Li Hongsheng had a bad time, so he attributed the mistake to Zhang Minting, and his favor towards Zhang Minting dropped again and again.

Without the support of favorability, Zhang Minting will not be able to get help from the system.

Zhang Minting, who lost the help of the system, not only experienced a rapid decline in appearance, but also a rapid decline in temper and IQ.

There are countless enemies in the harem, and most of the people who serve her in close service are afraid and contemptuous of her, and they look down on her behind their backs.

On a day full of spring and a light breeze, Xi Jiang came back with Li Jifeng, the king of Jing, who had been away from Beijing for more than four years.

The court, which was originally orderly in chaos, regained its vitality after Xi Jiang returned. Whether it was the people who were afraid of Xi Jiang or the people of the opposing forces, they all began to act secretly and separately.

In the welcoming pavilion outside the city, the Meng family and their entourage, as well as Chen Lanqing and Li Maoqing's mother and son, looked anxiously into the distance in the pavilion.

At the city gate, a goose-yellow figure walked over and asked, "You haven't come back yet, have you?" ”

Chen Lanqing nodded.

The goose yellow figure patted his chest, "That's good, I thought I wouldn't be able to catch up." ”

"Qi Yue, if you leave the palace today, won't Your Majesty blame you?" Chen Lanqing asked.

Today is Li Hongsheng's birthday, the concubines in the palace are all there, and Huang Qiyue is missing, isn't this Li Hongsheng's face?

Huang Qiyue looked disdainful, "What if you're not there?" In the past two years, he has become more and more unreasonable. His birthday is to be celebrated once, his enthronement day is to be celebrated once, and there is a mess of festivals to be celebrated again.

It's as if whoever doesn't go is disrespecting him, and it's disrespectful. Isn't it okay to live a good life without real power? has to make wind and rain, and that Zhang Minting makes waves from time to time, which is unappetizing. ”

"You! Don't make it too obvious, he is still His Majesty after all, and he still needs the face he deserves. Chen Lanqing reminded.

Huang Qiyue smiled, "I gave him face!" ”

At this time in the palace, Huang Qiyue's personal maid Qiaoxiang was bowing down to Li Hongsheng.

"Your Majesty, Niangniang is not feeling well, and she occasionally felt a cold last night, so she didn't come to the banquet for fear of disturbing the interest of Your Majesty and all the princesses and princesses. Niangniang asked the slave maid to present a birthday gift for His Majesty. As he spoke, several strong men lifted out a two-meter-tall object.

Qiaoxiang lifted the curtain, and a heroic statue of Li Hongsheng appeared in front of everyone.

Li Hongsheng's appearance is not low, and with the meticulous carving of craftsmen, a mighty and domineering image immediately appeared, making everyone at the scene whisper softly.

But everyone looked at the high platform again, and Li Hongsheng, who was a little haggard, subconsciously put away his voice.

When he was young, His Majesty was still very heroic, but in recent years, it has become more and more unrepresentable.

Zhang Minting is also a person from the appearance association, and she is very disgusted with Li Hongsheng, who is now a little bloated, and rarely even appears in front of Li Hongsheng.

At this time, Li Hongsheng looked at the statue in the audience, not only was not happy, but there was a trace of shame. He felt that Huang Qiyue was deliberately humiliating him, and he was sarcastically mocking him for losing his power and being a puppet emperor.

The smiling compliments of everyone at the scene made Li Hongsheng even more uncomfortable.

Li Hongsheng is a master performer himself, so he is sensitive to the emotional changes of the people around him. He clearly knew that the palace maids and chamberlains who served were only superficially afraid of him. Because he is the emperor, even if he loses his power, he must be respectful on the surface.

And this made Li Hongsheng even more angry and unbearable. When did he, Li Hongsheng, need everyone's superficial respect.

This kind of psychological torture made Li Hongsheng's temper more and more irritable.

Everyone has their own needs and weaknesses, and Li Hongsheng's needs are to be high and powerful. Love to nibble on books

He wants to have more rights, to have more freedom.

But Xi Jiang didn't give him power, and ensured that he had no worries about food and clothing, prosperity and wealth, so that he would put more thoughts and energy on the rights he lost.

This kind of thing that was once had, but now it can't be obtained, is the biggest torture for Li Hongsheng. The more you want to get it, the more you can't get it, the more you will get into it, and people will become narrow-minded.

If Xi Jiang is a little more ruthless, it can be done more absolutely and ruthlessly.

However, in the past few years, Xi Jiang's energy was focused on raising children, and he did not spend much energy on Li Hongsheng and Zhang Minting.

I came back this time just to clean up after them.

Outside the city, the people who were looking forward to it suddenly became excited when they saw a carriage slowly approaching outside the city.

"It's back! It's back! ”

When the carriage slowly approached and stopped, a handsome and resolute young man got out of the carriage first, stood beside the carriage, and waited for the people behind.

Immediately after, a slender figure came out of the carriage, and the young man on the side of the carriage hurriedly stepped forward to help.

The two slowly walked towards the people in the pavilion, and everyone hurriedly greeted them.

"But I'm back, I've suffered a lot outside in the past five years!" Qian looked at Xi Jiang and Li Jifeng with pity.

Li Jifeng said modestly and politely and kindly: "Please let my grandmother feel relieved, Feng'er and her mother have had a good life in the past few years, they have traveled to many places, and they have met a lot of interesting people. ”

Xi Jiang stepped forward to help Qian Shi and walked back, "Mother, don't worry, he's handy outside!" I have more friends than my daughter, and now I have three ideas in my heart. ”

Qian patted the hand held by Xi Jiang and said, "I'm worried about you!" Your body ......"

"The mother relaxes, and the daughter's body is fine." Xi Jiang interrupted Qian's words.

Qian sighed lightly and diverted the topic.

Li Jifeng, who was behind him, couldn't help frowning. Xi Jiang's body has become worse and worse in recent years, and he feels it.

But Li Jifeng always thought that it was caused by chills, and every year there would be medicine sent from Beijing, and Xi Jiang would also make some by himself, and there was no big problem with his body.

Xi Jiang and everyone had a brief greeting, and then returned to King Jing's mansion.

In the past few years, the Jingwang Mansion has been constantly repaired, and it has changed greatly from when it left four years ago.

Li Maoqing has also grown a lot in recent years, listening to Li Jifeng tell him about the outside world, he is very yearning, and shouts to let Li Jifeng take him out to play once.

The atmosphere in the court was also a little tense, and the sudden return of the eldest prince made everyone think that the Meng family would make any moves.

As the princes grew up, the struggle for the throne became more and more intense.

But unexpectedly, the Meng family did not make any moves, and they were still as usual, calm and calm.

In fact, Xi Jiang returned to Beijing this time because her body was a little unable to hold on.

Now Li Jifeng has grown up very well, and the Meng family can also be worry-free for a hundred years with the current heritage. Only Li Hongsheng and Zhang Minting are left, but so far, the task has not been completed, and there is still one last link left.

Xi Jiang's return is also the beginning of Li Hongsheng and Zhang Minting's nightmare.