Li Jun liked the piece of black jade given by Wei Haohao very much and was thinking about giving him something in return. When the two returned home, one was busy painting portraits of the emperor and queen, and the other was busy thinking about what gifts to give. It's obviously too late to buy anything now, and he still looks like a useless person from the outside. Doesn't it give someone an excuse to suddenly buy something for the princess? Li Jun thought for a while and came up with an idea.
Li Jun asked Qin Yao to go to the study to get a piece of wood. Wei Haohao saw it and asked casually: "What is this?"
"Huanghuali wood, a tribute from the State of Chu."
Wei Haohao smiled and said: "It seems that my father treats you well."
This yellow rosewood is extremely precious, not cheaper than this black jade. Emperor Yan Ping gave this piece of wood to Li Han, indicating that he still valued him, but apparently she was wrong.
Li Jun curled his lips and said, "How is that possible? This is what Xiong Yao compensated me for. Let's not talk about it. Tomorrow, as usual, my father will lead hundreds of civil and military officials to worship the Ancestral Temple, and there are a lot of other things. , But it has nothing to do with us. The most likely thing is that there will be a state banquet tomorrow. The emperor may summon us to the palace. We can just present the gifts then. Everything else can be turned down."
After all, he is still a patient and no one will force him to attend the banquet.
Knowing tomorrow's process, Wei Haohao felt confident and drew her figure paintings leisurely. Over there, Li Jun was also vigorously waving the carving knife in his hand.
Before they knew it, it was time for dinner. After the two of them had a simple meal, they focused on their careers again.
Just after Youshi, Wei Haohao completed the portrait. He turned around and saw that Li Jun had fallen asleep on the bed at some point. There was a small human-shaped puppet on the table. Wei Haohao put the puppet's face on Turning around, he saw himself.
There is really nothing to say about this carving. It is lifelike and vivid, and Wei Haohao can't put it down. Excited, he picked up the pen again and prepared to draw a picture for Li Jun. But I gave up as I thought it was getting late and I was low on energy, so what I painted now might be flawed.
Li Han ate breakfast alone the next day.
During lunch, Li Han still ate alone.
At the end of the day, the emperor sent someone to summon them to the palace, and Wei Haohao came out of the study. After dressing up, he and Li Jun put on court clothes and went to the court together.
Today is the day to watch the New Year's Eve. The imperial city is closed all night. Kyoto does not impose a curfew during the New Year, and the people can play all night long.
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After entering the palace, according to the rules, the two of them had to separate, one to see the emperor and the other to see the queen. This was a royal rule, and there was nothing Wei Haohao could do about it. However, Li Hao was in a special situation. Wei Haohao thought of going to see the queen first, saying a few words, and then came out to find Li Hao. The two of them could wait together in the Wanshou Hall where the banquet was held. . Neither of them intends to please the emperor and empress.Heart, just do whatever feels comfortable.
The emperor lived in the Greenhouse Palace in winter. It was as warm as summer and was an excellent place to go. Li Jun secretly made up his mind that no matter what others said, he would just stay there and wait for Wei Haohao to come to him.
Sure enough, Emperor Yan Ping glanced at him and said nothing more. Qin Yao pushed Li Jun to the greenhouse hall near the wall. The greenhouse hall is painted with Chinese pepper on the walls, with fragrant wood as pillars, a fire screen, a feather tent, and a woolen carpet on the floor, which is very warm.
It was really warm. The steam was steaming, and Li Han felt slightly sleepy. Then go to sleep, Li Jun thought calmly.
The Jiaofang Hall is the place where the queen lives in the harem. The walls are also painted with peppercorns, making it very warm in winter. When Wei Haohao arrived, basically all the wives who were eligible to meet him were already at the scene. After Wei Haohao saw the ceremony with everyone, he sat in his seat and stopped talking. She had to observe the situation first.
The one closest to the queen is the Crown Princess and the other is Princess Chen. Although the Crown Princess is above Princess Chen, you can tell from the expressions on their faces that they are not close to each other.
When Emperor Yan Ping was still the prince, in order to gain the support of the Lu family, he married Lu Yun, the biological sister of Lu Wen'an and Prime Minister Lu. Lu Yun gave birth to the prince Li Hao. At Li Hao's first birthday party, Emperor Yan Ping met another daughter of the Lu family, the concubine Lu Ni. When they first met, they were shocked that she was his sister-in-law. It didn't take long for the two of them to hook up with Lu Yun behind their backs. Later, Lu Ni became pregnant, so Emperor Yan Ping raised her in a separate garden and often had private meetings with her.
Originally this was done so strictly that Lu Yun probably didn’t know about it, but not long after Lu Ni gave birth to Li Jun, that is, during Li Jun’s full moon party, Lu Yun suddenly got the news from nowhere. , and broke in. I happened to catch them having a private meeting, holding the newly one-month-old Li Jun in their arms.
Lu Yun herself had a bad temper. After giving birth to Li Hao, it became even worse. She was irritable and moody. She often beat the palace people innocently and even attacked people around her. Therefore, Emperor Yan Ping felt very disgusted with her, but due to the power of the Lu family and his own reputation, it was difficult to do anything. Lu Ni, who is gentle, kind and strong at heart, is undoubtedly more communicative with him.
Lu Yun was about to beat to death this slutty woman who carried her to her brother-in-law's bed, but Emperor Yan Ping obviously couldn't let her go crazy and hurt Lu Ni mother and son. But he also needed his reputation. When he was in a dilemma, Lu Ni took the initiative to let himself wear hair in the temple to practice atonement. After all, Li Jun was the son of Emperor Yan Ping, so he naturally wanted to take him back to the palace. Emperor Yan Ping was very moved by Lu Ni's understanding, and he agreed to Lu Ni's plan. But after bringing Li Jun back to the palace, he did not take as careful care of him as he promised. Instead, because Lu Yun quarreled with him every day because of Li Jun, he gradually vented his anger on the one-month-old child, rather letting it run its course. The meaning of self-destruction.
Emperor Taizong had long noticed his mess. If it weren’t for him being a son like Emperor Yan Ping, he would have ruined it.Got him. After the imperial doctor once again informed Li Jun that he was critically ill, Emperor Taizong took Li Jun to his side and began to educate him.
This Lu Ni was always trying to retreat in order to advance, so he got involved with Emperor Yan Ping within two years. When Lu Ni was seven months pregnant, the extremely crazy Crown Princess Lu Yun learned the news from nowhere. Faced with her questioning, Emperor Yan Ping still refused to admit it. Lu Yun was an extreme person and hanged herself from the beam with a piece of white silk while Emperor Yan Ping was sleeping that night, with her face facing Emperor Yan Ping.
One can imagine how frightened Emperor Yan Ping was when he woke up and found a face looking at him. After that, Lu Ni naturally became the new crown princess and then the queen.