Li Hong was dragged by Wu Mei to kneel in front of Li Zhi. He looked up and said firmly, "Father, I know my crime, but if you give me one month, no, two months, I promise to present you with a pair of glass towers that are better than the one presented to you by the Guizi envoy!"
Wu Mei was so angry that she slapped Li Hong on the back and said angrily, "Are you crazy? Is that something you can find? There is no such precious glass tower in the Tang Dynasty!"
Li Zhi's anger subsided a little, but he still looked at Li Hong angrily and said, "Queen, stand up and let this rebellious son kneel down. You don't have to kneel down with him, especially since you are pregnant now."
"Your Majesty..." Wu Mei held her big belly with one hand and looked up at Li Zhi, hoping that Li Zhi could pardon Li Hong's crime.
Li Zhi saw Wu Mei kneeling there and pleading for Li Hong, and sighed and said, "What if you can't do it?"
"If I can't do it, I am willing to demote myself to a commoner. But I have a request that I hope my father can allow." Li Hong said.
"Tell me, what are the conditions?"
"Please allow me to leave the palace and look for the glass myself. If I stay in the palace, you can demote me to a commoner now."
"Okay, I promise you can leave the palace, and no one can stop you, but... I can only give you a month's deadline! If you can't do it after one month, then you don't have to go back to the palace." Li Zhi looked at Li Hong coldly, and it was obvious from his expression that he had lost interest in Li Hong.
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"Your son obeys your command! I will start looking for it right away! Your son will take his leave!" Li Hong kowtowed to Li Zhi.
But Wu Mei heard something from the conversation between the father and son. It seemed that she had fallen into a trap. The father and son sang the same tune, and it didn't seem like they were really unhappy because of the two Duobao Pagodas. It seemed that they were acting for someone to see.
Wu Meilan was a kind-hearted person, and also extremely intelligent, otherwise she would not have been able to become the mistress of the harem in just a few years.
While he was concentrating on thinking, he was helped to stand up by Li Zhi himself. However, when he glanced at Li Hong who was kowtowing to Li Zhi, he saw the little monkey's thumbs up and understood instantly! The father and son were acting for him!
No wonder this little thing has been so obedient recently. There has been no chaos in the palace in recent days, and no palace maids or eunuchs have complained about being cheated by the King of Dai again, or being scared by the King of Dai dressing up as a ghost in the Queen's passage at night.
Even Shangguan Yi and other teachers in the Hongwen Academy praised the Prince of Dai for teaching on time and completing his homework on time. Li Zhi also praised him these days. All this made Wu Mei, who was preparing for the canonization ceremony, relax her vigilance. Unexpectedly, this little guy dared to collude with his father to plot against her at this moment!
I understand. Wu Mei understood everything. This scheme of self-torture by the father and son was probably a trap set for herself in order to get the little one out of the palace!
Wu Mei, who understood what was going on at the moment, could not lose her temper in front of all the ministers. She could only helplessly watch Li Hong, who was kneeling on the ground, stand up, then kneel down and salute her again. Then, when he turned and left, Wu Mei caught the tacit look between him and Li Zhi.
Li Zhi looked at Wu Mei's cold and unfriendly eyes, his face a little embarrassed, he touched his nose and smiled at her. The little thing was tight in his calves, secretly waved to Mangzhong, and the group disappeared in Linhu Palace in an instant.
"Are you all ready?" Li Hong asked Mangzhong as soon as he came out of the Linhu Palace.
"Prince Dai, everything is ready. As long as you give the order, we can leave the palace at any time."
"Okay, hurry up, carry me and run, let's leave the palace first and then discuss other things. Be careful not to give up halfway and be discovered by my mother." Li Hong put his arms around Mangzhong's neck and said anxiously.
"Prince Dai, aren't you afraid that the Queen will find out and punish you?" Xia Zhi asked breathlessly as he followed behind.
"It's okay. Father will take care of it if there's any problem. Besides, by the time we return to the palace, a month will have passed. Even if Mother is still angry, it will have almost subsided by then."
The three people fled in a hurry to Taiji Gate. Jingzhe, Liebao, Hua Meng, Xiaoxue, Xiaohan and Bailu were already waiting for him there.
The nine people met each other like relatives who had not seen each other for several years. They all surrounded Li Hong and waited for his decision.
After being let down by Mangzhong, Li Hong first looked behind him carefully and vigilantly to see if anyone was following him. At this moment, he was most afraid that he would fail and be discovered by his mother and arrested.
After taking a look behind him, he saw that there was no one else except the Qianniu Guards guarding the palace. Li Hong said nervously and excitedly, "Let's go out first. Bailu, you stay and wait for Li Yifu. When he comes out, ask him to go to Uncle Li Tai, the Prince of Pu, to find me at his palace."
"Yes, King Dai." Bai Lu responded obediently.
She was the youngest among them, and became more and more introverted as she grew older, becoming more and more shy and blushing easily. Unlike the other three palace maids, under the influence of Li Hong, they all went further and further down the path of becoming shrews.
