Imagine Meng Yue imitating her little brother in wearing beautiful clothes and makeup, while he rolls on the kang with laughter.
Tao Zhuchu didn't understand what he was laughing at at first, but he soon came to his senses and imagined Meng Yue applying makeup on her eyebrows, and couldn't help but laugh too.
But seeing Li Qiao couldn't stop laughing, he pushed Li Qiao and explained: "What I mean is, even if the seventh prince becomes the emperor, then he must hide his true gender, right? If he hides it, What about Meng Yue? Besides, can he still have children? He has to go to court to handle government affairs. "
After Li Qiao heard this, his laughter finally stopped. He wiped the tears from his eyes and turned over, facing Tao Zhu.
He raised his hand and pinched Tao Zhu's cheek, and then said: "You must keep it a secret in the early stage. Once Dasheng is completely in your hands, you can make it public."
"When Xu Ying, Meng Yue, Brother Wen, and I all hold great power, plus the power of the Seventh Prince, then who can say anything? Who dares to say anything?"
Hearing this, Tao Zhu blinked his eyes and said, "That's right. As long as the opposing courtiers can be suppressed, then it can be made public."
Imagine the day when the seventh prince became emperor, and Li Qiao, Xu Ying, Meng Yue and Zhuang Wendu became important ministers of the court, his eyes became brighter and brighter.
"By then, no one will dare to frame us."
"Yes, so I am seriously considering the possibility of the seventh prince becoming emperor. I just don't know if the seventh prince has this intention. If he doesn't, then everything we say is in vain."
The most important thing is the seventh prince's attitude.
The fight for the throne is not just a game, it is a real battle involving blood and even life.
Once you decide to fight, you can only succeed, not fail.
Is the seventh prince willing to get involved in such a dangerous thing?
But if the seventh prince is unwilling to get involved, then what happened the last time the seventh prince was injured?
Who injured the seventh prince?
The Seventh Prince had fifty personal guards, but last time he was seriously injured and fell in the snow. What happened then?
Moreover, when the seventh prince clashed with the fifth prince, he would not give the fifth prince any face or leave any room.
Does the attitude of the seventh prince mean that the fifth prince cannot become the next emperor of Dasheng?
"...You must have this intention. The Seventh Prince is so similar to the Holy One, and he certainly cannot tolerate someone like the Fifth Prince being the emperor."
"Furthermore, I see that the Seventh Prince behaves, talks, walks, etc., all like a man, which shows that he regards himself as a man."
Tao Zhu said.
"But didn't you tell me that you stood by when he was unconscious that day? He was relieved after he confirmed your identity."
"This shows that deep down, he still regards himself as his little brother."
Li Qiao saw that Tao Zhu was concerned about the gender of the seventh prince, so he followed his words and mentioned this detail.
In fact, what Tao Zhu said is right. In this time and space, the position of a young man is the same as that of a woman, focusing on the inside and not on the outside.
Everything outside is done by men.
Does the Seventh Prince, a little brother, have the heart to break through the limitations of the world?
"Well... how about you test him? He doesn't know that we already know his true gender. It's normal for you to want to know his attitude towards the throne after going through this."
"Okay, I'll take a look at the opportunity and make inquiries."
That's all.
Li Qiao turned over as he spoke, stretched out his arms and legs, and suddenly held Tao Zhu in his arms.
He hugged Tao Zhu and rubbed it for a few times, then kissed Tao Zhu's lips and said, "Today's good mood is from Brother Zhu. Meng Yuenan pretended to be a brother. These words made me laugh for days. ”
Tao Zhu: "..."
He burst into laughter.
Stretching out his hand to hold Li Qiao's cheek, he also kissed Li Qiao hard several times: "Meng Yue has been accompanying Xu Ying these days, we have to thank him properly."
Meng Yue was afraid that the fifth prince would bribe people from the Ministry of Punishment to trip up Xu Ying, so she guarded Xu Ying almost every step of the way.
If it hadn't been for Meng Yue's presence, he and Li Qiao would have been even more unable to eat or sleep in the past few days.
"That's natural. Let's make some delicious food and send it over."
Li Qiao nodded with a smile.
Meng Yue would definitely not want to give it away.
It is the most practical way to deliver food. Not only Meng Yue likes it, but also the eldest brother and sister-in-law of the Meng family.
After the husband and wife got up, they first had breakfast and played with the two cubs for a while. Then they went into the kitchen and prepared to make cakes and grilled sausages.
The days are short in winter, and by the time I finish doing this, it will already be evening.
They also took some bacon, sausage, vermicelli, ham, mushrooms and other dry goods that were easy to store, and then the two of them drove an ox cart to deliver them to the Meng family.
The Meng family still lives in a small rented courtyard. As soon as they enter, the courtyard is small but not messy. Everything is neatly packed away, clean and tidy.
The Meng family was having dinner, a stew of vegetables, fried pork with garlic sprouts, white flour steamed buns, and pimple noodle soup.
Although the food is simple, the food eaten by the Meng family is extremely delicious.
Meng Yue was not surprised by the arrival of Li Qiao and Tao Zhu, but she was helpless when she saw these two people carrying a cart full of things.
"I have a small family, how long do I have to eat this? Why did I get the vermicelli mushrooms? I haven't finished the ones that were delivered during the winter solstice."
