"Brother Zhao, we'll take our leave then. Thank you for your hospitality. We'll come again next time.”
Old Li put on his windbreaker and bamboo hat, and held a wooden stick in his hand to prevent him from falling.
Zhao Yi saw that Old Li and the other three were all fully armed as if they were facing a great enemy. He immediately frowned and reminded them,
"Brother Li, you should wait for the weather to get better and the snow to melt. Then come to my tavern to eat and drink. I'm really worried that something will happen to you if you walk outside like this.
Actually..."
Li Shiming and the other three turned around and looked at Zhao Yi in confusion.
Zhao Yi shook his head. He wanted to say that there was a kind of shoes that was specially made for walking on ice. The soles of the shoes were installed with anti-slip nails so that they would not slip.
However, he really didn't look like he was being treated as a monster.
He could only change his way of reminding Old Li,""Why are the four of you wearing straw ropes on your shoes?”
"To prevent falling, of course!"
Li Shi Min asked.
"What kind of tools did you use to chisel the ice?" Zhao Yi asked again.”
"Hammer, and awl."
Li Shimin asked and answered quickly.
"Why not use an axe?"”
"Axe…"
Li Shi Min paused for a moment before saying,"The axe will slip easily. If you're not careful, you'll hurt yourself.”
"Then why can Cone Nail do it?"
Zhao Yi asked.
Li Shiming and the other three were speechless. They felt that this answer was actually very simple, but they couldn't explain it clearly.
Zhao Yi stopped there and said no more.
This was because he could not just bring out everything he knew without thinking about it and let Old Li and the other three pick up the ready-made ones, skipping the part of thinking about it.
He had already made it clear enough. With the principle of breaking the surface with a little bit of insight, whether Old Li and the other three could comprehend how to make shoes that could prevent slipping on ice would depend on their own luck.
Seeing that Zhao Yi didn't want to talk about it further, Li Shimin didn't force him. He brought his daughter and Fang Xuanling out of the tavern and walked away step by step.
Zhao Yi used his hand to block the cold wind that blew into the house for his daughter while letting Ah Da close the door.
Actually, Zhao Yi was also a little emotional.
He knew that with his current power, if he had a better and larger platform, he could multiply the strength of the Great Tang.
However, he was not the kind of person who would bend his knees for fame, nor would he take the initiative to look for the current emperor, Li Shimin, and say to him," I, Zhao Yi, alone can feed the people of the Great Tang, and let the cavalry of the Great Tang conquer every corner of the world!”
Also, he was only a father now, a single father who needed to raise his daughter.
He would not abandon his daughter for the sake of justice.
If fate allowed it, the Tang Emperor Li Shimin would meet him one day.
If there was no fate, he would just live his own life.
Unless it was an invasion by a foreign race that threatened the stability of the nation, or if there were rebels everywhere, he would not take action.
This was why he did not directly teach Old Li how to make ice walking shoes.
After Old Li left, Zhao Yi calmed down and took care of his daughter.
He returned to his room on the second floor and carefully placed his sleeping daughter under the blanket.
Looking at his daughter's tender face, Zhao Yi couldn't help but suck on it.
"Little cotton-padded jacket, oh, little cotton-padded jacket. I don't want anything in this life. I can even let go of taking revenge on your cruel mother.”
Thinking back to a few months ago, his daughter was only a little old. She was so fragile that even a small injury would pose a great threat to her personal safety.
However, just when her daughter needed the protection and love of her parents the most, Su Xueyi, this heartless woman, heartlessly abandoned her daughter!
Zhao Yi's expression gradually turned cold.
...
Taiji Palace.
Li Shi Min returned to the royal study.
Because they had already finished dealing with government affairs and the weather was bad, Fang Xuanling and Cheng Yaojin had already bid farewell to the emperor on the way and returned to their respective residences.
Without Fang Xuanling and Cheng Yaojin around, Li Shiming could ask the question in his heart.
Looking at his daughter who was still happy after she came back, Li Shimin pretended to ask casually,
"Lizhi, tell Father the truth. Do you like this Zhao…Zhao Buyi?"
Since he didn't know Zhao Yi's full name, Li Shimin temporarily used Zhao Buyi to address Zhao Yi.
Li Lizhi didn't expect her father to suddenly ask such a question. She was stunned for a moment and then slowly lowered her head.
Li Shi Min saw his daughter's reaction and said,
" You don't have to hide it from my father. I know what you're thinking. There are so many Chang 'an elites surrounding you, especially your cousin Zhangsun Chong. You don't even look at them. You're very annoyed with them.
When you saw this Zhao Buyi this time, you kept secretly looking at him. When he gave you something, you also acted like you got a treasure.
If this isn't liking him, then what is?"
Li Lizhi's cheeks were slightly red, and her bright eyes were sparkling. She seemed to be seriously thinking about what her father had said.
In the end, she seemed to agree with her father's judgment. Her gaze fell on the box of tissues in her hand, and her eyes revealed the happiness from before.
Li Shimin frowned at his daughter and took a sip of hot tea.
However, it was tasteless and could not be compared to the tea in the cloth tavern at all.
Although he had a good impression of Zhao Yi, Li Shimin still reminded his daughter rationally,
"Lizhi, you can't like this Zhao Buyi.”
"Why?"
Li Lizhi was still in her prime, so she raised her head and asked in confusion.
"Because he is already married and has a child, and you are my precious daughter. How can I let someone who has been married and has a child be your son-in-law?”
Li Shi Min said with disdain.
"Also, don't forget that you already have an engagement with your cousin, Zhangsun Chong.”
Li Shi Min reminded him.
"But I don't like cousin." Li Lizhi pouted.”
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