I run a newspaper in ancient times

The treacherous situation in the court had nothing to do with Li Li.

He actually didn't want to enter the palace today. For this reason, he lay on the bed and ordered someone to put a veil on his forehead. In order to appear realistic, he also announced the imperial physician.

The imperial physician came in a short while, but besides that, there was also the great eunuch Funing of Cishou Palace.

Funing is the most powerful eunuch in front of the Empress Dowager, with a rich face, he looked at the imperial physician who was holding his pulse but had a speechless expression on his face, the smile in his eyes was even bigger, and now he said kindly to Li Li who was on the bed: "My lord, the empress dowager has told you that if you really can't get up, you must be too sick. The old man is really worried and plans to visit you in person."

Li Lizheng coughed a few times pretending to be weak, and couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth when he heard this, so he had to raise his hand, and the eunuch next to him, Dong Lai, hurriedly helped him up from the bed with "difficulty".

Li Li gasped and said, "No, don't bother mother, it's just a minor illness."

"That's good, I don't know how the people around are serving you, obviously yesterday..." Funing sighed with concern, and then asked sincerely, "My lord, are you still in the palace? "

Li Li had no choice but to float into the palace like a "weak willow supporting the wind".

In Cishou Palace, apart from the empress dowager who was sitting upright drinking tea and didn't seem to be kind at all, there were dignified and elegant empresses and enchanting concubines on the left and right.

Seeing Li Li walk in pretending to be sick every step of the way, both the queen and the noble concubine laughed.

Concubine Zhou Gui smiled and joked: "A Li, you don't look like you are seriously ill."

"What does that look like?" Li Li asked.

"Pregnant with Liujia, the little daughter-in-law who is about to give birth." Empress Shen covered her mouth and smiled lightly.

"Why, Fan Zhiyuan is so capable, he let you have it after a long distance?"

The Queen Mother frowned and said a cold joke, Li Li gritted her teeth silently, and had no choice but to let go of her hands and stand up straight, paying her respects to the three most honorable women in the harem.

A newspaper fell in front of Li Li, and in the middle of the page were "Gossip Tabloid" in four big characters, which meant that Li Li's forced marriage had been ruined all night.

This is a settlement, Li Li sighed deeply in his heart, and before the Queen Mother got mad, he begged for mercy, "My son is still sick."

As soon as the words came out, the Empress Dowager walked down from the imperial concubine's couch, pinched his ears with two fingers without any politeness, and twisted them hard...

Li Li's beautiful face suddenly twisted, and she cried bitterly: "Sister-in-law, help me—"

Li Li rubbed her ears and hid behind the queen and the noble concubine, only to hear the queen begging the queen mother tenderly: "Mother, A Li is still a child, although the matter is a little absurd, it is not too out of the ordinary, it's just a joke." Those ladies, the concubines have already given rewards to appease them, so don't be angry with him."

Concubine Zhou also said: "Yes, Ah Li also knows how to cover up the names of people, which shows that she has a sense of proportion in her heart. If you want my concubine to say that he is devoted to General Fan, you will not get married even if you force him. It's better to forget it. When I grow up in the future, maybe I won't be so stubborn, and with our A Li's appearance and status, I won't be afraid that no good girl will like it, don't you think?"

After Concubine Zhou finished speaking, Li Li poked her head out from behind them, looked at the Queen Mother's face, and immediately retracted her head when she saw the cold look.

The Empress Dowager saw it in her eyes, and her hands were itchy and wanted to find out this brat, but the empress and the concubine, who were disliked by each other, put aside their previous suspicions, and they had a tacit understanding to protect Li Li tightly.

"A Li, why don't you apologize to the queen mother?"

"Mother, my son is wrong." Li Li is very aware of current affairs, but because someone is protecting him, he is confident, "But in this life, my son will hang on this tree in Fan Zhiyuan and will never fall, so you just give up!"

The queen mother who managed to calm down, finally threw the boy into the small Buddhist hall in a rage, and knelt down in front of the Bodhisattva to repent.

Although it was a kneeling punishment, but who is Li Li, the little ancestor of the entire palace.

He sat cross-legged on the futon, dozing off with his head propped up.

It wasn't until he heard footsteps and saw the Empress Dowager walking in that he pretended to kneel down again.

The Empress Dowager Quan pretended not to have seen it, but seeing the red mark on his chin supported by her hand, she raised her hand to caress it lovingly, and while offering incense to the Bodhisattva, she said: "A Li, do you still remember that girl from the Shi family?" ?"

Hearing this, Li Li rubbed his chin in thought, then asked, "Sister Yu?"

The Queen Mother nodded slightly.

