When Emperor Wu heard that Li mentioned the Hongfu Temple in Dingzhou City, he couldn't help but be furious.
He slapped the table and roared: "It's not just Hongfu Temple. Which temple in the country is not like this? If not, why would it be so difficult for us to collect food and grass?"
Li sighed softly and said, "Then the trouble in Dingzhou City must be solved first."
Emperor Wu thought for a long time, and finally said coldly: "Let General Yu Wenxian take reinforcements and food to Dingzhou City in exchange for sapphire..."
Mrs. Li nodded and replied: "Just do as your Majesty wishes."
Emperor Wu followed up and said: "Counting the days, it's time for the prime minister to return to the court. Since the world is about to be in chaos, we must take care of our own family affairs first."
Li was shocked when she heard this, but did not say anything immediately.
Instead, he glanced at the maids around him and sighed when he saw that there were no expressions on their faces.
He replied quietly: "That's right. Xiao Hei probably won't dare to come see me when he comes back alone. It's just a good idea to wait for Qing Yu to come back and take that guy to the palace to play."
Both of them understood that if they wanted to solve the major issues in the palace, how could Qingyu be missing?
And the only person in the world who can help Qingyu is probably Xiao Hei. Even Qingyu's master, the old Taoist priest, probably won't interfere in the affairs of the dynasty.
Finally, a decision was reached, and both Li and Emperor Wu breathed a sigh of relief.
Picking up the tea cup in front of him, Emperor Wu said quietly: "As for the Hongfu Temple in Dingzhou City and the five thousand monks and soldiers, let them live a happier life for the time being."
Hearing this, Mrs. Li looked at Emperor Wu and said softly: "Counting the days, Yang Jian, who is on an envoy to the Turks, has almost returned. If the marriage is successful, the position of queen will be given to that sister."
Emperor Wu did not expect that Li would mention the marriage with the Turks at this time. He was stunned for a long time before shaking his head.
He smiled bitterly and said, "Sister, you are my queen."
Li's heart softened, and she looked at him and persuaded him: "You have been begging the Turks for eight years, and you finally have hope, but you can't give up because of these small things."
"I am only the de facto empress, but I have never been canonized. As long as I can solve the hidden dangers of Northern Qi, what does it matter even if it is a title? Your Majesty must not lose the big because of the small..."
The two whispered for a long time, and Emperor Wu finally stopped insisting.
Mrs. Li then breathed a sigh of relief and said seriously: "Even after the lockdown, we will still have to face many major events. When the time comes, Your Majesty, please remember that national affairs are important, and your own health is even more important."
Emperor Wu smiled faintly, looked at her and smiled: "It's rare to be happy today, so I have to have a drink."
…
But he said that he was in the wine shop No. 47.
No. 46 has been decorated, and the old Taoist priest has also moved in with Gao Yue'er. Everyone is looking forward to the return of Xiao Hei and others.
After learning that Dazhou and Northern Qi were fighting outside Dingzhou City, Xiaohu couldn't sit still.
The previous temperament naturally wanted to go to Dingzhou City to find Xiao Hei.
Even if there is no war, he still has to bring Xiao Hei and his two sisters back to the imperial city.
But Shuzi didn't allow him to leave No. 47 for even half a step. She even took Xiaohu with her when she went out to purchase items for wine making.
In Li Xiuyuan's words, Dingzhou City is the cause and effect of Xiao Hei and Da Zhou Palace, not Xiao Hu and Shu Zi.
The old Taoist priest was very happy these days. He took Gao Yue'er to help Li Xiuyuan make wine every day.
His master and apprentice even bought a lot of materials and brewed more than a dozen tanks of spiritual wine and placed them in the courtyard of No. 46.
Gao Yue'er followed Shuzi and Li Xiuyuan and spent ten days finally learning how to make wine.
The old Taoist priest laughed loudly at the sight: "In the days to come, I won't have to worry about running out of good wine anymore."
Li Xiuyuan looked at the master and apprentice and said calmly: "Maybe, when my brother comes back, he can bring you an unexpected surprise."
