Chapter 61 Two little princes
"I'm sorry, my beloved concubine." Li Sipang picked up the tea, took a sip, and smiled: "I have been drinking the tea sent by Xu Qilin for a few days, and I'm used to it."
"Since Xu Cheng said it is beneficial to the body, I will buy it according to the prescription." Yan Wan suddenly smiled and said, "If you want to say that Xu Cheng is really stingy, how much money can this tea be worth? Just deliver it on time, and you also bring the prescription with you. Wouldn't you let someone buy it yourself after eating it?"
Li Sifa smiled and said, "Does my beloved concubine know that the same is true for Xu Qilin to give to his father?"
Yan Wan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "I don't know what he thought. If it were someone else, I would have liked to send tea often!"
Li Sipang said: "I was puzzled at first, and I thought Xu Qilin was proud of his talent and disdained to win favor in this way. It was just that I chatted with Xin'er yesterday and guessed Xu Qilin's thoughts."
Oh, Yan Wan blinked her big eyes and looked at Li Tai, waiting for him to continue explaining.
Li Tai said: "The food in Xu's mansion is delicious. It is said that the dishes in Zuixiaolou flow out of Xu's mansion. After eating it, Zhinu and Yizi like it very much. But Xu Qilin only occasionally asked the little sister who came to the palace to accompany her to study with her, and never used it. Xin'er once met Xu Qilin in the palace..."
After listening to Li Tai's story, Yan Wan nodded thoughtfully and said, "So that's the case, but Xu Cheng is not stingy, but is meticulous and has a strong sense of guarding against others."
"Yes!" Li Tai smiled bitterly and said, "Because of this, I can't get too close to you. My brother just asked me, and I wanted to take the opportunity to invite him to the mansion to discuss his relationship. Who would have thought that he had left the city to do business and had not returned for two days."
"The reputation of the King of Shu—" Yan Wan carefully wanted to speak but stopped, and said in confusion: "What is the relationship between the King of Shu and Xu Cheng? I need the prince to join forces?"
Li Tai told him again about Li Yan being kicked out by Xu Qilin in Zuixiao Tower, and shook his head helplessly and said, "This Xu Qilin looks gentle and polite on the surface, but he didn't expect that he would have such an irritable side."
Yan Wan thought for a while and said, "Even though it is King Shu, Xu Cheng is still so bold. Is there any other hidden information here?"
Li Tai pondered for a moment and said, "I also feel a little strange. According to my brother's actions, it doesn't seem like he can give up! He didn't take revenge on such a shameful thing. What a strange thing!"
Yan Wan brought the pot and added tea and said, "When Xu Cheng comes back, the prince will know the truth when he talks about the relationship. As for this matter, no one can say anything else when he reconciles the prince."
Li Tai agreed deeply. His father went to escape the summer heat and the prince was in charge of the capital. He naturally had to keep a low profile and not let the emperor take the blame. He would naturally not be able to hold him in touch, but it would be embarrassing to find an excuse to scold him.
"By the way." Yan Wan thought about something again and said to Li Tai: "Today, my younger sister came to the mansion and said that Xu Cheng went to the Ministry of Works to recruit several prospecting masters, but he didn't know what to do."
Li Tai nodded and said, "I understand. When I see Xu Qilin, I may ask for some information."
"Prince, please rest early, don't stay up late to study." Seeing that there was nothing else, Yan Wan stood up and took a break.
Li Tai sent the princess to the door, turned around and returned to the table to sit down, drank tea, and fell into deep thought.
Although the eldest brother Li Chengqian was very artificial, his father didn't seem to know and still kept him in charge of the country. So what is the best strategy now?
Perhaps the best strategy is to endure temporarily. Waiting for Li Chengqian to make a special work, the father was completely disappointed with him; waiting for him to lead someone to compile the "Guodizhi", to overwhelm the prince with this contribution and win the favor of his father.
Li Tai thought of Xu Qilin again, and thought of getting the best because of his guidance, and establishing a good image in front of his father and ministers.
Xu Qilin also said several times that "fighting is not fighting, and not fighting is not fighting is not fighting", which seemed to remind him. But just wait, and the throne can hit him on his head? Li Tai expressed doubts about this.
………………………….
When the rooster crowed, the door opened and the battle was set off. After the carriage drove out of the palace one after another, stretching for several miles, rushing forward and behind the back toward Jiucheng Palace.
Xu Qilin was a little depressed. His excuse for going back to preside over the work of Dayingku was rejected by His Majesty Li Er. If he had any instructions, he would write a letter and deliver it to the post station.
