Three whips break the father-son relationship, please call me prince

Chapter 193 The child is mine

Li Yifu, Honghua and Zhonglie arrived in Chang'an one after another.

Li Yifu was taken to the Eastern Palace immediately.

Li Chengqian dismissed Li Zhi and others and talked to him alone.

Li Yifu knelt on the ground, and Li Chengqian drank tea slowly.

"Li Yifu."

Li Chengqian muttered to himself, "I know you are a smart person."

"You should know why I asked you to return to Beijing to report on your work."

Li Yifu replied: "Report on my work!"

"Oh?"

Li Chengqian smiled playfully, "Is it really that simple?"

"I can't think of anything else." Li Yifu said respectfully, "Your Highness, please tell me clearly!"

"Bastard!"

Li Chengqian sneered, "You are still stubborn even when death is imminent. Do you think you can get away with it by just lying?"

"Your Highness, I don't know."

Li Yifu cried out in injustice: "I have served as Prime Minister in Tuyuhun, and I have worked diligently and conscientiously, and I have never forgotten your Majesty's instructions."

"I don't know what I did wrong."

Li Chengqian looked at Li Yifu seriously, his eyes somewhat sharp.

"It is rumored that you had an affair with Princess Honghua, and that you are the father of her son."

Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes slightly, "Don't you know about this rumor?"

"It's unjust."

Li Yifu shouted urgently: "I am innocent."

"How could this minister have such a relationship with Princess Honghua?"

"I have always respected the princess and never dared to do anything inappropriate."

"This is known to everyone in Tuyuhun."

He defended himself: "Someone must have framed me and wanted to harm me!"

Li Chengqian said nothing and looked at Li Yifu's panic.

Li Yifu said, "Your Highness, I swear on my life that this is absolutely not the case."

"If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can go to Tuyuhun to investigate."

"The princess is the queen of Tuyuhun, and there is a daily record of her life."

“That can also be checked.”

He shouted excitedly: "I am truly wronged. I don't know who spread rumors and slandered me."

"Your Highness, please understand."

Li Chengqian frowned, "Do you think that we are not sure about asking you to come back?"

"Still speaking sweet words and telling lies."

"You are really courting death!"

Li Yifu said solemnly: "Your Highness, I will only die, but I will never die with such an unjust reputation."

"Nor can it tarnish the reputation of the royal family."

He spoke in a very righteous manner, as if he had really been framed.

But Li Chengqian could be very sure that Changle would never frame him, because she would never make fun of Honghua.

There was no conflict or hatred between Li Yifu and her during their cooperation.

How stupid is Changle to fabricate such a scandal for no reason?

Accidentally.

Not to mention Honghua and Li Yifu, even Changle's status would be affected, and she would never have a foothold in the royal family again.

For Changle, this is definitely an act that is not worth the loss.

But Li Yifu kept saying that it was a false accusation and asked to see the daily records.

This forced Li Chengqian to consider a possibility.

"Death is imminent, yet you are still making sophistry."

Li Chengqian said calmly: "Well, let you die with a sincere heart."

"Changle!"

Changle responded outside the hall and walked in immediately.

"Just now Li Yifu refused to admit it, saying that someone was slandering him."

Li Chengqian asked: "Are you sure there is no problem with your investigation?"

"Brother Prince, my subordinates reported to me after investigating." Changle said again.

Li Yifu immediately refuted, saying: "Your Highness, that is all misunderstanding, I absolutely did not do that."

"It's no use talking more."

Li Chengqian said, "Go and call Honghua and Zhonglie."

"Yes!"

soon.

Princess Honghua and Zhonglie came in, and Li Chengqian did not see any uneasiness on Honghua's face.

Zhonglie dressed up carefully, but he still looked a little haggard.

"Honghua, don't you have anything to say?" Li Chengqian asked.

"Your Highness, what did I say?" Honghua was stunned.

Li Chengqian felt amused and turned to look at Zhonglie, "Zhonglie, I just want to ask you a question."

"Is the child yours?"

Zhonglie showed a puzzled look, "Your Highness, the child is mine."

This statement came out.

A trace of panic flashed across Li Yifu's eyes.

Honghua didn't notice anything was wrong, and Changle showed an angry look, "You coward..."

"Changle!"

Before she could finish her words, Li Chengqian interrupted her with a shout.

"Brother Prince." Changle stamped her feet.

Li Chengqian waved his hand and told her not to speak.

"it is good!"

"very good!"

He said repeatedly: "Li Yifu, I allow you to return to Tuyuhun immediately, arrange the affairs at hand, and rush back to Chang'an immediately."

"remember."

"Get things sorted out."

"If anything goes wrong, I'll hold you accountable!"

Li Yifu immediately cupped his hands and said, "I understand!"

"Go down."

"Yes!"

Li Yifu retreated, and Changle was a little stunned. What did this mean?
Li Chengqian stood up and walked towards Honghua.

“Prince…!”

Honghua shouted fearfully.

Li Chengqian raised his hand, but instead of slapping her in the face, he slapped Zhonglie in the face, knocking him to the ground.

"waste!"

Honghua was so frightened that he couldn't stand steadily.

