Morbid pet

Xie Zhao said coldly: "Li Mu, Li Yu! You are almost seven years old, why can't you even memorize "Sun Tzu's Art of War"? You don't even do your homework, right?"

Chang Le looked at Xie Zhao's cold expression and felt slightly panicked. He quickly pulled his son to plead with his daughter-in-law.

Li Mu and Li Yu knelt on the ground and shivered.

Although they are direct children, the proud sons of heaven, they are also the only children of the current emperor. They can't even read "Sun Tzu's Art of War". Wouldn't it be shameful to spread it out?

Xie Zhao looked at his son and daughter with a straight face: "Li Yu, Li Mu, you are not young anymore. Why do you think about eating, drinking and having fun every day? Why don't you study hard? In short, since you have entered the family tree, you should follow the rules. If you do something wrong and do not need punishment from others, I will personally send you to see the Lord of Hell. Your father and I have already read the Four Books and Five Classics by heart at your age."

Li Mu and Li Yu looked at each other, both feeling a little frightened.

Changle pulled Xie Zhao's sleeve to comfort him and said, "Husband."

Xie Zhao sighed, "Forget it, I won't do the homework today. Let's start the exam tomorrow to see where their level is. It's better to teach students in accordance with their aptitude."

The two breathed a sigh of relief.

Xie Zhao glanced at Chang Le, who pursed his lips and smiled, "Husband, our children are very smart and will definitely pass the imperial examination. They are still young, so let them play for a few more years."

Xie Zhao nodded, "Well, our children are definitely not bad. However, after the time for playing, we play when it is time to play, and we have to study hard most of the time. I will let a few more bachelors teach later. .”

Changle's scalp went numb when she thought of the bachelors. Those guys who only knew the Four Books and Five Classics all day were scary. She deliberately changed the topic, "By the way, Azhao, do you still remember what you promised me when we got married?" Chang Le blinked his watery eyes and looked at Xie Zhao expectantly.

"Of course I remember." Xie Zhao coughed lightly, his eyes wandering: "You don't want me to break my promise, do you?"

"No." Chang Le said seriously, and then added: "But, Azhao, you have to give me a little sweet taste."

Xie Zhao: "."

"What sweetness do you want?" Xie Zhao asked, he was really afraid of this girl making demands.

Changle rolled his eyes and said slyly: "It depends on whether you can do it, otherwise, I won't bother to ask for such a sweet thing."

"Then you speak first."

"Go find Ban Ning, and I'll negotiate a deal with him." Chang Le hooked Xie Zhao's neck and whispered in his ear.

Xie Zhao was stunned for a moment and had a bad feeling. This girl wouldn't have her mind set on Puan Ning, would she?
After Chang Le said this, he pushed Xie Zhao: "Go quickly."

Xie Zhao: "."

Before he could speak, Chang Le urged him to go out to find Ban Ning, so Xie Zhao had no choice but to go out.

As soon as he arrived outside the door, he met people from Duke Zhao's mansion who were coming towards him.

Mrs. Zhao Guogong is discussing with Zhao Guogong about the matter of greeting tomorrow.

Xie Zhao didn't say much, just said hello lightly and then turned and walked away.

Mrs. Zhao Guogong nodded with a smile, and Xie Zhao walked past him towards the backyard.

Duke Zhao stopped and watched Xie Zhao disappear around the corner. Then he looked up at the place where Xie Zhao left, and then said to the housekeeper beside him: "Go and check, where is Your Majesty going in such a hurry? "

The steward of Duke Zhao's mansion took the order and retreated.

After the people from Duke Zhao's mansion left, Wan Ning was also alarmed. He left the house and saw Xie Zhao's figure from a distance. He immediately chased after him, "Your Majesty."

Xie Zhao stopped and said, "Wan Ning, why are you running so fast?"

