In November, the willows beside Ba Bridge also withered, leaving only a few broken yellow willow leaves on the willow branches.
The smell around Chang'an Canal was not pleasant. Shen Chu was almost vomited at first, but now his expression remained calm.
Shen Chu was wearing a gray robe and holding a few wickers in his hand. He stood by the pavilion and looked at the people riding towards him with a smile.
Cao Yenaji stopped her horse in front of Shen Chu, turned over and dismounted. She was wearing a Hu suit that was convenient for movement, her cheeks were still extremely thin, but her eyes embedded in the thin protruding eye sockets were astonishingly bright.
Compared with when she was in the palace, Cao Yenaji seemed to be a completely different person.
Cao Ye Naji in Daming Palace is like an orchid that is about to wither, and every petal is pale and feeble. And the Cao Ye Naji standing here now is a she-wolf that has just survived the cold winter - a skinny body, but every hair is full of savage vitality.
She looked at Shen Chu with a look that, although polite, still made Shen Chu feel dangerous. Shen Chu couldn't help but take a step back.
He finally understood why Li Changan said there was no need to find anyone to protect Cao Yenaji. Cao Yenaji's eyes were fierce like the lioness Shen Chu had seen in a documentary. Shen Chu had no doubt that she would recover after she recovered. He can knock down three or five strong men by himself.
"Mr. Shen." Cao Yenaji noticed Shen Chu's discomfort, so she lowered her eyes. When she raised her head, her eyes were as gentle as the poor Hu Ji in the Daming Palace.
Being able to successfully raise her daughter to the age of five in the Daming Palace, Cao Yenaji still has some abilities of her own.
Shen Chu's expression was a little subtle.
He said that Li Chang'an's ability to show off was getting better and better, and it turned out to be his daughter, Xiao Mu.
"Chang'an won't be able to leave the palace for a while. I'm here to say goodbye to Lady Cao on her behalf." Shen Chu handed the willow branch in his hand to Cao Yenaji.
Break willows to say goodbye.
Today's Prime Minister Zhang Jiuling has a poem that goes, "Break a willow delicately and hold it to express your love."
Cao Yenaji took the willow branch, then looked at Shen Chu and smiled: "It turns out that Mr. Shen also called her Chang'an."
"Then I can rest assured." Cao Yenaji sighed with emotion, "Before, I was always worried that after I left, Chang'an would no longer have any real relatives in this city of Chang'an."
"Others call her Twenty-nine Niang, An Niang, Princess... Those people think that the name Li Changan is just a child's name."
Cao Yenaji sighed: "People in the Tang Dynasty always have a lot of taboos. They all think that the name 'Chang'an' is too big."
Shen Chu quite agreed: "His Majesty wanted to give his beloved son a nice name a few years ago, but he was warned by the ministers, and in the end he had no choice but to let it go."
"Chang'an likes the name Li Changan." Cao Yenaji muttered, "Fortunately no one paid attention to us, otherwise Chang'an would have changed her name to a name she doesn't like."
It seems that in her eyes, her daughter's liking is the most important thing.
"Someone must call Chang'an by his name, otherwise such a nice name would be in vain." Cao Ye Naji looked at Shen Chu with great pleasure, "Now that Mr. Shen is with Chang'an, I can leave with peace of mind. It’s Chang’an City.”
Cao Yenaji seemed to regard the name "Li Changan" as a measure of closeness.
It makes no sense but is true.
Shen Chu smiled. Indeed, if he hadn't been very familiar with Li Chang'an, I'm afraid he wouldn't have called out the name "Chang'an" so easily in Chang'an City. Twenty-nine Niang and An Niang were both more correct names.
Chang'an City, Li Chang'an, this name is too rebellious with the same name as the capital of the Tang Dynasty.
"When can I come back to see my daughter?" After confirming that the person in front of her who claimed to be her daughter's teacher was trustworthy, Cao Yenaji finally asked the question she was most eager to know.
Shen Chu silently calculated in his mind and said, "When the reign of Tang Dynasty changes, you can come to Chang'an again."
"I've written down the era name." Cao Yenaji solemnly engraved the changed era name in her heart.
"Ms. Cao, there is no need to worry too much. According to my understanding of Chang'an, when Chang'an grows up, he will definitely be unable to bear it and look for you first." Shen Chu comforted Cao Ye Naji, "What's more, if Mrs. Cao misses Chang'an, You can also ask someone to bring the letter and deliver it to the house in Xuanyangfang."
Cao Yenaji suddenly became happy: "Yes, Chang'an can leave the palace, so I can naturally write letters to her. I have been in the palace for five years, and I didn't even think of sending letters."
