Driven by Yang Wu, a carriage slowly arrived at the gate of King Xu Li Sujie's palace in Luoyang. King Xu and Princess Xu were already standing at the door, waiting there with smiles on their faces.
"You're welcome, why are you running out here?" As soon as Li Hong jumped out of the carriage, Bai Chun behind him started to roll his eyes at him. The injury hadn't fully healed yet, and he started to get sick.
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is here, how dare I wait in the house?" Li Sujie joked cheerfully, maybe because the marriage between Yiyang and Gao An was approaching, which made him feel particularly happy.
Several people slowly walked into the mansion and walked around the renovated front hall. Li Hong nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yeah, not bad. This mansion looks much more festive than the past few days. What's going on? Get ready." Yiyang and Gaoan's Guang, how about marrying Liangyuan?"
Li Sujie patted his shoulder without saying anything. Yang Wu frowned and Princess Xu felt worried.
Although she knew that Prince Xu had a close relationship with His Highness the Crown Prince, there was still a distinction between them, and that Yang Wu look in his eyes had frightened her.
After sitting down in the living room, Bai Chun was taken out by Princess Xu, probably to study some fabrics, perfumes, etc.
"I went to the palace to see you a few days ago. I saw that you were still in a very bad state. I didn't expect you to be so full of life in just a few days." Li Sujie said as he watched Yang Wu personally put the tea into Li Hong's hand.
"Yes, even Yiyang and Gao An went to the palace to see me. Even if you still have some conscience, bringing so few gifts just to see me would be disrespectful to your majesty and grandeur as King Xu." Li Hong didn't find it. Little Xu Wang Li Jing, so he had to hand over the teddy bear that he planned to give to Li Jing personally to Li Sujie: "This is Li Lingyue's favorite. I secretly took it from her room when I entered the palace yesterday, but you didn't see it. That guy , a room with nothing else but stuffed animals of all sizes.”
"Thank you very much, Lao Wu. By the way, there was a letter from Shangjin, saying that my father was very happy with his actions in Yizhou and personally drafted a decree to praise him. It is said that he will come back from Yizhou in a few days to participate. The marriage between Yi Yang and Gao An, but... Lao Wu, this concubine really can't... "
"Stop, stop it. You are overthinking this matter. One thing is another thing. These things are not things that you and I should worry about as princes. Whether it is in compliance with etiquette or not is a matter for the royal family. What you and I have to do is , when the day comes for Yiyang and Gao'an to get married, do your duty well. As for the mother and concubine... It's good that the matter between Yiyang and Gao'an is settled. We can't do anything if we can see it with our own eyes, not to mention that we came to Luoyang under a bad name. If the words don't go smoothly, what should the mother do?" Li Hong interrupted Li Sujie's words.
This is not only Li Sujie's tangle, but his father is also tangled up in this matter.
That day when he was recovering from his injuries in Qianyuan Hall, his father mentioned that he would arrange the marriage between Yiyang and Gao An in the near future and urged him to recover from his injuries as soon as possible.
Li Hong said depressingly that the injury could be cured just because I wanted it to be cured, so after the father and son argued for a long time, Li Zhi asked him secretly: "Hong'er, you said the day when Yiyang and Gao An got married, Do you want to summon... that one to Luoyang? "
When Li Hong heard this question, alarm bells rang in his heart, and he immediately retracted his neck. However, he couldn't resist Father Long's pressure and inducement, so he had to ask: "What do you think?"
"Then... how about you propose that on the happy day of Yiyang and Gao'an, you propose to restore me to the rank of Concubine Xiao Shu?" Li Zhi looked around and said with caution as there was no one around.
Li Hong looked at the expression on Father Long's broken wife, and felt a sudden burst of contempt in his heart. He still wanted to restore the rank of Concubine Xiao Shu? I didn't dare to feel confident when I said this.
So someone's expression of disdain and contempt earned him a slap from his father. Li Zhi, who felt like his tail was being stepped on, immediately asked: "What's your expression like, you unfilial son? Do you think I can't do this well by myself?" This is an opportunity for you to show your loyalty to me."
"Haha, please leave this opportunity to Li Lingyue and Li Dan. I don't need it. Father, I have to remind you that this is the matter of my mother, the master of the harem. If you interfere, Well, you don’t have that in front of my mother..."
"Presumptuous! Treasonous, what's wrong with me? Don't you understand my painstaking efforts? Is that because you're afraid?"
"Okay, okay, no, no, don't feel guilty. Anyway, if it were me, the princess would have to listen to me. If I say one, she can't say two, if I say go east, she won't dare to go west, father. You don’t believe it? What’s wrong, why are you blinking... Ouch... Mother, it hurts.”
So, from that day on, someone lost his mother-like queen again, and the one who appeared in front of him again was the female bandit-like Dragon Mother.
