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Chapter 3: Imperial Palace Family Banquet, Seven Steps to a Poem

the next day.

Li Chengping woke up from his sleep, had dinner and went to Wenyuan Pavilion as usual. This time he met an unexpected person at the door.

"Greetings, Third Prince. His Majesty has ordered that a family dinner be held in the Yangxin Palace at noon today. Please be sure to attend."

"Thank you, sir. I will go there when the time comes."

Li Chengping frowned as he watched Eunuch Hou leave.

He has kept a low profile in the palace over the years and has met Emperor Qing only a handful of times.

The Crown Prince and the Second Prince were so busy fighting with each other that they wouldn't notice him.

Apart from his mother, Concubine Yi, who came to visit him on weekdays, he had no other friends.

In the huge palace, he was like a completely invisible person.

Why is Emperor Qing targeting me today?

……

Near noon, Li Chengping was awakened by a knock on the door outside the quiet room.

He opened the door and looked at the eunuch Li Chengping standing in front of him with some surprise.

"Third Prince, His Majesty has ordered me to come and invite you in person." Eunuch Hou said with a smile.

My goodness, he is afraid that I won’t go!
At this point, Li Chengping had nothing more to say and left with Eunuch Hou.

Inside the Yangxin Hall.

Emperor Qing had been sitting at the table waiting for a long time. When he saw Li Chengping come in, a smile appeared on his cold face.

"The third brother is here, please sit down."

"Thank you, Father."

Li Chengping sat down slowly, but he was even more alert in his heart.

His cheap dad is always hard to figure out, and one must never be easily fooled by his appearance.

The palace maids who had been waiting for a long time lined up and served the dishes one by one.

"Father, are there just the two of us at the family dinner today?" Li Chengping couldn't help but ask.

"Why? You don't like eating alone with me!"

Emperor Qing's face darkened, and the imperial power came towards him.

Invisible pressure came, but it was nothing to Li Chengping.

However, in order not to reveal his strength, he pretended to be frightened.

"Father, I dare not."

"Just eat if you don't dare, there's no need to talk so much!"

Emperor Qing snorted coldly, but the corners of his mouth curled up slightly without being noticed.

It was just a simple meal, but Li Chengping felt like it took him a century.

When the dinner was over, he was about to stand up and leave, but was interrupted by Emperor Qing.

"Third brother, I remember you are fifteen this year," said Emperor Qing.

"Your Majesty, I will only be fifteen years old in four months." Li Chengping said truthfully.

"Time flies by so fast. I have neglected my concern for you over the years."

"Since you like reading, I will confer upon you the title of 'King Wen' and allow you to participate in government affairs!"

Emperor Qing said with a smile.

Knock! Lao Deng, you really have bad intentions!

Li Chengping raised his eyebrows.

He knew that the purpose of today's meal was not pure, but he never expected that Emperor Qing would do this.

In Emperor Qing's mind, the most suitable heir is only the Crown Prince.

The second prince seems to be in a glorious position on the surface, but in reality he is in a difficult situation and is just a chess piece in the hands of Emperor Qing.

Li Chengping originally thought that if he remained an unknown person, he would not attract the attention of Emperor Qing, but who would have thought that he would still be targeted by this old man!

After hesitating for a long time, Li Chengping bowed deeply to Emperor Qing.

"Father, I do not wish to be crowned a king. All I want in life is to read books in peace and quiet."

As soon as these words came out, the scene suddenly became quiet. The smile on Emperor Qing's face froze, and he stared at Li Chengping with a cold expression. A strong imperial power emanated from his body, covering the surroundings.

"Are you rejecting me?"

When eunuch Hou, who was about to come in, heard this, he shrank his neck, lowered his head and hurried back.

Invisible pressure came from all directions. Li Chengping gritted his teeth and raised his head.

"Your Majesty, I do not want to get involved in the political struggles at court. I beg you to revoke your order!" Li Chengping said firmly.

Firstly, participating in court affairs would take up a lot of time for reading, and secondly, he really didn't want to be involved in the vortex of court.

The Crown Prince and the Second Prince are fighting each other like fire and water. How can he have a place in the court?

The rewards were repeatedly rejected, and Emperor Qing was so angry that he laughed
"Okay, okay! I think you've become stupid from reading so much! As long as you can compose a poem within ten steps, I will allow you not to go to court!"

"If you can't do it, I will punish you for disrespect!"

Emperor Qing is full of confidence.

Just because Li Chengping had studied for four years, it was a pipe dream for him to write a poem within ten steps!
"That's not that difficult. I can write a poem in seven steps instead of ten!"

Li Chengping showed great confidence, many poems flashed through his mind, and he walked out slowly.

"When cooking beans, the bean pods are burned, and the beans cry in the pot. They are from the same root, so why are they so eager to hurt each other?"

The sound of poetry lingers in my ears for a long time.

After a long while, Emperor Qing came back to his senses. Li Chengping was gone, leaving only Eunuch Hou waiting on the side.

"Eunuch Hou, where is the third brother?" Emperor Qing frowned.

"Your Majesty, the Third Prince has left. He said he hopes Your Majesty can fulfill his promise." Eunuch Hou whispered.

"Asshole! What qualifications does he have to teach me how to do things?"

Emperor Qing shouted angrily, then remained silent for a moment with a dark face, and said, "Draft an edict. The Third Prince Li Chengping is extremely talented and learned, and is named 'King Wen'. He is allowed to establish a government in Kyoto City!"

"Your Majesty, this..."

Eunuch Hou's eyes widened, and his heart was filled with turmoil.

It's understandable to open a government office, but the honor of "building a royal palace" was not even granted to the Second Prince, who was once favored by Emperor Qing.

"What's this and that? Draft an edict immediately and send it to the third brother after you're done!" Emperor Qing said with a cold face.

Eunuch Hou nodded, bent over and hurried away.

Emperor Qing returned to his desk and picked up his pen to write down the poem he had just written.

"Originally born from the same root, why is it too urgent to fry each other."

"Third brother, even if you can see clearly, so what? Everything here is still under my control!"

"Now that you are in the vortex, I want to see how you deal with it!"

……

When Li Chengping returned to his residence, he saw a familiar and friendly figure as soon as he entered the door.

"mother."

Li Chengping ran forward quickly.

During these four years, only Concubine Yi was truly kind to him.

This was one of the few moments of warmth he felt in the cold palace.

"I heard that His Majesty invited you to a family dinner at noon today. What did you talk about?" Concubine Yi asked with a smile.

Li Chengping did not hide anything and told everyone about the enthronement.

"Ping'er, you are confused!"

"The decision his majesty has made will never be changed. If you contradict him in person, it will only make him unhappy. Be careful!" Concubine Yi said worriedly.

"Mom, don't worry. Father has promised not to let me get involved in government affairs. Nothing will happen." Li Chengping smiled slightly.

"Alas, you still don't understand him." Concubine Yi sighed and said nothing more.

Just as the two were chatting, a young eunuch hurried in.

"Greetings to the Imperial Concubine, and to the Third Prince. The eunuch is here with the imperial edict!"

Concubine Yi clenched her hands tightly, looking a little nervous, while Li Chengping looked calm.

The two of them came to the yard one after the other.

(End of this chapter)