There is a saying: Be prepared for danger in times of peace.
Li Ke was lying on the bed, looking at the night outside the window, and fell into deep thought.
Today's disaster has been escaped, but Li Chengqian will never let himself have an easy time. The next conspiracy may be brewing.
In this palace, every step is really scary. If you are not careful, the boat may capsize in the gutter.
If he hadn't won good things in the lottery today and moved out the Supreme Emperor, he would have died under the one hundred military sticks.
Who can know the emperor's thoughts accurately?
Li Ke tossed and turned and had difficulty falling asleep.
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Prince's Mansion.
Li Chengqian was very angry. This old guy, the Supreme Emperor, had not come out for eight years. If he came out, he would ruin his good deeds.
He risked his position as prince and framed Li Ke.
Unexpectedly, the bamboo basket was in vain, and he lost his wife and lost his troops.
That waste Li Ke has gained a lot!
It's both a beauty and a mansion. If this marriage really happens, wouldn't Li Jing become a bargaining chip in Li Ke's competition with him?
It was my fucking initiative to send it up.
"His Royal Highness, there is no need to be angry. Lord Changsun has already said that Li Ke is your Majesty's biological son after all. Based on this alone, Li Ke cannot die at all."
"The failure of the honey trap is the first step to our success. We still have to look at the second step..."
This man was wearing a long robe, was of medium height, had a black mole on his chin and a beard, and looked exactly like a dog-headed military advisor.
His name is Sun Cheng. He used to be Changsun Wuji's staff and gave Changsun Wuji many strategies. Later, he was sent to Li Chengqian and became Li Chengqian's dog-headed strategist.
Li Chengqian finally smiled as he thought about the second step of this beauty trap.
It was lucky that Li Ke survived this time, but he was not so lucky the second time.
The Supreme Emperor can protect you once, but can he protect you a second time?
"Sun Cheng, I can't wait any longer. I will implement the second step tomorrow night. I want Li Ke to die without a complete body."
Sun Cheng bowed and said, "We still need a personal maid by His Highness' side."
Li Chengqian said impatiently and coldly: "Compared to the throne, what is a woman? Even though I have slept with her..."
"Those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters. I have given away beautiful things like Li Shuwan, so how can I still care about a humble palace maid?"
"Your Highness, just wait for the good news!" Sun Cheng said with a flattering smile.
"Hahaha, Li Ke, you loser, why should you compete with me for the throne?"
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Three poles in the sun.
Warm sunlight filtered in through the window and sprinkled on Li Ke's butt.
Li Ke woke up suddenly. He gasped for air after getting up, and his whole body was covered in cold sweat.
He quickly looked at his good brother and found that he was still there, so he breathed a sigh of relief.
"What a cruel woman, she actually tried to kill her husband on her wedding night..."
He dreamed that on the night of his wedding, he was stabbed by Li Shuwan and became an eunuch. He was frightened to death!
Bang bang bang...
There was a knock on the door, and the prince came in carrying a basket.
"Your Highness, it's time to eat!"
Li Ke stepped forward and saw that there were only two steamed cakes (steamed buns) in the basket, and they were still hairy.
Suddenly he was furious: "I am the King of Shu, you just let me eat this?"
Wang De quickly knelt on the ground and whispered: "Your Highness, please calm down. Your Majesty has an order. You are not allowed to give His Highness good food. As long as you don't starve to death..."
Li Ke: "..."
Li Shimin was so petty that he actually took revenge on him. Wasn't it just to move out the Supreme Emperor and make him unhappy?
As the king of a country, does that matter?
You are imprisoning me and denying me food. I am your own son!
Wang De left, and Li Ke looked at the two moldy buns and wanted to cry without tears.
"Changle, when will you come to see my brother? He is going to starve to death..."
From noon to afternoon, no one came to visit Li Ke. The door was locked from the outside and Li Ke could not get out.
