In the small courtyard, Li Qing opened the door and came in.
Li Hao hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Master Qing, is the emperor not angry?"
"Is he angry?" Li Qing snorted coldly: "I'm still angry."
"...Why are you so angry?" Li Hao was speechless. "The emperor summoned you, but you kept trying. How dare you be angry?"
Li Qing chuckled, "Do you know what he said?"
"What?"
"He said that the queen was unable to conceive an heir and was going to kill the nine tribes."
"Ah?" Li Hao was horrified, "He, why is he like this?"
The wind and snow were cold, and his heart was even colder. Li Hao was dumbfounded. He tried to protect himself day and night, but he still failed to prevent this day.
"Master Qing..."
"Okay, I'm scaring you. Don't worry. He can't find out about my nine clans. At most, he can find out that I have some relationship with the Yongqing Marquis Mansion. But with your father's status, it doesn't matter." Li Qing almost gave up on the child. He was so frightened that he cried and comforted him, "Master Qing, he has no ability to kill my nine clans."
"My lord, you are really..." Li Hao was about to cry, "My grandson is timid, but he can't stand your intimidation."
Li Qing curled his lips and said, "Look at your ability. Is the meal ready?"
"It's not done yet." Li Hao said sarcastically, "I want to eat hot pot, but I don't know how to prepare the hot pot base. However, all the ingredients are ready."
"Quite greedy..." Li Qing smiled: "Come with me, I will teach you the recipe."
…
'Dang Dang Dang...'
"Doctor Li, open the door." The eunuch's distinctive high-pitched voice sounded.
Li Haogang picked up the chopsticks. When he heard this, his hands trembled and he asked in a trembling voice: "Master Qing, isn't it the imperial court who came to take someone away?"
"He dares?" Li Qing sneered, "The queen is not pregnant yet, how dare he attack me?"
"Yes," Li Hao felt relieved, "Then shall I open the door?"
"Go ahead, go ahead." Li Qing frowned: What's going on with this bastard? Do you have to push your nose and face?
'Squeak~' Li Hao opened the door, and when he saw the situation outside the door clearly, he was stunned.
Nearly a hundred guards in brocade clothes, holding embroidered spring knives, looked fiercely, and surrounded the door... no, to be precise, the entire courtyard wall was surrounded.
At the door, two young eunuchs, one on the left and one on the right, were half-bent, their faces full of flattery and humility. Of course, this gesture was not towards him, but towards... the fat man in the center.
This man looked to be in his twenties, white, plump, and very wealthy, exuding a sense of nobility. What shocked Li Hao even more was that this man was actually wearing bright yellow clothes.
This world, this color... No matter how stupid Li Hao is, he still knows who is coming.
'Emperor, emperor, the emperor has come to punish the nine tribes? 'Li Hao was so frightened that his calves were twitching, and he was even too frightened to speak.
When Zhu Youtang saw that it was Li Hao who opened the door, he couldn't help but be startled, "Who are you?"
"I, I..." Li Hao was frightened and stammered.
"Who are you from Divine Doctor Li?"
"No, no, I have nothing to do with him. He is him and I am me. I don't even know him..." Li Hao looked pale and spoke incoherently.
He wanted to run away, but his legs seemed to be filled with lead and he couldn't move at all.
"You don't know him, then why are you here?" Zhu Youtang didn't understand.
"I, this, is not..." Li Hao collapsed and shouted: "Master Qing, something happened, come here quickly!"
His brain was turned into mush, and he couldn't care less about the inconsistency, so he started screaming.
Zhu Youtang was caught off guard and was startled by what he said. He took two steps back suddenly. The two young eunuchs didn't care, so they hurriedly rushed forward and shouted:
"Guard you, escort~"
'Clang, Clang, Clang...! '
Li Hao looked at the cold sword approaching, his eyelids trembled and kept turning up, his eyeballs were gone, only the whites of his eyes...
After a while, his body stiffened and he fell straight back.
Suddenly, a big hand held him up. Li Hao turned his head inch by inch and saw the calm and gentle Qing Ye. His extremely frightened heart was relieved a little.
"Master Qing..."
"Stand still!" Li Qing said in a deep voice.
Li Hao's body trembled, and in a daze, it seemed as if a warm energy surged in, holding him firmly, giving him strength, and he was finally able to stand firm.
"I didn't know that the emperor was here, but I missed the welcome. Please forgive me." Li Qing retracted his hand and spoke calmly.
He said he was apologizing, but he didn't mean to apologize at all.
Zhu Youtang didn't care. He was not honest today. He only spoke softly, so he didn't care about Li Qing's attitude.
Besides, Li Qing’s attitude wasn’t much better.
"We are all waiting outside. You are not allowed to come in without my order." Zhu Youtang said with a smile: "Won't Divine Doctor Li invite me to come in and sit down?"
Li Qing sneered, "Come in."
Li Hao quickly got out of the way.
"Xiao Hao, close the door."
"Oh, okay." Li Hao mechanically closed the door and froze at the door for a while, then followed him to the living room cautiously.
As soon as Zhu Youtang entered the door, he smelled the rich aroma. He sniffed sharply and asked, "Hot pot?"
Are you a dog? Li Qing nodded calmly: "Your Majesty is wise."
"It's a good life." Zhu Youtang smiled and went to the living room after smelling the smell without Li Qing leading the way.
Living room.
The charcoal is red and hot, the hot pot soup is boiling, the washed ingredients are fresh and attractive, and the kettle next to them is still warming wine...
