"How is the condition of Changsun's auxiliary machine?" Li Yuanying asked warmly after drinking the pineapple juice in the cup and his head no longer hurt.
Li Erfeng treated him differently from others, otherwise he would not have appointed him as the so-called minister who cares about life and entrusted him with the black-bellied pheasant. Chu Xiaoniao would not be so good with him that he would like to wear the same pants and act as an iron-headed pioneer, which deeply offended Black-bellied Pheasant and his female... partner.
Mudan looked at Li Yuanying with a complicated expression, and said slowly and sluggishly: "Your Majesty asked King Guo to send him back to his palace, and he was accompanied by six maids from the Li Zheng Palace, who said they would polish his ink and sweep for him."
The faces of the six maids were really ugly, as if they were not going to Duke Zhao's palace but the Dali Temple Prison... They added in confusion: "Shortly after Changsun Sikong left, His Majesty asked Cen Shilang to draft an edict, and the words were extremely I sincerely praise the eldest grandson Sikong... he is smart and discerning, elegant and martial, good at avoiding suspicion, quick in response, and he should be regarded as the most worthy of the ancients. Be loyal to me, and I will have the world. Most of them have this kind of manpower, and they will worship Situ."
I can’t tell what’s wrong, but my intuition tells me that what His Majesty said is so weird at this moment that it makes people panic.
Taking a long breath, Li Yuanying looked at the cloud patterns of Ganoderma lucidum and cranes outlined with gold powder on the beam, and said quietly: "Don't say these words to others again..."
Logically speaking, Li Erfeng shouldn't let Mudan know the contents of the edict... He didn't even have the strength to sigh, so why are there so many tricks? Can't people be a little more sincere between people?
In the most sincere voice, she asked softly: "Peony, do you want to be a concubine or have a title as a concubine?"
"..." Mudan just picked up the pineapple fruit drink and was about to pour another cup for Li Yuanying. She didn't expect that he would ask such a straightforward question. She stood there, staring at him blankly, not knowing how to answer.
The dormitory fell into silence, and Li Yuanying murmured in his heart: Silence is the dormitory tonight. I fell asleep quietly, just as I woke up quietly; I waved my sleeves without taking any petals with me.
After a cup of tea, Li Yuanying raised his hand to his forehead and explained softly: "Second brother, by asking you to listen to the contents of the edict, you are telling someone in disguise that whether you like it or not, you can only be a concubine or a concubine."
Otherwise, she can only be thrown away, because she knows too many things, whether it is Prince Teng's Mansion, or far away overseas, whether it is Yunhe Mansion, or Li Zheng Palace, if she marries someone else, the risk is uncontrollable and very high. There is a chance that it will be taken advantage of by someone with good intentions. The more important point is that unlike Chuntao and the other four well-behaved children, Mudan has no family members, no teachers, no one who can tie her down.
Looking at the still dull Peony, he continued to explain: "I wanted to give you the opportunity to choose freely, but I trusted you too much and let you know a lot of things that outsiders should not know. The second brother is not just mine. My elder brother is also the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and his thoughts are far deeper than mine. I hope you can still accompany me on sea voyages in the future, as your identity as a Ruren is more appropriate."
The princess has a transcendent status. As long as she doesn't spoil her concubine to the point of destroying her wife, she won't care about the little jealous tricks of the concubine and the concubine. Zuo Ruren was taught by Tang Fu and knew that Peony was different and would not embarrass her. As for Wu'e, if she is protected from worries and no longer has to worry about her fate, she will not want to control power, and of course, she will not compete with Peony for favor.
The status of a concubine was secondary to that of a concubine, and the ten of them could do whatever they wanted. As long as no one was partial to any, the princess could let them know what it was to be a wife, and they didn't have to worry about anyone punching them for them.
"Slave...Slave, everything is at your disposal." Peony slowly lowered her head and whispered with red ears. "Slave... As long as I can stay with the prince, that's fine."
Whether His Majesty has any suspicion or fear is not within my scope of consideration. I have never thought about leaving the palace to marry and become a maid in charge... If it doesn't work, I can also teach kabuki. Your Majesty will definitely not know how to do it. Forcing me to leave.
"I will talk to my second brother early tomorrow morning." Li Yuanying saw the red ears and found that his idea was still too simple and unpretentious, and could not meet the standards of Neptune. In the age of dryness, when you went to a club and you might get a pair of silver bracelets for free... Even if the other party asked you to take a shower, you had to ask her clearly if she wanted to take the opportunity to run away, otherwise, the silver bracelets would still be delivered by express delivery. In front of you, because there is
A special word: imperfect victim.
"Here." Peony put down the pineapple fruit to drink, responded with a voice like a gnat, and shyly... ran out.
Li Yuanying gradually widened his eyes and stared blankly at the closed door... No, why are you running? I didn’t suggest that you come to bed to warm up the quilt!
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"Does your head still hurt?" Li Shimin, who was sitting behind the long dining table and preparing to have breakfast, looked at Li Yuanying, whose face was still a little pale, and joked. "You dare to drink a pot of Shushan Spring in one breath. You are indeed young and frivolous, and your courage is commendable."
Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, nor are they afraid of Dharma. Fortunately, they are in good health, and Peony and the others take good care of them. When I was drunk for the first time that year... my body was much stronger than that of Shuzi, and I didn't need anyone else to take care of me.
Li Yuanying picked up a bowl of porridge and drank half of it before saying, "My head doesn't hurt anymore, but I'm still a little dizzy. Thank you for your concern, brother. As for Peony..."
He glanced at the palace maids standing in the distance. Only Zhang Anan was serving Li Shimin, "I want her to be a concubine. If I go to sea or go to a distant place one day, I need her to be with me. There are too many concubines. It's easy for her to have conflicts and be isolated or targeted."
The backyard of the Prince's Mansion is different from Li Erfeng's harem. If a woman in the harem is favored, she will benefit the family. If she has a son, she will be a proper prince. Except for those aristocratic families that have been passed down for hundreds or even thousands of years, it is just the icing on the cake. Even for a local wealthy family, it is a beautiful thing for one person to achieve enlightenment and ascend to heaven. The prince has only one heir, and he has to wait until his father dies before he can obtain the right to inherit.
It’s not that the prince, the prince, or the prince can’t say it’s bad. After all, not everyone can enter the palace, and you may not be favored if you enter the palace, and if you are favored, you may not necessarily have a son. However, compared with the prince, the temptation is still much lower. . Therefore, the most beautiful and talented flowers from each family are usually sent to the palace. Of course, the Shandong nobles are still an exception. They are not so convinced of Li Erfeng. After all, they have not been beaten by a black-bellied pheasant.
The treatment of princes, princes, and princes differed from each other. The son of the favored one might have a higher title, so competition among concubines in the backyard was inevitable.
"I just figured it out, you stupid Zhu Zi." Li Shimin rolled his eyes at Li Yuanying and gave him a crab roe bun. "The edict has been drafted a long time ago. From now on, there will only be Du Ruren in Prince Teng's Palace and there will be no female official Mu Dan."
The title cannot be given casually. If one more Ruren is added, and the one added is Peony, the people in the Political Affairs Hall will not have much objection. If the title is given, they will definitely return it.
Li Yuanying: "..."
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