Aijia Kefu: Your Majesty, please avoid

Chapter 162 The Child
The patriarch's face changed, and he rushed into the back hall immediately, faster than the wild rabbits in the mountains.

Su Qingyuan was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Lu Li, "Who is the Second Highness?"

Lu Li shook his head to express his ignorance.

Ling Lan'er stepped forward, led the two into the side hall next to her, and ordered the little maid to serve tea and snacks.

Su Qingyuan was already so hungry that her intestines were knotted, but she still pretended to be calm and calm, stretched out two fingers to pick up a small piece of snack, and ate it in an elegant manner.

Ling Lan'er stood beside her, hesitated to speak several times.

Lu Li and Su Qingyuan saw her every time, but they just ignored her.

Finally, Ling Laner, who couldn't bear it anymore, took the initiative to speak: "20 years ago, the lord and the crown prince died for the country. His Second Highness and Third Highness were young and escaped under the protection of the guards. They have been living outside all these years." ——Second Highness It was the first time I came back last year, but the Third Highness has never been back even once."

Su Qingyuan narrowed her eyes and said with a smile: "Now that His Highness the Second Highness is back, you can regroup and prepare to return to the country!"

Ling Lan'er's complexion changed, and she let out a heavy "hum".

Lu Li frowned: "The Second Highness seems to have some discord with the patriarch? Is it because the Second Highness has a bad character?"

Ling Lan'er lowered her head and said in a deep voice: "It's not just bad character! He was originally a lowly son of a servant, not fit to pick up shoes for His Highness the Third Highness! Now that His Highness hasn't returned yet, he's making a fuss about forming an army first. Breaking into the capital...it's beyond self-sufficiency! The sparrow is still alive, living in hiding in Tibet, how can there be so much human and financial resources for him to squander, and why should he risk the lives of the whole clan to satisfy his ambition alone!"

Lu Li nodded, and said emotionally, "Shenque's current situation is supposed to live in peace and recuperate. It's definitely not the time to be aggressive!"

Ling Laner nodded heavily.

Su Qingyuan happily ate half a plate of snacks while the two of them were talking, and finally had the time to raise her head: "The patriarch thinks that we shouldn't use military force, is it useful? The other party is the Second Highness, the master!"

Ling Lan'er stomped her feet angrily: "How can you, an outsider, talk about our sparrow's affairs?"

Su Qingyuan obediently picked up a piece of snack and stuffed her mouth.

Lu Li murmured, "In terms of virtue and prestige, the patriarch is the first choice. But the Second Highness comes from a royal family, and the people in the clan have instinctive respect for him. At this time, if the patriarch breaks face with the Second Highness, his prestige will be greatly reduced. —— It is really not easy to protect the safety of the people of Shenque and convince everyone."

Ling Lan'er nodded repeatedly, with tears in her eyes, as if she was happy to meet a bosom friend.

Su Qingyuan suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, and couldn't swallow the snacks in her mouth.

Lu Li thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Building an army to enter the capital is not something that can be achieved overnight; it is even more whimsical to force the emperor to rebuild the Shenque Kingdom with a large army. In my opinion, the patriarch might as well agree verbally." , let the Second Highness toss for ten or twenty years, he will always be discouraged by himself."

"You don't understand!" Ling Lan'er said anxiously, "The patriarch has been sending people to look for the third highness all these years, but every time he is about to find the clues, people will cut off the clues... The patriarch suspects that the second highness is playing tricks! Now the three His Highness's whereabouts are unknown, if the Second Highness is allowed to do this in the clan, there will be no place for the Third Highness in the future!"

"They are brothers. If the older brother has made achievements, the younger brother should also be honored. Why don't they have a foothold?" Su Qingyuan didn't think so.

Ling Lan'er gave her a hard look, not wanting to answer her words.

Lu Li frowned slightly: "Little sparrow, the country has not been subjugated for a long time, and the vitality has not recovered, so it is whimsical to attack the suzerain country? What kind of trump card does this second highness have, to dare to act so boldly?"

