People in the Tang Dynasty, Jian'an style

"Oh?" Dugu Caiwei put her hands behind her back and walked slowly in front of him. She bit her red lips with her pearly teeth, raised her eyes slightly, and said with a wicked smile: "What if you become extremely wealthy in the future? Hmm?"

As he spoke, his thin eyebrows slightly raised.

Li Wenbin cleared his throat and said with a righteous and awe-inspiring face, "Hasn't the girl ever heard of the famous saying that if you are rich, you can change your friends; if you are rich, you can change your wife?"

Dugu Caiwei spat and said, "Bah! I knew that you stinky men, humph...none of you are good."

Li Wenbin couldn't help but laugh when he saw her cute look of hatred.

Although Dugu Caiwei seemed to be in poor health, she was lively and cheerful, and not at all spoiled. When you made harmless little jokes with her, she would not get angry, and she did not act like Lin Daiyu at all.

It's nothing for a woman to be beautiful. What's more attractive is a lively and charming woman. Li Wenbin always stays away from women who get angry easily.

Dugu Caiwei is very easy-going, and chatting with her makes people feel like they are bathed in spring breeze.

Seeing that the courtyard was too noisy with people coming and going, he signaled to Dugu Caiwei, and the two of them stood under the porch to bask in the sun, and then said with a smile: "What's wrong with us stinky men? Men will become bad when they have money. This is what Confucius said."

Dugu Caiwei's eyes suddenly widened like black grapes, and she exclaimed in surprise: "Impossible, when did he say that?"

Li Wenbin pointed at his nose and said proudly, "Li Zi just said that."

"You...you lazy bastard..." Dugu Caiwei was both angry and amused. She glared at Li Wenbin and said, "But you're not wrong. You men really become bad when you have money."

Li Wenbin said solemnly, "Li Zi has another sentence to say, that is the finishing touch, do you want to hear it?"

Dugu Caiwei suppressed her laughter and said, "Okay, I'm all ears."

Li Wenbin chuckled and said, "The next sentence is, if a woman learns to be bad, she will get rich."

"How can you say that? How can a woman learn bad things...ah!"

Dugu Caiwei's big eyes rolled around, and she suddenly came to her senses. A faint blush instantly floated on her jade-like cheeks. She spat and said, "You, you really can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth..."

Li Wenbin sighed and murmured, "If ivory could come out of a dog's mouth, I would be rich."

Dugu Caiwei snorted, "Will you wait until you become rich so you can learn to be bad?"

"Hey, how do you know that I'm a good person now? I might take you to see the little goldfish in a while..."

Dugu Caiwei was just about to ask what story the little goldfish came from when Zhangsun Wugou's maid appeared not far away. Seeing him standing in the corridor, she called out, "Young Master, the prince is calling you."

After hearing this, Li Wenbin said to Dugu Caiwei with regret: "I am very happy to have had a conversation with you today. I hope we can have a chance to meet again."

"Hmm..." Dugu Caiwei responded softly through her nose, watched him run away, and suddenly called out, "Hey!"

Li Wenbin had already stepped onto the steps. He turned back when he heard the voice. Dugu Caiwei smiled brightly and said loudly, "If you have a lot of skills besides your clever mouth, you won't be under someone else's control for long."

"Thank you for your good wishes, young lady..." Li Wenbin bowed and followed the maid into the hall.

Dugu Caiwei stood in the corridor with her hands behind her back, looking at his back and smiling.

……

Li Wenbin followed the maid to the chief seat and saw several pairs of eyes falling on him.

Xiao Yu, the old man of longevity, and a few unknown guests looked at him with curiosity and scrutiny; Li Jiancheng smiled; Li Shimin looked reluctant, and as for Zhangsun Wugou...

She kept her head down and didn't dare to look at Li Wenbin.

There is nothing else, it’s just the emptiness of the mind.

Changsun Wugou could imagine that Li Wenbin would vent all the anger she had inflicted on Li Shimin on herself.

What should I do if he misunderstands that I am provoking him at this time?

When you go to bed at night, aren't you the one who suffers?

Changsun Wugou doesn't want to be kept unable to close her legs for two days by Li Wenbin.

"Wenbin, what are you still standing there for? Why don't you hurry up and say hello to the birthday guy?" Li Shimin said, his impatience evident on his face.

"Yes." Li Wenbin replied coldly, and then bowed to Xiao Yu's old mother and said, "Wenbin wishes you a long life and endless blessings."

The old lady was very happy to see Li Wenbin's handsome appearance. She said with a smile, "It's my birthday today. It's hard for you to come to visit me. I'll have to drink a few more glasses of wine later."

