Xiaoyao Xiaojunhou

Chapter 899 Emperor Liang
【Ask for a monthly ticket】

But overall, she cheated on her good daughter.

The queen is a loving mother, and she really can't bear to deceive this well-behaved and sensible daughter.

But His Majesty...

The queen took a deep breath and decided to explore Li Qingnu's secrets. Later today, the queen had found out who the husband Emperor Liang was looking for for Li Qingnu.

The Queen is going to find out about Li Qingnu. If Li Qingnu refuses to marry this man, the Queen will try her best to make Emperor Liang unhappy, and she will also save her daughter from the fire and water!

"Qingnu..." The queen took the initiative to grab Li Qingnu's hands and held them in her hands. She looked guilty but also had a trace of determination.

"Mother?"

"Qingnu, from the time I was born, to the time I entered the palace, married your father and became the queen, I have never left the Liang Kingdom." The queen seemed to be chatting like a normal person.

"I have heard that the Chen State in the south is a prosperous and prosperous place with a prosperous literary style and natural treasures."

"Qingnu followed your imperial brother and went on several missions to Chen State. I must have seen the exotic scenery of Chen State, right?"

"Yeah." Li Qingnu nodded.

Because the mother-in-law was still ill, she lost the smile on her face, but when talking about the prosperity of Chen State, Li Qingnu still showed a hint of excitement on her face: "It is true that the mother-in-law said, my daughter has seen with her own eyes the splendor of the Chen State Runzhou generation. , I, Daliang, and even the Western Regions, have never owned it!"

The queen listened quietly, held Li Qingnu's hands in her hands, turned slightly sideways, found a comfortable sleeping position, and then smiled and said: "My dear daughter, tell me about what you experienced in Chen Kingdom. Mother wants to hear it."

Li Qingnu hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement.

Then she began to describe what she saw and heard during her several missions to Chen Guo.

After all, Li Qingnu was a romantic girl. Her focus was different from that of Li Jiye. The words she dictated did not contain much about the grievances and grievances between Liang and Chen. They were almost all about what she had seen along the way, the customs and customs, and the places she had visited. Various attractions etc.

The queen listened quietly, exchanging glances with Li Qingnu from time to time.

After Li Qingnu finished speaking, the queen moved her brows and said, "My dear daughter, you have been on several missions to Chen State. Have you made any friends?"

"some……"

As a result, Li Qingnu focused on Dong Shuyu, Dong Shuzhen, Kou Wanwan and other close friends in her boudoir.

But Zhu Xiuyuan was never mentioned.

"Did Qingnu know just a few women from the Chen country? Did you know some men? I heard that there are countless talented men in the Chen country." The queen laughed.

"Mother." Li Qingnu was slightly embarrassed and called out in a coquettish tone.

The queen shook her head and then asked: "I heard that you and Jiye recognized a senior brother in Chen Kingdom?"

The queen's information was quite complete, and she even found out this point clearly.

"Senior brother..." Li Qingnu reacted suddenly, shook her head and smiled bitterly, and then explained in detail the process of how she and the emperor recognized her senior brother, and what kind of person their common master, the old beggar, was.

"My dear daughter, I heard that your senior brother, Ping Nanhou of Chen State, is a talent that is rare to see in a hundred years. Since you have met him, what do you think of your senior brother?" the queen asked .

"Mother, senior brother is a great talent, not only once in a hundred years, but my daughter, it should be once in a thousand years!" When Li Qingnu said this, a smile finally appeared on his face.

This smile was immediately noticed by the queen.

The queen frowned.

She was a woman, and she was Li Qingnu's queen mother, and she knew her daughter Mo Ruomu. She understood Li Qingnu's thoughts almost instantly.

But the queen wanted to make sure again.

"My dear daughter, since Marquis Pingnan is a talent that is rare to see in a thousand years, I and your father will recruit Marquis Pingnan to be your consort. What do you think, daughter?"

The queen said bluntly.

At the same time, carefully observe Li Qingnu's expression.

After hearing this, Li Qingnu was shocked and said hurriedly: "No, no, Queen Mother, this can't be done..."

When Li Qingnu first met Zhu Xiuyuan, Zhu Xiuyuan had already married Dong Shuzhen.

The smart Li Qingnu had already noticed that her senior brother, Zhu Xiuyuan, was very fond of his wife, and her junior sister, Dong Shuzhen, also admired her senior brother very much.

