Chapter 91
Regarding the erection of the long life monument, Shen Mingyun mainly directed it against Luo Shuyu and Li Mingjin, because the last time he was tricked by Luo Shuyu.
Luo Shuyu caused trouble for the fourth prince, and he got scolded by Emperor Tiansheng. When the fourth prince came back, his complexion was bad, and he couldn't bear to look at his face, therefore he took the initiative to punish and attack Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu.
He thought for a long time, how far should he go to make the current emperor fear Li Mingjin?
After all, Shen Mingyun had the help of system, therefore he knew what Luo Shuyu and Li Mingjin had done in Gucheng.
If it was anyone else, they would definitely praise Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu, however for Shen Mingyun now, who was blinded by anger, how could he see this? All he knew was that the fourth prince blamed him for not being reliable in his work, and all he saw was that he might not be able to get the position of Empress in the future. He was the protagonist and it was impossible for him to be pulled down, therefore he would also learn palace fighting.
Now he was the imperial concubine of the fourth prince, and his fight with Luo Shuyu could be called palace fighting. It was quite inspiring when he thought about it. He felt that this kind of thing was what he should do as the protagonist, and he didn't need to inform this matter to the fourth prince. If this succeeded later, he could give him a surprise.
After much deliberation, he thought it would be a good idea to order people to build a long life monument for Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu under the foot of the emperor in the capital, so that Emperor Tiansheng could see through their ambition to become emperor, and later he would dislike Li Mingjin.
If Emperor Tiansheng disliked Li Mingjin, wouldn't Emperor Tiansheng put all his focus on the fourth prince? The position of crown prince would be easily obtained. He thought it was really a good idea, one move, two gains.
[一举两得 yī jǔ liǎng dé: one move, two gains (idiom); two birds with one stone]
Shen Mingyun thought that he was really smart, this kind of thing was beyond the imagination of ordinary people.
Of course, he didn't think too much about the current direction of public opinion about the current events. If he thought about the wisdom of the people in ancient times in palace fighting, he might know how reckless his behavior at this moment was.
He would never have thought that the one he put on the grill wasn't the third prince, but the fourth prince.
Because of rumors about Luo Shuyu's miscarriage, the fourth prince was called into the palace and scolded by Emperor Tiansheng. Now there was another long life monument. No matter who it was, no one would think that the third prince built it for himself.
The third prince had stayed in Gucheng for six years. If people wanted to build a long life monument for him, they must build it in Gucheng. Who would believe that the common people didn't build a long life monument when he was in Gucheng, but came to the capital to do this? It was unreasonable no matter how they thought about it.
Moreover, it happened after Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu returned to the capital, and this matter seemed that it had nothing to do with the common people. Even if this matter was brought out in front of Emperor Tiansheng, they still didn't believe that Li Mingjin would personally order people to build a long life monument for himself. Moreover, recently the fourth prince had done something that made Emperor Tiansheng angry, so this time many people also thought that this matter might have something to do with the fourth prince.
The fourth prince also learned about this matter, and when he was thinking about who was so stupid as to build a long life monument for Li Mingjin, someone came and told him that it was the fourth imperial concubine who did it. This made him want to vomit blood even more than when the third prince said he was bald.
What the hell is Shen Mingyun doing!
His brain was full of shit, right? At this time, they should keep a low profile, keep a low profile, instead of doing things to frame Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu with great fanfare.
If the plan was perfect, naturally he wouldn't say anything, however his plan to build a long life monument was really stupid!
Couldn't he think of anything when Luo Shuyu sent him a gift?
The Third Prince's Mansion was already aware of this matter. They knew that it was Shen Mingyun who did it.
The Fourth Prince felt that his head was going to explode. Originally he had already started to lose his hair, and at this moment it was getting worse, and he was very worried. Fortunately, there was still Jie Yuhua to talk and enlighten him in the evening. Otherwise, he really didn't know how to survive next. He was really afraid that his father would call him into the palace and scold him again.
This time Emperor Tiansheng didn't even scold him, however the fourth prince was still terrified every day when he went to the court.
The third prince looked at him with cold eyes every day. Emperor Tiansheng didn't even want to look at him, and began to ignore him. Except for necessary contacts because of government affairs, Emperor Tiansheng didn't bother to look at him at other times.
However, the fourth prince was a ruthless man. One day, he went to Emperor Tiansheng's study, he brought a bramble and asked for punishment to Emperor Tiansheng. He took the blame for Shen Mingyun's stupidity. He could not lose Emperor Tiansheng's trust in him now.
[负荆请罪 fù jīng qǐng zuì: lit. to bring a bramble and ask for punishment (idiom); fig. to offer sb a humble apology]
Emperor Tiansheng was actually a little moved by his behavior, but he still hit him five times as a warning.
Although it was only five hits, the fourth prince who always lived like a prince, with soft skin and tender flesh, his back injury looked bad, and Shen Mingyun, who always thought for himself and acted accordingly, was so frightened that he burst into tears.
[养尊处优 yǎng zūn chǔ yōu: to live like a prince (idiom); to live in a wealthy and comfortable environment.]
[细皮嫩肉 xì pí nèn ròu: soft skin and tender flesh (idiom); smooth-skinned]
[自作主张 zì zuò zhǔ zhāng: to think for oneself and act accordingly (idiom); to act on one's own initiative]
The sound his crying could shake a mountain down. The fourth prince who was lying weakly and without strength, blocked his ears immediately while the imperial doctor applying medicine. He tried his best to pretend that he couldn't hear Shen Mingyun's cry.
[有气无力 yǒu qì wú lì: weakly and without strength (idiom); dispirited]
He didn't have any unnecessary emotions when he was facing Shen Mingyun now. He was tired of him, really tired of him, and disgusted with his stupidity.
Neither Li Mingjin nor Luo Shuyu could have imagined that the fourth prince would be so shameless as to bring a bramble and ask for punishment in front of Emperor Tiansheng, so the matter of the long life monument was hastily revealed by Emperor Tiansheng.
The main reason was the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, it was the time for family reunion.
According to Emperor Tiansheng's yearning for "family" at the moment, there would definitely be a family banquet on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Although two princes had gone now, however there were still many adult princes behind. Moreover, Li Mingjin had returned from Gucheng, and Emperor Tiansheng must feel that it was too late to be happy when his family was complete, so how could he still care about the fourth prince's conduct and deeds.
Everyone was like that, and Emperor Tiansheng was no exception.
Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu only spent the Mid-Autumn Festival in the capital once after they got together. At that time, they had just gotten married. When they returned to the capital six years later, their moods were completely different from the past.
Now, they became more powerful and had confidence in themselves. They were no longer like wandering duckweeds with nowhere to stay.
On the day of the Mid-Autumn Festival, Luo Shuyu looked at the mooncakes with various fillings placed on the table with mixed emotions.
Luo Shuyu asked Li Mingjin for the second time: "Do you really want to take these mooncakes to the palace and give them to Concubine Mei to have a taste?"
Li Mingjin said: "Of course, I chose these mooncakes with different fillings. My mother concubine may not like them, but my father will definitely be willing to try them."
Luo Shuyu: "You want to force father to have the same interests as you."
Li Mingjin denied: "No."
Luo Shuyu: "When you tried to give them to my cousin and Dr. Lin yesterday, they didn't want to touch them at all, so now you want to switch your target to father."
Li Mingjin: "It's because they don't have a good taste. They don't know how to appreciate such delicious mooncakes."
Luo Shuyu looked at a plate of freshly baked mooncakes filled with stinky tofu, he rolled his eyes at him: "Your Highness, are you sure everyone is willing to appreciate this stinky tofu mooncakes?"
Li Mingjin looked at the mooncakes with different fillings on the table and said, "I heard from Housekeeper Sun that after our store launched mooncake with this filling, many people rushed to buy it. Not only that, there are also other very special fillings that everyone loves to eat. Yu'er, do you really not want to try it? Look, there are durian mooncakes, fruit wine mooncakes, vinegar mooncakes, and chili mooncakes. Even if you can't eat these mooncakes, but you must be willing to eat the five nuts mooncakes."
Luo Shuyu decisively refused: "I don't want to eat it, I won't touch it."
Li Mingjin said regretfully: "Yu'er, you are going to miss one of the great delicacies in the world."
Luo Shuyu: "Just leave bean paste mooncakes for me."
Li Mingjin: "Do you really not want to eat mooncakes with vinegar filling?"
Luo Shuyu: "I don't!"
Qingwang and the others had been laughing at the side for a long time, a little bit amused by His Highness's special taste.
Li Mingjin had already knew that having fun alone wasn't as good as having fun together with many people, so he put the mooncakes with these special fillings in the shop and sold them, and the effect was unexpectedly good. At least he knew that there were many people who had the same taste as him.
Luo Shuyu didn't puncture his fantasy. Those who went to buy mooncakes from that shop didn't really like the mooncakes at all, but because these mooncakes were known as "the third prince's favorite mooncakes" and everyone was falling over each other in their eagerness to try them. As for whether they liked it or not, he thought everyone was just curious and nothing more, and there was no saying whether they really liked it or not.
Today, Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu entered the palace two hours earlier than before. He was pregnant now, so Li Mingjin naturally had to take good care of him.
Moreover, Emperor Tiansheng specially asked people to clear out a side hall so Luo Shuyu could have a good rest. Emperor Tiansheng now attached great importance to the golden bump in Luo Shuyu's belly, and many people knew that whether Luo Shuyu would give birth to a son, a ger, or a daughter, he would favor their child.
This was also the reason why the fourth prince, even if he was not afraid of being criticized, he still wanted to bring a bramble and ask for punishment.
Actually the fourth prince wanted to apologize to Li Mingjin, however he didn't dare. If Li Mingjin slapped him hard and he got serious injury, what should he do if he died later? Therefore he had his own considerations about who he asked for forgiveness.
Li Mingjin was too lazy to argue with the fourth prince and didn't want to care about his little thoughts. In fact, he didn't pay attention to the fourth prince's little conspiracy at all. What he really cared about now was his wife and the child in his belly. In his eyes, other people were like dust that could be brushed away.
If he didn't listen to his wife, not to let himself to be too violent, he could beat the fourth child right now and let him lie on bed for the rest of his life, let alone fight for the throne.
When Luo Shuyu was resting in the side hall, Concubine Mei came to see them and brought a lot of delicious food.
Concubine Mei asked people to take out the food one by one, there were dimsum dishes which were still steaming: "I heard Jin'er said that you are easy to get hungry, and there is still more than an hour before the banquet starts. I'm afraid that you will be hungry, so I ordered the kitchen to prepare this dimsum for you."
Luo Shuyu was so astonished by the food spread over on the table, he almost showed a stupefied expression.
