I run a newspaper in ancient times

Prince Yi, Li Li, sat obediently on the small embroidered pier of the Cishou Palace, with a pair of round and big beautiful cat eyes open, looking at the paintings unfolding in front of him like a revolving lantern, with a slightly sluggish expression, as if he was in a trance , missing.

On the side, his mother, the current queen mother, looked at him lovingly, with expectations in her eyes, and asked with a smile: "A Li, which one do you like?"

As soon as that loving voice sounded, Li Li returned to his place in a daze, blinked his eyes, and then his gaze fell back to the portrait unfolded by the eunuchs, the woman who is fluttering like a butterfly...

He couldn't help twitching the corner of his mouth.

The paintings of these ladies are abstract in style, with rounded lines, and pay attention to one-stop painting. With just a few strokes, they can outline different charms of women, such as melancholy, tranquility, or joy... Just by appreciating their painting skills, these painters can be called a masterpiece .

However, the school of abstract painting is not the school of realism after all. All the beauties have oval faces, willow-leaf eyebrows, slender noses, and cherry mouths... The standard configuration is the same. The slightest difference is the weight of the ink. The beautiful beauty mole and the tear mole that I still feel sorry for have no other physical characteristics.

Oh, and there must be a fairy dress that floats without wind, coupled with their favorite lazy, lively, or gorgeous hair buns. This is the complete portrait of a lady in this era.

Seeing Li Li staring at the portrait without speaking for a long time, the Empress Dowager's eyes lit up instantly, and she stopped the eunuch who was about to put away the portrait and unfold the next one, and then asked her youngest son expectantly: "Do you like this one?"

At this time, a gorgeous woman in court dress sitting next to the Queen Mother gently pressed the corner of her mouth with a brocade embroidered handkerchief, raised her phoenix eyes and said jokingly: "Look at her, she is a rare beauty, ah Li has really good eyes."

The Empress Dowager nodded repeatedly when she heard the words, with indescribable satisfaction in her smile, she then praised: "Yes, I will pick out the most beautiful one at a glance, and this is a girl from the imperial concubine's family."

Li Li felt puzzled, pointed to the pile of portraits and said, "Is there any difference between these, aren't they all carved out of the same mold?"

The queen mother gave him an angry look: "You're talking nonsense again."

So Li Li casually took two portraits from the eunuch, covered the woman's clothes and hair in a bun, and did not argue with the queen mother who forced him to marry, but placed them in front of the woman in palace attire, and asked seriously: " Little sister-in-law, can you tell who these two are?"

Concubine Zhou glanced at the handkerchief, then smiled and said: "The one on the left is the daughter of the Marquis of Yanling's family, and the one on the right is the girl from the family of the servant of the Ministry of Punishment."

Li Li's eyes widened when he heard this: "You can see this?" He thought for a while, turned around and picked up two portraits at random, and also covered the only distinguishable clothes and hairstyle, and asked Concubine Zhou: "What about these two portraits?" ?”

Concubine Zhou just casually took another look, raised her bright red fingers and said, "On the left is the household secretary's family, and on the right is the daughter of General Lin's mansion."

Li Li's face was full of incredulity, and he couldn't help admiring: "Little sister-in-law, you are so amazing, you can tell from these alone! Why do I feel that there is no difference at all?"

However, as soon as this remark came out, Concubine Zhou immediately started giggling, and said angrily, "What a fool, you covered your clothes and hair, but you didn't cover your name!"

After she finished speaking, she saw Li Li's suddenly enlightened expression, and immediately laughed even more happily. Her pair of phoenix eyes were full of water, enchanting and moving.

Li Li couldn't help being stunned, so he said with a smile: "Little sister-in-law is so pretty. If I like girls, I'm afraid I'll be lovesick in my life. Where in the world can I find someone as beautiful as my little sister-in-law?"

