"The Emperor?"
Xiao Rui said subconsciously.
Xiao Rui hadn't been in the Great Tang for long, and he had only met Li Er four or five times at most. He wasn't familiar with Li Shiming's voice.
Li Shiming had watched King Lu, Li Yuanchang, grow up. How could he not recognize his second brother's voice?
Li Yuan Chang's face was ashen as he turned around and revealed a smile that was uglier than crying."Imperial brother, why didn't you tell me that you came to the gambling den? The weather is so hot that you're sweating profusely. Men, go to the cellar and bring out a few pieces of ice for the emperor to relieve the heat.”
Shopkeeper Hu's expression was difficult. He stood there with his head lowered and his body trembling, not moving a single step.
"Are you limping? Hurry up and go!" Li Yuanchang cursed angrily.”
Shopkeeper Hu knelt on the ground and kowtowed, begging for mercy,""Reporting to the Emperor, reporting to King Lu, the weather this year is unusually hot. The ice stored in winter has been used up yesterday.”
King Lu, Li Yuanchang, was so angry that he kicked Shopkeeper Hu over. He took out a fan and personally fanned Li Er. He said flatteringly,"Imperial Brother, I'm sorry for making you suffer. It's not easy for you to leave the palace. Why don't you come to my wangfu as a guest? The weather is unbearably hot, and my residence is incomparably cool. It's a good place to cool down.”
Li Shiming glared at Li Yuanchang, then walked to Xiao Rui's side and took the fan from Li Wan's hand to fan Xiao Rui. He said with a pained expression,"Marquis Xiao, you've worked hard. When we return to the palace, I'll send Wang De to send you some ice. Look at how hot you are.”
Everyone's eyeballs fell to the ground as they began to discuss.
"Xiao Hou has such a big face, yet the Emperor is personally fanning him?”
"Didn't you say that he once saved our Great Tang?”
"But the Emperor truly is a good Emperor who loves his people like his own children. With an Emperor like this, our Great Tang will no longer fear the Turks. I believe that we will soon defeat the Turks and live a happy and stable life.”
Ever since Li Shiming became the Emperor, he had been determined to be a good Emperor whose name would go down in history. The common people had easily gained their favor and admiration because of him fanning Xiao Rui. They were very happy and increased the strength of their hands.
Xiao Rui took the fan from Li Shiming's hand and handed it to Li Wan. He then pushed Li Shiming to Li Yuanchang, the King of Lu, and cupped his hands,"King Lu actually went back on his word and refused to hand over the thousand-year-old ginseng after losing the bet.”
You're a big man, don't stand beside me. The smell of sweat all over your body is unbearable. The girl beside you is soft and fragrant. She smells much better.
Li Wan didn't know that Xiao Rui would be so bold as to refuse the emperor's attention in public. However, when she saw his handsome and well-defined side profile, his strong and powerful muscles, and heard his deep and sexy voice, her heart pounded non-stop, gently fanning Xiao Rui.
Li Yuanchang angrily rebuked Xiao Rui,"How dare you, Xiao Rui, refuse the Emperor's good intentions. You are deceiving the Emperor." Someone, hurry up and arrest this person.”
Li Shi Min shouted angrily," How dare you, Li Yuan Chang! How dare you bully the Marquis of Leping County, who has made great contributions to the Tang Empire! Do you know your crimes?"”
When everyone heard that the Emperor wasn't angered by Xiao Rui's reckless refusal, and instead scolded his own brother for bullying Xiao Rui, they all knelt down and shouted,"The Emperor loves his people like his own children. He is truly a rare good Emperor. This is the blessing of our Great Tang. Emperor, please help Xiao Hou."
The sound of over a thousand people's unison was so loud that it shook the entire casino. The lingering sound was extremely shocking.
Li Yuan Chang was frightened and knelt on the ground to plead,""Emperor, second brother, the thousand-year-old ginseng is a treasure that I obtained after much hardship. I don't treasure it to sell it, but to offer it to you in the future!”
Only a ghost would believe his words.
Li Shimin invited Qin Shubao to his side and said to everyone,""Does everyone know who this person is?"
Everyone looked at him. This person's face was as bright as the ancient moon. His face was pale gold, his eyebrows were like sharp swords, and there was a thousand layers of killing intent on his head.
Wasn't he the legendary hero of Tile Hill, the current Duke of Wing Country, Qin Qiong, Qin Shubao?
He was the hero of the Tang army and people. Who didn't know him?
Everyone shouted in unison,"This is the Duke of Yi Country."”
Li Shi Min nodded in satisfaction,"Duke Yi risked his life for the Great Tang and was heavily injured. Under the effect of the Resurrection Flower offered by Marquis Xiao Rui, his body finally recovered. He urgently needed the thousand-year-old ginseng to nourish his body. Marquis Xiao had used his personal belongings as collateral to make a bet with the King of Lu. Was this kind of benevolence and righteousness, the willingness to sacrifice for the Great Tang not worthy of everyone's admiration?”
Everyone looked at Xiao Rui with reverence. Some of the people with low teardrops even had tears in their eyes. Everyone shouted,"Xiao Hou, please accept our bow.”
"Xiao Hou, please accept our bow.”
"Xiao Hou, please accept our bow.”
Three loud shouts resounded through the sky, much louder than the one who had just paid his respects to Li Shiming.
It was enough to prove Xiao Rui's position in everyone's heart.
"Li Yuanchang, what else do you want to say?”
Now that things had developed to this point, what else could Li Yuanchang do? He obediently ordered someone to bring the thousand-year-old ginseng and personally handed it to Xiao Rui.
Before the ginseng could be warmed up by Xiao Rui, it was snatched away by the Gambling King, who had been silent all this while. She pulled Qin Shubao and ran away, leaving behind a sentence that made Xiao Rui so angry that he was about to die.
"Wastrel, I brought Country Duke Yi to treat his illness.”
It was the third watch, kneeling and collecting, kneeling and commenting.
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