Li Shishi helped King Duan out for dinner. After dinner, she helped King Duan back to the Hall of Virtue.
"Let's start cultivating and refining Qi!" King Duan said.
"Yes!" Li Shishi replied and handed a low-level pill to King Duan. King Duan took it, and Li Shishi fed him water. Then, she took a middle-level pill herself. The two of them began to refine Qi.
He practiced until midnight, then turned off the lights and went to sleep.
The next morning, Master Li woke up, and so did King Duan.
"Your foot is injured. Rest for a while more. There's no need to wake up so early!”Li Shishi said to King Duan.
"It's alright, I feel much better. I still have to pay my respects to the Empress Dowager!”King Duan said.
Then, she went to find some medicinal wine and some pills to treat bruises. She applied the wine on King Duan's right foot and gave him a pill.
King Duan also got up and asked Teacher Li to help him to pay his respects to the Empress Dowager.
The two of them finally arrived at the Empress Dowager's Palace. When they saw Empress Dowager Xiang, the two of them knelt down and kowtowed to her.
"My son Zhao Ji pays his respects to Empress Dowager Xiang. I wish Empress Dowager Xiang a long life!”King Duan said.
Empress Dowager Xiang saw that Zhao Ji's foot was injured and was supported by Li Shishi. She said,""You two can get up first!"
"Ji 'er, what happened to your foot?"”
"Hehe, Chen 'er accidentally fell while playing Cuju yesterday and sprained his right foot.”King Duan said.
"Does it hurt?”Empress Dowager Xiang asked with concern.
"It's just a small injury. I used medicine yesterday and today, so I'm a little better.”King Duan said with a smile.
"Stay at home and recuperate. Don't come to visit this widow for the next few days.”He said to the empress dowager.
"Alright, Empress Dowager Xiang, take care of yourself!”King Duan said.
After that, Li Shishi supported King Duan and returned to King Duan's mansion.
After twenty days, King Duan's foot had finally recovered. During these ten days, he had been living in the Hall of Virtue. Every day, he would write, play chess, and listen to Li Shishi sing. At night, he would cultivate and refine Qi with Li Shishi.
She had not done it with Exemplary Lee because of her leg injury.
"Ever since I was conferred the title of King Duan in March of this year, I have also been appointed as the military governor of Pingjiang (Gusu City) and Zhenjiang. However, at that time, because I was young, my emperor brother began to study at home, learning some of the Four Books and Five Classics. However, learning the Four Books and Five Classics is really a headache.”King Duan said to Li Shishi.
"Very good. Shishi also wants to go out with King Duan to see the world. We can go to Pingjiang (Gusu City) and Zhenjiang to see the local customs there!”Li Shishi said.
"Okay, let's go into the palace and tell the emperor that I'm going to Pingjiang (Gusu City) and Zhenjiang to take up my post for a period of time. I'll observe the situation there, train myself, and increase my knowledge.”King Duan said.
Then, the two of them walked into the palace together and came to Song Zhezong's study. The two of them knelt on the ground in front of Song Zhezong.
"This minister's younger brother pays his respects to the emperor's elder brother. Long live my emperor!”King Duan said.
"The two of you rise. Did little brother come to zhen's study today for something?”Song Zhezong asked.
"Big brother, this year you conferred my brother the title of King Duan and appointed him as the military governor of Pingjiang (Gusu City) and Zhenjiang. You also said that my brother is still young and asked me to study the Four Books and Five Classics. I feel that my age is a little old now and want to go to the fief to take a look and familiarize myself with the situation there.”King Duan stood up and said.
Li Shishi also stood up. King Duan and Li Shishi sat diagonally opposite Song Zhezong.
"Very good. I agree to let you go to the fief for a few months to familiarize yourself with the situation there. It's also a kind of training for you. You're usually pampered in King Duan's residence. It's good to go out and see the world. I hope you can grow up quickly and become my right-hand man.”Song Zhezong said this with some worry.
"I will work hard and become the emperor's right-hand man as soon as possible!”King Duan said.
"En, zhen will be attending court in a while. You guys can leave first!”Song Zhezong said.
King Duan and Teacher Li left Song Zhezong's study.
Then, they went to the Empress Dowager's Palace to pay their respects to the Empress Dowager.
"My son Zhao Ji pays his respects to Empress Dowager Xiang. I wish Empress Dowager Xiang a long life!”King Duan and Li Shishi knelt down together.
"All of you can rise! Is Ji 'er's foot completely healed?" He asked the empress dowager.
King Duan and Li Shishi stood up and sat diagonally across from Empress Dowager Xiang. King Duan then said,""Chen 'er's foot has completely recovered. Right, to Empress Dowager, Chen' er plans to go to Pingjiang (Gusu City) and Zhenjiang for a period of time. He will take on the position of military governor to increase his knowledge and train himself. Chen 'er has told the emperor and he has agreed to me.”
"Oh, that's a good thing. You can learn a lot of things by taking up your post there. You can also understand the grassroots and understand the people's feelings. However, Jianghu is dangerous.”He said to the empress dowager.
"Yes, Chen 'er will remember this. Chen' er will definitely be careful over there!”King Duan replied.
"Go and call Yuan Wen and Yuan Wu over!”Empress Dowager Xiang said to her maid.
"Yes, sir!" the maid replied.
After a while, Yuan Wen and Yuan Wu came in and knelt down to greet the Empress Dowager.
"Stand up, Ji 'er, these Yuan Wen and Yuan Wu are this widow's two personal guards, they are quite skilled. This time, when you go to Pingjiang (Gusu City) and Zhenjiang, bring them along to protect your safety. Yuan Wen and Yuan Wu, listen up. The two of you will follow King Duan Zhao Ji to take up the post of regional governor. You must do your best to protect Ji 'er!”
"This subject has received the decree. We will definitely protect King Duan!”Yuan Wen and Yuan Wu stood up and sat on the chair opposite King Duan as they spoke.
King Duan also said,"Thank you for the Empress Dowager's bestowal of two personal guards for my son. With them, my son will be at ease!"”
"From Shangjing Bianliang to Pingjiang (Gusu City), it will take about five days by carriage.”He said to the empress dowager.
"Alright, we'll go back first. Take care of Empress Dowager Xiang!”King Duan said.
King Duan, Teacher Li, Yuan Wen, and Yuan Wu left the Empress Dowager Palace and returned to King Duan's residence.
Then, they began to prepare the supplies they needed to go to Pingjiang (Gusu City), as well as carriages and other items. They were ready to set off for Pingjiang (Gusu City) to become the provincial governor.
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