I held Mr. Huang in Meiyuan and talked about it for half a day!
Mr. Huang looked confused at first, but later he was full of joy.
Because this thing is not complicated, but it is a great initiative.
He learned a trick and admired the eldest son of the emperor a little more, but he felt a little uneasy about the direction of the chimney.
Next door is the Prime Minister's Mansion.
In this huge plum garden, every room needs to have a new heating wall, and the entire smoke exhaust system will be discharged into the chimney through a pipe... Huang Xiumu is very worried whether the prime minister next door will be fainted by the smoke.
Li Chenan insisted on this opinion, because with this design, the chimney faces south, and in winter the wind is mostly from the north, which will not cause smoke to flow back.
Makes sense.
He dared to scold Ji Xiang until he vomited blood and passed out. It would be better to smoke some smoke than to vomit blood, right?
Huang Xiumu said goodbye to Li Chenan around noon and hurried back to the Ministry of Industry.
It seemed that he paid great attention to the instructions of the eldest son of the emperor. In the afternoon, the craftsmen from the Ministry of Works entered the plum garden again and started a new round of renovations.
Of course Li Chenan would not guard this matter.
He led a group of people back to Yunjibieye.
When leaving the plum garden, a few more dog barks came from next door. Wang Zhenghaoxuan looked at the wall next door again, with a knowing smile in his eyes, and he swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva.
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It's a beautiful afternoon.
Xiao Wu went back to the small courtyard where he once lived, packed some things and moved to Yunji Bieye.
Amu couldn't practice his sword due to his injury, so he moved a chair and sat in a corner of the yard to bask in the sun.
He suddenly realized that he hadn't thought about Miss Ruoyu much in the past few days. Instead, he was more concerned about Li Chenan's safety.
He smiled with relief, and then thought of the pond full of shredded lotus flowers in the Huaxi Villa... Even if they were not blown to pieces, they would have withered by this time of year.
The lotus was still in his heart, but he hid it deeper. Under the warm autumn sun, when he was doing nothing, it would bloom quietly in his heart again.
Wang Zhenghaoxuan was competing with Zhou Shiba at this time.
As the number one master in Ouchi, Zhou Shiba's marksmanship and internal strength were even better, but only a step above.
So the two people, who were nearly ten years apart in age, put away their weapons at this moment, and actually felt some sympathy for each other.
"Are you the eighteenth child in your family?"
"no."
"Then why is it named Zhou Shiba?"
"...I was born on February 18th!"
"Oh... I was born on the first day of the first lunar month. Do you like to eat dog meat?"
Zhou Shiba was caught off guard by this turn. He stayed for five breaths before saying: "When I was a child, I stole a dog from the next village. My family was too poor at that time, so I thought dog meat was very delicious. Later... I later learned from the master and passed the exam. I won the top prize in martial arts, entered the palace and became the emperor's bodyguard, so I never thought about dog meat again...it should still be very delicious."
Wang Zhenghaoxuan didn't ask who Zhou Shiba's master was. In his opinion, these were not important.
"good smell!"
"Especially the dog meat during the winter solstice. Eat it stewed and get some dipping sauce. The taste..."
He walked up to Zhou Shiba and patted Zhou Shiba's shoulder, "Brother Shiba, let's get a dog to try it another day!"
The two walked towards Amu.
Zhou Shiba glanced at a pavilion slightly far away. Li Chenan and Zhong Li Ruoshui were sitting in the pavilion, talking quietly.
Thinking about it, the eldest son of the emperor will be very busy next time, and it will be difficult for him to have such leisure to talk to the third lady.
There is autumn sun in half of this place.
Quiet and peaceful.
But such peace did not last long.
Lin Xueer brought an old man in.
Li Chenan turned around to look and immediately stood up.
"Hello, Brother Shang!"
Shang Di cupped his hands and said, "I should have saluted, but since I still call me brother, then it will be the same as before!"
"Brother, please don't fall into that cliché. I am still me, the little owner of the tavern in Guangling City... Please sit down!"
Shang Di was not pretentious, he sat down and joked: "It's not the right time, but I still have to come, because I'm afraid you will be very busy next time, and I'm going back to Guangling City."
Zhongli Ruoshui stood up embarrassedly, "You guys have a chat, I'll go and order the kitchen to prepare some dishes to go with the wine, so you can have a drink."
Zhongli Ruoshui stood up and left, and Li Chenan made a pot of tea, "Why are you in such a hurry to go back to Guangling City?"
"The autumn orchids are blooming on Peach Blossom Island, go back and take a look."
"Of course, the most important thing is to live comfortably on Peach Blossom Island, away from right and wrong, so that you can calm down and compose the music for the fifteen poems you composed on Mid-Autumn Night."
After saying this, Shang Di smiled and asked, "Have you been to the Imperial City Division?"
"I left after the court meeting yesterday."
"How do you feel about that place?"
"It's okay...it's just that the color is too monotonous. I also like brighter colors."
Shang Di stroked his long beard, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Do you still remember what you said about good and evil when you and Wu Xichen came to Peach Blossom Island in early June this year?"
Li Chenan was startled for a moment, then thought about it, and said with a smile: "It's just a casual talk, why did I mention this matter?"
Shang Di's face gradually became serious.
"Because you are now the deputy director of the Imperial City Department, and you will definitely be in charge of the Imperial City Department in the future."
"You once said that all crimes should be punished under the light of the law, instead of being carried out secretly with the help of the Fish and Dragon Society, Lijing Division or Imperial City Division."
"You also said that if this country was full of fairness and justice, there would be no Fish and Dragon Society, or even the Imperial City Division!"
"I'm curious, if you were in charge of the Imperial City Division... would you still let the Imperial City Division operate in darkness?"
"Brother, I shouldn't say this. The Imperial City Division is supposed to be black. It is unlikely to have bright colors. After all, that place is called the Palace of the King of Hell."
Li Chenan twisted a handful of tea leaves and put it into the teapot. After a while, he replied:
"When Ningguo's laws can shine with brilliance, there will be no need for the Imperial City Division to exist."
"I remember I said something like this that day: I can stand in the dark night, do more evil things, and maintain the precious light of kindness... At that time, my identity was a member of the Fish and Dragon Society. Helmsman, now,"
Li Chenan grinned, "I didn't expect that I would be promoted to the deputy position of the Imperial City Division, which would make it darker than it was then."
"What else can I do?"
"Only by continuing to go dark, still doing more evil things, and killing all of Ji Tai's family in one fell swoop can the precious light of kindness shine brighter."
Shang Di pondered for a long time, "I know your personality, and I'm quite worried about it!"
"The power of Jitai's family is just like the big-leafed banyan tree in my old rain tower. It not only has a leafy crown, but also has an intricate root system hidden underground!"
"Brother, I came to see you before I left. I wanted to say something from the bottom of my heart to you."
Li Chenan poured tea, "Brother, please tell me!"
"Some darkness cannot be illuminated by light, such as the light covered by a dark quilt."
"It's not easy to lift the quilt, and if someone else uses it to lift the quilt... it's not worth it!"
"How about giving lectures at Taiyuan University?"
Li Chenan raised his head, "Brother, who do you think wants to lend my hand to lift the quilt?"
"...I'm afraid there are many people!"
