Li Hong believed that the word telepathy did exist. After all, such tacit understanding, proficiency, and smooth coordination could not be trained casually. Whether it was through eyes or body language, some deviations would eventually occur.
And that kind of tacit understanding is already commendable. He knows very well that in terms of tacit understanding, the tacit understanding between himself and Hua Meng and others in the battle formation is already highly consistent.
But compared with the six ladies in front of him, he could still feel the gap. Looking at the six palace ladies, it was as if an invisible rope connected them, allowing them to be controlled by one brain.
Moreover, with the inexplicable panic and reports from Prince Ji's servants, Li Hong deepened his trust in telepathy, because... Long Ma is here, no wonder he is inexplicably flustered.
Li Shen's chin almost dropped to the ground: "The queen is here? Hurry! Hurry! Hurry! Go and greet the queen."
"No need, I'm just here to visit out of boredom. Prince Ji doesn't need to be in such a hurry." Wu Mei's voice sounded crisply at the door of the main hall.
Li Hong wanted to hide Zhang Lushui and Jin Rongqi, but it was already too late. In desperation, he had no choice but to grab their wrists with one hand and pull them gently when Long Ma entered the main hall. The person stood in an inconspicuous place and whispered at the same time: "My mother is coming, you two had better stand here honestly and don't attract her attention! Do you understand?"
The two beautiful women looked at Li Hong with a hint of panic and timidity, and then nodded quickly to him to express that they understood.
"My son is attending my mother's meeting... Why are you here?" Li Hong turned around and took two steps away when he saw Long Ma holding Li Lingyue's hand and already standing in the hall, accepting the greetings from Li Shen and others.
Li Lingyue tilted her little head triumphantly, and the smile on her little face bloomed like a flower: "My mother brought me here to see who you are going to harm Uncle Ji Wang's house again."
Li Hong blushed, and before he could speak, he heard a burst of low laughter from the hall, especially Li Chuyuan. At this time, her head was bowed deeply, but her fair cheeks were obviously twitching, obviously she was holding back her laughter. .
"Don't talk nonsense, you are not a childish talker..."
"Then what are you doing here? I heard that after you came out of the palace, you came here and never left. Why?" Wu Mei sat down at the table as a matter of course and looked at Li Hong with a calm face. At the same time, he motioned for others to sit down.
Li Hong looked at Long Ma and did not glance randomly around the main hall of King Ji. He slowly relaxed his heart and said honestly: "Oh, it's nothing. Aunt Wencheng wants to propose marriage to Tubo Zanpu. I hope that Uncle Ji’s daughter Li Chuyuan will marry to Wencheng. I will discuss this matter with Uncle Ji.”
There was no trace of surprise or curiosity on Wu Mei's face. She glanced at Li Shen who was smiling, then continued to look at Li Hong, ignoring that Li Lingyue's little face was deforming under Li Hong's hands, and asked: "Then How's the discussion going?"
"I have decided to reject Aunt Wencheng's marriage request in the name of the prince. Because Aunt Wencheng is at Baima Temple, so in order to avoid Uncle Ji's embarrassment, I plan to take Li Chuyuan to the East Palace to live temporarily for a while." Li Hong said seriously. replied.
Prince Ji and others next to him had smiles on their faces, but they were worried in their hearts. Naturally, they only knew the Queen's influence in the court.
While His Majesty and the Crown Prince were away from the court, the Queen personally handled all court affairs, large and small, so at this moment, they didn't know whether the Queen agreed with the Crown Prince's rejection of the suggestion.
Li Chuyuan stood at the end, her heart pounding like a deer, her head still bowed deeply, but her ears erect very high, waiting for the queen's judgment.
After all, the queen's gentle words were related to her lifelong happiness, and she secretly prayed in her heart, hoping that the queen would agree to the prince's suggestion.
Wu Mei looked at Li Hong silently and said nothing. After Li Hong stopped teasing Li Lingyue, she said, "That's no need. Your East Palace is a mess. If you put a well-educated and sensible little lady in your East Palace, who would have known about it?" In some time, what kind of daughter will you give your Uncle Ji? Just stay with me and go back after this matter has settled down."
Li Shen was startled, and then his face showed joy. He stood up beside Wu Mei and saluted, "I would like to thank the queen for relieving my worries. Chu Yuan, why don't you come over quickly and thank the queen."
Li Shen looked delighted and waved urgently to Li Chuyuan who was standing at the end. Then he accompanied his daughter and saluted the queen again.
"Prince Ji, you don't have to be polite. Since Li Hong has decided, I can't help it. What's more, I heard in the palace that among your daughters, Prince Ji, Li Chuyuan is the most filial and sensible. "You are a well-educated person, but many people want to get married. How can you just marry to Tubo? If you miss me, it will be difficult to come back." Wu Mei looked at Li Chuyuan with a smile.
Li Chuyuan faced the empress whose mother Yi Tianxia had just put down, but now facing the empress who was calm and self-confident, she still felt nervous. Her little face became more and more rosy, charming and lustful. The dripping look makes people feel cute and well-behaved.
