Chapter 16: First Sight of the Prince!

After slapping Zhang Ran, Li Yiqi walked straight inside, and behind him, Zhang Ran followed behind him like a dog's leg, not daring to breathe. The East Palace is the general name of this large palace city, and the main hall of the East Palace is the Wude Palace, and Li Yiqi is going to this place at this time.

Li ...... Li Gongzi, this ......"

At a crossroads, Li Yiqi paused slightly, glanced back at Zhang Ran with sharp eyes, and said coldly: "Lord Zhang, I am a six-grade bachelor from the Hanlin Academy appointed by His Majesty, and in the imperial city, there is no need to mention the word 'childe', just call me Master Li or Master Li." ”

"Yes, yes, Li Da...... Bachelor Lee. Zhang Ran was sweating beads on his forehead, facing a teenager who was one or twenty years younger than himself, the word 'adult' was pressed in his mouth but he couldn't say anything, and finally had to replace it with 'bachelor'.

Li Yiqi glanced at him coldly, not mentioning the word 'son', just wanting to weaken the identity of his Li family as much as possible. Besides, on the surface, he really just received the identity of a bachelor to be a companion for the prince, as for what Zhang Ran called him, he really didn't care.

After thinking for a moment, Li Yiqi walked in the direction that Zhang Ran pointed to. In fact, he could walk to the Wude Hall without Zhang Ran's guidance, and among the tens of thousands of pieces of information, he also included the map of the entire East Palace, which he had already memorized.

In the entire Great Xia Dynasty, the building of the East Palace is second only to the Imperial Palace, the palace is towering, the Danqi is layer after layer, ordinary people come in, no one leads the way, it is easy to get lost.

Li Yiqi stepped one Danqi after another, bypassing one palace after another, his steps were extremely fast, Zhang Ran's eyelids jumped on the side, and several times he wanted to remind him that Li Yiqi was directly ignored by Li Yiqi, and what surprised him even more was that the new prince companion did not go the wrong way once.

He looks more familiar with the terrain than he does!

"It's here. ”

Li Yiqi walked for almost a stick of incense, then stopped, looked at the golden wall in front of him, took a deep breath, and walked in.

"Stop. ”

At the entrance of the main hall, two guards with thick eyebrows and big eyes, tigers with bears on their backs, and grim expressions, like two iron towers, saw Li Yiqi, and a sharp light burst out from the tiger's eyes, and the long knife was raised and placed in front of Li Yiqi.

"I'm the new Prince's companion. ”

Li Yiqi naturally took out a white jade token from his waist and shook it in front of the two. This plaque was given to Li Yiqi along with the holy decree for him to enter and exit the East Palace.

Seeing this token, the faces of the two sword-wielding guards changed slightly, and they immediately bowed their waists, bowed their heads and saluted, and at the same time moved out of the way.

Seeing this scene, Li Yiqi's eyes jumped slightly, and he couldn't help but ask in a low voice: "You were in Annan back then, ...... back then?"

“......”

The two guards with knives were silent, and the expressions on their faces were meticulous, the same as the two door gods.

"That...... Master Li, should we go and meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince first, haha, haha......" Zhang Ran saw Li Yiqi stop, bowed down and said with a smile.

"Okay. ”

Li Yiqi frowned slightly, nodded, and glanced at the two tabulent guards twice, before stepping into the main hall.

Behind him, the two guards looked at Li Yiqi's back, but there was a hint of surprise in their eyes.

Li Yiqi had just stepped into the Wude Hall with his two feet, and in just a moment, his heart was a spirit.

What you see is a huge screen with a height of two zhang and a width of two zhang, this kind of screen can be seen everywhere in the Accord of the Qinglou Yuefu and the tavern in Shangjing, which is used to block the front door of the Accord, even if the door is opened, the people outside will be blocked by this screen, and they cannot see the situation inside the Accord.

But this is not the Qinglou Le Fu, this is the main hall of the East Palace, majestic, magnificent, it is a symbol of the prince of a country. Why do you need a screen to block the view and keep people from seeing inside?

"The prince will not preach yi in the daytime

......."

Li Yiqi's eyes flickered, his expression changed, and several thoughts flashed through his mind. His face was a little ugly, as if he had thought of some rumors about the crown prince.

