Collecting all the chicken bones that were spit out, Zhang Wenguan was surprised to find that all the bones inside were chicken thigh bones. Look at your own bowl of dishes, then look at the prince's bowl, the king's large bowl, and then look at the large bowl of food held by the palace maid on the other side that has not yet been divided...
Putting down his chopsticks, Zhang Wenguan stood up, cupped his hands with a serious face and said: "Your Highness, I have a question. I wonder if your Highness can help me clear it up?"
Although it is not an almost harsh ancient saying to eat without talking or sleeping without talking, it is still very influential among scholars. Unless there were special circumstances, Zhang Wenguan would not get up and talk in the middle of the meal.
Li Xian knew very well, so he put down his chopsticks, stood up and said, "If Zhang Shizhong has anything to say, it doesn't hurt to ask."
Pointing to the dinner plate, Zhang Wenguan said: "Your Highness is the prince, there is nothing wrong with eating meat, and no one said anything about pursuing delicious food. But, why did Wei Chen find that all chicken legs are used in this dish? The dishes we are waiting for In total, it took about a dozen chicken drumsticks. I dare to ask Your Highness, where did the remaining parts of these dozen chickens go?"
Seeing Zhang Wenguan asking this, Li Xian suddenly laughed. It turned out that this old guy was afraid that he would follow Li Shen's path. Although there is no way to say whether Li Shen really likes eating chicken tongue, it has to be said that this kind of extravagant and wasteful behavior can easily be condemned by people with righteousness.
He was about to speak, but Li Xian beat him to it.
Before he could swallow the chicken in his mouth, Li Xian became dissatisfied and said: "It's just a dozen chickens. The waiter must be making a fuss out of a molehill, isn't it? Such delicious chicken legs can't stop your mouth?"
Zhang Wenguan said angrily: "King of England, do you know that what His Royal Highness needs most now is a good reputation, and for this reason, there must be no flaws at all. Do you know how much criticism will be incurred once this matter is spread? Gaozu , Taizong, the Saint, and three successive emperors have advocated frugality, but now His Highness the Crown Prince is extravagant. If someone with intentions learns about it, by extension, who knows what the consequences will be."
Seeing Zhang Wenguan's anxious look, Li Xian knew that this guy was really protecting him.
With a slight cough, Li Xian nodded to Zhang Wenguan and said: "Zhang Shizhong calms down his anger for the time being. Although Gu ordered the thighs of more than a dozen chickens to be used for cooking, the rest was not wasted. Instead, he ordered the cook to use the remaining parts. After chopping it into pieces, we stewed a pot of chicken for Li Yun, Xu Ze, the commander of the East Palace Guards, and others."
"Really?"
Li Yun stood up, cupped his hands and said: "It is true, Zhang Shizhong, it is not just the slaves who receive food from the prince. Even if someone accuses the prince, so many circumstantial evidence is enough to counterattack."
Hearing Li Yun say the same thing, Zhang Wenguan breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's an old minister who made a fuss out of a molehill. Don't blame it on His Highness the Crown Prince, and don't blame it on His Highness the King of England."
Li Xian smiled and sat down again. After Li Xian snorted, he decided that it was more important to enjoy his own food first.
Why is Li Shen criticized by so many people for eating chicken tongue? First of all, the difference between before and after he became an official makes people "hate iron but not steel". Secondly, in this era where identity is more important than everything else, many small things will be combined with identity.
Just like the sheep head that Xiao Jue ate, although there were no clear rules on who should eat which part when dividing the meal, the person who ate the sheep head had to be the most noble person, even if there wasn't much meat on it. Therefore, the reward given to Xiao Jue also contained Li Xian's gratitude and respect for the old man, which is why he was so excited.
There was a reason for Zhang Wenguan's worry. These dozen chicken legs were used for cooking. If the remaining parts were followed this bad etiquette, even if the remaining parts were thrown away, they would not be eaten by others. Because, in the East Palace, except for the Crown Princess, who was still relatively reluctant, no one else was qualified to share food with the Crown Prince.
Even he, Zhang Wenguan, could only be given the banquet by taking advantage of the fact that he had taught the prince today.
If these dozen chickens were thrown away, although it wouldn't be much money, the nature of the matter would make them vulnerable to attack.
Although he also felt that he was a little too worried, since he had decided to support the prince, Zhang Wenguan felt that he still did not need to correct himself.
