Crossing should also be very low-key

After escorting the emperor back to the guest room to rest, Xu Lichen came to the study.

"What did the emperor say to Li Qingjiu?" He asked Chen Ying who was accompanying him.

"My lord, the emperor asked Mr. Li if he would like to go back to the palace with him."

Xu Lichen frowned slightly, thinking about the reason why the emperor did this.

"How did Li Qingjiu answer?"

"Mr. Li has not had time to answer, the prince has arrived. But according to the report from the hidden guard, Mr. Li's expression...is very indescribable, it seems that he is a little distorted because of holding back something."

"Oh? Are you too happy?"

In the past, anyone who approached him aimed at either him or the emperor.Since this Li Qingjiu had no interest in him, Xu Lichen guessed that perhaps his goal was the emperor, and he was just a stepping stone for him to get closer to the emperor.Now that the target really came before him, and he was invited back to the palace together, Li Qingjiu must be overjoyed at the success of the scheme, right?

"No, the dark guard said, he felt that Mr. Li seemed to have heard some bad news, but the shock also contained unbelievable doubts and helplessness to ask the heavens."

"...What the hell!" he said impatiently.

"This subordinate is incompetent. This subordinate will improve the observation and elaboration skills of the hidden guards a lot in the future." Chen Ying cupped her fists and apologized, thinking that it was a pity that she could not see Mr. Li's expression.

"My lord, why don't you try to reproduce the scene at that time, so you can know what Mr. Li looks like." The cold-faced butler Lin Tangtang suggested coldly.

"....Um."

"This subordinate knows, this subordinate will go and give instructions." The butler said so, turned around and walked towards the North Courtyard.

"Chen Ying, send some people to the palace to see if there is any "movement" after the emperor returns to the palace."

"Yes!"

Although it is still unclear whether Li Qingjiu's intentions are good or evil, he is a suspicious person after all, it's okay to cause trouble in his own territory, but he can't be allowed to leave his surveillance and go to the emperor's side.It's okay to ask him to come over and ask, he has to see that guy's reaction with his own eyes.Even now he didn't see why.

In addition, he was also puzzled, Xu Lixiao had never been interested in his male favourite, why did he go to meet Li Qingjiu this time and say those words?Not to mention that he knows that Li Qingjiu's identity is unknown, but he still puts himself at risk like this. If Li Qingjiu is really an assassin, wouldn't it be too dangerous!

Thinking about the birthday banquet a few days ago, a certain courtier told him that the prime minister seemed to be about to move again, which made him a little annoyed.Five years ago when Brother Xiao came to the throne, the old man had already made a fuss, now he doesn't know what he wants to do?

"Brother Xiao is really too careless...Eunuch Wang didn't try to dissuade him..."

Xu Lichen sighed and shook his head, thinking that his younger brother who had always acted recklessly would not change his personality even after he ascended the throne.

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"What? Meal at noon?" Li Qingjiu looked at Ah Shun who delivered the news with some surprise.

"Yeah, the butler just came over to order."

"That's right, the male pet sometimes eats with the prince." Li Qingjiu scratched his head, almost forgetting that there are other things to do between the male pet and the prince.No way, who told the prince to call him every time to sleep with him? "It doesn't matter if you accompany me to dinner! Hey, the prince will not suddenly press me on the table on a whim while eating, right?" Just in case, let's ask first.

"Under normal circumstances, it shouldn't be." Ah Shun looked at his young master, thinking involuntarily: But young master, you have never been in a normal state...

"Then I'm relieved. That is to say, why did you ask me to accompany him for dinner? If you want to eat, you should find a beautiful and delicious person like Brother Yue, so that you can eat tofu while eating like this, how comfortable it is!" While Li Qingjiu was talking, he rubbed his white and tender hands like tofu obscenely like an old man.

"Take your hands away." Tofu said. "It's preventing me from eating."

"Brother Yue, is there anything you should pay attention to when having dinner with the prince?" The supervisor is by his side, so of course he should take the opportunity to ask about the skills of dealing with customers.

"Pay attention?" Zhang Xiaoyue thought for a while while chewing on the seven-flavored dried tofu. "Zheng Ziguan is not here this time, so there should be nothing to pay attention to. Just listen to what the prince has to say, respond appropriately, occasionally help him order food, and finally mention my name. Well, think about how to answer the prince first."

"Answer what?" Li Qingjiu didn't know why.

