Aijia Kefu: Your Majesty, please avoid

Chapter 124
Early the next morning, when Lu Li was about to get up to go to court, someone from the Yangju Hall suddenly reported that the Sixth Prince of Xiliang was asking to see him.

Su Qingyuan also stood up and put on her clothes quietly.

Lu Li wanted to persuade her to rest, but when he saw the bracelet on her wrist, he swallowed his words again.

So the two went out hand in hand, and met Cheng Ruoshui on the corridor.

"Your majesty..." Cheng Ruoshui came up to meet him, and when he saw Su Qingyuan, he hesitated again, "...Is the empress dowager going out too?"

Su Qingyuan yawned, her face full of tiredness.

Lu Li answered for her, "A Yuan is with me. You worked hard all night too, go back and rest."

Cheng Ruoshui answered "Yes", turned sideways for a while, and followed the two out of the Fanghua Palace gate.

After getting on the chariot, Lu Li whispered to Su Qingyuan, "You can follow me, but you have to be careful in front of others."

Su Qingyuan agreed indiscriminately, tilted her body, and fell asleep on the chariot.

Lu Li took a deep look at her, then lowered his head and told the little eunuch, "Stay on your feet, don't blink."

Living in the palace, Baili Angju seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Su Qingyuan crookedly being helped in by the little eunuch, he frowned and looked at Lu Li: "Your Majesty, this is..."

Lu Li watched the little girls place Su Qingyuan on the soft couch, and then found a place to sit down by himself: "No problem. If the sixth prince has anything to say, just say it."

Baili Angju smiled "haha" and sat down: "It's like this—an unexpected visitor came to the Xiliang Posthouse last night. I think you might be very interested in her, Your Majesty."

"There are not many people who can interest me." After Lu Li said this, he subconsciously raised his head and glanced at Su Qingyuan.

At this time, Su Qingyuan was already fast asleep on the couch.

Baili Angju clapped his hands with a smile, and the guards dragged one person in.

This person's eyes were closed, his face was slightly pale, his cheeks were swollen high, he could faintly see the shape of his palm prints, and his neck was even more bluish, almost invisible to his true face.

Lu Li narrowed his eyes and carefully identified the person for a long time, and finally recognized that this person was Princess Zeguo, Mingyue.

He didn't really want to know what this woman went through last night.

Bai Li Angju smiled, and seemed to be in a good mood: "Don't you think the emperor wants to know why this woman appeared in the Xiliang Posthouse?"

Lu Li frowned slightly: "There is no hope for Beiyan, of course she has to find another way out. If she doesn't see you for a long time, I will feel strange."

Bai Li Angju was a little disappointed when he heard this: "You know all about this—then do you want to know what she told me?"

Lu Li glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, still with an indifferent attitude: "Since she chose to meet you at night, she didn't say anything fair and honest. How could you be worthy of the girl's kindness if you came to me and said it out?" ?”

Bai Li Angju smiled "Hey": "You see this woman thoroughly! Although you don't ask, I still want to let you know - this woman proposed to me last night to capture your empress dowager and give it to Bei Yan The third prince is going to..."

Before he could finish his sentence, he shuddered violently, only then did he realize that Lu Li's face had turned cold at some point.

Bai Li Angju scratched his head hurriedly: "Hey, hey, you figure it out! This woman said the words, and I didn't agree, hey!"

So Lu Li shifted his cold gaze to Princess Mingyue's face.

Princess Mingyue seemed to be awake, but her eyes could only be opened a slit, and she didn't look much different from a dead quail.

Lu Li quickly calmed down, and said in a deep voice, "I understand. Thank you for sending her here—and thank you for 'treating' her for me last night."

Baili Angju smiled humbly: "You're welcome, it's all thanks to the brothers."

Lu Li snorted coldly, and stood up: "The recent generations of rulers of Zeguo have done nothing, so they are all focused on seeking glory from the sellers at both ends of the head rat! If so—"

At this time, Su Qingyuan suddenly opened her eyes.

Lu Li quickly stopped talking and looked at her nervously: "What's wrong with you?"

Su Qingyuan shook her head, squeezed the annoying bracelet on her wrist, and said nothing.

