I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 67 Li Xiaoqian

When he returned to the palace, Li Xiaoqian, who had returned earlier, had already taken a bath and was waiting in the hall of the palace.

The brother and sister hadn't seen each other for a long time, and Li Xiaoqian and Si Lili were very happy to see each other again.

Especially Li Xiaoqian, he can be said to have been raised by Si Lili, so he cares about his sister Si Lili even more.

After confirming that his sister was pregnant, he couldn't help but laugh, but as he laughed, his face darkened.

"Third Prince, I have something to tell you."

Upon hearing this, Si Lili pretended to be angry and said, "Call me brother-in-law."

"It's okay. He's not used to it for a while, but he will be fine after a while. I'll talk to my brother-in-law. You have a child now, so you can't be angry." Li Chengzong was so excited that he didn't realize that Si Lili was pretending.

After calming Si Lili down, Li Chengzong took his brother-in-law to the study.

He met a lot of people on the road, and the first thing he said was, I'm going to be a father.

Li Xiaoqian could see that this brother-in-law valued his sister very much, but the anger in his heart was still rising.

So, as soon as the two of them entered the study, Li Xiaoqian asked, "What are you going to do with my sister?"

"What do you mean?"

Li Chengzong was still immersed in the joy of being a father, and his mind was unable to wrap around for a while.

"Do you know what this is called? You are having an affair without a matchmaker and the child born is an illegitimate child. Aren't you going to give my sister a legitimate status?" Li Xiaoqian was furious and his saliva was almost spraying on Li Chengzong's face.

Li Chengzong said with an "oh" and suddenly realized, "You are talking about this matter. I promised your sister that I would marry her with a wedding dress and a sedan chair. Naturally, I would give you a legitimate status. It's not that I have been waiting for you to come back, so I have been delaying it until now."

Can you blame yourself for this?!
Li Xiaoqian was so angry that his chest heaved. "You... shameless person, I asked you to make peace with my sister before you get married... Wait, you said you wanted to marry my sister, do you want to marry her as the prince's consort?"

"If she can't be the principal wife, then she should be able to be the concubine." Li Chengzong said somewhat embarrassedly.

This is a feudal society, so naturally we should follow some of its customs. He was planning to marry Si Lili as his concubine, and having a child before marriage should not happen.

Originally, he planned not to touch Si Lili before getting married, saving the best moments for the wedding day, but who knew that Si Lili would drug him, and he couldn't help but break through his defenses, leading to the current situation.

So much so that when facing his brother-in-law Li Xiaoqian, he couldn't help feeling a little lacking in confidence.

On the other hand, Li Xiaoqian was stunned for a moment, and asked in disbelief, "Are you sure you want to marry my sister as a concubine?"

"What is the problem?"

"My sister's identity..."

Li Xiaoqian paused, then sighed and said, "Brother-in-law, it would be fine if you could just give my sister a name."

Their family was the descendant of a rebellion, and his sister was a prostitute and a spy for Northern Qi. Even if she were in an ordinary family, people would look down on her background, let alone the royal family of Qing.

However, the man in front of him actually wanted to marry his sister as a concubine. Just for this intention, Li Xiaoqian was willing to call him brother-in-law. No wonder his sister fell in love with this man. Even he, a grown man, was moved.

"I know your sister's identity. Since I said I would marry your sister, I will definitely marry your sister. The child your sister gave birth to must be included in the family tree. But I'm telling you in advance that given your family's situation, it is definitely not possible to return to the family tree."

"I understand. In fact, I just want you to give my sister a name and treat her well in the future. At least you have other women, so you can't let others bully her, otherwise I will fight you to the death."

Looking at Li Xiaoqian's expression, Li Chengzong was a little confused: "No, why do you sound like you don't care if I find other women? You were raised by your sister, so you don't mind if your sister's man finds other women?"

"You are a prince, so you will naturally have other women." Li Xiaoqian said as a matter of course: "As long as you treat my sister well in the future, find a woman who is easy to get along with, and don't let her bully my sister, that's all."

Hearing this, Li Chengzong suddenly realized that he seemed to have overthought it.