Shen Chu finally took out another book from his wide sleeve and handed it to Cao Yenaji.
"This is the parting gift that Chang'an asked me to give to Mrs. Cao."
Cao Yenaji took the book and said with emotion: "I didn't like to read since I was born. Chang'an always wanted me to read more before, but what happened this time scared me. It seems that reading is indeed of great use. I'd like to trouble Mr. Shen to tell Chang'an that I will study hard in the future."
After saying that, he stuffed this copy of "The Art of War" into his chest, turned around, mounted his horse neatly, and left after the caravan.
——At this moment, the twenty-three-year-old Cao Yena Ji finally returned to her free wilderness.
It is true that Li Changan was unable to leave the palace for a long time.
Before Emperor Zetian, mourning was observed for three years in the death of a father and one year in the death of a mother. Emperor Zetian thought this was unfair, so he changed the mourning period to three years in the death of a mother.
However, keeping filial piety has no impact on Li Changan. After all, Li Changan does not have an official position to "resign Ding You", and at the age of five, he does not need to consider "not getting married for three years".
The most important thing is that her mother is still jumping around outside.
However, Concubine Wu Hui carefully considered Li Changan's mood and allowed her to wear mourning clothes for a month. Li Changan also had to cry every other day and be depressed all day long to show her filial piety.
Fortunately, recently, because Li Linfu got the position of Zhongshuling, Concubine Wu Hui had more opportunities to interfere in the government affairs. She was so busy that she had no time to care about Li Changan. Otherwise, Li Changan wouldn't know how to deal with it while his own mother was still alive and kicking. The performance feels like a dead mother.
It wasn't until half of December, when the New Year was approaching, that Li Changan came out of his "sorrow", and Concubine Wu Hui began to take her to meet people.
The ones who saw it first were naturally her own family members, Princess Xianyi and her consort Yang Hui, and Princess Taihua who lived elsewhere. However, Princess Taihua was not in good health and her relationship with Concubine Wu Hui was also very dull. Concubine Wu Hui only let Li Changan I met her once and never saw her again.
As the New Year approaches, Princess Xianyi and her consort Yang Hui also live back in Chang'an. The relationship between Princess Xianyi and Concubine Wu Hui becomes much more harmonious. Li Changan also sees Princess Xianyi every now and then, and they are already familiar with each other.
To say that the relationship is good is not that good. After all, one is married and the other is a five-year-old child. There is really nothing to say between the two.
However, Princess Xianyi's character was somewhat beyond Li Changan's expectations.
Princess Xianyi has a very quiet personality, is gentle, dignified and doesn't like to talk. When getting along with Concubine Wu Hui, she mostly asks her questions, and she answers obediently. After Li Changan got along with her several times, he found that she had no scheming intentions and had a very honest personality.
Nothing like the child raised by two cruel people, Concubine Wu Hui and Li Longji.
It's just that she was honest, but her consort was not so honest. Li Changan heard him complain to Concubine Wu Hui several times in front of him and Princess Xianyi.
Overtly and secretly, Prince Li Hong, King E and King Guang were slandering King Shou behind their backs.
Li Changan felt that this was a good idea.
The prince and King Guang of E are not brainless. How could they slander King Shou in front of Yang Hui, the brother-in-law of King Shou? Who with any brains would do such a stupid thing?
However, Concubine Wu Hui didn't care whether the words were true or false. All she needed was a sufficient reason to take action. Whether the prince and the two princes said this was not important. What was important was that the princelings provoked first, and she, Concubine Wu Hui, could not. It was just to protect myself and my son and fight back.
Li Longji also came several times in the meantime. When Concubine Wu Hui brought Li Changan to Li Longji, Li Longji said nothing, but raised his eyebrows when Li Changan said his name was "Li Changan".
Concubine Wu Hui seemed not to notice the displeasure on Li Longji's face and said angrily: "Sanlang is also to blame for this matter."
"Why are you blaming me again?" Li Longji was not angry either. He and Concubine Wu Hui could be considered a young couple, and Concubine Wu Hui was naturally not as cautious when talking to him as other concubines.
"Sanlang is busy with government affairs, but he shouldn't forget to name his daughter." Concubine Wu Hui glanced at Li Longji with phoenix eyes.
"You, you only gave twenty-nine the nickname 'Chong Niang' back then. You were so busy with government affairs that you didn't even remember to give her a name. Such a beautiful daughter deserves a name with a good meaning. She is always Chong." She called herself "Chong Chong Niang". She was shy herself. No, she named herself "Chang'an" as soon as she learned how to read. I wanted to change her name but she was still unwilling. Her grandfather had to give it to her personally. A great name."
