The night was getting darker, and except for the lantern hanging in front of the door, it was almost pitch black inside and outside the Li Mansion. said that it was late at night, but it was just now, Li Xuanba blew out the candle and lay on the bed, unable to sleep for a long time. It's been a few days since I came to the Sui Dynasty, and Li Xuanba still can't change some habits, such as going to bed late. But the reason why he couldn't sleep that night was because of a person.

Throughout the 5,000-year history of China, Li Shimin is definitely worthy of the previous generation of Ming Jun, knowing how to make good use of people, loving the people like sons, so that the Tang Dynasty appeared such a grand scene as the rule of Zhenguan, and China during the Tang Dynasty was the most powerful country at that time.

As Li Shimin's younger brother, Li Xuanba is definitely promising, but Li Xuanba's words often sound in his head, and for some reason, he is faintly uneasy in his heart.

What's more, Li Shimin is not a perfect person, the change of Xuanwumen, forcing Li Yuan to abdicate, and occupying his brother and sister-in-law, all of this can show that in Li Shimin's heart, the supreme position is far more important than family affection.

I don't know how long I thought about it, Li Xuanba fell asleep groggily, and in the dream, the woman who often appeared smiled and said to him: "You have to live well, live carefree." Li Xuanba woke up from his sleep, tears wetting the pillow towel.

"Yes, it doesn't matter who owns the world, I'm just going to be an idle prince." Li Xuanba wiped his tears, showed a warm smile, and said to himself, "Thank you, Xiaoling." ”

After sleeping until noon, Li Xuanba got up, Li Zhu and the others had been waiting outside the door for a long time, Li Xuanba screamed, and the two immediately pushed the door in, one carrying a basin of water, and the other holding clean clothes.

"Childe, why don't you want the maid to serve? We two big men are clumsy, how can we take care of you comfortably? Li Gou saw that Li Xuan's domineering face was good, and he smiled, so he asked tentatively.

"Do you feel wronged?" Li Xuanba stretched his waist, Li Zhu put the basin away, stood aside and smiled silently, Li Xuanba walked over and washed up.

"The villain doesn't dare." Li Gou said with a hippie smile: "The villain just thinks that Li Zhu and I are people who practice martial arts, and our hands are calloused, so I said that these things for my son's back are not as comfortable as a little girl." ”

"Don't talk nonsense, can't you stay quiet like Zhu'er?" Li Xuanba washed his face, took the towel handed over by Li Zhu, and scolded with a smile while wiping his face.

Li Gouhan laughed and said, "If I hadn't known him for a long time, I would have thought he was a mute." Ignoring the white eyes swept by Li Zhu, Li Gou continued: "Are you still eating in the room at noon?" ”

"No, let's go to the side hall." Li Xuanba got dressed, thought about it, and said, "At this hour, my mother shouldn't have eaten yet, right?" ”

"Madame went to worship the Buddha, and now that she is almost home, she shouldn't have eaten yet." Li Zhu said: "I'll go and report it first, and let people prepare." ”

"What is there to prepare, is to add a pair of chopsticks." Li Xuanba waved his hand and said, "You go to eat first, I know the way, you can go out for a walk with me after eating." Seeing that Li Gou's face turned dark, Li Xuanba smiled and said, "I won't buy anything again this time." ”

The Li family did not move to Hedong County with Li Yuan for a long time, and the mansion of the Li Mansion was allocated by the imperial court, and the imperial court advocated frugality, so the Li Mansion was naturally not too big. But after walking for half an hour, Li Xuanba had already arrived at the side hall. Li Yuan is not in the house, and the meals at home are all in the side hall.

Wan has not returned. Li Shimin went out early in the morning, and Wan sent it away, so the time to go to the temple was a little late, and the time to come back would naturally be a little late. However, the meal was ready, neatly placed on the table, and covered tightly with a lid, just waiting for Wanshi to come back.

"Third son, are you having dinner in the side hall today?" Li Xuanba suddenly appeared, startling the maid who was waiting in the side hall, and the maid immediately greeted the door and asked a little timidly.

Li Xuanba put on a friendly expression as much as possible, and responded softly, the maid looked out with some embarrassment, Li Xuanba smiled and said, "I'm not hungry now, let's eat when Mrs. comes back." The maid nodded gratefully, and invited Li Xuanba into the side hall, after Li Xuanba sat down, she stood far away, lowered her head, and didn't say a word, like an invisible person.

"Come and sit down." Li Xuanba pulled out the chair beside him and called out.

The maid looked up and was sure that Li Xuanba was talking to her, so she quickly shook her head and said, "The slave doesn't dare." ”

"If I tell you to sit down, you will sit down, what dare you dare." Li Xuanba knew that the Sui Dynasty was strictly hierarchical, and if she persuaded her loudly, the girl would not dare to sit, so with a hint of command, she said: "I'm a little bored sitting here by myself, you come and talk to me." ”

The maid didn't dare to disobey, and walked towards Li Xuanba step by step, just according to her speed, she walked to Li Xuanba's side, it was estimated that it would take half an hour, Li Xuanba coughed lightly, and the maid had to speed up her pace.

"What's your name? Are you a little afraid of me? After the maid sat down, Li Xuanba asked casually.

"Slave Shizuka, I'm not afraid of my son." Shizuka said that she was not afraid, but the person stood up, if it wasn't for Li Xuanba to stop her, she was afraid that she would kneel.

"What kind of person was I before?" Li Xuanba asked Shizuka to continue sitting, staring into her eyes, and asked with a calm face. Shizuka lowered her head, not daring to look at Li Xuanba, let alone making any answer.

"What are you talking about?" When Wan returned to the house, he heard that Li Xuanba was waiting in the side hall, so he came directly to the side hall, and happened to see Li Xuanba looking at Shizuka "affectionately", and Shizuka sat with her head bowed with a "blushing" face.

Li Xuanba's gaze was not affectionate, and Shizuka's blushing was naturally not due to shyness.

Shizuka heard Wan's voice, didn't care about Li Xuanba sitting in front of her, immediately stood up, ran to Wan's side, saluted respectfully, and then stood behind Wan's. Li Xuanba also stood up and bowed to Wan's, Wan's nodded, helped Li Xuanba up, and said, "There's no need to be polite at home." ”

The two sat down at the table one after another, Shizuka had already fled without a trace, and Wan asked suspiciously, "What did you talk to Shizuka about just now?" ”

"The third prince is not young, Shizuka is lovely, and there is nothing strange about the third prince talking to her." The woman beside Wan said with a smile while setting up the dishes and chopsticks for Wan.

When Wan Shi heard this, he couldn't help but smile, Li Xuanba scratched his head and said, "Don't laugh at me, I'm just a little bored when I'm just waiting for my mother, talk to her and pass the time, but I didn't expect her to be so timid." ”

"What did the third prince say to Shizuka?" The woman asked, and Wan Shi was also curious, looking at Li Xuanba, waiting for him to answer.

"I asked, and before she could answer, you came back." Li Xuanba put on an innocent expression, and when he saw that Wan and the woman didn't eat this, he could only confess: "I asked her what kind of person I used to be." ”

The woman's face changed, Wan Shi was fine, but she just put away her smile and changed the topic: "I don't know if you are eating out today, if you taste the food to your taste." ”