When Liu came in, she saw her husband Li Tianlin kowtowing to the air in front of him, with a look of joy on his face and muttering to himself.

She felt like she was in an ice cellar, her hands and feet were cold.

When she went back to her mother's home earlier, she saw her grandfather doing the same thing once. He was beaming with joy and muttering to himself. Later, her grandfather became thinner and his eyes were blue all day long, with a dull expression.

Only by sucking that ointment can I regain some vitality and energy.

I heard that a few days ago, my grandfather fainted in the hall after being reprimanded by the emperor. I don't know why my grandfather has been so weak in the past two years?

If her husband continues like this, who can she rely on?

Liu looked up and saw the smoking utensils still on the table. Without thinking, she rushed forward and smashed the smoking utensils to the ground.

The jade shattered with a sound.

This voice also broke Li Tianlin's dream. He was so angry that he felt that Liu was an eyesore and couldn't stand it, so he stretched out his hand and slapped her.

The slap made Liu's head tilt and her ears buzz. Instantly, she burst into tears and felt very wronged. "Husband, do you know what you are doing? You..."

Li Tianlin didn't wait for her to finish. He barely woke up and the double images in front of him became more solid. He was so angry that he shouted, "Get out!"

Liu covered her face and walked away feeling aggrieved, and returned to her parents' home that same day.

When Li Changfeng got the news, he was also angry with his eldest son Li Tianlin.

But the reason why he was angry was different from that of his daughter-in-law. He was angry that this rebellious son went to the Empress Dowager to compete for favor without telling him, his father!

He walked down the corridor with his hands behind his back, intending to settle accounts with his eldest son, but he saw Shi Anrou, who was chubby and full of food, in the garden. She was instructing the maid to massage her shoulders and legs, peel apricots for her, and feed the apricot meat into her mouth.

What a pleasurable life!

Still in his Li Mansion!

Li Changfeng was already angry, and he stepped forward and kicked over the small table, spilling tea, apricots, plums, melon seeds, and cakes all over the floor.

An Rou, who was enjoying the flowers, was frightened by the sudden kick. She opened her mouth wide and felt a wave of nausea. Acidic water kept coming out of her throat. She gurgled a few times and vomited on Li Changfeng's robe.

Li Changfeng's face suddenly turned dark. Without thinking, he kicked Shi Anrou to the ground with disgust.

He's had enough of this guy!

She eats and eats right under his nose all day long! She gets fat and does nothing.

Shi Anrou fell to the ground, holding her stomach, and cold sweat broke out.

Just before she fainted, she heard a man's voice suddenly rang out, "Father, how could you treat Miss Shi like this?"

It was Li Tianlin.

He was completely sober now, and after learning that his wife had gone back to her parents' home in anger, he didn't bother to care, and was ready to follow the Queen Mother's order to see how Shi Anrou was doing. But he saw his father kicking her down, and he immediately became anxious, "Father, the Queen Mother has said that you must treat Miss Shi well."

Li Changfeng looked at Li Tianlin gloomily and said coldly, "You still know that I am your father!"

Li Tianlin instructed the maid to help the unconscious Shi Anrou back to her room while frowning and replied, "Father, what do you mean by this?"

Li Changfeng's robe was covered in filth. Seeing Li Tianlin's pretentiousness, he was furious. He pointed at his son's nose and cursed, "When did you meet the Empress Dowager? Do you know how risky it is to meet the Empress Dowager now? The Emperor has spies everywhere. Are you going to drag the Li family to death?"

When Li Tianlin heard this, he knew that his father was jealous of his favor.

He knew his father, who had always favored his concubine over his wife. As far as he could remember, his father had never entered his mother's room.

The two of them seldom even spoke to each other. Now my mother moved directly into the Buddhist temple in the back mountain and no longer associated with my father.

Although he had all the honors that a eldest son deserved, he had never been close to his father.

His father liked Li Tianhua, the son of his favorite concubine, so it was likely that he, the eldest son, would not get any benefits in the future.

If he was a little frightened in the past, he is really not panicked now.

The Queen Mother's appreciation was still fresh in his mind, even though he now knew that it was an illusion after taking the magic medicine. But could an illusion not become reality?

Moreover, the look in the Empress Dowager's eyes when she looked at him at that time was clearly meaningful...Things in life are unpredictable, and everything depends on human efforts.

Li Tianlin calmed down and did not argue with his father. He only helped his father back to the room to change clothes, and then told him many secrets he had discussed with the Empress Dowager, which calmed his father's anger.

He said, "Father, success or failure depends on this one move. The eternal cause still depends on my Li family."

Li Changfeng's eyelids twitched violently. "Does the Queen Mother really want to make this move?"

Regicide is no joke, and collusion with the enemy is even more unacceptable. Even if the King of Jin ascends the throne, how can the people submit?

Li Changfeng wanted to seize power, but he did not want to kill the king, let alone collaborate with the enemy and commit treason.

He just wanted to honestly support the King of Jin to ascend the throne, and then sit back and enjoy the credit of following the dragon. This is what his Li family should do, how did it turn into colluding with the Wan Kingdom to kill the king?

He couldn't understand where his aunt, the Empress Dowager, got the courage from, and he also didn't understand why his eldest son, Li Tianlin, was so excited.

If you take a step forward, you will fall into an abyss; if you take a step back... you will also reach a point of no return.

Seeing his father frowning and hesitant, Li Tianlin felt that he was short-sighted and not someone who could accomplish great things.

He whispered, "Father, can't you see the reality? The Emperor and the Empress Dowager have already broken up, and our Li family will be uprooted sooner or later. Look at the uncles, some are dead, some are exiled. Which of these is not the work of the Emperor? The East Feather Guard and the West Shadow Guard have been dispatched more times in the past six months than in the past ten years. Father, the next one to be liquidated will be you!"

Every word Li Tianlin said hit Li Changfeng's sensitive acupoints.

Li Changfeng exhaled with difficulty, "I understand the truth. But... Wan Guo is the leader of the pack. Once we let it in, we don't know who it will bite."

Li Tianlin said, "Don't worry about that. Father, what we need to consider right now is how the current emperor can protect our Li family."

At this point, he made up his mind, "Father, at this point, I can no longer hide this from you. The Empress Dowager...actually wants to support my son to ascend to the throne. If one day my son ascends to the throne, the Li family will surely enjoy wealth and glory forever."

As soon as Li Tianlin said this, he suddenly realized that this seemed to be an illusion. He regretted it for a moment.

But to Li Changfeng, these words were like a thunderclap, which made him stunned and his pupils dizzy.

He looked at the so-called eldest son in fear, somewhat incredulous, "Did the Queen Mother tell you everything?"

Li Tianlin was still extremely excited and nervous at the moment, and didn't understand the other meaning of his father's words at all. He just nodded reluctantly, thinking about comforting his father first.

Anyway, my father wouldn't shout about this kind of thing all over the street. When the time comes, it won't be too late for him to explain the whole story to the Empress Dowager.

He immediately felt relieved, straightened his chest, and answered confidently, "Of course, otherwise how could the Queen Mother abandon Prince Jin and choose her son?"

Li Changfeng squeezed his palms hard, instantly hiding his sinister look, and knelt down in front of Li Tianlin, "Your Highness, please accept my respects."

Li Tianlin: “???”

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