Rule the Roost in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 45: growing up

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At noon in early winter, the sunshine is mild and the gentle breeze carries a cool breath, which is enough to cheer up the trapped people.

Wu Mei's palace opened a few windows, allowing the breeze to bring fresh air into her palace.

Li Xian stopped crying. His aggrieved little eyes were swollen from crying. He was held in the arms of the palace maid and was eating the toffee given by Bai Chun with relish.

Wu Mei was sitting on the other side of the table, holding a book printed with movable type in her hand and looking at it fascinatedly. Glancing outside inadvertently, he saw Li Hong who would never want to play with Li Xian.

The small figure sneaked in and out of sight in front of the palace entrance, using the flowers and plants in front as cover, looking cautiously, as if looking for an excellent hiding place.

"Queen..." Lian Tie was about to remind him.

Wu Mei frowned with a cold face. After seeing the little figure, she had no intention of reading anymore. She sat there and said indifferently: "Ignore him and see what he is going to do!"

There was so much anger in her tone that even Lian Tie could imagine the tragic fate of this acting king after hearing the queen's tone.

When King Lu came back, he was crying like a tearful person. The queen was furious and asked the maid where Li Hong had gone and why Li Xian came back crying again!

Now that the king dares to throw himself into a trap, even Tie is a little confused. Is this king stupid or smart? There is no reason to send him to his door to punish him.

The sun never shines into the palace, especially when it is in the middle of the sky. Therefore, Lian Tie was still shocked when he saw a ray of sunshine, no, a ray of light suddenly shining into the palace.

That beam of light looked like a naughty monkey in the palace. After shining into the room through the window, it began to jump up and down tremblingly. In a short time, the beam of light shone on the face of Li Xian, who was being held by the palace maid and had just stopped crying.

Li Xian suddenly felt a glare in front of his eyes. The bright light was like the sun when he looked up at the sky, dangling in front of his eyes, making him unable to open his eyes.

Under the conditions, Li Xian stretched out his little hand to block the sunlight from shining on his face. He reached out and grabbed it several times, but he couldn't stop the sunlight from shining in front of his eyes, so he started to cry again in anger.

Wu Mei noticed from the beginning that the dazzling beam of light came from where Li Hong was hiding, and she was sure that this must be the little monkey looking for a beating again.

Seeing that beam of light teasing Li Xian, Wu Mei's forehead was already covered with black lines. But at this moment, the light beam suddenly changed direction and moved away from Li Xian's little face. It began to shine on the face of the first palace maid. The beam of light shone on the faces of the palace maids and eunuchs one by one.

When everyone is illuminated by a beam of light, their first reaction is to feel dazzling and close their eyes, reaching out to block the light.

The demon King Dai was lying in the flowers outside, having a great time playing with the mirror in his hand. He was even more happy when he saw everyone in the room being covered by the mirror in his hand.

Xia Zhi followed over at some point and said nervously: "King Dai, stop playing around. The queen will be angry again soon and you will be punished again."

"It's okay. Are you still afraid with this treasure in your hand? Queen Mother will definitely not... Damn it, run!" Li Hongguang was talking to Xia Zhi, and accidentally the sunlight reflected in the mirror shone on Wu Mei's livid face. .

That's okay, the little butt is definitely going to bloom. Thirty-six strategies are the best policy. For the sake of the little butt, I'd better find a chance to give the mirror to my mother in the future.

"Lian Tie." Wu Mei seemed to be calling Lian Tie through gritted teeth.

"Yes, Queen." Lian Tie strode out of the palace and rushed towards the direction where Li Hong was hiding.

Li Hong just got up from the ground, and he didn't even have time to pat the dirt off his body. He complained: "It's all your fault. If you didn't bother me, how could you shine on the queen..."

Li Hong hadn't even taken two steps when he saw a goshawk appearing above his head, blocking all the sunlight above his head: "Monster..."

After Lian Tie left the palace, he flew towards Li Hong. He was like a goshawk in the air, and Li Hong was like a rabbit. Before he could take two steps, Lian Tie was already holding him firmly in his hand. inside.

Wu Mei saw Lian Tie carrying Li Hong in as if he were carrying a little chicken. Without saying a word, he got up from the chair, walked over and started beating Li Hong. Li Xian who was watching on the side clapped his hands and applauded.

"Mother... I was wrong. I never dare to do it again. I didn't think about it... oops... I made a mistake just now. I really realized my mistake... ah..."

Li Hong's screams resounded throughout the harem. The other maids and eunuchs were all numb when they heard this. They all lowered their heads and did not dare to stop the queen from beating the prince.

A quarter of an hour later, Xia Zhi followed Li Hong dejectedly, kneeling under the bare tree outside the palace. From time to time, he could see Li Hong's grinning expression after touching his butt.

Wu Mei, on the other hand, was holding two mirrors in her hands and was happily looking at the beautiful woman in the mirror. This was the first time she had seen her appearance so clearly.

Blinking at himself in the mirror, or running his fingers across the skin on his face, he couldn't help but exclaim: "Is this my face? How can it be so clear, as if I ran into it?"

Wu Mei was immersed in her own appearance in the mirror, forgetting the time and the person kneeling outside the palace.

More than an hour later, Xia Zhi carried Li Hong on his back, and the two of them walked to Wude Hall dejectedly. There was nothing they could do. This time Wu Mei beat her so hard that Li Hong felt pain when his pants touched his buttocks.

But it's not all bad news. Letters came from Jingzhe and Cheetah. The cotton is already on the way. It's expected to enter Chang'an City in about half a month.