So from the very beginning, Li Qingnu took the initiative to close her heart.

In her heart, she kept hinting to herself that she couldn't do it, she couldn't like her senior brother...

Moreover, if Zhu Xiuyuan and her wanted to be together, apart from the insurmountable hurdle of Dong Shuzhen, there was another very important point.

That is the difference between Liang and Chen.

She is the princess of Liang Kingdom and is regarded as the apple of their eyes by Emperor Liang and the Queen.

And he is a minister of Chen Guo...

There will be no results for the two of them no matter what!
Therefore, the smart Li Qingnu, although he admired his senior brother's talent very much, he always guarded his heart and did not dare to let himself go.

Otherwise, it would be very bad for both her and her senior brother.

The queen looked at Li Qingnu who was agitated and shouted "No". The queen was at a loss, and hurriedly grabbed Li Qingnu's hand and asked, "My dear daughter, why is this?"

"Mother doesn't know something." Li Qingnu's face turned red quietly. She probably felt that her reaction just now was too extreme, "Senior brother...he is married. Senior brother's wife is my daughter's junior sister!"

"I see……"

The queen really didn't know about this. Emperor Liang didn't tell her, and the news she got didn't mention that Zhu Xiuyuan was married.

For this reason, the queen felt somewhat conflicted.

But she remembered what Emperor Liang said. It seemed that... Emperor Liang should also know this, but Emperor Liang still wanted to betroth Li Qingnu.

Thoughts flashed through her mind, and the queen had already made up her mind.

Looking at Li Qingnu, he asked: "My dear daughter, if, if your senior brother does not get married, would you be willing to recruit him as your consort?"

"Mother..."

Li Qingnu was very embarrassed. She used to be generous in the sunset, but now she looked coy.

The queen smiled knowingly, rubbed her daughter's hand with both hands, and said with a smile: "You don't have to be shy in front of my mother, my mother will not laugh at you."

Li Qingnu's face flushed, he hesitated for a long time, looked at the queen and said: "But mother, it still can't be done, because senior brother is a minister of the Chen Kingdom..."

"My silly daughter..."

The queen laughed and continued: "Since I and your father intend to recruit your senior brother as the consort, we will definitely help him get rid of his status as a minister of the Chen Kingdom. After your senior brother gets married to you, he will be my brother-in-law." Your Majesty!"

The queen finally breathed a sigh of relief.

She has seen that her daughter actually likes Ping Nanhou.

After confirming this, the queen felt relieved.

As for the rest of the problems, Emperor Liang will deal with them himself.

After hearing this, Li Qingnu reacted immediately and hurriedly shook his head like a rattle: "Queen, please stop talking, my daughter and senior brother are impossible, and senior brother will not divorce his wife!"

"My daughter will never do anything to win someone's love!"

Li Qingnu's expression was firm, and the twitching attitude disappeared, but there was still a trace of flush on his face.

"Okay." The queen smiled and patted Li Qingnu's hand, "That's all I said for my mother."

When Li Qingnu heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hey, Queen Mother, your complexion seems to have improved a lot. Have you recovered from your illness? Imperial physician..." Li Qingnu suddenly made a surprising discovery.

"Uh..." The queen's smile froze.

It's all her fault. After confirming her daughter's intention just now and knowing that her daughter did not resist marrying Marquis Pingnan, she was overjoyed and Li Qingnu saw the flaw.

"no need!"

The empress immediately stopped Li Qingnu, but she didn't deliberately suppress her smile, she just said: "Chat with my good daughter for a while, I am happy in my heart, this person, when he is in a good mood, he naturally looks good... ..."

Li Qingnu thought to himself that it seemed to make sense, so he gave up on summoning the imperial doctor.

"But it's getting late today, and I'm tired. You should go back and rest early. Don't be too exhausted to take care of me these days." The Queen added.

"Well, mother and concubine, please rest in peace, daughter, please leave!" Li Qingnu exited the queen's palace and took a rest in the conservatory next door.

……

The next day.

dawn.

In the post house in Chang'an City.

Zhu Xiuyuan woke up in the morning. From getting up, to washing up, to having breakfast, the whole process was full of life.

Because the two girls, Dong Shuzhen and Kou Wanwan, are so enthusiastic.

Zhu Xiuyuan probably knew that they were actually competing for favor and adding fun to their lives.

