After retiring from the court, Pharmacist Zhu took Li Xiaofei to Shanglin Garden and ordered the eunuch to summon Wan Jun'er and Li Yufeng to accompany him.

Along the way, Pharmacist Zhu asked Li Xiaofei where he learned these ways of governing the country. Li Xiaofei said with a smile: "I just slept with others for a few days, and I learned these tricks of deceiving people."

Pharmacist Zhu patted Li Xiaofei on the shoulder: "You are no longer honest now, and you still tell lies in front of me."

"The emperor's sleeping posture must be wrong. Haha, are you lying to the emperor? I will drink too much later. Even if the emperor asks, if I tell any lies, you will drive me out of the palace!" Li Xiaofei said, patting his chest.

After saying this, Zhu Yaoshi became even more disbelieving: "Haha, you, after all, you have been an official for a few years, and you have become slippery. You are my honored guest, and in this Jinling City, I allow you to lie as you like, haha!

I love to hear you lie and brag!"

Not long after, the two arrived at Shanglin Garden, surrounded by eunuchs and guards.

This Shanglin Garden was a place for the emperor to play, and what they were going to was Xuanqu Palace.

The palace gate of Xuanqu Palace is different from other places. There are many small bells tied with red ropes. The breeze blows and the bells jingle, and a dance music can be vaguely heard.

Li Xiaofei touched the bell: "It is indeed a good place. Listening to this song, I feel very happy. It seems that I will enjoy the blessings with the emperor."

Zhu Yaoshi smiled and said: "You have been an official for many years after all. These bells are just for the occasion, but they are ordinary things. There are many wonderful things in Xuanqu Palace that will open your eyes."

Entering the Changqing Hall in the palace, candlelight was already brightly lit, and a group of musicians and maidens knelt on the ground: "Welcome to the Emperor!"

On both sides of the throne in the hall, the two noble concubines Wan Jun'er and Li Yufeng also knelt down: "I respectfully welcome the emperor!"

Pharmacist Zhu waved his hand: "No courtesy, please get up. You must entertain my good friends and old friends today!"

After saying that, he went straight to the main seat and hugged the two noble concubines. The eunuch clapped his hands gently beside him, the violinist and drummer each waved their hands, the panpipe sounded, the bells chimed in time, and the flute and pottery xun also played in harmony.

The palace maids also danced in response, all dressed in bright red clothes, with their hair tied up in buns, waving their hands, raising their legs, bending and twisting to the rhythm of the tune. Zhu Yaoshi was dazzled by the sight, and Li Xiaofei kept clapping along with the beat.

Wan Jun'er and Li Yufeng got up from Yaoshi Zhu and walked to the palace maid: "Your Majesty, our sisters are also here to perform a dance. Your Majesty, you have to watch us."

Pharmacist Zhu picked up the wine glass: "Okay, look at you, don't be jealous of these palace ladies. Come on, Xiaofei, if you like any of these palace ladies, call them to you!"

Li Xiaofei held up the wine glass with both hands: "Haha, thank you for your kindness, but I don't have the luxury to bear it. First of all, all the women in this palace belong to your Majesty, how dare I be rude? Secondly, there are two tigresses in the house, and your Majesty spared me.

Well, if they find out that I have found another woman to accompany me here, won’t I be beaten to death when I go back?”

Upon hearing this, the musicians' hands stopped for a moment, the sound of the piano and the drums were all out of place, and the dancing women also lost their steps. However, Wan Jun'er and Li Yufeng were able to cope with it easily, and led everyone to follow the steps of the dance.

The music continued.

Li Xiaofei put down his wine glass and clapped his hands wildly: "Okay, okay, you are indeed His Majesty's beloved concubine. She is amazing. Her dancing skills are unparalleled in the world!"

Zhu Yaoshi was filled with joy: "Hahahaha, the two concubines are not only naturally beautiful, but also extremely intelligent. Even I, a distinguished guest, praise you so much. Come, come, come, I will reward you with two pairs of golden horses tonight. Xiaofei, have a drink."

Wine, please give the two noble concubines another glass!"