As he said this, he took a red envelope from the plate and handed it to Li Wenbin with a smile.

Li Wenbin smiled and thanked him. Before he could say anything, Li Shimin waved his hand and said, "Okay, Wenbin, there's nothing for you to do here. Go down."

Li Wenbin cursed in his heart at this attitude of coming when called and going away when dismissed, but at this moment, Li Jiancheng suddenly spoke.

"Hey, Erlang, this is your fault." Li Jiancheng said with a smile, "Come on, Wenbin, come and sit next to your uncle. It's been a while since we last met in the East Palace."

"Yes--"

Li Wenbin agreed and sat next to him, sandwiched between the brothers Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin.

Li Shimin's face darkened: "Brother, why are you doing this? How can he, a bastard, sit next to you?"

He turned out to be a bastard...

When everyone heard Li Shimin say this, they all understood at once.

Originally some people thought that he was too cold-blooded in treating his son, but now their expressions have returned to normal.

This is the normal way to treat a bastard.

Chapter 73: Small sticks to take, big sticks to walk away

Li Wenbin originally felt a little awkward staying in this place where he didn't know anyone - he would rather go home and play the fairy fighting game with Ruyue and Jinxiu than deal with these so-called dignitaries here.

But now looking at their expressions, he smiled slightly - Don’t you hate me? Then I won’t leave.

Thinking of this, Li Wenbin pulled something down from his waist.

This is an exquisite silver wine pot, which Li Wenbin asked the craftsmen in the palace to make when he was free.

There was not much wine in it, only three or two ounces, but when Li Wenbin unscrewed the bottle cap, an extremely overbearing aroma of wine quickly spread.

"His Royal Highness, you..."

"Wenbin, why are you so polite? There are no outsiders here. Just call me uncle." Li Jiancheng said pretending to be generous, but his eyes were already fixed on the wine jug.

"Yes, uncle." Li Wenbin readily agreed, and by the way, he also wanted to make up for his cheap father. "Please try my wine and see how it tastes."

The wine pot was shining silver, and there were not many methods to test poison in ancient times, so Li Jiancheng thought about it and decided not to worry that he would poison himself in front of so many people.

Li Wenbin poured him a cup of wine. Li Jiancheng picked up the glass and looked at it carefully. He saw that the wine was crystal clear and an overbearing aroma went straight into his nostrils.

After taking a sip, he said, "This wine..."

He pondered for a moment, then took another sip: "This wine..."

Li Jiancheng took two sips, but still couldn't find anything to blame. He couldn't help but take another sip. His eyes gradually widened and his body began to tremble slightly.

He finally realized that this wine was perfect, with full acidity, an unprecedented mellow taste and rich aroma. As the temperature of the wine rose in the mouth, it seemed to stimulate the deeper aroma and taste of the wine, giving a feeling of surging waves and continuity, making people want to experience it longer and reluctant to swallow it.

At this time, Li Shimin also realized that something was wrong and asked repeatedly: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

This was the expression you had when your mother passed away!

No one knew what Li Shimin was thinking. He immediately slammed the table and said, "This wine is poisonous!"

The color looked wrong!

Sure enough, there was nothing good in what this bastard took out!

Following his shout, the hall, which was originally filled with laughter, suddenly became quiet, and all the guests' attention was drawn to the chief.

"Somebody come!"

Li Shimin shouted loudly, and in the blink of an eye four big men ran in - these four people were his personal guards.

Each of them was of sturdy build, and exuded the scent of gunpowder of veteran soldiers who had fought in hundreds of battles. It was obvious at first glance that they had been on the battlefield and had killed countless people.

"Catch this bastard!" Li Shimin pointed at Li Wenbin and shouted.

"Your Highness..." Changsun Wugou knew that it would be too late if she didn't stand up, but before she could say a word, the big men had already pounced on Li Wenbin.

These people would not listen to anyone except Li Shimin.

Not to mention Changsun Wugou, even if Li Yuan came it would be useless.

Seeing this scene, Changsun Wugou's heart was in his throat.

It took almost all of her strength to prevent herself from screaming.

But after a few screams, the four guards who had survived hundreds of battles rolled on the ground and quickly returned the same way they had come.

Li Wenbin stood there, as if he had never moved. He just lightly dusted off his body, looking relaxed and comfortable.

At this moment, whether it was Zhangsun Wugou or Dugu Caiwei who was hiding in a corner of the hall watching the excitement, their eyes were full of surprise when they looked at him.

