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Chapter 192 King Yan's Compromise

Li Yulou looked at the red-eyed or tearful people who met again after two years of separation and said with a smile, "Come back and talk about happy events, why are you crying, I brought you gifts, everyone has..."

"Also, housekeeper, my aunt is back, and that Mr. Feng..."

"Grandma also came back, that's really great..."

The housekeeper looked excited, "Grandma and Mr. Feng..."

"Just arrange them in the same courtyard, but not in the same room."

The butler nodded knowingly, smiled and turned around to prepare.

The servants in the mansion happily went to share the presents.

Li Yulou returned to his familiar yet unfamiliar room, and the joy in his heart couldn't help rising.

Whether away or back, life is always a joy everywhere.

She showered and changed, and began to pack her things.

Meng Shiyu entered the palace and met the emperor in the imperial study.

I haven't seen him for more than two years, and the emperor is much older.

"Your Majesty, why are you so haggard? You have to eat well. What is more important than eating?" Meng Shiyu looked at the emperor and said.

"You're living a carefree life, and you're the local emperor in Linshui County?" the emperor stared at him and asked.

"Where, I'm just a small pusher...Your Majesty, don't make jokes." Meng Shiyu looked like I was terrified.

"Tell me what you did in Linshui County. I want to hear it, and I want to tell you everything in detail."

Seeing the emperor's thirst for knowledge, Meng Shiyu patiently told the emperor about Linshui County.

Meng Shiyu didn't have much to hide, but he didn't explain the business with Nanyang. After all, it was something that was explicitly prohibited by the imperial court.

"If I handed over the Great Zhou to you, would you be able to manage it so well?" the emperor asked Meng Shiyu after listening to Meng Shiyu's narration.

Meng Shiyu shook his head, "I can't..."

"You can do this in a small poor county, but my Dazhou is still rich, so why can't you?" The emperor seemed to feel that he was trying to shirk.

Meng Shiyu replied truthfully, "The reason why Linshui County is small is because the whole Dazhou is too big, and the situation in each place is different. It is impossible to implement a single policy across the board."

"Policies that are suitable for the North may not be suitable for the South."

"A policy suitable for the east may not necessarily be suitable for the west..."

"We must adapt measures to local conditions."

"What's more, in Linshui County, the minister alone has the final say, how can the minister in Dazhou have the final say, and it can't be done."

The emperor pondered for a moment, then nodded, "Shiyu, you are very honest."

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty. This is the merit of this minister, that is, to actually do things for His Majesty."

"Well then, you will actually work for me in the Imperial Academy, and I trust you..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty..." Meng Shiyu thanked.

"Do you know what's in my heart?" the emperor asked again.

According to common sense, Meng Shiyu should answer that I dare not guess His Majesty's thoughts, but Meng Shiyu didn't answer like this, and said bluntly, "Your Majesty wants to train the Fourth Prince?"

The emperor was not surprised that Meng Shiyu understood his intentions, "King Yan and King Qin have disappointed me too much, but my health is getting worse and worse. I have to think about the Great Zhou in a hundred years."

"Although the fourth child is dull, he also has a pure heart. I hope you will teach him well."

Meng Shiyu agreed.

It has been more than an hour since Meng Shiyu left the imperial study.

The emperor's spirit was getting worse and worse, and it was time to take medicine, so Meng Shiyu got up and left.

When Meng Shiyu returned to the mansion, the villains in the mansion all smiled brightly when they saw him.

Seeing these familiar faces, Meng Shiyu was in a happy mood. After greeting these people, he entered the room.

"I'm back..." Seeing Meng Shiyu coming in, Li Yulou hurriedly stood up and undressed him.

"The hot water is ready, let's take a bath first." Li Yulou said with a smile.

"Have you returned to your mother's house?" Meng Shiyu asked.

"Go back at noon tomorrow, have lunch by the way, and go find Zhou Ying in the afternoon..." Li Yulou replied.

"When are you going to the Imperial Academy?"

"I'll be going back tomorrow. Your Majesty's body looks very bad. I want to see what the fourth prince's qualifications are." Meng Shiyu said.

"You have become a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy so quickly. Your role change is really fast enough." Li Yulou laughed and teased her.

"Really?" Meng Shiyu smiled and pulled Li Yulou into his arms, "I am still cautious about the role of your husband, and I am worried that I may not do well."

"Nonsense..." Li Yulou got out of Meng Shiyu's arms, "Hurry up and take a bath, your body smells like sweat and medicine."

"The smell of medicine on the emperor's body." Meng Shiyu said as he walked towards the clean room.

After bathing, we had dinner.

Meng Shiyu met with the housekeeper and inquired carefully about the situation in the mansion.

