activa-t Chapter 179 It’s not the throne
Chapter 179 It’s not the throne
"I've only ascended the throne, not the crown prince. Why are you so panicked?"
Concubine Rou was choked by his words. Although that was what he said, the mother and daughter were now truly dominated by him.
Concubine Rou clenched her back teeth. Whenever she thought of that bitch's son being superior to her son, she felt so angry that she couldn't relieve herself.
"You say that easily. If your father were to pass away one day, wouldn't the throne naturally fall into the pocket of Li Jinyuan?"
The woman finally sat down next to Li Junlin, her hands on the table clenched into fists. Only the sharp pain in her palms could barely allow her to maintain some sanity.
Li Junlin curled his thin lips slightly, playing with the white jade cup in front of him with his long fingers, with a cold look in his deep eyes.
"If Li Jinyuan is really so lucky... then I will have no choice but to rebel."
As soon as the man finished speaking, Concubine Rou's pupils trembled uncontrollably for a few moments.
Then he immediately stood up and looked outside the house through the bead curtain, fearing that someone who shouldn't have heard it would hear it.
"You're so confused! How can you just say something so outrageous like that!?"
Concubine Rou lowered her voice, her beautiful eyes filled with uncontrollable anger.
She discovered that her son had become a completely different person since he returned from the border.
Not only did he not care whether he listened to her or not, but his temper also became even more vicious.
Could it be...something happened to him at the border?
Otherwise, how could they be so confident as to even dare to say the word "revolt"...
"Lin'er, tell me the truth, why did you go to the border?"
Concubine Rou narrowed her eyes and then she remembered that he had specifically asked the emperor for permission to go to the border.
Logically speaking, since Li Jinyuan had already been sent, he wouldn't want to get involved...
"You worry too much, mother. It was my own fault that I was confused. I will never say such things again."
Li Junlin poured himself another cup of tea with a calm expression, as if what he had just said was really just a casual remark.
Concubine Rou sat back down half-believingly. After being frightened by him, her previous anger disappeared completely.
"Mother! Imperial Brother!"
A loud female voice came from the outer room, and the next second, Li Qianxue's figure appeared in front of the two of them.
The girl looked anxious, and it seemed that she had come running here as soon as she got the news.
Looking at the mess in the room, even though she was mentally prepared, Li Qianxue's expression froze for a moment.
"Mother... please don't be angry."
"Even if the emperor appoints my third brother as the crown prince, it doesn't mean anything...it's still uncertain who will ascend the throne in the future, so please don't blame my third brother."
Li Qianxue's voice was as thin as a mosquito, and she didn't even dare to look at Concubine Rou.
Her expression was completely different from her arrogant and domineering personality outside.
Concubine Rou raised her eyes to look at her, and straightened the corners of her lips. She couldn't bear to see her standing there stupidly.
"Come and sit."
"Thank you, Mother..."
Li Qianxue was still a little dazed, and when she sat down, her eyes couldn't help but fall on Li Junlin.
What's going on? Mother is so angry today that she's calmed down so quickly? Did my brother say something?
Although she had many questions in her mind, Li Qianxue was a carefree person. For her, as long as her mother wasn't angry, everything would be fine...
The girl took a sip of tea cautiously and breathed a sigh of relief. The nerves that were tense when she entered the door also relaxed at this moment.
It’s no wonder that Li Qianxue is so carefree. Once the crisis was resolved, she couldn’t help but talk more.
"Oh, by the way, mother, when I came here just now, I passed by the Imperial Garden and found that the Empress was selecting a concubine for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."
"There were so many people here, I even saw Lin Qingtang!"
"Everyone knows that she and Jiang Li are best friends, and the Queen even wants to give her to the Crown Prince as a concubine. I really don't know how Jiang Li would feel..."
Concubine Rou's expression, which had finally calmed down, turned cold again in an instant, and her red lips curled up in sarcasm.
"Oh, she's really anxious! Her own son still has no whereabouts, and yet she's rushing to worry about the child born by this bitch!"
"It's not enough to give him a general's daughter as a wife, but they also gave him another general's daughter as a concubine! They really put all the good things beside Li Jinyuan!"
Back when Li Junlin and Ji Qingwan's engagement had not yet been cancelled, he could only marry the daughter of a first-rank civil official. Now that their engagement has been cancelled, the emperor still has no intention of choosing another wife for Li Junlin. This is really too partial!
"I want to go and see if even the concubines of our dignified Crown Prince are more noble than other people's wives!"
"Mother...I am going too!"
Li Qianxue realized belatedly that she seemed to have gotten into trouble again. She was afraid that her angry mother would offend the queen. If her father found out, she would definitely be confined again!
Concubine Rou left in a threatening manner, and Li Qianxue was a little scared. She then stepped forward and grabbed Li Junlin's sleeve.
"Brother, please come with us! Otherwise, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop Mother!"
Li Junlin frowned the moment Li Qianxue touched him. Just as he was about to brush her hand away to refuse, the girl's eyes widened again, and her tone was resentful.
"Jiang Li is here today too. If Mother makes trouble, Father will definitely punish her... I don't want to lose face in front of her!"
After hearing a certain keyword, the man's irritated expression instantly disappeared, and his body even subconsciously stood up as Li Qianxue pulled him.
"Hurry up, hurry up, we'll soon lose track of Mother!"
……
On the other side is the Imperial Garden.
Jiang Li stood obediently behind the queen, but in fact she had been exchanging glances with Lin Qingtang, who was standing not far away, for quite some time.
The two girls seemed to be in sync with each other and were playing riddles with each other from a distance.
【Why are you here?! 】
【Why are you here too!? 】
【We quietly slipped away to play! 】
[No (*?????), the Queen is still here. ]
……
"It's been quite a while since this palace has been bustling. I'm really bored, so I took the initiative to call you all here, hoping to bring some life to this deserted palace."
"I haven't seen you for a while, and you all look even more beautiful."
The queen smiled as she looked at the group of young and beautiful girls in front of her, with a careful scrutiny hidden between her brows.
Although she did not explicitly state the purpose of the banquet, everyone knew it.
After all, the Queen Mother only summoned these unmarried girls, so naturally she wanted to find a concubine for a certain prince.
The one with the greatest probability right now is naturally the recently crowned Crown Prince, since the Crown Princess is also present...
When they thought of the handsome and handsome Crown Prince, all the girls present showed crazy expressions (except Lin Qingtang, because she had seen Li Jinyuan's cold and scary face).
Many girls from ordinary families couldn't help but feel excited at the thought of becoming his concubines.
After all, if she became his concubine, she would have the hope of entering the palace and becoming a concubine in the future.