Zhu Youtang is hungry.
He didn't regard himself as an outsider. When he came up, he took the main seat and said with a smile: "Don't be formal, just sit down."
Li Qing really wanted to kick him in the butt, took a deep breath and said, "The emperor came here in person, why?"
"There's no rush, let's talk slowly." Zhu Youtang said cheerfully, looking like he was just eating and drinking.
"...Let's just say it straight."
"..." Zhu Youtang paused in embarrassment. When he saw Li Hao following him in, he changed the subject and said, "Who is this...?"
"I am nobody." Li Hao was a little more awake now and said hurriedly: "I am still a child and have nothing to do with anyone."
Zhu Youtang: "?"
Li Qing: "..."
"Okay, sit down." Li Qing said angrily, "Can the Emperor still eat you?"
"What Doctor Li said is right, I am very approachable and don't need to be restrained." Zhu Youtang agreed with a smile.
Seeing this, Li Hao's restless heart calmed down a bit, and he remembered to salute, "Long live my emperor, common people."
"Pingshen Pingshen," Zhu Youtang said with a smile, "Sit down, I didn't expect you to be eating. I came at the wrong time."
'It couldn't have come at a better time. '
Zhu Youtang said in his heart.
The three of them sat down and looked at each other in silence, except for the constant sound of the soup boiling.
Waiting and waiting, but still unable to wait for the host's invitation, Zhu Youtang simply turned his back on the guest, picked up the plate and poured it into the hot pot, saying, "Don't be formal, just treat me as a guest."
"I treat you as a guest, do you treat yourself as a guest?" Li Qing muttered dissatisfied, his voice was not loud, but Zhu Youtang could hear it.
Zhu Youtang: "..."
According to his temper, he would definitely not be able to stay in such a situation, but this time it was different.
Only Li Qing can solve the problem of the emperor's heir. For the sake of his wife and children, he can't just leave. And...
This hot pot is so delicious!
It's better than the one in the palace. Of course, it may be that he hasn't eaten for a long time. After that diarrhea, he gave up hot pot, and today he is a bit greedy.
I am determined to eat this hot pot, and no one can stop me.
Zhu Youtang Quan pretended not to have heard Li Qing's teasing, but he still looked cheerful, "Mr. Li, what happened in the palace today... was purely a misunderstanding. My dear friends misunderstood my meaning. You left in a hurry..." I came here just to clear up the misunderstanding."
Li Qing hehehe, did not answer the question.
Li Hao quickly smoothed things over and said: "Hey, it's not a big deal. The emperor is too polite. It doesn't have to be like this. It doesn't have to be like this. Can he still be angry with you?"
"Isn't that right, Master Qing?"
Qingye glared at him fiercely and said he didn't want to talk to him.
Zhu Youtang saw this and immediately had an idea. He used Li Hao as a breakthrough point and said with a smile: óΠъ.oяＧ
"Your name is Master Qing, Divine Doctor Li. So, you are his grandson?"
"It's not a close relationship, it's a distant relative...very far away, beyond the nine clans." Li Hao explained hurriedly.
It is really unfortunate for the nine clansmen who are the Qingye. He must put aside the relationship, otherwise, sooner or later, the Yongqing Hou Mansion will be ransacked.
Even if it offends Mr. Qing, he doesn't care. It's just a slap in the face. He's thick-skinned, so it doesn't matter.
"That's it." Zhu Youtang didn't have much doubt. After all...the two were almost a few years apart in age, but their relationship was that of grandfather and grandson, so they were obviously not relatives.
However, since Divine Doctor Li is willing to take this young man with him, it is expected that the two of them have a good relationship... Zhu Youtang praised: "Well... he is such a talented person. Are you willing to go to the Imperial College to study?"
Entering the Imperial Academy, Enyin was also a formal channel. If Zhu Youtang did this, even the officials would have nothing to say.
In Zhu Youtang's view, at Li Hao's age, if he could enter the Imperial College and become a prison student, he would be able to wake up from his dreams with a smile.
He even predicted the scene of Li Hao, his face flushed with excitement, kowtow to thank him.
However, he miscalculated.
Li Hao was not only unhappy, but also full of pain.
Are you kidding me? My father is the Marquis of Yongqing and the Chief Naval Officer. You want me to be a supervisor... Li Hao said sarcastically: "Your Majesty, ordinary people are not meant to study."
If he doesn’t want to be an official, what book should he study?
Zhu Youtang smiled and said: "Don't underestimate yourself, I think you can do it!"
"I..." Li Hao looked at Li Qing with a pleading look on his face.
Don't you want to break up with me? Li Qing ignored him.
"Hey, the mutton slices are cooked. Your Majesty, please." Li Hao changed the subject.
This strategy was very successful. Zhu Youtang immediately picked up his chopsticks and said, "You're welcome."
"Your Majesty, this thing is not good for your health." Li Qing reminded him with good intentions.
"I just need to eat less." Zhu Youtang said nonchalantly, "Didn't you say that you can be reckless and improve twice in a month?"
Li Qing: "..."
He did say this.
No one can stop me from eating hot pot today... Zhu Youtang swallowed with greed.
However, as soon as the chopsticks were put into the pot and before the mutton was picked up, there was a noise outside.
Zhu Youtang was unhappy and shouted in a deep voice: "What happened?"
"Your Majesty, please come out for a moment." Baihu's weak voice came.
"Am I going out?" Zhu Youtang laughed angrily and cursed: "Get me in here!"