As expected of Li Mingjin's mother, her actions were exactly the same with her son.
Luo Shuyu could only point to the dimsum dishes on the table and said: "Mother concubine, I can't finish these."
Concubine Mei looked at Li Mingjin and said: "It's okay, you can eat as much as you can, and Jin'er can eat the rest."
In fact, Li Mingjin didn't really want to eat. He had been fed a lot by Luo Shuyu recently. It was true that Luo Shuyu had to eat less, however he always asked his servants to prepare more, and in the end it was him who had to solve the problem.
Just as concubine Mei finished talking, the old eunuch beside Emperor Tiansheng appeared outside the door with a group of young eunuchs: "According to His Majesty's order, I send some snacks for the third prince's imperial concubine."
Hearing this Luo Shuyu had a headache, however he still asked the eunuchs to come in.
The old eunuch first saluted the three masters, and then asked the young eunuchs to present Emperor Tiansheng's wishes one by one, filling up the gaps on the table. Luo Shuyu admired their way of arranging the plates very much, which was a bit powerful.
Before leaving, the old eunuch said again: "His Majesty said that if the third prince and his imperial concubine don't have enough to eat, just ask someone to go to His Majesty's small kitchen to light up the kitchen stove."
Luo Shuyu: "Thank you. This table of food will definitely be enough. There will be dinner tonight, therefore His Highness and Concubine Shuyu will not go hungry."
The old eunuch smiled and said: "The third prince and imperial concubine, please eat it slowly. We will report back to His Majesty right away."
Luo Shuyu looked at the dining table that was full of food in distress, and then he looked at Li Mingjin with resentment. This person must have told people everywhere that he loved to eat after being pregnant.
Li Mingjin didn't dare to look at Luo Shuyu, however Luo Shuyu saw through him at a glance, and he knew that he felt guilty.
Concubine Mei came over to deliver the meal, after that she sat for a while without disturbing the young couple. She needed to get ready before meeting Emperor Tiansheng, therefore she left first.
When there were only Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu left, Luo Shuyu kicked Li Mingjin lightly, and pointed to a pile of food on the table: "Your Highness, look at what you have done."
Li Mingjin: "I know I was wrong, I will help you solve it."
Luo Shuyu: "Not bad."
However, Luo Shuyu was also a little hungry at this time.
Therefore the two of them feasted happily in the side hall.
After the fourth prince learned that Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu entered the palace early, he also urged Shen Mingyun to quickly dress up and enter the palace early. He could no longer procrastinate like before and leave a bad impression on others!
The fourth prince realized that they were too arrogant before and didn't regard Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu as competitors at all. Now they realized that Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu were the most powerful enemies among their powerful enemies. Their methods were superior compared to the eldest prince and crown prince, and they were really difficult to deal with.
Moreover the Fourth Prince discovered that Emperor Tiansheng doted on Li Mingjin more. This could be known from his treatment for the child in Luo Shuyu's womb. It was too obvious, however he didn't even realize it, before his eyes were completely dazzled by the glitz in front of him.
All he could do now was try not to conflict with Li Mingjin.
However it was impossible for him not to be jealous.
He didn't understand since when Li Mingjin fell into Emperor Tiansheng's eyes. He hadn't noticed it at all before.
Shen Mingyun was busy putting on his headdress. The fourth prince became impatient and shouted: "Mingyun, can't you hurry up. The third brother and his imperial concubine have entered the palace in advance to perform filial piety in front of father. Can't you learn from the third sister-in-law?, learn his efficiency."
Shen Mingyun was upset when he heard it. What did the fourth prince mean? He actually compared him with Luo Shuyu and still scolded him directly: "Are you sick? Luo Shuyu is Luo Shuyu. I am me. I, Shen Mingyun, will never imitate that white lotus or green tea bitch. Why, do you regret not marrying him before?"
[白莲花 Bai lián huā: white Lotus, metaphor for a pure, innocent and harmless person; (sarcastic, slang, especially of a female) one who appears sweet and innocent but is actually corrupt, cunning or deceitful]
[绿茶婊 lǜ chá biǎo: green tea bitch, a seemingly unaffected, innocent and charming girl, but really a dissipated and superficial whore]
The fourth prince was stunned: "You are simply impervious to reason."
[不可理喻 bù kě lǐ yù: lit. to be impervious to reason (idiom); fig. unreasonable]
Shen Mingyun said angrily: "You are the one who is impervious to reason. Only allow the officials to set fires, but not allow the common people to light their lamps. Didn't you compare me with him first?"
[只許州官放火，不許百姓點燈 zhǐ xǔ zhōuguān fànghuǒ, bùxǔ bǎixìng diǎndēng: lit. only allow the officials to set fires, but not allow the common people to light their lamps; fig. The authorities can do what they like, but the common people are not allowed the slightest bit of freedom]
The Fourth Prince: "If you weren't so slow, do you think I would criticize you? We have to compete with them for time now, and we can't lag behind them in everything."
Shen Mingyun laughed and said: "Our son is already so old, are you still afraid of the child in Luo Shuyu's belly? Whether the child can be born smoothly is still a question. What are you worried about?"
"Luo Shuyu is guarded so tightly, how can he not give birth to a child smoothly." The fourth prince had been very annoyed recently, and he hadn't been thinking about this matter.
Shen Mingyun sneered and said: "Then have you ever heard that he loves to eat and take tonic every day, if the child in his stomach grows too big and can't be born, he will end up with two lives at that time, Your Highness, you are so smart, can't you even think of this? "
In fact, Shen Mingyun knew about this from transmigration novels he had read, so let Luo Shuyu take tonic, let him take tonic properly!
The fourth prince thought in his heart, is Shen Mingyun actually smart?
The author has something to say:
The Third Prince: Wife, I'm the God of War in the game, and you are the White Lotus in the game. At an offline party, you tried to seduce me while I was drunk, but I refused to comply with you!
Luo Shuyu: Then I gave up, and then I thought that the boy who was sitting next to you was quite handsome and sunny.
The Third Prince: No, our love can't tolerate a third party!
Luo Shuyu: Then you never comply.
Third Prince: I comply with...
Luo Shuyu: Very good, take off your pants.
The Third Prince:...
Chapter 92
The fourth prince thought that this plan was actually perfect. If Luo Shuyu kept eating until the child became so big, later he would definitely have difficult delivery. If that happened, father would naturally continue to dote on his son.
The two of them were still arguing before, in the end they even came up with a plan.
On the way into the palace, the fourth prince kept coaxing Shen Mingyun into submission.
Before the dinner started, Shen Mingyun and Luo Shuyu sat close to each other.
Shen Mingyun looked at Luo Shuyu's belly and asked him: "Cousin, you are so thin, you need to eat more."
When Luo Shuyu saw Shen Mingyun 's figure, he immediately thought of what he looked like before he was pregnant, and made up his mind not to eat more in the future, but to move around the mansion more every day.
Luo Shuyu smiled very sincerely: "Thank you cousin for reminding me."
Shen Mingyun smiled proudly, thinking that Luo Shuyu had listened to his advice.
It wasn't easy to have a quiet meal at the Mid-Autumn Festival family banquet. Fortunately, Luo Shuyu had an afternoon tea in the side hall after entering the palace, therefore he wasn't hungry now. People came over to talk to him from time to time, and he became a little busy.
Then Li Mingjin glared at the person who came over to talk to Luo Shuyu for a few times before the other person realized his meaning and stepped back.
Since Luo Shuyu helped the two wives at the previous banquet, his popularity and status in the wives' circle had been very high. However, it was a pity that he just returned to the palace and soon became pregnant. The wives were still waiting for the third prince's mansion to hold a banquet, but what they were waiting was the news of Luo Shuyu's pregnancy. Even though these wives wanted to flatter him, they had no chance.
The fourth prince really taught his son well. At the banquet, his son even went to Emperor Tiansheng to recite a poem, and he recited it in a decent way. Emperor Tiansheng liked him very much and rewarded him with many things. He was a very cute little boy, perhaps because there were so many people, the children had always been very well-behaved.
In the previous life, Luo Shuyu and Li Mingjin passed away before the fourth prince and Shen Mingyun got married. Now when Luo Shuyu saw the fourth prince and Shen Mingyun's child, he always had a strange feeling.
This child was very delicate and cute, even though he had inherited the characteristics of the fourth prince and Shen Mingyun. Shen Mingyun indeed had good looks, but not too much. Luo Shuyu felt that the fourth prince and Shen Mingyun wouldn't be able to give birth to such an exquisite child with their looks.
While everyone was enjoying the dance and music, Luo Shuyu whispered his suspicions to Li Mingjin: "Your Highness, do you think the emperor's eldest grandson looks too exquisite? I feel he is a bit not like a real person." He just felt that this child was strange, but had no basis.
Li Mingjin looked at the fourth prince whose hairline was moving further back: "Originally the appearance of the fourth brother isn't bad, but now in comparison, this child is indeed more spiritual, and also smarter than the children in the palace. A few days ago, I overheard my father saying that this child is only three years old, however he already knows thousands of characters and can write well."
Luo Shuyu was surprised: "But in the last banquet, he still asked the fourth prince to take him to the toilet."
Li Mingjin: "I think he knows clearly that he is a man like the fourth prince, and he is not willing to be with the sons of the officials, naturally he would ask the fourth brother to take him."
Luo Shuyu always felt that something didn't make sense: "A three years old is really so powerful. Isn't he a child prodigy?"
Li Mingjin whispered in his ear: "Do you think Shen Mingyun used any magic on this child?"
Luo Shuyu thought about the system in Shen Mingyun's mind, and thought that if he wanted to fight for the fourth prince's favor, he would definitely use the props on the emperor's eldest grandson. Emperor Tiansheng must have no defense against such a smart grandson. The child was smart, cute and well-behaved. Who wouldn't love him?
"It's very possible." Luo Shuyu finally figured it out. Maybe Shen Mingyun had manipulated the child's appearance to make him look like a little elf.
But this little elf was quite interesting to watch. Luo Shuyu had never seen anything transformed by the system. If this child was really the system's handiwork, then he should carefully appreciate this unknown demonic thing.
Li Mingjin thought for a while and asked: "Do you think there is a way to change this child back to the original?"
Luo Shuyu really had no idea about this. In the book, the system always helped Shen Mingyun, guided him to hook up with princes from various countries, let him do the tasks, distributed props, and nothing else. The system's weaknesses were not mentioned. However, he guessed that the system must rely on Shen Mingyun to survive.
If their world was really just formed by a book, then why did the system only choose Shen Mingyun, and it could only work if it was attached to him or in his soul. However he didn't know whether this was true or not.
