Yongqinghou Mansion.
Li Qing's return made the three girls extremely happy. They chatted around him non-stop and expressed their love for each other.
After joking for a while, Li Qing asked, "Have you purchased all the copies of the Grand Ceremony?"
"Yeah." Wan Ling nodded, "According to my husband's request, I bought the best rice paper for the workshop to print. My husband asked me that the printing quality is extremely high, and not a single volume of the ceremony has been left behind, and it is all stored in the study."
"That's good." Li Qing smiled and nodded, "Let's sleep together tonight, sir, and help you clear your meridians."
Over the years, Li Qing has been nourishing their bodies with Qi, and the three girls are much younger than their actual age.
Coupled with a comfortable life and an already stunning appearance, Hong Xiu, who is in her early fifties, looks like she is still no more than forty, making her even more mature and feminine.
The few wrinkles on the pretty face not only do not affect the beauty, but add a bit of interest.
That kind of feeling of meeting an opponent and meeting a talented person is not something that young people can possess.
The three girls nodded shyly, and Hongxiu said gently, "Sir, you have been working hard all the way. Let's go and clean up first. I will cook some food and drink for you, so that I can take care of you."
"You don't have to work so hard, just let the servants do it." Li Qing pulled her into his arms and kissed her, "Have a good rest, you will be busy tonight."
Hongxiu's pretty face overflowed with happiness, and she said with a smile: "The dishes they cook are not as delicious as my concubines."
Li Qing smiled and did not stop her. Sometimes giving is a kind of happiness.
"I'm going to help Sister Hongxiu." Wan Ling said.
"Well, go ahead."
Lianxiang rolled her eyes and said, "Then I will take care of Mr. Xi's bath."
Li Qing understood and nodded with a smile.
Entering the side room, the servants had already filled the bath water, locked the door, took off the hood, and undressed... Li Qing soaked in the warm bathtub, and the cells in his body were jumping comfortably.
The soft little hands washed Li Qing's long black hair, and the occasional touch was tantalizing.
He patted the little hand on his shoulder, Lianxiang understood, took off his pleated skirt, and jumped into the tub.
"gentlemen……"
The sunlight reflected on her body through the screen window, and her thin white neck was stained with a blush under the transpiration of water vapor. Her wet eyes looked at her with affection and love... It was heart-pounding.
Lianxiang rolled up her hair, took a deep breath, and sank into the water.
The long-lost joy came to his heart, and Li Qing was satisfied both physically and mentally.
Ups and downs, the water rippled, and for a long time, Lianxiang took a breath and leaned close to Li Qing's ear.
Whisper softly: "Love me, sir."
…
In the main room, the doors and windows are closed, and the food and wine are served.
Li Qing's wet long hair hung naturally. After taking a bath, his lips were red and his teeth were white, and he was as plump as jade.
The face is young and handsome, but the eyes are full of maturity, and even have a trace of vicissitudes of life. When paired together, there is no sense of disobedience, but it adds to the charm.
Looking at their handsome husband, their faces were full of love and they said infatuatedly: "Sir, he is so handsome!"
Li Qing smiled and said, "You guys look good too!"
The three girls burst into laughter. Although they knew that these words were mostly comforting, they were still very happy.
Wan Ling poured him a glass of wine and said, "Sir, please drink this glass to the full."
"Yeah, good." Li Qing raised his glass and drank it all in one gulp, praising, "Good wine."
After a pause, "But if you drink it differently, it should taste better."
Wan Ling gave him an angry look, poured herself a drink, and came over with her red lips pouting.
Please taste it, it's soft, fragrant and sweet...
After the charm was over, Wanling smiled and said, "Sir, how about I dance to a song to cheer you up?"
"Okay!" Li Qing leaned back on the chair and showed appreciation.
Lianxiang had just finished eating, so she left the opportunity to Hongxiu, stood up and said, "Then come and play the piano."
Watching his concubine dancing and listening to her playing the piano... Li Qing was filled with joy.
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The next day.
Li Qing, who was sleeping, heard someone calling softly, and slowly opened his sleepy eyes, "What's wrong, girl?"
Wan Ling urged, "Sir, the emperor's grandson is here."
"Well..." Li Qing stretched and groaned comfortably, "Okay, I'll get up right now."
He knew that Xiao Zhanji was probably here for Xiaopang.
Sure enough, as soon as he arrived in the front yard, Zhu Zhanji came up to him and explained the matter.
"Uncle Qing, please think of a solution!" Zhu Zhanji said anxiously, "My father was removed from the post of supervising the country, and was banned from leaving the house. All the cabinet members were sent to prison, and the Ministry of War The minister was deposed and the two ministers were beheaded...
Nowadays, the second uncle is becoming more and more powerful. If this continues, my father, the crown prince, may also be deposed. "
Li Qing said calmly, "The Ministry of War is absolutely aware of the military intelligence report. If you conceal it and don't report it, it's not surprising that you will end up like this."
