Private room on the fourth floor of Zuixian Building.
When Cheng Chumo saw brother and sister Li Chengqian leaving, he hesitated for a moment, bumped Li Zexuan's arm and said:
"Xiaoxuan, do you really not know the identity of Li Gaoming?"
Li Zexuan shook his head and said with some hesitation:
"I don't know. If they don't tell me, I can't take the initiative to ask. But judging from the temperament of the two brothers, they should come from a family of officials."
Cheng Chumo also admired his observation skills, so he leaned over and said softly:
"Hey, it's not just a family of officials. Li Gaoming is the current prince, and Li Lizhi is the princess of Changle who is most favored by His Majesty today."
Li Zexuan was stunned:
"Ah? Isn't the current prince Li Chengqian?"
"You are stupid. Prince Li Chengqian is a master of calligraphy. You don't even know this, do you?" Cheng Chu was speechless.
Well, I was actually despised by this uneducated guy. The only reason I had to blame was that I had chosen engineering at the time. I only knew that the prince's name was Li Chengqian. Who knew what his nickname was?
Cheng Chumo said worriedly at this time:
"Xiao Xuan, you have to think carefully. This royal matter is not as simple as you think. The water here is deep. It is best not to have a close relationship with the prince. My father told me to stay away from the prince, King Wei and others. Some, the attitude towards them is not to offend or cling to them. Besides, His Majesty is still in his prime now, and it will be bad for your current future if you are too close to Prince Wei and others."
Li Zexuan was a little touched. Cheng Chumo's ability to say these words to him proved that he truly regarded him as a friend and brother. He smiled and patted his shoulder and said:
"Brother Ugly Niu, don't worry. I have been cultivating in the mountains with my master for eight years. I have long been indifferent to these competitions for fame and wealth. This time I leave the mountain, I have no intention of pursuing an official career. I just want to be a rich man at home, accompany my parents, and tease Lan. Son, or drink with Brother Chou Niu. When you get tired of staying at home, go to Xiaoao Jianghu and find a confidante. Life is like this, isn't it beautiful?"
Cheng Chumo also admired his open-mindedness, but he couldn't live such a life. He just had the kind of temperament that couldn't be idle. It was more uncomfortable for him to stay at home than to kill him.
"Since you already know how powerful it is, Xiaoxuan, I won't say more about it, brother."
Li Zexuan nodded and said:
"I still have to thank Brother Chou Niu for reminding me. If the prince keeps treating me as a friend like this, I will naturally treat him as a brother. If he is conceited and wants to use me to achieve his own goals, then it's okay not to make friends like this."
Although Li Zexuan knew that Li Chengqian had a bad temper and was extravagant in history, and his rebellion was defeated in the end, but at least now Li Chengqian is still a humble and polite young man. Although he doesn't know why he became like this later, maybe he can be saved. .
When Lan'er heard what they said, she opened her mouth in surprise:
"Wow, it turns out that Sister Lizhi is a princess. Brother, isn't the title of princess a very big one?"
Li Zexuan touched Lan'er's head in a funny way:
"Well, the princess is indeed a very important official. In the entire Tang Dynasty, there is only one person who is afraid of His Majesty, the Emperor. Does Lan'er also want to be a princess?"
Lan'er frowned and thought for a while before saying:
"Lan'er doesn't want to be a princess, Lan'er just wants to be her brother's sister."
Li Zexuan laughed heartily. This girl's pain was not in vain.
Inside Tai Chi Palace.
Li Shimin was reading a memorial. After reading the memorial, a smile appeared on his lips. At this time, a beautiful woman in palace attire brought a bowl of lotus seed porridge. She walked lightly and came to Li Shimin's side. Seeing that Li Shimin was in a good mood, she smiled and asked:
"Why is Your Majesty so happy?"
Li Er took the beautiful woman in palace attire, handed the memorial in her hand, and said with a smile:
"This is the good news from Jingde from Youzhou. Take a look at it, my maidservant Guanyin. Luo Yi launched a rebellion in Youzhou in the first month of this year. Your brother and Jingde suppressed the rebellion in less than two months. I have these capable ministers and generals. Why? I am worried that the Tang Dynasty will not be happy, haha!"
Seeing that Li Er was happy, Queen Changsun also smiled and said:
"That's all because Erlang has a good understanding of people. Erlang, you have been reading the memorial for so long, it's time to take a rest. This is the lotus seed porridge cooked by my concubine. Erlang has a taste."
At this moment, a chamberlain hurriedly came in, bowed to Li Er and the Queen and said:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, Your Highness the Crown Prince and Princess Changle are waiting to meet you outside the palace."
Li Er said to the Queen curiously: "These two children have been unable to find anyone in the palace recently, and today they finally came to see me."
Then he said to the little chamberlain: "Let them come in quickly."
After a while, Li Chengqian's brother and sister entered the palace, bowed to Li Er and the Queen and said, "My sons, I would like to send my regards to my father, the Emperor, and my mother, the Queen!"
"Well, no courtesy, Changle, come over to the father, the emperor and the empress."
Li Er waved to Chang Le and said that he loved his eldest daughter very much. When Chang Le was born, Li Er regarded her as the apple of his eye and named her Li Lizhi. The history books also praised Princess Chang Le very much, praising her as "bright as she is". The night moon shines on Qionglin, as bright as the morning glow on Zhupu."
