Whose cub am I pregnant with?

Zhao Qi took the heavy wooden box and did not open it right away, but weighed it, "It seems to be a relatively small thing?"

Xiao Shiqing was noncommittal.

Zhao Qi opened the wooden box, and there was half a token in the shape of a crouching tiger inside.He was so surprised that he couldn't close his mouth, "Could this be the legendary tiger talisman?"

"Why is it 'legendary'?" Xiao Shiqing said, "Tiger talismans have existed since ancient times. They are divided into two parts, one half is handed over to the general, and the other half is kept by the emperor. I have the right to dispatch troops and generals. For some reason, I had both halves of the Tiger Talisman in my hands, but now that I return half of it to you, it can be regarded as returning it to the original owner."

Zhao Qi held half of the Tiger Talisman in his palm, the bronze felt a little cold to the touch, which made him more and more sober, "The remaining half is still in brother's hand?"

"good."

Zhao Qi never expected this birthday present.He thought that Xiao Shiqing would just give him a rare treasure, but he didn't expect him to give him... half of the country.

Zhao Xi suddenly felt that the bronze in his hand weighed a thousand catties.Is Xiao Shiqing testing him, or is he really wanting to give him the Tiger Talisman?

The last time Xiao Shiqing offered to let Zhao Qi be in charge, Zhao Qi was 100% sure that it was the former, but this time, he was not sure.After spending this period of time together, he could feel that Xiao Shiqing was really teaching him and assisting him.Regardless of Xiao Shiqing's private attitude towards him teasing the puppet, Zhao Qi wanted to send him a pennant of "loyal minister and good general".

Zhao Qi didn't respond for a long time, Xiao Shiqing seemed displeased, "The emperor doesn't seem to like my minister's congratulatory gift."

Zhao Qi scratched his head, "My brother's gift is too expensive."

Xiao Shiqing said: "I just ask if you like it or not."

Seeing Xiao Shiqing felt a little impatient, how dare Zhao Qi say he didn't like it. "I like it," he said hesitantly, "but does brother really want to return half of the military power to me?"

Xiao Shiqing looked at him, "What exactly do you want to say?"

Zhao Qi plucked up his courage and said, "Don't you regard me as a puppet emperor?"

Xiao Shiqing's room fell silent.

Zhao Qi was a little uneasy, "Brother?"

Xiao Shiqing smiled suddenly, "Puppet? This is the end, you still think I'm treating you like a puppet?"

Zhao Qi blinked, "I'm not sure, that's why I asked my brother."

Xiao Shiqing closed his eyes, as if he was very angry with him, "Yes, I treat you as a puppet. I waste time on a puppet because I have too much leisure every day; I think it is not justified to hold the military power alone. If you follow suit, you will give half of the military power to this puppet—is the emperor satisfied with this answer?"

Zhao Xi could see that Xiao Shiqing was angry, but he didn't know why he was angry. It was really hard to guess what this person was thinking.

"I...satisfied?" Facing Xiao Shiqing's knife-like gaze, Zhao Qi quickly changed his words, "Not satisfied, I am not satisfied!"

Xiao Shiqing was too lazy to talk nonsense with him, "Keep away the Tiger Talisman."

"Wait a minute," Zhao Xi said, "Then only when I and my elder brother get together can we dispatch troops and command the three armies?"

Xiao Shiqing paused, "Yes."

Zhao Qi slowly closed his palms.Regardless of him, since Xiao Shiqing gave it away, he is still so strong, he will not accept it for nothing.

"Thank you brother." Zhao Xi said, "I will take good care of this half of the Tiger Talisman."

Xiao Shiqing's face turned pale, "It's better to be like this."

"By the way, I still have something to say to my brother."

"Say."

Zhao Xidao: "Haiyan Palace is not my bedroom after all, I can't live there forever. I want to move back to Yonghua Palace."

Xiao Shiqing's eyes were locked on Zhao Qi's face, and he said with a half smile but not a smile: "Does the emperor want to go back to Yonghua Palace, or want to see the people in Yonghua Palace?"

