In the early morning, the sun shone through the clouds into the quaint county town of Lanling, and Li Yuanfang stepped on the morning glow and rode into the city.

I inquired about the old residence of King Ruyang, which was in the northwest corner of the county, which was a quiet and huge manor, where Xiao and Xiao Qingqing lived.

Li Yuanfang rode over, looked at the tall portal, he stopped in front of the door, then patted his cheek, and couldn't help sighing: "It's time to perform acting again, hey, if Your Majesty knows about it afterwards, I don't know if it will kill me. ”

Thinking of Niangniang's plan, Li Yuanfang couldn't cry or laugh.

Taking a deep breath, Li Yuanfang immediately stepped forward and knocked on the door.

"Knock Knock"

After a while, the doorman opened the door and poked his head out, glanced at Li Yuanfang, and asked, "This strong man, who are you looking for?" ”

Li Yuanfang's demeanor immediately became solemn, took out a token and said: "I am from the imperial capital of Zhongzhou, and I was ordered to ask to see the duke. ”

As soon as the subordinates heard that they wanted to see Lord Zhao, they immediately didn't dare to be careless, and quickly went to spread the word.

Xiao has already gotten up and is exercising in the garden in the morning, he followed Xiao Rui back then, and he also developed a good habit of morning exercise, even if he changed from Gao to Xiao, and was ranked as a duke, but this habit has not changed.

At this moment, the doorman hurriedly asked for an audience and presented the token to Xiao.

"From the imperial capital of Zhongzhou?" Xiao hurriedly received the token, and immediately rushed to the door of the mansion at this look.

When I went out, it was Li Yuanfang.

"Sure enough, it's General Li!" Xiao Daxi hurriedly said.

Li Yuanfang squeezed out a smile on his face, and then bowed: "The next official Li Yuanfang will see Duke Ming!" ”

"Don't make this big gift, get up quickly and walk into the house." Xiao hurriedly dragged Li Yuanfang into the mansion, and at the same time arranged for the people in the mansion to clean up and prepare a luncheon.

Li Yuanfang's face was solemn, and he said: "Sir, I can't stay for a long time when I come to Xiaguan this time, and I have to go back after speaking, it's a big thing, hey."

Xiao was stunned and immediately asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Li Yuanfang sighed: "It's a matter of confidentiality. ”

Xiao nodded, immediately dismissed his subordinates, and then personally led Li Yuanfang to the living room to discuss.

At this time, there were only two people in the hall.

Li Yuanfang handed him Li Xiu'er's letter and said, "This is a letter from Concubine Qing Niangniang ordered me to send it, please read it, sir." ”

Concubine Qing is Li Xiu'er, Xiao and Li Xiu'er are not familiar with each other, how could she send a letter?

Xiao, who couldn't figure it out, opened the letter, and after reading it, he was stunned.

"General Li, can this be? This is a great sin of treason, and you will lose your head. Xiao said.

Li Yuanfang also said helplessly: "I naturally understand, but Concubine Qing Niangniang is already in charge of this matter, Your Majesty will not blame, and the lord doesn't want the Lord of Lanling and His Majesty to have a lover and eventually become a family?" ”

"Of course I want to, but my acting skills are far inferior to General Li, and I'm afraid of revealing my stuffing. General Li's nervous and solemn look just now really scared me. Xiao quipped.

Li Yuanfang was a little embarrassed, waved his hand, and said with a smile: "I was also forced." ”

Xiao nodded, then looked at the letter again, and said solemnly: "I will take care of this matter, please rest assured that Concubine Qing!" ”

Li Yuanfang got up to thank him, and then said, "Then the official will retire." ”

Xiao hurriedly stayed: "Don't be in a hurry to leave, at least have a luncheon." ”

"I can't eat, it's not so anxious to eat, I'd better go back and recover quickly." Li Yuanfang said with a smile.

Xiao didn't force him to stay, so he personally sent Li Yuanfang out of the house, and at this time, the faces of the two were full of gloom and thoughts.

And when Li Yuanfang entered the mansion, Xiao Qingqing was watering flowers in his small courtyard, and his personal maid hurriedly ran over and shouted: "County lord, county lord, the emperor is here, the lord himself went out of the mansion to greet him, it seems to be a big official!" ”

Xiao Qingqing's delicate body stiffened, and then she snorted.

Over the years, she has become more beautiful and refined, perhaps because of her self-cultivation, she has faded away from her former rudeness and become gentle and peaceful.

"County Lord, aren't you going to take a look? In case it was sent by His Majesty! The personal maid couldn't help but ask.

Xiao Qingqing smiled and said, "There is a brother to receive you, so you don't have to worry about me." ”

"However, it seems to me that people are in the dust, and they are coming alone. I just quietly asked the servant beside the master, and the servant said that the man who came said that there was something very big, and with a sighing expression on his face, it was probably some kind of disaster! The personal maid said.

Xiao Qingqing was stunned, although she pretended to be calm, but when she heard that the imperial capital was coming, her heart couldn't calm down.

"Mother should be awake, I'll go and say goodbye!" Xiao Qingqing said suddenly, and as he spoke, he got up and walked towards the outside of the house, but looking at the direction of the house, it was obvious that he needed to go around in a circle, just passing by the living room.

When I came to the outside of the tea hall, I happened to meet Li Yuanfang and Xiao, and the three of them happened to meet.

