(Because in the previous chapter, some readers couldn't accept the plot of Wang Zi'an putting makeup on the protagonist, so I made some adjustments. Fortunately, I only adjusted the last few hundred words, which has little impact on the plot. If you don't want to look back, you can continue Read on. Thank you for your support!)
How to avoid punishment from the queen mother?
Answer: Pull the queen mother on board the pirate ship!
The princesses thought so, and so did Prince An.
Otherwise, given the current climate of public opinion, my character as an upright and shy young man would have collapsed on the spot.
Now.
This is very good——
Princess Xiangcheng took matters into her own hands and stood behind Empress Changsun. She looked at Empress Changsun's features carefully in the mirror on the dressing table.
I have to admit that Li Shimin, the dog emperor, has really excellent vision.
My mother-in-law, whose charm is still there, is simply a collection of my idols from previous lives. She is dignified and beautiful with subtle charm, and noble and elegant with the gentleness and kindness of the aunt next door.
Over thirty, the charm is still there!
Even though the princesses and ladies around her were all in their prime and beautiful in appearance, they were still inferior in front of her.
Sure enough, in the end, when a woman is beautiful, her temperament still matters.
In order to please her mother and avoid punishment, Princess Xiangcheng, who took on the role of makeup artist herself, used almost all her skills. Wang Zi'an also worked hard and carefully designed the appropriate makeup according to the characteristics of Empress Changsun.
Princess Xiangcheng tried hard to recall Wang Zi'an's demonstration just now, while carefully touching her eldest grandson's face. Wang Zi'an couldn't see clearly from behind. Several other princesses quickly made way for him, and some even moved it for him personally. Bring a stool over and let him direct.
Not to mention, these women are quite talented in makeup.
Although it's not as effective as doing it yourself, it's already done in a decent way.
Queen Changsun watched the whole process, looking at herself in the mirror with her own eyes. As if by magic, she became more and more beautiful, and the smile on her face couldn't help but become more and more obvious.
This kid Zian is really a talent.
He is so clever at even putting makeup on his daughter's house.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but secretly observe her daughters in the mirror. Well, it seemed that except for Xiao Sizi and a few others who were too young to get their turn, they had basically all been made up.
She knew very well why these daughters were so well-behaved today, and she wanted to be proud of them.
Well, then I won’t deduct the monthly payment and just give him a good beating.
At this time, the group of princesses seemed quite satisfied to see their mother. They were immediately relieved and their enthusiasm for participation became even higher. They surrounded Empress Changsun and Wang Zi'an, chattering and expressing their opinions.
Princess Xiangcheng looked at the increasingly beautiful Empress Changsun, and was obviously very satisfied with her results.
Seeing that she was almost dressed up, Wang Zi'an walked around behind Empress Changsun, looked at her carefully for a while, and then reached out and took off Empress Changsun's hairpin in a strange way.
The conscience of heaven and earth.
What a mistake.
He found that the skills he had learned were somewhat poisonous, such as the makeup technique. When he saw someone else's imperfect makeup, he would feel excited and want to go up and correct it for them.
I managed to hold it back just now, but in the end I failed because of my hair.
His move was a bit abrupt, and everyone couldn't help but be stunned.
Is this because you've taken the courage of a dog?
Queen Changsun was also a little confused, what was going on.
Wang Zi'an himself was a little confused.
Am I looking for excitement?
What should we do now?
Do you believe me when I say I didn’t mean it?
Looking into a pair of surprised eyes, Wang Zi'an coughed dryly and calmly put the hairpin into the hands of Princess Xiangcheng, who was still stunned.
"My mother-in-law's hairstyle just now doesn't match her current makeup, and it's not enough to show my mother-in-law's beauty in her prime. Come on, why are you just sitting around? Why don't you hurry up and change your mother-in-law's hairstyle? Well, , just like the bun just now, but it needs to be a little taller. Only in this way can it complement the graceful and luxurious temperament of my mother-in-law..."
Princess Xiangcheng felt like she was waking up from a dream.