From then on, Wu Mei had one more thing every day, and that was to look at herself in the mirror for a long time every day. Especially when the palace maid was combing her hair into a bun, she had to have a mirror to look at herself.

Li Zhi also specially sent people to reward him with many good things to reward Li Hong for making this mirror, which is like a treasure in the world.

Just look at Wu Mei's commendation to Li Hong to see how useful the mirror is. At the court, Wu Mei gave all the money she won from betting with the courtiers, but Lian Tie finally brought her a sentence: "Do you still have the mirror?"

The result was as expected by Lian Tie. Not only did he not get the exact answer, but he was beaten severely by King Dai before he was released back to the palace.

Li Hong, whose butt was healed, received good news again. The cotton had been transported into the palace, but Wu Mei did not let him interfere. After telling Wu Mei how to deal with it, Wu Mei kicked him out and herself I personally watch the progress of the cotton every day, and I am looking forward to whether this cotton is as good for heating as Li Hong said.

Li Hong didn't bother to care. After several days of testing, except for the wheels, everything else about his skateboard was pretty good. The rigid component indicators such as the steering shaft, buffer pads and so on under the skateboard were all removed by the supervising craftsmen.

The wheels are made in the same way as wheels. The small wheels have spokes, which can have a certain shock absorption effect. In addition, they are made of extremely thin wood such as iron pear wood, which is wear-resistant, waterproof and tough. The three-layer cushion pad is equivalent to the bow plate of the previous generation. It has excellent shock absorption and buffering effects. There is absolutely no problem going up and down steps.

The outer edge of the wheel was wrapped with copper sheet, and iron sheet was also tried, but it was easily worn out within a few days, and the sound was extremely unpleasant. He tried countless methods, but none of them satisfied Li Hong.

In the end, it turned out that a new young craftsman, the general, made him four wheels out of a huge bone. And this bone, after Li Hong inquired carefully, found out that it was probably made of dinosaur fossils.

Winter has come, and Jingzhe and Cheetah will have to come back next year. Now, in addition to studying every day, Li Hong is practicing his skateboarding in the palace every day.

Wu Mei could see Wu Mei through the window every day. The little figure was steaming all over. He stepped on a wooden board with one foot and kicked the ground hard with the other foot. When the speed became faster, he stood on it and twisted. move.

From time to time, you can still see Li Hong falling heavily from his skateboard, lying on the ground holding his elbow, or his lower knee groaning in pain.

But even so, the little guy's enthusiasm is still undiminished. He still takes the skateboard and runs around the palace whenever he has free time every day.

Not long after, Wu Mei saw the little guy skillfully stepping on the skateboard and flying down the steps. She was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat, but the little figure and the skateboard landed steadily, and then It continued to slide quickly into the distance.

The Spring Festival is coming soon, and Wu Mei's cotton has been finished. According to Li Hong's suggestion, the seeds have been stored so that they can plant them themselves next year and there is no need to buy them again.

Li Zhi cheered loudly at the warmth brought by the thick and soft quilt. Lying on the soft bed, he had never felt so comfortable. When he heard that all this was done by Li Hong, Li Zhi, who was sleeping with Wu Mei, accelerated his decision to change the prince.

Skateboards and backpacks have become Li Hong's daily necessities. Since he got this skateboard, as his skills have matured, the maids and eunuchs in the harem have suffered.

From time to time, they would be startled by Li Hong who was flying past them on his skateboard, or he would hit them when he passed by them, or he might snatch something from their hands.

The ones who suffered the most were naturally Yiyang and Gao'an, as well as Yangwu and Liantie. Yiyang and Gaoan were teased and robbed the most. Li Hong would always sneak past them, steal their cakes and handkerchiefs, and then let them chase them on his skateboard. In the end, the two princesses were tired and angry. Panting, Dai Wang stood in the distance and kept making faces to annoy them.

Ever since Li Hong's skateboard became so smooth, Yang Wu and Lian Tie have been trying to compete with each other every day. As long as the two of them have free time every day, Li Hong will never stop until they bend down from their tired bodies.

When Wu Mei learned that Li Hongxue's main purpose of skateboarding was to prevent her from being caught, she ran to Wude Hall again angrily and gave Li Hong a severe lesson before giving up.

Bai Chun has been in the palace for a long time, but she has never seen the empress of Tang Dynasty.

Seeing the queen at this moment, Bai Chun could feel her heart trembling, beating violently, which made her even more nervous than when Li Hong caught her naked in the shower two days ago.

"Bai Chun, the thirteenth daughter of King Bai Sunihao of Kucha, pays homage to the queen." Bai Chun knelt down and saluted.

"Get up, it's been a while since I entered the palace, but are you still used to being in this palace?" Wu Mei asked, sitting on a chair, holding the two mirrors that Li Hong had just begged for and given as a gift.

"Back to the Queen, I'm used to everything. The King Dai takes good care of the little girl. Everything is fine." Bai Chun lowered his head and said.

"What are your plans for the future?" Wu Mei looked at the grinning Li Hong next to her and asked.

The little skin monkey kidnapped an eldest daughter into the palace and kept her like this. I don't know what he wanted to do. Ren Yazi still couldn't convict Bai Chun of the crime, but it was not a problem to follow her in the palace like this all the time.

Bai Chun's face suddenly turned red for some unknown reason, and he lowered his head and said coquettishly, "My little lady, everything depends on the king's orders."

Wu Mei was stunned, this... Could it be...? Wu Mei couldn't help but look at the perpetrator next to him as if nothing had happened. Wu Mei sighed helplessly: "Forget it, I don't care about this matter. Since you are willing to obey the king's instructions, then before he can figure it out, you should first Stay in the palace."

(End of chapter)