In the early morning of the next day, Li Luo got up early. Su Xue was helping Li Luo comb his bun when he suddenly exclaimed... w?w?w?．
?b?i?q?u?g e?．
?c n? Li Luo was stunned and asked: "What's wrong?"
Su Xue opened her mouth and was speechless. Li Luo saw this and smiled and said, "What's all the fuss about? Is it because I have lice on my head?" After saying that, he got up and put on his clothes, and said to Su Xue who was still in a daze.
: "I'm going to pay my respects to my mother. I won't be back at noon. I'm going out for a while."
Su Xue still stood blankly, Li Luo smiled slightly and said, "Why don't you ask me where I'm going?"
"Ah?" Su Xue didn't react for a moment. When he turned around again, Li Luo had already left the house. Su Xue rushed out and shouted: "Young master, you."
Li Luo's voice came from far away: "At noon, I will go see a friend off."
Su Xue looked at Li Luo who was gradually walking away, his back becoming increasingly blurry, and finally a tear slowly dripped down his fair face.
Passing by Changchun Courtyard, Li Luo walked in and stood blankly in the path. Luo'er's smiling face appeared in front of him again. Li Luo murmured: "Luo'er, you're okay. It's been five years."
Yes, I have been hiding for five years, but I still haven't escaped. Luo'er, I promised to go to the south of the country, but I didn't do it. Will you blame me?"
Just when Li Luo was secretly feeling sad, a voice suddenly sounded from behind: "Who are you? How did you break into the inner palace without permission?"
When Li Luo heard it, it was Concubine Lan's voice. He was slightly surprised. He quickly calmed down, turned around and said with a smile, "Aunt Lan, why don't you remember Lou'er after not seeing each other for a few days?"
When Concubine Lan saw Li Luo turning around, she covered her mouth and exclaimed, "Lou'er, what are you doing?"
Li Luo looked around and saw that it was Concubine Lan, Concubine Xuan and Li Binyu who seldom talked to Li Luo. Li Luo bowed and said, "Hello, three concubines."
The three of them looked at Li Luo with surprised expressions. Li Luo asked curiously: "Auntie, is there anything wrong with Lou'er?"
Concubine Xuan was surprised and said: "Lou'er, don't you know? Your head."
"Head?" Li Luo Ru fell into the clouds, and suddenly remembered that Xu Xue had also exclaimed in exclamation in the morning. When he walked to the water and looked, Li Luo was stunned. The reflection in the stream showed that the head on one side was actually whiter and darker.
, Li Luo reached out and grabbed a few strands and brought them to his eyes. They were all white silk.
The three of them looked at each other, not knowing what to say. Li Luo was stunned for a moment, turned around and said with a smile: "Haha, I don't want to have so many gray hairs, no wonder Aunt Lan can't recognize her."
Concubine Lan frowned and said, "Lou'er, how could this happen?"
"It's okay. I think I have been too tired these past few days. I will feel better after a few days of rest. The three aunts came to Changchun Court so early, but do they want to enjoy the flowers?"
Concubine Lan still looked distressed, Concubine Xuan turned to smile and said: "Yes, let's take a look at these newly blooming flowers and trees."
"My aunt is elegant, Lou'er has never had time to look at the beautiful scenery in the garden."
Concubine Xuan turned her eyes and asked, "I heard that Lou'er got a seven-sauvignon yesterday. Can I show it to my aunt?"
Concubine Lan complained and said: "Sister Xuan." Concubine Xuan bowed her hands and stopped Concubine Lan from talking.
Li Luo smiled when he saw this and said: "What a coincidence, Lou'er of Qixi Zhuzhu has already been given away. If there is a chance in the future, Lou'er will help Aunt Xuan find another one."
Concubine Xuan pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Really? Lou'er hasn't given the rouge and gouache last time to my aunt, right?"
Li Luo smiled awkwardly and said, "It's Lou'er's fault. I forgot."
Concubine Xuan giggled and said: "Rouge gouache, Lou'er can buy it for his sweetheart in the future, but I have to give it to my aunt. Isn't it going to be given to the girl from the Ling family this time? It's spread all over the city now.
Well, Lou'er would not hesitate to kill the Yu clan for the sake of the Ling family girl."
Concubine Lan was slightly angry and said: "Concubine Xuan, why are you talking like this?"
Li Luo laughed loudly and didn't take it seriously, saying: "It's nothing, it just happened to happen that day. If Lou'er gets the Seven Sauvignon next time, I will definitely give it to my aunt." After saying that, he bowed to the three of them and said:
"I won't disturb my aunt's pleasure. I have to go and pay my respects to my mother."
Concubine Xuan nodded and replied, "Go ahead."
