Li Zhi, don't be a coward

When Li Qinzai walked out of the Tai Chi Palace, Empress Wu's expression kept appearing in his mind.

Today's Empress Wu is a bit strange. Her tone of voice is like that of a twilight woman whose youth has passed and her life is resigned to her fate, with a bit of relief and open-mindedness.

Thinking back to how she looked when I saw her today, it seemed that she was different from before. She looked very gentle today, without the fierce aura of the past. She had a unique temperament of being beaten outside and returning to her original nature after returning home.

I’m very curious, what exactly did Li Zhi do to her? Did Li Zhi do something exciting to this royal sister, causing this fierce royal sister to become a well-behaved little girl? sheep……

Back at the Duke's Mansion, Li Qinzai's excitement about returning home had passed, and the mansion had returned to calm.

Li Qinzai entered the backyard and first checked the homework assigned to Qiao'er before leaving home.

When I was a child, I really hated homework. I always felt that adults must be plotting against me. Since I was a child, I had to fight with my parents and teachers to avoid the poison of homework.

However, after becoming a father, he ended up living the life he once hated the most.

The child has been playing so wildly and hasn’t done his homework yet. Does he want to take off?

Let’s put aside whether knowledge is important or not. I had such a hard time as a child, why could my son have a carefree childhood?
The weather was very hot, and the room was as hot as a can. There was still some shade under the ginkgo tree in the middle of the backyard.

Li Qinzai and his son were sitting under the tree in the yard, with a popsicle in their mouths.

There is no doubt that there are indeed popsicles to eat in the summer, and the benefits only available to wealthy families include not only popsicles, but also a huge ice cauldron. This thing is also called an "ice mirror" and has the same function as the refrigerator in the previous life.

As for the principle, as the name suggests, a large square bronze container is filled with ice cubes stored in the winter, and food is placed in it to keep it fresh. If a wealthy family wants to drink iced sour plum soup or iced grape wine in summer, both Take it from the Ice Mirror.

Of course, the Li family doesn't have to be so troublesome.

Don't forget, the Li family has a joint business with Xu Jingzong's family, which is to make ice cubes.

It is not easy for Li Qinzai to get some ice cubes in the summer.

The father and son were sitting in the yard, sipping the popsicles in their mouths with relish.

Qiao'er half-closed her eyes with a satisfied expression on her face.

"Dad, what does your popsicle taste like?"

Li Qinzai smacked his lips and said, "It tastes like mung beans."

"Dad, this is sour plum flavor..." Qiao'er looked at him eagerly and swallowed: "Is the mung bean flavor delicious?"

Li Qinzai turned away with the popsicle in his mouth, his butt facing him: "...it doesn't taste good."

Qiao'er: "…………"

After the father and son finished sipping the popsicles, Li Qinzai began to check his homework, and Qiao'er's expression turned nervous unconsciously.

Li Qinzai's expression was serious when he was checking his homework. At this time, he showed a bit of a strict father.

Looking through the homework page by page, Li Qinzai's eyes were looking at the homework for a while, and then looking up at Qiao'er with a sharp gaze.

This is what Li Qinzai learned from his teachers in his previous life. What is being tested now is his psychological quality. Under the pressure of such a sharp look, few students can withstand it. They usually tremble and ask questions.

Li Qinzai remembered that he had a puppy love in junior high school in his previous life, and it was under the pressure of the teacher's eyes that he took the initiative to admit it.

Only later did he discover that the teacher actually knew nothing and was just acting with his eyes to deceive him.Later, I discovered that it was too late, and a green first love came to an abrupt end. From then on, the mandarin ducks were beaten with sticks, and the peacock flew southeast, becoming the white moonlight that I still miss many years later.

Sure enough, not long after, Qiao'er began to tremble and lowered her head with a guilty look on her face.

"Dad, the child is wrong..."

"What's wrong?" Li Qinzai said calmly.

"The child secretly tore out several pages of the homework assigned by his father, and filled in the last few pages randomly. Shangguan Wan'er also drew a turtle and two puppies on the child's homework..."

Li Qinzai was not surprised and just sighed secretly.

It's really a curse-like inheritance. This guy's virtues are exactly the same as his own when he was a child.

Turning over the last page of the homework, there were several cute turtles and puppies drawn on it. The brushwork was a bit immature, and the puppies actually grinned and stuck out their tongues.

Looking at Qiao'er's helpless face, who dared to be angry but dared not speak out, Li Qinzai shook his head and was angry.

"Let's not talk about homework and other things. You can't even control a girl. Why are you so cowardly? When you get married in the future, won't you have to be ridden by your mother-in-law?"

Qiao'er couldn't help but said: "Shangguan Wan'er is too naughty, and the child can't bear to beat her. After all, she looks pretty cool, and it won't look good when she cries..."

After saying that, Qiao'er suddenly raised her head and said bravely: "Haier has decided. Now I will write down all the bad things she has done. When she grows up, I will punish her severely! When she grows up, she may not be so If the water is clever, the child can be ruthless."

Li Qinzai raised his head and sighed. As an old father, what else could he say?
Patting him on the shoulder, Li Qinzai encouraged him with a forced smile: "Where there is a will, there is a way. Come on!"

The homework was closed, and Li Qinzai didn't bother to check it.

My son is fooling me, and I know he is fooling me, so why waste my time on it?
Seeing Li Qinzai closing his homework, Qiao'er breathed a sigh of relief and looked a little guilty.

"Dad, my child is wrong... I must complete my homework well next time."

Li Qinzai shook his head and said: "Knowledge and learning are for their future life. Some people use knowledge as spiritual food to enrich their lives, while others use knowledge as a rice bowl to support their families in the future."

"It doesn't matter what your motives are, it doesn't matter whether you learn knowledge or not. I don't care about that..."

Li Qinza knelt down and looked at him levelly: "Qiao'er, you are 12 years old this year. 12 years old is not too old or too young."

"In ancient times, Gan Luo became prime minister at the age of 12. Dad doesn't expect you to be so promising, but I hope you can have a clear idea of ​​your future life."

"Now you can think carefully about who you want to be in the future."

Qiao'er's expression was blank and confused. The father and son looked at each other for a long time. Qiao'er said calmly: "Dad, I don't want to be an official, nor do I want to use the arithmetic knowledge I have learned to build houses and build river embankments."

Li Qinzai smiled and said: "Then what do you want to do? Be like dad and do nothing?"

Qiao'er suddenly showed a disgusted expression. As soon as he showed this expression, he immediately became alert. The father in front of him would turn against someone and beat him up. Then he immediately put on an innocent smiling face.

"My child, I heard from my father that our Tang Dynasty's naval fleet is about to set sail eastward, and there will be an extremely vast new continent at the end of the sea..."

"In the next ten years, I want to go to the continent that Dad talked about. It was the place that Dad discovered. I want to travel around. It will not only increase my knowledge and broaden my horizons, but also open up a foundation for our Li family."