【Chapter 27: Lishan Hot Spring】(2)
As soon as Li Longji wanted to say something, he heard a deep male voice from afar outside the house: "Brother Xian, are you back?" ”
Xiao Jiangyuan immediately blew out the candlestick, pushed Li Longji with both hands, and the two hid behind the curtain next to the couch together. The room suddenly darkened, Li Longji couldn't see Xiao Jiangyuan's expression clearly, and when he heard Yang Siqiao's footsteps getting closer and farther, he snorted lightly: "Virtuous brother? ”
Xiao Jiangyuan smiled as before: "The king doesn't know that the slave maid has married Yang Changshou as a brother with a different surname, and the slave maid is young and is a virtuous brother. ”
"Him?" Li Longji couldn't help but stretch out his arm to point, "He's enough to be your grandfather, and he came over to recognize you as his younger brother?" ”
"Hasn't the king heard of 'New Year's Friends'?"
"I've forgotten too much...... Li Longji said in a low voice, seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan was about to retreat, he immediately closed his arms, "Where are you going?" ”
Being hugged by Li Longji, Xiao Jiangyuan and the remaining distance between him immediately disappeared, and the two bodies were tightly together. Such a familiar feeling reminded her of the time when she said goodbye two years ago, and her heartbeat increased a little. She took a few deep breaths, and Fang calmed down a little: "Naturally, I took the king away." ”
Li Longji then began to look at everything in Xiao Jiangyuan's room, although the light was dim, he could still take a look: "I don't want to leave yet." ”
Her house couldn't be simpler, it can even be said to be bitter, how can it be a little like a daughter in the mood for flowers?
"What the king wants to do, you can tell the slave and maid directly, if the slave and maid can do it, they must do their best."
"Really?"
Xiao Jiangyuan suddenly felt that something was wrong, and the sentence "natural" that he was about to say turned into a light smile on his lips. Seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan didn't speak, Li Longji also laughed gently, tightened his arm a little, and supported Xiao Jiangyuan's head with his other hand, and slowly pressed it to his shoulder. Xiao Jiangyuan was slightly stunned, but he didn't think of resisting, sniffing the fragrance on Li Longji's body, his heart was much calmer.
"I'm just ...... I'm not joking......" Li Longji muttered in a low voice.
Xiao Jiangyuan thought about it for a moment and said, "Which one?" ”
Li Longji couldn't help laughing: "What do you think? Hearing Xiao Jiangyuan silent again, he couldn't help sighing, "You really don't know, what kind of mind I treat you?" ”
Although Xiao Jiangyuan is ignorant of men and women, he is not ignorant. As early as two years ago, she had vaguely felt that Li Longji treated her differently. At that time, she pretended not to know, thinking that two years later, Li Longji would like the new and hate the old, and had long forgotten that he had an unspoken affection, but she didn't want him to not only remember it to this day, but also a little bit more intense.
Xiao Jiangyuan sighed: "I know...... What can it be? The slave and maid are eunuchs, and they can't afford to be the wrong love of the king. ”
Li Longjiyun smiled lightly: "Then don't be a eunuch." ”
Xiao Jiangyuan was still a little confused, but at the moment he was completely awake. She pushed Li Longji hard, and seeing that he still didn't react, or even moved, she stepped on Li Longji's ink-colored boots fiercely with a natural face.
"Shhh Li Longji was in pain, immediately let go of his arms, and took two steps back. Seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan was still smiling like a soft and hard person, he was angry, but he heard Xiao Jiangyuan smile faintly and said, "If a slave doesn't become a eunuch, what can she do?" ”
There was a bit of helplessness in her tone, and Li Longji's anger suddenly turned into a long sigh: "Speaking of which, why didn't you do a good palace in the first place, but you had to dress up as a man and be a eunuch?" Grandmother can even promise you, Shangguan Wan'er still helped you cover up, and she has been hiding for so many years. ”
Xiao Jiangyuan looked at Li Longji with a light smile and said softly, "What does the king think? ”
Li Longji didn't want to think about it, as if he had already thought about it: "Eunuchs are admittedly freer than palace people, they can get involved in the people of the former dynasty outside, and they can reach the inner court of the harem inside, and in the exchanges between inside and outside, eunuchs are also one of the most important hubs." But since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, eunuchs have not been able to grasp much real power, and they cannot be compared with the eunuchs of the Han Dynasty. ”
"That's just one of them. Second...... "Xiao Jiangyuan sighed for a long time, "This world is too unfair to women. ”
Li Longji was noncommittal: "With your intelligence, even if you are a palace person, you will not be much worse than Shangguan Wan'er, how much difference is there compared to now?" ”
"At least for now, the king can't take away the slave as easily as he wants a palace person, can he?" Seeing Li Longji's thin lips pursed slightly, Xiao Jiangyuan lowered his eyes and smiled, "And even Shangguan Zhaorong is now reduced to the concubine of the Son of Heaven?" ”
"Reduced to?" Li Longji was surprised, "What has become of the dignified concubine of heaven in your eyes?" ”
"The difference between concubines and palace people is that the former lives in a golden silk cage, eats high-quality fine millet, and drinks morning dew, while the latter lives in a bamboo cage, eats the most ordinary corn, and drinks the most ordinary well water."
"There is some truth to what you say, but there are always a few exceptions in this world, and grandmother is not a good example?"
