Royal rice bug, worm worm!

It was not the saint who called Li Xi back, but the queen mother.

The queen mother said that she wanted to see "the child of the Wei family", but the saint didn't think about it at all, but dared not speak.

This uncompromising emperor has no choice but to take two women in his life. One is the queen mother who held his small, red hand from the cold and brought him from the cold palace to the Kunning palace. He will always respect and will never disobey people.

The other is Li Xi's biological mother, who couldn't get what he asked for.

Li Xi was still immersed in the annoyance of being a "little fool", his head drooped, and he didn't want to talk, but when he heard that he was going to Changle Palace, he instantly turned into a little loach in the water, jumping around alive and well.

"This is the cherry tree I planted."

Don't you have one?

"This is the bird's nest I dug out."

You haven't taken it out~

"See if that swing is for King Fu's use."

Please don't let you play~

That posture is like that of a young daughter-in-law who has returned to her natal family. She walks with her chin raised on her own territory and has a backing.

And Wei Yu...

"This is that child? He looks handsome, and he is also stable. Standing next to Chuchu, he is a good match." The queen mother smiled and said everyone's aspirations.

Except Li Hong.

"Mother, it's just an expedient measure, and I won't really let Xiaobao marry a male concubine."

The queen mother waved her hand, "I know, I know, that's what I said."

That being said, his eyes were glued to Wei Yu's body, and he looked pleased with his daughter-in-law, oh no, his son-in-law.

Li Hong held his hands behind his back and clenched his fists tightly.

Suddenly I feel a little regretful...

After entering the palace, the Empress Dowager restrained herself a little, looking dignified and steady yet loving.

Wei Yu wanted to make a good impression on the old man, so he was unavoidably nervous. Fortunately, he could pretend, and his words and deeds were decent and demeanor, no worse than the noble son brought up by the aristocratic family.

The queen mother smiled and asked: "Does Wei Qing still live in Dongshi?"

Wei Yu stood up and said respectfully, "My Majesty, since I became an official, I have moved out of the school dormitory. At first I lived in Chang'an County Yamen, but after my father-in-law passed away, I moved to Guangde Fang."

"Oh, that's right." The Queen Mother nodded as if remembering something, "So many years have passed in a flash."

Li Hong wondered: "Mother, how do you know that Wei Qing originally lived in Dongshi?"

"I don't know." The Queen Mother made up nonsense seriously, "it's Chuchu who said it."

Li Xi was taken aback, "Did I say that?"

"Isn't it just what the little prince said, and I heard it too." Dou Qingtai spoke with a smile.

Li Xi blinked, then when did I know?

The Queen Mother stuffed a big cherry into his mouth, "Here, try it, I just picked it from the tree you planted."

"Well, it's so sweet." Li Xi slurped his food and stopped worrying about Dongshi's problems.

Dou Qingtai brought the cherries to Wei Yu, and said familiarly, "Wei Shaoqing will try it too."

"Thank you, aunt." Wei Yu didn't refuse, raised his hands between his eyebrows, and respectfully accepted it.

Li Hong frowned: I always feel that these people have something to hide from me.

"Grandmother, you can eat too." Li Xi picked the biggest and most popular one and brought it to the Queen Mother.

The queen mother accepted it with a smile, then turned around and told Dou Qingtai to eat too.

Li Xi glanced at Wei Yu showing off, and Wei Yu responded with a smile.

The Empress Dowager looked at this and that, her gaze was unprecedentedly loving, and she even exchanged glances with Dou Qingtai from time to time, communicating silently.

Li Hong was sure: They must have something to hide from me.

He guessed right.

In fact, Wei Yu has seen Dou Qingtai.

He was 14 years old that year and lived in Zheng's school in Dongshi. When he was reciting at night, he heard a child crying under the wall.

He didn't want to pay attention to it at first, but the cub cried louder and louder, disturbing him so much that he couldn't calm down.

Wei Yu rushed out angrily, followed the sound to a dense firewood pile, pushed aside the firewood, and saw a white and tender little man.

Small in stature, with a bulging face, round eyes glowing with crystal light, and that white, tender and delicate appearance, like a little golden boy who fell from the sky.

