Chapter 89 Father and son finally meet (first update, please pre-order)
"Morning?"
Hearing these two words, Li Changfeng came back to his senses. This was not Baishi City, and he was about to meet the emperor. He muttered irritably: "I have to get up so early and go to court early. The emperor is really not a man, he is a dog."
It’s not enough.”
Hearing this, Bingbing was startled and quickly covered Li Changfeng's mouth with her slender hands.
"Your Highness, this is the capital city. You must not talk nonsense. If it reaches His Majesty's ears, what will happen?"
Xiaotong, who had just picked up the imperial robes and walked over, was also startled, and quickly warned: "Your Highness, the capital city is no better than Baishi City. There are many rules. If your words reach the ears of caring people, it will be troublesome!"
Li Changfeng said helplessly: "Okay, okay, I understand."
Bingbing and Xiaotong have served Li Changfeng for so long, how could they not know that he has little respect for the imperial power, and they are afraid of causing trouble and give them a lot of warnings.
Li Changfeng agreed wholeheartedly. To be honest, he really wanted to continue sleeping in, but he also knew that if he was late, he would be remembered by the cheap emperor, and it would be impossible to keep a low profile by then.
He sighed helplessly and slowly got up.
Bing Bingjiao smiled and helped Li Changfeng freshen up. Because when he returned this time, Li Changfeng had an audience with Emperor Qianwu as the Lord of Baishi City, so he could not wear the prince's python robe, but the official uniform.
But this has an advantage, because the prince's python robe is gold and silver, which is very eye-catching, and the official uniform is different. All the ministers in the dynasty are in official uniform, and you can't recognize who is who without looking carefully.
You can be low-key!
These days, being low-key is the way to go!
Li Changfeng works in Baishi City and is a seventh-rank official. It is most appropriate to wear the court uniform of a seventh-rank official.
After washing up and putting on his official uniform, Li Changfeng took the soy milk and fried dough sticks he had prepared and went out to the carriage waiting outside.
What surprised him was that it was still Eunuch Zhang who came to greet him.
"Old slave, pay homage to Your Highness!" Eunuch Zhang quickly bowed and bowed.
Li Changfeng didn't have any airs. He helped Eunuch Zhang up and said with a smile: "This is outside the palace. There are not so many rules. Eunuch Zhang doesn't have to be like this."
Eunuch Zhang did not dare to overstep the mark in the slightest, and he abided by the etiquette and said sternly: "You are the master, and I am the servant. The etiquette cannot be abolished!"
"Okay." Li Changfeng didn't force it, and handed over the soy milk and fried dough sticks in his hand, "You've woken up so early and you haven't had breakfast yet? How about you try my prince's breakfast?"
How could Eunuch Zhang dare to accept it? He quickly shook his head and said, "I don't dare!"
"I asked you to take the food, what are you afraid of?" Li Changfeng forced it into Eunuch Zhang's hand.
Eunuch Zhang felt warm in his heart and put it away: "Thank you, Your Highness, for the meal."
In the entire palace, no master had ever been so kind to him. Although it was a trivial matter, this feeling of being treated like a human was something he had never experienced before.
This feeling is so good!
Li Changfeng waved in the direction of the mansion. Bingbing understood and immediately gave him another piece of soy milk and fried dough sticks, and then started eating and drinking.
Seeing Eunuch Zhang not moving, Li Changfeng urged: "Why don't you eat?"
Eunuch Zhang nodded: "Eat it now, eat it now!"
Then he picked up the still hot fried dough sticks and took a bite.
Boom!
After biting off a piece of the crispy fried dough sticks and chewing them gently, an aroma of oil that I had never experienced before filled the entire mouth.
Li Changfeng drank the soy milk and said with a vague smile: "The fried dough sticks must be paired with soy milk to taste. Take a sip and try it."
Eunuch Zhang nodded, took a sip of the soy milk, and immediately squinted his eyes with a look of enjoyment on his face.
“Yes, it’s so delicious!”
After saying a mouthful of fried dough sticks and a mouthful of soy milk, he started to devour it happily, saying vaguely: "I have never tasted such a unique and mellow food. It would be great if I could eat it every day!"
Li Changfeng laughed and said: "As long as I am in the capital, I can guarantee you to eat soy milk and fried dough sticks every day. Unfortunately, I can only stay in the capital for a few days. I'm afraid you will not be able to eat well."
Speaking of this, Li Changfeng's heart moved, he thought for a moment and said: "It's not impossible. One day this prince will let someone open a soy milk and fried dough sticks shop, and you can eat it every day."
The Daqian Dynasty was still very lacking in food cooking skills, and there were too few choices in eating. Catering was definitely a very profitable business, and this has been fully verified in Baishi City and Huangfu.
Li Changfeng would naturally not miss a place like the capital where rich and powerful people gather. Although soy milk and fried dough sticks are not very profitable, it is still possible to do it as a side job. It is just a side job.
And no matter how thin the mosquito legs are, they are still meat.
Hearing this, Eunuch Zhang said meaningfully: "Your Highness, maybe there is a chance."
Li Changfeng laughed and didn't care.
After a while, Li Changfeng boarded the car, Eunuch Zhang was waiting in front of him, and the group soon arrived outside the palace gate.
"When the palace arrives, please get off the bus and walk in. This is the rule in the palace." Eunuch Zhang bowed.
"Yeah, I got it."
Li Changfeng got out of the car and couldn't help but look towards the depths of the palace. A majestic and majestic palace could be seen clearly from the entrance of the palace.
Most of the memories of its predecessor have been blurred, but the memory of this palace is profound. It was the place where Emperor Qianwu met with all the civil and military officials to discuss politics. It was the center of power of the Daqian Dynasty, the Xuanzheng Hall.