In this process, Zhu Xiuyuan needs to balance the relationship between the two women, otherwise the relationship between the two women may break down at some point.

Although this process was somewhat tiring, Zhu Xiuyuan had gradually figured out the ropes and began to do it with ease.

Furthermore, although it took some effort, the feeling of hugging each other was so satisfying that it was completely worth it.

Breakfast was finished soon.

"I think it's getting late. Brother Li should come and take me to Liang Palace to meet Emperor Liang." Zhu Xiuyuan was still sitting at the dinner table and glanced sideways out of the window.

On his left and right are Dong Shuzhen and Kou Wanwan.

"Husband, you must be careful about everything." Dong Shuzhen said.

"Sir, it's time for the slave family to hide in the dark again. If the situation becomes critical, we can ensure that we can escape at any time." Kou Wanwan said.

"Yeah." Zhu Xiuyuan looked at the two women from side to side and said with a smile, "I don't think it's a big problem. You all should relax."

The two women nodded.

Immediately, Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen went back to their room, and together with Xia Wu, they waited for Zhu Xiuyuan to change into the court clothes brought from central Guizhou.

And Kou Wanwan disappeared, hiding in the huge city of Chang'an...

"My benefactor, my benefactor." Yan Dashan's cautious voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Da Shan? What's wrong?" Zhu Xiuyuan had already changed into court clothes and was currently lying on his back on Dong Shuzhen's legs, massaging his temples.

During this time, Dong Shuzhen did learn some massage techniques.

For example, this massage on his temples made Zhu Xiuyuan feel very comfortable.

The girl Xia Wu was not idle either, squatting on the side of the bed, pinching Zhu Xiuyuan's legs vigorously, Xia Wu also learned how to pinch her hands, pinching neither light nor heavy, Zhu Xiuyuan's muscles were relaxed.

Comfortable!

"Grandfather, Liang Guoqian has arrived and is waiting in the living room." Yan Dashan said.

"Oh, Brother Li is here..."

Zhu Xiuyuan stood up, and Dong Shuzhen and Xia Wu stopped massaging.

Zhu Xiuyuan praised them, opened the door and left.

When I came to the living room, I saw Li Jiye sitting there drinking tea, looking a little bored and worried.

"Brother Zhu!" However, after seeing Zhu Xiuyuan, the worry on Li Jiye's face disappeared without a trace, and he stood up quickly and saluted.

Zhu Xiuyuan returned the salute, and then said with a smile: "Brother Li, I'm ready. Let's set off now. Let's meet His Majesty as soon as possible..."

Zhu Xiuyuan originally had a smile on his face, but before he finished speaking, the smile on his face had disappeared.

Because Li Jiye looked wrong.

His eyes dodged a little.

"Brother Li, what are you doing?" Zhu Xiuyuan asked again.

"Brother Zhu, I'm so sorry!"

"what?"

"Father, he... feels unwell today. He hasn't seen anyone. It may take another three or two days. After my father recovers completely, Brother Zhu can go and see him."

Li Jiye looked ashamed.

But this has to be said.

Therefore, Li Jiye's etiquette is very good, and no one can find any faults.

"So that's how it is..." Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Zhu Xiuyuan frowned and said with a smile: "It's okay, the dragon body of His Majesty is the most important thing. Brother Li, please stop worshiping. I don't think it's troublesome to return the gift. Ha ha……"

"Thank you for your understanding, Brother Zhu!" Li Jiye still felt a little ashamed.

He has already smelled that there might be something wrong with it.

But he couldn't figure it out.

As the son of a man, it is even more difficult for him to find out this matter... Hey, he is in a dilemma!
"Brother Zhu, since you have nothing to do today, let me lead Brother Zhu to visit Chang'an City. Although Chang'an City is not as prosperous as Healthy City, it also has many features that Healthy City does not have..."

Facing Li Jiye's kind invitation, Zhu Xiuyuan nodded in agreement.

But it was not good to go shopping in court clothes, so Zhu Xiuyuan returned to the room, told Dong Shuzhen and the others about the matter, and then changed into a set of regular clothes.

"Hey husband, it looks like we will have to stay in Liang Guo for a few more days." Dong Shuzhen said while changing his clothes.

"Yes, I don't know what kind of medicine is buried in Emperor Liang's gourd. For this reason, we can only stay in Chang'an City for a few more days and take it one step at a time."