The reproach that came out of his mouth suddenly choked in his throat.

When the little guy saw a stranger, not only was he not at all on guard, he even raised his tear-wet face and softly called "Brother".

Wei Yu is not a person who is easy to soften his heart. His childhood experience made him see the greatest evil before seeing the beauty of human nature.However, at that moment, as if he was bewitched by that innocent little face, he led him into the house by a strange coincidence.

Wei Yu asked him: Why are you crying?

The little guy said: I lost my way and lost my purse.

Wei Yu asked again, "Why are you hiding in the woodpile?"

The little guy replied softly: I don't want to be seen, it's embarrassing.

Wei Yu: ...

Since you don't want to be seen, why are you crying louder than thunder?

Wei Yu had a headache at first because he couldn't coax the child, but soon he found that the child didn't need to be coaxed at all.

A moment ago, the little guy was still snotting and crying, crying like the sky was about to fall.After entering the house, before the tears on his face were wiped off, he happily wrapped his arms around his neck and was hugged by him to look around.

Wei Yu felt at the time that this little thing might really have fallen from the sky, otherwise why would he be curious about everything?

Corn porridge did not drink.

Cai Wowo didn't see it either.

He unceremoniously ate up his simple dinner, and said with a wrinkled face, "It's not good."

If it wasn't for his voice being too soft, too coquettish, cute, sweet and clingy, Wei Yu would have thrown him out right then.

All the valuables on the little guy were taken away by the thieves, leaving only a white porcelain doll, tightly guarded in his arms, reluctant to show it to Wei Yu.

Later, I heard that it was Wei Yu's birthday, so I generously gave him the doll and said a lot of blessings.

Wei Yu has never seen a child who talks so much like him, no, neither does an adult, and he is... so cute.

This night, for the first time ever, he put down his books and spent all his time with the little guy.Racking his brains to coax, lie, and tell stories, he fell asleep.

I was thinking of going to the nearby Wuhou shop to report a letter to the bad guy, but a group of officers and soldiers in armor came in and picked him up.

At that time, it was Dou Qingtai who stayed behind to question Wei Yu.

Later, Dou Qingtai went to visit him a few times, or gave him some food, or brought a few seasonal clothes, each time there was a reason that Wei Yu couldn't refuse.

This continued for two years, until Wei Yu was 16 years old and passed the Jinshi examination.

At the beginning, Dou Qingtai didn't reveal her identity, so Wei Yu thought she was the nun in charge of some aristocratic family.Later, he asked the bad handsome guy he knew to look for someone, and wanted to repay one or two, but he couldn't find her, so he felt that her identity was not simple.

Unexpectedly, she was actually the aunt in charge of Changle Palace.

And Li Xi was the young gentleman back then.

Taking advantage of cleaning hands, Dou Qingtai gave Wei Yu a wink, and the two walked to the corridor one after the other to talk.

"For the sake of the young prince's reputation, it was inconvenient to reveal his identity back then, so I ask Wei Shaoqing to forgive me."

In terms of official rank, Wei Yu was taller than Dou Qingtai, but he gave a junior salute, "The junior family was poor, food and clothing were poor, and the winter was hot and hot. Thank you aunt for helping me."

"It's what the empress dowager meant." Dou Qingtai smiled and said, "I gave you money that day, but you refused to accept it. When I asked about the thief's clues, and you spoke clearly and logically, I thought you were promising. The premise is mentioned."

She paused, and said with emotion: "It's just that I didn't expect such a great fortune. It's not in vain that the empress invited her old friend to deal with you and keep you in Chang'an."

Wei Yu was taken aback.

That year, among the Jinshi on the same list, there were many princes from aristocratic families, and his connections and fame were not inferior to him. Except for those who were selected into the Imperial Academy, he was the only one who stayed in Chang'an, and the other hundred or so people were all sent abroad.

But he, with no family and power, was lucky to stay in Chang'an.From a small county magistrate in Chang'an County, he was promoted all the way to now sitting in the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple at the age of 24, which is unprecedented.

