Pregnant with His Highness' cub before becoming a monk

After Shifang returned to Jiyue Residence, he felt a little uneasy all the time.

It's just that he himself couldn't tell what the cause of this anxiety was.

Li Yi hurried back to the capital, but did not enter the palace.

Does he have something urgent to do?

Also, when parting at the gate of the palace, why did Li Yi say that the person in his heart was inside the palace, not outside the palace.

Shi Fang always felt that Li Yi's words meant something, but he couldn't figure it out for a while.

"Master Shifang, it's getting dark, do you want dinner today?" Yuxing asked him.

When Shi Fang was cultivating in the temple, he had two meals a day, and he hardly ate anything for dinner.

Although his routine has been disrupted a lot after returning to the palace, some habits are still retained. When he lived in Jiyue, he often had two meals a day, so Yuxing asked him this question.

"There's no need to pass on the meal, I'm not very hungry." Shi Fang glanced at Yu Xing, suddenly thought of something, and asked, "How long has it been since I returned to the palace?"

Yu Xing hurriedly said: "It's only two or three days away, and it will be a full month."

"So long?" Shi Fang didn't think it himself, it was only after Yu Xing said this that he realized that he had stayed in the palace for nearly a month.

"Yuxing, these days when I'm in the palace, what are the palace people talking about?" Shi Fang asked.

Yuxing was startled when he heard the words, and his face was a little unnatural.

On the first day Shifang returned to the palace, the discussions in the palace continued.

At first, everyone was surprised and lamented that the rumored festival between the crown prince and Shifang was false, otherwise, how could His Royal Highness welcome him out of the palace gate on the first day he returned to the palace, and even let him live in the East Palace directly? ?

Afterwards, everyone found that the prince stayed with Shifang almost all day except for the early court and when discussing politics.

Of course, what everyone talked about the most was His Highness the Crown Prince's attitude towards Shifang.

Everyone in the palace knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had always been cold and indifferent, not to mention that he never had a good face towards the palace people and courtiers, even when facing the emperor and empress.Some people in the palace even suspected that His Highness the Crown Prince was suffering from some kind of strange disease, so he couldn't laugh at all.

Until the day when Shi Fang entered the palace, some palace people saw His Highness the Prince smiling.

At the beginning, no one believed this, until more and more people saw His Royal Highness smiling.

But soon they realized that His Royal Highness's smile could only be seen when Shi Fang was present.As long as he leaves the front of Shifang, His Highness will still be as cold and indifferent as before.

"Yuxing?" Shifang saw that Yuxing didn't answer, but the expression on that face was unpredictable.

He couldn't help thinking to himself, what did the palace people talk about about him to make Yuxing show this expression?

"Uh..." Yuxing came back to his senses, but for a moment he didn't know how to speak.

"It's okay for you to say it, only I know this, and it won't spread to the ears of others." Shi Fang said.

Shifang's implication made Yuxing have a psychological burden. No matter what others talked about, he would not pursue it.If Li Yi said this differently, Yuxing would never dare to take it seriously, but he has been with Shifang for a long time, and he has already known that although Shifang looks deserted and difficult to get close to, he has a very gentle temper and has no trace of hostility. gas.

Thinking of this, Yuxing said: "People in the palace only say that you and His Highness are brothers, especially after you enter the palace, Your Highness... looks much happier than before, and they all hope that you can stay in the palace for a few more days Woolen cloth."

What he said is true, although Li Yi has two faces now, Shifang is in the palace, like an invisible "guarantee", at least Li Yi will not be as scary as before.

Shi Fang smiled lightly when he heard the words, knowing that he couldn't ask any more questions, so he didn't say anything more.

But judging from Yuxing's attitude, at least what he was worried about should not have happened...

After getting dark that day, Shifang nestled down on the low couch and took a nap for a while.

After sleeping for half an hour, he woke up in a daze, and saw a person lying on the side of the couch, it was Li Yi.

Li Yi sat cross-legged on the ground, with his arms resting on the side of the couch, and he did not know when he fell asleep.

But Shi Fang made a slight movement, and he woke up immediately.

"Why did you fall asleep while sitting on the ground?" Shi Fang asked.

"I want to be closer to my brother." Li Yi looked at Shifang quietly with a smile on his face.

Seeing his obedient appearance, Shi Fang couldn't help reaching out and rubbing his head lightly.

Li Yi took Shifang's hand and held his palm, and said, "I don't want to go back to the East Palace tonight, for fear of having nightmares."

"When will you recover from your nightmare problem?" Shi Fang said helplessly.

"Soon." Li Yi said, "It should be almost ready..."

Shifang originally thought Li Yi's words were just a pretext, but he didn't realize the seriousness of the problem until the young man sleeping next to him woke up repeatedly at night.

