hsntnovel Chapter 1967: Carrying Personnel
Chapter 1967: Carrying Personnel
Every time Li Shen went out on a journey, he would bring a few wives and concubines with him, so that he would have someone to accompany him on the road and it would not be so boring.
Besides, as a top noble, if he doesn't have a few women around him when he goes out, his status cannot be highlighted.
He is not Chu Liuxiang, who leaves his fragrance wherever he goes.
Although Li Shen is also a man who is greedy for money and lustful, he now has seven wives, each of them is stunningly beautiful.
Li Shen finds it difficult to deal with these seven wives. If he goes out and flirts with other women again and brings one back every time, won’t he be exhausted to death?
So for the sake of his own health, Li Shen can only cherish his life and stay away from other women.
Beauty is precious, but life is more precious. If you want to live long, you can't be promiscuous.
After hearing Li Shen's words, all the women looked at Lu Dingniang first. All matters in the inner house of Prince Ji's Mansion were decided by Lu Dingniang.
With Lu Dingniang around, no one else dared to speak first, as otherwise they would be overstepping their authority and breaking the rules.
"My dear, when you leave, the family must be managed by someone, so I will stay in the mansion to look after the family business for you.
Xiaoxiao is pregnant and cannot serve her husband. Traveling long distances is not good for the fetus, so she should not go.
As for the rest, you can decide who you want to take with you."
Lu Dingniang looked at everyone and said that she also wanted to go out with Li Shen to travel, but Prince Ji's mansion couldn't be left unattended.
If anything happens outside, it would be good to have someone in charge.
Although she was young, her status was clear: she was a first-rank official in the Ji Palace, conferred personally by the Emperor. With so many noble officials in Chang'an City, who would dare to offend her?
Her status is higher than that of the emperor's concubines and second only to the crown princess.
Moreover, at critical moments, Lu Dingniang could go to the palace and ask the Queen for help to ensure that the Prince Ji's Mansion would be safe while Li Shen was away.
"My lady is indeed my good wife. The management of Prince Ji's Mansion depends entirely on you. Then, as the princess said, who among you wants to follow me?"
Li Shen was lying on a recliner with his butt exposed to the sun. He couldn't see other people's expressions.
In his opinion, whoever is willing to go, he will take along, and he will probably have to stay in Anxi Protectorate for a long time this time.
When he thought of this, he cursed Li Chengqian in his heart. If it weren't for him, why would he have to suffer?
After waiting for a while, Li Shen found that no one spoke, so he turned around and looked behind him.
Li Shen was puzzled when he found that no one said anything.
"What's the matter? Is there no one willing to go with me?" Li Shen asked, thinking to himself, is he so unpopular?
Now even your wife doesn’t want to go out with you?
"If the prince wants to take someone with him, just tell him who to take with him. We will all obey his wishes." Wu Meiniang said softly.
In the past, Li Shen would take whoever he wanted to go, and they had never been able to go whenever they wanted. In their eyes, this was a sign of competing for favor.
The Ji Palace has always been harmonious, and although the rules are not that strict, there is still a hierarchy.
Unlike Lu Dingniang, they are merely appendages of Prince Ji.
She didn't want Lu Dingniang to be the legitimate wife and on an equal footing with Prince Ji, so even their quarrels were legal and within the rules.
They have no choice.
When Li Shen heard what Wu Meiniang said, he realized this and shook his head and sighed, saying that the feudal society was really fucking great.
"In this case, I think Chunxiang and Dongmei must go. They have to take care of my daily life. Hmm... Dayuer will stay and assist the princess in managing the palace.
Mei Niang, you also stay to assist the princess, and I will take Ruyan with me. I haven’t communicated with Ruyan much recently, what do you think? "
After thinking for a moment, Li Shen made a decision and prepared to take Liu Ruyan with him to the northwest.
Just as he said, he had little communication with Liu Ruyan, so he wanted to bring her along this time to have a good communication with her. This would be considered as treating everyone equally and not leaving anyone out.
"Yes, we will follow your instructions, Your Highness." Everyone agreed.
But at this time, Lu Dingniang suggested:
"My dear, this time we are going to Anxi Protectorate for an important matter. I think it would be better to bring Mei Niang with you. Mei Niang is smart and may be able to help His Majesty with some advice."
Wu Meiniang? Li Shen turned around and looked at Wu Meiniang. Wu Meiniang, 25 years old this year, was in her prime, with a graceful figure and graceful posture.
This figure is simply amazing, it can accommodate all kinds of things.
If Li Shen hadn't seen it every day, he would have trembled all over at the sight of it.
"Okay then, let's do as you say and take Mei Niang with us." Li Shen nodded.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, Princess." Wu Meiniang bowed and expressed her gratitude, feeling happy in her heart.
"Then I will order someone to pack the prince's luggage." Lu Dingniang stood up.
"Eh? No rush. I'm just telling you in advance that you should at least wait until the matter in Chang'an is settled and my injuries are healed before setting off.
The imperial army has probably just arrived at the border, and they still have to wait for food and fodder, so they have plenty of time. "
Li Shen spoke out to stop him.
Whenever the army was on the move, they would conscript corvée to escort food and fodder. The food and fodder in the rear moved very slowly, so the army could not move much faster either.
Unlike Li Shen, who always had food and fodder with him during every march, and who would send people to greet local authorities in advance and coordinate their purchases wherever he passed.
Li Shen walked and stopped along the way, enjoying the mountains and rivers. He did not need to march quickly. He bought food and fodder wherever he went. He only brought gold with him. Sometimes he even had no gold and had to rely on facial recognition to buy things on credit.
After the family meeting, Li Shen went to see his son and daughter. As Li Shen expected, Xixi and Yangyang behaved differently. Yangyang listened attentively and reviewed seriously after class.
On the contrary, Xixi is different. He looks around when the teacher is teaching during the day, and after class he swallows what the teacher says and knows nothing when asked.
Li Shen had no choice. It seemed that he was not suitable for educating children, as he had ruined his trumpet skills.
At night, Li Shen still slept in Lu Dingniang's yard.
"My dear, you must be careful when you go to Anxi Protectorate this time. I heard that there is unrest there and there are many rebels."
Lying in Li Shen's arms, Lu Dingniang was a little worried.
"Don't worry, I'm bringing more people this time. I won't leave the city and will stay in Xizhou Prefecture. Nothing will happen, you don't need to worry.
After I leave, you just need to take care of the affairs in the palace, and leave the small matters to Wang Hongfu and others.
If you find a problem and can't solve it, I will deal with it after I come back.
If you encounter a serious problem, go to His Majesty. Although I don't believe they dare to attack you, if they are desperate, you can go to the palace for help.
In times of crisis, he took them to hide in vault No. 2 and waited for rescue. Given the strength of vault No. 2, they couldn’t break in for three days. "
Li Shen stroked Lu Dingniang's shoulders and gave her instructions. Once he left, the Ji Palace was leaderless, and he had to be on guard against someone taking advantage of the situation.
Especially the aristocratic families and Li Zhi. If they become desperate and attack Prince Ji's Mansion or harm their families, it would be a loss.
(I bought a frozen pear drink from Northeast China online, but it was shipped from the south. My brain stopped working when I saw that.)