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Chapter 682: First Meeting with Begonia
Hou Junji's carriage finally brought Li Yan directly back to the Duke of Lu's Mansion. Only then did Li Yan meet his legal wife in this world, the future Crown Princess Haitang.

Coming to the backyard, in a sea of ​​blooming crabapples, a graceful woman like a fairy suddenly appeared before Li Yan's eyes.

Hou Haitang was wearing a yellow Bixia Luo embroidered with phoenixes, a pink smoke gauze skirt that trailed on the ground, and a soft green gauze in her hand. A light pink crabapple flower was inserted diagonally in her bun.

Her dark eyebrows are blooming across the distance, and her green temples are pure and dyed with spring smoke.

It was also the first time that Li Yan saw Haitanghua, who was said to be the most beautiful woman in Chang'an. He originally thought that Ankang was already stunningly beautiful, but he didn't expect that there was a woman who could compare with her.

The beauty opposite has a leisurely demeanor, her beautiful eyes are charming and graceful, her rosy cheeks and smile are indescribably gentle and lovely.

She stood alone in the sea of ​​flowers, exuding a light and ethereal air.

In the reflection of the petals, her face is as crystal clear as jade, her skin is whiter than snow, and her eyes are like a pool of clear water. When she looks around, she has an elegant and noble temperament that makes people unable to desecrate it.

But there is also a kind of enchanting and charming aura in that cold, arrogant and agile appearance, which makes people captivated.

Haitang slowly walked up to Li Yan, who seemed a little dazed, and smiled shyly. She was like a crescent moon with a halo, like a flower tree piled with snow. She was graceful and charming, gentle and charming, and she was so beautiful that she was beyond description.

Li Yan seemed to have his man's nature aroused, and he realized that he had been a child for too long, so long that he almost forgot his true nature.

Sure enough, a stunning beauty is the driving force that stimulates a man's most primitive instinct.

Li Yan looked at Haitang who was looking at him lovingly, and felt that Li Ke was a piece of shit.

Damn, if you have the guts, you can compete in the power field!

He didn't have the guts to challenge Hou Junji, but he bullied a weak woman. He thought he was a hero, but he bullied his own sister-in-law. That's all. Power struggles are unscrupulous. Since you have someone, you should take good care of her.

It doesn’t matter even if it’s exploitation!
But what about Li Ke?

Like a psychopath, he took out the grievances he suffered in the court on a weak woman every day. Regardless of the fact that she was pregnant, he kept holding a broken apricot to disgust her. In the end, the woman was tormented all day long, restless day and night, and finally had a miscarriage. He really did not deserve to be a man.

Just based on this point, Li Ke is not a good person.
In the original play, Li Chengqian and Li Ke were in a competitive relationship. Although Li Chengqian's IQ was questionable and he was not smart enough, he was kind and always called Li Ke "the third brother". Hou Junji and his daughter tried to deal with Li Ke several times, but Li Chengqian intervened, which showed that he really regarded Li Ke as his own brother.

Li Ke always called Li Chengqian by his name. The first time he called him "big brother" was when Li Shimin went to the north to meet Tuli, and Li Chengqian sent troops to the north without authorization?
When Li Ke wanted to plot against Li Chengqian, he deliberately put on a show of brotherly love in public. If Li Ke really wanted to stop Li Chengqian, he could have brought Ashina Yun with him and explained the situation to a small group of people. As the princess of the second Khan of the Turkic Khanate, and Li Shimin was going to seek the Tuli Alliance, it would have been more convincing.

But he did not provide any evidence. He was just pretending to persuade people and saying some high-sounding words that no one would listen to. One can imagine Li Ke's true intentions.

With the perspective of having lived three lifetimes, Li Yan could tell that the girl in front of him had clear eyes without any impurities. She was just a pure and innocent little girl who only had a longing for love.

Of course, there may be some fantasies of marrying into the royal family, becoming a rich and powerful woman, and being the mother of the country, but this is not a big sin.

Water flows to lower place, man goes to higher position.

It's human nature, but he was forcibly dragged into the power struggle and struggled, and was eventually turned evil. But even so, he didn't do anything hateful.

Li Yan silently said to himself in his heart that since it cannot be avoided, he must protect the girl in front of him. With his own abilities, he will definitely not repeat the mistakes of the original drama.

Li Yan reached out his hand and grabbed Haitang's soft pancreas, also with a greedy look on his face.
Well.
No, he was looking at the other's beautiful face with deep admiration. Li Yan tried his best to make his eyes not look too naked, and sighed in his heart, it's true that good shoots come out of bad bamboos. How could Hou Junji, that rough guy, actually give birth to such a beautiful daughter?

When their eyes met, the affection in Haitang's eyes made Li Yan's heart melt a little.

Of course, Li Yan's eyes were definitely not as pure and clear as the original Li Chengqian's, but they were definitely more powerful and meaningful. Haitang couldn't resist Li Yan's burning gaze, and her face blushed. She struggled to pull her hand back, but gave up after feeling Li Yan's strength.

At the same time, a big stone in my heart was put down.