Ling Lan'er sneered: "I heard that he did some business in the capital, saved a lot of money, and claimed to be 'incomparably rich', the ghosts will know if it's true or not! Even if he is really rich, he can't buy food and soldiers It’s also in vain! The most ridiculous thing is that when he came back this time, he brought a newborn baby with the blood of the witch clan, saying that the child obeyed the destiny and could rule the world—hey, what are you doing?!”

Su Qingyuan stood up at some point and rushed to the door.

Lu Li quickly caught up with her and pulled her back, forcing her to sit on the seat.

Su Qingyuan regained her composure, and tightly grasped Lu Li's wrist with both hands, pinching out several blood marks.

Lu Li pressed her shoulders, not allowing her to move around.

After a long time, Su Qingyuan nodded and put down her hand.

Lu Li heaved a sigh of relief, went back to the original place and sat down, pretending to be careless, and picked up the original topic again: "It has been seventeen or eighteen years since the Witch Clan was wiped out, how can there be any descendants just born? As for' Follow the destiny and rule the world'—how can you believe the rumors?"

Ling Lan'er stared at Su Qingyuan suspiciously, frowned, and said, "'The Advent of the Lord' is the prophecy of Master Cihang, there should be no mistake; The result of the master's divination. It is because of this that the Second Highness dared to show off his power and regarded himself as the natural master of the sparrow."

"But, there is no evidence to prove that his child is really a descendant of the Wu clan, right?" Su Qingyuan's voice trembled a little.

Ling Lan'er didn't stare this time, but her attitude was still not friendly: "The patriarch and elders have already experienced that the child does have the blood of the Wu clan. But so what? He has no evidence to prove that the child is destined There were at least tens of thousands of people in the Wu tribe back then, who can guarantee that they will all die? What's more... Shenque is a small border country and has no ability to rule the world at all. , I’m afraid it’s a disaster rather than a blessing! Wasn’t the Wu Clan a living example? If the emperor in the capital knew that Shenque had hidden a descendant of the Wu Clan, we’d probably disappear from this world completely!”

"That child...where is it now?" Su Qingyuan asked hoarsely.

Ling Lan'er looked at her suspiciously, and said after a long time: "Of course it's with the Second Highness! Could it be that it's still with us?"

Su Qingyuan was silent, which made Ling Lan'er startled.

Lu Li stood up slowly, and said calmly, "The people all over the world only hope to have enough food and clothing, but there are always people who do everything possible to provoke wars and make the people suffer—since we have encountered this matter, we can't ignore it."

"Are you going to assassinate that child?" Ling Laner hurriedly asked.

Lu Li was taken aback and shook his head.

Ling Lan'er hurriedly said: "Actually, it's not that the elders haven't thought about it. It's just that His Highness the Second Highness hid the child in the temple, which is heavily guarded, and outsiders can't get in at all! Young Master... If you have the heart, you can wait for the patriarch Come back and make a long-term plan!"

Su Qingyuan stood up with a "huh": "Do you only dare to attack the child? The one who is ambitious is your damn Second Highness. If you want to kill him, kill him. What kind of hero is it to hit the child! "

Ling Lan'er was so angry that her nose was crooked.

Lu Li hurriedly pressed Su Qingyuan's shoulder, and apologized to Ling Lan'er: "Jing's wife was aroused by righteous indignation, and her words were a little rude, but there is still some truth. Girl, please think carefully, the Second Highness is ambitious, even if you don't That child, he will also find other excuses to fight for power and recruit troops. ——So, killing that child is useless, if you want to protect the safety of the gods and people, you have to start with the Second Highness."

Ling Lan'er felt that what he said was reasonable, so she nodded solemnly.

Lu Li said in a deep voice, "I want to meet the people from the Second Highness's side, please don't blame me, miss."

Ling Lan'er hurriedly said: "There is a small side room next to the back hall, I can quietly take you there!"

Lu Li nodded, and led Su Qingyuan to go out, but Ling Lan'er stopped him again: "Wait! This woman can't go!"

"Why?" Su Qingyuan frowned.

Ling Lan'er said confidently: "When a man talks, there is no place for a woman to eavesdrop!"

Su Qingyuan glared at her: "Aren't you a woman yourself? Seeing that you know everything like the back of your hand, you must have eavesdropped a lot, right?"

