Pregnant with His Highness' cub before becoming a monk

Li Yi took the initiative to lie down on the couch, occupying only a small space inside.

Not only did he lie down, but he also closed his eyes neatly, and his breathing became even for a moment, as if he had fallen asleep.

Shifang: ...

He didn't need to be coaxed, but he slept soundly.

Shifang has not slept with others for many years.

He thought that lying next to Li Yi would be a little awkward, but when the slight breathing sound of the people around him kept coming, Shi Fang rarely felt a sense of steadfastness in his heart.That feeling has been away from him for too long, so long that he almost forgot...

The boy turned over in his sleep, and stretched out his hand to hug Shifang's arm.

Shi Fang's body stiffened slightly, but he found that the other party only hugged his arm and was honest, and did not make any other movements in a well-behaved manner.He turned his head to look at the other party through the weak light, and saw that the other party's eyes were closed tightly, and his brows were slightly frowned, as if something was on his mind.

The boy's facial features belonged to the more clearly defined type, and when he frowned, his expression was faintly sharp, which was completely different from his smiling face when he was awake.Shi Fang looked at each other, and couldn't help but feel a little dazed. For a moment, he couldn't tell which face was the boy's real appearance.

"Brother..." The young man moved to Shifang's side in a daze, rubbed his forehead on Shifang's shoulder unconsciously, and said vaguely: "Don't go..."

Shi Fang's heart softened, and he suddenly remembered the appearance of the boy when he was young.

Li Yi cried a lot when he was young, not to mention his sensitive mind, and his temper was still very awkward. If he loses his temper, almost no one in the palace can coax him, even the emperor and empress.

Only the ten directions are different.

No matter how Li Yi loses his temper, as long as Shifang steps in, it will "reduce results" immediately.

Because of this, Li Yi almost grew up beside Shi Fang when he was young.

From babbling to growing into a young boy, Shifang was present at every moment of his life.

Once, Shifang also thought that he could be with him forever.

But things backfired...

Early the next morning, before dawn, Li Yi got up and went to morning.

Shifang also got up early, sat in the side hall for a while, ate something, and took Yuxing to Yongshou Palace where the empress dowager lived.

He grew up in the palace when he was young and was taken care of by the Empress Dowager, so now he is going to pay his respects when he returns to the palace.

It was already past noon when he came back yesterday, the Queen Mother is used to copying scriptures in the Buddhist hall in the afternoon and it is not appropriate to disturb her, so he deliberately chose this morning to go to Yongshou Palace to pay her respects.

"Your Highness, the Empress Dowager knows that you will come early this morning, so someone has prepared your favorite sweet-scented osmanthus cake." The mother in the Empress Dowager's Palace said to him while leading Shi Fang into the palace.

Shi Fang bowed back to him and said, "Shi Fang is half a monk now, so he doesn't deserve this title."

"Since you are His Royal Highness who has entered the Jade Document, how can you not be called this?" The Queen Mother's voice came from the hall, and then an old woman with a kind face came out from behind the screen.The old woman was nearly sixty years old, but she looked pretty good, she didn't look old at all.

Shifang is the foster son adopted by the empress, and he entered the Jade Document as His Royal Highness back then.

Although he left the palace after that, his name was still engraved on the jade document, and he was truly "His Royal Highness".

It's just that after he left the palace that year, this matter was rarely mentioned, and many young palace people didn't know him after a long time.

"Empress Dowager." Shi Fang saluted the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager accepted his gift safely, and then stepped forward to help him up personally, saying: "Now I am estranged, even the emperor's grandmother can't call me anymore."

The Empress Dowager spoke with reproaches, but her attitude was very intimate, just like a grandmother in an ordinary family when she saw her grandson, she babbled but did not hide her love and longing: "If you lose weight, the Ai family knows that most of the food in Qingyin Temple can't keep up. Now that you have returned to the palace, let the imperial dining room make up for you."

"Grandson won't stay in the palace for long, and will go back soon." Shi Fang said hastily.

"In such a hurry to go back, are the masters in your monastery urging you?" asked the Queen Mother.

Shifang smiled and said, "Grandson's identity is sensitive after all...it's inconvenient to stay in the palace for a long time."

"What are you afraid of? Who dares to say one more word, just let Yi'er vent your anger on you." The queen mother said.

Shifang forced a smile when he heard the words, but his expression was a little sad.

Seeing this, the queen mother sighed and said: "The prince has grown up now, and he can take charge of his own affairs. He is not a three-year-old child. Some things will not be hidden from him sooner or later..."

"Your Highness..." Shi Fang thought about Li Yi's aggrieved appearance, and said, "Your Highness is sensitive, and I don't want him to worry about it. It doesn't matter whether he knows it or not, why bother..."

The Queen Mother patted the back of Shi Fang's hand with a distressed face, and said: "The Ai family and your father, the Queen, have never regarded you as an outsider, and the Crown Prince is also like this, treating you as a real brother."

"Grandmother." Shifang smiled lightly, with a bit of calm in his cold eyes, and said: "Grandson knows. When I went to Qingyin Temple to practice, my grandson was voluntary. Grandson grew up there when he was young, and he will spend the rest of his life. It’s quite fulfilling to die there, if you eat fast and recite Buddha’s name every day, you should know the truth that you don’t have to be attached to everything.”

The queen mother nodded when she heard the words, and said with emotion: "The one who can't see it is Aijia. It's just... Yier's side..."

"Don't worry, His Highness, I will explain to him." Shi Fang said.

The queen mother nodded, and did not continue to ask.

Shifang talked with the queen mother for a while, and it was already noon when he came out.

"Yuxing?" Shifang asked Yuxing, "What is His Highness usually doing at the moment?"