Luo Shuyu thought in his heart, if Shen Mingyun no longer exists, will the system still exist? Or is it going to attach to someone else?
Luo Shuyu felt that he should find an opportunity to test Shen Mingyun and the system. If Shen Mingyun fainted and had an accident, would the system replace Shen Mingyun with itself? It wasn't written in the book, but the system could use props to temporarily protect Shen Mingyun's body, and then deduct the corresponding points after Shen Mingyun woke up.
If Shen Mingyun had no points and something happened to him, could it be possible the system would still use the props from the the mall to protect Shen Mingyun?
Luo Shuyu thought they should plan this matter carefully, a complete plan for Shen Mingyun.
At this time, Shen Mingyun only felt a little chill on his back, however because of his thick flesh, he only felt that the breeze was blowing, and his perception wasn't deep, so he missed the information given by his sixth sense.
Mooncakes must be eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival. All the mooncakes that Li Mingjin collected and gave to Emperor Tiansheng were not delivered to the dining table. Luo Shuyu breathed a sigh of relief.
However, the next mooncakes he saw took away the relieved breath he had just let out.
Luo Shuyu asked Li Mingjin: "Do you all like to try new flavors of mooncakes?" He just tasted a small piece, and it turned out to be tangerine flavor. Fortunately, he didn't really dislike sour taste recently. However, the combination of sour and sweet taste, he felt that this kind of taste was very strange for mooncake.
However, Li Mingjin's thoughts were different: "Compared to the meat flavor, this kind of fruit flavor is indeed a bit worse. If it wasn't for the smell of mutton, I would still like to ask someone to make some mutton mooncakes."
Luo Shuyu exclaimed: "Do you still want to eat mooncakes with mutton filling?"
Li Mingjin: "Let's make some next year."
Luo Shuyu: "What's the difference between that and mutton biscuits?"
Li Mingjin was silent for a while and then said: "You are right, just eat sesame seed cakes. After we go out of the palace, I will buy two later."
Luo Shuyu said: "Your Highness, you are surrounded by delicacies from mountains and seas. If you talk about eating sesame cakes here, father will be angry."
[山珍海味 shān zhēn hǎi wèi: lit delicacies from mountains and seas; fig. exotic delicacies; luxury foodstuff from distant locations
Li Mingjin: "He couldn't hear us whispering."
Luo Shuyu thought, this is true.
While the two were talking, the Fourth Prince and Shen Mingyun received another wave of attention.
The little emperor's grandson, who had been performing outstandingly just now, suddenly choked while eating mooncakes, and he coughed non-stop, which made Emperor Tiansheng extremely distressed.
He immediately sent the eunuch down to ask: "What's wrong?"
The fourth prince was still patting the little grandson on the back. After coughing for a while, the little grandson stopped. His face was red from coughing and his eyes were full of tears. He kept shouting to the fourth prince that he felt very uncomfortable.
After hearing the eunuch's reply, Emperor Tiansheng immediately said: "Call the imperial doctor quickly."
Under normal circumstances, wherever Emperor Tiansheng was, the imperial doctors always stayed by his side.
The fourth prince held his gold lump and went to the side hall in the palace. The imperial doctor examined and treated the emperor's eldest grandson who kept shouting that he was in pain.
The little guy said that he felt uncomfortable at first, but then he started to have a high fever, which became more and more serious. The fourth prince was so anxious that he almost burst into tears. His son was his treasure, why did he suddenly feel uncomfortable? His son had always been in good health.
Of course, Shen Mingyun was also anxious and stayed by the child's side as well, however the child was very close to the Fourth Prince, and he wasn't very close with him, therefore he could only take care of him from the sidelines.
The emperor's eldest grandson suddenly had a problem, and Emperor Tiansheng was not in the mood to continue watching the fireworks. After letting everyone watch the fireworks, he also went to the side hall to see the his eldest grandson.
It was not suitable for Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu to watch the fireworks with others at this moment, therefore they also used the excuse of not feeling well so they could return to their mansion early, and Emperor Tiansheng agreed.
Although Luo Shuyu and Li Mingjin left the palace, the news from the palace quickly reached their ears.
When Luo Shuyu and Li Mingjin were about to fall asleep, they got the news that the emperor's eldest grandson developed high fever. Several imperial doctors were called over there to diagnose and treat him together. Emperor Tiansheng also ordered the imperial doctors to cure the emperor's eldest grandson. If anything went wrong, they would bear the consequences.
Naturally some of these imperial doctors were proficient in treating children, however no matter how hard they examined, they couldn't find out what was wrong with the emperor's eldest grandson.
Contrary to what anyone might expect, Shen Mingyun didn't shriek, he only kept whispering in the emperor's eldest grandson's ear: "Baby is obedient, bear a little longer, bear a little longer, everything will be fine by dawn, everything will be fine by dawn."
This was consistent with Luo Shuyu's initial guess. In order to achieve his goal, Shen Mingyun used props on his son?
There would be no problem for Shen Mingyun to use the props himself, because he was the host of the system. However every time he used the props on others, there might be some side effects, or there wouldn't be any problems after sleeping.
However Luo Shuyu had never seen Shen Mingyun used it on children in the book, and now he used it on his own son. His child was only over three years old, and his body wasn't as good as that of adults in all aspects, so naturally he couldn't bear the side effects caused by the props.
Luo Shuyu thought that in order to achieve his goal, Shen Mingyun really could do anything, and his heartlessness level wasn't low. What he did was different from Concubine Mei's chronic poisoning in order to keep Li Mingjin alive. One was for his own selfishness, and the other was for her child's future, to save her child's life.
Luo Shuyu himself was also someone with children, so he naturally knew how cruel it was to do such a thing, and he felt that Shen Mingyun was unworthy of the little emperor's grandson.
Luo Shuyu couldn't help but think of his child in the previous life, and his heart ached.
When he was about to fall asleep, Li Mingjin heard Luo Shuyu sigh, he asked: "What's wrong?"
Luo Shuyu leaned in his arms and said: "This Shen Mingyun can even attack his own child. I think he is too cruel. It's not like he has no other choice."
Li Mingjin knew that he was more sensitive recently: "Human nature is selfish, don't think too much, this is the fourth brother's family matter, and besides, Shen Mingyun will definitely make sure that the little emperor's grandson is fine, so you don't have to worry about him."
Luo Shuyu: "Yes, you're right."
If the system was involved, then the little emperor's grandson must be of great use to it and wouldn't let him disappear easily.
He just felt that little life wasn't easy to come by, and doing this would be an insult for his identity as a father.
However, many famous people in ancient and modern times did this kind of thing in order to achieve their goals. For example, Wang Mang let his son who accidentally killed his maid hang himself to death for his own reputation, and Wu Zetian strangled his daughter to death, hounded his eldest son and second son to death, and flogged his grandson to death. Both of them were very cruel.
[王莽 Wáng Mǎng (45 BC-23 AD): He was originally an official and consort kin of the Han dynasty and later seized the throne in 9 CE. Traditional Chinese historiography viewed Wang as a tyrant and usurper, while more recently, some historians have portrayed him as a visionary and selfless social reformer. During his reign, he abolished slavery and initiated a land redistribution program.]
[武则天 Wǔ Zé tiān Wu Zetian (624-705): From 665 to 690, she was first empress consort of the Tang dynasty (as wife of the Emperor Gaozong) and then, after his death, empress dowager (ruling through her sons Emperors Zhongzong and Ruizong). She was the only female sovereign in the history of China widely regarded as legitimate]
What if Shen Mingyun really wanted to imitate them? Of course, Shen Mingyun had no intention of killing his son, he was just using him.
Li Mingjin kept comforting Luo Shuyu before the two fell asleep.
The second day.
Luo Shuyu and Li Mingjin had just had dinner. Ansan, who had finally received a high salary for three months in a row, sent them the follow-up news about the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, mainly referring to the affairs of the fourth prince and his family.
Sure enough, the little emperor's grandson no longer had high fever the next morning. Now he was safe and sound, he stayed in the palace and still sleeping. As for other affairs still hard to say.
[安然无恙 ān rán wú yàng: lit. safe and sound (idiom); to come out unscathed (e.g. from an accident or illness]
However, the fourth prince had a big quarrel with Shen Mingyun last night over the child, and the two of them flushed with anger.
The general content was the Fourth prince blamed Shen Mingyun for not cherishing the child's body, how could the child be allowed to bear the pressure that he shouldn't bear at his age.
Probably because they were still in the palace, their words were not very clear. Others might think that the fourth prince felt that the fourth prince's imperial concubine wasn't careful enough to take care of their child, but Luo Shuyu knew the truth as soon as he heard it. Shen Mingyun had indeed used a prop from the system on the little emperor's grandson.
What a sin.
In the afternoon, the fourth prince returned to his mansion with his young son.
Three days later, the fourth prince and Shen Mingyun had a big fight.
Because the little emperor's grandson was a little slow to react after he woke up from illness and wasn't as smart and cute as before. The fourth prince felt very distressed when he looked at his son every day.
When Luo Shuyu heard the news, he just sighed: "This Shen Mingyun really screwed up this time."
Seven days later, the little emperor's grandson finally returned to normal.
At this time, Luo Shuyu felt that the days before delivery were a bit boring, so he sent someone to deliver a message to Shen Mingyun.
Since he was so dull, why not help him secretly.
The next day, Shen Mingyun found out that the woman who often discussed parenting matters with him was actually pregnant with the fourth prince's child!
Shen Mingyun suddenly felt that five thunders struck him, he was brutally betrayed.
Probably because he was so fat that he got three highs, and fainted when he got excited!
[三高 Sān gāo: The three highs are the general term for hyperlipidemia, hypertension, and hyperglycemia. ]
The fourth prince was very calm after learning about this. He beat the people around Shen Mingyun immediately with sticks. When Shen Mingyun was awake, he looked at Shen Mingyun with sincere eyes, greeted him with care, and brainwashed him. He said that someone wanted to frame him, and the person who sent Shen Mingyun a message was someone with bad intentions or something like that.
After Shen Mingyun was cared about by the fourth prince, he felt that he was the protagonist, and his partner would definitely not having an extramarital affair, so he immediately believed in the fourth prince.
Finally, Shen Mingyun was coaxed back, and his son was fine, so the Fourth Prince made a new decision.
He couldn't let instability around him.
Not long after the Double Ninth Festival, the woman who was pregnant with the fourth prince's child suddenly said that she wanted to go out to do something, but later she never returned to the fourth prince's mansion.
It was said that she accidentally fell down in a deserted alley and died because of miscarriage and excessive blood loss.
Shen Mingyun, whose emotions had returned to a stable state, sighed endlessly, hey, what a miserable woman.
