"Let's make an agreement first that we will only teach pipa, but only if I have time!" Qin Mubai dropped this sentence and left without looking back, so as not to give Princess Gaoyang any room to bargain.
"Hey, stop, don't leave! - Thief of military academy, stinky man!" Princess Gaoyang yelled several times, but Qin Mubai ignored her. She stamped her feet bitterly, then covered her mouth with a smile, "That's fine, come in the same way. My princess, don't be in a hurry."
After that, Princess Gaoyang hummed a song and skipped away full of joy.
Back at the government office, Qin Mubai was full of resentment, but it was hard to tell others.
This is really a punch that killed the old master. This is the first time he has fallen prey to a woman, and he is still a little lolita who is twelve or thirteen years old... If this spreads out, my Qin's reputation will be completely ruined!
No, we can't let this little witch do whatever she wants, otherwise she will have to push further. If my dignified imperial guard general is eaten to death by a little girl like her, how will he be able to gain a foothold next to the emperor and in this harem in the future? There must be constraints everywhere in getting things done.
After thinking for a while, Qin Mubai found a way to deal with it, and the resentment in his heart was instantly wiped away.
Early the next morning, Qin Mubai came to the harem with a hundred cavalry soldiers as usual to pick up Li Shimin's emperor.
Before Li Shimin got on the bus, he patted Qin Mubai on the shoulder: "Pheasant Nu and Si Zi, I'll leave it to you first. I'm quite busy during this period, so I have to aggrieve you for a while."
"Your Majesty, there is no need to be like this. These are all matters within the scope of a minor minister, so there is no need to talk about grievances. It's just..." Qin Mubai answered with cupped hands, frowning again, with a hint of embarrassment on his face.
"What's wrong?" Li Shimin asked.
"Weichen didn't dare to hide it." Qin Mubai said, "Yesterday, Princess Gaoyang went to the Baiqi camp in person to apologize and admit her mistake. Her attitude was very sincere, so Weichen released the fourth palace maid."
"I already know about this." Li Shimin chuckled, "If you know your mistakes and you can correct them, you can never do good. I hope no one will collide with Baiqi and violate military orders in the future. Isn't this great? What's wrong with Mu Bai? concern?"
"Go back to your majesty. Princess Gaoyang said that she wants to take Wei Chen as her teacher and learn to play the pipa..." Qin Mubai replied with a troubled expression.
Li Shimin frowned slightly: "Then do you want to teach?"
"Wei Chen dare not refuse to agree." Qin Mubai bowed his head, looking very frightened and helpless.
"What do you mean by this?"
"Her Royal Highness Princess Gaoyang said..." Qin Mubai hesitated and sighed, "If Wei Chen doesn't teach me, she will file a complaint to His Majesty, saying that Wei Chen intends to... be frivolous and rude to her."
"This Gao Yang is really nonsense, haha! But Mu Bai, you can rest assured, how could I believe such childish rumors? Besides, Gao Yang is definitely just scaring you, and will not really come to me to complain. You don't have to take it seriously. "She's always been like this, she's just fierce." After hearing this, Li Shimin smiled instead of angry. He scratched his forehead casually with his fingers, seemingly speechless and helpless, and said with a smile, "So, Gao Yang really wants to learn." Pipa... tell me, have you ever been willing to teach her?"
"This... Wei Chen is afraid that he will not be taught well." Qin Mubai said, "And once this case is started, if someone in the harem makes such a request to Wei Chen again, what should Wei Chen do?"
The meaning behind Qin Mubai's words was very clear. The majority of women in this large harem are either Li Shimin's royal women or his daughters. As a minister, he always gets too close to these women. Even if there are no issues between men and women, it will be unpleasant if the gossip spreads. Qin Mubai's words were also for the emperor's "face".
As smart as Li Shimin, he can naturally figure out the reason for this. He thought for a while, nodded and said: "Your concerns are very reasonable. Let's do this. I personally issue an edict, allowing you to teach Gao Yang while teaching Pheasant Nu and Si Bullet Pipa. Others are not allowed to do so. Don’t bother me. That should be fine.”
After that, Li Shimin didn't give Qin Mubai any room to bargain, so he boarded the dragon chariot and left.
Qin Mubai was stunned for a moment. He never expected that Li Shimin would "dote" on Gao Yang to such an extent. Originally, he thought that after hearing these words, Li Shimin would be annoyed with Princess Gaoyang's nonsense, and then block Princess Gaoyang for him. Unexpectedly, not only was he not angry or blocking, he also took the initiative to excuse Princess Gao Yang and issued an edict, "legalizing" Gao Yang's apprenticeship.
"Like father, like daughter, I lost!" Qin Mubai shook his head and sighed, thinking to himself: But that's okay. I first made a small report to the emperor, and Princess Gaoyang's threat on the pretext of "frivolous insult" was automatically invalidated. Are you going to fight with me? Let’s wait and see who will eat whom to death!
Now that there is nothing to hold on to in Princess Gaoyang's hands, a stone in Qin Mubai's heart has finally fallen to the ground. So I easily arrived at the Penglai Hall and "went to work".
Li Zhi and Li Mingda were running around on the bed in the palace, chasing each other, playing the game of Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf. The nanny was tacitly judged as a bad wolf when she caught them getting dressed. She was sweating profusely from her work, but she was still helpless.
