Li Mu looked at Bai Qiaoqiao for a while, then suddenly laughed and said, "Madam is indeed different. I'm afraid I won't be able to hide anything from Madam in the future."
Bai Qiaoqiao said angrily: "What did your husband say? Why did you hide it from me? My husband and I are of the same mind. When something happens, we should face it together, right?"
"That's right," Li Mu smiled bitterly, lowered his head, and said, "But I don't want my wife to face this with me. My husband is incompetent and my wife will not be safe even if she is pregnant -"
"Husband, don't you still want to say it?"
"Say." Facing Bai Qiaoqiao's gaze, Li Mu really couldn't say the word 'don't want to', so he had to sigh and start to organize his words. Bai Qiaoqiao took Li Mu's hand, and there was a message in his hand.
Li Mu looked up at the temperature, and suddenly felt ridiculous in his heart. The woman in front of him was his wife. Now that they were married, what couldn't he say?
"Madam, you guessed it right. This time is different from every time before. I really don't know what to do."
"Because of Sister Ou?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "Your Majesty already knows about Ou and I. Your Majesty is furious and wants to kill me."
Although Bai Qiaoqiao had heard some rumors, she was not as shocked as hearing it from Li Mu. She grabbed Li Mu's hand and said, "Husband, is it really this serious? I saw it in the palace. Your Majesty has many concubines.
, would he attack you for a woman?"
Li Mu smiled and said: "Madam, Your Majesty has many concubines. But Ou is different to Your Majesty. Just like your position in my heart, it is irreplaceable."
"But, Queen..."
"It's different, it's different." Li Mu sighed and said: "Although the Queen is virtuous, she also has a deep relationship with Your Majesty. But His Majesty and Ou met before, but due to some strange combination of circumstances, they were unable to get together. To Your Majesty, Ou is him.
The woman who cannot be loved. He has placed all the beautiful imaginations in his heart on Ou. Even if Ou is not as good as he thought, he still thinks Ou is perfect."
"You have read so many books, but have you ever read Luo Shen Fu?"
Bai Qiaoqiao nodded, and Li Mu continued: "This Luo Shen Fu was written by Cao Zhi for his sister-in-law Zhen Mi. When Zhen Mi was captured, because of her beauty, Cao Cao, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi and his son all fell in love with her.
Cao Pi took the lead and captured the beauty's heart. Cao Cao did not want to leave the reputation of fighting with his son, so he withdrew. As for Cao Zhi, he dared to love but did not dare to speak out, and has been silently hiding his feelings. "
"Throughout Cao Zhi's life, he never expressed his thoughts. In the year when Empress Zhen died, Cao Zhi went to Luoyang to meet Cao Pi. Cao Rui, the prince born to Empress Zhen, accompanied him to dinner. Cao Zhi looked at his nephew and felt sad when he thought of Empress Zhen's death.
.When he returned to the fiefdom, he stayed in a boat at night. In a trance, he saw Concubine Zhen coming in the wind. So his literary thoughts were stimulated and he wrote a "Gan Zhen Fu". Later, to cover up, it was changed to "Luo Shen Fu".
》.”
"Cao Zhi never got Zhen Mi in his life, but he imagined her as a fairy in Luoshui. The same is true for Your Majesty. His feelings for Ou have never stopped for a moment from fifteen years ago to now, but he has never got her once.
In response, I am afraid that in his heart, he has long imagined the gull as a fairy-like figure. But now this fairy has fallen into the mortal world because of me. When you compare it in your heart, you will feel that I have been compared to him. How is he?
Can a conceited person feel comfortable?"
"But even so, His Majesty won't kill you, right? You and Sister Ou are together because they like each other? Sister Ou married the Cui family of Qinghe, and you didn't see anything wrong with Your Majesty."
"This moment, that moment." Li Mu continued to explain to Bai Qiaoqiao, saying: "Back then, Your Majesty was only as old as me. He was not a prince, nor was he a general of heaven. He was just the King of Qin, and he had no achievements in his life.
He is a man who speaks softly. Even if he wants to stop him, the Wang family of Taiyuan and the Cui family of Qinghe will not take him seriously. In other words, even if he wants to stop him, he can't. It's different now, he is already the emperor. Could it be possible within the four seas?
The king's land, the one who leads the land is the king's minister. He has such ability, even if he has no reason, no one can stop him. What's more important is that this person is me. "
Li Mu sighed and said: "I am His Majesty's nephew, and he treats me like a nephew. I had a smooth journey before, and I would never have been able to do it without Your Majesty's protection. I developed a relationship with Ou, and in
For Your Majesty, this is not only a humiliation, but also a betrayal. I can understand that he has murderous intentions towards me."