Lu Li frowned, and continued: "Drag this lowly maidservant out immediately!"

The eunuchs at the door agreed loudly, and immediately came in and dragged Princess Mingyue out.

Bai Li Angju sighed twice with a "tsk tut": "Ruthless! How ruthless! Such a delicate beauty, if you say you want to hit the board, you can hit the board, and you can cut it alive? Domineering!"

Lu Li only frowned disapprovingly when he heard the word "big beauty", and then returned to his expressionless state.

"It's a scourge, and it really shouldn't be kept." Su Qingyuan said coldly.

Bai Li Angju shivered: "Don't they say that women are soft-hearted..."

Su Qingyuan frowned, closed her eyes again, and kept turning the bracelet in her hand.

Lu Li raised the tea bowl in his hand: "I still have to go to the morning court. If the sixth prince has nothing else to do, why not go?"

Baili Angju picked up the tea bowl, but did not bring it to his lips: "Before Angju can say anything, the emperor issued an order to drive away the guests?"

Lu Li remained silent and looked at him coldly.

Baili Angju showed a sincere smile: "Angju kidnapped this woman who intends to provoke troubles between Beiyan and Nanyue today, just to show his sincerity to the emperor——Xiliang and Nanyue are good friends from generation to generation. Liang will never become South Vietnam's enemy, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

Lu Li's expression turned serious.

Bai Li Angju looked at him seriously: "Needless to say, the current situation in South Vietnam is actually very delicate. The Su family deliberately chose to launch the rebellion at the time of the court celebration, and involved Xiliang and Beiyan in order to let you look forward to the future. Even the suppression of the rebellion can’t really show its fists. At this time, the emperor must be worried in his heart-if Xiliang and Beiyan take advantage of the fire to loot, the Nanyue court will definitely suffer from the enemy, and it will be stretched.”

His assessment is indeed pertinent.Lu Li nodded.

Baili Angju laughed and said, "Xiliang can't say anything about Beiyan; but Xiliang, the emperor doesn't have to worry about it at all."

"In that case, I will thank the sixth prince first." Lu Li smiled slowly.

Bai Li Angju smiled and nodded: "I don't dare to take the word 'thank you'. The emperor is the son of Empress Xiaocizhao, who is also my close relative in Xiliang—how can the word 'thank you' be used between close relatives? It's disrespectful. If that's the case, if the Su thief really colluded with Beiyan, I, Xiliang, help the emperor to end this thief, it's not too difficult!"

After some talks, the host and guest parted happily.

Of course, Baili Angju did not go to court with Lu Li, but Su Qingyuan did.

On the way, Lu Li held Su Qingyuan's hand and asked, "In your opinion, is Baili Angju credible?"

With sleepy eyes, Su Qingyuan thought for a while before shaking her head: "How would I know such a thing?"

Seeing that she was really sleepy, Lu Li didn't ask any more questions.

When they arrived at Chaoqian Hall, the officials had been waiting for a long time.

Lu Li set up a soft chair beside the throne, and supported Su Qingyuan to sit on it.

The ministers were shocked.

Lu Li smiled calmly: "The queen mother just came here to sit for a while, so you don't have to worry too much."

"Your Majesty, this... is against the rules!" The Minister of Rites stood up first.

Lu Li raised his brows high: "Is this the first time you've 'broken the rules'?"

The Minister of Rites was speechless for a while.

Lu Li waved his hand casually: "In an emergency, everything is under control. If you have something to do, you should report early, and if you have nothing to do, let's retreat."

Since it is an "extraordinary time", of course it is impossible to be "nothing".

Whether it is civil servants or generals, they are very busy recently.Those who make suggestions, those who contribute people, those who contribute food and money, those who don’t contribute anything but clamor about "peace talks" and "surrender" all day long...

In short, the morning court was extremely long and noisy, so that Su Qingyuan slept in the court hall piecemeal for more than a dozen, and finally couldn't sleep anymore.

When the court was dispersed, the Minister of Rites finally stayed behind: "I have the courage to ask the emperor to show me: the queen mother came to the court in person, but did not ask about political affairs. What is the reason?"

