I am a prince in Zhutian Films

Chapter 72 Zhuang Mohan

When the rooster crowed for the first time, it was still early, so Li Chengzong woke up and covered Si Lili with a blanket to prevent her from catching a cold. When the rooster crowed for the third time, Li Chengzong wanted to slaughter all the chickens at home. Fortunately, the rooster did not crow for the fourth time, so it seemed that someone helped him kill the chickens. The people in the palace were really considerate.

It was noon and the sunlight came in through the window gap. Si Lili woke up. Looking at the sleeping face next to her, she couldn't help but smile happily. Then she noticed the layout of the room and remembered that she was married to the man next to her. Her current status was different from before. As a new bride, she had to pay her respects to the elders. She slept in on the first day of her marriage. How could she go out and meet people?

A scream rang out in the bridal chamber, startling Li Chengzong and frightening Xingzhi and the others who were guarding outside the door. They broke in and heard Li Chengzong comforting the young lady. Xingzhi smiled and said, "Madam said that the young lady is pregnant, so there is no need to rush to pay respects. The Empress Dowager also specifically instructed that the head of the family and the young lady can go later."

"I know, you go down first."

After washing up, Li Chengzong took Si Lili to the front hall to greet Qin Yu and the old lady and offer them tea. By this time the sun was already eight feet high, but Li Chengzong still looked calm. Only Si Lili wished she could find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Everyone knew that Si Lili was pregnant and had been sleepy recently, so Qin Yu and the Queen Mother naturally didn't say anything. They drank the daughter-in-law's tea with a smile, gave her a few kind instructions, and then left the palace and returned to the palace.

As soon as the old lady and Qin Yu left, a carriage slowly drove towards the palace.

So, Li Chengzong, who had just sat down to have breakfast, saw Zhao Huai'en hurried in.

"Master, Zhuang Mohan wants to see you."

I had wanted to meet Zhuang Mohan before, but gave up because there were too many people. I didn't expect Zhuang Mohan to come by himself.

Li Chengzong was a little surprised and asked, "What is he doing here?"

"He said he came to give a gift."

Send a gift?
Got married yesterday and are here to give a gift today?
Besides, Zhuang Mohan is a Northern Qi native. What kind of gift could he give to a prince of Qing?

Li Chengzong was confused and said with a smile: "Interesting, please come in, Mr. Zhuang."

Outside the palace gate.

A middle-aged man dressed as a servant stood beside Zhuang Mohan, looking at the tightly closed gate of the palace with a dissatisfied expression. His master was a world-famous literary figure and was warmly received wherever he went, but the people of Ding Palace directly locked them outside the door.

On the other hand, Zhuang Mohan looked calm. When he saw the palace gate open again, he smiled kindly and said thank you to the doorman who opened the door. Then he said to Zhao Huai'en who came hurriedly, "Is the Third Prince free?"

"Mr. Zhuang, the master invites you in. Please follow me."

"Thank you!"

Following Zhao Huai'en all the way to the hall of the palace, Zhuang Mohan was slightly stunned when he saw a man and a woman sitting at the dining table eating.

"I am Zhuang Mohan, and I am honored to meet His Majesty the Third Prince."

Li Chengzong raised his head and looked at this world-famous literary master.

He is about seventy years old, with white hair and beard, and looks no different from an ordinary old man, but he exudes a special aura, and seems to be an elegant man who is indifferent to fame and fortune and does not seek to compete with the world.

"Meet Mr. Zhuang."

Si Lili and Li Chengzong stood up to return the greeting, and then Li Chengzong smiled and said, "Mr. Zhuang, have you eaten yet? Would you like to eat something together?"

"Thank you, Third Prince. I have used it."

Li Chengzong nodded, invited Zhuang Mohan to sit down, and said with a smile: "I heard that Mr. Zhuang is here to give a gift?" "The gift was only delivered to me last night, so it's a little late. I hope Your Highness will forgive me!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the middle-aged man who came in with Zhuang Mohan placed a gift box in front of Si Lili.

"Miss Si, this is a gift from my husband that His Majesty asked me to give to you."

Li Chengzong suddenly realized and asked why Zhuang Mohan came to deliver a gift. It turned out that it was sent by the young emperor of Northern Qi.

However, to be on the safe side, he still opened the box and took a look. Only after finding nothing unusual did he hand it to Si Lili.

Looking at the jade gift in the box, Si Lili felt warm in her heart. She stood up and said to Zhuang Mohan, "Please wait a moment, Mr. Zhuang. I will go and prepare some things and then trouble you to bring them to His Majesty."

As soon as Si Lili left, the hall of the palace became quiet.

Zhuang Mohan and Li Chengzong were looking at each other. After a while, they both spoke at the same time.

"Your Highness the Third Prince wrote that poem very well."

"Mr. Zhuang is not here to negotiate on behalf of Northern Qi, right?"

Zhuang Mohan was stunned, then smiled and said, "I don't understand the negotiation. If there are officials to talk, then I won't be needed."

Li Chengzong shook his head: "Mr. Zhuang, you didn't understand what I meant. I meant that you came to Kyoto this time for personal matters, right?"

"Your Highness the Third Prince is joking." Zhuang Mohan was shocked but remained calm on the surface.

"Mr. Zhuang, let's not beat around the bush. Since you don't want to say it, I'll just say it directly. I can't think of any other reason for you to come all the way to Kyoto except for Sean."

Li Chengzong naturally knew the purpose of Zhuang Mohan's coming to Kyoto. In order to save his younger brother Sean, he was even willing to be a knife in Li Yunrui's hands, and his reputation was ruined.

Zhuang Mohan was silent for a moment, then said, "I didn't expect that the Third Prince also knew Sean."

"Of course I have heard of the name of the devil Sean. He was the former intelligence chief of Northern Qi and was as famous as Chen Pingping. He was captured by Chen Pingping 20 years ago and is now imprisoned in the deepest dungeon of the Supervisory Council."

Sean was also a well-known ninth-rank master in his time. He was a match for Chen Pingping. Unfortunately, he was defeated by Chen Pingping in the end and was captured alive by Chen Pingping. However, he also crippled Chen Pingping's legs. It was just a matter of one move, otherwise Chen Pingping would have been imprisoned in Northern Qi.

Seeing Zhuang Mohan's expression change slightly, Li Chengzong continued: "As far as I know, Xiao En should be your younger brother, Mr. Zhuang, so Mr. Zhuang came to Kyoto this time, probably for him, and wanted to rescue Xiao En. Am I right?"

Zhuang Mohan was silent.

"I don't know what your plan is, but I want to advise Mr. Zhuang not to do anything that goes against your will. I know my father well. Even if you do nothing, given the current situation, he will definitely let Sean go back to Northern Qi. So Mr. Zhuang, you don't need to do anything extra."

Zhuang Mohan is a true scholar, as can be seen from the fact that he was willing to give his collection of classics to Fan Xian later, so Li Chengzong still respects him very much and wants to remind him.

"Especially for the eldest princess Li Yunrui, Mr. Zhuang had better not believe her words. She can't control the situation in the court."

Zhuang Mohan's face changed drastically, "How did you know?"

(End of this chapter)