novelonline Chapter 1496 Staying safe
Chapter 1496 Staying safe
Chapter 1496 Staying safe
More than 20 years ago, Shen Yi and the emperor were both helpless in the court.
Today, although the two of them are still being pushed by the times, they have become the ones playing chess, the controllers who can decide the future and destiny of others with just a word.
Things that two people decide after discussion will naturally be implemented quickly.
The process was quick. Only three days later, the imperial decree was issued to confer a fiefdom on the fourth prince, Li Jian, and named him King of Wu, and sent him to Jiangdu Prefecture.
Although this matter seemed strange from beginning to end to many court officials, it was a very normal thing from an outsider's perspective.
The position of crown prince has been decided, so the adult prince should be crowned as a king and leave the imperial city.
The second prince had just turned sixteen years old and was still in Jiankang when he was conferred the title of king and sent out of the capital.
Now that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been chosen, the other adult princes should naturally be granted fiefdoms. The eldest prince has been given the title of Prince of Fu, and now the fourth prince has been given the title of Prince of Wu.
It is quite reasonable.
It was so reasonable that even those officials in the court who found it strange could not find any reason to refuse.
So with the issuance of the imperial edict, the matter was quickly settled. The royal family made a golden book for the Fourth Prince, and at the same time issued an imperial edict to Jiangdu Prefecture, ordering the Jiangdu prefectural government to immediately begin selecting a mansion and rebuilding the Prince of Wu's Palace.
After the imperial edict was issued, His Highness the Fourth Prince...or should I say His Highness the Prince of Wu, was almost struck by lightning.
He first bowed his head to express his gratitude, and after hesitating for a while, he gritted his teeth and went into the palace.
He came all the way to the gate of Ganlu Palace where the emperor was, and asked to see the emperor to express his gratitude, but was stopped by the chief eunuch Xiao Huai. Eunuch Xiao looked at the fourth prince and said respectfully: "Your Highness, the emperor already knows that you are here to express your gratitude, but you also know that the emperor has been ill recently and will not see anyone now. There is nothing I can do..."
"How about you wait for two days until His Majesty is feeling better, and then come and ask for an audience?"
The Fourth Prince clenched his fists tightly under his sleeves, and after a long while, he took a deep breath.
"I see."
Although he was very angry, he quickly controlled his emotions and said to Eunuch Xiao, "Father is ill, and as a son, I cannot show my filial piety to him. I can only ask Eunuch Xiao to do more for us sons."
As he spoke, he took out a gold leaf from his bosom and handed it to Eunuch Xiao.
Eunuch Xiao looked at the gold leaves in front of him, a hesitant look on his face.
It’s not that he is greedy for money, but he rejected the prince’s kindness, which means he was not giving the prince face. He might even be resentful by this prince. Even if he has a high status in the palace, he can never compare to the emperor’s own son, right?
After hesitating for a long time, Xiao Huai still reached out to take it, bowed his head and said: "Thank you, Your Highness."
Li Jian smiled: "As you should."
After saying that, he took a deep breath, turned and left.
Eunuch Xiao held the gold leaves in his hands and returned to the Ganlu Palace. After seeing the Emperor, he knelt on the ground very smoothly, holding the gold leaves in his hands, and bowed his head and said, "Your Majesty."
Hong Dedi just glanced at him quietly, then asked, "Did the fourth brother give it to you?"
"Yes."
The emperor smiled and said, "Since he gave it to you, I will give it to you as a reward."
"Did he say anything just now?"
"He doesn't talk much, but he looks..."
"Seems a little angry."
"You have reason to be angry."
His Majesty the Emperor closed the newspaper in his hand and yawned: "I hope he can be more clear-headed."
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His Royal Highness the Prince of Wu was turned away by the Emperor. After returning to his residence, he felt even more depressed. He locked himself in the room and did not come out for several hours.
Until someone knocked on his door.
"Your Highness."
The servant whispered, "Miss Shen is here to see you."
Li Jian took a deep breath and said, "I know. Let her..."
"Wait a minute."
"Yes."
After a while, the Fourth Prince cleaned himself up, changed his clothes, and walked to the front yard, where he saw Shen Sangsang who came looking for him.
Shen Sangsang saw that he looked haggard, and hurried forward: "Silang, what's wrong with you?"