When Shen Mingyun mentioned this matter, the fourth prince couldn't laugh at all. He was a man who attached importance to heir, but he cruelly killed his own child, and his heart was inevitably sad.
The good shows in the Fourth Prince's Mansion were staged one after another, and before they knew it, it was the end of the year, and Luo Shuyu's stomach was getting heavier and heavier.
During the Spring Festival in previous years, he and Li Mingjin would post couplets together, but now it was a little difficult for him to even walk, so he could only support his waist and watch Li Mingjin post the couplets, and he would instruct whether to post lit to the left or right.
When Li Mingjin was about to enter the palace to attend the banquet, Luo Shuyu suddenly grabbed him: "Your Highness, can you not enter the palace?"
Li Mingjin thought he was worried about himself: "What's wrong?"
Luo Shuyu said calmly: "My stomach hurts a little."
Li Mingjin turned his head and shouted to the roof: "Ansan, go and bring Doctor Lin over!"
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Chapter 93
On the New Year's Eve, the streets of the capital were full of people, the sound of firecrackers was heard continuously, and red lanterns were hung everywhere.
The excitement on the street was completely different from the tense atmosphere in the Third Prince's Mansion at this moment.
Luo Shuyu didn't remember very clearly the process of giving birth in the previous life. He only remembered that one day the whole person was in darkness. He felt that his whole body had been torn apart by the little brat in his stomach. He only knew that he wanted to ruthlessly beat Li Mingjin.
The process was too painful that he didn't want to remember that kind of pain anymore, or it was also possible that the blow of death brought more painful memories to Luo Shuyu, therefore he didn't care so much about those less important pains.
But now, he experienced that painful feeling again, which was a sign of the birth of the new life, and also indicated that he would experience this kind of pain again in the future.
However, this time he didn't resist, but instead he looked forward to the arrival of this child.
No matter what, his child must come to this world safely.
He had learned from Shen Mingyun's experiences, therefore he paid great attention to exercise during the pregnancy. He didn't feel too much pain from the onset* of labor pains to delivery.
After staying in Gucheng for six years, he often followed Li Mingjin around to see and explore. At the border of Gucheng, his physical condition was already much better than that of his previous life when he never left the door or stepped outside the door. It seemed that he didn't have to exert too much effort this time.
Compared with Luo Shuyu, Li Mingjin was even more nervous. Seeing the pots of blood coming out of the back room, he felt as if he was going to lose Luo Shuyu in the next moment, and secretly pinched his own people several times.
Chen Rong was also concerned about Luo Shuyu's situation, however he was much calmer than Li Mingjin. He was entrusted by Luo Shuyu to comfort Li Mingjin: "Lin Yuan told us before that Shuyu's fetal position is right and he is in good health. He usually walked around the mansion to exercise, so there's no big problem."
Although there were several braziers in the room because of Chen Rong's presence, Li Mingjin felt his hands and feet were cold now: "But I'm just nervous, look at those pots of blood that keep coming out!"
Afraid that Li Mingjin would go to the delivery room to have a look, Chen Rong had no choice but to remind him: "Your Highness, don't go there, if you go inside, Shuyu still has to take care of your mood, which will not happen if only Lin Yuan is there."
Li Mingjin's legs were shaking: "I'm just nervous!"
When Chen Rong saw that he couldn't persuade Li Mingjin, he gave up and sat down to drink tea alone.
The New Year's Eve in the Third Prince's Mansion was destined to be different from other families.
There was a banquet in the palace, however Emperor Tiansheng, Concubine Mei and others already knew that Luo Shuyu had sudden attack in the afternoon, and now they didn't know what was going on, so they kept sending people to the Third Prince's Mansion to see if there was any progress, and would come back every half an hour to report to them the situation in the Third Prince's Mansion.
Especially Emperor Tiansheng's worry was written all over his face.
Emperor Tiansheng favored Concubine Wei in the harem, however Concubine Wei never had a child, so Emperor Tiansheng didn't know what the situation was like when a ger gave birth. It was said that the risk was very high. If people around him were not careful, it would be one corpse with two lives. Thinking like this made him feel scared just thinking about it.
Concubine Mei was already very worried, but she became even more worried after being questioned by Emperor Tiansheng.
It was Concubine Wei who noticed Concubine Mei's impatience and took the initiative to help her out: "Your Majesty, the third prince's imperial concubine has a capable imperial doctor and doctor who always looks after him, so there won't be any big problems. It's not as dangerous as you think, it just takes a little longer. "
Emperor Tiansheng calmed down after being comforted by Concubine Wei: "Okay, send two more imperial doctors over to take a look."
The Third Prince's Mansion at this time.
On weekdays, the servants didn't dare to breathe out when walking, for fear that Housekeeper Sun would suddenly jump out and scold them for their lack of discipline.
Of course, they were not that afraid of Housekeeper Sun today, because today was the New Year's Eve, and they soon would have a young master in their mansion.
Although the management of the Third Prince's Mansion was strict, the servants felt a sense of belonging to the Third Prince's Mansion. The salary might be similar to that of other mansions, but their benefits were good. They were given two sets of clothes in each season of spring, summer, autumn and winter, and the masters also let them out during the holidays. There were also various rewards, sometimes food, sometimes money. In short, as long as they worked hard and didn't talk too much, they could get good treatment. There were not many masters in the house, so there were few troubles.
Now the two masters were about to welcome the little master, and the servants actually were very touched. Because most of the masters would take wives and concubines to their mansions, but they were different. What they were waiting for was a little master, a little guy who had been loved in every way even before he was born!
Tonight was another staying up all night to see the new year in, and also waiting for the arrival of the new master. The servants were all afraid that they would miss the arrival of the young master because they accidentally fall asleep, so all of them sat on the side of the brazier and waited in high spirits.
A little maid asked: "I heard that the third prince's imperial concubine started having stomachache in the afternoon. Why hasn't the little master been born yet?"
The old momo said: "Why are you so anxious? Do you think it's easy to give birth? The fastest time for a woman to give birth to a baby is an hour or two. The body structure of a ger is different from that of a woman, so the time giving birth will be longer, just wait. Instead of chatting here, why don't we pray so that the master can give birth to the little master smoothly, and we will have more people in our mansion in the future."
The people above were all looking forward to the smooth addition of a child to the Third Prince's Mansion.
Some people looked forward to the good things, and naturally there were some people looked forward to the bad things.
At the New Year's Eve family banquet, originally Shen Mingyun's son who was carefully prepared to memorize the multiplication tables would show his talent in front of Emperor Tiansheng. But, who would have imagined that the Third Prince's Mansion would start to mobilize in the afternoon, and Shen Mingyun's son could no longer be able to use the mathematics he had studied so hard in recent times.
Shen Mingyun wanted to show off his son's talent again in front of Emperor Tiansheng. After all, his son also took the title of the emperor's eldest grandson, if he could make Emperor Tiansheng happy, then they could also benefit from it. It was a chain reaction.
Shen Mingyun's worries became reality, not only Luo Shuyu didn't gain weight due to pregnancy, but the child in his belly was also normal. Shen Mingyun thought that Luo Shuyu would become a big fat man after taking so many tonics, and the child in his belly would also be too big to be born, but he had met Luo Shuyu once in the palace before, and the tonic didn't affect him at all. He was a really self-disciplined person.
Luo Shuyu was about to give birth now, and Shen Mingyun felt that his worries were about to come true. He hoped that Luo Shuyu couldn't give birth smoothly, however when he looked at Emperor Tiansheng's attitude towards the Third Prince's Mansion, 99% this child would definitely survive, as for 1% of it was a real accident.
Shen Mingyun thought about using prop in the mall before, however his prop required direct contact with people to use it. It was really hard for him to touch the corner of Luo Shuyu's clothes. Every time he met Luo Shuyu, the two of them were separated by more than three meters. Luo Shuyu's reason was that he couldn't smell the scent of face powder after being pregnant, so he stayed away from others. Unless he had to go to the palace when necessary, he only stayed at the third prince's mansion all the time.
Shen Mingyun also tried to send someone to sneak into the third prince's mansion, but the security management of the third prince's mansion was very strict. The people of the third prince's mansion all knew each other, if he wanted to arrange a new face to enter the mansion, it needed a guarantor in the mansion. However, the servants who didn't want to lose their high-paying jobs wouldn't be willing to be a guarantor for someone they didn't familiar with.
Not only Shen Mingyun, but also the fourth prince, who was so far-sighted, couldn't arrange anyone to enter the third prince's mansion, and all the information could only be gathered from outside the mansion.
It was really difficult for them to get information about the Third Prince's Mansion, let alone get close to Luo Shuyu.
Li Mingjin's whereabouts were easy to get, but he was very skilled in martial arts, and the people who followed him were loyal guards.
It was also impossible to send people to follow him from a distance. As long as those people moved furtively, they would be discovered immediately.
Li Mingjin's people were very capable of dealing with the enemy. There were many methods, and sometimes Shen Mingyun felt scared when he heard what happened to those people who were caught. They were all methods he only knew from watching TV series or listening to historical stories.
He became more and more afraid of Li Mingjin, when they met, he didn't even dare to look at him directly.
If Li Mingjin hadn't indirectly shown Shen Mingyun his methods, Shen Mingyun would still be bold and wouldn't be so afraid like this.
The more Shen Mingyun came in contact with, the more he heard, and the closer he got to the truth, the more he realized that he was living in the uncivilized ancient times.
People in ancient times didn't take human life seriously, and those ten tortures in history really existed!
[十大酷刑 Shí dà kùxíng: Ten major tortures: to skin, to chop sb in half at the waist, to tear off a person's four limbs and head using five horse drawn carts, five punishments (tattooing characters on the forehead, cutting off the nose, amputation of one or both feet, castration, execution), the death of a thousand cuts (Lingchi), to hang to death, to get boiled]
These matters used to be handled by the fourth prince. Ever since the fourth prince's affair with others was almost discovered by Shen Mingyun, he gradually told Shen Mingyun part of the plans so that he could have more sense of participation. At the same time, in order to gain more Shen Mingyun's trust, he also restrained himself a lot in the matter of stealing food (unfaithful), and he was determined not to give his opponents any chance to grab his handle.
Now Li Mingjin showed that he didn't want to fight with the fourth prince. His attitude in front of Emperor Tiansheng was very clear. He would return to Gucheng after Luo Shuyu gave birth to the child.
Of course, the fourth prince and Shen Mingyun also hoped that they would leave quickly.
Now when they heard that Luo Shuyu was about to give birth to a baby, their feelings were a mixture of joy and sorrow.
The happy thing was that Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu would return to Gucheng soon, but the thing that made them worried was that they didn't know whether Luo Shuyu would give birth to a son, a daughter, or a ger?
