Every time you get hurt, you gain wisdom. It takes countless lies to cover up a lie, so it is better to be honest from the beginning.
After getting a new residence, the Queen generously gave the small building to Li Mu. This incident was resolved without any danger, but Master Mei's performance made him a little disappointed. With such a deep friendship between the two, she actually
Li Mu had to reconsider the friendship between the two of them after being irritated in front of the Queen.
To the Queen, Li Mu was full of apologies.
The Queen was very kind to him, but Li Mu seemed to be taking advantage of the Queen's kindness to him, doing whatever he wanted, ignoring her feelings.
You can't feel confident about being favored. For a relationship to last for a long time, it must be mutual. If you rely on favoritism and do everything you can, you will end up with nothing.
This is the conclusion Li Mu finally reached after observing countless relationships.
Fortunately, the Queen is generous, and fortunately Liu Hanyan is tolerant...
Baiyun Mountain.
Main peak.
Li Qing looked at Liu Hanyan's melancholy expression and asked, "Sister, what's wrong with you?"
Liu Hanyan sighed and said, "I kind of regret it now..."
Li Qing asked: "What do you regret?"
Liu Hanyan said: "It would have been great if I had stayed with him in Beijun..."
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The next day, outside Changle Palace.
Master Mei and Shangguanli stood outside the hall, occasionally glancing inside the hall.
It had been an hour since Li Mu walked into Changle Palace.
I don't know what he and the Queen had to say, and they didn't finish talking for a whole hour.
Yesterday, I wanted to kill him, but today I talked endlessly about you and me. Mrs. Mei sighed. She watched His Majesty grow up. She thought she knew His Majesty well, but she didn’t know when.
It becomes increasingly difficult to guess His Majesty's thoughts.
In Changle Palace, Li Muzhen was actually playing flying chess with the Queen.
This is a game that Wanwan and Xiaobai often play. They often use it to decide who will sleep in Li Mu at night.
The Queen stayed with them every day and learned this new way of entertainment.
Li Mu took the initiative to admit his mistake, the Queen also forgave him, and the relationship between monarch and minister returned to its previous state.
At this time, Li Mu had the intention to talk to her about the painting.
Zhou Wu rolled the dice and asked, "Have you realized the mystery of that painting?"
Li Mu nodded and described the scene he saw in the painting.
Zhou Wu was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Zhen Daoxuan really hid the inheritance of painting in that painting. Thousands of years ago, hundreds of schools of thought contended. With the art of "creating something out of nothing", painting was once among the best among hundreds of schools. It's just that
Since the death of Master Daoxuan, the art of painting has lost its inheritance. This is the only painting left by Master Daoxuan. Later generations only speculated that this painting may contain the secret of painting, but I didn't expect it to be true..."
Li Mu thought of those pictures and said with some shock: "With such a mysterious magic of "creating something out of nothing", wouldn't those who practiced Taoism in painting at that time be invincible in the world?"
Zhou Wu shook her head and said: "Who dares to claim to be invincible in the way of cultivation? Legal practitioners, even if they can describe the Dharma, have never been invincible in the world. Any path has its strengths and weaknesses. There is no true invincibility."
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Although each path of practice has its own strengths and weaknesses, if you practice all the paths simultaneously, you can learn from each other's strengths and make up for your weaknesses, and you may not be invincible.
At this time, Zhou Wu stretched out her hand, a white light flashed, and the scroll appeared in her hand again.
She handed the painting to Li Mu and said: "Since you can understand the inheritance of Daoxuan Zhenren, this painting is given to you, leaving you to slowly understand it."
Li Mu took the painting and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
After another half an hour, Li Mu took the painting and walked out of Changle Palace.
"stop."
He had only taken two steps when Master Mei's voice came from behind him.
Li Mu stopped, turned around and asked, "Is something wrong?"
Master Mei stepped forward and hit him on the head, "The wings have become hard, and I don't even call sister anymore..."
Li Mu glanced at her and asked, "Are there any sisters who risked their lives to kill their younger brothers?"
Master Mei said with a dark face, "Don't mention this matter to me again!"
