Chapter 42 Xiao Dou Goes to the Palace
In the palace of the Imperial Palace, Emperor Li Er described the blueprint to the queen with a vivid voice, with the manufacturing and processing technology of woolen clothes, it can solve the urgent need of the Tang Dynasty, and he is not afraid of the invasion of the northern Turks.
"This sweater is such a treasure that I can't take it off today, and I'm going to sleep in it at night." Li Er said lovingly.
The queen hid her face and chuckled, "Your Majesty, if you want to talk about treasures, Gorou is the real treasure."
However, according to the legend of Xiaodoudou, this sweater is used for autumn and winter clothing, and now it is the height of summer, and it is too hot to wear. ”
"Hot? No, no, I won't dislike it, I can keep Datang stable, no matter how hot it is! Li Er reached out and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and then couldn't help but want to scratch it back.
"What's the matter, Your Majesty, are you not feeling well?" The queen asked with concern.
Li Er frowned and said, "I don't know why, I just feel a little scratchy on my back......"
"That concubine will help you scratch ......"
"You just said that Xiaodou came into the palace to deliver something? Are you going back now? ”
"No, the concubine asked Cheng Qian and Lizhi to take her around, and a few children played."
"That's good, the fifth brother has just been found, we have a rare opportunity to contact and contact feelings, this child has been miserable since he was a child, he has lost his mother, and he is terminally ill, you should take care of it more on weekdays."
Speaking of Doudou's life experience and situation, the queen couldn't help but moisten her eyes, poor child, "Don't worry, Erlang, I will treat her better than my own child." My father and you have ordered the whole country to seek medical treatment, but I don't know how the progress is? Be in a hurry. ”
"It's estimated that it's going to be soon, there are only a few well-known miracle doctors in Datang. Scratch it up, tick it up, ...... it on top."
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The husband and wife were chatting about family life in the Lizheng Palace, but a group of children had already gone crazy in the palace.
Li Chengqian, the prince of the East Palace, although he is only eight years old, is also the newly canonized prince of the East Palace, although he has not yet opened the mansion and moved out to live, but his status is already there, and he gradually began to be sensible at the age of eight, so he can run rampant in the palace.
Last time at his cousin's house, Li Chengqian made a big fool, this time his cousin took the initiative to visit and brought gifts, Li Chengqian decided to save face and take his cousin to visit the palace.
The first stop was the Imperial Garden.
Summer is scorching, but it is also a season when everything is prosperous and flowers bloom, especially the palace garden, which has been carefully cultivated by special craftsmen, so as to ensure that no matter when, His Majesty can see flowers blooming when he comes to visit the garden.
"Cousin Doudou, how's it going? My imperial garden is big enough, right? You definitely don't have this in your house. Li Chengqian said ostentatiously.
Xiao Doudou also saw it for the first time, and his eyes widened and he was surprised: "What a big garden, it's so beautiful!" And I don't even recognize the number of flowers in it. ”
"It's okay, I don't recognize it, I called the steward of the Imperial Garden to come over and introduce us one by one." Li Chengqian was very enthusiastic.
Changle Princess Li Li didn't say much, and kept holding Doudou's hand, as if she was afraid that the other party would get lost, and then took the initiative to speak: "Sister Doudou, the queen mother said that there are hundreds of gardens here, there are hundreds of kinds of tweeds, I come to know one every day, and I have only recognized more than a dozen now." ”
"More than a dozen? That's amazing! I can only count to fifteen at most, and my father and grandpa haven't taught me the numbers yet. Xiao Doudou said enviously.
"Hey, isn't it just counting, brother and I will teach you today, I'm afraid you won't be able to remember it too much......" Li Chengqian patted his chest and said.
Xiaodoudou is not a fuel-efficient lamp, seeing that Li Chengqian has been showing off, he has long been unconvinced, so he rolled his eyes and thought of a way to rectify it, "Hmph, cousin Chengqian, you don't underestimate people, don't believe us Bibi, if I can remember them all, how about you be a horse for me?" ”
"Hahahaha, you are so young, you dare to bet with me, okay, what if you lose?" Li Chengqian was very surprised, but he was very happy, and it was not bad to be able to tease this cousin.