Haitang was at the age when she was just beginning to fall in love. Perhaps it was Li Yan's status as a prince that allowed the shy little girl to ignore her girlish shyness and bravely look directly at Li Yan.

But in the end, she couldn't stand Li Yan's aggressive gaze and gave in. She asked softly, "Don't you like me anymore? I've been back for several days, but you didn't come to see me." "How could that be?"

Li Yan was like a sympathetic saint at the moment. He didn't even need to think about the words to coax the girl. He just blurted out: "I dare not let myself miss you, because once I think of you, the whole world is filled with you. I am obsessed with you and lose my appetite. Because of this, I once lost more than ten pounds in a month."

"Later, I kept numbing myself with studying and handling government affairs, so that I could stop missing you. Even when you came back, I couldn't believe it. I wanted to come to see you many times, but I was afraid that it would be like countless times before. I could only look at the crabapple flowers in the yard and feel sad."

Speaking of this, Li Yan couldn't help but feel a little ashamed. This courtyard full of crabapple flowers was much smaller than that in the original drama, and he had never planted a single one. They should have been planted by Hou Junji for his daughter. He had never been here once. Even when Ankang picked a bouquet of flowers and handed it to him, he mistook them for peach blossoms.

But Li Yan knew that what the girl wanted to hear didn’t have to be related to the facts, as long as it sounded good, it didn’t matter whether it was true or not.

As expected, Haitang was touched and threw herself into Li Yan's arms: "I believe you, it's all my fault, I should have returned to Beijing a long time ago. I miss you too, every day, but I'm worried about my father staying alone in the south, so..."

"No need to explain."

Li Yan put his arm around Haitang and said, "I believe in you, just as you believe in me. When you return to the capital this time, I will talk to my mother and ask her to settle our affairs as soon as possible. This way, you will be the legitimate Crown Princess in the future, and we will never be separated again."

"Um"

The little girl in his arms mentioned the topic of marriage, and she buried her head in Li Yan's not-so-wide arms shyly, and nodded, "I'll listen to Daddy."

"Oh, I didn't see anything." When the two were talking sweetly, a clear voice like an oriole sounded.

Li Yan knew without looking up that it must be his sister, the second most beautiful woman in Chang'an, who ruined the atmosphere.

Ankang didn't know that his brother, who forgot his sister for the sake of beauty, had already dropped his ranking to second place. He came over and started dancing with Haitang, who was blushing. "Haitang, that's good. You're finally back."

"You know, I was really bored during the years you were away from Chang'an. I had to deal with the big wooden brother, the Crown Prince, every day. You don't know how boring he is. He hangs out with a bunch of old scholars all day and doesn't play with me."

The two girls were like two elves, constantly moving around and laughing in the colorful garden. Li Yan had no choice but to follow them and take a break from his busy life for a while.

In the Prince of Shu's Mansion, Li Ke was fishing in the pavilion on the waterside in the backyard, and Quan Wanji was sitting beside him.

Looking at the floating water, Quan Wanji said with a smile: "Your Highness, it's good now. The emperor ordered you to help the Zuowuwei Army and take charge of the Zuotunwei Army. Now you can legitimately take over military affairs. Why do you seem unhappy?"

"What's there to be happy about? I'm just a foil for others."

Li Ke was in low spirits, and said with an indignant look on his face: "The emperor obviously wants to cultivate the prince's military talent, but he is afraid that he will be too much of an eyesore, so he asked me to accompany him so that he would not be so conspicuous."

"Zuo Wuwei is one of the sixteen guards. It has the generals and generals above it, the chief secretary, the assistant general, the lieutenant general, and the lieutenant general below it. What does this Xiangzan mean? Can it manage things?"

"As for the Lieutenant General of the Left Guard, Zhewei, what's the difference between him being in charge and me being in charge? It originally belonged to me, and adding the title of being in charge is just redundant. In fact, my power has not increased by a single point. However, the Flying Tiger Army that the Crown Prince was ordered to train is the real military power."

Quan Wanji smiled slightly and said, "But Your Highness, the General of the Left Guard, Qin Qiong, has been ill for a long time and rarely even goes to the military camp. This general is just a figurehead, so why not take this opportunity to slowly infiltrate and win over the Left Guard to your name."

"When the time is right, recommend an old general to join us. Wouldn't the Zuo Wuwei be yours?"

Li Ke frowned and thought for a while, then nodded slightly: "That's true, what you said makes sense. Since I have taken on this task, I can't just let it go."

At this moment, Li Ke's fishing float suddenly sank, and Li Ke swung his wrist and raised his arm. A half-foot-long silver fish swung wildly on the hook.

Quan Wanji quickly put down the rod in his hand, reached out to take the fish, and put it in a small bucket on the side.

He exclaimed happily, "Your Highness, you are still very skilled. I have been sitting here for a long time, and you have already caught several fish, but my float is still not moving."

"Hahaha, Wanji, your mind is not on fishing. It would be strange if you can catch any fish," Li Ke boasted with a beaming eyebrow.

(End of this chapter)