In danger, he traveled through time to save her, and the black-bellied prince doted on her

Emperor Ming knew that his son's words made sense, but he was determined to turn the situation around and win. Thinking of what Rongde had just said, the words were full of resentment and passion, which made him lose face. He stared coldly at Li Shenghuang:

"Thunderbolts and raindrops are all grace from the emperor. Since she wants to die, let her go. You are in the East Palace, you should learn to treat relatives and strangers as if they were reeds, and serve the emperor with a clear mind. I am your emperor and father. I should be loyal to the emperor and filial to my father. Send wine to the Mu Mansion immediately. If you dare to plead for her again, I will take Li Jingye into the palace immediately. Get out!"

Before Li Shenghuang could open his mouth, Emperor Ming had already left the palace. Eunuch Gao forced a wine jug into his hands. Li Shenghuang left Ziming Palace and drove to the gate of Mu Mansion. He got off the carriage with a jug of wine in his hand.

"Your Highness, I've bought the wine." Looking for the voice, the person who came was Fu Rong. He changed the wine pots to the same ones and checked the two pots of wine with a silver needle on the spot. The silver needle showed no change. Fu Rong smiled and said, "It seems that Your Majesty can't bear to part with the princess and wants to scare her. You are so kind to the princess that you changed the wine. If it is really poisoned, Your Majesty will not let the princess go easily while she is alive."

Li Shenghuang's worried expression instantly relaxed, thinking that Emperor Ming had loved Rongde after all, and would not be so cruel. He just wanted to force her to bow her head and submit, so he walked into the palace with a smile:

"A gentleman is kind and treats people with a righteous and compassionate heart, thus conquering the world; a husband restrains his anger and desires, treats his wife with the loyalty of a wild goose, and lives with her; a brother treats his sisters with the love of a parent, since they are of the same blood. Rongde is my sister, and I must protect her. She has pacified the border for Shengguo, and she is the backbone of the country, a role model for beautiful women, and better than a hero. How can I bear to let her be threatened by my father?"

Fu Rong had followed Li Shenghuang since he was a child. He was somewhat envious of Jiang Xiaoyue, who only had Li Jingye as her heir, but her love for him never diminished. He smiled and said:

"Your Highness, you treat the Crown Princess very well. I have never seen a prince who only has one wife and no concubines."

After Li Shenghuang married Jiang Xiaoyue, he did not take any concubines and doted on his wife. Except when he went to war, returned to Sheng'an to deal with government affairs, studied and practiced martial arts, he spent his free time with his wife and children. He walked through the moon-shaped door and smiled elegantly:

"If you are fickle and indifferent to your wife, how can you be lenient to the people and take responsibility for their livelihood?"

Li Shenghuang walked into the house and saw Rongde sitting in front of a rosewood table with a rich meal on it. Mu Jinan was sitting next to him. Seeing her mother's distraught look, she glanced at the food, heard a noise in the house, saw Li Shenghuang come in, and quickly pulled her mother's sleeve:

"Mother, my uncle is here."

Rongde had someone prepare food after returning home, wanting to dine with her children. She saw Li Shenghuang coming, and saw him holding a wine jug out of the corner of her eye. She stepped back slightly, her bright face becoming more haggard, trying to hide the grief and fear in her eyes. She covered Mu Jinan's eyes and wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes:

"Brother, did the emperor ask you to deliver the wine? I haven't seen Jing Yi yet. The emperor promised me that he would send Jing Yi back home tonight and wait for me to have dinner with the children. Is that okay?"

Seeing her alert, Li Shenghuang filled a cup of wine and drank it immediately, indicating that she was fine and comforting her:

"Rongde, the emperor is just trying to scare you and make you surrender. I have sent people to the military camp to investigate the matter and also sent people to secretly protect Mu Chen. Don't worry."

Rongde saw that he had nothing to do when drinking, so she loosened her hand that was covering Mu Jinan's eyes. The three of them sat at the table. She took the initiative to pour the wine, her eyes full of gratitude and emotion. She didn't expect that the royal family had such a loyal brother. Unlike the hesitant look just now, she smiled like a flower:

"Thank you, brother Rongde. I'll drink first as a sign of respect."

