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Chapter 624
In Lishan Palace, night has already fallen.

"His Royal Highness King Qin, His Majesty is very satisfied with the daughter of the Xue family. He has passed the decree to be promoted to Jieyu overnight. From now on, there will be another Xue Jieyu in the palace."

After hearing this, Li Shimin said to Xue Shou, the next leader, Xue Yuanjing and the two brothers: "Your sister has won the heart of the emperor, and I am very happy for you after hearing this."

Xue Shou cupped his hands and said: "Everything is for His Majesty and the King of Qin. From now on, when my sister is in the palace, she can not only help His Highness speak to His Majesty, but also prevent Concubine Yin De and Zhang Jieyu from exclusively favoring her."

Xue Yuanjing lowered his head, showing a gloomy expression.

But Li Shimin heard the names of Concubine Yin De and Zhang Jieyu, his eyes narrowed slightly, these two people slandered him many times in front of Li Yuan.For example, during the expedition to Luoyang this time, Zhang Jieyu actually exposed in front of Li Yuan that she had privately granted dozens of hectares of land to Li Shentong.

Li Shimin changed the topic and said: "Father and I talked about that the food price in Chang'an has not been lowered, so except for the soldiers of the Beiya government, the guards of all the palaces have to be slashed to reduce the burden on Chang'an."

Xue Shou said in surprise: "Your Highness, I'm afraid His Majesty's move has some deep meaning."

Li Shimin said: "That's right, killing two birds with one stone. In the past few months, Gu has always been very respectful and humble, but the emperor's suspicion of Gu has never been eliminated. After returning to Chang'an, the crown prince and King Qi also suppressed me intentionally or unintentionally, or Instruct the censor to impeach the people in my Tiance Mansion."

Xue Shou said: "Your Highness don't have to worry. As long as Li Chongjiu is still fighting hard in Hebei, His Majesty will use His Highness again sooner or later. Your Majesty is a wise king and knows how to check and balance, so Your Highness must hold back your anger. If you don't fight now, you will fight for it in the future." .”

"Bobao, you're right."

Li Shimin talked with Xue Shou for a while, but Xue Yuanjing kept silent and asked, "Why is Zicheng silent all the time?"

Xue Yuanjing was taken aback and said, "Your Highness, it's impolite for you to be humble."

Li Shimin knew that Xue Yuanjing was not as keen on fame and fame as his cousin Xue Shou, and showed his sharpness, so he was indifferent in the mansion, and he was very popular with others. This is what Li Shimin admired about him.

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Zicheng is still the same."

The three of them talked for a while, and the two brothers of the Xue family left together.Xue Shou strode ahead, Xue Yuanjing slowed down, Li Shimin asked, "Does Zicheng have anything to say to Gu alone?"
Xue Yuanjing lowered his head and said, "Before Sister She leaves, please ask me to give something to His Majesty the King of Qin." After speaking, Xue Yuanjing took out a sword tassel with a red knot from his sleeve and handed it to Li Shimin.

Li Shimin was taken aback for a moment, and couldn't help but sighed.Xue Yuanjing bowed his head and said: "Sister She has always been on good terms with me, even better than his own brother, so I entrusted me to hand it over to the King of Qin. Although it is the honor of my Xue family to serve His Majesty, it is the honor of my Xue family to have a humble job and no talent. Look, but Shemei really cares about His Highness, but I hope King Qin can think of her sister once in a while."

At this point Xue Yuanjing strode away, Li Shimin didn't speak, at this time behind the curtain, Du Ruhui walked out and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the love of a beautiful woman is really hard to bear."

Li Shimin looked at the sword tassel in his hand, shook his head and said: "Xue Jieyu is clever in explaining words, and she has a lot of affection for Gu. How can Gu not know, but only such a smart woman can impress Your Majesty, otherwise you can't be shaken." The solid favorite of Zhang and Yin."

