Rebirth of the Tang Dynasty's strongest consort

Chapter 483
Hearing Li Chengqian's question, Fang Yi'ai let out a light sigh, raised her head and said casually, "Hmm? What advice does His Royal Highness have to teach you?"

The two looked at each other, both with a "facial paralysis" expression, although Bai Jian often judged the situation in the palace, but facing this situation today, she still put her heart in her throat.

Gao Yangyu clenched her hands tightly, her black eyebrows were slightly condensed, her pretty eyes were looking forward, thinking in her heart whether she should interrupt and help Fang Yiai move away from Li Chengqian's gaze.

Qin Jingniang and Xie Yaohuan saw that Fang Yiai did not hesitate to contradict the prince, but wanted to fight for the rights and dignity she deserved, their almond eyes dimmed and their hearts were moved.

Li Chengqian once reminded Fang Yiai in the East Palace, implying that he would send the two daughters Qin and Xie back to the original house, and now seeing that he insisted that the two should sit down, how could he, as the prince of the East Palace, tolerate the daughter of a courtier standing side by side with his younger sister? sit?
Li Chengqian gritted his silver teeth secretly, and the dark eyes flashed past, while Fang Yiai was unafraid, with a cold light in his eyes, and the idea of ​​helping Li Zhi or Li Tai rise up again in his heart.

"Prince." Bai Jian was about to speak to persuade, but Li Chengqian let out a burst of chuckles, and his tense cheeks also burst into a smile.

Taking a sip of herbal tea, Li Chengqian said with a smile: "My brother-in-law did a good job, Xiao Wang was negligent."

"Two ladies, please sit down." Li Chengqian made a gesture of invitation to Qin Jingniang and Xie Yaohuan, and then said with a smile: "My palace and Yiai are my uncle's friends. Although they are not brothers, they are better than brothers and sisters. Don't bother me. cautious."

Seeing that Li Chengqian invited them to sit down again, and called them "siblings" again, Fang Yiai and Bai Jian were filled with horror, even Gao Yang couldn't figure out his elder brother.

"Thank you, Your Royal Highness." The two daughters of Qin and Xie squatted down to thank Li Chengqian, and then sat behind Fang Yiai, bowing their heads in silence, but their hearts were restrained by the royal gift.

"Shu'er, you've become more and more virtuous after a few days." Li Chengqian laughed, and continued: "I heard that Shu'er has started to run the house now?"

Gao Yang smiled, and murmured: "Brother, Shu'er is not called the master."

"What's that called?"

"It's called housekeeping for husbands."

"Good!" Li Chengqian praised him, looked at Fang Yiai, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "My brother-in-law, good family law."

It didn't matter that Li Chengqian's praise made Bai Jian and Fang Yi'ai stand up immediately.

Although Fang Yiai practiced family law on Gao Yang secretly, but it was just the boudoir's ambition and the joy of thrushes, how could it be said on the bright side?

At this moment, Li Chengqian asked with a smile. According to his temperament, God knows what he would say later. Seeing this, Fang Yiai cupped his hands and said: "His Royal Highness, you have broken your humble minister."

"Don't be an old prince, just call me elder brother." Li Chengqian got up and shook his neck, and said to Gao Yang: "It's getting late, how about having dinner at Shu'er's house today?"

After finishing speaking, without waiting for Gao Yang's response, Li Chengqian let out a little surprise, stretched out two fingers and tapped his forehead, and said, "Forgot, this is the mansion of Zhuangyuan Gong."

"Duke Zhuangyuan, is it possible for Xiao Wang to ask for a glass of water and wine in your residence?"

Seeing Li Chengqian's treacherous attitude, Fang Yiai had no choice but to be obedient and said, "It was Fang Jun's good fortune that the crown prince came to the humble house. I will ask the chef to cook more special dishes."

"Well, take out a few more jars of fine wine from my brother-in-law's collection. Tonight, Xiao Wang will have a drink with my brother-in-law and Boss Bai." Li Chengqian finished with a smile, then walked to Xiangcheng, and said softly : "Yu'er, how about brother eating some delicious food with you later?"

"Brother, Yu'er listens to brother." Xiangcheng smiled slightly, held up a plate of candied fruit, brought it to Li Chengqian, and said with a smile: "Eat it, big brother, eat candied fruit and dried fruit."

"If you're such a humble minister, go and order." Fang Yiai was about to leave the house, but was stopped by Li Chengqian, "It's fine to put it in the second hall. Tonight is a family banquet, and it will ruin the scenery in the main hall."

"Observe the order." Fang Yiai turned around and walked out of the main hall, thinking to herself with a gloomy face: "What is Li Chengqian doing here? He is dragging Brother Bai, is this to avoid suspicion? Explain his every move to Wansui?"