She drank a cup of wine and put down the golden cup. She heard a joyful and childish voice coming from outside the house:

"Mother, I'm back."

Rongde heard a familiar yet unfamiliar voice. It was her child, the voice she had heard last year. Her eyes suddenly turned red and blurred, tears fell down, and she ran out of the house in surprise.

A beam of sunlight shone into the dark house. In front of the door stood a woman in a moon-white dress embroidered with mountain flowers. The warm light shone on her face. Her peach blossom eyes were red from crying, and her limbs were stiff and unconscious. Looking at Mu Jingyi who was taking mooncakes in the pavilion, she wanted to run to hug him urgently. She missed her child so much that she choked for a moment.

Suddenly, a countercurrent of air shuttled through his internal organs, and his chest felt painful and burning. Rongde held onto the door frame, and a bloody air filled his throat and tongue, surging rapidly.

"Puff..." A bright red splashed onto the dark door frame, dyeing the lush camellia tree in front of the hall red. The rosy glow reflected her husband's face. Rong De touched the corner of her lips with her fingertips. In the peripheral vision, blood covered her crescent-shaped white robe. The light and shadow illuminated her dizzy and falling body. Rong De stretched her finger outside the house, wanting Mu Jingyi to come quickly.

Li Shenghuang hadn't drunk yet. When he heard the sound of falling to the ground, he turned around and ran over in a hurry. He helped her trembling and weak body. Seeing the bloodstains, he was horrified and his heart ached. He was clearly drinking happily just now. He said anxiously:

"Sister, what's wrong with you? Call the doctor quickly."

Mu Jinan's eyes froze, her face full of surprise and helplessness. Seeing her mother vomit so much blood, her mind went blank and she collapsed. She knelt on the ground, stroking her mother's lips with her little hands, tears welling up in her eyes, she cried and trembled:

"Mother, mother, where does it hurt? Why are you vomiting blood?"

When Mu Jingyi heard the crying, the lotus mooncake in his hand fell to the ground. He hurried to the door. The face in his memory was a little blurry, but he suddenly understood. He hadn't seen his mother for a year, but he saw his mother covered in blood. He sobbed and cried:

"Mother, I'm back. Are you sick? Is it Grandfather?"

Rong De was barely breathing, and was on the verge of death. She leaned on Li Shenghuang's arms, holding on to her last breath. She stroked Mu Jinan's small hand with one hand, and clasped Mu Jingyi's hand with the other, holding their hands tightly together:

"Jing Yi, you must obey your mother's will, defend the country and the people, and take care of and help your sister. Your mother cannot have the reunion dinner with you. Five years ago during the Mid-Autumn Festival, your father was ordered by the emperor to guard the border. He did not lose the battle. No matter what, you must protect your life and your sister."

Rongde held her children's hands and slowly let them fall. Her heartbeat stopped. The sunset glowed red on her eyebrows. She was the iron-blooded female general who had once been brave and brave, tempered by frost, wielded a sword and rode a horse, charged into battle, and pacified the rebellion. She thought of her husband's face, who was her partner who had fought side by side, shared the same ideals, and stabilized the country.

Close your eyes and die.

Suddenly, the sunset glow disappeared from the sky, darkness fell, a great general died, the camellia turned pale, dark clouds covered the sun, strong winds and heavy rains destroyed the tender leaves of the sycamore tree, and the branches drooped and broke. The camellia tree in front of the door broke in half, and the heavy rain splashed huge waves on the green bricks and stones, hitting several collapsed and grief-stricken shadows.

Mu Jingyi wiped the blood from his mother's mouth. He missed his mother day and night and regretted that he should not have taken the mooncakes. He hugged his mother's arms tightly and cried:

"Mother, I'm sorry. In the palace, the maids and eunuchs bullied me and only gave me steamed buns and rotten vegetables. I couldn't resist and wanted to taste the mooncakes made by mother."

