Chapter 85 Companion Reading=Meat Shield
"Where is Zishantang? Why do I have to go there in three days?" Li Zhang's mind was full of questions, but Li Di turned around and left, as if he was too lazy to explain.
"Liu..."
Li Zhang was about to ask Liu Mei next to him, but he didn't expect that the other party suddenly looked at the back hall, then bowed and said, "See the prince!"
Li Zhang and his son looked at him and saw a child in brocade clothes bringing people over. It was Zhao Zhen who Li Zhang had met before. At that moment, the three of them hurriedly bowed to Zhao Zhen, but Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "No need to be polite. One of you is my uncle, the other is my uncle, and the other is my cousin and cousin. We are all a family. This is not a formal occasion, so you don't have to be too polite!"
At this time, Li Zhang found that Li Yonghe looked at Zhao Zhen with complicated eyes. He probably felt uncomfortable at this time. He was obviously Zhao Zhen’s real uncle, but now he has become an uncle. The relationship is much different.
"It is not convenient for the aunt to meet outsiders, so I asked me to send you some rewards to you on your behalf!" At this time, Zhao Zhen spoke again. After saying that, the eunuch behind him carried several boxes and came forward, which contained some gold and silver items. It was probably for them to use it for the family.
"Thank you, Prince!" Li Yonghe said excitedly. At this time, he finally came to his senses, but his whole body was still trembling when he spoke.
"Uncle, don't be polite. The aunt appointed you an official position. I guess you are not very familiar with it. Why don't you ask your uncle to introduce you to your responsibilities?" Zhao Zhen didn't know that Li Yonghe was his uncle, and he also acted a little coldly at this time, but he didn't know that Li Yonghe was actually his real uncle, and Liu Mei was his fake uncle.
Li Yonghe opened his mouth when he heard this, but finally he said "um". Then Liu Mei also took the initiative to take him aside and whispered to him about his official position and some official ways. Speaking of which, Liu Mei and Li Yonghe were a bit similar. Both of them were ordinary people who were not famous in the past, but suddenly became officials one day. Thinking of the embarrassment when he first entered the officialdom, Liu Mei felt a little intimate towards Li Yonghe.
Liu Mei took Li Yonghe away. Zhao Zhen showed a kind smile to Li Zhang and his sister at this time, and then took the initiative to salute: "Cousin, when I first learned about your identity last time, I didn't react for a while, and I was really a bit rude."
"You are polite, the prince, actually I'm a little dizzy now. I really didn't expect you to be the prince!" Li Zhang immediately pretended to be confused. Liu E and Zhao Zhen did not reveal their identity last time. This time he was summoned to the palace. I guess he wanted to give him a "surprise". Li Zhang naturally had to cooperate with them in acting.
"Cousin, don't act anymore. The aunt said you are smart. Last time she invited you to the Yinggong Palace in Yuqing, she found that there was a missing porcelain plate. It was probably your cousin, you took it away. Just now, the aunt asked me to ask you for it on her behalf, because the supplies in the palace are all sets, and if one is missing, one will be destroyed." Zhao Zhen said again with a smile.
Li Zhang was also embarrassed when he heard this. He didn't expect that Liu E actually found out that he had taken the porcelain plate. With Liu E's intelligence, he must have known that he had guessed her identity. When she saw her the second time, she was still acting in front of the other side, but she didn't know that she had seen through it but didn't say it out loud.
"Well, that porcelain plate is not on me. I will return it to the Empress when I have the chance next time." Li Zhang immediately coughed dryly, but he got a message from Zhao Zhen's words. It turned out that the place where Liu E summoned him last time was named Yuqing Zhaoyinggong. He felt that this name was very familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had heard it for a while?
"By the way, the Prime Minister Li asked me to go to Zishantang just now. Where is this Zishantang? Why should I go there?" At this time, Li Zhang suddenly thought of the imperial edict just now and asked Zhao Zhen. He just felt that the name of this Zishantang was a bit strange, and it sounded like a charity?
"Zishantang is where I study. As the young tutor of the prince, Li Xianggong is now in charge of Zishantang. He was unwilling to go to Zishantang. Thanks to the great lady's insistence, Li agreed. Today he personally announced the imperial edict, but in fact he wanted to see his cousin with his own eyes." Zhao Zhen explained with a smile again.
"Zishantang is your place to study?" Li Zhang also showed a speechless expression when he heard this. If Zhao Zhen hadn't told him, he would have guessed that Zishantang was actually a place to study. Even if you call Li Zhang of the Prince's Primary School, you can accept it. But what the hell is Zishantang? People who don't know would sound like it was a nursing home or a medicine-selling clinic?
"Yes, Li Xiang is in charge of Zishantang now. He has a tough personality. Even if I accidentally make a mistake, I will be beaten by a trick. You must be careful!" Zhao Zhen warned Li Zhang kindly at this time.