After getting better dressed, Zhu Xiuyuan took Dong Shuzhen to the living room, met with Li Jiye, and then brought Yan Dashan, Xia Wu, Jia Jiang and other entourage, and the group began to wander around Chang'an City.

Chang'an City has a long history.

There are many historic sites in the city.

Because Liang Guowei suppressed the Western Regions, Zhu Xiuyuan also saw people from the Western Regions and special products from the Western Regions in Chang'an City.

After a day of sightseeing, it was an eye-opener.

It was not until evening that Li Jiye sent Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen back to the post house.

After dinner and bathing, they opened the bedroom door and prepared to rest, and Kou Wanwan was waiting in their room just like yesterday.

"Sir, Emperor Liang's behavior is very wrong."

Today, neither Dong Shuzhen nor Kou Wanwan was messing around. As soon as they opened the door and walked in, Kou Wanwan went into serious mode in a second.

"It's really not right. We came all the way here. Emperor Liang never got sick sooner or later, but he got sick at this time. Anyone with a discerning eye can spot the problem."

Zhu Xiuyuan walked to the middle of the room. There was a small round table with stools around it. Zhu Xiuyuan sat down on a stool.

Dong Shuzhen and Kou Wanwan were sitting on the stools on his left and right.

"And Young Master, the Nu family sneaked into the Liang Palace today to find out what was going on. Young Master, guess what, Emperor Liang is not sick at all. He is very well and is even reviewing the memorials!"

Kou Wanwan said, picking up the kettle on the small round table and pouring water into three small cups.

Previously, Dong Shuzhen had taken out three small ceramic cups from the tray on the table.

"What, you sneaked into Liang Guo's palace today?" Dong Shuzhen was surprised.

Zhu Xiuyuan was not very surprised. He remembered that Kou Wanwan sneaked into Chen Guo's palace once when he was in Chen Guo's capital.

As a result, she was definitely not discovered. She entered and exited the palace just like entering and exiting the back garden of her own home.

The Imperial Palace of Chen State was like this, and the Imperial Palace of Liang State was not immune either.

Because Kou Wanwan's skills have reached a new level...

Kou Wanwan picked up the cup to drink water, looked at Dong Shuzhen, and said with a smile: "It's just the palace, it's not that mysterious, with Madam's skills, it can be done properly without being found by sneaking into the palace."

"Really..." Dong Shuzhen swallowed, her eyes widened, "Really? Can I sneak into the palace without being discovered?"

"Of course it's true!" Kou Wanwan confirmed.

Zhu Xiuyuan was sandwiched between the two women. Listening to the conversation between them, he always felt that something was wrong, as if there was something and he should stand up and stop it.

But for a moment, Zhu Xiuyuan couldn't remember it.

So Zhu Xiuyuan stopped thinking about it and said, "In that case, Emperor Liang intends to force us to stay in Chang'an City. What is his plan?"

Hearing this, Kou Wanwan withdrew her eyes from Dong Shuzhen and looked at Zhu Xiuyuan. She frowned and analyzed: "Perhaps it is to delay the time to discuss the retreat, so that the 18 troops on the east and west banks of the Tongzi River can cause friction and start a fight?"

"Then Emperor Liang can take the opportunity to invade central Guizhou!" Kou Wanwan guessed.

"It's possible." Zhu Xiuyuan nodded.

"But Young Master, I think the reason why Emperor Liang acted like this is... just for Young Master!" Kou Wanwan speculated again.

"Oh, what do you say?"

"Because the young master has outstanding talents and is a rare talent, and Emperor Liang this time named the young master to come to the Liang Kingdom to discuss the withdrawal of troops, he is probably trying to find a way to force the young master to keep him and serve the Liang Kingdom!" Kou Wanwan analyzed.

"Miss Kou said that..." The corners of Zhu Xiuyuan's mouth were already raised, because he was secretly happy in his heart. He couldn't help but smile like this, "It seems to make sense!"

"Hey, no matter what Emperor Liang wants to do next, we just need to wait and see what happens. Also, we must keep our escape route open at all times. In this way, we will be invincible." Zhu Xiuyuan added explain.

"Well, please rest assured, young master, there is absolutely no problem with the escape route." Kou Wanwan assured.

"Okay, it's getting late, let's take a rest as soon as possible." Zhu Xiuyuan put down the half-drunk water glass and looked sideways at Dong Shuzhen.

