After Emperor Qing left,
the court meeting naturally ended.
Lai Ming Cheng was hurriedly carried away by the imperial physician,
and the civil and military officials began to disperse.
However,
as each person left,
they would look at Li Cheng Lin with a curious gaze!
As if,
they were getting to know this Fourth Prince for the first time!
After all,
they only knew that the Fourth Prince was a idle person before. Today, his debate made them see him in a new light!
To be able to make Lai Ming Cheng, this stubborn fellow,
spit out blood on the spot,
was not something ordinary people could do!
Many officials expressed their admiration!
Qin Ye even came directly to Li Cheng Lin, raised his hand, and gave a thumbs up!
“Good job!”
“General Qin, you flatter me. I was just telling the truth.”
Li Cheng Lin said humbly.
“That’s not what I meant. I’m saying, you were able to stay in Drunk Immortal Residence for a whole day before coming out. You’ve done us proud!”
Qin Ye praised,
“When I was young, I didn’t have your stamina!”
Damn,
this old geezer…
As soon as Qin Ye left, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince came over.
“Fourth Brother, your dedication to the people is admirable. Even I, your elder brother, am ashamed!”
The Crown Prince affectionately put his arm around Li Cheng Lin’s shoulder,
looked left and right,
then suddenly lowered his voice and laughed,
“Tell me the truth, did you really think that way when you went to Drunk Immortal Residence?”
“Of course!”
“Your humble brother is known for his beautiful appearance and kind heart!”
Li Cheng Lin said shamelessly.
“Hahaha, good!”
The Crown Prince laughed,
“Come to my East Palace for a drink sometime. It’s been a while since we brothers had a drink together!”
“Are you really trying to have a drink with Fourth Brother, or are you trying to curry favor with him because of His Majesty’s affection for him?”
The Second Prince came over, hands on his hips, and smiled curiously.
“Second Brother, what are you talking about?”
The Crown Prince was taken aback and said in confusion,
“Didn’t you see?”
“His Majesty was so angry, and even put Fourth Brother under house arrest for three days. How could he have any affection for him?”
“Cut it out!”
The Second Prince rolled his eyes,
“You still don’t know if His Majesty was really angry?”
“I really can’t tell!”
The Crown Prince said with a dazed expression,
“I am slow-witted. Please enlighten me, Second Brother!”
“You’re a good actor!”
The Second Prince tossed his unruly hair and left.
Before leaving,
he dragged Li Cheng Lin away.
Only after he left the Crown Prince far behind did the Second Prince speak,
“Don’t worry about His Majesty being angry.”
“You made Lai Ming Cheng spit out blood, His Majesty will only be delighted!”
“Lai Ming Cheng is a stubborn fool. He even impeached His Majesty several times before.”
In the Second Prince’s opinion,
Li Cheng Lin had never participated in court meetings,
so,
he didn’t know Lai Ming Cheng’s character.
He was explaining it to Li Cheng Lin now,
to put his mind at ease.
“Thank you, Second Brother, for reminding me!”
“Brothers, what are you thanking me for?”
The Second Prince raised his hand and lightly punched Li Cheng Lin on the shoulder,
“Besides, you’ve got guts for making Lai Ming Cheng spit out blood. I admire your talent!”
………
What happened in the court today,
naturally couldn’t be kept secret,
before noon that day,
many people in the palace and outside knew about it.
A prince visits a brothel, a censor impeaches him, and he gets the censor to spit blood. This strange story is truly rare in the world!
“Hahaha, Father, is this really true?”
“This is truly a sight to behold!”
In the study of the Fan residence,
Fan Xian, after hearing about it from Fan Jian, laughed until tears came out.
“What does ‘sight to behold’ mean?”
Fan Jian asked.
“‘Sight to behold’ means that you’ve lived long enough to see anything and everything!”
Fan Xian laughed,
“It usually expresses surprise at something.”
“That’s quite an interesting term!”
Fan Jian nodded in approval.
“Haha, no matter how interesting it is, it’s not as interesting as this Fourth Prince!”
Fan Xian said cheerfully,
“A gambling father, a sick mother, a young brother, and a family full of debts… I thought these tropes only existed in the future!”
“I didn’t expect that the Fourth Prince could actually say it!”
“Could this be the legendary, innate Stand-Up Comic Sacred Body? Haha!”