All the ministers who were planning to go to work stopped in unison and pricked up their ears.

Lu Li turned his head to glance at Su Qingyuan, and asked casually, "Could it be that He Qing wants the Queen Mother to intervene in political affairs?"

The Minister of Rites hastily denied it.

Lu Li raised the corner of his lips: "That's it."

"But Your Majesty..." The Minister of Rites still dared not say anything.

Of course, the word "unruly" is still there.

Lu Li knew his concerns, so he smiled and said, "Since all the ministers must ask, I have no choice but to tell the truth—the situation is critical now, and I have to take precautions. If Su Yi invades the city, I will definitely come in person Dangerously, if something unexpected happens, Nanyue will naturally establish a new leader as soon as possible..."

"The fate is where the rebellion is just around the corner. The emperor must not say such depressing words!" The minister of the Ministry of Rites was so frightened that tears fell down.

Lu Li smiled indifferently: "Life and death are commonplace, why should we be taboo? What I am concerned about is that the royal family is sparsely populated, and only King Ding'an can inherit the throne after me. However, King Ding'an is still young. If there is such a day, it must be supported by the mother and queen. He Qing understands the righteousness, and he must not want to see the tragic situation of the new king in the future who is young and ignorant and has no one to support him. The new king needs someone to support him. How can this supporter treat him Know nothing about politics?"

Minister of the Ministry of Rites thought about it for a long time, but he still felt something was wrong, but he couldn't say it out loud.

The emperor even explained what happened after the death, so he can't insist on saying that women are not allowed to know about political affairs, can he?

If there is a day when the new emperor is young and ignorant, of course it is better for the queen mother to hang the curtain.

Under such a critical situation, it is better for the Queen Mother, who is behind the curtain to listen to the government, to have some knowledge and courage.

In this way, Lu Li's behavior of bringing Su Qingyuan to court today can be said to be very righteous, tragic and touching!

After the officials dispersed in satisfaction, Su Qingyuan and Lu Li walked together on the way to the imperial study.

Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Su Qingyuan lowered her voice and said, "You made such a good excuse, I almost believed it!"

Lu Li looked at her helplessly: "This is not an 'excuse'."

Su Qingyuan tilted her head and looked at him suspiciously.

Lu Li sighed softly, "Yuan, you heard that just now. The Iron Armored Army is outside the city, with plenty of food and grass; we are inside the city, with limited food and grass, and people's hearts are unstable. The current situation is really not optimistic. I must do well." worst plans."

"So, do you really want me to gain some knowledge so that I can assist the new king in the future?" Su Qingyuan smiled.

Lu Li nodded seriously.

Su Qingyuan stopped immediately.

Lu Li followed suit and stood still: "What's wrong?"

"I'm not going." Su Qingyuan gritted her teeth.

As soon as he finished speaking, his wrist hurt again.

The bracelet seemed to be alive, and when she heard her say "wrong", it would automatically tighten, as if to strangle her bones.

But Su Qingyuan didn't intend to admit defeat easily.

Lu Li sensed something was wrong, and hurriedly reached out to grab Su Qingyuan's wrist: "You are self-willed! How can such a big matter be decided by you? From now on, no matter whether it is going to the court or the imperial study, I will take you with me. You didn't Right to refuse!"

Su Qingyuan's arms trembled in pain, and she finally compromised: "Okay, I'll go."

The sharp pain disappeared immediately.

Su Qingyuan's heart felt cold, and she didn't speak for a long time.

Lu Li took her hand and walked a few steps, and she walked forward by herself.

"A Yuan, don't worry, it will be fine." Lu Li comforted her calmly.

With this bracelet, he felt uneasy after all, and he didn't even dare to open his mouth.

This damn bracelet must be dealt with as soon as possible!
When she was about to reach the Imperial Study Room, Su Qingyuan slowed down her pace, and said calmly: "If you must make such a plan...have you figured out who should assist the new monarch in the court?"

"I know it well." Lu Li said calmly.

Su Qingyuan nodded: "It's good to have a count... I just want to tell you that if that day really comes, I won't stay alone."

Lu Li's expression changed.

Su Qingyuan raised her head and looked at him stubbornly.

