All Heavens: From Joy of Life to The Great Feng Night Watchman

Lin Wan'er said in a low voice, "I've heard about it, but I can't tell if it's true or not."

But Uncle Yong often came to see me and even found medicine for me; he was an incredibly kind person.

Emperor Qing always doted on Lin Wan'er, but it was all just a facade. All of this was preparation for Fan Xian to take over the Imperial Treasury in the future.

Fan Xian, Fan Xian, I don't care about the Imperial Treasury at all.

But Lin Wan'er's waters are too deep and slippery; you can't handle them. Let me suffer in your place.

……

A few days later, in the Imperial Study.

After the political discussions were concluded, Eunuch Hong addressed the departing princes and ministers, saying, "Prime Minister Lin, Dean Chen, Vice Minister Fan, please stay for a moment."

Then, Eunuch Hou opened a magnificent map of Nanqing. Emperor Qing was so angry when he saw the map that he gritted his teeth.

"Look at this! A perfectly good geomantic map of Daqing has been filled with random arrows!"

Eunuch Hou said to the three men, "My lords, this is a travel map of the world presented by His Highness Prince Yong."

"His Highness Prince Yong said that he has been staying in the palace all day and his inspiration has dried up. He wants to travel around the mountains and rivers of Daqing."

"His Highness personally drew a map of the mountains and rivers of Daqing and marked his travel route."

Chen Pingping glanced at the map, but instead of seeing beautiful mountains and rivers, she only saw colorful arrows.

"We absolutely cannot go to Dongyi City, nor can we go to Qianlong Bay or Langya Mountain, where Daqing is currently locked in a stalemate with Northern Qi!"

"Your Highness Prince Yong is connected to the cultural heritage of Daqing. You must be careful of the schemes of Dongyi City and Northern Qi."

Looking at the map of mountains and rivers, Lin Ruofu couldn't help but show a look of envy.

"His Highness Prince Yong truly lives up to his reputation as the most carefree person in Daqing, visiting only the scenic spots and landscapes of Daqing!"

"If masterpieces can be left behind in these places, it will be a great event for the literary world of Daqing!"

Fan Jian frowned and said, "Your Majesty, I suggest that Prince Yong be given the authority to mobilize one hundred troops, just in case."

"Daqing pacified the south for just over ten years, and there were still quite a few stubborn and unrepentant people who remained in the country after its fall."

While Prince Yong's travels throughout the land may benefit the literary world, the dangers must also be guarded against.

Emperor Qing snorted coldly and said, "Li Chang'an is clearly being controlled too strictly by Consort Liu."

"This kid clearly went out to have fun, do you really believe his whole 'traveling the world' thing?"

"Given that kid's character, aren't you afraid he'll come along and abduct women on the spot?"

The three men lowered their heads and remained silent. It was the elder brother's fault for not teaching his children properly, but the three outsiders didn't care about that.

Emperor Qing's face was grim, and his tone was unfriendly. "Issue an edict to Prince Yong: after his confinement period expires, he shall present a map of mountains and rivers without any marked routes."

"Then memorize the Daqing Code and submit a memorial to me explaining your intention to leave; otherwise, you will not be allowed to travel!"

"Furthermore, Prince Yong is hereby ordered not to recruit any more constables from other government offices into his personal guard!"

"If another official goes to serve as a bodyguard for Prince Yong, I will strip him of his princely title!"

Xing Yusen, the head of the Ministry of Justice, still couldn't withstand Wang Qinian's sweet-talking tactics and eventually gave up his official position to join Prince Yong's personal guard, becoming the deputy commander of the guard.

This incident provoked a joint resistance from the Six Ministries and the Kyoto Prefecture, which led Emperor Qing to issue a death order to Li Chang'an.

Three months later, Li Chang'an completed his confinement period, recited the entire "Daqing Code" from memory, and submitted a memorial to Emperor Qing.

The letter was written in a sincere tone, expressing a firm commitment to abide by national laws and a vow never to forcibly abduct women again.

After Emperor Qing agreed, he sent Eunuch Hou with a miniature imperial edict that read "One hundred soldiers may be mobilized," all five characters of which were covered by the imperial seal.

It was ostensibly designed to be portable and could be used as a small troop mobilization tally.

In these four years, excluding the Wanshan Chamber of Commerce, Li Chang'an earned several million taels of silver from selling calligraphy, paintings, and magazines.

His secret guards have been fully exposed and are now known as the Prince Yong's personal guards.

Of the hundred Shadow Guards, only twenty were of the eighth rank, and most of them were only of the lower eighth rank.

It is not against the rules for a prince to keep experts; even Prime Minister Lin Ruofu has dozens of seventh-rank experts in his household.

Li Chang'an earns so much money, yet he doesn't hire courtesans or maintain bodyguards. Saving so much money would make many people uneasy.

