Li Xiu was helpless and left the princess's mansion with the bearded guest. When he was about to arrive at his door, he spoke: "Uncle, don't pretend anymore. Your Highness Qin's people will definitely not see this place!"

Hearing Li Xiu's words, the bearded man who was drunk immediately opened his eyes and stood up, looked around for a while before smiling to Li Xiu, "Xu'er, I thought I was brave enough, but I didn't expect that you were not too brave. He actually fell in love with the famous Princess Pingyang, but I remember that he had a husband?"

"Uncle, can we not talk about this?" Li Xiu said with a blank look. He suddenly realized that the legendary black bearded guest was actually a gossip man. He just saw that Li Shimin deliberately poured him wine, but he pretended to be drunk. In the end, he heard a big secret from Li Shimin's words.

"Haha, why don't you say that you have a crush on the princess, and even the King of Qin said that if you want to be a princess, you either have a deep family background or have amazing contributions. Although your father has made a lot of contributions to the Tang Dynasty, you are just a concubine son and have a quarrel with your father, and you can't get his money at all. In this way, you can only support yourself. However, with your talent, it is not difficult to be popular."

When he said this, the bearded guest suddenly smiled dirtyly and leaned over to Li Xiu and whispered: "But your boy's vision is really good. Yesterday I also met the Princess Pingyang. She is not only beautiful, but also proficient in military tactics. Even I admire the military achievements she made. Even if such a good woman is already married, it is worth snatching her. But I heard that the prince-in-law Chai Shao is not an Yiyou person. Can you snatch her than others?"

"What does it mean to rob? Uncle, can't you say something nice?" Li Xiu was so angry that he gave the bearded guest a look, and then said again, "I'll correct you, even if Chai Shao is the princess' husband, it's just nominal. The two are not a husband and wife. In fact, since Chai Shao left Princess Pingyang and ran away alone when he fled, the princess has never regarded him as her husband again!"

"Hey, there is such a thing. Xiu'er, tell me how Chai Shao left the princess behind!" The bearded guest was overseas for a few years, and the news was relatively low. This time he just came back a few days ago. In addition, there were not many people who knew about Princess Pingyang and Chai Shao, so he had never heard of this.

The bearded guest's gossip looks were so hard to bear to look at. Who would have thought that this guy who was nine feet tall and full of flesh was actually a gossip man. He had a strong curiosity about other people's private affairs and wanted to inquire about everything. It seems that the gossip attributes are indeed regardless of age and gender, and are one of the most basic characteristics of human beings.

Whoever made people be an elder, Li Xiu could only helplessly tell the bearded guest about the matter between Princess Pingyang and Chai Shao. As a result, his eyes shone. It seemed that this matter satisfied his gossip very well. Then he reached out and patted Li Xiu on the shoulder and said seriously: "Xu'er, I thought you had a problem with your character just now, and I actually seduced someone's wife. But now it seems that Chai Shao is not worthy of a female hero like Princess Pingyang at all. If you need any help, just speak up, uncle will support you with all his strength!"

"Ah! I don't have to worry about this, my nephew will handle this matter by himself!" Li Xiu heard that the bearded guest wanted to join in the fun, so he hurriedly refused, is this his own private matter?

"Xu'er, why are you polite to me? Don't look at your uncle, I'm old, but I have few skills to compare with myself. When I was young, there were many evil people who were cut off their heads and drunk. Chai Shao is ruthless and unrighteous, and he is barely qualified to take action. As long as you say a word, I will cut off his head tonight!" Although the bearded guest pretended to be drunk just now, he did drink a lot of wine, and he was already drunk. Now that the wind blows out of the door, he makes his alcoholic spirit surge and his speech becomes more unscrupulous.

"No, no, uncle, you should go back to the bed and lie back for a while!" Li Xiu saw that the bearded guest was a little staggering when he was walking, so he hurriedly stepped forward to support him and said, "The bearded guest was a willful hero when he was young, and a legend of the bearded guest opened the precedent for martial arts novels in later generations, so he said that he would cut off Chai Shao's head, which was definitely not a big talk.

Finally, he brought the bearded guest to his home, and then threw him onto the bed with the help of Yuechan and Liu'er. Li Xiu was so tired that he was sweating profusely. The bearded guest was tall and strong, and his weight was definitely over 200 kilograms, which could crush someone to death.

Seeing that Li Xiu's face was covered with sweat, Yue Chan hurriedly wet the towel and wrung it out. While helping Li Xiu wipe his face, she asked: "Master, have you had lunch? Do you want me to make something for you?"

"No, I've eaten it. You guys are busy with your own affairs!" Li Xiu smiled and said. He was considering what Li Shimin said when he left. His mind was very confused and he wanted to be alone.

When Yuechan heard this, she agreed and left with water. Li Xiu sat down and was about to reconcile the messy thoughts in his mind, but she didn't expect that the bearded guest snored at this time. The sound was long and loud, and the house seemed to be trembling slightly, making people unable to concentrate at all.

