Chapter 124: I can't delay marrying a wife and having children

Early the next morning, Lu Li was about to get up and go to court, when suddenly someone from the Yangju Palace came to report, saying that the six princes of Xiliang asked to see him.

Su Qingyuan also got up and got dressed silently.

Lu Li wanted to persuade her to rest, but when he saw the bracelet on her wrist, he swallowed the words on his lips again.

So the two went out hand in hand and met Cheng Ruoshui under the porch.

"Your Majesty......" Cheng Ruoshui greeted him, and when he saw Su Qingyu, he hesitated again, "...... Is the Queen Mother going out too? ”

Su Qingyuan yawned, her face full of tiredness.

Lu Li replied for her: "Ah Kite is with me." You've worked hard all night, so go back and rest. ”

Cheng Ruoshui answered "yes", turned sideways to avoid it, and walked out of the gate of Fanghua Palace behind the two.

After taking the step, Lu Li whispered to Su Qingyu: "You can follow me, but in front of people, you have to pay attention to proportion." ”

Su Qingyuan agreed indiscriminately, her body was crooked, and she fell asleep on the chariot.

Lu Li glanced at her deeply, lowered his head and instructed the little eunuch: "Walk steadily, don't flash." ”

In the Residence Palace, it seems that the Gallion Horse has been waiting for a long time.

Seeing Su Qingyuan being helped in crookedly by the little eunuch, he frowned and looked at Lu Li: "Your Majesty, this is ......"

Lu Li watched the little girls place Su Qingyuan on the soft couch, and then found a place to sit down by himself: "It's okay." If the six princes have anything to say, just say it. ”

Bai Li Ju smiled "haha" and sat down: "That's the case - there was an uninvited guest in the Xiliang Post House last night, I think the emperor may be very interested in her." ”

"There aren't many people who can interest me." After Lu Li said this, he subconsciously raised his head and glanced at Su Qingyuan.

At this time, Su Qingyuan had already leaned on the couch and fell asleep.

Brion smiled and clapped his hands, and the guards dragged a man in.

The man's eyes were closed, his face was slightly pale, his cheeks were swollen high, the shape of the palm prints could be faintly seen, and the lower part of his neck was even more blue and red, and he could hardly see his original face.

Lu Li squinted his eyes and carefully identified it for a long time, and finally recognized that this person was the princess of Zeguo, Mingyue.

He didn't really want to know what the woman had been through last night.

Brion Ju smiled and seemed to be in a good mood: "Doesn't the emperor want to know why this woman appeared in the Xiliang Post House?" ”

Lu Li's eyebrows frowned slightly: "There is no hope on Beiyan's side, of course she has to find another way." If she doesn't see you for a long time, I'll find it strange. ”

Hearing this, Brion was a little disappointed: "You know all of this - do you want to know what she told me?" ”

Lu Li patted him out of the corner of his eye, still with an indifferent attitude: "Since she chose to see you at night, what she said was naturally not a fair and honest thing." You came to me and said it, how can you be worthy of the girl's heart? ”

Brion Ju smiled "hey": "You see this woman thoroughly!" Although you don't ask, I still want to tell you that this woman proposed to me last night that she capture your queen mother and give it to the third prince of Beiyan......"

Before he finished his sentence, he shivered excitedly, only to realize that Lu Li's face had turned cold at some point.

Brion Ju hurriedly scratched his head: "Hey, hey, hey, you figured it out!" The words were said by this woman, and I didn't say yes! ”

So Lu Li moved his cold gaze to Princess Mingyue's face.

Princess Mingyue seemed to be awake, but her eyes could only open a slit, and she didn't look much different from a dead quail.

Lu Li quickly calmed down and said in a deep voice, "I understand. Thank you for sending her here – and thank you for 'hospitalizing' her for me last night. ”

Brion smiled humbly: "You're welcome, it's the credit of the brothers." ”

Lu Li snorted coldly and stood up: "The recent generations of the lords of Zeguo have not done much, and they have used their minds to seek glory by selling the lords at both ends of the first rat!" In that case—"

At this time, Su Qingyuan suddenly opened her eyes.

Lu Li hurriedly stopped talking and looked at her nervously: "What's wrong with you?" ”

Su Qingyuan shook her head, pinched the annoying bracelet on her wrist hard, and said nothing.