Yuxing hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness is diligent, most of the time he is discussing matters with courtiers in the study of the East Palace."

"Why isn't the discussion in the imperial study?" Shi Fang asked.

Yu Xing said: "His Majesty has assigned many errands to the prince in recent years, and asked him to lead people to do the errands alone, so unless there is an urgent matter, His Highness does not need to go to the imperial study every day to listen to the government."

Shifang nodded when he heard the words, knowing that the emperor was training the crown prince.

It's just... His Royal Highness doesn't seem to be very tough now, so if he is asked to lead someone to do business alone, I don't know if he can stand alone?

Shi Fang didn't doubt the prince's ability, but he was afraid that he would lack wrists when he was young, and wondered whether the people under his hands were easy to control.

"Have you served in the prince's study?" Shi Fang asked.

Yu Xing frowned, raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness usually has a lenient temperament..."

Shifang: ...

He has come to his senses now, he can't inquire about the prince's affairs in front of Yuxing, otherwise Yuxing will repeat that sentence endlessly!

Since he couldn't inquire, Shi Fang decided to go to the study to have a look.

East Palace Study Room.

With the sound of a porcelain cup being shattered, several courtiers in the hall knelt down tremblingly.

Li Yi's face was cold and stern, and he said in a deep voice: "Peace is precious, to put it nicely, do you want Gu to let them step on the faces of father and Gu?"

"I don't dare to wait, His Royal Highness, please calm down." Everyone hurriedly said.

Li Yi remained silent. It was a hot day, but the atmosphere in the hall was so cold that it made people shiver.

At this moment, Huo Yansheng suddenly pushed the door open, walked to Li Yi's side, and whispered something in his ear.

Li Yi's complexion changed, he glanced at the kneeling people in the hall, took a deep breath, and said, "Let him in."

Outside the hall, Shifang waited for a while, thinking that Li Yi was discussing something important, so it was inconvenient for him to listen.However, when he was about to leave, Huo Yansheng came out and respectfully invited him in.

As soon as Shifang entered the hall, he felt that the atmosphere in the hall was a bit strange.

Several courtiers sat on the chairs with complex expressions, but Li Yi stood in the hall and greeted him as soon as he came in.

The courtiers sat while the crown prince stood. I don't know how the rules of the East Palace were established!

"It's hot outside, brother, is he sunbathing?" Li Yi asked.

"I haven't walked very far." Shi Fang's eyes fell on the ground, and he saw some fresh tea stains somewhere, who accidentally spilled them.

Li Yi pulled Shifang to sit down, opened his mouth and told the servant at the side: "Go and get some iced mung bean soup, and relieve your brother and all the adults from the heat." All the ministers said: "Your lords' proposal just now is very good, I will consider it carefully."

"His Royal Highness is wise." Everyone said in unison.

Shi Fang observed everyone's expressions and saw that Li Yi was smiling, but those courtiers all had "dark" faces, looking unhappy.

Although he is a monk, his emotions are rarely ups and downs, but he is very protective in his bones.Seeing the attitude of the courtiers under Li Yi's subordinates towards the crown prince of a country now, he felt somewhat dissatisfied.This dissatisfaction is not anger, but a little distressed for Li Yi.

After all, Li Yi is a young man, and it is a good thing to be generous to others, but he is afraid that these courtiers will bully him when he is young, and instead disrespect the prince.

After a while, the iced mung bean soup was served.

Li Yi took a bowl and gave it to Shifang, and ordered his servants to give the rest to several courtiers.

The courtiers still didn't look happy after receiving this "reward". Shi Fang saw it in his eyes, and his mood was very complicated.

In the past, he had always hoped that the prince would not be too cold-tempered, lest he would become a lonely family in the future.

But now he began to worry again, if the prince is too lenient, how can he control the court in the future?

That day, after the courtiers dispersed, Shifang was a little preoccupied.

Li Yi looked as if everything was normal, and nothing unusual could be seen.

Shi Fang thought, the child is probably used to it.

After all these years, I don't know how one person managed to survive...

He knew that Li Yi had a strong heart, and he estimated that the other party had suffered from the courtiers' embarrassment, so he probably wouldn't sue the emperor.

"Why are you sighing, brother?" Li Yi asked.

"Yi'er, you..." Shi Fang opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

The prince has a good face, if he comforts him rashly, it will make the prince feel sad.

At this moment, Huo Yansheng came in suddenly and said to Li Yi: "Your Highness, Lord Ling Xiaohou ordered someone to send over a post again. It's the horse meeting that I mentioned last time, asking if you would like to reward me."

"Forget it, they don't like Gu, so there's no need for Gu to join in the fun." Li Yi said.

Shi Fang was startled when he heard the words, and said, "I remember you play polo very well, why don't you go?"

Li Yi was silent for a moment and said: "Gu has been there in the past, and no one wants to be on the same team as Gu."

Shi Fang frowned when he heard the words, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.

Huo Yansheng on the side raised his eyebrows, trying not to let his expression change.

He still remembers that at the Jockey Club in a certain year, his Royal Highness picked the whole audience...

"I'll go with you." Shi Fang said suddenly.

Li Yi's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and then he said with some embarrassment: "But... my brother will go back in three to five days, this horse will be after seven days, if..."

"Seven days, just seven days, I'll just stay a few more days." Shi Fang said.

Anyway, there is no rush to become a monk in a day or two...

Shifang already felt guilty towards the prince, but now he felt a little more distressed for no reason, and wanted to make up for it.

Huo Yansheng at the side looked down at the post in his hand with a dazed expression.

The day of the Jockey Club is clearly written as tomorrow, and Ling Xiaohou has already sent a post before, His Royal Highness can't remember it wrong, how can it be seven days later?