"Of course the emperor asked you about it last night!" He sighed helplessly. "The emperor came to look for you last night, and the prince asked you to accompany me for dinner at noon today. Isn't the relationship between this very clear?"

"Yes..." Li Qingjiu said nonchalantly. "Just say that I didn't promise the emperor."

"Then what if the prince asks you why?" Zhang Xiaoyue glanced at him. "Follow the emperor to do whatever you want, and you are the first man to fall into the emperor's eyes, you will definitely be treated with great courtesy, it is better than competing with a group of men here, why don't you agree?"

"What about the answer 'Young people are self-aware and don't dare to make mistakes'?" Li Qingjiu said triumphantly.This time I asked during a meal, it's impossible to be dragged to bed after only saying a few words like last time!

"Well, it's not bad, you're talented!" Zhang Xiaoyue smiled at him appreciatively.

Huh, I was praised by the supervisor!Just kidding, at least he has dealt with those difficult people for several years, and with the influence of dozens of costume dramas, he still knows what to say when he encounters something.It's just that the level of the perverted prince has already surpassed the difficult people by several levels, and such gay plots rarely appear in costume dramas, so he failed repeatedly.

"Okay, I think it's almost time, so I won't delay you, you go and get ready!" Zhang Xiaoyue got up and prepared to leave after speaking.

"Preparation? What are you preparing for?" You don't need to sleep with you anymore, so you shouldn't need to bathe, groom and lubricate, right?

"Are you going to have dinner with the prince like this?" Zhang Xiaoyue frowned in disgust.

This guy is no longer good-looking, and he always likes to wear Ah Shun's clothes, saying that cotton is more comfortable to wear, and trousers are also convenient for activities.He ran around all day, fiddled with that, wiped it with his sleeve when he sweated, and didn't wash it off immediately when he got dusty. In the end, he was even more like a servant than Ah Shun.

"Ah? Oh, that's right!" Li Qingjiu remembered that he had to behave like other male favorites. "Thank you Brother Yue for your reminder. Ah Shun, come and help me prepare!"

Zhang Xiaoyue sighed again.

I really don't know if this person's current appearance is real, or just pretending...

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In broad daylight and in full view of everyone, Li Qingjiu felt so at ease....

"Are you in a good mood today?" Xu Lichen could clearly see Li Qingjiu's relaxation.

"No, no..." Li Qingjiu quickly put away the smile that he accidentally showed, looking at his nose and heart.

In such a safe environment, even this man with a handsome appearance, a perverted head, and a beastly lower body looks so dazzling and handsome. It must be because the strong sunlight killed all the perverted cells in his body!It would be great if we could meet him during the day in the future.

Oh, the point is "in the daytime", definitely not "meeting him".

Li Qingjiu clarified in his heart.

The place to eat is a gazebo in the back garden. In the pavilion, there are only the prince, Commander Chen, the housekeeper, the maidservant helping the prince with food, him and Ah Shun, but outside the pavilion there are only servants who serve and withdraw vegetables In addition to the maidservant, there are more than a dozen guards standing guard at fixed points, and the whole scene looks quite lively and harmonious.

But because he was dining with the prince, Ah Shun could only serve him food, and he couldn't chat with him casually, which made him feel a bit boring.

"Did you have a hangover yesterday morning?"

"Huh?" Li Qingjiu, who was about to pick up a piece of meat and stuff it into his mouth, was stunned for a moment, then quickly put down his chopsticks, and replied dignifiedly and reservedly: "Thank you, my lord, for your concern, Xiaomin doesn't have a hangover."

"Um."

Li Qingjiu saw that the prince just hummed and continued to eat, he also picked up the chopsticks again, clamped the piece of meat that he had just discarded in the bowl, and opened his mouth again to put it in...

"Recently, Zhang Xiaoyue often runs to your place?"

"Ah?" Li Qingjiu quickly closed his mouth, put down the sliced ​​meat, and replied dignifiedly and implicitly: "Young Master Zhang doesn't dislike it, it's my honor."

"Um."

This time, Li Qingjiu waited for a long time to make sure that his lord should have no other problems, and then carefully picked up the sliced ​​meat in the bowl three times.Before putting it in his mouth, he sneaked a glance at Wang Ye, but Wang Ye didn't respond.So he finally stuffed the meat into his mouth with confidence.

"How are you getting along with the other princes?"

"Huh?" Li Qingjiu quickly bit the meat in his mouth and swallowed it dignifiedly...

"I'm including you, this guy obviously did it on purpose!"