Lu Li frowned and continued: "Immediately drag this out and cut it off!" ”

The eunuchs at the door agreed loudly, and immediately came in and dragged Princess Mingyue out.

Brion Horse sighed twice: "Ruthless! It's so ruthless! Such a delicate beauty, you say that if you hit the board, you will hit the board, and if you say that you will cut it alive? Domineering! ”

Lu Li only frowned disapprerovingly when he heard the words "great beauty", and then returned to his expressionless state.

"It's a scourge, and it really shouldn't be kept." Su Qingyuan said coldly.

Brion Ju shuddered: "Don't they all say that women are soft-hearted......"

Su Qingyuan frowned, closed her eyes again, and still kept spinning the bracelet in her hand.

Lu Li raised the tea bowl in his hand: "I still have to go to the early dynasty." If the six princes have nothing else to do, why don't they go? ”

Baili Angju picked up the tea bowl, but did not send it to his mouth: "Before Angju's words can be said, the emperor will issue an order to expel guests?" ”

Lu Li was silent and looked at him coldly.

Bai Li Angju showed a sincere smile: "Angju tied up this woman who intended to stir up trouble between Beiyan and Nanyue today, just to show his sincerity to the emperor - Xiliang and Nanyue are on good terms, and Xiliang will never become the enemy of Nanyue, please rest assured." ”

Lu Li's expression became serious.

Brion Jual looked at him seriously: "Needless to say, the current situation in South Vietnam is actually very delicate. The Su clan deliberately chose to launch a rebellion at the time of Chaohe, involving Xiliang and Northern Yan, just to make you look ahead and backward, and you can't even really exert your strength in quelling the rebellion. At this time, the emperor must be worried in his heart - if the Western Liang and Northern Yan take advantage of the fire to rob, the Nanyue court will definitely be overstretched by the enemy. ”

His assessment is indeed very pertinent. Lu Li nodded.

Bai Li Angju smiled and said: "The matter of Beiyan, Xiliang can't speak; But Xiliang, the emperor doesn't have to worry about it at all. ”

"In this way, I will thank the six princes first." Lu Li smiled slowly.

Bai Lion Ju smiled and bowed: "I don't dare to take the word 'Xie' seriously." The emperor is the biological son of Empress Xiaocizhao back then, that is, my Xiliang's flesh and blood relatives - between the closest relatives, where can I use the word 'Xie'? To put it disrespectfully, if the Su thief really colluded with Beiyan, I, Xiliang, would help the emperor end up with this thief, and I would not be embarrassed! ”

After a conversation, the guests and hosts said goodbye happily.

Of course, Bai Li Angju did not follow Lu Li to the court, but Su Qingyuan went.

On the way, Lu Li grabbed Su Qingyu's hand and asked, "In your opinion, is this person Bai Li Ju credible?" ”

Su Qingyuan was sleepy-eyed, and after thinking for a while, he shook his head: "How can I know about this kind of thing?" ”

Lu Li saw that she was really sleepy, so he didn't ask any more.

When they arrived at the court's palace, the ministers had been waiting for a long time.

Lu Li set up a soft chair next to the throne and helped Su Qingyuan to sit up.

The ministers were shocked.

Lu Li smiled calmly: "The queen mother just came here to sit down for a while, and the secretaries don't have to worry too much." ”

"Your Majesty, this ...... It's not in order! The Ministry of Rites Shangshu was the first to stand up.

Lu Li raised his eyebrows high: "Is this the first time that it is 'unruly'?" ”

The Ministry of Rites was speechless for a while.

Lu Li waved his hand casually: "When it is extraordinary, everything is in power." If you have something to do, you should retire if you have nothing to do. ”

Since it is an "extraordinary time", of course, it is impossible to be "nothing".

Whether it is a civil servant or a military general, he has been very busy recently. Those who give advice, those who contribute people's efforts, those who contribute food and money, and those who do nothing but shout "peace talks" and "surrender" all day long......

In short, the early dynasty was extraordinarily long and noisy, so that Su Qingyuan slept more than a dozen times in the court, and finally couldn't sleep anymore.