What Li Li said was a bit frivolous and presumptuous, but Concubine Zhou was not unhappy at all. Instead, she raised her hand and pinched Li Li's face, and said angrily: "You have the sweetest mouth in the world. If you want me to say , our A Li is good-looking, look at her facial features, none of these girls are worthy of you! Queen Mother, don’t you think so?”

Before the Empress Dowager could speak, Li Li nodded hurriedly, feeling as if she had met a confidant: "My little sister-in-law understands me, and the Empress Mother is not as good-looking as me. Don't they feel inferior when standing next to me? Is it mine to die in depression?"

Speaking of this, Li Li clasped his hands together, and chanted with compassion on his face: "Amitabha, it's better for you not to do this kind of killing, A Li, let me admire myself alone, and be beautiful alone." After he finished speaking, he squeezed towards Concubine Zhou She winked, "Really, little sister-in-law?"

If you want to say what Li Li can do best in this life, it's his face.

good looking.

This good-looking is not indistinguishable beauty, but just right.From the facial features to the outline, as well as the pear dimple when smiling, every part is the most suitable, it cannot be done with fine craftsmanship, it must be natural and handsome.

The most aura is the pair of eyes, like a kitten, innocent and clear when wide open, but cunning and cunning when narrowed slightly, making it unpredictable.

Therefore, even if Prince Yi Li Li's reputation as a dude is well known in the world, and he is idle and doing nothing, there is still an endless stream of people who want to marry him.

Nothing else, just rely on the face.

Concubine Zhou just covered her mouth and laughed, but the empress dowager was so angry that she poked Li Li's forehead hard when she heard the bastard's words: "It's good to be tolerant when you marry a wife and a virtuous man. If you don't have one, don't force it. People who are almost twenty , and it’s time to get married and have children, don’t tell me you’ve been single since you haven’t found a beautiful one?”

"Ah, my mother, stop poking, I didn't say you can't get married!" Li Li begged for mercy with her head in her arms.

"Ok?"

"That... I like it. As long as he agrees, we can get married immediately!" Li Li's face turned slightly red when he said this, and he added with a little embarrassment, "I can marry you."

The Empress Dowager looked at Li Li's "shy" posture, and her face turned black and then white. After a long time of brewing, she cursed angrily: "You unfilial son, you don't need to be ridiculous on the outside. You dare to mention it in front of the Ai family. The ancestors of the Li family Liezong's face has been completely humiliated by you!"

Li Li couldn't understand what he said: "What does this have to do with face? He didn't marry a wife, and he didn't have a sweetheart. He was also a bachelor. His son liked him and pursued him boldly. There was nothing wrong with him! How could the ancestors blame me?"

Seeing that the queen mother's sharp fingers were about to poke at him again, Li Li immediately wanted to run away with oil on the soles of her feet, but the queen mother quickly pinched the ear and grabbed his life in an instant, Li Li could only beg for mercy Seeing Concubine Zhou Gui, she hurriedly shouted: "Sister-in-law, stop laughing, help me!"

However, Concubine Zhou just laughed wildly, softly persuading: "A Li, General Fan is a tough and uninteresting man, how can there be a daughter who has a soft body and is comfortable to hold?"

"But I just like Hero Conqueror, and I like that cold look on his face—ah, it hurts, mother, let go, my son's ears are about to fall!" Before he could finish expressing his true feelings, the strength on his ears It suddenly became bigger, and he cried out in pain.

The Empress Dowager had an angry look on her face: "Nonsense, you haven't seen that Fan Zhiyuan much, and you fell in love with him?"

"Yes, my son has met several times in private..."

As soon as Li Li said the words, he suddenly felt something was wrong, and saw the queen mother angrily scolded: "What a Fan Zhiyuan, he dared to seduce you in private!"

Concubine Zhou opened her mouth in surprise, and looked at Li Li in surprise.

But Li Li wanted to cry without tears: "It would be fine if he seduced me, mother, he doesn't talk to me at all..."

