Seeing that An Xiabai's face was not very good, the commander of the Praetorian Guard hurriedly stood up and explained: "These people are coming for Your Majesty. I don't know who revealed the news that His Majesty was going out of the palace to play today, causing those girls to flock to the peony garden, they originally wanted to see His Majesty, but they didn't see anyone after they arrived at the place, so they came to block the palace gate, and now they are waiting for His Majesty and the queen to return to the palace. ”

An Xiabai and Lu Li glanced at each other, and their hearts were quite shocked.

They all knew that Lu Li was warmly welcomed in the capital and even in the whole world, but no one thought that the girls would do this for Lu Li!

Just to see Lu Li, they spent a lot of money and time, An Xiabai really didn't know whether to praise their enthusiasm and bravery, or to sigh for their innocence and simplicity.

Lu Li said that he only likes her!

Because of Lu Li's appearance, the crowd began to be chaotic, and in the midst of the chaos, someone noticed An Xiabai standing next to Lu Li, and saw her face without powder, and some people actually showed a disdainful expression, and whispered to their companions: "I thought the queen mother was so good-looking, I met today, it's just that, she is not as good-looking as me!" ”

"Isn't it? It is rumored that the queen is as beautiful as a fairy, and when I met today, I realized that those words were made up, and I don't know what His Majesty values her! ”

The girls didn't talk very loudly, and they wouldn't have been noticed in the chaos, but An Xiabai's hearing was good, and she actually listened to all the words in their mouths. She half-lowered her eyes and sighed silently in her heart. In a sense, there is nothing wrong with their words, although they are queens, but only in terms of appearance, they are really not as good as these beautiful girls. Just like a flower, no matter how beautiful a flower is, there will always be a time when it withers again, and then the next more beautiful flower will grow and regain people's attention.

In An Xiabai's eyes, those young and beautiful girls are the flowers that dominate them.

If it weren't for the fact that the queen's majesty had become her habit, maybe she would have lost her temper in front of these young and beautiful girls today.

An Xiabai took a moment to sort out her emotions, and said to those girls with a smile: "I know that when you sisters come to the palace gate, most of them want to see Your Majesty, but blocking the palace gate is rude after all, if the news spreads, everyone will not look good, it is better to listen to the palace and disperse first." ”

"No, no!" A woman shook her head excitedly and said, "We finally met Your Majesty, how can we just leave?" "No matter how you say it, you have to take a few more looks, and you can only leave after reading enough!

The other stood up and echoed: "Queen Mother, you can see Your Majesty's holy face every day, you can't understand our current mood!" What's more, the women have prepared gifts for His Majesty, and plan to deliver them to His Majesty in person later, if they leave now, won't all their efforts be in vain! ”

I didn't expect these girls to be young, but they are good at reasoning.

An Xiabai smiled helplessly, and leaned to the side, so that Lu Li could appear in everyone's sight.

As for the gifts, she asked the forbidden soldiers to accept them one by one.

About two quarters of an hour later, An Xiabai opened his mouth again: "Sisters have seen enough, right?" Is it possible to leave the front of the palace? If it is blocked like this, I am afraid that tomorrow morning the emperor will lose his honor. ”

Although the girls were a little unwilling, but because of the identities of An Xiabai and Lu Li, none of them dared to say the unwillingness in their hearts, and after obediently putting down the gift in their hands, they turned around and left, some of them were bold, and even when they turned around, they threw a wink at Lu Li in front of An Xiabai.

Lu Li only felt a huge headache.

After such a toss, it was already completely dark, and Lu Li, who was tired from playing for a day, was uncomfortable, and took An Xiabai's hand and was about to go to the palace: "Let's go back first-"

Lu Li's words came to an abrupt end halfway through, for no other reason than because of An Xiabai's hand that suddenly dodged.

Lu Li was stunned: "Queen? "He didn't seem to have done anything wrong, did he? Although those girls blocked the palace gate because of him, the news was not deliberately released by Lu Li, and the girls stared at him just now, so An Xiabai took the initiative to push her out, how could she still be angry?

Lu Li, who didn't know what was going on, trotted to An Xiabai's side: "Queen, what's wrong with you?" ”

An Xiabai glanced at Lu Li, and a sneer hung on the corner of her lips: "I'm fine." ”

How could she put on such an expression if she was fine, and looking at her demeanor and movements, it didn't look like she had nothing at all, Lu Li weighed it again and again, and decided to ask again: "Is the queen really okay?" ”

This time, An Xiabai turned his head and left.

The guards looked at the back of the queen mother gradually moving away, and their hearts were full of difficulties. The commander of the Praetorian Guard stubbornly wanted to stop An Xiabai: "Queen Mother, what should I do with these flowers and fruits sent?" Do you want to be sent to your palace by a lowly person? ”

An Xiabai felt in a bad mood when she thought of this: "You can arrange it yourself, you don't have to send it to me." ”

After that, the person had disappeared at the end of the corridor, and Lu Li had disappeared with him.