In this feudal society, it was normal for wealthy families to have three wives and four concubines, not to mention that he was a prince, so the fact that he had multiple women was not something that his brother-in-law could not accept. On the contrary, he thought it was very normal and not worth making a fuss about. What his brother-in-law cared more about was whether he would get along well with other women in the future and whether they would bully Si Lili.

I have to say that in some aspects, the evil feudal society is actually quite good.

Li Chengzong motioned his brother-in-law to sit down and said with a smile: "I will definitely treat your sister well. You can rest assured that I will keep my word. After talking to you, I will go to the palace and marry your sister legitimately."

"Will Emperor Qing agree?" Li Xiaoqian expressed doubt. "It's not a big problem."

Li Chengzong replied casually and asked, "By the way, do you hate my father?"

Li Xiaoqian was silent for a moment, then he spoke: "Although I was very young back then, I have almost figured out what happened over the years. It was indeed my grandfather who was responsible for the rebellion, but my father's death was also related to Emperor Qing. If Emperor Qing had not failed to rescue him in time, my father might not have died, and the subsequent events would not have happened. If I say I don't hate him, I would be lying, but if I say how much I hate him, it seems that I don't have any hatred. Perhaps this is all fate."

Everything is fate, this is Li Xiaoqian’s final conclusion on what happened that year.

Li Chengzong nodded and continued to ask: "Then do you like Northern Qi?"

"Can't say I like it."

This surprised Li Chengzong a little.

After all, judging from some of Si Lili's words, Bei Qi was quite good to them.

At least Si Lili has a very good impression of Northern Qi.

In her words, Northern Qi was responsible for saving her and her siblings' lives.

Looking at Li Chengzong's expression, Li Xiaoqian smiled and said, "It seems that my brother-in-law is quite surprised by my answer."

"Yes, a little bit. After all, your sister still has a good impression of Northern Qi."

"I don't know what my sister told you, but I don't like Bei Qi."

Li Xiaoqian shook his head, took two deep breaths, and tried to keep himself calm. He said, "I don't deny that Northern Qi helped my sister and I survive. I can work hard for Northern Qi, but Northern Qi should never use me to threaten my sister to come to Qing Kingdom as a spy as a prostitute."

In Li Xiaoqian's mind, one is the place where his family was destroyed, and the other is the place where he was held hostage to threaten his sister.

He didn't like Qing Kingdom, and he didn't like Northern Qi either.

Moreover, compared with Qing Kingdom, he even hated Northern Qi a little more.

After all, although he had found out that it was Emperor Qing who killed their entire family, he had no way to defend himself against his grandfather's treason. In addition, he was too young at the time to put himself in their shoes. He had no feelings for his parents and grandfather, so the hatred in his heart was quite limited.

But it was different with Northern Qi. He could not accept that Northern Qi used him to threaten his sister who had raised him. It was because of the favor of Northern Qi that saved their lives that he behaved himself and did not cause any trouble in Northern Qi over the years.

Li Chengzong could see that his brother-in-law was not lying, and he breathed a sigh of relief. He smiled and said, "One last question. Now that you have returned to Qing Kingdom, what are you going to do in the future?"

"I plan to open a private school in Kyoto."

Li Xiaoqian gave his answer without even thinking about it. This was a decision he made after careful consideration on his way to Kyoto.

"I heard from your sister that you are well educated, why don't you consider becoming an official?"

"Forget about my identity. If someone finds out, it will implicate you. Besides, I don't want to be an official under Emperor Qing."

No matter how you put it, Emperor Qing killed the enemies of Li Xiaoqian's family after all. It was indeed a bit difficult for Li Xiaoqian to be an official and work for Emperor Qing.

"Okay, since you have plans, I won't care about you anymore. If you need money, just tell your sister. I..."

Li Xiaoqian interrupted: "I have money."

"how much do you have?"

"More than four hundred taels, it should be enough for me to open a private school."

"It's not easy to live in Kyoto. If you need money, just tell your sister. There is also a school in the mansion. You can go and take a look and see if you can be a good teacher. Then decide whether to open a private school."

Li Xiaoqian nodded and hummed.

Li Chengzong stood up and said with a smile: "Okay, you are alright now, right? If you are alright, go and have dinner. After dinner, I have to go to the palace to finalize the matter of marrying your sister and announce the good news."

(End of this chapter)