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Chapter 183 Meeting Li Shimin Again

"Today, all the people are sending Li Shimin off. Why don't you join in the fun?"

Old Zhang was leaning against the door frame, eating a steamed bun in his hand. In the room, Xia Lin was cutting small ornaments for the little princess using a piece of rosewood board.

Hearing Lao Zhang's words, Xia Lin just looked up at him and said, "What's the matter? Do you want me to call you Prince Qin?"

"Didn't you say he was broad-minded? He wouldn't hold a grudge against you because of this, right?"

"But I'm not that broad-minded. I still hate him. If it weren't for him, would I have sneaked out of the city in the middle of the night? I almost froze to death on the road those few days. Such a big thing shouldn't make me hate him?"

While they were talking, the voice of Guardian Hong rang out from outside: "Brother, come here for a moment, the Duke of Qin wants to see you."

Xia Lin and Lao Zhang were both stunned for a moment, then Xia Lin stood up and walked quickly to the door. Not only did he see Guard Hong standing there, but the person standing next to him was none other than Li Shimin.

This courtesy still needs to be observed. Xia Lin quickly stepped forward and saluted: "Sir, the garrison commander, the son of the Duke of Qin. I didn't know you two were coming, and I'm sorry for not welcoming you."

Hong Shoubei smiled and said, "You young people can chat. My mother made some porridge for me at home, and I'm going to take it back now."

After saying that, he really slipped away, leaving Xia Lin and Li Shimin staring at each other, feeling a little awkward for a moment.

"Oh..." Xia Lin was stunned for a moment, and quickly made way: "Prince, please come in."

Li Shimin nodded and then walked sideways into the villa. At this time, Old Zhang and the little princess had already left, and the miscellaneous items on the table had been cleared away. Xia Lin ushered Li Shiying into the house and said with a smile, "I didn't know that the prince had come. This place is so shabby. I'm sorry to have laughed at you."

Apart from anything else, this Li Shimin is really handsome and graceful. The first two times they met, he was wearing armor and looked very majestic. But now seeing him in casual clothes again, the aura of a man in a high position is very obvious.

If Xia Lin were to give his evaluation, in terms of temperament alone, Li Shimin was obviously stronger than the young prince. When the two stood together, Li Shimin definitely had the upper hand over him.

"You're welcome. I just came to see this talented person who defended Luoyang City before I leave."

As he spoke, Li Shimin placed the gift on the table: "I once told my father that if there is a hero in the world who can defeat Erlang, Erlang will definitely come to visit and give gifts to congratulate. Now, Xia Yushi is the first person who can receive this gift."

Xia Lin's expression was actually a little twisted. He laughed dryly twice and said, "Your Highness is a little too polite. We are all here to help you. How can we talk about winning or losing?"

"Don't be so modest. Judging from Xia Yushi's age, he should be only twenty?"

"After the New Year, I will be twenty."

"Then I am two years older than you." Li Shimin smiled and looked Xia Lin up and down: "This is really unexpected, Xia Yushi."

When their eyes met, although they didn't say anything, everything was said in their eyes. Li Shimin meant: "My dear brother, you have pushed back my plan to rule the Central Plains by who knows how many years."

Xia Lin just smiled shyly, which meant, "I'm sorry, let's continue our relationship when there's a chance. I won this round."

"Okay, okay, you win, you win."

"I dare not, I dare not." Xia Lin turned his head and waved his hands repeatedly.

Then the two of them suddenly stiffened as if they were bitten by a snake. Li Shimin looked at Xia Lin seriously, and Xia Lin was also looking at him, but this time they tacitly avoided looking into each other's eyes.

The feeling of automatically displaying barrages of comments just now when they looked at each other was so terrifying. The key point is that they can still talk to each other, which is the most terrifying thing.

However, there are still some things that cannot be said too clearly. Li Shimin can't just say directly, "Brother, it's all your fault that I didn't take Luoyang City this time. If you do this again next time, don't blame me for being rude", right?

Of course, Xia Lin couldn't say, "I've known for a long time that your Li family wants to take over the world, but with me here, it won't be easy for you to take over the world."

If you talk nonsense at such a sensitive time, it could cause serious trouble.

After that, the two men's attitudes became much more restrained. They exchanged a few perfunctory words and then went their separate ways. When leaving, Li Shimin deliberately turned back to look at Xia Lin who had seen him out.

The thoughts "this child can be of great use" and "this child must not be kept" appeared alternately in his mind, and these thoughts made him hesitant.

The moment Xia Lin looked at him, he actually knew what he was thinking and could see Li Shimin's hesitation.

Xia Lin leaned against the wall and watched Li Shimin disappear around the corner. He smiled and muttered, "If you were a woman or if I were a woman, this problem would be solved easily."

After saying this, he rolled up his sleeves and returned to the house. At this moment, Li Shimin had continued riding his tall horse and left Luoyang City with his entourage amid the cheers of the people.

