After the carriage entered the bluestone streets of the capital, it gradually steadied. Changde waved at the guards at the palace gate, and the carriage went straight into the palace.
The happiest thing in the morning was to have a good sleep after waking up.
Although sleeping in the carriage was not as comfortable as sleeping on a bed, it was good to have something soft to lean on.
Li Yi only woke up when the carriage suddenly stopped and his head bumped into the carriage.
He must have seen too many beautiful goats recently. He actually dreamed that he was catching goats on a green grassland. If Changde did not suddenly stop, he would still be fighting with Pleasant Goat in his dream.
"County Magistrate Li, it's time to get off."
An uncomfortable voice came from outside. Li Yi unwillingly got off the carriage. He looked around and suddenly exclaimed, "Why are we here?"
"His Majesty and a few important officials are at the Hall of Diligent Government. County Magistrate Li, quickly follow me." Changde's voice was always so annoying.
"No, I have to go back for a while." Li Yi shook his head and said.
Changde frowned and asked, "Where?"
Li Yi pointed and said, "The palace in front."
Changde glanced at the direction and said, "County Magistrate Li, if you want to see Princess Yong Ning, wait until you see His Majesty first."
"No, I don't have the time later …" Li Yi sat back on the carriage.
Changde smiled sinisterly, "Then don't blame me!"
With that, he strode towards Li Yi.
"What do you want?"
"I'm telling you, don't touch me …"
"Let me give you a piece of advice. Don't provoke me. I'm even afraid of myself when I'm angry!"
"You … Aiya, my head hurts. Don't tell me my hysteria is acting up again …"
"…" The smile on Changde's face froze.
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The six-year-old girl sat on the stone steps in the shade outside the palace and looked in the direction of the palace gate. Although she had been doing this for a year, she was completely different from before. The stupidity on her face was gone, and her eyes were full of intelligence.
When there was a meaning to waiting, everything suddenly became clear.
A few eunuchs and palace maids were standing in the distance. When they saw the little princess smile from time to time, they looked excited.
Li Xianzi was really a man of God. He cured the little princess's strange disease that even the imperial doctors couldn't do anything about. They were happy to see the little princess's change these days. It was a pity that Li Xianzi was grounded by His Majesty because he beat the King of Shu. Otherwise, the little princess would definitely smile more.
Yong Ning looked in that direction again, thinking that her brother would not be coming today. She turned around and saw two goat horns tied with a bow, as well as — the first thing she saw in this world that she was familiar with in her memory.
Li Yi saw the surprise in her eyes. He pushed the doll that was as tall as Yong Ning over and asked with a smile, "Do you like it?"
After the little girl came back to her senses, she suddenly pounced forward.
However, she did not pounce on the beautiful sheep doll that Li Yi had carefully prepared for her, but Li Yi himself.
Looking at the little figure hugging him tightly, Li Yi was stunned for a moment. Then, he lovingly caressed her head.
Changde stood behind them, and a trace of doubt appeared on his old face. What he couldn't understand the most was that Princess Yong Ning was so intimate with Li Yi, even more than His Majesty. Was it because Li Xianzi cured her disease?
After this thought came to his mind, he faintly felt that things were not so simple.
"Humph!"
When Yong Ning let go of him and finally focused her attention on the beautiful sheep doll, a cold snort suddenly came from behind Li Yi.
The sound was familiar, and so was the scene.
Li Yi turned around and saw the proud Lolita standing there with her hands on her hips like a tigress, looking at him with extremely fierce eyes.
One should not fall at the same place twice. When Li Yi turned around and dragged out another doll that was almost the same as the previous one from the carriage, but it was bigger than the previous one, and about the same height as Princess Shouning, the proud Lolita screamed and pounced on it.
Regardless of ancient times or modern times, plush toys, especially large plush toys, had an unparalleled attraction for girls. This was because such large toys could bring them a great sense of security. Of course, the premise was that the girl was really a girl and still retained a young girl's heart. Tomboys and girls' mothers had already broken away from this low-level sense of security and were generally excluded.
"Thank you, Sir!" Princess Shouning, who finally recovered from her excitement, immediately pounced on Li Yi. She jumped up and hung on him like a koala, and kissed his face. Only then did she realize that the person in front of her was Sir and not her mother. Her little face turned red, and she ran away with her beautiful sheep doll.
"Ahem …" When Li Yi squatted down and whispered to Yong Ning, Chang De finally could not help coughing twice.
Li Yi turned around, looked at him, and said with concern, "Chief Chang, if you are not feeling well, you should go back and rest. Don't worry about me."
The Chief Chamberlain's eyelids twitched, and he forcibly suppressed the surging genuine Qi in his body. He said in a low voice, "Li Xianzi, have you forgotten something?"
"What is it?" Li Yi looked puzzled.
"Crack!" The green bricks under Chang De's feet were broken.
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There was still an hour before the second competition with the Qi Kingdom officially began. Hall of Diligent Government.
Emperor Jing was high up, and there were more than ten figures in the hall, including the Left and Right Ministers, the Six Ministers, the Capital Governor Dong Wenyun, Li Xuan, and MIngzhu were also in the crowd.
"Subject Wei, do you think you can win today?" Emperor Jing looked at Wei Siye and asked directly.
Wei Siye showed a bitter expression, and said, "I will do my best!"
Even Li Xuan could tell that Wei Siye was not confident, let alone the old foxes in the court who were good at reading people's expressions.
Although he said he would do his best, Wei Siye obviously did not have the confidence to win today's competition. However, to the emperor and the ministers of the Jing Kingdom, they did not want Wei Siye to do his best. They wanted to win, and they had to win!
"Wei Siye should know the significance of this competition for us …" Prime Minister Qin suddenly said, and looked at him, "I only have one question, what are your chances of winning?"
Wei Siye thought for a long time, and then said with difficulty, "30%."
The hearts of the people in the hall also sank when they heard Wei Siye's words. 30% was not a number they expected, after all, they wanted 100%!
However, after the Poetry Demon Wang Zhong admitted defeat, Wei Siye was their most capable person. If even Wei Siye only had a 30% chance of winning, the others might not even have a 10% chance of winning.
As for the so-called scholars of the younger generation in the capital, in their eyes, the poems of those people were just children's tricks, and should not be taken seriously.
"That person is not even 30 years old, is he really that good?" Emperor Jing asked with a frown.
The old man next to Prime Minister Qin stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Zhao Xiuwen is very famous in the Qi Kingdom, and he is known as the 'first poet in a thousand years'. Although this is exaggerated, it is enough to show his talent, and talent, in the way of poetry, is often more important than hard work."
Hearing Prime Minister Shen's words, the dozen or so officials in the court felt very depressed. Why did they have to meet such a rare freak of a thousand years?
Why did the Jing Kingdom not have such a freak?
Dong Wenyun's lips moved. He wanted to say that everyone, including His Majesty, had neglected one person. As the former magistrate of Qing 'an, he knew the boy's talent. Did they really think that Su Xuezheng's evaluation of him as the "first scholar of the Jing Kingdom" was a joke?
However, Wei Siye was still there, and in front of so many officials, it was not good for him to say these words.
Emperor Jing sighed helplessly and said, "Could it be that in this big capital, there is really no one who can beat that Zhao?"
"Your Majesty, Li Xianzi has arrived, and he is waiting with Princess Yong Ning outside the hall."
Just as Emperor Jing's voice fell, Chang De walked in from outside and said loudly.
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