Chapter 99: Are you hard of hearing, or are you deliberately looking for trouble with me

The appearance of the Emperor's waist token was so unexpected that it left Li Xian stunned.

His eyes stared fixedly at the waist token in Lin Yue'e's hand.

Others might not be able to tell, but he knew this thing was real.

Why was Li Chen's waist token in her hands?

What was this woman's background?

Could it be that my whereabouts have been discovered? Is there a mole beside me?

If not, why would Li Chen's people come to arrest me!

But Li Chen had no need to arrest me; if he wanted to kill me, he could have done it in the imperial court; why come here?

Li Xian perhaps didn't know that he had just walked into the line of fire.

Lin Yue'e didn't care if it was the Second Imperial Prince or the Third; in her eyes, anyone who violated the regulations was to be arrested.

Anyway, the Emperor's waist token is with me; who among you has a higher rank than the Emperor?

If you have the ability to defy the imperial decree, why don't you go be the Emperor?

Feng Wuhen looked back at his master, asking Li Xian what to do.

The meaning was whether to surrender or resist and force their way out.

After all, with his skills, Lin Yue'e couldn't stop him.

Li Xian was also annoyed; if he hadn't revealed his identity, he could have just walked away.

But now that he had revealed it, and there were so many people here, wouldn't leaving make a huge scene?

So he could only use a more peaceful way to resolve it.

Li Xian glanced at Xu Zifeng, then said to Lin Yue'e: "This is all a misunderstanding. He and I are acquaintances; my subordinates were just sparring here for fun, it's of no consequence."

According to his logic, as long as Xu Zifeng admitted it, neither of them would have any trouble.

Just now he had looked at Xu Zifeng, meaning for him to follow his story later—you don't want to go to jail, do you?

Lin Yue'e turned her gaze to Xu Zifeng, and Xu Zifeng said arrogantly: "Who are you talking to? Who knows you? Constable Lin, he and I were just fighting, and he started it. If you want to say we were fighting each other, that's fine too—arrest us both."

Li Xian: "."

Li Xian looked at Xu Zifeng in astonishment; he didn't understand what game Xu Zifeng was playing.

Are you hard of hearing, or are you dying to go inside?

Li Xian had seen plenty of arrogant second-generation kids, but this was his first time seeing one with a broken brain.

Facing Li Xian's glare, Xu Zifeng looked indifferent; anyway, I'm used to being arrested, one more time doesn't matter.

Besides, this was his daily routine of causing trouble.

Seeing that Xu Zifeng couldn't be reasoned with, Li Xian glanced at Feng Wuhen, who understood and pointed at Ma Hei, saying: "Constable, he and I were the ones fighting; arrest us two."

His meaning was to take all the blame; anyway, it was just a few days in jail.

The Second Imperial Prince could just pull some strings to get him out later.

He couldn't let the Second Imperial Prince go in too.

Before Lin Yue'e could speak, Xu Zifeng interrupted: "Don't listen to his nonsense; everyone here made a move, arrest us all."

This made Li Xian even more confused—I clearly didn't make a move, are you kid just not letting me go?

He increasingly suspected he had been set up.

Xu Zifeng actually hadn't thought that deeply; he felt Lin Yue'e definitely wouldn't let him go, so he might as well drag the Second Imperial Prince into the water—disgusting one person is one person, who told you not to yield the way to me.

Anyway, I have my aunt covering for me, and I'll be released soon.

The officials around Lin Yue'e were also used to it, and under her order, they took everyone here away.

Ma Hei looked at Xu Zifeng, meaning whether to make a move, but seeing Xu Zifeng following the officials with practiced ease, Ma Hei had no choice but to surrender.

Even if the Second Imperial Prince Li Xian was unhappy, he was still arrested, along with the few people beside him.

In the government jail, the permanent guest, the Northern envoy Atade, had already become familiar with the place; when he had nothing to do, he would chat with nearby cellmates, bragging about the scenery of the North to these second-generation kids.

Today, another heavyweight came to the jail: the Second Imperial Prince, Li Xian.

Even if Atade was surprised, he began to get used to it.

That crazy woman was practically arresting people every day.

He didn't seem to be the most miserable one.

When Li Xian entered, he had already sent people to find a way to get him out.

That is, to find the Viceroy of the government office; as long as he spoke, the officials inside would definitely release him.

For such a small matter, he couldn't go to Li Chen.

In the prison, there was a cell that was Xu Zifeng's exclusive VIP seat.

He was a big spender who paid fines every day, so having some "privileges" was normal.

Inside, there was even half a pot of good wine he hadn't finished last night, along with snacks like peanuts.

This kid didn't stand on ceremony, sat down, handed the wine to Ma Hei beside him, and started drinking.

Ma Hei didn't understand what kind of process this was.

Did you make me come all the way from the Witchcraft Holy Land to the Imperial Capital just to accompany you in jail?

