Li Chengqian walked over step by step with a red face. He first saluted Xiangcheng and Zhao Deyan, "I've met my sister, I've met your husband."
When it was Xiao Rui's turn, he didn't even dare to raise his head and weakly called brother-in-law.
The chamberlain, Lao Gao, bowed and saluted: "I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
Xiao Rui rubbed his head and cursed with a smile: "You still have some conscience, you know how to come and see me. Isn't it taught by the Queen?"
"No, it's not...mother, I was going to come even if the queen didn't tell me." Li Chengqian quickly defended.
Xiao Rui and Zhao Deyan looked at each other and laughed bitterly at the same time, meaning that this student was too careless.
Xiangcheng hurriedly protected his younger brother and sat down next to him. He rolled his eyes at Xiao Rui and said, "You know that Cheng Qian is still young, but you always scare him. It's not that he doesn't want to come see you, but you beat him up every time we meet. He is afraid of being beaten by you."
Xiao Rui said innocently: "Am I that scary? Besides, I beat him before because he looked like he deserved to be beaten... Ahem, I won't say it anymore, and I won't beat him in the future. Cheng Qian, you say so You came to see me with nothing?"
Li Chengqian said embarrassedly: "I didn't know what my brother-in-law liked, so I asked sister Changle. She told me that my brother-in-law loves money the most. I...I have no money."
Zhao Deyan couldn't help but burst out laughing, "It's not that you don't have money, you don't have as much money as Xiao Rui. Silly boy, you were teased by Princess Changle."
The chamberlain Lao Gao stood aside and scolded: "Mr. Zhao, it's not very good to be so rude to my prince."
Zhao Deyan waved his hand quickly, "Sorry, sorry, I forgot that this is Chang'an."
Before Xiao Rui could say anything, Li Chengqian spoke up to defend him, "It doesn't matter. Mr. Zhao taught me my lessons in the grassland and is my teacher. The high chamberlain cannot be rude."
teacher?
Xiao Rui joked: "How many days has he taught you? You defend him so kindly. This heartless boy has lived in my Xiaojiazhuang for free for so many days, but he is full of resentment towards me."
Xiangcheng pushed her husband: "Okay, let's talk about it."
Xiao Rui quickly stopped and asked Li Chengqian: "Chengqian, since you acknowledge Mr. Zhao's relationship as a teacher and student. What if Mr. Zhao is allowed to stay in the East Palace and continue to teach you? Are you willing?"
Li Chengqian said in surprise: "Really? Is it really possible? That's what I thought, but I was afraid that my father would disagree, so I didn't dare to speak. Because after all, sir, he is a Turkic military advisor, so..."
Xiao Rui laughed loudly and said: "Before, fire and water were incompatible with each other, but now we are in the Tang Dynasty, what happened to the status of the generals? More than half of the people in the Tang Dynasty are generals, who dares to say anything?"
"Silly boy, you can kowtow and become your disciple now."
"Ah? Now? So careless?" Li Chengqian was a little confused.
Xiao Rui comforted him: "Do you think Mr. Zhao is a person who sticks to those false etiquettes?"
oh.
Li Chengqian obediently knelt down and saluted Zhao Deyan, "Student Li Chengqian kowtowed to Sir."
Zhao Deyan was very satisfied with this student and felt infinite emotion in his heart. He had been hiding for half his life without even a suitable successor, and now he could finally teach students openly.
He didn't stick to the red tape and just let Li Chengqian kowtow and help him up.
Xiao Rui cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations to Mr. Zhao on your promotion to Prince Fu."
The chamberlain Lao Gao opened his mouth and wanted to remind him that Prince Fu did not claim to be the prince himself. What the Marquis said was overstepping his bounds and inappropriate.
Zhao Deyan waved his hands quickly: "Don't dare. Zhao is a guilty person and cannot be the prince's tutor. Just be an aide beside the prince."
Staff?
Xiao Rui raised his eyebrows and his face became serious, "That's not good for a staff member. Brother Zhao, I invited you here to be his teacher, to really teach him college knowledge. You are not a staff member who makes suggestions. You have to teach him to use his brain to make decisions. Instead of helping him make suggestions."