"Pleasant Goat, Beautiful Goat, why don't you get dressed and get ready for breakfast?" Qin Mubai gave the order, and Li Zhi and Li Mingda stopped with a smile and took the initiative to get dressed.
"Listen to the village chief!"
"Yes, yes, you must listen to the village chief!"
The wet nurses were collectively speechless, while Qin Mubai couldn't stop laughing.
Just after breakfast, an uninvited guest came to Penglai Hall.
Princess Gaoyang came with a few followers and pipa in her arms.
"Hehe, Ninth Brother, Nineteenth Sister, can I play with you today?" Princess Gao Yang said to Li Zhi and Li Mingda.
Li Zhi and Li Mingda seemed a little afraid of this Princess Gaoyang. They stared at Shen'er and nodded obediently: "Okay..."
"Then, how about we play Pipa today?" Princess Gao Yang asked again. As he spoke, he winked at Qin Mubai mischievously, with an expression on his face that he was determined to win over everyone.
"No, Pipa is not fun. I want to listen to General Qin tell the story of Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf..." Li Zhi muttered in a low voice. Li Mingda said nothing, a little timidly, and looked at Qin Mubai for help.
A look of displeasure flashed across Princess Gao Yang's face, and she turned to look at Qin Mubai: "Hey, what are you talking about? They all listen to you."
Qin Mubai smiled to himself, stepped forward and said, "The King of Jin said he wanted to listen to stories, so naturally I can only tell stories."
"What do you mean?" Princess Gao Yang glared at him angrily and threatened in a low voice, "Believe it or not, I will go to my father..."
"Complaining, right?" Qin Mubai smiled lightly, "Go ahead, please feel free to do so."
"You!..." Princess Gao Yang's teeth itched with hatred and her cheeks bulged. Rolling her eyes, she glared at Qin Mubai bitterly and nodded slowly: "Okay, you must have betrayed me to my father first? Shameless!"
"Wow!... The fierce Seventeenth Sister looks like Big Big Wolf's wife!" Li Zhi said in a low voice.
"Shut up, you little brat!" Princess Gao Yang's anger was ignited and she shouted angrily.
Li Zhi was so frightened that he trembled all over and cried loudly: "Village chief, help!"
When Li Zhi cried, Li Mingda also cried. The voices of the two little guys were always loud enough, and now the palace was really lively.
Princess Gao Yang almost had a few black lines on her forehead, and she murmured to herself dumbfounded: "It's not that bad, I didn't do anything to you..."
"Your Highness Princess Gaoyang, this is your fault." Qin Mubai finally caught her, and felt happy in his heart, but on the surface he was righteous, "No matter what, you should not vent your anger on King Jin and Jin Yang Your Highness, they are still young, why do you need to be familiar with them?"
"I, I obviously didn't! I, I just..." Princess Gao Yang felt a little unable to argue now. The fact before us is that these two little children, Li Zhi and Li Mingda, are crying in each other's arms with great sadness!
Princess Gaoyang knew very well that her father had always had the shadow of the "Xuanwu Sect" in her heart. She always hated the criticism and hatred between the princes, and was afraid that the Xuanwu Sect would happen again among her children in the future. If he knew that he had frightened Li Zhi so much that he burst into tears... This crime could be big or small, and it would definitely leave a very bad impression in his mind!
Seeing Princess Gao Yang's expression, Qin Mubai was overjoyed: Hey, I've caught this little girl's weakness! -To defeat Gao Yang, we must rely on Li Zhi and Li Mingda!
Humph, it turns out that I have such a magic weapon in my hand. It’s really wonderful!
"Your Highness Princess Gaoyang, you'd better please come back, otherwise the two young highnesses will continue to cry and it will be bad after all, and it will reach your Majesty's ears." Qin Mubai took a deep breath and said seriously with a very serious expression, "Today's events , I just pretended that I didn’t see it, and tried my best to persuade the two young highnesses not to tell His Majesty the Emperor. Please respect yourself in the future.”
"You, you... don't accuse me of anything!" Princess Gao Yang gasped in anger, while Li Zhi and Li Mingda cried more and more fiercely.
"Whether to go or stay, Your Highness will decide for yourself." Qin Mubai said lightly, turned around and knelt down to comfort Li Zhi and Li Mingda.
"Okay, I'm leaving!" Princess Gao Yang stomped her feet a few times in anger and roared away with a group of people.
"Hey, fight with me!" Qin Mubai watched with joy in his heart as Princess Gao Yang and others were defeated.
"Hey, if you cry again, there will be no stories to listen to today." As soon as Qin Mubai finished speaking, the cries of Li Zhi and Li Mingda stopped suddenly, like an unmistakable mechanism.
"Leaving? Has Gray Taro's wife left?" Li Zhi's face was still wet with tears, and he glanced at the door timidly.
"Hee hee! Let's go, let's go!" Li Mingda clapped his hands and laughed with tears streaming down his face, "Village Chief, Pleasant Goat, let's hurry up and tell stories in the Royal Garden!"
Qin Mubai grinned in astonishment, sincerely admiring the two brats' quick mood changes and outstanding acting skills.