Chapter 324 325. His Lei Li, His Lover
When little Baozhu was four months old, the dog emperor Wanqi Xia finally decided to appoint a crown prince.
Those old-fashioned ministers and censors who had been persistently advising the emperor to expand his harem were first delighted, thinking that the emperor had finally come to his senses and knew how to expand his harem. Then, upon hearing...
It turned out that he and the queen had secretly raised a little boy, and they wanted to make this little boy the crown prince.
They were so "happy" that they almost fell over.
For a while, there was an uproar in the court, with people saying "Your Majesty, you can't do this", "Your Majesty, please think twice", "Your Majesty, please take back your decision", and the implicit response was how could this boy become the crown prince?
There was also an old minister who was furious and wanted to point his finger at Lei Li, the only brother in the court, but he saw that Lei Li was calm and silent, as if it had nothing to do with him.
Lei Li looked serious on the outside, but he was secretly laughing in his heart. He let the dog emperor trick him into going on business trips and working overtime time and time again. Not only did he enslave him, but he also enslaved his family members Zhou Zhou and Yu Rui. Let the dog emperor fend for himself!
Unexpectedly, the devil is always one step ahead of the righteous. The next sentence of the dog emperor was to let Lei Li be the prince's tutor.
Lei Li: “???”
Other ministers: “?!!”
No?
Let Marquis Changning be the Prince's tutor?
Oh my goodness! The Marquis of Changning is already a super-first-rank official and one of the Seven Grand Secretaries, and his two children are one a third-rank vice minister and the other a fourth-rank director. And they're still stacking up? Do they want anyone else to live?!
There was an immediate uproar in the court. Apart from a few neutral parties and the lineage of the Duke of Su, even military officers joined in the argument, fearing that the Marquis of Changning's Mansion would one day seize control of the military power.
"Withdraw from the court——"
Among the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best one.
The dog emperor patted his butt and left quickly, leaving a mess for Lei Li to clean up.
The ministers who were on good terms with him congratulated him cheerfully, but it only added fuel to the fire. The ministers who could not stand his sarcasm and regarded him as a thorn in their eyes glared at him angrily, wishing they could stare two holes in him.
Lei Li: “…”
God damn it! Who did he offend?
He didn't appreciate the joke of the dog emperor, but instead made himself very angry.
"I can't stand it anymore!"
As soon as he returned to the Marquis of Changning's Mansion, Lei Li started to complain bitterly, not caring whether there were any spies of the dog emperor in the mansion. He just wanted to scold the dog emperor severely.
No, no, I can't be angry, I can't be angry. If I get angry, I'll get sick and no one can help me. It will also lead to the death of my entire family. Stay calm, stay calm... Bullshit!
"Does he know how old I am? Does he know! I'm already this old, I should be enjoying my family and retiring, right? My granddaughter and grandson are all gone, and I still have to take care of his children. Oh my god!"
"Before I came to Beijing, I should have gone to the temple of the Goddess of Marriage and asked the old monk to tell me whether I would be doomed to a great disaster, one disaster after another!"
Zhou Yi listened to his Versailles-style chatter for a long time. Seeing that he was tired of scolding, he picked up a cup of tea for him and patted his back to calm him down.
"Have you seen the little prince?"
"without."
Lei Li gulped down his tea and poured himself another cup. "You asked me to go to the palace tomorrow to teach. How could I teach? And you're not afraid that I might lead the little prince astray."
Given his style of doing things, even if he did nothing, there would be people who disliked him, not to mention that every time he went on official business, there would be a pile of impeachment and criticism memorials submitted to him. If they were all collected, they would be enough to kill him.
"After all, the emperor has appointed you as his tutor, so just teach me whatever I can."
Zhou Yi said softly, and saw Lei Li looking at him dimly, "I think you are more suitable to be the tutor than me. How about you pretend to be me and go into the palace to teach the young prince?"
"...Are you serious?"
Zhou Yi also looked at his beautiful face dimly, "Although many people say that we look like a couple, we don't look like a couple. How can I pretend to be you?"
"Are you going?"
Lei Li pouted unhappily. This slightly childish action didn't look out of place on him at all, but rather looked a bit cute.
Zhou Yi: "...Then talk to His Majesty and see if I can go in your place."
Lei Li's face lit up with smiles now. She hugged Zhou Yi's neck and gave him a big kiss. "I knew my husband loved me. I'll go to the palace and ask him later."
—
The Dog Emperor agreed.
But it doesn't count as agreement.
Because Lei Li and his wife both had to go to the palace to teach the little prince. Maybe the dog emperor felt that Lei Li was too unorthodox, so he had to have the righteous Zhou Yi to suppress him.
The little prince is only twelve years old.
He was brought back from the clan by the Emperor and Empress when he was two years old, and was kept secretly in the palace. Although he was not allowed to see outsiders, he received the best education. His knowledge and the six arts were outstanding even compared with the children of aristocratic families of the same age.
After a simple test, to be honest, Lei Li and Zhou Yi didn't know what to teach the little prince.
The couple looked at each other, and finally asked the little prince, "What does your highness want to learn?"
The little prince was a little confused by the question.
His schoolwork was arranged by the emperor and empress, and his pace of growth was in line with the emperor and empress's expectations. He only needed to study the courses carefully, complete the homework perfectly, and gain the praise of his teacher and the favor of his father, the emperor and empress.
