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"Imperial Father!"
Just when the palace maids were prepared to walk into the center of the hall and perform a dance, a voice suddenly interrupted the music
"Imperial Father, this soft palaceThis lowly son of yours has heard that Fifth Brother has prepared a sword dance to perform before Imperial Father so as to entertain his brothers I hope that Imperial Father allows it Fifth Brother, don't you think so?"
The Third Prince suddenly got up fro his words to the upper reaches of the hall, he suddenly twisted his head to turn to Li Heng, his eyes shining with icy and aggressive light
For a , talking, airflow, and eating… all vanished
The originally relaxed at with the silent odor of swords and sabers in the darkness
All the maids and eunuchs almost immediately lowered their heads, fear in their eyes The other princes, on the other hand, began to laugh as they turned to face Li Heng seated at the end of the table
Even the First Prince, seated at the front of the table, though not full of ridicule as the other princes, still put down his chopsticks and turned to look
The entire hall had become so quiet that one could hear a pin drop
It's here!
Li Heng felt that invisible pressure tightly closing around him, so powerful that he aled
He had originally believed that he had escaped this disaster Unexpectedly, his third brother refused to let hi wasn't because he hadn't paid him any mind He had just left the opportunity so that he could use it now
The sneers, the laughs, thesuddenly begin to sweat
He had never experienced these things before
It was his first ti he had wanted
Third Brother really isn't willing to letsaid to himself He had never even learned how to sword dance and had no idea how to start The other princes had also never done such a thing
Li Heng knew that the Third Prince had done this on purpose
"Your Highness, you must remember that in the palace, the more you say, the more mistakes you can make, and the less you say, the fewer mistakes This is the lesson this old slave has learned frohness, youhad said to hi in his ear
They weren't sure of ould happen once he entered the palace, and Li Jingzhong could not enter, so he had given Li Heng this last word of advice
"I to refuse when he suddenly heard the voice of the Third Prince
"H in front of Imperial Father? Do you want to take back your words? Are you suddenly unwilling?"
The voice was cold and suffused with jeers It seeh hi stood up, but just when he was about to speak, an ancientsuddenly felt aupon hi's heart treht when he was about to say soe Eh Lin-er, do not make trouble for your fifth brother!"
Blood suddenly rushed into Li Heng's head This was not his first ti suddenly found it i had said to hihness, how can one catch a tiger cub without entering the tiger cave? You have nowhere to retreat If you want to change your current situation, change His Majesty's attitude to you, you have to be extreeous
"When you enter the palace this time, the Third Prince and the others will definitely think of every way to make trouble for you In normal circumstances, you would definitely shrink back So, no matter what, you have to do the exact opposite You have to take the initiative and show yourself in front of His Majesty This audience is your best chance, noain His Majesty's favor and regard, I'm afraid that this is your last chance!"
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Blood continued to rush into Li Heng's head He could endure the ridicule, cruelty, indifference, assaults, and assassinations fro he couldn't endure was the indifferent gaze of his most respected and beloved imperial father
"Imperial Father, I'm ready! This lowly son has prepared a sword dance to offer to I that they echoed throughout the entire hall
Li Heng kneeled on the ground, his body tre, but his voice incomparably firm
For a moment, the hall was still All the princes were duh above slackened for abelow
"Proceed!"
It was just one indifferently spoken word, but it stirred countless ripples in Li Heng's heart!
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1 The wei period is the time between 1pm and 3pm