"How can mother do this?"
The general's wife also wanted to get close to her daughter-in-law, but she was very reluctant to see her trying to take over the princess's posture.
The old lady was thinking that the young couple would be traveling far away in a few days, and they were so busy with everything that they might not be able to return to the General's Mansion.
So she compromised and told the maid next to her: "Go and get all the things the old woman has prepared for the princess."
Li Sixu thought that the old lady must have prepared some jewelry and bracelets for her as a meeting gift. When the maid left and returned, she was dumbfounded when a group of young men filed in carrying boxes and cages behind her.
Not only was she dumbfounded, General Zuo Yulin and his wife were also dumbfounded.
Li Linhuai's mother was very curious: "Mom has been busy these days just to prepare these things? What are you preparing?"
"Open it and you'll find out!"
The old lady smiled enigmatically, and the general's wife hurriedly ordered someone to open the box in front of Li Sixu.
Li Sixu saw a pile of children's clothes, all kinds of clothes, and even stuffed toys for children to play with.
Seeing the servants carrying boxes and cages coming in, she was surprised and said, "Is grandma going to provide all the food, clothing, and clothing for the children in Chang'an City? Taking these things overseas will make a lot of money. Grandma is very discerning."
After hearing Li Sixu's compliments, the old lady waved her hands repeatedly: "How can it be prepared for overseas trade? Grandma has prepared this for you. You and Linhuai will go out to sea and it will take two or three years before you can return to Chang'an."
"Grandma knows that you are very good friends. The princess can get pregnant on the ship. So shouldn't all the food and clothing for the child be prepared?"
The old lady laughed: "So grandma has prepared all these things. The princess will need these things when the time comes."
As expected of a woman from a military general's family, she is so frank in everything she says.
It just made a new wife like Li Sixu blush.
Even Li Linhuai felt a little uncomfortable: "Grandma is being ridiculous!"
"Why are you talking nonsense? When you get married, you have to have a baby, so be prepared. I don't know what overseas children use, and whether the princess will be used to it. Grandma will prepare it for you. It's always good."
She and Li Linhuai want to sail to the Dashi area of Tianzhu, and may even sail to Persia and the Lion Kingdom. Such a sailing trip, according to the head of the Lin family, will take two or three years.
If the time spent on the mission to Tianzhu Dashi is included, the return trip will take even longer.
It's really hard to say whether she will get pregnant on the ship, or whether her and Li Linhuai's child will be born?
It's hard for the old lady to take one step at a time and think ten steps ahead. She has prepared all the food and clothing for her child with foresight.
Li Sixu's cheeks turned red, she glared at Li Linhuai, and then thanked the old lady: "Grandma is the one who thought carefully. Grandma is really far-sighted."
"Look, I knew the princess would appreciate it!"
The old lady laughed out loud, and the general's mansion was in a happy mood for a while...
Everything was ready for the voyage before Li Sixu's wedding.
The goods collected from various places, as well as the sailors and skilled craftsmen recruited by Li Linhuai as the strategic envoy, as well as the soldiers, officials and doctors who accompanied the voyage, had all arrived one step ahead.
Therefore, after her wedding to Li Linhuai, she set off for Quanzhou, carrying only Emperor Xuanzong's national letter and edict, and accompanied by a diplomatic mission and close associates.
Despite this, Xuanzong, who valued this maritime trade, sent the prince and Zhang Jiuling, the minister of Zhongshu, to see him off at the ferry on the outskirts of the city.
On the day of Li Sixu's wedding, the prince, who together with other princes shouted at Li Linhuai to kill him, was fixating on the imperial sister who was about to leave, and his eyes were red.
Thousands of parting words finally turned into a warning: "Remember to be nice to my imperial sister..."
The prince came to see him off at the ferry on the outskirts of the city. Emperor Xuanzong originally asked the prince to bring a message to Li Linhuai, that is, if anything happened to his princess, Li Linhuai would not have to return to Chang'an.
The farewell was imminent, and the prince could not open his mouth to express his father's half-coercive and half-reluctant words, but Li Linhuai understood what the prince meant.
"This life belongs to the princess."
Li Linhuai solemnly agreed: "If I can't protect the princess, I don't deserve to return to Chang'an alive. I will accompany the princess whether she is alive or dead."
See you off thousands of miles away, but we will say goodbye in the end!
After receiving Li Linhuai's promise, the prince suppressed his overwhelming reluctance and said in a trembling voice: "Take care!"
After saying that, he turned his back and did not look at Huang Mei and Li Linhuai who were boarding the ship.
When Zhang Jiuling put the princess and the consort on the boat, he met the prince's already moist eyes.
The prince had always had a gentle temperament and treated others like gentle breeze and drizzle. Zhang Jiuling thought that the prince of the Tang Dynasty was modest and calm, and his expression remained unchanged despite the collapse of Mount Tai.
He showed his true feelings so clearly that Zhang Jiuling didn't know what to say for a moment: "His Royal Highness..."
The prince watched the boat leave the shore, and looked at the imperial sister who waved away at him with tears streaming down her cheeks. When he met Zhang Jiuling's slightly surprised gaze, the prince spoke hoarsely.
"Please also ask Mr. Zhang Haihan, I have lost my decency!"
Zhang Jiuling hurriedly answered: "His Royal Highness, this is a true expression of affection, which shows that he has a deep affection for the princess as a brother and sister."
"Yes, I am not a prince at this moment, but a brother who is sending his sister off for a long journey. After this separation, we are separated by mountains and rivers. I wonder when we can meet again?"
The prince spoke in a low voice: "The imperial sister is a little different to me. He is someone I cherish very much."
As the crown prince, he shoulders the heavy responsibility of the Tang Dynasty. He is cautious in everything, and he has been panicked and worried about gains and losses. However, the emperor's sister used Master Yao's words to tell him that his plan was for the people of the Tang Dynasty, and he would be invincible. place.
She said she believed he was a fair-hearted man and believed that he, the prince, could do a good job.
His imperial sister had always been his anchor, giving him a touch of warmth in the cold harem, supporting him to shoulder the heavy responsibility of Li Tang and go on firmly.
She left Chang'an, and his brother, the prince, felt extremely empty.
As a minister of Xuanzong, Zhang Jiuling admired the tenth princess who never took sides, but could deal with the princes with ease.
Witnessed Yu Wenrong's misfortune, including the handiwork of His Highness the Crown Prince.
Zhang Jiuling, who was curious about the princess, couldn't help but tentatively asked the prince: "What is the difference between the princess and His Highness?"
"My dear sister, she is a miracle doctor!"
Zhang Jiuling also knew this without the prince having to tell him.
He was still wondering about the lack of beginning and end of His Highness the Crown Prince's words. The Crown Prince watched the offshore boat disappear from sight: "Your Majesty, your sister has excellent medical skills and can confuse people's hearts. She is especially good at curing heart diseases."
After the prince and Zhang Jiuling left, in a carriage parked under the willow tree next to the ferry, Xuanzong opened the curtain and looked at the empty water, feeling lost for a moment.
Pei Guangting, who was traveling with him, asked puzzledly: "Your Majesty has rushed to the ferry, why didn't you go and say a few parting words to the princess?"
