Chapter 529: Little Princess Meets Father

It took almost a whole day to leave the palace. When Li Yiren came to Ganlu Hall, it was already late. During the Chinese New Year, there was a lot of lively everywhere inside and outside the palace, but only Ganlu Hall was deserted.

Li Yiren walked along the way and saw the courtyard of Ganlu Hall decorated with lights and colorful decorations everywhere, but under countless lanterns, there was no one in sight. The eunuchs and palace maids did not stand under the pillars of the corridor, and the whole hall was empty.

Under the lights, there was no voice, which made the emperor's residence even more deserted.

Li Yiren felt a little sad. His father was getting older and his temper became worse and worse. He also heard that his father often lost his composure, so he became less and less disliked people around him. Shi Zhongchen sent all the eunuchs to the dark place to serve him, not standing on the open, but in this way, the Ganlu Palace seemed like a place where no one lived, without any anger.

She walked to the gate of the hall and coughed softly. A person flashed out of the shadow of the palace pillar. It was a little eunuch. The little eunuch asked respectfully: "Your Highness, are you going to see the emperor in Ganlu Hall?"

Li Yiren nodded and said softly: "Are your father sleeping now?"

The little eunuch bent and said, "Today, Emperor Baitian met many destiny women, and many court officials from other places who came to Beijing. They were a little tired. They just lay down for a nap. I wonder if they woke up now."

"Where is Shi Zhongchen, is he here?" Li Yiren asked.

The little eunuch said: "General Shi is in the side hall. He is tired and is resting. Your Highness wants to go in and see the emperor? Or should the villain call General Shi out first?"

Li Yiren shook her head and said, "I'll go to see Shi Zhongchen first. Where is he in the side hall?" As she said that, she entered the hall.

The little eunuch said, "In Yingxi Hall on the east." He did not follow him, but saluted Li Yiren's back, and hid back to the darkness.

Li Yiren walked to the side hall to the east. When he reached the door of the hall, another person walked out of the darkness quietly, and was also a little eunuch, saluting her.

This was not the case in Ganlu Palace before. The little eunuchs and palace maids stood in the open, but since Li Shimin became ill, Shi Zhongchen has reduced the number of eunuchs. After two accidents when the emperor became ill, Shi Zhongchen also understood that it was useless no matter how many people there were, it was useless. When there was an accident, he could only be more messy. It would be better to keep as many people as possible, and let them hide in the dark, and they could come out with a greeting, but it would not be annoying when they were not used.

The little eunuch said: "The villain has seen His Highness, Princess Hengshan."

Li Yiren asked, "Where is Shi Zhongchen, but here?"

The little eunuch hurriedly said, "General Shi Da is not here. He is in the back hall and is waiting for the emperor to take a bath."

Li Yiren said, "Is Father in good spirits today?"

"The villain doesn't know. The villain is not allowed to walk around in the hall. Except here, the villain doesn't know anything else." The little eunuch shook his head and said.

This is a new rule established by Shi Zhongchen. Little eunuchs and palace maids are not allowed to run around. He had gained experience the first two times. Once something happened in the palace, these guys ran around, which was the root of the bad thing. So he established this new rule. Anyone who dared to leave his post without authorization and made a loud noise will be killed, and he will never be careless.

Li Yiren nodded and said, "Then I'll wait here. After my father finished bathing, I'll go see him." She walked into the side hall, found a pier to sit down, and waited quietly.

The little eunuch walked out quietly, and then walked back quietly after a while, probably because he had passed the news into the back hall.

After a while, the footsteps sounded, Shi Zhongchen came back. He was still putting his sleeves on his shoulders, holding a towel, wiping his hands while walking, and came to the side hall, smiling and said, "Your Highness, why are you here at this time?"

Li Yiren asked, "Loyal minister, did your father take a shower just now?"

Shi Zhongchen nodded and said, "Is there something wrong with you here? What's the matter? Are you happy or unhappy? You are so happy, then go and tell the emperor, if you are unhappy, just tell the old slave, don't go in. After that, go back early to rest. It's getting late."

He has a high status and watched Li Yiren grow up, so he spoke in the tone of an elder, not rude, and his words clearly have the meaning of protecting the emperor, and it reveals that the emperor is not in a good mood now.

Li Yiren stood up and said, "It's a happy thing. If it is done, maybe you can borrow a lot of light from the loyal minister!"

"Is that so? What kind of light can I borrow from the old slave?" Shi Zhongchen smiled. Since it was a happy thing, he stopped stopping him and walked towards the back hall with Li Yiren, threw the towel on the ground, and a little eunuch went to pick it up.

Li Yiren said: "Today, the prince and I and the others went to the Inspiration Temple together. We met Master Xuanzang who came back from India. We discussed with him that we would build a Tongtian Buddha, which is thirteen-story high and full bricks, and the entire tower will be covered with copper in the future."

Shi Zhongchen frowned, stopped, and said, "It is better to build a Buddha statue and worship Buddha statues, but it is better not to say it now, the emperor is tired!"

