Li Xian knew very well that Kong Xinyu studied medicinal materials here, to be precise, the compatibility of medicinal materials used in medicinal porridge, just for his husband. Therefore, it is inevitable that you will be moved.
When it comes to appearance, it can be recognized by Fang Furong and can enter the eyes of the queen of heaven. How can it be worse?
As for playing chess or something like that, in Li Xian's eyes, it's actually of little use.
You know, I am still just the prince, and I am so busy. I really don’t know what it will be like when I become the emperor in the future. Playing a game of Go is a waste of time, it is not as easy as playing Go backgammon.
It was rare to be alone with one of his little wives today. After thinking about it, Li Xian gave up the plan of taking a nap and planned to play backgammon with her for a while.
While the palace maid was preparing the chessboard, Li Xian raised his own question: "This is the Cheng'en Palace. Why is it that you are here when the princess is not here?"
Kong Xinyu blushed, but she still spoke: "I just played dice with my sisters, and I was the only one who lost. So, my sisters went out of the palace, and only I was left in the Cheng'en Palace. The stakes are like this Yes, I can’t leave the Cheng’en Hall, so I might as well order the kitchen to cook some porridge, and I can taste it and mix the medicinal materials.”
"Going out of the palace?"
Li Xian was stunned for a moment. Although Fang Furong, as the Crown Princess, was qualified to leave the palace, she had never exercised such power. Why did she suddenly think of leaving the palace today?
Kong Xinyu saw that the prince was shocked and said quickly: "Your Highness, Sister Fang is not going out for fun, but to worship at Daci'en Temple, for... for..."
Although Kong Xinyu was struggling to say something, Li Xian had already guessed what was going on.
Daci'en Temple is the most famous and magnificent Buddhist temple in Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty. It was built in the 22nd year of Emperor Taizong's reign. Li Zhi, who was still the prince at the time, ordered the construction of such a temple in memory of his mother, the eldest son of Queen Wende. , and the original host here was the famous Xuanzang.
As Li Zhi changed from prince to emperor, such a temple naturally became the premier presence in Chang'an.
Fang Furong did not worship Buddha, so when she went to Da Ci'en Temple, she could only go to Da Ci'en Temple for one possibility - to worship Buddha and ask for a child.
Thinking of the madness during this period, Li Xian scratched his head. Perhaps the reason why Fang Furong didn't refuse his request once was probably because he wanted to have a child.
After all, women in this era rely on their belly and children to support them. Even the queen of heaven is not exempt from the common customs, let alone the princess.
Li Xian felt a little embarrassed when he thought that during this period of time, he had been secretly calculating her safe period, and would not be happy until the safe period.
Although he is a teacher, what he is most afraid of is children. Perhaps it has something to do with the fact that he comes into contact with too many naughty children. Whenever children are mentioned, he subconsciously resists them, even if the child is his own.
However, this kind of thinking can be said to be a bit selfish. He only took care of himself, but did not take into account Fang Furong's feelings. After being a widow for so long, she finally consummated her marriage and spent a lot of time with her husband, but there was no movement in her stomach.
Especially since there were three more Liangdi in the East Palace, she felt that her position was even more threatened.
Now, maybe I can only give up my prejudices and find a way to save her life.
Sighing, before Kong Xinyu could hold back his words, Li Xian pointed out the same thing and said: "I'm going to ask for a child, right? Alas, since she wants it so much, I can only give her a child." .”
Hearing these words, Kong Xinyu's eyes widened, why...
His Highness the Crown Prince's words were as if he could control whether the Crown Princess would become pregnant or not?
Seeing that the palace maid had brought the chessboard, Kong Xinyu ordered the other palace maids to take away all the medicine and porridge on the table.
After the chessboard was set up, she couldn't help but said: "Your Highness, actually, the princess sister asked me yesterday if there were any effective prescriptions for pregnant women. Although I know a few, they are said to be very effective. However, since the medicine is three-part poison, I still concealed it and told my sister that there was no such prescription."
After that, she said no more.
Li Xian glanced at Kong Xinyu in surprise. This girl clearly had the idea of giving assists to Fang Furong!
How many days have it been before and after? She laid the foundation for her eldest sister?
