Princess Taiping was forced to rape by her cousin He Lanmin when she was five or six years old, which is a taboo topic in the royal family, so Gaozong and Empress Wu have always loved her.

Taiping fell into a state of sorrow in an instant, sobbing and quietly wiping away tears.

Suddenly, he saw Gaozong bring him a chopstick dish, and said in a low voice while crying: "Yue'er lost her manners, but because Aya hasn't called Yue'er like this for a few years, I feel uncontrollable!" ”

Li Dan also hurriedly said: "Aye, please rest assured, even the prince will not say it, the child has written down this matter, and he must be good and thoughtful!" ”

Gaozong nodded and looked at Li Zhi: "You kid also have to remember it for me, Yue'er will hand it over to you, I only ask you for one, so that she can have a good home!" ”

Li Zhi straightened his waist and replied: "Not only Her Royal Highness the princess, but also all her heirs and grandchildren, I will do my best to protect and completely integrate into the royal family surnamed Li!" ”

This sentence has a deep meaning in it, the first premise is to assign the descendants of Taiping to the royal family, which not only expresses his determination to protect the royal family's rise again, but also indirectly promises to let Taiping and his family have a safety guarantee in a series of ups and downs in the imperial court, rather than being alone.

"Her married life should not be disturbed, the royal family has its supreme dignity, and the royal face still needs to be taken care of!" Gaozong took a sip of his wine glass and did not forget to answer the previous sentence.

Li Zhi hurriedly got up and poured a glass of wine for Gao Zong, and his contrived low posture caused him to laugh for a while: "Stinky boy, do you know how to call her Your Highness at this time?" And your brother and sister, do you know why I am so tolerant? ”

Li Dan and Tai Ping raised their heads and shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know.

Gaozong sighed and said:

"In the future, the bad luck of the royal family is the trend of the times, and it may be difficult to stop, and it is inevitable to meet civil strife and strife! Only the sincere unity of the core clan is the fundamental guarantee for the hearts of the people in the clan! Mr. Li has a great affection for my royal family, maybe you are not counting all of this fashion, and it will be clear after ten or twenty years. At this time, I don't ask the two of you to understand, Mr. Li's life should not be left in this world, and before he leaves, everything will be delivered, and then you will know what I have been working hard about at this time! ”

Taiping is better, Li Dan heard this, his face was solemn, and vaguely, he seemed to understand something, but he couldn't figure it out.

And the origin of what Gaozong said was exactly what Li Zhi revealed to him before, and he often inexplicably had a premonition that the strength in his body seemed to be given by a certain royal ancestor surnamed Li, and the purpose was to need him to inherit a wisp of that person's will.

The guidance of that wisp of will is to faintly inform Yu and him that he should protect the royal family surnamed Li as thoroughly, and as soon as possible, the biased trend of the Tang Dynasty will move towards the axe and assist.

This is by no means Li Zhi's nonsense, but it does exist, although he himself finds it unbelievable in retrospect.

But Gojong also had a surprisingly similar message, which appeared several times when he was in extreme pain, and a voice in the darkness told him that Li Zhi had a good relationship with the imperial family, and that the relationship was deep, and that it was worth entrusting him with a heavy task.

Due to the situation, he could not disclose this matter, because he knew the cruelty and tyranny of the Empress Wu, if he heard about it, in order to verify the matter, she might not be angry with the people in the royal family, including her two biological sons.

Because of Li Zhi's ability, Empress Wu does not have the ability to strangle, with her crazy pursuit of power, in order to completely suppress such possibilities, it is not alarmist to kill the foundation of the surname Li.

It is precisely because he is well aware of the extreme cruelty in the struggle for royal power that Gaozong will be so cautious, including the misdeeds between Taiping and Li, and it is not a means to win over Li Zhi's dedication.

Li Dan could guess the latter, and the ambiguity came from the fact that he didn't know the reason, but it also made him understand that his father trusted Li Zhi so much that there was a solid basis.

For Princess Taiping, she is secretly happy in her heart, she can also hear something from Gaozong's mouth, and the joy comes from it, not only because of the recognition of fornication.

At this time, Li Zhi also seemed to have some spirit of the underground horse master, and flattered Gaozong to offer a large number of objects from the Western Regions.

Gaozong has a wide range of hobbies, and he also has a deep study of antiques and hand-held pieces, and after a hurried meal, he couldn't wait to walk to the pile of objects.

Because his own affairs were recognized, Taiping was very excited at this time, so he took the initiative to take on the commentary.

Gaozong was accustomed to seeing rare things, and he aroused great curiosity about the Masge specialty handmade soap that Taiping picked up: "The last time the Western Regions envoy came to the Tang Dynasty, you could see this ancient soap in all kinds of gifts, what is its origin?" To be able to be offered as a national gift, there must be something special about it. ”

Maasg ancient soap is a special product of the royal family, the price is very expensive, it is handmade by pure olive oil and laurel oil, plus the precipitation of time, and it is a very ancient local traditional soap-making process.

This is a soap that has been stored for more than ten years, and after being brushed in minutes, it feels like the nutrient oil is coming out of it, and there is no artificial alluring fragrance, just the natural softness of the tender skin.

Because this kind of ancient soap has a very good effect on cleansing the skin and skin health care, there are many beauties of the Arab royal family, to a large extent, they use the moisturizing of this magic soap, which is a luxury item in the folk.

