Insufficient balance

  "By the mandate of Heaven, the Emperor decrees! Li Yunfei, the Young King, is appointed as the King of Qin, and is granted a royal palace, a number of palace maidens, and permission to privately recruit two hundred family generals. Let this be known!" A small eunuch read out the imperial edict in the Xuanzheng Hall, proclaiming Li Shimin's response to Li Yunfei's request.

  "The son thanks the emperor for his great kindness, long live the emperor, long live the emperor, forever and ever!" Li Yunfei kowtowed to the ground, thanking Li Shimin, while others were different, but no one dared to show it. To know that Li Yunfei was granted a title, this is nothing, but the strange thing is in this title, Qin Wang, which is the former title of the current emperor, the implication is self-evident, and the person with the worst face is none other than Changsun Wuji, the Minister of Works!

  His sister is now the empress, and the current crown prince is his nephew Li Chengqian. It was originally a matter of course for this crown prince to inherit the throne, but now there is also a Prince of Qin, which has added a hint of crisis for him, especially since today's emperor still favors this Prince of Qin so much! But with an imperial edict coming down, he cannot oppose it, and can only think of ways to deal with it later.

  Although the officials were shocked, these old foxes did not show it and all praised the emperor's wisdom. Even Wei Zheng, known for his straightforwardness, did not oppose it because he also felt that the power of the Longsun family was too great and should be suppressed. He thought this was an opportunity to do so for the sake of the Tang Dynasty's prosperity.

  Li Yunfei still didn't know that he had been drawn into the center of a political whirlpool, and was only happy to be able to leave the palace, but hadn't noticed the resentful glare shot out from Crown Prince Li Chengqian's eyes!

  "Haha! Imperial son, no need to be polite! Today I grant you 200 imperial guards, the rest of your household troops you can recruit yourself. How about that?!" Li Shimin said this also to test Li Yunfei, he felt that his son was very different from before, so he wanted to observe him a bit.

  "I, your son, am willing! Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Yunfei's heart had already flown out of the palace to the colorful world outside. Every day in the palace was so suffocating, unless one day he became the most powerful person in the palace, otherwise, he vowed that he would not stay in the palace for another day!

  "Report if there's anything! Withdraw if there's nothing!" As the eunuch's voice faded, everyone bowed down and chorused "Long live!", then Li Shimin walked away with a smile, leaving all officials congratulating Li Yunfei!

  Li Yunfei had never felt so tired in his life, he was originally just an ordinary little person, but now he has to socialize with these historical figures, it's not true that he wouldn't be tired. Now he has never thought about Xiaolian so much, only when he is with Xiaolian does he completely relax, looking at the historical figures who come to pay their respects and congratulate him, Li Yunfei feels a sense of being honored!

  "Haha! Congratulations! I didn't expect the sixth brother to become king so quickly. Tomorrow, I will definitely go to the mansion to congratulate him, haha! Haha! Haha!

  Li Chengqian, as the crown prince, is now congratulating Li Yunfei in such a grand manner, causing all the officials to look at each other in surprise, especially Changsun Wuji, who has high hopes for his nephew. Li Chengqian was originally extremely intelligent and understood human relationships, but his personality was too overbearing, so he didn't have many good relationships with the princes, however, he was well-liked by the officials. Now, Li Yunfei's sudden rise to power made Li Chengqian see a hint of crisis, but he didn't immediately show it, which is exactly what Changsun Wuji appreciated about him."

  "Big brother is right! Tomorrow, we must prepare enough wine and dishes in the mansion, and then invite everyone to a banquet. At that time, I hope everyone will give us a lot of face!" Li Yunfei bowed to everyone, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and took his leave, leaving some people who had come up to try to get close to him sighing and secretly regretting their own slowness!

  "Xiao Lian! Xiao Lian! ... Ha! Ha! Ha! ..." Li Yunfei ran back to his residence, he now wanted to move out of the palace and experience the free air outside. So the first person Li Yunfei wanted to inform was Xiao Lian, this most considerate maid of his.

  "Little Prince! Is there something delightful happening today?" Xiaolian looked at Li Yunfei, who was laughing heartily, and wondered what good thing had happened to him. Otherwise, the Little Prince wouldn't be so happy, after all, it's been a long time since he'd seen him so carefree!

  "Xiao Lian! We're about to leave the palace, how does it feel? Are you excited? I'm now the King of Qin, let's leave the palace today! As for these people, except for Xiao Lian, I don't want to see any of them again!" Li Yunfei said to Xiao Lian. To be honest, he didn't have a shred of nostalgia here, and the things left behind by his mother and others had long been lost, thrown away by those people who knew where!

  "Really? Young Master! Congratulations to you! All these years, only I knew how much suffering Young Master had endured. I didn't expect that Young Master would finally find happiness after all the hardships. Xianglian is truly overjoyed!"

  Xianglian looked at Li Yunfei with tears in her eyes, she really hoped that Young Master could become even happier. Thinking back to the care and concern the Empress Dowager had shown her in the past, Xianglian couldn't help but think that she had finally made amends for the kindness the Empress Dowager had shown her.

  Perhaps it was because of her desire to repay the Empress Dowager's kindness that she had been so good to Li Yunfei all along. But now, her feelings towards Li Yunfei were no longer solely driven by that emotion, as her heart had unknowingly begun to undergo a transformation!

  "Yes! Xiaolian, don't worry! I will definitely make you my queen, even if I can't make you the main queen, I will definitely make you my concubine. I will marry you, Xiaolian!" Li Yunfei held Xiaolian's hands and gazed at her deeply, it was truly beautiful to look at her like this!

  "Little Prince! Do you really like Little Lian? Can Little Lian really marry the little prince?" Little Lian looked at Li Yunfei with some surprise, she had never dared to hope that she could marry into the imperial family, but she really did have some feelings for this little prince!

  "Of course, Xiaolian is the most beautiful, and I naturally like Xiaolian!" Li Yunfei said with a matter-of-fact tone, drawing from the memories of his host body. Thanks to Xiaolian's care over the years, Li Yunfei was influenced by her consciousness and had a special feeling towards her. The emotions he had suppressed for so long finally burst out at this moment, and he wrapped Xiaolian in his arms, feeling her soft and delicate body, smelling the fragrance of the girl, and thoroughly enjoying the tranquility of this moment!