"He is a prince, and he will be surrounded by civil and military officials in the future. There will be no shortage of people who can make suggestions. But how to distinguish between loyal and traitors, and how to weigh the pros and cons of strategies, he still has to rely on himself. So you, the teacher, have a long way to go, so don't be lazy."
Zhao Deyan glanced at Xiao Rui gratefully and agreed, "Zhao will definitely work hard and not dare to slack off."
He understood what Xiao Rui meant, and the two of them had a tacit understanding that Xiao Rui was protecting him. As a staff member, if the prince comes to power in the future, he may kill people and silence him. As for the upright and upright teacher of the prince, when the prince comes to power in the future, not only will he not dare to touch him, but he will respect him more and more, and he will have a good death in his old age.
"Okay, it will be really cold if you don't eat. Everyone sit down and eat."
"By the way, Brother Zhao, what did you say just now? What kind of unkind invitation?"
"Ahem, I want to take a look at the Marquis's Xiaojiazhuang. I'm ashamed to say that the security of Xiaojiazhuang is even worse than that of Chang'an Palace. I thought there was some big secret hidden inside, but just now The words of the Marquis make people feel that Xiaojiazhuang is a paradise, and they can't help but yearn for it. If you can go and see it... wouldn't it be convenient? "
After hearing this, the other people all looked at Zhao Deyan and couldn't help laughing.
Xiao Rui explained: "It's not that mysterious, and it doesn't hide any big secrets. The tight defense is just to protect our safety. If we really want to tell a secret...it's what's in your bowl now."
In a bowl? drumstick?
"It's potatoes." Li Chengqian explained helpfully: "Sir, these potatoes are a high-yielding grain obtained by my brother-in-law. The yield per mu is several thousand kilograms."
Zhao Deyan said in surprise: "Is this the new improved variety promoted by Luoyang? Huh...it seems that I still underestimated this matter."
"Potatoes need to be bred in the past few years, so they have been more closely guarded. They are afraid that the news will be leaked and arouse covetous profits. Until this year, I am no longer afraid. Luoyang had a great harvest and it was promoted nationwide. From then on, there will be no famine or food shortage in the world."
hiss……
"Master Hou is a great benefactor. This thing has countless lives and its merits are immeasurable."
In fact, compared to Tudou, Xiao Rui is the most important treasure of Xiaojiazhuang. If you protect his safety, Datang will benefit a lot in the future. The defense is tighter than the palace, which is not excessive.
Xiangcheng enthusiastically served the prince some food and rice, and they chatted while eating, which was very lively. Zhao Deyan was not used to it at first. After all, it was the rule not to eat or sleep, but it felt like all the rules did not exist here. They seemed to be natural. Slowly he could only learn to blend in.
Xiangcheng smiled and said: "Chengqian, if you don't come to see your brother-in-law, how can you ask him to help you with things? Knowing about your matter will be difficult for both the emperor and the empress."
thing? What's up? Xiao Rui was puzzled.
Li Chengqian blushed and lowered his head, too weak to speak, "Sister, help me tell my brother-in-law."
Xiao Rui teased: "Oh... the one who can make our prince so coquettish is that he has fallen in love with some girl and wants me to help you rob her?"
Zhao Deyan laughed loudly and said: "How could it be possible? He is the prince of a country. If he falls in love with someone's girl, all he needs is an imperial edict from His Majesty. Does he need to rob her?"
Who would have thought that Li Chengqian actually nodded, and said to Xiao Rui with a pleading look on his face: "Brother-in-law, she belongs to the Cui family of Qinghe, and it is difficult for my father to come forward, so..."
Phew...from the Cui family in Qinghe? Is it difficult for the emperor to come forward? You kid, stop pretending to be your dad. It’s obviously your dad who came forward. Why don’t you come forward if others don’t give you face? Everyone knows the basics, so there is no need to hide it like this.
Xiao Rui glanced at Zhao Deyan: "How about it, Teacher Zhao? It's not difficult for you to snatch a girl from the Qinghe Cui family for your apprentice's lifelong event, right? Can you give me an idea? The Qinghe Cui family is your old rival. ”
I? Want me to give you an idea? Zhao Deyan was dumbfounded.
