The young Queen Mother sat in the splendid palace, feeling restless.
The beads in her hand were moving very fast, and her beautiful and dignified face showed sadness. Although she was the most noble woman in Daqi, she was worried all day long and could not calm down.
Even if she started to worship and practice Buddhism, it could not relieve her inner uneasiness.
The palace maid finally came back, fearing that Zheng Shuwen would be impatient with the wait, she immediately bowed and reported: "To the Queen Mother, I saw with my own eyes that the Emperor left the court and went to the Royal Study. The Queen Mother is relieved, it can be seen that the Emperor is still back in a hurry."
Zheng Shuwen closed her eyes, feeling heavy in her heart, and silently recited a Buddhist saying.
She almost thought that Li Jingnan lost his temper again and left without saying goodbye.
Although Li Jingnan greeted her before leaving the palace and brought many guards with him, she couldn't help but be frightened, fearing that this child would act like he did last time again!
Sure enough, he obviously only wanted to take a walk in the city, but ended up staying out all night! If she hadn't sent someone to deliver midnight snacks at night, she might still have been kept in the dark!
Zheng Shuwen was so worried that she didn't dare to say anything casually. She was so worried that she didn't sleep all night!
Fortunately, Li Jingnan still understood the seriousness of the matter and went to the morning court. Otherwise, she would have tried every possible means to find his whereabouts!
Zheng Shuwen stood up with a gloomy look on her face, "Let's go, follow me to the imperial study."
She must teach her son well. As an emperor, how could he be so naughty? !
The Queen Mother came to the imperial study in person, but did not see Li Jingnan.
"Where is the emperor?" Zheng Shuwen asked Li Jingnan's eunuch Xiaodouzi.
Xiaodouzi lowered his head and whispered: "Report to the Queen Mother and rest in the Nuan Pavilion at the back."
Zheng Shuwen opened her eyes wide in surprise, "He... rested?"
Go to the imperial study room to sleep
Xiaodouzi replied: "The emperor read the book for a while and felt really sleepy. He said he wanted to take a nap before reading again, so he stayed in the imperial study room..."
This explanation was reasonable and reasonable, and Zheng Shuwen was not suspicious.
"Where did the emperor go yesterday and when did he come back?" she asked Xiaodouzi.
Xiaodouzi followed Li Jingnan's instructions: "The emperor went to personally greet General Fu Tingye yesterday, and then discussed with the general the exchange of trade routes with Nanzhao. He just returned to the palace at noon..."
"Bold slave! How dare you speak lies!" Zheng Shuwen scolded with an angry look on her face, "The emperor didn't come back to the palace at all last night! You slave is so brave and instigated the emperor to stay outside the palace. Do you know your crime?!"
Xiaodouzi knelt down in fear and crouched on the ground, "I don't dare! Forgive me, the Queen Mother!"
"Queen mother..."
When the tension was at stake, Li Jingnan rubbed his eyes and walked out of the Nuan Pavilion behind the imperial study.
"Mother, why are you here?" Li Jingnan yawned, obviously not having enough sleep.
"Your Majesty!" Zheng Shuwen looked at Li Jingnan with hatred.
She was about to elaborate on the consequences of such a reckless act with Li Jingnan, but Li Jingnan seemed to think of something and suddenly clapped her hands and said with a smile: "Ah! Mother is so lucky, I have a gift for you!"
Zheng Shuwen had a solemn look on her face and said displeasedly: "The Emperor is very thoughtful and did not forget to bring a gift when he left the palace."
The words imply that Li Jingnan left the palace not to discuss political matters, but to have fun.
Li Jingnan kept the gift in mind and didn't hear what Zheng Shuwen meant. He happily took the mirror Hua Qingxue gave him -
"Mother, take a look, do you like it? There are gold, silver, jade...ah! I see this rich peony face is very festive and peaceful. It is most suitable for my mother!"
Zheng Shuwen was stunned at first, and then her eyes widened in shock.
Even though she has seen a lot, she was shocked by such a clear mirror!
In surprise, she forgot about her anger just now. She picked up a hand mirror decorated with jade and looked at it over and over. The more she looked at it, the more incredible she felt!
"This... how was this done? It's really clear..."
"Mrs. Si Bing came to Shengjing with General Fu. This is the gift she brought to me." Li Jingnan said proudly, "I plan to send two mirrors to the Daliao envoys tomorrow so that they can see."
Zheng Shuwen couldn't help but warn: "Your Majesty, please be cautious in your actions. You must discuss all matters with Prime Minister Zuo. You must not make decisions without permission or be reckless and impulsive."
Li Jingnan frowned, he was tired of hearing such words, as if no matter what he did, he would be reckless and impulsive in the eyes of the Queen Mother.
"I understand." He responded lazily, "It's the child's fault that makes the mother worry."
Zheng Shuwen glanced at the memorial on the table and said in a softer tone: "Your Majesty, please read on. Mother, I won't disturb you anymore. I'll ask someone to bring you soup later. Don't tire yourself out."
Li Jingnan respectfully replied: "Thank you, mother, for your concern."
Zheng Shuwen nodded with satisfaction and left with the accompanying maid.
Li Jingnan watched Zheng Shuwen leave, curling the corner of her mouth indifferently.
Xiaodouzi stood up from the ground, quickly arranged the memorials on the desk and prepared pen and ink.
"Okay, stop working." Li Jingnan glanced at it in disgust, "What's the use of looking at all this? They've taken care of it all, I just need to get it right. In that case, what's the difference between looking at it and not looking at it?"
