In the mourning hall, the most conspicuous thing is Li Tai's fat body, Li Zhi also knelt beside Li Tai, in contrast, Li Tai's body is also larger, in addition to them, there are several other princes in Chang'an, who are also kneeling here to guard the spirit, but only Li Chengqian is missing.

Seeing that Li Chengqian was not there, Li Xiu couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, and then came to Li Zhi's side and asked in a low voice: "Pheasant slave, why is your eldest brother not here, is he going to rest?" ”

"I don't know, I wasn't here last night, and my eldest brother was gone when I came this morning." Li Xiu also raised his little face at this time, and then replied with some doubts, because during his mother's funeral, Li Zhi also stayed in the palace during this time, but he was too tired last night, so he went back to his dormitory to rest, and did not come to the mourning hall until this morning to wake his mother's spirit, in fact, with his age, there is no need to work so hard at all, but Li Zhi insisted on keeping the spirit with his brothers.

"Hehe, if my uncle wants to know where my eldest brother is, I know some?" At this moment, I saw the fat Li Tai in front of Li Zhi turn his head and smile at Li Xiu, since Li Xiu knocked him out of the house last time, Li Tai also secretly remembered in his heart, this time he saw Li Xiu even changed his title to uncle, in fact, he was telling Li Xiu that he no longer recognized him as a gentleman.

Li Tai's little caution Li Xiu also saw through it at a glance, but he didn't bother to bother with the other party, not to mention that it was not a good thing to have a student like Li Tai, so he immediately asked, "Where did the prince go?" ”

"I don't know where the eldest brother went, it may be in the East Palace, or it may have gone somewhere else, but I know that during the wake last night, someone suddenly whispered something to the eldest brother, and then the eldest brother left here and did not come back for a whole night." Li Tai replied with a smile at this time.

"Got called away? Do you know what the visitor said to the prince? Li Xiu was stunned for a moment when he heard Li Tai's words, and then asked again, although Li Tai and Li Chengqian do not agree, there is no need to lie about this kind of thing, so Li Tai's words are still credible.

"Then I don't know, the person who came was the waiter next to the eldest brother, and he said it in the ear of the eldest brother, and I didn't hear a word clearly, and then the eldest brother went out after a while, and he didn't come back until now." Li Tai shook his head very dryly.

Li Tai actually wants to know where Li Chengqian is, after all, he has always coveted Li Chengqian's position as the crown prince, even after the last blow, he still did not give up, but redoubled his favor with Li Shimin, but Li Shimin's attitude was also ambiguous, which further stimulated Li Tai's desire to compete for the throne.

After hearing Li Tai's description of yesterday, Li Xiu couldn't help frowning, he could make Li Chengqian give up guarding the spirit of Empress Changsun, there must be some important reason for it, but unfortunately he can't see anyone at all now.

"Sir, do you have anything to do with your eldest brother?" At this moment, I saw Li Zhi ask again.

"It's fine, but your aunt heard that he was so sad during this time that he refused to even eat, so she asked me to come and see more." Li Xiu smiled and said to Li Zhi, although Li Zhi in history was a complete black-bellied emperor, but now he is just a cute little Zhengtai, at least much stronger than Li Tai next to him.

Li Chengqian was not here, so Li Xiu did not stay in the Soul Hall for a long time, and told Li Zhi not to be too tired, and then ignored Li Tai's gaze and left here, he was already disappointed in Li Tai, and he no longer recognized him as a student, so he didn't bother to say more to the other party, as for what he thought in his heart, it was none of his business.

After leaving the Soul Stopping Palace, Li Xiu wanted to go to the East Palace to find a Li Chengqian to see what he was doing, but he stopped halfway through, because he thought that Li Chengqian's attitude towards him was no longer as close as before, if he went to him so recklessly, maybe he wouldn't tell himself the real reason?

Thinking of the above, Li Xiu couldn't help but sigh, since he told him last time that Qi Niang married Li Chengdao, Li Chengqian's attitude towards himself has changed, and the two can no longer return to the master-apprentice relationship that they talked about before.

"Forget it, maybe he's just tired, let's wait until the afternoon!" In the end, Li Xiu shook his head helplessly, and then turned around and walked towards the financial supervisor, although there was no conflict between the two, but Li Xiu had clearly felt Li Chengqian's estrangement from him.

At the moment Li Xiu returned to the financial supervisor, during this time his main energy was focused on the printing office and the library, but the matter of the financial supervisor was also not put down, Xu Jingzong had gone to Yangzhou, and was building the first bank in the south there, but because of the long distance, so Yangzhou Bank had to open a channel with several banks in the north, so that the information and materials between the banks could be shared, which may not be an easy task under the backward traffic conditions of Datang.

However, even if it is difficult, the banks in the south must be built, so as to closely link the economies of the north and the south and accelerate the development of commerce, especially in the south near the coast, maritime trade is the focus of future development, so the banks in the south must also be built.

The new printing office is still in the imperial city, even next to the old printing office, but the defense is more tight, and even on the original burned foundation, rows of simple houses have been built, which will be used as a garrison for the forbidden army in the imperial city, which can more conveniently protect the security of the printing office.

Copper movable type is not only replenished, but also a few more sets, in addition to the craftsmen have also increased some, they mainly print some books needed by the library during this time, these books need to be printed in small copies, but the number is a lot, need to keep typesetting, which can also exercise the craftsmen's typesetting proficiency, for the future large-scale printing of books to lay the foundation.

The new printing office was already on the right track, and the library was being built according to the plan, so there were not many things for Li Xiu to worry about, and in the afternoon, he thought about Li Chengqian's affairs again, so he came to the Stopping Spirit Hall again, but it turned out to be empty again, and Li Chengqian still did not come back.

At this time, Li Xiu finally couldn't sit still, and immediately rushed to the East Palace, but when he came here, he learned that Li Chengqian was indeed in the palace, which made him happy, and then he stepped forward to go in, but he didn't expect that at this time, an inner servant stopped him and said: "Qi Guogong, the prince has a life, and he said that no one will see him today, so Guogong should please go back!" ”