The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"Today, news came from the palace that Pei Ji accompanied my father out of the palace and went to Jingyang County." Li Shimin looked around at the people present.

"Jingyang County? I remember that the Pei family has a lot of land in Jingyang. There is a farm there. Did Pei Ji take your majesty to the Pei family's farm?" Changsun Wuji asked.

"I don't know about that, but after my father returned to the palace, he summoned Prince Zhao again." Li Shimin said, "Prince Zhao hurried out of the palace and also went to Jingyang County."

"There must be something about Jingyang County that attracted your majesty's attention and even sent Prince Zhao to go there again." Fang Xuanling said, "Now, we have no one in the palace who can speak for us. We can only rely on ourselves and be more cautious. The matter in Jingyang is simple. Let's send someone to take a look tomorrow. The main thing is the palace..."

"Yes, the war is over and the world is stable, but this palace..." Du Ruhui said halfway and looked at Li Shimin.

Although they are officials of the Tang Dynasty, they are already branded as officials of the Qin Palace.

If it is a war, it is not so bad. The court needs the Qin Palace and them. The Qin Palace holds the military power and will not be passive.

But now that it is peaceful, the military power in the hands of the Qin Palace has been taken back, and the Qin Palace’s attitude towards the throne is still unclear, which makes them feel really uneasy.

"This is also worrying." Changsun Wuji said: "In the future, it is certain that we will stop fighting and cultivate literature. Originally, we were at a disadvantage in this regard. Later, your majesty granted permission for the Qin Palace to set up a literary institute. We are equal in this regard."

However, they were also placed in this position of opposition to the East Palace and could not move.

They are all officials of the Qin Palace, and the future fate of the Qin Palace is the fate of these officials.

Whether it is a civil official or a military general, they all know this truth.

They were all waiting for the King of Qin to express his attitude.

"A tall tree attracts the wind. Recently, the actions of the East Palace have become more and more frequent." Changsun Wuji said.

Li Shimin sat in the main seat, his expression gloomy.

"There is no need to make any moves in the palace for the time being." Li Shimin said: "Everything should be done step by step. If we make any moves, we will be caught by others."

"Yes..."

Several people in the room responded.

Early the next morning, when Li Xiaogong was still having a meal at home, someone came to the palace.

It was Li Yuan who summoned him to the palace.

Li Xiaogong didn't even have time to eat, so he quickly changed his clothes and entered the palace with the eunuch who delivered the order.

In the farmhouse of Jingyang County, Li Fu was sitting at the dining table, holding a bowl of porridge in his hand and a few pickles with chopsticks.

A mouthful of pickles and a mouthful of white porridge, light and unique.

The food is good, but it can't stand eating like this every day.

It was as if once summer arrived, it was a world of bean sticks.

"Xiao Tao!"

Li Fu shouted towards the yard outside.

"I'm here!"

Xiao Tao responded and ran into the house.

A girl of fifteen or sixteen, wearing a pink skirt, with a snake-like bun on her head, was very lively, with a pair of watery eyes and two lumps of baby fat on her tender face, which was very cute.

She was at an age of being lively and active.

"My dear, what's the matter?" Xiao Tao asked.

"Ask Liu Niang to move one of the egg-changing jars in the utility room." Li Fu said.

"Okay." Xiao Tao responded and ran out to find Liu Niang again.

The eggs in the utility room were made by him seven days ago, and they should be edible now.

Just in time, add a dish to breakfast.

Liu Niang was the cook in Li Fu's house. She was stout and had a lot of strength. The whole kitchen yard was her territory.

Following Li Fu's instructions, Liu Niang brought out a jar of preserved eggs from the utility room, and followed Xiao Tao to the hall where Li Fu was eating.

"Come on, bring it in." Li Fu called Liu Niang.

Liu Niang brought the jar into the house and placed it on the ground.

Li Fu personally stepped forward, opened the sealed jar, fished out a preserved egg from it, rubbed off the lime on the surface, took the preserved egg, gently knocked it on the ground, peeled off the outer shell, and revealed the golden and transparent inside.

"It's done!" Li Fu's face was excited.

"It's so beautiful." Xiao Tao looked at the egg in Li Fu's hand.

But, can it be eaten?

"Liu Niang, look at this, it's a success." Li Fu said to Liu Niang: "Take two preserved eggs, cut them and put them on a plate, pour some vinegar juice on them, add some minced garlic and chopped green onions, and bring them to me when they are done."

"Yes, my dear." Liu Niang responded.

The kitchen is going to develop new dishes again.This young man of my family never treats his mouth badly when it comes to food.

"Young man, what about this jar?"

"Take it back." Li Fu said, "We can eat it quickly. If we can't finish it, we can find a time to have the stone taken to Chang'an City and sell it at a restaurant at a high price to get some money back."

Although Li Fu has made a lot of things now, he has kept them all. So far, the family has not made any serious business.

The money in the house is all from the scattered sales of small items that Li Fu has researched.

The family is not poor and has enough money to spend, but it is not rich enough to fill the warehouse with copper coins.

But this year is different. Li Fu wants to build a canal on the farm, which will cost a lot of money.

And now, under Li Fu's deliberate control, there is not so much cash in the warehouse.

He is afraid that too much money will be coveted by thieves.

He did not make any major renovations to the house here, and the main focus was on a low-key and luxurious style.

Yes, the outside of the house is very ordinary.

But the furniture and decoration inside the house are very different from those outside.

In order to make his life more comfortable, Li Fu has been tinkering with it as soon as he has some spare money in the past two years.

At first, he replaced the couch that made people's legs cramp when kneeling with the current tables, chairs and benches.

After a while, Li Fu plans to buy a house in Chang'an City, and then he will tidy it up.

It's useless to tidy up the manor here. Anyway, in recent years, Li Fu doesn't plan to waste money on it.

The people in the house all came here with the original owner's mother and have stayed here. There is no doubt about their loyalty.

The original owner lost his mother at the age of six. It was these people in the house who protected and pulled him up, so that the original owner could grow up smoothly.

You know, when the original owner's mother died of illness, the world was in chaos. If these people in the house had any ulterior motives, they would have abandoned the original owner and run away with their belongings.

So, even if Li Fu wanted to run away and go to Chang'an to avoid disaster, he had to take these people in the house with him.

So, at least in Chang'an, he had to buy a house as big as the current one.

However, people always have to pursue something.

If you have everything you want, and someone takes care of the house, who would complain about the size of their house?