Li Kuan naturally knows what Qianniuwei does.

Although he thought it was unlikely that Li Shimin was conducting a private visit incognito, since he was escorted by Qian Niuwei, Li Kuan thought it would be better to go out and meet him.

"Xue Li, come and fight for me. I'll go and come back."

Li Kuan put on a coat and headed for the gate despite the snowflakes.

"Which distinguished guest is here on a snowy day?"

When he arrived at the gate, Li Kuan found a group of Qianniu Guards guarding a carriage, and several palace ladies stood beside it.

"Second brother, it's me, the pheasant slave."

Hearing Li Kuan's voice, Li Zhi opened the curtain of the carriage and revealed his cute little head.

"Second brother, and me."

Si Zi's little head also popped out from Li Zhi's armpit.

I go!

These two little ancestors are here.

This is definitely something that needs to be taken care of.

"Haha, it's Pheasant Nu and Si Zi. Come, come and sit in the house. It's too cold outside."

Li Kuan followed him onto the carriage and motioned for the guards to enter.

"Second brother, thank you for the courgette you sent me. Pheasant slave ate it yesterday. I haven't had fresh courgette for a long time."

Li Zhi is not yet six years old this year, but he looks like a little adult.

"If you like it, my second brother will give it to you every day."

"Second brother, greenhouse, Sizi is going to the greenhouse."

"Okay, let's go to the greenhouse and show you where the courgettes grow."

Li Kuan pinched Si Zi's little face and felt that this little girl was so cute and adorable. No wonder Li Shimin liked her so much.

The carriage circled around the courtyard of Prince Chu's Mansion and stopped directly at the door of the greenhouse.

"Wow! It's really made of glass."

Li Kuan's eyes twitched unconsciously. This Li Zhi's emotions were rare.

"Let's go in and take a look."

Picking up Sizi casually, Li Kuan went directly into the greenhouse.

All of a sudden, the cold outside disappeared.

"Second brother, I saw the courgettes coming. Oh, and there's also the cabbage, which I ate yesterday."

It was probably the first time that Li Zhi saw green vegetables that had not yet been picked. He was very excited and ran around in the greenhouse.

Si Zi also wanted to touch the vegetables by himself. Li Kuan saw that there were no dangers around, so he let the two of them play as they pleased.

"Kunlun melon, and Kunlun melon flowers."

Sizi picked a flower and held it in his hand, smiling.

Li Zhi wasn't much better either. He was lying under the courgette seedling for a while, and then standing next to the Kunlun melon, with an expression full of curiosity.

Li Kuan looked at them and suddenly felt that he was quite lucky because he was adopted by Li Zhiyun who passed away when he was young.

Otherwise, in the deep palace, you may not have the chance to come out even once throughout the year. That kind of life...

Life in the palace is like a wall. People outside want to get in, and people inside want to get out.

…

"Why has His Royal Highness the King of Chu been away for so long and still not come back?"

In the living room, Cheng Jingwen looked outside the door from time to time, but never saw Li Kuan return.

"Why don't you take a rest and I'll go take a look."

Qing'er also felt that her prince had been away for a long time.

"No need to look, I'm back."

Li Kuan held Si Zi in one hand and Li Zhi in the other, and walked in from the door.

"Your Majesty, where did you kidnap two children and run back?"

Fang Yiai was happy when he saw it. He really didn't know Li Zhi and Si Zi.

"You haven't met His Royal Highness Prince Jin and Princess Jinyang yet."

After hearing what Li Kuan said, everyone realized that the two young nobles had arrived, and they quickly stood up and saluted.

"You don't have to be polite, I'm here to play with my second brother today."

Li Zhi looked like a young lady, which made Li Xueyan couldn't help but run over and pick him up and spin him around.

"Pheasant slave, do you still remember Sister Xueyan?"

"Hello, sister Xueyan!" Li Zhi looked a little embarrassed.

Li Xiaogong and Li Shimin were very close, and Li Xueyan also met Li Zhi at the palace banquet, but that was all.

However, Sizi did not recognize life at all. He ran here and there at a young age, which made the palace maid who was not far away frightened and did not dare to do anything.

"Pheasant slave, I came to my second brother today to let you try something that has never been eaten in the palace."

Dealing with children is nothing more than eating, drinking and having fun.

Well, it seems that you can deal with anyone, just eat, drink and have fun.

Li Zhi: "Second brother, are you eating courgettes?"

"Haha, of course there are courgettes, but today there are more than just courgettes."

In addition to the regular hot pot, Li Kuan is planning to ask the kitchen to serve some special dishes, such as scallion chicken, roast goose, and roast duck.

Anyway, Prince Chu's Mansion is now the largest farmer in Chang'an City, with plenty of chickens, ducks and geese of all kinds.

…

As night fell, the Prince of Chu's Mansion regained its tranquility.

"Your Majesty, after eating hot pot these past few days, it feels like your hair has become greasy."

Qing'er was helping Li Kuan take care of his hair, which was always a headache for Li Kuan.

"There's nothing we can do about it. In the middle of winter, hot pot is the best thing to do."

"I'll wash you with soap tomorrow. It should be much cleaner."

"Paper?"

Li Kuan suddenly realized that he seemed to have forgotten something that all travelers must do: making soap.

This is not a difficult task in itself, especially since the Chu Palace now raises a lot of pigs. Driven by this trend, more people in Chang'an City raise pigs than in previous years, so the acquisition of lard does not count.

Too difficult.

As for some special chemical materials, if it is difficult to obtain them at the moment, you can exchange them from the system.

Of course, you can also redeem a few pieces of soap directly from the system, but then you can only use it secretly. If you want to sell it, it is difficult to explain without wasting points.

"Qing'er, how much does this piece of pancake cost?"

"It's expensive. Just this small piece costs two thousand yuan. If you add spices, it will be even more expensive."

Li Kuan was startled after hearing this. No wonder the seniors were making soap. It was such a huge profit.

"Qing'er, go and inform the kitchen to prepare some more lard tomorrow. It will be useful to me."

"Oh, okay, I'll give the order in a minute."

"Also, forget it. I will find Dai Quan myself tomorrow."

Li Kuan thought for a while, and took advantage of the heavy winter to get some high-alcohol wine.

Anyway, the food problem in the Tang Dynasty is no longer so serious. Historically, we have not heard of particularly big natural disasters in the next few years. The development of grain wine should not have much impact.

If that doesn't work, just import more rice from Japan.

As for whether this would have an impact on Japan's food prices, that was not something Li Kuan could consider.

After eating and drinking every day without doing anything, Li Kuan felt a little uncomfortable all over.

Lin Sheng was assigned the responsibility of managing the greenhouse, so there wasn't much that Li Kuan needed to worry about.

Things in agriculture cannot be rushed. There is no way to choose the most suitable seeds until the crops mature.

I thought I would sleep until I woke up naturally every day, counting money until my hands cramped, but I found that I didn't have this fate, and I felt panicked after being idle for a long time.
Chapter completed!