Women Wearing Men: The Growth Path of the Bastards of the Aristocratic Family

Perhaps because he knew that his time was short, he had no choice but to accept this fact. Emperor Jingfeng, who had always been strict with his servants, had become emotionally stable in recent days and seemed particularly friendly, no longer violent and suspicious like before.

He sat on the chair with Li Jinche's support and asked, "It's getting late and the palace door will be locked in another hour. Why is Che'er here at this time?"

Li Jinche looked at the weak Emperor Jingfeng with a worried look on his face, but his eyes were erratic, as if he was a little absent-minded: "... I am worried about my father's condition, and I really can't worry about it, so I came to take a look before dark... I didn't want to come at the right time, but these dog slaves actually left my father alone in the palace, and I almost fell down."

"Good boy, it's not in vain for me to hurt you." Emperor Jingfeng smiled happily, "Sit down, I haven't talked to you like this for a long time."

"My son, I obey." Li Jinche sat down beside him obediently.

Looking at Li Jinche, who was nearly seventeen years old and already a grown-up, Emperor Jingfeng couldn't help but sigh: "In a blink of an eye, Che'er has grown so big, but I always feel that you are still a child."

"You have been able to dance and make noises since you were a child. You are also strong and heavy to hold. When you are less than one year old, your mother-in-law can no longer hold you. You are noisy and unwilling to calm down. I will give you a hug." I took it honestly, but when I looked down, I actually peed on my hand!"

Mentioning Li Jinche's childhood embarrassment, Emperor Jingfeng felt happy, but then a flash of sadness flashed in his eyes, and he became depressed: "It's a pity that I don't have much time left to see you get married and have children..."

Li Jinche suddenly felt sour in his heart: "Father, don't say that. You will be fine and you will definitely see my son get married and have children."

Emperor Jingfeng shook his head with a smile, and there was a glimmer of water in his eyes: "I know my body well. You don't need to use these words to make me happy... It's just, Che'er, my son, I am really I can’t bear to leave you..."

Emperor Jingfeng murmured in his mouth, his words full of reluctance, and kept stroking Li Jinche's head.

Li Jinche obediently put his head in front of Emperor Jingfeng and let him caress him.There was silence all around, and he didn't know what he suddenly thought of, his eyes flashed: "... In total, almost three months have passed since the hunting ground incident. The eldest brother has been imprisoned for so long, doesn't the father want to see him? "

"...Prince?"

Emperor Jingfeng was startled at first, and then his face darkened: "Why are you mentioning him? He designed to introduce tigers into the hunting ground and wanted to murder me. This unfaithful and unfilial son, am I still thinking about him?"

Li Jinche was overjoyed, but did not dare to show it. He pretended to be hesitant and said, "But so far there is no evidence that the eldest brother did it. What if he was wrongly accused? The eldest brother is the crown prince after all. If it is so long-term, Being locked up without the sun will inevitably make people’s hearts move..."

Li Jinche subconsciously emphasized the word "Crown Prince" more heavily. As he spoke, he carefully observed Emperor Jingfeng's expression.

As expected, Emperor Jingfeng's face suddenly turned ugly, and he slowly exhaled a sigh of relief: "...You don't have to say anything, I have my own plan for this matter."

When he didn't get a clear answer, Li Jinche had no choice but to look away in disappointment. When Emperor Jing Feng wanted to get up, he quickly stood up with a wink and carefully helped him sit down on the bed.

"Father, you have been lying in bed for a long time, and your legs and feet don't seem to be feeling well? Then let me give you a massage." Li Jinche kept in mind Fang Zigui's instructions to serve him more. Seeing that Emperor Jingfeng's time was running out, Li Jinche I rushed to show my filial piety in front of him.

Li Jinche's strength was moderate, and the kneading was very comfortable. Emperor Jingfeng couldn't help but squint his eyes and said in his heart: "Che'er is indeed a filial child. You have been so considerate since you were a child. It is not in vain that I have loved you for so many years." ." "It is said that the emperor's family is very unkind and unjust. The other princes and princesses are trembling with fear when they see me, as if I am some kind of savage beast. But you are the only one who truly treats me as a father. You are my real son... "

Li Jinche's heart moved slightly when he heard this. He quickly lowered his gaze to cover up the strange color in his eyes and said calmly: "...What about the eldest brother? The eldest brother is the heir of the clan and the first child of his father. If we want to talk about it, From the perspective of inheritance, I am afraid that he is your only son in the eyes of the ministers."

Emperor Jingfeng was in a daze, and what he said was somewhat inexplicable: "He is the prince of the imperial court, not my son. He is different from you..."

After a while, he slowly came back to his senses and lovingly touched the side of Li Jinche's face: "When parents love their children, they have far-reaching plans. Che'er, you are the real son in my heart... As a father, I naturally hope that you will live well." , live a happy and smooth life..."

Emperor Jingfeng touched Li Jinche's face, with a calm and kind expression like an ordinary father, and said softly: "Che'er, after the New Year, you can go to Jiangdong and become a vassal."

Li Jinche, who was immersed in warmth, suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Emperor Jingfeng in disbelief, wondering if he had heard wrongly: "...Father, what did you just say?"

Emperor Jingfeng looked at him calmly, his own figure reflected in Gujing Wubo's eyes, and repeated it again as if he was announcing death: "I said - after New Year's Eve, you will go to Jiangdong to join the feudal lord. In the next hundred years, I will After that, you don’t have to come back for the funeral.”

Li Jinche seemed to have been struck by five thunders, his face suddenly turned pale, as if a basin of cold water had poured over him from head to toe.

Almost instantly, he began to tremble uncontrollably, and it took him a long time to get the words out of his throat: "...Why?"

"There is no reason, this is a matter of course." Emperor Jingfeng's face was still as calm as before, "I have named you the King of Wu. As a prince, you should have left the capital long ago and gone to your own fiefdom. Now is the time. ”

Li Jinche was so panicked that he said incoherently: "But...but there are still many clan princes in the capital, and they don't have to join the vassal...For example, the emperor's uncle, His Highness King Zhao, didn't he always stay in the capital, and he didn't go to the fiefdom?" Fan?"

Emperor Jingfeng was silent for a moment and said: "You are different from them, and you are also different from your uncle."

"What's the difference?"

Li Jinche suddenly became angry and said frantically: "They are a clan, and I am also a clan. My father has so many sons, and they can stay in the capital. Why should I be the only one who wants to leave the capital and become a vassal? Why!"

Emperor Jingfeng looked at him steadily and said nothing.

Looking at Emperor Jingfeng's cold eyes, Li Jinche suddenly figured out something. While feeling sad in his heart, he also felt a sense of irony: "I understand, I understand everything..."

He stood up unsteadily and smiled: "My father felt that my stay in the capital would threaten His Highness the Crown Prince's status, so he wanted to send me far away so that the eldest brother could successfully inherit the throne in the future. , isn’t it?” (End of chapter)