Bai Qiaoqiao frowned and said: "But this doesn't mean that His Majesty has murderous intentions towards you? Have you talked to His Majesty? How do you know what he is thinking in his heart?"
"Madam, there are some things that don't need to be said." Li Mu smiled bitterly and said: "When I was in Dingxiang, I received news that your Majesty already knew about Ou and I. Then there was news from Chang'an City that Your Majesty
The news of the plan to attack me has reached the point where everyone knows. When I came back, before I arrived in Chang'an City, His Majesty promoted the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and transferred the appointments and dismissals of the Ministry of Works through me. This is
What do you mean, can you really not tell the difference?"
"My husband means that your Majesty is already at -"
"Yes, your majesty is trying to sideline me and divide my power." Li Mu sighed and continued: "Yesterday the prince of Hejian County came to visit me and told me that your majesty wanted him to go to Dingxiang to be the governor-general, responsible for the future relations with the Turks.
As for the affairs of the countries in the Western Regions, this is also my business. Can't you see His Majesty's intention in each case?"
"His Majesty has long told me that I am too young and not suitable for excessive rewards. Why was he so courteous when I came back this time? He sent all the officials ten miles out of the city to greet me, promoted me to a title, and made me a county magistrate.
Not only the county prince, but also the first-class "Luoyang" county prince. What does this mean? Isn't it just to let outsiders think that he treats me well, so that when he really touches me in the future, he will not
Are you losing your reputation for being ungrateful?"
The more Li Mu talked about it, the more he became more and more sad and angry, saying: "The most heart-wrenching plan was at the gate of the city. Envoys from all countries were there at that time, but at such a coincidence, the Prime Minister of Gaochang appeared and acted in front of the envoys from all countries.
Accused me face to face - Madam, what I did in Gaochang, Hou Junji sent a letter to Your Majesty from Feige. He knew in his heart. He knew whether what I did was for myself or for the Tang Dynasty. He clearly knew in his heart
We all know it, but he didn't tell me a word, isn't it obvious enough? He was the one who let me in, and he did it on purpose!"
Li Mu resisted tears and his voice was choked with sobs: "I don't hate him for wanting to kill me. In my opinion, it's understandable to do anything for the woman you love. I'd rather he just say, Li Mu, it's because of you."
If you steal my woman, I will kill you. I don’t want to see him use such despicable means, so I killed those Gaochang people at that time. I told him that if you want me to die, I have to die. But I have to die.
Scholars can be killed, but not humiliated."
Li Mu frowned and said, "He must have understood what I meant, and I don't regret it either. I did it, and I deserve to die." He looked at Bai Qiaoqiao and said, "Don't worry, madam.
Your Majesty is only angry with me. After all, he is not a foolish king, and I believe he will not vent his anger on you and your children."
Li Mu smiled and said: "Don't look at the monk's face, look at the Buddha's face, don't look at the heart's work, look at the hard work. Even when I'm about to die, I'm still busy working for his country. Just because of this, he has some conscience and can give me
Keep one behind and let you two live."
Bai Qiaoqiao threw herself into Li Mu's arms and cried: "Husband, if you die, what will I be alive for? If your Majesty, I kill you, I, I will kill myself and follow you..."
"What nonsense are you talking about!" Li Mu grabbed Bai Qiaoqiao's shoulders and said seriously: "If you die, all I have done will be meaningless. If I die, I will be the only one to die. You, Zhien, Ou, Tian
Love, you can't die. You have to raise my son, serve your mother and take care of him in old age. You are my wife. If I die, you will have to shoulder these responsibilities."
Halfway through speaking, Li Mu suddenly remembered something, looked away, and sighed: "Look what I said, you are still so young, you should find another suitable husband..."
"Husband, if you say such things again, I will die in front of you right now!" Bai Qiaoqiao interrupted Li Mu's nonsense and said with a serious face: "What kind of woman do you think I am? Are you going to be angry?
Kill me?!"
"Oh, just say it casually, don't be angry, it's a big deal if you have fetal force." Seeing that the joke was too big, Li Mu quickly comforted him and said: "I'm talking about the worst case scenario, hasn't it happened yet?
"Your Majesty doesn't necessarily have to kill me, he might let me go. Maybe your Majesty has figured it out, what about magnanimity? It's just that I have to prepare for the worst."
Bai Qiaoqiao wiped away her angry tears and said, "That's why you didn't let Sister Tianai and Sister Ou come back with you?"