I didn't expect it to be arranged by the empress dowager...

Dou Qingtai guessed what he was thinking, and hurriedly said: "Wei Shaoqing, don't get me wrong, my mother just thought you were young and couldn't bear you to run for thousands of miles, so she just mentioned it casually, and didn't do anything superfluous, and even ignored it all these years. You can have today because you earned it yourself."

Wei Yu shook his head and smiled.

Even if Dou Qingtai didn't emphasize it so much, he wouldn't feel that it hurt his self-esteem.

It is undeniable that it was the "casual" sentence mentioned by the queen mother back then that became the stepping stone for his career.

Wei Yu lifted his robe, and made a big salute in the direction of the Hall of Mercy.

He lost his mother when he was young, his biological father was widowed, his stepmother was unkind, and he was raised in his grandfather's house since he was a child, and he was bullied all the time, which can be described as extremely unfortunate.

At the same time, there are always some blessings.

For example, the book left to him by the master of the village school next door to the pig house; for example, when he was ten years old, he met the Chai family in the ten-step game; another example, Gu Nian of the empress dowager...

It is these little bits of luck that become the guiding light in his gloomy life, making him unwilling to be ordinary, but also grateful, seeing the evil in life, and willing to bring good to others.

Dou Qingtai sighed softly: "Good boy, get up quickly, the Empress Dowager will not dispute this."

Wei Yu tried his best to restrain himself, his throat choked.

Dou Qingtai smiled and tried her best to adjust the atmosphere, "I haven't seen you for ten years, I never thought that Wei Shaoqing and the young prince would have such a fate, you don't know, the empress heard that the young prince is going to 'marry' you, so she laughed for a long time !"

Wei Yu was startled, "Your Majesty, does she know..."

"Know what? Did you already guess that the child was our young prince?"

No, what he wanted to ask was, did the empress dowager know that his engagement with Li Xi was fake.

However, Dou Qingtai diverted the conversation.

Wei Yu understood, so he didn't say any more, instead he said with a smile: "It's not too early, it was confirmed not long ago."

It was the night when two people shared the same bed in the inn.

"Are you sure? Are you speaking ill of me to Aunt Dou?"

Li Xi suddenly jumped out from behind, twirling a small wooden stick between his fingers, looking not to be trifled with.

Wei Yu bent his lips, "What are you saying bad things about? Why didn't I know that the prince still has bad things to say?"

Gee!

It's embarrassing to say this.

"I'm sorry," the little Fu Wang graciously put the stick on his shoulder, "Well, for the sake of your discernment, let's stay in Changle Palace for lunch today!"

Wei Yu held up his hand with a smile, "Thank you, my lord."

"No thanks, no thanks." Xiao Fu Wang waved his hands seriously.

Anyway, grandma wants to keep you, and grandma doesn't agree to drive you away.

The sadness in Wei Yu's eyes faded away, and a deep smile filled his face.

Every time I see Xiao Fu Wang's lively appearance, even if I have a big heart, I will let go.

There is a small kitchen in Changle Palace, and the cooks are excellent.The queen mother was happy today, and specially asked her to cook a few more dishes. The whole family sat around the mat, and each person had a small food table.

The etiquette in the palace is to kneel and sit next to the food table to eat.

Li Xi was dishonest and coquettish since he was a child, and would turn left and right after kneeling for a while, and every time Li Hong saw him, he wanted to beat him up.

Later, Li Xi simply broke the pot and changed to sitting cross-legged.Li Hong wanted to take care of it, but the queen mother refused to let it go, so it became what it is now.

The Empress Dowager sat at the head, Li Hong was next, and Li Xi and Wei Yu were next to each other.

Wei Yu was a courtier, so he shouldn't have sat with Li Xi, but the Empress Dowager said: "One family, don't pay attention to those vain etiquette."

This "family" almost choked Li Hong, and suddenly felt that the food in front of him was not delicious.

Li Xi ate his beloved fried fish heartlessly.

The cook knew his taste, and made this dish every time he came. Usually, she would remove the bones of the fish, then wrap them in bread and fry them, but this time she did not remove them.