"You——I'm happy to eavesdrop, this is my house, can you control me!" Ling Lan'er became angry from embarrassment.

Lu Li squeezed Su Qingyuan's hand, and sat down again: "Forget it, we're not used to listening to things around the wall, so we'd better ask Gu Lingxiao to send a post to Second Highness, and go see him in a fair manner tomorrow."

Ling Lan'er was a little anxious: "Hey, are you not going?"

Lu Li lowered his head to help Su Qingyuan wipe the sweat off his forehead, and comforted him softly, but he didn't hear Ling Lan'er's question.

Ling Lan'er stomped her feet angrily, and ran out angrily.

Not long after, the patriarch saw off the guests and came in a hurry, with a bad expression on his face: "You two... want to see the Second Highness?"

Lu Li sat up straight and said calmly, "It's time to see him."

The patriarch narrowed his eyes, looked at the two of them with sharp eyes, and said in a deep voice: "I only think of you as a benevolent, benevolent, and righteous person. Are you also a person who seeks fame and wealth?"

Su Qingyuan chuckled: "Old patriarch, are you joking? If we care about fame and wealth, we can flex our muscles in the capital, so why come to your backcountry?"

The patriarch sat down and murmured: "You two are not ordinary people. You must have a plan when you come to this poor country. Could it be that you are here for the legendary 'common master of the world'? Your son's chest is extraordinary, Presumably he also has the heart to compete in the world? Forgive the old man to talk too much—whether the child is a man of destiny is unknown, but the Second Highness will definitely not be the first hero. If the two of you have the heart to defect, it is better to be more cautious."

Lu Li listened quietly and remained silent for a long time.

Ling Laner was beside her with her arms folded, gloating.

After the patriarch finished speaking, he looked at Lu Li coldly and waited for a while.

Lu Li could only smile and said, "The patriarch is overthinking. My husband and I have never met that Second Highness, so why would we follow him?"

Ling Lan'er sneered beside her and said, "Whether you've seen it or not is one thing, but whether you're willing to follow it is another! You woman knows witchcraft, so of course you have something to do with the witch clan. Since the Second Highness hooked up with the witch People of the Wu clan, of course you can join forces with him! The remnants of your Wu clan, I am afraid that you have already hooked up with the Second Highness, right?"

The patriarch's expression became more and more solemn: "I actually overlooked this point! Madam knows the art of exorcising snakes of the witch clan, and also possesses the blood knife that tames a demon with the secret technique of witchcraft - is it a descendant of the witch clan? Born for the Second Highness!" Who is the lady who gave birth to the child?"

Ling Lan'er winked at Su Qingyuan, gloating.

Su Qingyuan glanced at her, and said in a deep voice: "Go out, we have something to say to the patriarch alone!"

"Why? This is my house!" Ling Lan'er was furious.

"Why? Is it okay to 'level' Suzaku County?" Su Qingyuan stood up, full of momentum.

Lu Li stood up together and held her hand.

Ling Lan'er shuddered, her legs trembled involuntarily.

People who have been in high positions for a long time will naturally develop a majestic and noble temperament, which ordinary people cannot learn.

Commonly known as "the spirit of the emperor".

The patriarch stood up slowly, and told Ling Lan'er in a deep voice: "Go out first, guard the door, and don't allow anyone to eavesdrop - including yourself."

Ling Lan'er felt unwilling, but her legs moved outside involuntarily, she walked faster and faster, and in the blink of an eye she rushed out of the door.

The patriarch turned around and looked at Su Qingyuan with a solemn expression: "Madam can speak now."

Su Qingyuan and Lu Li looked at each other, and said in a deep voice, "To be honest with the patriarch, I am indeed a descendant of the Wu clan. This time, my husband and I went south to find a son."

"Looking for a son?" The patriarch was startled, "Could it be that the child of the Second Highness is you..."

Lu Li said coldly, "That's right. That's our child."

"It's not His Highness's?" The patriarch was shocked.

Lu Li's face darkened.

Su Qingyuan sneered, and curled her lips: "This is interesting! I suggest that the patriarch find someone to do a physical examination for your Second Highness to see if the thing in his crotch is still there? Why would a normal man steal from someone else's house?" The child pretending to be his own? I think he was probably castrated by someone else!"