The fourth prince and Shen Mingyun rarely agreed in one thing. They both hoped that Luo Shuyu would give birth to a daughter or a ger, or the most tragic outcome.
This year's New Year's Eve in the capital was like a sharp sword hanging over their heads, and they didn't know when it would fall
Whether people who were looking forward to it, praying for it, or having bad thoughts, they were all waiting for news from the Third Prince's Mansion.
As the first bell rang on the first day of the new year, the sound of baby crying came from the third prince's mansion.
After waiting for seven whole hours, he finally arrived.
The servants in the Third Prince's Mansion who had been waiting for a long time were full of joy.
Li Mingjin jumped up from the chair excitedly, but because he kept the same posture because of nervousness, he didn't notice that his feet were numb, in the end he knelt on the ground with one foot.
Chen Rong shook his head and helped him up, "Your Highness, go quickly."
Chen Rong was naturally not suitable to enter the delivery room at this time, so he waited outside.
He believed that Luo Shuyu and the child were both blessed with good fortune and would be fine.
Li Mingjin disappeared immediately without a trace, and the next moment he appeared next to Luo Shuyu, who was covered in sweat.
Although when he entered the delivery room everyone congratulated him on his first child, he only had Luo Shuyu in his eyes. He only wanted to see him. As long as he was safe and sound, he would feel at ease.
Luo Shuyu was really fine. For the first few hours, he was just in the state of wanting to give birth. Later, the little guy finally came out slowly.
His face was a little pale. When Li Mingjin came in, he had already changed into fresh single clothes and was lying on the bed.
Li Mingjin squeezed his hand: "Are you okay?"
Luo Shuyu couldn't hold back tiredness and gave him a smile: "I'm a little tired. Look at the child for me, give him a hug, and talk to him for a while."
Li Mingjin nodded: "Okay, you go to sleep, I will stay with you for a while and then see him later."
At this time, Li Mingjin certainly didn't know what Luo Shuyu was thinking.
What Luo Shuyu thought about was that Li Mingjin never said "goodbye" to the child properly before he died in the previous life. This time, let him say "hello" and "welcome" to his child. He only needed to say, but who would have imagined that Li Mingjin would say that.
Li Mingjin didn't feel sleepy at all. He tucked Luo Shuyu into bed and made sure that he was really asleep before going next door to see his freshly baked little guy. He had been looking forward to seeing him for more than nine months, however when he thought that he was about to see him soon, he was actually very nervous.
Li Mingjin stood in front of the crib with his eyes open. After being cleaned, the child lay quietly in his swaddling clothes. When he saw Li Mingjin, he hummed.
Feng momo asked Li Mingjin: "Your Highness, would you like to give him a hug?"
Li Mingjin nodded. He sat on the chair and stretched out his hands stiffly to take the soft little guy from Feng momo.
He looked down at the little guy who hummed again: "Why do you look so ugly?"
Feng momo smiled and said: "Children are always like this when they are just born. He will look better after a few days of growth. His eyebrows and eyes look like Your Highness', and his nose and mouth look like the third prince's imperial concubine. He is a lucky little guy."
"This little guy likes to torment people, let him sleep.", Li Mingjin hugged him for a while, but still didn't dare to move, so he handed the to Feng momo and said, "Don't disturb Yu'er to rest. Wait until he wakes up before you give the child to him."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Feng momo put the child on the crib, and Li Mingjin pulled up a chair and sat next to the crib, looking at his child intently.
How exactly did this little guy look like him, and how did he look like Luo Shuyu? He couldn't tell for a long time. His face was wrinkled, but his skin was like Luo Shuyu's, fairer, and his hair was thick, just like him.
Li Mingjin said to the child: "Don't be bald like your fourth uncle in the future, or you will be ugly."
He asked Feng momo again: "Has he drunk milk?"
Feng momo: "He just drank it. He drank a big bowl. He will be a strong little guy in the future."
Li Mingjin stared at the little guy, and the more he looked at him, the more interesting he became. Until Qingwang came in and whispered to him that Chen Rong and Dr. Lin were still outside, and they would go if he had nothing to do with them anymore.
Giving Doctor Lin a big red envelope is a must.
Chen Rong had been very calm all night, but now he felt itchy and wanted to see his little nephew.
Li Mingjin suddenly became proud: "Come over and have a look in a few days." It's better not to let him see his son's wrinkled appearance.
According to the rules, anyone really had to wait a few days before they could see the child. Now that it was winter, and Chen Rong was also afraid that the child would freeze and he would feel distressed, so he had to endure it for now.
After Li Mingjin showed off for a while that his son drank a large bowl of milk, Chen Rong and Doctor Lin returned to their yard.
Although Chen Rong couldn't see the child, he felt reassured that the father and child were safe. Along the way, Doctor Lin described the little guy's appearance to make up for Chen Rong's regret of not seeing the child.
Half an hour later, the palace and the Fourth Prince's Mansion also learned about the birth of a little prince in the Third Prince's Mansion.
Emperor Tiansheng had already back to his own bedroom due to his old age, and hadn't yet had time to show his love as "grandfather".
Shen Mingyun from the Fourth Prince's Mansion turned over and said to the Fourth Prince: "Your Highness, when my cousin is out of confinement, you must drive them back to Gucheng immediately."
Both of them were really afraid that something might happen. For them, this emperor's little grandson really came at the wrong time.
The Fourth Prince: "Of course, it's not good for us if they stay in the capital."
No matter how slow Shen Mingyun was, he still discovered that Emperor Tiansheng was particularly fond of the third prince: "Is it because Concubine Mei always accompany father, therefore father values him like this? It must be Concubine Mei who is swaying father through pillow talk."
[吹枕边风/吹枕邊風 chuī zhěn biān fēng: lit. to sway (sb) through pillow talk; fig. the wife instills her opinions or makes demands on her husband.]
The fourth prince wanted to roll his eyes at Shen Mingyun. He knew Concubine Mei's character very well, but the fact that Concubine Mei had suffered from poisoning on behalf of father had strengthened their relationship. Of course, he felt that this wasn't the reason why his father doted on his third brother.
So what's the real reason? At this point, the fourth prince was puzzled. He thought there were some things he couldn't understand.
Nevermind, he didn't get any good news after staying up all night, so it was better for him to gather his energy first and find a way to get the third brother and his family to leave the capital.
"Go to sleep first and think about other things tomorrow."
Shen Mingyun was also very sleepy, and soon he began to yawn. The fourth prince was also very sleepy, however Shen Mingyun's snoring made him unable to sleep, so he decided to sleep on the small couch outside with the quilt in his arms.
Luo Shuyu didn't wake up until he was hungry.
When he opened his eyes, Li Mingjin was sitting aside reading a military book. Obviously he didn't read the book seriously, because when Luo Shuyu moved slightly, he turned around and came over immediately.
"Are you awake? Are you thirsty or hungry? Can you move? Do you want me to help you up?"
"Your Highness? I want to drink water."
Li Mingjin hurriedly helped Luo Shuyu up and fed him water, and then asked the servants to prepare food.
For more than a month, Luo Shuyu would stay in the room and couldn't go anywhere.
However, it was winter now, which was better than summer. It wouldn't be so hot that he couldn't take a shower even though his whole body was covered in sweat.
Luo Shuyu had exhausted all his strength yesterday, and now he didn't want to move, so he just leaned on Li Mingjin.
Li Mingjin asked him: "Do you want to see our son?"
Luo Shuyu nodded: "Okay."
Li Mingjin let Luo Shuyu lean on the soft pillow. He went outside and asked Feng momo to take the little guy over and put him in Luo Shuyu's arms, while Luo Shuyu leaned against him.
Luo Shuyu touched the sleeping little guy, his little face was soft and his little hands were warm.
Looking at him, Luo Shuyu's eyes were slightly red. Although he came a little late, he still came, he didn't dislike the unqualified fathers in the previous life.
Now, their family of three could be together.
Li Mingjin hugged Luo Shuyu tightly: "Thank you." Having them, Li Mingjin felt his heart softened, muddled and completely collapsing.
[一塌糊涂 yī tā hú tu: muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition; complete shambles; a total mess]
Luo Shuyu burst into tears while laughing after hearing this: "Thank you for what?"
Li Mingjin wiped away his tears and said, "I'm very happy. There will be more and more people in our family in the future."
Luo Shuyu looked at the little guy who was sleeping soundly in his arms and affirmed: "Yes."
This was the most beautiful and precious gift he received after his rebirth.
After a while, the little guy was taken back to rest, and Luo Shuyu fell asleep again after eating.
Luo Shuyu and the child fell asleep, but Li Mingjin felt very satisfied watching them sleep.
He kept staring at the child's face every day to see if there were any big changes.
Sure enough, after three days, the child was no longer as wrinkled as when he was just born, and now he looked very good.
Three days later, the Luo family sent a large gift. Li Mingjin was in a good mood, so he accepted all the gifts.
The Third Prince's Mansion was extremely lively today, as it coincided with the Chinese New Year. Everyone came to see the excitement on the occasion of the New Year. Even Emperor Tiansheng took Concubine Mei directly to the Third Prince's Mansion.
Concubine Mei actually didn't really want Emperor Tiansheng to leave the palace, however the child was still so young, and she also wanted to hug her grandson.
Emperor Tiansheng kept stroking his beard along the way: "My beloved concubine, hahaha, this is my first time come out of the palace to see my precious grandson."
Concubine Mei looked at him calmly and reminded: "Your Majesty, please don't touch the child with your beard later."
Emperor Tiansheng: "..."
The author has something to say: The Third Prince: Hehehehehe the goods are unloaded, then you can... Hehehehehehe
Luo Shuyu:...
Chapter 94
Emperor Tiansheng was very lucky in terms of son, but he was indeed a bit lacking in terms of grandsons. Over the years, except for the fourth prince, none of the other princes who had left the palace and built mansion outside had given birth to royal grandsons.
Therefore the little grandson of the fourth prince's family received unique favor from Emperor Tiansheng before the arrival of Li Mingjin's son.
No wonder that the fourth prince was so anxious to find a way to drive Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu back to Gucheng as soon as possible. Naturally they had tried many methods to solve the problem of the child in Luo Shuyu's belly. But as mentioned before, the third prince's mansion was as solid as an iron barrel. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't find a small crack to squeeze into.
Now, Li Mingjin's son was born, he was Emperor Tiansheng's second grandson. However, obviously Emperor Tiansheng paid more attention to the arrival of this child.
It was indeed hard-won.
The first child of Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu who had been married for many years wasn't found on the way back to the capital from Gucheng. If there was a slight accident on the way back and the child was gone, Emperor Tiansheng would really regret it endlessly, therefore he would feel even more grateful when treating his second grandson.
