A group of pretty girls wearing red and green skirts came out of Dongshi City joking and joking.
Holding the bright silk and satin in her left hand, and the bright red rouge she had just bought in her right hand, she ran away from the side of the black carriage, leaving bursts of laughter like silver bells in the air.
Most of the eyes on the long street fell on those young girls, with envious and doting looks on their faces.
"That is the daughter of the Wei family in Chang'an. The children of the Wei family have served as subordinates of Dongshi several times. The people inside and outside Dongshi have been extremely respectful." Yu Ze sat in the carriage and explained in a low voice through the curtains of the carriage raised by Li Xuan.
"Weidu in the south of the city, go five feet to the sky. I have heard this before." Li Xuan turned around, smiled calmly, then turned his head again, looking at the bustling scene in the east city opposite, feeling emotional in his heart.
The Wei family and the Du family are located in the east market and the west market.
Just two subordinate orders have already made their family a lot of money on the entire Silk Road.
Although the Du family fell into decline in the early years due to Du He's involvement in Li Chengqian's rebellion and Du Chuke's involvement in Li Tai's heir apparent, it was only temporary, and even that was just Du Ruhui's lineage.
Du Ruhui's uncle Du Yan was also the prime minister of Taizong Dynasty. Although he has passed away long ago, his grandson Du Congze is currently the governor of Puzhou.
There is also Du Shenyan, who is now famous. Although he is only a county lieutenant in Shuzhou, his literary reputation is so great that even the emperor admires him.
Du Yiyi, the father of Du Shenyan, once served as the supervisory censor, the Luoyang County magistrate, and the fifth-rank Luoyang County magistrate.
It's half a level more noble than Li Xuan's Wuzhou Biejia.
As for the Wei family, in the early years there were Concubine Wei, one of the four noble concubines of Taizong, and the prime minister Wei Ting; now there is Wei Si'an, the governor of Lanzhou, Wei Hongbiao, King Cao's dianjun, Wei Hong's cousin Wei Xuanzhen is now joining the army in Puzhou, and Wei Xuanzhen's daughter Wei Xiang'er is The British concubine is Concubine Wei.
A series of Wei Du senior officials flashed through Li Xuan's mind, but there was a feeling of emotion in his heart.
Now that he has returned to Chang'an, he will inevitably have to deal with these aristocratic families. Weidu is just one or two of them, and there will be more in the future.
But first, the person he wanted to touch was Pei Yan, the Minister of Punishment.
Li Xuan looked at the sight of the vendors in the East Market shouting loudly and the crowds of people walking shoulder to shoulder, and whispered: "Buy makeup in the East Market, and your face will be fragrant every day. Your head will be in a bun with clouds, and the moon will shine brightly behind your ears. Spring and Autumn are wonderful. On that day, all the relatives will be reunited. Hold the palm beads in both hands, and everyone will praise you."
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"Did your Majesty remember that your Majesty ordered your Majesty to stay at home these days?"
"Chang'an is full of wind and rain, and the New Year is the most prosperous." Li Xuan turned his head, looked in the direction of Taiji Palace from the door curtain on the other side, and said softly: "Your Majesty's order seems to be for the assassination of Wu Shengdao, but I feel that it is extremely It may be related to Pei Shangshu."
Yu Ze's heart skipped a beat and he quickly said, "Your Majesty, are you worried that someone is plotting against the prince these days and that he will suffer a loss?"
"Why is there anyone? Uncle Yu said it was Pei Yan." Li Xuan smiled softly, shook his head and said, "Shang Shu Pei has been in the officialdom for a long time, and I can't easily shake him. The real threat to him is actually other people who are interested. .
After all, it’s not just us who are really eyeing the position of prime minister. There are more people with real intentions in the court than we imagined. Your Majesty is worried that someone will kill someone with a borrowed knife! "
Yu Ze was silent for a moment. There were too many people playing chess in Chang'an. Many times, you didn't even know which hand was moving.
Even in many cases, many hands push and pull at the same time. In the process, some people are pushed up to the high platform and others fall into the abyss.