Li Yuanfang was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and hurriedly saluted: "Li Yuanfang pays a visit to the Lord of Lanling!" ”

Xiao Qingqing didn't expect to run into it directly, she hummed and said, "Huh? How did General Lee come? When did it arrive? ”

"It's just arrived, and it's not been a quarter of an hour yet." Li Yuanfang replied.

Xiao on the side sighed and said, "Sister, General Li is leaving, hurry back!" ”

Xiao Qingqing was puzzled and asked, "This is just coming and leaving, brother, we have to do a good job of the friendship of landlords!" ”

"I want to too, but Li Yuanfang is in a hurry to go back, Your Majesty" Xiao said this, his voice stopped abruptly, and then he sighed vaguely and did not continue.

Xiao Qingqing's heart trembled, Your Majesty, what is he? What's wrong?

Li Yuanfang hugged his fists and said: "Lord Lanling, the lower official has retired first, it's nothing, it's just that I have other tasks!" ”

"Yes, yes, there are other tasks, don't worry, it's nothing." Xiao immediately added.

Xiao Qingqing nodded, and she didn't stop it, but she knew that something must happen to Her Majesty, and her heart suddenly went up and down, and her attention was lost.

After sending Li Yuanfang away, Xiao turned around and wanted to go home.

Xiao Qingqing didn't hold back after all, and asked, "Brother, Li Yuanfang came in person, is there anything important?" ”

Xiao said uncharacteristically: "It's nothing, Your Majesty summoned me to Beijing for a visit, a trivial matter." You stay at home and take care of your mother, I'll pack my bags and I'll have to leave tomorrow. ”

Xiao Qingqing was even more puzzled, her mother and Xiao were enlightening her all the time and letting her enter Beijing, but this time Xiao didn't say a word about letting her accompany her into Beijing, what was going on? Are you afraid of entering Beijing by yourself? What is he hiding?

"Good!" Xiao Qingqing responded.

Xiao immediately went to arrange it in a hurry, changed his calm attitude in the past, and kept urging his subordinates to prepare their bags and fast horses.

Seeing this scene, Xiao Qingqing was even more convinced that something big had happened, and he hid it from himself.

Subsequently, Xiao Qingqing went to see her mother, and Princess Ruyang also heard that Li Yuanfang was coming, but she had already left, she was very puzzled and asked, "What happened?" ”

"My daughter doesn't know." Xiao Qingqing replied.

Princess Ruyang immediately ordered someone to call Xiao and asked, "Xiao, how can you let General Li go, we haven't even fulfilled the friendship of the landlord, it's not good to spread it!" ”

Xiao explained: "Mother, Li Yuanfang has something important to do, so he left in a hurry. ”

"What the hell is going on?" Princess Ruyang asked.

Xiao deliberately glanced at Xiao Qingqing vaguely and said, "Li Yuanfang didn't say anything, just let Erchen go to face the saint." ”

And this deliberate look was seen in the eyes of Princess Ruyang, and naturally Xiao Qingqing was also aware of it.

Afterwards, the three chatted casually, and Xiao Qingqing pretended to have something to do and said goodbye first.

"Xiao, Qingqing is gone, now you can talk about it." Princess Ruyang asked anxiously.

Xiao secretly glanced out the door, if her sister really left, the plan would fail, so she had to eavesdrop.

But Xiao searched around, but didn't find Xiao Qingqing's figure, and I didn't know if she had eavesdropped, so she could only continue to act according to the plan, and the next thing was to deceive her mother. When the time comes, from her mouth, she can also tell Qingqing.

Xiao pondered for a while, and began to explode in acting, only to see him with a sad face, and said: "Mother, Li Yuanfang came in person day and night, to say a disaster, a big disaster!" ”

"What misfortune?" Princess Ruyang hurriedly asked.

Xiao squeezed out a few tears and said sadly: "Your Majesty has been infected with a strange disease since the imperial conquest of the Qin State has been in, and there is no way to treat it even after Hua Tuo's diagnosis and treatment, and now his health is getting worse and worse, and the situation is getting more and more serious. Why is Your Majesty so anxious to unify Shenzhou, just to fulfill his long-cherished wish before he dies. Mother, aren't you surprised? The reason why most political affairs are handled by the cabinet now, and His Majesty is not doing it himself, is because His Majesty's body is difficult to hold onto. Recently, His Majesty's health has been getting worse and worse, so he urgently summoned me to the palace. At the same time, let's hide this matter and never mention it to Qingqing. ”

"How is that possible!" Princess Ruyang stood up with a look of disbelief.

Cursing Your Majesty is about to die, Nima, this is definitely a big crime, and Li Xiu'er's plan is poisonous enough, even her own man will not let go.

Xiao said sadly: "Mother, there are unforeseen circumstances in the sky, people have good and bad luck, who dares to say that there must be no such thing as disease!" And this is a great rebellion, who dares to mess around? The child didn't dare, and Li Yuanfang didn't dare. ”

"Then you should let Qingqing know about this matter, and let Qingqing accompany you to the imperial capital!" Princess Ruyang said.

Xiao said: "Your Majesty knows that the time is not long, so I don't want my sister to know, and I am even more reluctant to meet him." Now His Majesty's situation is hidden from the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs, and only a few cabinet scholars know that this time entering the palace is likely to have something to do with the selection of the crown prince, so the child will leave for the imperial capital tomorrow, and he has to trouble his mother to help hide it. ”

Princess Ruyang nodded and sighed deeply.

After leaving the room, Xiao was satisfied with his acting skills.

It's just that his good sister didn't eavesdrop?

I'm dying.