Early in the morning, shortly after the door was opened, someone knocked on the door.

The maid from Ermen came to report that it was the servant from Fumingju who delivered the letter for the master.

Li Mingming had been waiting for a long time, so he let him in after hearing this.

A Fang moved his lips, but he didn't say anything after all.

The person who came in was not the waiter of the restaurant, but the personal attendant of the owner of the restaurant.

"Please take a look, little lady." The attendant didn't say much, and just offered the letter with both hands.

Mei Xiang took the letter and handed it to Li Mingming.

After reading it, Li Mingming asked someone to fetch fire, and burned it in front of the attendant, "Go back and tell your master, thank him, I will remember what he said."

The attendant crossed his hand, turned and left.

Li Mingming asked Mei Xiang to open the box, find dignified clothes, and comb her hair again.

At about [-] o'clock, a eunuch arrived.

Li Mingming received the order in the main hall.At this time, it is different from that in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. There is no need to burn incense, bathe, or bow down. Li Mingming can only perform blessings.

There was no imperial decree, the eunuch just smiled and said, "The sage heard that the little lady drew a "Peony Book", and I want to see it. Please bring this picture and go with me."

Li Mingming replied respectfully, "Yes." Then he presented a purse stuffed with gold beads, "The envoy of the Palace of Hard Work made this trip."

The eunuch smiled more sincerely, "Little lady, you don't need to be afraid, the saint is very kind."

Li Mingming thank you again.

The two small yellow gates following behind the eunuch carried the painting, and Li Mingming followed and got into the palace car.

The eunuch got on his horse and said kindly, "Let's go now."

Li Mingming nodded dignifiedly, "I will obey the envoy's orders."

Sitting in the car, Li Mingming said that he was not nervous. He was going to see the emperor. Baobuqi would also meet Wu Zetian, the only female emperor in the ages, but the degree of nervousness was not particularly serious.It may have something to do with her being a time-traveler, and she is still "quick time travel" - she doesn't stay here for the rest of her life, just like a tourist, she will leave after a short stay, it is really difficult to feel a sense of awe like the natives of the current dynasty.

Li Mingming lived in the east of the city, not very far from Daming Palace, and soon arrived at the gate of the palace.

Li Mingming got off the car, the eunuch got off the horse, and the two little yellow men took down the painting as well.

The eunuch was very familiar with the Jinwu guard who guarded the gate, and after a few words of homework, the Jinwu guard inspected the fish amulet.After inspecting the fish amulet, the Jinwu guards inspected the painting again——Li Mingming couldn't help but think of the story about Tuqiong's dagger.

The Jinwu guards were also a little surprised when they saw the picture, and couldn't help but look at Li Mingming. Li Mingming maintained a smiling expression.

The Jinwu guards let go, and Li Mingming followed the eunuch into the palace gate.

Li Mingming didn't come in from the main entrance. He didn't see the main hall, and naturally he didn't see the office of the pillars of the Tang Dynasty. Toe" plaque in the main hall.

The eunuch led Li Mingming into the side hall.As soon as he entered the door, he smelled a faint smell of medicine. Li Mingming followed the rules and didn't look around randomly. He just lowered his head and stared at the dark red carpet—is this the red thread carpet that Lao Bai said?

The eunuch stepped forward, "Report to the sage, Miss Li has arrived."

"Ah."

Li Mingming stepped forward with the standard of a lady, and stood beside the eunuch, with a blessed body, and his voice was clear and soft, "Minister Li Qianjin pays homage to the saint."

"Exemption."

Li Mingming glanced at the emperor from the corner of his eye. He was a middle-aged man with gray temples, a little frail, but he looked refined and had a good temperament.

There is another acquaintance beside the emperor - the owner of the tea house.

Li Zhi glanced at Li Mingming, what a beautiful little lady!She smiled kindly, "I heard Si'er said that the little lady drew a picture of peonies ten feet long?"

"Yes, saint."

An old eunuch next to him smiled and said, "I'm afraid the ten-foot-long scroll can't be read here, why don't you move to the main hall?"

Li Zhi nodded, "Alright."

Now everyone moved to the main hall.

The old eunuch and the eunuch who went to summon Li Mingming before unfolded the painting slowly, and several eunuchs and maids helped stretch it in the middle.

Li Zhi walked slowly from one end to the other with his hands behind his back, "Okay, it's really good!" Looking at Li Mingming, "Little lady has good brushwork."

