When Li Chengqian walked in, he saw that there were several fewer lanterns in the yard, which was completely different from the former splendor. Although it could not compare with the Crown Princess's side, it was not so bad that he could not see the road ahead clearly.
Li Chengqian had lived in the palace for a long time, so he naturally knew how the servants in the palace did things. When he was about to be deposed by Li Shimin, the supplies in the Eastern Palace were reduced a lot, and most of the things were sent to the Prince of Wei's Mansion. But at that time Empress Zhangsun had already passed away, and no one was willing to say a word to him. If he went to Li Shimin to make trouble, he would be the one who suffered in the end.
The same is true for Concubine Fan now. The supplies on her side have been reduced, and the dishes have changed from hot to cold, and will soon be changed from cold to pickled. But Concubine Fan dare not say anything, because Li Xiang is back. Everyone who is familiar with the Eastern Palace knows that Li Xiang is the real master of the Eastern Palace. If Concubine Fan goes to make trouble at this time, wouldn't that be walking into trouble?
So Aunt Fan could only endure it until the moment Li Chengqian came. If Li Chengqian saw all this, he would definitely punish the servants under him and also let Aunt Fan vent her anger.
"Your Highness, you are here..."
Concubine Fan had seen someone coming in at the door a long time ago. Who dared to enter the courtyard at this time? Apart from the Crown Prince, it could be a son. But Concubine Fan had just entered the Eastern Palace not long ago, so where could the son come from? It could only be the Crown Prince.
After waiting for so long, the person finally came. I usually had a lot of words stored in my stomach, but at this moment I couldn't say them at all. I didn't know what to say. However, Aunt Fan was not a fool. There was no need for her to say many things herself. She could just pull Li Chengqian in.
The palace was still as magnificent as before, but the various things inside were different. I took a sip of the tea and it was obvious that this was the same kind of Chinese herbal tea from before, and it was not the new tea sent by Zhidaobao at all.
Ever since Li Xiang learned how to fry tea, Zhidaobao would send the best tea to the East Palace. Others might not have such an opportunity, but Li Chengqian always drank the best tea, and it didn't cost him a penny. Now he had to drink this old and broken tea again. How could his mouth bear it? He spat it all out in one gulp.
"Damn it! Who on earth brought this rubbish up here? Do you want to die?"
Li Chengqian was about to smash the cup after he finished speaking, but he thought that it was already late at night. If he smashed the cup, Li Xiang would probably be unhappy. Li Chengqian himself was also surprised. Did he have to consider his son's thoughts before smashing a cup?
Aunt Fan's eyes were full of hope just now, and now she was hoping that Li Chengqian would get angry. If Li Chengqian got angry with her and then punished a few of the top officials in the Eastern Palace, then her life would be better in the future and she wouldn't have to live like this.
In fact, the tea usually served is still edible, but when she saw Li Chengqian coming in just now, Aunt Fan immediately took out the broken tea leaves at the bottom of the box, hoping that Li Chengqian could make the decision for her. Seeing that the cup was about to fall, who knew that Li Chengqian actually took it back. Is this prince so cowardly?
"My Lord, it's the stewards of the Eastern Palace. How could anyone else have such courage?"
Aunt Fan saw Li Chengqian put down the cup. If she just let it go like that, she would probably have to continue to live a miserable life. If she was so cowardly in the first round of fighting, these servants would no longer treat her as a human being in the future.
To be honest, Aunt Fan was indeed very beautiful. If she were an ordinary person, she would not have been able to catch Li Chengqian's eye. The most important thing was that in order to get close to Li Chengqian, Aunt Fan learned many unknown ways, and Li Chengqian liked those ways, so Aunt Fan was able to enter the Eastern Palace and let Li Chengqian ask her to be the prince's concubine.
Seeing the pitiful look of Aunt Fan, and recalling the good times they had enjoyed in the past, Li Chengqian was about to ask someone to bring those stewards up, but he did not put his hand down after raising it. Those stewards were not ordinary people, they all came from the Zhidaobao family, and in a sense, they were just Li Xiang's subordinates.
If he dealt with them all, wouldn't that be like slapping his son in the face? This son was no ordinary son. In other people's homes, if the father wanted to spank his son, it would be a matter of words. But this son had been different a few years ago. He had saved the entire Eastern Palace from the throne room, then led his army to conquer Tuyuhun, and then conquered so much land for the court. This was not something he could just spank whenever he wanted.
Nowadays, apart from the emperor, it has formed its own system within the court. If Li Xiang is really angered, Li Chengqian can hardly imagine what the result will be. If Li Xiang moves to the prince's palace, the prestige of the Eastern Palace may be greatly reduced. Even if Li Chengqian becomes the emperor, Li Xiang is still the King of Qin.
When Aunt Fan saw Li Chengqian's actions, her eyes were full of contempt. She didn't know what to say to a man who had lived to this point. If it were someone else, it would be understandable, but this person is your son. If you can't even be the master of your son, how can you talk about ruling the world?
Snap...
Just when Aunt Fan was unable to retract her expression, this expression was seen by Li Chengqian. In fact, Li Chengqian had always been very inferior because of his leg disability. When he saw Aunt Fan's expression, he slapped Aunt Fan in the face.
"You bitch, you actually want to sow discord between my father and me. Tell me, was it your father who ordered this?"
Aunt Fan never thought that she would get slapped in the face when she wanted to flatter Li Xiang. Moreover, Li Chengqian even involved his family in this matter. If Aunt Fan gave an inaccurate answer now, the entire Fan family might suffer.
Nowadays, let alone a small family like the Fan family, even the Five Surnames and Seven Noble Families can do nothing. If someone offends the Crown Prince, it would be very easy for him to uproot them according to his ability. So Aunt Fan is shaking with fear now, and she is not pretending.