As for what he wanted to learn—
The young prince thought for a moment and then said softly, with a barely perceptible hint of trepidation in his voice, "I want to learn to fly a kite. In the spring, I've seen palace maids flying kites in the garden."
The emperor and empress thought of the little prince only in terms of training him to be an heir. Even his extracurricular hobbies were all "elegant" things like painting, riding and shooting.
It cannot be said that they did not dote on the prince, but both of them were not from ordinary families and had never raised children, so it was natural that they could not imagine that a child would want to fly kites, make clay figurines, and eat candied haws.
Besides, they themselves grew up like this, and the little prince has been very well-behaved since he was young. He never does anything beyond his "status" and "rules", nor does he make "rude" requests.
Even if I just wanted to be lazy and sleep a little longer, I never mentioned it. I had to get up at the designated time and do what I was supposed to do at the designated time.
When Lei Zhouzhou was a child, he fought with the children in the village, climbed trees to pick bird eggs, went to the river to catch fish and shrimp, ran around in the mountains, and picked snails in the rice fields, getting himself covered in mud. These were things the little prince had never imagined.
"Today is not a good day for flying kites."
Although Lei Li said this on purpose to tease the little prince, it was also the truth. Kites can only be flown on sunny days with strong winds. Today is a sunny day and it is difficult to fly a kite into the sky.
The little prince indeed showed a hint of hidden loss.
"But..."
Lei Li changed the subject and said with a smile, "I know a great place outside the palace to fly kites. Your Highness, would you like to go with me? I'll plead with His Majesty."
The little prince was naturally surprised and agreed.
The place for flying kites is on a cliff outside Beijing. The wind here is very strong and the scenery is quite beautiful. As far as the eye can see, you can see green mountains in the distance and a long river.
Lei Li and Zhou Yi also went home to bring Xiao Yuzhu back. Last time he promised to take Xiao Yuzhu to fly a kite, but he never had time, so today is the perfect time.
The little prince thought that they were afraid that he would feel uncomfortable, so they found him a playmate. Although the playmate was a little too young, five years younger than him, the little prince was still very touched.
We had a really great time that day.
The little prince was happy, and Xiao Yuzhu was happy too. She especially liked this handsome and gentle prince brother, and she also agreed to come to the mansion to show him her sister Baozhu next time.
Lei Li was even happier. He played a little and the day passed happily. He got the salary from the tutor easily.
Since Lei Li was happy, Zhou Yi was also happy, but he was a little too happy too early.
At night, he was pressed down by the happy Lei Li and his body was covered with marks from kisses. For a moment, he thought of his age and wanted to say that he should not abuse the elderly.
But when he carried Lei Li to clean up, he saw that he did not look old at all in the bronze mirror. None of his muscles were loose, and his face became more sharp and steady, just like the "mature man with a dad" he had accidentally seen before.
Zhou Yi: “…”
It seems that only age can be called old age.
If he and Lei Li were ordinary farmers, exposed to the wind, sun and the hardships of life, they would have looked as old and wrinkled as sixty-year-olds at the age of forty, but their happy life of fine clothes and delicious food allowed them to look like they were in their thirties or forties even in their fifties and sixties.
No wonder the stars on TV get 20 off their salary when they turn 40, he has experienced it.
Zhou Yi thought so in his heart, but his hands did not stop. After cleaning Lei Li, he carried him to lie on the bed. With the help of the moonlight, he saw Lei Li's hazy white face.
In a trance, just like when he first saw Lei Li, when he fell to the side of the mountain road and was about to die, that young and unrestrained man came into his sight.
Dark eyebrows.
The affectionate peach blossom eyes are charming when smiling, have another kind of charm when glaring, and have another kind of beauty when they are aggressive, cold and sharp.
Pink lips.
He was extremely mean when he cursed people, but he was surprisingly soft when he kissed her. His lips were moist and hot, and his tongue around hers made people blush and their hearts beat fast, but he was smiling and joking.
I was a little thin when I was young, but I have taken better care of myself over the years. I am strong and healthy, thin where I should be thin and fat where I should be fat.
Two straight and powerful legs wrapped around him, and no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't get away. After a while, he was worn out and his temper was gone. Another fire jumped up and went straight to his heart.
Those who act like spoiled brats, those who make trouble, those who are sarcastic, and those who are gentle and considerate are all Lei Li.
They are all his husbands.
His lover.
Zhou Yi looked at the soundly sleeping Lei Li, leaned over, gently kissed his forehead, then hugged him tightly, closed his eyes and fell asleep.
—
The sun shines into the house.
As soon as Zhou Yi opened his eyes after feeling the light, he met a pair of smiling, bright peach blossom eyes. Those eyes were looking at him intently, full of energy.
"So energetic so early in the morning?"
Lei Li teased him with a smile, one hand still holding a strand of Zhou Yi's hair, twisting it around her fingertips and playing with it, her voice was frivolous and full of laughter.
"You said you'd restrain yourself last night, but you're not restraining yourself this morning? We're already an old man, and you're still being so dishonest with me."
“…”
In the past, Zhou Yi would have been a little embarrassed and ashamed, but they were an old man after all, so he looked at Lei Li for a while, then went up and kissed him.
Said, "Do you want it?"
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