Ban Ning just came back from Lingnan, but Xie Zhao has been staying in the western suburbs and has not gone to the palace. Recently, the assassin incident happened again. Now the whole palace is under internal investigation. People everywhere are panicked. It is difficult to even enter the palace. Then he sent a letter to Changle, but there was no reply. He originally planned to go to the Western Suburbs Courtyard to find Xie Zhao early tomorrow morning, but now he ran into him.

Wan Ning said with a smile: "Your Majesty, did my aunt ask you to come here to find me?"

Xie Zhao nodded slightly and smiled, "You kid, your guess is right. Let's go, your aunt has prepared dinner, and we will have dinner together in the evening. It is inconvenient over there in the western suburbs, so you can sleep there at night and don't go down the mountain. ”

Wan Ning thanked him, and then ran up the mountain with Xie Zhao and a strong horse.

Xie Zhao didn't say much to Ban Ning on the way. He almost listened to his words about wanting to marry his daughter as a joke, and he was basically relieved now.

They are all children, why do they have so many thoughts?

The two quickly arrived at the Western Suburbs Villa.

Xie Zhao led the horse to the yard, "Ban Ning, I'm going to take a bath first, and I'll ask someone to bring you dinner later."

"Okay, Your Majesty, please slow down and don't fall. I'll go and heat the hot water for you."

"it is good."

After Xie Zhao took a shower, he came out of the bathroom with his wet black hair spread out. Chang Le took his clothes over.

"Azhao, please put on your clothes quickly. If the cool breeze blows too much, you may get sick easily." Chang Le warned worriedly.

Xie Zhao sat in front of the dressing table and let Chang Le tie his hair.

"Chu Chu, who do you think was responsible for stealing my daughter's purse?" Xie Zhao suddenly spoke, his eyes falling on himself in the mirror, his tone was clear and gentle.

Changle pondered for a moment and said: "I am stupid and I really can't figure out who did this."

Xie Zhao smiled faintly: "I have already ordered the secret guards to investigate this matter. Don't worry, I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter and will not tolerate it."

Xie Zhao said that the clouds were calm and the wind was gentle, but Chang Le could feel the turbulent waves contained in it.

Xie Zhao has always been very sensitive when it comes to the safety of his family.

Changle nodded, "Okay, leave this matter to your Majesty for investigation. I believe that Your Majesty will be able to get to the bottom of it."

Changle was smiling, his eyes curved into the shape of crescents, which was very endearing.

Xie Zhao touched her head and said with a smile, "Be good."

Changle nodded with a smile, stretched out his hand to hold Xie Zhao's arm, and shook it coquettishly, "Ah Zhao, come play with me for a while longer. Let's go to the backyard to see the plum blossoms in the garden. The ones newly planted this year are blooming particularly well. Bright.”

Although Changle was a queen, she was always pampered. If it weren't for Xie Zhao, she wouldn't have to get up early every day to calm down.

Xie Zhao sighed helplessly, "Okay, let's go."

"Our Azhao is the best~" Chang Le hugged Xie Zhao happily, stood on tiptoes and kissed Xie Zhao's lips.

Xie Zhao smiled helplessly, hugged Chang Le's slender waist and deepened the kiss.

The two lingered intimately for a long time before slowly separating.

Xie Zhao looked at Ban Ning and said, "Go and call them two over."

"Okay." Wan Ning ran away in large strides.

Chang Le pulled Xie Zhao toward the garden. She couldn't help but snicker as she led the way.

When the two of them walked to the plum forest, they saw Li Yu standing there catching bees. Strangely enough, this little princess who looked like a doll had a really strong personality. She usually didn't like butterflies and flowers, but she preferred fierce bees. Horses are aggressive creatures, and they also like snakes. The colorful snake that Xie Zhao fell in love with last time was what he wanted to secretly bring to his daughter as a gift.

Changle didn't comment on his daughter's hobby and just wanted to be happy. However, his only request was that she, an old mother, should not be frightened out of her wits. The rest was easy to say. She was really doting on her.

"Father and Queen, you are here." Li Yu said happily when he saw them coming.

