Chapter 57 He knew there was no free lunch

"Are you willing to learn martial arts?" Lu Yanshi asked.

He learned from his daughter that Helian Qian would become a very powerful general in the future.

In that case, he might as well do a favor.

"I would like to!" Helian Qian answered without hesitation.

There were countless times when he was being beaten, he wished he had great martial arts skills so that he could knock those people down.

Although he didn't know why the emperor of Daxia wanted to train him even though he knew his identity, he still wanted to seize this opportunity.

"I know that you have excellent physique and are a good candidate for martial arts. I cannot bear to bury your talent. So I will invite a famous teacher to teach you." Lu Yanshi spoke slowly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Helian Qian hurriedly thanked him.

"But I am not without demands." Lu Yanshi looked at him.

Here it comes!

Helian Qian raised his head and stared at him with burning eyes.

He knew that there was no free lunch in the world.

But it's better this way, as he feels at ease when the conditions are met.

"If you make some progress in martial arts, you must stay with Xiaojiu and protect her for three years. Do you accept this condition?" Lu Yanshi asked.

"I accept." Helian Qian didn't expect his request to be so simple.

Lu Li was his savior, and he was willing to protect her.

"Well, starting tomorrow, I will send someone to teach you." Lu Yanshi left with satisfaction.

In three months, his little daughter will be one year old, and he will invite royal families of all sizes from surrounding countries to attend the birthday party.

The Dongli royal family was also on the invitation list.

By then, he would tell them about Helian Qian's existence, and Princess Helian would definitely come to ask for him. If Helian Qian didn't leave on his own, could the princess forcefully take him away?

Although he had great confidence in Da Xia, Xiao Jiu was always thinking in her heart that Da Xia was going to perish and she wanted to run away.

This made him a little anxious, and he subconsciously wanted to find another way out for his daughter.

Helian Qian can also be considered a guarantee.

If Da Xia really perished one day, with Helian Qian protecting her, she should be able to live well in Dongluo.

His little princess should have the most comfortable and happiest life wherever she goes.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Helian Qian bowed deeply towards Lu Yanshi's back.

If the Dongli royal family knew that his mother had become a concubine, they would probably regard him as a disgrace. His grandmother might not accept him either, so he had nowhere to go.

Lu Yanshi offered him a way out: he could learn martial arts and then stay in the palace to serve as the Ninth Princess's personal bodyguard.

For this, he was grateful.

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Several days passed in the blink of an eye, and Lu Yuan and Lu Yan seemed to be silent.

Lu Li couldn't sit still anymore. She wanted to see when they would take action.

[Don't wait for them to buy the maids. It's too slow. Sister Lu Ran, take me to Yu Garden.]

Lu Li became noisy.

Lu Ran has experience this time.

When the little princess starts crying for no reason, it means she wants to go out and play.

She immediately picked her up and coaxed her patiently, "Little Princess, let's go out later when the sun is not so bright, okay?"

Lu Li glanced at the sun outside and nodded.

Lu Ran smiled immediately: "Little princess is really the smartest child I have ever met. Let's take a nap, and I'll take you out to play when you wake up."

Lu Li agreed and closed her eyes obediently.

Lu Ran hurried to the Queen Mother to ask if she could take the little princess out.

Xia Shuyi guessed what her daughter was thinking. She knew that she must have seen that Lu Yuan and Lu Yan were not taking any action, so she could no longer sit still and wanted to use herself as bait to lure them out.

"Well, let her go. She must be bored staying in the palace all day." Xia Shuyi smiled faintly.

Since the emperor said he would send someone to protect her secretly, she doesn't have to worry too much.

After all, the emperor cares about Li'er's safety more than she does.

However, Heng'er has to go with him.

Otherwise, Lu Ran and the others wouldn't be able to hear Li'er's thoughts and wouldn't know how to cooperate with her, which would delay things.

So she called Lu Heng over and explained everything to him in detail, and then let him and Lu Ran take Lu Li out together.

"Don't worry, mother. I will take good care of my sister." Lu Heng nodded heavily.

About half an hour later, Lu Li woke up.

Lu Heng fed her some goat milk and carried her to the Yu Garden.

[Where is it? Where is the person? ]

Along the way, Lu Li was looking around, waiting for Lu Yan and Lu Yuan to appear.

But she didn't see even a fly.

Lu Heng also knew his sister's plan, and he carried her around everywhere, just to let Lu Yuan and Lu Yan know that they were out.

[You don't know I'm out, do you? That shouldn't be the case. ]

Lu Li muttered to herself and used the gossip system to see what the two were doing.

Unexpectedly, the two of them actually came. They were both in the Yu Garden, but they just found a place where they couldn't see them and hid.

"Second brother, this is a great opportunity." Lu Yuan instigated Lu Yan to take the first step.

"On weekdays, Weiyang Palace watches her very closely, and she only comes out once every few days. If you miss her today, you don't know when you'll see her again."

Lu Yan frowned slightly and turned his head to glance at Lu Yuan.

"Fourth sister, I took action, what about you?"

"I will naturally try to send someone to lure Lu Heng away and wait to help you finish the job. If you fail to throw her into the pond, I will lead her to the Beast Garden. In the Beast Garden, there are iron-eating beasts. The iron-eating beasts can even bite through such a big iron pot, let alone a tiny Lu Li." A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Lu Yuan's eyes.

Her coming-of-age ceremony was gone.

It was all Xia Shuyi's fault. She now wished that both mother and daughter were dead.

Lu Yan seemed to be thinking about something but said nothing.

"What do you think, second brother, do you dare?" Lu Yuan's eyes were burning.

She hated Xia Shuyi and her daughter very much, but she had no way to take revenge on Xia Shuyi, so she could only go after Lu Li.

She understood clearly that the reason why Xia Shuyi was favored was all because of that little girl Lu Li.

After Lu Li's death, she wanted to see whether Xia Shuyi could still hold on to the throne of empress.

"What am I afraid of?" Lu Yan sneered.

He knew that Xia Shuyi valued her daughter. If she lost Lu Li, she would definitely be heartbroken. She might even be devastated and fall ill in bed.

Then he would use the excuse of attending to the sick and secretly kill Xia Shuyi to avenge his mother.

Seeing that they were taking a long time to arrive, Lu Heng simply cleared the obstacles for them in advance.

"Sister Lu Ran, please go to the kitchen and get a plate of glutinous rice dumplings. I'm a little hungry."

"Why don't you let someone else go? I still have to look after the little princess." Lu Ran hesitated.

"It's okay, you go ahead. They are clumsy. I only trust you when it comes to food." Lu Heng tricked Lu Ran away first.

[My brother is really hungry. 】

Lu Li was very satisfied with his approach.

Next, there were only two eunuchs and one palace maid left with them.

Lu Yuan and Lu Yan, there should be a way to trick them away, right?