Tonight was the day of the banquet invited by the King of Shu. Li Yi only planned to go through a formality so as not to disgrace the prince, so there was nothing to prepare. In the afternoon, he was still preparing lessons in his room.
If he wanted to return to Qing'an Mansion as soon as possible, he had to get rid of those little troubles as soon as possible, but he couldn't just fool those little princes and princesses. That would be tantamount to bullying the emperor, so Li Yi had to work hard to be a dutiful gentleman.
"Uncle, the clothes are on the bed." Xiaohuan walked in from the outside and placed a pile of clothes on Li Yi's bedside.
Although her identity is still Ruyi's personal maid, in this family, she is actually the same as the master. She does not have to do these menial tasks. However, she does everything herself when it comes to Li Yi or Ruyi.
Let other maids intervene.
After placing the folded clothes on Li Yi's bedside, she did not leave. With her hands behind her back, she took small steps and walked to Li Yi's side, peering at the table.
I thought to myself, what is my uncle writing? Is it a farewell letter to himself and the second young lady? Is my uncle really going to elope with the young lady and abandon them?
"What are you looking at?" Li Yi turned back to look at her and asked curiously.
Since the morning, the little maid's behavior has become a bit strange. Although she doesn't know a few words, she still pretends to read what he writes. She has never been like this before.
"No, no..." Xiao Huan shook her head like a rattle and immediately ran out of the room.
Li Yi glanced at her inexplicably and realized that it was getting late and it was time to go to the Prince of Shu's Mansion for a banquet.
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Although the King of Shu is not his legitimate son, he is the eldest son of the current emperor. He moved out of the palace a few years ago. Unlike many other princes, the King of Shu did not go to his own fiefdom, but stayed in Kyoto.
Not only that, the Prince of Shu's Mansion also recruits wise men. On weekdays, there are many people coming and going. They are either the children of high-ranking officials or noble families. Young and talented people from all walks of life are all proud to make friends with the King of Shu. Of course, the King of Shu himself is also among the people.
Zhilong, who is good at both civil and military affairs, has a very high reputation in Beijing.
For an ordinary prince, it is a taboo thing to not stay in his own fief honestly, but to spread his wings in the capital.
The world is still His Majesty's. If a prince is making such a fuss in Kyoto, does he want to rebel?
However, the King of Shu is no ordinary prince.
He is the eldest prince, born to Concubine Cui. Since the queen has no legitimate son, according to the royal family's principle of establishing a legitimate son rather than a concubine, and the eldest rather than the young, the King of Shu is the best candidate to take over the East Palace.
Countless people believe that the King of Shu will be the future prince and the next king of Jingguo. Therefore, even Yushitai turned a blind eye to his actions. In addition, Cui Guifei was behind the scenes.
The Cui family added fuel to the flames, making the king of Shu's reputation unparalleled for a while. Except for the edict issued by his majesty himself, he was no different from the prince.
This is also the reason why Li Yi thought about it and did not refuse the King of Shu's invitation to a banquet.
Although he was helpless, he had to admit that King Shu ------ he couldn't afford to offend him!
Let the future emperor of Jingguo bear his grudge, let alone Kyoto, Qing'an Mansion and even the entire Jingguo, there will be no place for him, and you can imagine the life he will have to live in the future.
Is it really possible to take the whole family away from Jingguo and live a homeless life?
It’s not easy to live in this feudal society.
Cursing secretly in his heart, he took two steps forward and handed the post to the servants of Prince Shu's Mansion.
"It turns out to be Mr. Li, welcome, welcome." The servant of Prince Shu's Mansion had a signature smile on his face, and when facing Li Yi, there was no respectful expression on his face.
This is normal, even the Duke of the country doesn't know how many people he has received. It's just a county, and there are as many as eighty in Kyoto. If he hadn't been a guest of His Highness, he wouldn't have looked at them more often.