Regarding Fan Xian’s words,
Fan Jian shook his head, expressing that he didn’t understand at all.
His son,
just like Ye Qing Mei,
always seemed to spit out strange and bizarre things.
Just then,
a sharp voice came from outside the study!
“Where are you going in such a hurry?”
“Ah? Sister, I, I’m going to play with Cheng Ping!”
“Really, take it easy!”
As they spoke,
a girl in a light blue dress walked in.
The girl had a dignified appearance, bright eyes, and white teeth.
Her every move,
gave people a feeling of a mind filled with literary works, a heart as empty as a valley, a belly filled with books, and an aura of culture.
“What’s wrong, Ruo Ruo?”
Fan Xian looked outside,
“Did Fan Si Zhe go out?”
“Yes.”
Fan Ruo Ruo nodded,
“He went to play with Li Cheng Ping.”
“I don’t know what they’re up to these days. They’re always stuck together.”
Li Cheng Ping, Fan Xian had heard of him.
The Third Prince of Southern Qing!
His mother, Noble Consort Yi, and Aunt Liu were cousins, so, in terms of relationship, Fan Si Zhe and Li Cheng Ping were cousins.
“Whatever. Brother, what were you two laughing about?”
Fan Ruo Ruo asked curiously.
“Haha, we were laughing about our Fourth Prince!”
Fan Xian didn’t think much of Fan Si Zhe and Li Cheng Ping, and told Ruo Ruo the funny story he had heard.
Fan Ruo Ruo couldn’t help but laugh when she heard it.
“To be able to speak of going to a brothel with such righteousness and grandeur, and even make the censor who impeached him spit blood…”
Fan Ruo Ruo covered her mouth and chuckled,
“The Fourth Prince is quite interesting!”
“Have you met him before?”
Fan Xian asked curiously.
“I’ve met him a few times at the Empress Dowager’s place before.”
Fan Ruo Ruo said truthfully,
“But, I didn’t realize he was so eloquent back then.”
“People change.”
Fan Xian laughed,
“By the way, are you going to the poetry gathering hosted by the Crown Prince of Jing?”
“I did receive an invitation, but I haven’t decided yet. I’ll go if you go, Brother!”
“……”
Drunk Immortal Residence.
After waking up from a nap, Si Li Li still felt a little dizzy.
“Really, you can’t drink, why did you drink so much?”
Hai Tang Duo Duo poured her a glass of water,
“Aren’t you worried that that guy will take advantage of you while you’re drunk?”
“He’s not that kind of person.”
“You only met him recently, how can you trust him so much?”
“Hmm…”
Si Li Li looked at Hai Tang Duo Duo, smiled brightly,
“A man who is so infatuated with you that he can write such a love poem, how could he possibly take advantage of another girl?”
Hai Tang Duo Duo pouted,
but her heart felt inexplicably sweet.
“Is the love poem really that good?”
“Absolutely amazing!”
Si Li Li thought for a moment and said,
“Although he doesn’t allow the love poem to be shared, I still suggest you go back and show it to Master Zhuang Mo Han.”
“He will be very happy to see it.”
“I’ll talk about this when I get back.”
Hai Tang Duo Duo said nonchalantly,
“I plan to stay here for a few more days!”
“Ah? Didn’t you say you were leaving today…”
Halfway through her sentence,
Si Li Li suddenly covered her mouth and giggled,
“You’re waiting for someone, aren’t you?”
“Cut it out, who’s waiting for him!”
Hai Tang Duo Duo rolled her eyes,
“I just think I haven’t had enough of the delicious food in Southern Qing!”
“Duo Duo, I didn’t say who you were waiting for!”
Looking at Hai Tang Duo Duo, who was pretending not to care,
Si Li Li thought for a moment,
and still said,
“Do you know which family he’s from?”
“Which family?”
“To have the son of the Minister of Rites as his follower, and to be called a ‘Your Highness’ and also have the surname Li…”
Si Li Li blinked,
her mind recalling that handsome, talented, and interesting figure,
a glimmer of admiration appeared in her eyes,
but this glimmer of admiration,
was quickly hidden by her flawlessly.
After all,
she was a lowly person,
how could she dare to aspire to someone like him?
“He is the Fourth Prince of Southern Qing!”
Si Li Li took a deep breath and said.
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