Abandoned

Chapter 134

Li Xiu had waited for three years, and he was almost anxious. Seeing that the three-year mourning period was coming soon, he could embrace the beauty and return home. The emperor's gift of marriage was like a bolt from the blue to Li Xiu.

The old lady of the Huguo Duke's Mansion was originally not happy for her son to marry Xiao Jingxi. She was happy to see the marriage bestowed by the emperor, and she was also the emperor's favorite thirteenth princess. Naturally, she was happy to see this marriage and tried her best to persuade her son. Accept the emperor's gift of marriage.

Because Li Xiu was promised to marry Li Xiu after the three-year mourning period, Xiao Jingxi no longer treated Li Xiu as a brother-in-law in the past three years, but treated him as a future husband.After three years of emotional accumulation, Xiao Jingxi seems to regard Li Xiu as her future husband.Today, the heaven-sent marriage, the prospective husband-in-law will become the younger brother-in-law again, which makes Xiao Jingxi's heart quite complicated. It is undeniable that she is still a little bit disappointed in her heart, but she still agrees to the old lady and persuades Li Xiu to marry ten The introduction of the three princesses.For Li Xiu, this is beneficial and harmless. The thirteenth princess has just turned her age, and she is a well-known beauty in the capital. Unlike herself, she is not only Li Xiu's sister-in-law, but also three years older than him. , are now 29 years old.

"The marriage bestowed by the emperor is the best thing for you, let's let go of the three-year agreement." Xiao Jingxi said to Li Xiu.

"Impossible, I have waited for three years, there is no reason to give up like this, I will enter the palace tomorrow, like the emperor rejecting this marriage." Li Xiu said resolutely.

"That is the thirteenth princess that the emperor loves most. If you refuse to marry, it will make the royal family lose face. What's more, the emperor's [-]th birthday is coming soon. If the emperor's elegant mood is swept away, I'm afraid the emperor will blame her. It's a crime of deceiving the emperor. Reckless. You and I have a bad name and a bad word, so let it go like this, it's fine." Xiao Jingxi persuaded earnestly.

"It's been three years, and I'm nothing to you?" Li Xiu asked sadly.

A man can wait for her for three years, Xiao Jingxi is not hard-hearted, how can she not be moved, but she always feels that she and Li Xiu are not a good match, and she should not delay him.

"You and I have a bad relationship, let's forget it." When Xiao Jingxi said these words, he felt a slight prick in his heart and felt a little uncomfortable.

"It's impossible to let it go like this." Li Xiu shook his head and said, then turned his head and left. He felt very uncomfortable, and he was afraid that he would not be able to restrain his emotions.He knew that the relationship between him and Jingxi was originally forced by him, but he absolutely couldn't do it if he was asked to give up like this.

The next day, Li Xiu went to the palace to face the saint with his bare upper body and carrying a thorn stick.

"What are you doing?" The old emperor looked at Li Xiu who was kneeling on the ground, and asked with a slight frown.

"Li Xiu hopes that His Majesty can take back his order. Li Xiu can't marry the princess. He has his own heart." Li Xiu is going all out.

"But Xiao Jingxi?" the old emperor asked.

"Yes, I won't marry unless she is my choice." Li Xiu replied without hesitation, really risking everything.

"She is your sister-in-law. If you marry her, the world will despise her. Do you still want to marry her?" The old emperor asked again.

"Yes." Li Xiu replied firmly.

"Is it worthwhile to resist the decree and not obey it?" The old emperor asked again.

"So, Li Xiu came here to plead guilty and ask the emperor to do it." Li Xiu kowtowed to the emperor, and his head was bleeding.

"Why does a man have no wife? Why do you do this for a woman? If your father is still alive, he will be so disappointed in you." The emperor said in great disappointment. wing.

"Li Xiu is not talented, I only want to marry Xiao Jingxi in this life." Li Xiu said it again.

Li Xiu's insistence made the old emperor blow his beard and stare with anger.

"You marry Thirteen as your wife and accept Xiao Jingxi as your concubine, so be it." This was the emperor's concession.

"I have a promise with Jingxi, I don't want to wrong Jingxi, I hope His Majesty will fulfill it!" Li Xiu refused to back down at all.

"You!" Li Xiu's ignorance made the old emperor so angry that he coughed non-stop, his face flushed.

"Please take care of the dragon's body, Your Majesty." Li Xiu felt a little uneasy, fearing that the old emperor would be mad at him to death, and that would really be a death penalty.

"Father, don't get angry." A young girl came out from inside and patted the old emperor's back. She was Li Yanwan, the thirteenth princess of the dynasty. Not only does she resemble the Empress Tu of that year, but she is also very delicate and charming. The most beautiful woman in the capital is by no means in vain.It's just that Li Xiu was not moved by such a beauty.

"Li Xiu, I ask you, even if you don't marry me, will the Duke Protector's House remain loyal to the imperial court?" The thirteenth princess asked.

"Naturally, the prosperity of our Duke Huguo Mansion has been bestowed by the court for generations, and our Duke Huguo Mansion must also be loyal to the court for generations." Li Xiu replied.