He could clearly see the civil servant's plan, and this move was to test Zhu Di.
As long as Zhu Di makes a little concession, there will be endless conspiracies and calculations next.
Zhu Di followed his father and treated the civil servants badly, especially Zheng He's policy of going to the West, which made the officials and gentry hate him so much that it was not uncommon for them to band together to resist.
In the past, the civil servants were suppressed by the founding heroes, but it is different now. The first generation of founding heroes are dead, and most of the tiger fathers have dogs. The second generation has no ability and is getting old, and the third generation of nobles is even more unbearable.
Moreover, the founding nobles and the Jingnan nobles have been secretly competing with each other, and Zhu Di has been on an expedition for nearly half a year. How could the civil servants give up this golden opportunity?
You don't need to think about it to know that during this period, the civil service group was planning a lot.
Ji Gang, the commander of Jinyi, had a military background and obviously supported the King of Han. In this case, it was not surprising that Xiaopang was kept in the dark.
Li Qing chuckled and said, "It's not a big deal. It's good to let your father rest. The civil servants are too presumptuous. After your grandfather rectified it, your father can use it more smoothly."
"Oh, if this continues, there will be no use for my father." Zhu Zhanji was extremely anxious, "Uncle Qing, you don't know, grandpa is really angry this time;
The second uncle is watching with eager eyes, but the grandfather is listening to other people's beliefs. Something is really going to happen. "
Li Qing disagreed, "Don't worry, your grandfather is not a fatuous emperor, and he won't just listen to your second uncle's nonsense."
He said that Cao Cao had arrived. As soon as he finished speaking, a silly voice sounded outside the door.
"Sir, am I at home? I am Gao Xu."
Someone who made great ambitions and then came to be a dog shouted loudly.
"Second uncle?"
Zhu Zhanji was stunned for a moment, and then wanted to find a place to hide.
Li Qing saw him looking around and said amusedly: "Are you so afraid of him?"
"It's not that I'm afraid, I want to hear what he has to say later." Zhu Zhanji looked around, suddenly became happy, and whispered, "Uncle Qing, I'm going to hide behind the screen. Don't let me come here." Tell your second uncle what happened."
Without waiting for Li Qing to speak, Zhu Zhanji ran behind the screen and disappeared.
Li Qing shook his head in amusement, stood up and opened the door, cupping his hands and saying, "The King of Han is here. I am sorry to hear you come from afar, but I hope you will forgive me."
"Sir, what are you talking about?" Zhu Gaoxu pretended to be dissatisfied, "Aren't you slapping Gao Xu in the face by saying that?"
The last time Li Qing took money to do something, he revealed his father's difficulties and gave Hanhan hope.
Zhu Gaoxu is not very smart, but he is not stupid either. He clearly knows the importance of Li Qing in his father's heart.
One Li Qing is worth several princes.
Now that he is in the limelight, if he can win Li Qing over, he will be crowned prince soon.
"I heard that Sir, among the thousands of troops, wanted to take the head of Mahamu. Gao Xu is eager for it." Zhu Gaoxu raised the wine in his hand and said with a smile, "Sir, you are so brave. Compared with Guan Yu who warmed the wine and killed Hua Xiong, he only Isn’t it strong?”
(ps: "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" has been published at this time.)
Zhu Gaoxu smiled and said, "We don't have that condition on the battlefield, but now Gao Xu has made up for it."
He stretched out his hand to avoid hitting the smiling person. Han Han was so enthusiastic that Li Qing couldn't turn him away. He chuckled and said, "The King of Han is overly complimentary. Please come in."
…
The delicacies were served, and the two began to eat and drink.
With the wine in full swing, Zhu Gaoxu slowly revealed his purpose, "Alas! Brother, he is so confused...!"
Li Qing scratched his head, "Where do you start talking about this?"
"He is too doting on those civil servants." Zhu Gaoxu sighed, "If he becomes the emperor, I'm afraid he will follow in the footsteps of Jianwen!"
"Oh?" Li Qing asked with a smile, "Could it be that the King of Han also wants to imitate the Emperor? Is it possible to get peace?"
Zhu Gaoxu's expression changed and he said hurriedly: "Don't dare to talk nonsense. If people listen to what you said, Gao Xu will not be able to clean himself up even if he jumps into the Yellow River."
Li Qing smiled and nodded: "If it comes out of my mouth and reaches your ears, I won't tell anyone else."
"I don't have that intention." Zhu Gaoxu said sarcastically, "What I mean is that the boss is not the material to be a prince. Look at how fat he is and how he doesn't look like a prince even after taking two steps.
If such a person becomes emperor, won't the world laugh at him? "
"Crunch..."
Behind the screen, there was a sound of grinding teeth.
