Since returning from Anxi, Li Hong had never walked in the Daming Palace late at night, and Bai Chun followed him closely. The two of them walked in tandem. After inspecting the token, the two of them walked into the Daming Palace smoothly.
After walking a few steps, I saw two eunuchs hurriedly approaching from a distance. After seeing Li Hong, they hurriedly saluted and said, "I have seen His Highness the Crown Prince."
"Where is your father now?" The Daming Palace is heavily guarded. Jinwu guards can be seen patrolling all around, and there are many secret sentries lurking in the dark. This is the natural daily defense of the royal family, and it is not like that of Chang'an City. It was heavily defended, as if facing a formidable enemy.
"My father is in the Queen's Penglai Palace, and this servant will lead the way for His Highness." The eunuch said cautiously, looking at the former overlord of the palace.
"Are you nervous when you see me? I won't eat you, why are you nervous? Also, who asked you to come here, Lian Tie or Hua Ji?" As he walked, Li Hong teased the two people next to him. The little eunuch seems to be about the same age as himself, but people are always kind and generous.
Li Hong made jokes along the way. Wu Mei, who was sitting in her bedroom in Penglai Hall, heard Li Hong making fun of others when Li Hong approached.
Listening to the sound of being beaten outside, Wu Mei could only silently glance at Li Zhi who was lying on the bedside, and then sighed silently. She no longer had any hope and illusions about the current prince. One day, this prince will be as polite as Li Xian and Li Zhe.
"My son has met my mother and concubine." Wu Mei heard Li Hong's voice ringing outside. Apparently when she was about to enter, Li Hong met Xu Jieyu, Xu Hui's sister.
But Wu Mei didn't know that when Li Hong was paying tribute to Xu Jieyu, he was still playing with the eunuch's hat in his hand.
He hurriedly approached her dormitory. Under the light, Wu Mei was as white as jade, and her shiny forehead began to be covered with black lines.
Li Zhi, who was leaning against the bedside with his eyes closed and concentrating, first had a wry smile on his face. He was about to smile wryly and shake his head, but then he coughed again due to the low voice.
"Bai Chun, do you think it would be more appropriate for me to rush in and shout, "Father, are you okay?!" Or is it more appropriate for me to cry and kneel at the door with runny nose and tears? How about crying and shouting at the same time? While rushing in?" Li Hong's voice was particularly hateful as he thought of it intentionally at the door.
Li Zhi in the dormitory once again waved to Wu Mei with a wry smile, meaning, I can't control it anymore, I'll leave it to you.
"I think it's best for you to roll in for me!" As soon as Wu Mei put down the things in her hands, the maid on the side reflexively handed Wu Mei a feather duster.
Wu Mei looked at the cautious look on the palace maid's face, looked at each other with Li Zhi, and couldn't help laughing.
The palace maid looked even more confused, holding the feather duster in both hands. She didn't know why His Majesty and the Queen suddenly stopped being angry.
"I have met my father and my mother." Li Hong cleared his throat and walked in slowly from outside.
Bai Chun stayed outside. Without the call of the emperor or empress, she was not qualified to walk in as freely as the prince.
Wu Mei looked angrily at Li Hong, who was smiling playfully, and then looked back at Li Zhi, who was lying on the bedside. The couple looked at each other, and their hearts were full of surprise and comfort that Li Hong could come back so quickly. .
The two of them originally thought that this little brat would have to wait until tomorrow morning to come over.
Li Zhi raised his hand slightly, and Li Hong walked up to him. Without waiting for anyone to say anything, he sat down on the head of the bed shamelessly.
The feather duster in Wu Mei's hand was almost the same as the horizontal knife in the hands of Hua Meng and others. As fast as lightning and elusive, it appeared in front of Li Hong's eyes: "Did I tell you to sit down? You just sat down."
"Ouch, it hurts, don't hit me, mother." Li Hong jumped to his feet, looked at the angry Wu Mei, and had to stand aside honestly.
"Almost half a month has passed since I went to Lantian. How about it? It is said that a cure for smallpox has been found?" Li Zhi still looked a little weak. Basically, he rarely moved his head and just turned his eyes from side to side. .
"Don't worry about this. Is there anything I can't do if I take action? What's more, Sun Simiao is still there. It is expected that in another twenty days, when the real cold winter comes, the terminal smallpox will be eliminated. Completely wiped out." Li Hong glared at the palace maid behind Wu Mei several times, but the palace maid didn't seem to notice him staring at her. She still didn't have the eyesight to ask her to bring him a chair.
"I heard that if the terminal smallpox disease is cured, it will be thanks to Sun Simiao. It doesn't seem to have anything to do with whether you are in Lantian or not, right?" Wu Mei lay down lazily on the soft beauty couch, still slender and graceful The figure was immediately revealed.
Li Hong curled his lips. The couple sat while he stood. Although he said he was his son, could his salary be slightly improved
"Don't pout like that. How did you know that cowpox can cure smallpox?" How could Wu Mei not know his little thoughts? She couldn't stand for a while without seeing others sitting.
