boyutpedia Chapter 364 Kidnapping
Chapter 364 Kidnapping
Shen Shixi stopped him, "It's only spread within a small circle, the commotion isn't too big. If you make a scene, won't you just escalate the situation?"
"My son, and they're spreading these rumors about him like this, what is this if not a curse? He's your son too, aren't you angry? I'm truly speechless, you heartless woman, you don't care about your son, you don't care about your daughter, do you not even want your own father?"
Li Yuanke was both angry and aggrieved.
Shen Shixi pulled him down to sit. "Li Yuanke, calm down. You've lost your mind."
"I don't need your help. I knew you'd looked down on us three from the start." Li Yuanke got angrier and angrier as he spoke.
[Wow, Li Yuanke's become such a complainer! Is he still suffering from postpartum depression?]
Shen Shixi suppressed a laugh and kissed him. "Li Yuanke, touch my heart. Tell me, doesn't my heart ache for our son?"
Li Yuanke didn't touch it, but he pinched it with his hand as a punishment, but he didn't use much force. He turned his face away and didn't say anything.
With no one else in the hall, Shen Shixi said, "Our son is already well, and the rumors have been dispelled. Making a big fuss now would only cause resentment and be bad for our son."
It's normal for children to get sick. Every time they get sick, their bodies become stronger, and they'll get better as they grow older.
"Nonsense! Didn't you see they had a high fever and can't even eat properly now? Don't you feel sorry for them?" Li Yuanke was extremely aggrieved. "My sons are being talked about like this, and you expect me to put up with it? Am I the emperor?!"
Neither the couple could persuade the other. Li Yuanke couldn't swallow his anger and ordered Xuan Cen Yin and all those who had spread rumors about the Crown Prince to be imprisoned. After being severely interrogated, they were all exiled, their journeys taking three thousand li.
He's ignoring Shen Shixi now.
He didn't attend court, didn't review memorials, spent his days with his son and daughter, and ignored Shen Shixi all day long.
They resorted to passive-aggressive tactics.
Shen Shixi didn't bother arguing with him. To put it bluntly, the two had different views. Li Yuanke was a staunch advocate of monarchical power, while Shen Shixi couldn't shake off his democratic consciousness.
Each has its own limitations due to its time, so it's hard to say who is right and who is wrong.
He ignores people during the day, but when Shen Shixi wants meat at night, he still gives it to her without fail. Since his own benefits haven't been reduced, he might as well ignore her!
The people below were not feeling well.
Because the atmosphere was definitely not good.
Bai Kui, looking rather naive, asked Bai Ping, "The Empress wouldn't be planning to divorce the Emperor, would she?"
Suddenly, the air seemed to freeze, and the silence around them was eerily quiet. The two of them turned their heads, and the sky seemed to have collapsed!
The Emperor happened to be standing right behind them, and these treasonous words were overheard.
Li Yuanke almost chopped them up with a single look.
The two men knelt down with a thud, their souls nearly leaving their bodies.
Fortunately, Li Yuanke, out of respect for Shen Shixi, didn't bother with the two fools, gave them a quick glare, and left.
After taking a few steps, he instructed Li Fude, "Go and tell those two... Bai something-or-others that if they dare to say these things to the Empress, I will have them skinned alive."
Don't remind the Empress that she really wants a divorce from him.
He couldn't recall the two men's names for a moment.
What an idiot!
Li Fude then warned Bai Ping and the other person, adding, "You must never say such things again."
Bai Ping and the other two were terrified; how could they dare to do it again?
Shen Shixi eventually found out about this. She was drinking tea when she heard the news and almost choked. She comforted the two of them, saying, "His Majesty is probably frightened by the Crown Prince and Princess's illness and is a little nervous."
You should be more careful with your words and actions from now on, and absolutely must not utter anything you shouldn't say.
Li Yuanke was not a soft-hearted person.
The two women repeatedly assured her, and Bai Kui even pleaded, "Your Majesty, you must not have any other thoughts in the future, otherwise, the Emperor will definitely not forgive us."