"This can be discussed on both sides. Tian Ai's end was a trick between me and her father. It's true that I didn't want her to come back with me. I deliberately asked her father to keep her for a month on the grounds that he had too many things to do.
Let’s take a look at the situation here and decide whether to let her come over. If I’m fine, I’ll naturally let her come to reunite. If something happens to me, there will be less risk. As for Ou—”
Li Mu smiled bitterly, hesitated for a moment, then recounted what happened that day to Bai Qiaoqiao, raised his hand and swore: "Madam, I was really drunk. I have no memory of what happened at that time.
No, now that I think about it, she might have drugged me. That woman drugged me when she kidnapped me—"
Bai Qiaoqiao ignored Li Mu's flustered explanation, glanced at him, and said, "So, Sister Ou got angry when she saw you and Miss Jin Chen, so she avoided you?"
"She must have misunderstood."
"Not necessarily." Bai Qiaoqiao said with some jealousy: "Husband, I don't care whether you are poisoned or drunk. Tell me the truth, do you have feelings for Miss Jin Chen?"
"no!"
"Is there no, or is there?"
"Me," Li Mu smiled bitterly and said, "Madam, if I say I don't know, will you think I'm lying?"
Bai Qiaoqiao looked at Li Mu for a while, shook his head and sighed, and said: "Husband, I always believe what you say. If you say you don't know, I believe it too. But I feel that if I hadn't met such a big person this time,
In this crisis, you will definitely not leave Miss Jin Chen behind, right?"
Li Mu thought about it for a while. Although Jin Chen had some problems, she really had feelings for him. Even though he didn't have much affection for her, because of his somewhat macho thoughts, he found out that the two of them had already had an affair.
After the relationship started, he probably wouldn't drive her away, he would probably let her stay by his side.
Li Mu bit his lip and thought for a long time, then hesitantly said: "Our family is not short of this pair of bowls and chopsticks——"
"I knew you would be like this!" Bai Qiaoqiao was not annoyed at all. How could she not know what was wrong with her husband? To say that Li Mu was an affectionate person, Bai Qiaoqiao felt that he had been unfairly accused.
, but to say that he is passionate and does not know how to refuse is not unfair at all.
Bai Qiaoqiao sighed and said, "Then what should we do now?"
"Oh," Li Mu lay down on the bed and said, "His Majesty has not expressed his position yet, which shows that he is hesitating. In this case, let's just wait. There will be a way to reach the mountain, and I will not sit still and wait for death.
"
"Anyway, no matter what happens, I will be with you." Bai Qiaoqiao grabbed Li Mu's hand and said rather stubbornly. Li Mu looked at her and smiled: "You, the most important thing now is
It’s to give birth to our son, so that my Li family won’t be wiped out.”
"Then I will give birth to the child and let you go."
Li Mu smiled bitterly. Seeing Bai Qiaoqiao's determined look, he said, "Okay, then that's it. Is that okay?"
"Um!"
When Bai Qiaoqiao saw that Li Mu finally agreed, a smile finally appeared on her face. At this time, Li Zhien's voice came from outside. She followed Bai Qiaoqiao's instructions and returned after buying candied hawthorn cake.
"Madam, this is the sourest hawthorn cake you can buy in Chang'an market. The store owner said that if you eat this, a girl will turn into a boy!"
"Nonsense." Li Mu knocked on Li Zhien's forehead and said, "What's in the stomach is what it is. How can it be changed?"
"Is that what the store said..." Li Zhien pouted, and suddenly her eyes lit up. She took a piece of hawthorn cake and stuffed it into her mouth. It was as sour as the store said, and her little face was so sour that she was deformed.
. She swallowed the hawthorn cake and looked at Li Mu eagerly, with a look of anticipation on her face.
"What are you going to do?"
"Husband..."
Bai Qiaoqiao didn't understand what was going on, so she nudged Li Mu with her elbow and said, "You two, go to the next door quickly. I'm sleepy and have to go to bed early."
"Thank you, madam!" Li Zhien thanked him and took Li Mu's arm to pull him up. But Li Mu couldn't bear to leave Bai Qiaoqiao and said with a shy face: "Madam, why don't the three of us come together..."
"I can't," Bai Qiaoqiao glared at Li Mu shyly and said angrily, "You are not afraid of children's jokes."
Li Mu looked confused: "Where are the children? Who is laughing?"
Bai Qiaoqiao pointed at her belly. Li Mu couldn't laugh or cry, and was forcefully pulled out by Li Zhien.