However, seeing the Prince's relaxed look, he also picked up the wine and started drinking.

At this time, Li Xian spoke to Xu Zifeng: "Kid, you have the guts to give your name."

Just now Xu Zifeng only said he was a Prince, not which one.

Xu Zifeng knew Li Xian wanted to retaliate, but he wasn't afraid at all, directly saying: "Xu Zifeng, my father is the Prince of Zhennan, so what?"

Hearing "Prince of Zhennan," Li Xian had a feeling of sudden realization.

The clues in his mind seemed to connect.

According to the intelligence he had mastered, the Third Imperial Prince and the Prince of Zhennan should have connections, meaning this Prince of Zhennan's son was likely acting under the Third's instructions, deliberately coming to find trouble with him to delay his rebellion progress and buy time for himself.

And that constable holding Li Chen's waist token seemed to be unaware, also designed to be attracted here to arrest him.

Only Li Chen's subordinates could have such great power.

Thinking this way, it made sense.

Because Li Xian felt this guy couldn't be bored enough to deliberately drag him into the water.

The Imperial Capital's waters were deep; many things that seemed accidental were actually calculated by others.

Li Xian had been in the Imperial Capital for so many years and was certainly skilled at calculation.

His resentment quickly shifted to the Third Imperial Prince.

Actually, Xu Zifeng was just bored.

At the Viceroy's office, an official runner came to report: "Viceroy, Constable Lin arrested the Second Imperial Prince and is holding him in the jail; the Second Imperial Prince's subordinates are asking to see you."

The Viceroy was looking at official documents seriously and replied casually: "Understood."

Just as the runner was about to leave the room, the Viceroy suddenly stood up.

"What? Even the Second Imperial Prince was arrested?"

Because Lin Yue'e had arrested too many people these past few days, he hadn't reacted just now and was a bit slow.

Now he was startled; the Second Imperial Prince wasn't an ordinary second-generation kid, and he couldn't afford to offend him.

Just as the Viceroy prepared to invite the Second Imperial Prince's people in, he hesitated again.

"The Second Imperial Prince has thoughts of rebellion, and Lin Yue'e is the Emperor's person; I can't get involved in this muddy water."

Thinking of this, the Viceroy immediately told the runner that he was very busy and couldn't receive the Second Imperial Prince's subordinates.

If he refused the Second Imperial Prince's subordinates again, he would definitely offend the Second Imperial Prince, so it was better not to see them.

Not long after, the news reached the Second Imperial Prince's ears.

A subordinate was in the jail asking the Second Imperial Prince what to do.

This made Xu Zifeng laugh; "Second Imperial Prince," can't even get out of a jail. If finding the Viceroy was useful, could I be locked up here?

Father often said the Second Imperial Prince was skilled in power struggles and proficient in calculation and layout.

In Xu Zifeng's view, this Second Imperial Prince was just so-so, not as powerful as rumored.

The Second Imperial Prince also didn't expect to run into a blockhead like Xu Zifeng, disrupting his plans.

Fighting in a busy area only meant being locked up for seven days.

But the problem was, the Spring Hunt started in six days.

Li Xian had to find a way to get out first; he had people looking for connections everywhere today, searching for ways to get out, and finally found the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager was speechless; why did you people have nothing better to do than provoke that constable?

Everyone wants me to beg Li Chen; how am I supposed to beg?

I can't go and spend a night with Li Chen to have him release you, can I?

As the Empress Dowager, she certainly knew about Ji Lianyu serving in bed, but others had no way of knowing.

So the Empress Dowager had someone tell Li Xian: If you want to get out, you can only beg Li Chen!

Just as Li Chen returned to the palace, Eunuch Cui walked over and said: "Your Majesty, the Second Imperial Prince requests an audience."

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Li Chen didn't know why the Second was looking for him, but still said: "Then let him in."

Eunuch Cui replied slightly awkwardly: "The Second Imperial Prince is not outside the door; he is in jail."

Eunuch Cui then recounted the process of the Second Imperial Prince and Xu Zifeng causing trouble and being arrested.

The meaning was, if Your Majesty wants to see him, the slave will have someone invite him out of jail.

Or, Your Majesty can go to the jail to see him personally.

"Xu Zifeng? How did the Second get involved with him? Since the Second is locked up, let him stay there; I'll go see him tomorrow morning."

Li Chen didn't care about Li Xian's feelings, nor would he indulge him.

If you were at the door, I would at least let you in.

Since you're in jail, let you hang there for a while.

However, since Xu Zifeng was locked up, it meant there would be meat to eat again tonight.

Not long after Eunuch Cui left, Ji Lianyu came to Li Chen's bedroom with practiced ease.

She had even changed her clothes, waiting for Li Chen's inspection.

Li Chen glanced at Ji Lianyu, feeling she was becoming increasingly plump and beautiful, her full figure stretching her clothes tight.

