"The King of Shu's invitation?" MIngzhu hesitated for a moment before saying, "Ever since I was young, I haven't had much contact with the King of Shu. However, he has always liked to make friends. Every few days, the King of Shu's Mansion will hold a banquet. You are now one of the nobles in the capital city and are of similar age to him. It's normal for you to receive an invitation."
"No way. You don't know him that well?" Li Yi was a little surprised.
Although the old emperor had countless concubines and most of the princes and princesses had the same father but different mothers, they were still siblings with the same blood. Even if they were not from the same mother, they would still have some feelings for each other.
Could it be that his thinking had been wrong all along?
On second thought, it seemed to be more normal. Princesses were fine, but all princes had the possibility of inheriting the supreme throne after the old emperor passed away.
However, there was only one throne. In the end, it depended on each family's ability.
A good prince who didn't want to become the emperor wasn't a good prince. Princes would be lucky if they didn't fight for the throne. It was not easy to see touching brotherly love.
Given MIngzhu's character, it was unlikely that she would have many close brothers and sisters. She and Li Xuan had been friends since they were young. The princes of the same age might have been beaten up by her when they were young. It was normal for them to be a little distant.
MIngzhu thought for a moment and said, "Since he has invited you, there's no harm in going if there's nothing urgent."
Even she had said so. Li Yi asked in surprise, "Is it really possible for the King of Shu to become the Crown Prince?"
"No one knows what Father is thinking." MIngzhu shook her head and said, "But from the current situation, the King of Shu has the greatest hope. Putting this aside, it's not good for you to embarrass a prince."
It was obvious that MIngzhu did not have any prejudice against the King of Shu. At least on the surface, he did not look like an evil person. Li Yi already had an idea.
When he passed by the cafeteria, he habitually glanced at a certain corner. Li Yi was startled, then he turned around and asked MIngzhu, "What's going on with Princess Yong Ning? Doesn't she need to go to school?"
"Yong Ning is different from the other princesses. Father gave her special permission not to go to school." MIngzhu paused and said.
"What happened to Princess Yong Ning? Why did she become like this?" Perhaps it was the feeling of déjà vu that caused Li Yi to involuntarily feel pity for the little princess. At the age of six or seven, she should be innocent and full of childlike interest. There was no reason for her to, and she definitely should not, remain in that shadow forever.
Her mother died young, and she was seriously ill … This was what he heard from Princess Shouning. MIngzhu was more than ten years older than Yong Ning and grew up in the palace. She should know more about her.
"Why did you suddenly ask about Yong Ning?" MIngzhu turned around and asked him.
"I want to see if I can help her." Li Yi said honestly.
"You have a way?" MIngzhu looked at him, and a glimmer of light appeared in her eyes.
Although she had never interacted with Yong Ning, she was still her younger sister. How could she not want her to become like a normal child?
"It's hard to say. I can only try first." Li Yi shook his head and said.
All the imperial physicians in the palace, including the famous physicians among the people, had tried to treat Yong Ning, but none of them had succeeded. If there was someone in this world who could cure her, MIngzhu believed that it must be Li Yi.
"Yong Ning is the daughter of Concubine Liang. Concubine Liang died of an illness when Yong Ning was two years old. Perhaps because she lost her mother at a young age, Yong Ning's personality has always been rather eccentric. But it wasn't like this. She would occasionally play with princesses and princes of the same age. The reason why she became like this was because of a serious illness a year ago."
"At that time, Imperial Father summoned all the imperial physicians in the palace. The famous physicians in the capital were also summoned overnight. No one could do anything. They thought that Yong Ning would die, but they didn't expect that after one night, she would miraculously wake up. Her illness was cured without treatment. Even the imperial physicians found it unbelievable." MIngzhu sighed and said, "However, although she survived, she seemed to have lost all her memories. Including Imperial Father, she didn't recognize anyone around her. The imperial physicians said that her brain might have been burnt and there was no hope for her to be cured in this lifetime."
