Chapter Eighty-Five: Companion Reading = Meat Shield
"What is Zishantang, and why should I go there in three days?" Before Li Zhang's questions could be asked, Li Di turned around and left, as if he didn't bother to explain.
"Liu ......"
Li Zhang just wanted to ask Liu Mei next to him, but he didn't expect the other party to suddenly look at the apse, and then bowed and saluted: "See the prince!" ”
Li Zhang's father and son looked at it when they heard the sound, and sure enough, they saw a child in a brocade dress who came over, it was Zhao Zhen who Li Zhang had seen before, and the three of them also hurriedly saluted Zhao Zhen, but Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "No need to be polite, one of you is my uncle, the other is my uncle, and there are cousins and cousins, we are all a family, this is not a formal occasion, so you don't have to be too polite!" ”
Li Zhang found that Li Yonghe glanced at Zhao Zhen with complicated eyes at this time, and it was estimated that he was not feeling good at this time, obviously he was Zhao Zhen's real uncle, but now he has become an uncle, this relationship is a lot worse.
"It's inconvenient for the eldest lady to see outsiders, so let me send some rewards to your cousin!" At this time, I saw Zhao Zhen speak again, and after speaking, the attendant behind him stepped forward with a few boxes, which contained some gold and silver and other property, presumably for them to settle down.
"Thank you, Prince!" Li Yonghe said excitedly at the moment, at this time he finally came back to his senses, but his whole body was still trembling when he spoke.
"Uncle don't be polite, the eldest lady has appointed you with an official position, I guess you are not very familiar with it, why don't you let your uncle help you introduce your duties?" Zhao Zhen also behaved a little coldly at this time, but he didn't know that Li Yonghe was actually his real uncle, and Liu Mei was his fake uncle.
Li Yonghe opened his mouth when he heard this, but in the end he still said "um", and then Liu Mei also took the initiative to take him aside, and whispered to him to introduce his official position, as well as some ways to be an official, speaking of which Liu Mei and Li Yonghe are still a bit similar, both of them used to be penniless ordinary people, and suddenly became an official in one day, thinking of the embarrassment when he first entered the officialdom, which made Liu Mei feel a little cordial to Li Yonghe.
Liu Mei took Li Yonghe and left, Zhao Zhen showed a kind smile to Li Zhang's brothers and sisters at this time, and then took the initiative to salute: "Cousin, when I first learned your identity when we met last time, I didn't react for a while, which is really rude." ”
"The prince is polite, in fact, my brain is still a little dizzy now, I really didn't expect you to be His Royal Highness the Prince!" Li Zhang immediately pretended to be confused, Liu E and Zhao Zhen did not show their identities last time, and this time they suddenly summoned him to the palace, probably to give him a "surprise", and Li Zhang naturally had to cooperate with them to act.
"Cousin, don't act, the eldest lady said that you are smart, the last time she invited you to a banquet in Yuqing Zhaoying Palace, she later found that there was a porcelain plate missing, it is estimated that you took it away cousin, just now the eldest lady asked me to ask you for it on her behalf, because the supplies in the palace are all sets, and one less will destroy a set." I saw that Zhao Zhen said again with a smile at this time.
Li Zhang was also embarrassed when he heard this, he didn't expect Liu E to find out that he had stolen the porcelain plate, with Liu E's cleverness, he must have known that he should have guessed her identity, thinking that when she saw her for the second time, she was still acting in front of the other party, but she didn't know that people had already seen through it but didn't say it.
"Ahem, that porcelain plate is not on me, I'll return it to Niangniang when I have a chance next time." Li Zhang coughed dryly at the moment, but he got a message from Zhao Zhen's words, it turned out that the place where Liu E summoned him last time was called Yuqing Zhaoying Palace, this name he felt very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it for a while?
"By the way, that Li Xianggong asked me to go to Zishantang just now, what is this Zishantang, why should I go there?" At this time, Li Zhang suddenly thought of the holy decree just now, and asked Zhao Zhen at the moment, he just felt that the name of this Zishantang was a little strange, it sounded like a charity?
"Zishantang is where I study, and Li Xianggong, as the prince and young master, is now in charge of Zishantang, originally he didn't want his cousin to go to Zishantang, thanks to the insistence of the eldest lady, this made Li Xiang agree, today he personally announced the decree, in fact, he just wanted to see his cousin with his own eyes." I saw Zhao Zhen explain with a smile again.
"Zishantang is where you study?" Li Zhang also showed a speechless expression when he heard this, if it wasn't for Zhao Zhen telling him, I'm afraid he wouldn't have guessed that Zishantang was actually a place to study, even if you call Prince Primary School Li Zhang can accept it, but what the hell is Zishantang, people who don't know will probably think it's a nursing home or a medical center that sells medicine?
"Yes, Li Xiang is now in charge of Zishantang, he has a hard personality, even if I accidentally make a mistake, I'm afraid I will have to be punished, you have to be careful!" Zhao Zhen kindly warned Li Zhang at this time.
"If you're the crown prince, you're going to be beaten too?" Li Zhang's eyes couldn't help but go dark when he heard this, if even Zhao Zhen had to be beaten, wouldn't he be beaten to death when he entered inside?