"Young Master Qin, come in quickly, come in quickly." Not far from Li Yi, another servant invited a young man into the palace with a smile on his face.
The servant behind the young man handed a brocade box to the servants of the prince's palace and said: "This is the original work of Zuo Gong. Knowing that the prince likes Zuo Gong's calligraphy, the young prince spent a lot of effort to find it."
Hearing the two words "Zuo Gong", Li Yi was slightly distracted for a moment. He only knew that the other party was an existing calligraphy master in Jingguo. He seemed to have a high status in the court. During the old lady's birthday banquet, Yan Zhang and
The man named Zuo Qiu once mentioned it.
"Master Li?" Suddenly I heard the servant's voice.
Li Yi came back to his senses, turned to look at him, and asked, "Is there anything else?"
The servant looked at him and asked tentatively: "Your prayers..."
"Bowing?" Li Yi turned around and looked at Miss Liu Er. When the King of Shu sent someone to send him an invitation, he never mentioned the matter of paying homage!
Did you know that there is still such a rule in the capital that you must give gifts when visiting your home?
Li Yi looked at the servant and asked, "Can't I go in without bowing?"
If that's the case, I think it's just right. I just have a valid reason to go home.
"No, there is no such rule..." The servant was stunned for a moment, then immediately shook his head and said.
There is no rule in the Prince of Shu's Mansion that you cannot visit the house without paying homage, but everyone is a person of status and status. It is the most basic etiquette to prepare a small gift when visiting the house, and it is also a sign of respect for His Highness the King of Shu. After all, you are
A viscount, do you want to be so stingy?
"The county magistrate invites you." The servant was thinking in his heart, but he couldn't say it out loud, so he had no choice but to make a gesture of invitation.
He knew that His Highness the King of Shu would not care about whether he had to pay homage or not, but he was so ignorant as a guest?
Li Yi had already noticed at this time that except for him, everyone who entered the palace would bow to him. It seemed that there was such a rule in the capital.
This is a good trend. When you get to know more friends in the future, you don’t need to do any business. You can just hold banquets at home every day. I guarantee that your hands will get cramps when you pay homage, and you can resell them and make money, right?
Fortunately, he didn't know this rule. He had no intention of inviting the King of Shu in the future. If he couldn't take back the gift, he might as well not give it at all.
Shaking his head and stepping into the palace, Miss Liu Er, as his personal bodyguard, naturally followed him.
"Girl, wait a minute!" The servant hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop her.
"Why, only one person can enter with a greeting card?" Li Yi turned around and asked with a frown.
"No, no." The servant hurriedly shook his head, pointed to the sword in Liu Ruyi's hand and said, "Since it was brought by County Master Li, of course this girl can enter, but you cannot bring weapons into the palace.
You need to leave the sword here, just take it when you leave."
Who is His Highness the King of Shu? His identity is so important. If something happens, no one related to him can escape, including of course all the servants of the palace.
Although the royal palace's strict orders are not as strict as those of the royal palace, there is one rule that is a dead ringer.
Except for the guards of the palace, all outsiders are not allowed to bring weapons into the palace. Of course, such a long sword cannot be brought inside.
Miss Liu Er's sword was almost always with her body. Li Yi once couldn't find anything to kill fish with, so he stole Miss Liu Er's sword while she wasn't paying attention. As a result, she chased her for most of the day, leaving her buttocks swollen.
Tian didn't get out of bed, which shows how precious she is to this sword.
I thought she would refuse, but I didn't expect that she just looked at the person lightly and put the sword in her hand on the table behind.
& amp; amp; quot; Watch it carefully. & amp; amp; quot; Li Yi warned this person.
The servants in the palace smiled and nodded, but they secretly despised it in their hearts. Why should they be careful with such a broken sword? Any sword hidden in the palace would be infinitely better than it.
He raised his head and took another look at Li Yi, feeling extremely suspicious. How could the prince ------ invite such a country bumpkin?
