The mistress is not a cannon fodder, the cold prince falls in love with her every night

Pei Heng had already guessed this in his mind.

But when Li Gan said it in front of him, Pei Heng was still shocked.

He knelt on the ground with a thud and said in a deep voice:

"Your Majesty, be careful with your words!"

"The Emperor is in his prime, how could he say such discouraging words?"

Li Gan chuckled, looking extremely tired:

"Duke Dingguo, I truly consider you one of my own. Do you still want to say these empty words to me? I said I want to speak some sincere words to you today."

Pei Heng knelt on the ground and didn't dare to get up.

He wasn't sure if the emperor was being sincere or just joking. Even if the emperor was being sincere, he couldn't take it seriously.

Seeing how terrified he was, Li Gan suddenly laughed out loud, and tears began to flow as he laughed.

"Look, when I was little, I always followed you and big brother around, calling them brother, brother. Back then, you thought I was a burden and got in the way, so you always beat me with a stick. But what about now?"

"Duke Dingguo, as the emperor, all the ties of family, love, and friendship are gone. I am suffocated by the word 'emperor'. I am about to die."

Pei Heng lowered his head and sighed deeply in his heart.

Li Gan was a man of unrestrained and romantic character, and being trapped on the throne was indeed painful. However, among the princes of the previous emperor, he was the only one with a kind heart and a heart for the people, making him the only candidate for the throne.

Otherwise, he, the eldest princess, and a group of old ministers would not have chosen Li Gan.

"Your Majesty, the throne is a shackle to you. Have you ever thought about what it is to His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin?"

Pei Heng asked rudely.

"Your Highness is only 12 years old! Your Majesty, do you have the heart to throw all these heavy burdens on him? Your Majesty, aren't you shirking your responsibilities by doing this?"

Li Gan smiled bitterly and said:

"Duke Dingguo, if it were someone else, I might not have the heart to do this. But you can see that Ji'er was born to be a king! Although he is only 12 years old, he handles everything more experienced and mature than I do. He is more suitable to be emperor than I am!"

"I am not the kind of pedantic emperor. The throne belongs to the capable. I believe that Daqi will only get better and better if it is handed over to Ji'er."

Pei Heng actually agrees with this point.

As a father, he knew very well how capable his brother Huan was.

But he still felt sorry for Huan Ge'er.

This magnificent palace attracted many people.

But he knew that this was actually a golden cage. Once he entered, he would be trapped inside for the rest of his life.

If it were the previous Li Ji, he would have no objection at all.

But now he is his brother Huan!

Defei, Lin Wantang, Li Gan and others tried desperately to escape from this cage, but why did they send his Huan Ge'er in there?

"Duke Dingguo, I have already told you all my feelings. I will find an opportunity to ask Ji'er for her opinion. I promise you that if Ji'er refuses, I will never mention this matter again in my life."

Li Gan made a final concession.

Pei Heng arrived at the Empress Dowager's palace with a heavy heart.

Prince Heng and his wife also entered the palace with Li Xun and Li Shou. The children were surrounding the Queen Mother, begging for food. The adults sat together, eating and chatting.

The little princess was at the age of babbling and learning to talk. She was so adorable that everyone was scrambling to hold her.

Pei Le acted like a little adult, he was not even as tall as the table but he wanted to hold the little princess. A group of wet nurses and palace maids were afraid that he could not hold the little princess, so they all stretched out their arms and were ready to hold her at any time.

Pei Le hugged the little princess and laughed foolishly:

"Sister is so cute, baji!"

A large amount of saliva stuck to the little princess's face. The little princess slapped him in the face in disgust, but he happily kissed the little princess's hand.

The little princess was even more disgusted and struggled with sobs.

Su Li laughed angrily:

"My dear, you can't kiss me randomly!"

"Mom said that if you like someone, you should kiss them. Lele just likes the little princess and wants to kiss her. Baji! Baji!"

Pei Le held the little princess in his arms as if he were chewing a carrot.

The eldest princess laughed as she watched.

Shen Yanqing had an expression as if his cabbages were being eaten by pigs. His fists were clenched so tightly that they made a crackling sound. He coaxed and deceived the little princess into leaving Pei Le's arms and held her in his arms with such a heartache.

"If you like a younger sister, ask your parents to give birth to one."

Prince Consort Shen gave Pei Le some sinister advice.

"Now you have your own little sister. You can hug her however you want at home and kiss her however you want. How wonderful!"

"Really?"

Pei Le raised his little face, half believing and half doubting.

"Of course it's true."

Prince Consort Shen was an upright and honest official, but unexpectedly, he could coax the child without blinking an eye.

As long as the brat doesn't come to take his cabbage, he doesn't mind shifting the blame to someone else.

Pei Heng laughed happily.

"My Lord, don't be so stingy! It's just a kiss, it won't cost you a piece of meat!"

Prince Consort Shen is no longer on good terms with Pei Heng. He is holding the little princess to protect her.

"Go, go, go! Keep an eye on your brat!"

As expected, Pei Le was fooled immediately and pestered Pei Heng crazily:

"Dad! Dad! Hurry up and give Lele a little sister! She must be as cute as the little princess! Give birth now!"

Pei Heng was so embarrassed that he didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He pinched Pei Le's little face and said:

"What nonsense are you talking about! How can you give birth to a child immediately? It takes at least a year to be pregnant after ten months."

"Huh? Another year!?"

Pei Le immediately wilted. But after a moment, he was fully revived and jumped up from the ground:

"It's okay, it's okay, Dad. You and Mom can take your time giving birth. Fortunately, I have a little princess."

After saying that, she cheered and danced and ran to harass the little princess, scaring Prince Consort Shen so much that he ran around the palace with the child in his arms.

In the palace, a group of people burst into laughter.

Everyone had lunch with the Queen Mother and spent the afternoon playing in the palace before going their separate ways.

In the carriage, Xijie was fiddling with a bunch of toys, all of which were given to her by Li Shou.

"Mother, the young prince said there will be a banquet at Prince Heng's Mansion in a few days and asked me to go with him."

Xi Jie'er was at a carefree age and was completely unaware of Li Shou's special feelings for her.

Pei Heng now fully understood Prince Consort Shen's feelings.

"What does that brat Li Shou want to do?"

His voice suddenly rang out in the carriage, startling everyone.

Xi Jie was stunned for a while, then said hesitantly:

"He said there are some delicious sand apples sent as tribute from foreign countries..."

Before Xi Jieer finished speaking, Pei Heng coaxed:

"What about those sand apples? Daddy will buy you a whole basket. Be good and stay away from that reckless brat. Also, don't let him touch you. If he dares to touch you, you'll do what Daddy taught you and break his arm! Got it?"

Xijie'er nodded blankly.

What's wrong with Dad? Why is he so fierce?

Pei Heng thought about it and still felt it was not enough, so he added:

"And Xie An is no good either! He's been sticking to you since he was little, don't let him take advantage of you..."

The more you say it, the more outrageous it becomes.

Su Li kicked him hard.

"What are you talking about! The child is still so young."

"Not too young!"

Pei Heng sighed when he thought about how Xi Jie'er would be eight years old and wouldn't be around for many more years. And he was afraid he wouldn't be able to keep Huan Ge'er either.

Fortunately, Xijie'er is not easy to bully.

Prince Consort Shen’s suggestion is very good.

While you are still young, have more children.

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