Chapter Twenty-Four: Chapter 3 of the Covenant!

Li Yiqi glanced at the prince helplessly, rubbed his chest quietly, and said: "His Royal Highness the prince, the morning class is over, you should almost have lunch, I will go back to the room to rest first, and then come to accompany His Royal Highness in the afternoon." ”

"Li Yiqi, you come with me. ”

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness the Prince, no need. ”

Li Yiqi bowed down the prince's invitation to dine together, and dragged his tired steps to the room belonging to him in the prince's mansion in the East Palace.

Li Yiqi endured his sleepiness, walked to a one-person-high bronze mirror in the room, and tore the clothes on his chest.

In fact, he almost couldn't control it before, and it was only to avoid being discovered that he endured it until now.

The fire in his heart, the fire that tortured him so much that he almost couldn't wake up for the rest of his life, for some reason, when he met the queen in the harem, he suddenly relapsed, and his scalp was numb and he broke out in a cold sweat.

His eyes fell on his chest, and Li Yiqi's face changed slightly.

No, nothing.

What made Li Yiqi a little relieved and a little disappointed was that there was nothing unusual in his chest and white skin, as if the sudden recurrence of the heart fire in the harem was just an illusion of his.

"Impossible!"

Li Yiqi couldn't help but mutter. He knew very well that the feeling of electric shock at that time was like the whole heart being burned by fire in less than a breath, and the pain of burning all the internal organs, he had already felt it once before, how could he be mistaken.

"Am I too tired?"

"Well—yes, after all, I haven't slept well for several nights in a row. With a bitter laugh twice, Li Yiqi was powerless to dwell on this matter anymore, stretched his waist, and with deep exhaustion, fell towards the big and soft bed in the house, and fell asleep.

From this day on, the companion life of the East Palace will officially begin, and Li Yiqi did not think about it so much, but had a heavy dream......

In the dream, a soft-looking, kind-looking woman was looking at him with a loving, tender gaze.

"Mother......" Li Yiqi muttered in his mouth, and in his sleep, the corners of his mouth hooked up a warm smile.

I don't know how long it took, Li Yiqi's consciousness became more and more heavy.

In the dream, the woman's delicate features gradually became blurred, and were replaced by a face that slowly became clear—beautiful, cold, and emotionless, and a pair of phoenix eyes revealing an extremely sharp gaze, looking at him silently.

"Queen Mother!"

Seeing the other party's face clearly, Li Yiqi felt as if his heart was being pinched, and suddenly exclaimed.

"Ahh

Li Yiqi screamed, and suddenly woke up from the dream, as if he had just been fished out of the river, and sweat was pouring down his body.

"How could I ...... Dream of a queen?"

Li Yiqi's eyes flashed with a hint of doubt, and he gasped for breath, forcibly calming himself down.

"It's dangerous, it's just a dream......"

With a chill in his heart, a hint of fear appeared in his heart, and Li Yiqi couldn't help but shudder.

If it weren't for the fact that he had no choice, he wouldn't want to deal with the queen mother who was the queen of the world and the crown of the six palaces. Since ancient times, the emperor has always been moody, and the queen serves the king, to put it bluntly, she is the emperor among women.

"I don't know if the queen's decree has been issued, if the decree has been passed to the prince, I will start to get busy today!"

Li Yiqi sighed deeply, glanced at the sky outside the window, and frowned slightly. Before he entered the house, it was noon in the middle of the day, and he thought that he would take an hour or two to wake up after sleeping, and the sunlight outside the window was still extremely dazzling, and it seemed that only a very short time had passed.

A look of doubt flashed in Li Yiqi's eyes, and he shook his head, which was already much sober, and prepared to go to the prince.

As soon as the palace gate entered the deep sea, after entering the prince's mansion, Li Yiqi's life was far less free than before, all arrangements had to revolve around the prince Xia Qing, and wherever the prince went, he would follow, this is the mission of accompanying reading.

"No, it's all wet......"

Getting up from the bed, Li Yiqi touched his back, and couldn't help touching his nose and smiling bitterly. Seeing the queen in a dream just now really scared him out of a sweat.

Can't you just go to see the prince...... Thinking like this, Li Yiqi found a few people from the East Palace, asked for a large bath bucket, filled it with hot water, and washed it in the house.

"Companion Reading, Companion Reading, are you here, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince summons!" Just as Li Yiqi was wiping his body, a little maidservant's somewhat anxious voice sounded at the door.

"Huh? It's almost ......."

Li Yiqi said to the door, and then immediately climbed out of the bathtub, hastily put a clean white robe on his body, and walked out of the door.

"The prince is looking for me?"

"Uh-huh......" The little maid lowered her head a little shyly.

