Don't be a prince

Although he didn't say it clearly, Li Chengqian knew that this jade pendant was not just asking the Dou family to do one thing.The ancients paid special attention to promises, so they would be extra careful when making promises.

The phrase "demanding to do one thing" cannot be interpreted too much.

After sending out the jade pendant, Li Yuan seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.Take a sip of tea and ask the maid behind you to fan her.At this time, Li Yuan was actually a bit like a vacationer on the beach of an island, calm and relaxed.

The water play lasted for two days. On the day of the Dragon Boat Festival, the emperor and queen left the palace and went to Qujiang Pond to participate in today's dragon boat race.After the winner is determined, the Dragon Boat Festival banquet will be held directly in Furong Garden.

Compared with the bustling South City, the Imperial Palace in the North City is relatively quiet.

However, amidst the tranquility, the south bank of Xianchi Hall was extremely lively.

Under Li Chengqian's command, two guards pulled up a rope, which not only marked the starting line, but also stopped all the boats.

Following the order of the referee and contestant Li Yuan, the rope was loosened and sank to the bottom of the water. The boat lost its hold and set off with just a gust of wind.

Everyone is keeping their eyes on their boats, hoping to get the first place.

The boats of Li Yuan, Li Chengqian and Li Tai are naturally in the lead.

The three boats were like a thousand-mile horse among a herd of donkeys, easily throwing off the large army.

Li Chengqian was a little surprised that the fourth boat was Li Yuanchang's boat.Look around, there are too many children, and I can't see where he is for a while.

A simple collision made Li Chengqian and Li Yuan's boat fall behind.Seeing that his own boat was far ahead, Li Tai laughed loudly, and followed the boat along the corridor by the pool without feeling tired at all.

Naturally, adults can't make a fuss like children, so Li Chengqian and Li Yuan followed slowly, enjoying the joy of children.

"Grandpa Huang, it seems that Qingque will be the first place this time, what reward do you plan to give the first place?"

Li Yuan smiled slightly and said, "Although I have retreated to the Tai Chi Hall, I am not short of money. I can get a few hundred taels of gold no matter what."

Seeing Li Yuan's nonchalant expression, Li Chengqian only felt a sense of embarrassment rushing towards his face.

"Speaking of which, I heard that your East Palace also has a lot of money. How about it, boy, are you interested in betting with me? The only thing I like in life is gambling."

Li Chengqian smiled awkwardly: "Do you think I can play with money? Even if my father and queen mother don't hold me accountable, Master Li will break my leg after I go back."

The grandparents and grandchildren talked and laughed, and followed the team.

Probably because of the lack of wind, the boats on the pool stopped, and there was still a tendency to swing sideways.

There is no way to do this. After all, this is a model ship and no one is controlling it.Moreover, up to now Li Chengqian has not been able to figure out what a universal joint is, let alone put it on a ship model.

Seeing that the boats had stopped, the children panicked. Li Tai, who thought that the winner was the first, couldn't help but lay down on the railing, stretching out his chubby hands to fan the surface of the pool.

Seeing his younger brother's stupid look, Li Chengqian was about to step forward to stop this dangerous behavior when he heard Li Tai scream.

The next moment, that chubby figure jumped out of the guardrail!

"The blue sparrow!"

Li Ke, who was squeezed to the back by the crowd, just yelled out when he saw a pale yellow figure rushing down like a sharp arrow...

Chapter 111 Eyeliner

Seeing the guards and court ladies who fell into the water of King Wei, they hadn't exclaimed yet, but seeing the prince jumping down, the pan exploded immediately.

A few timid maids sat on the ground on the spot, and a large area was wet under their skirts.

Even if the crown prince is not counted, if something happens to King Wei, none of them will be spared from top to bottom.

Li Yuan didn't expect that Li Chengqian would jump down, so he quickly ran to the side of the railing, and was about to jump down to save someone, but was held back by the guards.

God, if something happened to the Supreme Emperor, it would not be as simple as "the sky has collapsed".

"Let go of me! What are you doing in a daze! Hurry up and save someone!"

In fact, there was no need for Li Yuan to order, after Li Tai fell into the water, some guards had already dived into the water, but they were on the other side, a little distance from this side, and they couldn't swim in a short time.There are even a few guys, obviously landlubbers, who still go into the water stupidly, but in the end they just flop around in the water.

Just when everyone was stamping their feet anxiously, a light yellow shadow first appeared on the surface of the water, and then Li Chengqian floated up with his hands on Li Tai's armpits.

Li Tai fell headfirst into the water, so he didn't even have a chance to struggle. Fortunately, Li Chengqian rescued him quickly, and he just choked on water.

Holding Li Tai to let him cough water first, after he calmed down, Li Chengqian dragged him to tread water and swim towards the shore.

