"Why don't you want to go, you rejected the second brother's solicitation before, don't you think the eldest brother is more worthy of assistance?" Princess Pingyang heard that Li Xiu didn't want to go to the prince's banquet, and asked with a surprised face.

"Huh? Princess, have you forgotten that I don't want to be an official at all? Li Xiu was stunned for a moment and asked rhetorically, he remembered that he had mentioned this issue to Princess Pingyang more than once, she should know it very well?

"I know you don't like to be an official, but with your talent, whether it's the eldest brother or the second brother, they will try their best to recruit you, since you rejected the second brother before, I think you should be more optimistic about the eldest brother, right?" Princess Pingyang also said softly at the moment, but when she talked about the battle between her two brothers, her jade face also showed a gloomy color.

"To put it mildly, whether it is the King of Qin or the crown prince, it is the same in my eyes, no matter what they want to fight for, I don't have any interest in paying attention to it, my attitude in this matter Uncle Ma should be very clear, didn't he tell you?" Li Xiu said that in the end, he suddenly thought of Ma Ye, and asked strangely at the moment.

"Uncle Ma never told me about the dispute between the eldest brother and the second brother, and I don't want to pay attention to this matter, and I will never interfere with how the generals in the women's army choose!" Princess Pingyang's face was even more gloomy.

Seeing Princess Pingyang's sad expression, Li Xiu also sighed secretly in his heart, whether it is the crown prince or the king of Qin, they are both the brothers of Princess Pingyang, it can be said that the two of them are fighting, and the most difficult is Princess Pingyang, so she can only choose this most negative method and ignore this matter, because she knows that no matter how hard she tries, she will not be able to reconcile the contradiction between the prince and the king of Qin, unless one of them takes the initiative to withdraw, but this is simply impossible.

"Princess, don't bother too much about this matter, as the so-called people have their own lives, sometimes it is irretrievable by manpower, the prince and the king of Qin are both dragons and phoenixes among people, their affairs will be left to them to solve by themselves, it really can't be done, and Your Majesty is here, presumably they won't make any big trouble!"

When Li Xiu said these words, he was a little weak-hearted, and the description of the changes in Xuanwumen in history was very brief, but there was a smell of blood between the lines, especially the fate of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji's family members, it can be said that they were cut to the roots, and all the sons of the two were killed, no matter how big or small, that was the real human tragedy, but unfortunately later generations only noticed that Li Shimin killed two brothers, but no one paid attention to the nephews and nephews who were killed by him.

"Thank you Captain Li for your explanation." Princess Pingyang bowed slightly at this time, although she also knew that Li Xiu was comforting her, but with the current situation, she could only think on the bright side.

"By the way, patronizing me, Captain Li came here today, do you want me to help you push off this banquet?" Princess Pingyang suddenly thought of Li Xiu's purpose for coming to see her, and immediately stroked the hair on her forehead and said.

"That's true, it's really hard for me to push down the prince's invitation, and only the princess can help me after thinking about it!" Li Xiu saluted Princess Pingyang at this time, he is just a small person, although he is a little famous, but he is far from being able to compare with those famous scholars, so he clearly pushed away the prince's invitation, which would only make others scold him for not knowing how to lift, but with Princess Pingyang's help, it would be no problem, she could just find a reason to let Li Xiu stay.

I saw that Princess Pingyang heard this and thought about it for a moment, and finally suddenly smiled: "Captain Li, have you thought about it, I can help you push it off once today, but if the eldest brother invites you again in the future, you can't let me push you off every time, right?" ”

"This ...... Let's take it one step at a time! Li Xiu also said helplessly at this time, he thought that he had just solved a Li Shimin and could be idle for a while, but he didn't expect another Li Jiancheng to come, and now Li Xiu didn't think of a way to deal with it.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Princess Pingyang suddenly showed a mysterious smile and said: "Captain Li, if you believe me, why don't you go to the eldest brother's banquet, then I have my own arrangements, so that you don't have to worry about the affairs of the eldest brother and the second brother anymore!" ”

"Huh? It's true? Li Xiu couldn't believe it when he heard this, it wasn't that he didn't believe Princess Pingyang, but since Princess Pingyang didn't want to participate in the affairs of the crown prince and the king of Qin, why did she suddenly say that she could help herself, and she didn't have to worry about their affairs in the future?

"Of course it's true, but I don't know if Captain Li is willing to believe me?" Princess Pingyang smiled mysteriously again at this time, if it was someone else, she probably wouldn't interfere in this matter, but she didn't want Li Xiu to be distressed because of this matter.

"Faith, of course I believe in the princess, since this is the case, then I will go to the prince's banquet today!" Li Xiu nodded without hesitation, but although he said so, he was still a little bottomless in his heart, he was 100% convinced of Princess Pingyang's personality, but he still had some doubts about Princess Pingyang's ability, after all, he was facing the prince of the Tang Dynasty!

