activa-t Chapter 185 Leaving the Palace
Chapter 185 Leaving the Palace
The queen's look of regret paused, and then she looked at Li Jinyuan in disbelief.
"What does Jin Yuan mean by this..."
The man was pouring tea for the girl next to him. She didn't touch the glass of water that Li Junlin handed to her, which made his mood instantly improve a lot.
"Yesterday, I received a letter from my second brother, sent by carrier pigeon. He will be back on New Year's Eve."
"What did you say……"
The queen's eyes instantly turned red, and she almost fainted from this sudden good news.
"You said Yi An is coming back?..."
"Well, we'll be arriving in Beichen in the next two days."
A woman's heart, which had been silent for a long time, rarely became so agitated.
"Then why didn't he return to the palace earlier? He still had to wait ten days for New Year's Eve."
At this time, the queen no longer plays the calm and dignified image of a mother of a country, but is just a mother who is worried and looking forward to her child returning home.
Jiang Li felt a little reluctant when watching this. Although she had never seen the Second Prince, she had heard a lot about his deeds.
Although he was born in Rome, his character was very rebellious.
As the legitimate son of the queen, he not only had no interest in the throne, but he avoided it like the plague.
After coming of age, he was not only unwilling to participate in state affairs, but also quietly left the capital one night.
If it weren't for the occasional correspondence, one would really worry that he had suddenly died in that corner.
The emperor was angry with him countless times.
If he hadn't already had a candidate in mind for the succession to the throne, he wouldn't have let him wander around like that.
But sometimes, he felt that the path Li Yian chose for him might really be the best path.
The emperor also experienced the brutal massacre of his brothers before he sat on the throne.
He couldn't bear to see his own children killing each other like this. Perhaps if he didn't force them to fight for this position, their brotherhood would not be affected.
"You know, my second brother likes a free life, and the palace is full of rules and regulations. He wouldn't want to live in a birdcage."
Li Jinyuan's words awakened the queen again, but she still found it difficult to suppress her longing for her son.
Since childhood, Li Jinyuan and Li Yian were raised together at her lap.
The two brothers have a very good relationship, but unlike Li Jinyuan who acts like a little adult, Li Yian is naughty and looks more like a younger brother.
Since childhood, he often asked her why she had to learn so many rules.
Things like how many bites you can eat of each dish, what time in the morning you must pay your respects to the Empress Dowager... these are all things that little Li Yian finds very puzzling.
Why couldn't he eat as many bites of each dish as he wanted, and pay his respects to the Empress Dowager whenever he wanted?
He doesn't like this kind of restricted and planned life.
But the queen at that time not only did not understand him, but also blamed him for not listening carefully to Nanny Xi and letting her worry less.
Perhaps it was this gradual accumulation of disappointment that made him leave the palace without hesitation that night...
In order to maintain her composure, the queen held back her tears and made herself look normal.
"Forget it... Just come back."
The woman slowly stood up from the chair, and Qingyun immediately stepped forward to support her arm.
If you look closely, you can actually see the queen's hands trembling slightly. This news is such a surprise to her.
"It's getting late. Go tell everyone to disperse. It's too late to leave the palace..."
"Yes, your son will send your mother off respectfully."
The three young men stood up from their chairs and bowed in the direction the queen was leaving.
In an instant, all the maids accompanying the queen in the pavilion left, making the pavilion seem much emptier.
Li Junlin stood up first and looked at the two of them.
"I haven't congratulated my third brother yet. Congratulations, third brother, on being promoted to the position of Crown Prince."
The man raised the corners of his lips, but the smile never reached his eyes.
"Thank you, my Royal Brother. It's getting late, so I'll take Lili and leave first. I'll trouble you to clean up the mess here."
Li Junlin nodded and didn't say much.
But after the two of them walked away, he stood in the pavilion for a long time without moving...
……
In the black gold carriage traveling on the road away from the palace, Jiang Li tried hard to minimize her presence.
But even so, she could still feel the man's gaze on her like a wolf seeing meat.
The girl swallowed calmly and moved her little butt inside again.
"Why don't we wait for Tangtang? I wonder how she'll get back later..."
At this moment, Jiang Li just wanted to pull someone to accompany her. Having one more person in the carriage might help this man suppress his evil thoughts.
"Don't worry about her. I've asked Qi Yu to arrange to send her off."
"Oh, okay..."
Jiang Li nodded, her round almond eyes flickered even more, not daring to meet the man's gaze.
The fluttering eyelashes were like a small fan, scratching his heart again and again, making him feel itchy...
Finally, even though Jiang Li had slowed down her breathing, Li Jinyuan still didn't let her go.
An iron-like long arm passed through her armpit, and with a force, she was moved away from the cushion under her body, and replaced by Li Jinyuan's tight and powerful thigh.
"wait wait wait!"
Jiang Li's small hand blocked his chest as if to push him away, but even so, the distance between them was still terrifyingly close.
Even through two thick layers of clothes, the girl seemed to be able to feel the burning heat coming from his body.
The large hand around her waist grasped her slender waist possessively, preventing her from moving at all.
A sense of panic suddenly arose in my heart. Would this man do something stupid in the carriage?
Yan Yu, who was driving in front, was separated from them by a thin door curtain, which did not soundproof at all!
"What are you doing...put me down first."
Jiang Li pushed him hard twice, but his steady body still made her eyes widen in surprise.
"do not move."
Li Jinyuan patted her restless little butt lightly, and his voice was unusually deep.
"Lili, answer my question first."
Jiang Li's face flushed with shame, but she really didn't dare to move, because she seemed to have sensed that a part of him was about to wake up...
"What do you want to ask..."
The girl's voice was muffled. It seemed like she hadn't done anything bad behind his back, right?
Even if he was going to be executed for choosing a concubine for him, didn't he already know the reason...
"Why didn't you tell me that the Queen had summoned you to the palace today?"
"What if she wants to cause trouble for you? Can you handle it alone?"