The two sat down in Wu Mei's palace. Lian Tie respectfully put the tea in a convenient place for Li Zhi, and then served Wu Mei tea.
Li Zhi took the same small wooden box that Li Hong gave him on the desk, opened it and took out the crystal plaque inside. The phoenix on it was graceful and vivid, and the blue flames vaguely flowed and danced on the surface of the phoenix. Can't put it down.
Li Zhi looked at the gilt six-volume silver plate with phoenix and bird patterns placed on the table beside him. He couldn't help but sigh and said, "Everything in this world is afraid of comparison. Look, the auspiciousness Hong'er gave you is as good as this gilt silver plate." Compared with the phoenix on the golden phoenix bird pattern, it is very different. It is rare that he still has such filial piety and knows how to give this good thing to you. "
Wu Mei also had her eyes wandering. She looked at the crystal phoenix card in Li Zhi's hand and said, "No, I was really shocked when I opened it last night. I didn't know he got such a beautiful thing. Under the light, It looks even more beautiful under the light. I kept it next to my pillow when I slept last night."
"Then why doesn't the queen wear it on her body like me? Is she reluctant to part with it?" Li Zhi smiled and handed the phoenix medal to Wu Mei and asked.
Wu Mei took it and stroked the phoenix texture on it with her hands, and said lovingly: "It's too precious. Thinking about the Linglong Tower that he broke in Linhu Palace that day, no wonder Hong'er doesn't like it, but... why did he Do you know such a crystal clear treasure?”
"Isn't it often rumored in the palace that Hong'er is the descendant of Wenquxing? Regardless of why he knows this, I'm afraid he won't tell you the truth even if you ask him." Li Zhi said while admiring the bag on his waist. Crystal Dragon Tag, pretending to remember something important, blurted out: "Oh, by the way, I almost forgot about the real thing."
When Wu Mei saw Li Zhi's innocent and pretended serious expression, alarm bells rang in her heart. She hadn't seen this expression in nearly a month, but whenever this expression appeared, the next words would definitely be related to Li Hong, and it was very Nine times he wanted to intercede for Li Hong.
Wu Mei's charming face, as if bathed in the spring breeze, immediately became expressionless, her jade-white brows were filled with black lines, and she stared at Li Zhi silently. She wanted to see what Li Hong could do if he was not in the palace. What kind of moth can come out of tossing.
Li Zhi was a little uncomfortable with Wu Mei's silent but angry gaze. He twisted his body and asked without confidence: "Why is the Queen staring at me like this?"
"Tell me, Your Majesty, I have endured it. I have been beaten and tortured by you and your son in recent years. Tell me, what happened to that skinny monkey?" Wu Mei clenched her fists back and forth, and Li Hong giggled in front of her eyes. He looked like he was about to be beaten because of his evil smile.
At this moment, she wished Li Hong was here. Seeing his father's expression, Wu Mei felt that she could just drag the skinny monkey in front of him and give him a good beating without asking any questions. It was not too late to ask anything. ! This is all the experience she has summed up in the past two years.
Li Zhi felt a little weak when he saw Wu Mei's expression. His original intention to plead for Li Hong was suddenly forgotten. He was still thinking about sleeping here tonight. If he said it, he might About to be kicked out.
So he laughed twice, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve pocket and handed it to Wu Mei.
Wu Mei looked at the guilty Li Zhi warily, and then looked at the note handed over. A bad premonition suddenly filled her heart. Is Pihou going to be crazy outside for a while
He took the note and unfolded it, only to see a simple sentence on it: "Twenty yuan of engraved auspicious crystal plaques, half a month off!"
"No more?" Wu Mei looked at Li Zhi.
"Gone."
"Alright?"
"Alright..."
"You...you, bought you for twenty yuan? You are the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, how could you do this?" Wu Mei teased Li Zhi, who was embarrassed, and was already angry with Li Hong's note. Shivering, face covered with frost! I was thinking about how hard I should deal with Li Hong when he comes back!
Li Hong, who was in Prince Pu's Mansion, didn't know that his little butt had been targeted by his mother. At this time, he was full of energy and giving advice, taking Lanling and Chengyang to visit the workshop at the back, and also showed the market value of this crystal plate to them.
In the end, Chengyang and Lanling each invested 20,000 yuan in Li Hong's workshop and allowed them to start a business and sell it, with each of them holding 10% of the shares.
Chengyang and Lanling knew very well that Li Hong was helping them in disguise. Although they were princesses, since Taizong's death, they were not as wealthy as they were then.
A mansion as big as a princess's mansion, as well as domestic slaves and other people on the fiefdom, require a lot of money to take care of. They can handle it now, but there is no guarantee that they will be short of money in a few years and will not be able to cope with such a large task. expenditure.
At this time, Li Hong was like a help in times of need, nominally asking each of them to invest 20,000 yuan. In fact, they did not have to pay this money, but was slowly deducted from their initial share, which was equivalent to waiting for Li Hong to earn enough. After 40,000 yuan, they can sit on the ground and divide the spoils.
The two of them were very moved by Li Hong, but they didn't know that Li Hong was also using the sales channels of the rouge and gouache shop in their hands.
