"Your Highness is well, please take a seat."

Wang Zheng couldn't help feeling amused as he looked at Li Xian, who was sitting opposite him with a sad face.

Who made you go against your father and mother every day?

Let them think that you have grown up and become restless, so they arrange a marriage for you so that you can vent your excess energy.

"Marriage is a happy occasion, why do you look so sad, Your Highness?"

"Sir, please stop teasing me. I am only sixteen years old. It is too early to get married now. Moreover, the Crown Princess Fang is only fourteen years old this year. According to the marriage age recommended by you, it is even too early."

Wang Zheng hesitated for a moment and asked, "What does Your Highness mean?"

Hearing Wang Zheng say this, the old eunuch thought for a moment and nodded, "You are right. It seems that I should smile more reservedly in the future."

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Wang Zheng, carrying tea and holding a wooden stick, strolled to Da'an Palace without asking anyone to accompany him, and then prepared to take a palace boat directly to Daming Palace.

"hehe."

Firstly, using water power to pound rice and roll clothes could save a lot of manpower. Secondly, it would be much easier for many things outside the city to enter the palaces. The most important thing was all kinds of gold and silver treasures, and the Daming Palace had accumulated a lot of them.

The stone table in the middle was empty, but a wooden low table next to it was filled with snacks. Li Zhi was sitting in a rocking chair next to the low table with his eyes closed. The sun shone on Li Zhi's face, and he didn't look like a sick person at all.

Wang Zheng smiled and shook his head, sighing in his heart that these guys have been observing people's words and expressions in the palace for years, and they have become very shrewd.

"Okay, then I'll go talk to His Majesty and His Majesty. I can't guarantee success or failure."

"Hey, isn't this old slave thinking of trying to please the steward?"

Most ministers knew that if they came here without being summoned directly, they would basically not be able to see Li Zhi. The subsequent waiting and notification was just a formality, which was done for Li Zhi to see and was considered a way of respecting and flattering the emperor.

The rower was an old eunuch. When he saw Wang Zheng, his whole face was squeezed together. Wang Zheng laughed and scolded: "It's good enough. You don't look good to begin with, and your face becomes a dumpling when you smile, which is even worse."

Wang Zheng thought about it and nodded, "It's indeed not good, but there are some things that need to be said. Don't worry, I will know how to handle it."

After the old eunuch pushed the boat into the straight, he raised his hand and touched his old face, and said with a smile: "I am not that ugly, am I? Those of us who are selected to meet the public should have appearances that are worthy of the people we meet. Otherwise, this job will not be given to me. Those who are ugly basically cannot meet the nobles."

"I want to postpone my marriage for two years. Sir, please help me to talk to my father and mother."

That's true. The Tang Dynasty not only had requirements for the appearance of officials, but also for the appearance of eunuchs. If you don't look good, you can only stay in the courtyards and work.

Chang'an is surrounded by eight rivers. Since Wang Zheng borrowed a large amount of water power, Li Zhi also opened a large number of canals to connect the palaces.

"Besides, the good life we ​​have now is all thanks to you. I am trying to please you, and that is my due."

Wang Zheng was not sure whether Li Zhi was really sick or was pretending to be sick from the beginning. After all, the heart of an emperor is the most unpredictable.

"Okay, then I will accept your flattery calmly, but next time you smile more reservedly, so that I don't feel uncomfortable."

Wang Zheng nodded, picked up the tea leaves and turned to walk forward. When he approached the palace gate, a leader of the imperial guards came to greet him. He clasped his fists and saluted Wang Zheng, saying, "Your Majesty knows that the steward is coming, and has prepared tea and snacks for you in the garden. Steward, please follow me."

A very small flower garden, about two hundred square meters, is about the same size as Wang Zheng's yard. The difference is that Wang Zheng grows vegetables in the yard for convenience, while Li Zhi's small flower garden is full of flowers, plants and trees. Although small, it is very exquisite.

Li Xian bowed to Wang Zheng and Luo Xiaomei respectively and left.

Disciple, I will take my leave. "

The next day, Wang Zheng rummaged around in the storehouse and found two boxes of tea that had just been delivered from Yuzhou. He took them and walked into the palace.

"The key is the word 'flattering'. As soon as I hear it I know it's not a good look."

Absolute safety can be guaranteed from the Grand Steward's Mansion to the Imperial Palace. After all, the importance of the Taoist temple is self-evident, and Li Zhi will never allow anyone to interfere. Even if Wang Zheng wants to enter the Taoist temple now, he needs Li Zhi's consent.

"Are you going to see His Majesty?"

The old eunuch first asked Wang Zheng about his destination. When Wang Zheng nodded, he leaned on the bamboo pole and said with a smile, "Of course, we have to please the old uncle over there, but the old uncle listens to the second master, and the second master listens to you, so you need to please him even more.

Li Xian looked pleading. Wang Zheng thought about it and finally agreed, but he didn't dare to guarantee it.

The old eunuch waved his hand generously and said cheerfully: "I know that only you would tell a few jokes to someone like me. I am honored."

Li Xian stood up and bowed to express his gratitude: "Thank you very much, sir. You just came back from worshipping your ancestors and you must be tired from the journey. I will not disturb you to rest.

After watching Li Xian leave, Luo Xiaomei hesitated for a moment and said to Wang Zheng, "Isn't it a bad idea for my brother to interfere in the Crown Prince's affairs?"

As Wang Zheng boarded the boat, he waved his hand and said, "Forget it. You should be living a good life now. There is no need to please me. I have done everything I can do. I can't control the rest. Instead of trying to please me, you might as well think about how to please the old man at the gate of the Ye Ting Bureau."

If something happens to me in the future, if you hear a noise and say something, it will be better than me running myself to pieces."

The entire imperial palace and even the city of Chang'an were under the surveillance of the Xuanwu Guards, and the Daming Palace was under tight control.

Wang Zheng bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I greet you. I hope your Majesty is well."

Li Zhi opened his eyes, looked at Wang Zheng and smiled, then pointed to the brocade stool in front of him and said, "No need to say more, Grand Steward. Please sit down. I haven't had a good chat with you for quite some time."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Wang Zheng placed the tea leaves on the low table, sat down with the help of a wooden stick, poured himself a cup of tea, drank it all in one gulp and said with a smile: "Your Majesty's tea is delicious, better than the one I brought."

"That's different. My tea was bought with money, but the steward's tea was presented to him by his disciples. There's a difference in meaning."