Lu Li was stunned for a long time, then sighed, "A Yuan, we all have to live well."

Su Qingyuan finally smiled.

In the imperial study room, there is nothing too urgent today.

Only the third prince of Beiyan and a few accompanying envoys were waiting.

When Lu Li saw them, his face darkened immediately.

Qin Jiao was a little baffled by his unkind gaze, and subconsciously looked down at his clothes.

It seems... there is nothing that violates the taboos of South Vietnam, right?
At this time, Lu Li's expression had returned to normal.He placed Su Qingyuan behind a clear and rainy stone screen, and then walked out calmly: "The third prince came very early today, could it be that there is something important?"

Qin Jiao smiled slightly, and cupped his hands: "I have been disturbing the emperor for a long time, it's time to go back to the country, and I'm here today to say goodbye."

Lu Li frowned slightly: "Are you leaving now?"

Qin Jiao smiled calmly: "Exactly. I heard that the Sixth Prince of Xiliang also plans to say goodbye. My two families can choose a day to go out of the city together, which may save us a lot of trouble."

"But as far as I know, Xiliang has no plans to return to China for the time being." Lu Li said calmly.

Qin Jiao's slender eyebrows raised: "How come? Brother Baili clearly said..."

Lu Li said seriously: "No matter what the six princes of Xiliang plan, I will not agree to let you leave the city at this time. Now that the capital is in chaos and the rebels are besieging the city, it doesn't matter how to open the city gate, has the third prince ever thought about leaving the city? Can you ensure safety? Old Bandit Su is insidious, cunning, and capricious, even if he is willing to let you out of the city, he may not not attack you after you leave the city!"

"So, the emperor wants to keep us and live together with the capital of South Vietnam?" Qin Jiao asked with squinted eyes.

His tone was not very good, but there was no obvious anger on his face.

Lu Li remained unchanged, "I will not let the guests live and die with the capital. Once the city is destroyed, I will naturally escort the mission to leave as soon as possible. At that time, the old thief was busy fighting with the guards, so he would not have time Embarrassing the mission. What does the third prince think?"

Qin Jiao stretched out his hand to support his sharp chin, with a troubled expression on his face: "The emperor is right, but now that the capital is surrounded like this, we are like being locked in a cage. Isn't the emperor afraid? We have already been scared all night long. Couldn't sleep at night..."

"I will send more people to ensure the safety of the mission," Lu Li said in a deep voice.

Qin Jiao was still full of reluctance.

An old minister next to him stood up and said with a sneer, "If the rebellion in Nanyue is going to last for a long time, will our Highness want to live in Nanyue forever, marry a wife and have children here, and multiply?"

"This lord is really worrying too much!" Su Qingyuan suddenly turned out from behind the screen.

"Go back!" Lu Li reprimanded in a deep voice.

Su Qingyuan ignored him, but turned her head to the old minister and said, "This rebellion will definitely not last for a long time - after all, the traitor Su Yi is already over 50 years old, even if he can live to be 70 years old, at most he will fight for another 20 years That's all. The third prince is young, and when he returns to the country in 20 years, he shouldn't be able to delay getting married and having children!"

The old official was so angry that his face was black and purple, his beard trembled wildly, but because of Su Qingyuan's status, he didn't dare to argue with her.

Su Qingyuan raised the corners of her lips and looked at him provocatively.

Qin Jiao pinched the orchid finger and smiled slightly: "The empress dowager is really good at joking. The emperor of Nanyue is so wise and mighty, it won't take him 20 years. I'm afraid that in another 20 days, that old thief will be wiped out."

Su Qingyuan immediately continued: "So, the third prince is in such a hurry to marry a wife and have children, to prosper, and can't even wait 20 days?"

"Ayuan, don't make jokes!" Lu Li was a little anxious.

Qin Jiao seemed completely unaware of Su Qingyuan's anger, and still smiled calmly: "20 days...Although it's a bit difficult, it's still tolerable. After 20 days, if the war has not subsided, the Queen Mother Can you be a matchmaker for us and make a Qin-Jin friendship with a Nanyue woman?"

