People in the Tang Dynasty, Jian'an style

Talent!

Li Jiancheng's move did have a preemptive effect. Some centrist officials who "traveled thousands of miles to become officials just for the money" had begun to consider joining him and fighting for a better future.

"Your Highness, this gift is too valuable. Not only I, but also my mother dare not accept it." Xiao Yu bowed to the ground and said sincerely, "Your Highness, your kindness, I and my mother appreciate it, but as for this gift, please take it back."

"Oh, Duke Song, why do you have to do this? I know you don't like people giving you expensive gifts, but this gift is different. It represents the old lady's devotion to Buddhism, which is incomparable to any vulgar gift. Duke Song should not refuse it."

Chapter 68 What do you think of this gift?

Li Jiancheng and Xiao Yu refused for a long time, but finally gave in and "regrettably" took back the pure gold statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva.

But no matter what, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty is so polite and humble towards talents, which has won the recognition of many people.

In contrast, Qin Wang Li Shimin was much inferior. He actually transported several carts of copper coins as gifts.

Oh, it's really disgraceful.

However, the King of Qin was quite magnanimous. Despite this, he kept smiling, as if nothing had happened.

Just when Li Jiancheng and Xiao Yu were about to go in hand in hand, he suddenly spoke.

"Duke Song, why don't you take a look at my gift first, and then talk about it?"

Xiao Yu: "..."

The King of Qin is very confused today.

I hadn't mentioned the gift issue originally because I wanted to get rid of it, but you insisted on bringing it up.

Why, you have to make a fool of yourself in front of so many people, right?

Now Xiao Yu has determined that the gifts in the carriage are just useless things, so he thinks this way.

Not only him, but also Li Jiancheng and the guests present thought so.

Li Shimin paid no attention to their gazes. He took a step forward and held Xiao Yu's arm. He had a smile on his face, but his tone was unquestionable: "Duke Song, don't you trust me? No matter what you have to say, why don't you take a look at the gift? It's not too late to make a conclusion."

"In that case, I will grant the King of Qin's wish."

Xiao Yu shook his head slightly - since you are willing to die, why would I be reluctant to bury you?

It seems that the King of Qin is not the right person to support.

Li Shimin pulled Xiao Yu to the front of the carriage and said with a smile, "Mr. Xiao, please watch carefully."

Swah——

He lifted the curtain of the car, revealing what was inside.

Looking at the things loaded in the car, Xiao Yu opened his mouth wide, speechless with surprise.

Not only him, but everyone else present was like this. They all gasped for air and could not believe their eyes.

In the car, there are furry animal toys such as kittens, puppies, and rabbits, as well as apples, peaches, and pears that are several times larger than the real thing...all neatly placed aside.

In just a short while, Li Shimin also lifted the curtains of the other carriages, which were filled with similar items.

The tumbler, which is as tall as a child, looks adorable with an exaggerated lonely smile on its face. There are also wooden hammers, shovels, small buckets and other daily toys next to it.

Slides, mazes, simulated caves for hide-and-seek, see-saws, wooden horses, and swivel chairs of the twelve zodiac signs are all drawn or made with various lifelike and lovely action patterns and painted in various bright colors.

Xiao Yu looked at these strange-looking but festive-looking things, his mouth wide open and speechless for a moment.

The guests behind him were also staring at each other and whispering to each other.

Changsun Wugou couldn't help but look at Li Wenbin worriedly. He smiled and shook his head, whispering, "Don't worry."

Li Shimin smiled and said to Xiao Yu, "Duke Song, what do you think of this gift?"

"Great, this gift is really great!" Xiao Yu clapped his hands, his face full of excitement, "My mother loves my son the most, and she asks me to make some strange things to appease the child every day, which gives me a headache. Your Highness the Prince of Qin, you have helped me a lot!"

"Haha, Duke Song, you're too polite. This is just a little cleverness of mine. It is not worthy of being shown on the public stage. I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Duke Song." Li Shimin laughed heartily, which was in sharp contrast to Li Jiancheng who had a gloomy face not far away.

The guests who were originally making fun of Li Shimin also became silent, with tense faces, as if they were afraid of being seen.

