Volume 1 Princess Taiping Grows Up Chapter 68 Rabbit
To be frank, I had a very happy New Year.
Or to put it another way, thanks to Li Yuechen's efforts, Li Zhi and others have been happier year by year in recent years.
During the seven-day holiday, except for the third day when Li Yuechen paid New Year's greetings to his master Liu Rengui, he basically spent the rest of the days in Renshou Hall with the couple.
There haven't been many memorials these days, so there's no need to worry about disturbing them.
However, Li Zhi was obviously addicted to the killing game and would call the children over to play every day.
Seeing how addicted he was to the game, Li Yuechen thought it was a good thing that he didn't take out the perverted version of Werewolf, otherwise he would probably be completely addicted to it.
Wu Zetian didn't mind him playing this. After all, he was playing with his own child and didn't have to worry about being scolded by the censor.
The seven-day holiday passed quickly, and when Li Zhi and Wu Zetian went to court, they both felt that they were in a much better mood because of the holiday .
Sitting on the dragon throne, Li Zhi felt much more pleasing to the ministers below. It seemed that they could deal with anything calmly.
Li Yuechen, who was standing behind the screen, crossed his arms over his chest, smiled and nodded. Li Zhi looked very happy.
As long as he is happy, he will not easily get sick. If he is well, the whole family will be well.
"Your Majesty, the barbarians in Yaozhou do not accept the jurisdiction of the court and are gathering together to rebel. Please make the decision, Your Majesty!" A deep voice resounded in the court.
Li Yuechen, who was originally leaning against the wall, was slightly stunned, then raised his head slightly and looked at Li Zhi sitting on the dragon throne.
Yaozhou... is the area of Yunnan in the future. Strictly speaking, it is still a foreign land, so the Tang Dynasty called the people there "barbarians".
Under the military threat of the Tang Dynasty, they surrendered early on, but surrender was only in name only. Whenever there was an opportunity or when times got tough, they would occasionally cause trouble.
However, Li Yuechen was not too worried. They were different from Tubo. They were no match for the Tang Dynasty either in terms of ideology or weapons and equipment.
Sure enough, Li Zhi, who was sitting on the dragon throne, was silent for a while with the health ball in his hand, and on the surface he did not seem to be worried about this problem.
After a few seconds, he slowly raised his head and asked , "What does the prince think about this?"
Li Hong, who was at the front of the group, heard the question and stepped out of the line, bowed and said, "In my opinion, we should first send troops to suppress the rebellion, and then find out the reason for the rebellion (note)."
Li Zhi nodded: "Then let's do as the prince said. Do you have a candidate?"
"I recommend Liang Jishou, the deputy commander of the Left Guard ! He is brave and good at fighting, and will surely defeat the troublemakers in one fell swoop!"
"Hmm..." Li Zhi nodded, "Do you have any other opinions?"
The court was quiet and no one spoke.
Anyone could see that since the emperor asked the prince about his opinion, he was definitely paving the way for the prince.
This means that the emperor has already begun to formally train the prince. Speaking out at this time is obviously to go against the emperor.
There is no fool who can make it to the court, so naturally he would not show up at this time.
Seeing that no one among the ministers spoke up, Li Zhi nodded and said, "In that case, appoint Liang Jishou as the general commander of the Yaozhou Road Army! He will be fully responsible for the expedition against the barbarians!"
“Yes!”
What follows is some insignificant routine news.
Li Hong also returned to his seat at the front of the group of ministers. When he looked up, he saw the little head popping out from behind the screen opposite him, winking and sticking out its tongue at him.
"cough!"
Li Hong, who almost couldn't hold back his laughter, cleared his throat, tried to remain serious and not look over there anymore.
Seeing him like this, Li Yuechen smiled, turned around and left.
She was too lazy to listen to the routine news that followed, and decided to think about whether she should sneak out of the palace to play during the Lantern Festival seven days later.
…
As soon as I walked out of the Zhenguan Hall, Fulai came over quietly with a sneaky look on his face.
Li Yuechen trotted over to him and bent down slightly. Fulai also bent down, and the master and slave put their heads together.
"Have the goods arrived?" Li Yuechen asked in a low voice.
Fulai raised his head slightly and looked to both sides, nodded gently, and said in a low voice: "Return to Your Highness, everything will be fine!"
Li Yuechen waved his hand: "Let's go!"
Fulai nodded, and then the master and slave walked stealthily towards Tao Guangyuan.
Soon it was noon.