However, Zhu Xiuyuan saw Dong Shuzhen sitting there with her head bowed and silent, with black and white eyeballs rolling around in her big round eyes, as if she was planning something.

"Miss?"

"Ah, oh, husband?"

"It's getting late, let's rest first." Zhu Xiuyuan shook his head, got up and walked to the bed.

"..."

In a blink of an eye, it was the second day.

After Zhu Xiuyuan got up, he hesitated for a while and put on a set of regular clothes.

"Hey, Brother Li said that Emperor Liang needs to rest for three or two days. Today is only the second day. I guess there is still no chance today. I can only wander around Chang'an City..."

However, after Zhu Xiuyuan and Dong Shuzhen made preparations, the person who came to the post house today was not Li Jiye, but another official, a minister from the Liang Dynasty's Ministry of Etiquette.

"My lord, where is His Highness King Qian?" Zhu Xiuyuan was confused.

"Oh, Sir Envoy, at midnight last night, His Majesty issued an urgent order, ordering His Highness King Qian to set off immediately to the Western Regions to deal with an urgent matter." "Due to the emergency, His Highness King Qian set out in the middle of the night and did not have time to inform the Envoy. , please forgive me, the envoy!"

The officials from Liang Guo's Ministry of Rites said politely.

"Went to the Western Region at midnight last night?!" Zhu Xiuyuan was surprised.

Now this thing is even weirder, even Li Jiye has been transferred away...

"Does this sir know when His Highness King Qian will come back?" Zhu Xiuyuan asked again.

"My Lord Envoy, that important matter in the Western Region is very difficult. I'm afraid His Highness King Qian won't be able to come back in less than ten days and a half." said the official of the Ministry of Rites.

"Is that so..."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, has given instructions. If your Majesty, the Envoy, wants to visit Chang'an City, your Majesty will be your guide..."

"Oh, that's troublesome for this gentleman, but we traveled all day yesterday and are a little tired, so we don't plan to go out today. Thank you for your kindness."

"Well, if the envoy has any needs, he can send someone to find me."

"My lord, please!"

The officials of the Ministry of Rites left.

Zhu Xiuyuan fell into deep thought.

"Husband, this is getting weirder and weirder. The senior sister entered the palace and didn't come out for so long, and now King Qian has also been sent to the Western Regions..." Dong Shuzhen said to herself.

"Big mountain." Zhu Xiuyuan suddenly shouted.

"Subordinates are here."

"You and your brothers should stay alert during this period. If there is any problem, report it immediately!"

"Yes, benefactor!"

After Zhu Xiuyuan finished his instructions, he took Dong Shuzhen back to the room and sat at the small round table chatting.

After a while, there was a knock on the door, and Dong Shuzhen asked, "Who is it?"

"Ma'am, it's me!"

"It turns out to be Kou Goblin." Dong Shuzhen opened the door, let Kou Wanwan in, and then closed the door.

"Miss Kou?"

"Sir, I've checked it out." Kou Wanwan walked over quickly and sat down on Zhu Xiuyuan's side.

"What did you find out?"

"Sir, King Qian set out urgently in the middle of the night yesterday to rush to the Western Region. It is true that something happened. A major event did happen in the Western Region, but the matter was far from serious enough to require sending King Qian to deal with it personally."

"Sure enough!"

"This is Emperor Liang's plan, but we still don't know what Emperor Liang is going to do."

"Yes, even if it is to hold us back and cause friction and fighting between the armies on both sides of the Tongzi River, there is no need to transfer King Qian. I really can't guess what Emperor Liang wants to do."

At this time, Dong Shuzhen suddenly said: "Fairy Kou, why don't we sneak into Liang's palace together and secretly monitor Emperor Liang, and see what he said when he met those people, and we should be able to guess Emperor Liang's purpose."

As soon as Dong Shuzhen finished speaking, Zhu Xiuyuan and Kou Wanwan turned to look at her at the same time.

But they saw Dong Shuzhen's face was excited, her big eyes were shining, and she looked eager to try.

Before Kou Wanwan could speak, Zhu Xiuyuan grinned, put one arm around Dong Shuzhen's neck, and said seriously: "No! You can't go anywhere, lady, just stay in this posthouse!"

"Well……"

Dong Shuzhen was at a loss. She didn't expect that Zhu Xiuyuan would immediately reject her proposal. She looked at him blankly. After a long while, she said dissatisfiedly: "But my husband and the demons have sneaked into the Liang Palace. I can do it too." ah."