Li Mingming hurriedly blessed himself, "Thank you saint for your compliment."

"Such a realistic peony!" A group of people came in at the entrance of the main hall, headed by a beautiful middle-aged woman.

Li Mingming's heart trembled, and he saluted Wu Zetian along with everyone.

"waived."

"Look, lady, the painting on this painting is even better than the ones blooming in the garden!" Li Zhi laughed.

"What the sage said is true." Wu Zetian scanned the painting from beginning to end, "There are several kinds, and I have never seen them before."

Wu Zetian looked at Li Mingming with a smile, "Young lady is good at painting, and she has good knowledge."

Li Mingming gave a light blessing, "I dare not praise the empress of the day. Some varieties in this painting are just the countryside of Luoyang. It is only by chance that I can see the face of the sky, which makes the emperor and empress laugh."

Wu Zetian smiled lightly, and looked at the owner of the restaurant, "Why does Ah Si have time to visit the saint today?"

The owner of the restaurant laughed and said, "Sishun misses the sage and the queen of heaven, thinking that the second sage might lose energy in such a weather, so I recommend this little lady Li and her paintings to make the second sage smile."

Li Zhi said with a smile, "Si'er is the most filial."

Wu Zetian smiled and said, "Reward!"

Li Zhi said, "It's a reward."

"The king of Zhao has no heirs. In the future, there will always be descendants and grandchildren to provide a bowl of food. Why don't you let Asi succeed you." ①Wu Zetian laughed.

What a magical turn this was, Li Mingming couldn't help but glance at Li Sishun, the owner of the restaurant.

Li Zhi was startled, looked at Wu Zetian, then at Li Sishun, and smiled slowly, "Alright."

Li Sishun quickly received the order to thank you.

Wu Zetian said, "There is another reward here," looking at Li Mingming, "This Linzhi Temple is too simple, Miss Li, would you like to part with us, so that we can shine here?"

"I'm determined to do what I want, but I dare not ask for it." Li Mingming said hastily.

Wu Zetian smiled, and Li Zhi also smiled lightly.

"What does the saint appreciate Miss Li?" Wu Zetian laughed.

"The empress is the safest, and you are the one to reward."

Li Mingming clenched his fists nervously.

Wu Zetian looked at Li Mingming, then at Li Sishun with a smile, "Where is Ah Si looking?"

Li Sishun pursed his lips and said with a smile, "Mo Ruo let Miss Li talk about it herself."

Wu Zetian smiled thoughtfully, "Alright."

Li Mingming took a deep breath and bowed down, "My son—er, a Luoyang merchant girl. I fell in love with Pei Shaojun, the son of Pei Shiyi's family, at first sight. However, due to the difference in family background, the marriage cannot be achieved. Please the emperor and empress." Li Mingming kowtowed his head, because he came from the era when he could show grace all over the world, and his cheeks were flushed at this time.

Both Li Zhi and Wu Zetian were taken aback, Li Zhi laughed first, and Wu Zetian also laughed.Li Zhi even looked at Li Sishun with some sympathy.

Li Sishun maintained a smiling face.

"Forget it, since that's the case, I and the Queen of Heaven will be the matchmaker for the little lady." Li Zhi laughed.

Li Mingming thanked you again.

Li Mingming came out of the palace with Li Sishun.

"Congratulations, little lady, for getting what she wanted."

Li Mingming looked at Li Sishun seriously. Although the other party's purpose of helping him was impure, he was not a mean person. Li Mingming still understood the meaning of Wu Zetian's question just now.

Li Mingming knew that he was not a political person, so he couldn't understand the relationship between Li Sishun and Gaozong and his wife, but Gaozong was not far away from his death. Generally speaking, these descendants surnamed Li will have a hard time in the future, "son Thank you, sir, I hope you will be well and healthy."

Li Sishun was startled, then smiled, and suddenly regretted not taking advantage of the situation to keep her.Forget it, why bother to drag such a clean and shallow lady into the turbulent vortex.

Li Sishun got on the horse, and Li Mingming got on the carriage.

The two looked at each other, and Li Mingming knew that they should see each other indefinitely in the future.

① Don’t be serious, everyone. The age of Li Sishun, the grandson of the real Jiang Wang Li Yun in history, is not the same age, and the time of adoption is also not the same. He will be adopted to Zhao Wang as his heir about 20 years later (the background of this article is Yi Feng three years), let's take it as an overhead.

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