With the help of the guards, both brothers were brought ashore.

As soon as he landed, Li Tai burst into tears, and the arms holding his brother were trembling.

"Scared me, scared me."

Seeing that Li Tai had the strength to cry, Li Chengqian heaved a sigh of relief, and said with a smile: "Qing Que, you really have to lose weight, damn it, I almost can't hold you back."

Li Tai cried and said: "Brother Huang, if it weren't for this fat body, I might sink to the bottom, how can you save me!"

Unexpectedly, Li Tai was talking nonsense at this time, Li Chengqian smiled, and then lay on his back.

There was a river between the north and the south of the city where I worked as a delivery man, and reckless children fell into the water every summer.

After seeing a group of people around the river several times, especially after witnessing the scene with his own eyes, Li Chengqian secretly made up his mind to learn swimming.After learning it, at least, when you encounter it, you won't stay on the shore doing nothing because of "landlubbers".

Fortunately, although his current body is small, his swimming skills are not sealed.

With a well-exercised body, it didn't take much effort to save Li Tai. The reason why he was lying on the ground was because the aftereffects of the soaring adrenal hormones were a bit serious.

Li Yuan was the most impatient one, the Supreme Emperor who ran all the way over, with disheveled clothes and no demeanor.

"Qingque, Chengqian, are you okay, I'm scared to death! I'm scared to death!"

Opening his eyes, Li Chengqian forced a smile: "Both of us are fine, it surprised Grandpa Huang."

Seeing that Li Tai was crying, and the prince didn't look like anything happened, Li Yuan breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Ke was the second to run over. Seeing that his brothers were all fine, no matter how strong he was, he couldn't help crying.

If this continues, the dragon boat race will turn into a mourning party.

Lifting his body, Li Chengqian said: "Grandfather, you see, we are both wet and prone to cold, so let's go back to the East Palace to recuperate first."

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian looked at Ziyan again.

Ziyan nodded towards Li Chengqian, expressing that she understood what the prince meant.

Together with Li Ke, they dragged Li Tai up, looked up at the sky, and Li Chengqian thoughtlessly said, "The weather is really bad today."

Li Ke couldn't help but retort: ​​"Brother Huang, if it weren't for the hot weather today and the cloudless sky, you would definitely catch a cold. How can you say that the weather is not good. Don't delay, you two hurry up to take a bath and have a drink." Medicine."

The court lady with quick hands and feet has already brought dry clothes. Although it is a bit funny to be wrapped in the palace maid's clothes, there are no so many worries at this time.

It wasn't until the three of them were sent away that Li Yuan took a sharp look at Li Yuanchang who suddenly appeared behind him: "Yuanchang, tell me, did you do it!"

The sudden sternness of the father surprised Li Yuanchang. He quickly knelt down on the ground and swore: "Father, the child just relieved himself. The matter of King Wei's falling into the water has nothing to do with the child! As for just spitting on them , because the crown prince is also on the side, and the boy couldn't hold back for a while when he thought of the event during the New Year's banquet."

Looking at Wei Nuo Nuo's son, Li Yuan sighed: "Today's matter, it's better to have nothing to do with you, otherwise, even I will not protect you! Yuanchang, don't think about things that don't belong to you, this is the real thing. Your way of life."

After speaking, Li Yuan sighed again, and walked towards the pond with his hands behind his back.Obviously his body is still tall and straight, but his back is full of desolation.

After the Xuanwumen Incident, although he cursed Li Shimin when he vomited blood, "My children will kill each other, and your children will bleed like rivers in the future."However, now he absolutely does not want anything to happen to the prince.

Two sedan chairs carried the three brothers to the East Palace, and the imperial doctor who heard the news was already waiting in front of the door.

Li Tai just choked on a few sips of water, nothing serious.

The two brothers first took a bath, and then each drank a bowl of unknown medicinal juice, and then they were strictly ordered not to leave the house.

Lying on the bed in the room, Li Chengqian silently waited for someone to come in.

The door opened, but no one reported.

A middle-aged eunuch walked in, prostrated himself on the ground and waited for the prince to speak.

"I just want to know what happened at that time. Who is it that pushed Qingque into the water?"

Although he was full of fear at the time, Li Chengqian still followed Wang Sheng's words and sent a signal to the Alliance of the Lowly.

After waiting for so long, they must have had results.

The middle-aged eunuch replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, the one who pushed King Wei was a court lady who did not belong to the alliance. After contacting many servants and servants, I learned that this court lady belongs to Concubine Yang's palace!"

"Concubine Yang?"