Inside the Anfu Hall, Shangguan Wan'er stood at the door of the hall, looking far away in the direction of the Zhenguan Hall.
There must have been a cold wind blowing outside, causing his fair and tender face to turn a little red.
However, she seemed not to feel it. She just stood at the door, tightened her clothes, and continued to look outside the Anfu Hall.
Xiao He happened to be passing by after finishing some chores. Seeing her standing at the door motionless, she walked over and asked, "Wan'er, what are you looking at?"
Shangguan Wan'er turned her head and said, "I was just wondering why His Highness hasn't come back yet. Normally, he should be back before noon."
"Oh, His Highness has something to do today, so he went to Tao Guang Garden with Fu Lai." Xiao He replied, "His Highness will not be back for lunch today, Wan'er, come in quickly."
As he said that, he pushed the door open and was about to walk in.
"Tao Guangyuan? Did he go to see the beautiful scenery? Can I go and see?" Shangguan Wan'er asked.
Xiao He nodded: "Of course you can, but let's go after lunch."
"It's okay, I'll be back soon." Shangguan Wan'er replied.
Since that’s what she said, Xiao He nodded and went straight in.
Although Shangguan Wan'er could not leave the harem at will, Tao Guangyuan could still go there if he wanted.
On weekdays, the palace maids and eunuchs would go in for a walk during their rest time, and there was nothing required about it.
After getting permission, Shangguan Wan'er ran out of Anfu Hall and went straight to Tao Guangyuan.
Shangguan Wan'er thought that if Li Yuechen was not busy, he would wait for her to come back and have lunch together.
Anfu Hall is not far from Taoguangyuan, and it takes less than fifteen minutes to walk there.
But the garden was very large, and she originally thought it would take some time to search inside. However, she heard the voices of Li Yuechen and Fulai as soon as she entered the west gate.
"Okay, okay, good!"
"Your Highness taught me well." Fu Lai's voice sounded, "I watched the imperial chefs follow the steps written by Your Highness step by step."
"Well, let's try it today. If it tastes good, I'll ask my parents to try it next time..."
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Listening to the conversation between the two, Shangguan Wan'er trotted along the corridor and finally saw Li Yuechen's back in an open space.
She was sitting on a stone, with a fire flickering in front of her. Fulai was standing beside her, ready to serve her at any time.
Shangguan Wan'er walked out of the corridor and ran over: "Your Highness..."
"Why!"
When Li Yuechen heard someone calling him, he turned around subconsciously and saw Shangguan Wan'er standing there in a daze.
And the moment Li Yuechen turned around, Shangguan Wan'er saw a rabbit roasted into a golden brown on the fire!
The meat on the fork still retains the appearance of a rabbit, but it has become browned and shiny.
Coincidentally, a drop of hot oil dripped along the roasted lines and fell into the fire below, making a slight "sizzling" sound.
Shangguan Wan'er was stunned when she saw the real scene. Her voice became trembling, as if she was incredulous: "Your Highness... Your Highness, could it be..."
At this moment, she thought of the poor rabbit she saw two days ago. It seemed that Li Yuechen said she wanted to eat it at that time.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel sad for the rabbit. Her eyes turned red instantly and her nose twitched slightly.
Seeing her red eyes, Li Yuechen suddenly felt helpless.
Damn, what should I do if a girl cries? I'm not good at comforting girls!
Li Yuechen was a little embarrassed. Although as a princess, she could scare her and order her not to cry, but... she couldn't bear to do that!
I should say I couldn't bear it. After all, she was just a little girl of seven or eight years old, and I couldn't bear to yell at her.
Seeing that she was about to cry, Li Yuechen's mind raced, thinking about how to comfort her.
Subconsciously, he grabbed a handful of crushed cornel and asked, "Wan'er, do you...eat spicy food?"
The moment this question was asked, both of them were a little stunned, and froze in place for a moment, as if the air around them had fallen into silence.
Suddenly, a cold wind blew and hit Shangguan Wan'er directly.
The aroma of barbecue swirled around her along with the cold wind and ashes, then entered her nasal cavity along with her breath and went straight to her brain!
Shangguan Wan'er sniffed and her eyes widened again. She then choked up and nodded, "Eat!"
…
Two days passed peacefully in a blink of an eye, and Li Yuechen was busy writing a recipe at the table.
The roasted rabbit from two days ago tasted very good. Li Yuechen planned to think about it carefully and then let the imperial chef try it.
Once it's done, you can give this dish to Li Zhi and his wife to try.
