The Growth of the Imperial Prince (Adult Novel Adapted from Anime)

Chapter 1: Brothers

The Forbidden Palace is a secluded square located in the harem.

A man and a woman were fighting with swords, going back and forth, and concentrating all their attention on the swords.

The man's name is Li Che, he is eighteen years old, and he is the current crown prince. This means that once the emperor passes away, the supreme throne of the world will fall into the hands of this boy.

The girl's name was Han Yanling, she was eighteen years old, the daughter of Grand Commandant Han Zheng, and was also the crown princess designated by the emperor.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince's swordsmanship has improved rapidly. That's cause for celebration~~" Han Yanling, dressed in a samurai uniform, smiled slightly, put away her sword and stood up. The breeze blew her long hair, adding more feminine grace to this stunning beauty who exuded heroic spirit.

Li Che put the sword back into the sheath and said with a wry smile, "Yan Ling, please stop calling me Crown Prince. The official enthronement ceremony will be held in the spring of next year. Besides, I don't like others calling me Your Highness first and Your Highness second."

Han Yanling smiled sweetly and said, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince~~ Don't you know? The Emperor has already issued a decree that from now on you are not allowed to call you the Third Prince, otherwise you will be punished."

Li Che looked around and shook his head, "There's no one else here, Yan Ling, just call me Brother Che or Li Che!"

Han Yanling came up to him with a smile, stretched out her hand to compare their heights, and said happily: "Brother Che has grown taller again!" with the innocent tone of a child.

The two had known each other for five years. It was Han Yanling herself who proposed to live in the palace because she was familiar with Princess Xiuning. Later, she became Li Che's swordsmanship teacher. The two originally treated each other as siblings, but later they were designated to become husband and wife, which made their relationship awkward.

Li Che admired her beautiful face from a close distance, and felt so touched that he didn't hear her words clearly for a moment.

He reached out and gently held her soft, boneless hand, stared at her and said, "Yan Ling, can you tell me honestly, are you willing to be my crown prince?"

Han Yanling met his gaze and did not break free of his hand. She said softly, "Didn't I tell you? It is Yanling's blessing to be the crown prince."

Li Che shook his head and said, "I'm not talking about this. I'm asking if my father hadn't granted me the marriage, would Yan Ling still be my crown prince?"

Han Yanling fell silent and said nothing.

Li Che said calmly: "I understand, Yan Ling was forced, you..."

Han Yanling shook her head and said, "That's not the case..."

She raised her head and looked at him, saying, "It's just because I have always regarded you as a brother and never thought of following you..."

Li Che was slightly shocked. Doesn't that mean that she has never had any feelings for him?

Han Yanling knew what he was thinking and said softly, "Brother Che, please don't be like this. In fact, even I can't tell how I feel about you."

Li Che stared at her, gently let go of her hand, sighed and said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have forced you like this."

Han Yanling looked at him intently, and suddenly smiled, "Brother Che has grown up again, and has begun to know how to test other people's feelings."

Li Che didn't know what to feel when he heard these words which were a little bit praising but more sarcastic.

Han Yanling gently pulled his hand and shouted, "Come, it's time for dinner."

Li Che looked at the back of this beautiful woman who looked like a sister and a lover at times, and followed her.

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Xiuning Palace, Study

Li Tong had a depressed look on his face, and was counting the time in his heart.

Confucianism, Taoism, Mohism, Legalism, the Four Books and the Five Classics are simply a nightmare to this Eighth Prince. What about benevolence, righteousness, and morality? They are basically a lullaby...

Thinking of my brother playing swordplay with the extremely beautiful fairy Yan Ling at this moment, I couldn't help but feel hatred in my heart. The only way for him to stay alert was to admire the beautiful sister, Princess Xiuning, who was muttering to herself in front of him, while in his mind he was imagining the gorgeous sight of the number one beauty in the palace, naked, coming out of the bath.

"Eighth brother!" Li Xiuning suddenly shouted.

"Ah~? Ah...! Yes...what?" Li Tong said stupidly.

Li Xiuning wanted to frown and scold him for being lazy, but she couldn't help laughing when she saw his silly look.

Li Tong looked at his sister's charming smile and exclaimed, "Sister Wang, your smile is so beautiful."

Unexpectedly, Li Xiuning quickly put away her smile and said coldly, "Stop pretending to be nice... I will punish you to copy today's lesson content once. Give it to me during class the day after tomorrow!"

Li Tong said with a sad face: "Sister, please have mercy... I have an appointment with the little prince and Brother Li Heng for an archery competition tomorrow morning~~"

The little prince refers to his cousin Li Zhi, and Li Heng is the commander of the imperial guards and the cousin of Li Che and Li Tong.

Li Xiuning said calmly, "That has nothing to do with me! Anyway, if you can't hand it in, you won't be allowed to go out for a week and you have to come to class every day!"

Li Tong narrowed his eyes and said with a smile, "Sister Wang, do you like seeing me so much?" When he was glanced at by Li Xiuning, he hurriedly said, "The day after tomorrow... Sister Wang, I'm leaving!" He turned back and heard the sound of the door opening. He had already left. The movements are extremely swift, like flowing clouds and running water.

Li Xiuning was stunned at first, then she smiled bitterly.

