ebookland Chapter 156 Grow up when it’s time to grow up
Chapter 156 Grow up when it’s time to grow up
A few children went out to play. Lu Yuan and Xiao Li looked at each other, then turned around and followed the children.
Yu Qingshan came to Yangliu Village to find him this time, of course, not just to persuade him to help, but mainly to talk to him about disaster relief.
With the support of the current emperor and the reputation of Taoist Qingxu, the joint efforts of the entire Qingshan Temple, and the spatial jade pendant returned by Xiao Li, and Xiao Li's arrangement with Shen Congzhou to assist Yu Qingshan and the others, even if things didn't go completely smoothly, there weren't any major setbacks. The only problem was...
"The Fifth Prince has appeared in the state capital." Yu Qingshan said solemnly, "Things in the state capital are going relatively smoothly, but once this is over, I'm afraid the credit for the disaster relief and the people's support will fall on him."
Such things have been common since ancient times. The people below work hard, and the people above just need to show up. In the end, most of the credit goes to the people above, but the people below can't do anything about it.
Besides, if Zhou Yucheng was an ordinary person, it would be fine, but the other party happened to be a prince. Even if the current emperor was wise, no one dared to bet that the other party would give up on him when faced with a choice.
Moreover, even if they reported this matter to the emperor, and even if they got the result they wanted in the end, it would still alienate the emperor's father-son relationship, and by then he would probably lose the emperor's favor.
In such a feudal dynasty, not winning the emperor's favor is not a scary thing. The most frightening thing is that you have appeared before the emperor and have been recognized, and even valued and relied upon by the emperor, but finally lose his favor. Who knows what will be the end that awaits you?
If Yu Qingshan was alone, he would have nothing to fear, but he was the young master of Qingshan Temple. The future of Qingshan Temple and the lives and safety of his disciples were all related to him. How could he dare not be cautious?
It would be fine if Zhou Yucheng was really helping with the disaster relief, but he suddenly jumped out when they were almost done, spoke nonsense in front of the people, and took all the credit for himself. How is this different from taking advantage of someone who has already taken advantage?
As people who practice Taoism, they may not care about these false reputations. What he is worried about is that after the other party wins the hearts of the people, they will step by step follow the path of their previous life, and the Great Zhou Dynasty will be on the verge of destruction again.
What he was worried about was nothing to Xiao Li. After all...
In his previous life, Zhou Yucheng had the selfless help of his original self, which allowed him to ascend to the throne step by step. In the meantime, the luck of the male and female protagonists also had to be added.
Now that the heroine is dead, Zhou Yucheng's halo as the male protagonist is obviously of no use, not to mention...
With him around, it’s not certain whether Zhou Yucheng can survive until that time.
However, he did not intend to let others know about these things. He did not even tell his husband, let alone his cooperative relationship with Yu Qingshan.
Therefore, Yu Qingshan talked for a long time, and finally found that he didn't say a word, not even a perfunctory response, so he couldn't help but sigh, "Forget it, forget it, I think Young Master Xiao doesn't care about these things. After talking for so long, the tone is much smoother.
Tomorrow I will send a message to Master, informing him of this matter, and see if he has any instructions."
When in doubt, turn to your parents. This is probably a gene ingrained in the Chinese people.
Xiao Li finally murmured, "Hmm," and said calmly, "If the current ruler knew what you're worried about, he'd probably be even more worried than you are."
Knowing that his son wanted to sit on the throne under his butt, Zhou Yucheng was afraid that trouble would come sooner as his popularity grew.
Even if he lets it go, maybe one day he will kill the other party. After all, it is better to raise a new one than to keep the son of a king who has lost his country.
In the past few years, Xiao Li often gave Yu Qingshan the things he grew with the spiritual spring water in the space. Yu Qingshan then gave them to Taoist Qingxu, and finally they passed through Taoist Qingxu's hands and into the hands of the current emperor.
As long as he doesn't do something stupid and seek death, the current emperor will probably live for many years. Considering the other party's virtue, there probably aren't many people in the world who would be so stupid as to rebel. It is obviously impossible for Zhou Yucheng to continue his life's journey of quelling rebellions.
"I understand everything Young Master Xiao said, but... Alas! Let's not talk about it!" Yu Qingshan knew what he said, but the affairs of the royal family have always been the most difficult to guess. Who knows when the current emperor's thoughts will change?
Even if it didn't happen now, what about later? Who knows, one day, the emperor might think of his son Zhou Yucheng and suddenly regret his decision? How would they cope then? How would Qingshan Monastery survive?
Until he left, Yu Qingshan looked like he couldn't let go of the matter, and Xiao Li didn't try to persuade him.
But at night, after putting the three children to sleep, Xiao Li hugged his young husband and asked in his ear, "Is Yuan'er happy living in the village?"
The young husband, who had been looking forward to his return in the capital, fell silent when he heard his question.
After a moment, he gently shook the hand that was resting on Xiao Li's arm, "I don't know.
Obviously, when we first got married, everyone was very warm to us, but when I came back this time, I always felt that even though they were as warm as before, there seemed to be something different.
You ask me if I am happy or not, I really don’t know, I just feel that this is not the day I expected.”
Xiao Li was not surprised by this. Although the young husband looked the same as before, some things had changed.
He has been educated, seen the outside world, has his own goals and plans for the future, is not completely dependent on men, nor does he spend all his time on his children. His eyes are not fixed on his own little piece of land. How much topics can he have to talk about with the young men in the village?
Even if people who get along with him don't deliberately show it, they will inevitably be curious and envious of his affairs, and even make sarcastic remarks about him.
Fortunately this time, they have done a great favor to the village. Even if the villagers are really jealous, they will not say anything at this critical juncture.
Of course, Xiao Er's family is an exception.
Although Xiao Li hopes that his husband can live a carefree life, he will not stifle his growth when it is time.
His hand gently stroked Lu Yuan's smooth back from time to time, "Do you still want to stay in the village, Yuan'er?"
Lu Yuan shook her head honestly, but said, "The children like the village very much."
"It's their business if they like it. I'm asking my husband." To Xiao Li, he always comes first. "The children are still young. There will be plenty of opportunities to come back in the future. When they grow up, you can let them come back often if they like."
What this means is that I don't intend to care about the children's mood.
Although it was difficult for her to agree with his idea, Lu Yuan felt as sweet as if she had fallen into a honey pot. "You only know how to make me happy."
"Isn't this as it should be?" Xiao Li lowered his head and whispered softly in his ear. After he finished speaking, he gently kissed the soft flesh on his ear. "Yuan'er, are you sleepy?"
"I'm not sleepy..." Lu Yuan had become accustomed to his intimate actions, but she was still too sensitive to help but shrink her neck.
Xiao Li chuckled at him and said ambiguously: "If you're not sleepy, we..."
Lu Yuan blushed, but still nodded shyly.