"A few days ago, someone reported that Wu Wangfu intended to rebel. The evidence is solid, but as far as we know, Huguo Gongfu and Wu Wangfu are related by marriage. In this case, how will you deal with it?" The Thirteenth Princess Asked, she also didn't want to marry a man who belonged to her, and it was even more embarrassing to be rejected by a man, but her father was currently troubled both internally and externally, and she wanted to share his worries and solve his problems.

"Li Xiu is willing to send troops to put down the rebellious officials and thieves." Li Xiu replied after hesitating for a moment after hearing the words. He now understands why the emperor granted the marriage, why the emperor suddenly granted the marriage. Even Dugu's family is connected in a row.

"Father, if Li Xiu can quell the rebellion in Prince Wu's residence, let's let this marriage go." Li Yanwan said to the old emperor who was coughing.

"Hold the troops first, wait until after the birthday banquet, and then take countermeasures." The old emperor now has to worry not only about the Wu Palace, but also the Dugu family, who holds a heavy army. He hopes that Dugu Jin will not be dissatisfied, otherwise under the situation , the court is not optimistic.

Seeing this, Li Xiu breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that there is still a chance of marrying the Thirteenth Princess.It's just that when he thought that Li Junhao, the son of King Wu, was Jingxi's brother-in-law, he brought it up again in one breath, which was really difficult.But on top of right and wrong, Li Xiu felt that Jing Xi should be considerate.

"Father, why don't you go to pacify Wu Wang's mansion right now, and wait until after the birthday banquet?" Li Yanwan asked her father after Li Xiu left.

"Where did the evidence of Wu Wangfu's rebellion come from? The other party obviously knows the movements of Wu Wangfu like the palm of his hand. Since he knew early on that Wu Wangfu had a different intention, why did he upload it now? It was chosen to be uploaded at this time. There must be some conspiracy. The king of Wu's mansion was moved because he was afraid that the mantis would catch the cicada and the oriole would follow him, and the emperor had to guard against it." He has been the emperor for more than 30 years, and he has never felt so worried. He felt that a dangerous vortex was about to roll in. But the time left for him is running out, as his body is getting older, he already feels a little powerless, and he is not sure how long his broken body can last.

Li Yanwan listened, and couldn't help worrying. She didn't have the ability to solve her father's problems, so she could only go to Taoist temples to pray for her father and the world. But she knew that no matter how pious she was, she couldn't change her body. Things went from bad to worse, but my father was more worried and troubled.

"Why didn't the old emperor move at all after he knew that the Wu Palace had treasonous intentions?" Chia Ya asked Xiao Jiuzheng, she was looking forward to the imperial court sending troops to attack the Wu Palace, although Chia Ya hoped that one day, the Dugu family would beat the Wu Palace to pieces, but If the imperial court strikes first, she is still happy to see it succeed, but there is no movement from the imperial court, so she can't help feeling a little anxious.

"After all, he has been the emperor for more than 30 years, so he is not so easy to be fooled. Compared with the Wu Palace who knows how to beware, he is more afraid of the person who sent the evidence of the rebellion of the Wu Palace. Of course, he can't find out who sent it. He will go, so he will be more afraid of us hiding behind us, the reason why he doesn't move the Wu Palace is because he is afraid that the mantis will catch the cicada and the oriole will follow." Xiao Jiuzheng said with a smile.

"Then he wasted like this, doing nothing?" Chia Ya asked, did the court just sit and wait for death?

"The emperor didn't do nothing. He granted a marriage to the Duke Huguo, and he planned to marry the thirteenth princess to Li Xiu." Xiao Jiuzheng replied.

"The emperor bestowed a marriage to marry the thirteenth princess to Li Xiu?" Chia Ya asked Xiao Jiuzheng uncertainly. Sure enough, the situation in this life has changed, because the old emperor did not marry Li Yanwan to Li Xiu in the previous life.

Speaking of Li Yanwan, Qian Ya remembered that after Li Junhao became emperor, he treated his cousin Li Yanwan very preferentially, and did not deprive Li Yanwan of the title of Princess Li Yanwan, it was all thanks to Xiao Jiuzheng.Now that Chia Ya thinks about it, in the last life, Xiao Jiuzheng gave special preferential treatment to not only herself, but at least Li Yanwan was also given special preferential treatment.Li Yanwan was Li Junhao's cousin back then, and she was not a rival in love to Chia Ya, so Chia Ya in the previous life didn't care too much about it, but thinking about it now, Chia Ya feels so sad.Thinking of Xiao Jiuzheng's natural beauty and love of beauty, then Li Yanwan is indeed a first-class beauty. Could it be that Xiao Jiuzheng also loved Li Yanwan in the previous life, otherwise why would he treat Li Yanwan so favorably, and the relationship between the two is also very good.

"Yes, the old emperor is still not confused. Now the Duke Protector's Mansion is a key pawn. If this pawn is sold by others, the court will be in danger. Marry the most beautiful thirteen princesses in the capital to Li Xiu. Changing a man, this is an extremely beautiful thing, and it can really play an effective role in attracting people." Xiao Jiuzheng said with a smile.

