frightfiction Chapter 116 Yu Chuyue
Chapter 116 Yu Chuyue
Li Chengyu bit her lip, looked around, and when she saw that the palace servants were not close to her, she lowered her voice and spoke.
"I'm just a little worried... Father loves Jiang Liangdi so much, and she gave birth to a son..."
Before she finished her words, Li Chengye already understood what she meant.
He had such concerns too.
Especially when he was first appointed the crown prince, his two younger sisters had obtained titles, but he, the eldest son, had nothing, and the people around him even changed the way they addressed him.
He used to be called the Crown Prince, but now he is called the Eldest Young Master.
But after the initial worry and anxiety, Li Chengye quickly adjusted his mindset.
The king's high regard for him was real. Although he did not ask for a title for him, he did invite great scholars to teach him.
Moreover, he will soon be eleven years old and will be able to get married in a few years. The fourth brother born to Jiang Liangdi is just a baby in swaddling clothes.
Is he not as good as a breastfeeding baby?
Li Chengye is still very confident in himself.
So he wasn't worried.
"I recently learned a saying, 'It takes a lot of hard work to forge iron.' If I want to win the favor of my father and grandfather, I have to rely on myself, not just suppress my opponents. My father has Jiang Liangdi now, and there will be more women and children in the future. Do I have to worry about every one of them? As my father's eldest son, if I can't even tolerate my younger brothers and sisters, how can my father trust me to leave... everything to me?"
When Li Chengye said this, he did not deliberately lower his tone.
He straightened his chest, waved to the palace servants, and led them away.
Li Chengyu stood there with a complicated look in his eyes.
Her brother seemed different.
The brother and sister thought their conversation was secret and didn't realize that not long after, their conversation reached the ears of the two masters of the East Palace.
The first person to know was naturally Li Ce.
Li Ce was quite satisfied with his son's performance. He invited several great scholars to teach his son how to behave properly, and it now seems to be effective.
Jiang Wanyue found out about it a little later.
She was a little surprised, but then relieved.
"After all, he is the son that His Highness values the most."
Those words were probably said intentionally for others to hear.
Although Li Chengye and Li Chengyu are twins, a boy and a girl, and grew up together, the current education for boys and girls is very different.
Li Chengyu is still childish. She likes beautiful clothes and exquisite jewelry. She likes to be the center of attention and be surrounded by flattery.
Li Chengye, who is the same age, has already begun to show the momentum of a superior. When he thinks about problems, he tends to start from the perspective of interests.
Even towards his own mother, he would not let his emotions get the better of him.
After just one meeting, he concluded that Lu Qingshuang was insane, and immediately made a decision not to rescue her. Instead, he gave the task of taking care of Lu Qingshuang to Li Chengyu.
This child, in some ways, is even colder than Li Ce.
As her thoughts changed, Jiang Wanyue saw her son struggling in his wet nurse's arms.
I wonder what Xu'er will look like when he grows up?
It's really too long to wait for a child to grow up.
Jiang Wanyue sighed, asked the wet nurse to take the child to the outer room, and she herself lay back on the couch.
Time passed, and soon it was the end of December.
The winter of that year was exceptionally cold. There were several heavy snowfalls at the beginning of the month. Many places in and outside the city were crushed by the accumulated snow. Some poor people could not even afford charcoal and were forced to live on the streets.
At this time, the Eastern Palace saved on daily expenses, provided porridge and charcoal to help the poor, and won praise from both inside and outside the court.
Li Ce's reputation also improved.
Words of praise such as benevolent, merciful, and wise leader were all attached to him.
The leaders set the example, and with the Crown Prince taking the lead, officials and wealthy businessmen from all over the country followed suit.
There was no need for the imperial court to provide disaster relief, and the disaster situation in various places was under control.
The emperor was very pleased and praised the prince many times in the court. One day, he even called the prince directly to the Taiji Hall and accompanied him to review memorials and discuss state affairs.
The prince became increasingly busy and only slept three hours a day. Naturally, he had no time to favor the women.
Yu Chuyue in the back garden waited anxiously, but the prince never showed up.
The rules of the Eastern Palace were strict, and people were not allowed to enter or leave the front hall at will, so as not to delay the prince's business. So they had no chance to send gifts.
In the past, she could still meet Li Ce when paying respects to the Crown Princess, but now that Lu Qingshuang is "recuperating", the greetings have been cancelled and no one can enter.
Yu Chuyue thought about it again and again, and now there was only one way to go.
One day, Jiang Wanyue, who was busy dealing with trivial matters, suddenly heard someone outside report that Yu Chenghui was coming. She was stunned for a moment before she remembered who they were talking about.
"Invite her in!"
Yu Chuyue only brought a little maid with her. She was wearing an autumn-scented dress and had a simple lily-shaped bun with only two gold leaf hairpins as embellishment. Her outfit was simple and low-key.
As soon as she entered the door, she bowed respectfully to Jiang Wanyue.
"I pay my respects to Lady Liang."
Jiang Wanyue looked at her, somewhat surprised.
"Sit down! Why are you here?"
She looked Yu Chuyue up and down.
"But did the people in the palace bully you? Why are you dressed like this?"
She then turned and asked Xing'er.
"Have you made sure that the clothes, jewelry, charcoal and silver that you give to the masters every month have all been delivered?"
Xing'er nodded hurriedly.
"I checked the account book and everything has been delivered."
Yu Chuyue knew Jiang Wanyue had misunderstood as soon as she heard it, and she hurriedly explained: "No, I have received all the things, and there is enough charcoal, and no palace servants bully me. It's just that I heard that Your Highness is helping the disaster victims today, and everyone in the palace is saving money, so I am dressed like this."
Jiang Wanyue was speechless.
"You are too plain. Although we in the East Palace need to save money during this period, we don't have to be so frugal. After all, you are His Highness's person, the successor of the East Palace."
Yu Chuyue was already a little frightened, and after hearing Jiang Wanyue's words, he became even more nervous and stood up in a hurry.
"I am clumsy and don't understand these things. I wanted to share Liang Di's worries, but I didn't expect to make things worse."
Jiang Wanyue waved her hand and asked her to sit down.
"Okay, don't panic, it's not a big deal."
Only then did Yu Chuyue breathe a sigh of relief and sat back.
A palace maid brought tea over. Yu Chuyue picked it up, sniffed it, took a sip, and felt that it was not much different from the tea he had.
She couldn't help but look at Jiang Wanyue's hand, and was stunned to find that it was the same tea.
Jiang Wanyue noticed her expression.
"Why? You don't like this tea?"
Yu Chuyue quickly shook his head.
"No, I like it very much. But I didn't expect that you, Liang Di, would also like to drink Tieguanyin."
Jiang Wanyue smiled faintly.
"This is a tribute from central Fujian. It has a strong flavor but a mellow aroma. I drank it once or twice and found it good, so I bought more. Do you like it too?"