The patriarch's old face was red and black, it was really pretty.

Lu Li squeezed Su Qingyuan's hand, and said in a deep voice, "At the beginning of March, there was chaos in the capital. Jing's wife was giving birth on the night when the rebels attacked the city. The child was born and disappeared. The two of us We’ve never even seen that child. If we hadn’t had to be instructed by an expert, how could we have imagined that the child would have been taken thousands of miles away and become a tool for the wicked to seize the world! What’s wrong with the youngest child? What’s wrong with the common people?”

The patriarch was moved, and took a long breath: "You two... are you serious?"

Su Qingyuan wiped the corners of her eyes, and said with a wry smile: "If it wasn't for the children, how could we live a good life? However, we ran all the way to you to suffer! Do you think it feels good to be treated as prey by snakes?"

Lu Li sat down, calmed down, and said calmly, "I heard that the Second Highness intends to enter the capital, and even compete in the world, but the patriarch and the elders have no such intention?"

The patriarch sighed: "Young master is a sensible person, why do you need to ask more about this matter!"

Lu Li hooked the corners of his lips: "It's fantastic to break into the capital with just a little sparrow; as for competing in the world...even if it's the turn of a cat or a dog, it's not the turn of a son who betrays his brother and kidnaps other people's family. ' shameless villain!"

"Betray your brother?" The patriarch was a little puzzled, not understanding where these four words came from.

Lu Li didn't help him, and continued, "What the patriarch and the people of Shenque are looking for is nothing more than the word 'tranquility'. As long as you choose the right path, peace is not difficult, and restoration of the country is not difficult."

"Who are you two?!" The patriarch was very excited, and he couldn't tell whether he was more nervous or more excited.

Lu Li smiled slightly: "We can be the ones who save the sparrow, or of course we can be the ones who destroy the sparrow."

The patriarch pondered for a long time, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "Young master, don't worry, the Shenque people will definitely do their best to save your son from the clutches of the devil!"

Su Qingyuan was very excited.

Lu Li helped her to sit still, and persuaded her softly, "Now that we know the whereabouts of the child and know that he is safe, everything else will be easy. You just need to calm down and wait for our child to come back."

"It's not that easy!" Su Qingyuan was worried.

The patriarch pondered and said: "The Second Highness has arranged for the old man and several elders of the clan to meet at the temple tomorrow. Then the two of you will go up the mountain together with the old man. Let's play by ear."

Lu Li frowned: "He asked you to meet at the temple?"

The patriarch nodded: "As long as we don't agree to help him mobilize the people for a day, he will not stop for a day. To invite us to the temple tomorrow, I don't know what tricks we are playing!"

Lu Li stood up and said coldly: "Since he is ambitious, and the patriarch and the elders are obstructing him in every possible way, I'm afraid-there will be no good banquet, no good meeting, the patriarch and the elders must be very careful tomorrow." yes!"

"We watched him grow up since we were young, so he wouldn't be so mad." The patriarch shook his head and sighed.

Su Qingyuan couldn't help but sneered.

The patriarch raised his head and looked at her, a little dissatisfied.

Lu Li shook his head and said, "It is imperative to be defensive."

The patriarch didn't think so, and Lu Li didn't want to say anything more, so he dropped the topic and chatted with him about tomorrow's arrangements.

The patriarch brought two outsiders into the temple, and it was already very risky, so the golden armored soldiers naturally couldn't follow them in a fair manner.

Fortunately, as the emperor's personal guards, they are pretty good at sneaking and hiding their whereabouts. When the time comes, they will just find a way to sneak in.

The patriarch provided a trail leading to the back mountain, Lu Li thought carefully and thought it was feasible.

As for the things after entering the temple, most of them depend on adapting.

According to the patriarch, the child was placed in a wing of the temple, guarded by guards inside and outside, as well as maids, nurses, wet nurses... In short, the other party's manpower will definitely not be short.

On the surface, Lu Li pretended to be thinking hard, but his heart was quite relaxed.

——Where does he need to deal with those guards, maids, mothers, and nurses?You only need to get rid of the so-called Second Highness, and everything else will be easy to handle!

