Long live Emperor Wu!

Queen Wang woke up from her trance, looked at her uncle with a confused expression, and asked:

"Uncle, what do you mean? Are you really prepared to listen to her and quit?"

Liu Shi lowered his head with a heavy expression and said nothing.

Queen Wang's eyes were red and she said:

"Uncle, I still need to rely on you. His Majesty doesn't want to see me. The reason why I can sit in the position of queen is all because of you supporting me from outside and preventing him from deposing the queen. If you retreat, what will I do?"

Her tears rolled down like beads and she asked:

"I am the queen, where should I retreat? Besides dying in confinement, is there any other fate?"

Liu Shi felt guilty and guilty in his heart, but he did not show it on his face. Instead, he complained:

"Er Niang, your uncle and I also rely on Changsun Wuji. Now that Changsun Wuji is gone, I am just a civil servant. I have no reputation or military power. I don't even have my name in Lingyan Pavilion. How can I support you?" Where are you?"

He paused and said earnestly:

"Instead of being anxious and watching helplessly as our Wang and Liu families end up in exile, it is better to take a step back and keep the green hills intact without fear of running out of firewood."

When Queen Wang heard this, she was stunned. She looked at him for a while and asked again:

"You all have Qingshan, what about me? What should I do?"

Liu Shi looked troubled and couldn't answer. He stood up suddenly, hid his hands behind his back and didn't dare to look at her, and said:

"You can only find a solution on your own. The harem is not the former court. If you can get a little love from His Majesty, you will be fine."

After that, he left in a hurry, as if he was afraid of what the Queen would say again.

Queen Wang called him from behind: "Uncle!...Uncle!"

But until he disappeared, he never looked back.

……

……

Li Shan rode his horse through several palace gates and returned to the harem. He happened to meet Wu Rou coming from Anren Hall and going to Wude Hall.

The two met in the middle of the road. Li Shan rode a horse and came to her side. He just looked at her from the horseback, with a gloomy look full of attachment and tenderness, but did not speak.

Wu Rou looked up at him. The sun was a little bright, making her squeeze her eyes and ask with concern:

"I saw Changsun Wuji. What did you say?"

Li Shan turned his back to the light, raised his face, looked at the clouds in the distance, took a long breath and said:

"I talked a lot, but it wasn't very pleasant."

Seeing the tired look on his face again, Wu Rou lowered her head and thought for a moment, then left behind the palace maids who were following her, walked to his horse, and stretched out her hand towards him:

"Pull me up, let's go back to Zhaoqing Hall and hug him for a while."

When Li Shan heard this, his face turned red subconsciously, he glanced around and said:

"It's so disrespectful to say this in broad daylight."

But after all, he obediently took one foot out and gave way to the stirrup. He also stepped back to free up space, leaned over and grabbed Wu Rou's hand.

Wu Rou smiled happily, with a coquettish shyness in her eyes. She grabbed his hand and stepped on the stirrup hard. Li Shan hugged her waist and carried her up.

Li Shan was embarrassed to act too much outside, so he circled her in a polite manner, sat upright, pulled the reins and headed towards Zhaoqing Hall.

Apart from him, the emperor, there is no one else who can race horses in the palace.

Wherever they passed, the maids and chamberlains kept out of their way, and from time to time someone looked at their passing figures with expressions of envy or curiosity. As soon as he arrived at the courtyard of Zhaoqing Hall, Li Shan got off his horse, hugged Wu Rou all the way, and quickly entered the sleeping hall.

In the dormitory, there were several maids who were cleaning. When they heard the noise, they turned their heads and saw the young emperor coming in with Wu Zhaoyi in his arms.

They were shocked for a moment, lowered their heads quickly, hurriedly packed up the things in their hands, and quickly retreated.

Wu Rou hugged his neck and saw the two little palace maids looking like they had seen a ghost, and said with a smile:

"You look so scary. I just want His Majesty to take me back quickly. I didn't ask you to carry me in.

This time, your dignified, polite, cautious and self-sufficient image is completely gone. "

Li Shan didn't say a word, put her on the ground, and then hugged her tightly in his arms, as if a person who was about to freeze to death wanted to draw warmth from her body.

Wu Rou raised her face and rested her chin on his shoulder, feeling his embrace and his sadness.

She hugged him back quietly, and gently stroked his back with her hands, up and down, as if rubbing him to keep him warm.

"Are our Jiulang so sad?" Wu Rou said softly, although it was a question, it was a statement, her voice was considerate and gentle.

Li Shan's eyelashes fluttered slightly and said:

"I'm not sad, I just feel a little desolate and cold...it's better to hold you."

After a while, he said dullly:

"I don't even know what I wanted to hear when I ran all the way to see him. If the fourth brother's death is really related to him, is it possible that he can tell me in person?"

Wu Rou stroked his back, thought for a moment and said:

"Perhaps you just can't bear to part with it. During this period, you have lost too many relatives. King Wu, King Jing, and the three princesses and consorts of Gaoyang, as well as Princess Changle and King Pu who have left...

No matter what your stance is, Changsun Wuji is your closest elder. When you are lonely, it is normal for you to want to meet and say a few words. "

After hearing this, Li Shan slowly opened his eyes. After a while, he laughed bitterly at himself and said:

"I said that I felt like I was betrayed by everyone...it was so cold that my bones hurt."

Wu Rou heard this and hugged his waist hard, but it wasn't enough, so she turned around, kissed him hard on the cheek, and said:

"Your Majesty did nothing wrong! Why do you want everyone to rebel against you?...Besides, you still have me, and there are so many courtiers who support you and look up to you."

Li Shan's face was tilted by her kiss, and it even hurt. He reached out and touched his cheek. His mood suddenly became much brighter, and he said with feigned disgust:

"My face is almost eaten off by you..."

Wu Rou smiled shamelessly and kissed him on the cheek again, her eyes filled with stars of love.

Li Shan looked at her look and thought in his heart: Love is superficial, love is illusory, but Wu Rou likes him and loves him passionately and clearly, without being confused.

This love made him feel at ease.

Wealth and power are real, but everyone wants them and everyone is fighting for them to their death, but they are also the most dangerous and chilling things.

In such an environment, there is such a ethereal thing, fighting against the coldness and cruelty. Who can refuse it?

Li Shan looked at her from the end of his eyes, his eyes were watery, and he said with a half-smile:

"An old pervert."

Wu Rou smiled even happier and said close to his face:

"It's so disrespectful to call someone old, come on, call me Sister Lustful Ghost..."