Li Xuan stood at the door of Chenlu Palace and asked a palace maid.
After receiving a positive answer, he stepped inside.
Mingzhu is sometimes in the palace these days, sometimes at Li Yi's place. If he wants to see her, he has to rely entirely on luck.
This is not what depresses him the most. What depresses him the most is that no matter where they are, when she and Li Yi talk about things, they always seem to deliberately avoid him...
He accidentally bumped into him several times. The two of them were talking seriously about things. After seeing him, they immediately talked about him. Last time, they actually said that they were talking about whether the princess would have a boy or a girl, and asked
Does he like a son or a daughter...
Needless to say, of course he likes his son, but if he gives birth to a daughter, it doesn't matter, they are all his own children - this is not the most important thing.
The most important thing is that one of them is his best friend and the other is his relative. This feeling of being excluded by the people closest to him is very uncomfortable...
There must be some hidden secret in this that he doesn't know about.
He opened the door and saw the two people in the room. After being stunned for a moment, he said with a smile: "You are all here. The new paper has been made over there. It's very good... By the way, you just said
what?"
Because the two of them were talking about some secret things, Li Yi deliberately got very close to the eldest princess. When Li Xuan opened the door and came in, he had no time to react.
He glanced at the eldest princess vaguely. She should be able to detect it at such a close distance.
Li Mingzhu lowered her head. She had been absentminded for a moment, and by the time she realized it, it was already too late.
Li Yi looked at Li Xuan, then at Li Mingzhu, and asked, "Yeah, what were we talking about just now?"
Li Mingzhu looked at him and said: "The soup you brought today is delicious, let's continue tomorrow..."
Li Yi looked regretful, "I planned to bring another kind of soup tomorrow, and the effect is better..."
Li Xuan looked at the two of them blankly. When he came in just now, the two of them were so close to each other. When he turned to talk to him, their faces were almost touching each other. Now he actually told him——
--What soup were they discussing just now?
Discuss what soup needs to be so close!
The two of them have been so abnormal recently, hiding together behind their backs all day long, alone and alone, committing adultery...
A man and a woman alone, living in the same room, being secretive, and not letting themselves know what they are discussing, must not be doing well!
"Why are you asking so many questions?" Li Yi glanced at him, "You just said, how is the paper one?"
"No, you must make it clear to me today!" Li Xuan didn't seem to be so easy to fool this time, and looked at the two of them with a stern face.
It was originally a matter of three people being together, but suddenly one day, I was pushed out, and the three heroes of Kyoto became the second hero of Kyoto. This feeling cannot be understood without personal experience.
"this……"
Li Yi looked at him and didn't know how to speak. Of course it was impossible to tell the truth. This matter was not trivial. Even Li Xuan couldn't know about it. He couldn't even think about it. This reason is not easy to make up...
…
In Li Xuan's mind, he couldn't help but recall the various states, or signs, between Li Yi and Mingzhu these days, as well as the "close" look he saw them having when he came in just now.
Looking at this moment, one of Li Yi and Mingzhu hesitated, the other lowered his head and said nothing, as if he had thought of something, and a light flashed in his mind.
"Could it be..." He looked back and forth between the two of them with suspicious eyes.
Li Yi's heart skipped a beat, thinking that he wouldn't even be able to guess such a thing. Li Mingzhu also had a look of unnaturalness on his face.
Li Yi's nervousness and Li Mingzhu's panic naturally did not escape Li Xuan's eyes. Seeing this scene, he almost confirmed his guess in his heart and blurted out: "Could it be that ------ you two have an affair!"
"Ah?" The expression on Li Yi's face froze.
"What?" Li Mingzhu looked up at Li Xuan.
"Still pretending, still pretending?" Li Xuan looked at the two of them excitedly, with an expression as if you should stop pretending that I've caught you in bed, "I knew it, I knew it, there must be something wrong with you two.
!”
Li Yi looked at him blankly, "No, you..."
"When we were in Qing'an Mansion, I knew that the two of you would... sooner or later."
"Don't mess around..."
"Has your wife done it, has your sister-in-law done it..."
"you……"
"Finish those two, as well as the emperor's uncle. Mingzhu is the eldest princess. It's difficult in terms of etiquette!"
…
Li Yi had never seen Li Xuan so excited before, and he couldn't even get in a word.
Then he thought of something.
There are not many opportunities to meet the eldest princess on weekdays, and you have to be wary of Li Xuan rushing in at all times. Is there any way to fool him at this moment, and make him pay attention in the future and not be so rash?
It seems------there really is!
So he took the eldest princess's hand and sighed, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"You also know that Mingzhu is the eldest princess." He looked at Li Xuan with a slightly gloomy expression, "So, if we want to be together, it will be difficult to reach the sky..."
Li Xuan hurriedly said: "Don't be discouraged. You are not someone who will give up easily. Let's think of a solution together and we should be able to do it."
Li Yi said in a sad tone: "So, we can only get along for such a short period of time when discussing political affairs."
Although it makes him feel uneasy to lie to him like this, how can he have any conscience... But it is still better than letting him know the truth. A white lie, told seventeen or eight times now and then, is worthy of forgiveness.
The eldest princess also understood his intention at this moment and quietly let him hold her hand.
In Li Xuan's view, this is a bit like "following the man up and down".
Otherwise, with Mingzhu's temperament, she would only be able to hold a man's hand, not hold him.
"I understand, it's not easy for you, I'm leaving right now..." Li Xuan nodded sharply to show that he understood, turned around and walked out without any hesitation.
"Forget it, we still have business today." Li Yi grabbed his arm, pulled him back, and asked, "You just said that that kind of paper has been made?"
Li Xuan looked at them again and then said: "It has been dried. The quality is really high quality and the cost is so low. Once it is launched, the siege of the academy can be solved."
"But..." He thought of another thing and asked doubtfully: "The two types of paper made this time, one is of high quality and low price, will definitely be recognized by people all over the world, but the other...,
The texture is very soft, and after the ink is applied, it will seep out immediately. You cannot write or draw, nor can you use it to wrap things. Why do you bother to make such inferior paper?"
Li Yi glanced at him and said: "You don't care why I make this kind of paper. Since it is made, it will be of great use. Otherwise, what else is it used for, wiping your butt?"
Li Xuan glanced at him disdainfully: "Vulgar!"
"Let's not talk about this anymore." Li Yi looked at him and said: "I have taught you the basic methods of papermaking. Now you have a certain understanding of the principles of papermaking. You can use this knowledge to take a small step forward.
Already."
"How?" Li Xuan asked doubtfully.
"We have already made paper for writing. Waterproof paper and fireproof paper shouldn't be difficult. I'll give you three days. Is that enough?"
Li Xuan's eyes widened, "Waterproof paper, fireproof paper?"
"Why, three days is too short?" Li Yi thought for a while and said: "Then five days, five days is about the same. If it takes longer, I may not want to eat paper-wrapped fish so much..."
Li Xuan kept shaking his head, "As the saying goes, fire cannot be contained in paper, and this paper will be destroyed when exposed to water. How can it be possible to make the two types of paper you mentioned?"
"Haven't I already taught you the basic methods of papermaking... Besides, you are engaged in science, so don't say the word impossible easily." Li Yi walked to the door of the palace, seemed to have remembered something, and replied
He turned his head and said: "By the way, the matter between Mingzhu and me..."
"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."
Li Xuan said in a daze, then counted the numbers on his fingers and said loudly: "Also, the word "impossible" is three words!"
