The end of Si Shi
A carriage slowly stopped at the door of Qin Mansion. An old man with gray hair and a middle-aged man got out of the carriage and came to the door of Qin Mansion.
After a while, the concierge Lao Zhang did not dare to neglect after receiving the invitation, and quickly sent a servant to the backyard to report.
...
In the backyard study.
Li Shimin got the answer he wanted and was in a good mood. Now Qin Ming became more and more pleasing to the eye. He took a sip of tea and said:
"By the way, nephew, did you just say that you would dedicate your wound suturing skills to the imperial court?"
Qin Ming nodded when he heard this and said:
"Yes saint."
Li Shimin was a little unhappy when he heard this and snorted:
"My dear nephew, I have already said that in your house, you can call me Uncle Li. When you become an official in the court, it will not be too late to call me sage."
Qin Ming just breathed a sigh of relief after hearing the first half of the sentence. However, when Li Er said the second half of the sentence, he couldn't help but have a headache. To be honest, he really didn't want to be an official. After all, he didn't have any political experience, and he hadn't even entered the court yet. He has already offended the eldest son's family, and now that he is entering the court, he still doesn't know who he will offend in the future.
But now is not the time to think about it. Li Shimin is still waiting for his answer.
When it came to the title of saint, he actually felt a little awkward, but he did not dare to change his mind easily. At this time, Li Shimin mentioned it again, and he no longer insisted.
What's more, I just gave Li Er a big gift. I don't think Li Er would punish himself just because of this title.
Thinking of this, he smiled and said to Li Shimin:
"My nephew, I just found out this morning that Uncle Li is a pilgrim. I was shocked and at the same time a little bit at a loss. Please don't be weird, Uncle Li."
Li Shimin nodded when he heard this and said with a smile:
"In this matter, it is my fault. After all, I and my roommate concealed our identity first. Now that we have talked about it, we will expose this matter. From now on, you can still call me by your previous name."
Queen Changsun on the side followed suit and said:
"Yes, nephew, we can just call him by his previous name."
Fang Xuanling listened with sadness in her heart.
"Why isn't this kid a member of my Fang family?"
After all, there were only a few juniors in the entire Tang Dynasty who could be so valued by the emperor and empress.
But what else could he say at this time? The emperor and empress had both said so, and he could only echo:
"Yes, my dear nephew, just be casual as you were before."
Qin Ming nodded when he heard this and said to everyone:
"Well, okay, my nephew, it's better to be respectful than to obey. By the way, since Uncle Li mentioned wound suturing just now, my nephew will write it out and present it to the court."
Li Shimin was overjoyed when he heard this, patted his thigh and said:
"My dear nephew, I'm interested. I'm even happy that you can dedicate such important medical skills to the imperial court. Don't worry, my nephew, I won't ask for your things for nothing, plus the horseshoes and refugee resettlement you gave to the imperial court before. All the credit for your suggestions and other contributions will be rewarded when I return to the palace. My nephew will just wait at home tomorrow."
Qin Ming was very conflicted when he heard this. On the one hand, he didn't want any reward, and he was especially worried that Li Shimin would reward him with an official position. After all, in that case, he would not be as free as he is now. On the other hand, he had offended his eldest grandson. The family does need a clear identity to protect those close to them in the family.
But in the end he chose freedom. As the old saying goes,
Life is precious, but love is more valuable. If you are free, you can throw away both.
Besides, as a time traveler, he is still confident in protecting the people around him. So he thought for a moment and replied solemnly:
"Uncle Li, in my nephew's opinion, what you said is what my nephew should do as a citizen of the Tang Dynasty. It is not to seek your reward. Besides, Uncle Li, you just saw it in the academy. My nephew is dedicated to Teach and educate people, cultivate talents for our Datang, I hope Uncle Li can understand."
Li Shimin frowned when he heard this. He was about to say something, but his sleeve was pulled by Empress Changsun beside him. From the corner of his eye, he saw Empress Changsun winking at him, so he took back his words.
After Qin Ming finished speaking, he saw that Li Shimin did not speak, so he stood up and said to Xiao Changxi:
"Chang Xi is here to help grind the ink."
Xiao Changxi nodded when she heard this and said respectfully:
"Yes, sir."
At this moment, the study door was knocked, and the maid's clear voice sounded outside the door.
"Sir, we have a visitor."
When Xiao Changxi heard this, she glanced at Qin Ming, saw him nodding, and then walked out of the room.
A few moments
Xiao Changxi opened the door and came in, handed the greeting card into Qin Ming's hand and said:
"Son."
Qin Ming opened the greeting card and took a look at it, then bowed to Li Shimin on the sofa and said:
"Uncle Li, there are guests coming to the house. My nephew will make arrangements first."
Li Shimin sat on the sofa, looking at the silver-edged invitation in Qin Ming's hand, and was a little curious about who the visitor was.
After all, based on his understanding, Qin Ming did not seem to have had contact with other dignitaries except Cheng Zhijie and others. Cheng Zhijie and others were all generals in the court, so they would naturally not send such expensive invitations.
Queen Changsun, who was sitting next to Li Shimin, interjected:
"My dear nephew, I told you not to be so formal. If you continue to be so polite, my aunt will be angry."
Qin Ming was speechless for a moment when he heard the words. After a while, he nodded and said to Queen Changsun:
"My nephew has learned a lesson."
After speaking, Qin Ming looked at Xiao Changxi and said:
"Chang Xi, you go to the mansion first and lead the guests to the front hall to drink tea. I will go there later."
Xiao Changxi nodded after hearing this, bowed to Qin Ming and Li Shimin, and then exited the study.
After Xiao Changxi left, Queen Changsun looked at the invitation in Qin Ming's hand and asked curiously:
"My dear nephew, who is the visitor? What do I need from you?"
Qin Ming thought for a while and handed the invitation to Queen Changsun with both hands.
After Queen Changsun read it, she said to Li Shimin:
"Erlang, this person is the Minister of Prince Gui, the Prince of Menxia Province."
Li Shimin raised his eyebrows when he heard this and said:
"Oh? Wang Gui? What is he doing here?"
Queen Changsun naturally didn’t know the reason why Wang Gui was here, so she looked up at Qin Ming and asked:
"My dear nephew, do you know Wang Shizhong? Do you know why he came to visit today?"
Qin Ming guessed that Wang Gui's visit this time was probably about the vegetable greenhouse. After all, almost two months had passed since the last time they secretly sent someone to Zhuangzi to inquire about the secret of the greenhouse.
Judging from the normal growth rate of vegetables and the time required to build a greenhouse, their greenhouse should have harvested vegetables once. However, according to the news reported by Zhang Wenyuan from Chang'an City, neither the East City nor the West City has heard of it. There is news that a new vegetable shop is about to open.
This means that the Wang family most likely encountered some problem when growing vegetables in the greenhouse.
The purpose of Wang Gui coming to the mansion at this time is self-evident.
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