Chapter 18: Bear Child

Finally, Huo Qubing drank three large bowls of cold water, which relieved the pain brought by the spicy taste.

Liu Li explained to them with a smile that this kind of chili pepper was not for eating, but for seasoning. Of course, if you could eat spicy food, just pretend she didn't say it.

Liu Che recalled the scene just now and felt it was funny, and let out a long sigh in his heart. Fortunately, Huo Qubing ate it first, otherwise the person who was spicy would have become him.

Even the corners of A Jiao's eyes were stained with a smile. She raised her eyes to look at Huo Qubing and asked: "Why did little Huo come to the Jiaofang Hall?" In her impression, people related to Wei Zifu all wished to stay far away from the Jiaofang Hall. It was really rare for Huo Qubing to appear in the Jiaofang Hall.

Just now, facing the "Empress," Huo Qubing dared to lie to muddle through, but facing the Son of Heaven's questioning, Huo Qubing didn't dare to fool around at will.

In Huo Qubing's heart, besides his uncle Wei Qing, the second person he admired most was the current Emperor. He hesitated for a moment, lowered his head and whispered: "This little person wants to ask the Princess for the slingshot back."

A Jiao looked at her daughter, her eyes carrying a bit of doubt: "A Li, what is going on?"

Liu Li didn't expect Huo Qubing to be so honest, so she didn't need to hide it anymore. She puffed out her cheeks and told the story of what happened at noon.

After this story was told, A Jiao's face sank, and there was a faint anger: "There is such a thing? Huo Xiaolang, tell me the cause and effect clearly."

Liu Che also frowned.

This cause and effect was a bit difficult for Huo Qubing to speak. After all, he just wanted to vent his anger for cousin Liu Yue at first. If he said it now, he was afraid it would implicate his cousin. At this time, Huo Qubing realized that his previous behavior was too reckless.

Liu Li saw Huo Qubing's embarrassed and tangled appearance and stood out: "Father Emperor, Mother Empress, actually there is no special cause and effect, it's just a play between children, I think little Huo didn't have any malice."

Huo Qubing pursed his lips tightly, and there was some surprise on his little face. He didn't expect Liu Li to help him hide the truth.

Liu Li said again: "As long as little Huo apologizes to me seriously, I will forgive him." She blinked at him, giving him enough steps to go down.

The upper A Jiao and Liu Che didn't speak, seemingly waiting for Huo Qubing to apologize, and seemingly judging what Liu Li said just now.

Huo Qubing looked at Liu Li, hesitated for a moment, clenched his fist and bowed to apologize to her: "Princess, it was this little person who was rude before, please forgive me."

This attitude was quite sincere.

Liu Li pursed her lips, turned and walked to his side, and whispered: "You wouldn't have finished if you apologized earlier? You had to make a scene in front of Father Emperor and Mother Empress." As she spoke, she also returned the slingshot to him.

After Huo Qubing took the slingshot and collected it carefully, he lowered his voice and said: "I apologize not because I feel I am wrong, but because I don't want to implicate cousin Yue, hmph."

Yo, looking at it this way, this bear child is quite capable of bending and stretching.

Hearing him say this, Liu Li puffed out her cheeks, her dark eyes turned, and then she looked at the Emperor and Empress and said: "Father Emperor, Mother Empress, although little Huo has already apologized to me, he did indeed be rude to me. Can you punish him to be my guard, so as to avoid me being hurt again."

Huo Qubing: "?"

Although as a princess of the Han Dynasty, she shouldn't encounter any danger in the Weiyang Palace, but the things that happened to Liu Li in the past half month were indeed outrageous.

The matter of falling into the water had just passed, and this little Huo boy dared to bully her with a slingshot. A Jiao felt angry thinking about it. If it weren't for Liu Che's previous efforts to protect Lady Wang and not valuing her daughter, how would these people dare to bully A Li again?

It should indeed be arranged for some guards to protect her daughter.

A Jiao looked at Huo Qubing, who was standing straight there, and said slowly: "Good, little Huo, from today on, you are the guard of Princess Li. Whenever she leaves the Jiaofang Hall, you must protect the Princess well. If the Princess is hurt again in the future, I will only ask you!"

Because Wei Qing was the leader of the Feathered Forest Guard in the palace, and Huo Qubing was allowed by Liu Che to train with Wei Qing in the Feathered Forest Guard, he could be considered half a Feathered Forest Guard little general.

