Crucible soil is the main material for making colored glaze.
A few days ago, Zhao Chen asked people to look for this kind of thing everywhere. He thought it would take a lot of time.
Unexpectedly, crucible soil was discovered near an abandoned village not far outside Chang'an City.
It was already half morning when Zhao Chen and his party arrived here.
When Li Shimin saw the loaded crucible soil in front of him, his pupils shrank unnaturally.
Two baskets of crucible soil must weigh at least one hundred kilograms.
If you want to carry it for a few steps, there is no problem.
But from here to the academy, it must be twenty miles away.
If he had to carry this all the way back, wouldn't Li Shimin have to lie on the ground?
No wonder that boy Zhao Chen dared to make such a big bet with me just now.
He said that if he was still angry, he would not have to pay back the money he owed Zhao Chen.
You're exhausted, so why are you still angry?
Even if he wasn't exhausted, would he still have the strength to be angry carrying two baskets of soil back?
In just this moment, Old Li Tou regretted it.
Anyway, I had no intention of repaying this kid's money, so why would I take the initiative to suffer this crime now?
"Zhao Chen, I feel..."
"Old Li Tou, you are the emperor. You stick to your word, so you won't do anything to regret it, right?"
Before the emperor finished speaking, he saw Zhao Chen looking at him with a smile.
"I..." The emperor knew that Zhao Chen wanted to mess with him.
Just as he was about to say no, a group of students from the academy behind him looked over.
Li Ke, a guy who didn't care about life and death, ran over and said with a smile: "Father, you are really wise and powerful. These dozens of miles will definitely be too much for my son."
"After I return, I will definitely tell the officials about this..."
Li Shimin felt that his son was definitely not his biological son.
Otherwise, this kid will always cause trouble for himself at this critical moment?
What does it mean that he is wise and powerful? If he takes this back, he will probably have to lie on the bed unable to move tomorrow.
I was still thinking about whispering to Zhao Chen to reject the idea of taking on so much dirt.
You, Li Ke, are the only one who talks so much that you put yourself on this?
Li Shimin thought that he must have been gentle with this guy Li Ke just now.
You should just press him to death.
"Li Ke, this is the first time that you are so discerning. Your Majesty, you must be wise and powerful, and you keep your word."
"If you say you want to carry back these two baskets of crucible soil, you will definitely not break your promise, right?" Zhao Chen answered with a smile.
That look clearly meant that he was deliberately irritating Old Li Tou.
"Zhao Da is right. Your Majesty is so mighty, so what does a mere two baskets of crucible soil mean?"
"Yes, yes, Li Ke just said something humanly today."
"Your Majesty, please come first."
The guys in the academy answered the call very quickly.
After Zhao Chen finished speaking, the emperor still opened his mouth, and the guys from the academy began to ask the emperor to take action.
Li Shimin gritted his teeth.
He was thinking that Li Ke shouldn't be the only one he had to deal with.
Li Shimin wanted to push each of these guys to the ground and rub them against each other.
"Come, Your Majesty, please!" Zhao Chen smiled and put the pole on the emperor's shoulders.
He held a basket of crucible soil with both hands, and the rope was tied to one end of the pole.
Li Shimin felt aggrieved. He wanted to knock the little brat in front of him to death with a pole.
"Hey, Li Ke, do you think His Majesty can hold on? This looks quite heavy!" Cheng Chumo asked Li Ke beside him.
At least what he saw was that the emperor was struggling.
"That's my father, there must be no problem."
"I just feel that if you ask your father to carry the crucible back home, your father will definitely take care of it after you go back." Li Ke said in a low voice.
But I was secretly happy in my heart.
Zhao Chen will definitely be dealt with badly now.
After all, Li Ke had already seen the emperor's face turn dark.
…
"Aunt, you are here to see Zhao Chen. Unfortunately, he went outside the city to make some crucible soil this morning. He will probably not come back until evening."
In the Zhao Mansion, Li Ruoshuang looked at Queen Changsun with some surprise.
Queen Changsun has not been here for some time.
"It doesn't matter. There's nothing going on in the palace today, so I wanted to come out and have a look. Why...you didn't react at all?" Empress Changsun said with a smile.
His eyes fell on Li Ruoshuang's belly again.
It has been some time since Zhao Chen and the others got married.
Queen Changsun was a little anxious.
She kind of wanted to hold her grandson or granddaughter.
But the belly still looks flat.
Empress Changsun even wondered whether Zhao Chen or Li Ruoshuang had something wrong with their health.
But she forgot how long they had been married.
"No reaction at all?" Li Ruoshuang didn't know why, and stared at her belly after seeing her eldest grandson change.
I thought she was saying she was fat.
"It's okay...it's okay." Empress Changsun smiled and waved her hands.
She wondered if she should send some old maids to the two of them to guide them.
But she can't delay her dream of having grandchildren.
"How is Zhao Chen's health lately?"
"Will you come back to stay tonight?" Queen Changsun and Li Ruoshuang suddenly asked.
Li Ruoshuang seemed to understand something.
This face turned red all of a sudden.
"No, he has been living in the academy these days. As for his health, he should be fine!" Li Ruoshuang lowered his head and murmured.
"How can you say that it should be good?" Queen Changsun frowned. Aren't the newlyweds supposed to be inseparable?
Why are Zhao Chen and Li Ruoshuang so good?
How long have you been married, and Zhao Chen went to the academy to sleep?
Not to mention that Zhao Chen usually doesn't work very hard. Even if he works hard, he won't even return home.
Moreover, there is only a courtyard wall between the academy and the Zhao Mansion.
"This..." Li Ruoshuang's face turned redder.
She naturally knew why Zhao Chen didn't dare to live at home.
He doesn't even show his face very much.
But if you tell it to Empress Changsun, wouldn’t it become a joke?
"What's going on?" Queen Changsun was a little impatient.
This is a major matter for her to have grandchildren, so why is it so difficult to talk about it?
"Sister Ruoshuang, has my treasure come back yet..." Li Ruoshuang was about to speak when she heard Wu Jue's voice coming from the distance.
…
The emperor works very hard.
The burden on my shoulders is as heavy as a thousand catties.
After walking less than eight miles, Old Li Tou had already rested several times.
At this moment, he was leaning against the tree trunk, breathing heavily.
The sweat on his body even soaked his clothes.
"Oh my God, this is much more tiring than training." Li Ke wiped his sweat and complained to the people next to him.
Except for himself, Zhao Chen never let anyone go.
They were all given crucible soil.
"Zhao Da is too treacherous, isn't he? We are working so hard, and he is urging us behind his back with his hands behind his back?" Qin Huaiyu curled his lips.
He also wanted to take a leisurely stroll behind him with his hands behind his back.
"Isn't it true? If you had known, I wouldn't have asked for leave today and wouldn't be able to come?"
"Only a fool would come here."
"Really, unless I have a brain cramp, you won't even beat me to death..."