Su Qingyuan obviously had the same idea: Since the Second Highness is an obstacle, he should be killed.

Sooner or later it is time to kill.

How could people who hold grudges like her and Lu Li allow that damn Second Highness to live in this world?It would be polite not to cut him into pieces!
After agreeing on what to do tomorrow, the patriarch was reluctant to end the topic, and after a long consideration, he finally asked, "You two...can you tell me about your friend's recent situation?"

Su Qingyuan and Lu Li looked at each other, and said hesitantly: "That friend has never mentioned his identity in Shenque, if it's not your third highness..."

The patriarch hurriedly said: "The person who owns the Wuzhi Xuhun Pill, even if it is not the Third Highness, must be a child of the royal family. I don't know if the two are working on Danqing..."

Su Qingyuan shook her head.

Lu Li pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "It's a coincidence that neither of us is good at drawing. But even though the drawing skills are clumsy, you can still see the nose and eyes when drawing a portrait."

The patriarch was overjoyed, and hurried to the table to spread out the pen and paper himself, and looked at Lu Li eagerly.

The latter smiled calmly, took the paintbrush, and drew it carefully on the paper.

Su Qingyuan quickly recognized it: what he painted was Xiao Lizi's face, but it was obviously beautified a lot, and the attire was also painted like an ordinary rich boy, without revealing the characteristics of a servant in the palace.

The patriarch stared blankly at the side, and suddenly folded his hands together, tears streaming down his face: "It's the third highness, there can be no mistakes - there can be no mistakes! God is sorry, I am glad that he has grown up without incident and is still born like this!" Qingjun..."

Su Qingyuan watched Lu Li put down the pen, then walked over and grabbed his sleeve.

She felt very uncomfortable, how did Lu Li feel about it?
safe and sound?I'm afraid it's a joke.

That person, Su Qingyuan has been annoyed and hated, resented and resented, although she has never dreamed of that person, she still can't forget it.

That person is dead.

As Aunt Nian and Luoxia said, he could have saved himself with the elixir, but gave her the medicine.

Su Qingyuan was sad for a long time, and found that she seemed to hate him even more.

She really couldn't bear such a heavy debt of favor!

An unremarkable little eunuch who was once the beloved son of the Lord of the Kingdom of Shenque.

But how could there be such a jerk in the world?If you want revenge, you should take revenge well, if you want to be a bad guy, you should be a bad guy well, why did he choose to be a hero...

Su Qingyuan felt her throat a little itchy, so she leaned on Lu Li's shoulder and coughed softly.

Lu Li patted her on the back lightly and didn't say much.

The patriarch finally looked away from the portrait, wiped away his tears and asked with a smile: "Your Highness, how... how have you been these years?"

Lu Li was silent for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "To be honest, it's not very good."

The patriarch smiled wryly: "That's right. How can I live a good life after experiencing great changes since I was a child? It's a blessing to grow up safely..."

Lu Li sighed and changed the subject: "Your Highness, have you ever studied divination?"

The patriarch nodded and sighed: "The Second Highness has a good talent for divination, but the Third Highness doesn't know how to do it. Instead, he is very interested in charm..."

Speaking of this, he suddenly froze for a moment, looked up at Su Qingyuan, hesitant to speak.

Lu Li knew the doubts in his heart, but just pretended not to know. He lowered his head and asked Su Qingyuan softly, "Xiao Li... is it possible that the 'senior brother' he mentioned is this Second Highness?"

Su Qingyuan said hoarsely: "Maybe."

Aunt Nian is related to Xiao Lizi's senior brother, and now the child appears in the hands of His Highness the Second Highness, so "Senior Brother" and "Second Highness" are very likely to be the same person.

In this way, things will be cleared up.

The patriarch frowned and said, "The two Highnesses did worship the same master when they were young, and it is not wrong to call them brothers. But... so, the two Highnesses have always been together? The Second Highness obstructed us many times Looking for the Third Highness, after returning this time, he insisted that he didn't know the whereabouts of the Third Highness—the wolf's ambition is clearly revealed!"

Lu Li sorted out the known information in his heart, and secretly made some kind of not-so-kind decision.

(End of this chapter)