"Xiaoyun?"
Li Qing was stunned for a moment, and his impatience disappeared instantly, "Here he comes."
Opening the door, Wang Shouren appeared in front of him.
After not seeing each other for a long time, he seems to be more mature and stable, not as out-of-the-box as before, but he has not changed his mind either.
"Let's go into the house and talk."
Li Qing invited him into the courtyard and locked the door again.
Come to the living room,
The guests and hosts sat down.
Wang Shouren looked at the food and wine on the table and said with a smile, "What a coincidence that I came here!"
"Isn't it? Wait, I'll get another wine bowl." Li Qing went to the east kitchen to get the bowl, "When did you come back?"
Wang Shouren took it, took off the wine seal and poured the wine, "I just arrived yesterday afternoon. I just woke up and came here to try my luck. I didn't expect you to be here, sir."
After a pause, "Sir, I have a son."
"Oh, congratulations." Li Qing raised the wine bowl, "I have to drink a bowl for this."
"Thanks, sir." Wang Shouren also raised the wine bowl, touched it, drank it all in one gulp, wiped his mouth, tore off a chicken leg and started eating, not treating himself as an outsider at all.
Li Qing didn't care, he was used to it.
"Why come back at this time? Children in this cold weather will also suffer."
"There is no way. My father insists on my coming back. He says he misses me as his son and his grandson." Wang Shouren smiled bitterly, "As a father, I miss my son and grandson. What can I do?"
Li Qing nodded: "How was the journey?"
"Fortunately, the child is crying a little, but he is not cold at all." Wang Shouren nodded, "It's just that Zhuo Jing has a slight cold, but it's very slight. But since you are back, sir, please help me prescribe some medicine. Others I can’t trust the doctor.”
"Then you have to bring her. How can you prescribe medicine without seeing the patient?"
"Yes, done." Wang Shouren nodded, picked up the wine jar and poured wine, "I heard from my father that the emperor now has an heir, and your husband is the most important among them. I think the emperor will reward you heavily."
"I just came back. You came yesterday and you didn't even see me." Li Qing sighed, "He has this plan, but I don't want it. To be honest, I'm tired of being an official in the government. I have no control. It’s just those things that make people upset.”
"Sir, what you said is against your will. If you were annoyed, we wouldn't be reunited today." Wang Shouren said with a smile.
"Are you flattering me?" Li Qing laughed, and then said seriously: "But to be honest, I can perform better in the wild."
After a pause, "Let's not talk about this anymore. Did you take part in the provincial examination last year?"
"Um."
"how?"
"I was lucky enough to win." Wang Shouren laughed at himself: "My father also has a good attitude towards me."
"Work hard. With your talent, you are sure to be a Jinshi." Li Qing encouraged.
"It's hard to say. The Ming Dynasty has outstanding people and many talented people. I may be lucky enough to win the imperial examination, but I may not be lucky enough to win the Jinshi."
Li Qing smiled and said: "It's hard for others to tell, but you and I know that even if you don't succeed the first time, you will succeed the second time. You have this strength, and I have confidence in you."
"Haha... Others are ashamed of not getting the first place, but I am ashamed of not getting the first place but being upset about it." Wang Shouren said calmly.
Li Qing: "..."
Sometimes this guy is as naughty as a child, but sometimes he is so mature that he is like a philosopher. Even if you want to refute him, you can't.
"Drink."
"Oh, okay."
…
At the end of noon, Wang Shouren left, saying that he had just come back and needed a good rest and would visit again tomorrow.
Li Qing was indeed very tired. After eating and drinking, he fell asleep.
When I woke up again, it was already the next morning.
~
Changle Palace.
Zhu Jianshen got up early, and as soon as he opened his eyes, he went to the side hall to find his eldest grandson. As soon as he left the inner hall, he bumped into Concubine Chen... No, it was Concubine Shao now.
"Xiao Shao, why are you so early?" Zhu Jianshen was a little surprised, and then said with a bad smile, "Don't leave tonight."
Concubine Shao hesitated and nodded: "Yes."
After a pause, "Your Majesty, I have something to tell you."
"If you have something to say, just say it, why are you so coy?" Zhu Jianshen was patient. Although he loved Concubine Shao, he also felt a little guilty, so his tolerance level was naturally much higher.
Concubine Shao: "Youqi is already a grown man. I think... should I marry him a princess?"
"Well... It's really time for you to talk about marriage." Zhu Jianshen was no longer in a hurry to look at his eldest grandson, "What do you think?"
"What thoughts can I have?" Concubine Shao accompanied her cautiously. "I live in a deep palace and don't understand anything. I still have to worry about it, my Majesty."
"Huh? You don't have to worry so much. Just tell me what you think." Zhu Jianshen said, "You are Youqi's biological mother, and you have the right to choose a wife for him."
Concubine Shao was moved, but she still had some scruples. She hesitated and said, "Is this... okay?"
"There's nothing wrong with it." Zhu Jianshen said, "I'll talk to Youtang later, and you'll have to check it. Well... I won't make the trip before the New Year, let's go after the New Year, and we'll prepare for Youtang's marriage after the New Year. .”
"Hey, thank you, Your Majesty." Concubine Shao was so happy that it was beyond words.
Zhu Jianshen laughed: "What's there to thank you for? I'm Youqi's father. Even from an ordinary family, it's a father's responsibility to find a wife for his son!"