"From then on, she became even more eccentric. She never spoke to anyone and became like this."
Li Yi heard this and frowned.
He only knew a bit of modern medical knowledge and was not a divine physician. He had thought that Princess Yong Ning was just autistic, but he didn't expect the truth to be like this.
If her brain was really burnt and she lost her memory, then things would be much more troublesome. In reality, whether it was amnesia or autism, even in the modern era, there was no particularly effective treatment. Things were much more troublesome than he had imagined.
"You go first. I'll go back myself in a while." He said to MIngzhu and walked to a palace beside the dining hall.
On the stone steps in the corner of the palace, the little girl was sitting there. She was still hugging the doll in her arms and staring at the ground with her head lowered.
"Hello, little girl. We meet again." Li Yi squatted down and smiled as he greeted her.
Hearing the voice, the little girl raised her head. When she saw Li Yi, there seemed to be a hint of color in her eyes, but there seemed to be nothing.
Li Yi took out the bead and waved it in front of her eyes. He reached out his other hand and said, "Thank you for the bead. I really like it. To thank you, how about I treat you to a meal?"
Looking at the hand that was stretched out in front of her, the little girl was startled. A trace of hesitation appeared on her face. After a long time, she carefully reached out her hand and placed it in Li Yi's palm.
Li Yi let out a long sigh in his heart. He had finally taken the first step.
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Looking at the two figures holding hands and walking into the dining hall, the manager of the dining hall was about to go crazy.
"Cucumbers, cucumbers, hide those two cucumbers well. Don't let him see them. Consort Chen specifically asked for them to be put on her face!"
"Kunlun purple melons, Kunlun purple melons, Consort Yan's favorite. They were just delivered this morning and are still fresh. We can't waste them … What are you waiting for? Go!"
"And, and that bowl of soup, hide it, hide it — it's too late, too late, it's too late!" The manager said anxiously and quickly turned around. In this short period of time, his face had already changed into a brilliant smile. He said, "This lowly official greets Princess Yong Ning and Lord Jue!"
"No need, no need." Li Yi waved his hand and pointed at the person who was desperately hiding the cucumbers behind his back. He said, "You, come here!"
"It's over!" Seeing this scene, the manager of the dining hall's heart was bleeding. These were the last two cucumbers …
Consort Chen, this lowly official has let you down!
The manager silently mourned for the two cucumbers. Consort Chen's cucumbers were gone, so be it. He couldn't offend this Lord Jue. Of the people who could steal the Eldest Princess' porridge and still stand here, Imperial Consort Chen was one, but that didn't include Consort Chen.
Li Yi didn't kill them all. He picked a fresh cucumber, washed it, and broke it in half. He gave the front half to Yong Ning and nibbled on the rest as he pointed at the person in front of him and said, "You, you, where are you looking? Right, I'm talking to you. Stop hiding, bring that eggplant — Kunlun purple melon over."
Even Consort Yan's Kunlun purple melon had been destroyed. The manager of the dining hall's expression became even more bitter.
The dining hall was responsible for the meals in the palace. Consorts without any status didn't have the power to order them around, much less foreign officials.
Other than the imperial family, the only person who could treat the dining hall as his own kitchen was Li Yi.
This was because he was not only the mathematics teacher of the many little princes and princesses, but he was also Princess Shouning's cooking teacher and nutritionist in name. This was what the old Emperor had said. As long as he didn't tear down the dining hall, the manager couldn't say anything about what he did here.
As for complaining to the Emperor that this Lord Jue was arrogant and despotic, provoking the resentment of the people of the dining hall, and using public property for his own personal use. Not only did he steal Consort Chen's cucumber, he even stole Consort Yan's purple melon — this kind of behavior was simply not tolerated by the law and would anger both men and gods!
The manager really didn't dare.
According to Eunuch Wei, the Emperor had personally invited this Lord Jue to a meal a few days ago. It was just him and the Emperor. Who else in the world could have such an honor, not even the Prime Minister — even if he had ten more guts, he still wouldn't dare to do this!
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