Daily life of captives

In the midsummer season, just standing outside for a cup of tea would make you sweat profusely, but Li Shao, who had just returned from the palace, entered the Xuanzheng Hall refreshed.

"My ministers see the emperor." When meeting the emperor, Li Shao still didn't need to kneel down.

After a while, the emperor put down the memorial in his hand, looked up at Li Shao, and smiled kindly: "I really envy your physique, don't you feel hot?"

Li Shao lightly smiled and said, "My son thinks it's okay."

After just a few words of greeting, the emperor asked about the business: "How is the affairs of the Ba Kingdom going?"

Li Shao lowered his eyes, and said in a calm tone: "It's just that the shaman's rumors are deceiving the public, intending to provoke a war between the two countries."

"Then how did you deal with it?" The emperor looked at Li Shao with a half-smile.

"I replaced it with my own people."

"Well, that's right," the emperor nodded with satisfaction, "I haven't forgotten what I taught you. Ba is weak, but the whole country believes in the theory of ghosts and gods, and the reverence for ghosts and gods is even higher than that of the monarch. It is the shaman who deceives the public with false rumors that has gained a very high status, such a country, even if it is included in the Li country, it is not easy to control."

"Father is wise."

The emperor chuckled lightly, and said: "You also learned badly from Qinglang and the others, and you even flattered me."

Li Shao raised his eyes to look at the emperor, and said with a smile: "I don't have any, what I say is the truth."

After giving Li Shao a blank look, the emperor said again: "It's been a while since you left Beijing. Your mother and concubine have been asking me about you all day long, as if I'm going to send you to some kind of dragon's pond or tiger's lair. You should hurry back to Zilan Palace Let's take a look, after seeing your mother and concubine, go back to Yanying Palace and rest."

"Yes, my son will leave." Li Shao turned around and left without the slightest hesitation.

Looking at Li Shao's tall and straight back, the emperor looked proud: "Liu An, do you think Sanlang is becoming more and more like a prince?"

"Eh?" Liu An was taken aback for a moment, and then agreed with a smile, "The Third Highness looks very much like His Majesty, naturally he has the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix."

"En," the emperor nodded, then squinted his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "It's a pity that his mother and concubine can only be a noble concubine so far, otherwise... the noble concubine's temperament is also gentle, why doesn't she know how to fight?" , to fight for?"

The emperor spoke casually, but Liu An's heart trembled. After a moment of daze, he hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, don't you just like the gentle and soft appearance of noble concubines?"

Hearing this, the emperor gave Liu An a sideways glance: "You know a lot!"

Liu An giggled.

When Li Shao walked out of the Xuanzheng Hall, Qing Lang was still waiting outside the Xuanzheng Hall, and as soon as Li Shao came out, Qing Lang went up to meet him.

"Your Highness."

Li Shao nodded, and said calmly: "Father has no other orders, go back and have a rest."

"Yes," Qing Lang replied, but glanced at Li Shao again, and said, "His Highness's injuries... need to be treated as soon as possible."

"En, I see." After waving his hand at Qinglang, Li Shao turned around and walked towards Zilan Hall.

Stepping into the Purple Orchid Hall, before Li Shao saw Concubine Ji, he first saw the eldest grandson Boyi sitting on the threshold.

There was a smile in Li Shao's eyes, and he walked briskly in front of Zhang Sun Boyi: "It's a hot day, why are you sitting here?"

"Your Highness!" Upon hearing Li Shao's voice, Changsun Boyi jumped up suddenly, "Where has Your Highness been these days?"

"Just going out of Beijing to do something, didn't you ask Yongning to tell you?" Li Shao stopped in front of Changsun Boyi, raised his hand to wipe off the sweat from his face, "How long have you been sitting here? "

"Not long." Changsun Boyi shook his head, stared at Li Shao, and said suddenly, "Your Highness, go to my house."

"En?" Li Shao raised his eyebrows, "Why do you want to go to your house?"

The eldest grandson Boyi frowned, thought hard for a long time before he said: "My father got a new sword and wants to show His Highness."

"Really? Then I'll go with you after I greet my concubine mother." Before he finished speaking, Li Shao walked into the Purple Orchid Hall.

"Your Highness!" Zhangsun Boyi grabbed Li Shao, with an expression that he really didn't want Li Shao to enter the Purple Orchid Hall.

"What's wrong?" Li Shao looked suspiciously at the elder Sun Boyi.

Eldest Sun Boyi stumbled and said, "No, can't we go now?"

Li Shao looked at the eldest grandson Boyi, then looked into the Purple Orchid Hall, and asked the elder grandson Boyi in a deep voice, "Is the queen here?"

He was getting more and more attention from his father, so it seemed that the elder brother was getting less and less attention, but after all, the elder brother was the eldest son of the father, how could the empress just ignore him?So these years the queen has always come to the Zilan Palace to make things difficult for the concubine mother, although the queen does not dare to do anything to the concubine mother, she can only talk, but the concubine mother does not like to let him encounter such a scene .

Changsun Boyi was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head: "No, the imperial concubine is inside alone."

"Alone?" Li Shao raised his eyebrows.

Since the concubine mother was alone, why didn't Boyi let him in?

Just as Li Shao was about to ask again, Qingyue, the eldest maid of Zilan Palace, ran out in a hurry.

"Oh, my major general! This servant knew that you were sitting at our door, and you must be taking His Highness away. This servant really guessed!"

When Qingyue said this, Li Shao became even more confused: "Qingyue, what's wrong?"

