As he was talking, the inner attendant outside hurriedly ran in to pass in, and Emperor Wanlong arrived.

Li Luo and Changping hurriedly got up and stood up, and at this time, a rather old voice came from outside and said, "Queen Mother, I came to see you, how does the Queen Mother feel today?" ”

As soon as the bead curtain moved, a middle-aged man with a clear face walked in, it was Li Chengde, the Emperor of Wanlong, but his face was pale, and his middle qi was quite insufficient.

Emperor Wanlong walked in and said, "Xuanlou and Yu'er are also there." ”

Li Luo and Changping hurriedly saluted, and heard the Queen Mother ask, "Why did the emperor go down to the court so quickly?" ”

Emperor Wanlong was slightly embarrassed and replied: "There is nothing to do in the court today, and I care about the body of the queen mother, so let them retire early." ”

The Queen Mother sighed and said, "The old bones of the mourning family are dead when they die, and they have nothing to do with it." Chengde, you have to keep the foundation of your ancestors. ”

"Yes, the queen mother can rest assured that Chengde will be conscientious, govern the country and the people, and protect our Li family's world." Emperor Wanlong nodded in response.

"That's good, that's good." The Queen Mother patted her leg and said a little tiredly.

"Father, has it been rumored recently that Taishi Yu Chengyun is going to marry Taifu Ling Shutong? This one Taishi and one Taifu, if they want to form a family again, there will be no one to control in the court. Changping couldn't help but say.

Emperor Wanlong waved his hand and said, "Hugh has to listen to these rumors, and your imperial uncle is here, so don't worry." Besides, if you don't care about this kind of thing, how can you interfere with it, wouldn't it be too damaging to your father's face. ”

Changping was angry for a while, and he still had to persuade him, so he heard Wan Long say: "Yu'er, you accompany the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is a little tired, and my father and your Nine Emperor Brothers go out for a walk." ”

After speaking, he said goodbye to the Queen Mother, and Li Luo left the Wanshou Palace, leaving an angry Changping.

Chengqian Garden.

This is Emperor Wanlong's favorite garden to go, close to the Changming Palace, when he first ascended the throne, the doctor and bachelor had asked Emperor Wanlong to change his name, Emperor Wanlong was not allowed, the name of Chengqian has been left, and Emperor Wanlong will come to this Chengqian Garden to see the scenery in his spare time.

In the pavilion in the center of the garden, Emperor Bandung held his hands behind his back and looked at the lotus flowers that were about to bloom in the pond in front of him. Li Luo sat on the edge of the stone table and poured two cups of tea. Emperor Wanlong turned to look at Li Luo, sighed and said, "Although my Dagan is still prosperous, there are many internal and external troubles.

After Chengyun became the queen of Concubine Rong, Taishi controlled the government, if it weren't for your father's military power, Di Jie was still neutral, so he barely checked and balanced. Taifu is mean, the protégés of Taishifu are all over the world, I don't know that after Taishi Taifu became in-laws, there is no one in this court to restrain him, alas, he is really powerless. ”

Li Luo glanced up at Emperor Wanlong and said, "Actually, the most important thing is His Royal Highness the Prince." ”

Emperor Wanlong was stunned for a moment, and then said a little dejectedly: "Yes, the prince is too close to this uncle. ”

Li Luo took a sip of tea and did not speak.