The domineering aura that Li Wenbin now displayed had completely conquered them.

Dugu Caiwei was fine, but Zhangsun Wugou already felt something slippery on her thighs...

Li Shimin was extremely shocked at this time - on the one hand, he was shocked that Li Wenbin's kung fu was so good that his four guards couldn't even last a single blow in his hands.

As for the other aspect, they were shocked that Li Wenbin actually had the courage to resist.

"How dare you, a bastard, resist?" Li Shimin shouted, "You are such an unfilial son! I cannot let you go today!"

He behaved like this because he mistakenly thought that Li Wenbin poisoned Li Jiancheng and was eager to clear himself.

Zhangsun Wugou was extremely anxious and quickly said to Li Wenbin, "Wenbin, why don't you quickly admit your mistake to your father and ask him to forgive you?"

Both of them are stubborn and stick to their own opinions.

Can they be together?

Changsun Wugou suddenly felt a little regretful and suggested bringing Li Wenbin along today.

But to her disappointment, Li Wenbin shook his head and said, "Confucius said, if you are beaten lightly, you can accept it, but if you are beaten heavily, you can run away. If His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin wants my life, then please forgive me for not daring to agree. It's nothing else, I just don't want His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin to be accused of killing his son."

Li Shimin laughed grimly: "Well, if that's the case, then I'd like to see if you have the ability to do it!"

Just when the situation was tense, Li Jiancheng's voice suddenly rang out: "Hey, are you guys in Gan Shen Mo?"

Li Shimin: "?"

He turned his head and saw Li Jiancheng looking at him as if he was a fool.

"Big, big brother, what are you doing..." Li Shimin was stunned for a moment, "So you are not poisoned?"

He had just taken two sips of wine and was shocked by the aroma of the wine. When he woke up, he saw Li Shimin and Li Wenbin were at loggerheads, and he was confused about what was going on.

As a result, Li Shimin asked him this question, and he was also confused: "Poisoned? What kind of poison? Who wants to poison me?"

Li Shimin: "..."

Li Jiancheng's guard came close to his ear and whispered a few words, and only then did he understand what had happened.

"Hey, Erlang, why are you still so irritable? I was really shocked by this good wine, so I lost my composure. How could you..." Li Jiancheng said while shaking his head, as if he was extremely saddened by Li Shimin's recklessness.

As he said this, he didn't even look at Li Shimin's face, which looked as if his father had died. Instead, he looked at Li Wenbin and asked anxiously, "Nephew, do you have any more of this wine?"

Li Wenbin presented the silver wine jug with both hands: "Your Highness, this is all we have now. But there are still some stored at home, waiting for tomorrow..."

"No need to wait until tomorrow!" Li Shimin said, "I'll send someone to get it right away."

As he said this, he called several servants from the palace and ordered them to go back to the palace immediately to get some wine.

"Haha, I won't be polite with you anymore." Li Jiancheng rubbed his hands and laughed, "But Erlang, I don't want to thank you. If I have to thank someone, I'll thank my nephew!"

Chapter 74 I said, I know

Li Shimin smiled and said, "Brother, we are brothers from the same mother. What's there to thank you for just a few glasses of wine?"

As he said this, he looked at Li Wenbin and said, "This wicked boy has such a good thing but doesn't show it to others. It's as if he's afraid someone will take it away from him. If people tell others about it, it will be a laughing stock."

"You can't say that. After all, my nephew is still young and hasn't seen much of the world. Why should you be so harsh on him?" Li Jiancheng said with a smile, and then pretended to be in deep thought. "How about this? I'm still short of a lieutenant in the Sixth Army of the Eastern Palace. Why don't you let Wenbin work under me for a while?"

Seeing that Li Shimin didn't say anything, he continued, "Why, Erlang, you can't bear to let him go? Oh, don't get me wrong, I just cherish talents, but I have absolutely no other thoughts. If you feel uneasy, you can put him in the left and right guards. Anyway, if he continues to be wasted like this, I, as your uncle, will not agree!"

"This..." Li Shimin hesitated, "Don't bother me, brother. Don't worry, I will take your words to heart."

As they were talking, the servants from the Prince Qin's mansion had already brought the wine.

Li Wenbin has been idle these days, except for fighting with a few goblins and brewing wine, and he has accumulated a lot of it.

The servants didn't know how much to take, and were afraid of being scolded if they took too little, so they simply left a few small jars of wine and took all the rest.

Soon, a jar of wine was placed on each table. The seal was opened and the extremely rich aroma of wine wafted out, quickly diluting the tense atmosphere in the hall.