The master of the mansion is not there, and the servants are cautious, there is nothing special, it is nothing more than some gifts for weddings and funerals.

There is also the matter of the maids and servants in the mansion getting married.

"Master, all the gifts and expenses over the past two years have been recorded in the account books and handed over to Madam," said the housekeeper.

"You have worked hard over the past two years." Meng Shiyu said.

"This is what little ones should do." The housekeeper said with red eyes.

"I also looked at the account books carefully. Their hard work is second to none, and their frugality is a bit out of line. How can so many people in the family spend so little money for more than two years? Every four seasons, everyone's clothes have to be replaced... ..."

"And these foods are too simple and casual. One meal of meat every ten days. How do you live this day?"

"Also, Ah Tian was only given two taels of silver by his family when he got married, so what is that enough for..."

"Housekeeper, why are you getting more and more stingy? Do you want me to become the most stingy master in the whole capital?" Meng Shiyu asked coldly.

"Well, there is also some of our own income, which is actually not that bad, and everyone is not dissatisfied..." The housekeeper smiled awkwardly.

"Okay, go down and let everyone get 20 taels of silver..." Meng Shiyu waved his hand to signal the housekeeper to go down.

The butler agreed with a smile, turned and walked out.

After the housekeeper left, Meng Shiyu got up and closed the door, sat next to Li Yulou and took her little hand.

"What are you going to do again?" Li Yulou looked at him and asked with a smile.

"We haven't slept on this bed for a long time, go to bed early, we won't see each other during the day tomorrow..." Meng Shiyu said and began to slip on the bed.

Li Yulou, "Why do you always have a reason to do that kind of thing?"

The two went to bed early, made love twice and fell asleep in each other's arms.

Meng Shiyu went to court early the next morning.King Yan's expression changed when he saw Meng Shiyu.

Li Yulou got up early in the morning, packed her things and took Chuntao back to her natal home.

Li Xu still didn't come back from his post in Dezhou, Zhang Xiulan was the only one at home.

Li Yulou sent someone to send the news home in advance, but Zhang Xiulan didn't go out.

"Miss is back." The doorman said happily when he saw Li Yulou.

"Well, Uncle, are you in good health?" Li Yulou asked.

"Okay, okay..." The gatekeeper's voice was trembling with excitement.

Li Yulou entered the main room, Zhang Xiulan was also very happy to see her, she reached out to hold her arms and looked at her for a long time.

"What are you looking at, don't you know?" Li Yulou asked with a smile.

"Mother cares about you..." Li Yukun said, "Mother has always been talking about you in the past year."

"I miss my mother too..." Li Yulou hugged Zhang Xiulan.

"It seems to be a little fatter, and... you are already 23." Zhang Xiulan said.

"What age are you talking about..." Li Yulou said speechlessly, "I brought you gifts, all from Nanyang..."

"In terms of fat, Princess Yuning is fatter than when I left." Li Yulou looked at Princess Yuning with a smile.

"Silly girl." Zhang Xiulan pursed her lips and smiled, "You are going to be an aunt."

"Aunt..." Li Yulou was pleasantly surprised, "Princess Yuning, are you pregnant?"

"Well, it's been four months, and it's already showing signs of pregnancy." Princess Yuning showed her belly to Li Yulou.

"It's really great." Li Yulou said happily.

"You have been married for four years, why is there no movement at all?" Zhang Xiulan looked at Li Yulou, "Is it because you don't want to have children, or..."

"I don't want to be born..." Li Yulou snorted.

"That's because you have a problem with your health... Then what to do, Shiyu is the only one in the Meng family, and he definitely wants to have a child. Now he is a member of the fourth rank, and his future is limitless... You can't have children, so what should I do? ?" Zhang Xiulan suddenly became nervous.

Since Li Yukun went to Princess Yuning, although Zhang Xiulan runs the store, she has half a foot in the circle of the rich and powerful.

Especially in the past two years, she got along more and more with these female relatives in Beijing, and heard more and more gossips. She knew how much disgust a woman would suffer if she couldn't bear children.

"Do you want to find a practical concubine..." Zhang Xiulan looked at Li Yulou.

"How dare you!" Li Yulou glared at Zhang Xiulan unceremoniously.

"Damn girl, how did you persuade me to find a concubine for your father? Now it's your turn, and you don't want to."

"By the way, you are not only going to be an aunt, but also a sister, and now you are a sister..." Li Yukun gloated.

Li Yulou,...

Zhang Xiulan's face darkened even more.

These chain reactions were not expected by Li Yulou. At that time, she felt that Li Xu had no one to take care of her, so she suggested to find a concubine for Li Xu. She did not expect the consequences to be so serious.