When the dynasty was dispersed, the Ministry of Rites finally stayed: "The minister dared to ask the emperor to show me: The queen mother came to the court in person, but she didn't ask about political affairs, what is the reason?" ”

The ministers, who were originally going to be busy running errands, paused in unison and pricked up their ears.

Lu Li turned his head and glanced at Su Qingyuan, and asked casually: "Could it be that He Qing wants the Queen Mother to take care of political affairs?" ”

The Ministry of Rites hurriedly denied it.

Lu Li hooked the corners of his lips: "That's it." ”

"But the emperor ......," the Ministry of Rites still had something to say, and he didn't dare to say it.

Of course, it's still the word "unruly".

Lu Li knew his concerns, so he smiled and said, "Since the secretaries must ask, I have no choice but to tell the truth—now that the situation is critical, I have to take all possible considerations." In the event that Su Yi invades the city, I will inevitably go to the danger in person, and if there is an accident, South Vietnam will naturally set up a new lord as soon as possible......"

"Where the destiny of heaven is, the counterinsurgency is just around the corner, and the emperor must not make such a depressing statement!" The Ministry of Rites was so frightened that tears fell.

Lu Li smiled nonchalantly: "Life and death are all ordinary things, why bother?" What I am worried about is that there are few royal people, and only the king of Ding'an can inherit the throne behind me. However, the king of Ding'an is still young, and if there is such a day, he must be assisted and supported by the queen mother. He Qing understands the righteousness, and he must not want to see the tragic situation of the new monarch who is young and ignorant and has no one to support him in the future, right? The new monarch wants someone to support him, how can this supporter know nothing about political affairs? ”

The Ministry of Rites Shangshu thought about it for a long time, but he always felt that it was inappropriate, but it was difficult to say.

The emperor has even explained what happened after his death, he can't insist on stalking his neck and saying that the woman is not allowed to know about the political affairs, right?

If there really is a day, the new emperor is young and ignorant, of course, it is better to be curtained by the queen mother.

In today's critical situation, this queen mother, who listens to the government, of course, still has some insight and some courage.

In this way, Lu Li's behavior of taking Su Qingyuan to the court today can be said to be very profound, tragic and touching!

After the ministers dispersed satisfied, Su Qingyuan and Lu Li walked together on the way to the imperial study.

Seeing that there were no outsiders around, Su Qingyuan lowered his voice and said, "You found this excuse so well, I almost believed it!" ”

Lu Li glanced at her helplessly: "This is not an 'excuse'. ”

Su Qingyuan tilted her head and looked at him suspiciously.

Lu Li let out a soft sigh: "Ah Kite, you heard it just now." The ironclad army is outside the city, with abundant food and grass; We're in the city, we're in a city where food and grass are limited, and people's hearts are unstable—the situation is really not rosy, and I have to prepare for the worst. ”

"So, do you really want me to have a little more knowledge so that I can assist the new monarch in the future?" Su Qingyuan smiled.

Lu Li nodded seriously.

Su Qingyuan immediately stopped.

Lu Li followed and stood still: "What's wrong?" ”

"I'm not going." Su Qingyuan gritted her teeth.

As soon as he finished speaking, his wrist hurt again.

The bracelet seemed to be alive, and when she heard her say "wrong," it would tighten itself, as if it were going to break her bones.

But Su Qingyuan didn't plan to admit defeat easily.

Lu Li sensed that something was wrong, and hurriedly reached out to grab Su Qingyuan's wrist: "You are willful again!" How can you make your own decisions about such a big matter? In the future, whether it is the court or the imperial study, I will take you, and you have no right to refuse! ”

Su Qingyuan's arms trembled in pain, and finally compromised: "Okay, I'll go." ”

The pain disappeared immediately.

Su Qingyuan felt a chill in her heart, and she didn't speak again for a long time.

Lu Li took her hand and walked a few steps, and she walked forward by herself.

"Kite, don't worry, it'll be fine." Lu Li comforted him painlessly.

With this bracelet there, he was uneasy in his heart after all, and he didn't even dare to speak openly.

This damn bracelet must be dealt with as soon as possible!

When he was about to arrive at the imperial study, Su Qingyuan slowed down and said lightly: "If you have to make that plan...... Have you figured out who should assist the new monarch in the court? ”

"I know what I know." Lu Li said calmly.