Emperor Wanlong said: "Although my Li royal family is quite prosperous except for your father, but there are few talents available, although the prince is a little talented, it is a pity that he is stubborn and self-serving, and the rest of your royal brothers are useless except for the seventh child, and the others are useless, every day I know to eat, drink and have fun, intrigue, I have two hundred years of glory and wealth have worn out the ambition of the descendants of the Li family, that is, I have lost the spirit of the year." ”

After a pause, Emperor Wanlong continued: "It's a pity that Yu'er is a woman. After speaking, he sighed, and suddenly turned to a smile and said: "Now I can still remember that Yu'er always liked to pester you when she was a child, every time you came to the palace, she would follow you, never leave, haha, and I firmly said that I would marry you when I grew up, but now that I have grown up, I will not say these words anymore." ”

Li Luo's hand holding the teacup suddenly froze in the air, and he slowly asked: "Uncle, over the years, Xuanlou has been doing nonsense outside, not thinking about growth, and my father is also extremely disappointed in me, why is Uncle still so good to Xuanlou, and never cares about what others say about Xuanlou?" ”

"Haha, if it weren't for your father, my own brother, how could I be this great and sweet country, he doesn't like you, can't I still take care of some for him? Besides, my Dagan now says that it sounds good is prosperous, and if it doesn't sound good, it is crumbling, and my energy has become less and less effective over the years, if it is not for the great power of the Taishi, if the prince succeeds to the throne, this Dagan Dynasty is afraid that it should be surnamed Yu, so he is barely guarding this country, alas, I am also old. But the older he gets, the more he can't give up this status and power. If I have one more day on this throne, I will ensure that you indulge in pleasure in Zhuocheng, which is not right or wrong, but what I can do to my descendants. ”

After speaking, Emperor Wanlong looked at Li Luo and said with a smile: "Actually, there is another thing, that is, the Queen Mother once said to me, you are of great use, I believe it." ”

Li Luo slowly put down the teacup and said, "Uncle, what can Xuanlou do, it's just the queen mother's preference." ”

Emperor Wanlong laughed and said: "Lou'er is willing to be a leader, the uncle will arrange it, if you don't want to, you can also enjoy the glory and wealth, just remember to come to the palace to accompany me and accompany the queen mother to chat in your free time, my sons are thinking about power and power, currying favor with me, in fact, I just want to find someone close to me to say things that outsiders can't listen to." How many of my ministers are not greedy, and how many are not bullying people with power? Could it be that my nephew is not as good as a person with a foreign surname? ”

"Over the years, Uncle has worked hard."

"It's a pity that there is no one in the court except your father to help me sincerely. Today, the imperial master is fighting for the position of the commander of the royal city, and the queen is always nagging in my ear, in the final analysis, it is not for their own power. ”

"I heard that the Taishi also privately mobilized money and food through Lord Tsukasa Zaizhang."

"I've never heard of that. However, Tsukasa Jaezhang is greedy for money, but I don't have anyone who can help me manage my worries and money, and if this is the case, I can only turn a blind eye. ”

"Uncle, in the imperial court, there are still some loyal and patriotic people, even those who are greedy and pervert the law, and they all have usable places, if the uncle wants to use them, he can also use them."

Emperor Wanlong shook his head and smiled: "Okay, let's not talk about it, Lou'er, you will be crowned soon, can you think about what you want to do in the future?" By the way, I heard that a few days ago you went to the spring river under the moon, and you saw the Rouyue girl at the head of the Oiran? I also want to go to the Spring River under the moon to see how it compares to the three thousand beauties of my harem. ”

Li Luo responded with a wry smile, looked at the teacup in his hand, and said, "What Lou'er wants, but it is not in this Zhuo City." ”

Emperor Wanlong was slightly surprised, and did not ask any more questions, as if they were both in deep thought, they did not speak for a long time.

returned to Wanshou Palace, it was already around dinner, and the Queen Mother asked Ruyi to clean up the side room and let Li Luo and Su Xue stay. Changping accompanied the Queen Mother to dinner, came to talk to Li Luo, Su Xue served tea and retreated, Changping looked at Li Luo, slightly embarrassed, and didn't know what to say.

