Legend of the Orchid

Nanjing is only a thousand miles away from Jinyang, and the Liao people are good at riding and are extremely active. Therefore, the closer to Nanjing, the more frequent battles, large and small.

Zhao Guangyi had to convene generals to discuss military matters almost every day, and Zhao Tingjie tried not to let Li Zhonglan participate, he was afraid that the emperor would rely too much on Zhonglan's ability, and the little fox would really die of exhaustion.

But the emperor was obviously dissatisfied with Li Zhonglan's absence, just as he was dissatisfied with Li Zhonglan's absence from the court in the past, so he severely reprimanded Li Changshi for his laziness, and he seemed to be punished if he tried to avoid it.

"You guys are talking about war, and I, a little valet, join in the fun." Li Zhonglan was upset after being scolded by the emperor a few times, and complained to Zhao Tingjie in private.

"You should gain insight and see how the battle plan is arranged." Ting Jie touched the little fox's hand in relief.

Li Zhonglan rolled her eyes and said: "Song Jianguo has not been established for a long time, its foundation is not stable, and the war has never stopped. The national power is not strong. Judging from Zhao Guangyi's mind, he wants to attack the capital of the Liao Kingdom. If he advances like this again , I don’t think you need to do anything, he was killed by the Liao soldiers.”

Zhao Tingjie looked at the little fox in surprise, stretched out his hand to pinch the tip of the other's nose, and scolded with a smile: "Sharp teeth! Do you know what I'm thinking?"

The little fox raised his chin provocatively, the corners of his mouth curled up, and said proudly: "Of course! What other thoughts do you have that I don't understand?"

The big devil hooked the little fox's waist, and successfully held it into his arms, and said with a smirk: "Then do you know what my husband is thinking now?"

Li Zhonglan blushed, and lowered her head sullenly, but leaned against Zhao Tingjie's body, and drew circles on Zhao Tingjie's chest with her fingers, making it clear that she wanted to refuse or welcome.

Now the two often play this kind of provocative game. Even in Zhao Guangyi's discussion camp, Li Zhonglan blatantly puts his hand in Tingjie's hand, and pretends to be smart enough to think that no one knows it.

Unfortunately, the emperor was very discerning and saw through Li Zhonglan's tricks at a glance. He couldn't help being furious, and shouted loudly: "Li Changshi, did you listen to my words seriously!"

One second, Li Zhonglan had an ambiguous and smug smile on his face, but the next second, the smile froze. While lamenting that the emperor had lost his mind again, he clasped his hands in a reserved manner, and replied pretending to be respectful. : "Your Majesty's words dare not be neglected by humble officials."

It's a pity that Zhao Guangyi didn't spare him, and ordered: "Okay then, repeat what I just said!"

Li Zhonglan got angry all of a sudden, and he didn't understand why Zhao Guangyi was always targeting him, so he couldn't help becoming arrogant, raising his head, with a stubborn expression all over his face.

Seeing that the situation was not going well, Zhao Tingjie hurriedly used his internal strength to send a message to the little fox. Zhao Tingmei and Zhao Defang also hurriedly gave Li Zhonglan a hint with their lips, but Li Zhonglan went all out, and replied very quickly and decisively: "The humble job is forgetful, and I can't answer it!"

Zhao Guangyi gasped, no one had ever dared to talk to him like that before, he didn't like Li Zhonglan's rebellious eyes, but with his beautiful face, his anger would be extinguished after two more glances. How to punish Li Zhonglan has become a difficult problem.

"Presumptuous! I'll punish you to go to the stables to pick up fifty shi forage, and you won't be allowed to rest if you can't finish it!" Zhao Guangyi finally thought of a way, and then sighed secretly that his idea was brilliant. Even if Li Zhonglan could finish picking the forage, he would be too tired. How can I still have the strength to date the county king again?

Li Zhonglan was feeling bored, and would rather be a coolie than stay in a tent, so she hurriedly took orders, patted her buttocks and disappeared without a trace, leaving Zhao Guangyi helpless.

After arriving at the stables, Li Zhonglan realized the weight of fifty shi forage, and couldn't help but want to go crazy. She scolded Zhao Guangyi countless times, but the scolding was the same. He started to work with a sad face.

After Zhao Tingjie finished talking about the military situation, he rushed over to help Zhong Lan with work, but when he arrived at the stable, he saw the little fox sitting relaxedly on the side directing, and a dozen burly soldiers were working.

"What's going on?" Ting Jie asked the little fox with his eyes.

