Chapter 117 Gold and silver have arrived.

The four of them were chatting in the Tingchao Pavilion. After Eunuch Hou came forward and said it was time for dinner, they gradually stopped talking.

Emperor Qing turned to look at the heroic eldest prince and said slowly, "Don't worry about the border troops, Zong'er. I will send someone else to take over temporarily."

"Thank you, Father!" Li Chengzong smiled from the inside out. This way, he would have more time and opportunities to spend time with his mother and wife. He paused for a moment and said hesitantly, "There is just one thing that I still need Father's approval for."

"Go ahead."

In the past few years, this eldest son has been able to do things effectively and has also gained experience in the army, which has made Emperor Qing very satisfied. From then on, if the request was not too excessive, Emperor Qing would agree to it.

"It's like this. After I returned to Kyoto, I stayed in the mansion for a short time. Prince Jing Li Hongcheng and Ye Ling'er from the Ye Mansion happened to come to the mansion to visit the princess, so they met me. Li Hongcheng asked me to take him with me when I return to the frontier. From what he said, he must want to join the army. I wonder what your father thinks?"

Li Chengzong asked Emperor Qing what he meant. He actually wanted His Majesty to agree to this matter. When he was young, he had a good personal relationship with Li Hongcheng and they grew up together.

Not only Li Hongcheng, but also Fan Ruoruo, Ye Ling'er, Lin Wan'er and others admired him very much, which made him feel proud for a long time. You must know that because of his status, he was not liked by the queen and the queen mother since he was a child in the palace. Only these people treated him sincerely.

"That's good." Emperor Qing laughed. "Why not join the army and make achievements? In my opinion, Hongcheng is better than Chengqian and Chengze! I just don't know why he suddenly wants to join the army?"

Emperor Qing's intelligence network is all over the world, and no matter how big or small, there are people reporting it, so naturally he knows who is behind all the brothels in Kyoto. Li Hongcheng has been running the brothel business for so many years, and he has no worries about wealth and status, so why does he suddenly want to join the army?

"This..." The eldest prince didn't know whether to say it or not. In order to get Emperor Qing's approval, he simply told the truth: "I heard that he wanted to pursue Fan Ruoruo, the eldest daughter of the Fan family. In order to be favored by her, he wanted to join the army for training."

Emperor Qing finally understood. He thought that Fan Ruoruo had been good friends with Fan Xian since childhood, and had been influenced by him and had acquired some literary taste. She had been known as the most talented woman in Kyoto a long time ago.

If Li Hongcheng wants to pursue such a person, relying on his status and position to force her is not feasible.

"Why doesn't he ask me for marriage?"

Emperor Qing thought that it would be a good idea to marry Prince Jing's Mansion with Fan's Mansion.

"Although this arranged marriage can help him marry the beauty, I'm afraid he won't be able to win her heart. Maybe he wants to act uprightly and be worthy of her." The eldest prince replied.

Emperor Qing then nodded with satisfaction, looking up to the prince and agreeing to this matter.

Seeing that everything was done, Emperor Qing stood up.

"Now that the New Year is approaching, you should all stay in the palace so that you can spend the New Year with me peacefully!"

The two princes bowed in response, and Chen Pingping also lowered his head with his face down.

"Don't bother leaving the palace, come and have dinner with me."

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Shangjing, Northern Qi, Wanshizhai.

Haitang Duoduo walked towards the main hall of the garden with a swaying step. Her unique way of walking could be seen from afar.

This walking posture is not the seductive walking posture of a prostitute, but rather a walking posture with a strong rural peasant atmosphere. The most important thing is her clothes, which have some pockets on the upper body, just enough for her hands to be placed in them.

The result was that her upper body was motionless, while her lower body was shaking violently. It looked as if she was dragging her legs with her feet, which was very lazy and weird.

Behind her followed two teams of servants in different costumes, neither too far nor too close, maintaining a steady pace.

Li An was in a good mood, squinting his eyes and waiting. He poured some tea and put it aside, then he raised his cup and started to drink it.