Concubine Wu Hui didn't want to hide Li Changan's name from Li Longji. She knew Li Longji too well. It was not a big deal for a child with a yellow mouth to give himself an inappropriate name, but if she hid something from Li Longji because of this matter It's no longer a trivial matter.
Concubine Wu Hui understands the person next to her, and what Li Longji cannot accept most is the concealment of others.
As expected, Li Longji was not angry as Concubine Wu Hui expected. He had experienced too many major events, and the fact that his five-year-old daughter had an inappropriate name was not worth his anger.
"I remember, it's that Hu Ji's..." Li Longji looked at Li Changan carefully. Li Changan was not afraid of him, so he looked up at Li Longji with his big clear eyes and let him look at him.
I can't tell much of the Hu people's blood, but if I look closely, there is a vague resemblance to myself between the eyebrows.
"When I look at her, her features and eyes look very much like Saburo's, and her mouth and ears are actually very similar to my own." Concubine Wu Hui guessed what Li Longji was thinking by looking at his expression.
She also knew what happened back then. In the final analysis, Li Longji hated this child for one reason: he was nine months pregnant.
It is not a big deal to have Hu Ji Niang. The mother of the current crown prince Li Hong, Zhao Lifei, was a prostitute when she was young, so she did not delay her son from becoming the crown prince.
Only then did Li Longji become interested and looked at Li Changan carefully: "She does look like your and my daughter."
He pondered for a moment: "She really should have a famous name... let's call her An Niang, Li An Niang."
Taking advantage of his height, Li Changan only reached Li Longji's waist and rolled his eyes without any manners at all.
Yep, thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. After she tortured her scumbag father to death, she would change her name back to Li Changan in an upright manner.
There is no need to wait until death. Did her teacher say that Li Longji will be forced to abdicate and live a miserable old age? By then, she can write the name "Li Changan" in the history books openly.
But no matter what he thought in his heart, Li Changan still had a look of admiration on his face, and said softly: "Then will my daughter be called Li Anniang from now on?"
Li Longji looked at the tiny Li Changan and felt quite interesting: "Do you like this name?"
Li Changan showed a sweet smile and hugged Li Longji's thigh.
Li Longji, who had never been so close to his children, was also surprised. Then he looked at Li Changan, who looked inexperienced in the world, laughed twice, and turned his head to look at Concubine Wu Hui.
"You're quite brave."
Concubine Wu Hui was helpless: "No, this is a wild monkey. He is very courageous. He is not as big as Xiao Guang, not to mention that he likes to act coquettishly. He also likes to run out of the palace. Among the ten Xianyi and Long'er, there is not even one like this monkey. Naughty son."
Li Longji raised his eyebrows, bent down and pinched Li Changan's cheek: "Your mother and concubine have a good temper, so I just want to spoil you. I am a strict father. If you dare to be naughty in front of me in the future, I will punish you. "
Li Changan's eyes widened in horror: "Would Grandpa beat a five-year-old child?"
"That's not true." Li Longji laughed.
"What about the six-year-old?"
"No."
Li Changan breathed a sigh of relief and said shamelessly, "Grandpa is reluctant to beat me. It's okay for my daughter to be naughty."
Li Longji didn't know whether to scold or laugh for a moment. He had fifty-nine children, but most of them trembled with fear when they saw him. A few of his slightly favored children were also well-behaved and docile in front of him. Li Changan treated the naughty and troublesome children like this It was the first time I saw the child with the writing on his face, it was very novel.
"When you grow up, I will be willing to punish you." Li Longji forced a straight face to scare Li Changan.
Li Changan disagreed. As long as she covered up her little ambition, could Li Longji still kill a child... Wait, Li Longji seemed to really kill his own child, and Li Changan shuddered unconsciously.
Seeing Li Chang'an trembling, Li Longji burst out laughing, not feeling like he was bullying the child at all.
For his underage daughter, who is now in the name of Concubine Wu Hui, Li Longji is still willing to maintain the image of a "loving father".
Li Changan was very serious in her heart. She remembered the historical knowledge of Tang Xuanzong that she didn't know much about.
It seems that Tang Xuanzong did kill his own children. He seemed to have killed more than one...did he kill his daughter?
Li Changan felt that her mind was blank, and she thought to herself that she had to quickly find a chance to leave the palace to find a teacher to make up lessons.
Alas, I should have listened to the teacher and studied hard.
