When the housekeeper saw Li Xiao, it was like he had seen a life-saving straw.
Without even bothering to greet her, she quickly said, "Your Highness, this is bad. Someone from the Queen Mother's palace has come and has forced the old lady to leave!"
Li Xiao frowned suddenly, "What happened? Is the princess okay?"
The housekeeper said, "The princess is fine. She was in the inner house at the time. Those people were guarding the entrance to the inner house and didn't let anyone disturb the princess. They went directly to find the old lady.
They invited her to the palace for tea and a chat, but they didn't even give her time to change into her imperial court robes. They dragged the old lady away!"
Li Xiao clenched his fists suddenly and said to himself, "Oh no!"
He took a deep breath and said to the old housekeeper, "Don't alarm the princess about this. Go and tell her first that I have some matters in the army and may not be able to go home these days.
You take my sword and go to the Flying Tiger Camp outside the city to tell them I'll be there before dark at the latest, understand?"
The Flying Tiger Battalion was the army that Li Xiao once led.
Although he has handed over power now, he is just a general with an empty title.
But the friendship he had built in the army for more than ten years with his old subordinates could not be changed by a military order.
Since the Queen Mother has already taken action, he has to act quickly.
In the entire Li family, the people he cares about most are his mother and wife.
He doesn't care about any of the others, such as his second uncle, third uncle, second aunt, third aunt, seventh aunt and sixth uncle.
The Queen Mother also knew that these people could not threaten him, and the princess was not something the Queen Mother could touch.
There is only one mother, and that is Li Xiao’s life.
The only place where one can avoid the clutches of the Empress Dowager is the military camp, apart from the Emperor's Palace of Tranquil Longevity.
After all, no matter how powerful the old man is, he doesn't have a single soldier under his command.
The old butler knew what Li Xiao was thinking and said solemnly, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I know the importance of this."
"good."
After saying that, Li Xiaofei mounted his horse and galloped towards the palace again.
At this time, Qiao Luoluo was rocking in a rocking chair in the inner courtyard, holding an account book in his hand, listening leisurely to Luoluo's account report.
These days, under Qiao Luoluo's instructions, Luluo is responsible for managing the accounts of Qingyuzhai.
When Li Xiao was not in the capital, her mother-in-law took charge of the whole family.
The old lady is old and has less energy, so it is inevitable that she will make some mistakes.
The accounts were vague in places, but the old lady had a generous dowry, and Li Xiao was both a general and a prince, so he had a high salary and particularly generous rewards.
The Li family has plenty of money, and the old lady doesn't like luxury.
Life is pretty good.
After Qiao Luoluo got married, she spent several days sorting out the accounts and had already organized the financial situation of the palace in perfect order.
Are you kidding? In the palace, whether it’s the emperor or the princess, everyone has to learn how to keep accounts, okay?
Otherwise, what if the Imperial Household Department deceives its superiors and subordinates, and the concubines in the palace cook the books and enrich themselves?
Since the emperor knows nothing, isn't he being taken advantage of, and having huge sums of money fall into the hands of outsiders?
You don't have to do the accounting yourself, but you must be able to spot any problems on the books at a glance.
Only an unfavored princess like Princess Yueping, who is not qualified to learn anything, would think that Qiao Luoluo is just like her and cannot read the account books.
These days, Luoluo has been pretending to be working very hard on the accounts, but in fact, she makes so many mistakes that it makes people laugh.
But Qiao Luoluo never made any corrections.
An Xin plays the role of a silly princess who knows nothing and only knows how to eat, drink and have fun.
As he was listening to the accounts, he fell asleep again.
Suisui called her several times but it was no use. In the end, she simply threw the account book away and slept even more soundly.
Luoluo stood aside and watched coldly, feeling speechless.
This was the first time she had seen such a stupid princess. It was a waste of money that she was so beautiful.
He relaxed his guard more and more in his heart, but retreated respectfully on the surface.
She winked at the little girls who came with her, meaning that they were just fools and nothing to be afraid of, so sisters, go ahead and do it!
However, they didn't know that while the mantis stalks the cicada, the oriole is behind it. They had already been under Qiao Luoluo's surveillance.
Not long after, the housekeeper came to deliver the news that Li Xiao had something going on in the army and might not be able to come back tonight.
Qiao Luoluo felt strange, but didn't say anything.
With her sixth sense, she realized that something was wrong and gave Sui Sui a wink.
Sui Sui nodded quietly and retreated silently.
Qiao Luoluo also has her own exclusive intelligence network. Nothing inside or outside the palace can escape her ears as long as she wants to know.
Suisui is not only her mouthpiece, but also the leader of Qiao Luoluo's exclusive intelligence department.
Soon, she brought back the news.
The Empress Dowager took action and "invited" my mother-in-law into the palace.
Li Xiao broke into the palace. Of course, he didn't dare to go directly to the Empress Dowager's palace, but he specifically asked for an audience with the Emperor when he was having a meal.
Everyone knows that the emperor cannot meet anyone while he is having a meal.
Hearing this, he had no choice but to say that he was going to take a stroll in the Imperial Garden to lure the snake out of its hole.
Sure enough, after a while, a young eunuch beside the empress dowager found Li Xiao and led him to a secluded place in the imperial garden.
The head aunt in the Empress Dowager's palace was waiting there.
An Suisui saw the emperor's men eavesdropping not far away.
Someone who didn't notice An Suisui was also lying in ambush nearby.
The aunt in charge and Li Xiao talked around in circles, and it seemed like they were talking a lot of nonsense, but in fact, not a single punctuation mark was wasted.
She first asked about the recent relationship between Li Xiao and the princess, and then asked him if he missed the days when he was fighting on the battlefield.
He then instigated a few more times, saying that the emperor was clearly wasting his talent by asking him to give up power and marry a spoiled princess.
Then, start painting the pie.
The Queen Mother still cherishes loyal and good people. If given the chance, she would be willing to let him return to the battlefield he longed for.
The premise is that I hope Li Xiao will take action when necessary, and take care of his family's lives and property when he should stand by and watch.
Don't act on impulse.
What it means is: The emperor is too bullying, so he asks you to return to Beijing, strip you of your power and force you to get married.
As long as you can help the Queen Mother to ascend to the throne, I will guarantee that you will return to the Hornblowing Company and continue your military dream.
The prerequisite is that you have to help the Queen Mother to kill the current emperor.
Even if you don't help, I hope that when the Queen Mother takes action, you will be blinded and unable to see anything, so as not to get in the way.
Your mother is in our hands now, so you must be careful with what you say and do!
After listening to Sui Sui's report, Qiao Luoluo sneered. The Queen Mother's plan was indeed advanced.
It seems that it is a foregone conclusion that Qiu Lie is going to cause trouble.
She asked Sui Sui, "What did Li Xiao say?"
Sui Sui kept the question a secret and said, "Princess, guess what the prince is talking about?"
[My dears, the author is here with a chubby face to ask for the book to be added to the bookshelf and to urge for updates! Muah! ]
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