Seeing that Li Xiu believed in himself without hesitation, Princess Pingyang was also very happy, and no longer discussed this topic at the moment, but continued to ask Li Xiu about flowers and plants, which made Li Xiu also a little guilty, is her own affairs not as important as these flowers and plants?

But despite this, Li Xiu still patiently told some of the knowledge of flowers and plants he knew, such as the pH of water and soil that he talked about just now, which is suitable for almost all plants, in addition to the fermentation of rice washing water, plant pruning, etc., anyway, Li Xiu talked about everything he could, and finally there was really no goods in his stomach, so he had to tilt the topic to some strange flowers and plants in later generations, such as various plants that have not yet been passed on in the Americas, and Princess Pingyang listened to it with relish.

At noon, Li Xiu said goodbye and left, but he arrived home with his front foot, and the person sent by Princess Pingyang arrived with his back foot, only to see a maid in front of him leading the way, followed by several servants carrying two things, and carefully put them in the courtyard.

"Captain Li, the princess said that last time Ma Ye took away your recliner, so let the craftsmen make another one for you to send it, and the princess also said that it is not a way for Captain Li to sleep on the ground every day, so she asked the craftsman to rush to work overnight and made a bed and sent it together!" I saw the maid in front of me smiling and saying to Li Xiu.

"Huh?" Li Xiu looked at the delicate bed and recliner behind the maid, he didn't come back to his senses for a long time, it was normal to send a chaise longue, this thing was originally designed by him, but the princess gave herself a bed, which is a little fresh, maybe it will be misunderstood, after all, the bed is too private, no wonder she didn't tell herself just now, but waited for him to leave and let the maid send it directly.

"Thank you...... Thank you, princess! Li Xiu hurriedly said after reacting.

Li Xiu, the maid who came today, often saw her beside Princess Pingyang, but she didn't know what she was called, and she just wanted to ask, so that it would be convenient to say hello when they met in the future, but she didn't expect that at this time, Yuechan and Liu Er ran up happily, hugged the maid with one arm and said: "Sister Helmet, the princess is really thoughtful, my lord has been sleeping on the ground for many days, this is good!" ”

"Helmet?" When Li Xiu heard this name, he couldn't wait to flush his ears with a high-pressure water gun to see if it was blocked by earwax? Although this maid is a little taller, her appearance is quite beautiful, and her figure is not to mention, such a beauty is called a helmet, who gave such a heartless name?

Li Xiu had taken Yuechan to live in the princess's courtyard before, it is estimated that they met at that time, the three maids were of the same age, and they chatted together for a long time, and finally Yuechan and Liu Er reluctantly sent each other away, until then Li Xiu asked in disbelief: "Yuechan, what did you call that maid just now?" ”

"Sister Helmet, don't you know, sir, Sister Helmet is a good person......"

"Wait a minute, she's called Helmet?" Li Xiu asked again in disbelief.

"Yes, Sister Helmet said that she didn't have a name, but after following the princess, she was rewarded with a name by the princess, and in addition to Sister Helmet, the princess also has armor, a lance and a war horse by her side, and they and Sister Helmet are the four most important maids around the princess, even on the battlefield." Yuechan said with a natural face, many women in this era have no names, at most only one title, and they are generally very casual, so it is not strange to call anything.

"Helmets, armor, horses, war horses, all four sets of battlefields, the princess is really ...... It's really special! Li Xiu's face turned red in the end, and in the end he could only use a 'special' to describe it, such a fresh and refined name, Li Xiu couldn't think of it, it seems that Princess Pingyang is not a perfect woman, for example, she has congenital defects in choosing a name.

After lunch, Li Xiu took a nap on the bed sent by the princess, but when he woke up, he found that Qi Niang didn't know when he ran to his bed and slept soundly, and he didn't wake her up at the moment, he got up and changed into a new dress, and he didn't ride a horse, but still walked towards Chang'an City.

Li Xiu was walking while thinking about the situations he might encounter at the prince's banquet today, as well as his own way to deal with these situations, although Princess Pingyang promised to help him solve this problem, but Li Xiu was still a little uneasy, so he also tried to come up with a solution to this matter by himself, but unfortunately he was still helpless after thinking about it, and finally decided to take a step by step, maybe he could encounter a turning point at the prince's banquet.

The prince's east palace is also part of the palace, because it is located in the easternmost side, so it has the title of the east palace, and the title of the prince of the east palace also comes from this, when Li Xiu came to the palace gate of the east palace, he was immediately stopped by the guards, and then he handed over the invitation, and then the guards took him into the east palace.

However, as soon as Li Xiu entered the palace gate, he suddenly saw a black light shooting towards him like lightning, which also made him shocked, and it was too late to dodge!