Seeing this, Li Yiqi immediately reacted, first slowly fastened a few clothes belts on his chest, and then looked at the other party with an embarrassed face, and said with a smile: "What is the prince looking for me?"

"The slave doesn't know, it's just that someone has come to the palace......" The little maid responded cautiously.

"In the palace?"

Li Yiqi's eyes jumped slightly, and after a little thought, he understood that it should be the queen's decree that had been passed to the prince, and the prince himself might not understand it very well, and wanted to come to him to ask him clearly.

"Hehe, got it, thank you. Li Yiqi smiled and nodded at the little maidservant, and walked in the direction of the Wude Palace.

......

In the Wude Palace, as soon as Li Yiqi entered, he saw two fathers-in-law with white faces standing beside the prince, extremely respectful.

"Li Yiqi, you're here!"

Seeing Li Yiqi, Prince Xia Qing's face was overjoyed, he got up from his seat and walked in the direction of the mouth.

"Your Highness. Li Yiqi bowed.

Prince Xia Qing waved his hand casually, turned his head to look at a eunuch, and said, "Father-in-law Hai, he is Li Yiqi." ”

"Yes, Your Highness Xie. The eunuch named Gonggong Hai bowed to the prince, with a flattering smile on his face, and then immediately changed his face and stood in front of Li Yiqi with an expressionless face, and slowly opened a golden scroll with a white rhino golden phoenix pattern on a jade background in his hand.

"The East Palace accompanies Li Yiqi to listen to the order. ”

"Huh?" Seeing this scene, Li Yiqi's eyes jumped slightly, and his expression was a little puzzled.

As he expected, the content of this scroll was a 'letter of appointment' that sealed himself as the head of the East Palace's Prince's Mansion. However, this 'letter of appointment' should not be issued to him, but to the crown prince. Otherwise, without the cooperation of the crown prince, it would be unjustifiable for him to be in charge of the East Palace from a six-rank petty official. After all, there is no position of 'East Palace Chief' in the official position of Great Xia......

"Could it be that the queen is confused?" Li Yiqi frowned deeply, but still knelt down to accept the order according to the etiquette.

Seeing this, the eunuch was expressionless and began to read the contents of the golden scroll......

As the words entered his ears, slowly, Li Yiqi's face became extremely exciting.

"Ridiculous!"

With an angry shout in his heart, Li Yiqi suddenly glared at the prince with a sharp gaze.

The queen's edict was indeed passed on to him, but it had nothing to do with secretly mastering the East Palace, but pointed out that the prince's third master was old, and it was not a one-time strategy to select Confucianism from the people to teach the prince's studies, and now there happened to be a well-educated companion in the East Palace, so he took on the responsibility of teaching the prince......

Li Yiqi doesn't need to think about it to know that this must not be the queen's original intention.

Eighty percent should be that the prince himself does not want to study, and thinks that if a gentleman teaches him, it is better to find a peer who looks about the same age to teach him, so that he will be much more free in the study.

The idea...... I have to say that it sucks very much!

Performing the duties of the prince's third division as a companion is not only a violation of etiquette, but also absurd.

"It is estimated that only a person with a temperament like the prince will not care about these things at all, and the queen actually agreed to the prince's request, how much does this have to be spoiled......" Li Yiqi grinned bitterly, and said secretly in his heart.

"Commandment. ”

Li Yiqi took the edict, sighed helplessly in his heart, glanced at the other eunuch, and then understood.

It turned out that the matter of his consultation with the empress had already been passed on to the crown prince, otherwise, there would be no need to send two eunuchs with a decree......

"Hehe, Your Highness, then our family will retire first. The two eunuchs glanced at each other and respectfully withdrew from the Wude Palace.

After the eunuch left, the prince Xia Qing smiled at the corner of his mouth, and in his clear eyes, there was a joy that the plan had succeeded.

"Li Yiqi, you are so powerful, the queen mother actually believes in you so much, and said that she will let the palace hand over the position of the head of the East Palace to you. Prince Xia Qing's clear eyes narrowed slightly, and the big round eyes were bent like a crescent moon, but then he was slightly angry, and asked, "You tell the palace honestly, but the queen mother sent you to supervise the palace?"

"Your Highness......"

Li Yiqi lowered his head, his expression was quite gloomy, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

"Okay, it doesn't matter, anyway, if you don't come, others will come......" The prince didn't seem to care very much, but was a little happy, the third division of the prince is gone, and Mr. Xun will not come again, he feels that he should be able to relax for a while next.

Li Yiqi closed his eyes and lowered his head, struggling in his heart.

He was already convinced at this moment that the crown prince Xia Qing was by no means the right person to inherit the throne. If the crown prince is really allowed to inherit the position of the Ninety-Five, relying on the prince's own casual temperament as scheduled, for the entire Great Xia Dynasty, the disadvantages far outweigh the advantages.

