Chapter 42 Chapter 42 Relief

In the evening of the next day, a servant quietly came to report that Yixin and several of his servants had been killed at the entrance of the downtown area at noon. My mind was in a trance for a moment, and I seemed to see the simple and clean black eyes, the faint loneliness and sadness floating out in the blood light.It is true that people hate to act like that; but such innocent and hurt eyes are really hard to hate. Luoluo muttered for a while, but she didn't know what to say; Lianhua's eye circles were a little red. Concubine Yang Shu was feeding the bird. After hearing about it, she said lightly "Got it", and continued to feed the red-billed green parrot without even trembling her fingers holding the food.

She was originally a princess of the Sui Dynasty, even her father was strangled to death by a white silk, and there were countless other bloody events in the palace.What's more, in the chaotic times at the turn of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, blood flowed into rivers and corpses littered the fields.No matter how weak a little woman is, after going through so many things, her nerves should have been tempered long ago to be as flexible as a steel frame.Not to mention irrelevant people, even if someone tells her that Xu Cairen is dead, I'm afraid her hands won't shake. We were bored and wanted to go back to the house when Concubine Yang Shu suddenly said: "The emperor has been in a bad mood for the past few days, you should also think of ways to make the emperor happy."

She looked back and said with a smile: "The emperor is happy for a while, so I may help you guys find a good marriage right away." Luo Luo giggled and said: "I don't want any good marriage, as long as I can eat, play and do things every day, I will be happy for the rest of my life." Concubine Yang Shu smiled and said: "If you don't want to get married, is it possible that Shu'er and Lianhua have been messing around for the rest of their lives? Shu'er is even more good-looking. If you can point me to be my daughter-in-law, I won't worry about Ke'er having no arms."

I was startled, only then did I understand the meaning that Concubine Yang Shu always seemed to pay special attention to me. Luoluo already called out: "Ms. Concubine Shu, isn't Brother Sanhuang already married?" Concubine Yang Shu smiled and said: "Although you are married, it's okay to marry a few side concubines. Besides, side concubines may not be able to become main concubines." These words seem to promise me something. I smiled wryly, finally rejoicing that I was Rong Shu'er who had been engaged.I bowed politely: "Shu'er Xie Shu's concubine loves her wrongly. It's just that Shu'er has been engaged to Dongfang's family since she was a child, so she is not blessed to serve the King of Wu."

Concubine Yang Shu smiled faintly, and said: "It's a long way to go, but I won't mention it for now. Tonight I invited the emperor to reward you with lotus, you go and prepare first." She didn't care about my engagement?I was slightly surprised. Then I thought, Li Shimin can marry even his younger siblings, let alone the king of Wu looking for a woman who is engaged but not yet married?It seems that even Concubine Yang Shu has noticed the influence of the Rong family on Li Shimin. I felt that this fairy-like character was a bit vulgar. But rewarding the lotus is indeed a good idea.

The moonlight is like water, the water is shimmering, the lotus leaves are green like a cover, and the lotus pavilion is like a lamp, swaying in the wind, quiet but charming, reflecting the willows like smoke, people like jade, and the tranquil scenery in the painting. In the hexagonal pavilion beside the water, there is a desk. In addition to tea, there are neat fresh fruits, which are arranged in agate plates, bringing the coolness of the night, and the fragrance is attractive. Li Shimin's frowning eyebrows were finally slightly relaxed, and he said to Concubine Shu who was sitting on the side, "My concubine, it's hard for you to figure it out."

Concubine Yang Shu smiled and said: "I remember that back then in Taiyuan, on the east side of our mansion, there was also such a pool, and the emperor liked to go there very much." Li Shimin's expression softened even more, and he looked at Concubine Yang Shu with extremely gentle eyes.A heroic man like Li Shimin, of course, was also young, and his chivalrous tenderness when he was young is extremely romantic. At this time, the sound of the pipa, accompanied by the harmony of the flute, is like the dewdrops on the lotus leaves, slowly seeping into people's hearts, more refreshing than spring flowers, sweeter and more intoxicating than the cool breeze of summer night .

