18. Chapter 18
"Ah Zhe hasn't entered the palace for a few days, but he's busy?"
Princess Chaoyang is dressed in Xia brocade, as bright as the morning sun, such a gorgeous color does not make people vulgar, even in such a summer view, it will not feel hot, like a flower that only blooms in midsummer, there is naturally a kind of warmth, hidden under that elegant smile.
There have been many descriptions of Princess Chaoyang in the plot, and some can be found in the memories of the original owner, Li Zhe is no stranger to her, but only after seeing it did she know that those descriptions of those memories are actually very one-sided, this girl is really good, only fifteen or sixteen years old, but she is a very qualified sister.
The fruit that the palace maid brought to her hand was loved by the original owner, and even the tea cup was not filled with tea, but from the juice squeezed from fresh fruits.
"It's lychee!" The fruity aroma is cool in the mouth, and the chilled lychee juice has a refreshing taste, which is like drinking cold beer in this hot summer, which is very intoxicating.
The gazebo is located on the lake, the wind comes from the water, bringing a humid and slightly cool atmosphere, obviously the sun is still so warm, but this pavilion is like an air conditioner, there is some coolness in all directions.
There are a few water lilies blooming on the lake, in a blue color, three or two points of tender pink goose yellow, like the finishing touch, so that the huge lake surface suddenly brightened, there is some room for appreciation.
"I haven't eaten it as a Zhe, this is the fruit that has just been paid tribute from the south, I also see it for the first time, the size of a longan, peeling off the shell is tender white flesh, juicy and sweet, but unfortunately, it is too little, and a plate is gone with a little taste. ”
Princess Chaoyang smiled and said, "I heard that this thing is not easy to store, so I left some people to make juice and put it in the ice room...... I wanted to give you a taste, but I didn't expect it to be a lonely widow. ”
Li Zhe drank all the juice in one gulp, thinking that even the maids and grandmothers in his house could get one or two lychees, and didn't say anything.
He had heard a saying before, everything that was particularly good and very little, he didn't dare to give the emperor a tribute, but he was afraid that the emperor would fall in love with him in the future, and the people below would not be able to get it, and he would be convicted in vain, so the things in the princess's mansion were better than the emperor's here, and he didn't have any special feelings.
The first time I became a relative of the emperor, right or wrong, there is really no reference, but "tribute", this sensitive word is really ......
The things that the small affiliated countries paid tribute to were able to appear in their own mansions in baskets, listening to the meaning of Princess Chaoyang, she only got a plate in the palace, so ......
"Thank you sister for thinking about me. Li Zhe first expressed his gratitude, and then asked, "Sister said that this is a tribute?"
"Yes, the south is too far away, this thing is not easy to transport, it is said that the cost of only ice cubes along the way is worth a few gold people, even the queen mother also said, although this thing is good, but it costs people's effort, and people are not allowed to go up again. "Princess Chaoyang is raised in the deep palace, no matter how kind she is, how can she know what the people are not power, when she said this, she was quite regretful, and she thought that she liked the taste of lychee very much.
"If it can be sold for more than gold, someone will be willing to send it." Li Zhe didn't care about this.
Regarding lychees, the most famous in history is "riding the red dust and smiling the concubine", which is regarded by many people as an example of the emperor's mediocrity, but in fact, is this incident any different from the merchants transporting goods from south to north? It is just a special person's exclusive enjoyment, and there is no benefit.
If such a long-distance freight can be profitable, there is no need for the emperor to make any "riding on the red dust", and this "concubine smile" will definitely be widely sold in Beijing.
Li Zhe thought of this and said these things, in order to make it easier for Princess Chaoyang to understand, he didn't say anything like Capital, only said that businessmen seek profits, if people can see that it is profitable, someone will naturally transport this thing over a long distance, and then naturally they will not worry about not being able to buy what they like to eat.
"If that's the case, that's great. Chaoyang really liked this bite, smiled simply, and didn't ask Li Zhe where he had eaten it before and how he had eaten it.
There are some things that she may not be able to think of, but as a good sister, she will not ask those questions that are difficult to answer, and besides, she herself does not feel that there is anything wrong with this matter.
There are a lot of people in the palace, what are the good things, from top to bottom, as a princess, it would be good for her to get a share, if she wants the most and the best, that is not possible.
Unlike her, Li Zhe is a man, and the only son of the eldest princess, a first-class duke personally appointed by the emperor, she doesn't know what good things he has, that's normal.
In a way, Chaoyang is still a very simple girl, Li Zhe feels that there is no real meaning in telling her this, princesses don't need to do business, and they don't need to understand the world, they are like canaries who are raised, they just need to show beautiful feathers within the specified range.
In fact, many women in this world are like this, the difference is that their breeds are different, and the cages of life are also of different materials.
Thinking of this, Li Zhe naturally changed the topic, talked about his recent hobbies, and also talked about some biographies of mountains and rivers, people and geography, he naturally didn't have much time to read a lot of books these days, these are still the accumulation of his previous life, and when he talks about it, he has some opinions and feelings, and it is very true to talk about it.
