Chapter 25 Princess Qingcheng
As he was talking, the eunuch outside rushed in and reported that Emperor Wanlong had arrived.
Li Luo and Changping quickly stood up and stood up. At this time, a quite old voice came from outside and said, "My mother, I come and see you. How is the mother's health today?"
As soon as the pearl curtain moved, a middle-aged man with a graceful face walked in. It was Emperor Wanlong Li Chengde, but his face was pale and his spirit was quite insufficient.
Emperor Wanlong walked in and looked and said, "Xuanlou and Yu'er are here too."
Li Luo and Changping hurriedly saluted and heard the queen mother ask, "Why did the emperor go to court so quickly?"
Emperor Wanlong was a little embarrassed and replied: "There is nothing to do in the court today. I care about my mother's body, so I let them retreat early."
The Empress Dowager sighed and said, "This old bone in Ai's family will die if you die, and it has nothing to do with it. Chengde, you must keep the foundation of your ancestors."
"Yes, my mother, don't worry, Chengde will work diligently, govern the country and the people, and protect our Li family's world." Emperor Wanlong nodded and responded.
"That's good, that's good." The empress dowager patted her legs and said tiredly.
"Father, is it rumored that the Grand Master Yu Chengyun is going to marry the Grand Master Ling Shutong? This Grand Master and the Grand Master are going to become relatives again, and there is no one in the court to control it." Changping couldn't help but say.
Emperor Wanlong waved his hand and said, "Don't listen to these rumors. Your uncle is here, so it's okay. Besides, if you don't want to be a good person, just let it go. How can you interfere? Wouldn't it be too harmful to the face of your father?"
Changping was angry and wanted to persuade him, but then he heard Wanlong say, "Yu'er, you are with the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother is a little tired. My father and your Ninth Prince go out for a walk."
After saying that, Empress Dowager Xiang surrendered and left the Wanshou Palace with Li Luo, leaving the angry Changping.
Chengqian Garden.
This is the garden that Emperor Wanlong likes to visit the most. It is close to Changming Palace. When he first ascended the throne, the doctor and the scholar asked Emperor Wanlong to change his name. Emperor Wanlong was not allowed. The name of Chengqian has been kept. In his spare time, Emperor Wanlong would come to Chengqian Garden to see the scenery.
In the pavilion in the center of the garden, Emperor Wanlong carried his hands on his back and looked at the budding lotus flowers in the pond in front of him. Li Luo sat next to the stone table and poured two cups of tea. Emperor Wanlong turned around and looked at Li Luo, sighed and said, "Although my Da Gan is still prosperous now, there are many internal and external troubles.
After the Taishi Yu Chengyun was appointed as the queen, he controlled the government affairs. If your father had not held military power, Di Jie was still neutral, so he could only barely balance one or two. The Taishi's doctrine was moderate, and the Taishi's mansion was born all over the world. I don't know that there was no one in the court after the Taishi's tutor became a relative. Alas, he was really powerless."
Li Luo looked up at Emperor Wanlong and said, "Actually, the most important thing is to be afraid of His Royal Highness."
Emperor Wanlong was stunned, and then said dejectedly: "Yes, the prince is too close to this uncle."
Li Luo took a sip of tea and didn't say anything.
Emperor Wanlong said again: "Although my Li family is quite prosperous except for your father, there are very few talents available. Although the prince is a little talented, it is a pity that he is stubborn. Among your remaining princes, except for the seventh brothers, there are nothing else. They know how to eat, drink, play and play, and intrigue every day. My two hundred years of glory and wealth have wiped out the ambition of the descendants of the Li family, and even I have lost the spirit of the past."
After a pause, Emperor Wanlong continued, "It's a pity that Yu'er is a woman." After saying that, he sighed and suddenly turned to a smile and said, "Now I can still remember that Yu'er always likes to pester you when she was a child. Every time you come to the palace, she will follow you, never leaving her in an instant. Haha, she still believed that she would marry you when she grew up, but now that she has grown up, she will not say these words anymore."
Li Luo's hand holding the teacup suddenly stuck in the air and asked slowly: "Uncle, Xuanlou has been doing things outside over the years and has not wanted to improve. My father is also extremely disappointed with me. Why is Uncle still so good to Xuanlou and never cared about what others say to Xuanlou?"
"Haha, if it weren't for your father and my brother, how could I have been in this great country? He didn't like you. Can't I bear some responsibility for him? Besides, my great country is now prosperous and prosperous, but if it weren't nice, it would be shaky. I have become more and more energetic over the years. If it weren't for the great master's power, if the prince succeeded to the throne, the great country would have to be the surname Yu, so I barely guarded this great country. Alas, I am old too. But the older I am, the more I can't bear to leave this status and power. If I have one day on this throne, I will guarantee that you will enjoy yourself in Zhuocheng. It's not right or wrong, it's something I can do to my descendants."
After saying that, Emperor Wanlong looked at Li Luo and smiled and said, "Actually, there is another thing, that is, the Empress Dowager once told me, you are of great use, I believe it."
Li Luo slowly put down the teacup and said, "Uncle, what great use can Xuanlou be? It's just the empress dowager's preference."
Emperor Wanlong laughed and said, "Lou'er is willing to become an official, and his uncle will make arrangements. If you don't want to, you can enjoy all your wealth and glory. Just remember to come to the palace to accompany me and the queen mother in your spare time. My sons are thinking about power all day long and please me. In fact, I just want to find someone close to me to say things that outsiders cannot listen to. How many of my ministers are not greedy, and how many of them do not deceive others with power? Is it better to be someone with a foreign surname when I am at my nephew?"
"I have worked hard and troubled over the years."
