From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 21: The Grand Prince endures humiliation and the Little Prince bullies others

In the winter of the eighth year of the Longjing reign of the Qingli Emperor, the eldest prince Li Chengning was punished for his mother's crime and volunteered to guard the border. When he was leaving the city, he was blocked by the crown prince, who wanted to avenge the arrow shot at him that year. The eldest prince did not want to cause trouble and tolerated it in every way. However, the crown prince Li Chengqian took advantage of the situation and beat Li Chengning in public, causing Li Chengning to be seriously injured and need medical treatment, so he had to postpone his departure from Beijing.

For a time, the prince's reputation took a sharp turn for the worse, and impeachment memorials piled up like snow in front of Emperor Qing's desk. There were even sporadic voices calling for the prince to be deposed.

Qing Imperial Palace, Linhu Hall
Emperor Qing rubbed his forehead with a headache. With a flick of his sleeve, he swept the impeachment papers on the table to the ground and said coldly, "Tell me, what were you thinking? Why did you hit your eldest brother so hard?"

"I'm drunk." Li Chengqian bent his body and moved the corners of his mouth.

No one may believe it when I say it, but it is true.

He was really drunk and miscalculated.

Yesterday was the first time he drank alcohol since he came to this world. God knew that this body could not drink so much and his drinking habits were so bad!
After two glasses of wine, I felt dizzy. Although I looked fine, I was actually drunk.

It's so outrageous that his mother opened the door to outrageous people. It's outrageous.

People who often get drunk know that after drinking too much, they feel they are sober, even ten times more sober than normal. Little do they know that it is an illusion. Having this feeling means you have lost control.

He lost control at that moment, talking wildly, saying everything he should and shouldn't say, and even using unusual force when he took action.

Although he reduced his strength, the punch still severely injured Li Chengning.

However, at least he was sure of one thing, that is, drinking capacity has nothing to do with mental strength and power. No matter how high your mental attributes are, as long as you can't drink, you are a loser.

"Drank too much, haha, you've really grown up, become more independent, and even dare to drink!"

"This is a farewell, the atmosphere is already there, it would be unreasonable not to drink."

"How much did you drink?"

"Three cups!"

"How much?!" Emperor Qing paused, turned around, and showed an extremely surprised look on his face.

"Three cups! I didn't expect you to have such a low alcohol tolerance and such poor drinking habits. I wanted to act like a friendly and respectful brother, but I didn't expect that I would fail miserably. Once I got drunk, I pulled my eldest brother to settle the score. But he was sensible and let me go. I'm such a poor drinker, so I didn't think much before I started."

"you……"

These words were so damn frank that not only Emperor Qing, but even Chen Pingping, Fan Jian and Lin Ruofu in the hall could not help but look at Li Chengqian in surprise.

Pretend to be brothers and sisters...

The performance was a failure...

Damn it, as a prince, do you need to be so honest?

"Then tell me, how should I punish you?"

"You decide." Li Chengqian looked like a bachelor who would accept any punishment he might receive. "If you're wrong, you have to admit it. If you're beaten, you have to stand at attention. This is my fault. You can punish me however you want. I have no objection."

Emperor Qing looked at Li Chengqian's gentlemanly and open-minded appearance, and resisted the urge to beat him to death. He said stiffly, "In that case, you will be confined to the East Palace. You are not allowed to leave the East Palace without permission."

Is this confinement?

Chen Pingping and others showed surprised expressions on their faces.

What can I say about this punishment? If you say it is heavy, it doesn't involve beating or scolding, and it doesn't seem to cause any harm. If you say it is light, Li Chengqian is the crown prince, and the crown prince is confined to the Eastern Palace. Do you believe that the rumor that the crown prince will be deposed will spread immediately and cause an uproar tomorrow?
The prince heard this, but did not express anything special. He just bowed his head, responded, and left the Linhu Palace.

boom! !

Emperor Qing kicked the table in front of him to the ground, his eyes flickering, and no one knew what he was thinking.

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The harem, the eldest prince's residence
This woman, who has always been as brave as a man, was now sitting on the bed with a sad face, holding a bowl in her hand and feeding the black potion into Li Chengning's mouth spoon by spoon.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Li Chengning, whose face was pale and whose upper body was sitting on the bed, suddenly coughed and the medicine he had swallowed halfway was sprayed out.

Ning Cairen quickly put down the medicine bowl, stepped forward to support Li Chengning, and gently stroked his back, "Chengning, drink slowly, don't rush."

"Mother, I'm fine." Li Chengning took a few breaths and finally recovered. He adjusted his posture to make himself more comfortable. "Cheng Qian should have shown mercy, otherwise I wouldn't be here." "You still say that he is so narrow-minded and cruel at such a young age. How can he be the crown prince? You are the same. What are you afraid of? Even if you give in to him, you shouldn't let him bully you!"

