No matter how much talk there was outside, the greenhouses in the Chu Palace were still built one after another. It was not until the fifth greenhouse stood on the edge of the Wei River and became a "new landscape" on the bank of the Wei River that Li Kuan ended this blinding move.

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With the arrival of early winter, although it hasn't snowed yet, there is a thin layer of frost on the roof. Li Kuan has been staying in the palace for many days, and he finally wants to go out today.

"Qing'er, according to the method I told you, go to the greenhouse every morning, noon and evening to measure the temperature. If it's too low, light up more briquette stoves."

As Li Kuan went out, he couldn't help but give instructions to Qing'er.

"I know, Your Majesty, I heard that Cheng Guogong likes drinking the most. Don't drink too much."

Li Kuan receives countless invitations of all kinds every day, and basically doesn't attend any poetry gatherings or cocktail parties.

However, Cheng Chumo was so polite and sent someone an invitation, but Li Kuan suddenly thought of a figure, causing Qing'er to end her home life unexpectedly.

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"Lvzhu, what do you think of me wearing this dress?"

Cheng Jingwen got up early in the morning and kept trying on clothes in her boudoir.

"Isn't it a bit too fancy? I'll try the lavender skirt again."

Luzhu looked at his third wife with a speechless expression. How many sets of clothes have you tried on now?

His Highness the King of Chu is here for a banquet. It's impossible for a girl like you to go out and sit at the same table. At most, you can just go along and say hello. This is already a bit out of line.

Cheng Jingwen didn't care what this girl Lu Zhu thought, she still changed her clothes with a smile on her face.

"Sister, it's already three o'clock. If you change your clothes, you won't have time to draw eyebrows."

Hearing what Lu Zhu said, Cheng Jingwen's handsome face showed a trace of panic, "Oops, I forgot that I haven't painted my eyebrows yet. Lu Zhu, please come over and help me straighten the hem of this skirt. I'm too busy myself."

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Cheng Chumo didn't know that this was the first time he had stepped out of the gate of the Duke's Mansion after returning to the mansion in how many days.

"Why isn't His Royal Highness the King of Chu coming?"

The impatient Cheng Chumo stood at the door early in the morning waiting for Li Kuan's arrival.

"Brother, you invited His Royal Highness the King of Chu to come to the banquet at noon. How can he come here so early in the morning?"

Cheng Chuliang saw very clearly that his eldest brother had been holding it in at home for too long and deliberately found an excuse to go to the door for some fresh air.

"If I want you to make noise, go back quickly."

"Brother, is going to sea really that interesting? I haven't seen you for more than half a year. To be honest, you have changed a bit. Didn't you like to go to Tianxiang Pavilion to listen to Miss Zixia playing the piano the most? Why are you now obsessed with going to sea?

"

Cheng Chuliang didn't take it seriously either. The two brothers had been fighting each other since they were young. They had never heard any curse words. Their bones were broken and their tendons were connected. Their relationship was far better than that of ordinary brothers.

"Shut up, don't mention Miss Zixia again. What I like is His Highness the King of Chu."

When it comes to women, a native-born nobleman like Cheng Chumo has a much clearer view than Li Kuan.

Women are like clothes, this is the most true idea in the eyes of many nobles, that is, Fang Xuanling is an exception.

"Brother, you won't sneak away to Dengzhou as soon as I get married, right? If so, I won't let you go. Unless you can make all the sisters-in-law pregnant with children."

"Humph, do I need to sneak away? It's not you. Princess Qinghe is only ten years old, and you are in a hurry to get married. You said you..."

As for the second half of Cheng Chuliang's words, Cheng Chumo selectively ignored it.

"Brother, this is the marriage arranged by His Majesty, and I don't have to be so anxious."

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"Tap, tap!"

A burst of rapid horse hoofbeats came from Zhuque Street.

Li Kuan was riding his maroon horse, and he was galloping in with Xi Junmai and Wang Xuanwu.

The Jinwu guards patrolling the streets selectively pretended not to see it.

No one who dares to gallop on Suzaku Street is a fuel-efficient person. As long as nothing happens, they are not within the control of the Kingo Guards.

Besides, how many of the Jinwu guards patrolling the streets don’t know about the great name of King Chu Li Kuan?

"Haha~Brother Cheng, since when did you start playing this stupid game?"

Seeing Cheng Chumo standing at the door waiting for a long time, Li Kuan made a beautiful turn and got off the horse.

"His Royal Highness, the King of Chu, comes to visit this humble abode, and the flowers are filled with brilliance."

"Come on, I don't know who you are, Cheng Chumo. You are still living in a humble house. If your house is a humble house, then the common people will live in a chicken coop or a doghouse."

"Hey, Your Majesty, let me introduce you. This is my second brother, Cheng Chuliang."

Cheng Chumo and Li Kuan went to sea together. They had been through life and death together, and they were not so polite.

However, it was the first time that Cheng Chuliang formally met Li Kuan. He was a little cautious and said, "Chu Liang has met His Royal Highness the King of Chu."

"You're welcome. We will be a family soon. After all, you will also be my king's brother-in-law."

The relationship between nobles and nobles in the Tang Dynasty was actually a bit chaotic, and it was all caused by various marriages.

Not to mention others, just Li Shimin himself. Some of the concubines in his palace were the wives of his former brothers.

"Let's go to the mansion first. Recently, my grandpa was transferred to the rank of General of the Left Army. He is on duty in the camp during the day. Let's have a good drink."

There were basically few generals in the Tang Dynasty who did not like drinking, and the Cheng family and his son were no exception.

In the past, Li Kuan was impressed by how those ancient people drank a jar of wine at every turn. But when he came to this world, he realized that the alcohol content of those wines was very low, similar to the beer of later generations, and it was not that easy to get drunk at all.

It seems that I can consider making some high-altitude wine, there must be a market for it.

The food in the Cheng Mansion was indeed very characteristic of military commanders. It was all big fish and meat, and the taste was in line with the normal level of the Tang Dynasty. The only thing that made Li Kuan's eyes shine was that there was a pot of braised beef on the table, and he didn't know where he got it.

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I just don’t know if any of the cows were “suicided” or had their legs “broken”.

"Your Highness, I didn't know the world was big until I arrived in Dengzhou. Old Cheng, I would like to thank His Highness for showing me my experience. Come on, I'll do it first out of respect."

Li Kuan suspected that Cheng Chumo was cheating on his drink. Not long after he sat down, he started drinking bowl after bowl.

Fortunately, Li Kuan is not bad at drinking. Anyway, when drinking, you can't lose your momentum, otherwise you may be the one who falls down in the end.

"There are a lot of discussions outside now, saying that His Royal Highness the King of Chu is a prodigal son. If it weren't for my uncle not letting me leave the palace, I would have to tear those people's mouths apart. We in Japan regard gold and silver as pigs and dogs, how can those ignorant villains do it?

Understood."

In less than half an hour, Cheng Chumo couldn't control his mouth and started talking about everything.

"Your Majesty, my eldest brother is drunk, don't mind."

Cheng Chuliang was a little embarrassed on the sidelines, feeling that his eldest brother was the one who didn't pick up the pot.

"It's okay, I think what Brother Cheng said makes sense."
Chapter completed!