[...Since the fall of Jieli, only a few Turks have surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, and the larger tribes have all surrendered to Xue Yantuo. Xue Yantuo's power has grown several times, and it seems that it has become the second Turk, and it has to be guarded against. There are also other Turks.
A small group of people crossed the desert and migrated to the border of Gaochang. The leader of Gaochang Kingdom, Ju Wentai, was deeply afraid of them. According to traders, Ju Wentai was already considering paying tribute to the Tang Dynasty, hoping to use the power of the Tang Dynasty to protect his country...].
Li Mu's expression became serious. After reading the beginning, he thought this letter was all nonsense. Unexpectedly, this kid had actually grown up and was getting serious. But such important matters did not go through official channels. That's it.
If someone randomly brought it over, what if Zhang Tianai was a craftsman? Wouldn't it have leaked all the news?
Li Mu thought to himself that he should reprimand this guy when replying to the letter. He was too lax.
[...After I heard the news, I thought of my elder brother’s earnest teachings, and a wonderful idea suddenly came to my mind. I asked my elder brother Wang to pretend to be a merchant and sneak into Gaochang to find out the truth, and the information I got was similar to the rumors. Here it is.
In a few days, Ju Wentai, the leader of the Gaochang Kingdom, and his wife Yuwen will leave for Chang'an to pay tribute. In addition, I also heard a piece of news. Zhuang Xun, the leader of Zhangjiazhai, has an old relationship with Ju Wentai and wants to marry his daughter to Ju Wentai's son Ju Zhisheng.
.I inquired and found out that Zhang Xun only has an only daughter, the sister-in-law who sent me the message. When I learned about this, I was very worried and worried that my elder brother would be kept in the dark.
Get ready. Brother, here’s to Li Siwen.”
"Bastard!" Li Mu was so angry that he slammed the table and cursed: "Who told you that she is your sister-in-law? I thought you had finally grown up and become serious, but I am so angry! It's annoying! It's annoying.
Ultimate!"
Bai Qiaoqiao saw Li Mu suddenly become furious after looking at the letter, so she couldn't help but come over to take a look out of curiosity. Li Zhien wanted to see it too, but she was just a concubine, and she wouldn't dare to do such a forbidden thing without Li Mu's permission.
Bai Qiaoqiao is now more literate and can basically recognize all the characters in this letter. When she saw that Zhang Xun was planning to marry Zhang Tianai to Ju Wentai's son Ju Zhisheng, she couldn't help but let out a sigh. They had been chatting for so long last night.
Sister Ai didn’t reveal this news.
"Husband, what should I do? Sister Tianai is getting married."
"Ha!" Li Mu seemed a little guilty and said: "She wants to get married, what does it have to do with me? Don't look at this kid's nonsense, what does he know? When I see a woman, I call her sister-in-law. I treat her as a big brother.
Can’t make a horse?”
Li Mu tore the letter into pieces, picked up the bowl and scooped the porridge into his mouth, drank the whole bowl, and stood up and said, "I went to the palace to deliver a mirror to the queen. I may not be back at noon. You don't have to wait for me to eat."
Bai Qiaoqiao responded and covered Li Mu with tiger fur. Li Mu pinched Li Zhien's face and ran out in a hurry.
Hearing the footsteps far away, Li Zhien looked at Bai Qiaoqiao longingly and said, "Madam, what did the letter say?"
"Oh, it's nothing. Uncle Siwen recognized Sister Tianai as his sister-in-law, and my husband is shy." Bai Qiaoqiao smiled and said, "Eat quickly, we will go shopping later."
"Oh." Li Zhien pouted, and felt worried again. He originally thought that by sending Wei Yingluo away, the house would be quiet for a while, but he didn't expect that Wei Yingluo had just left, and another Zhang Tianai had come. In terms of threats,
, this Zhang Tianai is much older than Wei Yingluo. She is a life-saving grace to his wife, and she is also a life-saving grace to her master. She has such a good relationship with her, they are like sisters, she can also kung fu, and she is beautiful, ugh...
…
Li Zhien felt a little discouraged. Why is it so difficult to be a concubine?
But she soon cheered up.
Although Zhang Tianai's arrival is not a good thing, it is not entirely a bad thing. Just like yesterday, when the wife slept with her, she could have the master to herself. If you can take this opportunity to cook raw rice, it will be a good thing.
Pile!
And that Wang Ou!
I couldn't fight you before and couldn't do anything to you. Now that I have this young lady who knows martial arts, I can't help but burn down your shop at night. Let's see how powerful you are!
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Li Zheng Palace.
With nothing to do, Empress Changsun called Concubine Yan, Concubine Yin, and Concubine Wei to play mahjong together. Empress Changsun was having bad luck today. She had already fired several cannons in succession, and her face looked a little ugly. She wanted to retire and rest for a while.
, but seeing that other people were in good spirits, she, as a queen, couldn't bear to be disappointed, so she gritted her teeth.
At this time, the female official came to report that it was Li Mu, the Marquis of Zhulu, who was asking for an audience. Empress Changsun seemed to have found a savior, and said hurriedly: "I have been sitting here for an hour, and I feel a little sore in my back. It just so happened that Li Mu came and asked him to replace me.
Give him a few blows and call him in quickly."
The female officer took the order and went out, and soon Li Mu came to the front. Before he could say anything, Queen Changsun asked him to sit down and play mahjong. Li Mu was a little confused. I came to offer treasures, not to play mahjong!
