blogombal Chapter 167 How dare you!
Chapter 167 How dare you!
"Cen Yin, investigate!" Li Yuanke strode away.
If he dared to stand in such a place for even a little longer, all the ministers would cancel their holidays and stand in the Taiji Hall tomorrow.
Cen Yin was completely bewildered. What did the Emperor mean?
The madam didn't know you were the emperor; she was just doing her usual business. Why would she investigate?
But he couldn't disobey the imperial decree, so Cen Yin had no choice but to go, albeit reluctantly.
Shen Shixi couldn't care less about anything else and quickly followed, clinging to Li Yuanke, whimpering, "Just once, I only saw her once, we only said a few words, we didn't do anything!"
He said a few things that were true: he poached someone to be a madam!
The new human-shaped pendant on her body attracted the attention of passersby.
"Get down!" Li Yuanke was truly furious.
He didn't doubt Shen Shixi; he just couldn't bear to think about how things would end if the court and the public found out about this!
That bastard!
I knew he wouldn't be an easy person to deal with!
But he hadn't expected it to be this troublesome.
"No, I won't!" Shen Shixi climbed up like a monkey and wrapped her arms around his neck. Li Yuanke couldn't pull her off, but he didn't really want to; he was just pretending.
Shen Shixi knew him well, and immediately put on a pitiful act with teary eyes, "I really didn't go. Don't you believe me? You heartless, ungrateful man, don't you know whether I'm innocent or not?"
"Shut up!"
More and more people on the street looked over, finding it astonishing that two grown men were talking about their innocence.
The carriage arrived, and Li Yuanke quickly threw her into it, then fled in himself, closing the door behind him.
Shen Shixi climbed into his arms, hugged his neck, and wiped her tears onto his face. "Li Yuanke, are you even human? How could you doubt me like this!"
Li Yuanke put his arm around her waist, glancing at her sideways, wanting to see what tricks she would pull.
Shen Shixi was naturally not stupid enough to say, "You have so many concubines, and I haven't bothered with them. That's just how times are. Arguing isn't about making the other person angry to death, but about maximizing benefits."
Now, the brothel can no longer be hidden, and she must try her best to prevent Li Yuanke from shutting it down.
Whether Li Yuanke believed her or not was irrelevant.
She was never afraid of being banished to the cold palace or anything like that.
"Since you don't believe me, then forget it!" Shen Shixi cried and sobbed. "Isn't this your fault? You were my brother-in-law back then, how was I supposed to know you would let me into the palace?"
That happened so many years ago. I only exchanged a few words with that person. Besides, even if I did something wrong, it's not my fault. Who knew I'd end up in the palace!
Actually, I knew I couldn't escape once I entered the palace, but who would be foolish enough to walk right into a trap!
[If I had known I would end up with such a huge burden, I should have gone in and experienced it firsthand. What a huge loss!]
Li Yuanke almost fainted because he couldn't catch his breath.
He didn't even know which aspect of her to criticize; she infuriated him from every angle!
[One wrong step and you're doomed! If only I'd let Bai Ping negotiate! Giving that madam two taels of silver a year wouldn't have mattered! Now look what's happened—that much silver a year is gone forever!]
Li Yuanke's forehead throbbed with pain, and the veins on his temples bulged.
That bastard is still worried about the money, showing no remorse whatsoever.
"So, it's a disservice for you that I let you enter the palace!"
Li Yuanke was so angry that he lost his mind and the discussion went completely off-topic!
【Why are you bringing this up again? Are you regretting letting me into the palace? Tsk, that bastard's really angry this time, refusing to believe me no matter what? You heartless scoundrel, you brought me into the palace, and now you want to abandon me?】
She was also angered. "Your Majesty is wise!"
Then they just ignored it!
Shen Shixi felt no guilt whatsoever. She even looked out the window and, seeing something delicious, told them to stop and have someone buy it for her.
The people below knew the Emperor was angry, but since he hadn't said he wouldn't buy it for Consort Chen, they didn't dare to neglect him.
Shen Shixi took a couple of bites of this and a taste of that, without offering any to Li Yuanke, and was so happy that she was wagging her tail.
Li Yuanke was furious.
Once inside the palace gates, Li Yuanke couldn't help but ask, "Don't you have anything to explain to me?"
He was referring to the matter of running a male prostitute.
But Shen Shixi had no idea. "If I said I'd never been to that place, would His Majesty believe me? If he doesn't believe me, what's the point of me saying anything more?"
After saying that, she gave Li Yuanke a sideways glance.
Li Yuanke could only offer a hint: "Does the Emperor not trust you? Don't let me find out anything!"
Shen Shixi's heart skipped a beat.
[No way, have we been exposed? So, he said he was taking me out to play, but he was just waiting here! Song Yan must have tipped me off, otherwise how would that bastard know!]
"Then I might as well stay single," she said nonchalantly. "No need to investigate. That brothel is mine, registered under my third brother's name. So what? Did I break the law? Which law? Let the Ministry of Justice investigate me, let the Censorate impeach me, let the Court of Judicial Review convict me!"
Li Yuanke was trembling with anger. "You really are your third brother's good sister! What has your third brother ever done to wrong you that you would do this to him!"
Li Yuanke knew her too well and was certain that she had secretly registered her third brother's name with the government.
"Fine, I can't control you anymore! Li Fude, issue an edict summoning the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites to see me tomorrow!"
[Despicable and shameless! How dare they disturb my father!]
"Li Yuanke, what right do you have to look for my father? I've already entered the palace, and you still want to see him? If you dare to, I'll..."
Just as Li Yuange was about to get out of the carriage, she pulled him backward, and the two of them fell onto the carriage together. There was a loud thud as Li Yuange's head hit Shen Shixi's chin, and she burst into tears from the pain.
That's not all; his teeth hit his lip.
"Waaaaah, I'm going to be disfigured!"
She immediately burst into tears from the pain.
Li Yuanke panicked and hurriedly knelt down to look, pleading, "Let me see!"
Seeing her mouth full of blood, Li Yuanke panicked, "Summon the Imperial Physician!"
"Tonic!" Shen Shixi wanted to say "no" but her lips hurt terribly. She wiped her lips with a handkerchief, said nothing, pushed Li Yuanke away, and got out of the car.
Her back view looked both frail and helpless.
Without a second's hesitation, Li Yuanke rushed forward, scooped her up in his arms, and was so angry he wanted to smash her to the ground. "You bastard, how dare you!"
"Why wouldn't I dare? What did I do? Did I steal or rob? Did I force someone into prostitution?" Her mouth hurt, but that didn't stop her from speaking her mind at all!
The main point is to use sophistry!
She struggled desperately, and Li Yuanke, fearing he would hurt her, put her on the ground.
"What kind of car are you driving? Don't you know it's indecent?" Li Yuanke said angrily.
"If brothels can open, why can't this one? If we're open for legitimate business, and people want to come, am I supposed to turn them away? Am I forcing them to come, or am I inviting them in with fanfare?"
Shen Shixi spoke with righteous indignation and overwhelming momentum.