More than a month later, Li Guangdi, who was far away in Fujian, received two letters that arrived one after the other.

Li Guangdi is now much thinner. He was originally thin, and now he looks like a piece of paper that can be blown away by the wind. He also looks much more haggard and older due to observing mourning and eating vegetarian food.

The first letter to arrive was from the Fourth Prince, and the one who delivered the letter was from the more useful family of Uya. When Li Guangdi received it, he did not open it immediately. Why did the Fourth Prince write to him?

As a teacher, Li Guangdi also taught the princes. The fourth prince acted according to his heart, and now he is serious and self-respecting, which was forced upon him by Emperor Kangxi after being reprimanded. Li Guangdi believed that a person's nature is hard to change, and the fourth prince's nature has not changed, but he just pretended to please the emperor.

But Li Guangdi treated these princes equally. He did not even accept the olive branches extended by Suo Etu and Mingzhu, let alone the princes below? It is impossible that the Fourth Prince did not know about this attitude. If he knew, why would he write a letter so blatantly?

Li Guangdi was a cautious person with a good memory. He began to recall the time he spent with the Fourth Prince before leaving Beijing. He suddenly thought of that day when the Fourth Prince teased Jiang Chen for no reason.

Li Guangdi felt something was wrong at the time, but the Fourth Prince did not take the next step, and Li Guangdi was busy with official duties, so he let it go. Looking back now, it is indeed wrong. If it was just to show goodwill, why did the Fourth Prince propose marriage?

unless?!

Li Guangdi was so shocked that he pulled out a piece of his beard. For the first time, he was unsure of his own analysis.

This guess made Li Guangdi a little restless. He picked up the letter, opened it, and read it quickly.

After placing the letter on the table, Li Guangdi closed his eyes tiredly. It was really this matter! He blamed himself in his heart for only urging Jiang Chen to study and forgetting about starting a family. Now, the overwhelming wealth has blocked his door.

In fact, it's not that Li Guangdi doesn't care. He is a Han Chinese, not even a Han army flag, how can he arrange a marriage for Jiang Chen? Especially Jiang Chen's family is not good. Before he got the title of Juren, he was raised by Li Guangdi like his own son. Which girl would be willing to marry under such conditions?

It is convenient to have the title of Juren, but the people coming and going are all involved in interests. This one is a disciple of the eldest prince, and that one is from a branch of the Hesheli family. How could Li Guangdi dare to let his little disciple go out and fall into a trap!

Li Guangdi was so worried that his hair turned grey. Although the letter was written by the Fourth Prince, the tone was clearly that of Concubine De. If the Fourth Prince had arranged it himself, Li Guangdi could have directly declined, but for Concubine De, this matter would be difficult to handle.

What can a woman like Defei do? She can only whisper in the emperor's ear. Although Kangxi would not listen to one side of the story, she can still influence a person's likes and dislikes.

Concubine De has two princes. Once the eldest prince and the crown prince die together, the third prince will be out, and the fourth prince will become the eldest son among the heirs.

What about the Fourteenth Prince? He is still young, but being young has its advantages. As long as the emperor's health is good, he will definitely be able to wait for the Fourteenth Prince to grow up. By then, it will be a good time for him to be strong and make achievements.

Li Guangdi was thinking about it and couldn't help but sigh that the timing of the birth of these two princes by Concubine De was just right.

Therefore, Li Guangdi had to be cautious in dealing with Concubine De.

Fortunately, Li Guangdi had only been struggling for a few days when Jiang Chen's letter arrived along with the people from the Li Mansion in Beijing.

When Li Guangdi received the letter, he had an idea in his mind. It was impossible for Concubine De and her men to only target him. Jiang Chen must have received the hint. Jiang Chen's thoughts might be in the letter.

There were more than dozens of letters from Jiang Chen.

The letter did not directly mention the conversation between the author and the Fourth Prince, but first greeted Li Guangdi, asking him about his health and urging him not to grieve too much and harm his body.

I was also concerned about Li Guangdi's old cold legs, which is a common problem for people living in coastal areas. It was not obvious when he was young, but now that he is old, he can't stand the slightest discomfort.

Jiang Chen remembered Li Guangdi's illness and sent him the ointment he often used. It was prescribed by a famous doctor in Beijing. Li Guangdi had been using it for many years and found it to be the most effective. He was in a hurry to return home this time and had no time to take care of these trivial matters.

At the same time, Jiang Chen carefully wrote down the doctor's instructions and reminded Li Guangdi to apply the medicine on time.

Jiang Chen also asked about the situation of the Li family in Fujian. Are the brothers who studied with him doing well? Are they still used to the things in their hometown? Are the relatives still visiting like before? He also introduced the current situation of the Li family in Beijing. The servants who stayed in Beijing were loyal to their duties and did not neglect their master's absence. They cleaned the room from time to time and waited for Li Guangdi to come back.

Li Guangdi's eyes became slightly sore after reading this part of the family letter. Now that his mother passed away, the only place he could call home was the mansion in the capital.

With a myriad of thoughts in his mind, Li Guangdi did not read on. Instead, he took out his pen, ink, paper and inkstone and wrote back to Jiang Chen, saying that he was fine and that Jiang Chen should take care of himself in Beijing. He should not be perfunctory about meals because of his heavy workload. Only when he is in good health can he make greater contributions.

After writing several pages, Li Guangdi stopped writing, feeling unsatisfied, and continued reading the letter.

In the next part, Jiang Chen introduced to Li Guangdi the major and minor affairs that had taken place in the court after he left Beijing. Among them, the matter of revising the book was mentioned. Li Guangdi sighed, thinking that this matter had benefited Zhang Ying again. What bad luck!

Jiang Chen did not mention the fact that he was excluded. Instead, he proudly talked about how he was chosen by Emperor Kangxi to edit a book and about the Fengze Garden school examination. Li Guangdi stroked his beard proudly, but he also felt sorry for Jiang Chen's growth.

He knew Kangxi. This master was always ruthless in disciplining his own children. As for the promising youngsters he admired, he would always turn a blind eye and just beat them. The fact that Kangxi had to intervene showed how difficult Jiang Chen's situation was at the time.

At the same time, based on what Jiang Chen said, he analyzed the current situation and wrote it directly on the letter paper, reminding Jiang Chen not to suffer any loss.

Finally, Jiang Chen wrote about his interactions with the Fourth Prince and asked Li Guangdi for his opinion.

Over the years, even if he didn't know it at the beginning, Li Guangdi now knows all about the Jiang family's past. Because of this, it is even more difficult to deal with. Intellectually, Jiang Chen should protect himself and not participate in the princes' fight, but emotionally, Li Guangdi also sees the knot that Jiang Chen has for his family over the years.

Moreover, Jiang Chen had no power to fight back against the Hesheli and Tonggiya families. If Concubine De and the Fourth Prince became angry and told the matter to the two families, they would probably kill Jiang Chen directly in order to avoid raising a tiger to cause trouble.

If it were him, he would of course choose to protect himself, but when it came to Jiang Chen, Li Guangdi couldn't teach him to be cruel to the end.

In addition, although Jiang Chen spoke objectively, Li Guangdi could open it, so he already had a bias in his mind. Even if the Fourth Prince was unreliable, he still wanted to give it a try.

But the good news is that Concubine De and her son are not here to get rid of the donkey, but are here for the Fifth Princess, at least in part. As long as the Fifth Princess is well, Jiang Chen will not become a disposable pawn. I just don't know if Wang Xuan can accept it?

It is true that raising a child for a hundred years means worrying about him for ninety-nine years.

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