"Isn't she in the clothing bureau?"

"She wants to serve the emperor."

After the queen mother finished speaking, Li Li's eyes widened in an instant, those cat eyes were full of puzzlement, and she frowned and asked, "Sister Yu will be released from the palace soon?"

The Queen Mother looked at Li Li and said, "Yes, but she doesn't want to leave."

"Does the emperor know?"

The queen mother smiled slightly: "The Ai family told him."

When Li Li left Cishou Palace, the eunuch of Mingzheng Hall was already waiting at the door.

So Li Li turned his footsteps towards the palace gate, and could only go to the main hall of Ming Dynasty.

Mingzheng Hall is Emperor Yan's bedroom, Li Li is a frequent visitor here, but generally, unless Emperor Yan summons him, he would not come by himself.

With a stinky face and a look of grievance, he reluctantly walked in, and then sat down in front of Emperor Yan.

"Have you been punished by the empress?" Emperor Yan asked with some distress.

Li Li nodded silently.

Emperor Yan then said: "Go and get the exquisite white jade chess set that was presented as a tribute below, and bring it back to Prince Yi."

As a dude, Li Li is good at everything in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but he is not proficient in it, but it doesn't matter, pretending to be tough is enough.

The Emperor's consolation to his younger brother has always been very affordable, and he will send any good things directly.

The surrounding palace people are no strangers to it.

However, the old eunuch Zhang Zuoxian reminded with a smile: "Your Majesty, you have already rewarded Concubine Zhou with that exquisite white jade chess set."

Emperor Yan was stunned, but then frowned, as if he didn't know what else to give.

After thinking for a while, Eunuch Zhang thought about it and said: "A few years ago, the South sent a dendrobium of glazed beads. Although the texture is not as good as white jade, the color is brighter. With a little polishing, it is also beautiful as a basket chess piece, suitable for the prince to play with."

"Oh, from Liuli?" Li Li asked suddenly.

"Yes, all kinds of colors." Eunuch Zhang said.

Seeing that Li Li was interested, Emperor Yan ordered: "In that case, you go and get it and bring it back to Ah Li."

"This..." Eunuch Zhang showed a trace of hesitation when he heard the words.

Emperor Yan glanced at him indifferently: "What's wrong?"

Eunuch Zhang had no choice but to agree: "Yes, Your Majesty." He left, but left his apprentice Zhang Banban to wait on him.

As soon as he left, Zhang Banban and Donglai who was beside Li Li looked at each other, followed each other silently to the door, and stood aside.

"Sooner or later, I will get rid of him." Emperor Yan said in a low voice, with a trace of killing intent in his eyes.

Li Li hummed casually, but didn't speak, as if he was thinking about something else.

Emperor Yan looked at his appearance, sighed and asked, "Do you know about Ah Yu?"

"The queen mother said that sister Yu wanted to accompany her."

Emperor Yan nodded.

"Why?" Li Li looked up at Emperor Yan and asked.

"You think I want her to stay?"

That's what Li Li thought in his heart, but when Emperor Yan asked, he didn't think so.

A letter was handed to Li Li, and Emperor Yan motioned him to take a look.

Li Li opened it, and then he closed it again and said sullenly: "Sister Yu is so stupid, the palace is so dangerous! You'll get through it soon, why stay and be with you and worry about it? I've made arrangements... ..."

Emperor Yan was not angry when his younger brother said that. Instead, he smiled bitterly and said, "You are right, I can't protect myself. How can I protect her? If the Zhou and Shen families know, how can she survive? But Ah Li, I can't persuade her."

Shi Yu is the only daughter of the former Taifu Shi. Because the prince failed to rebel, the Shi family was implicated and interrogated.

Emperor Yan used to follow the former crown prince, who was not a few years older than Shi Yu, and they were childhood sweethearts.

After the defeat of the Shi family, Miss Shi's family became a slave. Fortunately, Li Li acted secretly in time and sent her to the palace to be sent to the clothing bureau in advance. Although it was hard work, she did not become an official prostitute. ending.

After Emperor Yan took the opportunity to pardon the world several times, he gradually had a bright future.

It's just... I didn't expect Shi Yu to stay with Emperor Yan when it was time to leave the palace!

Emperor Yan was surrounded by eyeliners, he didn't dare to take any action, let alone go to the clothing bureau to find Shi Yu, the letter was handed over to him by the Queen Mother.

Li Li read Shi Yu's letter again, the beautiful hairpin in her hand was as elegant as that person's, but there was a touch of determination in her gentleness, as firm as her words.