"She is her and you are you!"

Zhu Xiuyuan showed the majesty of the head of the family and said with a serious face: "If you are disobedient, my husband... will not sleep with you, and you will sleep alone!"

"Pfft!" Kou Wanwan next to her covered her mouth and laughed, overjoyed.

Zhu Xiuyuan gave him a death stare.

Kou Wanwan immediately held it in and turned her back, her shoulders shaking uncontrollably.

"Don't... don't!" Dong Shuzhen, who was surrounded by Zhu Xiuyuan's neck, was really anxious and hurriedly promised: "I will never mention going to the palace again, husband..."

"That's right!" Zhu Xiuyuan smiled and touched her aggrieved face, then let go of her.

……

In the blink of an eye, the day passed just like that.

Zhu Xiuyuan and the others had dinner, washed up, and prepared to rest.

at the same time.

Liangguo Palace, in the queen's bedroom.

Bright lights.

The night in the palace was very quiet.

The queen was still lying on the bed, tightly tucked in by the quilt, but this time, there were some bulges in the queen's quilt, and there might be something hidden inside.

Soon, Li Qingnu personally served the soup and medicine, and fed the queen a whole bowl of soup and medicine.

"You all go down." The queen looked at the two maids.

"My slave, you obey!" The two maids bowed and then withdrew.

But the strange thing is that before leaving, the palace maids lowered the three layers of brocade curtains on the bed, completely surrounding the queen and Li Qingnu.

Li Qingnu was surprised, but didn't ask any more questions.

Soon, the footsteps of the palace ladies disappeared.

"Bang!" The door also closed.

"Mother, who are they?" Li Qingnu was finally curious and couldn't help but ask.

"My good daughter, the queen has prepared some good things and wants to teach you personally." The queen smiled mysteriously.

"What good thing is it?" Li Qingnu became even more curious.

"Wait a minute..." The queen was wrapped in a quilt and her body moved. Li Qingnu could clearly see that the queen's hands were holding something under the quilt.

"This is the good thing!" The queen stretched out the quilt with one hand, holding a book in her hand, and handed it to Li Qingnu who was sitting on the bedside.

Li Qingnu was very curious and took it with both hands.

When I took it in front of me, I saw that it was an old book. It could be seen that it had gone through the traces of time. Some pages were slightly rolled up and the cover was slightly yellowed, but there was nothing on the cover.

There are no words and no patterns.

"Mother, what kind of book is this?" Li Qingnu became even more curious, because the title of the book and the author's name would be written on the cover of most books.

But there is nothing on the cover of this old book, which is too abnormal.

"My good daughter, you will know after you open it and take a look!" There was a mysterious smile on the queen's lips.

Li Qingnu's eyes returned to the book, and following her mother's prompts, she gently opened the first page...

"what!"

Just listen to Li Qingnu scream!
pat!

The book held in both hands was dropped directly and landed on the queen's bed. Because of the angle at which the book fell, it was turned to a third position after it landed on the bed.

That picture...

Tsk tsk, Li Qingnu glanced subconsciously and immediately closed her eyes tightly.

At the same time, Li Qingnu's full-moon face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At a loss.

His eyes were closed tightly, but his mouth was open and he continued to scream.

The whole person seemed to be extremely frightened.

"Qingnu!" The queen was someone who had been here before and was very calm. She grabbed Li Qingnu's erratic hand and said in a slightly louder voice: "Calm down, Qingnu, calm down!"

"Mother..."

Li Qingnu almost cried. Under the Queen's comfort, she finally calmed down and opened her eyes, but she did not dare to look at the book that fell on the bed.

"Queen Mother, this... Why does the Queen Mother want to show this thing to her daughter?"

"Good daughter, this is something every woman must experience. Only when you understand this can you be considered a complete woman."

Li Qingnu was at a loss.

"Qingnu, pick up this book. Don't be afraid. You won't be wrong if you listen to your mother!" The queen was persuasive and generous, which gradually calmed down Li Qingnu's panic.

"Slave Qing, do you know where this book comes from?" the queen asked.

"I don't know..."

"This was passed down from your grandmother to your mother!" the queen said with a smile.

Li Qingnu was dumbfounded and couldn't believe it.

"I think back then, when my mother saw these books for the first time, my reaction was bigger than yours. You were lucky enough to run away without running away. My mother, back then, but she ran away and disappeared in a flash..."