"Do I still want to support the crown prince to ascend to the throne?" Li Yiqi asked this question in his mind for a moment.

If the crown prince really ascends the throne, although he can protect the entire Li family, it will harm the entire Great Xia Dynasty...... After a long time, Li Yiqi slowly opened his eyes, his expression was extremely solemn, his eyes looked at the prince deeply, and said, "Your Royal Highness the prince, don't you think what you did was too reckless about this matter?"

"Originally, it was a big mistake to be angry with the third master of the prince, but now even the Confucian people in the opposition have been dismissed, but instead choose a companion who has no merit and fame to teach you to read, which is really not a wise move. Li Yiqi said bitterly.

After weighing the two, Li Yiqi really cared more about the Li family, but despite this, he still hoped to try his best to lead the prince on the right path.

"However, this palace sees that your knowledge is not bad, and it should be more than enough to teach this palace to study. The prince asked in a daze.

"Alas-" Li Yiqi showed deep helplessness on his face, and couldn't help laughing softly, explaining: "Your Highness, Your Highness, this has nothing to do with Weichen's attainments in literature and Taoism, do you know that now the Manchu Dynasty and the civil and military are paying attention to you, and your words and deeds are ......."

As he spoke, Li Yiqi suddenly paused, as if he recalled the queen's warning to him - not only to let the prince continue to live such a free and happy life, but also to let the prince be able to ascend the throne...... Slightly leading, Li Yiqi's eyes flickered, and he had an idea in his heart.

Li Yiqi looked at the crown prince and said with a smile: "Your Highness, Weichen dares to ask, do you really just want to live a life as you like?"

"Yes...... What, are you going to tell the queen mother?" the prince bit his thin lips lightly, and looked a little displeased.

Li Yiqi took a deep breath, his eyes lit up, and he said in a deep voice: "His Royal Highness the Prince, Weichen doesn't have this idea. Wechen just really wants to assist you in ascending to the throne of God, as for what you want to do in the future, it has nothing to do with Wechen. However, in this East Palace, the queen must have eyes and ears, if you want to live a life as you like, Your Highness is afraid that she still needs the help of Weichen......"

After that, Li Yiqi looked at the crown prince Xia Qing with deep meaning.

"You mean......" Prince Xia Qing was stunned for a moment, then a bright light flashed in his eyes, and he nodded, seemingly agreeing with Li Yiqi's statement.

"If Your Highness wants not to be disturbed, then you can make an agreement with Weichen in three chapters. ”

"Chapter 3?" the prince's slender eyelashes blinked slightly, and he asked with some curiosity.

"Yes, the third chapter of the covenant. ”

Li Yiqi nodded emphatically and said in a condensed voice: "First: In terms of academics, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can do whatever he wants in the future, Weichen will never talk much, in the East Palace, His Royal Highness can also do whatever he wants, and Weichen will never tell the queen." However, in order to avoid some of His Majesty's assessment of you in the future, His Royal Highness must learn some things, and you can't shirk them! Because this is not only very important to His Highness, but also to Weichen...... Second: His Royal Highness the Crown Prince may not believe it now, but Weichen can bet with you that within half a month, there will be a storm in the court that will affect His Highness. At that time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince must follow the advice of Wei Chen, and must not mess with his temperament, including at the critical juncture of the crisis in the future...... Forget it, let's talk about this in the future. ”

Li Yiqi sighed secretly in his heart, his extremely bright eyes flashed in his eyes, and said with a smile: "If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agrees, we will make three chapters of the law and swear by high-fives." ”

"Really?" the prince was shocked in his heart and couldn't help but ask.

"Naturally. Li Yiqi nodded emphatically.

The crown prince Xia Qing raised his palm and said with great joy: "Okay, this palace and you are a deal!"

"Good. Li Yiqi also raised a palm, looked at the palm of the crown prince Xia Qing, and his eyes couldn't help blinking twice, revealing a hint of surprise.

Prince Xia Qing's palms look white and tender, and his five fingers are slender and slender, which is extremely beautiful. However, the palm of the crown prince Xia Qing seemed to be almost one size smaller than his...... However, the two of them seem to be about the same height.

Seeing Li Yiqi looking at his palm with a strange expression, Prince Xia Qing couldn't help but change his face slightly, the tips of his ears were slightly red, and he unconsciously whispered slightly: "What do you see?"

After saying that, the crown prince Xia Qing quickly raised his palm towards Li Yiqi's palm. After the sound of "pop", the crown prince Xia Qing quickly put his hand behind his back.

"I didn't ...... It's nothing. ”

Li Yiqi suddenly came to his senses, smiled awkwardly, looked away without a trace, and said, "Weichen has lost his temper, Your Highness is not strange." ”