"From now on, will there be another one of her in the world?" Without waiting for Li Longji to answer, Xiao Jiangyuan took the lead and said, "No." Maybe someone will have the wisdom and opportunity like her again, but the world will not allow her to reappear. The slave maid does not have such a big ambition, she just wants to divide the matter in peace, do a good job in the affairs of an internal servant, be loyal to a king's affairs, and repay the kindness of a king. Since the slave maid chose to give up the identity of a woman, she did not take the wealth and authority of the woman to heart, let alone plan to restore the identity of a woman one day, and the king must be able to understand what the slave and maid were thinking. ”
At this moment, Li Longji couldn't say anything anymore - of course he understood, how could he not understand her thoughts?
But...... He really really didn't understand. He couldn't figure out why she insisted, and said a little unwillingly: "Your path is not only this, as a woman, there is not only one result." After a pause, his eyes were more solemn, "You still have a choice...... Marry me. ”
Seeing Xiao Jiangyuan looking at him in a daze, Li Longji took a deep breath and said meaningfully: "I won't let you become such a concubine of the Son of Heaven." ”
Xiao Jiangyuan's eyes suddenly widened a little. It was one thing for her to see his ambitions, but quite another to hear him say it himself. She was shocked by his openness and trust in herself, and she couldn't believe the sincerity of his words. But she still refused without hesitation: "Let's wait until the king is successful." Maybe by then, when there are more beauties around the king, there will be no slaves and maids to be seen. ”
"You said that I have been in Luzhou for the past two years, and there are not many beauties around me? I won't still ...... you" As soon as the words came out, Li Longji felt that something was wrong, and almost bit his tongue. Seeing that Xiao Jiangyuan's face was really like this, Li Longji couldn't help but smack himself several times in his heart, but he coughed lightly on his face: "I mean ......"
"The slave understands." Xiao Jiangyuan bowed his head and said, "The king is the prince of the heavenly family, his status is precious, and the connections of the Tang royal family are withering, it should be the time for the king's generation to spread out, and the king should be like this." ”
Li Long basically felt that it was not a big deal to take a concubine, just to take care of Xiao Jiangyuan's feelings, he shouldn't mention it, but when he heard Xiao Jiangyuan say this, he felt very awkward. This is clearly a right given to him by God, why not make good use of it and enjoy it? Xiao Jiangyuan understands him so well, he should be happy, why is he not only unhappy now, but also has a sense of guilt in his heart?
He still wanted to speak, but he didn't know what to say, so he heard Xiao Jiangyuan say: "The king doesn't need to say more, the slave has made up his mind." Although the slave and maid cannot be the king's pillow, they are willing to help the king. ”
Li Longji's eyes narrowed slightly: "You ......" saw Xiao Jiangyuan solemnly kneeling down and bowing, and said respectfully and politely: "Ah Lang is above, please accept the slave and maid." ”
Aaron is the name of the slave to the male master. Li Longji couldn't help but be shocked when he heard Xiao Jiangyuan call himself like this. He looked at Xiao Jiangyuan fixedly, without helping her or letting her get up: "You don't want to marry me, but you are willing to be my slave?" ”
"Retainers, to be exact." Xiao Jiangyuan still bowed his head and bowed, "If Ah Lang's wish is granted, the slave and maid should call themselves 'ministers' and call Ah Lang 'everyone'." ”
No wonder she said that her grandmother and herself were kings. Li Longji couldn't help but be a little depressed when his marriage proposal failed, but he still waved his hand: "Get up." ”
Xiao Jiangyuan obediently got up and stood up straight: "What are Alang's plans now?" ”
Li Longji looked at Xiao Jiangyuan with a smile: "So you dare to follow me?" ”
Xiao Jiangyuan sighed helplessly: "The slave maid did hesitate, but when I saw that Ah Lang was so determined, I couldn't help but make up my mind." Who can predict what will happen in the future, but just do your best and strive for success. Just ......"
"Just what?"
"It's just that the slave wants to know, why Ah Lang wants to make it happen, and what does Ah Lang want to do after it happens?"
Li Longji smiled slightly, muttered for a while, and then said loudly: "I don't want to live depressed anymore, I don't want to continue to be trampled underfoot, and I don't want to taste the pain of powerlessness again." ”
Since he was born, he has lived in the shadow of Wu Cao, and his father and brother are also trembling. He looked at them like this, and he was really unconvinced. This world is clearly Li Tang's, they are the real royal nobles, but they have to live so hard and hard, what is the reason? Although he thinks so, he has always been very sensible, and he pretends to be more well-behaved than anyone else on the surface, if it weren't for Wu Yizong's deception too much that day, he wouldn't be ...... His mother-in-law and mother died. He was too young and incompetent to do anything, but from then on, he didn't want to do it again.
"I want this Datang to put things right and be politically clear; I want this Tang Dynasty to be peaceful and peaceful, singing and dancing. This is the Tang Dynasty left by Emperor Taizong and his grandfather, and it is also the world ruled by his grandmother for more than 50 years, how can he be delayed by a Yongjun? It could have continued Zhenguan, magnified Yonghui, and created a prosperous era, since Li Xian couldn't, then let me come. After a pause, Li Longji's tone was a little more pious, "I love this Tang Dynasty, so I want to become its monarch and push it to the Tang Dynasty with my own hands!" ”