Li Qingnu was immersed in the queen's story.

"My mother is more naughty than you. After she disappeared, she thought she had no face to see anyone, so she hid under the bed and let your grandma and grandpa search for her all day long!"

"Pfft!" Li Qingnu couldn't help laughing, but then she covered her mouth.

"But what happened next? My mother is not doing well, and she has been in love with your father all her life... Good boy, pick up the book and wait for my mother to explain the key points to you..."

With the Queen's encouragement, Li Qingnu blushed and stretched out a trembling hand, gradually approaching the book that had fallen on the bed. Her fingers were trembling.

Finally, I picked up the book.

"Good boy, well done... Now turn to the first page..."

"..."

In the queen's bedroom, all the servants had already withdrawn, and it seemed quiet.

The three layers of brocade curtains on the bed were all lowered, making the space appear narrow.

But it was this small space that provided Li Qingnu with enough sense of security.

Several candles burned quietly, emitting bright light, but Li Qingnu's face was very red and her cheeks were hot.

And her legs, shrouded in palace dress, were trembling slightly as if they were afraid of the cold...

Just like that, half an hour passed in a daze.

The Queen finished explaining five or six strange books.

Those realistic illustrations, as Li Qingnu flipped through them page by page, seemed to open the door to a whole new world for her.

Finally, it's finally over.

"call!"

Li Qingnu breathed a sigh of relief. During the half hour just now, she felt like suffering.

At this time, Li Qingnu also understood that everything her mother told her was in preparation for getting married.

These shameful things are the rites of Zhou Gong that must be performed on the night of the wedding!

She accepted some shameful knowledge and felt that her worldview was about to collapse.

But her mother's voice, as steady as a mountain, could pull her back every time...

"Good daughter, this is what my mother can teach you. When you get married, you must be good at raising your husband and your children, and abide by your wife's ethics. Don't be complacent and bully your consort just because you are a princess!"

The queen suddenly said seriously.

"Yes, Queen Mother, please remember this, daughter!" Li Qingnu was still confused and subconsciously nodded in agreement.

But after agreeing, Li Qingnu suddenly came back to his senses.

Who said she was getting married?
It's too abrupt!

So he asked: "But mother, daughter...the daughter is not in a hurry to get married, so the mother will tell her daughter this..."

"Say it sooner or later, it's all something you have to say. During this period of time, you are staying with me in the palace, so you can finish this important matter first!" the queen said with a smile.

Li Qingnu thought about it and realized that it seemed reasonable, so he lowered his head and acquiesced.

"It's already late at night, Qingnu, you should be tired today. Go back and rest early."

"Oh."

Li Qingnu left the queen's palace and returned to the Nuan Pavilion next door to rest.

But tonight is destined to be a sleepless night for Li Qingnu.

Once you close your eyes, those illustrations will automatically appear, floating in front of your eyes, lingering...

……

Time came on the fourth day of Zhu Xiuyuan's mission to Liang Guo.

This morning, Zhu Xiuyuan thought that today would be just like yesterday, and he would spend his boring time in the post house again.

Unexpectedly, in the evening of that day, an official from the Ministry of Civil Affairs suddenly came to the door and said: "Your Majesty has recovered and asked the envoy to enter the palace immediately. While your Majesty has recovered and has not started to deal with government affairs, we will withdraw the troops." Discussion is over."

"Thank you for conveying this, sir. I will go change my clothes right now. Please wait a moment, sir."

Zhu Xiuyuan immediately returned to the inner courtyard, opened the door, and told Dong Shuzhen and Kou Wanwan in the room about the matter.

"Ha, Emperor Liang is really interesting. He has nothing to do in the past few days, but he pretends to be seriously ill." Kou Wanwan complained.

"We are finally entering the palace. Husband, please be careful." Dong Shuzhen said.

"For now, don't worry about it. Just change my clothes first. After changing into court clothes, hurry up and enter the palace. Let's see what Emperor Liang says." Zhu Xiuyuan said.

After a while, Zhu Xiuyuan appeared in front of the officials of the Ministry of Rites, dressed in court clothes.

Zhu Xiuyuan only took Yan Dashan and more than ten generals with him, and then set off with the officials of the Ministry of Rites.

Arriving at the palace gate, the official led Zhu Xiuyuan into the palace gate, while Yan Dashan and his family members stayed outside the palace gate.