"My brother is here too. You don't know that today my father and my mother went to a banquet. After the banquet, my mother invited us to have a meal together. My mother's face looks much better than yesterday."

Li Mu hummed as an answer.

Li Yu asked again: "By the way, brother? Do you have anything you like?"

Wan Ning stood behind Li Mu, acting like a big brother, protecting his two younger siblings. He thought Li Yu was asking him, so he simply took over the topic, "I like bees too."

Li Mu burst out laughing, his shoulders shaking as he covered his mouth.He reminded his eldest brother in a low voice, "Brother, my sister is asking me."

Wan Ning's face turned pale, "Okay."

Li Yu also laughed, "Cousin, you are such an adult, and you still like to catch bees?" Ban Ning was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.

Chang Le glared at Li Yu, and then explained to Ban Ning with a smile: "Wan Ning, don't get me wrong, your sister has no other intentions. She just likes to play with children. It's her nature. After all, you have grown up, so She didn't ask you, but she was afraid that you wouldn't like anything."

Wan Ning pursed her lips and smiled, "Don't worry, aunt, I didn't think too much about it."

Wan Ning chatted with Li Yu for a while, and then suggested to Xie Zhao to go horse riding.

Xie Zhao smiled and said, "Okay."

Wan Ning pulled Li Mu and Li Yu towards the stables, "Brothers and sisters, do you want to try riding a horse? Let's practice first so as not to fall down later and it will be you who will be in pain."

Xie Zhao nodded in agreement.

Wan Ning chose a white short horse, then asked Li Yu to turn over and steady the saddle. After Li Yu stood firm, he let go.One good thing about Changle is that it pays more attention to the physical development of children since they were young. They let the two children learn to ride horses as soon as they learned to walk. From the very small horses at the beginning to being able to ride a pony now is a very good skill.

Changle chose a red horse. After the two mounted their horses, Ban Ning directed them to gallop.

Xie Zhao clamped the horse's belly with his legs, tightened the reins with both arms, raised the horse's hooves, and the horse's speed became faster and faster.

Wan Ning raced to catch up, keeping pace with Chang Le, and said with a smile: "Auntie, let's race to see who can reach the finish line first."

Chang Le curled his lips slightly and nodded, "Okay! We, Ban Ning, have really grown up and dare to compete with our aunt. Then come on!"

The three of them cooperated very well. Xie Zhao and Wan Ning each took charge of their duties and controlled the entire team with applause.

The two children, Li Yu and Li Mu, followed slowly behind, occasionally joining in.

The speed of the three people in front gradually slowed down.

Sweat broke out on Chang Le's forehead. She turned to look at Xie Zhao behind her and shouted, "Hey, Azhao, why don't you catch up?"

Xie Zhao smiled and said, "I'm not strong enough, so I won't argue with you. You go ahead. I'll rest here for a while and wait for you."

Changle curled his lips and muttered, "You're just lying."

Xie Zhao smiled and said nothing.He squinted his eyes slightly, enjoying the sunshine, looking slightly lazy, and quickly came back to play with his children.

Xie Zhao glanced back and said, "Okay, you two should catch up quickly, otherwise you will lose."

Li Yu and Li Mu looked at each other, urged their horses to speed up, and caught up with Xie Zhao from left to right.

After all, the legs are still short.

The two children did not dare to run too fast, so they simply followed Xie Zhao and walked the horse, and they were very happy.

The two children, Li Yu and Li Mu, ran forward for a while, and then came back in a circle, making everyone laugh.

Li Yu suddenly stopped and stretched out her fleshy arms, "Mother, give me a hug."

Chang Le glanced at Wan Ning, and seeing Wan Ning nodding towards her, she bent down and picked up Li Yu, "Baby, are you tired? Let's go back and have a rest before we go play, okay?"

Li Yu shook his head, "Mom, I'm not tired." After saying that, he turned to look at Li Mu next to him, "Second brother, let's keep running."

Li Mu nodded and jumped off the horse, "Okay."

Changle glanced at them and said, "Then let's go."