Recently, because Wei Qing had an arm injury, he was resting at home and not in the army. Huo Qubing was a bit slack in training, and was found by cousin Ling, who told him

about cousin Yue, so he came to find Liu Li to "revenge" with the same hatred.

Unexpectedly, not only did he not get revenge, but he also lost the slingshot his uncle made for him, what a shame!

Liu Li walked out of the middle hall with a smile, turned to look at little Huo who was following her, "Please take care of me in the future, little Huo."

In fact, Liu Li herself admired Huo Qubing in history, but she really couldn't treat the bear child in front of her as a historical figure.

The reason why she let him be her guard was because Liu Li found that his favorability toward her had actually risen.

From the previous -5, it became 5 points.

And Huo Qubing's 1 point of favorability could also be exchanged for ten times the points. So Liu Li decided to let Huo Qubing be her guard first, and then use her personality charm to conquer (bushi) him.

At this time, Huo Qubing was very depressed. He couldn't understand why Liu Li wanted him to be her guard. Was she not afraid that he would plot against her secretly?

Huo Qubing's thoughts were all on his face. Liu Li said firmly: "You dare not."

"Father Emperor just said, if I am hurt again, he will look for you. Even if you are brave and not afraid, can you guarantee that your family will not be implicated?"

Huo Qubing: "..."

"You go back first, remember to come to the Jiaofang Hall to report tomorrow." Liu Li watched Huo Qubing leave happily, turned around to go back, but was notified by a palace maid that His Majesty was looking for her.

She followed the palace maid to the back hall, but when she entered, she only saw the "Son of Heaven" standing in the room.

"Mother Empress?" Liu Li lifted her skirt and walked quickly to A Jiao's side, looking up at her: "What's wrong?"

A Jiao looked down at her daughter, and then took her to sit on the soft couch, before asking: "There are only you and me here, tell me clearly, what is going on today."

She didn't believe Liu Li's statement in the middle hall just now, so she wanted to ask clearly. A Jiao didn't want to experience the pain of losing her daughter again.

Knowing that her mother really cared about her, Liu Li thought about it and didn't hide it anymore, telling her the real reason why Huo Qubing and Liu Ling ran to bully her.

After hearing this, A Jiao narrowed her eyes: "Conferring Liu Yue as Eldest Princess?"

Liu Li nodded: "They said so, I don't know the specifics."

A Jiao sneered: "I'm afraid it's really like this."

In her previous life, when she was still the Empress, Liu Che didn't confer any Eldest Princess, but now hearing this statement, A Jiao knew it must be true!

After all, this matter would not be groundless. With Wei Zifu's cautious personality, she would not dare to dream of these things. Only Liu Che had really proposed this idea to Wei Zifu.

Thinking of this, A Jiao's heart grew colder.

It was fine if Liu Che didn't like A Li before, but he actually wanted to confer Liu Yue as Eldest Princess across the ranks. Wasn't this slapping her in the face? Did he really like that daughter so much?

If it was according to A Li's previous simple-minded situation, Liu Che's plan to confer Liu Yue as Eldest Princess would probably not be opposed by anyone, and even her mother and the clan would not find a reason to refuse.

After all, who let the eldest daughter born to the Empress be naturally incomplete?

Liu Li felt A Jiao's hand trembling. She held her big hand with both hands: "Mother Empress, are you angry?"

A Jiao came back to her senses and looked at Liu Li. Meeting her daughter's concerned eyes, she curled her lips slowly, her fingertips gently scraped her daughter's nose, and then said: "A Li, I will give you everything."

Affection, status, honor, those things that Liu Che had never given, she would make up for them one by one.

Liu Li was surprised in her heart. She always felt that there was something different about A Jiao in front of her, and she actually called herself "Zhen" (the imperial "I")... was it because she had stayed in the Han Emperor's body for too long, so she was influenced?

"Mother Empress, you... what do you want to do?" Liu Li had to ask.

A Jiao showed a gentle smile: "Nothing, just wait."

Liu Che's facial features were very sharp, and his sword-like eyebrows carried a bit of sharpness. But the soul was A Jiao, and when she wore Liu Che's face and smiled, her sharp features softened, as if she had become a gentle and jade-like

noble son, making people want to get close.

What a complex and contradictory existence.

Liu Li always felt that A Jiao was going to make a big move behind everyone's back. Although she was a bit uneasy, she was also vaguely looking forward to her making trouble. **Chapter 19: Eldest Princess**