Li Ye did not see his father, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, who took care of everything and put the government first and foremost in the Zichen Palace. Instead, he saw Bai Chun in the study, holding a book of poems written by Yan Lingbin, reading there with concentration. .
After being reminded by Bai Chun, the only one who could let Li Hong's children call him aunt, Li Ye had no choice but to walk out of the Zichen Hall and looked at the huge square in front of him. The inconspicuous father happened to arrive from one side of the Zichen Hall before anyone arrived. of... came out.
Yes, in Li Ye's view, his father suddenly jumped out from the flower wall next to it. What surprised and stunned him was that his father's fast figure did not come out, but... sit down Holding a nondescript object, he pedaled out quickly.
Behind them, Hua Meng and Mang Zhong, including Taipusi Qing and many others, trotted after Li Hong. They all looked nervous and reminded them equally nervously: "Your Majesty, be careful. Be careful, Your Majesty."
"This one is easy to fall over... Your Majesty, please slow down."
"You need to master the balance. Your Majesty must be careful."
The emperor of the Tang Dynasty rode on one wheel at the front and one at the front. He sat on a seat connected in the middle of the wheels, with his feet stepping on palm-sized pedals on both sides. Then as he pedaled hard, the The bicycle, which Datang had never heard of or seen before, rushed forward like an arrow from the string.
With the wind whistling in his ears, Li Hong finally found the pleasure of being freer than on horseback. Every sharp turn or sudden braking made the group of people from Taipus Temple behind him feel their hearts pounding. bounce.
The stunned Li Ye stood on the high steps, looking at his father who was careless and playing crazy below, and felt even more uneasy in his heart. His father seemed to be in a good mood today, and he told his father about his troubles. It won't ruin my father's good mood.
But if I don’t say it, I’m afraid that in a few days, maybe even half a day, my father will know about it. It’s even hard to say that my father already knows about it now, and he’s just waiting for me to confess to him, right
Li Hong, who was under the Zichen Palace Square, rode several laps and found that the bicycle built by Taipusi, who was in charge of carriages and horses, was not much different from the one in his previous life. He seemed extremely satisfied.
At first, I was bored in the imperial study with Bai Chun in my arms, and suddenly I thought of a bicycle as a means of transportation. With the current technology of the Tang Dynasty, it was no problem to build one.
So out of curiosity, Bai Chun drew a drawing and handed it over to the Taipu Temple in the palace to build it.
In today's Taipu Temple, most of the officials are actually just craftsmen, and these people are basically skilled craftsmen who came from Taiyi City, so building a bicycle is not a problem at all.
It was just built today, but no one could ride ten meters away on these two wheels. While still studying how to master the balance, I saw His Majesty the Emperor running over with great interest.
Bai Chun was obviously not interested in this kind of thing, not to mention that she had been listening to Li Hong talk about it for several days, so she was too lazy to follow the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty and embarrass himself in front of the Zichen Palace, lest he be seen by the censor later and impeached. Own.
After all, his move into the Zichen Palace had made the entire court unhappy, especially the Yushitai, for several days. The Zichen Palace had always been His Majesty's sleeping quarters, and the inner palace where courtiers were summoned. How could he allow the imperial concubine to move in?
Moreover, she is not a royal concubine, but a "servant" whose identity cannot be defined. This is inconsistent with the law.
But even so, no one could change His Majesty's mind. Some officials even reported the matter to Wu Mei and Pei Wanying. However, the Empress Dowager and the Empress seemed to have discussed it. Regarding the ministers, When he advised them about this matter, he always made his own decisions and did not give his ministers a clear answer at all.
After a while, the ministers came to know the thoughts of the Empress Dowager and the Empress. After all, it was His Majesty's family matter. The ministers had fulfilled their duties. It was His Majesty's business whether he was willing to change it or not.
What's more, Miss Bai rarely showed up. At the same time, this was also the inner palace, so she turned a blind eye and the courtiers began to find the steps for themselves.
Therefore, Bai Chun has always been very restrained in her words and deeds in the Zichen Palace, including the scope and time of her own activities. She never appears in front of His Majesty or his ministers when ministers are summoned to the inner palace.
So in the past two years, since being left in the Zichen Palace by Li Hongqiang, Bai Chun has gone to the harem and Wu Mei Penglai Pavilion more and more often, and the relationship with Wu Mei has become better and better, becoming more and more harmonious. .
Seeing Li Ye standing on the steps at the door of Zichen Hall with a worried look on his face, Li Hong let go of the handle and waved to Li Ye, signaling him to come down.
This move of letting go startled the people behind him again, fearing that His Majesty would not be able to control this... bicycle named by His Majesty himself and fall to the ground.
Li Ye did not dare to neglect, looking at his father who was in high spirits, he quickly ran down the steps with his robe in hand, and stopped in front of the steps of Zichen Palace. He was still sitting on the strange object, but he was already there. Father, who had one foot on the ground, hurriedly saluted and greeted him.