"Don't worry, just swallow it." Xu Lichen asked the maid to pour him a cup of tea in a good mood.

Fortunately, the piece of meat was so soft and tender that Li Qingjiu swallowed it without taking a few bites.It is indeed what the prince is eating. Even the white meat with garlic paste is so delicious. It is fragrant and melts in the mouth. Even after swallowing it, it still smells delicious. It is even better than the most expensive and high-grade meat he has ever eaten. eat!

"Xiaomin doesn't often meet other sons." Li Qingjiu replied absent-mindedly, looking at the food on other plates at the same time, thinking that this is the legendary Chinese banquet-level dish. I am so happy to have the opportunity to eat it. !I hope that the prince can often find him for dinner in the future, and it doesn't matter if he doesn't reward him.

"En." Xu Lichen responded casually again, anyway, he didn't care about the answer at all. "Relax, it's just a meal."

Can eating with you relax?Li Qingjiu complained in his heart.But since the prince has said so, he is more relaxed, and eats generously, and obligatoryly holds the chopsticks for the prince if he thinks it is delicious.After all, this meal was his treat, and I was raised by him, so I should give something back.

I don't know if it's because he has been bringing food to the prince. Afterwards, the prince focused on eating and didn't ask any more questions. He was able to enjoy this state banquet-level lunch.

When the staple food was almost eaten, the maid brought a plate of cylindrical fried food, which made Li Qingjiu's eyes brighten.

He has loved fried food since he was a child. Every time he goes to a wedding banquet or eats Wei Ya, as long as there is this kind of fried food with fillings, he loves to eat it no matter whether it is filled with sweet or salty fillings.Sometimes when I see some leftovers at my own table or the table next door, I will ask the waiter for plastic bags to take home and eat.

It means that there are only two people eating, but there are ten on the plate, it is impossible to finish it!

Ah Shun picked one up for him, and Li Qingjiu couldn't wait to pick it up and eat it.

oh!Crisp on the outside and soft on the inside, the stuffing inside is sweet and salty. It looks like taro with egg yolk, and it seems that there is meat in it. There are diced fruits that squirt juice when bitten. What is this?How can it be so delicious!

Li Qingjiu took two mouthfuls to finish the fried food, but after eating, what he wanted in his heart was not to eat another one, but to pack such delicious food back for Ah Shun, Brother Yue, and A Cong to share together. Ah Shun asked someone to bring two yuan to my aunt.However, while thinking this way, the maidservant at the side already signaled other nearby maidservants to come up to change dishes with their eyes.

Ahhh, is that plate of fried food going to be taken away?Can you pack it?Li Qingjiu secretly glanced at Wang Ye.

"What's wrong?" Xu Lichen glanced at his squinted eyes with hope.

"My lord, what to do with the removed food?" He asked cautiously.

"Lin Tang?" Xu Lichen looked at the housekeeper.

"Of course it is discarded." The steward replied, without mentioning that there are many poor people outside the palace every day waiting to receive the food thrown out by the palace.

What a waste of life!Seeing that the plate of fried food was about to be taken away, Li Qingjiu finally couldn't help mustering up the courage to speak.

"Excuse me, my lord, can I take that plate of food back?" In his 30-year career in his "previous life", he learned that if you don't grasp some things now, you may never have another chance in the future, and even if you regret it later It didn't work either.As the saying goes, there will be no such shop after passing this village, and it is also said that a thousand dollars is hard to buy. If you know it, you have to be thick-skinned so that you will not let yourself down!

Li Qingjiu, who comforted himself like this, didn't know that everyone around except Ah Shun really felt that this young master was different.

"If you like it, I will ask the dining room to make another copy and send it to you." Xu Lichen said nonchalantly.

"No need," Li Qingjiu hurriedly stopped.Alas, this man really doesn't understand the art of packing and the joys of saving! "Xiaomin just take the leftovers from the prince."

"Is the king left?" Xu Lichen looked at him meaningfully.

What about leftovers?As long as you haven't touched it, you can still eat it...Ah, rely on the cup!This guy must have misunderstood something with a super good feeling about himself!

"No, it doesn't have to be the prince's leftovers! Commander Chen's leftovers are also fine!" Li Qingjiu hurriedly explained, unaware that he shot Chen Ying who was lying down invisible.

Chen Ying silently took two steps to the left and stood behind Lin Tang.

"The king knows, let you take it back!" Xu Lichen raised his chin to the maid who served the food, and the maid replied yes, and took the food down for disposal.