Xiaodouzi hesitated for a moment, and finally put down the pen and ink in his hand.
"Let's go play with Hua Qingxue!" Li Jingnan laughed, beaming, "I know the secret of backgammon! I will definitely beat her this time!"
Xiaodouzi said hesitantly: "Your Majesty, the tutor will come to give you lessons soon. There will be riding and archery lessons in the afternoon..."
When Li Jingnan heard this, he was immediately depressed.
He had already taken a day off yesterday, and he must not take another day off today, otherwise the old officials would accuse him of being too young and too busy to play with things.
"I have to listen to that old man nagging again..." Li Jingnan complained, "Okay, hurry up and change my clothes. I have to go to class soon."
Xiaodouzi nodded in agreement and came over to change Li Jingnan's clothes.
Li Jingnan ordered again: "Put out all the mirrors in a while and wipe them all clean."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
…
Li Jingnan has always been very good at his studies. Whether it is classics, or martial arts such as riding and archery, he is much better than other children of the same age.
But he is a proud man of heaven, and even though he is smart and precocious, he is taken for granted by the people around him.
Therefore, he will not be rewarded for his good work, but if there is a slight flaw or mistake, it will be magnified countless times and taught.
This one requires him to cultivate his moral character, and that one requires him to guard against arrogance and impetuosity. He is obviously the supreme emperor, but it seems that anyone can teach him a lesson. This may seem abnormal, but it is actually happening.
Li Jingnan patiently listened to the old master's hypnotic lecture and returned to the palace.
A row of eunuchs and maids were kneeling on the outer corridor.
Li Jingnan's face darkened, and he took a few steps into the house. He glanced around and saw a few mirror fragments on the table, and he immediately became furious!
"What's going on?!" Li Jingnan kicked the nearby eunuch, "A bunch of losers! They can't do such a small thing well!"
"Your Majesty, spare your life! Your Majesty, spare your life!" The eunuchs and maids all knelt down in a large area.
Someone, fearing to be implicated, pointed at one of the eunuchs and shouted, "It was Zhao Xi who broke the mirror!"
The eunuch who was called Zhao Xi turned pale and fell to the ground begging for mercy: "Your Majesty, have mercy on me! My hands slipped for a moment! I didn't mean it!..."
"You bastard!" Li Jingnan kicked him hard!
Although he is young, he has been practicing martial arts since he was a child, and his hands and feet are very strong. With this kick, he immediately kicked the eunuch to the point of rolling!
"Drag him out and chop him down!" Li Jingnan shouted.
Everyone in the room trembled and turned pale.
"Your Majesty, calm down..." Xiaodouzi wanted to persuade him, but Li Jingnan glanced at him with an angry look. His gloomy black eyes were full of anger and gloom!
Xiaodouzi trembled and changed his words abruptly, "Your Majesty, please calm down. These slaves deserve to die, but if the Prime Minister or the Queen Mother finds out... I'm afraid they will cause trouble again."
Li Jingnan's face became more and more gloomy when he thought of his shackles.
Few of the eunuchs and maids serving in his palace were clean, and each had a master behind them.
If he kills his slave at will today, it won't take an hour for him to cause trouble to everyone!
"Pull it down and punish it with fifty big sticks!" Li Jingnan glanced at the slaves and slaves kneeling on the ground sinisterly, "Lock up all the remaining people!"
The wooden planks of the staff are all one-foot-long solid wood. If you hit it with fifty large planks, you will either die or be maimed.
Although he knew that he was still dead, Xiaodouzi did not dare to persuade him any more and could only watch Zhao Xi being dragged away by the guards...
Speaking of which, when he was first sent to the palace to serve the emperor, Zhao Xi bullied him. Because he was taciturn, short, and not very clever, Zhao Xi would always give him dirty work on purpose. Do.
However, now that he saw Zhao Xi being dragged away, Xiaodouzi was not happy at all. He only felt sad that the rabbit was dead and the fox was dead...
Li Jingnan walked to the table with a calm expression, picked up the mirror fragments on the table, and tried to put them back together. But no matter how he put them together, there was always an eye-catching crack between the fragments!
He was in a terrible mood!
"What's the use of keeping such a clumsy person?!" Li Jingnan said viciously, "Tell the executioner that if he dies, or if he survives, cut off his fingers!"
Xiaodouzi was frightened and lowered his head to hide the panic in his eyes, "Yes, Your Majesty..."
"Change, I want to leave the palace." Li Jingnan walked inside upset.
Xiaodouzi was silent and followed Li Jingnan.
…
When Li Jingnan was upset, there was only one place to go, and that was to find Hua Qingxue.
Hua Qingxue was busy at home. She took a pair of scissors and was cutting along the lines she had drawn on the paper.
She heard footsteps, looked up and saw Li Jingnan and Xiaodouzi.
Hua Qingxue couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Can the emperor leave the palace at will?"
"I'm an emperor, what can't I do?" Li Jingnan came over to look at the thing in her hand and asked curiously, "What is this?"
"Oh... This is called Monopoly. I'm going to make it for you to play with, but my drawing is too ugly and the cards haven't been finished yet..."
"What's the matter? Let's find a painter to come over!" Li Jingnan suggested.
Hua Qingxue shook her head, "It's interesting when you make it yourself."
After she finished speaking, she suddenly looked at Li Jingnan and asked with a smile: "Hey, how do you like painting?"