novelhk Chapter 337 If the Crown Prince is like his maternal uncle, the Great Zhou Dynasty is in grave dange
Chapter 337 If the Crown Prince is like his maternal uncle, the Great Zhou Dynasty is in grave dange
None of these statements address the key points that the girl wants.
When Li Yuanke returned, Shen Shixi told him what had happened, "How could my older brother be so foolish? I really don't know what's wrong with Liang Jinyue's eyes, that she had to fall for someone like my older brother. My god, if it were me, I would have kicked him out!"
"What's wrong with two blind people meeting?"
Li Yuanke was exhausted after taking care of the child all day. He lay down on the bed, held her in his arms, and asked, "How were you today? What did the imperial physician say?"
Shen Shixi's health has improved quite a bit, and she's already clean. However, she still can't take a bath, so she just wipes herself down with hot spring water every day. Washing her hair is out of the question.
She pushed him away. "Stay away from me. I haven't showered in ages. I stink. If you find my little thing disgusting, you might even want to depose me."
"What utter nonsense are you spouting? I'll kill you! Try saying 'I'm useless' again and see what happens!"
"Oh, go ahead and do it. If you do it now, I definitely won't survive!"
She turned over, her back to him.
Li Yuanke insisted on coming closer, taking a deep breath against her chest, and laughed, "You smell like milk."
Shen Shixi found it amusing. "You mean you want to eat it?"
The atmosphere changed instantly.
Li Yuanke looked at her deeply, then buried his face in her chest. Shen Shixi was startled and quickly pushed him away, saying, "Li Yuanke, no, this milk won't come back."
I finally managed to hold it in, and even drank a soup to reduce lactation.
Li Yuanke was a bit wicked. When Shen Shixi was pregnant, he tried every means to avoid her. But after she gave birth, he didn't care about anything and became extremely intimate with her, taking advantage of the fact that Shen Shixi wouldn't sleep with him.
He used a bit of force.
Shen Shixi felt a jolt of electricity run through her body. She pushed his head away, gritted her teeth, and asked, pushing him back, "How does it taste?"
It's definitely not something humans can eat.
Li Yuanke leaned in to kiss her, but Shen Shixi quickly dodged.
Li Yuanke was just teasing her; he wouldn't actually kiss her. He licked his lips, gave her a long, meaningful look, and then picked up his teacup and took a sip.
The flavor became bland.
Shen Shixi laughed, "Li Yuanke, you should be content. Your son and daughter have never eaten this."
The next day, Li Yuanke summoned his brother-in-law and Liang Jinyue. The two entered together, bowed to the emperor, and Li Yuanke offered them seats.
After discussing the situation in the north, the two supplemented each other's accounts, explaining things in great detail, and Li Yuanke listened attentively.
"Last winter, the Beisha region suffered a snow disaster, and countless cattle and sheep froze to death, making life extremely difficult for the people. According to past practice, once their people are in dire straits, they will definitely invade our surrounding towns. Your humble servants are ready to fight at any time," Shen Shijin said.
Li Yuanke asked, "Last winter, I sent 200,000 sets of cotton-padded clothing to the border. Were they made of enough cotton?"
Liang Jinyue said, "Your Majesty, we received 100,000 sets in Youzhou, and another 100,000 were sent to Tianfei Pass. I took over the supplies and carefully checked them all. They are new cotton and very warm."
but……"
Li Yuanke said, "Tell the truth!"
"I heard that the 50,000 sets of cotton-padded clothes sent to Shuofang were all stuffed with cattail fluff, not cotton. Around the New Year, more than 20 patrolling soldiers froze to death overnight."
Li Yuanke's face was ashen, and his hands, which were resting on his knees, clenched into fists, with veins bulging.
Shen Shijin said, "Your Majesty, weren't these cotton-padded clothes made all at once?"
"No!" Because it was his brother-in-law, Li Yuanke didn't hide anything, closed his eyes, and said.
"These are all military supplies organized by the Ministry of War, and they are purchased from different channels. Originally, the plan was to have the cotton-padded clothes made by my third brother be delivered to Shuofang, but it seems that someone has tampered with them and delivered them to Youzhou and Tianfei Pass instead."
The two understood. It wasn't until now that the Emperor learned that soldiers had frozen to death in Shuofang. Yang Shougui should have known, but he didn't mention it or report it, which is a big problem.
