Chapter 724: Li Zhi is a dark horse
Stayed overnight in Lantian Villa, the next morning, Li Hao drove back to Chang'an, every time his RV passed in Chang'an City, it would attract everyone's attention, pedestrians on the street all looked at the RV and sighed, some people marveled at the power of science, some people sighed at Li Hao's noble status, and some people praised the magic of the RV.
Sigh to sigh, it is obvious that the people of Chang'an are no longer surprised by RVs.
Today's palace is very lively, because today is September 30, the day of Li Hao's concubine, Li Ping took everyone to command the busy work in the courtyard early in the morning, and the palace was full of lights.
Li Hao's RV entered the palace from the side door, and immediately a special soldier went to inform Li Ping: "Mastermother, the prince is back." β
"Where?" Li Ping hurriedly asked, she was in a hurry, Li Hao didn't say a few words two days ago, just said that there was something urgent, and left in a hurry, and never returned, today is a big day for him to take a concubine, if he doesn't come back, he will make a joke.
"A newly built garage in the East Courtyard." The special forces replied.
Li Ping heard the words and walked quickly towards the East Courtyard, and as soon as he walked to the East Courtyard, he saw Li Hao and Lu Yun coming out of the East Courtyard with a group of special forces.
"Yo, ma'am!" Li Hao was in a good mood, greeted him with a smile, and wanted to give him a warm hug.
Li Ping pushed him away, rolled his eyes and reprimanded, "Where have you been?" I also know that when I come back, today is the day you marry Dolma! β
"I know." Li Hao said, "Didn't I come back early in the morning?" β
"You...... I'm really worried about you. Li Ping gave him another roll of the eyes in disgust.
"Madame has worked hard, my fault, my fault ......" Li Hao hugged her with a smile and began to coax his wife to the routine, Lu Yun and Feiying avoided it very interestingly.
Li Ping was really good at coaxing, and immediately smiled and said, "You hurry up and change your clothes, there will be a guest coming later, don't you go to greet you." β
Li Hao looked at his silk shirt, raised his eyebrows and said, "What's wrong with my clothes, it's very good, just wear this dress to welcome guests." β
As soon as the words fell, a shout suddenly came from the front yard: "British Duke - arrived!" β
"Uncle Li Ji is here!" Li Hao screamed in surprise when he heard this, spread his legs and ran towards the front yard.
He was very fast, and after only a while, he directly climbed over the two courtyard walls to the front yard, and just arrived in the front yard, he heard the porter shouting: "Yi Guogong - arrived!" β
Li Hao strode towards the door, only to see Li Ji and Qin Qiong meeting unexpectedly at the door, laughing and talking, Li Hao stepped forward and saluted, and said loudly: "Li Hao greets the two uncles!" β
"Yo, the poetry maniac is here!" Qin Qiong and Li Ji spoke in unison and walked into the courtyard one after another.
Li Hao welcomed them in and said, "Two uncles, your nephew's home is your home, next time you come, just enter the door, and don't blame the little nephew for not counting the etiquette, haha......"
Li Ji smiled when he heard this: "That's not good, your family's things, all of them are valuable treasures, if the old man treats your family as his own, he will take it all for you." β
Qin Qiong and Li Hao both laughed when they heard this, Li Ji is usually serious, but now he actually made a joke.
At this moment, a broken gong suddenly sounded: "What, be your own home?" Come, come! β
Li Hao's face changed when he heard this, and he hurriedly looked at Qin Qiong and Li Ji: "Uncle Cheng is here too?" β
Qin Qiong smiled: "Why didn't he come, it's just a few steps later than us." β
Li Hao hurriedly asked, "Didn't he hear what I said just now?" β
Li Ji raised his eyebrows and didn't speak, at this time, Cheng Yanjin had already pushed the door in, cracked a big mouth, revealing a mouth full of yellow teeth, and said with teeth and claws: "Wow, of course I heard it, didn't you kid say it, let our uncles treat your family as their own, tsk...... What should I move back today, anyway, it's my own family's ......" Cheng Yanjin rubbed his hands together, his eyes were already looking around Li Hao's house, thinking about how to empty Li Hao's house.
Li Hao's face became extremely ugly, and sure enough, as he expected, this thing has no discipline, and he really can't even say half a kind word.
Fortunately, Li Hao was witty, rolled his eyes, and grinned: "Uncle Cheng, is there any money to be made in the sea business?" β
"Earn, make a lot of money, last time I went to sea, I made 50,000 taels of gold, hahaha...... Hey, that big vase seems to be a good thing......" Cheng Yanjin replied, and at the same time, he had already taken a fancy to the two large vases that were one person high under Li Hao's gatehouse, and wanted to take them away.
"Ahem...... Li Hao coughed and said, "Uncle Cheng, if you take something from my house today, there will be no business at sea in the future." β
Cheng Yanjin was pouting his ass and preparing to hold the vase, when he heard this, he froze suddenly, and then saw him slowly turn around and look at Li Hao with a smile.
"Hey, hey......" Cheng Yanjin came to Li Hao with a big grin and said, "Virtuous nephew, uncle is just joking with you, you don't have to take it seriously." β
Li Hao also put on a smile and said, "Uncle, don't worry, I'm joking with you too, don't mind." β
Li Ji and Qin Qiong laughed secretly when they watched from the side, and only Li Hao could cure Cheng Biting Jin.
The gifts of the three princes were all carried in, counted and put into the warehouse, Li Hao asked Lu Yun to take them to the living room for tea, and as soon as the three of them left, the concierge shouted again: "Zhongshu Lingma - arrive!" "Ma Zhou is here.