Princess Chaoyang is in the deep palace all the year round, where do you know so many things, someone teaches reading and learning words, and what she learns is just the fourth book of women and the like, and she can't see the miscellaneous books next to her, but she is afraid of changing her temperament and bad character
The two chatted excitedly, until the palace people next to him reminded him that Li Zhe found that the time was not early, he still had to go to the emperor's uncle to take a turn, and then go to the queen mother's palace to pick up the princess, he really couldn't stay longer.
Princess Chaoyang is very reluctant, every time she leaves, she will be like this, but this time it is even more than before, "If Ah Zhe is not busy, it is better to come and go around from time to time." ”
"I will definitely come often, and the next time I invite my sister to drink juice, it must be something that my sister has never drunk. Li Zhe made a promise.
Chaoyang responded with a smile, stood in the pavilion, and watched Li Zhe leave.
Li Zhe walked out for a while, looked back, and could still see that piece of glow like clouds and bright clouds, "It's really a good sister." ”
He didn't want those things in the plot to happen, but now that he sees Princess Chaoyang so good, he pities her more and more for what happened to her in the plot, so he will naturally want to help her, no matter how bad it is, he won't care about the head and tail like the original owner did, and finally lose both the head and the tail.
The emperor's uncle is now in the prime of life, and he has no children at this age, which is very strange to say, but after seeing people, Li Zhe doesn't feel strange, his body is thin, his face is snow-white, and he feels like a scholar, if it weren't for the emperor's special clothes, who would have thought that this person who studied hard would be the emperor, look, the dark circles under the eyes, this is not smoky makeup.
Looking at the dark circles under his eyes, Li Zhe's first thought was not that the emperor was diligent in government, how late and how late it would be like this, what he thought of was that the emperor was obsessed with giving birth to children, and he worked hard to do so until how late and how late he would be like this, cough cough, leaving aside those impure thoughts, Li Zhe bowed respectfully.
"Ah Zhe, what's wrong, when is it so regular?" The relationship between the emperor's uncle and Li Zhe is obviously intimate, and he said with a smile, but he didn't shout, and waved his hand very casually, "Come and see, how about this "Shoushan Picture"?"
Putting aside the messy thoughts in his mind, Li Zhe hurriedly laughed and leaned over to look at the picture on the table.
"Shoushan" as the name suggests, taken from the meaning of "Shoubi South Mountain", because of the implication of "blessing such as the East China Sea", although the name is "Shoushan Map", but there is still a sea on the map, even the mountain is not empty, there is an immortal pine on the top.
The painter's brushstrokes are natural, but the artistic conception sketched by a few brushstrokes is completely different, the water of the East China Sea is soft and wide, the mountains in the south are steep and dangerous, the pines and cypresses stand tall and facing the wind, and the branches and leaves can support the sky.
There are three kinds of things, each with its own style and bones, but there is a common vitality that continues to each other, and the whole picture is thus harmonious, and there is a unique scene of vitality.
Li Zhe glanced a few times, felt the artistic conception in the painting, and then swept his attention to the inscription, and saw that the red medal was "Jingshan Resident" is a smile, and he hurriedly praised it, and he caught a glimpse of a trace of smugness at the corners of the emperor's eyebrows, and he was even more determined.
Compared with the emperor in history who blatantly named himself a certain general, it is really a normal hobby to be willing to be a romantic genius in private and give a nickname or something.
The emperor thought that no one knew about his hobby, but he didn't know that the eldest princess had told him about it after Li Zhe was interested in appreciating calligraphy, painting and jade
In fact, this painting of the emperor is really good in all fairness, perhaps because of the relationship of origin and status, the artistic conception revealed in the painting is completely different from the expression of those great painters who have never met talents, and the foundation is extremely stable, but ......
It will be the emperor's birthday in a few days, and at this time, he painted a picture of Shoushan for himself, isn't it really silently narcissistic?
Thinking like this, there was already a slight smile on his face, and his previous suspicions were even more relaxed, such an emperor's uncle really didn't look like that kind of person.
"I don't know which master this Jingshan monk is, I may go and ask for a question or two?" Li Zhe said solemnly, his face was very sincere.
Today's masters, sometimes bothered by the need to ask for calligraphy and painting, in order to know their true level, or to avoid the complexity of personnel, they will also take a few more font sizes, the more famous the more so.
This sentence is really a compliment, whether it's good or not, it will be put in the position of a famous artist all of a sudden, can it be bad?
The emperor stroked his beard, and seemed to be very pleased that Li Zhe was so motivated, first praised it, and then pretended not to care and said: "This painting is average, if you like it, give it to you, where is it so respected?"
Obviously very happy, but still self-contained, inexplicably, Li Zhe thought of the word "tsundere", his smile became more and more natural, and he insisted with the emperor again, but he did not get an answer but got a pair of "Shoushan Pictures" and a number of treasures.
The emperor's uncle also generously let Li Zhe visit part of his collection, among which there is an extremely rare fist-sized night pearl, which he used to illuminate the table placed in the imperial study at night.
Li Zhe glanced at it twice, and did not praise it more, listening to the emperor's regret that the night pearl was not lit at this time, and it was difficult to show brilliance, he just smiled and did not answer.