Su Qingyuan nodded: "It's good to have a number...... I just want to tell you that when that day comes, I won't be left alone. ”

Lu Li's face changed.

Su Qingyuan raised her head and looked at him stubbornly.

Lu Li was stunned for a long time and sighed: "Ah Kite, we all have to live well." ”

Su Qingyuan finally smiled.

In the imperial study, there is nothing too urgent today.

Only the three princes of Northern Yan and a few accompanying envoys were waiting.

When Lu Li saw them, his face immediately darkened.

Qin Jiao was a little inexplicable by his unkind gaze, and subconsciously looked down at the clothes on his body.

It seems like...... Nothing was taboo in South Vietnam, right?

At this time, Lu Li's expression had returned to normal. He placed Su Qingyuan behind a sunny stone screen, and then paced out calmly: "The third prince came so early today, could it be that there is something important?" ”

Qin Jiao smiled slightly and arched his hand: "I have been disturbing the emperor for a long time, it's time to leave for China, and I am here to resign today." ”

Lu Li frowned slightly: "This is leaving?" ”

Qin Jiao smiled calmly: "Exactly." I heard that the six princes of Xiliang also have plans to leave, and my two families will choose a day to go out of the city together, which may save a lot of trouble. ”

"But as far as I know, Xiliang has no plans to return to China for the time being." Lu Li said calmly.

Qin Jiao's slender eyebrows raised: "How come?" Brother Baili clearly said......"

Lu Li Zhengse said: "No matter what the six princes of Xiliang do, I will not agree to let you go out of the city at this time." Now that there is war in Beijing and anti-thieves besieging the city, it doesn't matter how to open the city gate, have the three princes ever thought about whether they can ensure safety after leaving the city? Old thief Su is insidious, cunning and capricious, even if he is willing to let you out of the city, he may not carry out a sneak attack after you leave the city! ”

"So, does the emperor want to leave us and others to live and die with the capital of South Vietnam?" Qin Jiao squinted his eyes and asked.

His tone was not very good, but there was no overt anger on his face.

Lu Li's face remained unchanged: "I will not let the guests live and die with the capital. Once the city is broken, I will naturally escort the mission out as soon as possible. At that time, the old thief was busy fighting with the defenders of the city, and there would be no time to embarrass the mission. What do the three princes think? ”

Qin Jiao stretched out his hand to support his pointed chin, looking embarrassed: "The emperor is reasonable, but now that the capital is surrounded like this, we are like being locked in a cage, isn't the emperor afraid?" We're already scared and can't sleep at night......"

"I will send additional personnel to ensure the safety of the mission." Lu Li said in a deep voice.

Qin Jiao's face was still full of reluctance.

An old minister next to him stood up and sneered: "If this rebellion in South Vietnam is going to be fought for a long time, will our Highness have to live in South Vietnam forever, marry a wife and have children here, and multiply?" ”

"This lord is really worried!" Su Qingyuan suddenly turned out from behind the screen.

"Go back!" Lu Li reprimanded in a deep voice.

Su Qingyuan ignored him, but turned back to the old minister and said: "This rebellion will never be protracted - after all, the traitor Su Yi is already in his fifties, and even if he can live to be seventy years old, he will only fight for another twenty years at most." The third prince is young, and when he returns to China after 20 years, he should not be able to delay marrying a wife and having children! ”

The old minister was so angry that his face was black and purple, and his beard trembled, but because of Su Qingyuan's identity, he didn't dare to quarrel with her.

Su Qingyuan curled the corners of her lips and looked at him defiantly.

Qin Jiao pinched her orchid finger and smiled slightly: "The Queen Mother is really good at laughing." The Emperor of Nanyue is wise and martial, where can he use twenty years, but I am afraid that in another twenty days, the old thief will be wiped out. ”

Su Qingyuan immediately continued: "So, the third prince is so anxious to marry a wife, have children, and reproduce, and can't even wait for twenty days?" ”

"Kite, don't joke!" Lu Li was a little anxious.