"General Niu Xiu - arrived!" Niu Jinda is coming.
"General Xue Liβhere!" Xue Rengui is here.
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Li Hao hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, several people who came this time were on good terms with him, Li Hao wanted to have a good chat with them, but today was too busy, it was not the time, and there were other guests coming, Li Hao sent someone to take them to the living room, and he stayed in the front yard to continue to greet guests.
By the afternoon, more than 30 court officials had basically arrived, and Li Hao was in the middle of the court, as long as it was not a special circumstance, these people would come after receiving the invitation, otherwise they would not give face.
But there were also two unexpected guests, the first was the crown prince Li Zhi, I don't know how Li Zhi knew that Li Hao had a concubine today, and he rushed to congratulate him with a gift, Li Zhi was still the same as before, as soon as he saw Li Hao, he grinned, as if Li Hao was his pistachio, there is no doubt that Li Zhi must be the highest status among all the guests today.
Another unexpected guest, just came to the door to give a gift, did not go to the banquet, this unexpected guest is Fan Lihua, when Fan Lihua appeared at the door, Li Hao was dumbfounded, he didn't know what to say, or Fan Lihua was more generous, and took the lead in arching his hand and said: "King Qiongnan's concubine, Fan Lihua came uninvited, I hope to forgive me." β
"Where, where." Li Hao hurriedly replied mechanically, "I...... I actually ...... too."
He really doesn't know how to explain it, after all, it is the woman he likes, and now he wants to marry another woman, how to explain it, even if Li Hao has a hundred mouths, he can't explain it.
Fan Lihua walked up to him, handed over a sandalwood locket, and said coldly: "King Qiongnan is rich in the world, and naturally he doesn't care about money, so Fan Lihua embroidered a sachet with his own hands and gave it to King Qiongnan, wishing King Qiongnan and his new wife a hundred years of happiness." β
Li Hao opened the box in a daze, and sure enough, he saw a colorful sachet lying in the wooden box, and there were two birds embroidered on the surface of the sachet.
Looking at this sachet, Li Hao had a mixed heart in his heart, if he guessed well, this should be the embroidery that Fan Lihua specially learned, and the sachet made by himself was ready to give it to himself, but he made her so sad that she took a concubine as soon as she came back, although Fan Lihua did not show a half-unhappy expression from just now to now, but Li Hao knew that when she had a straight face, she was already angry and unhappy.
"Pear blossom, I ......" Li Hao held the sachet in his hand, his heart was extremely bitter, and he wanted to explain, but he didn't know where to start.
Fan Lihua waited for a long time and didn't see him explain to herself, a trace of disappointment flashed on her face, and said, "I still have something to do in my house, so I won't go to the banquet and say goodbye." After she finished speaking, she turned around and left, and did not set foot in Li Hao's house from beginning to end.
Originally, I was in a good mood today, but because of Fan Lihua's gift-giving, Li Hao's good mood was all gone, although the mood was bad, but Li Hao still knew the importance of it, there was something big to do today, and he couldn't let the negative emotions affect his business, and he would slowly explain to Fan Lihua when he had time in the future, so he packed up his mood and began to arrange a banquet.
Li Hao set up three tables in the side hall to entertain the ministers of the court, and set up two separate tables in the main hall to entertain the prince alone.
Li Hao's way of treating him differently seems to be a little inappropriate, but no one questions it, after all, the prince is the son of the heavenly family, and he will soon inherit the throne, with him present, I am afraid that the ministers will have scruples and will not be able to let go of eating and drinking, so many people think that Li Hao's approach is very good.
Li Hao's wine and food, there is absolutely no choice, the ministers all eat happily, and Li Hao and Li Zhi eat and drink in the main hall.
Li Zhi also likes to eat alone with Li Hao, comfortable and unrestrained, he can call Li Hao a poet, not an official title.
"Poetry madness, what is the fun of going to Nanzhao this time?" Every time Li Hao comes back from a trip, Li Zhi must ask, in his opinion, Li Hao is a mysterious man, no matter where he goes, there seems to be no shortage of stories.
Li Hao put down his wine glass and said with a smile: "This trip to Nanzhao is really a life of nine deaths, and the details will be explained to you in detail." β
"Good!" Hearing this, Li Zhi hurriedly put down his wine glass and listened carefully to Li Hao's story.
Li Hao recounted his experience again, and Li Zhi only felt thrilled when he heard it, regretting that he did not go to southern Xinjiang with Li Hao and missed so many wonderful things.
After the story was finished, he drank a lot of wine, Li Hao knocked on the wine glass, and suddenly said leisurely: "Your Highness, do you know why I want to have a separate banquet for Your Highness today?" β
Li Zhi shook his head.
Li Hao smiled and said, "Your Highness, I want to ask you for something." β
Li Zhi hurriedly spread his hands and said: "Poetry maniac, please say, I will not refuse." β
Li Hao said: "Your Royal Highness, the emperor has the intention to send troops to Tibet, but he was dissuaded by the ministers, you should know about this, right?" β
"Of course I know." Li Zhi nodded, frowned slightly, and said, "Father is very annoyed by this matter, but there is nothing to be done. β
Li Hao said: "Tomorrow's court meeting, Your Highness must go, and Your Highness, you have to support the emperor and ask for troops to be sent to Tibet." β
"Huh?" Li Zhi was stunned for a while when he heard this, and then glared and asked, "My father can't help it, even if I support sending troops, what use can I do?" β
Li Hao smiled mysteriously and said, "Your Highness, you are a dark horse, your support will be of great use!" β