Several adults followed behind them.

Li Mu was holding a black horse and holding Li Yu with the other hand, "Yu'er, let's ride this black horse. Its name is Xiao Hei. It has a very docile personality and will not hurt us."

Li Yu raised his head and glanced at the dark horse, "Okay." He sat obediently behind Li Mu. Li Mu patted his butt and motioned for him to hug him tightly.

Li Mu lightly kicked the horse's belly, and the black horse neighed and ran forward.The black horse has strong limbs, jet-black fur, and a flowing mane. It looks like a good horse at first glance.

Li Mu was holding Li Yu and galloping on the grassland. The wind blew in his face, and Li Yu's sight was blocked by his messy bangs. He couldn't help but raise his hand to move them away, revealing his clear eyes and looking into the distance.

"Second brother, there is a lake ahead." Li Yu pointed to the small island in the middle of the lake, "Are we going to the lake?"

Li Mu nodded, "Yes, I want to go."

Li Yu lay on Li Mu's back, "Second brother, carry me on your back."

When Li Mu heard this, he was slightly startled, then squatted down, patted his back, and said to Li Yu: "Come up."

Li Yu climbed onto Li Mu's back and hugged his neck, "Second brother, do we want to go fishing later?"

"Fishing." Li Mu replied, "Can you fish?"

Li Yu frowned and thought for a moment, "Maybe." She had never fished before, but she knew that fish would definitely swim under the water.

Li Mu took Li Yu to the shore, stuck a stone with a branch, drew a line on the ground, told Li Yu what the line was for, and then taught her how to pick up the stone and throw it into the water.

"Look, I lost it." Li Mu grabbed the rocks on the ground, smashed them into the water, and then stood quietly and waited.

After a while, Li Mu suddenly heard a splash. He quickly ran over and took a look, and saw Li Yuzheng lying in the water with his butt sticking out.

Li Mu didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He walked to Li Yu and patted his shoulder, "Get up quickly, don't fall into the water."

Li Yu turned his head, his face turned red, and he was ashamed, "Second... I'm sorry, brother."

Li Mu smiled and said, "I don't blame you, I asked you to learn fishing."

Li Yu raised his head and said seriously: "Second brother, I will definitely study hard in the future, and I will definitely live up to the expectations of my father and mother."

Li Mu rubbed his head, "Well, you will become a strong woman!"

Li Yu grinned, "Yeah!"

Chang Le also came to Li Mu and touched Li Mu's head, "Mu'er, be good, go back to the western suburbs later, and the queen mother will cook you a roasted whole lamb."

Although Changle is a princess, she loves to eat meat most of the time.

"Okay, I want to eat roast suckling pig." Li Mu said.

"Okay, I'll ask the imperial kitchen to do it when we get back." Chang Le said.

Li Mu smiled and nodded, "Thank you, Queen Mother."

Chang Le pinched the tip of Li Mu's nose and said dotingly: "Fool, you are my precious son. If I am not good to you, who should I be good to?"

Li Mu chuckled, and Chang Le looked at Li Yu and asked, "Xiao Yu'er, what do you want to eat?"

Li Yu blinked her round eyes and said, "Mother, I want to drink fish soup."

Changle laughed, "Okay, I'll make you fish soup tonight."

Li Yu clapped her hands happily, "Thank you, Queen Mother."

Changle lowered his head and glanced at Wan Ning beside him, who was also looking at her.Changle smiled and nodded, "Okay, both of you have a share."

Wan Ning smiled and said, "Thank you, aunt. I haven't tried grilled fish for a long time."

Li Mu heard this and asked in surprise: "Mom, do you know how to grill fish?"

Chang Le said with a smile: "I can not only grill fish, but also cook vegetables."

"Wow, mother, you are so awesome!" Li Yu said exaggeratedly.

Li Mu looked at the two of them and smiled, "Let's go, let's continue hunting."

The group of people continued walking deeper into the mountains and forests, encountering a lot of game on the way. (End of chapter)