Zhonglie covered his face, lowered his head and said nothing, sobbing.

Changle was also a little dumbfounded, but suddenly she understood something and immediately became angry. "If it happens again, don't blame me for not caring about family affection."

"Honghua, take care of yourself."

"roll!"

Honghua helped Zhonglie up and quickly left.

Changle said with some resentment: "Brother, are you just going to let them go like this?"

"What else can be done?"

Li Chengqian sat down, rubbed his temples, and said, "Kill them?"

"It won't help, it will only make things worse."

Kill a prime minister and a princess.

It will only make things worse.

"This Li Yifu is a smart man. He has dealt with everything very well."

Li Chengqian said.

Li Yifu insisted that he had nothing to do with Honghua.

He also said that he would just investigate casually.

This means that apart from rumors, there is no evidence on the surface.

Even though people knew that he had a close relationship with Honghua, he still did his best to put on a good show.

It can withstand scrutiny.

So, can the rumors be taken seriously?

Of course you can't.

After Li Chengqian understood this, he asked if Zhonglie was his.

Zhonglie didn't even know what kind of child it was, but he admitted it right away.

This has already explained the problem behind it very well.

The relationship between Li Yifu and Honghua is true.

However, Zhonglie, the coward, was willing to cooperate with them in covering up the truth and insisted that the son was his.

For this reason alone, Li Chengqian would never take action again.

What he wanted was to make a big thing small and a small thing nothing. Since Zhonglie had admitted it, then this matter had to be true.

This scandal ends here.

Letting Li Yifu return to Tuyuhun was to require him to eliminate all those in Tuyuhun who might know the truth.

Leave no harm behind.

Later, Honghua and Zhonglie remained a couple, and their child was Zhonglie's.

Li Yifu returned to Chang'an.

"Brother, they are openly bullying the king."

Changle said angrily: "It's as if I was framing you."

"It doesn't matter if it's deceiving the king or framing him."

Li Chengqian said: "Just pretend this doesn't exist."

If they knew the pros and cons, they would keep their mouths shut.

There was no quarrel this time. If it had happened, everyone would have died, no one would have survived.

Even that child is like that.

"It's such a good deal for them." Changle said hatefully.

Li Chengqian did not respond, he was thinking about a question.

"What is brother thinking?"

"I was thinking." Li Chengqian narrowed his eyes slightly, "Did this happen by accident, or was it caused by Li Yifu himself?"

"You mean Li Yifu deliberately..." Changle couldn't believe it. "How is it possible? Is he using his own head to attract attention?"

"You're the only one who knows this rumor."

Li Chengqian said: "But I have never heard anyone mention it in Chang'an."

"In the Tuyuhun area, the Prime Minister Li Yifu may not be able to cover the sky with one hand, but he is also the one who has the final say."

"He made peace with Honghua and handled the surface work so well that no problems could be found."

"How can we allow the Tuyuhun people to spread rumors?"

Changle opened his mouth in shock, "He's coming for me?"

"Do not."

Li Chengqian's eyes flashed with dangerous signals, "He is coming for me, for His Majesty."

"This person can't bear to be lonely."

"Go find Honghua later and ask her whether it was Li Yifu who took the initiative or she did."

He couldn't help but chuckle, "No matter what, this guy really succeeded."

Li Chengqian gradually sorted out his thoughts in his mind and finally understood it.

From beginning to end, it was all Li Yifu's work.

His purpose was simple, which was to get into the sight of Li Chengqian and Li Shimin.

This matter is just a rumor.

But if you really want to find evidence, it won't count.

Li Yifu dealt with the witnesses and also cleaned up the physical evidence.

Even Zhonglie has admitted it. Can Li Chengqian and Li Shimin still insist that the child is yours, Li Yifu?
How are children identified?

Blood test to identify relatives.

Unless Li Shimin and Li Chengqian had been kicked in the head by a donkey, they would not let go.

Therefore, he knew about the scandal between Li Yifu and Honghua.

No one will expose it.

“This is too...!” Changle still couldn’t accept it.

"This is what it means to be a skilled and daring person."

Li Chengqian chuckled and said, "Some people will do anything to get to the top."

Changle shook his head. "He did a good job in Tuyuhun. There is no need to take such a risk."

"Besides, if my brother knows this clearly, will he still use him?"

"I'm afraid it will backfire."

Li Chengqian nodded at her, "So, is this a last resort, or is it a matter of risking your life for your future?"

“It all depends on how it happened in the first place.”

He said, "Go and tell His Majesty first."

"Then go ask Honghua."

Changle said: "Okay."

"I don't know if my father would allow this."

"Don't worry, your majesty will be happy that nothing happens."

Changle went to Taiji Palace. Li Shimin looked gloomy and said after a long while: "That's it."

"The person you're investigating."

Changle said: "My brother said not to move. If you move, something unexpected might happen, and it would be like trying to cover up one's mistakes."

"Also."

Li Shimin said: "Ask Honghua and tell me when you come back."

"Yes!"

Changle found Honghua and asked him directly, and Honghua finally told the truth.

After hearing this, Changle was completely stunned.

"Zhonglie, is he such a person?"

(End of this chapter)