Compared with when she was resigned and submissive in Prince Yong's Mansion, Fang Furong's change was quite big.
Clicking on the chessboard, Li Xian did not continue to talk about the children, but told her the rules of backgammon.
Currently, the beauty wants to take off her clothes as a bet, but after thinking about it carefully, she forgets it.
Although he could use the prince's power to get Kong Xinyu to agree. However, it would be too boring to force wives and concubines.
Kong Xinyu was good at Go, and naturally learned Gobang instantly. Although at the beginning, Li Xian could still use some so-called "must-win formations" to win like a rogue, but as time went by, the outcome continued to move towards a 50-50 split.
The emperor had obviously sent greetings to the three provinces and six ministries, so no one came to the East Palace to teach.
Thinking of the emperor's words, Li Xian felt that he might have three or two days of rest.
If you play backgammon just for fun, you can win or lose quickly. When both sides start to look at the overall situation and then continue to calculate, it is almost like Go, which is a huge waste of time.
Before I knew it, the whole afternoon was spent on the chessboard.
When night fell, Li Xian knew that his wives were back when he heard the sound of saluting outside.
It happened that after he had deduced seven or eight moves, he was about to lose, so he simply learned the rules of Go, failed to throw, looked towards the door, and waited for them to come in.
Soon, Fang Furong walked into Cheng'en Hall. Because there were Li Yun and Shangguan Wan'er outside, she knew her husband was here as soon as she approached, so she was not surprised when she entered the door, but directly saluted. After organizing the conversation, she said: "I have been out all day, and I didn't know that my husband was coming, so I kept him waiting for a long time."
Li Xian pointed to Jin Dun beside him and said helplessly: "It's too much for a family to care about these useless etiquette. Are you going to worship Buddha today?"
Fang Furong had no intention of hiding anything. She sat down and said sheepishly: "My mother once said that it is beneficial to pray to Buddha when you have nothing to do. Although I have just gone to worship now, which is a bit last minute, but... ..”
Li Xian sighed and signaled with his eyes. The sensible Kong Xinyu bowed and left.
When there were only two people left in the hall, Li Xian calculated the time silently.
Coincidentally, yesterday was considered a safe period, but today is a dangerous period.
Although there is a saying that when you want a child, the child just doesn't come, and when you don't want it, it always appears unexpectedly. However, the statement is just a statement. Believe in medicine and it is always correct.
Seeing Fang Furong's restless look, Li Xian had no choice but to say: "If you want a child, just tell me, we just need to work harder. You go and tell the kitchen to bring dinner here. I will, tonight, I’ll stay at Cheng’en Hall.”
Although she only visited London once yesterday, Fang Furong was immediately overjoyed when she saw that her husband was staying at her place today. Her previous worries disappeared in an instant...
Too much fat is not good for your health. Fortunately, Kong Xinyu knew how to replenish the body of the prince's husband, and after the dangerous period passed, Li Xian reduced the number of efforts, so the body could barely bear it.
When life forms a fixed rhythm, the days don't seem so long.
I don’t know what’s going on with the weather this year, it’s particularly abnormal. Since April, it has been extremely hot, especially the rain. Since the beginning of spring, there have only been a few sporadic rains, and not even four fingers of rain in total.
June is supposed to be the summer harvest season, but what makes the people around Chang'an cry and cry is that the wheat in the fields has obviously been irrigated with great effort, but there is no improvement. Not to mention that a lot of crops died, even the remnants of the wheat grains were so small that they were almost invisible. After working for so long, it was all in vain.
Naturally, no one dared to hide the situation around Chang'an. When the news was passed to the court, Sinong Temple immediately dispatched a team of officials to inspect the disaster situation on the Guannei Road.
Although the results of the investigation have not yet come back, the situation is obviously not optimistic. Around Chang'an, many farmers are able to carry water to water their crops, let alone those places further north that lack rivers.
This was undoubtedly another natural disaster, so along with the Sinong Temple officials who left Chang'an, there was also Li Zhi's culpable edict. When it was foreseeable that this would be a catastrophic situation, as the emperor, he would always have to express something.
