Your Highness, Jiangshan hires you

Chapter 046

After tossing and turning, Xiao Luo told Ming Che about the situation in the first floor of the nine-story trial tower in detail.

Ming Che listened to what Xiao Luo said, and said with a smile: "There is no doubt about Luo Luo's talent, but the difficulty of this nine-story trial tower will increase with each level. After the trial, when the comprehension can be used freely, you can step on the second level."

Xiao Luo nodded, "Well, I will do what my husband said, and I will definitely improve myself, but, husband, we will be here for a while, and we won't go back to the imperial capital to decide the palace?"

"Don't worry, take your time. There is still one month before our third double cultivation period. I think with Luo Luo's aptitude, in this month's time, I will be able to break through to the state of 'climbing to the peak'."

"With my husband by my side, and able to solve my doubts from time to time, I will definitely be able to."

……

August [-]th, Longyin Mountain, Summer Resort.

Marshal Liu Shuo returned to Beijing, and since the emperor was in the palace at the villa, he came directly to Longyin Mountain, and entered the "meeting hall" of the villa to report to the emperor.

Sitting in front of the dragon table, Xiao Mingyuan looked at the person kneeling and saluting in front of him, and immediately said: "You don't need to be too polite, just give me a seat."

Liu Shuo didn't get up, but kowtowed again and again, pleading guilty: "Your Majesty, what happened to Qin Hong at the beginning was due to the dereliction of duty of a humble official who failed to detect the situation in the southern border early, so that the people in the southern border suffered."

"Aiqing doesn't need to blame himself. It's been so long. I have also read Aiqing's papers. The settlement of the southern border issue has also been satisfactorily resolved. Aiqing is in charge of the world's soldiers and horses for me. This paragraph I have been patrolling the northern border all the time, I understand, and Cheng'er has done a good job in the southern border, it's alright, get up first."

"My humble minister thanks the emperor for his grace." Liu Shuo saluted, then slowly stood up, sat down on the seat next to him, and then carefully reported the situation of the inspection tour in the northern border.

"Aiqing has worked hard. Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival. I have set up a family banquet for the Mid-Autumn Festival in this villa. I have ordered people to prepare it. Aiqing can stay in the villa and return to the imperial city together in the day after tomorrow. Speaking of which, Aiqing After leaving Beijing for so long, the imperial concubine knows that you are coming back, but she is looking forward to it, and she will go to have a good talk with your sister and catch up on the old days."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Liu Shuo hurriedly got up and saluted again.

……

Here, after Liu Shuo had presented his duty to the emperor, and after all the affairs had been settled properly, he was led by the servants in the villa, all the way to the place where his sister lived.

Concubine Liu Gui knew that her brother was back and had already gone to meet the emperor, just now a young eunuch came to tell her that the emperor asked her brother to stay and go to the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet together tomorrow, and return to the imperial capital together the next day.

Standing by the side, Xiao Cheng looked worried when he saw his mother and concubine, and said: "Mother and concubine, uncle will be fine if he goes to meet the emperor, the incident with Qin Hong has long passed, and, uncle At that time, the matter of Qin Hong and the southern border was dealt with accurately, and the royal father saw it in his eyes. He didn't blame uncle before, and now that his uncle came back from patrolling the northern border, the royal father would not punish uncle. "

At this moment, I saw someone from the outside palace leading a person in, no doubt it was Liu Shuo.

Liu Shuo immediately stepped forward and bowed, "See the imperial concubine, Your Highness the Second Highness."

Concubine Liu Gui brushed her hands, and said to the servants who were serving beside her, "You all step back, you don't need to serve me here."

"Yes."

After all the servants left, only Liu Guifei, Xiao Cheng, and Liu Shuo were left in the room. Liu Guifei hurriedly said to Liu Shuo, "Brother, there is no need to be formal, get up quickly, sit down and talk."

Liu Shuo got up slowly and sat down at the side. There was no outsider, so naturally he didn't have to be so restrained, but with outsiders, the etiquette must be thoughtful.

"Brother, the emperor's side..."

"Sister, don't worry, everything is fine, the emperor didn't say anything."

"I heard from my elder brother that the matter about the southern border is truly over." Concubine Liu Gui sighed, "It's just that the control of the southern border has been lost in the end."

Liu Shuo went on and said: "Although it is so, fortunately, the people from the prince's side did not go up. The emperor chose someone who has nothing to do with us."

Speaking of this, Liu Shuo still had some thoughts in his heart, and continued: "My sister had other speculations about this matter at the time, maybe it has something to do with Prince Ding's Mansion?"

Concubine Liu Gui nodded, "Brother thinks, who is at the mercy of this incident? Especially the dead soldiers we sent out, none of them survived. To achieve this level, except for the hidden existence of the emperor's subordinates, who can The only thing that comes to mind is Prince Ding, after all, whether the crown prince secretly recruited some top experts, but there is no trace."

"That's right, but Ding Wangfu, that place is not a place that can be snooped at will. According to the empress and crown prince's relationship with Ninth Highness Xiao Luo, and Xiao Luo is now Ding Wangfei, the conflict between them is More sharply and clearly, King Ding will help the prince to suppress us, which is a little unreasonable." Liu Shuo asked slowly: "Didn't King Ding also come to the Summer Resort this time, is he still there?"