All the dots combined formed the current Emperor Tiansheng's expectations for the little prince and his excitement about being a "grandfather".
Luo Shuyu recovered well and was able to get out of bed and walk around in two days.
Lin Yuan suggested that he should move around more so that his body could recover as quickly as possible.
Now Luo Shuyu had specific dietary requirements every day, which were specially customized for him by Lin Yuan to achieve balanced nutrition without making him out of shape. After all, when he was still pregnant, he only ate, drank, and lay on the bed every day. The distance he could walk after getting out of bed was the inner and outer rooms of their master bedroom.
Fortunately, Luo Shuyu was used to the winter days in Gucheng when he couldn't go out much, so this month actually wasn't that difficult.
The arrival of Emperor Tiansheng and Concubine Mei didn't cause chaos in the Third Prince's Mansion, everything was arranged in an orderly manner.
The third prince received Emperor Tiansheng in the main hall, while Concubine Mei went to the main courtyard to see Luo Shuyu and the little prince, shortly after Li Mingjin came over with Emperor Tiansheng.
However, Emperor Tiansheng didn't go in to see Luo Shuyu. He did it in order to prevent his newborn grandson from getting cold.
It could be seen from the grand occasion emperor Tiansheng ran out of the palace just to take a look, that he really liked this little grandson.
Emperor Tiansheng had already thought of a name for the child a long time ago, and he gave him the name with character 'ān', hoping that he would always be safe in the future.
The little guy was named Li Chengan, as for his nickname was given by Luo Shuyu, Chong Chong.
[李 lǐ; 承 chéng: to hold, to receive;
安 ān: safe]
[重重 chóng chóng: layer upon layer; one after another]
He must remember that their whole family was reborn to come back. He must not forget what happened in the previous life, and must not be blinded by the ostentatious things in front of him. He must be prepared and thought of danger in times of safety.
[重生 chóng shēng: rebirth]
[居安思危 jū ān sī wēi: lit. to think of danger in times of safety; fig. to be vigilant in peacetime]
Li Mingjin regretted that he couldn't give name to his son.
The arrival of Emperor Tiansheng brought glory to the Third Prince's Mansion, however Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu didn't really want this glory, which was destined to bring them to the forefront of everyone.
This might be because of the sequelae caused by the former crown prince to Emperor Tiansheng, confusing the royal bloodline wasn't a play after all.
Emperor Tiansheng was in a good mood after seeing Chong Chong. When he returned to the palace, he kept talking to Concubine Mei, which annoyed her.
Just when they arrived at the palace gate, Emperor Tiansheng sighed: "I really want to see Chong Chong grow up."
Concubine Mei: "Your Majesty lives a long life, so you can naturally see him grow up."
Emperor Tiansheng knew his physical condition, so he just smiled and said: "I hope so."
This year has been pretty good.
After seeing off Emperor Tiansheng and Concubine Mei, Luo Renshou came to the third prince's mansion shamelessly, saying that he wanted to meet his grandson, but what was his relationship with Luo Shuyu?
It was okay if he only sent people to bring gifts, but if he came, he only made people feel disgusted.
Li Mingjin met him on behalf of Luo Shuyu. Because Luo Shuyu had just given birth to a big baby and he was in a good mood, otherwise the housekeeper wouldn't even let him in.
Probably Luo Renshou came to visit at this time of the Chinese New Year on purpose. He wanted to get benefits from the fourth prince, and also wanted to show his face in front of the third prince, so as to protect their Luo family.
Over the years, Luo Shuyu and Li Mingjin had been in Gucheng and basically had no contact with the Luo family, therefore Luo Renshou's sudden appearance at this moment seemed abrupt.
He must come with impure intentions.
Now Li Mingjin was more powerful, and Luo Renshou often saw him in the court, however the two of them rarely had contact in private.
Meeting Li Mingjin face to face, Luo Renshou felt suppressed. The third prince had prestige and imposing manner.
Emperor Tiansheng always implemented "benevolent" policies, so naturally he didn't have the murderous aura of someone who stayed on the battlefield. Although the fourth prince had been on the battlefield, he only sat in the position of commander and hadn't fought on the battlefield. But today, he found that the third prince was completely different from his father and brother. He already had imposing manner of a monarch that made Luo Renshou frightened.
"What's the matter with you? Why is my father-in-law's tea not hot?" Li Mingjin scolded and glared at the servant. The servant who poured the tea immediately changed the tea tremblingly.
Luo Renshou immediately came to help the servant out of trouble and maintained his image: "It's because the weather is too cold, therefore the tea cools down quickly."
Li Mingjin said: "That won't work. I don't allow servants who neglect guests to appear in my mansion."
None of the servants dared to say a word and stood aside with their heads bowed, waiting to be scolded.
Luo Renshou thought in his heart that it was the third prince who clearly neglected him on purpose and not coming out to see him for most of the day, however he couldn't say clearly that he came to the third prince's mansion to explore the situation here because of his identity as "father-in-law", he was afraid if Li Mingjin knew the truth he would kick him out directly, which was embarrassing.
In fact, he came today at Shen Mingyun's request. Now, Shen Mingyun represented the Fourth Prince's Mansion, and Luo Renshou naturally helped Shen Mingyun. He had done many things for the Fourth Prince in recent years, and the two families had a close personal relationship. Of course, their interactions wouldn't be talked about much. After all, Shen Mingyun married into the Fourth Prince's Mansion from the Luo family. Their relationship was better, which seemed reasonable to outsiders.
However if anyone wanted to understand why Shuyu and Luo Renshou were not close, they only needed to investigate the situation in the Luo family's backyard.
Naturally everyone envied Luo Renshou. They all felt that no matter whether the third prince ascended the throne or the fourth prince won the throne, the Luo family had nothing to lose. Everyone felt that Luo Renshou was smart, he married the gers of his family to the two princes who were the most favored by the emperor currently, he was indeed very discerning.
If someone asked Luo Renshou who he would choose, of course Luo Renshou would avoid answering, but he already knew the answer in his heart. It must be the fourth prince, not the third prince. He knew that Luo Shuyu would never be good to the Luo family. But Shen Mingyun was different, he was better to be taken hold of and controlled.
Luo Renshou and Li Mingjin chatted for a few innocuous words, and Li Mingjin cherished his words like gold. He really couldn't talk anymore. The child was still young, so it was absolutely impossible for Li Mingjin to hold the child to him, and he couldn't see Luo Shuyu, so he took a basket of red eggs and returned to Luo mansion.
[惜字如金 xī zì rú jīn: lit. to cherish words like gold; fig. Not waste words]
But at least he knew that his grandson's nickname was Chong Chong and his name was Li Chengan.
After returning to Luo Mansion, Luo Renshou divided the red eggs. He personally delivered them to Old lady Luo.
Over the years, Old lady Luo's mental condition had become worse and worse, and her health had also deteriorated. The Luo family seemed to be in full swing, however Old lady Luo was still worried that she would leave at any time.
Old lady Luo was helped to a cushioned chair by Luo Renshou. She couldn't wait to ask: "How is Shuyu? Is the child okay?"
Luo Renshou said: "I didn't see them, but His Majesty and Concubine Mei were very happy when they left. I think there's nothing serious, father and child are safe. The child's name was given by His Majesty."
Old lady Luo twirled the beads in her hands and said, "That's good, but from now on..."
Luo Renshou: "Mom, it's hard to say what will happen in the future."
Old lady Luo: "I'm not blind and don't know anything. I know that you support the fourth prince, however if the third prince gains power, can our family count on Shuyu?"
Luo Renshou: "Mother, these are court affairs."
Old lady Luo said reluctantly: "But I have to think about our Luo family! If the fourth prince and Mingyun take over the throne, can they let Shuyu go?"
Luo Renshou: "No one knows what will happen in the future. We can't guess what His Majesty means."
Old lady Luo sighed: "Can't there be an absolutely safe way to save our family?"
The estrangement between Luo Renshou and Luo Shuyu couldn't be explained clearly in one or two sentences. He said certainly: "Mother, let me tell you this, our family must support the fourth prince. If the third prince and Shuyu get the throne, I'm afraid our family may end up like this."
Old lady Luo said: "But since Liu Shi has been dealt with, what else does he want to do? This is the home where he has been raised for more than ten years."
Luo Renshou: "Things are more complicated than this. Mother, you can rest assured at home. I will take care of the things outside, and our Luo family will surely be prosperous in the future. "
Old lady Luo was dubious, but she still chose to believe in her son for the time being and believed that his choice wouldn't be wrong.
After Li Mingjin sent Luo Renshou away, he went directly back to the room to find Luo Shuyu. During the day, the little guy's cradle was placed inside so that Luo Shuyu could watch him. When he came in, he saw Luo Shuyu who was teasing the little guy with a rattle, he guessed that the little guy had just woken up.
Li Mingjin went to the brazier to warm himself up before approaching Luo Shuyu: "Is he awake?"
Luo Shuyu looked at Li Mingjin with a smile on his face: "Yeah, he just woke up, do you want to play with him for a while." He handed the rattle in his hand to Li Mingjin, "He likes this and he is quite sensitive to sounds."
Li Mingjin said to the little guy: "It would be great if he didn't cry in the middle of the night and slept until dawn."
After Luo Shuyu was able to put his foot to the ground, Li Mingjin went back to bed to sleep. He was worried to let the child sleep outside, so he let the child to sleep with them in the room first. They could also know about the child's movements and his condition at night. They both had the same idea. However, it was Li Mingjin who always got up these two days and nights.
Unlike women, gers didn't have the ability to produce milk. Li Mingjin prepared two wet nurses for the child in advance, they squeezed the milk into a bowl and then gave it to the child. This was to prevent the child from having too much contact with the wet nurses. The healths of the two wet nurses were also taken care of by Lin Yuan, and usually they couldn't see the child.
Because there were differences between men and women, and they were afraid that the child would be too close to the wet nurse in the future and wouldn't be close to the biological father, the wet nurses in Daxia generally didn't have contact with the children.
Luo Shuyu sat back on the edge of the bed and said, "Children are prone to hunger due to their small stomachs. Of course they will wake up hunger at night."
Li Mingjin: "I didn't expect a child to be so tormenting."
Luo Shuyu: "Anyway, Your Highness is full of energy now. It doesn't matter if you get up twice more at night. There is no need to go to the morning court yet."
Li Mingjin: "Yu'er has learned to order me around now."
Luo Shuyu: "Then can I call you?"
Li Mingjin: "Of course you can." Do I dare to say you can't? The couch is always ready for me.