Suddenly the door opened again, and Li Tong stood by the door, smiling, "Sister Wang, please don't call me Eighth Prince Brother. Ba Ba Ba Ba doesn't sound nice. It's more appropriate to call me Brother Tong."

Li Xiuning gave him a displeased look, and he chuckled and slipped away to eat.

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As a rule, unless there were special circumstances, Li Che and Li Tong would eat at Guangling Palace.

Guangling Palace is the second largest building in the palace, second only to the main palace where the emperor lives, and it is also where the two live. The palace was divided into thirty bedrooms, a main hall, a side hall, and a garden. The two brothers had their meals in the side hall.

Each of them had some personal maids and guards who were responsible for protection and service. But in many cases, neither of them cares about them.

Firstly, the two of them were already among the masters, and secondly, the two of them, especially the eighth prince Li Tong, often did a lot of mischievous things that were not visible to the public, so all the guards were sent to other places.

Seeing Li Tong enjoying his meal, Li Che said with a smile, "You have such a good appetite. Didn't you get punished by Sister Wang today?" In fact, he was going to have dinner with Yan Ling in Xiuning Palace, but was stopped by Li Xiuning.

He was unhappy at first, but he couldn't bear to disobey his most beloved elder sister, so he had to come back to have dinner with his eighth brother.

Li Tong still had his mouth full of food, and said vaguely: "Of course there is... and they also punished me to copy that university or something..."

Li Che looked at the prince's unceremonious eating habits and felt a sense of familiarity in his heart. To him, this was like one of his own relatives.

Even other people who were close to him, such as Sister Wang Li Xiuning and his fiancée Han Yanling, were always very polite to him, which made him feel uncomfortable.

At this time, Li Tong seemed to be full. He took a breath and said, "Brother, what happened today? Did you kiss Fairy Yan Ling on the lips?" He was the only one in the palace who called Li Che like this. As for Fairy Yan Ling, it is a beautiful title recognized by all the royal relatives and children of the same age as Li Tong.

Li Che sighed, "Don't mention it. I lose my mood when you mention it." How could he feel good when the beauty in his heart hinted that she had never had any interest in him and only agreed to marry him because of her parents' orders?

Li Tong looked at him and said, "Did they have a fight? Or did she regret the engagement?"

Li Che glared at him and said, "Don't guess! Anyway, it's not what you think."

Li Tong sighed, "I see... I'll take a bath first, then copy the book... Oh... Rou'er..." He gestured to a young palace maid standing by and continued, "Prepare paper, pen, inkstone. I'll need it after I take a bath."

"Yes." Rou'er came closer, bowed slightly, and turned away.

Li Tong rolled over and walked quickly to the bathhouse.

Li Che put a piece of cake into his mouth, secretly praised it, stretched his body, and said to the person behind him: "Then I will go back to my room too."

With a thought in his mind, he whispered, "Ting'er, come with me."

The palace maid named Ting'er blushed and just said "hmm". I followed him obediently.

Just from this reaction, you can tell what's going on.

After all, Li Che is still a young man full of vigor and vitality. In this Forbidden Palace surrounded by beauties, with these one-in-a-million beauties serving him personally, it would be strange if nothing went wrong.

It’s just that Ting’er’s identity is rather special, because she was once Princess Xiuning’s personal maid.

Li Che's room was designed by himself. There were bookshelves on both sides, and the doors, windows and counters were neatly arranged. The bedroom was relatively simple, with a seven-foot wide bed placed in the middle and a dressing table on the left. There is a large screen on the other side, which is obviously the place to change clothes.

When Ting'er saw him walk straight into the bedroom, her face turned even redder. She was one of the palace maids who watched Li Che grow up, but she never expected that she would become the object of his first sexual experience.

In fact, Li Che did not intend to possess her that day. It was only because he was drunk and lost control of his mind that the accident happened.

But after tasting it, Li Che found that his feelings towards women were completely different. Not only did he become curious about the female body, but his desire also became stronger.

Li Che sat on the edge of the bed, beckoned her to sit next to him and said with a smile: "Sister Ting, there's no need to be polite here. Just treat me as the crying child I am."

Ting'er, who was two years older than him, bowed her head and said, "Brother Che will really become the crown prince in eight months. When I think of you becoming the emperor in the future, I am a little afraid of you..."

Li Che reached out and untied her bun, letting her half-buckled hair fall down. These palace maids who could serve the prince were originally beauties picked from thousands in each county, and Ting'er was the most outstanding among them, her beauty was even more beautiful than that of the concubines in the inner palace.

"Why are you afraid of me, Sister Ting?" He reached out and took off her outer robe, and soon the beauty was left with only a pink bellyband on her body.

Ting'er's pretty face flushed, and she whispered, "To be with the king is like to be with a tiger...oh..." The pair of jade breasts in front of her chest were gently rubbed by Li Che from behind.

Li Che's hands kept moving, and he said softly, "Sister Ting, does that mean I will be a cold-blooded person in the future?" He stretched out his index finger and teased her sensitive nipples through the silk fibers.

"No matter who becomes the emperor...ah...emperor...oh...it's all...the same...ah~~!" Ting'er felt waves of pleasure coming over her, causing her to speak incoherently.