As the queen of the dynasty, the head of the harem, the mother of the world, there are countless rare things in the palace. Although the perfume is good, it can only cause her mood to fluctuate temporarily.
However, as a queen, it is extremely difficult for her to leave the palace once. She does not know if such a long journey will be possible again in her lifetime.
He stared blankly at the young man in the hall. After seeing him for several years, he was no longer the naughty boy he was back then.
"Mother, there is a bottle of perfume here for you."
Li Xuan saw her looking at him blankly, thinking that the Queen was also interested in this perfume. He originally planned to give both bottles to his mother, but now he changed his mind.
The Empress treated him really well when he was a child. Although so much time has passed now, Li Xuan still misses his kindness.
The queen's eyes were soft, and she accepted the perfume with a smile. Li Xuan walked down, couldn't wait to open the scroll, and said, "Mother, this is the portrait the child drew for you. Do you like it?"
After he opened the portrait, the queen also looked over. Seeing the lifelike and real-life portrait in the painting, she was slightly stunned and couldn't help but admired: "This painting... is so real, I'm afraid even the palace
No painter can draw it."
When she saw the painting, even the princess had a look of surprise on her face, and then she rolled her eyes at him and said, "Don't I know how much you are capable of? This painting must be...
Painted by others..., no wonder they took some portraits from me a few days ago, I should have thought of them earlier."
Being exposed mercilessly by the princess, Li Xuan couldn't help but blush slightly and said: "I can't hide anything from my mother. I actually asked Li Yi to draw this portrait, and I also asked him to make the perfume.
"
"Oh, Li Yi, but that strange person who cured my depression?" The princess asked with some surprise after hearing this.
She was vaguely familiar with this name, and after thinking about it for a moment, she immediately thought of it.
After all, she was deeply troubled by depression in those days, and she was still deeply impressed by the strange man who cured her stubborn illness.
"That's him." Li Xuan nodded and said.
"Depression syndrome, strange man? What's going on?" A trace of doubt appeared on the Queen's face and she asked.
Prince Ning, who had been accompanying the princess all the time, finally smiled and said: "A few days ago, the princess suffered from a strange illness, and even the imperial doctors sent from the palace were helpless. Fortunately, a strange person came up with a good cure. The princess's illness
Only then can I be cured.”
"Is this happening?" After hearing this, the Queen Mother stood up and said, "This man deserves a heavy reward!"
"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I have already rewarded him generously." Prince Ning said with a smile.
In the business of Ruyilu and spirits, the palace only wanted 50% of the profit, so for the sake of this matter, he was considered to have taken a big advantage.
"He is a strange person who not only knows medical skills but also has such painting skills." The Empress looked at the portrait and said, "To be able to draw such charm with just a few portraits is to be a palace painter.
More than enough.”
"If the empress likes it, I will just ask him to paint one for her. As for the palace painter... there is no need for it." Li Xuan was really worried that the empress would get Li Yi to be a royal painter in the palace. In that case,
His life would undoubtedly lose a lot of fun. He said something hastily and ran out quickly.
The queen wanted to stop him, but when she glanced away, she saw the perfume and portrait in Princess Ning's hand, and put her hand back down.
"Okay, you don't have to accompany me anymore. It's my sister's birthday tonight, so you two may have to show your face outside."
After a while, the Queen was sent to the inner hall, and Prince Ning and Princess Ning walked out the door.
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The palace was very lively tonight. Li Yi finally found a secluded garden. He held a plate of snacks in one hand and a pot of fruit wine in the other hand and walked towards a pavilion deep in the garden.
Choosing to come here tonight was not the right decision after all.
Apart from Li Xuan, the only person I know is Professor Feng. If I go out now, I might get scolded by that guy who likes to lecture others.
It was still quiet here. Li Yi sat down in the pavilion, eating snacks and drinking fruit wine. He could faintly hear someone singing music, and the sound was quite pleasant.
