Chapter 17: Sugar-Coated Cannonballs

On Chinese New Year's Eve, the wind swept goose-feathered snowflakes, fluttering and falling into the palace wall, falling into Chang'an, and falling into the homes of ordinary people. Ruixue Zhaofeng year, today I want to go to the East Palace to meet my parents, and I have to meet my brothers and sisters. Why is it still the East Palace? No way, Li Yuan won't move. It is estimated that it will take two years to move.

Li Chengqian, who had just finished exercising in the wind and snow, went to take a bath and eat refreshed. After that, I dressed up carefully and dressed neatly. Recently, the body seems to have grown taller again, and at the end of the year, it should be time to show it to Grandpa and Auntie, Li Chengqian rubbed his stomach and smiled at the bronze mirror.

Or a bronze mirror? There is no way, the glass is there, but unfortunately I can only get some glass beads and small jewelry and the like, the flat glass technology is not up to par, and it cannot be smooth in the short term. At present, we are stepping up the grinding of molds, exploring new methods, and constantly experimenting. Silver mirror technology has no chemical raw materials, and it is estimated that it will not be able to break through in a short time. In fact, the main reason is that there is no talent, Li Chengqian by himself? I can't be busy. We can only wait for a breakthrough in the chemical industry before experimenting with trial production.

Seeing that the wind and snow did not stop, and estimated that the time was almost up, Li Chengqian began to arrange for Fuquan and Fu'an to count the things that had been loaded. Looking at the five carts that had been loaded, Li Chengqian nodded with satisfaction. Then the group went straight to the apse of the East Palace.

"Meet A-Niang, these are gifts for A-Niang."

Empress Eldest Sun looked at a large pile of colorful packaging on the table. I felt full of warmth in my heart, and every time my son brought something, she was pleasantly surprised. "Gao Ming, what are these things?"

"A-Niang, please take a look." Li Chengqian said as he opened the packaging boxes one by one. "It's freshly made goat milk candy, sesame candy, halva, starch syrup, and fruit candy. There's also the stone honey I produce, but it's much better than the stone honey, I call it brown sugar and white sugar. You taste it, it's delicious. ”

"Can I eat this?" The eldest grandson looked at these colorful packages, and with a puzzled look, peeled off a piece of halva and put it in his mouth. Instantly, his face became wonderful. Looking at the eldest grandson queen with wide eyes, Li Chengqian scolded in his heart: They are all trial products, as for such an exaggeration.

After a while, the eldest grandson's mood calmed down, and he said to Li Chengqian: "A-Niang is so old, she hasn't eaten such a good thing, Gao Ming, every time you come over, you wear and eat, it's really hard for you." ”

"This is a piece of filial piety, A-Niang works hard in the harem, and the child is powerless, so she can only do this for A-Niang." Li Chengqian said with a smile. "In addition, A-Niang will call the head chef in a while, I have something to arrange."

"Big brother, Auntie, I want to eat too." Li Tai on the side, Li Lizhi looked at these colorful things, I heard that they were delicious, and there was also stone honey, and they couldn't hold it back for a long time, they all looked at the mouth of the eldest grandson, and all the haras flowed out, but unfortunately the royal rules were strict, and they didn't dare to make a mistake, just waiting for the eldest grandson to speak. Now seeing that A-Niang is still talking to her eldest brother, Li Tai can't help it.

"It's all, it's all there. I forgot about you, the eldest brother brought more, and he could have less of you. The eldest grandson laughed. I'll arrange for the head of the imperial dining room to come over. ”

As soon as the words fell, the two couldn't wait to grab it.

"That thing can't be eaten!" Seeing Li Tai lift the largest piece and tear the package, Li Chengqian said loudly with a smile.

"What's wrong?" The eldest grandson looked at his son strangely.

"Auntie, you look at the text above, this can't be eaten, this is used to wash your face and wash your hands and take a bath, I call it soap, and the one without fragrance is called soap. In addition, there are these utensils and paper products. There are instructions. Li Chengqian couldn't cry or laugh, and he couldn't say it clearly. I designed a wooden toothbrush (similar to a brush, and it is also made of animal hair, but it is only mounted on the side), the original toothpaste, and the "high-end" towel can also be talked about. But I can't talk about the function of a lot of straw paper, toilet paper, and napkins.

After reading the instructions, the eldest grandson also understood, and was a little embarrassed at the moment. This shocked her even more at her son's talent. In her heart, the ancient saints are nothing more than that. No, where can they compare with their own son, far behind. That's what a mother thinks.

"A-Niang, this is specially given to you, there are more than a dozen kinds, and they are replaced and worn on weekdays." Li Chengqian took out a jewelry box from his arms and put it in the hand of Empress Changsun. "It's just some glass ornaments."

With a hint of anticipation, the eldest grandson slowly opened the jewelry box, and his eyes lit up instantly. This is a rare thing, one by one shiny, I have never seen it when I grow so big. For a while, I touched the glass ornaments, and my eyes were full of tears. I really cried tears of joy.

Li Chengqian was a little depressed in his heart, as for it? Aren't they just glass beads? After thinking about it, he said: "When I entered the palace today, I specially prepared a lot of sugar tea and daily necessities, and every concubine and brother and sister in the palace had a copy. Of course, A-Niang is the most here. Can you see it? "This is the result of all my workshops in the past two months. To send it out is to advertise.

"Well, my mother also has this heart, depending on your meaning. I've got the roster here, take a look. The eldest grandson handed over a roster and said with a smile.

In fact, Li Chengqian really doesn't want to see those sisters and younger siblings, there is no reason to like it or not, the key is that there are a lot of brothers and sisters, and they usually don't communicate much, so it is not easy to distinguish them. Besides, he has personally experienced the changes in Xuanwumen, and the shadow area in his heart is too large, he doesn't believe Li Shimin, how dare he believe these brothers and sisters. What's more, even if you come and go often, because the concept of life is different, it is easy to pull hatred and offend people, although you are not afraid, but brothers fight, and it is heartwarming to think about it.

Now the brothers he knows are: Li Ke, King of Wu: Concubine Yang, the daughter of Emperor Yang of Sui; Li Tai, King of Wei: Empress of the eldest grandson of the mother; Li You, King of Yiyang: Mother Yin Concubine; Liang Wang Li Su: Mother Sui Yang Emperor's daughter Yang Concubine; Jiang Wang Li Yun: Mother Wang's family. Due to the short time they have been together, he and these brothers are not very familiar with each other.

When he was very young, he was already sent to Li Yuan's palace by Li Shimin. In the name, Li Yuan raised and taught, but in fact, Li Shimin held the military power outside, and in order to make Li Yuan feel at ease, he sent his son as a hostage. His most familiar playmates when he was a child, except for Li Yuan's younger sons, were the heirs of Jiancheng Yuanji, who were killed by Li Shimin during the Xuanwumen Change, that is, the elder brothers and younger brothers of the [Cheng] generation. He is now the only one left. All I can recall now is horror and fear.

Sisters are also a big group: Princess Xiangcheng, Princess Runan, Princess Nanping, Princess Sui'an, Princess Changle, Princess Yuzhang, except for Changle (Li Lizhi), these sisters can't tell who is who. In fact, this is indeed related to himself, every day in his spare time, he squats at home to write books and engage in design, and now his sisters are not familiar with it, who is to blame?