It was still close at noon, but by the afternoon, my stomach was really unsatisfactory.
Li Ke took out the moldy head, burned it on the fire, and began to devour it.
Until evening, no one came to deliver food.
Li Ke became anxious and kept visiting at the door, yelling at someone to bring food, but no one paid him any attention.
The sky was dark, and a palace maid finally came outside, carrying a basket of fine wine and food.
Li Ke sat on the bed, closed his eyes, and ignored the palace maid.
He wanted to go on a hunger strike to make Li Er angry again.
"Take it away, I won't eat it, I will starve to death if you can!"
But the palace maid didn't say a word. After coming in, she arranged the food and poured a glass of wine.
Then he came to Li Ke, knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, please have a meal!"
"Take it away, I won't eat the food that comes after me."
However, the palace maid began to sob and knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing: "Your Highness, if you don't eat, the chief steward will skin the slave. Please, Your Highness, just take a bite!"
"Your Highness...wuwuwu!"
As the palace maid spoke, she burst into tears and her whole body began to tremble.
Li Ke was speechless. In this evil feudal society, the prince would not eat and would beat the serving maid to death?
Simply inhumane!
He sighed, let's take a bite, his stomach is really unsatisfactory.
He walked slowly to the dining table. The food was delicious and delicious, and there was also a jug of wine.
The wine of this era was actually glutinous rice wine. Otherwise, after drinking eighteen bowls of wine, Wu Song could still kill a tiger?
Li Ke sat down and just picked up the chopsticks, but he accidentally caught a glimpse of something strange in the palace maid's eyes.
Li Ke was suddenly shocked and quickly looked at the palace maid, but the palace maid seemed very calm.
"Let's go. I'm eating. I don't like people watching around me!"
Li Ke thought for a moment and then wanted to deceive the palace maid.
"Your Highness, the chief steward has ordered your servant to serve you for dinner. If you go out, the chief steward will definitely beat you to death."
"Whether you die or not, you have nothing to do with me, so get out..."
The palace maid was startled, but she knelt there and didn't move at all.
"Since you won't leave, then come over and eat with me!"
"Your Highness, this is inappropriate, slave..."
"If the king tells you to eat, just eat. There is so much nonsense."
The palace maid gritted her teeth and crawled to the dining table on her knees. She knew that the King of Shu was afraid that the food was poisonous, so she wanted him to test the poison!
So he took a bite of each dish and ended up drinking a glass of wine.
Then, she quickly retreated and knelt on the side, but she was extremely happy in her heart.
Everything seemed to be going according to plan.
Li Ke saw that the palace maid was fine and wondered, why is there no problem?
Then why did something strange flash in her eyes just now?
Logically speaking, palace maids have undergone strict training and should be fearful when facing a prince, but this palace maid obviously did not.
This puzzled Li Ke.
But he no longer dared to eat this food. What if it was a chronic poison?
"Take it away, His Highness has no appetite!"
The palace maid was shocked. Even if you don't eat like this, the king of Shu is really being cautious.
At this moment, the eunuch outside fell to his knees and said, "I have seen Your Majesty!"
Then, Li Shimin walked into the room with his hands behind his back and a straight face, and saw the food and wine on the table, as well as a trembling palace maid kneeling on the ground.
"Wang De, who asked you to bring good wine and food to this traitor?"
Wang De knelt on the ground with a thump, looking confused. He didn't know at all!
"Your Majesty, I am wronged. I don't know about this!"
However, after he glanced at the trembling palace maid, he said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, the prince may have sent it here."
Li Shimin snorted coldly: "They have a deep brotherly love."
However, this also gave Li Shimin some comfort. The fact that the prince was able to send food to the king of Shu showed that the prince had grown up and became sensible.
His greatest hope is that his sons can take care of each other.
He didn't want his son to end up killing each other for the throne like their brothers.
"Get out of here, I want to talk to the King of Shu..."
