She couldn't believe that she was so addicted to mahjong.
Mahjong seems to have magic power, making people addicted to it without even realizing it.
If Li Mu hadn't come to remind him, he would probably have continued to indulge.
Li Yuan was a little unhappy. Although he didn't lose much, Li Shimin won, which made him very unhappy.
But he was old after all. He was excited before and didn't feel anything, but now he calmed down and felt tired.
Li Yuan nodded and said, "Then let's eat first."
Li Shimin opened his mouth, but finally said nothing.
He thought that there were still many memorials that had not been processed, and wanted to go back and process the memorials.
But Li Yuan is in high spirits right now. If he talks about it, he will definitely make Li Yuan angry. Li Yuan will probably be so angry that he won't be able to eat anymore.
Li Shimin was ready to talk after dinner.
The palace maid brought dinner, and Li Yuan and others sat at separate tables.
Looking at Li Shimin's eldest grandson Queen and Li Lizhi sitting below, Li Yuan was a little lost.
This was the first time that he and Li Shimin sat down to eat together since the Xuanwumen Incident.
Thinking of the scene when the family had dinner together, the corners of Li Yuan's eyes were a little moist.
"Father," Empress Changsun called softly.
Li Yuan came back to his senses and saw Li Shimin and others looking at him. He turned his head and wiped the corners of his eyes.
"Let's eat." Looking back again, Li Yuan had calmed down.
Because Li Yuan was in a bad mood, there was only the sound of chopsticks and bowls clashing while eating. No one spoke.
After finishing the meal, Li Yuan said: "Continue."
"Father, I still have some memorials to deal with. It's getting late now, so why not play tomorrow." Li Shimin said.
"Go ahead." Li Yuan said calmly.
"Thank you very much, Father. I will take my leave."
Just when Li Shimin was about to leave, Li Yuan said calmly: "There is no need to come to Da'an Palace after I leave."
"Father, actually there is nothing important. I should continue playing mahjong with my father." Li Shimin said with a wry smile.
Li Yuan said this, how could he leave?
Li Shimin scolded Lin Xuan in his heart.
Play mahjong for nothing, just cause trouble for him.
However, Li Shimin's troubles had just begun.
Several people played until midnight, and it didn't end until Li Yuan couldn't hold it any longer.
Li Shimin asked Queen Changsun and Li Lizhi to go back, and went to the Manlu Hall himself.
After cheering up and finishing some important memorials, Li Shimin fell asleep in Ganlu Hall without going anywhere.
The next day, when Li Shimin was woken up, his head was still groggy.
Under the service of the palace maid, Li Shimin sobered up a lot after washing up.
After eating something casually, Li Shimin went to court.
When the morning court was over, Li Shimin returned to Ganlu Hall and saw Xiao Luzi waiting for him there.
"The Emperor asked Your Majesty to go to Da'an Palace." Xiao Luzi said.
Li Shimin's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. No need to ask, he must have been asked to play mahjong.
Thinking that yesterday's memorial has not been finished yet, if he goes again today, it is estimated that one day, if this continues, he will have nothing to do but play mahjong with Li Yuan every day.
"You go back and tell your father that I have something to do and I will arrange for someone else to play with him," Li Shimin said.
"Yes." Xiao Luzi responded and backed out.
Li Shimin looked at Li Mu and said, "Go and call Lin Xuan over to me."
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Lin Xuan has been busy growing vegetables at home these days, and he would like to give some advice on the production of quilts and cotton-padded clothes.
When Li Mu came to Lin's house and told him that Li Shimin had summoned him, he was still a little confused.
Lin Xuan asked Li Mu the reason, but Li Mu thought of Li Shimin's face and did not tell him the specific reason. He just said that his majesty looked bad.
Lin Xuan was stunned, why is Li Shimin so crazy?
Lin Xuan ordered people to put the quilts that had been made in the past few days on twenty beds, and followed Li Mu to the palace.
"See Your Majesty." Lin Xuan bowed and saluted.
"You said you work all day long, can you do something serious?" Li Shimin was so angry when he saw Lin Xuan.
Lin Xuan said aggrievedly: "Your Majesty, why haven't you done your business? In vain, I still care about Your Majesty and brought some to Your Majesty."
"You brought some over here? Do you think my head doesn't hurt enough? What's the use of mahjong?" Li Shimin said with a cold face.
Lin Xuan was a little confused and said: "Your Majesty, did you make a mistake? I didn't say that I would give mahjong to Your Majesty."
Li Shimin was stunned and said, "Then what did you bring?"
"Has Your Majesty forgotten the white quilt? I made something out of the white quilt, and I named it a quilt." Lin Xuan said.
"Quilt?" Li Shimin asked, "What's it for?"
Lin Xuan explained: "The quilt is used for sleeping at night, it is very warm."
Li Shimin became interested and said, "Bring it to me for a look."
Li Mu hurriedly went out, and not long after, he came back with others holding quilts.
Li Shimin touched it with his hand and found it was soft and felt good.
"Can this thing really keep you warm?" Li Shimin asked.
Lin Xuan nodded and said, "Your Majesty, you can give it a try."
Li Shimin said: "Come here, wrap me up with this."
The two eunuchs quickly unfolded the quilt and Li Shimin took it. The eunuch carefully wrapped Li Shimin in the quilt, leaving only his head outside.
It was already the end of September, and the weather was already a bit chilly, but when the quilt was wrapped around him, Li Shimin felt the heat.
This feeling becomes stronger and stronger as time goes by.
Within a few minutes, Li Shimin's forehead was already sweating.
"Take it off for me." Li Shimin said quickly.
When the quilt was taken off, Li Shimin breathed a sigh of relief.
"This quilt is really good. How many did you bring here?" Li Shimin asked.
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "I brought twenty beds here."
Li Shimin nodded and said, "You are somewhat filial."
Lin Xuan chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, I will send the quilt to the Queen first."
He still remembered what Li Shimin said about mahjong before. Although he didn't know the reason, it was definitely not a good thing, so he had better sneak away first.
Li Shimin thought of the trouble that mahjong had brought to him, waved his hand and said, "No, Li Mu, ask someone to send the quilt to the Li Zheng Hall and let the Queen arrange it."
"Yes." Li Mu bowed and retreated.
Li Shimin looked at Lin Xuan and said, "Do you think you can do something serious? Why do you play mahjong when you have nothing to do? You lose your mind by playing with things!"
Lin Xuan was a little unjust and said with a grievance on his face: "Your Majesty, I created Mahjong last year for the Chinese New Year. I played it with my family at home and it was not spread out."
"Didn't it spread? Do you know how many people in Chang'an are obsessed with mahjong now? The emperor is so obsessed with it that he asks me to play mahjong with him every day!" Li Shimin said angrily.
Lin Xuan was stunned. He really didn't know. He had never been to Chang'an in the past few days.
Li Shimin said: "I don't care what method you use, either you go to the palace every day to play with the Supreme Emperor, or you find a way to make the Supreme Emperor lose interest in mahjong."
Lin Xuan was speechless, isn't this a lie?
There are so many forms of entertainment in later generations, and Mahjong has fascinated many people, and many people have died playing Mahjong.
In this ancient world where entertainment options were scarce, how could an addict lose interest in mahjong?
"Your Majesty, the Supreme Emperor likes to play mahjong. Your Majesty can just find some people to play with the Supreme Emperor. There are so many ministers in the court, why are you looking for ministers?" Lin Xuan said.
Li Shimin glanced at Lin Xuan and said lightly: "Then who do you want to find?"