The "Edict on Sin" was originally an edict for the emperor to self-examine and tell the world about his mistakes. However, as time went by, it slowly became a method similar to "compromise".
This year is destined to be a bad year for the emperor.
Not to mention the sudden death of Prince Hong, he, a saint, had a white-haired man sending a black-haired man, and even the subsequent disasters in Dingzhou and Hengzhou were enough to aggrieve him. Rumors have spread among the people that the emperor is debauched and immoral.
The theory of "unity of man and nature" confirms the correctness and uniqueness of the emperor's rule over the world. But what comes with it is the current result. As long as a natural disaster occurs, it is a disaster brought by God, and the emperor, as the "Son of Heaven", is the direct bearer of public opinion.
June is also Li Zhi’s birthday. In previous years, the emperor's birthday must be well organized. However, this year's situation made Li Zhi no longer think about celebrating his birthday. At the meeting, it was directly announced that this year's birthday celebration would be cancelled.
After the court meeting, Li Zhi felt extremely depressed.
This year, it happens that the Anxi Protectorate and the Andong Protectorate change their defenses. The soldiers guarding the border need to be rewarded with money from the state treasury. As for the disasters in Dingzhou and Hengzhou, after the disaster relief, the money and food in the national treasury has reached a dangerous level.
Under such circumstances, another drought occurred on the Guannai Road, which can be said to be a serious blow to the national treasury. Li Zhi has already read the results of the secret guard's investigation. There is no doubt that after the drought in Guannei Road ends, the treasury will be completely empty. And this year is only half over, and the national treasury is out of money and food. Who can guarantee whether there will be a disaster in the second half of the year?
The emperor is also a human being, and he will be upset when encountering certain things.
After waving his hand to drive away the oncoming carriage, Li Zhi chose to walk back to the Jinluan Palace as if he were masochistically abusing himself.
The weather was hot, and his dragon robe was already soaked with sweat as he walked all the way back to the Jinluan Palace.
He became even more irritated when he thought that he still had a lot of government affairs to deal with.
Jiang Hao, who was following the saint closely, was all on tenterhooks at this time. The saint was depressed. If anyone offended him at this time, the punishment he would receive would be absolutely unimaginable.
Not only Jiang Hao, but also many guards following Li Zhi. maid. The eunuchs all became so angry that they dared not breathe.
Suffocating, Li Zhi returned to the Jinluan Palace. As soon as he entered, Li Zhi noticed something was wrong.
As the place where he lives and works every day, he can be said to be very familiar with Jinluan Palace.
However, the case that originally dealt with government affairs disappeared and was replaced by a huge... desk case?
Taking a few steps forward, Li Zhi walked around the desk in confusion. When he saw a "chair" behind the desk, he knew where the desk and chair came from.
In the entire Tang Dynasty, only the prince liked to sit on this thing called a "chair", and there was a similar desk in the prince's study, which was much taller than the ordinary desk.
Although it was his first time to see a chair, but seeing that it looked similar to a bed, Li Zhi sat on it without hesitation.
Just sitting there made him feel extremely comfortable.
Over the years, he has been working hard at his desk writing, which has caused his waist to suffer a lot. Now I'm sitting on the chair, leaning on my back, and I feel like my whole waist is groaning.
This kind of thing, you don't need to think too much to know how to use it.
Seeing that his pen holder had been moved to this place, Li Zhi picked up the pen without hesitation and made the appearance of writing, and then made the appearance of reviewing the memorial.
No matter which position he took, he felt extremely comfortable and no longer felt the usual discomfort.
"This boy, even though he has such a good thing, he doesn't rush to offer it to his father. He really doesn't..."
Before the word "filial piety" was uttered, Li Zhi noticed the material of the table.
Sandalwood!
Still rosewood!
Looking at the huge desk that could accommodate two people on it, and the bookshelf made of the same material next to it, Li Zhi swallowed the rest of his words. He knew very well how long it would take to make a desk out of rosewood. He also knew how much money and manpower this table would cost.
Since then, even if the prince's gift was a little later, it would be excusable.
Seeing that there was a hidden compartment with a handle next to it, Li Zhi reached out and pulled it. He pulled the drawer out and immediately revealed an envelope lying flat inside.
