hsntnovel Chapter 1927: Give Gifts First
Chapter 1927: Give Gifts First
Li Shen's attitude made Li Chengqian alert. He was a famous man who would go down in history and was the greatest emperor of all time. It seemed that this guy had big plans today.
Moreover, their father is not dead yet, and they tell him that he is the greatest emperor of all time. If their father hears this, I don’t know what he will think.
Li Shen did not realize that he was just following the normal way of communication and starting by asking for a compliment.
He actually made Li Chengqian so nervous that he couldn't help but feel a little contemptuous.
You're the one who dares to be an emperor? Pah!
"Brother, I really didn't get into trouble. You should have heard that you beat me so much that I stayed in the medical school for more than 20 days. I just came back from the medical school the day before yesterday.
The injury hasn't healed yet." Li Shen explained aggrievedly.
"Are you here for revenge?" Li Chengqian replied immediately.
"I&%￥#@....." Li Shen cursed several times in his heart at the bird calls that were not allowed to be broadcast.
It’s too difficult to communicate with Li Chengqian, it’s better to communicate with my father.
"Brother, your mind is full of... full of..." Li Shen wanted to say shit, but he didn't say it out loud.
Seeing Li Shen's helpless look, Li Chengqian raised the corners of his mouth.
"Don't worry, tenth brother. Come, let's go to the study and talk. Wang Zhong will make tea." Li Chengqian came to Li Shen and pulled Li Shen to the study.
As Li Shen walked, he was thinking about how to explain his own affairs to this elder brother with a questionable IQ.
It seems that beating around the bush is no longer an option, we need to get straight to the point.
Wang Zhong sat down in the study and started to make tea.
"Your Highness Prince Ji, have some tea."
Li Shen took the tea and took a sip to calm down his mood.
"Tenth brother, tell me, what brings you here today?" Li Chengqian asked while sipping his tea.
Li Shen did not answer, but shouted to the outside:
"Stone, bring it here."
Soon Shitou came in with a rosewood box in his hand.
"Brother, I heard that my sister-in-law is going to celebrate her birthday soon. I was afraid that I would forget about it, so I prepared a small gift in advance. It's not a token of respect, but I hope you won't despise it."
Li Shen said as he pushed the rosewood box in front of Li Chengqian.
Li Chengqian looked at the box in front of him, feeling an inexplicable panic in his heart. He was flattering and giving gifts.
How big a deal is this brother going to do?
"Tenth brother, your sister-in-law is not celebrating her birthday." Looking at the exquisite rosewood box in front of him, Li Chengqian suppressed his curiosity and did not open it.
"Eh? How could that be, brother? This year should be sister-in-law's 30th birthday."
Li Shen was stunned. Did he remember it wrongly? He had spent a lot of money to find out from Sizi.
"You know all this?" Li Chengqian was also stunned. He would not casually tell anyone about his Crown Princess' birthday.
"Brother, please don't misunderstand me. I learned this from Sizi."
Li Shen hurriedly explained that he must not create any scandal.
He had a scandal with the Crown Princess, who was his own sister-in-law, and yet he didn't even know how he died.
Li Chengqian stopped talking and opened the box. Inside was a emerald green jade necklace.
Each bead in the necklace is uniform in size, emerald green and transparent, round and smooth, and it is obviously the finest quality at first glance.
As expected, he is a prodigal son. What he does is not ordinary.
Jadeite of this quality might not be found even if you search the entire city of Chang'an.
“Tenth brother, I heard that you gave Aye a set of exquisite jade tea sets, and now you have such a top-quality jade necklace.
It is said that your Ji Wang Mansion has countless rare treasures, and it seems that it is true. "
Picking up the necklace, Li Chengqian looked at it carefully and said to Li Shen with emotion.
"Brother, thank you for the compliment. My Ji Palace still has rare treasures. I have sold almost all of them, and now I still owe a debt of 1.5 million strings of cash.
But this necklace is indeed top-notch, and its texture is the same as the tea set given to Aye.
I specially made a necklace for you, big brother. If you buy this necklace outside, you will be hard to find with a lot of money.
This kind of top-quality product, even in the hands of a younger brother, is just a pearl covered in dust. Only in the hands of the eldest sister-in-law can it show its brilliance. "
"Haha, you." Li Chengqian smiled and put the necklace into the box. He had just checked it and found that all the beads were very even and there was not a single flaw on any of them.
"Tell me, what's the matter with you?"
"Then I'll tell you, I want to borrow someone." Li Shen said.
"Borrow someone? Who? Didn't you just take away Pei Mingli, the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of War?" Li Chengqian asked curiously.
"Huh? Big brother also knows about this?" This time it was Li Shen's turn to be surprised. Wasn't Pei Mingli only of the sixth rank?
How could she catch Li Chengqian's eye?
"Humph, you still said that I have already noticed Pei Mingli and investigated his past.
This person is good at business and is a good money-maker. I was planning to let him go to the Ministry of Civil Affairs in the future, but you took him away."
Li Chengqian snorted in dissatisfaction.
Such a subordinate who is good at making money made a deal with this troublemaker in private with his father.
For a set of tea sets, his father sold this talented person.
"Hehe, don't worry, big brother. The court is full of talented people, and we don't need another Pei Mingli. Let me train him and then return him to you later."
Li Shen smiled awkwardly.
"Then don't forget. Tell me, who do you want?" The matter was done and Li Chengqian had no choice.
"Brother, I want Wang Yuangan from Hongwenguan."
"What do you want him to do?" Wang Yuan had some impression of Li Chengqian, who was a scholar.
Li Shen quickly explained:
"Brother, Xixi and Yangyang have reached the age of beginning education, and I want to find a talented person to teach them.
Don't worry, big brother. I won't borrow it for too long. I'll just be there for half an hour every day.
The rest of the time he still does his original job.”
"Well... the two little guys have indeed reached the age of enlightenment. Wang Yuangan is well versed in classics and has read a lot of books.
He is indeed a good candidate for enlightenment. Okay, I will send someone to inform him to come to your house for half an hour every day.
As the eldest uncle, I have to do this." Li Chengqian thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Li Shen's two children were loved by everyone. No matter whether it was because of Li Shen or not, they were well-liked in the palace and with Li Chengqian.
He is much more popular than his father Li Shen. He is liked wherever he goes, unlike Li Shen who is disliked wherever he goes.
"Thank you, big brother. I'd like to thank you on behalf of Xixi and Yangyang. I'll ask them to come to your house with gifts to express their gratitude in person some other day."
After hearing this, Li Shen bowed happily.
"Okay, no need to be so polite.
Go on, what else do you want? You took such an expensive gift, surely you didn't do it just to lend it to someone, right? "
(I checked the information and found that the Chinese people started celebrating birthdays in the Tang Dynasty.
There was no concept of birthdays before, and influenced by Confucianism, birthdays were called Mother's Hardship Day.
It is mainly used for children’s one-year-old birthday celebration and for the elderly’s tenth birthday celebration.
The ancients believed that it was unlucky for young people to celebrate their birthdays and that their life span would be shorter.
In addition, after the Tang Dynasty, it became popular for people to celebrate birthdays every ten years instead of every year as it is now.
Nowadays, some places in Sichuan still have the custom of celebrating the tenth birthday, and they have to entertain guests and hold a banquet.