From Chang'an to Jiucheng Palace, the people who delivered letters continued to communicate along the way, and Xu Qilin's letters could also be added. This high-level treatment did not make him feel excited or happy.
Working under the nose of a leader is indeed a very stressful and difficult to be free.
In fact, this is mostly psychological. His Majesty Li Er has so many things to do, can he keep staring at him?
Zha, Zha! Xiao Qi and Xixi, who were circling in the sky, seemed to be shocked by the huge formation on the ground, and did not dare to fall for a long time, making anxious screams.
Xu Qilin had no choice but to take the horse to the side of the road, which was relatively small inhabitants and waved his hand into the air.
After a while, Xiaoqi, who was too brave, flew twice on his head and slowly fell down. After a while, Xixi also descended to meet.
Xu Qilin took out some wheat grains from the leather pocket on the horse's back, reached out and handed them to the two birds, allowing them to peck on their hands.
"Little Bird, Little Bird--" A tender voice came over. A big cart moving on the road lifted the curtain, and a small face with a fat baby appeared, staring with big eyes, and screaming in surprise.
Hey, this is the Little Fat Girl New Town, she will go to escape the summer heat as well!
Xu Qilin waved to the young man in Xincheng, but this time he just smiled and didn't dare to show his front teeth.
The young master in the new city blinked his eyes and barely smiled at Xu Qilin. Then, he turned his eyes and stared at the two birds again.
Xu Qilin gently rode his horse and started at the same speed as the car, allowing the young master to always see the birds.
The two little birds were full and drunk, and then flew from the horse's head to Xu Qilin's shoulders, and then jumped onto his head, jumping around.
It seems that even the birds are adapting and gradually understand that although there are many people here, there is no danger. As a result, how dare the guards and soldiers move around and shoot the birds? They are impatient to live.
The young man in Xincheng opened his mouth and saw it even happier and giggled.
Xu Qilin smiled and also felt childlike innocence. He turned his head and approached the bird on his shoulders, communicating with him with consciousness.
Zha, Zha, Xu Qilin taught him several times, but Xiao Qi was still stubborn and still screamed. Xixi turned his little head, as if he was understanding and thinking, and after a while, he shouted in a strange and vague manner: "Hook a few, hook a few!"
"Princess, princess." Xu Qilin fed Xixi two fried soybeans, which were both a reward and patient teaching.
After eating fried soybeans, Xixi spoke again, "Public, public."
Xu Qilin touched Xixi's little head and smiled and praised: "It's so good, I'm rewarded."
Many birds in the Starling family, Corvus family, and Parrot family can learn to speak, but their abilities are different.
The most common people who learn to speak are starlings and parrots, while magpies and crows may also teach them well, which is very rare.
As a bird with a high IQ, magpies can communicate directly with Xu Qilin and quickly understand his intentions. It is not too strange that words that are not too clear are popped up.
"Ni, Ni!" Xiao Qi was a little anxious when he couldn't eat fried soybeans, so he suddenly spoke, but it was Scarlett who had finally taught him during this period.
"Public, public!"
"Reverse, reverse!"
The two birds shouted at me and competed to show off in front of Xu Qilin. Xu Qilin laughed loudly and rewarded him non-stop.
The little husband in Xincheng's eyes widened and his mouth opened into an O-shaped shape. He was so surprised. Then—the little husband suddenly disappeared from the car window.
What's wrong? What a beautiful bird performance, why are there no shadows?
Xu Qilin was still wondering, when he lifted the curtain of the car window, Xincheng's little face appeared, and another familiar one was Little Shizi. It turned out that the two sisters were sitting in a big car.
Xincheng stretched out his little fat hand, pointed at Xu Qilin anxiously, and shouted: "Sister, look, that bird is talking!"
Little Rice, who was woken up by her sister, was a little confused. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and said, "What's so strange about parrots?"
"No, look at the bird..." Xincheng was anxious and didn't know what to say!
Huh?! When Xiao Yizi saw Xu Qilin, she blinked hard, and decided that it was her uncle. She couldn't help but laugh immediately and reached out to greet her, "I'm uncle, I'm uncle."
Xu Qilin smiled and drove his horse to the carriage with the astonished gaze of the guards, bowed his hand and said, "I have seen His Royal Highness the Princess."
Little Shizi looked around and asked expectantly: "Is Xiao Zhao coming? Is he at the back?"
After all, I am still close to my younger sister. The friendship and feelings that have been formed in small numbers should be the most sincere and pure!
Xu Qilin shook his head gently and said apologetically: "Xiao Zhao didn't come, so she couldn't accompany Your Highness, and she was also very sorry!"
