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Chapter 269: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (8)

Chapter 269: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (XVIII)

Cui Li smiled helplessly, as if she didn't understand why the person in front of her suddenly froze and asked such a question. Hadn't she always called him "Brother Sheng"?

Cui Li: "I call you Brother Sheng! Aren't you my cousin? Why are you asking me this question?"

There was confusion in her dark and bright eyes, especially when she saw the furnishings in the hall.

Cui Li: "Brother Sheng, are we in the palace now? Am I... not feeling well? This doesn't seem to be your bedroom. I remember you were going to Longxi to manage the canal. How come you're back in just half a month?"

Liang Sheng: "Longxi? Water channel? Li'er, do you remember what time it is now?"

Cui Li: "Of course it was the spring of March in the 39th year of Yanglong!"

The 39th year of Yanglong was the year when he and Cui Li became engaged. Cui Li was born in January and had just come of age. He couldn't help but express his true feelings to her. They also agreed that when he returned from Longxi County, he would ask his father for permission to marry her.

Unfortunately, he had been in Longxi County for three months and was about to return to the capital when he encountered King Cheng Wei in the northeast, who had gathered troops and established himself as an independent state with the intention of dividing the land into kingdoms. He accepted the order and led his troops north. In the autumn of the following year, he won a great victory, captured King Cheng Wei alive, and returned to the capital.

But what awaits him is the coercion and inducement of his father. His father threatens him with the throne and Cui Li, asking him to choose between the kingdom and the beauty.

He was well aware of his father's character. He was the next king chosen by his father and had been trained according to the standards of a crown prince. He was the monarch chosen by his father to inherit the great cause and unify the world. If he really chose Cui Li, then the next time he would see Li'er might be at her funeral.

The late emperor had always wanted to unify the world, but when he was seriously ill, his great cause had not been accomplished, so he had to entrust it to him.

All the men of Ji family are good fighters. He had been trained in Ji family army for several years when he was young. If he wanted to conquer Ji and Qi countries, he would have to rely on Ji family. However, Liang Sheng did not think that he needed to rely on marriage to win over Ji family.

The Cui family was a prominent family with many queens among their ancestors. He was recognized by the Cui family and other aristocratic families because he grew up under the name of Queen Cui.

Unfortunately, the late emperor was under the control of the aristocratic families. Although he did not want to get rid of the Cui family after it had served its purpose, he did not want the Cui family to produce another queen. At least, he did not want a daughter-in-law from the Cui family or any other aristocratic family. So the late emperor fell in love with Ji Shilan, who was good at swordsmanship.

The emperor is the most cruel and ruthless. Even if it is his niece who is often in his arms, he will not show mercy when it is time to abandon her.

Therefore, Liang Sheng could only choose to accept the imperial edict of the late emperor with unbearable heartache. He became the prince of Daliang, but the princess consort was Ji.

He could only bear the pain and cut off all contact with Cui Li, so as to avoid being discovered by the late emperor and assassinating Cui Li.

But unfortunately, he was not a saint and his possessiveness was too strong. He could not bear to watch his beloved marry someone else. A year after the wedding, the late emperor passed away. After he came to the throne, he forcibly appointed Cui Li as the imperial concubine and summoned her into the palace.

Seeing this familiar smile again, Liang Sheng felt as if he was in another world.

Cui Li: "You've returned from flood control so soon? That's amazing! My uncle and aunt will definitely praise you greatly this time!"

Liang Sheng looked at the smile that unconsciously appeared on Cui Li's pale little face, just like the peach and apricot flowers that had just bloomed at a spring banquet, charmingly red and pure white.

She was the girl who would smile unconsciously every time she saw him! His beloved Li Er!

The beauty, still wearing her snow-white pajamas, couldn't help blushing when she saw the man just staring at her without saying anything. She pouted her lips slightly and muttered "bad brother", which made Liang Sheng come back to his senses.

Liang Sheng: "Li'er, be good. Brother Sheng will talk to you later. Now I'll let the imperial physician take your pulse, okay?"

Cui Li nodded obediently.

After the imperial physician carefully confirmed it again and again, he told Liang Sheng the answer he expected.

"Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine injured her forehead and may have blood clots in her head, causing her to lose her memory of the past few years."

After Liang Sheng confirmed that this would not affect Cui Li's health, he asked the imperial physician to leave first.

When he returned to the house, he saw Cui Li chatting with Cui Yun. His eyes deepened. These palace people must know what to say and what not to say.

He would not allow anyone to destroy the relationship between him and Li'er!