Li Man'er left, leaving only a dumbfounded Li Shu in the study.
What the eldest daughter said shocked Li Shu. It was like a snipe and a clam fighting, and the fisherman got the benefit. If he and the Xiao family were the snipe and the clam, then who was the fisherman?
This was the second time Li Shu asked himself. Although he already had the answer in his heart, he would rather not understand anything at this time.
If the poison is directed at the Xiao family, how should he deal with it? If the Holy Spirit blames him, he will not be allowed to eat it when he goes to Mobei in the future!
Li Shu smiled bitterly. This time he was afraid that the evil girl would get it right again. He sat alone in the study all night, and went to court the next day with a pair of dark circles under his eyes, and was laughed at by his colleagues.
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Even though he hadn't slept all night, Li Shu wasn't sleepy at all. When he looked up at the person sitting at the top, he felt very uncomfortable in his heart. After all, he felt like there was a thorn piercing into his flesh.
After the dynasty dispersed, the emperor left Li Shu alone in the small study.
Li Shucheng knelt down in fear and lay on the ground without moving for a long time.
"Li Aiqing is alive."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Li Shu stood up tremblingly and stood aside with his hands down.
"Old Qian, move him a chair."
Eunuch Qian is now the chief steward of the chamberlain. There is no need for him to do this kind of thing himself. With just a look from him, the young father-in-law brought a chair over and placed it in the study.
"Your Majesty, thank you for giving me a seat."
The emperor is only in his early forties now, but his face looks older and he looks like he is in his fifties. Perhaps he works too hard or has too many concubines in the harem, which makes the emperor of our country look a bit premature.
"You encountered a great disaster a few days ago, and now it's better. Don't be too tired."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty." Li Shu sat on the chair, his heart beating slightly.
"You are the Tiedan Marquis of the town. I know that the Li family is devoted to patriotism and loyalty to the emperor and the people. The Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple have already concluded that you were poisoned, but there is an important matter at the moment, and I am afraid that I will have to temporarily wrong you.
It’s not allowed to happen.”
Li Shu's heart skipped a beat, and he stood up quickly, bowed and cupped his hands and said, "It's okay for a minor minister to be wronged. As long as your majesty is not wronged, it will be done."
The emperor laughed loudly after hearing this, pointed at Li Shu and scolded, "You are just an old cunning guy. You are in good shape. Sit down quickly."
Li Shu sat back down as instructed.
The emperor sighed softly and said: "Everyone only regards me as the emperor. Who dares to suffer grievances for me? But I don't know that the emperor is also a human being, and he will naturally have his grievances. In this world, you and Mr. Jin are the only ones."
, dare to speak so bluntly in front of me."
Jin Gong is the emperor's mentor, and he retired and returned to his hometown last year.
"I can't give you justice for the time being regarding your poisoning. The Xiao family can't do anything for the time being."
Li Shu's heart skipped a beat, he was really afraid of what might happen.
Now it's time to perform.
Li Shu raised his head in surprise, "Your Majesty, is it possible that the person who poisoned me is a member of the Xiao family? The old Linggong has been honest throughout his life and has been guarding the border for more than thirty years. How is this possible?"
"Of course your father-in-law would not do this, but the Xiao family has a huge root system, and there are always a few greedy people."
Li Shu broke into a cold sweat after hearing this, and thought to himself that maybe this was a crime he wanted to inflict, so there was no reason to worry.
"Yes, I am a rough man who doesn't know how to twist and turn. What Your Majesty said is right." Li Shu is a handsome man, but a bit nervous. He is a military commander and he is usually very carefree in office.
, in addition to war, other factional disputes, overt and covert fights are not within the scope of his response. It can be accurately said that Li Shu is a pure minister, and he will not be able to tell if you want to win over him.
"I'm afraid I'm going to be wronged, my dear."
"I am not aggrieved. Fortunately, I was poisoned this time. Only then did I know that I have a miracle doctor in my family."
The emperor also heard about this incident, and he said curiously: "Duan Xu came back and said that it was your daughter who could save you. It seems true?"
Li Shu quickly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, my daughter has stayed at her grandfather's house for several years since she was a child, and she has the best relationship with her brother-in-law. My brother-in-law is known as a strange doctor, and his master is said to be Qiu Yixian."
"Oh?" A glint flashed in the emperor's eyes, "So, he is from a well-known family. But, hasn't your brother-in-law always been quite leisurely? When did he study medicine?"
Li Shu was embarrassed, but Eunuch Qian reminded him softly, "Your Majesty, Mr. Hou's wife is the eldest daughter of the Ning family. Miss Li's uncle is also from the Ning family. The one you are talking about is from the Guo family."
The emperor then remembered, "Yes, how could I have forgotten this matter?" He didn't pay much attention to these things at first, so how could he care enough to go to his ministers' homes, but he still had an impression when he mentioned it.
"I remember that your legitimate wife only left you a daughter?"
"yes."
The emperor seemed to have remembered something, and turned to ask Eunuch Qian, "Is that child engaged to Qiao'er? I remember that this marriage was granted by the Queen Mother."
Eunuch Qian nodded with a smile and said nothing.
Miss Li and Tong Qiao were having such a violent quarrel, how could the palace not receive any news about it?
When Li Shu heard this, he lifted his robe and knelt down, "Your Majesty, I am guilty."
The emperor seemed not to have expected that he would suddenly kneel down, and immediately said: "What is your love doing, and what crime do you have?"
"Your Majesty, my daughter lost her father when she was young. She was raised to be willful and pampered. She..." Li Shu actually blushed a little when he said this. To be fair, he really hasn't paid much attention to Li Man after so many years.
Li Man'er, every time he heard news about his eldest daughter, it was all about how naughty she was, what kind of trouble she got into, and almost nothing good happened. As time passed, he became impatient to hear this, and simply pushed Li Man'er to Guo's discipline.
"how?"
"She and the Young Master are really a grudge couple. Last time, the Young Master even raised his sword to kill her." After Li Shu said this, he also risked his life. Anyway, he has always been a straight man, and the Holy Master should also know this.
He simply said: "I think that instead of letting them feel resentful, it would be better, it would be better..."
The emperor asked quietly: "What better?"
"It's better to take back the fate and marry each other without interfering with each other."
The emperor suddenly smiled and said, "This marriage was given by the Queen Mother and has nothing to do with me. I should ask the Queen Mother for help."
When Li Shu came out of the small study, his feet felt like stepping on cotton, and his official uniform was soaked with sweat.
He left the palace looking a little embarrassed, and even his entourage was very surprised, "Master Marquis, is there anything important?"
Li Shu waved his hand and said, "Go home first." After saying that, he got into the sedan and had someone carry him back to his home.
Because I didn't sleep all night last night, I deliberately didn't ride a horse when I went to court today, but took a sedan chair instead. Now that I think about it, my decision was really wise. Otherwise, I might not even be able to get on the horse now, right?