Chapter 1 The Sixth Prince Plays Xu Fengnian
Deep inside the Qing Imperial Palace.
In the majestic hall.
The atmosphere is solemn.
"Get out! Get out of here! I don't want to see you again!" Emperor Qing was furious, his voice roared like thunder, echoing in every corner of the hall.
This roar made the originally silent hall even more silent, as if even the air had frozen.
Emperor Qing stared at the young man kneeling below with a sharp gaze, his eyes were like a sharp sword, as if to pierce through him.
However, facing Emperor Qing's rage, Li Chengyun seemed unusually calm.
He lowered his head, as if he didn't hear Emperor Qing's roar, and his expression was casual and relaxed.
"Then I will take my leave first." Li Chengyun said lightly. Although his voice was soft, it echoed clearly in the hall.
He raised his hand slightly, made a simple salute, then stood up and walked straight out of the hall.
His back was stretched out in the moonlight, and his steps were firm and calm, as if everything happening behind him had nothing to do with him.
Only Emperor Qing was left, sitting alone in the hall, still furious.
The atmosphere in the hall was suffocatingly oppressive.
Emperor Qing's face was as gloomy as the sky covered with dark clouds.
The palace maids around were all silent.
Eunuch Hou lowered his head, bent respectfully, and did not dare to breathe.
Fine beads of cold sweat continued to seep out of his forehead, but he could only let it slide down and did not dare to reach out to wipe it.
He pondered in his heart that this kind of tense and depressing atmosphere was the first time he had felt it in all the years he had been in the palace. It was as if even time had stopped.
Then, Eunuch Hou couldn't help but secretly glance in the direction where Li Chengyun left, and sighed inwardly.
This Sixth Prince, the sixth son of Emperor Qing and the Sixth Prince of Qing Kingdom, is indeed extremely bold.
When Eunuch Hou recalled Li Chengyun’s past “great achievements”, he felt mixed emotions.
At first, his style was unique among the princes and he was favored by Emperor Qing.
However, as time goes by, the glory of the past seems to have been blown away by the wind.
Since a few years ago, Li Chengyun has been like a wild horse that has broken free from its reins, running wild and unruly.
He was intoxicated with wine and women, and often left the palace secretly to linger in places of fireworks and enjoy himself.
When Emperor Qing learned about this, he was furious and repeated orders in an attempt to redeem the lost prince.
However, Li Chengyun seemed to have fallen into the abyss and could not extricate himself.
He seemed determined to be a playboy, spending his days in debauchery, hanging out with bad friends, and neglecting his studies and martial arts.
As a prince, he should have been a pillar of the country, but now he is so useless, which is heartbreaking.
Li Chengyun's actions pierced Emperor Qing's heart like a sharp blade.
He was angry, disappointed, and his disgust for Li Chengyun reached its peak!
The reason why Emperor Qing was so angry this time was because of the troubles caused by Li Chengyun.
He did not return to the palace for a whole month, but stayed drunk in a brothel, partying with women of the world every night.
Not only that, he also caused trouble with those so-called "friends".
He was so bold as to instigate Fan Sizhe, the youngest son of Fan Jian, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, to attack Guo Baokun, the second son of the Minister of Rites.
Guo Baokun was badly injured, dying, and almost crippled.
This news spread like wildfire in the capital, causing an uproar.
This morning, the Minister of Rites and the Crown Prince went to the palace to meet the Emperor, and in tears they demanded that the murderer be severely punished.
And the murderer was undoubtedly the messenger Li Chengyun.
When Emperor Qing heard the news, his anger was beyond words.
He denounced Li Chengyun with such sharp words that they almost shook the hall down.
However, Emperor Qing also knew that although Li Chengyun had made many minor mistakes, he had not yet committed a major mistake.
Although he was the instigator of this incident, he did not do it himself, so there is still room for maneuver.
So, Emperor Qing appeased the Minister of Rites, said that he would conduct a thorough investigation of the matter, and promised to give justice to the Guo family.
At the same time, he also hinted that although Li Chengyun escaped the disaster, he must restrain his behavior in the future, otherwise he will be severely punished.
In this way, this case that caused a sensation in the capital was temporarily settled with the appeasement of Emperor Qing.
Li Chengyun, as the son of Emperor Qing, his noble status is self-evident.
How could you allow your own flesh and blood to suffer serious harm because of the son of a minister?
Although the Minister of Rites felt resentful, he also knew the truth and did not dare to act rashly.
Eunuch Hou was standing nearby, feeling deeply moved.
At this moment, Emperor Qing had calmed down a little, and he sighed coldly to Eunuch Hou: "How could I have such a naughty son?" His words revealed deep helplessness and disappointment.
