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Chapter 724 Li Ke’s Thoughts

On the other side, King Shu Li Ke, with An Heihu and others, returned to the Palace of King Shu in a threatening manner. As soon as they entered the palace, they met Quan Wanji who came to pay his respects.

"Your Highness, I greet you. May Your Highness live a thousand years!"

Although Quan Wanji was also an official of the Shu Palace, his official position in the court was the seventh-rank Taicang Office, serving as Hu Cheng's deputy. He usually worked in the Taicang Office, and only occasionally came to the Shu Palace to accompany the emperor when he was free, to be Li Ke's counselor, and to assist in planning the affairs.

"Humph"

Li Ke was furious with half of his face red. Seeing that Quan Wanji ignored him, he snorted, flicked his sleeves, and went straight to the main hall of the palace.

Seeing this, An Heihu quickly sent the guards away, said a few words to the servant beside him, gave a wink to Quan Wanji, and then the two of them followed.

As soon as Li Ke entered the hall, he picked up the vase and teacup on the table and threw them to the ground angrily.

He threw several things in a row, cursing as he did so. The servants around him had never seen their prince lose his temper so much, and they all knelt on the side in silence. After venting for a while, Li Ke sat down after his anger subsided a little.

An Heihu quickly took the copper basin brought by the maid, took the towel from the servant next to him, dipped it in the cold water, then wrung it half dry, came to Li Ke and handed it to him.

It's rare that a big and strong man like An Heihu can perform the movements so smoothly and fluently.

Li Ke took the towel and put it on his burning left cheek. He touched it and let out a hissing sound, then took a breath of cool air with a grin.

Damn, I just felt the prince waved his hand casually, why did it hurt so much?
Not only was half of my face swollen, but my head was buzzing, my neck was numb, and it felt like I had lost all feeling in half of my face.

Thinking about how he was beaten by his cowardly elder brother whom he had always looked down upon, Li Ke still felt humiliated, especially the famous crabapple flower, which was indeed so beautiful and so pitiful.

Li Ke thought that he had captured her and could take her to his own courtyard to enjoy. For this reason, Li Ke named his own courtyard Xingyuan out of evil taste, just to occupy Haitang for a long time, to give his elder brother a good hat, and to vent the anger that he had been riding on his head for more than ten years.

If you can't suppress him, suppress his woman.

This was the decision Li Ke made after careful consideration after meeting Cheng Yunliang last night.

Originally, the best way to deal with the situation was to hand Cheng Yunliang over to the emperor. As long as Cheng Yunliang appeared in front of the emperor, Hou Junji's embezzlement of one million strings of cash would no longer be concealed.

With Cheng Yunliang as a witness, Hou Junji had no way of denying himself. This way, he could also prove his innocence regarding the night inspection of the Hou Mansion by Wei Zheng a few days ago.

However, after thinking it over, Li Ke realized that if he brought Hou Junji down, he would not end up in any good situation.

Even if the Emperor's marriage plan was ruined and Hou Junji was ruined, the Crown Prince would not be implicated. Hou Junji's corruption in Xiangyang had nothing to do with the Crown Prince. At most, the Emperor could terminate the marriage with the Hou family and find another family for the Crown Prince that was not inferior to Hou Junji. There were a lot of powerful officials in Chang'an City, and the Hou family was not lacking.

Instead of destroying Hou Junji, it is better to control Cheng Yunliang, acquiesce to the marriage between the Hou Mansion and the Eastern Palace, and keep this problem alive. In this way, Hou Junji's hidden danger will become the hidden danger of the Eastern Palace. With this handle in hand, he can give the Eastern Palace a fatal blow at any time.

And
Thinking of the crabapple blossom known as the most beautiful woman in Chang'an, the young Li Ke felt warmed up. That night in the marquis's mansion, Li Ke saw with his own eyes this peerless beauty whom he had only heard of but never seen, although the visibility was not very good at night.

But looking at a beauty under the lamp is a different feeling.

Especially when the beauty was slightly angry, the enchanting charm revealed in her eyebrows and eyes, the scent of crabapple blossoms emanating from her body, coupled with the faint fragrance of virginity, made Li Ke unforgettable at first sight. Even the blow of being stripped of his prince title could not overcome his longing for the beauty.

When Li Ke thought that such a beauty had fallen into the hands of his good-for-nothing brother, he felt a sense of heartache and annoyance.

Filled with lust, Li Ke happily accepted Ashina Yun's offer. However, although he traveled with Ashina Yun every day, his heart could not let go of the beautiful woman in the marquis's mansion who he missed day and night and was not polite to him.

If it weren't for Haitang's concern, Ashina Yun would have been eaten by himself long ago.

In the midst of this tangled longing, Cheng Yunliang appeared at his doorstep, which made Li Ke's heart brighten. With Cheng Yunliang, the fortune or life or death of the old dog Hou Junji depended on his own thoughts. And as Haitang was a weak woman, couldn't she be manipulated by him at will?
When he thought of this, Li Ke even forgot about attacking Hou Junji, destroying the marriage alliance with the Eastern Palace, and restoring his own princely title.