Lu Li finally couldn't bear it anymore, and stood up: "The queen mother's phoenix body is precious, so I shouldn't worry about these messy little things. The third prince is getting married, so I will help you pick a few girls and send them there someday!"

Qin Jiao frowned, still looking at Su Qingyuan: "It seems that our Beiyan Mission doesn't have this blessing."

Su Qingyuan said lightly: "Third prince, don't be discouraged. There are so many women in Nanyue, and your status is so noble, there will always be someone who is willing to marry—it's really not possible, isn't there an emperor who will give you a marriage!"

Qin Jiao's face was a bit ugly.

The implication of this is that South Vietnamese women are unlikely to like him, and occasionally a few of them like him because of his noble status?
He is a dignified prince of a country, how can he fall to the point where no one wants him?If you want to marry a woman, you still have to rely on the emperor to give you a marriage?
In stark contrast to Qin Jiao is Lu Li.At this moment, the anger on his face was gone, there was a smile on the corner of his lips, and even his eyes seemed brighter than before.

Seeing that the atmosphere had froze, Lu Li smiled and smoothed things over: "The empress mother's joking temperament has not changed. Look, the third prince is stunned!"

Qin Jiao came back to his senses and forced a smile: "The Empress Dowager Nanyue is really funny."

Su Qingyuan ignored him, flicked her sleeves and went back behind the screen.

Qin Jiao's eyes followed Su Qingyuan's back, until she was completely covered by the screen, and then she took it back with unsatisfied interest.

Lu Li noticed this detail, and the smile on his lips disappeared.

Qin Jiao stood up and bowed slightly: "I'm the one who took the liberty to disturb you today. Since it's inconvenient to go out of the city in the near future, and we have many days to get together, today will not interfere with the emperor's affairs."

The last sentence seems to have something to say.

Lu Li waved his hand casually, and he didn't even have the patience to say a word in a perfunctory manner.

At this moment, he would rather Qin Jiao insist on leaving, make a fuss about leaving, and insist on leaving.

If that's the case, even if he overcomes all difficulties, he must send this sissy out of the city as soon as possible and steadily!

After Qin Jiao's group left, Lu Li went behind the screen and dragged Su Qingyuan out.

"What's wrong?" Su Qingyuan looked innocent.

Lu Li's face was dark: "Who told you to come out and troublesome?"

Su Qingyuan felt a little wronged: "I think that old guy Beiyan is starting to act rascally, I'm afraid you can't handle it! Look, after I came out, didn't I just send them away with a few words?"

The more she spoke, the more she felt energized, and she almost didn't vomit blood from Lu Li's anger.

Su Qingyuan was very puzzled: "Why are you still angry? I'm helping you! Let me tell you, you can't deal with scoundrels. You have to deal with people like me who are harder to raise than 'villains'." 'Women' come out and let them try the tricks of shrews!"

"Fortunately, you are somewhat self-aware." Lu Li gritted his teeth.

Su Qingyuan held her head proudly, not feeling wronged or sad because she became a "shrew".

Lu Li was sullenly angry for a while, but finally he couldn't bear to be angry.

He helped Su Qingyuan lie down on the couch behind the bookshelf, and said helplessly, "Next time, don't make up your own mind! I don't have any skills, and I don't need you to show my face for me..."

"So, you actually don't want me to see that third prince." Su Qingyuan finally understood.

Lu Li looked away awkwardly: "It's not that I don't want you to see him, but I don't want him to see you."

"Is there a difference?" Su Qingyuan didn't quite understand.

Lu Li held her face in his hands and looked at it carefully for a while, seeing that her face was full of confusion, he could only sigh helplessly: "There is no difference."

"So, you are so troublesome!" Su Qingyuan leaned back on the couch and made a face at Lu Li.

Lu Li was a little annoyed, and sat down next to her: "Busy? Are you talking about me?"

Su Qingyuan instinctively felt a little dangerous, and hurriedly hugged her shoulders and shrank back: "Actually...it's okay!"

"Your Majesty, there is new news at the gate of the city!" Xiao Yingzi walked in quickly.

Su Qingyuan hurriedly pushed Lu Li away and sat up straight: "What's wrong? Did the call come in?"

(End of this chapter)