Concubine Yin and others all knew that Li Mu invented mahjong, and they were all curious about his skills as the inventor of mahjong, so they urged Li Mu to sit down.
"Queen, ladies and gentlemen, I came to the palace today to present treasures."
"Don't be in a hurry to present your treasure, and you won't lose it."
"Hurry up, Lord Zhulu, and sit down. Are you afraid of losing?"
The concubines were all talking, and Li Mu had no choice but to sit down. He looked at the situation in front of him. In front of each concubine, there was a pile of copper coins and a few pieces of broken silver. The seat where he sat had the least amount of copper coins in front of him, so it was obviously the queen's order today.
I lost a lot.
Li Mu started making calculations in his mind.
Mahjong has not been a simple game since its birth. If it is for gambling, which one is faster than mahjong, dice or Pai Gow? As soon as you let go, the outcome will be decided. The difference between mahjong and other gambling equipment is that it brings
It has a special social attribute.
Winning money is often not the main purpose.
Li Mu is now facing this situation. He takes over the queen's place to play cards. From the queen's point of view, it is naturally better to win money. But if he wins money for the queen, then the three noble concubines will inevitably lose money. Although in terms of power,
, the queen is older than the noble concubine. But he is not here for palace fighting, so there is really no need to offend anyone.
Li Mu thought for a while and said: "Queen, I have a rule when it comes to gambling, that is, winning or losing is yours. I can't gamble with your money. I brought the money myself." As he said that, Li Mu took out a piece of money from his sleeve.
A piece of broken silver, about seven or eight taels. This was exchanged from the system when he put his hand into his sleeve. He had no habit of carrying money.
Queen Changsun was slightly unhappy when she heard this. She thought that since Li Mu invented Mahjong, he must be a master of Mahjong. She wanted Li Mu to help her turn over the money, but Li Mu was unwilling. Is it possible that this kid can't afford this little money?
Do you want to argue with me?
But she was a queen, so she couldn't show her dissatisfaction. Without saying anything, she asked the female officer to take her money. Li Mu put his own money on the table and quickly got into the mood, shuffling the cards and playing with them.
…
"West Wind!"
Concubine Yin was overjoyed: "What a fool! Great Fourth Congratulations! All I need is your West Wind!"
"Three cakes!"
Concubine Yan smiled and said: "Three cakes alone! I can wait for this three cakes left!"
After firing seven shots in a row, Li Mu had only a little money left, and he couldn't help but sweat on his forehead. Empress Changsun began to sympathize with Li Mu. Why was this kid so unlucky today? She could clearly see Li Mu's cards from the side.
They are all loose cards that cannot be used, but they are all fired, and they are fired continuously, which is really pitiful.
After hesitating for a long time, Li Mu finally pulled out a red card. Just when he was about to play it out, Queen Changsun couldn't help but said: "Let's change it to another one."
"ah?"
Queen Changsun said: "Change one."
Next to her, she saw Concubine Yin's card on her left, and she was just waiting for this one to be a red hit.
Li Mu put down Hongzhong and took out another piece of nine cakes.
"Get another one!"
Concubine Yan on the right is wearing this nine cakes.
"Sister, don't peek at our cards."
"It's no fun to play like this."
The third concubine complained dissatisfiedly, and Empress Changsun had to shut up.
Li Mu gritted his teeth, pulled out another card, closed his eyes and played it out!
"Thirty thousand? What a fool! Ten thousand words are the same! Give me the money!"
Concubine Yang across from her laughed. Empress Changsun couldn't bear to look at her. She reminded her twice but didn't hide away. What an unlucky thing it was!
Li Mu put his hand into his sleeve and exchanged a few taels of silver, cleared the account, pushed the cards angrily, and said: "I won't play anymore, I won't go bankrupt if I keep playing."
Concubine Yang, who had won the most, laughed when she heard this and said, "Who doesn't know that Zhuluhou's family is extremely wealthy, but this is just a few dollars."
"Money is a small thing, but mentality is a big thing." Li Mu muttered: "No one can lose, hey!"
The mahjong table was moved away, the female officer brought up the chairs, and everyone sat down.
Li Mu bowed and saluted: "Queen, ladies and gentlemen, I came to the palace today on business. Yesterday, I accidentally invented a new kind of mirror. I thought the queen and all the noble concubines would like it, so I brought it over to present it to you."
"Mirror?" Concubine Yin said with a smile: "Isn't a mirror just a mirror? Does it need to be invented?"
"Sister, don't underestimate it. If it were an ordinary mirror, how would Li Mu treat it as a treasure?" Queen Changsun said: "What kind of mirror, please bring it up and have a look."
"Just outside the palace."
Empress Changsun winked at the female officer, who turned around and went out. After a while, five palace maids came in holding five mirrors.
"Ah!" Concubine Yin, who was the first to express doubts, saw the scenery reflected in the mirror. She immediately stood up, took the mirror from the hands of the palace maid, looked at her clear appearance in the mirror, and praised: "It is indeed a treasure, how can it be like this?"
Clearly...is this me? Oops, why are there wrinkles at the corners of my eyes?"
After hearing this, Concubine Yang thought to herself, you didn't know you had wrinkles until now. How long has it been since your Majesty has been to your palace? It's strange that His Majesty likes the wrinkles on your face. She also stood up and took it.
I glanced at a mirror and my expression became stiff. The person in the mirror had fine lines at the corners of my eyes!
What's going on? When I used the bronze mirror, I couldn't see it at all!!