It's not that he can't afford to support more people, but rather that the Overwatch Council has too many informants, and too many people would cause trouble.

Li Chang'an left the capital, leaving twenty secret guards to protect the Prince's residence, while taking all the others with him.

One hundred Shadow Guards have all reached a state of absolute loyalty; they will follow Li Chang'an even if he were to rebel.

Even Xing Yusen, the latest addition, has become a staunch supporter. The reason he joined so quickly is largely due to Wang Qinian's efforts.

Old Wang had many connections in Kyoto. He first found someone to treat Xing Yusen's mother, and then got his child into the best college.

Next, Li Chang'an advanced Xing Yusen three years' salary so that Xing Yusen could buy a large mansion.

Middle-aged men working within the system in Kyoto are actually quite easy to win over. If you help them solve practical problems, they'll practically kneel down to you.

Zuixianju.

Si Lili, who was in charge of training the prostitutes, was reading the latest installment of "The Story of the Stone" while wiping away tears.

"A crane's shadow crosses the cold pond, a flower's soul is buried in the cold moon... I'd rather cry myself to death..."

As she cried, she thought to herself, "Such poems and prose were also written by Li Chang'an."

On the day she first met Li Chang'an, and even when she was writing poetry in Li Chang'an's arms, she had a very good impression of Prince Yong, and had even fallen for him.

Even after being imprisoned for a month, Si Lili didn't harbor much hatred towards Li Chang'an, since Li Chang'an hadn't handed her over to the Surveillance Bureau.

Just then, there was a soft knock at the door. "His Highness will be traveling far away soon and has written some poems for you, Miss."

The maid in Si Lili's room opened the door and found a letter on the door, but no one was there.

Chapter 48 Zhan Pianpian: Your Majesty, how could you read such poetry!

Si Lili opened the letter and confirmed that it was indeed Li Chang'an's handwriting.

"I wrote a few poems in my spare time. If you really miss me, you can read them."

Si Lili's face was cold, but her heart burned with passion as she read Li Chang'an's letter.

To this day, she still doesn't know what this unruly and domineering Prince Yong is up to.

She could tell that the poems Li Chang'an gave her were definitely not proper poems.

After a slight hesitation, Si Lili opened the poem at the back, blushing more and more as she read, unable to stop reading.

Were these poems and Dream of the Red Chamber really written by the same person?

"The fairy is beautiful... I frowned slightly."

"Having seen all the splendor of Kyoto... let it all go."

"...Gently gather, slowly twist, smear, and pick...Iron cavalry charge out, swords and spears clashing."

Seeing Si Lili's face turn completely red, the maid beside her spoke up in a cold voice.

“Young lady, your letters to Prince Yong must be copied, kept in a register, and reported to the Empress Dowager.”

Si Lili's younger brother is still in the hands of the Northern Qi royal family, and this maid is a secret agent in the inner court of Northern Qi.

Si Lili didn't care at all. "Suit yourself. If you dare to present it to the Empress Dowager, I won't stop you."

In Guangxin Palace.

His Highness the Crown Prince is reporting on Li Chang'an's situation to Li Yunrui. Coming to Guangxin Palace is the Crown Prince's most anticipated event, but also his most painful.

Every time, he was tempted to the point of madness by Li Yunrui, but he could only look and never touch her. This feeling was simply too painful.

All he could do was return to the palace, lift the maids' skirts, cover their faces, and then vent his anger while calling out "Auntie."

"Uncle Yong will probably not be able to return to the capital for another two or three years."

"He is the leader of the literary world in Nanqing. I had hoped to win him over to my side, but it seems I'll have to wait a few more years."

Li Yunrui was speechless at Li Chang'an's forceful taking of Si Lili. Did all men prefer younger women?

Probably not, Li Yunrui is confident in herself.

A wife is not as good as a concubine, a concubine is not as good as a stolen woman, and a stolen woman is not as good as a

Since Li Chang'an left the palace, she has never taken the initiative to visit her older sister, and even when she was specially invited, she left in a hurry.

Li Yunrui frowned, clutching his exposed chest, his face full of confusion.

"Chengqian, I always feel that Li Chang'an is putting on an act, but I have no evidence."

Li Chengqian chuckled twice, his expression somewhat somber. "Auntie is overthinking it. As the Crown Prince, I tread carefully every step of the way, which is why I'm putting on an act."

“Uncle Yong is truly carefree, truly reckless, and truly doesn’t want to be controlled, which is why he escaped from the capital.”

"You didn't see what he said during the joint trial; it was utterly lawless!"

Li Chang'an's behavior did not escape Emperor Qing's arrangement; his lawlessness and recklessness seemed perfectly reasonable.

The reason Li Yunrui felt that Li Chang'an was acting was because Li Chang'an was oblivious to her beauty.

However, this matter may have been caused by Li Chang'an's concerns about the proper sibling relationship.