Several princes and princesses were eating noisily inside, and the people who were listening were upset but could not reprimand them. Li Yi washed his hands and walked to the yard, with a trace of doubt in his mind.
The old emperor asked him to enter the palace, wasn't it really just to let him cook?
At this time, the eunuch stepped forward and said with a smile: "Master Li, the court has already dispersed. Follow me to see your majesty."
Sure enough, although he was very free, he thought the emperor was not so free. Li Yi also wanted to see what kind of medicine was sold in the old emperor's gourd.
The feminine-looking eunuch took out a sign from his sleeve and handed it to Li Yi, saying, "Mr. Li, please keep this sign. This is the certificate for entering the palace. With it, you can enter and leave the palace freely."
Li Yi took the bright sign and held it lightly. His heart couldn't help but wonder, this thing is actually made of gold?
As expected of the royal family, they are so generous. One of their waistbands is made of pure gold. If they get a few more pieces, wouldn't they make a fortune?
At this time, most of his attention was on the gold waist badge, but he did not notice that the eunuch on the side bent his waist deeper when he saw the gold waist badge.
The palace was heavily guarded, and even his name, identity, and physical characteristics were clearly engraved on the waist badge. The possibility of counterfeiting was very small.
Putting away his belt card, he turned around and saw a flattering smile on the eunuch's face. Li Yi frowned and opened his mouth to say something, then remembered that he didn't know the eunuch's name.
"May I have your name?"
The eunuch said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, just call me Wei Zhong."
"Wei Zhong?" Li Yi was stunned for a moment, then blurted out: "Who are you, Wei Zhongxian?"
The eunuch looked puzzled, then shook his head and said: "Wei Zhongxian... I have never heard of it."
Li Yi felt funny in his heart. Even if they were in the same time and space, the difference between the two people was hundreds of thousands of years. What's more, they were in different worlds, so how could they be connected.
"Wei Zhong..."
"What are your orders, sir?"
Li Yi looked at the eunuch's feminine smile and couldn't help but shuddered. Goosebumps arose and he said, "Don't laugh in front of me in the future!"
Wei Zhong: "------"
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The palace is really huge, with endless palaces that Li Yi has never heard of. There are countless arches and countless corridors. If Wei Zhong hadn't led him, he would definitely have gotten lost.
After walking around for almost a quarter of an hour, the view suddenly widened.
The meeting with the old emperor was not grand at all. It was not even in a palace or a study. He walked into a garden full of evergreen trees, walked between two teams of stern-faced guards, and went up to a pavilion.
Then he saw Emperor Jing wearing a yellow robe.
Compared with when he was at Prince Ning's Mansion, Emperor Jing's complexion was worse, but he had more smiles on his face and was obviously in a good mood.
"Li Yi, Prince of Chang'an County, please see Your Majesty!" There is one thing that is particularly bad about seeing these emperors and concubines. He has to kneel at every turn. The bluestone in the pavilion is expensive and irritating. Fortunately, Li Yi's knees are only slightly stained.
After seeing this, Emperor Jing waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite, just get up."
Emperor Jing was a kind man. Although he was the king of a country, at least in Li Yi's opinion, there would not be a lot of pressure when facing him.
Emperor Jing sat on a stone bench covered with cushions, pointed to the seat opposite him, and said, "Sit!"
When things go wrong, there must be monsters. The king of a country should look a little majestic. Li Yi is really not used to being so polite.
Could it be that as soon as he sat down, a bunch of guards jumped out from the side, pointed their swords at him, and wanted to punish him with the crime of disrespect?
Emperor Jing looked at him and said with a smile: "Why, that Li Xiucai who dared to scold "fart" in front of me now doesn't even dare to sit down?"
Li Yi secretly thought to himself that if he had known that he was the Emperor of Jingguo, he would have hid as far away as possible. He would not have invited him to eat the cake in the spirit of sharing, and what happened today would never have happened.
It's all the fault of that pastry.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." The old emperor said so, and Li Yi had no choice but to sit down.
The scene in front of me is very familiar, as if it was the same environment when the two people met. Everything today originated from the secret garden of Prince Ning's Mansion, from that sinful pastry...
"Try this Tremella Fungus and Lotus Seed Porridge and see the imperial chef in the palace. How does it compare with Prince Ning's Mansion?" Seeing Li Yi sit down, Emperor Jing pointed to the table in front of Li Yi and said.
Li Yi felt a little nervous in his heart, something was wrong. Are all emperors in feudal society like this?
Could it be that he summoned himself into the palace this time just to treat him to dinner?
As the saying goes, accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger. Shouldn't the emperor kill his whole family and kill all the nine tribes at the slightest disagreement, and drag out and behead anyone who doesn't like him? What kind of variation is this kind of warm and hospitable uncle next door?
Variety?
He lowered his head and looked at the food on the table. The aroma was so fragrant that if he hadn't just eaten, he would have whetted his appetite just by smelling it.
But the problem is, I just ate so much and I can’t eat it now!
Wei Zhong stood outside the pavilion, although his head was lowered, his attention was always on the pavilion.
His face was pale at the moment, his calves were trembling, and he was racking his brains to recall whether he had offended Mr. Li in any way today. If so, he would risk his life to save it...
By the way, it seems that Mr. Li doesn’t like his smile. From now on, I will never smile in front of him!
Emperors are moody animals. Who knows if he will fall out of favor the next moment if he is smiling now. Li Yi had no choice but to pick up the white fungus and lotus seed porridge in front of him and take a small sip. The porridge was delicious, really delicious, but
He just drank most of Her Royal Highness the Princess's Tremella Fungus and Lotus Seed Soup and ate a plate of egg fried rice. No matter how delicious the porridge was, he couldn't drink it anymore.
What's more, ------Tremella and Lotus Seed Porridge!
"How is it?" Emperor Jing asked with a smile.
"The heat is just right." Li Yi felt bitter in his heart, but he had to keep a smile on his face.
Emperor Jing seemed to be in a good mood, and actually picked up his chopsticks and started eating. He drank two bowls of porridge in a row, leaving Li Yi sitting across from him dumbfounded.
A smile appeared on the face of the old man standing behind Emperor Jing. At this time, His Majesty had no burden on him, just like that time in Prince Ning's Mansion.
Horseshoes, heavenly punishment, and even the words he said unintentionally were deeply rooted in the emperor's heart. The boy opposite was really a guy who was good at creating miracles.
His Majesty once said, "Li Yi alone is worth thousands of troops." This sentence seems to be an exaggeration, but Chang De sees everything he does. He is like a lucky star.
He is always able to solve His Majesty's problems in a timely manner, especially this battle to defend the frontier, which is the greatest achievement His Majesty has achieved since he took office.
In his secret letter, General Xu Dingyuan highly praised "Heaven's Punishment" and attributed almost all his military achievements to Heaven's Punishment. The whole country celebrated his achievements in expanding the territory. His Majesty's prestige in the court reached its peak in more than ten years, and he has always been uneasy.
The powerful nobles from all over the country have also settled down, and envoys from Qi State are on their way to discuss peace. This is the first time that Jing State has taken the initiative in the struggle with Qi State in decades, and it will surely go down in history...
