“Director Chen is here too!”
“What a coincidence!”
After seeing Chen Ping Ping, Li Cheng Lin politely greeted him.
Chen Ping Ping, besides wanting to avenge Ye Qing Mei and pave the way for Fan Xian, had no other thoughts.
Li Cheng Lin didn't have much interaction with him either.
“Fourth Prince!”
Chen Ping Ping nodded slightly, squeezing a hint of a smile onto his cold face,
“Congratulations, you've become the King of Tranquility!”
“Haha, yes, that's why I came to thank the Emperor specifically…”
“I heard that at the poetry gathering, Fourth Prince helped Fan Xian out?”
Before Li Cheng Lin could finish,
Chen Ping Ping abruptly interrupted,
“You, are you close with Fan Xian?”
“Otherwise, how would I know that if Guo Bao Kun made a move, he would be the one to make a fool of himself?”
“Fan Xian's literary talent, the Inspectorate doesn't even know…”
“Where did Fourth Prince get this information?”
Damn it!
This old geezer!
The pressure is real!
Gotta say,
Compared to Emperor Qing's smiling tiger, Chen Ping Ping, this cold-faced old schemer, feels even more terrifying!
He truly deserves the title of King of the Night!
The source of nightmares that makes all the Northern Qi countries tremble!
Even in the live stream,
Many viewers, separated by the screen, were intimidated by Chen Ping Ping's pressure!
However,
While he may intimidate others,
Sadly, Li Cheng Lin is not afraid of him!
“I guessed it!”
Li Cheng Lin said cheerfully.
“Guessed?”
“Think about it!”
“The brother of the number one talented woman in the capital, how could his literary talent be bad?”
“It wouldn't be worse than Guo Bao Kun, right?”
Chen Ping Ping was stunned.
He stared at Li Cheng Lin's expression coldly for two seconds before suddenly smiling.
“Fourth Prince is right.”
“It was this old minister who was careless.”
“It's fine.”
Li Cheng Lin waved his hand and turned to say,
“Lord Hou, please inform the Emperor that I want to see him!”
Lord Hou quickly went inside to inform him.
Chen Ping Ping also took his leave and left,
but before leaving,
he looked at Li Cheng Lin deeply again.
He felt that,
this Fourth Prince,
didn't seem to be afraid of him at all!
You must know,
even the Crown Prince, when he saw him, had never looked so relaxed.
This relaxation wasn't fake,
it was genuine fearlessness from the bottom of his heart!
Chen Ping Ping couldn't understand,
where did Fourth Prince get his confidence!
He rarely couldn't see through someone like this…
“Fourth Prince, the Emperor wants you to come in!”
At this time,
Lord Hou came out.
Li Cheng Lin immediately leaned in, like a clingy bug, sticking to Lord Hou and asking him softly,
“Lord Hou, what did Director Chen come to see the Emperor for?”
“Aiyo, Fourth Prince, you mustn't ask about matters of the Inspectorate!”
Every time Lord Hou saw Li Cheng Lin,
he would get wet.
Scared wet!
The cold sweat wouldn't stop!
This young master is too bold, he dares to say anything.
Yesterday, when he presented the imperial decree to Li Cheng Lin,
he had nightmares at night,
dreaming that he was talking to Emperor Qing, his mouth kept uncontrollably saying "I'm relying on you," and Emperor Qing was furious, taking all the silver bills in his sleeve away...
After waking up,
Lord Hou was cold all over,
he realized that he was being scared crazy by the Fourth Prince!
“Alright alright, I won't ask, don't walk so fast!”
Li Cheng Lin didn't know that he had become the psychological shadow of Lord Hou, and he quickly followed him into the Imperial Study.
Emperor Qing, as usual,
was lounging on the couch, reading a book.
“Your son greets his Father!”
Li Cheng Lin shouted, bowing deeply.
Emperor Qing didn't say a word,
he continued reading,
acting like Li Cheng Lin was air.
After a good few seconds,
seeing that there was no response,
Emperor Qing finally pouted and asked,
“That's it?”
“What about those few words, "virtuous and capable, number one under heaven, unified the world, everlasting dynasty", did you eat them all?”
Come on!
You're waiting for me to flatter you!
You just tricked me,
and you want me to praise you?
You're dreaming!
“After returning last time, your son reflected deeply and studied the words of the sages, and was deeply moved!”
“I feel that such flattery is too obsequious!”
“Your son should be a person of pure character!”
Li Cheng Lin said shamelessly.
Emperor Qing was stunned.
Lord Hou almost laughed out loud.
“Hahahaha, our Fourth Prince is upset, he's too lazy to flatter!”
“Of course, who told Emperor Qing to just trick him!”
“Exactly, he just tricked our Fourth Prince, and he still wants to hear good words, he's dreaming!”
