"Why are these dates so sour …"
When he came out of the room and took two dates from Ruyi's dressing table, Li Yi's expression was a little twisted.
"No, the dates that Miss bought today are very sweet." Xiao Huan took out a date from her bag and put it in Li Yi's mouth. "If you don't believe me, try it."
"That's strange …" Li Yi muttered. Could it be that his luck was too bad just now? The two dates he casually picked up were both so sour?
Then he seemed to think of something and asked Xiao Huan, "Did Miss go out today?"
The servant girl nodded and said, "Yes, she went out this morning. Miss bought these dates when she came back."
Fang, who was standing behind, shook his head and said, "Sour and sweet are all part of life. So what if it's sour, so what if it's sweet? If there's bitterness in the heart, it's all bitterness …"
Li Yi turned around to look at him and asked, "Did you suffer again today …"
"Young master, I didn't betray you …" Fang's expression changed and he hurriedly explained.
"… You went to the Jade Courtyard behind Mrs. Fang's back?" Li Yi looked at him with bright eyes.
"No." Fang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I really didn't betray you today. Young master, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first."
"Wait." Li Yi stopped him in time.
"Young master, is there anything else?"
Li Yi looked at him and asked, "What did you say just now … What betrayal?"
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…
Liuli's affairs were almost done and all the arrangements had been made. What happened next didn't have much to do with him, so he left it to the old emperor and the Wang family.
"What are you doing here instead of taking care of your Academy of Science?" Li Yi sat in the courtyard and looked at Li Xuan and asked.
The Academy of Science had just opened and this guy had undertaken many research projects. How could he have the time to wander around?
Li Xuan sat down and said, "I feel more and more that without a good foundation in mathematics, there are a lot of things that can't be done. Do you have any secret manuals that are more advanced than the ones that the students in the Faculty of Mathematics can master faster?"
Li Yi waved his hand and said, "I don't have any secret manuals. If you want to learn mathematics, you should listen to the classes with the students of the mathematics department. Yesterday, there were ten students who entered the department. Li Han is responsible for helping them catch up on their knowledge. You can listen with them."
"Alright then." It was rare that Li Xuan didn't pester him. Then, excitement appeared on his face and he said, "Oh yes, there's another great thing I want to tell you today."
Li Yi rubbed the space between his eyebrows and asked casually, "What is it? Is the Crown Princess pregnant?"
Li Xuan was taken aback. He looked at him and asked, "How did you know?"
Li Yi's hand froze. He looked at him and asked, "Is the Crown Princess really pregnant?"
Li Xuan scratched his head and said, "The Royal Doctor said it shouldn't be wrong. Her Highness took her to the palace today. If I want to see her in the future, I have to apply in advance …"
Li Yi looked back and saw Ruyi walk into the room.
"Congratulations …" He cupped his hands to Li Xuan and lay down in disappointment. He gritted his teeth and said, "Xiao Huan, see the guest out!"
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Cold Mountain Temple.
The young monk bowed respectfully to Master Tan Yin and said, "Master, the palace has sent out an invitation to attend the glass appreciation event. Do you want to go?"
"No need." Tan Yin shook his head and said, "It would be rude of us to be absent from His Majesty's summons. Give this invitation to your Uncle Master Tan Jing and ask him to go on my behalf. Remember to tell him that if there are glass Buddha statues on sale, he can ignore them."
"I know." The young monk nodded and said.
"Amitabha. From today on, I will meditate and comprehend Buddhist rites. I will not receive guests from now on."
Master Tan Yin raised one hand and chanted the name of Buddha, saying, "In the next few days, you go down the mountain and send these two scriptures and this prescription to the mansion of the Earl of Chang 'an. Also, help me send a message to the County Earl Li, saying thank you for reminding us. When the Li family has a happy event in the future, the Cold Mountain Temple will definitely send a generous gift …"
Not long after, the young monk walked out of the meditation room. After gently closing the door, he was about to turn around when he accidentally bumped into a little monk.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, Senior Brother!"
The young monk looked at his monk robes stained by porridge, shook his head, took off his clothes, and said, "I have to go to Uncle Master Tan Jing's place. Help me put these clothes in my room. Also, put these two scriptures in my room."
"Okay!" The little monk hurriedly answered.
Fahua Temple.
"Glass Appreciation Conference?" The middle-aged monk's face lit up and said, "This is our chance. I wonder if we can see what we need …"
XX Temple.
"Go, this is His Majesty's invitation. Glass is the most precious treasure of Buddhism. I will go to the Glass Appreciation Conference in person!"
XX Temple.
"What? He didn't invite us? Why? Why are we the only ones who didn't receive invitations? No, we must protest. We are all temples. His Majesty can't treat us so differently … "
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In two days, the Glass Appreciation Conference that was to be held in the palace became the hot topic of discussion in the entire capital.
Not only were the dignitaries of the capital invited to this exhibition, but because the exhibition would focus on colored glaze, which was one of the seven treasures of Buddhism, even the famous eminent monks near the capital were invited. Later, because many temples without eminent monks protested, in order to show fairness, His Majesty finally increased the number of people invited...
This grand appraisal event was held in the Imperial Palace. It was said that in order to enrich the national treasury, the current Emperor took out the treasures that the Imperial Family had hidden for decades for everyone to appraise. As long as the treasures were taken out, they could be bought and sold. The Emperor would transfer all the money earned from this appraisal event to the national treasury to be used for disaster relief …
The current Emperor was truly a benevolent ruler. All his decrees were for the benefit of the country and the people. This time, he did not hesitate to take out the treasures of the royal family for the use of the country. Which ruler in history could be so selfless?
For a moment, endless praises came from the people. Hearing that the current Emperor was ill, everyone wanted to give their life to this benevolent ruler …
Li Yi didn't know whether the old Emperor was selfless or not. He only knew that he was selfless to the extreme. In the entire court, in the entire capital, which official or noble could do this and donate their family's treasures to the national treasury?
"Do you want to go to the Glass Appreciation Conference tonight?" Standing under the tree and watching the progress of the digging of the lake, Li Xuan appeared in front of Li Yi again.
"I'll go …" Li Yi said with a sigh.
Of course, he had to go see for himself what kind of dates the melons he planted would bear.
"Then let's go together in a while." Li Xuan nodded and said, "I can go see Qin 'er. I really didn't expect that I would have a child so soon. Tell me, what does it feel like to have a child?"
Li Yi closed his eyes. He didn't want to let him taint his vision anymore. He softly spat out a word.
"Get lost …"
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"How strange …" Li Xuan muttered and walked in the direction of the classroom.
When he thought that the person who would be teaching him in a moment was Li Han, he felt a bit depressed.
When he walked to the door of the classroom and saw a person walking out, he was startled. He grabbed the person's arm and asked in confusion, "Brother, have we met somewhere before?"
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