Mu Jinan hugged her mother tightly and lifted her mother's eyelids with her little hands, wanting her mother to open her eyes and look at her, but her mother did not respond for a long time. She cried bitterly:

"Mother, please wake up, please don't leave me, I hate him, I will never be with my loved ones again, and I will spend my remaining years in solitude..."

Li Shenghuang confirmed that Rongde had stopped breathing, and hurriedly covered Mu Jinan's mouth, fearing that someone would hear him. Mu Jinan bit his hand fiercely at the base of his palm, and glared at him with hatred:

"It was you who sent the poisoned wine and killed my mother."

Li Shenghuang was stunned. When he was drinking just now, Rongde covered Mu Jinan's eyes, so she didn't see it. Before he could drink the second glass of wine, he saw his sister suddenly passed away. He was heartbroken and explained with red eyes:

"The wine your grandfather gave me is not poisonous. Uncle just drank it. You can drink another cup."

Mu Jinan pushed his hand away, ran to the carved weapon rack, picked up a horizontal sword, drew it out of its sheath, and used all his strength to chop at Li Shenghuang with one blow, his eyes filled with hostility:

"There are many tricks in the palace. You must have used despicable means. I want to kill you to avenge my mother. My grandfather took my brother away and wronged my father."

Li Shenghuang dodged twice and saw clearly that she was slashing at his neck, with every move intended to kill him. He had no choice but to snatch the sword and hold her two hands. He used a silver needle to carefully check the wine cup and the pot of wine used by Rongde, and found no trace of poison. There was no servant in the room either. He looked for the maid serving Rongde, and found that Madam Li had been killed.

The news was quickly passed back to the Chaolong Hall of Ziming Palace. Emperor Ming was originally reviewing memorials, but when he heard this, his mind went blank, his pupils were soaked with tears, and his heart ached. He looked at the eunuch who had made the report in disbelief, and his face was furious:

"What? Rongde is dead? Wasn't she scolding me outside the palace this morning? The imperial physician said she was poisoned? Wasn't the wine sent to her? I just want her to admit her mistake. Summon the crown prince to the palace immediately! Order the Ministry of Justice to find out who poisoned her. I will kill all his clans!"

The eunuch left quickly, along with all the serving maids and eunuchs. From time to time, the emperor's sobbing could be heard from Chaolong Palace. He looked up at the painting of Qinglong catching the tiger. This was the first time he had miscalculated. The candlelight reflected his red and swollen eyes, which were filled with sorrow and guilt:

"In the next life, I will have an ordinary surname. Emperor Wuyin was unfortunate. The last time she saw me, she was filled with resentment."

The eunuchs were summoned to the East Palace. Li Shenghuang felt uneasy. It was unprecedented for him to enter the palace so late at night. He looked at his wife and children beside him, hugged his wife tightly, and said:

"Yue'er, the imperial family is full of twists and turns, and good and bad fortune are hard to predict. If something happens to me, you will have to raise Rongde's two children. I'm sorry for making you worry about me."

Jiang Xiaoyue held her husband's hand tightly. The love and affection she received from her husband were incredible to all the women in the royal family. Her eyes were filled with tears and she was reluctant to leave:

"Yue'er has received great love from her husband in this life, and she has no regrets. Please do not disobey Your Majesty. The child and I will be waiting for you to come back."

Li Shenghuang picked up Li Jingye and took a look at the jade pendant tied around his son's waist. This jade pendant had been passed down through many generations of emperors. Rongde gave it to Li Jingye with honor. He must have thought the same thing as him. He stroked his son's cheek and entrusted him with a great trust:

"Jingye, Grandfather, your father did not poison your aunt. If cousin Mu resents you, you must not bully her."

"Ten days ago, your father asked you about your ambitions. You said that women in the world have a hard time. You wanted to change the law and give women fair opportunities to take the imperial examinations, become officials, work as businessmen, and get married. Your father knew that you were different from ordinary people. In the future, no matter where you are, you must stay calm and think carefully. You must endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens. Only then will you have a chance to see the blue sky after the clouds have cleared. It is a pity for your father that I went on a expedition for three years but only taught you for ten days."