After finishing the meal, Zhang Wenguan was escorted out of the East Palace by more than a dozen guards under Li Xian's arrangement.
After Li Xian finished eating, Li Xian stretched and went back to the room to sleep.
After being in contact with him so many times, he could figure out what Zhang Wenguan meant.
Although this guy is considered an official of Prince Li Hong's line, at least he has no particularly self-interested motives. Hao Chujun is erratic, and compared to someone who is erratic, Zhang Wenguan is obviously more trustworthy.
While thinking this, Li Xian opened the door.
As a person who pays great attention to the details of life, he saw an extra pot of flowers on his newly moved desk as soon as he entered the door.
Curious, he walked over to take a look. He liked planting in his previous life, and he recognized it as an orchid just by looking at the leaves.
Reaching out to touch the leaves, she heard Shangguan Wan'er's voice next to her: "Your Highness, this is a flower Wan'er secretly raised in Yeting Palace. People say that a gentleman is like an orchid. I thought Your Highness would like it, so I moved it here." , if you don’t like it, Wan’er will move it out right now.”
Following the sound, I saw her walking out from behind the bookshelf with a rag in her hand.
Needless to say, this girl must have discovered that there was an extra bookshelf in the bedroom, and took advantage of the excuse of cleaning to hide here and read.
There is no need to point it out. Unlike the case, the table is wide and one or two pots of green plants are placed on it, which is still very good.
Although compared to orchids that require careful maintenance, Li Xian prefers flowers that can live well without much care, but now that his status is different, when he grows flowers, he doesn't need to take care of them all the time, right?
Nodding, Li Xian said: "Looking at the appearance of the leaves, this orchid is not bad, so just keep it. Don't wipe the bookshelf tomorrow. Many of my books are wrinkled. You can pick them out tomorrow. If there are no comments on them, just keep them. Send it to Chongwen Hall and order them to make a new copy for me."
"Wan'er understands."
After squatting down and bowing, Shangguan Wan'er left with the basin in hand.
When she closed the door, Li Xian finally realized that besides the extra pot of orchids, there was something wrong.
The Crown Princess is missing!
Normally at this time, she should be working on her desk, but why didn't she see anyone today?
Just when he was confused, the door was pushed open again.
There was a bit of black on her face and she was holding a plate in her hands. When she saw that her husband had come back, she smiled immediately.
"Husband, this is a reward given to me by my mother. It is said to be a tonic specially formulated by the imperial doctor. I can't use it, so I made you a pot of soup. You can try it."
Li Xian was not curious about how he would be treated like this, so he sat down and waited for her to serve him a bowl.
Although I had just finished dinner and my stomach was still a little bloated, it was naturally not the right time to say such bad things about the scenery.
Although he didn't say it, he actually noticed the silk wrapped in Fang Furong's hands and the slightly burnt sleeves. For such a pot of soup cooked by someone personally, there is no need to express too much gratitude, and there is no need to refuse. Acceptance is the best way to express gratitude.
Seeing her husband sitting there waiting, Fang Furong was very happy. She quickly filled out a bowl of soup and brought it to her husband.
Li Xian took it. Although it was a little inconvenient without a spoon, he still blew on it and took a small sip.
Just one bite surprised him. There is no chicken or medicinal materials in the pot, so I don't know what kind of medicine is stewed. It doesn't have any bitter taste, but is a bit sweet. Although the sweetness combined with the chicken fat makes it feel a bit greasy, it is more acceptable than the bitter taste.
Nodding, Li Xian said with a smile: "It tastes good, but I ate a little late for dinner tonight and can't drink the whole bowl. I'd better drink it warm tomorrow morning. Since this is a reward from my mother, You drink a bowl too."
She felt relieved when she saw that her husband didn't look disgusted at all. You know, when she was simmering this pot of soup, she added salt in pinches for fear of being too salty or too bland.
There was no second bowl, so she could only drink the chicken soup her husband drank with a blushing face.
After just one bite, even she couldn't help but be surprised. It was her first time cooking, and it didn't taste too bad. It was really surprising.
"The soup is still very hot. Let it dry first. During this time, come and tell me what the Queen Mother told you today?"
Recalling the boudoir secrets she heard today, Fang Furong's face turned red and she could only say: "The queen just inquired about our boudoir affairs and didn't ask too much. Husband, why are you so wary of the queen? Ah, I think my mother is very kind to you."