Luo Shuyu smiled and lay back on the bed. He couldn't get out of bed for too long and could only stay for a while before coming back to rest.
Li Mingjin covered him with a quilt: "How about putting him on the bed too?"
Luo Shuyu shook his head and said: "No way, you can play with him for a while, but don't hug him all day long, or it will be difficult to take care of him in the future."
Li Mingjin: "Okay, he is too soft, I don't dare to hold him yet."
Luo Shuyu: "It doesn't matter, it will be fine after a while. Fathers have to learn how to take care of their children."
Li Mingjin began to think: "I want to take him to ride horse on the grassland, shoot, play Cuju on the ice, and teach him to write poetry, draw, and most importantly, learn martial arts..."
Luo Shuyu: "He is only three days old, please let him go first."
Li Mingjin looked at his son in the cradle: "Chong Chong, you grow up quickly." Suddenly he felt that he should write a parenting plan, "Yu'er, I want to make a growth plan for Chong Chong."
An hour later, Luo Shuyu found that Li Mingjin was still writing growth plans at his desk, and suddenly felt that his son might as well grow up slowly, because his father's plans might be a bit too much.
Luo Shuyu whispered to his son who was sleeping soundly: "Chong Chong, I wish you a wonderful and happy childhood."
What all the officials in the capital were looking forward to most now was the full moon banquet from the Third Prince's Mansion.
After the third prince returned to the capital, it was difficult to get a chance to talk to him, let alone hold a banquet. Even if they wanted to invite him for a drink, in the end they couldn't get him. The third prince only liked to drink with military generals and was completely unwilling to deal with those officials who wanted to talk about the future and curry favor with him.
They heard that Emperor Tiansheng loved the newborn grandson very much. He came out of the palace and went to the third prince's mansion just three days after the child was born and bestowed the child a name. Not only that, he also said that the full moon banquet for the child must be a grand event.
No matter which direction they looked at it, the child of the third prince was very favored, even the eldest grandson of the fourth prince's family couldn't get such treatment.
It could be seen that the position of the next crown prince was really confusing. They didn't know if Emperor Tiansheng would choose the third prince who had military power to guard Gucheng, or would choose the fourth prince?
Before they knew it, it was the time for the full moon banquet.
Today, many officials had been invited to the full moon banquet. Regardless of whether their political views agreed or disagree, whether they supported the fourth prince or Li Mingjin, they were all invited. The banquet today was like a small court.
The little guy now had jet black hair and bright black eyes. He loved to laugh and uh-huh. Li Mingjin described his son as "talkative".
Although Li Mingjin wasn't happy when others kept watching his son, the full moon banquet was still held according to the custom.
Originally Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu didn't want to take their one-month-old son out to show others, but they had to do it in the capital.
Li Mingjin was afraid that others wouldn't be able to hold his son firmly, therefore he personally hold his son and went around the mansion and practiced for a month. His ability to hold his son now could be rated as standard. However, before everyone could see Chong Chong in swaddling clothes, he was brought back to Luo Shuyu by Li Mingjin.
It was safest for the child to stay inside the room. He had never had so many people come to his Third Prince's Mansion. There were so many people today, and the main courtyard was heavily guarded, for fear that someone would come and snatch away his wife and son.
The fourth prince and Shen Mingyun also came.
Zzzzzzzzzz
Shen Mingyun originally wanted to go to the room to see the child because he and Luo Shuyu were cousins, but Li Mingjin kept ignoring him. Shen Mingyun stood beside the fourth prince without any embarrassment, and the fourth prince couldn't find an excuse to send Shen Mingyun to the backyard to cause trouble.
The two people's plan came to nothing again. Li Mingjin wasn't the kind of person who would let Shen Mingyun get close to his family just for the sake of face.
Not only Shen Mingyun had evil nature, but his behavior was always heavy handed. Even if Li Mingjin didn't have a child now, he wouldn't like him and Luo Shuyu to stand together to keep him from bumping into his wife. Moreover, he had always ignored Shen Mingyun, therefore it was no longer a question of whether he liked this person or not.
As soon as Shen Mingyun sat down, he asked Li Mingjin: "Third brother, I want to go see my cousin and the child. How is he?"
Li Mingjin turned around to greet the left prime minister who came in.
Shen Mingyun: "..." He was about to lose his temper.
What's wrong with this person? He actually make me lose face like this!
The fourth prince restrained Shen Mingyun and whispered: "Act according to the opportunity. After the banquet starts later, you can use excuse to go to the toilet, then you go to the main courtyard and have a look."
Shen Mingyun: "Yeah."
The Fourth Prince: "Do you know how to get there?"
Shen Mingyun: "I know, I have been there." He wanted to avenge his shame! He was negligent last time, and he definitely wouldn't be fooled this time!
He had many points to buy props. Since he couldn't prevent the birth of the emperor's grandson, then he could only stop his growth and not let him become his son's competitor.
The fourth prince emphasized: "This time we can only succeed, not fail!"
All hopes were pinned on Shen Mingyun. He didn't know what kind of tricks Shen Mingyun would use, but he knew that it wouldn't harm the child's life. The child would only be a little stupid, and then he would be completely stupid in the future. How could he compare with his son?
Li Mingjin and Chen Rong continued to greet the guests who came to the mansion. Chen Rong also became famous after several battles. Now many people admired him, and half of banquet today was his main venue. However Li Mingjin didn't dislike his behaviors at all. With Chen Rong attracting attention, no one would pay attention to his son.
They were all distinguished guests, and some of them were also the ones Li Mingjin secretly wanted to win over. He couldn't leave now, but his people were always paying attention to the movements of the fourth prince and Shen Mingyun. Because he knew that for them, today must be a good opportunity to do something.
Sure enough, Shen Mingyun used the excuse going to the toilet and left the table quietly as soon as he sat down. Everyone was busy making friends and discussing life. The same was true for the ladies. As for Shen Mingyun, who was fat, everyone was used to him always thinking about showing off and eating too much.
Shen Mingyun thought that he was doing it covertly, but he didn't know that his behavior was still being watched all the time. As for his method of escaping, it seemed too simple.
Luo Shuyu couldn't leave the main courtyard yet, but the dark guard informed him one step ahead that Shen Mingyun was walking towards the main courtyard: "Okay, I understand. Act according to the plan we discussed before, and don't expose yourself."
This time, although Shen Mingyun had an excuse to leave the banquet, he still walked towards the main courtyard openly without tricks. If there were guards who wanted to stop him, he would say that he was the fourth prince's imperial concubine and Luo Shuyu's cousin. The guards couldn't stop him, and they could only let him go.
Shen Mingyun "passed through all the obstacles" and came to the main courtyard.
He even stood outside the main courtyard and shouted: "Cousin Shuyu, I'm here to see you and my nephew."
Luo Shuyu inside replied: "Come in, I'll change my clothes first, you wait for me."
Qingwang led Shen Mingyun to sit in the hall. He closed the door as soon as Shen Mingyun entered, and then backed out, leaving only Shen Mingyun in the room.
Knowing that there was only Luo Shuyu changing clothes inside, and no one else around, Shen Mingyun saw the cradle outside the room, and there was a baby with the same red swaddle that Li Mingjin carried out just now.
The heaven really helps me!
I can get whatever I want, nobody is here!
The author has something to say: The Third Prince: Today is a rebirth story. I'm a fake disabled tyrant. When you grow to adulthood, you will marry me for Chongxi. Of course, I don't like you because you have an ugly birthmark on your face. In your previous life, I saved you during a palace fight and allowed you to live. You were so moved that you wanted to repay me after your rebirth and even wanted to have babies with me!
[冲喜 chōngxǐ: save a patient's life by giving him a wedding to counteract bad luck]
Luo Shuyu: Well, I was a baby when I was reborn, and you are about to be buried. Let's do it in the next life.
The Third Prince:...
Chapter 95
Shen Mingyun was very nervous now, and he felt that his palms were sweating.
At this time, Luo Shuyu was in the room. If after he changed his clothes and came out, he found there was something wrong with the child, he would definitely guess that it was him. However he had to do this now, because Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu were too high-profile in the capital, and their momentum couldn't be allowed to develop like this.
He was so nervous that his hands were trembling slightly. As long as he put the prop card on the baby's swaddling clothes, it would directly enter the child's body.
Luo Shuyu's voice came from inside: "Cousin, why don't you eat with them outside? I have nothing to entertain you here, and I also can't go out."
Shen Mingyun stared at the red swaddling clothes and replied with a trembling voice: "I just came to see you." Luo Shuyu is about to come out soon, what should I do?
He had done some psychological training before coming here. Actually it wasn't his style to attack a baby, this was a life after all. If he really used this prop on the child's body, then the child would be a waste in the future.
Huu hu hu!
Shen Mingyun, you can do it. If Li Mingjin and Luo Shuyu are sent to remote places in the future, or if something happens to their family, he will definitely raise this stupid child well and let his son take care of him in his old age!
Sorry, child, I can only sacrifice you. You are just an NPC. You are not a real person. You are not a real person!
Shen Mingyun persuaded himself while exchanging the points with the prop. Because he also had given birth to a child, and he was a father, he still couldn't bear to look at the baby directly, so he had to close his eyes and put the prop on the swaddling clothes.
I'm sorry, child.
A barely visible glimmer of light penetrated the swaddling clothes. Shen Mingyun quickly pulled out his hands, ran outside, and stood as far away as possible from the cradle.
Shen Mingyun knew that he was very nervous now. He was afraid that when Luo Shuyu came out later, his secret would be exposed, therefore he said immediately: "Cousin, I suddenly remember that His Highness the Fourth Prince called me for something just now, I'm going out first. I put the gift for my little nephew on the table."
Luo Shuyu said from inside: "Sit down for a while. I have been very bored lately, there's no one to chat with."
Shen Mingyun's fingers were still trembling. Usually he only did trivial things when doing tasks. Even if he planned something with the fourth prince, he had never been the executor. Before he only need to use words, but now he did it himself. This was inconsistent with his past behavior, and he was frightened.
"I really suddenly remembered something, cousin, I'll come to see you in two days!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Mingyun looked nervous and hurriedly left the main courtyard with a group of servants.
He desperately tried to find reasons to convince himself and hoped that the system would give him some comfort, but the system wasn't willing to comfort him, it just told him: "Host, this is your destiny."
Shen Mingyun: "Destiny? Isn't it true that man can conquer nature?"
[人定胜天 rén dìng shèng tiān: lit. man can conquer nature (idiom); fig. human wisdom can prevail over nature]
The system: "You are the protagonist, and each protagonist has their own responsibilities and destiny."
Shen Mingyun: "You mean, I'm here to help the fourth prince to ascend the throne, and this is my responsibility?"