"The people in Yonghua Palace...are you talking about Rong Tang?" Zhao Xi took it for granted, "Rong Tang's body has almost recovered, and he will definitely move back to Zui Study."

"Really," Xiao Shiqing said lightly, "He told you that?"

Zhao Qi asked strangely, "Does this need to be said?"

"That's not necessarily the case." Xiao Shiqing said, "When will he move out, when can you move back. It's getting late, go to sleep."

"Oh." Zhao Qi lay back, Xiao Shiqing was still sitting beside his bed, showing no intention of leaving.Zhao Qi asked, "Aren't you going, brother?"

Xiao Shiqing lifted the quilt up and said, "I'll leave after you fall asleep."

"..." Zhao Xi thought that Xiao Shiqing would definitely not be able to fall asleep when he looked at him like this, but he didn't expect that he would feel sleepy after lying down for a long time.The faint scent of ink on Xiao Shiqing's body was inexplicably reassuring, and Zhao Qi gradually fell asleep with his company.

The next day, Zhao Qi ordered Jiang Dehai to pack up and prepare to return to Yonghua Palace. "By the way, you can send someone to re-organize the Zui Study, and make up for what is missing."

At night, when Zhao Qi returned to Yonghua Palace, he was surprised to find that the lights in the side hall were on, and asked, "Who's in there?"

Xiao Songzi said: "Your Majesty, you forgot, Mr. Rong is still in Yonghua Palace."

Zhao Qi choked, "Has he left yet?"

Jiang Dehai: "No, the emperor wants to drive him away?"

"How can you use the word 'drive'?" Zhao Qi corrected, "I want to invite him back to the drunken study."

Jiang Dehai: "Then the slave will invite you here?"

Zhao Qi hesitated for a moment, then said: "I remember that the prime minister is going back to the prime minister's mansion tonight?"

Jiang Dehai: "Yes."

"Then talk to him tomorrow. It's a bit late today, so don't bother."

"The slave obeys the order."

After Zhao Qi left, Xiao Songzi couldn't help but said: "Elder-in-law, do you feel that our emperor is like spoiling his concubine behind his back..."

Jiang Dehai glared at him, "Tsk, why are you talking more and more, why don't you call him 'Little Tight' and change to 'Xiao Duozi'. Hurry up and get to work!"

On the second day, Jiang Dehai and Xiao Songzi went to ask Rong Tang to return the drunken book, Rong Tang said indifferently: "This is the emperor's intention, or Prime Minister Xiao's intention."

Jiang Dehai said cautiously: "I don't know."

Rong Tang glanced at the direction of Zhao Qi's bedroom, and smiled softly, "I understand. Don't worry, father-in-law, I won't make things difficult for the emperor." Since he has already confirmed one thing, the most important thing he lacks is patience.

If Xiao Shiqing can calm down and wait, so can he.

After tossing and turning, Zhao Qi finally returned to the state of living alone.Jiang Dehai couldn't help sighing: "Prime Minister and Young Master Rong each took a step back, only the emperor has this moment of peace."

Xiao Songzi: "Eunuch, the prime minister doesn't seem like someone who will give in."

The old god Jiang Dehai said: "It's reasonable, he is advancing by retreating, temporarily dormant, waiting for the opportunity to move."

The news of the eldest prince of Xixia quickly spread to Xixia. It is said that the king of Xixia was furious, claiming that if Dajing could not give an explanation within seven days, Xixia would stop owning Dajing.At the same time, Xixia's [-] troops are rushing non-stop to the border between the two countries, stationed in camp and staying behind, ready to move.

With the support of their mother country, the Xixia envoys became more and more arrogant in the capital, entering and leaving the palace was like a no-man's land, and they could be urged three times a day.Especially when he learned that Prince Xixia had been poisoned by the secret poison of the Dajing court, he became even more unscrupulous and uttered wild words.Zhao Qi was able to give him a good face at first, but then he got annoyed, so he simply followed Xiao Shiqing's example, saying that if he doesn't see him, he won't see him, no matter how loud he is, it's useless.

