Chapter 48: "Inspecting" the Princess, Li Chengyun is crowned King

Think about this.

The princess bit her teeth lightly, not even bothering to hold on to her underwear, letting it slide off her shoulders.

In front of Li Chengyun's eyes, a piece of skin as white as snow suddenly appeared. The scene was like a fairyland, magnificent and extraordinary.

What was even more unexpected was that the princess turned around slowly and faced Li Chengyun directly. Her eyes sparkled like spring water, and she gently opened her red lips and said:
"Chengyun, let's start healing."

Faced with this sudden beautiful scenery, Li Chengyun's desire to heal his wounds inexplicably surged.

He involuntarily stretched out his hands, gently covered the eldest princess' skin, and began the healing process.

The true energy slowly flowed out from his palm like a warm stream, slowly pouring into the eldest princess' body.

The eldest princess only felt a warm current flowing through her body, the feeling of comfort was indescribable, and she couldn't help but let out a long and high-pitched moan, the sound was full of pleasure and comfort.

In a blink of an eye, a quarter of an hour had passed.

The eldest princess was surrounded by a layer of light white heat, like a fairy bathing in clouds.

Seeing this, Li Chengyun slowly withdrew his hand, but his heart was filled with turmoil that was difficult to calm down.

The Qi healing has ended.

He was about to get up from the bed when he suddenly felt a soft hand pulling at his sleeve.

Looking back, he saw the eldest princess's eyes were flowing and charming, looking at him steadily, and whispered:
"Chengyun, I still have some unexplainable hidden injuries in my body. Are you willing to continue to treat me?"

After the princess said this, how could Li Chengyun refuse?
After all, as members of the royal family, they should support each other and overcome difficulties together.

So he sat back on the bed again and gently pulled down the curtains beside the bed to create a private and warm space.

He began to examine her injuries carefully, not missing any tiny detail.

Time slipped quietly through my fingertips, and in the blink of an eye, two hours had passed.

During these two hours, they seemed to be in another world, with only each other's breathing and heartbeat to accompany them.

Finally, the examination was completed, and the eldest princess lay weakly in Li Chengyun's arms.

All the strength in my body seemed to be exhausted.

But her eyes flickered with satisfaction and shock.

Obviously, the princess had never expected that Li Chengyun would have such amazing endurance.

Her eyes flickered and she whispered softly:

"Chengyun, after tonight, I will truly belong to you."

"Of course, my aunt is the person closest to me." Li Chengyun smiled and his tone was full of tenderness.

From this moment on, the inner treasury and the eldest princess became his solid backing!
……

The next morning, the sky was just beginning to lighten.

The prelude to the grand court meeting is about to begin.

Outside the palace gate, ministers gathered in twos and threes, talking in low voices, with different expressions on their faces.

Countless eyes were focused on the Meridian Gate.

Except for the crown prince, all the corpses of the crown prince's party were hung on it. It was a terrifying scene.

With the sound of bells and drums, the grand court meeting officially began.

Civil and military officials were seated in the hall, and the atmosphere was solemn and dignified.

Emperor Qing walked into the hall in a hurry, carrying an imposing aura that could not be ignored, and in an instant he was seated at the top of the table.

Today's grand court meeting is very different from the past.

Chen Pingping, President of the Control Yuan, who rarely appears in public, also attended the meeting in a wheelchair.

Thus, there were four seated figures in the hall.

General Qin still looked as if he had not woken up yet.

Prime Minister Lin was intimidating without being angry, with deep thought hidden between his brows. No one could guess what was in his mind.

Emperor Qing's eyes were like lightning as he scanned the ministers below, and then he spoke directly:
"Everyone, do you know what happened outside Kyoto? Is there anyone willing to stand up and say a few words?" All the ministers were watching their own business, not daring to express their opinions easily at this time.

After all, Emperor Qing had just lost a son, and no one could predict whether he would vent his anger on them.

The hall fell into silence, with only the sound of breathing being heard.

A moment later, Chen Pingping, who was sitting in a wheelchair, slowly pushed the wheelchair and came to the center of the hall.

He bowed and saluted, his voice steady and firm:
"My lord, please forgive me!"

Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing's expression remained the same, without any emotion, and he asked calmly:
"Oh? What's your crime?"

"It was all due to the oversight of the Supervisory Council that they failed to detect the collusion between the deposed Crown Prince Li Chengqian and the people of Northern Qi in time."

"People from Northern Qi quietly approached Kyoto, putting the Second Prince, the Sixth Prince and others in danger."

"As the president of the Supervisory Council, I failed to supervise properly. This is my grave sin!"

Chen Pingping lowered his head, his voice filled with sadness and self-blame.

Upon hearing this, Emperor Qing's tone remained calm:
"According to what you said, you are indeed guilty of dereliction of duty! Then, have you done anything to make up for your crime?"

Chen Pingping straightened his back slightly and bowed again:
"I stayed up all night last night and conducted an in-depth investigation. I have found out the identity of the person from Northern Qi."

"The leader is the Saintess of Northern Qi, Haitang Duoduo, and the rest are all experts sent by the Northern Qi court."

"The prince colluded with Northern Qi's spies in the city and set up a killing plan with the intention of treason!"

Emperor Qing nodded calmly:
"Have you found the Northern Qi spy?"

"No findings yet." Chen Pingping answered truthfully with a serious expression.

"In this case, the Overwatch Council is indeed guilty of negligence, which put the prince in danger."

"Although I later made meritorious contributions and gained a little, I failed to find the Northern Qi spy, so my merits and demerits cannot offset each other."

Emperor Qing's voice was steady, and his words were filled with unquestionable majesty:
"Therefore, everyone in the Inspection Office must be fined half a month's salary as a warning. And you, as the director of the Inspection Office, have failed to fulfill your duties, so you will be fined half a year's salary as a warning to others!"

"I accept the guilt." Chen Pingping bowed again respectfully with a sincere attitude.

"Go away." Emperor Qing waved his sleeves gently.

Chen Pingping pushed the wheelchair slowly back to his seat.

The court officials all watched this scene silently, knowing clearly that this was obviously a plot that Emperor Qing had set up long ago, and Chen Pingping was just cooperating with him in performing a show.

Emperor Qing's eyes swept over the crowd again, with a hint of oppression in his tone that could not be ignored:

"Who else wants to speak at this moment?"

The court officials looked at each other and chose to remain silent.

Not long after, Emperor Qing spoke again: "Since no one else is speaking, I will speak."

"Li Chengyun."

Hearing this, Li Chengyun walked out from beside Li Chengze and came to the center of the hall with steady steps.

"My son is here."

"The rebellious son Li Chengqian has gone against moral principles and is plotting evil, trying to stir up a huge storm."

"Fortunately, you are loyal, brave and decisive. You killed the traitors outside the city and saved me from danger. You have made great contributions to the country, so I hereby reward you!"

"The sixth prince, Li Chengyun, has a pure character, is filial, loyal, gentle, and well-mannered, and has a sense of propriety, and is a thriving and prosperous man..."

"Today, I confer the title of King of Yan on Li Chengyun and grant him the fiefdom of Luozhou to honor his virtue."

"He was specially allowed to attend court without bowing, and to attend court affairs as a sign of honor."

"Give me another mansion as the Prince of Yan's residence in preparation for his upcoming wedding."

"Another reward is 10,000 taels of gold, 10 boxes of jewels, and 100 slaves..."

Emperor Qing slowly spoke of Li Chengyun's reward, each word sounding like a pearl and sounding powerful.

(End of this chapter)