While he was talking, the servant outside hurried in to inform him that Emperor Wanlong had arrived.?
Li Luo and Chang Ping stood up quickly. At this time, a rather old voice came from outside and said: "Mother, I came to see you. How do you feel about your health today?"
The bead curtain moved, and a middle-aged man with a clear face walked in. It was Emperor Wanlong Li Chengde, but his face was pale and his energy was quite lacking.
Emperor Wanlong walked in and took a look. He brushed his beard and said, "Xuan Lou and Yu'er are here too."
Li Luo and Changping hurriedly saluted, and then the Queen Mother asked: "Why did the Emperor go to court so quickly?"
Emperor Wanlong looked a little embarrassed and replied: "There is nothing going on in the court today. I am concerned about my mother's health, so I asked them to leave early."
The Queen Mother sighed and said: "This old bone of the Ai family will die as soon as it dies. It doesn't matter. Chengde, you have to protect the inheritance of your ancestors."
"Yes, don't worry, Queen Mother. Chengde will definitely work hard to govern the country and the people, and protect our Li family's world." Emperor Wanlong nodded in response.
"That's good, that's good." The Queen Mother patted her legs and said tiredly.
"Father, are there recent rumors that the Grand Master Yu Chengyun is getting married to the Grand Tutor Ling Shutong? If the Grand Master and the Grand Tutor are to marry again, there will be no one in the court who can control them." Changping Renren
He kept saying.
Emperor Wanlong waved his hand and said: "Don't listen to these rumors. Your uncle is here, so it doesn't matter. Besides, let's forget about this matter. If my father is not a man of beauty, how can he interfere without restraint? Wouldn't it be too detrimental to my father?"
I lost my face."
Chang Ping was angry for a while and wanted to persuade him, but Wan Long said: "Yu'er, please stay with the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother is a little tired. My father and your Nine Emperor Brothers are going out for a walk."
After saying this, he bid farewell to the Queen Mother and left the Longevity Palace with Li Luo, leaving behind an angry Chang Ping.
Chengqian Garden.
This was Emperor Wanlong's favorite garden. It was close to Changming Palace. When he first came to the throne, the officials and scholars asked Emperor Wanlong to change the name. Emperor Wanlong refused, so the name Chengqian has remained.
Emperor Wanlong would come to Chengqian Garden to look at the scenery during his free time.
In the pavilion in the center of the garden, Emperor Wanlong put his hands behind his back and looked at the budding lotus flowers in the pond in front of him. Li Luo sat on the edge of the stone table and poured two cups of tea. Emperor Wanlong turned around and looked at Li Luo
Luo, sighed and said: "Although Dagan is still prosperous now, I have many internal and external troubles.
Grand Master Yu Chengyun has been in control of the government since Rong Fei became the queen. If your father had not held the military power, Di Jie would have been neutral, so he could barely balance one or two. Grand Master is moderate, and his disciples are all over the world. I
Don’t you know that after the Grand Master and the Grand Master got married, no one in the court could restrain themselves anymore? Alas, it’s really so hopeless.”
Li Luo raised his head and glanced at Emperor Wanlong and said, "Actually, the most important thing is probably His Highness the Crown Prince."
Emperor Wanlong was stunned for a moment, and then said with some dejection: "Yes, the prince is too close to this uncle."
Li Luo took a sip of tea and said nothing.
Emperor Wanlong said again: "Although our Li family is quite prosperous except for your father, there are very few available talents. Although the prince is somewhat talented and learned, he is unfortunately stubborn and willful. Among the remaining brothers of yours, except for the seventh, there are some
Apart from making a living, I am useless in anything else. I only know how to eat, drink, play, and scheming every day. My two hundred years of glory and wealth have worn away the aspirations of the descendants of the Li family, and even I have lost the ambition I had back then."
After a pause, Emperor Wanlong continued: "It's a pity that Yu'er is a woman." After saying that, he sighed and suddenly smiled and said: "Now I can still remember that Yu'er always liked to pester you when you were a child. Every time you come to the palace.
