Chapter 146

Chapter 146

After getting a good scolding from Wei Zheng, Yuanying found out all about his scandal. Someone criticized him in Court and older brother add oil to the flame by sending the 2 palace maids towards his mother.

Yuanying isn’t happy that a blame came flying towards his head out of the blue and he even got a scolding for it. He angrily asked for the name of the official who publicly criticize him and left.

How dare he! It’s bad enough that he wants to find fault with me but to do it in front of Wei Zheng is unforgivable. Sister Shu is not yet my official wife, what if grandfather suddenly calls the engagement off!

Yuanying came and left so quickly that all that is left behind is a carriage full of gifts. Mrs Pei came out and didn’t see the boy so she grumbled at her husband: “It’s rare that he is visiting, why didn’t you invite him in for a meal.”

Wei Zheng took a look at his grand-daughter who looked extremely at peace and felt that his actions were in vain. His oldest daughter is marries to Prince Huo, Li YuanGui and the couple gets along well. However being a part of the Royal family would mean losing some freedom. At the minimum a prince is likely to have a few concubines naturally.

Yuanying being so young and already having such a bad reputation. What’s going to happen if he gets older? Wei Zheng is worried that his precious granddaughter will be bullied in the future. With her strong personality, she will never share her grievances with others.

“His scandal has spread all over Court, how dare he be so outrageous!”

“His Highness is not outrageous. Those who thinks of and spread such rumors is the outrageous one. If not for their bad imagination, how can they make up such stories about His Highness?” Wei Shu explained and defended him. Yuanying is only 13 so how can he create so much scandal. How creative people must be to weave such stories!

Seeing Wei Shu being so confident about Li Yuanying, Wei Zheng got even more angry. This brat really is good with words, look at how he has brainwash my granddaughter?!

The sweet talking boy angrily left and arrived at the home of the Imperial Censor that complained about him and started banging on his front door shouting: “If you dare to make up stories, come open the door and face me!”

The guards following Yuanying are well experienced in scandals like these and were all quite shameless. They all started shouting and making a commotion. It is now 15 August, the mid-autumn festival, a public holiday and the streets were filled with people. Hearing 2 rows of buff men shouting, everyone surrounded them waiting for drama to unfold.

The Imperial Censor is coincidentally at home and hearing someone shouting , he got angry. It is his daily duty to report wrongdoings to the Emperor and he has been diligently doing it and no one had banged on his door like this before!

Servants then came reporting that a crowd had gathered around his home waiting for the drama to unfold!

After so many days, the official had actually forgotten what his criticism of Li Yuanying was. Now that there’s commotion right outside his door, he suddenly remembered that this is the little devil king; the only one who dares to pull the Emperor’s beard! This fella’s biggest strength is not his intelligence or his endurance, but...... it’s his shamelessness!

Alas the official felt a deep sense of regret.

If he doesn’t meet Prince Teng today, no one from his family will be able to leave their home. The official gritted his teeth and decided to reason with him that criticizing others is his court duties! But as soon as he opened his doors, he was surrounded and carried away.

Li Yuanying isn’t here for reason. He instead told his men to silence the official and kidnap him to a nearby shallow lake. Yuanying excitedly told the official: “I want to see how you look inside a pond, with you drenching wet, you should look quite handsome.”

The men shook his head desperately.

Yuanying ordered the men to be thrown into the pond without blinking. He laughed at the desperate man trying to swim and ran away before his family can come and help him.

After having his revenge, Yuanying happily went back to Wei Zheng’s place and told them about how he carried out his revenge. Hearing this, Wei Zheng got even more furious. “...... you get out of my house!”

The censor pointed at Li Yuanying angrily: “You-you-you–!” He said “you” for a long time and then rolled his eyes and fainted in anger.

After angering the censor out of his consciousness, Li Yuanying moved aside obediently so that he can be carried away.

Li Er asked an imperial physician to check on him. He turned and sees Li Yuanying sitting there obediently waiting for him to speak.

“You dare target the Imperial censor? You are going to turn the skies upside down!”

Yuanying answered in a soft voice: “I think he’s not a very good censor. He is not as good as I am.”

His Majesty said angrily: “I elected this Censor myself”

“There are so many civil and military officials in court, it’s impossible for all of them to be chosen by you personally. Even if you really did, it doesn’t matter. People make mistakes and you don’t have to take things too seriously. Isn’t there sayings like “It’s great virtue to know one’s mistakes and to correct them’, ‘It’s never too late to mend the fold after the sheep have been lost’, it doesn’t matter if you chose the wrong person, just change him.”

Li Er glared at him.

Li Yuanying looked at him with an expression saying “I’m innocent and very obedient”. He whispered in a very persistent voice: “It’s obviously him who is unreasonable.”

His Majesty felt that this kid was born to be irritating. He has never been obedient for half a day since he was a child. He must be blind for thinking that this naughty child can be of use. If he really did serve in court, wouldn’t he turn things upside down?

Yuanying sensing that the Emperor will not punish him and said boldly: “If I really did something wrong, you can punish me. Like sending me away to a place where no birds lay eggs and I will try my best to persuade the birds to lay eggs.”

Li Er looked at him.

Li Yuanying didn’t dare to say anything.

Li Er said lightly: “What is in Chang’an that makes you want to leave like this?”

Li Yuanying did not hide anything: “A good man has ambitions!”

“Go home and write a self-reflection letter. If it’s not good enough you rewrite it. You can leave the palace if I am satisfied with it.”

Yuanying was nervous: “What if I can’t pass?”

“Then you cannot leave. The palace can feed you, you will stay here forever.”

Li Yuanying walked away dejected.

Li Er calmed down and sat quietly for a long time. He then picked up a secret report and started reading it.