The Prince Consort's Beloved

Chapter 158 Figure it out

Li Yuanrou didn't care about Li Chun's hateful look at all. She suddenly realized something and said, "Oh, by the way, I heard that the emperor's uncle expelled you from the family and disowned you. Now that you don't have your mother's family to back you up, you can still be so rampant in this palace. It seems that the emperor's uncle has softened his heart and didn't expose you."

She sighed a little sadly: "It turns out that the emperor's uncle still loves you a little bit..."

She couldn't help but think of how Li Chun's entry into the palace had angered Prince Yun, and she couldn't help but step forward and slap Li Chun again. Without thinking, she blurted out, "You unfilial daughter!"

After Li Yuanrou finished speaking, she suddenly felt as if she had heard these words somewhere before and they were very familiar.

The confused Li Chun was slapped by Li Yuanrou and screamed: "Li Yuanrou, you dare to hit me? I am now deeply favored by His Majesty. Even if you are a princess, I will still make you unable to eat..."

Before she finished speaking, Li Yuanrou laughed as if she was listening to a joke: "You know whether you are favored by His Majesty or not."

Li Chun was shocked and didn't care about the pain anymore. She asked cautiously, "What do you mean?"

Li Yuanrou's eyes were cold, and she spoke slowly, "What do you mean? Do you want me to explain it more clearly?"

Li Yuanrou stroked her relatively flat belly with one hand, her eyes fixed on Li Chun's belly, and a playful arc appeared at the corner of her mouth.

She said in an unfathomable tone, "I'm afraid your belly will never be full of food in this lifetime."

After she finished speaking, she moved her gaze upwards and stared into Li Chun's eyes.

Li Chun looked at her in shock, a trace of guilt flashed across her face, and she was already suspicious in her heart. Then her eyes caught the two maids beside her who were stunned. She reacted instantly, and then she became angry and shouted at the top of her lungs: "Li Yuanrou, shut up, stop talking nonsense here!"

Li Yuanrou chuckled: "Your defense is broken? Today, for the sake of the emperor's uncle, this princess will still give you some face and not point it out. You'd better know better and stop jumping around in front of this princess in the future."

Li Yuanrou walked past her and said with a contemptuous tone: "Little Karami, you don't know what you are talking about."

She shook her head with regret: "What are you thinking? You want to be the princess of Prince Yun's Mansion and put yourself in this cage..."

She thought of the word "bastard" that Li Chun had just cursed, and could not help but pause again. She turned back and glanced at the pale pink dress on Li Chun, "Daya, give her a few more slaps. The queen mother just passed away, and now she is still in mourning. As a concubine, she is wearing fancy clothes and a head full of pearls and jade. It is really unfilial. Today, this princess will kill the chicken to scare the monkey, so that others will also know the rules. Don't think that there is no one in charge in this palace and they can do whatever they want."

Li Yuanrou sighed as she walked: "Has this princess been quiet for too long? People have forgotten that I was also an arrogant and domineering person before..."

Li Chun's screams sounded behind him, and then the screams turned into crying.

Daya and Qingluan followed, and Li Yuanrou asked, "Daya, did you enjoy the fight?"

Daya shook her hands: "It feels great. I haven't beaten anyone in a long time. My skills are a little rusty. My hands hurt, but it's still very satisfying. Princess, you were more powerful than me just now. I was afraid that you would be so angry about Li Chun that you would jump up and down..."

Li Yuanrou lowered her eyes and looked at her belly. "The weak are as angry as tigers, while the strong are as calm as water. The truly strong are not surprised by anything, regardless of praise or criticism. Have you forgotten all the books in the Prince Consort's study after reading them to me?"

After she finished speaking, she looked up at the sky again.

The sky was shrouded in endless gray, which looked particularly dull and depressing.

Li Yuanrou sighed softly and walked slowly towards the Palace of Eternal Life.

The door of the Hall of Eternal Life was ajar. Li Yuming, several guards and two maids were guarding outside the hall.