Because Li Changfeng was wearing official uniform, and because he had not returned to Beijing for nearly ten years and was no longer as childish as when he was sixteen years old, neither the palace guards nor the officials who came and went recognized him.
Even if someone noticed his unfamiliar face, they ignored him because he was wearing a seventh-grade official uniform.
In the capital where officials are everywhere, officials of this level are really too small. Any official who can meet Emperor Qianwu will be of a higher rank than him.
The other officials were chatting with each other and walking towards the Xuanzheng Hall, laughing and joking. Li Changfeng seemed a little alone.
"It would be great if I could meet Lao Li and Lao Gao, and have some company."
Li Changfeng thought to himself, but then he couldn't help but smile: "I'm overthinking it. How can the two of them be qualified to enter the court?"
Both of them are in the seventh rank, they are just small officials as big as sesame seeds and mung beans, and they are not qualified to enter the palace and participate in court meetings.
Li Changfeng was able to enter the palace because of his status as a prince, otherwise he would not be qualified.
Entering the Xuanzheng Hall, Li Changfeng found a corner where no one was paying attention, leaned against a pillar and yawned.
The Daqian Dynasty followed the system of the previous dynasty and went to court early in the morning, which is equivalent to five o'clock in the morning, which is really too early.
Ever since his soul traveled to this world, Li Changfeng had never gotten up so early, and he felt somewhat resentful.
"This emperor is really not a human being. He really got up earlier than a chicken. I don't understand the point of doing this."
After complaining in a low voice, Li Changfeng was about to close his eyes and take a nap when he saw a familiar figure among the crowd in the distance. It was actually Li Jianye, and he was actually wearing a seventh-grade official uniform. He couldn't help but be surprised: " Xiao Li? He is actually a seventh-grade official like me?"
Moreover, I saw that Li Jianye was surrounded by many ministers of the DPRK. It could be seen from the official uniforms that they were all of high rank.
Li Jianye chatted with them, looking very familiar with them, and he was still looking around, as if he was looking for someone.
This surprised Li Changfeng. What does Xiao Li do? How come he is so familiar with these ministers?
Logically speaking, it shouldn’t be!
How could those first- and second-grade ministers look down on a mere seventh-grade official?
No matter how you look at it, there is something strange about it.
Li Changfeng originally met an acquaintance and planned to go over and have a chat.
Now seeing so many ministers around Li Jianye, he immediately gave up the idea and simply hid.
He just wanted to be a little transparent, but he didn't want to get too much attention from those ministers.
At this time, when Li Jianye was talking to other ministers, he looked around, also looking for Li Changfeng.
After looking for a while and finding no one, Li Jianye frowned a little.
Could it be that Brother Nine Emperors didn't get up? This is a great court meeting. If you don't attend on time, you will be punished!
Immediately, Li Jianye's mouth showed a secret smile.
It’s better not to get up!
If not, I might be beaten by my father with the Seven Wolves belt. I am the only one who gets beaten for no reason, right?
Little did he know that Li Changfeng had actually arrived and was hiding behind a pillar in the corner, taking a nap with his eyes closed.
I don't know how much time passed, but just when Li Changfeng was about to fall asleep, a familiar voice suddenly sounded.
"Your Majesty is here!"
Immediately, the ministers who were talking in twos and threes stopped talking and quickly knelt down to pay homage.
"Long live my emperor! Long live!"
Li Changfeng, who was awakened, quickly knelt down and paid homage. He was a little confused as to why he felt that the voice was so familiar.
He wanted to raise his head to see who it was, but when he saw that the ministers around him bowed their heads in worship, he endured it.
After all, everyone had their heads lowered. If he raised his head at this time, he would definitely be noticed by the cheap emperor.
No, it must not be noticed!
At this time, Emperor Qianwu had just sat on the dragon throne, then he stretched his neck to look for Li Changfeng in the crowd, and finally fixed his eyes on a familiar figure in the corner of the hall, with a playful smile on his lips.
Although the prince's official rank is very low, he is a prince after all. His status is so respected that he can stand in front of the ministers.
But Li Changfeng stood at the back, which was completely beyond Emperor Qianwu's expectation.
"You brat, you're so low-key and hiding at the back. I'll see what your expression is like when you see me later." Emperor Qianwu thought to himself.
Afterwards, Emperor Qianwu raised his hands as usual and said: "All your ministers, please be free."
Um?!
Li Changfeng was shocked, why did this voice feel so familiar?
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
With a uniform thank you, all the ministers stood up. Li Changfeng followed suit and resisted the urge to raise his head to find out.
Gotta keep a low profile!
Don’t take the lead!
After all, everyone has their heads lowered. If he raised his head, wouldn't it look very conspicuous?
Seeing that Li Changfeng was still lowering his head, Emperor Qianwu smiled lightly and said, "All the princes who are serving outside the country, please come forward to me."
Li Changfeng was shocked again.
This voice really seems familiar, just like Lao Li's voice!
He raised his eyelids slightly and saw five princes walking quickly towards the front of the hall with their heads lowered and their bodies bowed, and he followed suit.
As soon as he arrived in front of the palace, Li Changfeng noticed that the people around him felt a little familiar, so he glanced sideways and was immediately confused.
The person next to him is none other than Li Jianye!
At this time, Li Jianye also tilted his head slightly and winked at him, which seemed to mean: Are you surprised? Are you surprised?
Li Changfeng suddenly had a bad premonition and couldn't help but raise his head. When he looked at the man sitting on the dragon chair with a half-smile on his face, he was stunned.
Lao Li!?
He is actually his cheap emperor father?
I regard you as a brother, but you actually want to be my father?