After seeing Zhou Gongyu and Xiaoman, she stood up to salute, her robes were neatly worn and her hair was meticulously tied with a wooden hairpin. She didn't look like a prisoner in detention, but a poor scholar.

"Get up."

"Thank you, Princess, Princess."

Li Yu stood up straight and looked at the two of them through the prison door.

Xiaoman looked at Li Yu for a while before exclaiming: "You are so tall and look very beautiful."

Although Li Yu is a daughter, his body is not inferior to a man. He has a heroic and handsome eyebrows and eyes. If he dresses up well, he can indeed confuse male and female.

She smiled and looked even better.

"The Crown Princess praised it."

Zhou Gongyu certainly knew that Li Yu was a woman, but when he saw Xiaoman staring at her with his eyes glowing, he felt extremely awkward in his heart. He coughed lightly and said, "Tell me the truth."

Li Yu said respectfully: "Your Highness, ask."

The prison guards brought a chair diligently and asked Zhou Gongyu and Xiaoman to sit and ask.

When Zhou Gongyu asked, Xiaoman also looked at Li Yu seriously.

Perhaps because he pretended to be a man for too long, Li Yu did not have any femininity in every move, his words and deeds, as if he was a real man.

If it weren't for her that she really didn't have an Adam's apple and had a vague curve on her chest, it would be really hard to see.

"...Your mother was born into a family of officials, but later she was slandered by corrupt officials and her father died tragically.

There is also a younger brother, Li Yu, the name is also your younger brother.

He replaced his identity and pretended to be a man to participate in the exam. He only copied the case for the Li family last year, right?"

"Your Highness clearly observed that the family was backward, and Weichen's younger brother was infected with cold. My mother could not afford to buy medicine. After my younger brother died, because my mother loved him at a young age, this was a big blow to my mother. From then on, I was unconscious and always regarded Weichen as my younger brother.

Later, the Wei minister wore his clothes and used his name until now."

Xiaoman was stunned when he heard this. He never expected that the matter would be like this, so he asked her: "What about your real name?"

What name did you call it before?"

"The original name of the empress is Li Yuan."

"You are Li Yu, what should I do if 'Li Yuan'?"

Li Yu was stunned for a moment. Obviously she didn't expect her to pay attention to this issue. The expression on her face was a little complicated, her smile was a bit bitter.

"Since it's 'Li Yu' now, the one who died is naturally 'Li Yuan'."

When Zhou Gongyu saw Xiaoman's expression, he also understood what she meant and asked, "Are you willing?"

Li Yu shook his head: "Although I have abandoned my identity as 'Li Yuan', I am still myself."

"Your mother always thought it was you who died, but do you think it's unfair?"

After a moment of silence, Li Yu replied: "I have indeed felt unfair and resented my mother's partiality. But I am alive. Even if I am not 'me' in the eyes of the world, it doesn't matter.

I changed my identity, although I lost it, pretending to be a man gave me more, a wider world, and more choices.

All of this is something that the former "Li Yuan" could not get. Even if I do it again, I will still choose to be Li Yu.

If you talk about real injustice, I just think that it is true injustice for women to be unable to enter the officialdom.

If a man can do it well, I can do it well.

If a man doesn’t do well, I can do it too.”

After saying that, Li Yu looked up at Zhou Gongyu.

The firm eyes were clear and clear without any distractions.

Zhou Gongyu glanced at her and said lightly: "You have already reviewed the case for the Li family. If I don't cure the crime you have been guilty and demoted you to a commoner, will there be any injustice?"

Li Yu leaned over and saluted.

"I thank Your Highness for not killing you."

Xiaoman stood up, walked to Li Yu, and asked, "Have you ever thought about becoming an official in the court as a woman?

Or are you an official just to overturn the case?”

Li Yu knelt down and replied, "I have seen the clouds and the mud is hard to see."

As a man, she walked to an untouchable height and saw an untouchable scenery.

She will fall into the mud and become mediocre from then on. It is naturally unwilling to accept that all ambitions will be difficult to touch.

Xiaoman and Li Yu's eyes met, and there was a sparkling light in their black eyes.

