In order to verify that he had indeed made the spring that Li Sixu wanted, Liang Dong even took out a small knife from his sleeve and pressed it lightly, and the handle popped out of the sheath.
Li Sixu had almost forgotten about asking Liang Dong to help make the springs. When she saw several winding springs wrapped in coarse cloth, her eyes lit up.
Liang Dong also handed her the knife, saying it would be used for her self-defense.
Li Sixu was amazed: "Although this object is small, it has great uses. It is not just used as a hidden weapon as Sisi said. Sisi will ask for credit for Mr. Liang in front of his father later, and Mr. Liang will think about it carefully. Consider its use."
Although he only thought about using this thing to make a retractable knife, such a small object called a spring must have other great uses.
This object called a spring was clearly made by the princess.
The princess said she wanted to take credit for him.
No wonder Jiang Shidu praised the little princess so much that Liang Dong was very moved: "I would never dare to let the princess ask for credit on my behalf. I always feel that this thing has been improved and can be used as a weapon..."
Li Sixu and Liang Dong, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, chatted for a while under the old willow tree by the lake. They saw Zhang Bian, who worked in the Hanlin Academy, among a group of palace maids and eunuchs who were trying to watch the dragon boat race.
There were so many people watching the dragon boat race today, and Li Sixu was still thinking, how did her sister Yue cause Zhang Bian to fall so hard?
Then I saw Hong Xiu, who was serving the concubine, walked to Zhang Bian's side.
I don’t know what she said to Zhang Bian, and then Zhang Bian followed Hong Xiu and turned into the avenue beside the pool, disappearing from her sight.
Li Sixu originally wanted to go and have a look, but just in the midst of the roar of gongs and drums, the winners and losers of several dragon boats in the trial competition in the Dragon Head Pool had already been decided.
His third emperor brother personally beat the drums to boost the morale of the dragon boat. At the last moment, he overtook the dragon boats of his prince brother and the eldest emperor brother, narrowly taking the lead.
The third emperor brother received a piece of calligraphy from the previous dynasty as a gift from his father. He passed by the crowd and saw where she and Liang Dong were standing, and waved to her on the high platform.
The strange thing is that as soon as her sister Yue entered Dongneiyuan, she said she would send cherry blossom cakes to her father. At this moment, there was no sign of her around the third brother and his father.
I don't know what tricks she was trying to play. She kept her secrets and refused to reveal her plan to tease Zhang Bian along the way. Then she suddenly disappeared. Li Sixu was worried about her sister Yue and hurriedly said goodbye to Liang Dong.
When Li Sixu got on the high platform, the third prince asked anxiously: "Yue'er said she invited you to watch the dragon boat race. Where is she?"
"Sisi happened to meet Mr. Liang from the Ministry of Industry and said a few words."
Li Sixu explained: "Sister Yue said she would come first to deliver cherry blossom cakes to my father."
Xuanzong was planning to ask Eunuch Gao to send someone to help find Yue'er. Prince Ning, who was accompanying Xuanzong to watch the dragon boat trial today, said: "The east inner garden is only two miles north and south, and one mile east and west. Maybe I took the wrong detour. Went around to the Jiaofang side."
From where Li Sixu was standing just now to the high platform, one has to go around a piece of grass.
During the dragon boat race just now, the grassland was crowded with people. If we took a detour from the pebble path next to it, we could really take a side road and run to the Jiaofang.
The winner of today's dragon boat trial has been decided. Xuanzong thought that he would go and see the music and dance prepared for the Dragon Boat Festival in the Jiaofang, so he simply asked the accompanying King Qi Ning, Li Sixu and the third prince to accompany him to the Jiaofang. direction.
Over there, Hongxiu led Zhang Bian onto the pebble path in the forest, going further and further off track.
Zhang Bian felt something was wrong and paused: "This palace maid sister said that the princess summoned her to discuss calligraphy and painting. Why did she lead her further and further?"
"Since we are discussing calligraphy and painting, there must be a place for paper, ink, pen and inkstone."
Hongxiu said politely: "Princess is waiting for Mr. Zhang in the attic of the teaching workshop in front. It's just a few steps away. Mr. Zhang, please come with your servant."
In order to dispel Zhang Bian's doubts, Hongxiu also took out Qingzui Pavilion's waist badge and showed it to him. Then Zhang Bian followed Hongxiu up the steps and entered the Jiaofang attic.
Introduce Zhang Bian into the attic, and Hongxiu retreats!
Following Li Sixu's orders, Liu Yunying, who was watching in the dark, lay down on the cracked window and peeked inside.
Seeing the person waiting in the attic, it turned out to be Princess Yue's elegant and graceful cousin Li Wan. She was the talented woman who impressed the princesses with her picture of the cherry blossom garden at the flower viewing banquet in Ganlu Palace.
After Zhang Bian entered the attic, he saw that the person waiting inside was not Princess Yue, so he was about to exit.
Li Wan said shyly: "Wan'er is the one who asked Sister Yue to send people to send calligraphy and paintings to the Hanlin Academy these days. Wan'er admires Mr. Zhang's attainments in painting and wants to discuss the skills of calligraphy and painting with Mr. Zhang."
Zhang Bian, who was about to leave the attic, paused when he heard this and asked Li Wan: "The calligraphy and painting sent to the Hanlin Academy these days are quite similar to the painting skills of Guangping County Duke. I wonder where the girl learned from them?"
"The justice of Guangping County is my father!"
Li Wan was a little embarrassed and rubbed her hands awkwardly: "It's rare for Wan'er to meet someone who knows painting as well as Mr. Zhang. She couldn't help but want to learn from each other, so she took the liberty of asking Sister Yue to invite Mr. Zhang and also invited Mr. Zhang. Young master is willing to teach me."
There were fine pen and ink tablets and paints on the table. When Zhang Bian saw Li Wan's half-finished painting, he couldn't help but stop and start to appreciate it.
Liu Yunying saw the two heads together through the window, and secretly felt sorry for Zhang Bian.
The atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty was open, and it was not a big deal for young men and women to get together to paint pictures and write poems.
The mistake was that the people inside had promised to marry Princess Yue in front of the emperor, but now they were alone in a room with other women in the inner garden of the palace, discussing calligraphy and painting together. What was going on?
Today, Princess Yue happily came to Ganlu Hall to invite her master to come and try the dragon boat. She even threatened to make Zhang Bian suffer a serious fall, but she was waiting for him here.
Her young mistress only wanted her to keep an eye on them, so when she saw the two people chatting animatedly in the room, Liu Yunying quietly retreated.
Just when she was about to go find Li Sixu, she saw Xuanzong leading her young master, followed by the third prince and Prince Qi and Prince Ning, heading this way in a mighty manner.
The group of people approached the attic of Jiaofang. Yue'er carried the food basket and turned out from behind the eaves. She ran close to Xuanzong who had climbed up the steps. At this time, through the window that was opened a crack, a sound came from the attic. A soft, sweet laugh.
"Young Master made such a suggestion, Wan'er suddenly became enlightened!"
Then there was a low-alcohol male voice that responded: "Miss Wan'er is too modest. She learned from Guangping County Duke and has excellent painting skills, which has benefited me a lot."
Come on!
This Zhang Bian was also unlucky and was caught red-handed.
Liu Yunying, who was hiding in the dark and could see clearly, thought that it was unnecessary to even inform her young master!