"Uncle, they already left two days ago." Xiao Cheng said in response, and then said: "Uncle, in fact, this time King Ding has come to this summer resort at the invitation of his father. Both the mother and the concubine had some other thoughts, and felt that there was some agreement reached in secret between the father and King Ding, maybe..."

"The Second Highness is worried, Xiao Luo!"

Concubine Liu Gui asked, "Brother, do you think this matter is worth pondering?"

"It's always right to be careful. Xiao Luo is a prince without foundation, and his biological mother is a court lady. If it hadn't been for Prince Ding to come forward, he would not have the possibility of standing in front of everyone now. Moreover, what happened to Qin Hong at the beginning was a matter of tomorrow. On the face of it, those who are opposed to us are people from the prince's family. Second Highness, you and the prince, in the matter of future succession, everything is between the emperor's permission and disallowance. Xiao Luo's sudden appearance is nothing but because of With King Ding, regardless of whether there is a new agreement between the emperor and King Ding, Prince Ding's residence has said before that they will never interfere in the government affairs. The throne will be handed over to him."

"Brother, what you mean is that we have to guard against Xiao Luo, but the most important thing right now is to put our minds on the side of confronting the prince. We can't let the prince put us together again, so that they have a chance to fight again. layer."

"That's exactly what it means." Liu Shuo nodded in agreement.

Xiao Chengdao: "Recently, there has been no movement at the Prince's side, as if everything has been deliberately suppressed."

"That old fox Zhang Xiu, after Qin Hong's accident, we and they all wanted to recommend our own people to the top, but the emperor didn't rely on both sides. Both I and Zhang Xiu knew what the emperor was thinking. The emperor wanted to weaken the power in our hands. , even if Zhang Xiu really wants to plan something for the prince, he will definitely not let the six direct line forces under him come forward in person."

"Uncle wants to say that their actions will avoid the forces at the top of the imperial capital."

"Let's see, I'm back here, and I will have more chances to meet Zhang Xiu in the future. Don't worry, they put us together. How can we do nothing? Everything will be returned to the imperial city after the Mid-Autumn Festival tomorrow. Do the calculations again."

Concubine Liu Gui didn't say any more, just gossip...

……

In a blink of an eye, it is already the [-]th day of the eighth lunar month, the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet at Longyin Mountain Summer Resort, singing and dancing, silk and bamboo music.

But, outside the nine-story trial tower.

Xiao Luo looked at Ming Che, and asked softly: "Husband, today is the night of the full moon in Mid-Autumn Festival, Husband, don't go..."

Of course Ming Che knew what Xiao Luo wanted to say, before he finished speaking, he replied directly: "The Mid-Autumn Festival is unique to the human world, not in the demon world, we are nothing more than that."

"Then, am I the first person to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with my husband?"

"Yes." Ming Che gave a definite answer, "Luo Luo is also the only person I want to be with."

"I also just want to be with my husband." Xiao Luo said to Ming Che very seriously. He leaned in Ming Che's arms and looked up at the full moon above the sky, "Husband, it seems that what I saw here Haoyue, is something different?"

"Actually, there is no difference. It's just because there is an enchantment above the demon world, so there is such a deviation. Does Luo Luo want to go back to the human world to enjoy the Mid-Autumn Moon?"

"No, no need." Xiao Luo showed a happy smile, "As long as you're with your husband, it's the same anywhere."

Ming Che immediately hugged Xiao Luo, but before Xiao Luo could react, they were no longer outside the nine-story trial tower, as if they were on a high mountain.

Xiao Luo was hugged by Ming Che, and sat on the boulder. He hooked Ming Che's neck with both hands, moved up a little bit, pressed close to Ming Che's lips, pressed a kiss lightly, and then shrunk quickly. return.

It's just that Xiao Luo didn't expect that the kisses that had just been separated, intertwined again, were not as superficial as before, but deeply entangled...

Ming Che felt that his consciousness was occupied by this impulse, as if he had tasted the most delicious existence in the world, and when he touched it, he was out of control, wanting to integrate the person in his arms with himself.

Xiao Luo's breathing became heavier and heavier, and he felt that his soul would be pulled away by this kiss, and his suffocation became more and more intense.

Ming Che realized that he had gone too far, in a panic, he let go of the tightly entangled person, swallowed deeply, "Luo Luo, I'm sorry, I..."

Xiao Luo panted heavily, and he didn't know how long he had been breathing like this before he managed to recover himself, but the ups and downs in his heart were still like the waves, and the turbulence hadn't dissipated, and he said in a choked voice, "No... It's okay, I, that is, I've been kissing you for too long, and I'm a little out of breath."

Seeing that the breath of the person in his arms was still short and uneven, Ming Che's eyes were filled with distressed looks, why was he so out of control just now?

Xiao Luo nestled tightly in Ming Che's arms, leaning on Ming Che's chest, and said in a very soft voice: "I'm really fine, just now, I like it very much."