Li Xiaofei drank it all in one gulp and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty for your kindness." The internal prison officer quickly poured wine for Li Xiaofei and the two noble concubines.

I saw Wan Jun'er stretching out his feet to pick up the wine glass with his toes, bending it back and bringing it to his mouth without spilling a drop. Li Yufeng was not to be outdone. He stood upside down on his left hand and took the wine glass, then slowly twisted his body to stand up again and brought the wine to his mouth without spilling a drop.

One drop.

Li Xiaofei clicked his tongue and marveled: "Thank you again for your kindness, your Majesty. If it weren't for your majesty's care, how could I have seen such a unique drinking skill today? I respect you first!"

Wan Jun'er and Li Yufeng said in unison: "Sir, wait a minute, our sisters' drinking method is unusual. If you only drink one cup, wouldn't you treat our sisters as ordinary people? Doesn't this equate your majesty to ordinary people?"

Pharmacist Zhu looked at Li Xiaofei and chuckled: "Xiaofei, let me see how you drink this wine?"

Li Xiaofei stood up and faced Pharmacist Zhu: "Your Majesty, the dancing skills of the concubines are unparalleled in the world, and the way of drinking this wine is unrivaled in the world. I have no choice but to take it. It seems that I will get drunk again today. The way of drinking depends on your Majesty's instructions.

Today I have seen this unparalleled music, singing and dancing, and I can have a good drink with His Majesty. Even if I drink to death, I will die with no regrets and a smile on my face. Haha."

As soon as Zhu Yaoshi waved his hand, Wan Jun'er spoke: "Master Li, you are very sharp-tongued. We sisters also want to accompany you as an honored guest. Why do we want you to drink to death? But you can't drink this wine too cheaply.

My concubine thinks, why don’t you soak the dried pomegranates and apricots in front of you in wine, and we’ll take a sip, and you’ll have to drink the whole cup and eat the dried pomegranates and apricots. What do you think, Your Majesty?”

Pharmacist Zhu clapped his hands: "Okay, my beloved concubine is indeed well-informed. As a master, I cannot deceive guests. I drink the same way as Li Xiaofei! Haha"

Li Yufeng stepped forward and took Zhu Yaoshi's hand and said coquettishly: "Your Majesty is the emperor, and the emperor drinks the way the emperor drinks. I will give you an example first!"

After speaking, Li Yufeng first picked up some dried apricots and pomegranates and put them in the wine glass in front of Zhu Yaoshi. After shaking them a few times, he fed them to his own mouth without swallowing them, and then brought them to Zhu Yaoshi's mouth.

Pharmacist Zhu understood immediately, so he took the sip of wine and the dried apricots and pomegranates in it and chewed them.

Zhu Yaoshi smacked his lips: "Xiao Fei, it's your turn, haha, I'm going to drink you down again today!"

"Haha, it was easy for Your Majesty to drink me down, but I was willing to drink it!" Li Xiaofei picked up the wine glass and drank it, chewing the pomegranate and dried apricots in his mouth for a long time.

The taste of pomegranate and dried apricots is still present in the mouth at first, but after drinking a few glasses, the sweet and sour taste becomes entangled with the taste of wine and becomes stronger and stronger as you chew.

Wan Jun'er drank two glasses of wine more than ten times, and Li Xiaofei was already swaying and squinting his eyes.

Pharmacist Zhu took the jug from the prison guard's hand and walked to Li Xiaofei: "Xiaofei, I want to have a few more drinks with you!"

Li Xiaofei could no longer keep his eyes open, so he reluctantly raised his head and said, "Okay, okay, thank you, Your Majesty." He fell headlong on the case in front of him.

Zhu Yaoshi laughed loudly: "This kid still has such a bad ability to drink. Don't touch him. Get him something to cover him so that he doesn't catch a cold. I still want to ask him questions! All these musicians and maids should evacuate!"

The musicians and maids dispersed one after another, and Yaoshi Zhu sat next to Li Xiaofei, touching his forehead and shaking it slowly: "Xiao Fei, who taught you those words in the court?"