At this time, Li Er saw the food box mentioned in Li Chengqian's hand and asked curiously: "Chengqian, what is it in your hand?"
Li Chengqian hurriedly bowed again and said: "Back to my father, at this time Erchen and Sister Changle met a delicacy in a restaurant in the West City today. The price of this item is the same, and the sale is limited to two hundred copies per day. Many people But they flocked to it like ducks. When Erchen went there, there was already a long queue in front of the restaurant. These were two portions that Erchen asked a friend he had just met to get. Seeing that his father seemed to have a bad appetite recently, Erchen wanted to take them. Come and give it to your father, the emperor, and your queen to try."
Li Er and the eldest grandson looked at each other and smiled happily. Li Er said: "It's rare for you to show your filial piety. When you say that, I'm a little curious. What's so magical about this delicacy? It's so expensive and yet so many people flock to it. .Zhao Song, go and bring up the food box."
Behind Li Er, an old eunuch bowed to accept the order.
At this time, Chang Le, who was next to Empress Changsun, also smiled at Li Er and said: "Father, the cooking method of this food is indeed quite strange. I have also tasted it, and it is indeed delicious. I also met Lu Guo in that restaurant. The public servant Cheng Chumo ate sixteen portions by himself."
After saying that, he couldn't help but cover his mouth and chuckle.
Chang Le didn't know that not long after they left, Cheng Chumo had eaten almost twenty servings.
At this time, Zhao Song brought the food box and was about to test the poison. Li Er waved his hand to stop him: "No, will Cheng Qian still harm me?"
After saying that, he looked at the food box and saw pieces of golden and tender chicken arranged on the plate. The aroma of crispy chicken rushed into his nostrils. Li Er couldn't help but feel his appetite rise, so he picked up a piece of chicken and put it in his mouth. , the burnt aroma of eggs and starch, mixed with the tenderness of chicken.
Li Er couldn't help but smacked his lips and praised: "Well, this food is indeed delicious. Guanyin Maid, you should also try it. The crispy fried chicken nuggets are not greasy when paired with the lotus seed porridge made by the Queen later. It's really Give me a good appetite."
When the eldest grandson saw that the emperor finally had an appetite, he was also happy. He took a piece and tasted it. The taste was indeed quite peculiar. He could let the imperial chef try it in the future to see if he could make it. The eldest grandson was not a greedy person. He put down his chopsticks after eating two pieces. It was rare that Li Er had an appetite, so he left the rest for the emperor to eat.
The queen turned her head, looked at Li Chengqian and asked, "Chengqian, what is the name of this delicacy?"
"When I return to my mother's house, this food is called nibbling chicken."
Li Er was eating next to him and interjected: "Chicken? That's a strange name, and it's quite indecent."
After eating the chicken nuggets in his hand, Li Er asked again: "Chengqian, where have you and Changle been these past two days?"
Li Chengqian hurriedly returned: "Back to my father, I saw Changle's sister unhappy in the palace a few days ago, and Changle's health has been not good. I was worried that my sister would get sick from boredom, so I took Changle out of the palace and stayed in Chang'an City. Relax."
When Li Er heard this, a trace of warmth rarely appeared on his face. After the Xuanwumen Incident last year, although he won the throne, he also lost a lot. There was no family affection in the Tian family, but he really needed family affection. He was most worried about his children living in Xuanwumen. Under the shadow of the incident, now I see the eldest son's heartfelt love for his eldest daughter, and I feel very happy.
Li Er said to Li Chengqian:
"Well, Chengqian, as an elder brother, you should indeed care more about your younger brothers and sisters, but you must not neglect your studies. As the future prince, you still have to put your studies first. Please step aside first. Changle will stay with your father. .”
Li Chengqian hurriedly excused himself from Li Er and the Queen, and his eldest grandson nodded with a smile. She had seen the tenderness in the corner of Li Er's eyes just now. She and Li Er, a young couple, had known each other very well for fifteen years, and she also felt that her son had done what he did this time. Things are relatively satisfactory.
"Chang Le, have you had any attacks of qi recently? Why did Cheng Qian say you were depressed the past few days?" Li Er asked worriedly.
Changle and Changsun have always had qi diseases, and the imperial doctors in the palace were helpless. A few days ago, Sun Simiao was invited to the palace to treat them. Sun Simiao also said that he could only help the queen and princess recuperate, but he could not cure them. The two people's anger problems have now become Li Er's worry.
"Back to my father, I haven't had an attack of Qi recently, but I did feel chest tightness in the past few days. In the past two days, the prince's brother took me out of the palace. I saw a lot of interesting things, and my mood improved a lot. Father Don’t worry.”
Thinking of the stories he heard outside the palace in the past two days, the delicious food he had eaten, and the interesting pair of siblings he had met, the corners of Chang Le's mouth couldn't help but curl up slightly.
Li Er saw that his daughter was in a happy mood and was really happy, so he said: "Changle, tell your father what interesting things you have seen in the past two days. It just so happens that your mother is here today, and Changle, you haven't been with your father for a long time." The Queen Mother has spoken."
"Yes, Father."
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