There is no plaque in this manor, and Li Jiuzhou doesn’t know what it is called or what garden, but he only knows that it is Li Chongniang’s home.

There is a lawn to the east of the manor, surrounded by a shallow pond, sparsely mixed with wild flowers.

Before autumn began, the flowers and plants were already withered, and Li Chongniang was playing fishing alone by the pond.

In fact, the water in the pond is turbid, so there are no fish.

"Hey! You promised to come and teach me tomorrow." Seeing Li Jiuzhou come out, Li Chongniang stared at him with big eyes, and because she didn't know what his name was, she used Alas instead.

Li Jiuzhou glanced at the prince, walked up to her, and gently placed his hand on her head, "What's your name?"

"My name is Li Chongniang, where are you?"

"My name is Li Jiuzhou. I teach you, and you will have to call me Master from now on."

Li Chongniang looked up at him with bright eyes, "Li Jiuzhou, will you really come tomorrow?"

"You little brat." Her status was not high, but instead she added a hint of intimacy to Li Jiuzhou and said softly.

There were not many servants in the mansion, and they were not like serving other princesses. Several servants just took care of Li Chongniang's daily life. Li Chongniang often went in and out of the palace and forbidden Taoist temples, and had never had a playmate. I was very happy to see Li Jiuzhou willing to play with her.

Li Chongniang said with a small mouth: "I'm not a little brat."

Li Jiuzhou sighed that she had a pitiful life experience. Seeing that she was so optimistic and strong in life, she became more fond of her favor and smiled and said, "I will teach you a lot of fun things in the future."

Li Chongniang smiled and showed her shallow dimples, "Hooking."

Li Jiuzhou had no choice but to stretch out his finger. Li Chongniang hooked on his little finger like a child and threw it on him, shouting, "Hooking and hanging it for a hundred years will not change."

Li Jiuzhou was amused by her and thought that this little girl looked a bit like Zhang Xiaoluo, naughty and playful, but a little sensible.

This ignorant person is probably the purest.

"Then I will wait for Li Qing here tomorrow." The prince said, "This child is pitiful. I see that she and Li Qing have a great time. If you have time in the future, please come and accompany her more."

The next day, Li Jiuzhou came to the appointment again. He wanted to bring Zhang Xiaoluo with him, but thought that Zhang Xiaoluo and Li Chongniang were average, so they should have a good time, but because of the prince's invitation, he did not take him.

When Li Chongniang saw him, she did not call him Master, but called him Daming.

The prince frowned and said, "The cuckold is young and ignorant, don't blame Li Qing."

The most taboo thing in the Tang Dynasty was to call someone else's name in person, because it was extremely disrespectful.

Li Jiuzhou didn't care at all, but felt very close. There were too many rules and etiquette in ancient times, so sometimes he didn't know how to call others.

He taught Li Chongniang how to dip the willow branches into wine and fly-catching. She felt bored after playing for a while and pestered Li Jiuzhou to learn something else. Li Jiuzhou then taught her the things she played with when she was a child, the mud, the building blocks, the origami airplane, the paper crane, and the stars.

Li Chongniang was smart and learned in a short while. She used a rope to hang paper cranes and stars on the trees in the yard.

Seeing that she had a good time alone, the prince and Li Jiuzhou ignored her and continued to talk about national affairs in the house.

The two were having a good chat. After a while, a servant hurried into the room, attached himself to the prince's ear and said a few words, and hurriedly stepped back.

Seeing that the prince was frowning, Li Jiuzhou said, "If the prince has something to do, I will take his leave first."

The prince raised his hand and interrupted him, "The saint wants to go to visit Juro and call me with him."

Li Jiuzhou thought for a while, "This is a good thing. It seems that the saint valued the prince."

The prince was puzzled and asked, "Everyone knows that Juro is targeting me everywhere. The saint asked me to accompany him to see him. How could it be a good thing?"

Before he knew it, Li Jiuzhou actually gave the prince an idea, "Since everyone knows that Li Linfu excludes the prince, how could the saint not know? When Li Linfu was seriously ill, the prince went to visit the doctor without grudges. What would Li Linfu's disciple think when he saw him? What would the people in the world think when they know it?"

"You mean, the saint intended to show my face and make it for the disciple Shuro and the people of the world?" The prince's heart throbbed and frowned his eyebrows tightly.

Li Jiuzhou looked at his eyes and his eyes were firm: "Yes, Li Linfu is in power. Even if he returns to the West, his power will still be there. If the prince can get the support of his power, it will be conducive to ascending the throne in the future."

"I didn't expect this, thanks to Li Qing's reminder." The prince stood up and wanted to say goodbye.

"I'll go with the prince." Li Jiuzhou also stood up.

The prince seemed a little embarrassed. After looking at him for a long time, he finally said, "Okay."

When he arrived at Huaqing Palace, the emperor was a little displeased when he saw Li Jiuzhou and the prince came. He asked first: "Why is Li Qing with the prince?"

The prince formed gangs and cliques for personal gain, which was a taboo in the palace. Li Jiuzhou knew what he was worried about and replied respectfully: "When the prince heard that the black-clad messenger asked for peace, and knew that the minister was the master of the war, he summoned him to ask him."

After he said this, he said that why he became more prince together was a matter of business.

In fact, he did not openly advocate the war, and said that the prince knew that he was a war-first faction, which further demonstrated the prince's intelligence.

Sure enough, the emperor's expression became much more relaxed and he asked, "What does the prince mean?"

"I dare not hide it from the saints. The prince scolded the minister for abusing his force and said that once a war begins, people will inevitably suffer, and the people will suffer."

Seeing Li Jiuzhou's plain expression, the emperor looked at him more carefully, and then looked at the prince, "Crown Prince, but that's the case?"

The prince was not stupid, and had already understood the whole story. He immediately understood Li Jiuzhou's intention and echoed: "Just after the conquest of Nanzhao, Tubo was ready to move again. Once he fought with the black food, he was afraid that the border would not be peaceful, so he asked the saint to think twice."

The two of them sang and reconciled, and finally fooled the emperor.

The emperor's eyes were clear and deep, and his face was pleasant. "When it comes to leading troops to fight, Gao Xianzhi is a famous general in our dynasty. He has some skills. Even if the border fights with several parties at the same time, I am not worried, but..."

Li Jiuzhou pretended to be a little dissatisfied and interrupted the emperor's words, "When it comes to leading troops to fight, I am not inferior to Gao Gong."

There were not many people who dared to interrupt the emperor in person. Gao Lishi on the side frowned and kept coughing to remind him.

But Li Jiuzhou knew that the emperor was in a bad mood at this time and deliberately interrupted him with these words. He believed even more that he had seen the prince because of whether he should go to war to see him. Instead, he could better relieve the prince's suspicion of winning over him.

"If you really fight with the black food in the future, you will naturally be indispensable."

The emperor glanced at him and took up the topic just now: "But I feel very relieved that the prince is kind-hearted and compassionate with the people."


Chapter completed!