"You are the prince and you want to be beaten?" Li Zhang couldn't help but see this. If even Zhao Zhen was beaten, wouldn't he be beaten to death when he entered?
"Of course they dare not beat me. For example, if they made mistakes in the past, they were all the eunuchs around me who were beaten for me. Now they should be beaten for me by companions." Zhao Zhen said at the end, his smile on his face was even stronger.
"Study with companion? Who is so unlucky to be your companion?" Li Zhang couldn't help but smile when he heard Zhao Zhen's words. If Zhao Zhen was a little naughty, wouldn't his companion be in a big trouble?
"You, didn't the imperial edict just now?" Zhao Zhen suddenly showed a naughty smile.
"Me?" Li Zhang almost recited it in one breath when he heard this. After a long time, he went to Zishantang to be Zhao Zhen's companion. No, he was a meat shield.
"Then how many companions do you have to study?" Li Zhang asked again with the last glimmer of hope. If several people share the responsibility, his chances of being beaten will be smaller.
"You are the only one." Zhao Zhen also showed a sympathy to Li Zhang at this time.
"I... fuck!" Li Zhang finally cursed after holding it for a long time. It was the first time he had done such a frustrating job in two lives. It turned out that he was the one who made a mistake and was beaten. Is there any law in this world?
Complaints are useless. Feudal society is so unreasonable. Finally, he showed Zhao Zhen a smile that was even worse than crying and asked, "Cousin, you won't make mistakes often, are you?"
"Of course not. Now that I have grown up, I have rarely implicated the people around me. However, I was a child a few years ago, but I have implicated the Zhou brother a lot..." When Zhao Zhen mentioned the name "Zhou brother", he suddenly stopped and showed a sad expression, as if he was thinking of something unhappy.
"Who is the brother of the Zhou family?" Li Zhang couldn't help but ask curiously when he saw this.
"Cousin, don't ask me, don't ask my brother in front of others in the future, otherwise it will only cause trouble." Zhao Zhen said with a depressed expression at this time. Even when he mentioned the name "Brother Zhou", he unconsciously lowered his voice a little, as if he didn't even dare to mention this name as the prince.
Although Li Zhang was very curious about this "Brother Zhou", he also knew that there were too many taboos in the palace. Since Zhao Zhen was unwilling to say more, he did not ask any more questions. At this time, Zhao Zhen also turned his attention to Li Er who was hiding beside Li Zhang. He picked up a box from behind and sent it to Li Er and said, "Cousin, this is a gift from the eldest lady and me to you. Open it and see if you like it?"
Li'er was still a little afraid of being angry at this time, but it might be because Zhao Zhen was about the same age as her, which made her dare to reach out to take the box and open it. She found that there were a pair of jade bracelets and a pair of jade elephants inside.
"The jade bracelet was given to you by the Grandma, and the jade elephant was given to me. This is the gift given to me by the Grandma on my birthday. I also like it very much. I have always carried it with you. I will give it to you today!" Zhao Zhen seemed to like Li'er very much, and said with a smile again.
In fact, Zhao Zhen also has a sister who is about the same age as Li'er, and his father only has their children, so he usually likes his sister very much. Now he has a cousin like Li'er, so he is naturally very happy and even the gift he usually loves.
"I like it, thank you cousin... cousin!" Li'er also smiled sweetly at Zhao Zhen at this time, and then picked up a jade elephant and played with it in his hand. The jade elephant was snow-white all over and had a very distinctive shape. Putting aside the value, it was indeed a toy that was very suitable for children to play with.
"My, do you have my gift?" Li Zhang asked immediately when he saw that Li'er had such a valuable gift.
"Yes, the gifts given to you by the Grandmaster are all in the box!" Zhao Zhen pointed to the box that the eunuch just now and said, "There are rewards for Li Zhang's family, and everyone has a share."
"Only the one who gave it to the queen? What are you giving it to?" Li Zhang asked dissatisfiedly. Although Zhao Zhen was the prince, he was also a child. Everyone was about the same age. After getting to know each other, Li Zhang also let go and talked to the other party much more casually.
"It's okay for me to give gifts to my cousin, but you are my cousin. If you want to give it, you will give me a gift?" Zhao Zhen immediately fought back. He really didn't prepare a gift for Li Zhang.
"You are the prince, the future monarch, I am your minister, so you are still high in your status, and everyone is a relative. How embarrassed are you not to prepare gifts for the first time when you meet?" Li Zhang said deliberately at this time. In fact, gifts and other things are not important at all. He also wanted to use this to get close to Zhao Zhen, especially whether he will be beaten in the future depends on Zhao Zhen's performance, so he must also manage his relationship with Zhao Zhen at this time.
Chapter completed!