Li Zhonglan smiled "puchi", covered Zhao Tingjie's ears and said, "I said His Majesty asked me to be a supervisor and asked them to pick out the fodder, and they believed it."

Zhao Tingjie was full of black lines, and before he had time to educate Li Zhonglan, Zhao Tingmei and Zhao Defang also rushed over, and they were also shocked by the scene in front of them.

Li Zhonglan was proud of himself, but he was also petrified in an instant, because Zhao Yuanzuo appeared in front of him unexpectedly.

Too bad, this kid won't tell his father, will he?

Li Zhonglan had no choice but to dismiss the soldiers who were helping and went to battle in person. Brothers Zhao Tingjie and Zhao Tingmei also came to help. Zhao Yuanzuo saw the enthusiasm of the crowd and asked timidly, "Do you want me to help?"

Originally Li Zhonglan didn't like Zhao Yuanzuo, but she nodded her head thinking that one more person would be more helpful, so Zhao Yuanzuo happily picked up the pitchfork and squeezed to Zhao Tingmei's side.

But Zhao Tingmei didn't look at her youngest nephew, she just focused on talking to Zhao Tingjie's brother. Li Zhonglan noticed that Zhao Yuanzuo's eyes were watery, as if he was about to cry, so she couldn't help feeling sorry for her, and poked the court steps with her arm to signal Zhao Yuanzuo to look at Zhao Yuanzuo.

Zhao Tingjie shook his head slightly, and pulled Li Zhonglan away. Zhao Defang seemed to have noticed something strange, and moved away consciously, so only Zhao Yuanzuo and Zhao Tingmei's uncle and nephew were left in the middle.

It could be seen that Zhao Yuanzuo was very happy, but Zhao Tingmei was very embarrassed. The former secretly glanced at the latter throughout the whole process, while the latter kept avoiding the former's sight.

Li Zhonglan walked around behind Zhao Tingjie, stood on tiptoe, leaned her chin on Zhao Tingjie's shoulder, and asked Tingjie's ear, "Doesn't your fourth uncle like your cousin?"

Ting Jie turned his head, his lips almost touched Zhong Lan's lips, and said, "If you don't like it, it won't be like this."

Li Zhonglan suddenly realized that when he saw Zhao Tingjie looking at him tenderly, he couldn't help but also stared at the other party affectionately, wrapped his arms around the other party's waist, and put his pink lips together.

The two were bored in the corner, when Zhao Tingmei suddenly said loudly: "You two work quickly, or you won't be able to finish it at night!"

Li Zhonglan and Zhao Tingjie were taken aback. Seeing Zhao Tingmei's face turned red uncharacteristically, they couldn't help but smile at each other. Zhao Defang was also thankful for his uncle's scolding. He saw his second brother making out with his "sister-in-law" just now, and he scratched his heart and lungs. This picture is clean. I can finally work with peace of mind.

However, Li Zhonglan's small body can't do heavy work. He pretended to be busy for a while, then slipped to the back, and then watched Zhao's family members sweat profusely. That Zhao Yuanzuo was fourteen years old and thinner than Li Zhonglan, but he was full of energy and never tired. Li Zhonglan felt a little ashamed.

After some time, Zhao Defang suddenly shouted to Li Zhonglan behind him: "The emperor is here!"

Li Zhonglan's expression changed, and he quickly stepped forward to grab the pitchfork, pretending to be working hard, and at the same time, several people helping him also threw away the pitchfork, pretending to be talking.

It's a pity that the emperor's eyesight is too good. After a while, he walked up to Li Zhonglan, glanced at the crowd with sinister eyes, and asked scoldingly: "Li Changshi, I asked you to pick fodder, not to make you lazy, why did you let others?" Someone work for you?"

Li Zhonglan sighed secretly again, forcibly suppressed his anger, and argued: "Your Majesty asked the humble official to work, but he didn't say that he was not allowed to let others help. The humble official didn't know that His Majesty refused to agree, it is the humble official's fault!"

He spoke sincerely, and Zhao Guangyi couldn't criticize him severely, so he could only yell at the others: "If you don't think there are too many things to do, I can arrange you to do other things, and you are not allowed to work for Li Changshi anymore!"

Everyone took orders, Li Zhonglan wanted to cry but had no tears, how long would it take him to pick out so much fodder!

That night, Li Zhonglan worked in the stable until late at night, and Zhao Tingjie watched from behind. Later, Tingjie couldn't hold back and helped Zhonglan finish the work. The little fox was so tired that he fell asleep in the arms of the big devil with blood blisters on his hands. up.