Li Hong had never met Prince Pu Li Tai, but he knew that Li Tai died the year he was born. Li Zhi often nagging him, saying that seeing him being so naughty was like seeing the shadow of his former brother, and that he was the reincarnation of his brother Qingque. Otherwise, how could he be so smart?
Every time Li Hong heard Li Zhi say this to him, he was so angry that he wanted to curse. I am who I am, and I am different from others! What's more, I am a person who has been reincarnated for nine generations and ten lives. This is my first time to be reincarnated into the royal family!
But Li Hong also knew that the brotherly relationship between his father and Li Tai had always been very good, and his father even had an inexplicable admiration for Li Tai. When his father was young, Qingque was in high spirits in the palace and was the editor-in-chief of "Guodi Zhi" and many other deeds.
Even Emperor Taizong was reluctant to let Li Tai leave the palace, and kept him in the Wude Hall, the palace where Li Hong now lives. It is enough to imagine how favored Wei Wang Qingque was at that time.
Now that Wude Hall has become his own palace, on the one hand, it seems like Li Zhi is reminiscing about the past. On the other hand, it seems like he is silently telling his ministers and the people of the world that in his eyes, Li Hong is as favored as Qingque was in Taizong's eyes.
Wu Mei naturally knew that Li Hong's position in Li Zhi's heart was like that of Taizong and Qingque, and that Li Hong's favor was, to a certain extent, no less than her position as the queen in His Majesty's heart.
But just now, he watched the little monkey suddenly smash two rare treasures. He was so flustered that he didn't have time to make a calm judgment. So the father and son took advantage of him and teamed up to perform a self-torture trick, which deceived him completely!
The envoy from Guizi gasped in pain as he looked at the broken glass on the ground. He knelt on the ground with trembling hands and said, "Your Majesty, this is a rare treasure presented to you by the people of Guizi. Now it has been deliberately smashed by the King of Dai. I hope Your Majesty can give me an answer, otherwise I am afraid that I will not be able to explain to the King when I return to Guizi."
Li Zhi had calmed down his anger at this moment. He sat at his desk in a leisurely manner, thinking about how to deal with the Queen's attack when he returned to the harem. At the same time, he cursed a little bastard in his heart, "Can't you throw something else? Why do you have to throw such a precious treasure to put on a show?"
After hearing what the Guizi envoy said, Li Zhi no longer cared about it and said lazily, "Didn't you hear what I just said? The meaning of the Duobao Pagoda is naturally very good. As for its quality... Li Hong has already said that he will give you a glass Duobao Pagoda that is better than this one in a month. Why don't you stay in Chang'an for a month now?"
"What if the king can't do it and can't find this treasure?" Envoy Guizi would not believe that the Tang Dynasty could find a treasure better than this in just one month.
But don't forget, it took the craftsmen of Guizi more than half a year to build these two towers. If they did not have a request to the Tang Dynasty, they would not have presented such precious treasures to His Majesty the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty.
No one in the Linhu Palace could give a definite answer to the question of the Guizi envoy, because from Li Zhi to the court officials, no one believed that the Tang Dynasty could have a glass pagoda better than this one.
As for the question and answer between Your Majesty and the King of Dai just now, all the ministers have already understood that this disturbance is equivalent to making a big thing small and a small thing nothing.
After a month, who would dare to offend the emperor and run over to ask how the search for the prince of Dai went? If anyone dared to ask, he would probably be dragged out and beheaded by His Majesty.
So, Li Zhi looked up as if nothing had happened, and did not answer the question of the Guizi envoy. Instead, he stared at Li Yifu who was groaning in pain just now.
Li Yifu didn't know how many times he prayed in his heart, hoping that His Majesty would not come to him at this time, but prayers are often contrary to reality.
Li Yifu stood up helplessly and said to the Guizi envoy: "The King of Dai is very intelligent and keeps his word. He said that he would find it in a month, and he will give you an explanation in a month. And our Tang Dynasty is vast and rich in treasures. Is it possible that we can't find the two Duobao Pagodas?"
Li Yifu's dignified words made all the ministers applaud. His Majesty and the Queen nodded repeatedly in satisfaction. But only Li Yifu felt as bitter as if he had just eaten bitter herbs. God knew whether he would suffer for the king in a month and then be thrown into jail as an explanation to the Kingdom of Kucha.
The person who caused the disturbance in Linhu Palace has now walked into the Prince Pu's Mansion which was once Qingque's. This Prince Pu's Mansion has been uninhabited for a long time, but there have always been special people from the palace guarding and maintaining it, so everything in the mansion is running as if there are people there.
The servants, retainers and maids in the palace had apparently already received the news of Li Hong and his entourage's arrival, and they were standing at the gate early to welcome Prince Dai and his entourage.
When everyone saw just a few people walking on the wide street, they were all shocked! This was different from Yang Wu's solemn instructions a few days ago. And everyone was wondering, are these eight people really the King of Dai and his entourage? !
I had thought that the King of Dai would come with a grand ceremony and ceremonial procession, but I didn't expect that there would be just eight of them, with large and small bags on their backs, looking nervous and excited, with tired and untidy steps, just like they were fleeing.
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