In the novel "Joy of Life," the protagonist wakes up at Li Chengze's residence.

Li Chengze had been waiting outside the palace. At first, he remained calm and quietly stood in front of the palace waiting for people.

But as Tao Jingyang spent more and more time in the hall, he seemed a little anxious. He took a deep breath and paced back and forth.

He stared at the tightly closed palace doors and suddenly realized something.

If His Majesty suddenly attacks Tao Jingyang at this moment... what should Tao Jingyang do?

Or, what if His Majesty... were to turn against me?

A somber aura emanated from Li Chengze.

[I have no power to fight back at all...] ​​Li Chengze was calculating everything in his mind, and his thoughts were becoming more and more "dangerous" out of control.

He pondered the private soldiers he had been raising outside, then closed his eyes tightly:

It's not enough; these private soldiers can't do anything.

The eldest princess? His Majesty's illegitimate son has returned; she probably won't have much to do with politics anymore.

Those ministers and retainers I befriended? They'll scatter like monkeys when the tree falls; without me, they'll amount to nothing.

With this "dangerous" thought in mind, Li Chengze's thoughts were like a giant net swirling among the trees, crisscrossing and not missing any piece of information.

After a long while, he finally found the answer within himself.

When an emperor is angry, all things tremble and submit. Before His Majesty, he seemed to have no choice but to kneel on the ground and beg his father for leniency.

Suddenly, Li Chengze snapped out of his reverie. What would his beloved younger brothers do in such a situation?

Li Chengze turned his face away from everyone outside the hall, hiding his emotions from everyone.

What will they do?

I was mistaken; they would never do such a thing.

So...was I, as a son, too cruel to secretly cultivate power and raise a private army behind my father's back?

He kept asking himself these questions, trying to find an answer that could explain everything.

But even Li Chengze himself was unsure whether there was any "filial affection" between him and Emperor Qing that should exist between father and son.

Does it? Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't.

It doesn't matter anymore. What matters is living, living with dignity, isn't it?

A glint of light flashed in Li Chengze's lowered eyes, adding a touch of brilliance, as if he had figured something out.

[In the end, we should all live, right?] Thinking of this, Li Chengze quietly let out a long sigh of relief.

Li Chengze turned around, staring at the main hall's entrance, a hint of arrogance rising in his heart:

What I fought for was rightfully mine.

Its aura is like the roar of a crouching lion, and its momentum is like the movement of a hidden dragon.

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Just as Li Chengze had made up his mind, he saw Eunuch Hou come out of the outer hall and hurriedly leave the hall, not knowing what he was going to do.

Li Chengze stepped forward, asking with his eyes. Eunuch Hou only said that His Majesty wanted to summon the imperial physician; he knew nothing else.

After receiving this answer, Li Chengze began to ponder it.

First, we can rule out the possibility that His Majesty needs a physician. If something had happened to His Majesty, it would be far more serious than this small disturbance.

There were only two people in the hall, so they must be the imperial physician summoned for Tao Jingyang. But... why summon an imperial physician for her all of a sudden?

He quickly recalled what had happened that morning, including what Dr. Li had told him.

Although the poison has been neutralized, the damage is real and requires proper care and recovery.

If His Majesty were to order the imperial physicians to examine Tao Jingyang, they would surely discover that she had taken poison and damaged her health.

But... Tao Jingyang seemed perfectly fine all day. Logically speaking, no one should be able to tell that she was unwell.

His Majesty, however, summoned the imperial physician for her... This shows...

Li Chengze frowned and curled his index finger to his lips.

"Then it can only mean that Tao Jingyang deliberately let His Majesty see it, but why would Jingyang do that?"

At this moment, a royal physician hurriedly passed by him. When passing by, he did not lose his manners, greeted Li Chengze, and then hurriedly entered the palace.

Li Chengze stared at the imperial physician as he entered the hall, gradually piecing together the matter:

If the poison is discovered, it cannot be claimed that it was ingested accidentally, nor can it be admitted that it was obtained from Fan Xian as an "antidote".

On the surface, Fan Xian and the two of us are just casual acquaintances, and we shouldn't have too much to do with him.

Could it be... that Jing Yang is trying to frame someone?

Thinking of this, Li Chengze went through all the candidates and pondered how to help Tao Jingyang cover up this lie.