Seeing Fang Furong's confused look, Li Xian knew that even if he told her his concerns, she wouldn't believe it. After all, it would be a bit unbelievable to tell anyone that a queen might even attack her own prince's child. As for Zhang Wenguan and others, they were only worried that the queen would participate too much in government affairs, and did not think of this.
In the original history, after the death of Prince Zhang Huai, even if a few of the courtiers expressed doubts, it was already too late.
Patting Fang Furong's head, Li Xian said: "The Queen Mother cares about us very much, but there are some things that are really not convenient for her to know. Next time you go to see the Queen Mother, or if the Queen Mother summons you, you still have to do it like today. I will follow you. Just paraphrase what you say. As for grandma, we want to report good news but not bad news. Even if we have to report bad news, we have to be able to say it in a way that can be said. You don’t quite understand these things. Just do what I tell you. alright."
Although her husband's words meant a bit that she was stupid, Fang Furong still couldn't get angry.
After drinking the remaining chicken soup in the bowl, she wanted to reach out and clean it up, but was stopped by Li Xian.
"Just leave it to Wan'er to take care of it tomorrow. If your hands are injured, don't do this. I know your thoughts, but don't hurt yourself next time. It hurts to see you."
If this can be regarded as love words, it is definitely the lowest level among love words. However, in this era, the power of such love words is much higher than Li Xian thought.
Just one word made Fang Furong almost cry, and before she wanted to comfort her, who knew that this woman actually started to tear her clothes apart.
Li Xian, who didn't know what was going on, looked at her movements in surprise and didn't know what she was doing.
Although there is no moonlight, it is still enough to see a lot of things under the light of candles.
The coat was taken off, the bust was torn off, and even the innermost bellyband was taken off by her with a blushing face.
Covering her chest with one hand, Fang Furong said with a blushing face: "My mother told me today that a woman should not be too conservative in front of her husband. She should be shown to her husband what she should see, and what should be touched should be touched. She also said ,explain...."
At this point, she couldn't go on.
Only then did Li Xian understand what she had just said about "inquiring into the affairs of the room". Although he couldn't help calling A Niang 666 in his heart, and he wanted to pounce on her and ravage her wantonly, he still held back.
Although the woman in front of him has been sleeping with him for many days and is also his wife, there are still some things that he cannot go too far. He had seen too many examples of divorce, so after summarizing it, he found that in these divorces, one of the parties must have never respected the other's ideas.
Now that he is the prince, let alone touching the princess, no one will say anything even if he randomly visits a palace maid in the East Palace. but....
When a husband and wife live a relationship like a monarch and a minister, and each other is afraid of touching you even when you sleep, what fun is there in such a relationship?
Standing up, Li Xian walked forward, stretched out his arms to hug Hu Furong, brought her to the bed, then pulled the quilt over and covered her with it.
"Next time I have to take off my clothes and do it under the covers. I don't have to do this to be satisfied. I don't have to wrong myself so much next time."
When he saw the belt around her waist, he knew that menstruation was not over yet. In this case, there was no need to do anything else.
After menstruation has passed, the interest between husband and wife can be gradually cultivated.
She took off her sexy clothes and got into bed.
Although he said some righteous words, he still couldn't help but send his hands to the mountain.
As a man, it is normal to say one thing and do another.
Saying "no" with your mouth and being honest with your body is not just a woman's privilege...
Although he had become addicted, because he had to go to court the next day, Li Xian did not take any further action. Instead, he closed his eyes and began to force himself to fall asleep.
It was late at night, and the two people in the bed fell asleep one after another. However, there were two people outside the bedroom door. They did not go to sleep because the lights were still on.
One is Li Yun, and the other is Shangguan Wan'er.
Although the temperature is very high during the day, it is still relatively cold at night.
Feeling the cool breeze blowing, Li Yun glanced at Shangguan Wan'er who was unmoved, and couldn't help but said: "Little girl, since His Highness didn't order you to take a bath, I think you've fallen asleep now, so you'd better go down. Well, if something happens, we can stay at home."
But Shangguan Wan'er shook her head and knelt down and said, "Thank you, Chief Manager, for your concern. Since His Highness's lights are on, I will naturally have to wait for my assignment. I am wearing very thick clothes, so you don't have to worry."
