I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 93 Both sons and daughters
The crown prince was confined to his house for one month, and the second son was confined to his house for three months.

This was the punishment that Emperor Qing gave to the two for the vegetable inspection and smuggling matters respectively.

Being grounded for three months was probably the most severe punishment the second child had ever received since he was born.

However, the second brother got a help, that is, Emperor Qing issued an edict to grant him a marriage.

The marriage between Ye Ling'er, the eldest daughter of the Ye family, and the second son was arranged, so that the second son suddenly got a powerful helper in the Ye family, at least on the surface.

Although the second brother was severely punished for smuggling, the marriage was granted, and the power of the second brother and the prince in the court was restored to a balanced state.

The prince was naturally indignant, but he thought he had hidden it well. However, Fan Xian had secretly formed an alliance with him because of Lin Gong, and Emperor Qing had long noticed this.

After all, Emperor Qing arranged the marriage with the second son just to balance the power of the second son and the crown prince in the court.

Emperor Qing sat firmly on the high platform, watching the two men fighting each other. In his eyes, except for Li Chengzong, who he really could not control, everyone in the world was a chess piece, all under his control, and no one could escape from his palm.

For now, the second brother definitely doesn't like Ye Ling'er, but for the sake of the Ye family behind Ye Ling'er, he has to convince himself to like Ye Ling'er, which is a little difficult for the Ye family to accept.

They were optimistic about Li Chengzong, the third prince who had the Qin family's support behind him. He could attack or defend, and whether he competed for the throne or not, his final outcome would not be too tragic. At least he would not be like the second son or the crown prince, who would die if they failed.

So after the imperial decree of marriage was issued, Ye Chong secretly went to Prince Ding's Palace. Unfortunately, Li Chengzong did not accept the good intentions of the Ye family, and the Ye family did not dare to directly resist Emperor Qing, so they were forced to accept the marriage.

In addition to this, the second brother sent Liu Juefan to the palace and brought 100,000 taels of silver as a thank you.

In the blink of an eye, it was the fifth year of the Qingli period.

After New Year's Eve, Fan Xian, who was far away in Shangjing City of Northern Qi and already knew about the smuggling between Lao Er and Li Yunrui and Shen Zhong of Northern Qi, discussed some things with the young emperor of Northern Qi and then set out on the journey back to Kyoto, intending to return to Kyoto to completely overthrow Li Yunrui and kill Li Chengze by the way. Perhaps because he was afraid that Lao Er and Li Yunrui would kill him, Fan Xian faked his death to escape, just like in the original novel, and deceived many people.

At the same time, Prince Ding's mansion also began to pack up and prepare to enter the palace to attend the Lantern Festival banquet.

Although more than ten days have passed since the Chinese New Year, the city of Kyoto is still filled with a joyful New Year atmosphere and laughter can be heard everywhere.

There are two major banquets every Chinese New Year.

One is the New Year’s Eve vigil, and the other is the New Year’s Eve banquet.

These two times were the family banquets with the most people. Even the queen, who confined herself to the harem and drank all day, would dress up and attend.

It’s the same this year, except that there’s one more Si Lili compared to previous years.

On the afternoon of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Li Chengzong and his companions had just entered the palace and had not yet had time to attend the night banquet when a piece of news arrived.

Fan Xian is dead!

Fan Xian’s death instantly cast a gloomy cloud over the entire imperial palace.

Just like that, the original fifteenth night banquet was cancelled.

As luck would have it, the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, who were originally heading to the Night Banquet Palace, happened to meet them halfway.

"Second brother, did you send someone to kill Fan Xian?"

"Prince, this is a false accusation. Why would I kill Fan Xian? What reason do I have to kill Fan Xian?"

"Has Second Brother forgotten about the smuggling?"

The fact that the second brother was smuggling was no longer a secret in the court. After all, Emperor Qing suddenly ordered him to be confined to his home for three months, and the reason could be found out with a little inquiry.

But the second brother donated three million taels of silver and was confined to his house for three months. In addition, there was no substantial evidence, so even the people from the Censorate could not report the second brother for smuggling.

But if someone comes up with substantial evidence, even if everyone knows the truth by then, with Emperor Qing protecting the second brother, there will be countless people who will hold on to the second brother.

Who can provide evidence that Lao Er is smuggling?
Fan Xian, who was sent as an envoy to Northern Qi, is the most likely candidate.

Therefore, the second brother still has reason to kill Fan Xian.

Li Chengze was too lazy to answer the prince's question and just bowed and left.