I will follow you every step of the way, haha, and I even firmly said that I will marry you when I grow up, but now that I have grown up, I no longer say these words."
Li Luo's hand holding the teacup suddenly hung in the air, and he slowly asked: "Uncle, Xuanlou has been doing mischief these years and has no intention of making progress. My father is also extremely disappointed with me. Why is it that my uncle is still so good to Xuanlou?
Regardless of what others say about Xuanlou?"
"Haha, if it weren't for your father and my biological brother, how could I be able to be in this big position of Da Gan? If he doesn't like you, why can't I take care of it for him? Besides, I, Da Gan, say it nicely now.
It is a prosperous and prosperous time, and to put it poorly, it is on the verge of collapse. My energy has become increasingly weak in recent years. If it were not for the great power of the Grand Master, and if the Crown Prince succeeds to the throne, the Great Gan Dynasty will probably have to lose its surname, so I reluctantly keep it.
Looking at this country, alas, I am also getting old. But the older I get, the more reluctant I am to let go of this position and power. If I still have one day on this throne, I will ensure that you enjoy yourself in Zhuocheng, for now
It’s not considered right or wrong, it’s just what I can do for my descendants.”
After Emperor Wanlong finished speaking, he looked at Li Luo and said with a smile: "Actually, there is another thing. The Queen Mother once told me that you can be of great use, and I believe it."
Li Luo slowly put down his tea cup and said, "Uncle, Xuan Tower is of no great use. It's just the Queen Mother's preference."
Emperor Wanlong laughed and said: "If Lou'er is willing to serve as an official, my uncle will make arrangements for it. If not, you can enjoy all the glory and wealth. Just remember to come to the palace to accompany me in your free time and chat with the Queen Mother. My sons are all
I think about power and please me all day long, but 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 use power to bully others? Is it to me?
My nephew here is not as good as someone with a foreign surname?"
"My uncle has worked hard these years."
"It's a pity that except for your father, no one in the court sincerely helps me. Today, the grand master in the court is vying for the position of commander of the royal guards in the royal city, and the queen is always nagging in my ears. In the final analysis, it is not for
Each has its own power."
"I heard that the Grand Master also mobilized money and food privately through Master Zhong Zai Zhang."
"I have never heard of this. However, Tsukasa Akira Eimasa is greedy for money, but I don't have anyone who can help me manage money and food. If this is the case, I can only turn a blind eye."
"Uncle, there are still some loyal and patriotic people in the imperial court. Even those who are greedy and bend the law can be used. If you want to use them, uncle, you can use them."
Emperor Wanlong shook his head and smiled and said: "Okay, let's not talk anymore. Lou'er, you will be crowned soon, but have you thought about what you want to do in the future? By the way, I heard that you went to Yuexia Chunjiang a few days ago.
, and have you met Miss Rouyue, one of the oirans? I also want to go to the Spring River under the Moon to see it. How does it compare to the three thousand beauties in my harem?"
Li Luo responded with a wry smile, looked at the tea cup in his hand, and said: "What Lou'er wants is not in Zhuocheng."
Emperor Wanlong was slightly surprised and did not ask any more questions. The two of them seemed to have fallen into deep thought and did not speak for a long time.
When they returned to Wanshou Palace, it was already around dinner time. The Queen Mother asked Ruyi to clean up the side room and let Li Luo and Su Xue stay. Changping had dinner with the Queen Mother and came over to talk to Li Luo. Su Xue served tea and retreated.
, Chang Ping looked at Li Luo, feeling slightly embarrassed, and didn't know what to say for a while.
Li Luo looked at Changping, as if he saw the little girl six years ago again, and then smiled and said: "I never looked at Lianyu carefully before, but now she has become a big girl, Princess Qingcheng, haha, she is truly worthy of her name, Qingcheng"
Let’s not talk about it for now, I’m afraid it will win over the hearts of many talented people in Zhuocheng first.”