When Li Luo left, he bowed to Concubine Lan and left the Changchun Courtyard.
Seeing that Concubine Lan was angry and silent, Concubine Xuan stepped forward and chuckled a few times, then said with a smile: "What, are you feeling distressed?"
Lan Fei's face turned slightly red and she said, "It's not my turn to feel distressed. It's just that Sister Xuan, you are an elder. How can you care about Lou'er asking for things and say such excessive things?"
Concubine Xuan's eyes flashed: "Don't we, the Lin family, have these things?"
Lan Fei asked curiously: "What about you?"
Concubine Xuan shook her head and asked: "Lu Wei, Xiao Li, what do you think of Li Luo now?"
Concubine Lan didn't know what Concubine Xuan meant, so she didn't answer. Then she heard Li Binyu say: "It's not bad. He is much more serious now than before, and he is more cheerful. He looks more like the little prince before." Concubine Lan heard this.
He nodded.
Concubine Xuan raised her forehead and sighed: "Lu Wei, what do you say about you? You are smart when it comes to things. Why are you so confused when meeting people?"
Concubine Lan hurriedly asked: "Sister Xuan doesn't think so?"
"Hey, don't call me Concubine Xuan anymore?"
Concubine Lan pretended to be angry and turned around to ignore Concubine Xuan. Concubine Xuan turned over Concubine Lan and said, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore." After saying that, she sighed longly and said, "I've been watching Lou'er's thoughts since five years ago.
It's impenetrable. Now no one in the palace can see what this young prince is thinking. He is so thoughtful and ruthless in his decision-making. Who would have thought that Lou'er has such amazing martial arts skills, and in just a few days, the powerful Mrs. Yu can do it?
The master’s family was destroyed?”
"That floor now?"
Concubine Xuan smiled bitterly and said, "It's even more difficult to see through, it's just..."
"Just what?" Lan Fei asked.
"Lou'er now has a sadness deep in his bones."
"Ah!?" Concubine Lan and Xiao Li looked at each other.
Concubine Lan said: "Why don't you enlighten me, Prince?"
"Enlighten me?" Concubine Xuan sneered, "Do you still think Lou'er is the same Lou'er as before? The prince was afraid of the battle to quell the chaos."
"Afraid?" Concubine Lan was startled, looked in the direction of Juyong Pavilion, and said nothing for a long time.
But when Li Luo came to Juyong Pavilion, Luo Shi saw Li Luo's hair was white and couldn't help crying. Li Luo persuaded Luo Shi to stop crying and talked with Luo Shi for a while.
Luo actually mentioned the matter of a girl from the Ling family and wanted to propose marriage to the Ling family. Li Luo was dumbfounded and hurriedly stopped Luo.
After listening to Luo Shi talking for a long time, he wanted to keep Li Luo to have dinner with him. Li Luo quickly said that he still had things to do and promised to come back for dinner before Luo Shi let Li Luo go.
Shenshi, by the Suoshui River.
Li Luo leaned under a willow tree and looked at the sailing boat in the distance. After a while, Zhang Zeliu and Di Chengning rushed over. When Li Luo saw the two walking in, he straightened up and asked: "
gone?"
"Let's go." Zhang Zeliu responded.
"It's good to go." Li Luo replied calmly, "There is nothing to miss in Zhuocheng."
"Li Luo." Di Chengning couldn't help but say.
"Um?"
"Why don't you send Yu Ying off?"
"I," Li Luo lowered his head and said, "I don't dare to see him."
Zhang Zeliu stepped forward and patted Li Luo on the shoulder, sighing: "Don't think so, Yu Ying said, he doesn't blame you, he still treats you as his fourth brother, as long as you still recognize him as your second brother."
Li Luo raised his head, looked at the blurry boat in the distance, and asked, "Has everything been arranged for his family?"
"It has been arranged. When Yu Ying and his mother arrive in their hometown of Quzhou, I have sent a letter to Zhizhou to pick them up in person and send them back to his uncle's house. Zhizhou was promoted by my father, so this matter will definitely be taken care of. Don't worry,
From now on, Yu Ying will be able to get everything he wants in Quzhou."
"Well, that's good. You don't have to go to the north to be displaced with the rest of the Yu family. I don't care about how you live, as long as you are safe."
After speaking, everyone fell silent. After a long time, Di Chengning asked softly: "Li Luo, was it really you who planned the sudden change in the palace?"
"It's just the right time." Li Luo took a long breath and said.
"Those Imperial Guards and Imperial Guards are all you." Before Di Chengning could finish speaking, he was kicked hard by Zhang Zeliu.
Li Luo smiled and said, "Chengning, if it's true, are you scared?"
