Long live Emperor Wu!

Chapter 105 Willing
The original calculation is that the rain and dew will be evenly distributed.

This time, many people felt that something was strange. Concubine Wei Guifei and Xu Chongrong had inquired about the palace maid, about her origins, her appearance, and what she was up to.

Everyone who came back to report said that the girl was selected into the palace the year before last. She was a merchant and had a good family background. Her appearance was average and she was not similar to anyone else.

To say what she means, she is probably very good in bed, and you can always hear her making waves.

Concubine Wei was surprised, Xu Hui and Xu Chongrong were shocked and turned gray.

All the women in the harem had a new understanding of the emperor because of this person named Xia Yu. They felt extremely embarrassed. Li Shan looked at him and said slowly:

"Third brother is a person with ambitions in life, am I right?"

When Li Ke heard this, he lowered his head and smiled bitterly and said:
"So what if you have ambitions? It's not like you were born in the Queen's belly. Father, he..."

He paused, as if he was bitter in his heart, and mocked himself with some abandonment:

"To be honest, I seriously doubt that you were sent by him to test us. If we have any ambition, will we die here tomorrow and never go back?"

Li Shan frowned slightly and said with some displeasure:

"Why does the third brother think so? Do you think my father is a ruthless person who kills innocent people indiscriminately? Even if it was the fifth brother, it was he who rebelled first. My father felt uncomfortable at that time, but he just didn't let you know. "

King Li Zhen of Yue was a little unhappy after hearing this and said:
"Your Highness, you know that your father treats you differently than he treats us. Just like when the deposed prince and fifth brother rebelled, the results were completely different.

In your eyes, he is definitely a loving father, in our eyes, he is more of an emperor.The treatment is different, so why force us to think the same as you? "

Li Shan lowered his eyebrows, frowned slightly, and said:

"I don't mean to tempt you at all. I come here today and speak from the bottom of my heart. Third brother, rather than saying that I trust you, I should actually say that I need you.

You also know that my temperament... is far inferior to that of my father. I have no confidence in being the heir apparent.

Even though my father will appoint auxiliary ministers, the people who follow my father are old after all, and they won't be able to help me for long. I need my own people after all.

So I'm betting that either we brothers can work together to govern Datang better in the future.Or, the brothers become separated and end up deciding between life and death. "

"Ha..." King Wu Li Ke laughed and asked, "A decision between life and death? We are not equal in status. I am probably the one who will die. Wouldn't that be a big loss for me?"

Li Shan leaned forward slightly and asked with bright eyes:
"Then third brother, are you willing? Bet on the opportunity of a brother working together to realize your ambition?"

King Wu Li Ke looked at him, his eyes shining like stars, his chest rising and falling, as if he was struggling violently, and finally said decisively:
"willing!"

The two words are extremely clear and the final word.

Li Zhen, the king of Yue, and Li Shen, the king of Ji, both looked at him in surprise, their eyes full of worry, and they hesitated to speak.

Li Zhen wanted to say something, but Li Shen stopped her.

Prince Li Shan smiled, his eyes shining with peace and kindness, and said:

"Third brother, thank you. With your help, I feel much more at ease."

……

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In the 20th year of Zhenguan, Wu Rou was 22 years old, and Li Shan.

Just after the Spring Festival, the emperor did not attend the first court meeting of the new year.

When Wu Rou entered the Hall of Wude, she caught up with many chamberlains carrying memorials inside. The prince was standing outside the emperor's chamber, talking to the imperial doctor.

She was far away and couldn't hear clearly what they were saying. She only saw the rare anxiety of the prince Li Shan, while the prince was blowing his white beard and scratching his face, and kept justifying something.Wu Rou felt a little panicked, walked up to him, saluted, and asked:
"His Royal Highness?...But His Majesty is unwell?"

Prince Li Shan glanced at her and immediately averted his eyes. He seemed to be very uncomfortable and said lightly:

"No, just a routine pulse check."

At this time, a woman's delicate laughter suddenly came from the dormitory, followed by a soft shout:
"Your Majesty~"

Her voice was so high-pitched that it could be heard clearly from the dormitory to the ears of several people outside.

Li Shan's face changed immediately. His cheeks turned slightly red, and there seemed to be anger in his brows. He pursed his lips and calmly ordered without looking at Wu Rou:

"Master Wu, please step aside. I have something to say to the imperial doctor."

Wu Rou said "yes" after hearing this, turned around and left obediently, and heard the prince and the doctor arguing behind her.

The prince said:
"It is very common for the Taiyuan Hospital to ask His Majesty's pulse to regulate his body and give reasonable health advice. Why can't he tell you?"

The imperial doctor said:
"Your Highness, we really mentioned it seriously, but His Majesty didn't listen. His Majesty thought that we said he was old, unreasonable and lenient, and said we were annoying. If we continue to talk, he will be dead. It is up to His Highness the Crown Prince to persuade him himself. "

Prince Li Shan lowered his voice and said anxiously:
"As a lonely son, do you think it's appropriate to say this?"

After hearing this, Wu Rou quickened her pace and left.

Ever since the New Year's Eve banquet, the emperor has been favoring a ninth-grade royal girl named Xia Yu for several days.

This is something that has never happened before.

Since the emperor fainted once, he has seldom visited the harem, and he has never favored one, Kimao.

Wu Rou could guess a thing or two, because this Xia Yu was the owner of the iron ball sachet.

After a long time, the emperor finally came out, his cheeks a little red.

When he was sitting behind the desk, he just opened a memorial, covered his mouth with his fist, and let out a big yawn.

The prince wanted to say something, but after thinking over and over again, he finally did not say anything. Wu Rou also did not say anything, silently pretending not to know, as if she was just a piece of wood arranging memorials.

Unexpectedly, before much was done, a delicate female voice came from the direction of the emperor's chamber:
"Your Majesty~"

The prince and Wu Rou both turned their heads to look in surprise.I saw a short palace maid with a blushing face standing at the door of the dormitory, only half of her body exposed, tilting her head slightly and looking outside, and asked shyly:
"Your Majesty... I miss you, can I come out and see you?"

If it were normal, if someone was so carelessly favored, the emperor would have darkened his face, beat him up and kicked him out, never wanting to see him again.

However, the emperor looked at her, smiled, and said cheerfully:

"Go back, don't delay the business."

The prince looked at his father in shock, as if he didn't recognize him.

He was originally holding a memorial to discuss with him, but this time he froze there and turned pale.

A glimmer of snow flashed in Wu Rou's eyes, and she calmly moved the reviewed memorial aside, and smiled at Xia Yu.

Unexpectedly, Xia Zhen seemed to have been encouraged, and ran out without listening to the emperor's words at all. Like a young bird, she clung to the emperor's side as if no one else was around.

When she ran over, she still brushed Prince Li Shan's arm. The prince quickly took a step back in disgust before avoiding it.

All the busy chamberlains and maids in the hall seemed to be shocked, secretly looking at the emperor, and their hands and feet became lighter.

(End of this chapter)