Quick Wear: Under the Skirt, All Beings Are Equal

Chapter 419: The Traitor: Bright Moon, Drinking Alone in the Autumn

Li Limu looked at him in surprise, then laughed and said, "I don't even remember this, but you're still apologizing. You think you don't need to apologize to me. If I hadn't wanted to, you wouldn't have tied me up."

She had been in poor health since childhood and often felt exhausted after playing for a while. She could only watch her brothers and sisters play with envy. As Tang Ran grew up half in the palace, it was natural for her to get along well with these princesses and princes.

Every time when she could only watch, Tang Ran would tease her with a playful smile, which would either make her so angry that she would turn around and leave, or make her laugh until tears came out. She didn't have the heart to care about the sentimentality caused by her poor health.

Her brothers and sisters said that if they quietly climbed up to the top of Yonghe Tower at night, they would be able to have a panoramic view of the entire capital city. The scenery at night was different from that during the day, and they could see the lights of thousands of homes and the stars in the sky.

The princes said that they could secretly bring some fruit wine, leaning against the railings, and discussing the state policy that the master had taught today.

The princesses said that they could bring some of their favorite snacks and chat about music, chess, calligraphy, and national affairs. They could also argue with the princes over different opinions.

She had been envious for a long time and had begged her mother for a long time, but her mother had not given in because her body could not stand the cold wind.

Seeing that she was depressed during that period, Tang Ran discussed with others and decided that the Third Princess would go find her, let her change clothes with the palace maid the Third Princess brought with her, and then the Fourth Princess would cover and quietly bring her out.

Li Limu was very happy that night. No matter what the question was, he could always express his own opinions that were different from others, and won applause from the audience.

But she never expected that the emperor and empress would suddenly come to see her, and when they found out she had sneaked out, they were furious, and quickly sent people to look for her, only to discover that everyone was having a great time and had drunk a lot of fruit wine.

A child's body cannot withstand the drunkenness. Li Limu's face turned red with heat. He took off his cloak and hung it on the railing. The alternation of hot and cold made his already poor health worse and he fell ill all of a sudden.

The Queen Mother stayed by his side for more than half a month before Li Limu woke up.

However, her health was much worse than before, so she could only stay in the palace to recuperate.

The queen had only this one child, and she usually protected her as if she were the apple of her eye, fearing that she would die if she was not careful. Now that her daughter was lying in bed with her life or death unknown, she naturally took her anger out on others and ordered severe punishment for all those who had concealed the truth. The maid who changed clothes with her was beaten to death.

For the first time, Li Limu realized that her willfulness would harm many people. Her father and mother might not punish her, but they would definitely punish the people around her.

She begged many times, but the queen just said coldly: "Li'er, you are the princess of Northern Qi, the master of the palace maids and eunuchs. You must be responsible for the people under you. You must understand that any decision you make will affect the fate of many people."

From then on, Li Limu thought twice before doing anything.

She didn't blame Tang Ran, she was even grateful to him.

Li Limu knew very well that even if he was in good health now and could go out for a walk when it was cold at night, this was not the scenery he wanted to see when he was twelve years old.

The most important thing is that many brothers and sisters have died. We can no longer gather in Yonghe Building, and we can no longer drink fruit wine and chat like we used to.

That day was an extremely precious memory for her.

Seeing the palace gate, Li Limu and Tang Ran stopped at the same time.

Tang Ran said softly, "Princess, you should go back quickly, so as not to make the Queen worry."

Li Limu nodded, and turned to leave after seeing Tang Ran leave the palace. Only then did she realize that her hand holding the lamp had frozen. The coldness instantly swept through her body, devouring her warmth.

Hearing her cough, Chun Chao, her personal maid, quickly put a coat on her and helped her back to Yongning Palace.

"Princess, the hot water is ready."

After taking a hot bath, Li Limu felt that his cold body suddenly came alive, so he let Chun Chao wipe his hair.

"Chun Chao, what kind of person do you think the Prime Minister is?"

Chun Chao paused while wiping her hair and said, "I don't know the Prime Minister, but I have heard a lot of rumors. In my opinion, the Prime Minister has overstepped the boundaries."

Li Limu naturally knew what she meant.

Tang Ran was now extremely powerful and had done many treasonous things. Memorials impeaching him were pouring in from the court like snowflakes, and many scholars and students all over the world also denounced him for buying and selling official positions and bringing chaos to the court.

And... digging up people's ancestral graves.

Although no one has found evidence of digging up people's ancestral graves, it is true that many people's ancestral graves were dug up, most of whom were Tang Ran's political enemies.

But Tang Ran refused to admit it no matter what, and the tomb raiders were all as slippery as loaches and could not be caught. Even if they caught a few of them occasionally, they insisted that it was all because of their greed and greed, and it had nothing to do with the Prime Minister.

This made many ministers so angry that they fell ill and sent people to guard their ancestral tombs every day.

Tang Ran also knew that those corrupt officials sent people to watch their ancestral tombs day and night, and he couldn't find anyone to start with. After thinking about it, he asked the tomb raiders to keep an eye on those thousand-year-old families.

Tang Ran doesn't have a good impression of aristocratic families.

These noble families did not just stay in Northern Qi, they also had marriage relations with noble families in other countries. It was completely complicated and tangled, and they were all relatives.

He directly asked someone to spread the rumor that anyone who dared to do anything behind the scenes should not close their eyes at night and keep an eye on their ancestral graves, otherwise they would be careful that their ancestors would climb up at night.

"That damn bastard Tang Ran."

"My family's ancestral tomb is deep in the mountains and forests. Every year when we go to worship during the Qingming Festival, we always take a map to find it. I don't believe those tomb robbers can find it."

But soon, their smiles froze.

The noble families were so angry that their teeth were itching, but they had no way to deal with Tang Ran. They asked people to investigate the rumor, but they only found out that it came from the black market.

After much investigation, they finally found out that it was their own fault.

Family: ???

No, Tang Ran, are you polite?

I'm digging my own ancestral grave, can you please not treat us like fools?

but……

What? My unfilial descendants lost money in the casino and revealed the location of the ancestral grave.

The clan leader was so angry that his eyes rolled back and he fainted. Before he fainted, he did not forget to yell at people to bring back his unfilial descendants.

They were so angry and hated Tang Ran to death. They tried every way to support other officials to compete with Tang Ran, but in the end, the old emperor only trusted Tang Ran.

"This tyrant emperor and this treacherous minister."

"Then what use is Tang Ran other than her good looks?"

"Could it be true, as people say, that Tang Ran relied on that face to rise to power and has an unspeakable relationship with the emperor?"

"Bah, what a self-degrading thing." Someone's face was full of disgust, and his eyes were red with anger: "How can a person who gets to the top by selling his ass climb to a position that is envied by scholars all over the world?"

The emperor is incompetent and treacherous ministers are in power.