In such a situation, it is better to stay at home and have some peace and quiet.
When the carriage entered Kaihuafang, Li Xuan subconsciously opened the curtains and saw that red lanterns were lit in front of every house, but only four houses were particularly different, Prince Han's Mansion, Prince Huo's Mansion, Prince Jiang's Mansion, and Prince Peng's Mansion.
Before the carriage stopped, Li Xuan had already dismounted and walked quickly to the door of Prince Peng's Mansion. He brushed his clothes to his mother and concubine Ouyang, who had been waiting at the door, and knelt down: "The old man is unfilial, so my mother and concubine must not be filial." Please wait."
"Okay, get up. We're all at home. Why wait for a long time?" Ouyang directly pulled Li Xuan up, then pushed him in front of Liu Jinyu, and said with a doting smile: " Now that you are back, you should stay with Sanniang well. She is three and a half months old, and it is the time when she is sad. You also know medical skills, so you can help her take good care of herself."
"My son obeys the order." Li Xuan bowed and nodded, then turned to look at Liu Jinyu beside him, and called in a low voice: "Sanniang!"
After not seeing each other for three months, Liu Jinyu had gained a lot of weight, her eyebrows were still clear, but her behavior also had a hint of pregnancy.
Wearing a wide green-bottomed gold silk floral skirt, her slightly bulging belly was well covered.
Li Xuan's eyes were eagerly staring at Liu Jinyu's lower abdomen. There was a little life there, which seemed to be making a beating heartbeat. Every beat was connected to Li Xuan's own heartbeat, beating one by one.
"Mr. Lang." Liu Jinyu pulled Li Xuan shyly. Li Xuan immediately came to her senses, then she cupped her hands towards Ouyang and said, "Mother, let's go in."
"Um!"
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Beside the pool in the backyard, a small stove was lit among the flower pavilions.
Curtains were used to block the cold wind, leaving only a frozen lake in front of you.
There is a thin cauldron placed on a small table. The hot oil in the cauldron is boiling. Inside is a thinly sliced seabass. The fish meat and fish bones are tumbling in the cauldron. Pieces of green vegetables are thrown in whole pieces. Entering the cauldron,
The plate with various mushrooms next to it was empty.
Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan curiously and asked, "This is the hot pot made by Lang Jun. It is a little different from the ordinary five-cook pot."
The five-cooked pot is somewhat similar to the later mandarin duck pot, but it is divided into five compartments.
Pottery cauldrons, pottery tripods, plates, bowls, bowls, etc. have been used for cooking since ancient times.
Special hotpots for cooking meat and vegetables were a popular style among nobles in the Spring and Autumn Period. Later, more copper tripods were used.
Shabu-shabu and cooking became popular all over the world by the Western Han Dynasty.
During the Three Kingdoms period, there was a "five-cooked kettle" with five compartments in the folk. Five flavors could be prepared in the five compartments at the same time, making it convenient for people to eat.
Li Xuan actually wanted to use an iron pot the most, but today's iron pot making skills are still lacking, but the tripod is carefully crafted.
"The base soup made for my husband using Codonopsis pilosula, dodder seed, astragalus, Ligusticum chuanxiong, tangerine peel, donkey-hide gelatin, Amomum villosum, and licorice, plus plump fish meat, can just help my wife nourish her fetus and replenish her Qi." Li Xuan carefully adjusted the heat. When it was almost done, he filled it with a bowl of Chinese medicine fish soup, placed it in front of Liu Jinyu, blew it a little, and then said, "Madam, please drink a bowl of soup first to warm yourself up."
"Yeah!" Liu Jinyu was wrapped in a thick mink coat, picked up the bowl and took a sip, then picked up a piece of fish with chopsticks and carefully put it into his mouth.
"How does it taste?" Li Xuan looked at Liu Jinyu expectantly.
Liu Jinyu raised her eyebrows slightly and said in a low voice: "Why is it so sour?"
"Put in some vinegar." Li Xuan changed the topic and asked in a low voice: "How about the fish?"