Although the palace of the Liang Kingdom was majestic and majestic, it was far inferior to the palace of the Chen Kingdom in terms of details and colors. It can also be seen from this that there was no extravagance in the Liang Kingdom...

After walking like a maze for a while, Zhu Xiuyuan had already given up on memorizing the path. Finally, in a study room, Zhu Xiuyuan saw Emperor Liang.

This should be the royal study room of the Liangguo Palace.

Emperor Liang was indeed as Zhu Xiuyuan imagined, with a slim figure, a serious face, and a shrewd look on his face, full of majesty.

He was sitting on the chair behind the dragon case, calm and steady. There were piles of memorials and documents on the dragon case, as well as pens, inks, paper and inkstones and other four treasures of the study.

Emperor Liang was reading the memorial.

He flipped through the memorials very quickly. After reading one, he put it aside, and then when he leaned over to pick up the next memorial, his movements were wide open and closed, as if he was wielding a long gun to kill enemies on the battlefield. .

At the same time, there were several eunuchs who were constantly transporting memorials to and from each other. The memorials were filled into huge baskets...

After Zhu Xiuyuan entered the main hall under the leadership of officials from the Ministry of Rites, Emperor Liang was still burying his head in reading the memorial. The soldiers did not raise their heads, as if they did not see Zhu Xiuyuan walk in.

After seeing the image of Emperor Liang, Zhu Xiuyuan had an intuitive feeling in his heart: this Emperor Liang is not easy to get along with.

"Foreign Minister Pingnan Marquis Zhu Xiuyuan pays homage to His Majesty Liang Guo!" Zhu Xiuyuan walked to the middle of the hall and paid his respects.

When Emperor Liang heard this, he stopped flipping through the memorial and raised his eyes to look at Zhu Xiuyuan below. It was as if he had just noticed that Zhu Xiuyuan had arrived in the hall.

There was a kind of surprise like "Hey, why did a person suddenly appear below?"

"Are you Pingnan Marquis of Chen State?" Emperor Liang asked, dropping the memorial in his hand, raising his eyes and staring at him closely, leaning on the back of the chair in a relaxed posture.

"Your Majesty, the foreign minister is Nanhou Chen Guoping."

Emperor Liang frowned and stared at Zhu Xiuyuan.

Zhu Xiuyuan stood there without changing his expression, facing Emperor Liang's gaze and scanning Emperor Liang up and down.

He found that Emperor Liang was indeed very majestic. Zhu Xiuyuan had only seen this kind of coercion in the angry Emperor Chen, but this Emperor Liang was not angry and powerful. Every movement and look in his eyes showed this kind of coercion. The feeling of hood.

"Hahahaha!"

Emperor Liang suddenly laughed loudly, and his voice was very hearty. It felt like watching TV at home and commenting on the TV program wantonly.

Because this is Emperor Liang's palace, Emperor Liang's study, and his territory.

"That's right! Marquis Pingnan is indeed handsome, young and promising. I am very satisfied with you!" Emperor Liang twirled his goatee under his chin and nodded frequently to Zhu Xiuyuan.

The eyes are weird.

Zhu Xiuyuan noticed this strange look in his eyes, but couldn't figure out what the blame was.

"Thank you for your compliment, Your Majesty!" Zhu Xiuyuan paused for a moment and then bowed: "Your Majesty, the purpose of the foreign minister's mission to the Liang Kingdom is for the east and west banks of the Tongzi River..."

"Hey!" Emperor Liang waved his hand, interrupting Zhu Xiuyuan's words.

Zhu Xiuyuan frowned.

"This matter is not urgent. I am very interested in Ping Nanhou's deeds..."

At that moment, Emperor Liang, as if he had made a draft, took out everything Zhu Xiuyuan had done and ran through it, starting from the very beginning of making tea...

Emperor Liang had no shortage of words of praise.

Even if he didn't talk about something, Emperor Liang would still ask about various principles as if it was serious.

This was not a secret, so Zhu Xiuyuan gave a brief reply.

Then Emperor Liang listened, nodded, and made a "hmm" sound, seemingly understanding, and then moved on to the next topic...

During this period, Zhu Xiuyuan tried several times to bring the topic to the 18 troops confronting each other on the east and west banks of the Tongzi River. However, Emperor Liang was very reluctant, so he forced you to change the topic...

(End of this chapter)