There is a bathroom specially prepared for Li Hong in the Pagoda Camp. No one would use it even if Li Hong is not around.
So after entering here, you will see a large stone bath in the center, which is more than one person deep, with about ten steps on both sides, and is steaming thickly. The sound of running water came from directly in front, and two bamboo pipes were continuing to fill the pool with water.
There are also some solid wood tables, chairs and other supplies placed on both sides, but they are not as refined and elegant as the objects in the East Palace in Chang'an City. Instead, each piece reveals a rough and unruly artistic conception.
Even a large tree pillar was polished and smoothed and placed not far from the bathhouse with some tree tendons. Anji is also composed of tree bodies, revealing a state of natural harmony and return to nature.
Two clean and tidy clothes have been hung in the drying place, two large towels have been placed beside the bathtub, and some toiletries are available. However, in Li Zhe's opinion, everything here is fine, except for the lack of received the service of the palace maid.
As soon as he entered the bathroom, Li Hong began to talk to Li Zhe while taking off his dusty clothes, while Li Zhe stood there in a daze, a little at a loss.
Seeing Li Hong's exposed, rock-hard back covered with scars of varying sizes and depths, I couldn't help but take a breath!
What kind of life and death struggle did it take to have such a tall body that makes people want to bow down and worship it! The scars were like scenes of brutal fighting. Looking at those scars, it was as if a scene of brutal fighting on the battlefield appeared before my eyes, and the ruthless shouts of killing rang in my ears.
"Why are you standing there? Take off your clothes!" Li Hong threw his clothes aside and stood in front of Li Zhe with his tall and naked body. His chest was also covered with scars. Li Zhe even looked at it. There was a trace of fear.
And that bronze skin, full of explosive muscles, broad shoulders, strong chest muscles, and abdominal muscles carved out of stone slabs, the whole body reveals a masculine and mighty aura.
The scarf was pulled down by Li Hong, and his black hair was flying in the air, and then slowly and obediently draped behind him. His aura of being arrogant and domineering made Li Zhe feel inferior.
"Are you embarrassed that you won't take a bath with me?" Li Hong was too lazy to pay attention to Li Zhe, who was like a little sheep. He turned around and stepped on the steps, slowly walking into the huge pool, surrounded by hot water of just the right temperature. After resting his body, Li Hong exclaimed that he felt comfortable both physically and mentally!
"You... have your father and mother seen those scars on your body?" Li Zhe turned around and took off his clothes piece by piece, then turned to look at Li Hong who was screaming with relief and asked.
"When I came back from Anxi, I was drinking in the East Palace. When you and Li Xian got drunk, your mother saw you. My father... I don't think I've seen him, but I guess my mother will tell him. I'll go... Why are you like this? Bai?" Li Hong slowly opened his eyes and saw Li Zhe, whose face was unnatural and his body was exposed, and he was about to walk into the pool.
"I...what's wrong with me? I'm so black like you."
"This is called healthy, and yours is called unhealthy. Also, you have eaten and drank well this day, but why are you still so thin? Like a rib." Li Hong handed a towel to Li Zhe.
Li Zhe slowly walked into the water until his whole body was submerged. He couldn't help but shuddered, and then shouted to the sky: "Ouch... It's really comfortable. It would be nice if I had a little more Lanling wine." "
"You are quite good at enjoying yourself, and you still want wine. Then why don't you call your two palace maids in and ask them to wait on you to take a bath?" Li Hong poured hot water on his shoulders and asked calmly.
"Forget it, it's good like this. Although it's good to be served, it's also good to bathe alone occasionally." Li Zhe sat down comfortably in the pool, shook his head and said happily.
At this moment, Li Zhe felt a bell ringing in his ears, and then he saw a medium-sized tray with wine utensils sliding slowly over from the wall.
"This is...?" Li Zhe looked at the tray with joy. It slowly slid into the bath from a small ditch-like ditch connected to the bath. Under the water that continued to pour hot water through the bamboo tube, it slowly slid into the bath. Slowly move towards them.
"You... didn't expect that you would enjoy it so much in the army!" Li Zhe watched with greedy eyes as Lanling wine was poured into two cups with lotus stems and a white jade wine cup on top, and he sighed in surprise.
"This is not enjoyment. If you are enjoying it, which prince have you seen taking a bath in such a simple bathroom?" Li Hong separated the two wine glasses, and there was a tray under the tray. Then he put the other tray to the wine pot and wine glasses. He nudged it to Li Zhe, kept it for himself, and began to pour himself a glass of wine.
"Wonderful, although the environment is a bit simple, it's better because of the artistic conception." Li Zhe happily took the tray, poured himself a glass, touched it with Li Hong, drank it down in one gulp, and said with a slurp.
"Miao, please drink more. After you take a bath later, I will take you to eat barbecue. It will definitely taste better than delicacies from the mountains and seas. It will also make you gain some fat." Li Hong looked at the pleased Li Zhe and said with a smile.