"I said I dreamed about it, do you believe it? I definitely don't believe it, and I wouldn't say that." Li Hong hurriedly took two steps back. The feather duster in Long Ma's hand really came and went without a trace. He thought he had just let it go. I got up, but unexpectedly, I waved my hand and appeared out of thin air.
"Then how do you know that cowpox can cure smallpox?" Li Zhi looked sideways at Li Hong and asked again.
"This is actually a legend. The authenticity of the legend has never been proven. When I was in Loulan in the Western Region, I occasionally heard something mentioned, so I believed it. Anyway, a dead horse is treated as a living horse." Li Hong was irresponsible. said.
Li Zhi smiled helplessly and said in a low voice: "Thank you Sun Simiao for taking pity on the people of the world for me and coming here uninvited. Otherwise, I don't know what Lantian would have been tormented by you."
"Father, emperor, and mother, in fact, in this case of Lantian smallpox, my sons and ministers should be the ones who take the lead."
"Without Sun Simiao, how would you know about epidemics, vaccinations, or something else?" These new words were a bit difficult to pronounce for Wu Mei.
"If there were no Divine Doctor Sun, I would just boil the cowpox into a decoction. Anyway, after careful processing, it should be fine if injected into the human body..."
"As the prince of the Tang Dynasty, you are looking down on human life and treating the lives of the people of Lantian as nothing. If the merits and demerits are equal, your reward will be gone." Li Zhi felt better and his speech became stronger.
Li Hong rolled his eyes helplessly. The couple had planned this together. If they didn't want to give a reward, they just said it, and they talked so much.
"By the way, I heard that you are not doing your job properly in Lantian and regard the lives of the people as nothing, but you have close contacts with Sun Simiao's apprentice. Is this the case?" Wu Mei turned on the gossip mode, and Li Zhi next to him also looked interested. .
"No...Father, mother, queen, and sons and ministers came all the way back. Is this why you are here?" Li Hong didn't want to be teased anymore and was ready to resist.
This time the couple did not look at each other, only Wu Mei, who was lying on the beauty's couch, chuckled twice and threatened: "Then are you going to say it or not?"
"I knew that Yang Wu was up to no good by my side. I forgot to tell him that this matter is not allowed to be reported. Come back and see how I deal with him." Li Hong curled his lips, and this account was recorded on Yang Wu. .
Wu Mei ignored his complaints, took the memorial from the side and read it again while reading the legend of the dimples that Li Hong told Pei Wanying.
Li Zhi also nodded frequently when he heard it. After listening, he still said: "Meng Po soup? It's interesting. After drinking it, you will forget everything in your previous life and be reincarnated. By the way, Queen, what if it is you, on the Naihe Bridge What would you say when you see Po Meng giving you Po Meng soup?”
Wu Mei looked at Li Zhi tenderly, her eyes full of affection, which made Li Hong, who had always been single to her, extremely nauseous.
"Of course I tell Po Meng that you can forget anyone, especially this little brat, but you must never let me forget Your Majesty. I will have to find Your Majesty in my next life." Wu Mei ignored Li Hong's curled lips and gently held her chin with one hand. He looked at Li Zhi and said.
"It's what I thought. If there is an afterlife and reincarnation, before drinking that bowl of Meng Po soup, I will also tell her not to forget the queen. We will still be together in the next life." Li Zhi was also quite emotional, but In Li Hong's opinion, the old couple seemed to be a bit talkative.
"By the way, Li Hong, then Pei Wanying didn't ask you, what would you say if you drank Meng Po soup? If it were you, what would you say?" Wu Mei blinked curiously and looked at Li Hong and asked.
"Sorry, I don't want coriander or chopped green onion, thank you." Li Hong stood aside seriously and said calmly.
Li Zhi and Wu Mei were both stunned. Looking at Li Hong, who was standing there solemnly with an innocent expression, they thought for a long time before they understood.
Wu Mei looked at the stern-looking Li Hong, angrily picked up the pillow and threw it at it, laughing and scolding: "You ugly little brat, a beautiful and lonely legend, what do you think you are? A cook in the imperial kitchen..."
The more Wu Mei talked, the more she remembered Li Hong's serious book: No chopped green onions and coriander, thank you. For a moment, I couldn't help but laugh while lying on the beauty's couch.
Li Zhi shook his head helplessly, smiled bitterly, and coughed. Only then did the three of them remember that there was something serious.
Li Hong walked up to Li Zhi seriously, frowned and said: "I told you a long time ago, eat less heavy-flavored food, whether it is sweet, salty or strong tea, it is not suitable for you now, you should eat more vegetarian food. "
"I know my health myself. I can still live for a long time. Your mother has been in charge of the government for the past half day. Now that you have come back from Anxi, my father is not in good health. It is time for you, the prince, to come back to supervise the country instead of We plan around small things every day, but the country of Tang Dynasty cannot be destroyed in your hands." Li Zhi looked at the worry in Li Hong's eyebrows and said with relief.
(End of chapter)