Tang Dynasty Little Godfather

Chapter 227 Returning with a Full Load
Of those present, besides Li Longji and Empress Wang, only Consort Wu had interacted with Wang Xi. The other concubines only knew that Li Longji had recently been very fond of this little nephew, but they did not know the extent of his favor or the reasons behind it.

Today, they truly witnessed their little nephew's "charm".

Who could have imagined that he would teach Li Longji makeup techniques, and so openly at that? No one would say such a thing; it was simply... they didn't even know how to describe it.

But it was precisely these words that made Li Longji burst into laughter.

It is unclear whether Li Longji was particularly fond of Wang Xi's theories, or whether Li Longji was so fond of Wang Xi that he appreciated whatever Wang Xi said.

In short, no one, not even the concubines, could underestimate Wang Xi's position in Li Longji's heart.

Of course, they really liked the suggestion and were looking forward to Li Longji personally doing their makeup, something they had never dared to imagine before.

Li Longji noticed their changing expressions and thought to himself, "No wonder the Turkic princess took a liking to Que'er at first sight. Que'er's skills in this area are indeed very impressive."

After discussing the art of makeup, Wang Xi took her leave so as not to disturb Li Longji's enjoyment of the beauties.

After Wang Xi left, Li Longji began discussing face masks, steam, and Empress Wang's makeup with his concubines.

They were having a very enjoyable conversation and were having a great time.

This was the first time Li Longji had discussed this matter with them, but he found himself genuinely interested in it. He gradually understood Wang Xi's words: if one were proficient in these things, it could indeed enhance the relationship between husband and wife.

Wang Xi went to the backyard and saw a group of young men and children playing Tai Chi ball with Li Jieman and Wang Shuang.

These young men and children were no ordinary people. Among them were the future emperor Li Heng, the current crown prince Li Ying, the future Prince E Li Yao, and the Prince Guang Li Ju. They were known in history as the "Death Trio," who did not seek to be born on the same day, month, and year, but only to die on the same day, month, and year.

"Wang Xiaoque, come here quickly."

A handsome boy of sixteen or seventeen waved to Wang Xi.

It was none other than Crown Prince Li Ying.

Wang Xi walked over, swaying his head, and bumped into Li Jieman's buttocks in perfect unison, almost knocking Li Jieman face-first to the ground. He then yelled at Li Ying, "Crown Prince, this is my territory. Don't yell at me, or I'll get angry."

Wang Xizhen used to be like this, never submitting to anyone, which was awesome. This is also the thing that Wang Xi admires most about his predecessor now, and it must be maintained.

He doesn't like bowing and scraping to everyone; that's no fun at all. If you're not happy, just fight. He's not afraid of anyone.

"You little sparrow, you've only been gone a few days and you've already become so arrogant."

Li Ying grabbed Wang Xi and pulled him over.

Prince Zeng, Li Yan, Li Heng (around twelve years old), and the two little brats, Li Yao and Li Ju, all gathered around.

Wang Xi immediately said, "Xiao Man, Wang Shuang, are you just going to stand by and watch your brother get bullied?"

Li Jie said casually, "Crown Prince, Que-ge'er is my brother. Could you please give Xiaoman some face?"

Wang Shuang also flexed his muscles.

Li Ying laughed and said, "Alright, I'll give Xiaoman some face today."

That is, to release Wang Xi.

Li Heng leaned closer and said, "Brother Que, you've been quite remarkable lately. We often hear news about you in the palace."

Five or six-year-old Li Yao hugged Wang Xi's leg and asked, "Brother Que, can you tell me about your story at Wuming Academy?"

"Row!"

Wang Xi put a hand on Li Heng's shoulder and said smugly, "Little Heng, from now on, don't hang out with your Crown Prince brother anymore. Hang out with us, and I guarantee you'll live a life of luxury and have plenty of women."

Li Ying laughed and scolded, "You little sparrow, you're really infuriating! How dare you sow discord between us brothers!"

Wang Xi chuckled and said, "Brother Crown Prince, don't be angry. We were just talking casually. Come on, let's squat over there, and I'll tell you about the atmosphere of our Nameless Academy."

Because of Empress Wang, Wang Xi and his friends naturally belonged to the Crown Prince's faction. They used to play together often. Wang Xi was a very mischievous person, but that was precisely why all the naughty children loved to play with him, including Linghu Changge and the others.

Because this kid always comes up with some clever ideas, and when something goes wrong, they can always shift the blame onto him. After all, his mischievousness is well-known, and the adults are all willing to believe that Wang Xi is the one who did all the bad things.

However, as Li Ying grew up and received the Crown Prince's education, they rarely played together anymore.

A group of young men squatted under a big tree, with Wang Xi standing in the middle, boasting to them about his exploits at the Nameless Academy.

