0p0 Chapter 448 Norio (41)
Chapter 448 Norio (41)
Li Tian'ao will take the blame for the trouble caused by Xiong Bufan.
However, Xiong Bufan was truly wronged in this matter. Since Li Tian'ao didn't pay, she naturally wouldn't deal with it.
Li Tian'ao sat in the hall. There was only a cup of tea and a small plate of snacks on the table, the kind most common in the palace. Judging from his treatment, there was no indication that Li Tian'ao was the crown prince.
"Has my mother not woken up yet?"
The head palace maid, Azhu, said respectfully, "Your Highness, Her Majesty was frightened yesterday. Why don't you go back first?"
"I'll wait a bit longer. I want to see my mother before I leave."
"Yes."
Ah Zhu slowly withdrew and began to instruct the Imperial Household Department to move things into the house.
The wind was so strong yesterday that it blew everything out of the palace, but thankfully no clothes were damaged.
Li Tian'ao waited from morning until afternoon, and only ate a small plate of snacks on the table.
As the sun was about to set, Ah Zhu came to the hall again.
His Highness the Crown Prince is good in every way, except that he is a bit stubborn.
Li Tian'ao: "Miss Azhu, has my mother woken up?"
Thinking of Consort Xu's hysterical state, Azhu hesitated and said, "Your Highness is not feeling well, please come another day."
If Li Tian'ao still didn't understand, then he would truly be a fool. "Thank you, Miss Azhu."
Looking at Li Tian'ao's lonely figure, Azhu could only say that even if he became the crown prince, there were still some things he couldn't have.
"Your Highness, Her Majesty may need to rest for a few days."
"Thank you."
Li Tian'ao left the palace in the sunset. His mother had never liked him, but what did it matter?
Xiong Bufan ate until his belly was round and full, then slowly walked back to the Imperial Preceptor's residence.
It's not that she's too hungry to fly; it's that she really needs to exercise to aid digestion.
The road from the palace to the prince's residence overlaps with the road to the Grand Preceptor's residence in part.
When Li Tian'ao returned, he happened to see Xiong Bufan, immediately stopped the carriage, got off, and walked with Xiong Bufan.
It's just fate that we met like this.
Li Tian'ao: "Bufan, you've been released, that's really great."
Xiong Bufan glanced at Li Tian'ao, who was still a good-for-nothing, and said, "Hmm."
Li Tian'ao chirped like a little bird, "Bufan, did Father say anything when he released you?"
After finishing his meal, Xiong Bufan didn't want to talk; he just wanted to digest and go back to sleep. But he still replied dismissively, "No."
“Bufan, let me go to the Imperial Preceptor’s residence with you.”
"Walk."
Fa He was not surprised to see the two walk back together, and Lu Guanqi had been waiting for Xiong Bufan for a long time.
The three of them gathered together again, and Lu Guanqi bowed, "Greetings, Your Highness the Crown Prince and the Grand Preceptor."
Xiong Bufan kicked Lu Guanqi, clearly remembering that this person had spoken ill of him a few days ago.
Lu Guanqi got up from the ground. "I'll give you money, can you please stop hitting me?"
"Give me the money."
Lu Guanqi took out some loose silver and gave it to Xiong Bufan, saying, "If you give me the silver, you can't hit me anymore."
Xiong Bufan didn't say anything, he just kept stuffing silver into his spatial storage.
Li Tian'ao wanted to talk to Xiong Bufan about things in the palace, but with Lu Guanqi nearby, he simply kept quiet.
The three of them seemed to have nothing to do when they gathered together. Xiong Bufan lay on the rocking chair, dozing off, while Li Tian'ao and Lu Guanqi sat to the side.
Lu Guanqi: "Your Highness, did you gain anything from your visit to the palace today?"
"Not yet."
Xiong Bufan stood up, yawned, and said to the two men, "If there's nothing else, you two can go back first. Don't disturb my rest."
"it is good."
Li Tian'ao and Lu Guanqi returned to the prince's residence. As soon as Lu Guanqi entered, he bowed and said, "Congratulations, Your Highness! Congratulations on your wish coming true."
"Don't be too happy yet, Xiao Wu is still alive."
"Yes."
The princes who harmed him outside the city were either dead or injured, so Li Tian'ao reaped the benefits and got his revenge.
Although he didn't understand why the emperor made him the crown prince, the goal had already been achieved.
Lu Guanqi: "Your Highness, what should we do next?"
"Nothing to do, just wait and see."
"Yes, Your Highness."
There are gains and losses in everything. Since his mother doesn't like him, he has to strive for something else.
When Li Mingguang heard the news that Li Tian'ao's confinement had been lifted, he felt an indescribable gloom. Why did all the good things happen to Li Tian'ao?
A two-day confinement doesn't even qualify as a reprimand.
Life went on like this. Since the confinement was lifted, things were going missing from the palace every few days. Treasures from the Imperial Study were stolen, or the jewelry and gifts that Consort Xu had just received were stolen.
The emperor knew without even thinking who it was, but he couldn't beat them or catch them, so he could only suffer in silence.
Fortunately, only these few places lost items; the granaries and the national treasury were unharmed.
To prevent Xiong Bufan from taking his treasures, the emperor began to hide them away, only displaying calligraphy and paintings, and also carrying the newly made jade seal with him.
A culture of frugality began to prevail in the palace, and the palace masters stopped displaying valuable items in public.
Looking at the things in the Imperial Study and Consort Xu's Palace, Xiong Bufan could only shake his head and say that the country had no hope, and couldn't say anything else.
These two were so poor that even thieves would leave them a few taels of silver before leaving.
Kongkong: Whose fault is this? It's all your fault for taking too much.
Xiong Bufan gradually stopped going to the palace and started wandering around the capital.
In terms of governance, the emperor can be described as a wise ruler, with no external or internal troubles.
There were no bandits around the capital, and very few thieves or robbers; the people lived in peace and contentment.
However, the fighting among the princes was too fierce, and of the five princes, only two remained healthy.
Even if Xiong Bufan wanted to fight bandits or become a bandit himself, he wouldn't have the chance.
The emperor revealed in court that he had the idea of abdicating and letting the crown prince ascend the throne to take charge of the country ahead of schedule.
The ministers had no objections, and the fifth prince was also very obedient.
Li Mingguang had a clear idea: seizing the throne from that idiot Li Tian'ao would be much simpler than seizing it while the emperor was still alive.
Those who understand the times are wise; Li Mingguang prepared to lie low.
Li Tian'ao's ascension to the throne was swift; a year after Xiong Bufan arrived in this world, Li Tian'ao officially became emperor.
Li Mingguang received a mediocre fiefdom, far from the capital.
Consort Xu, as the new emperor's birth mother, was named Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace, while the empress was named Empress Dowager of the Western Palace.
Since the new emperor ascended the throne, the Empress Dowager of the Eastern Palace sealed the palace gates, prohibiting the new emperor from entering.
Although Li Tian'ao was upset, he respected the Empress Dowager's wishes.
Only after becoming emperor did I realize that many things were not as easy as I had imagined, but I also gained supreme power.
Aside from assisting the new emperor in the palace, the retired emperor stayed at the Imperial Preceptor's residence, only seeking out Fahe.
Fahe was meditating there, and the retired emperor, dressed in a martial arts uniform, also meditated.
Xiong Bufan continued to eat and drink as usual. The presence of an emperor emeritus in the mansion did not have much influence on her, since the emperor emeritus had given her money anyway.
As long as you have enough money, you can stay as long as you want.