Without saying anything, he quickly started combing his mother's hair.
Empress Changsun originally wanted to refuse, but seeing her obviously prettier face, she couldn't help but hesitate a little. However, before she could finish hesitating, her daughter had completely messed up her bun.
Seeing that her hair was already messed up, Queen Changsun simply acquiesced.
Forget it, let them do whatever they want. It's just a comb, it shouldn't take long.
In the front yard, Li Shimin didn't come to the first or second class, but he was puzzled.
What is this for?
Why haven't you come back yet?
I forced myself to drink another cup of tea, but in the end I couldn't bear it anymore, so I just found an excuse to get up and go to the backyard.
Then, he discovered, what a guy.
What a great guy.
That bitch Wang Zi'an and his group of daughters are surrounding the queen's head.
Wang Zi'an didn't get started on his own, but he kept his mouth busy. He moved up a little, then down, a little left, a little right, and was very energetic in directing.
Can't this piece of shit have some potential?
Wouldn't you like to do something serious for me?
Not to mention squatting here and messing around with a group of women, even the women moved forward to dress up——
What left him speechless the most was that his daughters were obediently surrounding the two of them, as if they were willing to obey him. Even his queen was deceived by this piece of shit into losing her own opinion.
It’s really—it’s really unreasonable!
Cough cough cough cough——
He barged in with his hands behind his back and a dark face.
Seeing Li Shimin barging in with a dark face, the group of princesses suddenly became frightened.
For this kind of thing, being caught by your mother and being caught by your own father are completely different things.
In fact, Queen Changsun couldn't help but feel a little guilty when she saw her husband coming in.
But can you feel guilty at this time?
Either the east wind prevails over the west wind, or the west wind overpowers the east wind.
The key is the aura.
"Erlang is here, come and see how the makeup the children put on me -"
Empress Changsun fastened the last hairpin in a hurry and stood up with a smile.
Li Shimin:...
Seeing that his queen was calm and Prince An was so generous, he stood aside and nodded and smiled at himself very naturally.
The annoyance in my heart immediately subsided a bit.
Forget it, this bitch is originally such a lawless bastard with no sense of worldly etiquette. Why should I care about him?
He is so open-minded, but if my father-in-law cares about everything, he will appear to be making a fuss out of a molehill and be laughed at.
Thinking of this, he snorted angrily.
"Everyone is waiting in the front yard. What are you doing here, why don't you hurry up and get out of the front yard..."
"Look at you, aren't the children in a good mood? Okay, okay, let's go Zi'an, let's go to the front - "
Looking at Li Shimin and Queen Changsun who turned around and left with Wang Zi'an.
The princesses secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
It was really scary just now.
If it were normal, if people like me dared to do something like this, they probably wouldn't be able to escape.
Prince An felt very worried.
He obviously came here to have a tryst with his fiancée, but he was disturbed by a group of sisters-in-law.
But, who wants to have more sisters-in-law?
Li Shimin's first visit was quite grand. Not only did he invite Li Xiaogong, the prince of Hejian County, and Du Ruhui, the minister's servant, to accompany him, but he also specially transferred the cooks from his palace.
Although not as good as the chef at Wang Zi'an's own house, his skills are pretty good.
To be fair, the standard is much higher than some hotels in my previous life. If you are not too picky, the taste is good.
The wine is also the high-quality Erguotou specially sent by Li Shimin.
However, it's a pity that Wang Zi'an stopped drinking.
No one advised him.
Everyone knows that this brat’s wife is preparing to have a child even before she gets married.
Although he was amused and a little disapproving, he knew Wang Zi'an's temper and stopped trying to persuade him.
Because it was a family dinner, and he knew Wang Zi'an's personality and temper, and knew that he liked the whole family to sit together and have a lively atmosphere, so Li Shimin did not let his queen and daughters avoid it, and simply set up a few tables in his living room. Had a lively family dinner.
I'm just wondering why I don't see Li Chengqian on this occasion.