The most charming part was that she naturally possessed a noble aura—holy, elegant, and intellectual, while also carrying a full, motherly tenderness.

"Your Majesty, Zifeng, he..."

Ji Lianyu was still somewhat reserved; although she wanted it too, she couldn't do without the excuse of Xu Zifeng.

She couldn't just come up and say she wanted it.

Li Chen also knew that it seemed she had tasted the sweetness and was becoming unable to stop.

At her age, it was the age of need, and she happened to run into the young and vigorous Li Chen.

To say it was dry wood meeting a raging fire was no exaggeration.

Li Sining next door was also slowly starting to get used to it; it seemed she couldn't sleep without this sound.

The next day there was no morning court; nothing major had happened in the past few days, and it happened to be the birthday of the Prince of Jing'an, Li Longyu, so people in the court were preparing for the birthday celebration.

What level was Li Longyu? The people he could invite were basically the power-holders of the May Tian Ce Dynasty.

To put it plainly, basically only this group of officials who could attend the morning court, plus the Great Imperial Clan, could attend his birthday banquet.

People like Prime Minister Zhao Wenyuan and Grand General Guo Poyun were all on the invitation list.

Li Longyu had a good relationship with the late Emperor and had attended court for decades.

One couldn't say he had worked diligently for decades, but at least he hadn't made any major mistakes.

In recent years, because his health wasn't good, he hadn't attended court, and he was very familiar with these old courtiers.

He could even invite Li Chen, the new Sage Realm Emperor, which showed he still had a certain prestige in the May Tian Ce Dynasty.

There was no morning court today; Li Chen left the palace early in the morning, wanting to go to the jail to see what kind of trouble the Second was stirring up.

Ji Lianyu had also just woken up and was preparing to leave by sedan chair to return to the Prince of Zhennan's mansion when Li Chen sat in.

"We're going the same way; I'll hitch a ride."

Since they were in this relationship, Ji Lianyu naturally wouldn't refuse.

Along the way, she was still thoughtfully taking care of Li Chen, helping him tidy his clothes and the like.

Even though the palace maids had already tidied up, she just wanted to do it again.

Ji Lianyu had a very strong desire to take care of others and had served Li Chen very well these past few days.

The two were already sticking close, inevitably leading to some friction.

When the sedan chair arrived at the Prince of Zhennan's mansion, the two stepped down.

Li Chen said: "Not inviting me in to sit for a while?"

Ji Lianyu knew what Li Chen meant; she couldn't refuse, only hoping Li Chen could be quick, as Xu Zifeng would be released from jail soon.

On the other side, Xu Zifeng had been released early in the morning; he was used to it.

Every day he was released on time at this hour.

When walking out of the prison cell, he still looked at the Second Imperial Prince Li Xian with provocation.

See that? I can get out first, which proves my backer is harder than yours.

You just stay there honestly, little Prince.

Ma Hei also looked at Feng Wuhen with pride, clearly saying: I won this round.

Seeing Xu Zifeng laughing as he left the jail door, Li Xian was so angry he couldn't stand it.

Truly, a tiger falling to the plains is bullied by dogs; when had he ever been humiliated by such a small character?

Xu Zifeng's sense of superiority came from bullying these Imperial Capital nobles.

Now that he was bullying the Second Imperial Prince, it couldn't be more satisfying.

When the time came, and his family's rebellion succeeded and he became Emperor, he would also bully that Li Chen, letting him know he wasn't someone to be trifled with.

Xu Zifeng was in a great mood; after leaving the government office, he arranged a residence for Ma Hei.

After all, his aunt was in the Prince of Zhennan's mansion; in Xu Zifeng's eyes, his aunt was his taboo, and he couldn't let other men come into contact with her, even if it was Ma Hei.

And his aunt was becoming increasingly alluring; even he couldn't hold back, let alone others.

So arranging for Ma Hei to stay elsewhere was more reasonable to avoid unnecessary trouble.

When Xu Zifeng returned to the Prince of Zhennan's mansion, he went to pay his respects at his aunt Ji Lianyu's residence.

But a weak voice came from the room; Ji Lianyu said she had caught a cold and was resting in the room, and that it was good Xu Zifeng was back.

Hearing Xu Zifeng intended to come in and see, Ji Lianyu became even more nervous, stating she was wiping her body and it wasn't convenient.

This made Xu Zifeng even more curious, his mind filled with fantasies.

However, he didn't dare to overstep; he still needed his aunt's care in the Imperial Capital.

So after paying his respects, Xu Zifeng left.

Next was his own daily routine; after breakfast, he went out to investigate intelligence on the Second Imperial Prince.

It wasn't until noon that Li Chen left the Prince of Zhennan's mansion with satisfaction.

Anyone who didn't know would think he was the Prince of Zhennan.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 100 =====