After a while, the hot fried food wrapped in oil paper was placed in the basket and handed over to Ah Shun.The familiar alluring aroma wafted out of the basket, and Li Qingjiu happily communicated with Ah Shun with his eyes.

"Thank you, my lord." For Li Qingjiu, who felt happy and satisfied as long as he ate enough and slept warmly, the person who invited him to dinner was a good person, and the person who invited him to eat delicious food was an even better person.So at this moment, Xu Lichen, who not only invited him to eat delicious food, but also helped him take it away, greatly increased his score by about ten points.

In fact, if possible, Li Qingjiu wanted to pack all the dishes back, anyway, he used serving chopsticks, so he wasn't afraid of getting the prince's saliva or something.But he didn't want to be too ostentatious when he had dinner with the prince for the first time, so he thought it's better to make the package first, and then expand slowly if there is a chance.

After a while, both of them were full, and the maids removed all the food and replaced it with tea and tea sets that the prince must drink after dinner, and a special maid came up to make tea.

Amidst the fragrance of tea that costs 20 yuan a catty or even more, Xu Lichen looks even more extravagant, like an idol entertainer set off by a famous brand, giving Li Qingjiu a sense of "Actually, the lord is quite temperamental." It’s an illusion that it’s attractive even if it’s piled up with money.”

"Li Qingjiu, this king knew that the emperor came to you last night and fell in love with you at first sight. I hope you can enter the palace to accompany me."

Oh oh here it is!As expected, Brother Yue expected.Li Qingjiu pulled himself out of the illusion just now, pulled himself together, and confidently recalled the preset answer in his heart several times.

Small people have self-knowledge and dare not make mistakes; small people have self-knowledge and dare not make mistakes....

"That's why this king has decided to send someone to send you to the palace in two days to relieve the emperor's lovesickness."

Xiaomin has... Huh?

"Actually, this king also feels something. You don't like serving this king very much, don't you? Then maybe when you come to the emperor, you can show your strengths."

Long your mother!Who taught you that if you don't like your brother, you like your brother?Tell him to come out and face it!

"However, if you don't want to, this king can also refuse the emperor."

"Xiaomin doesn't want to!" Li Qingjiu stood up excitedly. "Uh, I, I mean, Xiaomin has self-knowledge and dare not make mistakes..."

Xu Lichen nodded in satisfaction.

"In other words, you still prefer to serve the king, don't you?"

"...." Gan your mother's ye cup only has two options: being taken by the emperor and being taken by the prince?Even if you are taking the kindergarten exam, there are not so few options!I want to choose none of the above!

At this moment, Ah Shun kicked him secretly, and Li Qingjiu realized that he had been thinking for too long.Moreover, seeing Ah Shun reminded him of his "I'm a male favorite" plan, even in the face of such a difficult problem, he must carry it out perfectly!

"Xiaomin only wants to serve the lord!" Li Qingjiu said plaintively and knelt down pretending to be panicked.

"This king understands, this king will reject the emperor for you." Xu Lichen stood up, bent slightly, took Li Qingjiu's hand and pulled him up.

Li Qingjiu cheered in his heart, "YES! ".The prince's expression and tone didn't respond too much, his plan of "I'm a male favourite" finally worked like never before!

"...." Uh... I'm standing firm, lord, you can let go...

Li Qingjiu lowered his head pretending to be shy, and tried to pull out his hand, but he didn't expect that the wolf claw grabbed him even tighter as soon as he moved.

Woo...he has a bad feeling...

"Since you have such a special liking for this king, then I will let you sleep tonight!" Xu Lichen smiled at him with a deeply moved expression. "Li Qingjiu, don't let me down."

Li Qingjiu also smiled at Xu Lichen without tears.

He's right, this is a veritable mistake for a thief's bed~~

Writer's words:

Let me tell you first, this story is the same as the snake demon, there will not be any big conspiracy or big villains, the prime minister is just passing by. XD

Of course, it is impossible for the prince to become a prince so smoothly, but the conspiracy is a matter of three to five years, and I only plan to write what happened within a year of Xiaojiu and the prince's meeting, so the conspiracy has not yet grown. =v=

The author's brain is full of straws, so the inability to write a big scene is also a big factor... UUbbb My article is the level of this kind of throwaway bedside story, sorry for the friends who are looking forward to the big scene! >"

Then the next episode I will skip directly to the next day, the king bird will not appear! (light speed escape bbb)