"Is the princess there?"
Li Xuan stood at the gate of Chenlu Palace and asked a court lady.
After getting an affirmative answer, he stepped in.
Mingzhu is sometimes in the palace these days, and sometimes with Li Yi. He wants to see her, it depends entirely on luck.
This is not what frustrates him the most. What frustrates him the most is that no matter where she and Li Yi are talking about things, they always seem to avoid him deliberately...
He accidentally bumped into him several times. The two of them were talking seriously about things. After seeing him, they immediately talked about him. Last time, they actually said that they were talking about whether the imperial concubine had a boy or a girl, and asked Does he prefer a son or a daughter...
It goes without saying that of course he likes his son, but it doesn't matter if he has a daughter, they are all his own children—this is not the most important thing.
Most importantly, the two of them, one is his best friend and the other is his relatives, the feeling of being excluded by the closest people is very uncomfortable...
Among them, there must be something hidden that he doesn't know.
He pushed open the door and saw the two people in the room. After being stunned for a moment, he smiled and said: "You are all here, the new paper has been made, it's very good... By the way, what did you just say?" Woolen cloth?"
Because the two were talking about some secret things, Li Yi deliberately got very close to the eldest princess. When Li Xuan pushed the door and came in, he didn't have time to react.
She glanced at the eldest princess secretly, she should be able to detect it at such a close distance.
Li Mingzhu lowered her head. She was absent-minded for a moment just now, but by the time she realized it, it was already too late.
Li Yi looked at Li Xuan, then at Li Mingzhu, and asked, "Yeah, what were we talking about just now?"
Li Mingzhu looked at him and said, "The soup you brought today is delicious, let's continue tomorrow..."
Li Yi looked regretful, "I was going to bring another soup tomorrow, and the effect is better..."
Li Xuan stared at the two of them in a daze. When he came in just now, the two of them were so close to each other. When they turned their heads to talk to him, their faces were almost touching. What soup are we talking about
Discuss what soup needs to be so close!
The two of them have been too abnormal recently, hiding together behind their backs all day long, lonely and widowed, adulterous...
Lonely men and widows, living together in the same room, sneaking around, and not letting yourself know what they are discussing, there must be nothing good!
"Why are you asking so many questions?" Li Yi glanced at him, "You just said, what happened to the paper?"
"No, you guys have to make it clear to me today!" Li Xuan seemed to be not so easy to fool this time, looking at the two of them with a sullen face.
It was originally a matter of three people being together, but suddenly one day, I was pushed out, and the three masters of the capital became the second masters of the capital. This feeling cannot be understood without personal experience.
"this… "
Li Yi looked at him and didn't know how to speak. Of course it is impossible to tell the truth. This matter is no small matter. Even Li Xuan can't know, and can't even think about it in that way. This reason is hard to make up...
In Li Xuan's mind, these days, the various states or signs between Li Yi and Mingzhu, and the "intimate" appearance of them when he came in just now came to mind.
Looking at this moment again, Li Yi and Mingzhu hesitated, and the other bowed their heads in silence, as if thinking of something, a flash of light flashed in his mind.
"Could it be..." He looked back and forth between the two with suspicious eyes.
Li Yi's heart skipped a beat, thinking that he couldn't even guess such a thing, and Li Mingzhu also had a trace of unnaturalness on his face.
Li Yi's nervousness and Li Mingzhu's panic naturally did not escape Li Xuan's eyes. Seeing this scene, he almost confirmed his guess in his heart, and blurted out: "Could it be—you have an affair!"
"Ah?" The expression on Li Yi's face froze.
"What?" Li Mingzhu looked up at Li Xuan.
"Still pretending, still pretending?" Li Xuan looked at the two excitedly, with the expression that you two should stop pretending that I'm already caught in bed, "I knew it, I knew it, there must be something wrong with you two !"
Li Yi stared at him blankly, "No, you..."
"When I was in Qing'an Mansion, I knew that you two... sooner or later."
"Don't mess around..."
"Is your wife done? Is my sister-in-law..."
"you… "
"I've settled those two, as well as Uncle Huang. Mingzhu is the eldest princess. In terms of etiquette, it's difficult!"
…
Li Yi had never seen Li Xuan so excited, he couldn't even get in a word.
Then he thought of something.
There are not many opportunities to meet the eldest princess on weekdays, and you have to be on guard against Li Xuan rushing in all the time. Is there any way to fool him and make him pay attention in the future, so he won't be so reckless
It seems - there really is!
So he took the eldest princess's hand, sighed, with a look of helplessness on his face.
"You also know that Mingzhu is the eldest princess." He looked at Li Xuan with a slightly dark expression, "So, if we want to be together, it is as difficult as going to heaven..."
Li Xuan hurriedly said: "Don't be discouraged, you don't seem like someone who will admit defeat easily, let's think of a way together, it should be possible."
Li Yi said sadly: "So, we can only get along for such a short period of time when discussing political affairs."
Although it's a bit uneasy to lie to him like this, but he doesn't have any conscience, but it's better than letting him know the truth. White lies, which are told so often seven or eight times, are worthy of forgiveness.
The eldest princess also understood his intention at this moment, and quietly let him hold hands.
In Li Xuan's view, this has the meaning of "ups and downs".
Otherwise, with Mingzhu's temperament, she could only hold the man's hand, but not hold it.
"I see, it's not easy for you, I'm leaving now..." Li Xuan nodded sharply, expressing his understanding, turned around and walked outside without delay.
"Forget it, we still have business to do today." Li Yi grabbed his arm, pulled him back, and asked, "You just said that that kind of paper has already been made?"
Li Xuan looked at them again, and then said: "It's already dried, the quality is really high, and the cost is so low, once it is launched, the siege of the academy will be solved."
"But..." He thought of another thing, and asked suspiciously: "The two kinds of paper produced this time, one is of high quality and low price, and will definitely be recognized by the world, but the other... is of very high quality. It is soft, and after using ink, it will seep out immediately, you can't write, you can't paint, and you can't use it to wrap things, why are you working so hard to make this inferior paper?"
Li Yi glanced at him and said, "You don't care what I do with this kind of paper. Now that it's made, it's of great use. Otherwise, what are you using it for? Wiping your ass?"
Li Xuan gave him a disdainful look: "Vulgar!"
"Let's not talk about this." Li Yi looked at him and said: "The basic method of papermaking has been taught to you. Now that you have a certain understanding of the principles of papermaking, you can use this knowledge to take a small step forward gone."
"How?" Li Xuan asked suspiciously.
"The paper used for writing has been made. What kind of waterproof paper, fireproof paper, it should not be difficult. I will give you three days, is it enough?"
Li Xuan's eyes widened, "Waterproof paper, fireproof paper?"
"Why, three days is too short?" Li Yi thought for a while, and said, "Let's say five days, about five days. If it is longer, you may not want to eat paper-wrapped fish so much..."
Li Xuan shook his head vigorously, "As the saying goes, fire cannot be contained in paper, and this paper will also waste when exposed to water. How could it be possible to make the two kinds of paper you mentioned?"
"Isn't the basic method of papermaking already taught to you... Besides, you are a science student, so don't say the word impossible lightly." Li Yi walked to the entrance of the hall, and as if he remembered something, he turned his head Said: "By the way, the matter between me and Mingzhu..."
"Don't worry, I won't say anything."
Li Xuan said something in a daze, then counted on his fingers, and said loudly: "Also, 'impossible' is three words!"