Prince of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 65 Returning to the East Palace
Li Goudan obviously didn't expect that Gao Ming would be His Royal Highness today, so he seemed surprised. After hearing his exclamation, Gao Ming, who was closing his eyes to rest, suddenly opened his eyes a little, and then spoke very calmly. glanced at him.

"That's right, I'm the current Prince of the Tang Dynasty, do you have any opinions?"

Li Goudan didn't dare to have any opinions, as soon as Gao Ming finished speaking, he quickly covered his mouth and shook his head even more like a rattle, for fear that Gao Ming might misunderstand.

Seeing his movements, the little girl in his arms followed his example and covered her little mouth with her hands, shaking her head vigorously.

The childish action of the little girl immediately amused Gao Ming.

"Haha, I didn't expect such a bastard like you to have such a cute daughter. What's her name?"

Hearing Gao Ming's question, Li Goudan answered quickly.

"Xiao Niang, her name is Xiao Niang."

The name Xiaoniang was a common nickname for girls in the Tang Dynasty. It is similar to "Niu Niu" and "Yatou" in later generations. Some girls don't even have a formal name. After they get married, they will be crowned. The surname of the husband's family was directly called "X's".

In most people's eyes, raising a daughter is helping others to raise it. As for the name, you can just call it whatever you want, and you don't need to think about it.

Obviously, Li Goudan thought the same way. After listening to his introduction to his daughter, Gao Ming immediately realized this and sighed inwardly.

"This is indeed an era of patriarchy."

Gao Ming knew that it was difficult to change a person's mind, so he didn't intend to change Li Goudan's mind, he just shook his head slightly, then closed his eyes and stopped talking.

For a while, the carriage fell silent, only the sound of "click" when the carriage hit a stone while driving.

In order to let Gao Ming sit more comfortably, Shi Jian tried his best to slow down the forward speed of the carriage, and it took about half an hour for the carriage to arrive at the gate of the palace.

The carriage stopped slowly, and Shi Jian's voice sounded at the door of the carriage.

"Your Highness, we have arrived at the Xuanwu Gate of Taiji Palace."

Hearing her voice, Gao Ming also knew that the carriage must have been stopped by the guards of the imperial gate, so he immediately opened the door and handed out his waist card.

Shi Jian caught the badge, and then showed it to the guards.

"His Royal Highness's fish talisman, let it go!"

As Shi Jian's voice fell, the voice of the guard of the imperial gate also rang out.

"Open the door and let go!"

"Yes!"

Hearing the sound outside, Li Goudan's eyes widened again in the car. If he still had some doubts on the road, then now he really dared to confirm Gao Ming's identity as the prince, so at this time he I became more and more uneasy.

"Why did the prince bring me to the palace?"

After thinking for a while, Li Goudan still didn't want to understand, but he didn't dare to ask Gao Ming, and his mind suddenly became a mess.

While Li Goudan was still deep in thought, the carriage stopped again. This time before Shi Jian could make a sound, Gao Ming opened his eyes, opened the door and walked out.

"Shi Jian, take their father and daughter to change into clean clothes, give them some snacks, and then take Li Goudan to my study to wait."

"Yes!"

After giving the order to Shi Jian, Gao Ming walked straight into the East Palace. At this time, the maids had already prepared hot water, and when they saw Gao Ming came back, they immediately helped him take a bath and change clothes.

After taking a bath, Gao Ming suddenly felt a little more relaxed. He let out a long breath, and then walked towards the study.

At this moment, Li Goudan was already waiting at the door of the study, and when he saw Gao Ming approaching, he quickly saluted him.

"His Royal Highness!"

Seeing Li Goudan salute to him, Gao Ming nodded immediately.

"Come in with me!"

After finishing speaking, Gao Ming went into the study, and Li Goudan followed in hastily.

After entering the study, Gao Ming walked directly to the upper table and sat down, then raised his head and looked at the bewildered Li Goudan.

"Do you know why I brought you into the palace?"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Goudan immediately shook his head, seeing this scene, Gao Ming immediately laughed.

"Since you don't know, then I know to tell you, I bring you here, and I plan to use you!"

Having said that, Gao Ming walked up to Li Goudan and patted him on the shoulder.

"Li Goudan, in fact, your brain is very smart, smarter than many people in Datang, but your smartness is not used in the right place, so I plan to give you a chance, a chance to stand out."

Li Goudan was dumbfounded when he heard Gao Ming's words.

"But...a useless person like me..."

Before he could finish speaking, Gao Ming interrupted him with a smile and a wave of his hand.

"Don't look down on yourself so much, you have to believe that in this world, even a toilet chip and a pair of obscene pants have their uses!"

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Goudan's heart became eager immediately, and he quickly bowed to Gao Ming.

"Thank you, Your Highness, the Crown Prince. From now on, as long as your Highness gives you an order, the villain will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Li Goudan immediately expressed his loyalty. Seeing him so "knowing the current affairs", Gao Ming immediately smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

"Okay, now I will give you two choices. The first one is to help me with things outside. I will reward you if you do well, and you will punish you if you don't. The second way is to work with me. I will let you Do whatever you want, when I become emperor in the future, even if the ministers see you, they will give you three points of face."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Goudan immediately raised his hand without hesitation.

"His Royal Highness, choose the second option!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Ming smiled and nodded.

"Well, I also think the second one is more suitable for you, okay, you go down, I will arrange someone to cleanse you for you every day!"

"Thank you Prince Palace... eh? Purify yourself?"

Li Goudan didn't react for a while, and immediately looked at Gao Ming with a puzzled expression.

"That...His Royal Highness, what is purifying? Why do you need to purify?"

Seeing his puzzled look, Gao Ming suddenly smacked his lips.

"Purification is commonly known as castration, which means cutting off your two balls with a knife. This is a necessary step for eunuchs, and every eunuch has to go through this level."

Hearing Gao Ming's words, Li Godan gasped suddenly.

"Hiss... to be a eunuch? Who will be a eunuch?"

Seeing his terrified expression, Gao Ming immediately gave him a supercilious look.

"Stupid, who else could it be, of course you! Since you want to stay with me, how can you not be a eunuch? Don't worry, although you are just a small eunuch at the beginning, you will gradually become a big eunuch in the future , uh... you are afraid of pain, right?"

Having said that, Gao Ming suddenly blinked at Li Goudan.

"Don't worry about this. The eunuch in charge of purging in our palace is said to be quite good. I heard that he has reached the state of 'there is no chicken in his eyes'. Once he enters the state, that is Grab the chicken with the left hand and grab the knife with the right hand, and then keep raising and lowering the knife... raising and lowering the knife... raising and lowering the knife..."

Li Goudan: "..."

(End of this chapter)