Thinking of this, everyone in Qin Mingchao said:
"This matter has to start from years ago..."
Next, Qin Ming spent half a cup of tea recounting what happened between himself and Wang Gui.
Li Shimin and Empress Changsun were a little unhappy when they heard this. After all, 10% of the Huaxia Vegetable Shop's profit every month is given to the royal family. In a year, it will be divided into at least 20,000 to 30,000 yuan.
If, as Qin Ming said, Wang Gui secretly sent people to learn the greenhouse craftsmanship, wouldn't the royal family's income be gone?
This made Li Shimin sit still. He was about to get up and go with Qin Ming to have a look. But before he could get up, Empress Changsun grabbed his sleeve again.
Li Shimin turned to look at Empress Changsun with some confusion. Empress Changsun shook her head at him, and then said to Fang Xuanling beside her:
"Prime Minister, I heard that you and Wang Shizhong are close friends?"
Fang Xuanling felt bitter after hearing this, and wished she could find a place to get in, but this was obviously unrealistic. He immediately stood up and saluted Queen Changsun:
"To tell you the truth about the queen, Wang Shizhong and Lao Chen do have a good relationship in private."
Queen Changsun nodded slightly when she heard this, and then said:
"Well, that's very good. Then I'll go to the trouble of following Qin Ming's child to see Wang Shizhong. By the way, tell him that Qin Ming's child has made great contributions to the country. As an important minister in the court, he should set an example for the court and must not do anything like this. It’s something that chills the hearts of the people.”
When Fang Xuanling heard this, she still didn't understand why the queen wanted to support Qin Ming. She sighed in her heart and couldn't help but worry about the future situation of her friend Wang Gui.
"Wang Gui, Wang Gui, tell me why you provoke Qin Ming."
In front of her, Fang Xuanling said to Li Er and Queen Changsun with a serious face:
"Your Majesty and your Majesty, please rest assured. I will definitely bring the message to you."
Qin Ming was originally thinking about how to deal with the negotiation with Wang Gui, but with one word from Empress Changsun, he got Fang Xuanling as a big help.
In this way, he doesn't have to worry about Wang Gui using his identity to pressure others.
Thinking of this, Qin Ming smiled and saluted Queen Changsun:
"Nephew, thank you aunt."
Queen Changsun nodded slightly and said:
"We are all one family. You're welcome. You can go to the front hall to receive Wang Shizhong first. We'll talk about it later."
Qin Ming nodded when he heard this, bowed to his eldest grandson and Li Er, and then left the study with his prime minister.
After the two left, Li Shimin saw that he and Guanyin were the only two people left in the room, so he put his arms around the slender waist of Queen Changsun, kissed Queen Changsun on the face, and then said:
"Guanyin, you are indeed my virtuous wife."
Empress Changsun blushed with embarrassment and stretched out her hand to push Li Shimin's chest. Seeing that Li Shimin had no intention of letting go, she complained softly:
"Erlang, you are acting recklessly again."
Li Shimin laughed when he heard this, and admired Empress Changsun's shy look for a while, then he was reluctant to let go of Empress Changsun's slender waist.
Empress Changsun breathed a sigh of relief and quickly straightened her slightly wrinkled dress.
Li Shimin was smiling and drinking tea at the side. He waited for Empress Changsun to tidy up her clothes, then sat up straight and asked in a low voice:
"Guanyin Maid, when that boy Qin Ming refused my reward just now, why did you pull me away?"
After hearing this, Empress Changsun stood up, opened the study door, and said to Qian Niuwei who had been guarding outside:
"You guys stay here and let us know in advance if someone comes to the yard later."
The two Qianniu Guards bowed respectfully and said:
"promise."
After the explanation, Empress Changsun closed the study door and sat back on the sofa.
Seeing that Empress Changsun was so cautious, Li Shimin was a little confused and said:
"Guanyin Maid, what are you...?"
Empress Changsun glanced at Li Shimin helplessly and said:
"Erlang, didn't you find anything wrong today?"
Li Shimin was stunned for a moment when he heard this. He thought about it carefully and didn't think there was anything wrong.
Queen Changsun knew from the look on Li Shimin's face that he was only focusing on the wound suturing technique and didn't even notice the expressions of other people in the Qin Mansion.
So he sighed and said:
"Erlang, have you ever thought that Qin Ming might know our identities early on?"
Li Shimin was stunned again, and Queen Changsun continued:
"Erlang, please recall the reactions of Butler Xiao and Madam Yang when Master Miaoying revealed our identities in the academy just now, as well as the reaction of Miss Xiao in the study just now."
After hearing what Empress Changsun said, Li Shimin thought about it and found that although the three of them all showed a hint of surprise, after the brief surprise, they seemed to have immediately accepted the identity change of his group, including Qin Ming.
Thinking of this, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little angry. Fortunately, he felt a little embarrassed about concealing his identity just now. If Guanyin Maid hadn't reminded him, he would have been fooled by Qin Ming.
And if Qin Ming had already guessed his identity as a prerequisite, then many things would make sense. For example, Qin Ming had never asked himself before, where did he live in Chang'an? For example, I went to visit the King of Hejian County first before the year, etc.
Thinking about Qin Ming just now, who knew his identity early in the morning, and still pretended to be a saint after knowing it just now, Li Shimin couldn't help but feel a little itchy at the root of his teeth.
It turned out that Qin Ming's image of an honest man in his heart collapsed in an instant. He said with red eyes, grinding his teeth and said bitterly:
"That little thief actually dared to deceive me. When he comes back soon, I will definitely punish him for deceiving the king."
Empress Changsun looked at her husband's expression, smiled and comforted:
"Erlang, you are the king of a country, how can you care about this with a child? Besides, since we got to know this child, he has provided many suggestions to the court."
Li Shimin snorted and said:
"That's what he calls giving advice? If nothing else, let's just talk about the wound suturing technique and the horseshoes from a while ago. Which one was not discovered by me first and then this guy offered it up?"
"I don't believe that with his talent and knowledge, he doesn't know the importance of horseshoes and wound suturing, and by the way, there's also the cement that my father mentioned. But look at him, even though he knew my identity, did he take the initiative to mention it to me? Live these things?”
Queen Changsun smiled when she heard this, stood up and walked to Li Er, took his hand and said:
"Your Majesty, is this actually the reason why I pulled you just now?"
Li Shimin was a little confused when he heard this, and asked:
"Does this have anything to do with my desire to reward him?"
After hearing this, Empress Changsun patiently explained:
"From my concubine's point of view, Qin Ming's child may have done it on purpose."
Li Shimin said: "On purpose?"
Queen Changsun said:
"Yes, it was intentional. Erlang, do you still remember that Qin Ming said at the earliest that he did not want to be an official in the court? He even specifically said that he did not want to take credit when he gave out the plan to resettle the refugees before?"
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