"Good thing, good thing," Qingyue smiled joyfully, not daring to be rude to Li Shao, so she went around and squeezed away the elder Sun Boyi, "It's just that the major general is having a temper tantrum. The imperial concubine is enjoying the shade in the garden, Your Highness, please hurry up." go."

good thing?Glancing again at the eldest grandson Boyi who was pursing his lips, Li Shao became even more curious, so he turned around and walked into the Purple Orchid Hall, heading straight to the garden.

"Your Highness!" Changsun Boyi panicked, pushed Qingyue away and chased after him.

"Hey!" Qingyue stared at Changsun Boyi's back, "When will this young general stop clinging to His Highness?"

Before she finished speaking, Qingyue also chased after her.

As soon as he stepped into the garden of Zilan Palace, Li Shao only took a glance at the situation in the garden and knew what the happy event Qingyue was talking about was.

Before, Miss Huang said that his father was choosing a concubine for him. He knew that he couldn't make the decision, so he didn't ask his father.But after that, there was no movement for a long time, and he thought that this matter could be left alone, but it turned out that he was still dreaming.

Putting on a faint smile, Li Shao walked steadily in front of Concubine Ji.

"I wish my mother and concubine are safe and sound, how is mother and concubine doing?"

"Alright, alright," Concubine Ji smiled like a flower when she saw Li Shao, "Get up quickly, and come to Concubine Mother."

"Yes." Glancing at the girl who saluted him, Li Shao calmly walked to the other side of Concubine Ji and sat down.

Concubine Ji immediately took Li Shao's hand, and said with a smile: "I heard from Qingyue that the son of the grandson's family has been sitting on the threshold of the Purple Orchid Hall waiting for you, and I was afraid that he would just abduct you like this." .”

Li Shao said with a smile: "How could it be, my son remembers his mother and concubine, but if he doesn't see his mother and concubine, how can he go with him?"

"Yo! That kid also came along?"

"Great concubine, please." Changsun Boyi bowed to Concubine Ji politely, and then stood there straight, as if waiting for someone's order.

Ji Guifei was amused by eldest grandson Boyi's cute appearance, and she complained to Li Shao next to her, "This kid is just so honest in front of you, as if someone bullied him, but you Once he's not around, he doesn't listen to anyone, even General Changsun can't control him. A few days ago, he secretly followed General Changsun to the northwest, but General Changsun was very angry."

"Northwest?" Li Shao's brows trembled, and he raised his eyes to look at Changsun Boyi, "Have you suppressed the rebellion?"

Grandson Boyi nodded.

"Are you injured?" Li Shao asked again.

Changsun Boyi shook his head again.

Lin Qinghe, who was sitting on the other side of Concubine Ji, laughed, and then hurriedly covered his mouth to hide his gaffe.

"What's wrong?" Concubine Ji Gui turned her head to look at Lin Qinghe with a confused look on her face.

Lin Qinghe quickly lowered his eyes, and said respectfully: "Qinghe is innocent, please forgive me, but Qinghe has never seen such an honest and obedient major general, and feels a little strange."

Hearing this, Concubine Ji also laughed: "Well, his appearance is really hard to see, you have to take advantage of Saburo's presence, otherwise you won't be able to see him."

Grandson Boyi lowered his head.

Li Shao smiled and said: "Mother Concubine, don't make fun of him, he is also well-behaved in front of Mother Concubine."

"He grew up in Zilan Palace since he was a child, and I can be regarded as his half-mother. If he dares to be disobedient, I will definitely punish him!"

The eldest grandson Boyi scratched his head, but still remained silent, and let Concubine Ji make fun of him.

After chatting with Li Shao for a few words, Concubine Ji stood up: "Bo Yi, I have something for your mother, follow me."

Changsun Boyi was taken aback for a moment, then frowned and asked, "What is it?"

Concubine Ji gouged out her eldest grandson Boyi's eyes: "You know it when you see it? Come and help me."

The eldest grandson Boyi was so troublesome that he was speechless, but when he saw Concubine Ji's stare, he immediately stepped forward to support Concubine Ji's hand.

"Sanlang, it's Qinghe's first time entering the palace, you go and see her off."

Before Li Shao could respond, Eldest Sun Boyi said first, "I'll see you off! I'm leaving the palace just now! Your Highness has just returned to Beijing, so you should have a good rest."

Concubine Ji frowned slightly, and after a while she smiled and said: "Sanlang just wants to go back to the Yanying Hall too? Just send Qinghe to the Yanying Gate, where the Lin family will take care of him."

"But……"

"You come with me." After glaring at Changsun Boyi, Concubine Ji forced Changsun Boyi to leave.

Seeing the eldest grandson Boyi's unwillingness but not daring to disobey Concubine Ji, Li Shao shook his head and couldn't help but look at Lin Qinghe: "Miss Lin, please."

I don't know who Boyi heard from, so I'll ask later.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Lin Qinghe relaxed slightly, waiting for Li Shao to go first.

After leaving Zilan Hall, Lin Qinghe proposed to take a walk by the Taiye Pond. Li Shao had no reason to refuse, so he walked over with Lin Qinghe.

"What does Your Highness think of me?" Standing by the pool of Taiye, Lin Qinghe stared straight at Li Shao when he asked this question, calm and fearless.

Li Shao's eyes flickered, and he said with a faint smile: "Miss Lin is beautiful and intelligent, and she is different from ordinary girls in her frailty..."

At this point, Li Shao couldn't make it up anymore.

Lin Qinghe looked at Li Shao who was gradually showing embarrassment jokingly, and said with a light smile: "People say that His Highness the Third Highness is extremely intelligent, it seems that it is nothing more than that."