"Chu Yuan is willing to obey the queen... the queen... arrangements." Li Chuyuan was one of Li Shen's children, and she was quite proud of her. Naturally, she understood the meaning of the queen's words, that is, she was very likely to be granted a marriage by the queen.
If this is the case, not only will the father's face be bright, but the entire King Ji branch will become more noble because of the marriage granted by the queen.
When the time comes for him to get married, there is no doubt that the queen will send some dowry, etc. Compared with the etiquette of the palace, his status will undoubtedly be a higher level at this moment.
And everything was exactly as the well-behaved and smart Li Chuyuan expected. Wu Mei looked at the nervous Li Chuyuan with satisfaction, turned to look at Li Shen and said, "Is this still the Lord of Dongguang County now?"
"Yes, His Majesty personally appointed him as the Lord of Dongguang County." Li Shen answered on Li Chuyuan's behalf.
Nowadays, the Tang Dynasty did not blindly inherit the nobility system of the former Sui Dynasty in terms of granting titles to the children of the royal family. Instead, it clearly refined and institutionalized some titles.
During this period, take Ji Wang Li Shen as an example. He was a prince of the first rank. Among all his descendants, only the eldest son could be named a prince of the first rank. However, because of Li Zhi's preference, the eldest son Li Xu, The second son, Li Chong, was both granted the title of first-grade county king.
As for the rest of the heirs, except for Li Rui, who is the first-rank Duke of the same rank as the prince, the others are all the founding Dukes of the second-rank.
All the prince's daughters are county heads of the second rank. The distinction between whether they are valued by the royal family or not depends on where their fiefdom is.
As for the term princess, in the Tang Dynasty, only the crown prince's daughter could be granted the title, and the daughters of other princes could not be granted the title.
Li Chuyuan, the head of Dongguang County, is currently in a county in Cangzhou, Hebei Province, which is not a very important place.
Now that Wu Mei mentioned it to her face, and that she was being taken to the palace to stay temporarily for a while, Li Shen would be too stupid if he didn't know that this was the arrival of Li Chuyuan's divine favor.
What's more, even Li Chuyuan knew that the queen's question had profound meaning, and it could only be answered by her father.
But after Wu Mei finished asking, she looked at Li Hong intently. Li Hong felt uncomfortable and lifted Li Lingyue off his knees, and said blankly: "Mother... Empress, why are you looking at me? What's wrong?"
"Isn't Dongguang County too remote?"
"Uh, yeah."
"How many counties are there in Gyeonggi Province? I remember..."
"No... it's up to my father to have the final say. Who am I? I can... Okay, let me think about it." Seeing Wu Meifeng's eyes wide open, Li Hong immediately showed weakness and changed his words.
Also, the queen mother could own more than half of the Tang Dynasty, so it was not difficult for the queen to change a fiefdom for Li Chuyuan. In a word, he still didn't believe that his father dared to veto the queen's decision because of this matter.
At that moment, Li Hong raised his head and thought. This Li Chuyuan's favor must be too deep. Although he had already vaguely guessed that it was the queen mother who wanted to help him win over King Ji, so she came up with such a plan. Of course, there was no discipline in it. The reason why the king has a good relationship with his father.
"Okay, okay, let me think about it. Now there is no county owner in Jingyang County. How about Jingyang?" Li Hong thought about it in his mind, where the 23 counties in Gyeonggi Province are located. After much deliberation, only Jingyang is suitable. The others The wealthier one is really not suitable for her.
After all, Li Lingyue doesn't have a fiefdom yet. Who knows if his mother and father will get mad and give all the counties near Chang'an to Li Lingyue, so he has to save a hand.
Moreover, this Jingyang County is worthy of Li Chuyuan's status as the county head. Of the twenty-three counties in total, none of them has a county head.
"Then let's go to Jingyang County. Tomorrow the Imperial Palace will order Zongzheng Temple to draw up a decree to move the fiefdom to Jingyang. Dongguang is too far away. Even if we get married in the future, it's not far from Luoyang, right?" Mei nodded with satisfaction and said to Li Chuyuan with a smile.
"I would like to thank the Queen for her grace on behalf of Chu Yuan. Such grace really makes me feel uneasy." Li Shen was overjoyed in his heart and said humbly and gratefully.
"She is so well-behaved and cute, and so respectful and filial. This is what she changed. From now on, I will call her the Lord of Jingyang County, which is more palatable." Wu Mei said with a smile.
And everyone else in the hall was also surprised and happy. Although they didn't know what the prince and his father talked about in the garden today, the favor given by the queen and prince today gave the house a big surprise. .
So, under the leadership of Li Shen, people in the room saluted Wu Mei together: "Thank you for your favor, the Queen."
"What did the queen promise you?" A voice suddenly sounded from outside the door, and everyone who heard it was stunned again!
That’s okay! The prince, queen, and emperor all came to Prince Ji's Mansion on the same day. What's going on!
(End of chapter)