Li Mu just said this. Lord Mei has watched the Queen grow up and is definitely closer to her than Li Mu. For this matter alone, not to mention her, even Li Mu himself feels that he has failed the Queen.
Master Mei glanced at him and found what was in his hand. He was shocked and said, "Your Majesty actually gave you this painting?"
Li Mu looked at the scroll in his hand and asked, "Is there any problem?"
Master Mei looked complicated and said: "Your Majesty liked painting when he was young, and he admired the great painter Daoxuan Zhenren very much. This is the only authentic work of Daoxuan Zhenren that exists in the world, and it is also your Majesty's favorite painting. It was the betrothal gift given to the Zhou family by the late emperor.
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She felt a little emotional and said: "Your Majesty actually gave you her favorite thing..."
Judging from the Queen's deliberate act of taking the painting from the small building, the Queen indeed liked the painting, but she still gave it to herself without hesitation.
While Li Mu was moved, the guilt in his heart also deepened.
He walked aimlessly to Shendu Yamen. When Li Si saw him, he immediately said: "Next time you invite me to drink, you must pay the bill first..."
Li Mu waved his hand and said, "I'm not here to buy you a drink this time, but I have a question to ask you."
Li Si said calmly: "Did that friend of yours encounter problems again?"
Li Mu nodded and said, "Under what circumstances would a person give you her favorite thing?"
Li Si glanced at him and said: "If a person is willing to give you her favorite thing, then that thing is not her favorite thing, you are."
Li Si looked at Li Mu and said word by word: "You are her favorite thing."
When leaving Shendu Yamen, Li Mu was worried.
Could it be that, as Li Si said, he is the Queen's favorite thing?
The Queen liked him, Li Mu was sure of this.
In the eyes of others, he was originally the Queen's favorite, and the Queen was his solid backing. He was in front of the Queen, fighting for her, solving problems for her. Such a courtier should receive more favors.
Having said that, although he is not as good as Li Si, he is not an emotional idiot who doesn't understand anything.
Wasn't the Queen's kindness to him a bit excessive?
It was the first time for him to be someone's minister, and he didn't know what a favored minister should look like.
Moreover, as an insider and a fan of the authorities, Li Mu himself could not answer this question.
He decided to find an outsider to ask.
Lady Mei is undoubtedly the most suitable candidate. She is a close minister of the Queen and knows the Queen best, as well as the affairs between the Queen and him.
Li Mu took her to a distance and set up a soundproof formation. Master Mei looked around and said angrily: "Why are you so mysterious?"
Li Mu asked: "Sister Mei, tell me, is Your Majesty good to me?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was shaken violently.
"Well you heartless one!"
"How dare you doubt whether His Majesty treats you well or not!"
"Has your conscience been eaten by a dog?"
"Let me tell you, if you doubt anyone, you can't doubt His Majesty. If His Majesty treats you badly, no one in this world will treat you well..."
…
Li Mu didn't get an answer from Master Mei, but instead received a beating. He extremely suspected that she was seeking revenge for the public good.
At the entrance of Zongzheng Temple, Zhang Chun and King Shou watched from a distance. It was not until Master Mei walked away that they walked up. Zhang Chun asked, "Why did you offend Master Mei?"
"It's okay." Li Mu rubbed his head and asked Zhang Chun casually: "Master Zhang, do you think His Majesty is good to me?"
Zhang Chun paused, looked at Li Mu slowly, and said: "Master Li, you must have a conscience. How could you doubt, how dare you doubt whether His Majesty treats you well..."
Li Mu explained: "That's not what I meant..."
Zhang Chun asked: "Then what do you mean?"
Li Mu thought for a while and asked: "I mean, how did the late emperor treat his favorite ministers back then - how does it compare to how your majesty treated me?"
Zhang Chun shook his head and said: "I had not yet entered the court as an official, how would I know..."
King Shou glanced at Li Mu and said calmly: "How can the late emperor's favored ministers compare with you? The late emperor was not as good to his beloved concubines or the empress as your majesty was to you..."
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