After seeing off Lanling and Chengyang, the sun was almost setting in the west. Li Hong watched the two carriages leave with satisfaction. In any case, there was only so much he could help. As for his other aunt Xincheng , just give me 10% of the shares after a while.
The next step for Li Hong is to happily continue to have fun in Chang'an City for a few days. The twenty crystal tablets promised to his father have already been handed over to the hard-working and uncomplaining two people. Half a month is enough to make them. As for the carving What, Li Hong let them make their own decision. Anyway, it is for the royal family, or it is intended to be given to the father so that he can use it to reward the courtiers. Whatever is auspicious, festive and joyful will do.
As soon as he returned to his palace, Mang Zhong looked solemn and ran over in a hurry: "Your Majesty, Bai Lu is missing."
"Gone? When did it happen? The palace has received the Buddha amulet from her. Look for it in the palace. She likes embroidery. Let's see if she went to teach the maids in the palace to embroider. Gone." Li Hong said easily.
"King Huidai, I've searched everything... and asked the general at the door. He hasn't come back since he left last night." Mang Zhong said nervously and uneasily.
"What? You haven't come back since yesterday?" Li Hong was startled. Bai Lu was not the kind of palace maid who took matters into her own hands. She was usually well-behaved and smart, and she didn't look like someone who would run away. Besides, he treated her well.
Li Hong pondered for a moment and continued to ask: "Did you find her? Did she escape privately or was there something unexpected?"
"I found him. It doesn't look like he escaped privately, but like he was kidnapped." Mang Zhong said after careful consideration.
"Being kidnapped? How are you sure? Oh, by the way, shouldn't you have a special contact method or code method?" Li Hong was quick-thinking. From the perspective of Mang Zhong, it didn't look like he escaped privately, but that he was kidnapped. It can be inferred that they must have been looking for Bailu. They didn't find anyone, but they found some unique signs of their Lijingmen.
"King Huidai, there are leftover codes from Bai Lu, but they are not very complete. They are intermittent. It is impossible to determine where he got lost and where he was abducted?"
"Have you left Chang'an City?"
"No." Mang Zhong said firmly: "The code started to appear in Taipingfang, and then disappeared after reaching Daode and Datongfang. No more code was found."
Li Hong walked out of the house and sat down on the steps. He looked at the setting sun that dyed half of the sky red. He thought: "In this case, it is impossible for Bailu to come out of Chengtian Gate. It would be far away from here." Well, Hanguangmen is across the street from Taipingfang, so he was kidnapped not far from Hanguangmen?”
"Yes, on behalf of the king, this servant also made the same judgment."
"Well, otherwise your code will not continue to appear after passing our Yankangfang. Daode and Datongfang are not far from Chang'an City. Have you checked, or have you found any code outside the city? ?" Li Hong said as he walked out.
This is no small matter. The four palace maids and four eunuchs around him are all highly skilled in martial arts, otherwise they would not be assigned to him by his mother. Moreover, he has been out of the palace for a long time, and neither his father nor his mother has expressed any concern. He sent additional manpower, obviously he was very confident in these eight people.
A young woman who knew martial arts was kidnapped. It was obviously not something ordinary people could do. It had to be organized and premeditated, but I had not offended anyone.
The other seven people followed Li Hong, and after leaving Prince Pu's Mansion, they began to search for clues on the streets. According to the place where Mang Zhong found the code, the seven people wandered through the bustling streets of Chang'an City, looking for suspicious people and things.
Hua Meng, Cheetah, Jingzhe, and Mangzhong formed a small circle, protecting Xia Zhi, who was holding Li Hong, and Xiaoxue and Xiaohan on both sides, in order to prevent any accidents.
Mang Zhong walked in front, while looking for the secret code discovered today, while explaining the uniqueness of the secret code to Li Hong.
The seven people unknowingly walked to Datong and Daode, where the code disappeared. There was a wide street between Datong and Daode. Datong was on the left, Daode was on the right, and Feng'an Yifang was on the left of Daode and was next to the street.
Standing on the wide road, Mang Zhong pointed out that the clues would disappear once they reach here. Three lanes further on, there is the Chang'an City Wall.
Li Hong looked thoughtfully at Datongfang and Feng'anfang, which was next to Daodefang. He held his index finger in his mouth and shook his head from time to time. Others saw that King Dai was thinking, and no one dared to come forward to disturb him.
"Abandon Datong's clues and go in from Feng'anfang to see what kind of families are around Daodefang." Li Hong frowned.
Looking for someone like this is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Chang'an is the largest city in the Tang Dynasty, no, it is the largest city in the world in this era. Its population is approaching one million. You can imagine that it is really difficult to find someone. . And he doesn't dare to report it to the official now. If he does, if a small matter turns into a big deal, and the queen mother finds out, he will definitely suffer the consequences.
What's more, this place is only three squares away from the city wall, with many Taoist temples and temples, and a large floating population. It would be very easy to take someone out of the city. Li Hong, with the mentality of treating a dead horse as a living horse, directed a few people to go to Daodefang. He couldn't figure out what to do, and he didn't think about it now.
(End of chapter)