I am Li Shen and Li Shimin, the free kings of the Tang Dynasty

Li Shen took Lu Dingniang to the palace as soon as possible because they had to wait until Li Shimin went to court. For Li Shen, entering the palace is like going home, with familiarity and swagger.

People greeted Li Shen along the way. Before he reached the harem, he saw Wang De walking towards him.

"Hey~ Lao Wang, are you going out on errands, or are you coming to pick me up in advance?" Li Shen joked to Wang De,

Li Shen never calls himself "King" in front of Wang De. Firstly, it represents his closeness to Wang De. Secondly, Wang De can be said to be the person Li Shimin trusts most.

Back then, he accompanied Li Shimin in the Northern and Southern War at the Prince of Qin's Palace. When the final reward was given, he voluntarily gave up his meritorious deeds and accompanied the king. His loyalty was unparalleled.

"Oh~~~Look at what His Highness said, how can this old slave have any foresight? His Majesty guessed that His Highness would definitely come at this time, so he asked the old slave to come over to greet him, and just go directly to the Li Zheng Palace. His Majesty said not to run away for two days. A place."

Wang De replied with a smile that Li Shen liked to joke every time he saw him. It made him relatable.

"That's a good relationship. It saves me running around. I have to go back and take a nap after I'm done." Li Shen was immediately happy.

"Your Majesty, please"

Li Shen led Lu Dingniang and took the lead, while Wang De followed behind.

Lu Dingniang entered the palace for the first time and was full of curiosity about the palace, but she was too afraid to look around for fear of violating a taboo, so she could only lower her head and peek secretly.

And because of the nervousness, my palms began to sweat.

Li Shen, who was holding her hand, felt his wife's nervousness, so he comforted her:

"Madam, don't panic. When you come here, it's like coming to your own home. You can do whatever you want. Lao Wang is not an outsider, he's a member of the family, so he won't be surprised."

"Your Majesty is right, newcomers don't need to be afraid. This palace is the same as Prince Ji's Mansion. Your Majesty grew up here." Wang De also agreed.

Hearing her husband's words, Lu Dingniang felt somewhat reassured, because his father had told him that the palace was heavily guarded and he had to be careful in everything he said and done. If he did anything wrong, he might lose his head.

But her husband didn't seem to be cautious today. She didn't know that Wang De was Li Shimin's personal eunuch.

"By the way, Lao Wang, has your nephew told you about my arrangements?" Li Shen turned to Wang De and asked,

"As I said, this child is lucky to have met such a noble man as the prince. The old slave was just about to thank the prince." Wang De said gratefully.

His nephew did a good job in the workshop, and Wei Fugui said that his nephew was very interested in calculations and had a flexible mind.

So Li Shen told Wei Fugui to let Wang De's nephew stop working and study calculation full-time with pay, and plan to follow Wang Xuance in the future.

Li Shen's house is very short of manpower now.

"This is also the result of his hard work. This kid has a quick mind and will work with Wang Xuance for a few years. Then he can be a minor official in Prince Ji's Mansion or a county magistrate."

"Thank you for your support, Your Majesty. I think I'd better work as a servant in Prince Ji's Mansion. I don't want him to be a county magistrate anymore. He can help my Wang family." Wang De actually knew that being a county magistrate would be enough. Rank seven, he was trying his best to say one more, from rank five,

What’s the point of asking for money but not having power? It’s better to follow Li Shen and become a low-ranking official of sixth or seventh rank in the palace.

The main reason is that working in the palace gives you a lot of money and good treatment. The salary given to Li Shen, a sixth- and seventh-grade official, is several times that of a fourth-grade official. .

"Okay, as long as you agree, don't say that I didn't make arrangements for you when the time comes."

"How can it be?"

While he was talking, Wang De led everyone into the harem. The young lady Lu Dingniang finally realized how big the palace was.

It turns out that after walking for so long, we were just in front of the palace, and we have just entered the inner palace.