Li Shimin turned around to look at Du Ruhui and asked, "Does Keming feel that Gu is too cold?"

Du Ruhui hastily said: "I dare not in a lowly position."

Li Shimin sighed: "So what about beauties, except for the woman I really like, no matter how stunning a confidante, I'll get tired of it after only two or three months..."

"Your Highness, are you referring to the princess?"

Li Shimin nodded and said, "That's natural."

Du Ruhui showed admiration and said: "Your Highness is really a loving person."

Li Shimin smiled, but looked towards the east leisurely, which was the direction of Luoyang.

Luoyang.

Luoyang is known as the capital of Buddhism. Although it is not yet the time for the Yulan Basin ceremony, preparations have already been made for both the common people and the monks.Hearing about the grand occasion of the Yulan Basin ceremony, Yang Ehuang was a little bit moved to see the scene.After hearing this, Li Chongjiu also intended to go to the people in a subdued manner, so he agreed with Yang Ehuang's decision.

Li Chongjiu, Yang Ehuang and Li Yingwei obeyed the Luoyang Palace and left the palace, heading all the way from the east market, but in the east market, for the sake of the Ullambana puja, many vendors have already started selling monk tools.
Li Ying left the palace and came to the bustling place, immediately revealed his mischievous nature, rushed to a mask shop and pulled a ghost mask, he couldn't put it down very much.

Li Chongjiu and Yang Ehuang stopped in front of the shop. The owner of the shop saw Li Chongjiu, Yang Ehuang's clothes were good, and there were entourages by his side. He was definitely a wealthy family in his heart.So the shopkeeper went up to sell it and said: "Guest officer, you really have a good eye. This is the ghost mask worn by boys during the Nuo. It can protect the children in the family. It only costs ten yuan."

Li Chongjiu looked at it and said with a smile: "The item is good, but ten cents is a bit expensive, can it be cheaper?"

"Guest officer, see what you said? The minimum eight characters can't be less." The shopkeeper rubbed his hands.

Yang Ehuang saw that Li Chongjiu was the king of the emperor, and even started bargaining with the merchants, tugging at Li Chongjiu's clothes and saying, "Little Jiu, why bother to please yourself."

Li Chongjiu looked at Yang Ehuang, and said with a smile, "You really don't know how expensive food and rice are. Well, ten Wen is ten Wen. Buy two and give the other to Niu Niu."

When Yang Ehuang heard that Li Chongjiu was still thinking about Caiwei, he immediately smiled sweetly, and couldn't help saying: "Why don't you know how expensive food and rice are if you are not in charge."
The peddler was very happy when he got the business. He took two masks and said: "Guest officer, tell me, what is twenty coins? I see that your lady is as beautiful as a fairy. This is something that even ten thousand family wealth can't buy back." Good luck."

Yang Ehuang was delighted to hear this, glanced at Li Chongjiu, and snorted, clearly saying, did you hear what he said.

Li Chongjiu could only keep nodding his head and said, "Yes, yes."

And Li Ying took the ghost mask, happily put it on his head, and rushed towards the crowd.

"Eagle, don't run around." Yang Ehuang ordered, and Li Chongjiu's two guards immediately followed Li Ying.

While talking, I heard the crowds in front of me, which was very lively.Li Chongjiu asked: "What's the matter?"

The shopkeeper said: "Guest officer, I didn't know that you just came to Luoyang. The famous flower under the moon has reopened again, and everyone has come back for Lianqu, so everyone is here because of the name. This Luoyang really hasn't been this lively for a long time."

"Master Qu?" Yang Ehuang was taken aback.

Li Chongjiu thought of what he said to Qu Yanran on the outskirts of Luoyang, and the beauty's face came to him again.
"Xiao Jiu, why don't we go to the famous flower under the moon, I haven't seen sister Qu for a long time."

After hearing what Yang Ehuang said, Li Chongjiu nodded and said, "Okay."

(End of this chapter)