"Someone, come here..." Xiao Yu shouted to the servants to come out and deliver the things in the carriage into the mansion, then he took Li Shimin's hand and was about to go in.

"Brother, don't just stand there, let's go together." Li Shimin did not forget to call Li Jiancheng.

Although Li Jiancheng was extremely angry, he could not show it in front of so many people. He could only force a smile and followed the two men into the palace.

Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin had the highest status among the guests. When they entered, the other guests followed them into the mansion.

As for the female members of the family, they were led to the back house by the steward and were not mixed with the guests in front.

Li Wenbin followed Changsun Wugou to the west wing and met the old man - at this time the house had become a children's playground.

The eyes of Xiao Yu's young son in the nanny's arms were already wide open. He stared blankly at the novel and colorful toys one by one, his mouth wide open, a stream of sparkling drool flowing from the corner of his mouth and dripping onto his lapel.

Then he impatiently kicked his chubby legs hard to jump off the ground, and the nanny looked at the old man for help.

"It's okay, it's okay, let him go and let him flutter around on his own!"

Since the old man has spoken, the nanny naturally obeys.

As soon as the child got off the ground, he quacked and staggered over, touching this and that, touching the furry puppy as if sneaking an attack, then turning around and running away.

When he sat down on the ground, the old man became nervous, fearing that his grandson would cry. Instead, he sat there and giggled. His naive appearance amused all the women in the room.

The old lady was so happy to see her grandson that her eyes narrowed into slits.

After everyone had played in the house for half an hour, Xiao Yu's wife came hurriedly and said, "Mom, the guests are all here, waiting to toast you, the old birthday star."

As she spoke, she looked in surprise at the new toys she had never seen before in the room and her happy son.

"Oh, dear grandson, go with grandma and come back to play later."

When the kid saw that they were going to take him out, he sat on the wooden horse and hugged the horse's neck and refused to let go, and started crying loudly. The old lady panicked and said hurriedly, "Come on, let him play here. Someone come and take good care of him. Don't let him get hurt."

Mrs. Xiao hurriedly said, "Mother, how can this be possible? He is your grandson and he will have to kowtow to you and wish you a happy birthday."

"Hey, what does a big kid like him know? Let him play. No need for him to bow down to you. No need for him to bow down to you. Let's go, let's go."

After hearing this, everyone followed the old man out, leaving only four maids in the room to take care of the happy young master.

Li Shimin was talking to Xiao Yu. When he saw Li Wenbin accompanying Changsun Wugou, he frowned and walked over.

Chapter 69 Your Wife Will Suffer

When Li Wenbin saw Li Shimin walking towards him, he thought he had something to tell him, so he stood up quickly.

"Father, you're looking for me?"

"Yeah." Li Shimin looked at Li Wenbin with a frown, "There are so many people here, it's not appropriate for you to be here, you should go outside."

Outside, outside?

The guests who could enter the mansion were divided into different classes. The distinguished guests were naturally arranged in the hall and entertained by Xiao Yu himself.

The next best option is to be outside, and be taken care of by the steward of the Xiao Mansion and a close confidant of Xiao Yu.

In the courtyard at the front, there was a stage under the screen wall. A buffet was set up in the house opposite for the guests to drink. There were also many people standing outside, some watching the show, some chatting and laughing, it was as noisy as a market.

Li Shimin asked Li Wenbin to go outside, obviously thinking that he was not worthy of sitting at the same table with these distinguished guests.

Seeing that he was still not moving, Li Shimin urged him impatiently: "What are you still standing there for? Hurry up."

Li Wenbin nodded calmly: "Yes."

Then turned around and left.

When Li Shimin saw that he had really left, he felt relieved and returned to his seat.

Zhangsun Wugou thought he was going to bring Li Wenbin, but he only saw himself. He asked curiously, "Your Majesty, where is Wenbin? Why can't I see him?"

Li Shimin waved his hand nonchalantly: "Oh, I asked him to go outside."

"Your Majesty, you..."

Changsun Wugou was stunned. She could never have imagined that Li Shimin would do such a thing.

"Hey, don't worry. Even if he causes trouble, it won't embarrass me. If I let him stay here, who knows what kind of trouble he might cause. Ignore him, Ignore him..."

Changsun Wugou said silently in his heart: It’s a pleasure for you to do this, but your wife will suffer.