In desperation, Li Xiu had to come to the yard. He used to live alone but didn't think it was. Now that there were more and more people, the yard became too small. Yuechan and Liu'er sat under the shade of the tree and whispered from time to time. Sometimes Li Xiu really envied them because he felt that the life of Yuechan and Liu'er was very simple. As long as he, the master, was kind to them, they seemed to have no other worries, and even smiled when they whispered.

Unable to stay in the room, Li Xiu simply moved the new recliner that the princess brought to the shade of the tree, and then lay on it and slept on it. Yuechan and Liu'er were very understanding. Seeing Li Xiu close their eyes, they immediately stopped talking to avoid disturbing Li Xiu's rest.

But Li Xiu could not sleep at this time? He kept thinking about Li Shimin's words in his mind. He had already figured out Li Shimin's words just now. Li Shimin seemed to have a neutral attitude towards Princess Pingyang and his affairs, and he did not support or object. However, he reminded Li Xiu that if he wanted to be with Princess Pingyang, just feelings were not enough, and he had to have a corresponding identity and status.

Li Xiu was just a concubine's son. No matter how talented he was, he could not change his background. Therefore, if he wanted to have the status of a princess, he had to fight for it himself. There was only one way to fight for it, that is, to become an official. For others, it might be difficult to become an official, but for Li Xiu, it was very simple.

In fact, Li Xiu is now an official, and Jijiu is a high-ranking official of the fifth rank. Moreover, with the importance that the King of Qin and the Prince pay to him, no matter which party he surrenders to, he will be valued. However, in comparison, if Li Xiu surrenders to the prince, he will probably be given a lower level of attention. First, the prince is not short of civil officials and counselors, what he lacks is the general who can fight. Second, he is the crown prince and is the first heir to the throne. Even if Li Xiu helps him eliminate the crisis of the Xuanwu Gate in the future, it is natural for him to see Li Xiu's importance at all.

It would be different if he defected to Li Shimin. Compared to the crown prince, there was only Changsun Wuji who could make a name for himself, except Fang Du. As for the so-called eighteen scholars of the Qin Palace, most of them were civil officials of low rank. This also made Li Shimin suffer a great loss in the later struggle for the throne, and was even forced to the dead end. In the end, he sacrificed his life and gave up his life and finally won the throne of the Tang Dynasty.

After weighing the two, Li Xiu found that it would be more cost-effective to defect to Li Shimin, especially when he was at a disadvantage. If he could help him reverse the situation, he would definitely be supported by Li Shimin. Even if his future contributions are not as good as those of Changsun Wuji, his brother-in-law, he is definitely not inferior to those of generals such as Yuchi Gong and Cheng Yaojin.

Another important point is that Li Shimin is a rare emperor who does not slaughter the meritorious officials. Moreover, as long as you do not rebel, you can generally have a good end. From this point of view, Li Shimin's character is still guaranteed, so there is no need to worry that he will destroy the bridge across the river.

"With the merit of support, status and status are no longer an obstacle!" Thinking of the above, Li Xiu couldn't help but whisper to himself, but at the end, he suddenly shook his head again and sighed softly. He suddenly realized that this idea didn't work at all, because he ignored the most important person, which was Princess Pingyang.

After her own observation and the news that she found out from Ma Ye, Li Xiu knew that both the brother-sister relationship between Princess Pingyang and the prince and the brother-sister relationship with the King of Qin were very deep. This also made Princess Pingyang very helpless when facing the battle between the prince and the King of Qin, and even adopted the most negative attitude, so she ignored it because no matter which one she helped, she would hurt her feelings with another brother, which was what she least wanted to see.

With the urinary nature of the brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin, the final battle will definitely be a life-and-death situation. No matter which one Li Xiu surrenders to, he will definitely help one kill the other in the end. What will Princess Pingyang think of him then? Even if Princess Pingyang really falls in love with him, she may not be able to accept that her lover is actually an accomplice to kill her brother, so Li Xiu’s above thoughts simply don’t work.

"Family affairs, state affairs, and world affairs are all mixed together!" Li Xiu couldn't help but curse inwardly. No wonder others said that royal affairs are the most troublesome. Even honest officials can't stop family affairs, let alone royal family affairs.

Li Xiu thought about it for a long time on the recliner, and finally felt that his head was about to explode, but he still had no idea. Finally, he jumped up and left the yard, intending to go outside to relax. As he walked, he finally came to his new house.

"It seems that the flowers and plants sent by the princess are still in the yard, so I'd better go and water them first!" Li Xiu suddenly thought of something, and walked towards the yard gate. Princess Pingyang was in a hurry this morning, but only asked someone to push the car with flowers and plants into the yard. I guess no one should pay attention now, so don't let the sun die anymore.

However, just as Li Xiu approached the gate of the yard, he actually heard a woman's laughter coming from inside. When he pushed open the door, he saw Princess Pingyang and Qi Niang squatting in the yard, planting flowers and plants seriously. Perhaps because of the sound behind him, Princess Pingyang turned around and saw Li Xiu, and couldn't help but smile shyly and said, "You are here!" To be continued.

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