The activities on the Imperial City Tower lasted until ten o'clock in the evening, and Chen Jingke was freed.
The flow of people on the street has decreased a lot, but it is still very lively. However, he has no intention of enjoying it anymore. He quickly returns to Zixiao Temple to find Sun Simiao and tells him everything that happened today.
The first thing to talk about was the matter of Princess Jinyang. He said very puzzledly: "Little Sizi is only four years old, and it is still early to get married. Why are Your Majesty and the Empress so anxious? Can't they wait a few more years?"
Sun Simiao's expression was calm. He had already guessed today when the queen made fun of them for the first time, but now it was just public.
Hearing Chen Jingke's question, he replied: "Since the marriage is inevitable, it is natural to announce it as soon as possible. What, you don't like Princess Jinyang? Or do you already have someone in mind?"
"Um..." Chen Jingke said with some embarrassment: "I'm not that pretentious. Little Sizi is pretty good. Isn't she too young?"
"Besides, now that the marriage has been confirmed, what does it matter if I have someone I like? I don't have the guts to regret the marriage and elope."
Sun Simiao said with a smile: "Have you forgotten about the importance of serving as a pupil? The incense of my Sun family is still waiting for you to inherit it."
Chen Jingke said in surprise: "Ah? Then... can the Prince Consort and the Commander-in-Chief also serve as the emperor? Will the Saint and the Empress allow it?"
Sun Simiao said calmly: "Under normal circumstances, it is really difficult for a prince-in-law to have both the emperor and the emperor, but what you are doing is my Sun Simiao's incense, so that's fine."
What else could Chen Jingke say? He gave a thumbs up and said, "Master, you are so awesome."
Then he asked curiously: "Then what kind of daughter-in-law do you want? Are there any standards?"
Sun Simiao glanced at him and said: "Naturally, the better, the better... Well, I can't be worse than that martial lady."
"Ah?" Chen Jingke was stunned. He is no worse than the Queen. Are your views too high?
But then again, it’s the Queen.
The exquisite collarbone and the wine came to his mind... Stop it, I can't think about it anymore. A monster like the Queen should go and harm others, I still like good children like Xiao Sizi.
Seeing his surprised look, Sun Simiao said unhappily: "Why, do you think that I, the Sun family, are not worthy of marrying the daughter of the Duke of the country?"
Chen Jingke quickly waved his hands and said: "No, no, Master, you can find a princess as your daughter-in-law. But... Mrs. Wu is not an easy person."
Sun Simiao sneered and said: "It turns out you are the one who is timid. In that case, I think Lady Wu is a good candidate."
Chen Jingke hurriedly said: "Master, you have no idea what to do. How come she is suitable to be your daughter-in-law?"
Sun Simiao put away his smile and said seriously: "You are too out-of-the-box in your thinking and have little scheming, so you can easily be tricked. You need the help of someone who is scheming and able to restrain you."
"I have observed that Mrs. Wu is far superior to ordinary people in terms of scheming and means, and now you are a little afraid of her, doesn't it meet this requirement?"
Chen Jingke stammered: "Ah? This...is this okay? How could you choose your daughter-in-law like this? Isn't this pushing me into a pit of fire? Besides, are you so sure that she will agree?"
Sun Simiao said confidently: "How about I ask Mrs. Wu before she wakes up? I believe she will give me this face."
Chen Jingke was completely numb and said: "No, I'm convinced that you are so awesome. From now on, I will think about people's hearts and try to get out of the mountain as soon as possible and become a person like the old fox. This will be fine."
Sun Simiao shook his head and said: "Some things depend on talent... Forget it, let's not mention this for now, and tell me what else happened today."
Chen Jingke also quickly changed the topic and said: "Li Chunfeng came to see me..."
He roughly repeated his conversation with Li Chunfeng and said, "I think this Mr. Li seems to support our reform."
Sun Simiao glanced at him helplessly. Do you still need to use "seem"? You can just write a declaration of surrender. If you can become an old fox with your brain, the water of the Yellow River will flow back.
It seems that it is really necessary to find a thoughtful and considerate wife for him.
If Sun Simiao was just joking when he said Wu Shu was a good target at first, now he really has this idea.
However, this matter is not urgent for the time being. It is not that easy to be a wife of the Sun family, nor is it possible for a legitimate daughter of a duke who is not good enough.
The warrior lady seems okay at first glance, but after all, the exposure time is still short and the understanding is not deep. It needs to be observed for a while.
Besides, Mrs. Wu didn't know how long it would take to wake up, so there was no point in hurrying.
Chen Jingke didn't know that with just these few words, his master decided to tighten the belt on himself and said to himself:
"Li Chunfeng is well-known for his outstanding abilities. He is also the deputy minister of the Taishi Bureau and has great influence on the court. If he can join us, our innovation will be much easier."
Sun Simiao no longer had any hope in this disciple's human sophistication, and just said: "That's good, but how did you reply to him?"
Chen Jingke said: "I told him that Master also appreciates him very much. If he is willing, he can come to the temple at any time to exchange knowledge."
Sun Simiao nodded with satisfaction, and was not hopelessly stupid: "Yes, give Cong Qi an order to bring Li Chunfeng to see me directly if he comes to visit."
Another big boss is about to join, and Chen Jingke is very happy.
Sun Simiao added: "In three days, we will be negotiating with Master Pan, Master Tian, and Master Xihua. You must be well prepared so as not to make a fool of yourself then."
Chen Jingke nodded heavily and said, "Yes, I have been waiting for this day for a long time."
He had no confidence in himself, but he had confidence in Sun Simiao.
In fact, he also knows where his shortcomings are, which is his sophistication. It's not that he is slow to react, he is just at the level of an ordinary person.
There is no problem in being an ordinary person, but who are the people he is in contact with now? If you deal with old foxes at this level, you will be eaten up.
Fortunately, when he traveled through time, his body shrank to the size of a ten-year-old, and his 'age' covered up his shortcomings in human sophistication.
After all, no one can expect a 'ten-year-old' child to be an old fox. The flaws he exposed were taken for granted. Even because of the maturity and stability he showed, many people mistakenly thought he was a genius.
Another advantage of being younger is that it is easier to gain the trust of others.
Just imagine, if he was fifteen or sixteen years old or even older, would Changsun Wugou recognize him as his nephew? Would Li Shimin give him so much tolerance? Would he let him freely enter and leave the harem? Would he let him become a princess?
All I can say is that I overthink it.
Because of the advantage of being young and being protected by Sun Simiao, I was able to get to where I am today.
This is also the reason why he accepted to marry Princess Jinyang without hesitation. Even if he marries her, his eldest grandson Wugao will protect him. With his eldest grandson Wugao here, as long as he doesn't rebel against Li Shimin, not even the future emperor can do anything to him.
In the same way, as an eleven-year-old boy attending the party three days later, he does not need to perform very well, as long as he can express his thoughts completely, it is enough.
So he is not timid at all, but is looking forward to that day.