They were quite envious when they heard that.

Li Heng said, "Brother Que, you guys are really carefree, having your junior sister accompany you to school. But we study in the palace every day, it's really boring."

Little kid Li Yao said, "Brother Que, this Nameless Academy is really fun, I want to go too."

Wang Xi said, "Come if you want. I'll protect you. Let's take down Wu Chongwen and his gang together."

Li Jieman picked up Li Yao and rubbed her head a few times, saying with a look of disdain, "With their little arms and legs, we'd be dragging them down if we were to fight."

Li Yao said, "Brother Xiaoman, don't look down on people. We will grow up too."

Li Heng suddenly said, "Brother Que, I heard that Father has been doting on you lately, and often summons you to the palace."

"I'm so cute, not just my uncle, everyone dotes on me," Wang Xi said smugly, shaking his head.

Li Heng said, "Then come to the palace to play with us more often, or rather, invite us from the Nameless Academy to play."

"Row!"

Wang Xi readily agreed, adding, "But while we can have fun, you can't touch the women of our Nameless Academy. Teacher Hongxiu is my woman, the Turkic princess is my woman, and so are Sister Changge and Sister Bao'er."

Li Heng said with envy, "Brother Que, you are really capable."

“That’s right,” Wang Xi said. “You should learn from this: don’t be afraid of women just because you see them.”

Li Heng said, "I'm not afraid."

"You're notoriously afraid of your wife." Wang Xi said sarcastically, "Not afraid? Who was it that was scared out of their wits by Linghu Changge last time?"

Li Heng retorted, "Only you are not afraid. Who is not afraid of that woman?"

Li Jie said, “Oh my! You all believe that? He’s just bragging. The only woman in our academy he’s betrothed to is that Turkic princess. The others are just his ideas, but they don’t acknowledge them.”

Li Yan gave Wang Xi a shove, saying, "You're still such a braggart."

"What bragging?"

Wang Xi said, "Although it's not yet, I've already marked it with a pee, so you can't touch it. That's the rule."

Li Heng said, "Okay, okay, as long as you take us out to play, I promise I won't touch anything."

Wang Xi put his hand on Li Heng's shoulder and chuckled, "Brother Heng is so sensible. I'll take you out to play next time."

Li Ying suddenly said, "Little Sparrow, I heard that Wu Chongwen has been causing you trouble again recently."

Wang Xi chuckled and said, "What's the use of searching every day? We'll just end up looking foolish every time."

Wang Shuang said, "That kid didn't come to the last fight. If he had, we would have broken his legs."

Li Ying sighed, "It's a pity I'm the Crown Prince, so it's not appropriate for me to help you."

Wang Xi patted Li Ying on the shoulder, "Brother Crown Prince, that's enough. If I have the chance to beat those guys up next time, I promise to lend a hand and help you beat them up a few times."

Li Ying smiled and said, "You've remembered that."

He was already so old, he certainly knew that if Consort Wu defeated Empress Wang, he would be next.

"absolute."

Wang Xi rubbed his nose.

A group of playboys chatted for a while, and then the opera was about to begin. When Li Longji and his concubines appeared, the princes, who had been so arrogant just moments before, immediately became as obedient as quails.

Soon, the opera began.

Despite the presence of the Emperor, Empress, Imperial Concubine, and Crown Prince, their entertainment options are actually quite limited. Although they all enjoy opera, they have only seen it once—at the charity banquet last time. With Empress Wang in charge, the harem still values ​​frugality and it's unlikely they would send performers to the palace.

So, although this play was performed for children, they were still very engrossed in it. Two of the concubines even burst into tears when they saw Wuweizi finally prove his theory to be correct.

Currently, "100,000 Whys" is only on its second run, but to ensure that viewers enjoy it, it is being performed in three parts at once. This means that after explaining buoyancy, it also demonstrates free fall from the perspective of buoyancy.

Although most people didn't understand it, it was still a very enjoyable watch.

When the actors left the stage, they also gave them a round of applause without reservation.

"Father!"

Li Yao suddenly swayed and came to Li Longji's side, saying, "I also want to study at the Nameless Academy."

A beautiful woman pulled Li Yao directly in front of her, saying, "Yao'er, don't talk nonsense."

This woman was Huangfu Sengnian's aunt, Huangfu Deyi.

Li Longji quickly waved his hand and said, "My beloved concubine, please don't blame him. Come here, come here."

Huangfu Deyi then released Li Yao.

Li Longji asked, "Yao'er, why do you want to study at the Nameless Academy?"

Li Yao said, "Because I am very interested in Taoist teachings."

"is it?"

Li Longji chuckled and said, "Alright. Explain this knowledge to your father clearly, and your father will allow you to go."

"Really?"