"Madam, look over there. That's the Nanhai Pool. I'll take you around in a while. That's Wangyunting Pavilion, and this is the Dragon Palace." Li Shen introduced as he walked.

Lu Dingniang also followed the direction pointed by Li Shen and looked here and there, which was quite novel.

"Lang Jun, that house is beautiful, where is that place?"

Li Shen looked at Lu Dingniang's fingers, and immediately felt a heartache, and unconsciously covered his heart with his hands.

"Lang Jun, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing the pain on Li Shen's face, Lu Dingniang couldn't help but ask with concern.

"It's okay, let's go quickly," Li Shen shook his head.

Just when Lu Dingniang didn't know why, Wang De next to her smiled and said

"Newcomers, don't worry. Your Majesty was heartbroken when he saw that pavilion. His Royal Highness, Prince Ji, paid for it to honor His Majesty. His Majesty gave it a name and elegant residence, which cost the Prince one hundred thousand guan."

It turns out that this house was built by Li Shen next to Nanhai in order to prevent Li Shimin from snatching his villa. It was a three-story building, one level higher than his, and the area was more than twice his.

Being an emperor requires a bit of ostentation, including the decoration inside and the marble floor. Li Shen spent more than [-] yuan.

Every time Li Shen came here, he couldn't help but feel distressed. .

"One hundred thousand dollars?" Lu Dingniang opened her mouth wide, and quickly closed her mouth when she felt she was losing her composure. However, he still looked surprised.

In Lu Dingniang's 13 years in the world, he had never seen even [-] guan. The most valuable thing he had ever seen was the set of divine beads given to him by Li Shen. It was said that it was worth [-] guan at the time.

But later it turned out to be worthless, which made his father feel distressed for a while.

It is no exaggeration for Lu Dingniang to say that since she was a child, she has never heard the word "one hundred thousand guan" spoken by her family members, let alone meeting her.

One hundred thousand guan, she couldn't imagine how much it was. She only knew that it was a lot, and it couldn't fit in a house.

"Mr. Lang, don't feel bad. You should be filial to your mother. We will earn it back in the future." One hundred thousand yuan in the future will be too much for Li Shen, so Li Shen feels distressed. Little did she know that his husband has a stingy personality.

I feel sorry for every penny spent on others (mainly directed at Li Shimin)

"Haha," several maids from the palace who followed behind chuckled secretly.

"Let's go."

After Li Shen finished speaking, he stepped up his pace. He didn't want to see a place that made him sad.

Li Shimin returned to the Li Zheng Hall directly after going to court today. He knew that Li Shen would come today, and asked Wang De to greet him, fearing that Li Shen would go to Liang Yi Hall to find him.

"Your Majesty, King Ji has arrived with new people." Wang De came in to report.

"Well, let them in."

Li Shen led Lu Dingniang in from the outside. At this moment, in addition to Li Shimin and Queen Changsun, there were also four concubines including Concubine Wei.

"I've met Aye. Mother, concubine..." The two of them first greeted a circle of people.

"Well, I guessed that you would come at this time."

"Isn't this because I'm afraid that Aye will go to court?"

Next, according to the rules, Li Shen and Lu Dingniang knelt down and offered tea to Li Shimin and Queen Changsun.

“Aye for tea”

“Mother drinks tea”

Lu Dingniang was soft-spoken and gentle, which made Li Shimin and Empress Changsun very fond of her.

After the two drank tea, Li Shen and Lu Dingniang stood up, and the ceremony was over.

If you are a civilian, you don't have to travel so far to live with your parents-in-law.

"Shen'er, you two should also offer a cup of tea to the noble concubine." Empress Changsun said with a smile.

Li Shen was stunned. He was actually planning to serve tea when his mother went to his house in the future. Unexpectedly, Empress Changsun actually mentioned on this occasion that there is no such rule normally.

He couldn't help but look at Li Shimin on the side.