"By the way, why don't you ask me why I ran here and didn't want to go back?" Li Zhe couldn't help but asked after seeing that Lao Wu hadn't asked him about it for a long time.
"I'm waiting for you to tell me. Why don't you go back? Why did you come to Futu Camp?" Li Hong asked calmly.
"Then do you still remember the secret letter you gave me when you went to Liaodong?" Li Zhe asked.
"Remember."
"Yes, you said that if you feel in danger, you should run to the Pagoda Camp. No matter how serious the situation is, the Pagoda Camp can protect me, so I ran here." Li Zhe looked matter-of-fact and didn't care at all. I feel that my behavior is very similar to turtle behavior.
Li Hong shook his head and smiled silently, poured hot water on his face, then wiped his face and asked: "Then did you feel any danger when you came here this time? I see you are having a lot of fun here. "
"What else could it be? Of course you asked me not to get involved and go back. Who knows what will happen to you, so I might as well hide here." Li Zhe curled his lips disdainfully and said truthfully.
"That's all? Are you afraid that something will happen to me or that something will happen to the sixth child?"
"Sigh... It won't be a good thing if something happens to either of you, so what can I do? Good intentions are always regarded as a donkey's heart and lungs!" Li Zhe raised his wine glass and drank it down in one gulp.
I worried about Li Xian and tried to dissuade Li Xian, but in the end it was good. Now Li Xian is getting farther and farther away from me, and I no longer call him over as often as before.
I originally went to Hechangfang, hoping that if there was a conflict between them, my younger brother could mediate, but I didn't want to be scolded directly by Lao Wu and went back.
So after returning to the palace, Langya King Li Chong did not dare to stay for a moment, and left Chang'an immediately. The more he thought about it in the palace, the more frightened he became: Will Li Xian deploy heavy troops to kill Lao Wu? Will the prince kill Lao Liu
The more he thought about it, the more irritated he became, and he was deeply afraid that the conflict between the prince and King Pei would cause a greater conflict in Chang'an City. So before dawn the next day, Li Zhe took two confidants, the maids and the eunuch, and hid in the pagoda camp, planning to He won't go anywhere until his father and mother come back.
Looking at Li Zhe, who was looking depressed and pouring himself a drink, Li Hong smiled again: "Your reason is considered a reason, but it is not very sufficient. I guess there are other reasons?"
Li Zhe glanced at Li Hong nonchalantly: "What other reason could there be? You've already said that. If I don't run away, why are you waiting?"
"Then why did I hear that Gao Zhizhou and Xue Yuanchao were looking for you that night?" Li Hong had a faint smile on his lips, his eyes were bright and penetrating, and Li Zhe felt flustered.
"You...you even let me spy on you?"
"Nonsense, otherwise how would I know that you appeared in Hechangfang?"
"It's nothing, they just hope that I can persuade Lao Liu, but I have been kicked out by you, so I told them that there is nothing they can do." Li Zhizhi looked at Li Hong's appearance over the years, shrugged his thin shoulders and said innocently.
"Who asked them to look for you?" Li Hong asked.
"This... this... I don't know, could this be what they mean?" Li Zhe's eyes flickered and he spoke vaguely.
Li Hong sighed helplessly. In the long bathing pool, Li Hong stood up and suddenly plunged in. It took a while before he surfaced. However, the person was already dozens of steps away and he swam forward for twenty more. Duobu swam back again, wiped the water on his face, looked at Li Zhe and said solemnly: "I know you don't want anything to happen to Lao Liu, because if something happens to Lao Liu, you're afraid that he will be next. you."
"without… ."
Li Hong didn't give Li Zhe a chance to argue, interrupted Li Zhe and continued: "You don't know how I have treated you and Lao Liu all these years? Is it because I forced Lao Liu to reach this point? Did his father and mother force him? No one forced him. It was his own latent ambition that caused him. He was encouraged by other officials in the court and the royal uncle, and he became unable to see the facts clearly. Do you think I Want Lao Liu to die? If I want to kill him, I can understand him with one arrow that night in Luoyang!"
Li Zhe looked at Li Hong, who looked down on the world and looked domineering, and his throat moved. After a while, he asked: "Since you don't want anything to happen to Lao Liu, why did you set up an ambush in Changmingfang? Why did you set up a trap to deceive me?" Did he burn down Prince Wu’s mansion?”
"If I don't do this, how can I save the sixth child? You tried to persuade him with hints and insinuations, right? Did he listen? He seems to have lost his mind now, and words can't wake him up at all. What's more, In the current situation, if you want to save him, you need to pull him out of the whirlpool, keep him away from the disputes in the court, and away from the clandestine fights in the clan. Only in this way can he have a chance to save his life. Otherwise, his father will follow him when the time comes. Even my mother can’t save him!”
(End of chapter)