At this time, Li Yiqi's ears happened to hear the extremely beautiful sound of the piano, the sound of the pipa, and the ensemble of the jade flute, like the sound of heaven. Through the screen, he could faintly see as if several graceful bodies were dancing.

silently bypassed the screen, and suddenly, a gust of fragrant wind blew on his face, Li Yiqi's nose twitched twice, and when he looked at it, the beautiful scene in front of him directly made his heart beat faster.

In the main hall, there was a young man who was as plump as jade, reclining on a comfortable seat in a casual manner.

The young man's face was like jade, dressed in a black robe, wearing a jade crown, and his black hair was pulled up, and he was about the same as Li Yiqi. Behind him, two young palace maids who were like flowers and jade were gently pinching him, and beside him was a girl in a red dress with a beautiful face who was peeling a grape and feeding it to his mouth.

And in front of this young man, in the center of the hall, on a spacious stage, several white snow lotus flowers are slowly blooming.

In fact, it was not a lotus flower, but seven or eight dancing girls wearing white light veils dancing on the stage, these dancing girls were less than ten years old, all of them were beautiful and moving, their skin was like clotted fat, and their bodies were as soft as fairies.

With a shy smile on their faces, they gently danced their jade arms like white lotus, with graceful postures and bewitching faces

"Well, yes, Xiaorou's dancing has improved. ”

Suddenly, a smile flashed in the young man's eyes, and he walked directly into the dance floor and pulled a woman in a long skirt, hugged her into her arms, stuffed a grape into the other party's small mouth, and giggled: "This palace rewards you." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness. The long-skirted dancer blushed cheeks and looked coquettish, her head bowed, and her voice was as crisp and pleasant as a pearl falling on a jade plate.

"Haha, Xiaorou is so good. ”

The boy pinched the little face of the long-skirted dancer again, laughed, and sat back on the seat again.

"It's over, I'm really afraid of something......

Seeing this scene, Li Yiqi smiled bitterly, covered his eyes with his hands, and showed a helpless look.

"Fortunately, the person I saw was me, not the great Confucians in the court, otherwise if a piece of music was folded, this prince would be wasted. Li Yiqi grinned and said secretly in his heart.

"Master Li, I'm ...... I'm going to inform Your Highness. ”

On the side, Zhang Ran, who judged the situation, smiled, walked around the side aisle to the young man, knelt down respectfully, and whispered quietly.

Li Yiqi saw that the young man's eyes jumped slightly, and then his eyes turned to his side, and made a 'come here' gesture.

Li Yiqi did not bypass the dance floor, but swaggered through the inside.

Suddenly, an outsider passed by him, and the dancing girls were startled, and the music on the sidelines suddenly stopped.

"Weichen Li Yiqi, Ren Hanlin Academy from the sixth grade bachelor, on the orders of His Majesty, from today to study with His Royal Highness the Prince. Li Yiqi stepped forward calmly, bowed his head and saluted respectfully, with a straight face.

"I heard from the queen mother, there is a new companion, it is you?"

"Exactly. ”

Li Yiqi said respectfully, raised his head to look at the prince, and at this moment, his face changed suddenly and became a little shocked. Because he found that at this moment, a delicate and slender finger like white jade was gently lifting his jaw.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

Li Yiqi's expression changed slightly, his face was embarrassed, and he hurriedly took a step back, screaming, and his voice trembled a little.

Li Yiqi has thought about a lot of situations that will happen when he meets the prince for the first time, and has also thought of many countermeasures and rhetoric in advance. However, he never thought that when he met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for the first time, the other party would suddenly come up to him, lift his chin with his fingers, and then look at him with that very curious expression.

If this scene is put in the world, it is like those who are like those who are in the world and the best sons are molesting girls. Li Yiqi really never thought about this scene...... Of course, there is no countermeasure to speak of.

"Is this really Xia Qing, the crown prince of my Great Xia Dynasty?" Li Yiqi's face was strange, and he was even more puzzled in his heart, but then a thought crossed his mind, making him feel terrified.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince won't have that kind of love, right......

"Well, yes, it's rare to see a man who is also born with such a good-looking skin, no worse than this palace. As if he was appreciating a treasure, the prince's slender eyelashes blinked twice, and then he nodded with satisfaction and giggled.

“......”

Li Yiqi looked embarrassed, his eyes became a little sharp, and he paused, and then said lightly: "His Royal Highness the Prince, I have something serious to talk to you, can you invite these people...... The girls all went down first. ”

A trace of doubt flashed in the prince's eyes, he pouted lightly, and waved his hand casually. Soon, the maids behind the prince and the dancing girls on the dance floor also gave a blessing, and then slowly retreated.