Li Yuanrou glanced at Li Yuming and wanted to step into the Changsheng Palace. Strangely, Li Yuming did not stop her. Instead, a heroic woman guarding the door nearby reached out and stopped her.

Li Yuanrou took a look at the person who was blocking her way. The woman was dressed in maid's clothes, but her gestures were not like those of an ordinary maid. She had been to Changsheng Palace many times but had never seen this woman before, so she couldn't help but feel curious.

Li Yuming said, "Fuling, you must not be rude to the princess."

Upon hearing this, Fuling put down her arm and stepped aside, but Li Yuanrou did not go in.

Li Yuanrou looked at the heroic woman named Fuling again and asked, "New here?"

Fuling lowered her eyes and said nothing.

She had been in Fengqi Palace for so long that she had gotten used to never speaking unless necessary. As time went on, she felt as if her language had degenerated, as if she had lost the ability to communicate with others. As time went on, she became even less talkative and had no desire to communicate with others, especially after witnessing the death of the Queen Mother...

Seeing that she was silent, Li Yuanrou looked at Li Yuming.

Li Yuming replied: "She is Fuling, the maid that Your Majesty arranged to secretly protect the Queen Mother in Fengqi Palace..."

Li Yuanrou was surprised: "Protect the queen mother?"

She had always thought that Yuan Qi was taking a non-action attitude towards Fengqi Palace, but she didn't expect that he actually sent people to guard it secretly.

Li Yuming hesitated to speak. He wanted to let Li Yuanrou know that Li Yuanqi was not as indifferent to his biological mother as they saw on the surface. However, His Majesty was angry and did not allow anyone to mention the Queen Mother. If he told her everything now, Dinosaur Yan would be furious.

Li Yuming pursed his lips into a straight line. He decided to let Princess Shanyang help His Majesty solve his current predicament first.

Li Yuming sighed, "Your Majesty has not been able to rest and cultivate himself in the past three days."

He stopped there and then walked forward and pushed open the door of the hall. Immediately, the sound of voices from all sides in the hall reached Li Yuanrou's ears, one wave higher than the other.

"Your Majesty, after years of war, the treasury is empty. We can no longer sustain the war!"

"Your Majesty, the war in the past two years has caused great suffering to the people of Dai Viet. Now peace talks are the only good solution."

"Yes, Your Majesty, let's negotiate peace. We have only lost three cities. If we continue fighting..."

A weak but angry voice interrupted the man: "Negotiate peace? That is a weak and incompetent act. I will never negotiate peace!"

Li Yuanrou no longer bothered about Fuling's problem and walked quickly towards the hall.

Li Yuming was secretly delighted, thinking that now that the princess had arrived, His Majesty could finally take a rest.

Inside the hall, Li Yuanqi was half leaning on the bed, breathing heavily, while Chang Xinyi stood beside him with red eyes.

A row of ministers knelt below, and several of them spoke with grief on their faces: "Your Majesty, please think twice..."

Li Yuanqi started coughing violently. Chang Xinyi was worriedly touching his back, with helplessness and heartache written all over her face.

A righteous voice sounded again: "Your Majesty, as the ruler of a country, should put the overall situation first. I beg Your Majesty to sympathize with the suffering of the people and stop being so stubborn..."

Li Yuanrou frowned and looked up. The person who spoke was the old-fashioned Censor Cao.

This Censor Cao actually had gauze wrapped on his head. He was really stubborn. But at this critical moment, Yuan Qi was almost at death's door, but Censor Cao was still so aggressive. It really made people angry.

Li Yuanrou said in a deep voice: "How dare you! Censor Cao, your remarks are so offensive, are you mocking Your Majesty for being unworthy of being the ruler of a country? Since Censor Cao is so wise and reasonable, why not let Censor Cao be the emperor of Dai Viet!"

Cao Yushi was shocked when he heard this: "Princess, please be careful with your words! I don't mean that at all."

Li Yuanrou said in a stern tone: "What do you mean?"

Censor Cao turned his head to look, then he said carefully, "Princess Shanyang, I am discussing political affairs with Your Majesty. As a woman, it is better for you not to interfere."