Li Luo looked at Changping, as if he saw the little girl six years ago, and then smiled and said: "I haven't looked at Jiyu carefully, but now I have become a big girl, Princess Allure, haha, worthy of the name, let us not talk about it, I'm afraid I have to pour the hearts of many Zhuocheng talents first." ”

Changping's face turned slightly red, and he said, "How did Brother Nine learn these rhetorical words, but he used them to make fun of Yu'er." ”

Li Luo smiled: "I didn't mean to make fun of you, if I were an outsider, I would also fall under the demeanor of the jade." ”

Changping was about to say something, but suddenly remembered something, his face turned red, and he lowered his head and said nothing. Li Luo's heart moved, remembering what his uncle said today, and smiled slightly, this jade is one of the few people in the palace who still cares about himself.

Changping straightened up and said, "Brother Jiu, what did my father say to you?" Did you talk about the marriage of the master and the master? My father is no longer as diligent in political affairs as he was a few years ago, and now the power of the Taishi party in the DPRK and China is getting stronger and stronger, and there is the queen and the crown prince in it. ”

Li Luo looked at Changping in astonishment and did not speak. Changping continued: "Now my father can't listen to anyone's words, and every day I am drinking and having fun with the harem concubines, Yu'er thinks that maybe the ninth brother's words can be listened to by the father." ”

"How did Yu Yu know that Taishi and Taifu were married?"

Changping said angrily: "Taishi originally asked his son to propose to Yu'er, and the queen was still behind the scenes, if it wasn't for Yu'er's refusal to obey, my father might have agreed." Taishi saw that there was no hope, and turned to ask Taifu for marriage, this Ling Shutong had no backbone at all, so he immediately agreed, Yiyi is Yu'er's friend, so he came to cry with me, what kind of character is this Yu Xiuxuan, no one in the royal city knows, hum. After speaking, he glanced at Li Luo.

Li Luo smiled, Yu Xiuxuan's reputation was a little better than his own, and then he persuaded: "Yuyu, you don't have to be angry, if Ling Shutong has already agreed, it is useless for you to be angry, I hope that Yu Xiuxuan will be kind to Ling Yiyi in front of his father-in-law in the future." ”

"That's it, Yu'er won't be so angry, it's just that the appearance of people at home is really not shameful at all, and it really makes people feel disgusting."

Li Luo sighed secretly and persuaded: "Yu Xiuxuan is a little greedy and lustful, but this is also human nature. Suddenly, Li Luo saw Changping gritting his teeth, and his heart twitched, and asked, "Isn't it more than Xiuxuan?" And others? ”

Changping's eyes were red and he said, "I really don't know why my father tolerated that dog thief." ”

Li Luo was stunned, and he didn't know what to say for a while. Changping looked up and saw Li Luo's stunned expression, he couldn't bear it, and said, "Brother Jiu, it's okay, Yu'er will find a way." It's not early, Yu'er is going back, Brother Nine should rest early. With that, he got up and left.

Just as he was about to go out, he heard Li Luo behind him say: "Yu'er, don't worry, there will be a solution, I will go to persuade the emperor." ”

Changping turned his head and saw Li Luo standing up and looking at himself, as if he saw the figure standing in front of him six years ago again, and said with a smile: "Thank you, Brother Nine." After a pause, he continued: "If it's good, Brother Nine will come to the palace to accompany me to read more in the future." After speaking, his face turned red and he left the Wanshou Palace in a hurry.

When Su Xue came in, the candle was already half burned, Li Luo sat motionless at the table, Su Xue made a cup of tea, and asked, "Little Wangye, why don't you sleep?" ”

"Tracing the snow."

"Huh?"

"You don't need to call me the little prince in the future, just call me son-in-law, that's what Luo'er used to call me, and you don't have to call yourself a slave anymore."

"Huh?"

"Have a good rest, we'll leave the palace tomorrow."

"Tomorrow? Aren't you going to stay longer? ”

"No, I'll go back tomorrow, it's windy."

Suxue looked back at the yard, a gust of wind blew, the leaves rustled, the moon was also covered by the clouds, suddenly darkened, and when she looked up again, it was all gone.