The weather was getting hotter and hotter. Even though there were two large ice basins placed in the room, Li Hong was still blushing from the heat. Even though the two palace maids behind him kept waving their fans, they still couldn't stop.
To relieve Li Hong's feeling of suffocation, there were so many memorials today. The memorials were issued early in the morning and almost noon. There was still a thick pile waiting for Li Hong to review. This made Li Hong vent his frustration.
Of course, after thinking about it, it was impossible to do it like this. Li Hong could only be patient, flipping through each book and correcting it, but the irritability in his heart became more and more intense.
They piled up like a volcano brewing before an eruption.
Annoying, really annoying. This kind of annoyance is not only due to too many memorials, or even not just because Shangguan Yi's request for a posthumous title ended without any resolution, but more importantly, it is due to the annotations on the memorials sent to Luoyang a month ago.
More than half of them were rejected. It was obvious that the ink calligraphy on them was all written by Empress Wu. This incident with Oyster Si Chen made Li Hong extremely intolerable, and he had no choice but to do it.
How can I be so depressed when all my troubles are kept in my heart?
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Zhou is asking for an audience outside the palace."
While Li Hong was immersed in the memorial, Wang Dequan hurried in from outside the palace, approached Li Hong, and reported in a low voice.
"Oh?" Li Hong raised his head from the memorial in front of him and looked at Wang Dequan doubtfully. Apparently some people were not sure what Li Xian's intention was.
"Your Highness, His Royal Highness the King of Zhou said he was here to send gifts. I saw his attendants holding several gift boxes, so I guess it is true." Seeing Li Hong's eyes full of inquiry, Wang Dequan hurriedly explained.
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"Gift giving?"
This is neither a new year nor a holiday, what kind of gift is this? Li Hong murmured in confusion. He couldn't understand what Li Xian wanted to do, but everyone was already here, so he couldn't just say no, let's talk about it.
, Li Hong still had the intention of pulling Li Xian into his own camp, so it was impossible to push him out, so he could only say "propaganda".
"My brother has met the prince brother."
Not long after Wang Dequan left, Li Xian wandered in. Seeing Li Hongwu sweating profusely and busy, he couldn't help but feel a burst of sadness in his heart. However, Li Xian was deep in the city, but he didn't bring it to his face.
He walked forward with a smile, bowed and said hello.
"Seventh brother is here. Without ceremony, without ceremony, come and show His Highness the King of Zhou a seat." Li Hong had already heard the footsteps of Li Xian's arrival, but he did not look up in a hurry until Li Xian came out.
After saying hello, he seemed to have just woken up. He raised his head, raised his hand with a smile, and gave an order. The eunuchs waiting in the palace brought Jin Dun and invited Li
Show your seat.
"Brother Prince is busy with state affairs and works hard. He is indeed a role model for our generation. However, things are never finished. Brother Prince must take care of himself." Li Xian lifted the hem of the king's robe and sat down.
He shook his wide sleeves, cupped his hands and said flatteringly.
"Seventh brother is interested. Since Gu is ordered to supervise the country, he must do what he has to do. Gu is just a hard worker. Haha, let's not talk about it. Seventh brother came to see Gu. Is there anything wrong?" Li Hong listened naturally.
He concluded that Li Xian's words still contained some sincerity, and he felt deeply in his heart. However, he didn't want to talk too much about this topic, so he smiled to himself and went straight to the topic.
"That's a good question, brother Prince. I really have something to ask for. Hey, brother, I'm here to give you a gift." Li Xian smiled and took a box from Gao Miao, who was standing behind him, and said it in front of Li Hong.
He opened his face and took out a jade bone fan. He shook his wrist with a smile, flicked the fan open, waved it, rubbed his fingers, and put it back together again, and then stood up.
He stood up, walked a few steps, held it in both hands and handed it to Li Hong.
"Hey, this fan is very exquisite. I have never seen it before. Not bad, not bad." Li Xian's previous series of movements were so graceful and tight that Li Hong was envious. When he saw Li Xian, he handed over the folding fan.
He came over, picked it up without hesitation, imitated Li Xian's posture and opened the folding fan, looked back and forth, and tried fanning it a few more times. He felt quite comfortable and couldn't help but praise it.
One sentence.
"I want the prince brother to know that this is called a folding fan. I was wandering on the street a few days ago and saw a workshop selling such things. I was so happy that I specially customized some jade bone fans. I feel good about using them.
, I don’t dare to keep it to myself, so I specially prepared some for my brother. If my brother thinks it’s good, it will be my brother’s blessing.” Seeing that Li Hong couldn’t put it down, Li Xian was so proud that he explained with a smile.
After a while.
"Seventh brother is interested. I really lack this thing. It's good, very good. Not only can I play with it, but it's also convenient to carry. But I won't be polite to seventh brother." Li Hong played with the folding fan in his hand and opened it from time to time.
After a few clicks, it was very easy to use, but Li Xian didn't show politeness and just accepted it with a smile.
"Brother Prince, this folding fan has another use. You see, both sides of that fan are empty. If a famous artist inscribed some poems, calligraphy and paintings on it, it would not only keep cool, but also be quite elegant. It is already hot today.
If the prince's brother rewards the minister with it, it would be very suitable. I specially prepared more than a hundred more, put them on my carriage, and asked the servants to move them in for my brother." Naturally, the gift cannot be given in vain.
, after Li Xian smiled and teased him, he revealed his trump card. He was here to recruit Li Hong to be a model and pioneer.
"Oh? That's a good suggestion. It's just that there are so many fans that are worth a lot of money, but it's not easy for me to accept them all. The seventh brother can ask the servants to pay the account, and I will ask Zhan Shifu to pay the money.