Li Xi bit down and almost got stabbed.

Even if you stick it, you have to eat it.

As long as it is something he likes, the little prince will be extremely tolerant.

The same goes for people.

In the second bite, he was stabbed again.

He took a deep breath and continued to eat.

In fact, the thorns are very small, fried so soft that they can't hurt anyone, it's just that the little gold bug has been spoiled since he was a child, so he can't even stand such a soft little thorn.

Just like this, I inhale and eat while being pierced, and I don’t know which one to choose.It's not that I can't, I just have no patience.

Li Hong glanced at the palace servants of Changle Palace, the boss was dissatisfied.

Watching the master being impaled, and not knowing how to come up to serve, is he also so careless towards the queen mother on weekdays?

The saint who wanted to save face held back his words.

After all, it's not easy to slap yourself in the face in front of outsiders.

And that "outsider" was calmly picking the thorns out of the fish on his table one by one, putting them on a plate, roasting them on the small stove for warming wine, and quietly pushing them to Li Xi.

When Li Xi saw the plate next to his leg, his first reaction was not to eat it.

What if Deng Tuzi misunderstood that he promised to reconcile after he ate?

So he turned his face away and didn't look at it.

However, that plate of crispy and neat little fish seemed to have grown countless pairs of little hands, beckoning at him.

It seems to be saying: "Come on~ eat me~ by the way, eat the person who picks the thorn~"

eat it!

The little gold bug is broken, he has no gratitude at all, he obviously ate other people's fish, and even maliciously used eggplant sticks to take revenge on him.

Wei Yu hates eating eggplant, and Li Xi discovered it on the day of the barbecue at the zoo.

He likes to eat mutton skewers that are three-percent fat and seven-percent lean, skewered with red willow branches. When he eats them, the corners of his mouth will curl up and his eyes will narrow slightly.

After taking the eggplant that Hu Jiao handed him, although he would eat it politely, he would purse his lips and wrinkle a very, very shallow line between his brows.

Who made Wei Shaoqing have a very good-looking face, the little prince just took a second look, that's all.

Li Xi deliberately exchanged the eggplant strips for Wei Yu, seeing him gnawing on the eggplant frowning as he wished, and secretly smiling.

Wei Yu frowned, but there was an unspeakable pampering hidden in his lowered eyes.

Two people come and go, fighting silently, as if erecting a colorful barrier to isolate others.Inside the barrier, the spring is in full bloom, and the heart of spring is rippling.

Li Hong coughed.

Useless.

He coughed heavily again.

Li Xi finally noticed, and gave him the soup on the table very filially, "Uncle, drink some soup to moisten your throat."

Li Hong finally felt a little bit of comfort, and took a sip with satisfaction.

Oh, spinach egg drop soup.

One of the kid's least favorites.

Emperor Daye almost had a heart attack.

After the meal, Li Hong said to the Queen Mother with a heavy heart: "Mother, I feel something is wrong."

The queen mother shook the fragrant tea soup, and said indifferently: "You are a big man, can you see anything wrong?"

"Just because I'm a man, I think those two boys are too boring."

The queen mother chuckled, "You are old, and you don't understand how other children play."

Li Hong frowned, "Is my son old?"

"People are not old, but their hearts are old." The Queen Mother waved her hands in disgust, "Hurry up and deal with political affairs."

"Mother, I suddenly feel that this marriage—"

The queen mother interjected quietly: "Speaking of which, saints should also visit the harem more recently. Since the eldest and second are not good enough, let's quickly raise a fourth and fifth. Six, seven, eighty are not too many."

"Mother, there is still work ahead, my son is leaving first." Li Hong left without saying a word.

The one with long legs can step over a hurdle directly.

Dou Qingtai covered her eyebrows and smiled lightly: "Your Majesty is satisfied?"

"satisfy."

How could you be dissatisfied?

She deliberately confessed that the cook did not pick fish bones, just to test whether Wei Yu had such eyesight.

It is not enough to have eyesight, but also to have courage.

Most of the children of ordinary aristocratic families are born with good upbringing, even if they can see it, in front of the elders, they still can't let go of their airs and pick fishbone for their sweetheart.