The system: "That's pretty much what it means."
Shen Mingyun felt much relieved after being comforted by the system. If he wasn't so nervous and thought carefully about the conversation with the system, maybe he could find some clues from it.
Shen Mingyun left the main courtyard and went straight to the banquet. After he sat down, he pretended not to know anything and promoted the new products in his store to the other ladies.
Probably because he had held too many new product launch banquet, everyone's interest in it wasn't as good as before, but a few wives who supported him were still willing to listen.
After Shen Mingyun left, Luo Shuyu came out of the room. He didn't change his clothes at all, he just stood in the gap and watched Shen Mingyun's movements. After looking at the movements of his hands, he was sure that Shen Mingyun really used his prop on the child.
Shen Mingyun, you are so vicious, you won't even let a baby go.
Fortunately, they were prepared. He opened the quilt and found a sleeping wild cat in swaddling clothes. However, the sleeping cat's breathing was even before, but now it had become very weak, and its belly moved up and down faintly.
Fortunately it wasn't his Chong Chong.
Qingwang walked in: "Master, what should we do now?"
Luo Shuyu said: "Give the cat to Dr. Lin and let him examine if there are any symptoms."
Qingwang thought for a moment and asked: "Doctor Lin still has the ability to be a veterinarian?"
Luo Shuyu: "Let him take a look first, and he will naturally think of a solution."
Qingwang: "I understand. I see that this wild cat seems to be even more lifeless than before."
Luo Shuyu frowned and said, "Let's see if it can be cured first. It has suffered a lot and will be taken care of in the future." After becoming a parent, people's hearts will become very soft.
Qingwang: "Yes."
Luo Shuyu ordered again: "Have someone change the cradle and bring Chong Chong back."
After a while, Feng momo came in with the energetic little guy in her arms. Luo Shuyu took Chong Chong, looked at him again and again, and sighed: "Fortunately, you are fine."
Before the new cradle was moved in, Luo Shuyu first placed Chong Chong on his bed, and he also lay on it to play with him. After a while, the little guy became tired and sleepy, he closed his eyes and slept soundly.
After experiencing this incident, Luo Shuyu became more determined to create a stable environment for his son. If he was surrounded by vicious people like Shen Mingyun, he would have to be on guard at all times, otherwise their lives would be hard to save.
Recalling the false accusations made by the fourth prince against Li Mingjin in the previous life, he thought it was really necessary for the fourth prince and Shen Mingyun to disappear from this world. This wasn't because he was cruel, but because Shen Mingyun challenged his bottom line again and again.
When there were only a few guests left, Li Mingjin returned to the main courtyard to find out the situation from Luo Shuyu.
After Shen Mingyun left, Ansan told Li Mingjin everything that had happened in the main courtyard. If Luo Shuyu and Chong Chong hadn't been fine, Li Mingjin might have caused the blood of the fourth prince and Shen Mingyun to splash in the third prince's mansion on the spot.
As soon as Li Mingjin entered the door, he asked Luo Shuyu: "How are things?"
Luo Shuyu asked him: "How do you mean?"
Li Mingjin: "What about Chong Chong?"
Luo Shuyu: "He fell asleep and I didn't let Shen Mingyun touch him. Don't worry, he didn't even have a chance to see me."
Li Mingjin: "I heard that he touched the swaddling clothes. What happened to the cat inside."
Just as they were talking, Doctor Lin came to the main courtyard to look for them.
As a doctor, Lin Yuan often came to the main courtyard, and everyone was accustomed to it. They only thought that he was here to take Luo Shuyu's pulse or to take a look at the condition of His Highness' eldest son.
Luo Shuyu still had a toujin on his head. He looked at Lin Yuan and said: "You came just in time. His Highness just asked about the cat."
[头巾 tóu jīn: head-covering (for men in ancient clothes)]
Lin Yuan was indeed here for this matter, and without any hesitation, he directly told Luo Shuyu about the results of the examination: "I checked the condition of the wild cat, and then went to the west of the city to find a veterinarian to take a look. The cat's five internal organs have suffered damage. It was injured badly and coughed up blood when it woke up, which was very dangerous. Now I have brought the cat back and treated it to see if it can be cured."
[五脏 wǔ zàng: five internal organs of TCM, namely: heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys
Li Mingjin's face turned darker: "Are the five internal organs really suffered damage?"
Lin Yuan nodded: "Yes, I guess it will take some time to raise it, but it will not be able to regain its original strong and healthy posture. This cat was originally an adult, and now it's almost in its twilight years. " Lin Yuan didn't ask any more questions.
Luo Shuyu couldn't help but feel chills running down his spine: "This is too scary." If the prop was really used on Chong Chong's body, would he still be alive now?
Damn Shen Mingyun, you really deserve to die!
After this incident, both Luo Shuyu and Li Mingjin knew how powerful Shen Mingyun was.
No, as far as Luo Shuyu was concerned, it was the system that was scary, and how to get rid of it had become his main goal.
How to do it specifically?
The first was to prevent Shen Mingyun from completing tasks to gain points; the second was to continue to split up the fourth prince and Shen Mingyun.
Now the fourth prince must know the existence of the system on Shen Mingyun's body, even though he didn't know everything, he could still guess that Shen Mingyun had special abilities, otherwise he wouldn't get rid of his own child, just to keep Shen Mingyun's trust in him.
The fourth prince and Shen Mingyun had made use of everything they could use, what else could they do?
On the first day after confinement, Luo Shuyu walked to the study and asked Li Mingjin: "Your Highness, how is Hachi doing now? There is also the second prince of Zhou kingdom."
Li Mingjin looked at Luo Shuyu who was anxious: "Why are you so anxious? Sit down and I'll tell you."
Luo Shuyu took a sip of tea from his cup: "Okay, tell me quickly."
Li Mingjin didn't tell him immediately, but found a map, pointed at the location of Guiyan Kingdom and said, "Now that Hachi and his elder brother are fighting, the situation in Guiyan Kingdom is even more chaotic."
Luo Shuyu: "Does Hachi still remember Shen Mingyun?"
Li Mingjin: "Remember, he secretly sent someone to deliver a letter to Shen Mingyun some time ago. However, I kept this matter quiet and waited until you are out of confinement before making a decision. "
Luo Shuyu: "What about the second prince of Zhou Kingdom?"
Li Mingjin changed another map: "This is the Zhou kingdom. Now the second prince is occupying the half of the Zhou kingdom, but whether he can hold it is still a question. The other half belongs to his brother. He and the fourth prince exchanged letters more frequently. Somehow, I always feel that they have an improper relationship. "
Luo Shuyu's eyes lit up: "Improper relationship?" The fourth prince, whether they are men, women, or gers, does he take them all?
"Is he doing this just for that position, or is it true love?"
Li Mingjin shook his head: "I don't understand, maybe both. If it's spiritual, does it count as true love?"
Luo Shuyu: "That must be the case."
Li Mingjin: "Then consider them to be true love. I think they develop sympathy for each other through mutual use."
Luo Shuyu: "Your Highness, this matter needs to be considered in the long term. We must find the best opportunity to reveal this matter to Shen Mingyun. Last time the fourth prince could eliminate the evidence and solve it. This time they only exchanged letters. Shen Mingyun is someone who needs to see to believe before he can believe it. "Moreover, if they only exchanged letter, to Shen Mingyun, who has no culture and knowledge, it's like an imperial edict. Even though there are fewer words, he will definitely not be able to understand it.
Li Mingjin: "You can rest assured. This time, Shen Mingyun must see it with his own eyes. This fourth brother is so outrageous. How can he betray his own husband? Let's give him justice on behalf of heavenly dao."
Such high-sounding words made Luo Shuyu laugh.
He believed that before letting Shen Mingyun see the truth, Li Mingjin had other plans. Naturally, something would happen that would force the second prince of Zhou kingdom to come to Daxia to seek help from the fourth prince.
Luo Shuyu believed in Li Mingjin because Li Mingjin never let him down, and he always did what he said.
While waiting, Luo Shuyu continued to take care of Chong Chong wholeheartedly. Looking at the child growing up day by day, and his father adding another volume of plans and goals for the cub's training. Luo Shuyu felt a mixture of happiness and sadness, his son was a bit miserable.
As soon as Chong Chong was fed, the eunuch from Concubine Mei's palace sent Chong Chong a small gift.
It was a little protective talisman.
It turned out that a few days ago, Emperor Tiansheng summoned a senior monk from the temple to the palace to pray for blessings for the Daxia kingdom, so Concubine Mei asked the senior monk for a protective talisman to give to Chong Chong.
Luo Shuyu put the protective talisman around Chong Chong's neck. Looking at this small protective talisman, he suddenly had an idea.
Shen Mingyun was originally a soul came from the future. He wondered if he was afraid of Taoist priests and senior monks.
While Luo Shuyu and Li Mingjin were planning how to kill the fourth prince, the fourth prince and Shen Mingyun quarreled again.
Nothing happened to Chong Chong, fortunately he was fine!
In the fourth prince's mansion.
The fourth prince became impatient with Shen Mingyun again: "Didn't you do something that day? Why is he still fine?"
Shen Mingyun: "I really did it, but my cousin was inside. I didn't see what happened to the child, and it wouldn't work on the spot. It would only take effect afterward. I was scared at the time and couldn't wait there. "
The fourth prince's tone was a little serious: "But the fact is nothing happened to that child."
Shen Mingyun: "How do I know? Anyway, I really did it, but how do I know that nothing would happen to him? Why don't you go by yourself and insist on me doing it!" He now feels that the fourth prince must know something.
The fourth prince was at a loss for words. As long as Shen Mingyun didn't take the initiative to tell him about his special situation, he would keep pretending to be stupid.
He temporarily found a reasonable explanation, and said: "It's not convenient for me to enter the backyard. You will not be suspected if you go."
Shen Mingyun liked the way he softened his attitude and accommodated him: "Okay, I don't blame you, but this matter is really beyond my control. Maybe there is something in that child that can protect him."
In fact, he was also very puzzled.
Are the props really useless?
It's all the system's fault.
But if Plan A doesn't work, then I will think of Plan B!
Three days later, he ordered the servant to make discreet inquiries about Luo Shuyu's whereabouts.
Apparently he wanted to go to Baiyun Temple to pray for blessings for his newborn child.
Shen Mingyun was puzzled: "Why does he want to go to the Taoist temple?"
The servant replied: "I heard that there is a powerful Taoist priest there who has a pair of yin and yang eyes that can go through the three realms. He can see people's past and present lives, and he can also catch ghosts!"
The flesh on Shen Mingyun's face trembled slightly!
Is there really such a Taoist priest?
The author has something to say: The Third Prince: The small theater has a day off.