"What did you dream about?" Shi Fang asked in a low voice, reaching out to caress Li Yi's back.

Li Yi calmed down and breathed for a moment, and instead of answering his question, he moved closer to Shifang.

Shi Fang immediately held him in his arms, and patted the young man's back lightly with one hand, both as if comforting and as if distressed.

Nestled in Shifang's arms, the boy was finally much more stable, and fell asleep gradually after a while.

Shi Fang was afraid that he would wake up again in the middle of the night, so he didn't dare to let him go.

The next day, early morning.

Li Yi didn't show up, but he was handed a lot of papers for the civil and military performances of the Manchu Dynasty.

The Great Banquet Dynasty has always been tolerant of the speeches of the officials. If there is something inappropriate for the king, all the officials are free to participate, and His Royal Highness is no exception.

The emperor flipped through the brochure handed over, his expression was very delicate.

The reason why all the officials participated in the Prince's performance was that the Prince had ordered the Ministry of Criminal Justice to arrest many noble children yesterday, and they were arrested in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, but they have not been released yet.Among the hundred officials, there were a few cases where sons or nephews were taken away, and it was they who handed over the paperwork.

"His Royal Highness is free to arrest someone, but he shouldn't even give a reason, and the person who is arrested is still in the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice." Someone said.

"Although the youngest son is a bit naughty, he absolutely dare not commit any crimes. I really can't figure out where he has offended His Highness the Crown Prince." You said humanely.

Listening to the "crying" of these courtiers, the emperor kept his expression calm.

After a while, he said: "The prince has his own rules and regulations, why don't you wait patiently for a few days?"

"Your Majesty has learned from you. I naturally believe in the wisdom of His Majesty the Crown Prince. It's just that...the young son is weak. How can he survive that day in the prison? I'm afraid he won't be able to bear the delay for a few more days!" A courtier in his forties said at the same time. While weeping bitterly, he kowtowed to the emperor and said, "If the dog is at fault, I dare not cover it up, but now there is no way to explain it, so I just took him away..."

The emperor raised his eyebrows, sighed softly, turned his gaze to an official of the Ministry of Punishment, and said, "Tell these love ministers, what did the prince give you when he asked you to arrest someone?"

The man from the Criminal Department bowed his hands to the emperor calmly and said: "His Royal Highness yesterday ordered someone to seal up a secret/prostitution/house. This group of Da Zhou people specially use the honorable children in the capital to inquire about the movements in the court. His Royal Highness ordered me to wait to take the people, in order to confirm whether these young masters are in collusion with the Da Zhou people."

As soon as he said this, the courtiers immediately exploded.

Some people were embarrassed, some were pale, and some blushed to defend themselves, saying that their son or nephew had always been prudent and upright, and definitely not a loafer.But most of the courtiers whose families were uninvolved focused their attention on the words "Da Zhouren".

"Your Majesty, I don't understand something." A courtier asked.

"I love you, but it's okay to say it." The emperor said.

The man asked: "Those whorehouses and men's houses on Huajie in the capital city have been registered in the yamen. Why don't these noble children go to the beautiful Huajie instead of going to the secret/prostitution halls?"

"Hehe." The emperor sneered and signaled the person in the Ministry of Punishment to continue.

"Because the people serving in the secret/prostitution halls spend more work." The punishment department said humanely.

As soon as his words fell, many people present couldn't help laughing.

The few people involved who were still seeking "justice" before were embarrassed and wished to find a crack in the ground.

"This matter is not very glamorous. I wanted to wait for the outcome of the matter before I would inform all my loves, but you all couldn't wait and insisted on seeking justice in the early court." The emperor said.

As soon as he said this, the courtiers became more and more annoyed, and secretly scolded themselves for being unable to hold their breath.

"Is there anyone else who wants to ask?" the emperor asked.

The faces of those few were ashen, and naturally they didn't have the heart to ask any more questions.

After this encounter, no matter how anxious they were, they couldn't speak rashly again.

For some unknown reason, Li Yi had a fever early this morning.

The imperial physician came over for diagnosis and treatment, but he couldn't find out the cause of Li Yi's fever, so he prescribed a medicine for him first.

After Li Yi drank the medicine, he became listless, lying on the couch, unwilling to get up.

Shi Fang always felt that Li Yi's illness was strange, and the vague uneasiness in his heart was looming, but he couldn't find a clue.

"What did you do outside the palace yesterday?" Shi Fang asked.

Li Yi looked at Shifang, and half-truthfully said: "Gu did something that my brother didn't like."

Shi Fang was taken aback, and asked, "You're not going to... that kind of place, are you?"

Li Yi laughed, but the smile didn't reach his eyes. He is sick now, his lips are a little pale, and he looks much more obedient than usual, but Shi Fang couldn't bear to ask.

