When Li Siye returned home, Li Meier ran out happily. He had forgotten about the beating he had just received. He arched his nose proudly and asked, "How are you, brother? I just made you look good."
"Well, not bad, it deserves a reward."
"Where's my prize? Bring it over." Li Meier stretched out her little hand towards him.
"Here, come with me." He led Li Meier in front of Gao Shi, pointed at him and said, "This is the reward I give you, the gentleman I hired for you."
"Hmph, you are repaying kindness with hatred."
"How can this be repaying kindness with hatred? Don't you want to be better than Sister Wenran? Then learn from this Master Gao and become better than him."
When Gao Shi heard this, his nose twitched. Li Siye was really ambitious. Could it be that he wanted to cultivate a female poet in his family?
Li Siye coughed and said to Gao Shi: "I will leave my little sister's studies to Mr. Gao. If she disobeys me in the future, she will slap my palms with a small bamboo board."
"However, don't hit him too hard. You can start the apprenticeship ceremony now."
They came to the main hall of the Li family. Gao Shi was sitting in front of the table. Li Meier knelt down and presented Shu Xiu, which is biltong. Then he offered tea and kowtowed too much. The apprenticeship was successful.
After the apprenticeship, Li Siye invited Gao Shi to the side room. The two of them served sake and mutton and started drinking and chatting.
Gao Shi was very curious about the two mysterious guests who had just arrived, so he asked Li Siye while he was drunk: "Who are the two people who just came to the house?"
Li Siye wanted to tease him, so he deliberately played it off: "Can you guess?"
Gao Shi pondered and said: "Since I know you, he should be from the East Palace. One of them has a slightly shrill voice and does not have a beard, so he should be from the palace."
Li Siye sipped his wine and nodded: "Well, that's right, it's very close."
"The other one has an extraordinary appearance and a calm demeanor. He must be of high rank. He must be Zhan Shi or a guest of the East Palace. It's amazing, Li Lang, you have only been in the East Palace for a few days and you have made friends with high-ranking officials under the prince's sect. "
Li Siye shook his head and said with a smile: "You guessed wrong, guess again!"
"Is it more than a guest? Prince Shaobao? Young Master? Young Master?"
"No, guess again."
"Is it the Taibao? It can't be the Taifu. The Taifu is Xiao Song. I know this."
"That's not right at all! Guess again."
Gao Shi spread his hands and said, "I don't know about that."
Li Siye waved to him, and Gao Shi leaned over. Siye leaned into his ear and whispered: "The prince is his biological father."
Gao Shi's eyes widened suddenly. Thinking of the conversation between the two of them in the main hall today and Li Siye, his father was really beaten. His thin chest suddenly twitched and he fell straight backwards.
Li Siye was so shocked that he actually fainted? He quickly called two old maids: "Quickly! Someone is coming!"
The two old maids quickly gathered around Gao Shi, pinching him, giving him tea, and licking him...
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Li Siye was mentally prepared. The emperor would definitely find an opportunity to take him to Anxi, but he didn't know when.
Before going to Anxi, he was still a guard of the East Palace, taking turns accompanying the prince to court, going on patrols, and then keeping vigil in the East Palace.
Li Ying had no intention of promoting him, and he was not as friendly to him as usual. This seemed to be done according to his instructions. The prince remembered these two things well, but I don't know if he took other things to heart. superior.
Judging from the current situation, Li Ying went to the palace of King E and King Guang less often. The two princes sometimes came to visit, but Li Ying also deliberately avoided seeing them.
But this matter requires persistence for a long time. A day or two is not enough. I don’t know if Li Ying can endure it, put away her teeth completely, and continue to carry out the great cause of forbearance.
The time in Chang'an was short and rhythmic. The heat of summer gradually subsided and the coolness of autumn began to approach.
Prince Li Ying met his brother E King Li Yao on his way back to the East Palace after the morning court today. E King rode an ink cart, stuck his head out of the car, and asked in a low voice: "Second brother has been very busy recently.
Ah, even our two closest brothers are alienated."
Li Ying was a little embarrassed, and said to her brother: "The affairs in the palace are really busy recently, and I can't get away from it."
"Yes, His Highness the Crown Prince is a very busy man, and we brothers are very busy, but are you so busy that you don't even have time to see us?"
"No, I can't explain this for a while."
"Since you can't explain clearly, don't say it." Li Yao waved and said, "Brother, I will prepare some wine at the palace and invite the second brother to come over and have a talk. By the way, Lao Ba is also here."
Li Yingtui couldn't refuse such a warm invitation. Among the many brothers, only the three of them had the strongest friendship. He didn't want to lose this only friendship. He also needed to talk to them about things that he had been avoiding recently.
Explain it well.
Upon thinking of this, Li Ying immediately ordered everyone to turn around and go to the Eighteenth Prince's house.
In the main hall of Prince E's Mansion, several dancers from the Western Regions danced on the carpet. Li Yao and Li Ju held wine cups and gently shook their heads to the melodious tunes of Hu Le, squinting their eyes as if they were intoxicated.
Li Ying was not interested in watching the beauties dancing in front of him. He had something to say, but he just didn't want to disturb the two brothers' enjoyment.
"Second brother doesn't seem to be in a good mood."
King E waved his hand and dismissed the dancers.
Li Yao looked at the prince's face and waved away several servants. Only the three brothers were left in the entire hall.
The alliance of the three brothers was initially brought together because of their mother's disfavor, sympathy for each other, or the common enemy Wu Huifei. At the time, it may have been just for profit, but as time passed, the friendship gradually deepened and became an unbreakable community of destiny.
Recently, the prince suddenly alienated the two of them, making them suspicious and losing their sense of security. No matter what the reason was, they must ask clearly today.
Li Ju winked at Li Yao and asked Lao Wu to speak up about this matter.
"Brother Imperial, you have been alienated a lot from me and my eighth brother recently. Did the two of us do something to make you unhappy, second brother? If so, please point it out so that we can correct it."
This is a bit sad to say. Thinking about it, you can see how resentful these two brothers are.
Li Ying shook her head in embarrassment: "No."
Li Ju took the initiative to stick out his chest from behind the table and asked with stern eyes: "Does that mean there is a villain behind the scenes who is making slanderous remarks to alienate the friendship between you and me?"
"No."
"That's very strange. Second brother, you won't just alienate us for no reason. How can we both feel at ease? What did you and I vow to do when we formed an alliance in the past? We share blessings and misfortunes.
, Never back down, second brother, have you forgotten?"
Li Ying sighed deeply: "Of course I will not forget it. Even if I alienate you on the surface, I am still with you in my heart."
Li Yao patted the table and said quickly: "Why are you so distant on the surface? Don't you know your second brother's current situation? Concubine Wu Hui has party members both inside and outside the palace. If you and I don't join forces, how can we deal with her and Prince Shou?"
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The prince now had something to say: "What you said is wrong..."
Then Li Ying told him what Li Siye said to him that day, adding more details and giving examples.