The two of them were very close to each other through the several wooden stakes in the cell, and Xiaoman's eyes were filled with unconcealed appreciation.

Zhou Gongyu looked silently for a while, reached out to hold Xiaoman's collar, pulled her back to him, pressed her neatly, then narrowed her eyes unhappily, and asked Li Yu: "What are you doing when you are so close?"

Li Yu's face was slightly stiff and he hurriedly said, "It's a shameless minister."

Zhou Gongyu shouted coldly and asked, "You are better at doing things than the waste from the Ministry of Personnel. For your political achievements, you don't want your life.

Do you dare to act as an official in a woman’s form?

No matter what you do, you will be targeted by public criticism. There will be countless exclusions, even frame-ups, and even frame-ups."

When Li Yu heard his words, he opened his eyes wide in disbelief, then quickly knelt down to thank him, without any hesitation.

"I thank Your Highness for your fulfillment! I will die in the future and be loyal to Your Highness."

Zhou Gongyu nodded and turned around and left with Xiaoman.

After leaving, Xiaoman asked him: "You actually let her enter the court as an official?

!”

Zhou Gongyu raised his eyebrows: "Don't you think so?"

Xiaoman still couldn't help but feel surprised.

"But I didn't expect you to do that!"

"Are you so happy to let her continue to be an official?"

Zhou Gongyu suddenly felt a little regretful again.

"Do you like her very much?"

After she nodded, Zhou Gongyu's expression immediately became darker.

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Li Yu was not executed, but was demoted to his official position. As soon as this incident happened, all the ministers were uproared and wrote letters to reprimand Zhou Gongyu for being confused.

There were women in the previous dynasty, but they were not in a heavy position like Li Yu. Nowadays, Li Yu is naturally more controversial.

The emperor talked with Zhou Gongyu for half an hour, and after being persuaded by him, he decided not to care about Li Yu anymore.

Those who had offended Li Yu or had their credit in the court spared no effort to slander and humiliate her.

Zhou Gongyu didn't care what others said, but one day, someone in the memorial scolded this because of Xiaoman, because she opened a female school, which was contrary to ethics.

This changed the prince's character and did something confused, and he wanted him to depose the princess.

Zhou Gongyu remained silent and gave the man's incompetent government affairs to Li Yu.

Li Yu did a good job. After slapped the court official in the face, Zhou Gongyu mocked him mercilessly in the court.

After being reprimanded, the minister blushed and wished he could commit suicide by hitting the pillar.

When it was summer, the lotus flowers in the palace were in full bloom. The queen invited the princesses to the palace to appreciate the lotus. As the crown princess, Xiaoman couldn't say anything about it, so she had to change into dignified clothes and prepare to go. She happened to see Li Yu and Jiang Susi coming out of Zhou Gongyu's study.

"Brother, Lord Li!"

When Li Yu saw Xiaoman, he immediately saluted. Seeing her wearing a silk skirt, her smile was as beautiful as a flower, she couldn't help but look away.

Xiaoman smiled and said, "The first time I saw Lord Li wearing a woman's clothes, it looks very good."

After Li Yu was a man for a long time, even if she was replaced by a woman, her clothes were covered with simple and simple dark patterns, and even embroidery could not be found.

In fact, it’s okay to continue wearing men’s clothing, but more often, she still wants to distinguish and make people clearly know that she is the one who is a woman in the court.

Indeed, I have encountered more than ten times more troubles than before.

But at least you don’t have to hide your identity anymore and live upright.

"Crown Princess Thanks for praise."

When Li Yu saw Xiaoman's smiling face, he paused, his face turned slightly red, and added: "The Crown Princess is also very beautiful today."

After saying that, the person behind him spoke coldly: "Is that true?"

As soon as Zhou Qiaoyu spoke, the hot air seemed to blow a cool breeze.

Li Yu couldn't help but tremble, and he didn't know what to say.

Li Yu looked at Jiang Yusi at a loss, and Jiang Yusi said with a little amused: "Since that's the case, Li Yu and I will leave first."

Zhou Gongyu glanced at Li Yu coldly, and the meaning was self-evident.
Chapter completed!