of a woman who had been waiting for her husband for so long and had not seen the sweet rain in the drought? Aunt, please don't talk nonsense. Nothing has happened between us yet. Don't be so ambiguous.
Then look down, the most important part:
"You know why Aunt wants to control the inner treasury's financial power. Isn't it so that when you need to spend money in the future, Aunt can satisfy you? It was Fan Xian who wanted to take the inner treasury from Aunt. Why don't you help Aunt to protect it, but make friends with Fan Xian instead?"

"Aunt is your closest relative, Cheng Qian! The inner treasury is in my hands, you can take whatever money you want, but if you think that Aunt can't keep it, and you snatch the inner treasury with Fan Xian in advance, not only will it hurt my heart, but in the end, do you think Fan Xian can be as good to you as Aunt and give you money to spend?"

Aunt, are you also chatting?

Li Chengqian was ashamed: I am afraid that my aunt still mistakenly believes that I am infatuated with her and has the intention of rebelling against Your Majesty. She can't wait to ascend the throne so that she can have more convenient contact with her, or even directly pick her to sleep with her.
The third message further highlights her implicit feelings:

"Chengze also told me that you took the initiative to ask His Majesty for marriage, and wanted to marry the daughter of the Fan family, and said that you and her were in love. Auntie doesn't believe this. Auntie has watched you grow up since you were a child, and she knows best what kind of woman you like, right?"

No, I don’t like my aunt, I just want your plump body, oh my god!

"So, Cheng Qian, you must want to get the help of the Fan family in the name of marriage, right? If that's the case, auntie must persuade you to change your mind. Fan Xian is just an outsider who has only temporarily received the favor of His Majesty. He is not worthy of you."

"But I am His Majesty's sister, your aunt. How can your aunt be inferior to him? Don't let the treacherous ministers confuse your mind. You can't trust anyone except us royal relatives. Don't forget that your aunt is the only one who treats you best!"

"Cheng Qian, cancel your engagement with the daughter of the Fan family with His Majesty. Then your aunt will still be your aunt and will give you everything. You also know that your aunt will never harm you, right?"

No, you not only want to hurt me, you also want to * me!
Li Chengqian knew that Li Yunrui only used him as a tool for revenge. Family affection was bullshit. For her, profit was the most important thing: "Qingzhu, burn this letter and wash away the ashes with water. Don't leave any traces."

Qingzhu went to do her work obediently.

Li Chengqian didn't plan to reply.

Otherwise, Emperor Qing would suspect that she was having an affair.

Then the next consequence would be to break up with the princess and prepare for the revenge of the resentful woman. Li Chengqian had to be prepared: "I have to take action on the matter of the Spring Examination. The princess is a variable. If Fan Xian is killed."

"When the lips and teeth are separated, they are interdependent. I will be eaten up by my aunt!"

(End of this chapter)