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Chapter 139: Returning to Beijing after Success, Begonias Listen to the Wall
Two days later, Li Chengping and his team arrived outside the capital.

Li Chengze had been waiting at the city gate with his entourage. When he saw the convoy approaching, he immediately stepped forward.

"Third brother, long time no see, I missed you so much!"

He laughed and went over to give Li Chengping a big hug, but was dodged.

"Second brother, you and I are elders, so please be mindful of your status in public!" Li Chengping smiled slightly.

Li Chengze's expression froze: "Yes, it's all because of me being too reckless. Third brother, you are more thoughtful."

"You're too polite, second brother. I still have something to report to my father. Let's talk next time when we are free!"

After a brief greeting, Li Chengping left in a carriage.

Looking at the convoy going away, Li Chengze's face gradually became gloomy: "Bi'an, from now on, Prince Wen's Mansion will be listed as a key observation target!"

"Your Highness, weren't you just chatting nicely with the Third Prince? Why are you suddenly targeting him? What about the Crown Prince?"

Xie Bian was confused.

"Let's relax our observation on the Crown Prince for now and focus on the Third Brother. He has made great contributions this time and the Emperor will definitely reward him handsomely. Otherwise, he may become our enemy in the future!"

Li Chengze's face looked particularly ugly.

The fact that Li Chengping avoided the hug just now has proved that their relationship can never go back to the way it was before.

Now that Li Chengping has eliminated the great scourge of the Ming family, all the officials in the capital know it.

Li Chengze originally wanted to take advantage of the fact that Li Chengping had not yet been conferred a title to win over one or two people.

If I could join his camp, then I would be able to deal with the prince in the future with ease. But now it seems that I can forget about it.

For that position, he and Li Chengping might have to compete for it in the future.

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Inside the Yangxin Hall.

Upon learning that Li Chengping would be returning today, Emperor Qing left court early to wait for him.

Eunuch Hou had been waiting at the palace gate, and brought Li Chengping over the moment he entered the palace.

"Your Highness, please come in."

Eunuch Hou kept a very humble attitude.

These days, he has heard Emperor Qing praising Li Chengping many times, and even said that the other party is very similar to him when he was young.

Such words inevitably made Eunuch Hou secretly wonder in his heart, what exactly does His Majesty mean?
As Li Chengping entered the hall and was about to salute, Emperor Qing's voice came from behind the screen.

"No need to be polite, just come closer and talk."

Li Chengping walked in without changing his expression.

Emperor Qing was sitting at his desk reviewing memorials. When he saw him come in, he immediately pointed to the chair in front of him.

"sit!"

"Thank you, Father."

Li Chengping bowed and sat down on the chair naturally. Before he could open his mouth, he reported on the situation along the way.

Emperor Qing immediately pushed a dozen memorials in front of him: "Take a look, these are all about you."

Li Chengping was not polite and picked up a memorial and opened it.

This was written by an imperial censor in the Censorate, impeaching Li Chengping for violating the law and forcing Jiangnan Road Imperial Censor Zou Lei to death.

He glanced at it, without even looking at the rest, and threw the memorial aside and opened the second one directly.

When he saw the name inside, he frowned.

"Minister of Rites, Guo Zheng!"

Li Chengping patiently read the memorial, and the content was naturally an impeachment against him.

In addition to the evidence of forcing Jiangnan Road Censor Zou Lei to death, Guo Zheng also impeached him in the memorial for being lawless and cruelly exterminating the Ming family.

Li Chengping then looked through several memorials again, and the contents were, without exception, very different from those of these people.

"So, what do you think after reading these memorials?" Emperor Qing smiled slightly.

"I don't have any opinion. Everything will be decided by my father." Li Chengping looked calm.

Beneath his seemingly calm exterior, he was burning with rage inside; he was truly disgusted by these imperial censors in the court.

These people are different from Lai Mingcheng. This old man at least knows what is right and what is not.

Just like the impeachment of Li Chengping this time, there is no trace of Lai Mingcheng’s memorial among the pile of memorials.

It is obvious that this old man knows what is right and wrong.

But the remaining censors in the Censorate did not understand this truth.

Everyone followed Lai Mingcheng's example and wrote letters to impeach him. I really don't know how these words came out!

As for the impeached officials, Li Chengping took a quick look and found that most of them were members of the prince's party.

This did not surprise him.

The Ming family was wiped out, and the area most affected was the inner treasury.

The prince naturally hated him to the core and would naturally order his officials to impeach him.

"Don't worry about this matter. I will definitely give you an answer. Third brother, you have made great contributions during this trip to Jiangnan. What reward do you want?"

"Reporting to the Emperor, I do everything for the sake of Qing State and the people of the world. I do not ask for any reward."

Li Chengping bowed slightly.

He meant what he said sincerely. Now that he was a prince, the reward he received was nothing more than some gold, silver and jewelry, which he had no shortage of.

"How can that be possible? Merit must be rewarded. This is the rule. Otherwise, if the people of the world know about it, they will accuse me of being stingy."

"However, how to reward this does require me to think carefully. You go back and have a rest first. When you are free, come to the Ye family and have a visit."

Looking at Emperor Qing's mysterious expression, Li Chengping was confused.

He stood up, bowed, and left in a hurry without staying for long.

Return to the palace.

Si Lili had been waiting for a long time and threw herself into Li Chengping's arms, hugging him tightly, and only let go slowly after a while.

"Your Highness, you are finally back. I have been worried to death since I haven't heard from you for such a long time!"

Si Lili's face was full of worry.

"What do you know? No news is the best thing. I won't leave this time when I come back. Let's all spend the New Year happily in Beijing."

Li Chengping smiled faintly and hugged Si Lili in his arms.

Their eyes met, and the longing in his heart burst out at this moment. He lowered his head and kissed her unconsciously.

Si Lili felt a little shy, so she quickly pushed Li Chengping away and looked around shyly.

“There are so many people here!”

"Hey, this is easy!"

Li Chengping smiled lewdly, hugged Si Lili and disappeared from the spot in an instant, and appeared in the room the next second.

Without the influence of outsiders, Si Lili's love completely erupted at this moment. She rushed forward and took the initiative to hug and kiss Li Chengping.

The room was filled with beautiful spring scenery and a passionate and high-pitched tune was playing.

Haitang Duoduo came back from the market, she didn't know Li Chengping had returned.

As usual, he jumped and easily climbed over the wall into the inner courtyard.

She was holding the freshly baked pastries in her hands and was about to go find Si Lili to share them when she heard a strange noise coming from inside the house.

After lying in the corner and eavesdropping for a while, Haitang Duoduo's pretty face instantly turned red.

"Bah, how shameless! Doing this in broad daylight!"

With a light spit, she quickly slipped back into her room.

She closed the door decisively, her heart pounding as she thought back to the strange noise just now.

(End of this chapter)