Li Chengqian sat up stiffly. During this period of time, he considered many possibilities, and even suspected Li Yuanchang, who had not been seen for a while.However, he never expected that it was Concubine Yang's maid who pushed Li Tai.Recommended reading../../

The middle-aged eunuch raised his head and said seriously: "Your Highness, do you want us to take action to control this maid? As long as you report it, no matter whether it is Concubine Yang or Shu King Li Ke, they will not escape punishment!"

Report on Concubine Yang?

Li Chengqian still shook his head. Although the time we got together was very short, Concubine Yang was obviously not the kind of woman who played tricks.Regardless of whether someone is betting on Li Ke or trying to frame Concubine Yang, this court lady is the top priority.

From the looks of it, someone must be trying to mess things up!

After thinking for a while, Li Chengqian said: "You should arrest that court lady first, and then you have to think about the next action. Remember, the movement should not be too loud."

The middle-aged eunuch said: "Under orders, Your Highness, you can rest at ease, don't suffer from the cold, and the servants will leave."

After speaking, he quietly left the bedroom.

Watching him leave, Li Chengqian stretched and lay down on the bed again.

The Alliance of the Lowly Ones is indeed powerful. Although the imperial palace is the territory of the emperor and empress, they are also the masters here.

Among other things, as long as it happened in the palace, basically nothing could escape their investigation.

The court ladies and eunuchs all over the palace are countless eyeliners.

Although he didn't know if they had any contact with the outside world, the ability they showed today shocked him.

I don't know, who is better than the Alliance of the Lowly Ones and the Baiqisi?

Chapter 112

Lying in bed, time seemed to pass quickly.

Soon, he knew who was strong and who was weak.

The alliance reported that when they were about to control the maid, a group of people had secretly captured the maid.

If it is still unclear who made the move here, the day after the emperor heard the news, a veteran official of the Sui Dynasty was exiled and dispatched, and "died of illness" on the way...

Only then did Li Chengqian know that the people from Baiqisi also existed in the palace.

"This matter has nothing to do with Concubine Yang. Wang Jian, a veteran of the Sui Dynasty, made his own claim and wanted to help the King of Shu seize the crown prince. Therefore, he took the opportunity of his visit to bribe the maids in Concubine Yang's palace. It's just a pity, we wait In the end, he was still one step behind Baiqisi, and failed to share His Highness' worries."

After finishing speaking, Fang Sheng carefully looked up at the prince's expression.

It was the first time the crown prince used them, but in the end, they messed up the matter.I don't know, will His Highness look down on them who are so useless?

Strangely, what he met was not a look of disdain...

Looking at Fang Sheng who was kneeling on the ground, Li Chengqian smiled and said, "Fang Sheng, although you are a member of the Alliance of the Lowly, but if I remember correctly, you are still the chief manager of the Eastern Palace. I remember telling you that you are fine." You don't need to kneel, why, do you think it's comfortable to kneel and talk?"

Hearing the prince's words, Fang Sheng was taken aback for a moment, then heaved a sigh of relief and stood up.

Holding the quilt, Li Chengqian said: "There is no need to blame yourself, you have done a good job. Gu did not expect Bai Qisi to intervene, almost exposing your existence. Gu knows what your strength is, so, You don’t have to force yourself to do what you can’t do just to show your loyalty.”

Fang Sheng nodded: "Your Highness, Master Li has returned to the East Palace."

"Master Li is back?"

Hearing the news, Li Chengqian immediately threw the quilt aside and put on his clothes.

Suppressing sweat to prevent cold is not as important as meeting the old man.

Even though they were only separated for a few days, Li Chengqian found that he missed the old man very much.

What a funny old man, in Li Chengqian's impression, the only one who can be compared with the old man is the foolish head of the orphanage.

Li Gang is studying in the study.

Seeing Li Chengqian push the door in, the old gentleman smiled and asked directly: "Prince, I ask you, what is courage?"

After a little thought, Li Chengqian replied without hesitation: "Courage can be divided into brave and brave, and also divided into great courage and small courage. A brave man has emotions, he is not afraid of danger, and he faces difficulties. This is courage."

The old gentleman nodded, and continued to ask: "This is the first time I have heard what you said. The old man asked you, what do you mean by bravery and bravery? Why are you brave and small?"

Li Chengqian replied: "Divine bravery is the courage of the heart, and martial courage is physical courage. A brave man, even though he is delicate and weak, does not change his firmness of heart. A brave man has strength. However, if you have martial arts but no heart, you can deceive everyone. , like the barking of a defeated dog, is futile."

"The so-called heroes in ancient times must have the virtue of surpassing others. Humans can't bear it. When a man sees humiliation, he draws his sword and fights. This is not brave. There are great brave men in the world. Shocked, but not angry for no reason. The people he holds hostage are very large, and his ambition is very far away."

After making up a paragraph by himself and plagiarizing Su Shi's "Liu Hou Lun" by the way, Li Chengqian blinked and waited for the old man's next words.