They didn't press the matter further, so Liang Jinyue asked instead, "This humble general may inquire about Her Majesty the Empress's well-being, and the Crown Prince and Princess's well-being as well?"
Shen Shijin gave her a strange look, which Li Yuanke found amusing. He picked up his teacup to cover his barely suppressed smile.
He coughed lightly and deliberately asked, "General Liang, why are you suddenly asking about the Empress?"
Shen Shijin was extremely nervous and quickly got up and knelt down. "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. General Liang is not overstepping his bounds. It is only because I often think of Her Majesty the Empress that I dared to inquire on my behalf."
Liang Jinyue had no choice but to kneel down as well.
She sensed that the Emperor probably knew her identity, because his gaze lingered on her for no more than two breaths.
It wasn't as natural as when I looked at Shen Shijin.
She guessed that the Empress must have seen through it. Almost everyone in the Shen family knew, even Shen Shijin's aunt knew, and wanted to point it out, but Shen Shijin was a bit dim-witted.
Li Yuanke had no choice but to say, "The Empress is doing well. She's not even a month old yet, so it's not appropriate for you to see her."
He ordered, "Bring the prince and princess over so their uncle can meet them!"
Shen Shijin was overjoyed and kowtowed repeatedly, saying, "This humble general thanks Your Majesty for your great kindness!"
The prince and princess woke up and were brought over in a cart.
The stroller was made at Shen Shixi's request, and it works quite well.
The two children opened their big, round eyes and looked around, but unfortunately their vision was limited and everything in front of them was blurry. When they couldn't see clearly, they started to cry.
Li Yuanke quickly grabbed a rattle and shook it, one on each side. The two little ones stopped crying, with a tear still hanging from the corner of their eyes, and they grinned.
Their dad won't be able to work himself to death!
Shen Shijin found the crying sounds beautiful and said very sincerely, "I don't know which one is the crown prince and which one is the princess. They look exactly alike and resemble the emperor."
Liang Jinyue also stared at the two children and echoed, "They look exactly like the Emperor."
Li Fude watched helplessly as the smile on the emperor's face froze, and knew something was wrong.
"He looks like me?" Li Yuanke was very uncomfortable. "You can tell he's so young?"
The baby, who is about ten days old, is quite different from when he was just born. His eyebrows and eyes are gradually opening up, and you can already see some features.
Shen Shijin dared to glance at the Emperor and said, "Your Majesty, it's quite obvious!"
Li Yuanke turned his head and looked at Li Fude with a chilling gaze.
Li Fude knelt down with a thud. "Your Majesty, my judgment may differ from that of the Imperial Brother-in-law, but I find that the two young masters resemble Her Majesty the Empress quite a bit."
Shen Shijin looked at them again and again. "Really? Neither the Crown Prince nor the Princess resembles the Empress in any way. Jin Yue, who do you think they look like?"
Liang Jinyue was the smarter one; she noticed something was amiss. Pretending to consider it carefully, she said, "She looks like His Majesty, and then again, she looks like the Empress. She's grown up with the best features of both the Emperor and the Empress. I wonder how beautiful she'll be when she's older; she's truly exquisite!"
Li Yuanke finally breathed a sigh of relief. His hand was a little sore from shaking the baby. The two little ones were getting impatient and about to cry again, so he quickly stopped shaking them and asked Li Fude to take the baby downstairs to nurse.
He asked Shen Shijin, "You're not young anymore. Last time your mother-in-law went to the palace and spoke to the Empress about your marriage, what are your plans?"
Shen Shijin glanced quickly at Liang Jinyue, "This humble general hasn't considered it yet!"
After saying that, he realized it wasn't appropriate and added, "Without destroying Beisha and Xiling, how can we have a home!"
Li Yuanke thought to himself, this brother-in-law is even more stupid than Xu Wanyi.
They're all incredibly stupid!
If the crown prince is like him, the Great Zhou Dynasty is in grave danger!
Li Yuanke then looked at Liang Jinyue, "General Liang, would you like me to bestow a marriage upon you?"
Liang Jinyue quickly expressed his gratitude, saying, "Your Majesty, may I request permission to retire from military service and return to my hometown? I wish to find someone I love to marry and have children!"