Episode 282: [Saving Face]
After a long period of explanation, Li Jing put away his eyes that suspected Li Chengqian of being a man.
Li Chengqian explained: "This flower water is for women, and uncles can take it at home and use it for their wives or beloved daughters. ”
"You see I don't have this scent on me, so I'm useless."
"It can also be used to rub the place where the mosquito has bitten, wipe it, relieve itching, and also repel mosquitoes."
Li Chengqian explained all the functions of the toilet water.
Li Jing and Yu Chi Laohei nodded when they heard this.
But they all looked at Cheng Lao Xiang in puzzlement.
Isn't it all said to be for external use, why did this old goblin actually take it internally?
Li Chengqian came to curry favor with Cheng Laoxiang, the old goblin, so he couldn't let Cheng Laoxiang lose face at this time, so he hurriedly found a reason and said: "This flower water is made of good wine and medicinal herbs, so it is completely okay to drink it, and Uncle Cheng likes the taste of this flower water very much." ”
Li Chengqian said, and took out another bottle for Cheng Lao.
Cheng Lao took it with great dignity, uncorked the bottle, raised his neck croakingly, and drank up a bottle of flower water.
This thing that Li Jing and Yu Chi Lao Hei couldn't eat, this Cheng Lao Lao was drunk like a good wine, and for a while, Li Jing and Yu Chi Lao Hei looked at Cheng Lao Hei with a combination of admiration and contempt.
Li Jing and Wei Chi Laohei, who were old elves, of course knew that Li Chengqian had come here to block the old goods, so they left with interest.
Cheng Laoxiang didn't throw his face away because Li Chengqian gave him face, and gave him a chance to speak.
Li Chengqian flatteringly took out another bottle of toilet water, gave it to Cheng Lao, and said, "Uncle Cheng has worked hard in the court!" ”
"It's not hard!"
"You drink!"
"I know you have something to say, look at the way you are giving face today, say it." Cheng Lao also has times when he is reasonable.
Li Chengqian had a chance and asked, "I know that I have been making Uncle Cheng angry before, so it is also appropriate to keep me closed for the past two days." ”
Cheng Laoxiang nodded, and shamelessly agreed with Li Chengqian's explanation.
Li Chengqian had a thick face and said, "But Wenxiao and I are sincere, uncle, for the sake of me already knowing that I am wrong, don't let me guard the door anymore!" ”
"How dare you, how dare the minister let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince guard the door, I will definitely beat and scold the son of the family when I go home!" Just ......"
Li Chengqian was about to be happy, but there was a turning sentence behind him.
"It's just that the prince is the prince of a country, how can he casually go to the minister's house, if this makes people gossip, then my Cheng family can't afford it!" Cheng Lao Xiang walked forward and talked eloquently.
Li Chengqian twitched the corner of his eyes and said, "Uncle Cheng, let's be honest, I have done a lot of things wrong, what do you say!" ”
"I don't mean that, I think at the beginning, your old man with a bag of tea was the first to taste it and run to kill in the crowd, I think at the beginning, the old man was scolded by hundreds of learned people, just because he accidentally touched you, I think at the beginning, you ran to do bad things at night and were bumped into, so I found my old Cheng family to be locked up, and now the old Cheng family knows what and that, shut yourself up, isn't it okay?"
It's all about thinking about it so much, and you're embarrassed to say that you don't mean that!
"Then what do you say you want me to do, I will definitely make it back to Uncle Cheng!" Li Chengqian stopped in front of Cheng Laoxiang and said firmly.
"Okay, the old man's face is lost, when will you make up for the old man's face! And don't follow the old man anymore, and don't guard the old man's mansion again, you will continue to be embarrassed if you are laughed at! After speaking, Cheng Lao pushed Li Chengqian away and went home.
Li Chengqian returned to the East Palace and heard the queen pass him over.
When she saw the queen, the queen asked with a depressed face: "Are you going to the gate of Chengfu again?" ”
"No, just walk around the palace gate." Li Chengqian replied.
The queen thought that Li Chengqian had opened her mind, and she no longer pestered women for the sake of face.
But I heard him say: "I guarded Uncle Cheng at the gate of the palace." ”
The queen suddenly felt that this son was hopeless.
"It's useless to just guard people, so you better think about countermeasures." The queen suggested to him, "Also, you can't just guard people and throw everything else aside, you should use more snacks in the court, and you should be more active in your studies, and you should be more serious in teaching your children." Recently, I learned that the Tibetan envoys had entered Chang'an, and your father decided to summon those Tibetan envoys in the Changlepo Garden tomorrow afternoon. You have to behave in a good way when the time comes, don't behave too ......" The queen thought for a while and found a word that could be spoken: "It's different from others." ”
Li Chengqian nodded.
He asked, "Queen Mother, what is this Tibetan envoy here for?" ”
The queen sighed: "Tubo is arrogant, so naturally he is here to show off his might." ”
In the words of the queen, this Tubo is now very arrogant, they have defeated several surrounding countries and tribes, and often behave disrespectfully to the Tang Dynasty.
"And pro? Can my father agree? Li Chengqian suddenly remembered a character named Princess Wencheng in his mind.
Princess Wencheng was the one who came to Tubo when Tang Taizong was in harmony, so it won't be this time, right?
"Your father is now soliciting the opinions of the ministers, Kong Yingda and others support the harmony, but the prime minister does not. Those who support Heqin think that this is a good opportunity to win over Tibet, while those who do not support Heqin think that Heqin will make Tubo's arrogance more arrogant, and they will make an inch in the future! ”
The queen squinted at Li Chengqian with phoenix eyes and asked, "Does Chengqian think peace or discord?" ”
Li Chengqian shook his head and said: "Heqin is to marry my sister, this Tubo is so far away, who is not familiar with life, who wants to marry it." If you really want to get along, you have to force one of my sisters to marry a native I don't know, which is too much. So I don't support this what and pro. ”
The queen continued to look at him, she already had a general understanding of Li Chengqian's thinking in her heart, and when he considered things, he did not start from the overall situation, but from family affection and personal feelings. After it has nothing to do with personal feelings, he will think about things other than this, such as the overall situation.
Sure enough, he continued, "Moreover, one country and another country are talking about interests, and interests drive a country to do a certain thing, such as war, and war is to grab more land and food. If Tubo needs land and food, a princess of the Tang Dynasty will definitely not be a reason why Tubo will not come to rob it. So the stability of two countries cannot be maintained by one woman! Tubo wants to come and kiss, what is that...... The country cadre wants to marry the princess, why should he marry, I think he must have some purpose to come out and do this! So when he marries our princess, he must be using us! ”
After Li Chengqian was provoked by Cheng Lao Xiang today, his brain was very useful, and suddenly his thinking turned into a conspiracy theory, and he entered into a comment on the Heqin incident.
"Purpose?" After hearing this, the queen's eyes narrowed into a line, her small mouth moved lightly, and she said.
(To be continued)