Speaking of Li Chengqian, Ning Cairen was so angry that she had no place to vent it. If she had not been concerned that she was also under confinement, and if the eunuchs had not been watching her closely, she would probably have run to the East Palace with a knife and killed someone.

Give in to him?

A bitter smile flashed across Li Chengning's face. God knows what was going on.

His Highness endured humiliation and bore heavy burdens, while the little prince took advantage of his power to bully his brother!
After waking up from a coma for three days, what happened in the restaurant had spread throughout the capital, and it was said that it had even been compiled into a storytelling.

Many people described what happened that day with such certainty that it seemed as if they had been there in person.

However, the content of this story was completely different from what he had experienced. After hearing this rumor, he didn't even want to explain it.

With rumors of this magnitude and spreading at such a speed, it was obvious that there was more than one invisible hand pushing this in the dark. He didn't know about others, but he was sure that his two good brothers were definitely involved.

The second brother Li Chengze obviously wanted to undermine the reputation of the prince, and the prince did this most likely to hide himself. He was hiding his incompetence and did not want the truth of that day to be revealed.

No matter what others think, the rumor seems to have been confirmed, and confirming this rumor now seems to be beneficial to himself with no harm.

Only with a good reputation can I better protect my mother and myself.

Just like now, the mother who was originally imprisoned in the inner palace was released from house arrest because of this incident, and the previous events were also written off.

This is Emperor Qing's compensation to them and their son.

"I can't believe this guy is such a genius!"

Thinking of the powerful punch that knocked him down, even now, he still felt a wave of powerlessness.

Yes, the feeling of powerlessness, so powerless.

Perhaps he was a little careless, but he also knew in his heart that even if he was not careless, he could not block Li Chengqian's punch.

"But, is his alcohol tolerance really that bad? He got drunk after just two glasses?" Thinking about it carefully, that day in the restaurant, after Li Chengqian drank a glass of wine, he spoke much more boldly, and bluntly said that the golden silk soft armor was cheated from the eldest princess, without caring at all about the eldest princess's feelings if she heard it.

Not to mention that later, after drinking the second glass of wine, he had become the number one person under the four great masters.

Thinking about it carefully, when Li Chengqian said this that day, he seemed to be a little drunk!

Farewell wine, that's it...

Thinking of Li Chengqian's poor alcohol tolerance, Li Chengning seemed to regain some self-esteem.

"Your Majesty, Qi Wu, the eunuch of the Eastern Palace, requests to see you."

When Ning Cairen heard this, her eyebrows immediately raised, "Someone from the East Palace? I won't see him!"

The eunuch who came to report looked a little hesitant, but when he saw Ning Cairen's cold face, he shuddered suddenly, dared not say anything, and turned away.

A moment later, the eunuch who had delivered the message returned. "Your Majesty, the Eastern Palace has sent a five-hundred-year-old Polygonum multiflorum and a pair of hundred-year-old wild ginseng as apology to Your Highness. Qi Wu also said that Your Highness was truly intoxicated at the time, and that Your Highness, out of brotherly affection, did not hesitate to intervene. In a moment of impulse, he caused this disaster. Once the confinement is over, he will apologize to Your Majesty and Your Highness."

"Humph, that sounds nice." Ning Cairen sneered, "Who knows if he's really drunk or just pretending."

"Mother, this is good. After this incident, the previous affairs between me and the prince are written off, so as to avoid trouble in the future."

"You..." Ning Cairen sighed, looking at her son distressedly. Her son had always been so majestic and dignified, so when had he become so compromising? Wasn't it all for her?

If it weren't for himself, he wouldn't have volunteered to guard the border, and he wouldn't have been bullied by the prince!

Thinking of the sad part, even Ning Cairen, who has always had a strong character, couldn't help but wipe away her tears quietly.

"Mom, it's okay, it's all over." Looking at his mother's appearance, Li Chengning had no choice but to comfort her.

Qi Wu was delivering the message on behalf of the third brother. To others, it sounded like an apology, but he understood very well that there was another meaning in his words. Since the matter had been concluded, there was no need to create any more complications.

The matter is done, and there is nothing he can do. Is he really going to go around saying that it wasn't that I didn't fight back, but that I attacked first, but Cheng Qian was too strong, a martial arts genius, and knocked me down with one punch?
Why bother? Why bother!
Although he was beaten, he also got some benefits. His mother's house arrest was ended, and he also gained a good reputation. Everyone was happy.

The truth, what is that, is it edible?
(End of this chapter)