Li Jian forced a smile on his face, shook his head slightly, and said, "It's okay."
"I'm just not in a good mood."
He looked at Sangsang and tried to calm himself down: "Why are you here?"
"My father said you were leaving the capital to become a vassal, so I came to see you."
She asked: "Why so suddenly..."
At this point, Shen Sangsang comforted him, "But you don't have to worry. My hometown is in Jiangdu. My father said that he might go back in the future. It won't be a problem."
Li Jian said silently: "I also feel that this is very sudden, but the imperial decree has been issued, and it is impossible to reverse it. No one can change it."
"We're afraid..."
He looked at Shen Sangsang and sighed: "We need to be apart for a while..."
At this point, he was stunned, looked up at Shen Sangsang, and asked: "Sister, you just said..."
"Did Uncle Shen tell you that I was going to be a vassal, so you came here?"
"Yes."
Shen Sangsang felt a little puzzled: "I don't care much about the affairs of the court. If my father hadn't told me, how would I know..."
The Fourth Prince looked up at the sky, took a deep breath, and said with a smile: "Sister, let's go to your house."
"I'm going to meet Uncle Shen."
The two of them got on the carriage and soon arrived at the Shen family. After the Fourth Prince had a conversation with Lu Ruoxi, he found an excuse to go to the backyard of the Shen family and knocked on the door of Shen's study.
"Uncle, my nephew Li Jian wants to see you..."
After an unknown amount of time, Shen Yi's lazy voice was heard from the room.
"Come in."
Li Jian walked in, turned back to close the door, bowed to Shen Yi and said, "Greetings, uncle."
"Don't dare to take it seriously."
Master Shen stood up to return the greeting and said calmly, "Your Highness is now a prince, and you have your share of honor and inferiority."
"Uncle, please don't ridicule me..."
Li Jian smiled bitterly and said, "You know better than anyone that my nephew does not want this prince..."
"If you don't want it, you don't have to."
Mr. Shen also put down the report in his hand, looked up and glanced at Li Jian.
"After receiving the imperial decree, you almost broke into Ganlu Palace in broad daylight, fearing that others would not know that you were dissatisfied. The eunuchs in the palace saw it. Would His Royal Highness the Crown Prince see it?"
"Will you keep it in mind?"
Shen Yi said expressionlessly: "I think your Highness, you don't even want a peaceful life in Jiangdu anymore."
The Fourth Prince wiped the sweat from his forehead and bowed his head and said, "Uncle, it is reasonable for my nephew to come to the palace to express his gratitude after being conferred a title..."
"That means you should first ask to see His Majesty, and then it will be reasonable after His Majesty summons you."
"Is it reasonable to rush into the palace?"
Li Jian took a deep breath again and bowed his head and said, "Uncle, my nephew was reckless."
"My nephew has figured it out now. There's nothing wrong with going to Jiangdu to be a prince. He will be a rich man anyway."
He bowed his head and said, "Uncle, please don't forget your previous promise to give Sangsang to your nephew..."
Mr. Shen had no expression on his face: "What if I regret it?"
"uncle…"
The Fourth Prince knelt on the ground, bowed his head and said: "My nephew has nothing else to ask for..."
Mr. Shen put down the official report in his hand, sighed silently, stepped forward to help him up, and said lightly: "No need to perform such a grand ceremony."
"Since Sangsang likes His Highness, I will naturally not deny this matter."
"How about this, Your Highness, go to Jiangdu Prefecture first and wait until next year, I will personally bring Sangsang back to Jiangdu Prefecture to complete this marriage."
"What do you think, Your Highness?"
"Of course I will listen to you, uncle."
He lowered his head and said, "My nephew has no objection."
Master Shen looked at the young man, stunned for a while, then patted him on the shoulder. Just as he was about to speak, Tian Chong knocked on the door: "My Lord, the Sun family invites you to dinner..."
Mr. Shen frowned.
"Don't go."
After saying this, he turned his head to look at Li Jian and continued.
"In Jiangdu, remember these four words of mine."
Li Jian also glanced at the door of the study, thinking: "My uncle ordered."
Mr. Shen spoke with deep sincerity.
"Keep to yourself."
(End of this chapter)