Fan Jin was called from the wing room, and after Fang Yiai gave some instructions, he told him to go to the door and watch over it, lest Cheng Chubi and the others come to have a heart-to-heart talk again and run into Li Chengqian.

When the banquet was ready, Li Chengqian, Gao Yang, and Xiangcheng went to the second hall first, leaving Bai Jian, Qin Jingniang, and Xie Yaohuan staring at Fang Yiai in a daze.

"Prince?" Bai Jian muttered, lowering her voice, "Our family is resting in the private mansion, and the prince came to the door in person, I"

Seeing Bai Jian's troubled face, Fang Yiai smiled wryly, "Brother, the Zhuangyuan Mansion is your home, why should my brothers be like this?"

"He Lang, sister Yaohuan and I won't go to the banquet?" Qin Jingniang said coyly.

Looking at the two beauties, Fang Yiai nodded slightly when seeing the distressed faces of the two, "That's fine, let's go back to the room and rest first."

"Brother, I'm leaving." The two daughters bowed to Bai Jian and walked out of the main hall in unison, leaving Fang Yiai standing there and sighing silently, thinking, "The banquet is not a good banquet, the banquet is not a good banquet, and the wine is not a good wine. what!"

After a long time, Bai Jian stretched out her hand and lightly touched Fang Yiai's sleeve, and whispered: "Hurry up and go to the second hall, don't keep the prince waiting."

Fang Yiai stretched out her hand to gently rub the acupuncture points on both sides of the bridge of her nose, nodded and said, "Okay, so please, brother."

When they came to the second hall, Li Chengqian, Gao Yang, and Xiangcheng had already been seated. The three of them held cups of tea and chatted, laughing and talking, as if it really was an ordinary family banquet.

Fang Yiai walked to the banquet, bowed her hands and saluted, then sat beside Gao Yang, holding a cup of tea, clearly trying to cover up her anxiety and embarrassment.

Although Li Chengqian had spoken first and asked Bai Jian to accompany him to drink and eat, but Bai Jian, who was used to standing in front of Li Shimin, was still a little apprehensive when things came to an end.

"Boss Bai?" Li Chengqian noticed that Bai Jian's behavior was a bit coy, so he couldn't help but let out a light sigh, "Why don't you take a seat?"

Facing the questioning, Bai Jian smiled wryly and said, "In front of the crown prince, where is there any seat for servants?"

"Hey!" Li Chengqian shook his head with some displeasure, and said with a smile: "The chief is the eunuch with palm prints in Da Nei, and he is also the master of words in Daming Palace and Taiji Palace. Besides, he has military power in his hand, so how can he have no seat?" ?”

As soon as this remark came out, Bai Jian's body trembled suddenly, then she knelt down on the ground, begging for forgiveness repeatedly: "The crown prince offended the servant. The servant dare not."

Hearing the sarcasm in Li Chengqian's words, Fang Yiai frowned slightly, thinking, "What the hell is he trying to do?"

Seeing Bai Jian knelt down to beg for mercy, Li Chengqian stood up himself, helped her up, and said seriously: "Boss Bai, you also watched Xiao Wang grow up. Although we are monarchs and ministers, we are better than monarchs and ministers. Please sit down quickly." Bar."

"Your servant is daring." Bai Jian tremblingly walked to Fang Yi'ai's side, took out the chair and sat down, drank several mouthfuls of herbal tea in a row, and then stabilized her mind.

Seeing Li Chengqian's sharp blade in his left hand and the honey pot in his right, Fang Yiai sneered secretly, "What a prince of the East Palace, who is also Zhong Kui and a ghost. Although he is a monarch and minister, he is better than a monarch and minister? This is only for you to say, if someone else Are you afraid that the head will fall to the ground in an instant?"

Seeing Li Chengqian's methods, Fang Yiai clearly realized the ability of the prince of the Eastern Palace in front of him, and said in his heart: "Sure enough, he is a student taught by Uncle Wei, Daddy, and Changsun Wuji. The emperor's art has begun to emerge. .”

After everyone was seated, Li Chengqian turned against the guests, relying on his status as the prince of the East Palace to supervise the country, raised his glass and said: "My brother-in-law, Shu'er, Yu'er, Director Bai, Xiao Wang drinks first as a respect."

"Good wine." Li Chengqian put down the wine cup, savored it carefully for a moment, and said, "Is there such a good wine in the royal brother-in-law's house?"

Gao Yang chuckled lightly, and replied: "This is what my brother sent into the mansion a few days ago."

"Oh." Li Chengqian raised his eyebrows lightly, and said with a smile: "I forgot, come on, let's eat food."

During the banquet, Li Chengqian couldn't stop looking for Fang Yiai and Bai Jian to drink, and after a while, the three of them divided up a jar of imperial wine and three lees.

