The palace at night always gives people a very mysterious feeling, shrouded in darkness and brightly lit.
People outside don't know what people inside are doing, but people inside never know what people outside are thinking.
The world separated by towering palace walls is so desirable and lamentable.
In the Crown Princess's Hall in the East Palace, Lu Jinshuang was kneeling in front of Concubine Lu. She was so nervous that she didn't dare to take a breath.
"Why haven't you done what I asked you to do yet?" Concubine Lu asked with anger in her eyes.
Lu Jinshuang lowered her head and said: "Back to the palace master, I have invited the prince several times during this period, but he has turned a blind eye..."
"If he comes over, won't you think of a way?" Concubine Lu shouted, "Do you know that the Emperor of Daxia's health is getting worse day by day now. Once he dies and the prince succeeds to the throne, by that time, do you think we still have a chance?
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Concubine Lu took a deep breath and continued: "Before the prince ascends the throne, if you can give him a child, that child will most likely become the next successor in the future, and the blood feud between our people will also...
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At this point, she softened her tone and said, "I'll give you another three months. If you are still not pregnant with the prince's child by then, you don't have to be the prince's concubine."
"As ordered." Lu Jinshuang gritted her teeth and said.
"I heard that boy Li Qi has returned to Beijing?" Concubine Lu asked.
"Well, I came back half a month ago."
"Find a way to ask him clearly about the sacred objects. If he wants money, just give it to him."
It was said that Concubine Lu handed Lu Jinshuang a token: "Take this token to Baitong Cabinet, and someone will naturally give you the money."
"yes."
"Okay, the third prince will be back in a while. It's better for us to meet less." Concubine Lu said.
Lu Jinshuang nodded.
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Jiang Qian originally wanted to take Li Qi to see his father, but because his father was ill, the matter could only be postponed.
He thought that since he couldn't bring Li Qi to see his father, he had to make it up to him.
So he held a banquet in the East Palace and prepared to entertain Li Qi well.
When Li Qi came to the East Palace, he saw many eunuchs and maids busy.
Zhao Fu saw Li Qi coming in and immediately greeted him: "Master Li, are you here? Your Highness has been waiting for a long time."
Li Qi smiled, took out some money and handed it over: "Eunuch Zhao, I'm not here during this period. You have worked hard to serve His Highness."
"Master Li, what are you talking about?" Zhao Fu took the money and said with a smile, "Serving His Highness is what I should do."
After exchanging a few words, Li Qi met Jiang Qian.
A banquet table was filled with all kinds of exquisite ingredients, and Jiang Qian even poured wine for Li Qi himself.
"Your Highness, this is impossible." Li Qi stepped forward to take the wine bottle and said.
Jiang Qian said: "What's the big deal? It's just the two of us tonight, no need to be restrained. I treat you as one of my own, so those clichéd rules are waived."
When Li Qi heard this, he thought to himself: You can waive the rules if you say so. If I really mess with you, I'm afraid you will have to use those rules to deal with me again.
Smiling, Li Qi sat down.
He is considered the first person in Great Xia to be able to sit and have dinner with the prince.
After a few glasses of wine, Jiang Qian talked about his visit to the emperor.
"I have already told my father that this time you have worked hard and suffered a lot for the Tianji Association. My father said that he is going to make you a third-grade official." Jiang Qian grinned and said, "You are so
In less than two years after entering the capital, he has become a third-rank official. Looking at the whole of Daxia, there are only a handful of them."
"That's because His Highness is taking care of me. Otherwise, let alone a fifth-rank official, I wouldn't be able to get in even through the gate of the imperial city." Li Qi raised his wine glass and said.
Jiang Qian smiled, drank a glass of wine and said, "Li Shidu, you are kind-hearted and very intelligent. To be honest, if it weren't for the fact that I am the prince, I would really like to become brothers with different surnames."
"Prince, don't say that. It's my blessing to be able to serve you." Li Qi said.
Grandma, will you marry me?
Why does everyone want to marry me?
If you become sworn sworn friends with me, wouldn't you have to call me brother?
When the time comes to say the oath, we will share the blessings. Then can you share half of your future throne with me?
Thinking about it, Li Qi felt that being an emperor was quite boring, spending all day in this deep palace.
"I'm just talking." Jiang Qian smiled and said, "Come and have a drink."
After eating a few sips of food, he already drank several glasses of wine. Due to drinking every day during this period, Li Qi's alcohol capacity has obviously increased a lot.
Jiang Qian doesn't drink much on weekdays, and his face turns slightly red after a few drinks.
"My imperial brother will be back in a while..." Jiang Qian said with a depressed expression.
Li Qi understood that he was talking about the third prince.
"My imperial brother has been very fond of martial arts since he was a child. I was also influenced by him and fell in love with hunting..." Jiang Qian said as if he recalled something, "It's a pity that now that our identities are different, we can't go back."
I thought we would go out to hunt together as before."
It seems that the third prince and the prince had a very good relationship in the past.
"Li Shidu, come and have a drink." Jiang Qian raised his glass and said.
Li Qi naturally couldn't resist, so he clinked glasses with him and drank the whole drink.
Gradually, Jiang Qian didn't know if he really drank too much, and he began to speak a little unscrupulously.
"Sometimes, I really don't want to be this prince." Jiang Qian said, "It's too boring...Li Shidu, do you know that I envy you very much."
"Your Highness envies me?" Li Qi smiled bitterly.
"No, you can go wherever you want, and no one cares about what you want to do, but I am different. I have to pay attention to everything I say and do. Even when I find a wife, I have to listen to others..." Jiang
Qian said with a depressed look.
"Prince, after all, you will be the emperor of Daxia in the future and the person responsible for the people of Daxia..." Li Qi said.
"Ha..." Jiang Qian sneered, "I am responsible for Daxia? Then who will be responsible for me?"
As he said that, he stood up, stumbled over and took down the sword hanging on the wall, and actually started practicing Drunken Sword.
Seeing him staggering around, Li Qina became very worried, fearing that if he accidentally stabbed him with the sword, his life would be put in danger.
"Everyone says that anyone in the world can be free, but I have no chance to be in the world..."
Jiang Qian muttered something, raised his sword and stabbed hard. As a result, his center of gravity was unstable and he fell down.
Li Qi hurried over and helped him up. Jiang Qian pulled Li Qi and looked at him and said, "Take off your clothes!"
"Huh?" Li Qi was a little confused.
I saw Jiang Qian repeating it again: "I want you to take off your clothes!"
Grandma, what's going on? You ask me to take off my clothes at the slightest disagreement?
This young master does not sell his body but his art!