"Hongrui!" Li Xiaofei said vaguely

"Who?" Zhu Yaoshi opened his eyelids

"My eldest wife Hong Rui!" Li Xiaofei struggled a bit

"The person who slept with you really taught me this! Let me ask you again, what are you doing here this time?" Zhu Yaoshi patted his face again.

"Here comes the peace negotiation!" Li Xiaofei became a little impatient and twisted a little.

Pharmacist Zhu paused for a while, and then asked: "What did the prince tell you?"

"Whatever!" Li Xiaofei shouted

Pharmacist Zhu shook his head. It seemed that Li Xiaofei was really big-hearted, and the terms of the peace negotiation were actually casual. However, this person was the only one who would not tell lies to him, so it was better to keep him by his side.

"Xiao Fei, how about you stay and serve as an official under me?"

"Okay." Li Xiaofei answered quickly.

Pharmacist Zhu was worried and went to scratch his creaking pit a few times. Li Xiaofei just twisted a little and didn't smile. It seemed that he was really drunk.

Pharmacist Zhu asked again: "What kind of official do you want to be?"

There was no response this time. Li Xiaofei's snoring had already started, and even the birds in the cage outside were chirping and twittering due to the snoring, followed by the barking of dogs and the neighing of horses.

Pharmacist Zhu quickly shouted: "Come here, get Li Xiaofei settled and prepare hot water and sobering soup. I will sleep in Xuanqu Palace today!"

After a while, one of the eunuchs brought a short stool with carved dragon patterns and placed it in front of Zhu Yaoshi's feet. The eunuch behind him brought hot water from a silver basin and placed it on the stool. Another one followed in.

The palace maid held a dry silk brocade handkerchief and stood behind her. Zhu Yaoshi tried it with his hands and found that the water for washing his feet was warm enough. Zhu Yaoshi closed his eyes and took his feet out. The two eunuchs knelt down at the same time and decorated Zhu Yaoshi's hand with gold

He took off his boots, then took off his yellow silk socks, and skillfully scrubbed Yaoshi Zhu's feet gently.

Pharmacist Zhu closed his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he started snoring. The inmates did not dare to wake him up, so they had to send someone to replace the hot water and brocade handkerchief and continue to rub Yaoshi Zhu's feet.

Pharmacist Zhu stopped snoring suddenly and woke up suddenly: "What time is it now?"

The inmates looked at each other. In fact, Zhu Yaoshi fell asleep for only a while. Zhu Yaoshi shook his head and saw that Li Xiaofei was still lying on the desk, sleeping soundly: "How do you serve this distinguished guest? Send someone to wash his feet quickly and send him away.

Go to bed and rest!”

A bold eunuch asked: "Your Majesty, where will I be sent to the bed?"

Pharmacist Zhu pointed to the back hall: "It's on my dragon bed!"

The inmates were stunned. Zhu Yaoshi asked anxiously: "Why are you still standing there? Why don't you get it done quickly?"

The inmates had no choice but to fetch Li Xiaofei some hot water, take off his boots, socks, and scrub him for a while before carrying him onto the large dragon bed.

Li Xiaofei continued to sleep soundly, unaware that he was in the dragon bed.

Zhu Yaoshi also went to sleep on the dragon bed under the care of the inner prison, but he heard the thunderous snoring. Zhu Yaoshi couldn't fall asleep tossing and turning, and he couldn't help but regret it.

Pharmacist Zhu stood up and looked at Li Xiaofei: "It's true that stupid people have stupid blessings. I haven't had a peaceful night's sleep since I became emperor!"

Suddenly the tiles on the roof of the hall crashed, and Zhu Yaoshi immediately shouted: "Come here, there is an assassin on the roof!"

Dozens of guards quickly climbed up to the roof with torches. It turned out that a big cat was fighting with a flower snake on the roof. The snake couldn't fight and got under a loose tile. The big cat even dug up the tile.

, so there was this crash.

After hearing the details from the inner guard, Zhu Yaoshi waved them out. When he looked back at Li Xiaofei, he was still snoring.
Chapter completed!