"There are no thorns. The meat is cooked very well and is very soft and glutinous." Liu Jinyu couldn't help but pick up another chopstick. Li Xuan looked at it and laughed.
It didn't take long for a fish to be eaten cleanly, and even the fish soup was drank cleanly.
Liu Jinyu lay lazily in Li Xuan's arms, and then whispered: "I hope Lang Jun can stay in Chang'an longer this time."
Li Xuan stretched out her hand to hold Liu Jinyu's white and tender fingers, and said softly: "Before the end of March, I should still be in Chang'an. After April, I don't know what your majesty's arrangements are, and my husband can't figure it out. Young Minister of Honglu Temple, How to intervene in the Tubo War?"
The emperor transferred Li Xuan back to Chang'an to serve as the Minister of Honglu Temple. After all, it was for next year's Tubo War. But as the Minister of Honglu Temple, should he be expected to negotiate with Tubo after the war to make Tibet surrender?
"The Ministry of War has been very busy in the past few months. The specific strategies are only sent to the palace, and it is difficult for outsiders to know." Liu Jinyu said softly: "Although I have been helping Aweng handle official documents in the past few months, most of them are small Matters involving local states and counties are less and less centrally related.”
"This is Aweng's consideration for you." Li Xuan nodded slightly to Liu Jinyu, and Liu Jinyu sighed and nodded.
She was helping her grandfather Liu Rengui handle some official documents. It was impossible for the emperor and the empress not to notice it at all. It was just that they were considerate of Liu Rengui's old age and asked her to help share some of the pressure.
But now, Liu Jinyu has become the Princess of Nanchang and continues to help handle some official documents. This is no problem, but she has less and less contact with central secret documents, especially those related to Li Xuan.
It is good for Li Xuan and Liu Jinyu to know these words in their hearts. Even if they are the only two of them, it is better not to say them out loud.
At this moment, a burst of footsteps sounded at the door of the backyard, and soon, an invitation was delivered to Li Xuan.
Li Xuan opened the invitation and said with some surprise: "The King of England invites my husband to attend the banquet tonight to welcome my husband."
Liu Jinyu said softly: "Do you want Mr. Lang to come back?"
"Of course." Li Xuan smiled, handed the invitation back, and said at the same time: "Tell the visitor to send a message to His Majesty the King of England. I am not feeling well, so I will not attend the appointment for the time being. Please ask him to come to the East Palace more often if he is free. Let’s take a walk and visit the prince.”
"Here!" The footsteps quickly faded away.
Liu Jinyu couldn't help but smile: "Aren't you afraid that the King of England won't understand you at all?"
"Li Xian is still confused. How could he not understand that his husband didn't even visit the prince, so how could he go to see him?"
"Is the matter now so urgent?" Liu Jinyu looked at Li Xuan worriedly.
She couldn't see the exchanges between Li Xuan and Pei Yan. It was precisely because Liu Rengui was in charge of the center that Pei Yan had to worry about anything he wanted to do, so he could only do it secretly.
However, Li Xuan is far away in Hangzhou, and Pei Yan's people don't have much chance when they arrive in Hangzhou, especially now that all his people are dead in Huayin County, not far from Chang'an.
Li Xuan shook his head slightly and said: "The situation was originally clear, but the intervention of the King of East China Sea messed everything up. Now the one who is really worried is Pei Yan. Not only did his subordinates be killed, he even captured the King of East China Sea. Most of the heavy responsibility will fall on him."
Capturing the King of East China Sea was originally the common responsibility of all parties, but now that the Ministry of Punishment has killed someone, Pei Yan must catch the King of East China Sea harder than others. But if the King of East China Sea is really so easy to catch, then he will Not the King of East China Sea anymore.
"Lang Jun, you said that the King of East China Sea is causing trouble now, why exactly?" Liu Jinyu raised her head and looked at Li Xuan, her face full of confusion.
Li Xuan sighed softly and whispered: "Some people are very smart and can always focus on the most useful places..."
(End of chapter)
