blenderwars Chapter 168 Li Yuanke: Let Me Die First
Chapter 168 Li Yuanke: Let Me Die First
Li Fude hurriedly ordered the surrounding area to be cleared, fearing that someone might overhear or see it and think, "Masters, oh, how embarrassing! If you want to argue, can't you go back to the palace gate?"
Li Yuanke was so angry that he could barely speak. "Fine, fine, fine, you're right! Fine! You've lost all sense of dignity, haven't you? Soon the whole court and the public will know that my concubine has opened such a place outside, a..."
He couldn't remember the name of the place for a long time, mainly because he hadn't had time to look at it closely at the time.
He simply couldn't bring himself to say the words "male brothel," and the idea of "male brothel" felt rather undignified for a man.
Li Fude handed over the message, "Your Majesty, Chu Feng Pavilion!"
Li Fude was terrified when Shen Shixi glared at him fiercely. He shrank back and took two steps back.
"Do you think I can still sit on that dragon throne?" He pointed at the palace gate, his voice low but filled with barely suppressed anger. "Go ask your father. If he knew what you've done, do you think he'd still have the face to show his face in public?"
Judging from their personalities, they really aren't a good match!
The court officials will likely have Li Yuanke order her to be executed!
As for her father, he probably wants to die!
Knowing he was in the wrong, Shen Shixi lowered his head, shuffling his toes on the ground, and muttered under his breath, "Hmph, what's it to me!"
Anyway, no one will bother me. If anyone does, it'll be you and my father! There's no way I'll atone with my death. If you really anger me, I'll wipe out your entire court, believe it or not!
Li Yuanke was so angry he nearly vomited blood. He grabbed her hand and pulled her forward, yelling, "From now on, you're my father! From now on, I'll call you father! Li Fude, summon the imperial physician! Even a mouth injury can't stop your sharp tongue! Why don't you just fly to the heavens?"
The main point is that he's rambling incoherently!
Shen Shixi glanced at Bai Ping, who then turned and walked towards the palace gate.
"stop!"
Li Yuanke shouted, and Bai Ping knelt down with a thud.
"Where are you going?"
"What else can we do?" Shen Shixi rolled her eyes. "You don't think we can keep this a secret today, do you? Putting everything else aside, given such a good opportunity, do you think the Pei family will let me off the hook?"
Am I supposed to just sit and wait to die? So that your Empress doesn't live in constant fear, worrying that one day I'll steal her throne?
Li Yuanke laughed in exasperation, "You're quite confident in yourself!"
They didn't stop Bai Ping from leaving the palace.
Bai Ping didn't leave the palace either. She found a familiar guard at the gate and told him, "Tell the Third Young Master that 'the incident has occurred and begun!'"
The guard responded, told his companion, and went to the Shen family.
Shen Shilang was struck dumb. He wasn't even allowed to finish the New Year, and his father was going to send him to be beaten by his father.
What could we do?
He had grown up listening to his sister and was used to it, and besides, this matter was no small thing.
During the Lunar New Year, Mr. Shen finally had some time to chat with his mother and show his filial piety.
Hearing that his third son had something important to discuss, Father Shen was dismissive. "He's always idling around, what important thing could he possibly have? What, it's about Consort Chen? Hurry up, tell him to go to the study and wait for me!"
Madam Shen hurriedly said, "The matter of Consort Chen is urgent, you must go immediately!"
Father Shen arrived in a hurry. "Speak, what is it, Your Highness?"
Shen Shilang hesitated, then said, "Father, it's not necessarily just about my sister; it could also be about me... Father, it's about that Chu Feng Pavilion on Xuanwu Gate Street in the capital, the one you always criticize so harshly..."
Father Shen's thick eyebrows shot up, his eyes glaring like saucers. "You unfilial son, did you go there? Fine, you dare go to a place like that? I'll beat you to death!"
Shen Shilang's knees buckled, and he knelt on the ground with a thud. "Father, no, I went, but I didn't..."
I'm just too scared!