He is not an inexperienced child. He may not know how to build a high tower in the Futu. It is a big money matter. And according to Li Yiren's opinion, he still needs to build a tallest Futu in the world. How much does it cost? I can't count it!

If the little princess was "bewitched" by Monk Xuanzang and wanted to persuade the emperor to allocate funds to build a tower, it would be a big annoying thing for the emperor. The court needed countless money to use, and it would be very difficult for the current court to bear it.

Li Yiren turned around and smiled and said, "Jianfutu is a business that can make a lot of money. My father will be happy after hearing this, and it can eliminate fatigue!"

Shi Zhongchen was stunned. Can Jianfutu make a lot of money? You are wrong, you should spend a lot of money! He rolled his eyes and asked, "Do you don't need the imperial court to allocate funds? Can you still get the input? Did that monk Xuanzang say to you or someone else?"

Li Yiren raised her chin and said proudly: "I thought it out myself, and I plan to let Wujian do it!"

Shi Zhongchen said, thinking, "I said it earlier. It turned out that Wujian came up with the idea. I gave it to you. Then there is no problem. It must be a good thing." A smile appeared on his face, and he followed Li Yiren into the back hall.

Li Shimin was wearing a wide robe and big sleeves, with his hair loose, half lying on the dragon bed, leaning against the backrest behind him, and was resting with his eyes closed. He had been in a bad state recently. Since obeying the medicine prescribed by Wang Ping'an, he no longer had major problems, but his minor problems continued. He was either dizzy, short of breath, and sometimes disgusting. In short, these minor problems took turns to make him live a state of peace.

After receiving the destiny of the court during the day, he met with many envoys from foreign countries and officials sent to celebrate the New Year. He was very tired. After taking a shower, he planned to sniff for a while. When his spirit recovered, he would get up to review the memorials again. During the New Year, ministers and the people could celebrate the New Year, but he, the emperor, could not rest.

The sound of footsteps came from outside the hall, from far to near, and when they arrived at the gate of the hall, they even stomped their feet slightly, but did not come in immediately. Li Shimin knew that this was Shi Zhongchen's return, and he was brought with him. The person he brought must be from the palace, not a concubine, but a princess.

Slowly opening his eyes, Li Shimin looked at the hall gate and smiled and said, "It's Yiren, it's so late, what are you doing? Hey, why are you wearing men's clothes?"

Li Yiren felt very sad when she saw her father's old and depressed spirit. She quickly pretended to be happy, ran into the hall, rushed to Li Shimin's dragon bed, and smiled and said, "Father, Yiren went out of the palace to play today, went to Inspiration Temple, and went with the prince's brother, Wang Ping'an and the others."

Li Shimin took off Li Yiren's hat lovingly and said, "You wear a man's hat and look like a naughty boy, but not like the father's little princess." He gently stroked Li Yiren's hair, and did not ask her why she wanted to go to Inspiration Temple, waiting for her little daughter to talk to him.

Li Yiren lay on Li Shimin's lap and smiled and said, "The prince's brother said that if I don't wear men's clothes, I won't let me leave the palace!" She drew a big circle with her hand and said, "The Inspiration Temple is so big, bigger than the imperial garden in our palace. Master Xuanzang is very good at telling allusions. In order to cooperate with his allusions, Wang Ping'an specially lit a big tree to show the Zen to the people in the temple, but everyone understood the Zen, but I didn't understand it." She pouted.

Li Shimin's interest was attracted, he moved, chose a comfortable position, and smiled and said, "What the hell is going on? Come and tell my father."

Li Yiren chattered and told the daytime incident, but she did not mention Wu Meiniang or Di Renjie. She just wandered around the temple with King Li Zhi, and she came up with a good idea and told Li Shimin to listen.

After hearing this, Li Shimin smiled and said, "Oh, Yiren is so smart. After going to Inspiration Temple, he came up with such a good idea. In this way, the court can make more investments. This New Year is so comfortable. My father's little princess has grown up and knows to share his worries for his father."

He praised his little daughter, but he was thinking in his heart, why did Wang Ping'an give up his idea to Yiren this time but not to Zhier? Could it be that he was pleasing Yiren? This little guy is really working hard!

No matter what contributions Wang Ping'an has or what kind of good ideas he has come up with, he must be given to others and never monopolizes. This characteristic has been known to everyone in the Tang Dynasty. So once there is a good thing, as long as others say that Wang Ping'an is participating in it, everyone will think that it was Wang Ping'an's contribution again!

This illusion will slowly extend until it becomes that a certain credit is not Wang Ping'anli, and it has nothing to do with him, but as long as his name is mentioned, others will think it is his credit.

Of course, this situation has not yet occurred, but it will happen sooner or later as time goes by.

Li Yiren was really happy when she heard her father praise her. She said, "I wonder if it was the case that the Futu was built this time, so that the people in the palace can get some benefits and the remaining money. The child wants to repair the Ganlu Hall for his father, and the weather here is a bit heavier."

Li Shimin frowned and said, "It's included in the palace? But the palace won't give Wang Ping'an... what kind of help is it for this?"
Chapter completed!