area51novel Chapter 187
Chapter 187
Half an hour later, the carriage passed the Suzaku Gate and stopped in the palace.
"Lizhi, go directly to the Lizheng Palace of the Queen Mother. I'm going to talk to His Majesty about something. I'll come to you after I'm done."
Su Chen kept silent about the matter of guessing the time.
Princess Changle nodded, looked at Su Chen and said, "What should I do if you lose the guess?"
"Well, you can't blame me for not telling me in advance. The time is just right. I'll go to the Imperial Study to find His Majesty first." Su Chen immediately turned around and ran to the Taiji Palace.
Princess Changle looked at Su Chen's panic and fled, and chuckled:
'Dengtuzi, you're lucky. '
Then she walked to the Lizheng Palace in the harem.
...
"Hello, Lord!"
The guards of the Taiji Palace saluted respectfully when they saw Su Chen.
Most of these guards now know this Lord. It is said that when they meet Su Chen, they don't stop him or ask him questions, just salute him respectfully.
"Has His Majesty finished court now?" Su Chen nodded to the guard and asked.
"My Lord, there is no morning court today. His Majesty should be in the Queen's Lizheng Palace now." The guard replied respectfully.
Didn't attend the morning court? Where is the emperor who is diligent and loves the people?
"Then I'll go to Lizheng Palace, you guys continue to be busy!"
Su Chen immediately turned around and trotted to Lizheng Palace in the harem. He might be able to catch up with Princess Changle.
"Beauty, wait for me!"
Changle walked slowly towards Lizheng Palace alone, and suddenly heard a familiar shout from behind.
She stopped and turned around in confusion, waiting for Su Chen.
"Su Chen, didn't you find your father?"
"Oh, His Majesty didn't attend court today. The guards of Taiji Palace said that His Majesty was in Lizheng Palace."
Su Chen believed that an emperor should attend court every day.
...
Lizheng Palace.
"Guanyin, how was the barbecue last night?"
Although there was no morning court today, Li Shimin got up at the hour of Mao as usual.
For most of the year, he slept in Empress Changsun's house, and the same was true for his lunch break.
"The imperial chef's roasting skills are very good, but compared with the last time when Su Chen and the others were there, it seems to be missing something." Empress Changsun smiled.
"Hahaha, Guanyin is right, I feel the same way.
I figured it out, it was the lack of pork." Li Shimin laughed.
Although they had lamb skewers for barbecue last night, they didn't have the fat and lean pork skewers, which were roasted and fragrant.
Fortunately, the imperial chef invented the roasted fish, and after tasting it, Li Shimin generously rewarded the two imperial chefs with one tael of money each.
Empress Changsun looked at Li Shimin speechlessly, "Erlang, what I want to say is that there is a lack of popularity and the atmosphere of gathering together."
"Well, what Guanyin said makes sense, and I feel the same way."
Li Shimin felt extremely embarrassed when he heard this. Fortunately, there was no one else in Lizheng Hall at this time.
"Your Majesty, Empress, Princess Changle and the Marquis are coming to the palace."
Old Wang was napping outside the door of Lizheng Hall when a eunuch suddenly came to report. The Marquis went to Taiji Hall to find Your Majesty, and now he and Princess Changle are coming to Lizheng Hall.
"Oh? How many carriages are entering the palace?" Li Shimin asked.
"Well, Your Majesty, this old servant doesn't know. My subordinate reported that the Marquis went to Taiji Hall to ask to see Your Majesty. Knowing that Your Majesty is here, the Marquis and the princess are coming to Lizheng Hall."
Wang Defa explained slowly, and said in his heart: 'You only care about what gift the Marquis will give you. ’
“Well, I already know. Send someone to check and see if that kid needs any help… Understand?”
“Yes! I understand!”
Wang Defa left the hall, called a young eunuch, and whispered:
“Go to the gate of Suzaku and see how many carriages the Marquis is traveling with. Is there any cargo on the carriages?”
“Go!”
“Yes! I’ll go right away!”
The young eunuch hurried out of the harem and took a detour to the Suzaku gate.
“Guanyin, look, I was just thinking about that kid, and he came.” Li Shimin looked at Empress Changsun and smiled.
“Erlang, in my opinion, Your Majesty is thinking about Su Chen’s things.” Empress Changsun exposed Li Shimin without any concealment, and laughed teasingly.
“Guanyin, you will talk to death if you chat like this. It seems that the punishment last night was not enough!” Li Shimin ‘threatened’.
Empress Changsun's face turned slightly red, and she gave Li Shimin a coquettish roll of the eyes.
...
About a quarter of an hour later, the eunuch came back to report to the old king.
After hearing this, the old king waved his hand to let him leave.
"Your Majesty, the princess and the marquis did not bring any items, and they shared a carriage." Wang Defa reported to Li Shimin in a low voice.
"You old man, do you need to report this to me? I think you are really old and confused." Li Shimin waved his hand to send Wang Defa away.
"Guanyin, you see this old man is old and can't tell the difference between the big and small princes."
It seems that Li Shimin has been playing Landlord a lot recently.
Empress Changsun despised
Suddenly, Empress Changsun stood up and walked to the center of the hall, looking outside the hall with a smile on her face.
Li Shimin felt puzzled and followed Empress Changsun's gaze.
"How can this be! Old man, bring the knife!"
Li Shimin roared.
...
About thirty meters outside Lizheng Hall, Su Chen held Changle's hand and walked towards Lizheng Hall.
"Lizhi, there are many people in front of us, and if others see us holding hands like this, it will not have a good impact on you!" Su Chen whispered.
"I am not afraid, so why are you worried, Lord?" Princess Changle said indifferently.
"I have nothing to worry about. I am thick-skinned. I am afraid of affecting your reputation." Su Chen explained.
Su Chen didn't know that Li Shimin was about to chop his hand with a knife!
"Mother, I'm back!"
The two walked outside the door of Lizheng Hall, and Princess Changle let go of Su Chen's hand. While calling for his mother, he ran into the palace, followed closely by Su Chen.
"Mother! Father is here too!" Princess Changle greeted Li Shimin and ran to Empress Changsun.
"Su Chen, you're here, come and sit down!" Empress Changsun glanced at Changle, smiled and looked at Su Chen and greeted him.
"Okay, mother!" Su Chen bowed and saluted.
Then, looking at Li Shimin who was sitting alone in the main seat, he smiled and said, "Your Majesty, didn't you go to court today?"
"Yes, the Marquis is here." Li Shimin smiled politely.
"Haha, you came empty-handed?"
Su Chen opened his mouth, not knowing how to respond. He heard some weirdness in Li Shimin's words.
"Mother, I have a gift for you. You will definitely like it."
Princess Changle took out one of the "couple" watches and said, "Mother, this is a gift from Su Chen."
Li Shimin, who was above, heard about the gift from Su Chen and stretched his neck to see what it was.
However, he could not see anything, but only glimpsed a ring.
"Your Majesty, why don't you come down and sit? This is yours, and it is a pair with the watch of your mother." Su Chen said to Li Shimin, holding another watch in his hand.
"Okay, okay, my dear son-in-law, I'll come right away!"
Li Shimin immediately stood up and came down to sit next to Su Chen.