"Anyway, if it doesn't go bad, just eat it slowly. As for the things that are easy to go bad, eat it as soon as possible. There aren't many."
Li Qiao directed Li Dao and others to move the things on the oxcart to the Meng family's warehouse.
"Okay, come on, then, you husband and wife will stay and have dinner before leaving." Meng Yue greeted.
"Let's wait until tomorrow. Let's have hot pot. I have something to tell you." Li Qiao shook his head.
"What's the matter? Is it about Brother Xu? Brother Xu has said it several times, and he doesn't blame you."
"That's not the case. You will know tomorrow. Should you eat hot pot at my house or in a shop?"
Li Qiao asked.
"Well... let's go to your house."
As for the shop, he and the Seventh Prince would eat alone.
The fifth prince's frame-up disrupted his original plan, but fortunately there were still more than ten days before the holiday ended, and he would continue to ask the seventh prince out.
So, at noon the next day, the Meng family came to Li's house to eat hot pot.
This hot pot meal was quite lively. Li Qiao specially planted some vegetables when planting strawberries. With the garnish of these vegetables, this hot pot meal was not greasy at all.
After the meal, Li Qiao asked someone to bring strawberries.
The people in the courtyard were full of food and drink, and everyone was doing their own things. However, the two little boys and Li Xiaorui were obviously the focus, and most of the people were surrounding them.
The children of the eldest brother and sister-in-law of the Meng family are all in Pingcheng and have not come to the capital, so every time they come here they can only hold Li Xiaorui and the two cubs to relieve the missing of their children.
Li Qiao and Meng Yue sat on the porch to bask in the sun. The sun was not bad today.
Meng Yue was full of praise for strawberries. Although they were not as good as spring and summer strawberries, they could be eaten in winter, so there was no need to ask for so much.
He pinched a strawberry and chewed it slowly, and said to Li Qiao: "He liked the strawberry cake you gave to the seventh prince many years ago. He said that it is rare to eat strawberries in winter."
As soon as these words came out, Li Qiao immediately raised his eyebrows. Before he could change the subject to the Seventh Prince, Meng Yue took the initiative to bring it up.
And judging from this tone, he is already very familiar with the Seventh Prince.
He smiled and said: "I happen to have some left at home. I will send them to the Seventh Prince tomorrow."
"He can't eat much. His stomach is not good. He can't eat cold food in winter." Meng Yue said again.
"Having a bad stomach? Then you need to take good care of it. Can you let the imperial doctor take a look?" Li Qiao was very concerned.
"Look, he was prescribed medicine, but he was too busy not to mention eating, and he didn't even have enough time to sleep, so he drank the medicine intermittently. If he stopped, the effect would naturally be greatly reduced."
Meng Yue couldn't help but sigh when she mentioned this matter.
I really don’t know how a little brother of the Seventh Prince can have such a strong sense of responsibility. When he is trying cases on weekdays, he wishes he could get the results in one day, punish those who deserve punishment, and acquit those who deserve acquittal.
Let's go south to provide disaster relief. How could he possibly take care of such a huge flood and so many victims? He could just ask his men to conduct on-the-spot investigations.
But he didn't. He had to go to the disaster area in person. He wanted to see with his own eyes the families who had been severely affected.
After confirming that there was no fraud, money was distributed to the victims.
How can a little guy have such a heavy sense of responsibility?
It was so heavy that he couldn't even take care of himself.
On my trip south, I actually lost ten pounds. I didn't have much fat on my body, and it hurt my hands when I held it. I have only managed to regain this weight now.
well.
Worrying people.
Li Qiao carefully observed Meng Yue's expression and saw that his face was full of concern and worry, so he said, "Brother Meng, your relationship with the Seventh Prince has improved by leaps and bounds."
Hearing this, Meng Yue cleared her throat and gave the reason she had prepared a long time ago: "I did have a small misunderstanding with the Seventh Prince before, but later I was moved by the Seventh Prince's benevolence for the country and the people. With admiration, I decided to Take the initiative to find the Seventh Prince to resolve the misunderstanding."
He dared to go to Li's Duck Shop to eat hot pot with the Seventh Prince, so he wasn't afraid of Li Qiao's questioning.
If he wanted to pursue the Seventh Prince, he would certainly not be able to do so quietly without telling everyone. In that case, he might as well find an upright reason so that he could clear the way in front of his relatives and friends.
"That's it." Li Qiao looked stunned and nodded immediately: "You are right. I also admire the seventh prince very much. Although he has a noble status, he is not superior. He always looks at the ordinary people and can worry about what the people want. Be anxious and think about what the people think."
"With his status, he is really precious."
"No!"
When Meng Yue heard this, she couldn't help but slap her thigh. It was because of this that he seriously considered his relationship with the Seventh Prince.
He admitted that he was concerned and worried about the Seventh Prince at first because it was his first time, and it was a very pleasant first time.
But he is not an animal who thinks with his lower body. He really started to think about his relationship with the seventh prince because the seventh prince is a good person.
It would be nice to be such an excellent person as a friend.
Why is the seventh prince treating him so coldly?
His status is very low and his family background is not that good, but he is also a good person.
well.
Hearing from Brother Li about the Seventh Prince's attitude towards him, he was really heartbroken for several days. However, when he was on duty once, he overheard several of his jailers chatting in pornographic terms about their respective affairs. Mother-in-law, husband.
