Chapter 89: Chapter 89: Five Thunderbolts Strike the Top
Translator: 549690339
Li Hongyuan was doubtful.
Could it really taste better than dishes cooked by the imperial kitchen?
Seeing his expression, the Emperor laughed, “Just by looking at you, I know you’ve never tasted Jiang Ning’s cooking.”
Li Hongyuan replied, “I’m not interested. I’m afraid she might poison me.”
“Nonsense.” The Emperor’s face darkened, “I know you have a strange temperament, just like your concubine mother. Now that Jiang Ning is married to you and is pregnant with your child, how could you leave her in the Jiang Family’s home? Go fetch her back!”
Li Hongyuan said, “Emperor Father, that child really isn’t mine.”
“Do you remember getting drunk three and a half months ago?”
“Yes.” Li Hongyuan had an impressive tolerance for alcohol and rarely got drunk, so he remembered it clearly.
That day, he only had one drink, and he didn’t know what kind of wine it was. After drinking it, he felt strange and uncomfortable, and he couldn’t remember everything that happened afterward.
But how did Emperor Father find out?
The Emperor smirked, “I added something to your drink.”
Li Hongyuan:”…”
The Emperor continued, “That day, I was upset by something your concubine mother had done, and I was annoyed by you…”
“How did I offend you, Emperor Father? Why were you annoyed with me?”
“Second child, third child, and fourth child have all married and had children, but you still hadn’t. I think Jiang Ning is a great girl in every way, and she’s perfect to be your Princess Consort. So I… used some small means.”
Li Hongyuan:”…”
Now, he felt like he was struck by lightning.
He was actually drugged by his own father?
After a while, he stuttered, “So, did you drug Jiang Ning too?”
“Of course.” The Emperor laughed shamelessly, “The medicine I used was really good. It made both of you forget everything afterward and didn’t harm your bodies…”
“Could you please just stop talking?” Li Hongyuan couldn’t take it anymore.
Even the Emperor seemed to realize that he had said too much and coughed lightly before continuing, “In any case, you can rest assured, Jiang Ning is your woman, and the child in her belly is yours too.”
Li Hongyuan didn’t know what to say.
What kind of father was this?
It was simply preposterous!
He was a Prince and the Prince of Yu, not just some random nobody, and yet he was casually paired off like this?
“Emperor Father, if you want me to get married, I will. But was it really necessary to go to these lengths?”
“Of course it was necessary. If I didn’t do this, would you be willing to marry her? If I didn’t do this, would the cunning Prime Minister Jiang be willing to let his daughter marry into the royal family?”
Elated, the Emperor said, “I finally outsmarted that old fox, Jiang Ruobai.”
Li Hongyuan deadpanned, “What did you outsmart?”
“You don’t need to worry about that. Anyway, everything is under my control.” The Emperor laughed proudly, “At first, I didn’t want to reveal this. But you, that unfilial son, actually made Jiang Ning go back to her parents’ house and wanted to divorce her. I had no choice.”
Li Hongyuan couldn’t help but laugh, “Even if what you did before was out of necessity, why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
“Well, this sort of thing, after all, isn’t very nice to mention, and it would tarnish my wise and mighty image.”
Li Hongyuan glanced at him, thinking that someone like him could be wise and mighty?
It was fortunate that he had inherited his mother’s beauty, otherwise he didn’t know what he would look like.
Li Hongyuan said, “Sometimes, I really doubt that I am your own son.”
The Emperor glared at him, “What did you say?”