But in fact, Li Yi did not lie.

He did indeed do something that Shifang didn't like...

His order killed many people.

Since Shi Fang is a practitioner, he will not like it anyway.

In the afternoon of that day, the Da Zhou man in the restaurant was beheaded in the downtown area of ​​the capital.

It is not surprising that the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty worked meticulously in the capital city where the banquet was held.

But their death has caused a series of problems.

One is the courtiers whose nephews were taken from their homes yesterday. They had to worry about the situation of their nephews, and they even had to worry about their own safety. If their nephews were accidentally damaged and they implicated themselves, that would be true Misfortunes never come singly.

The second is the Dazhou people who were completely angered by Li Yi's move.

Li Yi was right, there were indeed other Dazhou people in the capital, and there were more than one.

And the order he gave successfully made the other party take action in advance.

The next day, a courtier handed over the notebook, and the questions mentioned in the notebook were all about the life experience of His Royal Highness.

Li Yi was still ill that day, and he still didn't go to the morning court.

But this matter still reached his ears after the morning court.

"Your Highness, you are still ill..." In the East Palace, Huo Yansheng said worriedly.

Li Yi ignored him, and said, "Change clothes for Gu, Gu is going to the imperial study."

Huo Yansheng didn't dare try to persuade him, but in the end he was worried about his body, so he boldly said: "Even if Your Highness is worried about Master Shifang, you should also be concerned about your own body, besides, His Majesty thinks there will be a holy order." ..."

"How do you think the courtiers will arrange him?" Li Yi asked.

"Left and right are just rumors." Huo Yan said.

Li Yi sneered and said, "You don't know them."

Li Yi grew up in the palace, and he couldn't understand the way courtiers behaved best...

Li Yi doesn't care how they are doing on weekdays.

But this matter is related to Shifang, he has to take care of it...

Royal study.

"After the people of the Great Zhou were beheaded to show the public, a rumor suddenly spread among the people for some reason, saying that His Highness is not the person of the banquet, but a person of the Great Zhou. The rumor spread very quickly, and someone even wrote a special note, posting Arrived at the gate of Weichen's house." After the morning court, several courtiers who handed over the papers were summoned to the imperial study by the emperor, and someone told the emperor the whole story of the rumor.

"Someone also posted a note at the door of the minister's house, which said rumors about His Royal Highness' life experience." You said humanely.

The emperor's expression today was much more solemn than yesterday, obviously the development of the matter exceeded his expectations.

There is nothing wrong with Li Yi's approach, but why did Shi Fang be involved?

Especially on this cusp...

"Your Majesty, a decision should be made on this matter as soon as possible, otherwise rumors will spread everywhere, I'm afraid it will end badly." The courtier said.

The emperor glanced at the other party when he heard the words, and asked, "According to your opinion, how should you make a decision?"

The courtier said: "I don't know what the background of His Royal Highness is, but His Majesty must know..."

"People who are not of my race must have a different heart. If His Royal Highness' life experience is really related to Da Zhou, I'm afraid he won't be able to be His Highness of the Great Banquet Dynasty." Another humane said.

The emperor frowned slightly and remained silent, obviously not thinking about how to deal with it.

At this moment, there was a sound of notification from outside the imperial study, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince arrived.

After a while, Li Yi entered the door, and everyone was a little surprised to see him like that.

Li Yi had been ill for two days and hadn't recovered yet, looking very pale.

"Where did it go?" Li Yi asked.

"Speaking of His Royal Highness's life experience..." a courtier replied: "This matter is brought up at this moment, it is really a bit sensitive. If there are other secrets about His Highness's life experience, His Majesty and His Highness can announce it to the world, and let the world know." The common people have an explanation. But if it is true as the rumors say..."

Li Yi interrupted him when he heard the words: "There is no need to explain, the rumors are like this, is he still important?"

Everyone was stunned, and immediately understood that since this matter has become a big deal, no matter how they explain it, it will be futile.

"Yi'er, what do you want to say?" the emperor asked Li Yi.

Li Yi cupped his hands towards the emperor, and said: "I think that when rumors spread among the people, the most important thing is to stabilize the people's hearts. In this case, it's better to simply...remove his name from the jade certificate. Since there is no title of His Royal Highness, Whether he is or not is naturally not important."

When Li Yi said this, everyone present was surprised.

The courtiers knew that Li Yi had a close relationship with Shifang, and thought that he came here today despite his illness to protect Shifang, but they never expected that he would be "removed from the jade document" as soon as he opened his mouth.In fact, not only the courtiers, even the emperor was taken aback by his words.

"Yi'er, do you know what it means to remove the jade document?" the emperor asked.

"I know." Li Yi looked up at the emperor and said, "From now on, he is no longer the lonely elder brother."