"Of course they didn't dare to beat me, for example, when I made mistakes before, it was the attendants around me who were beaten for me, and now it should be my companion who is beating for me." When Zhao Zhen said the end, the smile that looked at Li Zhang became stronger.
"Companion reading? Who was so unlucky to be your companion? Li Zhang couldn't help but smile when he heard Zhao Zhen's words and asked, if Zhao Zhen was a little naughty, wouldn't his companion be unlucky?
"Didn't you say it in the holy decree just now?" Zhao Zhen suddenly said with a mischievous smile.
"Me?" Li Zhang almost recited it in one breath when he heard this, and went to Zishantang by himself for a long time to be Zhao Zhen's companion, no, it was to make a meat shield.
"And how many companions do you have?" At this time, Li Zhang asked again with the last glimmer of hope, if there were several people who shared the burden, the chance of him being beaten would be smaller.
"You're the only one." Zhao Zhen also showed a sympathetic look to Li Zhang at this time.
"I ...... Exercise! Li Zhang held back for a long time and finally scolded without holding back, after living for two lifetimes, it was the first time he did such an aggrieved job, but it was himself who dared to love others and made mistakes, is there any reason in this world?
It's useless to complain, feudal society is so unreasonable, and in the end he showed Zhao Zhen a smile that was more ugly than crying and asked, "Cousin, you don't often make mistakes, do you?" ”
"Of course not, I'm grown up now, and I rarely get beaten by the people around me, but a few years ago, when I was young, I didn't hurt the Zhou family's brother......" When Zhao Zhen mentioned the name "Zhou family's brother", he suddenly stopped and showed a sad expression, as if he thought of something unhappy.
"Who is the elder brother of the Zhou family?" Li Zhang couldn't help but ask curiously when he saw this.
"Cousin, don't ask, and don't talk to the Zhou family in front of other people in the future, otherwise it will only cause trouble." I saw Zhao Zhen's expression depressed at this time, and even when he mentioned the name "Brother Zhou Family", he unconsciously lowered his voice a little, as if he didn't even dare to mention this name too much as the crown prince.
Although Li Zhang was very curious about this "brother of the Zhou family", he also knew that there were too many taboos in the palace, and since Zhao Zhen was unwilling to say more, he didn't ask again. At this time, Zhao Zhen also turned his attention to the raccoon dog hiding beside Li Zhang, only to see him pick up a box from behind him and send it to the raccoon dog and said, "Cousin, this is a gift from the eldest lady and me, open it and see if you like it?" ”
Tanuki was still a little afraid of life at this time, but it could also be because Zhao Zhen was the same age as her, so she dared to reach out and take the box and open it at this time, only to find that there were a pair of jade bracelets and a pair of jade elephants inside.
"The jade bracelet was given to you by the eldest lady, the jade elephant was given by me, this is a gift from the eldest lady on my previous birthday, I also like it very much, I have always carried it with me, and I will give it to you today!" Zhao Zhen seemed to like the raccoon dog very much, and smiled again at the moment.
In fact, Zhao Zhen also has a younger sister, who is about the same age as Tanuki, and his father only has a pair of children, so he usually likes his sister very much, and now there is a cousin like Tanuki, so he is naturally very happy, and even his usual beloved gifts have been given.
"Like, thank you watch...... Cousin! At this time, the raccoon dog also showed a sweet smile to Zhao Zhen, and then picked up a jade elephant in his hand to play, this pair of jade elephants are snow-white, and the shape is also very chic, aside from the value, it is indeed a very suitable toy for children to play.
"What about mine, do you have any of my gifts?" Li Zhang saw that the raccoon dog had such a valuable gift, and asked at the moment.
"Yes, the gifts from the eldest lady are all in the box!" Zhao Zhen pointed to the box brought by the waiter just now and said, here are all rewards for Li Zhang's family, and everyone has a share.
"Only the mother sent it? What did you send? Li Zhang asked dissatisfiedly at this time, although Zhao Zhen is the prince, he is also a child, everyone is about the same age, and after getting acquainted, Li Zhang also let go, and talked to each other a lot more casually.
"I should give my cousin a gift, but you are my cousin, so you should give me a gift?" Zhao Zhen immediately countered that he really didn't prepare a gift for Li Zhang.
"You are the crown prince, the future monarch, I am your courtier, so you are still high in status, and everyone is a relative, you are embarrassed not to prepare a gift when you meet for the first time?" Li Zhang deliberately said at this time, in fact, the gift is not important at all, he also wants to use this to get close to Zhao Zhen, especially whether he will be beaten in the future depends on Zhao Zhen's performance, so at this time, he must take care of the relationship with Zhao Zhen.
"This ......" Zhao Zhen was also surrounded by Li Zhang's crooked reasoning, and finally could only nod helplessly, and then took it out of his sleeve for a long time, and finally reluctantly took out something and sent it to Li Zhang, and said with a painful face, "This is what my father brought back from the divine bird, I am usually reluctant to let others touch it, and I will give it to you cousin today!" ”