The rear hall of Yunjin Palace in the East Garden of the Harem.
Liu Mingzhi smiled slightly and looked at Huyan Yunyao, who was huddled under the brocade quilt with blushing cheeks, and wiped his fingers twice on the silk cloth beside him without leaving any trace.
"I will teach you this one acupoint today. I will teach you other important acupoints all over the body that can be fatal. I will teach you when I have time.
Don’t forget the skills that your husband taught you. When I finish my work, I will review them with you in the evening, okay? "
Huyan Yunyao gave Young Master Liu a charming look, her cheeks flushed as enchantingly as the clouds at sunset.
Seeing the smiling eyes of her senior brother, Huyan Yunyao hurriedly covered her head with the quilt, hid under the quilt and whispered, "Bad people will lie to Yunyao."
Liu Mingzhi leaned over to handle the stove beside him, then raised his hand to stuff the brocade quilt on the bed.
"Have a good rest and go meet this guy Li Tao first for my husband."
Huyan Yunyao huddled in the brocade quilt and remained silent. She didn't know whether she agreed or not.
When Liu Mingzhi walked to the palace door, Huyan Yunyao gently lifted a corner of the quilt and said softly.
"Master...husband, Junyao is waiting for you!"
Young Master Liu grinned: "Well, have a good rest. If you study at night, you will stay up late!"
Under Hu Yanjunyao's nervous and expectant gaze, Liu Mingzhi closed the palace door, hummed a small tune, turned around and walked towards the imperial study room.
The future Jinling Thirteen Hairpins will only lack this one... hairpin.
After half a stick of incense, Liu Mingzhi stopped in the front hall of the imperial study and coughed lightly.
The three brothers who were reviewing unimportant memorials suddenly put down the memorials and stood up from their chairs.
"father!"
"father!"
"father!"
Liu Mingzhi chuckled and nodded: "Why are you so nervous? Sit down and talk."
"yes!"
The three brothers looked at their father walking towards the main seat, and sat down timidly, peeking at Liu Mingzhi's every move from time to time.
I was feeling uneasy, wondering if my father would go over the old account of going to Tianxiang Tower a few days ago.
Liu Mingzhi lifted the teapot on the stove, poured a cup of hot tea and held it in his hands.
"Did you go to pay your respects to the Queen's grandmother today?"
"We went. Not only did we go, but my mother, aunts, and sisters also went."
"Have I met you?"
"As before, except for Aunt Yan'er, grandma didn't see anyone. The child, mother, and aunt came back after saying hello outside Fu'an Palace."
Liu Mingzhi looked at the third child Liu Chengqian: "Third child, did your mother tell you what your grandmother told her?"
Liu Chengqian shook his head silently: "The child asked about it, and still talked about some common things as usual, and didn't say anything else."
Liu Mingzhi nodded slightly and stared at the slightly rippling tea in the tea cup with a look of sadness.
"If you don't, then you won't. From now on, I will be unstoppable and insist on going to pay my respects regardless of rain or shine. Whether your grandma sees you is her business, and whether you go or not is your own business.
Don't let your grandma neglect your greetings just because she doesn't see you.
Don't be dissatisfied, you know? "
The three brothers nodded hurriedly: "Yeah, brother, please keep it in mind."
Liu Mingzhi took a sip of tea, took out a silver note from his sleeve and slapped it on the dragon table: "You three brothers are not young anymore. Dad also knows that in the capital, the young masters who are about the same age as you in the families of dignitaries go to Tianxiang Tower. , Zuichun Pavilion, Yuanyang Pavilion and other places have long been commonplace.
If you don't go, the Imperial Academy will be alienated from his classmates when he enters school, and he won't be able to talk to each other.
You three brothers will divide this thousand taels of silver notes and use it as pocket money in addition to the monthly allowance.
After finishing the business, when you are really bored, you and your third uncle can go to places like Tianxiang Tower to have fun.
But you must remember that before you reach your age, drinking, watching movies, touching a girl’s little hands has nothing to do with your body.
But remember not to have sex inside, let alone spend the night in these places without authorization.
After all, you are still too young, and it will take a lifetime for your body to break down.
You must keep this in mind, otherwise I will really break your legs. "
The three brothers were stunned for a moment, and their expressions suddenly became awkward. They never expected that their father would tell them about their children, and they were so angry that they didn't know how to reply.
Liu Mingzhi folded the banknote and threw it directly on the table next to the boss Liu Chengfeng.
"Take it, just don't let your mother know about it, otherwise if they educate you, don't blame me for not speaking up for you."
Liu Chengfeng looked at the banknotes on the table in shock for a long time, but still didn't dare to actually pick it up. He looked at his father drinking tea hesitantly, wondering if this was his father fishing for law enforcement!
"Take it!"
"Oh! OK, OK."
When Liu Chengfeng heard his father's words, he shakily put the banknotes folded into squares into his purse, his eyes never leaving his father's look.
Seeing that his father's expression was always calm, Liu Chengfeng's tense heart completely relaxed.
"Yue'er followed me a few days ago. You guys must not be able to let go. Put the folding papers you have approved on the table and go find your third uncle.
The Chinese New Year will be here in two days. Let’s go to Tianxianglou to have some wine and relax. Just don’t drink too much.
Just remember to return to the palace before dark! "
"Gudu-really...really going?"
Liu Mingzhi looked at the doubtful eyes of his three brothers and waved his hands helplessly: "Go away!"
The three brothers looked at each other, slowly stood up and walked towards each other in three steps.
"etc!"
The three brothers suddenly paused and turned around with stiff faces to look at their father who called out to them. Feeling their hearts beating wildly and about to burst out of their chests, they shouted in unison.
"father?"
Liu Mingzhi was silent for a while, looking at the three brothers who looked stiff and anxious with complex eyes.
"Which of you...do you...want to be the emperor?"
The three brothers looked stunned and stared at their father for a long time without reacting.
The three brothers are indeed quite old, but the environment in which they were born makes them not very fond of the idea of an emperor.
They knew that the emperor was very noble, but they didn't know what it meant to die and become an emperor.
Liu Mingzhi looked at the blank expressions of his three brothers, frowned and waved his hands.
"It's okay, go play with you."
"Huh? Yes, my child is resigning."
The figures of the three brothers disappeared from the back of the palace. Liu Mingzhi picked up the memorial that the three brothers had approved and turned over it, but he couldn't find it in his heart.
Liu Mingzhi threw the book on the table with an anxious expression, and looked at the tea cup in his hand in a daze.
A bitter thought of worrying about gains and losses could not help but arise in my heart.
I don't know how long it took, but the sound of footsteps was heard, and Xiao Chengzi's voice sounded outside the hall.
"Your Majesty, we have invited King Zhao here according to the order."
Liu Mingzhi came to his senses, poured the cold tea into the spittoon, got up and walked towards the front hall.
"please!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, Your Majesty invites you."
As soon as Liu Mingzhi walked to the front hall, Li Tao entered the hall. Looking at his uncle who came out, Li Tao was stunned for a moment and looked at Liu Mingzhi with complicated eyes.
"See Your Majesty!"
Liu Mingzhi stared at Li Tao's eyes for a while: "You should call me uncle. Your majesty calls me uncle, which sounds harsh to my uncle.
Let’s chat inside, little Chengzi, go and do your own thing first! "
"Yes, let's resign."
Li Tao looked at Liu Mingzhi walking directly into the back hall, hesitated for a moment and followed him.
Liu Mingzhi picked up the pot and poured two cups of tea and put them on the table: "Sit down. If you want to drink tea, take it yourself."
"Um!"
