Xia Hongsheng arranged with the housekeeper and the old kiln head in the study for most of the day, and waited until the sun was west outside, and then he came out of the study.

It was not the three of them who came out by themselves, but someone came to report, saying that the palace guards were here and brought His Majesty's message to Xia Hongsheng immediately.

Xia Hongsheng came out and walked to the door, and saw the palace guard who often came to pass the word, and the two were also acquaintances, Xia Hongsheng smiled and asked, "Dare to ask Your Majesty why you summoned me?" ”

"I don't know if I am humble, but seeing that His Majesty's face is not very good, it is better for Xiahou to be careful." The janissary was happy to sell Xia Hongsheng a favor, so he whispered.

Xia Hongsheng was relieved, nodded, thanked him, and then turned around and ordered someone to take out a set from each of the boxes, and after loading them, he followed the guard to the palace.

Soon, the two of them arrived outside the Li Zheng Palace, the guard turned around and left after clasping his fists, Xia Hongsheng asked the chamberlain to report, and after a while, the chamberlain came over to let Xia Hongsheng in.

Walking into the Lizheng Palace, Li Shimin was sitting on the throne above, and when he saw Xia Hongsheng coming in, he immediately snorted coldly, threw the music in his hand on the desk in front of him, and shouted in a deep voice: "Xia Hongsheng!" How daring! ”

"Huh? Your Majesty, this is a wronged minister! Xia Hongsheng glanced at another court official standing next to him, but he didn't know it, and then quickly put the wooden box he was holding on the ground, and then bowed deeply and saluted: "Weichen is really wronged!" ”

"Humph! Before I could say anything, you immediately confessed that you had been wronged! Li Shimin snorted coldly again: "Isn't it caused by a weak heart?!" ”

Xia Hongsheng hurriedly bowed down and said: "Where is Weichen's weak heart, Weichen is telling the truth." His Majesty said that Weichen was bold. That's too wrongful for Wei Chen. Wechen's guts are very small! ”

"Don't pretend to be crazy and stupid in front of me!" Li Shimin slapped the table: "Relying on my importance, you actually took the prince in and out of the Qinglou fireworks land, I think you are impatient!" ”

Xia Hongsheng sighed secretly in his heart, glanced at the person standing next to him, and knew that he must have been instructed by Li Yuanchang. Li Yuanchang, Li Yuanchang, since you are the wicked person who sued first, then you can't blame me!.

"I don't know where Your Majesty heard about it. But there are different versions of Wechen here. Xia Hongsheng bowed down and said to Li Shimin: "Weichen wants to argue with His Majesty, and I ask Your Majesty for permission." ”

"I want to see how you can speak the lotus! Say! Li Shimin leaned back. stared at Xia Hongsheng with fierce eyes.

"After Weichen left the palace yesterday, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince instructed me to wait for the marquis. Wechen didn't know what was going on, and waited until the evening, but saw Wechen's friends appear, saying that they were going to Baihualou together to watch Turkic women dance. Xia Hongsheng said to Li Shimin: "At that time, Weichen was taken aback, and said that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was self-denying and courteous, not the kind of gentleman who would enter and leave the brothel, so he asked His Royal Highness the Prince, only to know that it was the King of Han who bewitched." Let the prince be interested in the Turkic woman and want to see it. Arrived at Baihualou. Sure enough, His Royal Highness the King of Han had already booked his seat there. After taking our seats, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only drank a few glasses of wine with us, but he did not act out of any rudeness. On the contrary, His Royal Highness the King of Han spent 10,000 yuan to buy two Turkic women, and then coveted the singer who did not sell her body in the Hundred Flowers Building, regardless of the singer's opposition, coerced her as a royal clansman, and wanted to forcibly insult her in public. Weichen was not ashamed of what His Royal Highness the King of Han did, and he thought that His Majesty took a fancy to him, and gave advice to the doctor, so he should advise him to prevent His Royal Highness from insulting the face of the royal family and damaging the name of the heavenly family, so he persuaded him. Clinker, His Royal Highness the King of Han had to line up to arrest Weichen, but fortunately he was stopped by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the King of Shu. Then he tried to continue insulting the woman. Your Majesty, you also know that Wei Chen is young and impulsive. Thinking of the reputation that His Majesty has easily established, he will be burned by His Royal Highness the King of Han's outrageous actions, under this impulse, he was filled with righteous indignation, stood up and continued to dissuade His Royal Highness the King of Han, which was considered to have completely angered His Royal Highness the King of Han, and also moved on Wechen. ”

"Shaft! Ann dares to lie in front of His Majesty?! It's clear that you took His Royal Highness the Crown Prince down to the Hundred Flowers Building! The official standing next to him heard Xia Hongsheng's words, and immediately jumped up and pointed at Xia Hongsheng and scolded.

Xia Hongsheng didn't pay attention to him, but just said to Li Shimin: "Your Majesty, what Weichen said is true, in addition to Weichen, there were His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the King of Shu, Cheng Chumo, Cheng Chuliang, Yu Chi Baolin, and Li Yexu...... and others, all of whom were invited by His Royal Highness the King of Han to go, and there were many people playing in the Hundred Flowers Building. Whether Wei Chen is lying or not, Your Majesty can send someone to find out. If what Fang Cai Weichen said is half false, let His Majesty punish him! ”

Li Shimin's eyes froze, and he turned to Wang De and said, "Wang De, Prince Xuan and King Shu are here to see!" ”

Wang De agreed, and then hurriedly summoned him. Soon, Li Chengqian went to the Lizheng Hall first, and after a short time, Li Ke also arrived.