"You go out too. Li Yiqi glanced at Zhang Ran with an indifferent expression.

Zhang Ran's expression was stunned, he glanced at Li Yiqi with a wink, smiled, and obediently retreated.

"If you have anything to say to Hongu, say it. ”

When he saw that everyone was gone, the prince smiled casually, jumped twice like a child, and returned to his seat.

Seeing this, Li Yiqi's brows furrowed slightly, and he felt very strange in his heart.

"Your Highness...... It seems to be a little different from what the intelligence describes. Li Yiqi couldn't help but say secretly in his heart.

His eyes flickered, and Li Yiqi said in his heart for a while, before he stood in front of the prince and said respectfully: "Your Royal Highness the Prince, now is not the time to play around, doesn't Your Highness have more important things to do?"

After that, Li Yiqi's eyes were bright and he stared at each other directly.

"Oh......"

The prince's dark eyes showed a look of disappointment, and he waved his hand in disgust: "You, like those old guys, are you here to urge me to study? ”

"Isn't it, driving people away as soon as they meet?"

The corners of Li Yiqi's mouth twitched twice, he knew that the old guys in the prince's mouth were the third division of the prince.

Judging from the information collected by the Li family, those old gentlemen were all angry with the prince in front of him with various stubborn methods. However, then again, my responsibility is indeed to accompany the prince to study...... At least on the surface.

"Your Royal Highness the Prince, I'm not here to urge you to read. Li Yiqi took a deep breath, and a deep gaze crossed his dark eyes.

"Then you are ......"

There was a hint of doubt and confusion in the prince's voice.

Li Yiqi's face was extremely solemn, and he clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "I am here to help His Highness ascend to the position of the Ninety-Five on behalf of the Li family of Wu'anhou!"

Li Yiqi bit the four words 'Ninth Five-Year Plan' very hard, and the words were generous.

As soon as the voice fell, the hall was silent, and the needles in the Wude Hall, where there were only two people, could be heard.

Li Yiqi looked indifferent on the surface, but he was a little nervous in his heart.

He didn't want to show his heart in this kind of naked way, but judging from the information collected by the Li family, if he said it more tactfully, I am afraid that His Royal Highness the Prince with this mediocre posture will not understand.

Different from Li Yiqi's reaction, the crown prince Xia Qing was stunned at first, and then covered his mouth with his hand and laughed softly.

Seeing this scene, the corners of Li Yiqi's mouth twitched.

A man made a gesture of seeding his daughter's house in front of him, which made him really uncomfortable. However, what makes Li Yiqi even more uncomfortable is the attitude of Prince Xia Qing at this moment.

"No need. ”

Prince Xia Qingdan's lips opened lightly, and he looked at Li Yiqi with a smile. The gaze is calm, and the obsidian-like eyes are very clear, which does not hide any emotional fluctuations.

Li Yiqi frowned slightly, his mind moved, he suddenly turned his head, and his eyes swept over the entire hall sharply:

"Your Highness...... Is it being watched by someone?"

Li Yiqi felt a pang in his heart, if someone dared to spy on the prince, then this person's identity must not be guessed.

"Monitoring? no......" The prince shook his head and smiled softly, his eyes flickered, as if he understood something, and said very calmly: "This palace just doesn't need you." ”

As soon as the words fell, Li Yiqi's eyebrows jumped a few times, and he looked at the other party dumbfounded, the look in his eyes was like seeing a ghost, and he almost didn't jump up directly: "Why?"

The matter of forming a party has always been an extremely obscure matter, and there are absolutely few people like him who express his heart nakedly, not to say that there is none, but it is absolutely rare.

Li Yiqi deeply believes that even if he chooses not His Royal Highness the Crown Prince at this time, but other unambitious princes in the palace, presumably the eyes of those princes will definitely burst out with unprecedented light.

If a certain prince learns that the behemoth of the Li family is going to throw himself at him, and refuses without thinking about it, the possibility is absolutely zero.

Mastering a Li family is equivalent to mastering an Annan Metropolitan Protectorate, as well as the huge power of the Li family operating inside and outside the government and the opposition for nine generations. This power is coveted even by the queen of the dynasty.

"Isn't this the real reason why I came here?" Li Yiqi was puzzled, could it be that the prince was just joking with him?

"This joke is not funny, I have gambled my life and the entire Li family!" Li Yiqi's eyes flashed, and he stared directly at the prince.