Her father actually didn't delay anything.

"Your father, Xiaoyao, is alive and well." Zhang Xiulan said sourly.

"Okay, don't talk about it, sister, tell me about your experience in Linshui County. I heard that your experience was wonderful." Princess Yuning asked Li Yulou by the hand.

Li Yulou had no choice but to leave Zhang Xiulan behind and told Princess Yuning and Li Yukun about their affairs in Linshui County.

Meng Shiyu walked towards the Hanlin Academy when it rained.

Some former colleagues from the Metropolitan Procuratorate came to congratulate him, and some colleagues from the Imperial Academy who were soon to be colleagues also came to congratulate him.

"Master Meng has been promoted. I'm really happy to congratulate you." A cold voice came from behind.

When everyone saw that it was King Yan, they said goodbye to Meng Shiyu first.

"Thank you, Your Highness King Yan." Meng Shiyu responded in a flat tone.

"Do you know why you entered the Hanlin Academy and was directly promoted from the ninth rank to the fourth rank?" Yan Wang smiled mockingly.

"From the seventh rank directly to the fourth rank." Meng Shiyu corrected.

"That's extremely rare, do you know why..." King Yan asked.

"I don't know, this is His Majesty's intention." Meng Shiyu raised his eyebrows and looked at King Yan, "Does His Highness King Yan understand His Majesty's thoughts?"

"Of course this king doesn't know." King Yan smiled.

"This king is looking for you today to have a frank and honest talk with you. In the evening, this king will treat you to dinner." King Yan said.

"Sorry, I don't have time." Meng Shiyu bowed his body.

A glint of prey flashed in the corner of King Yan's eyes, but he soon returned to a gentle smile.

"The king will send you to the Hanlin Academy, we will talk as we walk."

Seeing that King Yan was unwilling to give up, Meng Shiyu had no choice but to agree, "Then thank His Highness King Yan, I am flattered."

"We used to have some unhappiness, I hope you don't take it to heart." King Yan said.

Although Meng Shiyu was mentally prepared, he didn't expect that King Yan would take the attitude of settling down with him.

But there is some unhappiness between them.That was to kill him and take his wife away.

How can the matter of taking a wife and taking one's life be resolved with just one unpleasant sentence.

"I didn't expect His Majesty to value you so much. I asked you to come to the Imperial Academy to teach my fourth brother. Now, everyone can understand His Majesty's thoughts..."

"My minister can't understand." Meng Shiyu directly interrupted King Yan, "His Royal Highness, please don't hurt me, since it's a little unpleasant, please let me go.

I'm just a champion with no background and background, I don't want to participate in the battle between the princes, and I dare not participate. "

"As long as you stand on this king's side, you can choose high officials and rich salary in the future." King Yan said bluntly.

King Yan also noticed that it was useless to talk to Meng Shiyu in a roundabout way.

"Your Highness, I still say the same thing, please forgive me. You are forming a party for personal gain. If you let His Majesty know that my head is not enough for him to cut off. You must forgive others." Meng Shiyu said He walked quickly to the Hanlin Academy, ignoring the injustice.

King Yan looked at Meng Shiyu with cool eyes, and muttered in a low voice, "Since you are not on my side, I can only send you to hell."

Li Yulou had lunch and drank a cup of tea before leaving her natal home to see Zhou Ying.

Zhou Ying heard that Li Yulou was coming to see her today, so she made preparations early.

When Li Yulou entered the courtyard, he heard the cry of the child, and Zhou Ying coaxing the child.

"A Bao, why are you crying when your godmother is coming?" Zhou Ying saw Li Yulou and quickly walked out of the house with the child in her arms.

"Yulou, you're finally back." Zhou Ying said excitedly when she saw Li Yulou.

The child in Zhou Ying's arms blinked at her with teary eyes.

"This is Brother Ying, he looks really good-looking." Li Yulou teased the child and said with a smile.

But the child was a little cynical, and was teased by Li Yulou, so he shrank into Zhou Ying's arms.

"Brother Ying, this is the godmother." Zhou Ying said while shaking Brother Ying.

Li Yulou took out an exquisite bell and stuffed it into Brother Ying's hand.

Brother Ying got the toy, held it tightly, and finally gave Li Yulou a smile.

The nanny took Ying Geer away, and Li Yulou grabbed Zhou Ying's hand and looked at her.

"Yulou, am I ugly now?" Zhou Ying asked nervously.

"Who said that? You are still as beautiful as before, even more beautiful." Li Yulou said with a smile.

Zhou Ying curled her lips, "Liar, you don't know how fat I became when I gave birth to brother Ying, I don't know myself anymore."

(End of this chapter)