"Sir, is this Miss Haitang's steps a form of training?"

Wang Shisanlang asked. He was very curious. After watching for a long time, he still couldn't understand the purpose of this step. However, it gave people the feeling that through this strange walking posture, he was constantly practicing some kind of martial arts that was close to nature.

He had never seen such a practice before. He couldn't help but sigh: I didn't expect that Miss Haitang was so diligent despite her outstanding talent. I can't slack off either!

"What's wrong? Have you not forgotten about the marriage? Are you still thinking about the girl?"

Li An smiled and joked, "Tsk, sir, don't talk nonsense. It will ruin the reputation of the girl."

"In the beginning, the Queen Mother wanted to marry Miss Haitang to you." Shisan Wang said with ill intentions, and then explained softly: "I am just curious about this step. Is it a secret of Tianyi Dao that is not to be passed on?"

This amused Li An, who explained, "I want to say that this is Haitang Duoduo's original way of walking. Do you believe it?"

"This"

Seeing the person walking outside the church like a village girl walking on a ridge, the saint's filter was shattered. She replied uncertainly: "No way."

Li An did not answer Wang Shisanlang again because they had already gone outside the hall and it would be unfriendly to discuss these things in front of them.

"Duoduo has met Mr. Li!"

Haitang Duoduo restrained her smile, adjusted her posture slightly, clasped her fists and said, "Master asked Duoduo to say hello to the master on his behalf."

"Oh?"

"Master Ku He is in good health now?"

The two men exchanged a few simple pleasantries and then had their servants carry in a few boxes.

In addition to the people from the palace, the visitors were also the personal guards of Shen Zhong's mansion.

When the box was opened, it was full of gold and silver. The 40,000 taels of gold in the palace and the 100,000 taels of silver in the Shen Mansion totaled 500,000 taels of wealth.

Adding the more than 1.7 million taels in the system, Li An will be able to break through 2 million taels of wealth today to participate in the lottery!

But now that the person is still here, I have no choice but to suppress my excitement and deal with it.

Li An instructed his eldest disciple, "Kaijia, take some money from it and hire some servants to go back to the mansion. The most important thing is to find a few more chefs! Do it as before!"

Hong Kaijia nodded in agreement. He had experience in this area. He took a few gold bars and turned to leave the garden.

Li An saw his disciple leave, then he turned around and nodded to Haitang Duoduo, saying: "Thank you for the trip, young lady. Please have some tea."

"Sir, there's no need to be like this. It's Duoduo who should say thank you."

Haitang Duoduo clasped her fists and saluted. Although she thought that drinking tea was not as good as drinking water, she still thanked him and said, "If you hadn't helped His Majesty and the Queen Mother resolve their grievances today, I don't know how long I would have to perform!"

Ang Lee responded with a smile, saying it was just a small favor.

After hearing that Li An really wanted to live in Northern Qi for a long time, Haitang Duoduo looked around the lobby for a moment and said, "I came across this garden along the way. I wonder if you are satisfied with it, sir?"

"Of course I am satisfied. Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are grateful for the expense."

"I'm short of some daily expenses in Guanyuan Neihai. Do you need Duoduo to deliver them?" Haitang Duoduo didn't know what to talk about anymore, so she had to make small talk to show her hospitality.

Li An noticed Haitang Duoduo's discomfort and said with a smile, "Miss, there is no need to be so. There is nothing missing in the garden. The people sent by His Majesty are very thoughtful and have made all the arrangements."

"I know the girl well and have already considered her as a friend. Just be casual."

Haitang Duoduo was surprised to hear this. Although this was their second meeting, it was also within one day.

What's more, there is a huge gap between their identities and cultivation levels, so how could Li An treat him as a friend?

She was friendly and polite to Li An out of respect for his strength and status. Li An spoke as if he were an equal and called her a friend, which impressed Haitang Duoduo, who had always been pushed to the high position of a saint by the world, and she admired him very much.

"It seems that what people say about Mr. Li being easy to get along with and different from other great masters is true."

(End of this chapter)