Haitang will be getting married in a few days. If she doesn't seize the opportunity now, she won't be able to have the first bowl of soup. As a son of a dragon and a grandson of a phoenix, with the noble blood of two emperors, Li Ke is extremely proud. How can he eat other people's leftovers?
Besides, with Cheng Yunliang in hand, Hou Junji can deal with him at any time, and the prince title can be restored at any time, so it is better to pick this crabapple flower first. Not only can he have a taste of her beauty, but he can also plant a nail in the East Palace that no one would expect.

Having found a good excuse for himself, Li Ke was so excited that he couldn't sleep all night. The next day, he couldn't wait to turn down the date with Ashina Yun and sent someone to follow Haitang. Unexpectedly, man proposes, God disposes. It was really a match made in heaven. Haitang actually left the mansion to go to Huichang Temple to burn incense.

Li Ke impatiently took An Heihu and escorted Cheng Yunliang out of the city. Before leaving the mansion, he did not forget to instruct his servants to clean up his villa, replace it with new bedding and make all preparations before the war.

This is also the first battle in his life, and the opponent is the most beautiful woman in Chang'an. He must leave a good memory.

In order to avoid defeat in the first battle, Li Ke, who had not slept all night but was very excited, had dark circles under his eyes. Despite his busy schedule, he secretly asked the steward of the palace for the Eighteen Moves of Flying Dragon and Dancing Phoenix, and quietly studied them all the way in his carriage.

Then they arrived at Huichang Temple. As expected, everything was just as he had expected. As soon as Haitang saw Cheng Yunliang, she immediately lost her ability to resist. She begged him to let Hou Junji go, and put on a sad expression, letting him do whatever he wanted.

As Li Ke was looking smug, the two of them just walked out of the temple gate and met Li Chengqian. Li Ke was really frightened at that time, and his heart was in a panic. If this matter of stealing his eldest sister-in-law was spread out, he would be finished.

Not only would his impression in the court officials' minds be ruined, but even Li Shimin would hate himself. After all, such dirty behavior was different from fighting for power. Although Li Shimin could do it, he could not tolerate his son following suit.

In a panic, he was slapped by Li Chengqian. The young man could not stand the stimulation. Li Ke was furious and wanted to kill Li Chengqian.

Now that he had returned home, he was still gritting his teeth and was extremely angry. Thinking of his elder brother's cold eyes and angry attitude, Li Ke found it difficult to convince himself that Li Chengqian had not noticed his intentions. He was frightened and even felt an embarrassing shame.

Wanted to sleep with his elder sister-in-law, and was caught by his elder brother?

Li Ke's usual open and generous image suddenly collapsed, as if someone had his pants stripped off in public. He felt embarrassed and ashamed, which eventually turned into anger and frustration.

He wished he could find someone to kill Li Chengqian immediately to silence him and prevent this shameful side of his from being exposed.

Li Ke was so angry, but he just wanted to cover up his despicable behavior.

Thinking that he would definitely not be able to touch the next crabapple flower for the time being, it would be better to hand Cheng Yunliang over to his father and bring the Hou family to an end.

Once Hou Junji is convicted, Haitang, the daughter of a convicted official, will definitely not have a good end. Her property may be confiscated and she may be sent to the Jiaofang Bureau to be a prostitute, or she may be exiled. By then, this Haitang flower will fade out of people's sight, and maybe she can even take it in as her concubine and have an affair with her.

Thinking of the crabapple blossoms in the Huichang Temple today, with their alluring appearance of shame, anger, resentment and helplessness, Li Ke was haunted and itchy.

The more he couldn't get it, the more greedy Li Ke became.

"Damn it, that coward Fei actually dared to hit me. Since you don't care about the relationship between brothers, I won't care about it either."

Li Ke shouted angrily, "An Heihu, call Cheng Yunliang to me immediately and tell him that I will bring him to the palace to see the emperor immediately."

"Yes, Your Highness!" An Heihu responded in a strong voice, then went to the backyard to look for someone.

But Quan Wanji was surprised and asked in confusion: "Cheng Yunliang, what Cheng Yunliang, Your Highness, what are you talking about?"

Well.
When Li Ke heard the question, he realized that Quan Wanji was still waiting on the side. He frowned. Originally, Li Ke wanted to discuss such a big matter as Cheng Yunliang with Cen Wenben or Quan Wanji, the advisers who usually helped him plan the affairs.

But because of his own selfishness, he was concerned about the Marquis's Begonia. If these people knew the truth, they would definitely force him to hand Cheng Yunliang over to the emperor and win the political struggle. If they were to discover his dirty intentions, they would be very disappointed in him.

So Li Ke did not inform anyone, and Ji Zhi also asked An Heihu, who had been with him all the time, to keep it a secret.

Since his plan was ruined by the prince, he probably would not know his intention except An Heihu. An Heihu was a fool and might not be able to guess his thoughts. Moreover, this was his death warrior, so even if he knew, he would not have any idea.

(End of this chapter)