"Afraid?" Di Chengning blushed and said, "Others are afraid of you, Li Luo, but I, Di Chengning, will be afraid of you? If you meet me, huh, I'll beat you all over the floor."
"It's just you, save it, you can't even write a poem well." Zhang Zeliu glanced sideways.
"You." Di Chengning said angrily.
Li Luo laughed and said, "I said it's true, do you believe it?"
Zhang Zeliu and Di Chengning looked at each other, thought about it, and shook their heads.
Li Luo nodded and said, "Then what's the relationship between truth and falsehood?"
The three of them all laughed and didn't stop for a long time. In the end, they all sat down holding their stomachs, but they didn't know if they thought of Yu Ying who had left Zhuocheng.
Stopping his laughter, Zhang Zeliu rolled his eyes and said, "If we don't talk about this anymore, where are we going to have some fun? We are so close, how about..." After saying this, he had a bad smile on his face.
Li Luo said: "I'm not going today. I'm a little tired. Besides, I promised my mother that I would go home for dinner."
Zhang Zeliu sighed with a rare sigh: "Yes, one person is missing, so it's not the same as before."
A few people walked towards the city nonchalantly. Li Luo looked back several times. The shadow of the sail in the distance gradually faded away, getting further and further away, and finally disappeared.
Caiyaxuan.
This was the first time Li Luo had dinner with his family after the mutiny in the palace. Prince Chun's face was dull, showing no emotion or anger. Everyone gathered around the table, no one said a word, and the atmosphere was depressing.
After eating, Li Luo sat on the chair and looked at Li Chengye quietly.
Li Chengye's eyes flickered a few times, he avoided Li Luo, lowered his eyes and said, "Lou'er, today the emperor summoned my father to the palace and asked about what happened after you lost the crown."
"Yes." Li Luo replied respectfully.
Li Chengye's eyes moved, he took a breath, and said in a rather strange tone: "The Emperor wants you to be appointed as Counselor to the Privy Council."
"What!?" Everyone in the audience exclaimed. The Counselor of the Privy Council has always been held by one of the nine ministers. He is already very important in the court. He is the emperor's eyes and ears, monitoring the ministers and the situation in all directions. Unexpectedly, Emperor Wanlong
He actually gave Li Luo the position of counselor.
Mr. Luo was overjoyed, while Concubine Lan and Concubine Xuan frowned secretly, looked at Li Luo, and said nothing.
Prince Chun looked at Li Luo and suddenly felt that the white hair on Li Luo's temples was particularly dazzling. He narrowed his eyes and asked, "Lou'er, what do you think?"
"It's not what Lou'er thought." Li Luo was stunned for a moment and shook his head.
"Haha, okay, I'm ambitious. My father doesn't like the Yamen hiding in the dark. Lou'er doesn't want to be the best, so as not to be gossiped about." Prince Chun seemed to let out a slight breath and said.
"Your Majesty, why don't you let Lou'er go for such a good thing?" Luo Shi said anxiously.
Prince Chun glanced at Luo and said: "The Privy Council Counselor has a high and powerful position, and there are so many people watching from behind, so why push Lou'er to the forefront of such a storm.
Besides, Lou'er is still young, how can he be able to fulfill the position of counselor? The emperor's brother really went too far this time. I, Da Gan, have never been able to take the position of Jiuqing at a young age. I have shown my talent early on.
It’s not a good thing either.”
"But..." Luo Shi continued to say.
Li Luo saw Prince Chun's gloomy expression and immediately said: "Mother, there are wealthy and noble families in Zhuocheng and the world is complex. It is not Lou'er's specialty to deal with it. Moreover, Lou'er's temperament is not compatible with him. After losing the title, Lou'er will commit suicide.
I have a plan, mother, don’t worry."
When Luo Shi saw that Li Luo was unwilling, he didn't force it and said, "That's fine. I won't be too busy to go home then. Anyway, as long as I'm in Zhuocheng."
Li Luochui replied: "Mother, don't worry, Lou'er will definitely protect Da Gan and my Prince Chun's Mansion."
"Haha, okay, Lou'er just thinks so." Luo Shi said with a happy smile.
After dinner, Prince Chun seemed unwilling to stay for a long time. After saying a few words, he left. Everyone was left chatting together. Surprisingly, Li Luo was not impatient. He listened quietly to whoever was talking and talked from time to time.
In one or two sentences, he seemed to be the well-behaved and sensible young prince again five years ago.
It's night, Changming Palace.
"Uncle, I wonder what's going on with Zhaoxuanlou entering the palace so late?"
