Her Highness Doesn’t Want to Work Hard Anymore

In fact, Hua Manman has been quietly paying attention to the fourth prince Li Ying.

It was rumored that Li Ying's biological mother was a dancer, her surname was Wang, and she was of humble origin.

Not long after giving birth to the fourth prince, Li Ying, the Wang family died of illness quietly.

Originally, according to the rules of the palace, Li Ying was to be sent to be raised under the names of other concubines.

But I don't know what's going on.

The emperor never mentioned the matter of letting other concubines raise him.

The concubines also seemed to have collective amnesia, forgetting that there was such a character as the Fourth Prince.

No one offered to raise the child.

The fourth prince was left in the care of an old nanny, and he didn't have a name of his own, Li Ying, until he was three years old.

Among all the princes, this fourth prince has the worst background, the weakest sense of existence, and also the son who is least loved by the emperor.

Almost everyone believed that it was absolutely impossible for the fourth prince to inherit the throne.

But Hua Manman, who has read the entire "Gong Mou", knows that it is this unremarkable fourth prince who is not only an extremely important male supporting role in the novel, but also stands out among the brothers by virtue of his own strength and becomes the next emperor. .

Definitely a super dark horse.

Seeing him staring at the chessboard at this time, Hua Manman couldn't help asking.

"Does the Fourth Prince also want to play chess?"

Her question was a bit abrupt, which immediately attracted the attention of other people present.

Li Ying obviously didn't expect anyone to notice him, so he was stunned for a while before saying.

"No need, my chess skills are not very good, so I won't make a fool of myself."

Li Ji heard that Li Ying was thinking——

"If I were to play chess with King Zhao, I might not lose."

Li Ji curled his lips into a smile: "It's okay if you are not good at chess, just play casually."

He had already said so much, Li Ying couldn't refuse anymore, so he could only sit silently opposite King Zhao under the gaze of everyone.

Hua Manman stared at the chess game without blinking.

In "Gong Mou", the new emperor Li Ying was afraid of the regent's too much power, and he used many means, both openly and secretly, to get rid of this powerful regent.

Naturally, Li Ji would not sit still.

As a result, the two sides launched a very fierce intrigue.

"Gong Mou" is written from the perspective of the heroine Hua Qingqing, and does not describe the overt and secret scramble between the new emperor and the regent in too much detail.

But just from a few words, one can feel the bloody storm in the court at that time.

Therefore, Hua Manman is looking forward to this chess game.

Just relying on Li Ji and Li Ying's scheming methods, the two of them will definitely be able to kill on the chessboard brilliantly.

However, the facts disappointed her.

Li Ying's Baizi was at a disadvantage from the very beginning, and was always suppressed by Heizi.

But in a short time, Baizi was completely defeated.

There is no suspense to lose.

There is no visibility at all.

The onlookers all expressed boredom.

Li Ying stood up silently and stepped aside.

Li Ji glanced at him with a half-smile.

"Is this your true level?"

Li Ying nodded: "Yes."

Others couldn't tell, but Li Ji could clearly hear Li Ying's inner voice.

This is not Li Ying's true level at all.

He was deliberately hiding his clumsiness just now.

Li Ji waved his hand, motioning everyone to go play separately.

The sixth prince Li Yi mustered up his courage and asked.

"Don't you teach us how to practice riding and shooting?"

Li Ji said lazily: "Haven't you all learned riding and archery? Just continue practicing as you have learned before."

Li Yi felt that this new wife was too lazy.

But he didn't dare to say it, so he could only leave the Bajiao Pavilion with the others.

After everyone left, Hua Manman dared to speak.

She asked curiously: "What does your lord think of the Fourth Prince?"

Li Ji asked without answering: "You seem to care about the fourth prince?"

Hua Manman knew that she was a little obvious, so she admitted it frankly.

"Well, I'm really curious about him."

That's the future emperor, can she not be curious? !

Li Ji narrowed his narrow eyes slightly when he heard her voice.

How can she be sure that the fourth prince will definitely inherit the throne?

He had doubts in his heart, but he didn't show it, and said calmly.

"It's just a yellow-haired boy, what are you curious about?"

Hua Manman thought to himself, you are only two years older than the fourth prince, how dare you call him a yellow-haired boy?

She pretended to be embarrassed and said in a delicate voice.

"I have never seen him before, and I don't know him at all, so I am inevitably curious."

Li Ji was noncommittal about this.

He stood up: "Let's go, this king will teach you archery."

Hua Manman didn't expect that the topic would suddenly turn to the matter of attending class.

She asked embarrassingly, "Why do you still want to learn archery?"

Li Ji glanced at her.

"Don't want to learn?"

Hua Manman nodded crazily in her heart, she had enough homework, and the third year dog didn't work as hard as her.

But she still had to pretend to be obedient.

"No, as long as the prince teaches, I am willing to learn."

Li Ji heard her voice and nodded with satisfaction.

"very good."

Hua Manman followed King Zhao out of the Bajiao Pavilion disheartened.

Li Ji picked up a relatively light bow and handed it to Hua Manman, then held her hand from behind, and began to teach her how to draw the bow and shoot an arrow.

Because the two were very close, every time Li Ji lowered his head to speak, the warm breath would spray on Hua Manman's ears.

After a while her ears turned red.

The princes and princesses standing not far away had different reactions when they saw this scene.

Seeing this, Li Yi reconfirmed his guess, that little bookboy must be Huaruren, otherwise King Zhao would not be so close to a little bookboy.

Li Hao, on the other hand, looked envious and jealous.

King Zhao is so good at archery, he really wants to learn it!

Li Ying had a thoughtful look on his face.

Just now he felt that there was something wrong with the little book boy next to King Zhao, and now seeing King Zhao being so close to that little book boy, his suspicions deepened.

As for the other three princesses, they were gathering together and whispering gossip.

"King Zhao and that little book boy are so close! Would a normal person be so close to a book boy?"

"Oh, are the rumors true?"

"What rumor?"

"I'm telling you, don't talk about it."

"Don't be tricky, just say it!"

"I heard a rumor before that King Zhao is a broken sleeve, so he hasn't married a wife yet, and none of the concubines in the backyard is pregnant."

"My God, there is such a thing!"

"I didn't expect King Zhao, who looks so handsome, to be so good."

"Originally, my concubine mother wanted to ask someone to make a relationship and introduce her niece to King Zhao. It happened that the identities and ages of the two were very suitable. Now it seems that it can't be done. I have to tell the concubine mother about it when I go back. , don’t hurt my cousin.”

"Don't say I said it!"