"Mr. Xiaodong, it can't be something to come to the inner courtyard of this palace today to visit me, an idle old man, right?"

At the dinner, after three rounds of drinking, the old emperor and Li Xiaodong had become familiar with each other through drinking, and the old emperor asked so tactfully with a smile in his eyes.

Although Emperor Wenqing is old, but his mind is not faint, he knows the truth that nothing does not go to the Three Treasures Palace, Li Xiaodong has never come to him since the last time he treated his strange poisonous disease, which certainly shows that Li Xiaodong is not a person who uses his favor to cling to the powerful, but at the same time, it also shows that Li Xiaodong's sudden visit today is by no means simply to visit him, a former patient.

Li Xiaodong is Yumiko's favorite lover, and Yumiko will marry Muramasa tomorrow according to Renzhi's imperial order, Li Xiaodong suddenly visits at this juncture, and the emperor of course understands that Li Xiaodong's motive for coming here must be related to this.

Li Xiaodong was not ambiguous, and after listening to him ask so implicitly, he directly touched him with a cup and said, "I can't hide it, I came to your old man's house today, and there is indeed one thing." You owe me a favor, and now I come to you, hoping you will return the favor. ”

"Oh?" Emperor Wenqing couldn't help but be a little surprised when he heard him say this, and the wine glass he was holding in his hand paused in mid-air.

He secretly felt a little surprised, no one had ever dared to speak in such a tone to His Majesty the Emperor, who had reigned for nearly 30 years, from visiting heads of state from various countries to the maids and guards around him, no matter who he was, he was respectful, and even visited him with a posture of looking up at the gods.

"Ahem, Mr. Xiaodong, you have lost your words, please pay attention to etiquette. Li Xiaodong and the old emperor drank, as the captain of the guard, the right guard of the five gates stood aside, at this moment when he heard Li Xiaodong suddenly come to such a sentence, he was slightly startled, so he hurriedly stepped forward, and took the opportunity to pour wine for Li Xiaodong, and reminded him.

The old emperor smiled and said, "Don't worry about it, Mr. Xiaodong is my savior, what he said is completely reasonable, I do owe him a favor." ”

He waved his hand and ordered the right guard of the five gates to retreat, and then looked at Li Xiaodong a few more times with a pair of slightly appreciative eyes.

He thinks that this young man is really good, he is gentle, neither humble nor arrogant, his words and actions are concise and refreshing, without the slightest twist, coupled with his unpredictable thaumaturgy, no wonder Hirakawa Hachiro once had such a high opinion of him, and no wonder his baby granddaughter Yumiko will love him because of hatred and keep him firmly in her heart.

However, in the heart of the old emperor, he still wanted to test Li Xiaodong's depth, he wanted to see what this young man was capable of, and whether he was really worthy of Yumiko's deep love.

He smiled and asked, "Mr. Xiaodong, I don't know what you just said about asking you to return you a favor, what do you mean?"

Li Xiaodong knew that he was pretending to be confused, and while picking up vegetables, he said: "The old man should understand that I came to you today, naturally because Yumiko will get married tomorrow." ”

He took another sip of his cup and said, "Yumiko doesn't like Muramasa at all, but her father, Emperor Ninchi, wants to marry her to Muramasa, and I hope that you, the Emperor, can step forward and stop this marriage." ”

"Hmm...... It turns out that this is the case. ”

The old emperor continued to pretend to be old and confused, he deliberately hesitated for a moment before he said: "But Mr. Xiaodong, I can't stop this matter, it's good that Renzhi is my son, but he is also the current emperor, so it is reasonable that I have abdicated and lived idle, so I should not interfere with Renzhi's decision." What's more, before concluding this marriage, Renzhi and I both personally consulted Yumiko, and she did not object, she was willing to obey her father's imperial order and marry Muramasa as his wife. ”

"So Mr. Koto, I really have no reason to stop Yumiko from marrying Muramasa. The old emperor said.

Li Xiaodong nodded after hearing this, and said, "So, you need a good reason?"

He put down his chopsticks, took out the chrysanthemum token belonging to Yumiko from his inner pocket, threw it on the table, and said, "This is Yumiko's personal token, you should recognize it clearly." ”

"Yumiko didn't take her token with her, or gave it to her new husband after she got married, but gave it to me the day before she got married, and I believe you know what it means. ”

The old emperor saw the jade plate clearly, and sure enough, it was the family token of the emperor's close relatives that Miko carried with him, and he couldn't help frowning secretly, Yumiko gave him all the family jade pendants handed down by the royal family, which is enough to show that in Yumiko's heart, this young man is indeed her beloved lover.

Li Xiaodong looked at him and said, "There is a situation called involuntary self-expression and insincerity. The reason why Yumiko agreed to marry Muramasa was purely out of the political interests of Emperor Hitochi and your entire imperial family. Emperor Hitochi wanted her to marry Muramasa, but out of foolishness and filial piety, she had to wronged herself and obey her father's fate. And you are her favorite grandfather, she is your closest granddaughter, if you don't want her to live a miserable life, you should come forward to stop this marriage. ”

The old emperor smiled after hearing this, and said: "Mr. Xiaodong, you also said just now that behind this marriage is the political interests of the entire royal family. Renzhi wants Yumiko to marry Muramasa, so naturally he has his interests in mind. How to choose between the political interests of the entire imperial family and Yumiko's personal lifelong happiness, of course, I want to support Renchi, and not disregard the interests of the entire imperial family out of personal affection for Yumiko. ”

"Mr. Xiaodong, since it is a royal family, whether it is me, Renzhi, including Yumiko, you should have the consciousness of sacrificing personal interests and safeguarding the interests of the entire imperial family, Yumiko has done a good job of this, she is consciously safeguarding the authority of her father, safeguarding the interests of the royal family, and also safeguarding the dignity and dignity of the royal family, Mr. Xiaodong, you should understand her political position as a royal princess. ”

Li Xiaodong didn't say anything after hearing this. He had already understood, and the old fellow was clearly unwilling to come forward to help.

"I only see political interests, not family feelings, it seems that the old saying is not wrong: ruthlessness is the emperor's family. ”

He stopped even the slightest politeness, took out his cigarette, lit one of his own, and said, "So be it." Since you just talked about the political interests, dignity and dignity of the imperial family, and the authority of the emperor, how about we change the way of talking, such as making a deal, and we do an exchange of interests?"

The Emperor asked with interest, "I wonder what kind of deal Mr. Xiaodong wants to make with me?"

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