Chapter 307 Overestimating One's Abilities

Li Rong'er has always been the apple of her family's eye. Whenever she wants something, Li Que will always find a way to get it for her.

However, this time, it's highly likely they definitely won't agree.

While Li Rong'er's attention was focused on Yongqi, Li Lan'er gave her personal maid a look, signaling her to quickly find Li Que and tell her what had happened.

Li Lan'er herself stayed close to Li Rong'er to prevent her from doing something foolish and implicating the whole family, which would be no laughing matter.

"Miss, perhaps we should just forget about it..."

"What's there to be afraid of? As long as I succeed, our Li family will rise to prominence!"

"You'll benefit from my fame too!"

"But what if we fail?"

"How could that be? I am so young and beautiful, so much younger than the Empress, how could the Emperor not like me?"

“…” Li Lan’er, who was following behind, rolled her eyes when she heard Li Rong’er’s words.

They followed Yongqi until noon, when Yongqi, Fu Erkang, Xiao Jian, and others sat together to barbecue.

Li Rong'er suddenly appeared at this time.

She ordered her maid to attack the horse, and then she was carried off at breakneck speed by the horse.

She thought Yongqi would come to her rescue, but it was the guards who saved her instead.

Her legs went weak, and she immediately knelt on the ground, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"..." Yongqi remained silent. "Since everything is alright, let's hurry back..."

Yongqi left as soon as he finished speaking, not wanting to be touched by even a trace of the other person's scent.

Seeing that Yongqi was ignoring her, Li Rong'er wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by Li Lan'er who caught up from behind.

"Third Sister, stop fooling around!"

"emperor!"

Li Rong'er was about to shout when Li Lan'er angrily covered her mouth, saying, "You'd better shut up, or I'll knock you out!"

As Yongqi left, he patted the goosebumps off his body and asked, "Who was that guy?"

Fu Erkang said, "It seems to be the daughter of Li Que, the Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Personnel..."

Yongqi racked his brains but couldn't remember who this guy was. "...How did he raise his daughter? Doesn't he know I can't have anyone around me?"

He was preoccupied with the thought that if these things reached Xiao Yanzi's ears, what would become of him?

"No, I have to go back right away."

He had a bad feeling.

Yes, just as he expected, Li Rong'er came to pester him herself, while simultaneously spreading rumors that Yongqi intended to take her as a concubine...

When Yongqi returned, everyone was already chatting away.

Xiao Yanzi, Xia Ziwei, and their group all had smiles on their faces.

Yongqi was terrified. "Little Swallow, let me explain."

"explain."

Yongqi told the truth, "Believe me, I really didn't!"

Xiao Jian and the others were also worried, so they came back. Seeing that their wives all looked unhappy, they naturally had to help Yongqi explain.

Little Swallow smiled slightly, "Where is that good little sister?"

“I don’t know…” Yongqi shook his head. “After I shook her off, I came back and explained to you.”

Little Swallow snorted, "Then let someone go find it."

"If this gets out, your harem will really start getting new women!"

Yongqi immediately shook his head, "That's impossible!"

"You wait, I'll definitely take care of this for you!"

Little Swallow is pregnant now. If this affects her mood or harms her health, then it will be terrible!

Just as Yongqi and his men were about to send someone to capture Li Rong'er, Li Que personally dragged her over.

"Kneel down!" Seeing that Li Rong'er was still stubborn, Li Que kicked her to her knees.

"Your Majesty, I have failed to properly educate my daughter. Please forgive me!"

Li Que was going crazy. Someone had told her before not to set her sights on Yongqi!

He originally thought that his wife and daughter were sensible, so he didn't object too much.

Who would have thought that a moment of carelessness would lead to such a terrible disaster for this good daughter?

"(Luckily, Lan'er stopped her in time and admitted her mistake promptly, so perhaps she can be treated leniently...)"

"When did I ever say I wanted to take your daughter as a concubine?"

"If anything were to happen to the Empress, could you afford to compensate her?"

"I deserve to die! Your Majesty, spare my life!"

Although Li Rong'er really wanted to speak, her mouth was already gagged when Li Que grabbed her.

"Since she is so eager to get married, let the unmarried gentlemen present take a look. If they still like her, I will be generous and grant you marriage."

"..." Li Rong'er's eyes widened; of course, she was unwilling.

But Yongqi's words already showed him mercy!

"Your Majesty, I obey your decree and thank you for sparing my life!"

Among the unmarried young men present, there were indeed some who liked Li Rong'er.

"Your Majesty, I am willing to marry Miss Rong'er."

The person speaking appears to be an official from the Ministry of Rites.

Fu Erkang said to him, "This guy is actually quite reliable, and his heart is entirely with Li Rong'er, but he also has principles and won't lose his bottom line for love..."

Yongqi smiled and said, "Since you are interested, then I will personally issue an imperial decree to grant you marriage."

In just ten days, they were married and consummated their marriage.

Whether Li Rong'er is willing or not, no one has considered it.

Even if someone considered it, it was useless. Who told her to be so audacious as to set her sights on Yongqi?

Yongqi was speechless. "Father Emperor said long ago that I would make my own decisions about my marriage, and no one else should interfere. How can anyone be so presumptuous?"

"Besides, they're incredibly audacious. Why are they only chasing me and not you?"

Xiao Jian was speechless. "You want to drag me into your own troubles? No way!"

Fu Erkang chimed in, "That's right, don't even think about causing trouble for me and Ziwei!"

"My crape myrtle is much more fragile than yours!"

"..." Xiao Yanzi and Xia Ziwei couldn't stand this childish remark.

The two of them grabbed their partners' ears and walked away.

Those who were just watching the show naturally all slipped away.

"Little Swallow, it hurts..."

"It's supposed to hurt!"

"Grandma, please have mercy!"

"When the draft time comes, those people will probably come again. Rather than that, we might as well issue an imperial decree now."

"If anyone dares to advise you to take a concubine, I'll send their entire family to the palace as eunuchs and maids to serve those who want to become concubines..."

"..." Yongqi gave a thumbs up, "Awesome!"

Actually, she had some dirty tricks up her sleeve. If they came looking for trouble again, they shouldn't blame her for being ruthless!

Since the war in Burma, she has rarely fought or killed anyone herself. If they don't behave, she'll go on a killing spree!

On the other side, Fu Erkang, who was being dragged away, was also begging for mercy.

Xia Ziwei glared at him, "You're supposed to be a 28-year-old man, what are you arguing with the Emperor for?"

"Luckily, he's a good person and doesn't hold it against you..."

Fu Erkang laughed and said, "That's all thanks to you. With you protecting me, I wasn't afraid!"

Xia Ziwei said irritably, "What? You're quite proud of being a kept man, aren't you?"

Fu Erkang curled his lip, "That's still better than those who want to live off women but can't even get close to them, right?"

"Besides, the emperor is only sitting in that position temporarily. Once he finds a suitable successor, he will naturally step down."

"At that time, we will travel to the ends of the earth with you."

Xia Ziwei sighed, "Those days are probably a long way off. By then, will you still have the strength to go out?"

Fu Erkang frowned and looked at Xia Ziwei, "You doubt my physical strength?"

No way! He has to prove that even though he's older than her, he's still stronger!