As a result, as soon as the banquet started, Li Chengqian hurried back from outside. When he arrived, he kept apologizing, saying that something happened in business, and he couldn't leave for a while.
Wang Zi'an laughed in his heart, but he didn't care.
After all, he is also the prince of the Tang Dynasty, and he must have a lot of affairs to deal with, unlike me, who has nothing to do.
In fact, Li Chengqian is really a bit busy.
I'm going to report to Beidaying tomorrow. I have to make clear explanations and arrangements for this big stall in the East Palace first.
On this occasion, there were many people talking, and it was not suitable to talk about national affairs, so everyone talked about some interesting things. At this time, Du Ruhui, who had relatively few contacts with Wang Zi'an, realized why his Majesty respected Wang Zi'an so much.
Because this young man chatted about everything from the north to the south, from medicine to divination to astrology, and from hundreds of schools of thought, he could talk about almost any topic.
The most important thing is that it's not that ignorant nonsense.
No matter what you say, I can give you a refreshing point of view.
Therefore, at a banquet, the guests and hosts enjoy themselves.
At the end, his sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law left one after another, the banquet was pulled down, and tea was served again.
Li Shimin seemed to remember something, and reached out his hand to take out a yellow scroll.
He threw it very casually to Xue Rengui who was sitting aside.
It was an eye-opener for them today.
I have never seen such a drunk master. Several people worked together, but they couldn't get him to drink.
"Rengui, Your Majesty has organized a new army at the Beida Camp. He knows that you are highly skilled in martial arts and archery, and that you have studied under Zian and Li Yaoshi. You are a promising talent. He intends to cultivate you and prepares you to go." Be the commander of this new military camp——"
Having said this, he shook his hands and threw the imperial edict over.
"This is the imperial decree given to you by His Majesty. Look back and take a closer look -"
When Xue Rengui heard that it was an imperial edict, he hurriedly caught it and held it in his arms. He was surprised and happy, and he was a little confused.
Does this mean he has become the commander of the new military camp?
Wang Zi'an was also a little surprised, because Li Shimin didn't discuss this matter with him.
I couldn't help but cast a sidelong glance at him.
Is this because you are afraid that you will object? Are you trying to kill me first and show off later?
I felt angry and funny at the same time.
I had known for a long time that he was thinking about his apprentice, but I didn't expect that he would be so anxious.
Seeing this guy, after throwing the imperial edict to Xue Rengui, he actually looked proud and pretended to come and thank me. Wang Zi'an couldn't help complaining in his heart and glanced at him teasingly.
"I'm talking about Lao Li - ahem, I'm talking about father-in-law, I found that you have been a little swollen recently -"
Li Shimin couldn't help but look stunned when he heard this.
Even Queen Changsun couldn't help but look over curiously.
"What's wrong with me? I recommended your apprentice in front of His Majesty with great sincerity and gave your apprentice such a good opportunity. Why am I still inflated?"
Li Shimin was so angry with this brat.
This bitch, if you weren't your son-in-law, believe it or not, I would beat you up.
"What's wrong? Are you still not convinced? Do you have the guts to preach like this? Do you still dare to say that you are not bloated?"
Having said this, Wang Zi'an made an exaggerated gesture as if he was throwing an imperial edict.
"It's a good thing that there are no outsiders here. Neither King Hejian nor Du Pushe are outsiders. Otherwise, if the news reaches His Majesty's ears, do you believe that you will be punished on the spot for deceiving the emperor? You are obviously inflated and drifting. ——”
Li Shimin:...
So, am I kidding myself?
Li Xiaogong, Du Ruhui and others couldn't help but look at each other.
Ah, this——
There is nothing wrong with it!
Seeing that this guy was speechless by him, Wang Zi'an suddenly felt very comfortable.
He patted Li Shimin on the shoulder sincerely.
"Old Li, we are father-in-law and father-in-law. I am not talking about you. Although you have made some small achievements with my help recently and become familiar with His Majesty, you have to Remember your identity, don’t let yourself drift, and be careful in what you say and do..."