"Do you know what this is called?" Li Hong pointed to the bicycle on his crotch and asked his son, who looked sad: "Why are you frowning at such a young age? What are you worried about?"
"I don't know what it's called. I did something wrong..."
"This is called a bicycle. It is a self-propelled vehicle, but it relies on pedals. It can also be regarded as a way to exercise. In the future, I don't know if your uncle Li Dan, the eighth emperor, may make it without pedals, just with your hands. If you twist it, the car can move forward quickly, but I guess with your Eight Emperors uncle's IQ, you won't be able to do it in ten or eight years." Li Hong started to ride forward slowly again, while Li Ye beside him. Then he started to follow him, carefully looking up and down at the bicycle his father was riding.
When he didn't talk to Li Hong just now, Li Ye's nervous palms were sweating and his heart was beating rapidly. But now that nervousness seemed to have disappeared. He followed Li Hong and watched. From time to time, Li Hong held on to the two front poles crookedly and rode forward slowly.
"Father, do you know?" Li Ye thought for a while and decided to test his words first. If his father knew, he wouldn't have to say it again. This kind of thing was too embarrassing. He was pretended to be incomprehensible. Yes, I feel embarrassed to say it.
"Do I know what's going on?" Li Hong waved his hand, indicating that everyone around him had dispersed and that they should go and do what they were doing.
"My son made a mistake." The young Li Ye looked up to the sky and sighed, and then said calmly.
"Big mistake, small mistake? What is the nature?" Li Hong asked curiously. The look on his face made Li Ye completely unable to guess whether Li Hong knew it or not.
So in front of the square of Zichen Palace, the emperor of the Tang Dynasty was riding a bicycle, followed by his eldest son, and the two of them went around in circles in the square of Zichen Palace.
The father and son were spinning around, but Li Hong's speed was getting faster and faster, and Li Ye had to speed up his pace and start running at a trot, so that he could catch up with his father and tell him what happened. All said.
After finishing speaking, Li Ye discovered that his father had not made a sound for a long time, but he needed to speed up as much as possible to catch up with his father's speed, so after less than one lap, Li Ye had already begun to move forward. He started running, and his breathing became louder and louder.
Queen Pei Wanying, who was finally worried, and Princess Wen, who was ready to support the eldest son of the emperor when necessary. When they arrived at the Zichen Palace, they saw Bai Chun standing at the door of the Zichen Palace, staring blankly at the square below.
Pei Wanying and Wen Wen followed Bai Chun's gaze and saw the father and son riding the strange object calmly and circling the square. Next to them, there was her eldest son, who was already dead at this moment. He was sweating profusely and panting like an ox while running, but he still kept up with his father's speed and struggled to catch up.
From time to time, Li Hong turned his head to look at Li Ye, who was concentrating on running at the moment. He didn't say anything, but continued to pedal the bicycle at a constant speed, until he saw that Li Ye's smiling face had turned red and he was about to run out of breath. , and then slowly stopped.
"Are you tired?" Li Hong stopped in front of the steps of Zichen Hall again and asked Li Ye, who was panting and swaying from exhaustion.
"... Tired... I'm almost... about to run... I can't move anymore." Li Ye gasped, his handsome facial features almost wrinkled together.
"Then you have a long memory?" Li Hong asked calmly.
"Er... Chen... Sisi... After thinking about it for a long time, I feel... I feel... I'm too generous to... them,... I think Er Chen... is too easy to bully, and... Er Chen shouldn't... let down his guard and let them do whatever they want. Give me the ecstasy soup." Li Ye saw that Li Hong handed the bicycle to Hua Meng, and then led him for a slow walk in the square. He suddenly felt that his breathing became much smoother, and his body moved freely. , and it is no longer as stiff and uncomfortable as before.
"Ecstasy soup? So you think you are the perfect candidate for the crown prince?" Li Hong smiled, but there was no displeasure on his face.
"No, no matter how stupid I am, I will never talk like this to them. I can't control what they say, but I don't think in my heart that I am the best candidate for the crown prince." Li Ye was still wrinkled. Although his face felt a little better than when he was running and his breathing was much smoother, he was still a little uncomfortable after not running such a long distance for a long time.
"Really, I didn't lie to you. In fact, I don't think that I am suitable to be a prince. Moreover, my mother and concubine also told me about your childhood, so I think that I am fourteen this year. He is now 14 years old, but he is far behind his father when he was fourteen. It is better not to be a prince, otherwise, he will suffer the consequences. "
"What the hell, you deserve it. You think this is a gift given to you on weekdays. You deserve it." Li Hong laughed and slapped Li Ye on the back of the head.
This slap seemed to be on Li Ye's head, but to Pei Wanying at the door of Zichen Palace, it seemed like it was slapped on the apex of her heart, and she felt unspeakably distressed.
(End of chapter)