In this era, it seems that dance music is popular at all banquets. Li Yi just saw a group of people gathered there. Before he walked over to join in the fun, he met Professor Feng. After being called "Shu Zi" and "Shu Zi" twice, he didn't
Got the idea to go see it.
When I came here just now, the banquet outside had just started, and I was not interested in facing a table of strangers. I had something to eat to cushion my stomach, then said hello to Li Xuan and went back to sleep.
After eating too many snacks, I felt tired. The fruit wine tasted pretty good. I took a sip to relieve my tiredness. Not long after I put down the wine bottle, I suddenly heard the sound of footsteps behind me.
The people walking towards the pavilion didn't seem to realize that there was someone in such a remote corner. The old figure following the leading man said in a low voice: "Sir, do you want to drive him away?"
The old man did not lower his voice, and Li Yi, who was sitting in the pavilion, frowned.
Who is this old guy? He is so domineering and thinks that the palace is his home?
Li Yi has never met Prince Ning, but he has seen his portrait. The man is older than Prince Ning and is obviously not the owner of the palace.
However, almost all the people who appeared in the palace tonight were people of high status. The person who came might be some high-ranking official. He was a small county lieutenant, and he might really not be able to offend him, so he was ready to get up and leave.
It's a pity that there is still half a plate of snacks left. I'm afraid I have to do it myself when I go back. Should I eat egg fried rice or noodles? This is a tangled question.
It was at this time that the man waved his hand and said, "No need."
He walked up to the pavilion and sat down on the other side. He just glanced at Li Yi lightly without saying a word. He seemed to be worried, looking at the lights outside the shadow of the trees in trance.
From time to time, the voices of young people talking loudly came from over there. Most of what they talked about was state affairs, but you could faintly hear it clearly. Those are the new scholars of Qing'an Prefecture this year. They only need to be appointed by the imperial court before they can truly enter the official career.
Perhaps a few years later, some of them will become important ministers in the court.
When the man was thinking about these things, he suddenly felt something. He turned his head and saw the young man handing over the snacks on the plate.
"Want a piece?" Li Yi looked at him and raised his eyebrows.
Li Yi still had a good impression of this high official who was not overbearing.
Seeing the young man opposite him pinching a piece of pastry and throwing it into his mouth, the middle-aged man was stunned for a moment, then smiled and stretched out his hand.
"This snack tastes pretty good, but you'll get tired of it if you eat too much. It's best to go outside and steal it...bring you a pot of wine." The official seemed quite approachable, so Li Yi reminded him kindly.
The middle-aged man only ate a piece of pastry, but he seemed to be interested in the young man in front of him. Seeing that he was dressed like a scholar, he asked: "Are you this year's new Jinshi?"
"Ashamed, ashamed. I have studied for several years and am still just a scholar." Li Yi said lightly, but there was no hint of shame on his face.
When the man heard this, he felt a little confused.
It was a bit strange for a scholar to appear on such an occasion tonight, but he didn't care about it, and gave a few words of encouragement as usual: "You are still young, so there is no need to be ashamed. If you study hard in the future, you may not be able to go to high school and serve the country."
Officials in the world are the foundation of a country. Even if they cannot become Jinshi, they still have the qualifications to become officials."
"Officials are the foundation of a country?" Li Yi didn't care that the official educated him like Professor Feng, and asked casually: "Shouldn't the foundation of a country be the people? Didn't your husband teach you this when you were a child?"
After he finished speaking, he realized that although the general trajectory of this world is similar to that of China, the subtleties are often very different. This famous saying in his previous life may not exist in this world.
"What do you mean by this?" The man frowned and looked at him.
"The people are water, and the king is the boat. Water can carry the boat, and it can also..." Li Yi stopped after saying half a sentence.
The man was listening curiously when he saw Li Yi stop suddenly, raised his head and asked, "What can we do?"
"Water can carry boats, and it can also... cook porridge..." Li Yi's stomach growled twice, and he said awkwardly: "Is there any porridge? I'm hungry..."