When he arrived at Concubine Shu's residence, he found that his mother was not there. After asking around, he learned that just now, news had come from Yuxiu Palace that Si Lili was about to give birth.

So Li Chengze hurried back to the palace and brought in the gifts he had prepared long ago.

When they arrived at Yuxiu Palace, everyone was there except Emperor Qing and the Queen, even Prince Jing and his family.

Seeing Li Chengzong pacing back and forth outside the delivery room, Li Chengze stepped forward and comforted him: "Third brother, don't worry, everything will be fine."

"Second brother, you have never given birth to a child, so you don't understand."

Li Chengze: "..."

It makes you feel like you've given birth.

As for Si Lili's childbirth, not only Prince Ding's Mansion attached great importance to it, but even the inner court of the Imperial Palace also took it seriously. Ever since they stayed up all night on New Year's Eve, knowing that Si Lili was about to give birth, Yuxiu Palace arranged for an experienced old nanny, fearing that Si Lili would give birth on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. No one expected that it would really happen.

Emperor Qing attached great importance to the birth of his first grandson. After confirming that Fan Xian's death was fake, he hurried to Yuxiu Palace. This set a precedent. Even when his several biological sons were born, he had never been there in person.

"How long have you been in there?"

"Your Majesty, it's been almost two hours."

Emperor Qing hummed calmly, looked at Li Chengzong who was pacing back and forth, and said calmly: "Don't worry, the baby should be born soon."

As soon as he finished speaking, the screams coming from the delivery room stopped, and then the sound of a baby crying was heard, which stunned everyone present, even Emperor Qing was stunned for a moment.

His words were golden. He said the baby would be born immediately.

Just as everyone was stunned, a maid ran out in a hurry.

"Congratulations, Your Highness. The princess has given birth to twins, a boy and a girl."

Li Chengzong was stunned. A mysterious aura burst out from him, which stunned the people around him again, especially Emperor Qing, who was completely confused.

Isn't it just giving birth to a child? How could it really be a breakthrough? !

Why did he not achieve any breakthrough after having five sons? !
Li Chengzong didn't even notice that he had made another breakthrough. His previous daze was only due to unprecedented joy, so he quickly came to his senses and burst into laughter.

"Reward, everyone will receive a big reward today."

As he said that, Li Chengzong was about to run to the delivery room, but fortunately Qin Yu was quick enough to catch him.

"Wait until they have finished cleaning up, then you can go in."

If she hadn't been standing guard at the door of the delivery room, her son would have rushed into the room long ago.

"You guys keep an eye on him, I'll go in and take a look first."

Qin Yu looked at Chaolu and Xingzhi and gave them some instructions. He was so happy that he couldn't close his mouth. He walked into the delivery room with a smile on his face.

The old lady outside the delivery room and a group of women including Ning Cairen also followed her into the delivery room, leaving behind a group of men.

"Congratulations, Third Brother."

"Congratulations, Third Brother."

Knowing that Si Lili was giving birth, the prince and the second son both came with gifts.

"You are really amazing, you have both a son and a daughter at once."

Emperor Qing was also very happy. Not only because these were his first grandchildren, but also because these two children were born right after he asked for them.

In his view, this is destiny.

Li Chengzong seemed not to hear what they said. He just kept laughing foolishly. There was only one voice in his mind: I am going to be a father.

Seeing Li Chengzong laughing to himself, Prince Jing joked, "I don't think this kid will calm down for a while."

"Haha, I think so too. He's a loser." Emperor Qing expressed his contempt, and when he found that Li Chengzong still had no reaction, he no longer had the heart to joke with him. He simply kept silent and waited to see his grandson.

After waiting outside the door for a long time, Qin Yu and his group finally came out carrying two children.

"Okay, go in and take a look. We'll take care of the child for you."

Hearing what my mother said, Li Chengzong rushed into the delivery room without caring about anyone else.

Seeing this, Ning Cairen was a little confused: "Zong'er...you don't even look at the child?"

"In his eyes, his wife is more important than his children."

Qin Yu teased his son and reluctantly carried the child to Emperor Qing.

"Your Majesty, can you take a look?"

Emperor Qing was too lazy to argue with Qin Yu, so he carefully took the child and said with a smile, "He does look like Li Chengzong."

After holding his grandson and playing with him for a while, Emperor Qing took Eunuch Hou away, and then asked Eunuch Hou to deliver two imperial edicts and rewards.

A princess.

A prince.

(End of this chapter)