Chapter 174 I am innocent
Lu Haozhi was anxious at first, but after hearing her words, he gradually calmed down. After a long while, he sighed deeply, "With a wife like this, what else could a husband ask for?"
The two hugged each other for a while before letting go of each other.
Lu Haozhi looked at the bright eyes of the woman in his arms and couldn't help himself. He pecked her lightly on the lips at first, and then kissed her deeply, their lips and teeth entangled, inseparable.
After a long time, Lu Haozhi raised his head, but hugged her tightly again.
The two of them snuggled together, and although they were silent, they felt sweet and peaceful.
After a while, Lu Haozhi suddenly came back to his senses, "I was wondering why it's so quiet here today. Where did Doukou go? Why didn't this little girl come over to make trouble?"
Meng Yan smiled and said, "This afternoon, I sent someone to send the princess to Shou'an Academy. I was thinking that I would be very busy due to the epidemic and I was afraid that I would not be able to take good care of the princess. So it would be better to send her to the Empress Dowager."
Lu Haozhi nodded, "That's true. The Queen Mother is an old lady. She is happy to see children at her age. Having Doukou to accompany her is better than her urging us to have children every day." When he said the word "have children", his expression moved and his mind involuntarily drifted to other places.
"Yan'er, I... want to discuss something with you..."
Meng Yan glanced at him, not knowing what he was thinking, and said coldly, "No."
Lu Haozhi's handsome face immediately fell, "I haven't even finished speaking, and you've already killed me!"
Meng Yan raised her hand and tapped his forehead with her slender fingertips. "I've long guessed what the emperor is thinking. But the emperor said something before, and even made a vow in front of the ancestral tablets that he would not enjoy leisure and ease as long as the country is not peaceful. And it's only been a few days. Is the emperor trying to deceive his ancestors as well?"
Lu Haozhi was speechless. Two days ago, he was worried about state affairs, so accompanied by Meng Yan, he entered the Yinghua Hall, burned incense in front of the tablets of Lu family ancestors, and swore an oath that as long as the people were not at peace, he, the king of the Great Zhou, would not eat meat or enjoy comfort. He meant to share the difficult times with the people of the world.
However, he seemed to have overestimated his own willpower...
Meng Yan smiled softly and said, "Your Majesty, you are not joking."
The last road was also blocked by her.
Lu Haozhi made a bitter face and whispered, "Yan'er, it's so lucky that Doukou is not around. I..." At this point, he seemed to remember something, and his eyes suddenly lit up, "How about this, let's do it like last time..."
"No, my hands are sore."
Meng Yan angrily rebuked, "Besides, what's the point of the emperor lying to gods and ghosts like this? You must fulfill the oath you made."
Seeing that she was determined not to negotiate, Lu Haozhi had to give up the idea.
Okay, then he should just be well behaved and sit here for a while, right?
Meng Yan looked at his frustrated and bitter face, and curled her lips. "Speaking of which, I have another question I want to ask the emperor, but I don't know if I can ask..."
Lu Haozhi looked at her and said, "You have always been free in front of me. Just ask whatever you want."
Meng Yan pinched his broad palm, playing with his slender fingers, and smiled lightly, "In the letter the emperor sent me, he said that after I passed away in my previous life, the emperor would be alone and old, and never wanted anyone else... But seeing how anxious the emperor is now, I don't think the emperor can endure it... Has the emperor really been a monk for half his life? Are you kidding me?"
When Lu Haozhi heard her ask this, he became very anxious and said hurriedly, "No matter what you suspect, you can't suspect this. I... I can swear!"
Meng Yan touched his face, her red lips slightly raised, "Then, Your Majesty, can you tell me how you spent the days when I was away?" As she spoke, her slender hands gently patted his waist and abdomen.
Lu Hao was speechless for a moment, his handsome face turned blue and red, and embarrassment suddenly spread across his face.
Meng Yan didn't rush him. Her eyes were as clear as water as she stared into his.
After a long while, Lu Haozhi coughed twice, avoided her sight, and cleared his throat. "There are still some important memorials to be approved in Zhonghe Hall, so I won't have dinner with you. Tonight, you should go to bed early and don't stay up too late. If there is anything, we can talk about it tomorrow."
After saying this, he got up and left in a hurry without waiting for Meng Yan to respond.
He would never tell her how he spent those days!
The Son of Heaven, the monarch...it's so embarrassing!
Ruizhu looked at the emperor's back, feeling quite puzzled. Seeing her master's smiling face, she said, "Your Majesty, what are you asking the emperor? It's hard to answer. The emperor left as if he were running away."
Meng Yan held her cheek with her hands, but smiled without saying a word.
It's quite fun to tease him like this.
After the lights went on, Meng Yan went to bed alone. She was a little worried about her child and was also thinking about her brother who was far away in the camp.
If an epidemic breaks out in the army, it will be more troublesome than for ordinary people.
There are tens of thousands of soldiers in the army, eating and living together, so it is extremely difficult to prevent infection.
Furthermore, when so many people gather in one place, any little disturbance will spread to everyone, causing panic among the people, and if one is not careful, a mutiny may easily occur.
Although my brother returned victorious from this Western Expedition, if you think about it carefully, it was actually his first time leading an army.
He had never encountered such a situation before.
If it is good, everything will be fine and peaceful.
If things go wrong, the army will mutiniate in Zhili and march straight to the capital, and her Meng family will fall into the same situation as in the previous life where they were forced to abdicate.
A trace of fear suddenly filled Meng Yan's heart. The plot of the original book obviously had not disappeared. It was controlling her life in another form, as if an invisible hand was trying its best to push everything back to its original position.
“…I don’t know what’s going on…”
She tossed and turned on her pillow, unable to sleep, and uttered these words involuntarily.
Ruizhu was sitting on a spring stool outside the tent. Hearing this, she thought she was worried about the little princess, so she lowered her voice and said, "Your Highness, the princess is with the Empress Dowager and is very safe. Didn't Your Highness send someone to inquire about her at the time of lighting? The princess was a little fussy at first, but then she was fine. I'm afraid she's fast asleep now. It's almost midnight, Your Highness, you'll probably be asleep too. I'm afraid Eunuch Rong'an will come to inquire about her again in a while."
"You're so long-winded."
Meng Yan smiled faintly, turned around and closed her eyes.
She is not afraid of anything, she will fight against the enemy with her army and block the water with earth.
If she has to be manipulated by a plot that seems to be out of nowhere in this life, then Meng Yan has lived in vain!
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