"Women who fall in love really can't be pulled back..." Li Li raised his head and looked at Emperor Yan again as he spoke, looking at Emperor Yan carefully, and said with disgust, "Brother Emperor, I really can't see what's wrong with you Well, whether you like it or not, but there are so many women in the harem, and there will be another draft soon, and it is obvious that being with you will make you feel wronged, how can you make Sister Yu desperate for you, am I not good?"

The previous words seemed to poke Emperor Yan's heart, but in the end his rhetorical question made Emperor Yan dumbfounded.

"A Li, she only regards you as her younger brother. Besides, don't you like Fan Zhiyuan so much?"

Hearing this, Li Li blinked her eyes, and said innocently: "Oh, if you don't tell me, Brother Huang, I almost forgot that I have General Fan."

Emperor Yan sighed deeply, there was nothing he could do with this younger brother, he said helplessly, "I forgot to tell you, Fan Zhiyuan has to return to Beijing."

Ok?

Although Li Li knew about it early in the morning, he was still a little surprised on his face. He opened his fan leisurely and said, "It seems that Wu Ninghou is still a move away from the left."

Emperor Yan nodded. Although he was the emperor in the court, he couldn't get in the way. In fact, he was even more aggrieved.

"The imperial decree to recall has already gone north. If Fan Zhiyuan doesn't want to resist the decree, he will be able to arrive in the capital within three months. You...be aware of it." Emperor Yan reminded.

In fact, he was a little worried about his younger brother, Fan Zhiyuan was indifferent, his face was as paralyzed as ice, except for Wu Ninghou who could save a little bit of face, no one dared to provoke him within five steps.

Even Prime Minister Zuo had to be more polite when he saw him.

Emperor Yan felt that although his younger brother was good-looking, he was still obsessed, but as long as he was not good at Nanfeng, no one wanted to be pursued so widely.

In case of embarrassment and anger, after the fall, how could Li Li, who is so delicate, receive a finger from a martial artist like Fan Zhiyuan?

And with Emperor Yan's current power, Fan Zhiyuan could at most let Fan Zhiyuan introspect for a few days without pain.

However, Li Li said nonchalantly: "I am also a prince after all, even if this great general can't touch my wholeheartedness, he wouldn't dare to touch me, right?"

Speaking of this, Li Li put the fan to his mouth, and smiled shyly: "Besides, he is so beautiful, is he willing to do it?"

Emperor Yan felt that Li Li was a little overconfident.

However, since it has been reminded, Li Li must have a countermeasure.Don't look at Prince Yi's absurdity and lack of sense in doing things, but he has always been measured and can usually achieve his goals.

In terms of ancient spirits and ghosts, even ten Fan Zhiyuan were no match for Li Li.

Emperor Yan was relieved, he took Shi Yu's letter back from Li Li's hand, folded it gently and carefully, then looked around, as if thinking about where to hide it.

Li Li looked at Emperor Yan's careful and cherishing look, and felt a little sore in his heart, but he still suggested: "Burn it."

It's safer that way.

Hearing that Emperor Yan's hand paused, the light in his eyes gradually dimmed, he pursed his lips as if unwilling, but in the end he opened the lampshade of a lantern behind him, and put the letter on it...

The tongue of flame rolled, and after a while, only charred ashes remained, scattered on the ground.

Emperor Yan stared blankly, his fingers were still stained with a little black ash.

Everyone in the world knows that the emperor has three thousand beauties in the harem, surrounded by beauties of all colors, and enjoying the blessings of being equal to all, is simply the ultimate dream of a man.

However, who would know that every concubine has his own thoughts, and even the queen doesn't treat him wholeheartedly.

Emperor Yan's harem was already streamlined, but there were several concubines.

He guarded against all those who approached him, so that no one in the huge palace could be trusted and could openly confide in him.

The only love in his heart, he didn't dare to approach, but in this crisis-ridden palace, he said that he was willing to accompany him with his life.

Li Li knew that Emperor Yan would not let go after thinking about it.

He stood up, walked to Emperor Yan's side, took a handkerchief, held his elder brother's hand and wiped away the remaining dust on his fingers.

He said: "Brother Huang, don't rush to impress, Sister Yu wants to be by your side, but she is just a palace maid from the Clothes Bureau, how can she get close to you?"

After Li Li finished speaking, Emperor Yan came back to his senses, looked over, looked at him and said, "So I have to ask Ah Li for help."

Li Li stared round in surprise and looked at Emperor Yan silently: "..." Are his hands that long?

"A Li is smart, please help the emperor and your sister-in-law." Emperor Yan begged.

This sister-in-law is a real sister-in-law.

Li Li suddenly felt a little stressed.