Li Sujie heard that Li Hong was still living such a "miserable" life after being seriously injured in the palace. He could only shake his head and sigh helplessly. What Li Hong said was reasonable. If the father summoned his mother and concubine to Luoyang, then Where is the queen's face
In Li Hong's words, if his father could not balance the contradiction between the two, he would not do it even if Li Hong were the queen.
This time, Li Hong did not hesitate and unswervingly stood on the side of his mother Long. Later, he was driven out of the Qianyuan Palace by his father Long to avenge him and was kicked out of the Qianyuan Palace while recovering from his injuries.
Looking at Li Sujie who was thoughtful, Li Hong could only say: "Don't worry about the mother and concubine. In fact, the mother and concubine know very well. It's just that you and your father are worrying about it. You should think about yourself, maybe The day when Yi Yang and Gao An get married is the day when you, Li Sujie, will go to Lanling."
"What? Are you crazy? Did you really mention it to your father?" Li Sujie jumped up from his chair. It was not easy for him to gain the trust of his father and mother, making them believe that he would not interfere with the position of prince. With these thoughts in mind, the unlucky prince began to push himself into the fire pit.
"Lao Wu, don't you know my current situation? I am now doing a good job as King Xu, and because of your support, the fief is not only as prosperous as Luoyang and Chang'an, but it is also a good place. You are now Bring me to Lanling... You are pushing me to hell, Your Highness." Li Sujie was furious and furious, but there was nothing he could do.
Li Hong looked at Li Sujie in astonishment, jumping up and down like he was standing on the beach where his feet were hot, and comforted him: "I'm twenty years old now, do you know? I'm not a child anymore, how could I not Do you understand the pros and cons of this? It’s natural for you to go to Lanling to entrust you with something. Aunt Lanling can’t do it, so you need to... "
"Then you picked me? You are really my brother-in-law." Li Sujie patted the table sadly and said.
"Besides you, there is no one suitable for you, right? The Lanling Xiao Clan has always wanted to win over you. Why don't you just take this opportunity to win over his Lanling Xiao Clan's resources for the world's scholars... Well, well, win over. It's not right to come to my side. If you win over the imperial court, you can use the Chongwen Hall as a bridge to establish a close relationship between the scholars and the imperial court. In this way, won't the Xiao family be under your control? "Li Hongban seduced him? said.
"That's true, but what if I really get won over?"
"Then you just wait for Father to deal with you."
"you… ."
"This matter has been settled. Also, you can intervene in the matter of Xiao Shouye and Xiao Rui. Just treat it as a mediation. Anyway, it seems that my father will punish Xiao Shouye now. After all, as a Xiao Shouye, the governor of Weizhou, is guilty of dereliction of duty and has enriched himself. At that time, Xiao will be even more eager to have a relationship with you." Li Hong helped Li Sujie analyze it in a logical manner. Follow your plan step by step.
After talking about business, both Li Hong and Li Sujie became idle. Yiyang, Gaoan and the others could not meet Quan Yi and Wang Xun now.
Yiyang and Gao'an were both in Luoyang Palace and were annoyed by Li Lingyue every day, so this period of time was also the reason why Li Hong was able to relax.
Princess Xu prepared some exquisite wine and food for Li Hong and Li Sujie, and the two of them drank and chatted with each other under the waiters of the palace maids. As for Li Sujie asking about Li Hong's crown princess, Li Hong just asked. I rolled my eyes and irresponsibly said I didn’t know.
Nowadays, Long Ma is very tight-lipped and has never told him which girl she will find for him. Although Yang Sijian was listed as one of Li Hong's lists, he is also afraid of what if the queen mother does not act according to common sense
In addition, he is only just twenty years old now, and has just met the marriage laws set by the late emperor Li Shimin. Men can only get married after they are twenty years old, and women can get married after they are fifteen years old. So Wu Mei doesn't care about his crown princess, maybe it's because of this
Li Sujie started gossiping while drinking. After all, as the prince of a devolved fiefdom, he usually didn't know much about the affairs of the court, but he didn't know much about Yiyang and Gao'an either.
Therefore, according to the six steps of marriage in the Tang Dynasty, Li Sujie did not know how far the marriages of Yiyang and Quan Yi, Gao An and Wang Xun were now progressing.
Li Hong naturally knew about it, and he did it himself. If the queen mother had not wanted to humiliate Xiao Shufei, she would not have sent him to inform Xiao Shufei in an unethical manner. But then again, this shows that the queen mother has been with Xiao Shufei for many years. The conflict has begun to ease. Otherwise, given the mother's character, she would not have informed Concubine Xiao Shu at all.
Now, whether it is Quan Yi or Wang Xun, although their family status is not as high as that of the Five Surnames and Seven Families, they are still relatively well-known wealthy families in their local area or in the Tang Dynasty.
What's more, which princess of the Tang Dynasty didn't get married? And the most important thing is that as the prince-consort of the Tang Dynasty princess, it seems that not many of them can live happily with the princess.
(End of chapter)