Several forbidden soldiers looked at the direction where the emperor and queen disappeared in a daze, and only after a while did they say with emotion: "Your Majesty and the queen have a really good relationship. ”

At the same time, Lu Li had already caught up with An Xiabai.

He took An Xiabai's hand and whispered: "Queen, don't be angry with me, this time it was indeed my negligence, I shouldn't be negligent to the servants around me, let alone leave the palace without preparation, if I cover up my appearance a little when I leave the palace, they won't recognize me....... A thousand mistakes are my fault, and I won't do it again in the future, okay? ”

An Xiabai lowered her face and didn't say a word.

Lu Li, who sensed that something was wrong with her, raised her chin and gasped: "Queen, why are you crying?" ”

An Xiabai glared at him fiercely, and said in response: "What I care about is not that you are blocked in front of the palace gate at all, let alone that you are stupidly standing in place and being watched for so long, what I care about is that it is too difficult to stay together." Lu Li has reiterated to others more than once, saying that he will never marry any more women in this life, and he will only need Anxiabai as a queen for the rest of his life, but those people seem to take it seriously at all, let him explain again and again, if you don't believe it, you don't believe it!

It's so hard to live in this atmosphere.

An Xia said with red eyes: "Actually, it's not that I can't understand what they think, after all, in their concept, a man should have three wives and four concubines, and the emperor should have three palaces and six courts, and their thoughts about you are actually a very normal thing in the eyes of the mainstream concept, but I just can't accept it!" ”

An Xiabai grew up under her mother's education in her previous life, her mother is different from ordinary women, she comes from a particularly distant country, in that country, everyone can only, at least on the bright side, only one partner, more is illegal, the concept of monogamy is deeply rooted in her mother's heart, and it has affected An Xiabai, when she saw her parents' loving appearance when she was a child, she secretly swore in her heart that if she marries in the future, she must marry a person who is dedicated to her, and she will be a couple with each other for a lifetime........

This is also the reason why An Xiabai was so opposed to Concubine Lu Li before.

After all the thoughts in his heart were spoken, An Xiabai's mood was finally no longer as heavy as before.

Facing Lu Li, who was shocked, she said to herself: "I know you can't accept my concept, but I can't help it, there is no way to change this kind of thing-"

Before An Xiabai's words were finished, Lu Li had already smiled and hugged the person into his arms.

"You have such thoughts, why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"Aren't I afraid you won't be able to accept it?" An Xiabai, who felt that Lu Li was a little abnormal, subconsciously hugged the person tightly, "But what's the matter with your reaction now?" ”

Lu Li looked at An Xiabai with a smile: "You haven't said it, how do you know that I definitely can't accept it?" Queen, I can tell you responsibly that this speculation is completely wrong, have you forgotten the words that the Queen Mother told us before? The queen mother said that husbands and wives should help each other, be honest with each other, and don't hold back anything in your heart, but the queen has been hiding from me for so long. ”

All this is like a dream, which makes An Xiabai feel unreal: "Can you accept it? ”

"Of course, as long as it is something that the queen likes, I can do it all, I know that this kind of thing is useless to explain it with words at all, since this is the case, then I will speak with facts, queen, you have to pay attention."

On the second day, Lu Li invited the officials who could speak in the previous dynasty to the imperial study and asked them to help discuss the promulgation of a decree.

"Monogamy?"

An official who has always been known for his incorruptibility, but has a lot of concubines in his family, his eyes widened, "How can this be!" It is the responsibility of a generation to spread the branches, and if the monogamous law is promulgated, will the world be chaotic in the future? Wouldn't it be pitiful for those who marry in the future who are suffering from hidden diseases and unable to have wives? ”

Facing the minister's questioning, Lu Li's expression was extremely calm.

"If you are suffering from a hidden disease, you can naturally choose to take a concubine, and the specific laws and regulations can be increased."

"Your Majesty, this is still not possible!" The emperor has a soft spot for the queen and doesn't want to accept concubines, so what are these courtiers doing? Even if there are thousands of dissatisfaction in my heart, I don't dare to have any force when I stand up against it, "I have never heard of this kind of decree in ancient times, if it is really implemented, I am afraid it will cause panic among the people, please think twice, Your Majesty!" ”

"What I mean is that those who have already taken concubines will not be prosecuted, but after the decree is promulgated, they are not allowed to take concubines, otherwise it will be illegal. Ladies and gentlemen, I don't know if you have really gone to the people? ”

I don't know why Lu Li asked this kind of question, and the ministers were confused: "This ......."

"If you really look at the living conditions of the people, you will find that monogamy is the norm."