Wei Yu didn't let her down, he needed character, talent, talent, thoughtfulness and courage, looking at the whole city of Chang'an, he couldn't pick anyone else.

"Your Majesty has a way." Dou Qingtai blew a rainbow of farts.

"That is." The empress dowager accepted it safely.

the other side.

Li Hong left the Hall of Mercy, instead of leaving, he went to have a showdown with Wei Yu.

"Whether this marriage is true or not, I know it well, and Wei Qing should also know it in her heart. What I told you earlier is not over yet, so you should keep it in mind."

Wei Yu bowed and took his hand, "I obey the order."

Li Hong looked at him seriously, and after a while, he said again: "You don't need to talk about it, just coax Xiaobao to play."

Wei Yu responded again: "Here."

Li Hong looked towards the lake with his hands behind his back.

Li Xi was stepping on the pontoon with his trousers rolled up, leading a group of small palace men to fish.Fig and Hu Jiao are at the other end, competing with him.

Hu Jiao is good at kung fu, playing with tasseled spears casually, one fork after another.

Seeing that Li Xi's side was about to lose, he just heard a plop, and he jumped into the water with a splash, and when he came up again, he had a big herring in his mouth.

"Good boy!" Li Xi didn't think it was too wet, and picked it up with his hands.

Xiong Xiongzi was so happy that his wet tail flew up, and the water droplets scattered all over, splashing the faces of the little palace people.

A group of young people yelled and shouted, it was so lively.

Li Hong and Wei Yu watched from a distance, revealing the same smiles that belonged exclusively to the "old father".

These two people, on weekdays, one is so busy that he can't wait to eat all three meals in the Tai Chi hall, and the other cherishes time so much that he is thinking about the case when he walks. one noon.

It wasn't until Li Xi got tired from playing and ran back to the house to change clothes that the two of them reacted. They cleared their throats, straightened their sleeves, and pretended to be talking about business.

"You haven't finished yet?"

Li Xi ran over in a turbulent manner, and saluted frivolously, "Uncle, I'm going back to the palace, and I'm going to visit my elder sister."

After what happened last time, Li Mujin fell ill, and Li Xi was thinking about how to torment Haoyue!

"Go to my private treasury and get a few tonics for girl Jin to take back, don't mess around." Li Hong said in a calm voice, pretending to be serious.

Li Xi complied happily.

"My lord, Wei will be with you later." Wei Yu chased after him.

Not only did Li Xi not "later", but he ran faster.After all, with short legs, he still couldn't run past Wei Shaoqing.

Without outsiders, Li Xi changed into "Li Sansui" in seconds, "Puppy only follows people."

Wei Yu smiled, "It's a good match for a puppy and a fool."

"It's hard to get over this, right?" Xiao Fu Wang became angry and took out his stick.

Wei Yu grabbed his hand, "Okay, let's not talk about it. Why don't we talk about the one-month bet—the prince said earlier that if I don't marry the Shouxi County Lord, what will I lose?" with?"

Li Xi froze, and blinked his eyes twice quickly, looking at the sky, the ground, and the flowers and plants—as if he was playing a rascal.

"Ah~ The wind is too strong~ I can't hear~"

"The sun is so big~ Is it going to rain~"

Wei Yu didn't expose him, but only gently held that thin wrist, even though the clothes were behind him, even if the other party didn't care at all, he still couldn't stop the joy in his heart.

It took Li Xi a while to react, and she wanted to get rid of it.

Wei Yu reminded: "The sage is watching!"

——When she was leaving the house just now, the Empress Dowager specifically told the sage that if the sage knew that the two of them were at odds, he would regret it and promise Li Mujin to Wei Yu.

Li Xi became obedient in a second.

After it was over, he leaned towards Wei Yu, pretending to be very intimate, in short, it was just a full set of acting, and the saint could not go back on his word!

Li Hong's hands clenched behind his back became tighter and tighter.

He regretted it.

He suspected that the news was wrong.

He felt that he had been tricked.

So, in the firewood room that day, did these two brats have...then what?