." Li Hong thought Li Xian's idea was good, but he didn't want to take advantage of Li Xian, so he replied in a deep voice.
"What did the prince brother say? How can I accept my brother's money and things? Isn't that a slap in my face?" Although Li Xian is short of money, he is not short of these hundreds of skills. In addition, he has the intention to please Li Xian.
Hong, he said pretending to be unhappy.
"It doesn't matter, then the elder brother will live with the seventh younger brother."
Li Hong also wanted to have a relationship with Li Xian, so he didn't want to force Li Xian, so he smiled and thanked him.
"It should be done, it should be done. The prince brother has been working hard day and night on state affairs. The younger brother is incompetent and cannot share the worries for the elder brother. If he can do something for the elder brother, the younger brother will feel more at ease." Li Xian's ability to flatter people is very high.
Very soon, the flattery came one after another, and the flattery made Li Hong feel warm in his heart.
"Seventh Brother's mouth is so real. Do you really want to blush? That's all, that's all. Don't say these nice things anymore. It's getting late. How about Seventh Brother having lunch with me?" Li Hong was impressed.
, but he laughed and cursed.
"So I wish, but I dare not ask for my ears."
Someone wanted to invite him to dinner, so how could Li Xian not be happy? He dropped his book bag with a smile and burst out laughing. Seeing this, Li Hong pointed at Li Xian with his fan, and he also laughed loudly.
Although the meals in the East Palace are not the same dining room as those in the Imperial Palace, they are generally similar. They are all warm-fired meals. They look good, but they taste tasteless, let alone compared to the luxurious feasts of Li Xian's later generations.
Well, the dishes are inferior to those cooked by Li Xian in his own palace. Besides, Li Hong is fond of vegetarian food, so the dishes he prepares are mostly vegetarian. In a word, they taste like chewing wax, just like Li Hong's.
For a person like Xian who is such a naughty person, eating such a banquet is really not that different from suffering. It is just a way to enjoy the atmosphere. Fortunately, Li Hong has the habit of taking a lunch break, and the meal time is not long, so it is not easy to survive.
When they arrived at the banquet, Li Xian didn't stay long. He said goodbye and led Gao Miao out of the palace. As he was walking, a hand suddenly stretched out from behind and patted Li Xian on the shoulder.
, Li Xianhaosheng was shocked immediately.
Li Xian was thinking about how much money he could make from this folding fan. After being tossed around like this, the coins that were flying in his eyes immediately disappeared. In anger, he looked back and saw He Lan Minzhi's face.
With a face as handsome as a monster, the curse words were already on his lips, but he had to swallow them back.
"Xiao Qi, what are you thinking about? It must be Sichun, hahaha..."
He Lanmin was an incompetent person at first, and never talked about the distinction between superior and inferior. Seeing that Li Xian was frightened by him, he burst out laughing with pride.
Damn it, why did this guy show up? Li Xian has never been very fond of Helan Minzhi. He Lan Minzhi has not been seen by Li Xian for nearly half a year since Helan Minzhi was sent to the East Palace by Li Xian.
At this time, I was suddenly disturbed by him, and I couldn't help but curse in my heart, but with a gentle smile on my face, I cupped my hands and said, "Didn't my cousin go to Luoyang? Why did he come back?"
"Hey, Luoyang is not as good as the capital city. Brother, I'm too lazy to stay around, so I asked for an errand and went back." He Lan Minzhi waved his hand carelessly and said, his eyes suddenly caught sight of the folding fan in Li Xianti's hand, and he stretched out his hand involuntarily, almost
He took the fan from Li Xian's hand like a snatch, turned it over and over in his hand, and kept mumbling: "Hey, what is this? Brother, why haven't you seen it before? How are you playing with it?"
Errand? What kind of errand can this bastard have? It's all nonsense! Li Xian despised He Lanmin fiercely in his heart, but he replied warmly: "This is a folding fan, for keeping cool. Let me use it."
Cousin, let’s take a look.”
"It's done." He Lan Minzhi weighed it up and down for a long time, but couldn't see any use for it. Hearing what Li Xian said, he felt very simple and reached out to hand the folding fan back.
Li Xian didn't explain in words, he just opened the folding fan with a "snap" sound, shook it a few times, and then closed it with a "swipe" movement. His movements were skillful and unrestrained. He Lanmin was so happy that he stretched out his hand to take it.
He went to snatch it again, but unfortunately this time Li Xian was prepared. Even though he stretched out his hand quickly, he couldn't even grab the edge of the fan.
"Ah ha, yes, Xiao Qi can't be so petty. Isn't it just a fan? Later, my brother will make a few more." He Lan Minzhi didn't expect that Li Xian reacted so quickly. He didn't touch the edge of the fish when he fished it.
But he was not angry and said with a smile.
"Hey, look what my cousin said, okay, why don't I give it to you? Ah, by the way, the mission my cousin mentioned earlier was..." Although Li Xian hates He Lan Minzhi, he doesn't want to enmity with him, so he haha
With a smile, he handed the folding fan into He Lan Minzhi's hand, and then asked casually.
"It's nothing, it's just that His Majesty wants to be enshrined in Zen, so my brother just asked for a front-line job and returned to the capital to deliver a message to various ministries. It's not a big deal." Helan Minzhi did not doubt that he was there, while playing with the folding fan,
He explained with a smile.
Huh? Feng Chan Taishan? Ha, is this big drama really coming? He said it unintentionally, but it sounded intentional. Although Li Xian was still smiling, a glimmer of light flashed quickly in his eyes.