She was so frightened that she wanted to leave the palace and get married, but she couldn't bear to leave the Crown Prince and the Princess. What should she do?
They were afraid of Li Yuanke, and Li Yuanke even looked down on them.
That night, after they had both worked up a sweat, Li Yuanke was forced to speak to her, "Your two palace maids, aren't they over twenty-five? Why didn't you mention caring about their marriage prospects?"
Shen Shixi leaned against him, knowing what he was thinking, "Oh, if Your Majesty has a suitable candidate, you can act as a matchmaker!"
She touched Li Yuanke's abs; they felt really good.
Li Yuanke grasped her mischievous hand. "Didn't you just shout enough? You want it again?"
Shen Shixi said, "Just because I didn't think about it doesn't mean I can't. I just like it!"
"What a lecherous woman!" Li Yuanke thought to himself as he considered potential candidates. The empress's maids could not be married off carelessly; they had to be chosen from the families of officials.
He unconsciously reached out and touched her; the feel of her skin was wonderful. Shen Shixi went limp in his arms.
I couldn't resist, and it started again.
Even after giving birth, Shen Shixi's body remains very flexible due to her years of exercise; she is as supple as water plants.
"You bastard, you're making me so hungry!"
Outside the palace, Li Fude was so worried that his hair was turning white. Someone came from Consort Yuan's palace, saying that the deposed Consort Cui had escaped from the Cold Palace, kidnapped the Eighth Prince who was playing outside, and wanted to see the Emperor.
The Emperor is currently busy talking with the Empress; if you take a few more steps inside, you can hear the noise.
Going to summon the Emperor now would be suicide.
However, the safety of the Eighth Prince should not be ignored!
Li Fude stamped his foot, having no other choice, and went to shout, "Your Majesty, something has happened!"
Li Yuanke found it extremely annoying.
"What is it?" he asked in a hoarse voice.
Shen Shixi lay on the bed, truly exhausted.
This bastard is becoming less and less chivalrous towards women.
That ruthlessness is particularly captivating.
"The deposed Consort Cui has kidnapped the Eighth Prince, claiming she wants to see the Emperor." Li Fude's legs were trembling.
The good news is that the Emperor is done.
The bad news is that he interrupted the emperor's good time.
The good news is that the Eighth Prince may not have to die.
The bad news is that it seems my turn to pass away is coming.
Thinking about it, Li Fude was moved by his own actions.
Li Yuanke was extremely annoyed. "Who is the concubine who raised the Eighth Prince? What is she good for? And what about Consort Xian and Consort Shu, who are in charge of the harem? How could she have escaped?"
Shen Shixi, too lazy to care, kicked him and said, "Go wash up! Hurry up and take a look!"
Li Yuanke cursed under his breath, got up, picked up Shen Shixi, and went to the hot spring pool.
He washed himself, ignored Shen Shixi, put on some clothes, had Lan Ying tie his hair into a bun, inserted a jade hairpin, and then went out.
Before leaving the palace gate, he made a detour to a side hall to catch a glimpse of his son and daughter.
The eighth prince was not even two and a half years old. A gold hairpin was tied around his neck, and his own mother was holding the hairpin. She was like a madwoman, completely disregarding the child's life or death, and screamed, "Show me the Emperor, or I'll kill him!"
Consort Yuan struggled forward, crying, "Let him go! Let him go! He's your child!"
"My child? Hahaha, does he call me 'Mother'? Has he ever been with me for even a day? He's not my child anymore, and I'd rather never have given birth to him!"
With the Cui family destroyed, the son not being her own, and the emperor rarely visiting the harem, Rong Xiuyuan's world, which had been striving for advancement, collapsed overnight, and she embraced the idea of destroying everyone together.
When Li Yuanke arrived and saw Cui Xianhui in her frenzied state, the intoxication in his heart finally subsided.
Consort Yuan was pulled away by Consort Xian and Consort Shu, while the other concubines were terrified and dumbfounded. The Eighth Prince didn't even dare to cry. The guards surrounded them, and no one dared to step forward.
"I'm here. What do you want?"