Qin Jiao didn't seem to be able to detect Su Qingyu's anger at all, and still smiled unhurriedly: "Twenty days...... Although it was a little difficult, I could still endure it. Twenty days later, if the war still does not subside, can the Queen Mother be a matchmaker for us and marry a South Vietnamese woman to Qin and Jin? ”

Lu Li finally couldn't help it and stood up: "The queen mother's phoenix body is precious, so she shouldn't worry about these messy little things." The third prince wants to marry, I will help you pick a few women to send over another day! ”

Qin Jiao frowned, still looking at Su Qingyuan: "It seems that my Northern Yan Mission does not have this blessing." ”

Su Qingyuan said lightly: "The third prince doesn't have to be discouraged. There are so many women in Nanyue, and your status is so noble, there will always be people who are willing to marry - it's really not good, isn't there an emperor who gives you a marriage! ”

Qin Jiao's face was a little difficult to look at.

The implication of this is that it is unlikely that South Vietnamese women will look at him, and occasionally a few will also look at him because of his noble status?

He is a dignified prince of a country, where did he fall to the point where no one wants him? If you want to marry a woman, you still have to rely on the emperor's marriage?

In stark contrast to Qin Jiao is Lu Li. At this moment, the anger on his face was gone, a smile tugged at the corner of his lips, and even his eyes seemed to be a little brighter than before.

Seeing that the atmosphere had frozen, Lu Li smiled and started a round: "The queen mother's joking temperament hasn't changed, you see, the three princes are stunned!" ”

Qin Jiao came back to his senses and smiled reluctantly: "The Empress Dowager of Nanyue is really funny. ”

Su Qingyuan ignored him, and returned to the back of the screen with a flick of the sleeves of his robe.

Qin Jiao's gaze followed Su Qingyu's back, and it wasn't until she was completely covered by the screen that she couldn't take it back.

Lu Li noticed this detail, and the smile on the corner of his lips disappeared.

Qin Jiao stood up and bowed slightly: "Today is the time I took the liberty to disturb it." Since it is inconvenient to go out of the city recently, we still have many days to get together, so today will not hinder the emperor's affairs. ”

This last sentence seems to mean something.

Lu Li waved his hand casually, and he didn't even have the patience to say a perfunctory sentence.

At this time, he would rather Qin Jiao insist on leaving, making trouble, and living or dead.

If that's the case, even if he overcomes all odds, he will send this sissy out of the city as soon as possible!

After Qin Jiao and his gang walked away, Lu Li personally turned to the back of the screen and pulled Su Qingkite out.

"What's wrong?" Su Qingyuan looked innocent.

Lu Li's face darkened: "Who told you to come out to be troublesome?" ”

Su Qingyuan felt a little aggrieved: "I think that old guy in Beiyan has started to play scoundrels, I'm afraid you won't be able to deal with it!" You see, after I came out, didn't I send them away without a word? ”

The more she spoke, the more angry she felt, and she almost didn't make Lu Li so angry that she vomited blood.

Su Qingyuan was very puzzled: "Why are you still angry?" I'm here to help you! Let me tell you, you can't deal with scoundrels, you have to go out with a 'woman' like me, who is more difficult to raise than a 'villain', and let them taste the methods of shrews! ”

"It's a good thing, you're kind of self-aware." Lu Li gritted his teeth and said.

Su Qingyuan held her head proudly, and was not aggrieved that she had become a "shrew".

Lu Li was sullen and angry for a while, and finally couldn't bear to be angry.

He helped Su Qingyuan to lie on the couch behind the bookshelf, and said helplessly: "Next time, don't make your own decisions!" I don't have the ability anymore, and I don't need you to show up for me......"

"So, you actually don't want me to see the third prince." Su Qingyuan finally understood.

Lu Li looked away a little awkwardly: "It's not that I don't want you to see him, but I don't want him to see you." ”

"Is there a difference?" Su Qingkite didn't quite understand.

Lu Li picked up her face and looked at it carefully for a while, and saw that she had been ignorant, so he had to sigh helplessly: "There is no difference." ”

"So, you're so troublesome!" Su Qingyuan leaned back on the couch and grimaced at Lu Li.

Lu Li was a little annoyed, and sat down next to her: "Eventful? You say me? ”

Su Qingyuan instinctively felt a little dangerous, and hurriedly hugged her shoulders and shrank back: "Actually...... It's okay too! ”

"Your Majesty, there is new news at the city gate!" Xiao Yingzi walked in quickly.

Su Qingyuan hurriedly pushed Lu Li away and sat up straight: "What's wrong?" Did you call in? ”