Li Shimin:...
Hey--
I was taught how to be a good person by this brat!
Angry, he stopped talking, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Ah, hot——
Seeing this guy's hot mouth twitching, everyone couldn't help but twitch the corners of their mouths.
This is also considered absolute.
His Majesty has never been able to please Prince An.
Wang Zi'an also accepted it as soon as he saw it, so that his father-in-law would not get angry and wear small shoes for him.
After all, we are getting married in the next year, so we can’t be anxious.
In fact, he was extremely satisfied with Li Shimin's arrangement.
After all, a true general must be beaten out of the military camp. He has taken Xue Rengui and the others as his disciples, and he has a bit of a bad taste in celebrity collecting. If he really gets pressure from them, he might end up supporting them to death.
Turning around, he smiled and nodded to Xue Rengui.
"Since His Majesty values you, you should work hard and live up to the painstaking efforts of your master - as the saying goes, combining learning and practice, no matter how good the art of war is, if it is divorced from reality, it is just talk on paper..."
Li Xiaogong, Du Ruhui and others couldn't help but nod their heads.
In fact, many people understand this truth, but not many can explain it so clearly.
It's really remarkable that Wang Zi'an has such insight at such a young age.
This is still human talk.
Seeing that this guy had not forgotten his contribution, Li Shimin immediately felt a lot more comfortable.
"This new barracks, you should treat it as your experimental subject. If you don't understand anything, just ask your pharmacist uncle - ah, by the way, I remember that Duke Ji is the commander of the Beida camp. If you If you encounter something you don’t understand, you can also ask Duke Ji——"
Xue Rengui nodded repeatedly.
"Disciple, please follow your master's teachings——"
After saying that, he stood up and bowed solemnly to Li Shimin.
"Rengui, thank you Master for making it possible——"
Unlike later generations, in ancient times, this master was not called "Master" for nothing. It really means that one should be prosperous and one suffers both losses, and one needs to be filial like a parent.
Therefore, Li Shimin was very satisfied with this relationship.
From his point of view, through this period of contact, he can naturally see that this Xue Rengui is definitely a talent that can be made. What's more, even Li Jing is very optimistic about this Xue Rengui and even thinks that he may surpass Su Dingfang in the future.
My own disciples and grandchildren, my own people, feel free to use it!
Mobei still lacks a general to lead the army——
Well, this is all a matter for later. Let’s observe and exercise first, and then we’ll talk about it later.
…
Here, the conversation is lively and enjoyable.
At Prince Wei's Mansion, Li Tai's face instantly became gloomier after receiving the standard of hospitality here. After a long silence, he waved his hand and sent out the guards who came to report.
Then he was fascinated by the words hanging on the wall.
"Let the sea be calm one step at a time, and let the sea and sky be brighter by taking a step back——"
"Is he using this character to tell the lonely king clearly that he wants the lonely king to give in?"
"We are both the sons of our father, so why does he want to help Gao Ming but refuses to help me? Am I worse than the prince? In terms of talent and ability, I am superior in every aspect!"
Li Tai looked at that word more and more, and suddenly grabbed the teacup next to him and smashed it out.
Dang clang——
The sound of the tea cup breaking suddenly made the serving maid tremble with fear.
Ever since he learned about the important official, his Highness has become increasingly difficult to serve.
…
Datang Changle Trading Company.
Princess Changle, who was usually careless, became inexplicably upset and annoyed. She didn't like everything she saw. In the end, she kicked out all the palace maids who had been following her and locked herself in the room alone. I was sulking with myself.
She didn't know why she was upset, but she couldn't help but feel upset when she thought that the good-looking little scholar was eating and drinking at her home, and might even be discussing with her father and mother-in-law about her marriage to Yu Zhang. .
I felt as if I was losing something precious.
Isn't he just a little chamberlain?
Once it’s gone, it’s gone——
Although he comforted himself like this, he still felt empty in his heart, and he couldn't help but flash that handsome little scholar's mean smile in front of his eyes.