"It's a pity that no one in the court has helped me sincerely except your father. Today, the Grand Tutor in the court is competing for the position of commander of the royal city guards, and the queen always nagged me, after all, not for their own power."
"I heard that the Grand Master also privately mobilized money and food through Lord Tzunai Zhang."
"I have never heard of this. However, the tomb master Zhang Rongzheng is greedy for money, but I have no one who can help me share my worries and manage my money and food. If this is true, I can only turn a blind eye."
"Uncle, there are still some loyal and patriotic people in the court. Even those who are greedy and incompetent, there are all available things. If Uncle wants to use it, it can be used."
Emperor Wanlong shook his head and smiled, "Okay, let's not talk about it anymore, Lou'er, you will be defeated soon, but have you figured out what to do in the future? By the way, I heard that you went to Yuexia Chunjiang a few days ago and saw Miss Rouyue, the head of the courtesan? I also want to go to Yuexia Chunjiang to see how the three thousand beauties in my harem are."
Li Luo responded with a wry smile, looked at the teacup in his hand, and said, "What Louer wants is not in this Zhuocheng."
Emperor Wanlong was a little surprised and did not ask again. Both of them seemed to have fallen into deep thought and didn't speak for a long time.
When he returned to Wanshou Palace, it was already before and after dinner. The empress dowager asked Ruyi to clean up the side room and let Li Luo and Suxue stay. Changping had been with the empress dowager for dinner and came to talk to Li Luo. Suxue served tea and stepped back. Changping looked at Li Luo and felt a little embarrassed. He didn't know what to say for a while.
Li Luo looked at Changping, as if he saw the little girl six years ago, and then smiled and said, "It turns out that I have never looked at Lianyu carefully, but now I have become a big girl. Princess Qingcheng, haha, it deserves its name. Not to mention Qingcheng, I am afraid I have to fall into the hearts of many talented men in Zhuocheng first."
Changping's face turned slightly red and he said, "How could Brother Jiu learn these sweet words but use them to make fun of Yu'er."
Li Luo smiled and said, "I don't mean to make fun of you. If I were an outsider, I would have fallen under the charm of seizing jade."
Just as Changping was about to say something, he suddenly thought of something, his face turned red, and he lowered his head without saying a word. Li Luo's heart moved, remembering what his uncle said today, and smiled slightly. This Lianyu was one of the few people in the palace who cared about him.
Changping justified Zhengrong and said, "Brother Ninth, what did your father say to you? Did you talk about the marriage between the Grand Master and the Grand Master? My father is no longer as diligent in political affairs as he was a few years ago. Now the power of the Grand Master in the court is getting stronger and stronger, and there is a queen and prince. If the Grand Master turns to the Grand Master, I will be in danger."
Li Luoweilu looked at Changping in surprise and said nothing. Changping continued, "Now, no one can listen to the words of his father. He often drinks and has fun with his favorite concubine in the harem. Yu'er thought that maybe the father could listen to the words of the ninth brother."
"How did Lianyu know that the Grand Master and the Grand Tutor got married?"
Changping said angrily: "The Grand Tutor originally asked his son to propose to Yu'er, and the queen was still pushing the fire behind his back. If Yu'er hadn't resisted his death, the father might have agreed. Seeing that there was no hope, the Grand Tutor turned to propose to the Grand Tutor. Ling Shutong had no backbone at all, so he agreed. Yiyi was Yu'er's friend and came to cry to me, "Who knew what kind of character Yu Xiuxuan is? Humph." After that, he glanced at Li Luo.
Li Luo smiled. Yu Xiuxuan's reputation was probably a little better than that of himself. Then he advised: "Liangyu, you don't have to be angry. If Ling Shutong has agreed, it is useless to be angry. I hope that Yu Xiuxuan can treat Ling Yiyi well in the future because of his father-in-law."
"That's all, Yu'er wouldn't be so angry. It's just that the Yu family looks at people. She really doesn't know how shameful she is. It really makes people feel disgusting."
Li Luo sighed inwardly and advised, "Yu Xiuxuan is a little greedy and lustful, but this is also human nature." Suddenly, Li Luo saw Changping gritting his teeth, and asked, "Is it not just Yu Xiuxuan? There are others?"
Changping's eyes were red and said, "I really don't know why my father tolerated that dog thief."
Li Luo was stunned and didn't know what to say for a moment. Changping looked up and saw Li Luo's shocked expression. He felt unbearable and said, "Brother Nine, it's okay, Yu'er will find a way. It's getting late, Yu'er is back, Brother Nine, please rest early." After that, he got up and left.
Just as I was about to go out, Li Luo said behind me: "Yu'er, don't worry, there will be a solution, I will persuade the emperor."
Changping turned his head and saw Li Luo standing up and looking at him, as if he had seen another figure standing in front of him six years ago. Zhan Yan smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Jiu." He paused and continued, "If it's good, Brother Jiu should go to the palace to accompany me to study more in the future." After saying that, his face turned red and he hurriedly left Wanshou Palace.
When Suxue came in, the candle had been burned halfway. Li Luo sat at the table and did not move. Suxue brewed a cup of tea and asked, "Little Prince, why haven't you sleep yet?"
"Snow-tracking."
"Um?"
"In the future, you don't need to call me the little prince, just call me the young master. This is what Luoer called me before, so you don't need to call yourself a servant anymore."
"ah?"
"Let's have a good rest, we will leave the palace tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? Aren't you going to stay for a few more days?"
"No, I'll go back tomorrow and the wind will be blowing."
Suxue turned around and looked at the yard. A gust of wind blew, the leaves rustled, and the moon was covered by the clouds. Suddenly it became dark, and when I looked up, I disappeared.
Chapter completed!