“I'm dying of laughter, the iron-boned Fourth Prince!”
“When you want money, you kneel down and do anything, but once you get the money, you're nothing!”
“Pfft, did Lord Hou just laugh out loud!”
“…”
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In the live stream,
there was a chorus of laughter!
Inside the Imperial Study,
Emperor Qing's mouth twitched.
“You're pure of character?”
“You wrote such vulgar words about love, you acted improperly in public, how are you pure of character at all!”
Emperor Qing slammed his fist on the table and roared,
“I think you've become resentful after being granted the title of king, you're too lazy to say anything nice to me!”
See,
no wonder they say that the one who gets hurt is Emperor Qing!
When Li Cheng Lin accepted the decree yesterday, he acted so happily, he could fool Lord Hou, but he couldn't fool Emperor Qing.
Seeing that Emperor Qing had said this,
Li Cheng Lin didn't bother to pretend anymore,
he was too lazy to argue.
“Father!”
Li Cheng Lin's face sagged, he said bitterly,
“Why did you grant me the title of king for no reason!”
“What's wrong with being granted the title of king!”
Emperor Qing angrily shouted, unable to bear it,
“Throughout the dynasties, which prince didn't yearn to be granted the title of king and have political power!”
“This is my way of spurring you on and testing you!”
You sound so good,
this old man is still pretending!
You're not saying a word about the downsides of being granted the title of king!
You won't say it,
then I will!
“But… your son doesn't want to be granted the title of king!”
“Why not!”
Emperor Qing's eyes narrowed, his tone was full of probing,
“Tell me!”
Some things,
everyone knows it in their hearts,
if Li Cheng Lin dares to say it,
then the nature of the situation changes.
Then Emperor Qing would become a cruel tyrant who forces his sons to fight each other.
So,
Emperor Qing was certain that Li Cheng Lin wouldn't dare to say it to his face!
Li Cheng Lin wasn't stupid,
he knew this of course.
Moreover,
the matter of being granted the title of king has already been decided,
it's no use saying these things,
he came today not to complain, but to make Emperor Qing bleed heavily!
Just as Li Cheng Lin saw, he directly jumped in front of Emperor Qing and hugged his leg!
“What are you doing!”
Emperor Qing was startled and angry.
He kicked twice, but couldn't kick him away.
Lord Hou beside him was even more terrified, his face turned pale, he wanted to pull him away but didn't dare.
“Father, your son doesn't want to be granted the title of king, it's all for your sake!”
“For me?”
Emperor Qing's kicking motion paused.
“Yes!”
Li Cheng Lin lowered his head and poked his eye, he cried and said,
“Your son lives in the palace now, if Father misses your son, I can come right away!”
“Your son misses Father, I can also come to see you right away!”
“Father works hard on state affairs, manages everything, if you are tired occasionally, I can be the first to come and show my filial piety!”
“But, once your son is granted the title of king, I have to move out of the palace and live in the Wangfu!”
“Then, your son won't be by your side, who will take care of you?”
“…”
Li Cheng Lin's words were tearful and touching.
Emperor Qing was stunned,
his eyes widened.
He never expected,
that Li Cheng Lin's reason for not wanting to be granted the title of king was actually this!
“Father said, throughout the dynasties, princes all yearn to be granted the title of king and have political power…”
“But your son is not like that!”
“My biggest wish…”
“Is to have a residence close to you, I want to see you anytime, and be close to you!”
“Father is the greatest emperor in all time, your son can spend his entire life…”
“Even if I accomplish nothing, even if I don't do anything all day, I just watch you sleep, watch you sharpen your arrows, I feel that it's a very happy thing!”
“…”
Li Cheng Lin became more and more excited,
tears gushing out.
Lord Hou beside him was stunned, he was dumbfounded, moved to tears, tears couldn't help but flow down.
Emperor Qing was completely stunned.
The greatest emperor in all time!
Being by your side,
is his greatest happiness?!
These words,
flattery mixed with touching filial piety, it was a taste that Emperor Qing had never experienced before!
At this moment,
he even felt a little ashamed…
Hiss!
No!
Emperor Qing shook his head, he was startled!
This kid, he's acting!
But,
even if he saw through the act,
Emperor Qing's mouth still had a subtle smile!
The prince can act, it's not a big deal!
Who doesn't act?
Doesn't the Crown Prince act?
Doesn't the second son act?
Just like how ministers will always deceive the emperor, these are minor issues!
What matters is,
as long as you can get things done,
as long as you can achieve my goals,
it's okay if you lie a little!
Emperor Qing's eyes, like a deep, bottomless lake, the more he looked at this son in front of him, who was crying like a pear blossom in rain, shameless and filial,
the more he felt happy and satisfied!
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