"To conquer the world, the troops and the people are what we rely on. One general's success is the result of the sacrifice of thousands of soldiers. The glory should go to the people, not the royal family or the aristocratic families. The hundreds of surnames should not be driven out by the surnames of Cui, Lu, Wang, and Zheng. Millions of poor people should not kneel before the aristocratic families. It is the people who support the emperor, not the emperor who feeds the people."

"It is not difficult to hold the throne, but it is difficult to respect women and let them be equal to men. If women are incompetent, why would men guard against them for thousands of years? People are afraid of losing power, not selfish desires. The more intelligent and talented people are, the more they are feared and guarded against."

"If we want to see the country flourish, men and women must sit on the same table, have the same position, follow the same laws, and have the same rights. The world is full of yin and yang, and the universe carries all things. Only when women, as human beings, are given fair opportunities, can other systems be fair. In this way, culture, politics, economy, law, and history can truly progress, and the country can become a strong, great, and prosperous country."

Li Jingye held his father's cheeks with both hands. He could understand, but he didn't want his father to be in any danger. Tears welled up in his eyes:

"Father, I will remember this, but I want to see the country flourish with you. You must come back."

The frost shadows are soft, the courtyard is quiet, and the tall figure of the young man disappears in the deep night. The summer breeze sweeps across thousands of households in Sheng'an City, blowing the tall lights on the eaves and layers of lotus blooming.

Li Shenghuang looked at the homes of the people behind him with a look of satisfaction. The people he was protecting were now sipping tea, enjoying the cool breeze and chatting. The young man listened to the happy laughter of the whole family and walked across the tiles of Ziming Palace step by step. His steps were sometimes heavy and sometimes light. The heaviness meant he was reluctant to leave the people, and the lightness meant he was worthy of the world.

Li Shenghuang looked up and saw three huge characters "Chaolong Palace". Everyone yearned for power and status. People who lived here plotted against others and were also plotted against by others. On both sides of the plaque were hollow rosewood palace lanterns, and two faint light shadows fell at his feet.

Li Shenghuang looked back. Willows were swaying. He could vaguely see several figures against the red wall, walking towards the dark palace door. Two of them were wearing masks, and one of them was guarding a handsome man in black clothes. He looked at Li Shenghuang, his eyes concealing an unknown emotion, and he lowered his eyelids slightly. This person was Fu Rong.

The door of Chaolong Palace was wide open, and the soles of boots stepped on the white jade tiles, and a heavy feeling of oppression attacked everyone's heart. In front of the rosewood table sat the emperor who was majestic without anger. The candlelight burned in the resentful eyes of Emperor Yu Ming, and suspicion spread to everyone.

The eleventh guard of Yangzhao Guard said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I followed the Crown Prince's attendant Fu Rong and found him buying a pot of wine at a wine shop. The pot was the same as the one you gave to Princess Chengsheng. I saw with my own eyes that he gave the wine to the Crown Prince and they went into the Mu Mansion together. Not long after that, Princess Chengsheng died of poisoning."

Li Shenghuang, kneeling on the floor tiles, raised his eyes and looked at Emperor Ming. It turned out that his father had been sending people to follow him. Who knows how many hidden lines there are in the Eastern Palace? He had only been in the Eastern Palace for ten days, and his father was so afraid of him. The young man said frankly:

"Father, I just bought an extra pot of wine. The pot of wine Rongde drank was from the palace."

"Bang!" A green shadow was reflected in the dark pupils. The emperor ruthlessly threw the jade seal from the rosewood table and hit Li Shenghuang's chest. His face was calm.

Emperor Ming stared coldly at the prince in front of him. Seeing his son's fearless and shameless appearance, as if he was the dark rat, the emperor's phoenix eyes were fierce and violent, and he shouted angrily:

"Why did you buy wine? How dare you speculate on the emperor's will? If the wine was poisoned, you disobeyed my order and saved Rongde? I punished you, and you led your troops into the palace, killed your father and seized the throne?"