Gao Yue'er was shocked when he heard this, looked at Li Xiuyuan and replied: "If Xiao Hei comes back, I might be able to break through to the realm of golden elixir."
Shuzi glanced at Li Xiuyuan and saw that her brother remained silent.
At that moment, he took Gao Yue'er's hand and said with a smile: "Don't be impatient. Xiao Hei can wait until midsummer at most and he should be back."
Gao Yue'er sighed and smiled: "When we left, Yan'er hadn't transformed yet. If she turns into a little sister this time, then Xiao Hei will really give me a big surprise."
Li Xiuyuan, who was making tea, was startled when he heard this. He thought for a while and replied: "He seems to have helped his sister to get the elixir. Yan'er is a little girl of about four years old now."
This was the news that the old Taoist priest told him. Seeing that Xiao Hei would be back soon, he didn't mind telling everyone in front of him the good news in advance.
"Oh my god! It's really lively now."
Gao Yue'er exclaimed: "It's not enough for Qingqing. There is an extra sister Yan'er. I don't know how Xiao Hei can be an elder brother and be able to take good care of two sisters."
Li Xiuyuan couldn't help but smile knowingly when he thought about what the old Taoist priest said.
The younger brother who followed behind him and was afraid of going hungry every day also experienced firsthand what it was like to be both a father and a mother.
Although he asked his two sisters to call him brother, he did things no different from his parents.
Even more than what I paid back then.
After all, the transformation of Xiao Hei and Xiao Bai was all due to the efforts of Long Qingfeng, the master of the three of them. As the elder brother, he acted as a hands-off shopkeeper.
This is great, Xiao Hei personally took Yan'er to the secret realm and found the legendary elixir.
In his opinion, if there was a chance, Xiao Hei would leave it to the master and apprentice in front of him.
Because neither he nor Shuzi nor Xiaohu needed the legendary elixir, and Xiaohei didn't need such a thing.
Only Shuzi was happy. When she thought about having two more little guys in the room, she immediately remembered the past when she took Xiao Hei to the academy to study.
Instantly I thought of the late Zhang Liang again.
Looking at Li Xiuyuan with red eyes, he said, "Brother, Shuzi also took her two younger brothers to study with the Master back then. This time, it's Xiaohu's turn."
Li Xiuyuan looked at her appearance and knew that she was thinking of that guy Zhang Liang again.
I couldn't help but feel a dull pain in my heart, and I was speechless for a while.
After a while, he murmured to himself: "Forget about the past. When Xiao Hei comes back, the first thing he will do is probably find an academy for the two little guys."
Shuzi was stunned when she heard Fang, looked at Xiaohu and said, "Tomorrow, let's go to the academy to have a look..."
Xiaohu patted his chest and said, "Okay, let's go find a place for our two sisters to study first. When they come back, we will leave the pick-up and drop-off tasks to Xiaohu."
The old Taoist priest nodded and said with a smile: "In this way, this is a big family."
Li Xiuyuan sighed leisurely, looking at the white clouds floating in the sky, thinking about Qingqing who was about to arrive, and the Tantai Xiaoqing who had become a thing of the past.
Fate would actually arrange it like this.
Back then, Qingqing and Xiao Longer passed by Chu Feng because of the affairs of the Great Chu Emperor's uncle, but the last flower fell into No. 47 of the Great Qin Imperial City.
It fell on Xiao Hei's head. This was an unexpected surprise that even he could not imagine.
Shuzi, who was sitting aside, whispered in his ear: "Brother, please don't forget Shuzi's friend. Maybe she will return to the imperial city with Xiao Hei in a few days..."
Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said quietly: "That is also the joy of Emperor Zhou, and has nothing to do with my brothers and sisters."
Shuzi also knew that her brother would not accept Ashina as her disciple, so she could only turn around and smile at the old Taoist priest.
He said softly: "I brought back a junior sister from the desert for Junior Sister Yue'er. When the time comes, please don't dislike her, senior."
