Xingqing Palace.
It was Li Longji's residence before he came to the throne. After he came to the throne, he ordered the place to be expanded and a palace built.
Although the scale is not as large as Taiji Palace and Daming Palace, the decoration is extremely luxurious and luxurious. There are Xingqing Hall, Nanxun Hall, Datong Hall, Qinzhengwu Main Building, Huacalyx Xianghui Building and Agarwood Pavilion inside.
After leaving Taiji Hall, Li Longji returned here under the escort of Long Wujun.
At this moment, the emperor, who had changed into his regular clothes, had a face as heavy as water and was leaning on the table in deep thought.
Princess Yuzhen is his half-sister, and their relationship has been good since childhood. Why are they so alienated now?
Could it be that he is truly devoted to the Tao?
maybe.
Li Longji knew that his sister had been a Taoist priest when she was young. She called it "cultivating one's moral character and cultivating one's character", but in reality she was unwilling to be lonely. She often had banquets and had fun with literati, married women, and ladies from ministers' families.
"It's not good to frown during the Lantern Festival."
"Sanlang, why don't you eat a piece of gold Suping?"
Yang Taizhen stretched out her green-white jade arm and picked up a piece of snack, then put it into Li Longji's mouth with a delicate smile.
Seeing this, Li Longji suppressed all his thoughts, chewed and swallowed happily, then turned his head and glanced at his side, and laughed loudly, "It's my fault. It's rare for a family to get together, so I don't want to worry about these troubles."
At this moment, Mrs. Guo Guo was sitting beside her with her son Pei Hui. She was still naked as before, but she just changed into more colorful clothes.
Confident and beautiful.
It's just that my son's character is too weak.
Pei Hui lowered his head silently and hid behind Mrs. Guo Guo. Except for greeting the elders twice when he came in, he remained silent and did not even dare to raise his head.
"Pei Hui——"
Suddenly hearing the emperor's call, Pei Hui was so frightened that his shoulders trembled slightly. After trembling, he quickly stood up and prepared to salute.
When Li Longji saw him like this, he was not only amused, he waved his hand and said: "As a family, there is no need to be formal."
"Hui'er, Sanlang and I are both your elders. We are just gathering together to have a family dinner and relax a little."
Having said this, Concubine Yang smiled, looked at Mrs. Guo Guo, and joked: "Third sister, I see that Hui'er has an elegant appearance. He will grow up to be a young man in less than two years. I don't know what to do with him then." How many boudoir daughters in Chang'an are in love with me and feel sad."
Hearing this, Pei Hui smiled shyly, but still said nothing.
Seeing Mrs. Guo Guo speechless for a while, she couldn't help but ask in her heart:
How could I give birth to a son like this? A good baby who has no power to tie a chicken and no tricks in his chest!
Thinking of this, she sighed deeply: "Sister, you don't know that Hui'er is weak by nature, just like his deceased grandfather. I am now afraid that he will suffer a big loss in the future..."
"You know, other people's children are flying eagles and horses, with strong personalities, but my Hui'er is like a sheep. He stays in the house every day and doesn't go out, and he has no friends with whom he can make friends."
Hearing this, Li Longji smiled nonchalantly, but a hint of power flashed in his eyes, and said loudly: "Pei Hui has a good personality, third aunt, I think it's not a bad thing. Let him read more about the sages." Go study and take the scientific examination in a few years so that you can serve the imperial court."
As for whether you can pass the exam, do you need to worry?
What Li Longji said now was a hint that he wanted to give his nephew a good background.
Mrs. Guo Guo's face was filled with joy.
When the family was having a good time, Gao Lishi led Lu Li in without any notification.
"This old slave has met Saburo, my wife, madam."
Compared to Gao Lishi's casualness, Lu Li was much more polite, crossing his hands and saying, "I have seen the saint, the noble concubine, and the lady of the Guo Kingdom."
After all, it was a formal occasion, so Mrs. Guo Guo knew what was right and bowed in return.
"Ai Qing has finally arrived. Come and sit next to me." The smile on Li Longji's face grew stronger, and the haze in his heart was swept away.
After all, he relied heavily on Lu Li, the Dali Qing, otherwise he wouldn't have specifically asked Gao Lishi to deliver the message.
"Have you ever thought about what kind of reward you want? In yesterday's match with Tubo, Ai Qing deserves the most credit."
When he finished speaking, he handed over the plate of golden millet flat rice with only one piece of it removed, "I usually like to eat this most, please try it."
There is a layer of golden particles the size of rice grains spread on the flat steamed noodles, and the fish flavor is tangy.
Lu Li was not polite about this. After thanking him, he tasted one directly. It had clear grains, smooth texture and rich flavor. Frankly speaking, it was not easy to eat caviar in Datang.
"how?"
“Absolutely delicious.”
"Haha, go and get two plates of gold and silver stuffed flowers for Lu Qing. Put one of them in the food box, and then ask the imperial chef to prepare Fei Hanxiang rice dumplings, Tanghua Yunmeng meat, and Bailongzhi."
"Thank you saint for the reward."
Hearing this, Li Longji had a nonchalant look on his face. Although he couldn't even eat these things every time, he didn't feel bad at all when he rewarded them to his confidants during the Lantern Festival.
Gao Lishi glanced at Lu Li enviously.
"You and I don't need to pay attention to these false etiquettes. Have you ever thought about what you want?"
"No." Lu Li answered truthfully.
In the past, the emperor's promise was dispensable in his eyes. After all, what good things can appear in a mortal world?
But things are different now.
Buddhism, Taoism, and the Three Barbarians all have hidden secrets. In an era when imperial power has not yet fallen away, the emperor who speaks of the Constitution is more noble than the gods.
Therefore, Lu Li had to think about what he wanted in advance.
"In that case, I love you, think about it slowly. When you think of it, you can tell me at any time."
"As long as I have it, I will allow it."
Lu Li has heard this at least three times. Could it be that Li Longji is a money-splitting boy?
That's great!
However, what is the purpose of this summons?
While Lu Li was distracted, Mrs. Guo Guo gave him a meaningful look.
Orphans and widowed mothers are easily bullied. You know, this is Chang'an, and princes and nobles are everywhere.
Because of this, Mrs. Guo Guo urgently needs to find a strong supporter so that she will not suffer any grievances for the rest of her life. The most important thing is that it is better to ask for others than to ask for yourself. She cannot rely only on her sister.
Coincidentally, Li Longji's attitude towards Lu Li just now strengthened her belief.
On the other side, Lu Li was still waiting patiently. Although this was his first official interview with the Emperor, he didn't understand anything. As long as the Emperor didn't speak, he should stay quiet and don't treat yourself as an outsider.
(The Young Emperor of Han in the Three Kingdoms world has not yet ascended the throne and is not considered the emperor)
"My dear, I dreamed last night that there was a Dharma name above the ninth level and gold characters below. Do you know what the explanation is?"
There are many Taoist priests enshrined in Sitiantai, but after Li Longji saw Lu Li when he went to court, he still wanted to ask this confidant first.
Sure enough, Gao Lishi guessed it.
At the same time, the old monk Chu Jin was also right.
In a dream?
Sensation from heaven?
The Eastern world is still too mysterious, with too many unimaginable methods.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Li told his story about last night's experience, hiding some insignificant details and hiding some secrets that were inconvenient to reveal.
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