Shen Shilang was also hesitant to speak.
Upon hearing this, Father Shen flew into a rage, "Fine, fine, fine! You don't want to be a descendant of the Shen family anymore? I'll grant your wish!"
He cursed the brothel for being immoral and disrespectful every single day. Which man in this city doesn't have three wives and four concubines? If they couldn't stand being alone, they would all go to the brothel for entertainment, wouldn't that create chaos?
There isn't a single man who doesn't hate male prostitutes.
Shen Shilang howled in pain as he was beaten, clutching his bottom and jumping up and down. His hands ached from the slaps, and he cried out, "Father, please stop hitting me! Can't you let me finish what I have to say before you hit me? Father, please don't mess things up!"
Father Shen wouldn't listen to a word he said.
What else could a son be doing at a brothel if that woman goes there?
Old Madam Shen, worried about her granddaughter, rushed over and was very puzzled. "Weren't you talking about Xi'er? Why did you hit Lang'er? You're an old woman, how can you act so recklessly? Couldn't you have waited until we finished talking about Consort Chen?"
Panting heavily, Shen's father threw down the stick. "Speak! Speak! I want to see what kind of nonsense you can come up with!"
Shen Shilang said, "Father, how about we find a doctor to take a look at you first?"
I'm afraid you won't be able to hold on for long!
Father Shen glared at him angrily, "If you're not going to talk, then get down there! Men, bring out the big stick!"
Shen Shilang knelt down again with a thud, determined to go all the way. "Father, that brothel was run by my sister, and now the Emperor has found out! I'm afraid the Pei family knows about it too..."
Boom!
His father's eyes rolled back and he collapsed!
The Pei family did indeed find out, because Pei Xunli was near the brothel that night and happened to see Li Yuanke and Shen Shixi, both of whom he knew.
It wasn't just him; there were other people there too. Many people mistakenly thought that Li Yuanke had brought people back from the brothel.
Pei Xunli felt that this was a worthwhile endeavor.
He was secretly plotting with his father in the study at that moment. Naturally, he had to keep this from Pei Yanli. How could he let him know?
Pei Yanli gradually built up his network of connections in the mansion. He was also a very insightful person. He understood why the Emperor had asked him to join the five-person group, and this was an opportunity for him.
He would never forget how his stepmother made his mother kneel in the snow, and his sister, who hadn't even had a chance to see the human world, turned into a pool of blood, as if a blood-red demonic lotus had bloomed in the snow.
Pei Xunli stood under the eaves, laughing loudly, "You shameless woman, you dare to bear a child for my father?"
My aunt is also from a good family, so why shouldn't she be worthy?
Upon returning, Li Yuanke went to Qianyuan Palace, summoned Song Yan, and threw a stack of memorials at him, demanding, "Speak! What have you and Consort Chen been doing behind my back!"
Song Yan knelt down with a thud. Did the Emperor find out about the brothel?
"Your Majesty, spare my life! I wanted to speak, but Consort Chen forbade me to say it. She said if I did, she would send me to a brothel to become... become a male prostitute! Your Majesty, Consort Chen is a woman of her word! Your Majesty, you might as well just order my death!"
Song Yan was the head of Shen Shixi's secret guards. The poor, seven-foot-tall man was crying like a child!
The emperor was furious, but he was also in the wrong. For Song Yan, being played by a woman was worse than death.
The people do not fear death, so how can you frighten them with death?
"I'll remember this! Now that it's happened, tell me, what are we going to do?"
Cen Yin happened to return as well, and with each word he spoke, Song Yan trembled.
"Your Majesty, this brothel is registered in Shuntian Prefecture under the name of Young Master Shen, but the transfer of ownership and renovations were all arranged by Consort Chen. The reason Consort Chen knows that madam is that she used to work at Hongxiuzhao, and Consort Chen took a liking to her and poached her!"
He glanced at Song Yan. "Lord Song should know more about this matter than I do!"
Song Yan didn't dare to lift his head even once.