"Don't worry, I will definitely not treat you badly."
"Yes." Concubine Shao nodded, "Then my concubine... won't leave tonight."
"Okay." Zhu Jianshen smiled and nodded, but said in his heart: It's time to improve Li Qing's formula. My old waist is getting rusty and I can't do what I can!
~
Li Qing stayed in bed until the end of the morning, washed himself with ice water, and immediately felt energetic and full of energy.
Right now, there's nothing very urgent.
Baoding Mansion is not far away either. If he wants to, he can get there in one day.
It's just that he just came back from Cochin, and the new year is approaching, and he also wants to take a rest. Everything that needs to be explained has been explained, all the rules and regulations that need to be set have been laid down, and the infrastructure has been solidified.
Guiding opinions have been given, and when we go back, we will mainly focus on supervision.
It was a sunny day today. Li Qing was leaning on the eaves with his chair against the wall. In this way, the sun would shine on his body and he would be much warmer.
Yesterday when he was buying wine and meat, he bought two sets of storybooks. Unexpectedly, the illustrations were of erotic palaces, full of erotic words and romantic songs.
Nowadays, the industry is booming and has become one of the pillar industries of entertainment. In this era, there is no censorship. If you want to write, you can write.
The main theme is that one dares to write and the other dares to read.
In this regard, the court had no corresponding legal interference.
Many literati even wrote about it privately for their own entertainment.
In this era, there were so many illiterates that pure text would not work. Almost all of them had illustrations, which were mainly suitable for all ages.
Having said that, the erotic palace has been around for a long time. It is not a unique product of the Ming Dynasty, and it has not been banned in all dynasties.
After all, in this era, romantic prostitutes can be spoken out on the stage.
Actually, Li Qing didn't like to read this, but after buying it all, it would be a waste to throw it away, so he just started reading it.
The quality of the storybook is good. Although it is a erotic novel, it is not vulgar and has a strong storytelling quality. It is completely different from the imperial books of later generations.
Very interesting...
As he looked at it, Li Qing suddenly came up with an idea, why couldn't he turn this story book into a picture book and sell it overseas.
The brilliance of Chinese culture can be said to be far ahead. It is difficult to spread words, but pictures are different. As long as they are vivid and story-telling, even if you are illiterate and are not Han Chinese, you can still see them clearly.
Even in later generations, when the entertainment industry was extremely developed, comics had a huge market, let alone now?
'Dang Dang Dang...'
"Sir, it's me." Wang Shouren's voice sounded.
Li Qing was startled, regained his composure, hurriedly put away his script and put it back in the side room, then walked to the door and opened the door.
Wang Shouren, Zhu Shi, and Wang Hua all came, as well as two servants of the Wang family, carrying loads of gifts.
"Is this... a gift for me?"
Wang Hua said politely: "Thanks to the wonderful hands of Dr. Li, Wang was able to hold his grandson in advance. Now that the dog is back, he will naturally come to express his gratitude and pay a visit. A small gift cannot be treated as a sign of respect."
"Since Mr. Wang said so, it would be disrespectful for Li to refuse." Li Qing smiled and said, "Please come in."
Wang Hua is a typical modest gentleman, with a high sense of morality, but also a bit old-fashioned. To be honest, it is not a very pleasant thing to get along with such a person.
Because I have to hold on, I can't be as free as when I get along with Wang Shouren.
This is not to say that Wang is dressed in fancy clothes, but that most of the literati of this era behave and treat others like this.
Especially when he gets excited and wants to recite poems or something, Li Qing really gets a headache...
This was the Ming Dynasty, and Tang poetry and Song lyrics could not be copied. Li Qing was really helpless. Fortunately, Zhu was ill, and with this excuse, Li Qing barely showed his timidity.
After a long chat, it was not until noon that Wang Hua got up to say goodbye.
Li Qing watched him leave, and then he breathed a long sigh of relief. He felt even more tired than he was when he traveled all the way.
"It's time to leave, don't come back again!"
After being defeated by Wang Shouren, Li Qing also had thoughts of losing to Wang Hua, and was even a little afraid.
After closing the door, Li Qing prepared to cook some delicious dishes to soothe his injured soul. However, just after cutting the vegetables, the door was knocked again.
Li Qing's heart felt cold: No, it's not over, right?
When he opened the door and saw the young eunuch, Li Qing felt a little better and asked: "The emperor is looking for me, or is the emperor looking for me?"
"Look for them all," the little eunuch said urgently, "Miracle Doctor Li go to the palace quickly. The emperor's eldest grandson is sick."
"Sick?" Li Qing was startled, then became anxious, "Let's walk."
In this era, the infant mortality rate is too high, just like the flowers in the greenhouse, they will wilt by accident.
Even the royal family is no exception.
It was not easy to have the emperor's eldest grandson. If this disappeared, not to mention the political impact, Zhu Jianshen alone would be so sad that it would affect his health.
Li Qing did not dare to neglect and entered the palace in a hurry...
Changle Palace.
Zhu Jianshen, Zhu Youtang, Zhou family, Ji family, Wang family, Zhang family... and a bunch of people Li Qing didn't know, the inner hall of the palace was completely surrounded.
It's like...the sky is falling.
When Li Qing saw this situation, his face turned green: Isn't it already gone?
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