My little sister is having a lot of fun in the farm, and is just having fun for freedom. This is hard to say and seems too unreasonable.
Yizi showed a disappointed expression, but turned to Xu Qilin expectantly and said, "My uncle, are you here to give me good things? It's fun, good-looking, or delicious?"
Xu Qilin scratched his head awkwardly and said, "I came to report to Your Majesty because I had something urgent to do. But it doesn't matter. Your Majesty asked me to go to Jiucheng Palace and I will stay for a few days. I will do whatever you want now."
"Little bird, I want little birds." Xincheng suddenly squeezed his little face to the window and looked at Xu Qilin with his eyes.
Yizi reached out and pointed the girl's face, saying, "What's the point of little bird? I asked my uncle to draw small books, write stories, and make delicious food."
Xincheng blinked his eyes, staring at the two birds, and smiled and said, "Uncle, can you give me the bird?"
Xu Qilin laughed. This little fat girl is very smart, and her uncle screamed comfortably. But this bird has been given to Scarlett, but it is difficult to change it.
Under the expectant gaze of the princess in Xincheng, Xu Qilin said: "Let the birds play with His Highness the Princess for the time being. We sent someone to buy a better and fun bird for His Highness the Princess. This magpies are big and sharp, and they hurt to peck on others."
Princess Xincheng believed it and looked at the magpie's sharp mouth carefully. After all, she was still a child, and she was not very brave, and she obviously had a sense of shrinking.
Yizi knew a lot and said, "It's not easy to get a bird, it's available in Jiucheng Palace. I heard that there are also various parrots offered by Linyi and Lingnan!"
"The parrot is good, I can talk and sing after I have been taught!" Xu Qilin hurriedly added, successfully attracting the attention of Xincheng.
"Uncle, please help me teach them, just like these two, you won't run away without a cage." Xincheng called my uncle even more smoothly, and his fat face was so cute.
"No problem." Xu Qilin agreed and boasted: "Not to mention birds, even other animals, I can tame them to obey and obedient."
"Is it okay to rabbit?" Xincheng immediately widened his eyes and asked, "I want a Bonnie."
Xu Qilin hesitated for a moment and said, "It should be possible, but rabbits are not as smart as dogs and are not very easy to train."
"Rabbit is cute!" Xincheng smiled with a small mouth.
Wei Zi smiled and touched the little sister's head, and said to Xu Qilin: "Uncle, please make some toys for me in Jiucheng Palace. If you build a naughty fort in your own village, I want the same thing."
"No problem." Xu Qilin agreed readily, drew some drawings and guided me, are there still some craftsmen working?
Not to mention naughty castles, amusement parks, what the royal family is going to do, it’s fast and good. Thinking about the unfinished Daming Palace, when Li Zhi became the emperor and wanted to rebuild it, it was completed in just over three months.
Along the way, Xu Qilin told the story of the farmer and the snake, Mr. Dongguo and the wolf, and Lu Dongbin and the dog.
Haha, it’s just kidding. Anyway, until Jiucheng Palace, the two little princes were happy and happy, and they were incomparable to the dull and boring days of the past.
Jiucheng Palace is located in Tiantai Mountain in the hilly and gullies of the Weibei Plateau. There is no scorching heat in the summer and the climate is cool and pleasant. Even in later generations, it is a beautiful and beautiful scenery.
As the Royal Summer Palace, Jiucheng Palace has a chief supervisor and management palace, one supervisor (from the fifth rank), one deputy supervisor (from the sixth rank), one chief clerk (from the seventh rank), one chief clerk (from the ninth rank), one recorder, three people in the palace and five people in the history.
It was first built in the Sui Dynasty and rebuilt in the Tang Dynasty. Jiucheng Palace has existing buildings such as the Dabao Hall, Danxiao Hall, Xianheng Hall, Yurong Hall, Paiyun Hall, and dressing tower. It gathered at the foot of Pingshan Mountain to Cheng Lake, which was called the West Sea at that time.
Jiucheng Palace is not as good as an ordinary palace, and even the name of the palace gate is similar to that of the imperial palace.
There is Xuanwu Gate in the north and Yongguang Gate in the south. The outer wall outside the palace city is built around the surrounding hills. It is called a wall, which is equivalent to an outer city. The purpose is to isolate outsiders to peek at the palace high and garrison troops to protect safety.
Outside the palace city and within the walls, it is called the Forbidden Garden, which is an open river valley area on the Dushui shore on the west side of the palace city.
Chapter completed!