Everyone only knew that it was Li Shimin who helped defend the city of Luoyang, but Li Shimin himself knew that it was someone else who saved the city of Luoyang. If it were someone else enjoying it, they would have enjoyed the feeling, but Li Shimin was somewhat arrogant. This kind of cheering was not something to be happy about for him, but instead made him a little embarrassed.

Xia Lin was leaning on the windowsill at the moment, looking at the clouds in the sky. The weather was bad today and it was cold, and the room didn't seem to be much warmer. After thinking for a long time, he turned to Lao Zhang and said, "Let's get a stove for heating?" "Huh?"

Old Zhang obviously didn't react. After a long pause, he said, "I thought you were going to tell me, 'Let's get Li Shimin.'"

"You want to deal with him? Are you crazy? No one in the world can deal with him now." Xia Lin touched his smooth chin and said, "Let's deal with the stove. It's too cold."

Then they actually started working on the stove.

It is the kind of coal stove that will be common in houses in the north in the future. Although there is a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning, if used properly it will still make the house much more comfortable.

Xia Lin and Lao Zhang were the type of people who would do things as soon as they were told. Since they had decided to make a furnace, Xia Lin actually went to the blacksmith to get some sheet metal, and then started to tinker with it bit by bit according to the tutorial on his phone, while Lao Zhang helped by the side, hammering and banging, making the entire villa look like a blacksmith shop.

It didn't take long to build a stove, so they found a side room and started testing it. They first set up the air inlet and chimney, filled the gaps with mud and mortar, and then added coal into the stove. After lighting it, they secretly stole a rabbit from the neighbor's house and put it in the stove.

After a night, when they opened the door, they found that the rabbit was still alive, and the temperature in the room became warm, so he and Lao Zhang squatted inside to keep warm.

Then the two of them fainted from carbon monoxide poisoning. They were discovered by the little princess and dragged out of the door crying. Fortunately, they did not die and recovered.

After recovering from the shock, Lao Zhang and Xia Lin exchanged a few glances...

"Oh..." Lao Zhang rubbed his head and said, "Xia Daosheng, I really believed your lies. I forgot how many times I almost died with you, but I still fell for your trick."

Xia Lin's head was pounding at this moment. The little princess next to him had chapped face from tears. He went up to her and wiped her tears with his sleeves: "Why are you crying?"

"I thought you were dead..." The little princess felt very aggrieved: "I was scared to death."

It was almost...

Xia Lin looked back at the room, pursed his lips and thought for a moment: "It seems that we need to continue to improve it."

"You're still improving! If you change it again, you'll die!"

"No." Xia Lin glanced at the rabbit and said, "This damn rabbit, let's get rid of it today!"

In the evening they had roasted rabbit as they wished. While eating, Xia Lin was still thinking about how to improve his damn stove. At this moment, they suddenly saw brilliant fireworks in the direction of the garrison, and the sounds of blowing and beating could be heard even from this side.

He came to the window and took a look: "Hey? Is there any good news for Brother Hong?"

"Getting married." Old Zhang came over with a rabbit leg in his hand: "It's so lively, what else can you do besides getting married?"

"Who's getting married so late at night?"

"A ghost marriage." Old Zhang smacked his lips and said, "Who knows if these officials like to eat it cold?"

"No, you just can't change your mouth, right?" Xia Lin glared at Lao Zhang: "Don't you see what the weather is like? It's so cold that you've frozen."

The little princess heard it but didn't fully understand. She listened in a daze, but a woman's sixth sense told her that these two idiots didn't seem to be saying anything nice.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door. Lao Zhang said, "Oh, it must be too frozen to eat. I brought it over to you, my good brother, to make it delicious."

"Get out of here."

Xia Lin turned around, walked out of the yard and opened the door. Standing at the door was none other than the Emperor Otomo Tian En.

"Ah? Tian Daban?" Xia Lin quickly made way for him: "Come in, come in, why are you here?"

Tian En walked in with a smile, and seeing that people were having dinner in the room, he walked in without any courtesy, greeted the little princess first, and then sat down: "I'm just passing by and want to ask Master Xia for a hot meal."

"Oh, look at what you said." Xia Lin hurriedly went to get food for Tian En and said, "It's nothing special, just eat it. It's too late today. I'll go to Qingchunlou to set up a table for you tomorrow."

Tian En started eating with a smile, and it seemed that he was really hungry. Xia Lin and Lao Zhang looked at each other but didn't say anything. However, judging from his dusty and weathered appearance, this great companion should have just arrived. Combined with the beating of gongs and drums in the garrison, it should be the arrival of the imperial edict.

After Tian En finished eating, he patted his belly and said, "Oh, I feel relieved. I haven't had a hot meal for six or seven days on the road. It almost broke my old bones."

"Otomo, what's the matter that brings you here?"

"Big, of course it is." Tian En glanced at the little princess and Lao Zhang: "I think you and them won't hide anything, so I'll tell you straight. Xia Lin! Kneel down and accept the order."

(End of this chapter)