Li Yuanjing looked unhappy. After thinking about Shen Wei's words, he waved his sleeves and said to Li Chengxun: "You go back first. I will spare your mother's life."
Li Chengxun was overjoyed. He kowtowed repeatedly to express his gratitude and left.
The side hall fell silent.
Shen Wei was also about to say goodbye: "Your Majesty, please go ahead and take care of the palace affairs -"
Li Yuanjing grabbed Shen Wei's arm, turned up the finely crafted Shu brocade sleeves, and took out the six white chess pieces that Shen Wei had stolen.
A look of embarrassment flashed across Shen Wei's pretty face.
Li Yuanjing curled his lips and said, "Continue to play chess with me, and do not regret or steal any more chess moves."
Shen Wei: ...
This guy is just endless!
Shen Wei resisted the urge to overturn the chessboard and patiently played chess with Li Yuanjing for the entire afternoon. After dark, Shen Wei and Li Yuanjing had dinner and went to the pavilion by the water to cool off.
The waterside pavilion is next to a pond, where lotus flowers bloom in the summer, filling the air with a refreshing fragrance. After the lotus flowers withered, Shen Wei asked the palace servants to collect the lotus pods. She quite liked eating lotus seeds.
Especially the lotus seeds that you peeled by yourself.
Li Yuanjing watched Chen Wei eat lotus seeds one after another, with no sign of stopping. Li Yuanjing held Shen Wei down: "Lotus seeds are cold in nature, eating too much is not good for the spleen and stomach."
Chen Wei's eyes curved, "Your Majesty, don't worry. I am strong and healthy, and lotus seeds won't hurt my stomach."
Li Yuanjing asked quietly, "When you asked me to be gentler and slower last night, you didn't seem to be 'strong and healthy'."
Shen Wei almost choked on a lotus seed.
Even though Li Yuanjing is over 40 years old, he has been riding horses and shooting arrows for many years. He has a very strong waist and his physical strength is still as good as before.
If Shen Wei hadn't maintained a good habit of fitness, she really wouldn't be able to bear it.
Fortunately, Deshun's arrival broke the awkward atmosphere in the waterside pavilion. Deshun reported respectfully: "Your Majesty, Queen, the Eighth Prince is here."
Li Yuanjing raised his eyebrows: "Let him come over."
After a while, Li Chengtai, wearing a black and gold brocade robe, walked into Yongning Palace. He walked with steady steps, wore a jade crown on his head, had a slightly immature face, and his eyebrows and eyes were quite similar to Li Yuanjing's.
Palace lanterns illuminated the waterside pavilion, and Li Chengtai paid his respects to his father, the emperor, and his mother, the queen.
Shen Wei smiled and asked, "Can you have dinner?"
Li Chengtai nodded: "Mother, I have already had dinner." Li Chengtai saw the white jade porcelain plate in front of Chen Wei's desk, with three peeled lotus pods on the plate.
There are also lotus seed cores that can be removed.
Li Chengtai said with a straight face, "Mother, the doctor said that lotus seeds are cold in nature and should not be eaten too much. Last summer, you ate too many lotus seeds and developed stomach problems. Sister Leyou was so scared that she cried. Have you forgotten this?"
Shen Wei was speechless.
Although he is very young, he speaks like a mature principal.
Li Yuanjing couldn't help laughing and took away the lotus pods that hadn't been peeled: "Listen to the child."
Chen Wei felt mixed emotions and had to pick up the unfinished storybook next to her and prepare to read a folk novel.
Li Chengtai said, "The waterside pavilion is windy and the candlelight is swaying. It's easy to hurt your eyes if you read here, mother."
Shen Wei threw the notebook and said, "Cai Lian Cai Ping! Pour the tea! I want to drink the calming tea!"
Cai Lian brought the tea.
Li Yuanjing almost laughed out loud. Chen Wei has a stubborn personality, and sometimes Li Yuanjing can't do anything with her. Fortunately, there is always someone better, and Li Chengtai was able to control Shen Wei a little.
Seeing Shen Wei drinking tea peacefully, Li Chengtai turned around and said to Li Yuanjing: "Father, today I read the "Daqing New Law" sent by the Ministry of Justice. I think some laws are not strict, and I want to discuss with you. The country has its own laws, and the family has its own rules. If the national laws are not strict, the people will not be at peace."
Li Yuanjing pointed to the empty chair next to him and said in a good mood: "Sit down and tell me what you have to say."
As the tea began to boil, Li Chengtai and Li Yuanjing began their discussion.
Shen Wei was drinking calming tea nearby, occasionally glancing at the father and son who were talking.
The waterside pavilion of Yongning Palace became a court, and the father and son talked to each other, like father and son, like ruler and subject, like the wolf king and his little wolves in the pack.
Shen Wei was secretly amazed. Li Chengtai was indeed her son. At such a young age, he already had the potential to be a top student. He was a born workaholic.
Of course, I also maintained the good habit of combining work and rest and did not overwork myself.
After the father and son finished their chat, Li Chengtai stood up and said goodbye: "I will enforce the law without avoiding the powerful, and I will promote and demote people without distinction of relatives. I will discuss with the officials of the Ministry of Justice tomorrow to further improve the Qing Code. I will take my leave. Father and mother, please rest early."
Li Chengtai wanted to leave.
Li Yuanjing suddenly called him and said, "Next year, you will preside over the spring imperial examination."
The wind blew on a summer night, and Li Chengtai's sleeves fluttered. He paused, his eyebrows slightly wrinkled: "Spring Examination?"
Shen Wei was also surprised.
He presided over the Spring Examination, and all the successful candidates in that year were "disciples of the emperor" and became Li Chengtai's "disciples."
Shen Wei vaguely realized that Li Yuanjing seemed to be paving the way for Li Chengtai's future.
Li Yuanjing took a sip of the calming tea and said calmly, "In ancient times, Gan Luo became prime minister at the age of twelve. You will be thirteen next year, so it won't be difficult for you to preside over the Spring Examination."
Li Chengtai was quick to accept the order and replied calmly, "I will obey your order."
The night wind blew, and Li Chengtai turned and left. He has grown taller, and his back looks particularly steady in the moonlight.
In the waterside pavilion, Shen Wei looked worried: "Your Majesty, presiding over the Spring Examination is no small matter."
Li Yuanjing replied calmly: "I see that he is so young, but he acts like an old man all day long. It won't be difficult to let him preside over the Spring Examination. Weiwei, who do you think this child looks like? When I was young, I didn't act like an old man either."
Shen Wei spread her palms: "I don't know either."
It was late at night, and Shen Wei and Li Yuanjing went back to the house to rest.
In the four square ice containers in the bedroom, the ice slowly melted, bringing a comfortable coolness.
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