Transmigration: The Main Character is Not Becoming the Cannon Fodder! Chapter 193 - 11: Strife Between Legitimate and Illegitimate

What kind of person is Duke Dingguo? In no ti, the rebels within the Imperial Palace were captured.

The Crown Prince also rushed over, and seeing that the Emperor and Empress were unhard, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Father, Mother, it’s good that you’re okay. Earlier, I was feeling sowhat unwell, so I sent Xiao Dezi to the Imperial Hospital to find the Imperial Physician. Unexpectedly, Xiao Dezi saw so unfamiliar people. When I brought guards out, I discovered that the inner palace seed unsettled. Worrying about your safety, Father and Mother, I directly sought Duke Dingguo for help. I ask for your forgiveness, Father."

The Emperor looked at the Crown Prince, his expression unreadable.

Unexpectedly, Duke Dingguo knelt down: "Your Majesty, this ti I deployed troops without permission, a cri deserving death. I beg Your Majesty to take back the Commander’s Seal."

The Emperor suddenly laughed: "Crown Prince, you did it for and the Empress, and Duke Dingguo also saved ; what cri is there?"

"I must thank you both, but Duke Dingguo did indeed make a mistake by deploying troops without permission. Soone, reward Duke Dingguo with one hundred taels of gold and ten thousand acres of fertile land. Since Duke Dingguo recognizes his mistake, I will take back the Commander’s Seal, and I hope Duke Dingguo will rember this lesson."

"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will definitely rember."

The Crown Prince hung his head, a bit unwilling. He had thought about taking advantage of the situation but was persuaded otherwise by Shaohua.

They were originally there to save the Emperor. If the Emperor was killed by rebels during the rescue, it was possible, but Shaohua said it was inappropriate, and if the Emperor had so trump card, everything would be over then.

Indeed, he never expected Li Gui to still have a Secret Army in hand. Who knows what else the Emperor might have? It was Shaohua who was thorough.

But after saving the Emperor, the military power in Shaohua’s hands was taken away, which was really hateful.

Prince Fu and Prince Rui were caught on the spot, and the Imperial Concubine ca to plead for rcy but was ordered by the Emperor to be confined in the Cold Palace.

The Imperial Concubine is Prince Rui’s mother, and this ti, it was the Pri Minister supporting Prince Rui from behind.

The next morning at court, the Emperor directly announced the abolition of Prince Fu and Prince Rui’s titles, demoting them to commoners, not allowed to take any money, and forever banned from entering Xuanjing.

The Pri Minister, involved in the rebellion, was directly captured and executed at three in the afternoon, with his entire clan eliminated.

The line of the Imperial Concubine was completely destroyed.

However, the mother of Prince Fu did not participate and was only demoted two ranks.

Seeing Duke Dingguo return safely, Li Shuning breathed a sigh of relief.

Duke Dingguo laughed and said, "Shuning, from now on, I will be idle at ho. Will you dislike it?"

Li Shuning laughed, "If you can stay at ho to educate the young master and accompany and my mother, I couldn’t be happier."

Duke Dingguo grabbed Li Shuning’s hand: "With such a wife, what more could a husband ask for?"

When Li Shung and others received the news, they were stunned. Everything was different; where did it go wrong?

Yes, it was different from the plot. Li Gui didn’t die, and neither did the Empress and Duke Dingguo.

Although the Emperor remained deeply suspicious, the Crown Prince served sincerely by his side every day, and the Emperor was sowhat moved.

In the plot, Prince Rong was summoned back to the capital, but this ti, the Emperor didn’t even ntion Prince Rong.

On the Emperor’s sixtieth birthday, several princes also returned to Xuanjing with their families.

Princess Kang had married into the Royal Family and had no children for nine years. Although the Emperor greatly valued Li Gui, he still granted a few noble ladies to Prince Kang a few years ago. Now Prince Kang had three concubines, completely different from the plot where he only favored Li Shung.