Upon hearing this, the old Taoist priest laughed casually and said, "Is it possible that Shuzi brought the princess from the desert back to the imperial city?"
Without waiting for Shuzi to reply, Xiaohu said softly: "Let me tell you a secret. Right now, she is still the princess of the desert, and she will be the queen of Dazhou in a short time."
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"The Queen has replied." In the Dingzhou City Lord's Mansion, Qingyu looked at Xiao Hei and said.
Xiao Hei was looking down at Yan'er, who was smiling like a mountain, and corrected her posture of holding the pen.
Hearing this, he was startled, and then asked: "What instructions does the empress have? Doesn't she know that I will take my sister back to the imperial city soon?"
Qingyu looked at him and shook her head: "The empress said that Hongfu Temple should be left alone as she has more important things to deal with."
Even if he didn't understand the big and small matters of the country, he wouldn't care about it. Seeing that the empress had made a decision, he would naturally stop meddling.
After thinking for a while he replied: "That's good."
Qingyu thought for a while and then said: "Perhaps I will go back soon after you return to the imperial city. The general will bring food, grass and reinforcements to take over the war in Dingzhou City."
Xiao Hei breathed a sigh of relief and said with a faint smile: "She finally made a right decision. You should not have been allowed to come to Dingzhou to lead troops to fight in the first place."
Qingyu was angry and looked at him and shouted: "My queen's original intention is for me to go to the Imperial City of Northern Qi to call you to help me fight this war. Let us stay here for ten days and a half..."
Seeing that Xiao Hei had already arranged the next things, Qing Yu also started nagging Xiao Hei about the Queen's original arrangements.
Xiao Hei disagreed, thinking that if he returned to the imperial city this time, he would not enter the palace again even if he was beaten to death.
As long as you hide in No. 47, it's none of my business no matter how windy or rainy you are outside.
While the two were chatting, the city lord Chen Wendao walked up and frowned tightly, giving Qingyu a bad feeling.
So he quickly asked: "Lord City Lord, what troubles you so much?"
Chen Wendao looked at the two men and sighed and said: "The spies came to report that reinforcements from the Northern Qi Imperial City have arrived, bringing not only food and grass, but also siege chariots..."
Qingyu also frowned upon hearing this, looked at Xiao Hei and said, "Is it possible that they want to continue attacking the city?"
Xiao Hei raised his eyebrows, looked at the two of them and replied coldly: "If I were the general of Northern Qi, I couldn't wait for this moment. I stay in the camp outside the city every day. What's so good about it?"
Qingyu sighed and said with a wry smile: "But the queen wrote back and said that our army will have to wait until midsummer."
Chen Wendao was even more anxious. He looked at Qingyu and asked: "Should we prepare? How to prepare? According to usual experience, they will rest for two days at most before launching an attack."
"Will time be too tight? How should we deal with it?"
Qingyu looked at Xiaohei and patted his hand, and said quietly: "Help me one more time. As long as you can solve the urgent problem at hand, you will take Qingqing and Yan'er back to the imperial city."
Xiao Hei looked up at the sky and smiled: "I'm not in a hurry. I won't leave until the first heavy rain in summer comes."
Chen Wendao became anxious upon hearing this, and took a step forward and asked, "How will we respond in three days?"
Xiao Hei waved his hand and replied to the two of them: "You go back first. Qingyu will come to me in the evening and let me think of a way to deal with it."
Qingyu took one look at Xiaohei and made a decision, and immediately stopped entangled.
Looking at Chen Wendao, he said: "Lord City Lord, let's go to the city tower and have a look."
Chen Wendao glanced at Xiao Hei, thought for a moment, raised his hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work. I'll treat you to a drink if you solve the trouble at hand."
After saying that, the two of them walked out of the small courtyard together.
The old shopkeeper who walked in from the living room frowned, looked at Xiao Hei and asked, "Is it possible that you have another idea?"
Xiao Hei sighed: "It turns out that this matter has nothing to do with me. It's just that since they sent killers to attack my sister, I have no choice but to shoot them back!"
