Chapter 1166 Bastard! You are in the heart of King Ben, right?
Chapter 1166 Bastard! Are you trying to break my heart?! (Please subscribe and vote)
Li Mingda obediently bowed to King Li Tai of Wei. At this time, the middle-aged scribe who had been standing next to King Li Tai of Wei also quickly saluted.
"Jiang Yaqing, a bachelor of the Prince of Wei's palace, has met with your two highnesses and the process is too common."
Cheng Chubi looked at the scribe who was brought to Jiucheng Palace by King Li Tai of Wei.
She has thick eyebrows, big eyes, and beautiful sideburns, but her eyebrows are not very good-looking and have a bit of a splayed eyebrow.
And when he smiled, Cheng Chubi felt that this guy's smile didn't have any sunshine at all, but rather looked like a hypocritical old fox.
The guests and hosts sat separately, and Li Mingda's bright eyes fell on the two plates of snacks on the table in front of King Wei Li Tai.
King Li Tai of Wei saw Li Mingda's gaze. As an excellent, greedy and fat man, he naturally understood what this sister meant.
"Come on, come on, everyone, please sit down. Come and get some refreshments quickly."
Not long after the meeting, the eunuch brought refreshments and tea soup...that's all.
As for the snacks, Cheng Chubi took one look and felt that if he really put them in his mouth, he would most likely be eaten.
The lard cake that was almost dripping with oil, and the aroma of the dish made Cheng Chubi look a little awkward when smelling it.
The only thing that Cheng Chubi found worthy of his taste was probably a plate of seasonal fruits.
It's just that the plates in front of everyone are a bit too delicate, with two pieces of lard cake and eight cicada monkeys.
King Li Tai of Wei looked at this sister who was deeply loved by his father and mother with a smile and said flatteringly.
"Sister, come on, how about you try the cicada monkey from Brother Yu's place?"
Li Mingda smiled brightly at Wei King Li Tai. "Thank you, Fourth Brother, I ate it..."
Li Mingda, who had already cleaned his hands, stretched out his white and tender little hands, picked up one, brought it to his nose and smelled it.
The sweetness of the smile on her face instantly dropped by at least 30%, but she still politely stuffed the cicada monkey into her mouth.
"How's it going? Is it okay?"
"Hmm...very good, thank you Fourth Brother." Li Mingda narrowed his eyes and smiled at His Highness King Wei.
If the third brother Cheng was not there and I wanted to be more ladylike, I would have really wanted to tell the fourth brother the truth directly.
The deep-fried cicadas you eat here are far inferior to those of Brother Cheng San.
Not only is it not crispy enough, the taste is not that good, but the flavors of the spices are not so coordinated.
Cheng Chubi looked at the changes in Li Mingda's expression. Based on his research on the micro-expressions of diners, he couldn't understand why this little cutie must have been unhappy with his meal.
Cheng Chubi also picked up a cicada and threw it into his mouth, well...
If it weren't for the worry that this little cutie Li Mingda was right in front of him, Cheng Chubi would have wanted to spit it out.
It’s just a waste of food, isn’t it? It’s a blasphemy against the best food.
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Wei King Li Tai chatted with Li Mingda very earnestly, and anyone could feel that he was deliberately trying to please Li Mingda.
However, despite her young age, this little cutie answers questions very appropriately, and looks very well-behaved and courteous with every look and smile.
Cheng Chubi felt that this was simply a cute version of Empress Changsun. Tsk tsk...
King Li Tai of Wei glanced around and saw his ninth brother Li Zhi eating with elation, and he couldn't help but feel happy.
However, after seeing that Cheng Sanlang only ate one cicada monkey, his entire focus was on the plate of fruits, and he couldn't help but look slightly depressed.
Although he was not happy to entertain guests with delicious food, Cheng Sanlang's behavior was clearly not to give himself, the King of Wei, face.
King Li Tai of Wei looked at Cheng Chubi with a smile on his face but not a smile on his face.
"Cheng Changshi... Oh, look at me, Cheng Taichang, you saved my father this time, you must have received a lot of rewards, right?"
As soon as these words came out, Li Zhi looked at Cheng Chubi with envy on his face, while Jiang Yaqing narrowed her eyes and said nothing, but her eyes fell on Cheng Sanlang's face.
Li Mingda frowned unhappily and looked at Brother Cheng San with some concern.
Cheng Chubi looked at Wei Wang Li Tai's face that was almost dripping with oil, and listened to his hypocritical and exaggerated apology.
Instead of being angry, he smiled and held his hand towards Wei King Li Taiyi with a very sincere smile.
"It's true. With the money and silk your Majesty has given me, I think the next issue of "Chang'an Xunbao" might be printed with 300,000 copies, which won't be too much."
"???" Wei Wang Li Tai's face turned black and turned into the bottom of a pot that had been fried for ten years. Bastard! You are piercing my heart, aren't you?!
Cheng Chubi slapped his head and seemed to have thought of something else.
"By the way, I heard that there is also a publication in Chang'an called "Chang'an Collected Works". I wonder if His Highness the King of Wei is impressed by it?"
"..." Wei Wang Li Tai's face became darker and darker, his eyes were like knives, staring at Cheng Chubi.
Cheng Chubi looked at Wei King Li Tai with a smile. The spring breeze was blowing and the war drums were beating. Who is afraid of the king and me?
Apart from your father and my father, who else have I been afraid of, the handsome Cheng?
Add at most half a black-faced old man who has no martial ethics, who else?!
Jiang Yaqing saw that Wei King Li Tai was about to explode, so he quickly interrupted and saluted Cheng Sanlang with a smile.
"What Mrs. Cheng is talking about is the "Chang'an Collected Works" that specifically publishes articles by the most prestigious and long-famous erudite scholars of our dynasty?"
"That collection of essays is nothing more than a few people like me and others with little talent and little knowledge, who were given shelter by His Highness the King of Wei.
It’s just a game I made, but I didn’t expect Cheng Taichang to know about it?”
"Oh, I understand when you say that. It doesn't have much to do with His Highness King Wei, so that's good."
"After all, your sales are so poor that I can't stand it sometimes, so I can't help but buy a few copies to cheer you up.
After all, as a publication that imitates "Chang'an Xun Bao", I also hope that you can grow up..."
Cheng Chubi's tone was friendly and his eyes were kind. He expressed his senior's praise, support and encouragement for junior publications such as "Chang'an Collected Works".
They even patted their chests and told Jiang Yaqing, whose face was turning blue and white, whether they had encountered any financial difficulties.
It’s okay to talk about difficulties. As an elder, I am very willing to support the younger generations...
Li Mingda smiled and bent his bright eyes, picking up a piece of fruit and throwing it into his mouth from time to time.
I feel more and more that Brother Cheng San's serious look is really cute.
I heard Cheng Chubi chirping and asking if the "Chang'an Collected Works" was about to run out of gas and could no longer continue.
King Li Tai of Wei resisted the urge to start a crime, and said with a smile.
"That's not necessary. With me, the "Chang'an Collected Works" will naturally not have any financial worries."
"Oh! That's right. With His Highness the King of Wei's financial investment, even if the "Chang'an Collected Works" is printed ten times more, Cheng doesn't think there will be any problem."
Cheng Chubi rolled his eyes, glanced at Li Mingda standing aside, and suddenly had an idea.
"However, Mr. Jiang can actually consider that the "Chang'an Collected Works" can be printed by Her Royal Highness the Princess's Jinyang Printing House."