"I wish uncle good luck and prosperity in the new year…"
Just as everyone was still immersed in the joke of Li Ke's skit, Si Zi and the other children stood up and ran to Zhangsun Wuji to pay their respects.
She also took out a pair of scissors and pinched a lock of her hair.
Haha...
A burst of laughter rang out.
"Brother Zhangsun, quickly pay up!"
"Brother Fuji, twisting your hair during the New Year is going to kill your uncle.”
……
The year-end banquet ended with the Li Ke brothers 'skit performance.
Everyone laughed heartily.
In the Empress's bedroom.
Li Shi Min was washing his feet as he laughed and scolded,"This unlucky child is really vengeful. Just wait and see. Tomorrow, this skit will spread all over Chang 'an.”
"In the end, it was Chengqian and my brother who were at fault.”
His illness gradually recovered, and Zhangsun Wugou also knew about the rumors in the city. It was not difficult for her to guess the instigator behind this matter.
"Moreover, Elder Brother might not be that angry. Didn't he laugh a few times in the middle?”
Li Shimin shook his head." But after tomorrow, the auxiliary will replace Xuanling's title of being henpecked."”
"It's okay. Ke 'er may be making a fuss, but he knows his limits.”Zhangsun Wugou said with a faint smile.
Then, his expression gradually became serious." Ke 'er looks like he likes to cause trouble. He's so carefree as if he doesn't care about anything. However, Second Brother, there are some things that you, as a father, can't do well.”
"That day, you stopped me from eating donkey-hide glue, and then secretly asked the Imperial Academy of Medicine to examine me. Do you really think that child is heartless and doesn't know anything?”
"If you do this, it will hurt the child's filial piety.”
Li Shi Min couldn't help but smile bitterly and said,"I know, but there are some things that I have to do in the royal family.”Li Shi Min's face was full of melancholy.
The two couldn't help but look at each other speechlessly.
This was the tragedy of the royal family.
The next day.
Li Ke was woken up by the sound of firecrackers in the alley outside the palace.
Seeing that the sky was still dark, he muttered a few words and prepared to go back to sleep.
"Your Highness, a young lady from the Wu clan is kneeling in front of the manor door, saying that she wants to see you.”
Wu Mei Niang?
Li Ke came to a realization. He got up, put on his clothes, and walked out. He also asked,"What does she want from me?"
He had been waiting for Wu Meiniang to take the initiative to look for him.
"I asked, but the little girl refused to say. She insisted on seeing His Highness.”
Li Ke nodded. When he arrived at the door, he saw the little girl kneeling at the door.
Wu Meiniang recognized Li Ke. After kowtowing heavily, she pleaded,"Your Highness, Mei Niang's mother is sick, and her family is poor. Mei Niang wants to borrow money from Your Highness, and Mei Niang is willing to pay double.”
"Your Highness, the guard of the wangfu said that this little girl had been walking around our alley early in the morning, stopping at every house for a while. It turns out that she borrowed money to treat her mother's illness.”
Li Ke nodded and sighed in his heart.
For someone like him to have a family reunion in the palace during the new year.
Then in this prosperous Zhenguan period, how many people were like Wu Meiniang, who was helpless in the cold wind?
"You know, Yiguan money is nothing to me.”"I don't need you to exchange for it," Li Ke said lightly."I'll give you a hundred strings of coins. You sell yourself to the Imperial Residence and become my maidservant. How about that?"”
The little girl pursed her lips and shook her head.""Mei Niang swore in front of mother that no matter how difficult it was, she would never sell herself as a slave.”
Tsk, the reason why the empress of the future generation could become the empress was probably because of this woman from the Yang family who was related to him by blood.
From Wu Meiniang's words, he could tell that her mother, Madam Yang, was definitely a stubborn and strong-willed woman.
"It's fine if you don't sell your body, but you have to be my little handmaiden. In the future, you have to ask for my consent before you get married.”