When Li Shuning saw Li Shung again, Li Shung had aged considerably and no longer had the vivacity of the past.

But Li Shuning remained as beautiful as ever.

The Crown Prince was no longer young, and the Grand Prince was already sixteen. However, in front of the Emperor, the Crown Prince was always respectful, forming no factions or engaging in private gain.

The Emperor’s health was not as frail as in the plot, despite having suffered several blows; his health deteriorated.

After his sixtieth birthday, the Emperor announced his abdication.

The Emperor beca the Supre Emperor, the Crown Prince ascended the throne, and the Grand Prince beca the Crown Prince.

Other princes, if they already had territories, continued to return there, not to be summoned or allowed to re-enter the capital.

Even after ascending the throne, the Crown Prince would still consult the Supre Emperor on major matters.

Whatever the Supre Emperor said, the Crown Prince would listen.

When the Supre Emperor turned sixty-one, he took the Empress on a journey out of the capital.

The Emperor’s most trusted person was still Duke Dingguo, but Duke Dingguo no longer wished to hold office. After so thought, the Emperor handed his Hidden Guard over to Duke Dingguo, just as the late Emperor had once given the Hidden Guard to Li Gui.

Li Shuning led a leisurely and carefree life in Xuanjing, yet no noble dared to look down on her.

However, Li Shuning mostly stayed in the hovercar, leaving a puppet in the Marquis Mansion.

The Crown Prince’s coronation was witnessed by Prince Kang and others. Due to various reasons, including the Supre Emperor’s travels, they left Xuanjing only a year later.

Before leaving, Li Shung saw Li Shuning, and upon seeing her radiant face, Li Shung’s eyes held unwillingness and resentnt.

Prince Kang looked at Li Shuning with so regret in his eyes.

If only he had married Li Shuning back then, he might not be in such a state today?

He and Li Shung were like enemies.

Upon arriving in the north back then, Li Shung spent every day in complaints, which he found tireso.

The Emperor granted him concubines, one of whom beca pregnant, but Li Shung caused her to miscarry.

Those concubines were of considerable status, gradually turning the inner court into chaos.

Recalling the words of the Seventh Imperial Sister back then, Prince Kang was filled with regret.

From then on, his affection for Li Shung waned.

It was said that Duke Dingguo and the Marchioness were in harmonious union, the Duke greatly valued the Marchioness, and they had a son and a daughter, forming a very happy family.

And he? He only had one illegitimate daughter and not even a son.

If he had married Li Shuning back then, perhaps he wouldn’t be in such a predicant now.

The Supre Emperor passed away at the age of sixty-five, and Prince Kang and others ca to mourn.

That year, Li Shung was divorced, the divorce letter glaringly stating: childlessness, jealousy.

Indeed, Prince Kang still had no son.

The marriage between Prince Kang and Li Shung was a union bestowed by the late Emperor, and seeing his brother without children for so many years, the new Emperor pitied Prince Kang and agreed to his divorcing Li Shung, directly granting him a new Princess Kang.

Though the new Princess was young, she was skilled in managing the household, and in the second year of marriage, she bore a son for Prince Kang, and a concubine also gave birth to an illegitimate son.

anwhile, Li Shung was shut away in the family temple by the Li Family.

Li Shung never expected, after wandering in circles, she would still end up living alongside an ancient Buddha with a single lamp. She was unwilling to accept this fate.

When she heard Prince Kang had a son and was living sweetly with his new Princess, she smashed everything in the family temple.

In the hovercar, Li Shuning sneered; if she was unwilling to live quietly like this, naturally, she would fulfill her wish.

After all, in the plot, Li Shung had ensured that even in death, Li Shuning was not at peace.

PS: Many thanks to "How will the future be" for catching bugs. Sotis when writing quickly, I mix up Shung and Shuning; I’ve already rectified this. Xiao Qing usually reviews after writing; if anything escapes notice, feel free to remind in the comnts. Thank you all, mwa~