Taiping smiled and explained its function, and Gaozong smiled: "Mr. Li will never take out this thing for me for no reason and tell me your purpose." ”

Li Zhi scratched his scalp and said, "I brought it out easily, I really don't have any special intentions!" ”

In a burst of laughter from several people, he continued: "But this thing is a pure natural washing substance, the emperor might as well try its effect, it will be very comfortable for the skin, I introduced it in large quantities, and put it on sale in Zhengqing Wenqitang, a small piece costs 500 Wen!" ”

Gaozong was taken aback: "It's just such a little gadget, it's actually worth half a tael of silver?" ”

"This ancient soap is made from olive oil and bay oil, blended in precise proportions, both of which are superb, and they are already very valuable!" Li Zhi further explained.

"I just sent some to my mother, and she tried it, and she was very satisfied, and she plans to switch to this thing from now on!" Taiping added.

At this time, the huge raisins and dates that were instructed to be cleaned before were also sent over, and Gao Zong went to a raisin with his hand, and praised it after tasting it: "Oh, full of sweetness, transparent color, moderate and delicious sourness, it is really the best!" ”

It is rare to see his father so emotional, Li Dan hurriedly handed over a string of Islamic praise beads in his hand, and when Gaozong buried his head in a closer look, Taiping threw a glance full of resentment to Li Zhi.

Because he had just boasted to Xue Shao yesterday, the one he gave away, which was claimed to be the only one in the caliph's possession, appeared at this time, how could it not make Taiping angry.

Li Zhi bowed his mouth slightly, Taiping could see the ambiguity in it, and he pretended to be angry on his face, but turned into a touch of shyness, which flashed and disappeared.

Li Zhi's face was thick, he squatted down, and explained the words he gave to Xue Shao yesterday to Gaozong in detail, which suddenly made him interested and asked a few questions from time to time.

In fact, there are many such objects in Li Zhi's hands, and it would not be a lie to say that there are inscriptions of the current caliph on them, but Emperor Merik had a preference for this and had countless stocks in his heart, and these were asked for from him.

If Xue Shao asked him in the future, it would be easy to explain that not only the color and texture of each string of Tasbiha were different, but also the scriptures engraved on it were also different.

He will not sell these things, otherwise it will be contrary to the original will of Emperor Merik, and the thousand-year-old inheritance of Tasbiha has long been not only a tool used by religion in the traditional sense to chant scriptures or spirituality, but also a kind of spiritual sustenance for believers to believe.

Borrowing their lives to buy and sell in the devout worship of Tasbiha is a blasphemy against the Bible, which is very different from the meaning of the scriptures, and has the suspicion of completely subverting the concept of the sanctity of Tasbiha.

For a long time, several people have been studying the curiosities of objects, but rather that the three of them are accompanying Gaozong to enjoy themselves, and in the face of such an old man who is about to go away, for the three of them, it is a special meaning of gratification and sourness.

After Gaozong finally showed a tired look, they left in time, and before leaving, Gaozong mentioned the matter of Bohai Bay:

"Mr. Li, Yue'er is the representative of the royal family, and she will come forward to participate in the specific transportation operation after the breakthrough, and the part is only symbolic, but a part of the proceeds must be set aside for distribution to the royal family! Tomorrow, there will be someone to announce this matter, you and Yue'er will come over again, remember to bring the sea of tea! ”

The sea of tea is the stalactite texture that Li Zhixu gave him, and there are traces of spirituality in the stone, which has an obvious effect on the tea ceremony.

After leaving the palace gate, Li Dan and Li Zhi made an appointment to meet in Chang'an City, and then left.

This meeting with Gaozong was of great significance to Li Zhi and Taiping, but they couldn't help but talk about it until they got out of the palace gate, and Taiping did not shy away from the palace maids who carried the sedan chair before and after, lifted the window curtain, and said to Li Zhi on the horse:

"It's all you, but you were accidentally noticed by the emperor!"

In fact, it was she who revealed her last time, and this is more of a way to express the shyness of a woman in love.

Li Zhi was worried about the palace maids before and after, and only after getting Taiping's affirmative eyes did he smile: "Blame me!" In that case, how can I apologize? ”

Taiping threw a charming glance, slightly stuck out the tip of his tongue, and shyly threw down the curtain, causing Li Zhihao to feel numb for a while.

When he returned to Zhengqing Wenqi Hall, he happened to see Jiao Jianxiu's figure and beckoned him to the underground warehouse, and Taiping talked about it.

After hearing this, Jiao Jianxiu smiled and said: "Since it is the emperor's holy decree, this matter will have a lot of complicated procedures, and Mr. Li needs to clearly mark the specific share!" ”

For example, in the Zhengqing Wenqitang branch, although there is also an agreement between Taiping and Li Zhi, the specific share is not indicated, it was proposed by her, and it is a private matter between her and Li Zhi.

What Jiao Jianxiu said was also the truth, and Li Zhi said very generously: "If the royal family surnamed Li gets another part, it will not be suitable for one component, otherwise Her Royal Highness the princess will suffer a lot of losses!" In this way, I can give two components, you and I are both members of the surname Li, the emperor's move is to leave an additional income for the people in the clan, just when we contribute to the surname Li! ”

"I don't want this kind of gold on my face, I don't have a penny!" Taiping said happily.

Jiao Jianxiu was a thriller in his heart, this big proprietor of Zhengqing Wenqitang was really wealthy, and he was a member of the family, so he casually explained it.

He knew how appalling the wealth of exclusive maritime transportation would be once the Bohai Bay was opened, especially if it was opened in the name of the royal family, and it was an unimaginably large amount of money just a fraction of the elements.

This is the realm where Li Zhi's entourage stays every day, and they are all there, and they were still suspicious of Li Zhi's disappearance in the morning for no reason, but now when he heard that he went to the inner courtyard of the palace, the suspicion in his heart suddenly disappeared.

They also understand that the way to make money under the contract has brought a huge benefit to Zhengqing Wenqitang, and they are all smiling.