"The thirteenth princess is so beautiful, maybe Li Xiu's heart will be moved after seeing it?" Chia Ya thinks that men are never too beautiful, and Li Junhao loves Xiao Jiuzheng enough. Are there still few women in the harem?

"No matter how beautiful she is, she can't be more beautiful than my sister. Li Xiuwei is willing to give up my sister's heirs. How can she be so easily deceived by beauty." Xiao Jiuzheng has confidence in Li Xiu, and he is selfish and partial. No one is more beautiful than her sister, and her sister has a gentleness that Chia Ya doesn't have.There are four kinds of women, gentle, that is, gentle and gentle, such as sister; gentle but not gentle, such as Chia Ya;

"I heard that the thirteenth princess looks somewhat similar to Queen Tu, so she must be extremely beautiful." The more Chia Ya said, the more sour she felt. I feel very uncomfortable in my heart, thinking that Xiao Jiucheng is considered a woman, and she is also very romantic in her bones.

"Qianya really cares about the thirteenth princess." Xiao Jiuzheng also heard that Li Yanwan looks like a queen, but she doesn't think there will be another queen in this world, but a woman who looks like a queen. She was a little curious about Li Yanwan, but she was not to the point of caring. On the contrary, it was a bit unusual for Qian Ya to be so caring.Although Chia Ya is not naturally fond of women, but if she can love herself, it is difficult to guarantee that she will not love another woman, so Xiao Jiuzheng does not want Chia Ya to be too concerned about any men and women other than herself. Chia Ya only needs to care about herself. .

Now Xiao Jiucheng hasn't met Li Yanwan yet, even if Chia Ya is jealous, she doesn't know if it's the jealousy from the previous life or the future.

"I'm just afraid that Li Xiu won't be able to control the flying beauty. As long as he is a man, he won't push such a beautiful thing away." Chia Ya said in a concealed manner.

"There are always exceptions in this world." Xiao Jiuzheng said with a smile.

"That is to say, if Li Xiu insists on not marrying the thirteenth princess, it will slap the royal family in the face, and there will be a gap between them. Isn't there an opportunity for us to take advantage of it?" Chia Ya asked.

"That's not true. Now the safety of the country is more important than the face of the royal family. The old emperor will not be confused at this time. Whether or not to marry the thirteen princesses in the Duke Huguo's mansion is second, but the matter of giving the marriage It has already shown the emperor's favor and trust in the Duke's Mansion." Xiao Jiuzheng said.

"If the Duke's Mansion is loyal to the imperial court, won't it be the enemy of the Dugu family?" Chia Ya said with a frown.

"Now as long as the emperor lives for one day, the Duke Huguo's Mansion will naturally not betray the court, but once the old emperor dies, his sons will all compete to be the emperor, and the Duke Huguo's mansion will bet on any prince. It's risky, so if it were me, I would choose to wait and see what happens first, or simply wait for them to come to a conclusion before making a bet. I thought, when the time comes, we can't directly raise troops in the name of the Dugu family To raise troops, we choose to raise troops in the name of King Ning, so that we can become famous." So now we can only delay until the emperor dies, that would be the best.

"If we don't go to the birthday banquet, won't the old emperor feel very worried, what if the emperor asks the Duke Protector's Mansion to attack us? When the time comes when the snipe and the clam will fight, won't others take advantage of it?" Qian Ya wondered Said without worry.

"The old emperor may not necessarily use troops against us. We are not in a hurry to rebel, and he will be lucky. As long as the world is not chaotic, if the future successor has the ability to calm down the chaos in the court, he will use troops against us in the future. The chances of winning are even greater. Great. Now the world will be in chaos for Dugu's family soldiers, and his sons will not be in harmony, which will add to the chaos. At that time, other ghosts and snakes will take advantage of the opportunity to make chaos. Therefore, compared with us, the old emperor is more passive and can't get out of the tiger. "So the old emperor should be very distressed now. This deadly situation has already missed the best time to solve the situation. Now I am afraid that there is no way to recover. Compared with the imperial court, the Dugu family is more confident.

Chia Ya understands, so the old emperor can only place his hopes on this Hongmen Banquet, which is indeed a battle between trapped beasts.

"Is there someone from Prince Wu's residence to come to Beijing to congratulate?" Chia Ya asked Xiao Jiuzheng, Xiao Jiuzheng was the most well-informed, and in just a few years, Xiao Jiuzheng's eyes and ears seemed to have spread all over the world.

"King Wu has gone, but Li Junhao has not." Xiao Jiuzheng said with a meaningful smile.

"Let my father take risks and hide at home by himself, he is really a good son of King Wu." Qian Ya said with a sneer.

The author has something to say: Chia Ya: Xiao Jiuzheng, did you fall in love with Li Yanwan's beauty in your last life?

Xiao Jiuzheng: No, no, Xiao Jiuzheng denied in a panic

Chia Ya: Then you were nice to her in your previous life?Chia asked jealously

Xiao Jiuzheng: She looks like Tu Shimei, and Tu Shimei also has the halo of the protagonist, I will give her face