"I'll give you another sweater if you lose."
"Okay, it's a deal!"
The two of them followed the example of adults and swore by clapping their hands.
Soon the steward of the royal garden was called, as soon as he heard that the two masters still had a gambling contract, they couldn't help but secretly complain, not that they were afraid that such a small master would not be good to serve, the key is that they are all children, after winning or losing, which will cry if they are not even, and it is a punishment if they are not served well.
A quarter of an hour later, seeing Xiao Doudou's description of the identified flowers and plants, he was reciting it backwards, Li Chengqian was not calm, and sweat was pouring out on his forehead, could it be that he really wanted to be a horse for a day?
Next to Changle Princess Li Liqing, but like a little fan girl, she kept clapping her hands, it turned out that Sister Doudou was the best one, no wonder she could be a sister.
At this moment, there was a sound of chopping trees in the depths of the Imperial Garden, and several people were curious, put aside the gambling contract, and trotted over to find out.
Li Chengqian, who was the tallest, was the first to notice the situation, and shouted in surprise: "Third brother? Why are you here? And you have to cut down this hard yellow wood in the imperial garden? How do you cut down such a big tree? ”
When the other party heard the movement, he stopped cutting down the tree, turned around and saluted respectfully, "Li Ke has seen the eldest brother of the prince." ”
It turned out that this was the emperor's third son, Li Ke, born to Concubine Yang, who was six years old at the time, and was taught very well by Concubine Yang and was polite.
Xiao Doudou was very curious, this little brother was not big, but he worked hard to cut down a tree with a big axe, the axe was too big for him, he struggled to lift it, and his hands seemed to be blistered, but he still insisted on chopping.
After Li Liqing's explanation, Xiao Doudou and Li Ke greeted each other by name, even if they knew each other, Xiao Doudou asked and was puzzled.
"I see that there are so many adults in the palace, why don't you let the adults help? Cousin Chengqian just boasted about himself, saying that he has a lot of subordinates, don't you have any subordinates, third cousin? ”
A trace of stubbornness appeared on Li Ke's face and said, "I want to rely on my own strength." ”
"Then why are you cutting down trees? Burner? Making toys? ”
"Make wooden guns, wooden knives, hard yellow bows, and practice martial arts!"
Concise and to the point, but with a sense of determination, Li Chengqian had a guess in his heart, and asked in a low voice: "Is it because you were bullied by those boys?" ”
Li Ke turned his head and didn't want to speak, but anyone could see that he had a trace of grievance on his face.
At this moment, a large group of people poured into the imperial garden, a group of guards, surrounded by three children, and went straight to Li Ke's side.
Before the people arrived, the little fat man led by him shouted arrogantly: "Yo, I heard that the third brother wants to cut down trees and practice martial arts, is this to practice and fight with us?" The younger brothers specially sent someone over to help, for fear that you would not be able to cut it alone. ”
Li Ke gritted his teeth and didn't say a word, his little fists clenched tightly.
Li Chengqian couldn't get used to it, so he turned around and scolded the visitor loudly: "Fourth, fifth, seventh? What do you three want to do? Looking for a fight? ”
It turned out that these three were also princes, the fourth prince Li Tai, who was six years old at the time, and his mother was the eldest grandson of the queen; The fifth prince, Li You, was six years old at the time, and his mother was a concubine; The seventh prince, Li Yun, was five years old at the time, and his mother was Wang Guifei.
On weekdays, the three little guys get close, because of Li Ke's background, which is very controversial in the palace, so the three often bully and ridicule Li Ke on this ground.
It's just that I didn't expect that I caught up today, and my eldest brother Li Chengqian was also there, so I didn't dare to laugh and bully in front of the boss.
"I've seen the prince's brother, but I didn't expect the brother to be visiting the garden, so the younger brothers won't bother, so let's go......" The three of them saluted and hurriedly walked away.
But at this time, he was stopped.
"What? Want to just leave? Aren't you going to fight and bully people? I can't see bullying anymore, so don't even think about leaving any of you today. ”
The voice was very unfamiliar, it sounded like a little girl, everyone looked back, and saw a little girl domineering at the waist, standing in front, full of indignation, it was Xiao Doudou, but they didn't recognize it.