"Lou'er, come here quickly." Emperor Wanlong said loudly. He looked at Li Luo who was walking up to him. He was about to speak when he suddenly saw the white hair on Li Luo's temples. He was startled and said, "Lou'er, why is your head white?"
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"It doesn't matter, just adjust your breath for a while and you'll be fine." Li Luo responded with a smile.
"That's good, you sit down." Emperor Wanlong nodded repeatedly, "Lou'er, has your father told you what will happen after you lose the crown?"
Li Luo bowed and sat down, lowered his eyes and replied, "I've talked about it."
"What do you think of Lou'er? I will give you the position of Counselor of the Privy Council. Haha, I promote the talents of Da Gan in such an eclectic way, which will definitely leave a good story for future generations." After saying this, Emperor Wanlong laughed.
stand up.
Li Luo raised his head and glanced at Emperor Wanlong, like a child, longing for eternal fame, not caring about Li Luo, let alone the court of Dagan, laughing loudly just for this moment.
The uncle must have been burdened with a lot in these years. More and more people have lost the respect they used to have. Even his father spoke with the slightest contempt when talking about the emperor. But when the imperial edict was drafted that day, Bandung
The emperor said without hesitation that if something unexpected happened, Prince Chun would ascend the throne as the emperor and become the fourteenth emperor of Da Gan. There would never be any estrangement.
Li Luo looked at Emperor Wanlong who was still smiling in front of him, and suddenly felt heartache, as if he was just like the man who stood in front of Yu Chengyun and begged to let go of his beloved concubine. It was not a great blessing for the country, but it was not a great blessing for the family.
, I have experienced it but slowly forgotten it, I can’t remember the time, the wind and rain of that year.
Emperor Wanlong stopped laughing and turned around to ask Li Luo, but saw Li Luo lost in thought under the lamp, his slightly childish face suddenly covered with a few wisps of white, so thin.
Emperor Wanlong said quite awkwardly: "Haha, look, uncle, I'm telling you such a serious matter. Don't take it to heart, Lou'er. I'm just casually talking about it. I'll wait for you to talk about it in a few years. In these years, Lou
You can do whatever you want, and don't be afraid if you get into trouble, I will be there for everything." After saying this, Emperor Wanlong patted his chest and said.
Li Luo suddenly woke up, smiled slightly and said: "No, it's just such a high official position. How can the uncle trust Lou'er to hand over a young man who has lost his crown? If Lou'er causes a huge mess, it will be difficult to clean up."
Emperor Wanlong said in embarrassment: "Ha, I have given some thought to this, but with Lou'er's talent and learning, becoming a Privy Council Counselor is not an easy task."
Li Luo shook his head and smiled and said: "Uncle, what happened last time was just a matter of calculation without intention. It does not mean how much real talent Lou'er has. If Lou'er is no longer in Zhuocheng in the future, uncle, Lou'er will be bold to say something bluntly."
Emperor Wanlong was stunned and said: "Say it, Lou'er."
"When it comes to employing people, today's officialdom is turbid. Don't talk about integrity, but you must appoint officials according to their talents. As long as the uncle can do it, Da Gan can be passed down to the 14th and 15th generations of emperors."
Emperor Wanlong was stunned and said slowly: "Lou'er, are you leaving Zhuocheng?"
Li Luozhan said: "Uncle, don't worry, Lou'er will not forget the promise he made that day."
"Yeah." Emperor Wanlong said softly, took a few steps closer, sat next to Li Luo, looked at Li Luo and laughed at himself: "Lou'er, don't think about those things. If you want to go out for a walk, just go.
Ha, the majestic king of a country is forcing you to be a young man who has lost his crown. You are really not making progress. Anyway, I am not in a hurry. When you come back, I will promise you a high official position and a generous salary."
Li Luo looked up at Emperor Wanlong and said, "Uncle, will you forget Lou'er's promise that day?"
Emperor Wanlong was stunned, patted Li Luo's shoulder vigorously, and laughed loudly: "If you want uncle to forget, uncle will no longer remember it from tomorrow on."
Li Luo smiled slightly, knelt down and said in a low voice: "Uncle, my nephew has left the palace first, and there is still some time before Lou'er will be crowned. Thanks to the emperor for trusting Xuanlou, Xuanlou should be spared."
Emperor Wanlong hurriedly helped Li Luo up and said: "Lou'er, why are you so polite? If the Queen Mother sees you, you will have to give a lecture."
"Your Majesty, Xuan Lou should perform this ceremony."
"Well, it's getting late. Let's go get some rest early."
Li Luo bowed again and turned around to leave the Changming Palace. Emperor Wanlong watched Li Luo walk out of the side hall. Under the candlelight, Li Luo's shadow grew bigger and bigger, encompassing half of the side hall.