Chang Ping's face turned slightly red and he said, "How come Brother Ninth learned these sweet words and used 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 fall under Lian Yu's grace."
Chang Ping was about to say something when he suddenly thought of something. His face turned red and he lowered his head without saying a word. Li Luo's heart moved. He remembered what his uncle said today and smiled slightly. This Lian Yu was one of the few in the palace who cared about him.
of people.
Chang Ping straightened his face and said: "Ninth brother, what did the emperor say to you? Did you talk about the marriage of the grand master and the master? The emperor is no longer as diligent in political affairs as he was a few years ago. Now the imperial master is in the imperial court.
The power of this party is growing day by day, and there is a queen and a prince in it. If the master falls to the side of the master again, I will be in great danger."
Li Luo looked at Chang Ping in slight astonishment and said nothing. Chang Ping continued: "Now my father doesn't listen to anyone's words. He spends most of his time drinking and having fun with his favorite concubines in the harem. Yu'er thought maybe Ninth Brother's words
Father, can you listen a little and take it in."
"How did Lian Yu know that the Grand Master and Grand Tutor were getting married?"
Chang Ping said angrily: "The grand master originally asked his son to propose to Yu'er, and the queen was still behind it. If Yu'er hadn't refused to die, his father might have agreed. Seeing that it was hopeless, the grand master turned around and made peace with him.
The Taifu asked for marriage, but Ling Shutong had no backbone at all, so he immediately agreed. Yiyi is Yu'er's good friend, so she came to me and cried to me, "What kind of character is this Yu Xiuxuan? No one in the royal city knows, huh."
After speaking, he glanced at Li Luo.
Li Luo smiled, thinking that Yu Xiuxuan's reputation might be a little bit better than his own, and then advised: "Lianyu, you don't have to be angry. If Ling Shutong has already agreed, there is no point in being angry. I just hope that Yu will do it in the future."
Xiuxuan can treat Ling Yiyi well for the sake of his father-in-law."
"That's fine, Yu'er won't be that angry. It's just that the way the Yu family looks at people, they really have no shame at all, and it's really disgusting."
Li Luo sighed secretly and advised: "Yu Xiuxuan is a bit greedy and lustful, but this is also human nature." Suddenly Li Luo saw Chang Ping gnashing his teeth, and his heart tightened, and he asked: "Is it more than just that?
Xiu Xuan? There are others? "
Chang Ping's eyes turned red and he said, "I really don't know why my father tolerates that thief."
Li Luo was stunned, and didn't know what to say for a moment. Chang Ping looked up and saw Li Luo's stunned expression, and couldn't bear it, and said: "Brother Jiu, it's okay, Yu'er will find a way. It's getting late, Yu'er
Let’s go back. Brother Ninth, please rest early.” After saying that, he stood up and left.
Just as he was about to go out, he heard Li Luo say behind him: "Yu'er, don't worry, there will be a solution. I will go and persuade the emperor."
Chang Ping turned his head and saw Li Luo standing up and looking at him, as if he saw the figure standing in front of him six years ago again. He smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Ninth." After a pause, he continued, "If so.
If it goes well, Ninth Brother should come to the palace to study with me more often." After saying this, his face turned red and he hurriedly left the Longevity Palace.
When Su Xue came in, the candles were already half-burned, and Li Luo sat motionless at the table. Su Xue made a cup of tea and asked, "Little prince, why aren't you sleeping yet?"
"Xue Xu."
"Um?"
"You don't need to call me young prince from now on, just call me young master. That's what Luo'er called me before. You don't need to call yourself slave anymore."
"ah?"
"Get a good rest, we will leave the palace tomorrow."
"Tomorrow? Don't you have to stay a few more days?"
"No, I'll go back tomorrow. The wind has picked up."
Su Xue turned back and looked at the yard. A gust of wind blew by, the leaves rustled, and the moon was covered by clouds. It suddenly became dark. When he looked up again, it was gone.