The queen mother was even more angry: "Then you still post it upside down?"

I saw Li Li with tears in his eyes, and said affectionately: "I don't know where the love starts and goes deeper..."

The queen mother felt that she was going to be pissed off.

At this moment, the maid at the door hurried in and announced: "The Empress Dowager, the emperor and empress empress are here."

As soon as the words fell, Li Li said sternly: "Brother Huang, help—"

With a helpless face, Emperor Yan rescued his younger brother from his old mother and handed him over to Empress Shen who was beside him.

Empress Shen looked at Li Li's ear with pity, and asked with concern: "Does it still hurt, why don't you ask the imperial doctor to take a look?"

Li Li shook his head, and whispered: "Sister-in-law, it's enough to save my life, and don't ask for anything else."

That expression was so wronged that Empress Shen's heart almost melted.

Concubine Zhou Gui greeted the emperor, but she only bowed slightly to Empress Shen.

Emperor Yan looked at the furious Queen Mother, and couldn't help laughing: "Queen Mother, Ah Li is still young, so don't worry about this matter, let him play for another two years, and he will gradually calm down."

"It's not too young to be twenty? Ordinary people have been able to hold grandchildren in their homes long ago, so they mourn their families. They obviously gave birth to two sons, but until now, they have not seen the shadow of their grandchildren." When the Queen Mother said it, she couldn't help Taking the handkerchief from the maid beside her, she lightly pressed the corners of her eyes and looked at the emperor resentfully.

Emperor Yan immediately laughed, he finally understood that the queen mother not only forced Li Li to get married, but also reminded him to have a baby early, so he stopped talking.

Seeing the emperor's appearance, the queen mother sighed deeply, and couldn't bear to complain any more. She turned her head to look at the aggrieved Li Li, and said, "Emperor, find a serious errand for A Li, and the dignified prince will also do it." I should share my worries with you, it's not proper to run those tabloids all day long, deal with people who are messy and can't get on the stage, people become so absurd!"

But Li Li didn't like to hear these words: "Where is this mess? Aren't you and the girls in the palace watching it very enthusiastically? Every day, I urge me to publish the next issue earlier. Now it's not my son boasting, let alone it is The ordinary people in the capital, those ladies and wives in deep boudoirs, and even the ministers in the court are counting on my tabloids to see what's new! It's so meaningful to entertain the public, isn't it, brother?"

It is not a serious matter to have fun in itself, and the queen mother's face is even more ugly.

Emperor Yan was a little helpless, and gave Li Li a wink to signal that he should stop talking, but he comforted the queen mother and said: "My son knows, so go and discuss with A Li and find a good job for him. Here, let the queen and Concubine, let me talk to you."

Although the empress dowager knew that the emperor was just going to "rescue" his younger brother and said it nicely, she finally nodded and let it go.

As soon as the two brothers left, the queen mother sat down slowly, looked at the queen and the noble concubine, and sighed: "It's been so many years, why haven't you made any progress?"

After hearing this, Empress Shen and Concubine Zhou quickly pleaded guilty together: "Please forgive me, Queen Mother."

In this day and age, it is always a woman's fault not to have children.

The Empress Dowager looked unhappy, with obvious disappointment in her expression.

Empress Shen bite the bullet and said: "My minister will persuade the emperor to go to other concubines more often."

The Empress Dowager nodded, but said nothing, obviously the answer was not satisfactory, her eyes fell on Concubine Zhou, and asked, "Have you not made any further noise?"

Concubine Zhou shook her head apologetically, with a hint of disappointment in her expression, but in a blink of an eye she smiled again: "I'm afraid the concubine's predestined relationship is not good enough. Speaking of which, there are still some old people in the palace. The emperor is probably tired of seeing these things." Old faces, how about adding some newcomers to bring joy?"

The queen mother agreed: "It's still the noble concubine who is thoughtful."