She could already foresee how Li Wenbin would torture her when she faced him alone.

Although Zhangsun Wugou was actually a little fascinated by this kind of "torture", but...

Li Shimin didn't notice her expression and started talking to Xiao Yu.

……

Haha, you look down on me, don’t you?

Just wait, sooner or later I’ll make you kneel down and call me daddy!

If you can't do it, I'll follow you...

Damn it, I’m so angry!

Li Wenbin walked in the yard with hatred, muttering to himself as he walked.

But even so, there was no sign of dissatisfaction on his face.

At the beginning, he even thought about leaving, but Li Wenbin didn't want to leave any handle for others.

They come, the security.

Walking away now will not have any practical effect.

Be a real man, it is never too late to take revenge!

It was the first time for Li Wenbin to see ancient people celebrate their birthdays. He wandered around curiously and saw that the stage was more lively, so he walked over there.

Just after walking around a rockery, I saw a man and a woman standing in the pavilion in front.

The man facing him was wearing gorgeous clothes and a rhinoceros horn belt. He was tall, with handsome features, and looked like a handsome young man.

However, this elegant and worldly gentleman had a vulgar smile on his face at the moment, and said to the girl in front of him in a mean voice: "Caiwei, I came all the way here, am I not sincere enough for you? You always avoid me, is it that important for such a small matter? I came all the way here, with my whole heart, will you die if I am moved by it?"

"Mr. Cui, what do you mean? Caiwei doesn't quite understand. Did you misunderstand something?"

It is so delicate, crisp and gentle that it sounds like an oriole singing on a willow branch, which makes people feel fond of it involuntarily.

The nobleman said with a bitter face: "Caiwei, actually... I only went there once, really just once, please forgive me."

"Can you please not be so angry? Can you please listen to my explanation? I was just drinking and listening to music with your second brother and his friends at that time. I didn't do anything else. If you don't believe me, you can ask your second brother."

"No need, Caiwei believes that Master Cui is not that kind of person."

The girl kept speaking in a soft voice, which made the young man feel helpless.

"Master Cui, Caiwei has to excuse me."

The girl turned around and bumped into Li Wenbin who was walking here.

The girl was wearing a moon-white long dress. Her hair was neither tied up nor in a bun. Her long hair was casually tied behind her with a moon-white ribbon.

Although her hair is flying, she always gives people a quiet feeling, very quiet!

The girl was looking into the distance, her figure somewhat lazy and her expression very peaceful, but Li Wenbin had been staring at her, which seemed to have caught her attention.

Only when the pair of clear black and white eyes met his gaze did Li Wenbin feel that she was moving.

The sunlight reflected on her face, making her snow-white complexion seem translucent. She had black hair, rosy lips and snow-white skin. She was an extremely beautiful woman.

Seeing Li Wenbin's gaze, the girl was neither embarrassed nor avoided it. She could see that Li Wenbin was just looking at her with admiration, so she slightly curled the corners of her lips and revealed a faint smile.

The wind came again, blowing the black hair on her shoulders and bringing a cool autumn feeling.

Li Wenbin smiled and nodded. At this moment, he felt that such a smart and pure woman should only be born in the water town of Jiangnan, surrounded by tenderness, instead of being in such a bleak autumn scene with withered lotus leaves.

But on second thought, I felt that there was indeed no better scenery that could accommodate and highlight her beauty and clarity.

Her appearance was not absolutely beautiful, but at least Jinxiu's beauty, Yue's grace, and Changsun's charm were all as unique as hers. However, no one had her kind of quiet charm.

Li Wenbin was about to say something when the girl suddenly started coughing violently.

When I looked at her, her fair face, as white as a freshly peeled egg, was flushed by coughing and choking. Her small face, the size of a palm, was delicate and thin. With her mouth covered by her small hands, only the flush on her cheeks and her clever eyes could be seen.

The girl glanced at him, her eyes as deep as the deep blue sky in autumn, and then her eyelids gently drooped, cutting off the bright eyes. When her eyelids drooped, the tip of her eyebrows slightly curved up. Her eyebrows were very thin, and curved into a light and elegant arc.

"Caiwei, how are you?" Seeing this, the man called Master Cui hurried forward to support the girl.