"real."

Li Longji nodded.

Li Yao solemnly explained the relationship between gravity, buoyancy, and the inclined plane experiment.

Wang Xi, who was standing to the side, was completely dumbfounded.

This is the legendary physics genius.

Incredible!
Li Longji was dumbfounded. He coughed and exclaimed, "Sparrow! Sparrow!"

"what?"

Wang Xi hurriedly stepped forward, "Nephew is here."

Li Longji asked, "Is Yao'er right?"

Wang Xi said awkwardly, "That's all right, that's exactly it."

After saying that, he asked curiously, "Brother Yao, did Brother Xiaoman or Brother Shuang teach you?"

Li Yao said, "They're just teaching me how to play with a yo-yo. Wasn't it explained very clearly just now? Is it that hard to understand?"

"Uh."

"Ha ha!"

Li Longji smiled happily, "I never imagined that Yao'er would have such a high talent in this area. Your Majesty is very pleased!"

Li Yao hurriedly asked, "Then Father Emperor has agreed?"

Li Longji blinked, then remembered his earlier promise. He wasn't really willing; he just wanted to test Li Yao. Who knew Li Yao would understand so easily? What should he do now? How could a prince attend a folk academy? So he looked at Wang Xi again.

Wang Xi hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this is inappropriate."

Li Longji asked, "What's wrong?"

Wang Xi said, "Uncle, have you forgotten that our academy has always only admitted unruly students? Brother Yao obviously does not meet this standard."

Li Yao immediately said, "Who said that, Brother Que? Are you trying to force me to tell you all the bad things you led me to do?"

Wang Xi quickly covered his mouth and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? It was clearly brought by the monk Nian. What does it have to do with me?"

Huangfu Deyi is right there!
"Mmm, that's right. That's right."

Although Li Yao's mouth was covered, her little hand was firmly pointing at Wang Xi.

Li Longji laughed heartily, "Alright, alright, here's what we'll do. Que'er, go back and tell your master to see if Yao'er can enroll in school?"

At the same time, he signaled to Wang Xi with his eyes that they should stall for time, as his uncle still needed to consider it.

Wang Xi nodded and said, "Yes."

Empress Wang suddenly said, "Your Majesty, it's getting late, we must return to the palace."

Li Longji paused slightly, glanced at Empress Wang, and seemed to sense that something was amiss, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was. He nodded and said, "Alright! Let's call it a day and head back to the palace."

Wang Xi suddenly said, "Uncle, please wait. I have another gift to give to His Majesty, Aunt, and all my aunts."

Li Longji laughed and said, "Really? The gift that Que'er sends is something to look forward to."

"That is!"

Wang Xi turned around and glanced at Wang Shuang. "Brother Shuang, bring it up."

Then, one by one, the Taoist nuns came up carrying a wooden tray with a small porcelain jar and a small brush on it.

Li Longji asked, "What is this?"

Wang Xi said, "This is tooth care powder. Uncle may not know this, but teeth are the foundation of a beautiful face. If you lose your teeth, your face will become sunken, which will affect your appearance."

Therefore, we also invented tooth powder, but Uncle Wang forced us to accept this toothbrush.

Li Longji asked, "Which Uncle Wang?"

"That's Shuang Ge's dad."

Wang Xi said, "Uncle, you don't know, Uncle Wang will do anything to make money. When he found out from Shuang Ge that we had made tooth powder, he immediately made toothbrushes from the unwanted horse hair and horse bones and forced them on us. He really bullied us."

Wang Shuang immediately retorted, "Is it not easy to use?"

"It works quite well," Wang Xi said, pursing his lips.

"This Mao Zhong, haha!" Li Longji laughed heartily. He trusted Wang Mao Zhong completely. He then asked, "So how should this be used?"

"It's very simple. My nephew will demonstrate for his uncle."

He first took a mouthful of saliva, spat it out, then took some tooth powder and rubbed it directly on his teeth with his fingers, and then brushed them with a toothbrush.

You should know that Wang Xi added soap powder made from lard and birch ash to it.

Actually, he had already invented soap a long time ago. It wasn't difficult, but the current production volume was very low and the cost was very high. So he simply mixed soap powder into tooth powder. However, he always let his servants observe it for a while, just like when he brewed wine.

Seeing his mouth full of white foam, Li Longji and his concubines were dumbfounded; it was simply magic.

"Gurgle! Gurgle! Puff puff puff, tuituitui."

After spitting out a few mouthfuls of water, Wang Xi said to Li Longji, "That's enough."

Li Longji chuckled and said, "This tooth powder is truly rare!"

Wang Xi said, "This can not only clean teeth, but also has a certain whitening effect. However, you must not swallow this tooth powder. If you swallow too much, it is toxic."

(End of this chapter)