"You and I are only in an employment relationship."
Li Ke saw that the little girl stood up and was about to leave silently, so he changed the conditions.
Hearing that, Little Mei Niang stomped her feet and turned around with a smile.""Thank you, Your Highness."
"Alright, your sweet mouth is useless here. It depends on your performance in the future. Take me to your house first and bring your mother to the prince's mansion for treatment.”
After that, Li Ke ordered the steward to arrange a carriage to bring Wu Meiniang home. He brought Madam Yang to the Imperial Residence and arranged for a doctor to treat her.
He had just arranged all of this.
His brothers came one after another.
"Didn't I say that I'll rest for a day and go to the military camp tomorrow? Why are you all here instead of accompanying your families?”Li Ke asked suspiciously.
"Cousin, I'm here to seek refuge." Zhangsun Chong smiled bitterly.”
"What about you guys? It was understandable for Zhangsun Chong to seek refuge here, but why are you guys here too?”
" We're about the same. Who doesn't have a nephew? Now, not only are the tea houses and restaurants in Chang 'an performing our skits, but our relatives have also been visiting us with scissors for a hundred years.”
Wei Shuyu smiled bitterly.
Cheng Chumo rubbed his butt and said with a sad face,"A dozen cousins came to my house early in the morning. My father gave me more than a hundred strings of red money. He smiled and waited for my cousins to leave before turning around and beating them up.”
" Big Brother, there are many nephews in Chang 'an. Today, we are going to pay a New Year's visit with scissors. We will be remembered by the people of Chang' an.”
Haha...
As the brothers spoke, the entire room burst into laughter.
In a tavern in Chang 'an.
"Dear guests, the small shop has invited a skit group to perform a New Year's greeting for Uncle Zhangsun!”
"Good!"
"Manager, I told you. If your shop doesn't put on this skit soon, we'll have to eat at other restaurants in the future.”
While the manager was chatting with the guests.
More than ten skit performers went on stage.
In fact, it was just a storyteller who used to sing songs. He would find a few smart children and quickly change his profession.
"Today, we have brought the famous work of His Highness Ke, the founder of the skit, to pay a New Year's visit to Uncle Zhangsun!”
"Good! Hurry up and start."
"Hurry up!"
……
Amidst the commotion, upstairs in the private room of the tavern.
Cui Zongbo watched the performance through the window.
"Yingying, now that you see how powerful His Highness Ke is, do you understand why grandfather has been hiding it?”
"The creator of skits. Although this skit isn't popular, it's obvious that this kind of popular and funny dramatic performance is very popular among the people.”
"There might be a possibility of being independent in the future.”
"Even if he's like a low-class novelist, he has won the hearts of many people through his skit. In the future, who in the skit industry wouldn't dare to call him 'grandmaster'?”
"Moreover, his method of revenge against Zhangsun Wuji and the Crown Prince was so ingenious. Even if Zhangsun Wuji knew that he had been smeared, he could do nothing and had to swallow this bitter fruit with a smile.”
"If I have the chance, I really want to meet His Highness Ke and understand what kind of person he is.”Cui Yingying said absentmindedly as she watched the skit performance outside and listened to the laughter of the crowd.
Cui Zongbo's lips twitched a few times, and he slapped the table angrily.
Cui Yingying was startled awake, and her pretty face couldn't help but blush.
……
Li Ke did not pay too much attention to the bustle of Chang 'an.
After the New Year, he hid in the military camp and began his real training.
As the scheduled date of March was approaching.
The debate in the Imperial Court over who should lead the troops became more and more intense.
The Crown Prince wanted to lead the army.
The King of Wei was also fighting for it.
Even the Emperor's brother, Li Yuanchang, was jumping up and down.
Li Ke had been hiding far away.
Until one day, an imperial edict came from the palace, ordering him to return to the palace immediately.
The strangest thing was that in the order, he was also asked to bring along the little Mei Niang who dressed as a man in the military camp to serve him!
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