As a daughter, you must always remember your parents and be a caring and caring person to them.
The Lantern Festival was just a few days away, but Li Yuechen finally did not ask to leave the palace incognito.
After all, I am still young. Even if Li Zhi agrees, he will definitely send a large number of experts to protect me.
If you walk down the street like this, you'll probably attract onlookers, so it's better to just stay on the city wall and watch.
However, it is still possible to make some small toys to celebrate the festival.
So that afternoon, Li Yuechen went to the craftsman supervisor again and asked the carpenter to make some hairpins out of bamboo.
By the way, take some copper wire and make two simple shapes on the hairpin.
This was just a piece of cake for these carpenters, so they immediately promised that they could finish it tomorrow and then sent it to her.
Li Yuechen nodded, wished them a Happy New Year, and then ran to the Clothing Department.
After asking, I found out that they still have some cotton cloth. It might be a bit troublesome to make clothes, but it should be fine for making some small things.
So Li Yuechen drew a picture for them: "I want to achieve this effect in the end. Use pink silk here and white cotton outside. Don't sew the bottom tightly..."
The tailors from the clothing department quickly understood what they were supposed to do, nodded to indicate it was no problem, and sprinkled some water.
Li Yuechen nodded, turned around and left the Clothing Bureau, and wished them a happy new year before leaving.
On the day of the Lantern Festival, Li Yuechen finished her exercises in the morning, took a comfortable bath, and asked Xiaohe to tie her hair into two ponytails.
After shaking her head at the bronze mirror, Li Yuechen felt that she was very cute and that Li Zhi would be in a good mood if he saw her.
But speaking of it...can people of this era understand the cuteness of twin tails?
Who cares? I look cute in the mirror anyway!
After finishing her hairstyle, Li Yuechen called Li Yuechen and her two sisters: "Today is the Lantern Festival, I will give you gifts."
"Oh? What has Chen'er researched again?" Princess Yi Yang looked curious.
Li Yuechen waved to Fulai, who nodded, turned and left. A moment later he came back with several hairpins.
The hairpin is made of bamboo and has been baked black, so it is almost invisible when placed on the hair.
But the problem is... there are two cute bunny ears on top of this hairpin!
The back is white, and the front is sewn together with a small circle of pink silk, giving it a cartoon-like feel.
"Your Highness, what... is this?" Shangguan Wan'er looked confused.
"Come!"
Li Yuechen took one and put it on her head without saying a word, then roughly shaped the two bunny ears on her head, making one higher and one lower.
Because there are two copper wires inside the ear, it is extremely easy to shape it. It is also full of elasticity and will tremble when you run.
My family is going to watch the lanterns tonight, so we can’t bring Shangguan Wan’er with us, so let’s make one for her and let her play with it by herself.
Then she made one of the rabbit ears on her hairpin stand upright and the other droop down, making her look like a rogue rabbit.
After picking up the hairpin and putting it on her head, Li Yuechen turned around and smiled at her two sisters: "How is it?"
The two sisters were obviously stunned.
Li Yuechen now has a sweet smile on her face, showing a row of neat teeth and a pair of big eyes that are black and bright.
The twin ponytails hanging down on the shoulders and the bunny ears on the head...
Although they didn't know how to say the word "cute", Princess Yiyang couldn't help but hug him: "Oh, it seems like I want to hug Chen'er!"
" I want it too!" Princess Xuancheng came over and wanted to be hugged too.
“Wuwuwu…”
Li Yuechen, who was suffocated, struggled twice before letting them release her hands: "Sisters, please don't do this suddenly..."
"I don't know how to describe it, but..." Princess Xuancheng tilted her head and smiled, "I can't help but want to hug you when I see you..."
Hearing her say this, Li Yuechen grinned. It seems that there is no problem!
Then, at her instigation, her two sisters also put on such bunny ear hairpins and adjusted their looks.
Suddenly, several rabbit spirits appeared in the main hall of Anfu Temple, and they started playing and laughing.
"Chen'er, why are there still some here?" Princess Yiyang looked at the remaining hairpins in Fulai's hand and asked, "Why did you make so many?"
"This is prepared by a few brothers." Li Yuechen replied with a smile, "Although I don't know if they will wear it... If possible, it would be best for mother to wear one too..."
"Uh..." The two sisters couldn't help but look at each other, and they thought in their hearts at the same time, you are really brave!
Of course, Li Yuechen knew that Wu Zetian would not wear this thing. Even if she did, she would not wear it in front of outsiders. She might try it in private when she was in a good mood.