In the morning, the officials had a heated discussion on the case.Not to mention whether the real culprit can be found out within seven days, but Xixia's various actions have made many military officials dissatisfied.In their view, Xixia was just a small country affiliated to Dajing. In Dajing, there were a total of 3 imperial troops in charge of defending the capital alone. Xixia had a mere [-] troops, and they had the nerve to show off.But most of the civil servants think that this matter is the fault of Dajing. Now Dajing is full of natural disasters. There are frequent floods in the south, the treasury is empty, and the war can be avoided. , no matter who it is, it will be handled by Xixia.

Zhao Qi listened very carefully.When he heard the three words "fat flood", his face became hot in a second, and he felt that he would never be able to look directly at these three words in his life—they are all dog men who kill thousands of knives Harmful!

In the end, Xiao Shiqing stopped the debate between the two parties, "Continue to investigate the case, and at the same time prepare for the unexpected."

The situation was turbulent, so Zhao Qi had no choice but to put aside the matter of finding a dog man for the time being, and devote himself to working on state affairs with Xiao Shiqing.

"emperor."

Zhao Qi raised his head, met a pair of handsome eyebrows, and said with a smile, "Changzhou, why are you here?"

He Changzhou put his hands behind his back and walked quickly towards Zhao Qi, "I've brought food to the emperor."

Zhao Qi moved his nose, "Wow, it smells like mutton?"

"Is the emperor a dog?" He Changzhou took out the golden-roasted lamb leg, "I just killed it an hour ago, and I roasted it for the emperor immediately after killing it—here."

Zhao Qi took the leg of lamb, took a big bite, and said with a satisfied face: "The lamb is so pitiful. But, shouldn't you be busy preparing for the army, and you still have time to roast the leg of lamb for me?"

He Changzhou casually picked up the ink ingot on the table, and began to grind the ink for Zhao Qi, "Your Majesty, we haven't seen each other for a while."

Zhao Xi said: "Did we meet each other when we went to court?"

"That doesn't count." He Changzhou lowered his eyes and said, "Didn't your majesty realize that I haven't come to see you recently?"

Zhao Qi thought about it, and it seemed that there was such a thing.In the past, He Changzhou ran to the palace every three days, but recently he did run less.Zhao Qi belatedly discovered that even when going to court, He Changzhou would deliberately avoid staring at him, as if he was avoiding him.

He Changzhou laughed at himself, "The emperor really didn't realize it. It seems that I am just a dispensable existence to the emperor."

What's the matter with this resentful woman's tone?Those who didn't know thought he had abandoned He Changzhou.

"Hey, it's not like you don't know about my recent bad things."

He Changzhou nodded, "I know, so I'm here to share the emperor's worries."

"Oh? How to say."

He Changzhou said: "I would like to lead my troops to Xixia and form a confrontation with the Xixia army to shake the country's prestige."

Zhao Qi frowned, "We haven't reached the point of war yet, even if we want to fight, you don't need to go all the way there. Those big officials in frontiers don't eat for nothing."

He Changzhou smiled and said, "I've been so upset recently that I want to leave the capital and go for a walk. The emperor will promise me."

"What's bothering you?"

He Changzhou looked at Zhao Qi, and said quietly, "I'm bothering the emperor."

"Ah?" Zhao Qi caught off guard and took a big pot, "What happened to you?"

"The emperor made me sleep badly all night, and when I close my eyes, I will look exactly like the emperor that night."

The author has something to say: Even the little general is enlightened, and the little emperor must be soon too! (dog head)

small theater:

After the cubs grow up, Xiqi worries that they will fight for the throne in the future, and instills in them how hard it is to be an emperor every day, just like an old cow carrying a country on its head and squatting in the fields.

result--

Zhao Cao: Father, please be kind, father, please don't give me the position of crown prince, my younger brother is more suitable than me, father!

Zhao Cao's brother: Father, if you let me be the crown prince, I will die for you!

Qiqi: What should I do?

Zai Zai's father: Another one?

Qiqi: ...