Neither of them is stupid, looking at Xia Hongsheng standing there, he understands a little in his heart.

"Chengqian, Ke'er, where did you two go last night?" Li Shimin asked in a low voice full of inviolable majesty.

The two glanced at each other, and when they heard Li Shimin ask, they understood everything in their hearts, so Li Chengqian bowed down first and said, "Father, the child is guilty!" The boy went to ...... last night Went to Bai, Baihualou ......"

"The child is guilty, and the child also went to Baihualou." Li Ke also replied honestly.

Li Shimin already knew where the two of them went, and said in a deep voice again: "What happened there last night, tell the truth!" ”

Li Chengqian took a deep breath, and then said: "Don't dare to hide anything, last night the child went to Baihualou with a group of friends, and in the middle, Uncle Han Wang wanted to mistreat a singer, but was stopped by Xia Hongsheng, so there was a conflict. ”

"Did King Han reveal his identity in the Hundred Flowers Building?" Li Shimin's face was expressionless, but his voice was solemn, and he asked.

"Yes, my uncle calls himself this king." Li Chengqian replied honestly.

Li Shimin asked again: "But you bought two Turkic women?" ”

"Yes." Li Chengqian couldn't afford to bow down.

"How much did it cost to buy these two women?" There was already a hint of anger in Li Shimin's voice, but his face was still expressionless.

"This ......" Li Chengqian hesitated.

"Say!" Li Shimin suddenly glared, and his eagle eyes were full of ice.

Li Chengqian was helpless, so he had to bow down and say, "Back to my father, my uncle spent ...... One, 10,000 ......"

"Smack!" Li Shimin smashed the paperweight on the desk with one hand: "Li Yuanchang, did he beat Xia Hongsheng with his hands, and even tried to harm him?" ”

"This ...... Be! Li Chengqian hesitated, bowed down and said, "But then I stopped after knowing Jingshi's identity." ”

"I'll ask you one last question." Li Shimin stared at the two and said, "You two, how did you know that there are Turkic women in the Baihua Building?" ”

The two glanced at each other, and Li Chengqian bowed down again and said, "Returning to my father, is it ...... It was the uncle who sent someone to tell the child. ”

"You two go down, go back and be grounded for a month, and if you let me know what you have done again, see if I don't break your legs!" Li Shimin snorted coldly at Li Chengqian and Li Ke and said, "Go down!" ”

The two looked at Xia Hongsheng and had to go out together.

Li Shimin stared at Xia Hongsheng, Xia Hongsheng's face was calm, and he turned his head to look at the official in Fangcai, and the man immediately knelt down in fright: "Weichen is guilty!" Weichen just heard about it, so he inferred it in vain, and asked His Majesty for forgiveness! I beg your Majesty's forgiveness! ”

Li Shimin gritted his teeth and stared at him, scaring the man and sweating in an instant, after a long time, Li Shimin snorted coldly: "Go down." ”

As if the man had been pardoned, he quickly kowtowed and withdrew from the Li Zheng Hall.

"Xia Hongsheng, as the prince's attendant, you should have the responsibility to correct the prince's impolite behavior, but you didn't dissuade the prince when he saw the prince entering and leaving the Baihua Building!" Li Shimin turned his head and shouted to Xia Hongsheng.

Xia Hongsheng bowed down: "The minister is guilty!" Please also punish Your Majesty! ”

"You also go back and think about it behind closed doors, be grounded for a month, and think about what you should do and what you shouldn't do!" Li Shimin glanced at Xia Hongsheng and said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Xia Hongsheng bowed down to receive the punishment: "The minister still has something to tell Your Majesty." ”

"Say." Li Shimin looked at Xia Hongsheng, he had already noticed the wooden box.

Xia Hongsheng opened the wooden box and said: "The glass kiln is ready to be put into production, and this is the first batch of things burned on the kiln." Because His Majesty also has shares, Weichen specially brought it for His Majesty to see. ”

Li Shimin looked at Wang De, and Wang De went down to take the wooden box from Xia Hongsheng's hand, presented it and put it in front of Li Shimin.

"Huh? This glass is translucent and tight. Li Shimin looked at the contents of the box very unexpectedly, took it out, looked left and right, and said, "Is this really burned by you?" ”

"Yes." Xia Hongsheng smiled and said to Li Shimin: "There are three kinds in the wooden box, and I ask Your Majesty to allow Weichen to demonstrate it for Your Majesty." ”

Li Shimin nodded, and looked at the things in his hand with interest: "Yes." ”

Xia Hongsheng asked Wang De to fetch the grape brew and brew the tea, then poured the grape brew into the goblet, put a trace of tea leaves into the teacup to flush the hot water, and then put it in front of Li Shimin.

"Hiss......" Li Shimin took a breath, and the reddish grape wine in the goblet flashed a bewitching and misty burgundy through the afterglow of the setting sun outside, and it was extraordinarily dazzling against the background of the transparent goblet.

And the wisps of tea are also in the cup, through the glass full of greenery, the clouds are rolling.

"Good!" Li Shimin couldn't help but shout. (To be continued......)