"San Le Jiang." Li Chengqian nodded his head and muttered, "Xiao Wang wants to drink wine from the Western Regions. I wonder if there is any in Yu's brother-in-law's house?"

"Yes." Fang Yiai responded, got up and asked Fan Jin to bring fine wine from the Western Regions, the three of them exchanged glasses and drank for a while.

Three tours of wine, five flavors of food.

After Li Chengqian took a sip of herbal tea to quench his thirst, he leisurely entered the topic.

"Brother-in-law, the herbal tea from the Imperial Medical Office is probably the same as the tea from your house during the banquet in the East Palace a few days ago?"

"Yes, this is the tea prescription sent by the Imperial Medical Office." Gao Yang lowered his head and thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "It should be honey chrysanthemum tea."

Li Chengqian glanced at Bai Jian, then returned to Fang Yi'ai, raised his glass and said, "Brother Yu, when you and I were drinking tea in the East Palace the day before yesterday, how delicious are the refreshments at the feast?"

"Tea light?" Fang Yiai muttered, but she didn't immediately guess what Li Chengqian was referring to.

"That's the three kinds of refreshments." Li Chengqian called again, and after Fang Yiai heard the word "three", she immediately thought of the three conditions that Li Chengqian gave a few days ago.

"Are you trying to test me? Are you still determined?" Fang Yiai smiled wryly behind her back, noticing that Li Chengqian was deliberately avoiding Bai Jian's eyes and ears, she cupped her hands and said, "The refreshments are extremely delicious, but Fang Jun doesn't like sweets very much. .”

"Oh? Don't you like sweets?" Li Chengqian was not annoyed by Fang Yiai's tactful refusal, "So, brother-in-law Yu likes to eat salty food? Or is it true love and bitter gourd, coptis, lotus heart, etc.?"

Gao Yang chuckled lightly, she didn't know what to do, she couldn't figure out the mystery, "Brother Jun'er doesn't like lotus seeds the most, every time the tremella lotus seed soup is prepared in the kitchen, he secretly throws away the lotus seeds."

"That's right." Li Chengqian nodded with a smile, and looked at Bai Jian, but seeing a smirk on his face, he couldn't help but say that the two of them must have thought of something.

"Boss Bai, what's your opinion? But it doesn't matter."

Seeing Li Chengqian's question, Bai Jian straightened her expression and said, "I'm afraid the concubine won't get angry."

After finishing speaking, Li Chengqian made a gesture of four, obviously referring to Gao Yang, Qin Jingniang, Xie Yaohuan, and Li Lizhi.

"Boss Bai, please don't make fun of me." Fang Yiai's cheeks turned red when she was told, she looked at Gao Yang, saw that his wife was concentrating on coaxing Xiangcheng to eat, and the embarrassment in her heart subsided a little.

Li Chengqian cast a "confidant" look at Bai Jian, and then said softly: "Brother Yu, what's wrong with this dessert?"

"Ah..." Seeing Li Chengqian's persistent questioning, Fang Yiai had no choice but to go around and say, "Those three cakes from the prince are good, but everyone has their own ambitions. I hope the prince will forgive me."

"Huh? Eating pastries involves everyone's own aspirations?" Bai Jian muttered, fearing that his brother would offend Li Chengqian, he hurriedly interrupted: "My son-in-law, could it be that he's drunk?"

Fang Yi loved to smile without saying a word, Li Chengqian raised his cup and drank tea, his eyes slowly fell in front of Xiangcheng, he stared at his eldest sister for a long time, and finally sighed: "Yu'er looks like this now, Xiao Rui is so arrogant Being killed suddenly, it is not a long-term solution to stay in the Zhuangyuan Mansion forever."

"Shu'er, why don't you take Yu'er back to the palace for your brother. Wait until the Emperor Qin Ming asks him to find another wife for Yu'er?"

As soon as the words came out, Li Chengqian looked at Fang Yiai carefully from the corner of his eye, and seeing his complexion changed slightly, his eyes couldn't help revealing a little smugness.

"Ah! The prince is threatening me? Are you going to send Yu'er back to the palace and find another wife for her?" Thinking, Fang Yiai glanced at Xiangcheng, seeing her innocent look, she couldn't help but feel emotional It went back to the past when I coaxed a beautiful woman to drink medicinal wine at the Chang'an Inn.

When Fang Yiai was plagued by guilt and hesitation, Li Chengqian once again seized the opportunity to ask secretly: "My brother-in-law really doesn't like sweets? Xiao Wang originally planned to give some of the three cakes to my brother-in-law. If my brother-in-law If you don't like it, Xiao Wang has no choice but to send it to someone else."

(End of this chapter)