Eunuch Hou smiled slightly, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and responded respectfully: "Your Majesty, the Sixth Prince is still young and has not experienced much of the world. If his actions are inappropriate, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me."
"Noble Concubine Hui passed away early, and Your Majesty was busy with state affairs and had little free time, so the Sixth Prince had little discipline in the palace and was a little naughty, but it was just the nature of a teenager. When he grows up, he will naturally become calm."
Eunuch Hou wanted to continue to persuade him, hoping to calm his majesty's anger. However, when Emperor Qing heard his words, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he gently waved his hand, signaling him to be silent.
"Your words have reminded me." Emperor Qing spoke slowly, his voice revealing some thought, "Chengyun has reached the age of marriage, it's time to find a good match for him."
Emperor Qing searched carefully in his mind and suddenly thought of the Minister of Revenue Fan Jian.
Fan Jian has a daughter who is in her prime, a good time to talk about marriage.
Emperor Qing’s eyes became brighter and brighter.
"I remember that he had a close relationship with Fan Sizhe." Emperor Qing smiled and said, "Then pass on my decree to marry the daughter of the Minister of Revenue to Cheng Yun, and create a good story!"
Eunuch Hou was stunned by Emperor Qing's sudden order.
However, he was an experienced man in the palace and recovered his composure in an instant.
He respectfully accepted the order and left the hall in a hurry.
And in the other room.
Li Chengyun returned to the quiet bedroom and leaned on the bed like a lazy cat.
He recalled the furious look of Emperor Qing, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
More than ten years ago, he traveled through time to the prosperous era of Joy of Life and became the sixth son of Emperor Qing.
His biological mother, Concubine Hui, died of complications during childbirth and was later posthumously named Concubine Hui.
When he learned about his own life experience, he felt an indescribable excitement in his heart.
After all, he was quite familiar with the world of Joy of Life. He had a general idea of the power struggles, love and hate involved in it through the TV series on the screen and the explanations in the books.
Li Chengyun, who traveled through time, originally had great ambitions and wanted to create his own empire in this familiar yet strange world.
Not to mention overthrowing Emperor Qing, achieving great imperial achievements, or standing out in the struggle for imperial power, he at least hopes to leave his unique and glorious mark on this land.
However, fate seemed to play a joke on him.
Several years ago, he accidentally awakened the legendary "role-playing" system.
The magic of this system is that as long as he can improve his role-playing progress, he can get a variety of rare rewards.
The first role that Li Chengyun chose to play was the famous dandy in the capital city - Xu Fengnian.
So he embarked on this acting journey.
As an outsider, he had to start by imitating the most easily imitated trait of Xu Fengnian - the dandy air.
Therefore, over the years, he has completely immersed himself in this role.
He behaved just like those dandy young men in the capital.
Even his actions were more excessive and arrogant.
He was dissolute and reckless, and became the "King of Dandy" known to everyone in the capital.
Who made him born into an imperial family, a prince of a golden branch and jade leaves?
No matter how unruly and indulgent he is, as long as he does not touch the bottom line in Emperor Qing's heart, he will be safe.
Li Chengyun was well aware of his own advantages. The status of this prince was like a talisman, which made it impossible for the court to do anything even if they were dissatisfied with him.
He could act like a dandy boy without any scruples, make friends with so-called "bad guys", do whatever he wanted in the capital, hang out in places of entertainment, and enjoy the unrestrained freedom.
If there is someone who is blind, like Guo Baokun, who touches his reverse scale, he will let his younger brother Fan Sizhe take action and teach him a severe lesson.
And all this was nothing more than a brief disturbance in the capital, and in the end it would only result in a few harmless reprimands from Emperor Qing, without even any substantial punishment.
Li Chengyun thought to himself: "With such a dandy behavior, I guess the progress of the role-playing should have improved again, right?"
In the ancient boudoir, Li Chengyun gently opened the mirror of the system.
A few lines of beautiful handwriting appeared in the mirror:
[Host: Li Chengyun]
[Identity: The Sixth Prince of Qing]
【Role played: Xu Fengnian】
Beneath these introductions is a progress bar with a faint glow.
There are exquisite scales carved on it, from one to one hundred.
Li Chengyun carefully looked at the mark on the progress bar, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Sure enough, there has been some progress, and I am only one step away from the reward line!
Look at the scale on the progress bar, it is between eight and nine, slightly towards nine.
This means that his performance has now progressed to more than 8 percent.
Once his role-playing progress reaches 10%, he will be able to unlock the tempting big reward.
Li Chengyun's eyes, like a falcon staring at its prey, were fixed on the 10% position that was shining brightly on the progress bar.
There was a gray icon lying dormant on it.
That is the reward that is about to be unlocked - the groom's sword Jiuhuang!
(End of this chapter)