In the sound of music, Li Luoluo with narrow sleeves and short jacket came out dancing with a sword. Delicate and charming. I was the one who played the pipa that month; what surprised me was that Lianhua was very proficient in using the pipa.The sound of the pipa is noisy, although it is beautiful and moving, it is not as refreshing as playing the guqin. Lianhua blends the sound of the Dongxiao into the sound of the pipa, which makes the sound of the pipa have a flowing water-like texture.It seems that her musical talent is by no means inferior to mine, and I usually underestimate her. The corners of Li Shimin's mouth curled up, slowly revealing a smile.

He nodded, and when he was about to speak, he heard crisp applause coming from under the willow shade. A tall and handsome young man, with handsome eyebrows and bright eyes, looks a lot like Li Shimin, and when he turns his eyes, he has a bit of Concubine Yang Shu's elegance and elegance.He was clapping his hands, and walked over slowly, his demeanor was even more noble and peaceful of royal blood. Behind him, unexpectedly followed a foreigner, it turned out to be Lu Dongzan! The young man fell to the ground and said: "My son, please see my father and mother!" Concubine Yang Shu couldn't restrain her joy, she stood up and said, "Ke'er, are you back?"

It turns out that this is Li Ke, the king of Wu in history, whose talent, knowledge and appearance are exactly like Li Shimin's, and his demeanor is really extraordinary. Because it was a family banquet, Li Shimin obviously didn't stick to the etiquette. He pulled Li Ke to sit beside him and said, "When will you come to Beijing? I didn't say anything." Li Ke said: "With a large group of people, I couldn't walk fast, so I left them and rode into Beijing alone. I didn't ask anyone to help me inform my father, mother and concubine. I wanted to surprise my father, mother and concubine."

Li Shimin nodded, and looked at Lu Dongzan again. Lu Dongzan's eyes were focused on Luo Luo. The sound of pipa and flute stopped.Only Luoluo, chopping, slashing and stabbing with the sword in a still unsatisfactory manner, moved around gracefully, unaware that she had become the focus of everyone's attention. Li Ke smiled and said: "On the way to the palace, I met Prime Minister Lu Dongzan. He knew that I came to visit my mother and concubine, so he insisted on coming to pay a visit with me." It may not be true that Lu Dongzan wants to see Concubine Yang Shu, but it must be true that he wants to meet the future Tubo queen who temporarily lives in Concubine Yang's palace.Going to the palace to pay respects to concubines at night, of course, is not in accordance with the rules of etiquette.It's just that Lu Dongzan is from Tubo, and he may not know all the etiquette in the Central Plains, so it's not very abrupt to make such a request. The strange thing is why Li Ke agreed to Lu Dongzan's request. It's getting more and more fun.I sat on the table next to me, supported my chest with my hands, and smiled unconsciously. Things are going smoothly in the direction I expected. Sure enough, Li Shimin was slightly surprised when he saw Lu Dongzan's expression, but Li Ke coughed lightly. Lu Dongzan fell to the ground as if waking up from a dream, and said, "The foreign minister is taking the liberty, the foreign minister is rude. It's just that after seeing this Holy Mother, I can't help but lose my mind." Li Shimin asked in surprise, "Holy Mother?" He looked up at Luo Luo with a playful expression on his face.Luo Luo heard it too, put away her sword, and came hopping, saying, "Who is the Holy Mother?" Lu Dongzan bowed to Luoluo and said: "Since I met the princess in the Bodhi Temple yesterday, I feel that the princess is very kind. I only thought about it when I came back to the hall. The princess's face and expression are just like the Snow Mountain Madonna we worship!" Luoluo asked: "The Madonna of the Snow Mountain? What kind of person is she?" Lu Dong praised: "It is the goddess of our people in Tubo, who protects our prosperity and happiness for generations in Tubo! Many years ago, a painter who had seen the Virgin painted the Virgin and enshrined it in our national temple. Among them, I was fortunate enough to enter the temple many times to offer sacrifices to the former kings, and saw the portrait of the Holy Mother, who was actually very similar to Princess Luoluo." Concubine Yang Shu smiled and said, "Ah, what a coincidence that such a thing happened." Li Ke said with a smile: "Okay then, you can take Sister Luoluo back and be your Holy Mother." Luoluo laughed and said, "I'm not really a fairy, what kind of virgin?" Li Shimin tapped the table lightly with his hands, pondered, and said slowly: "If you are the mother of a country, you can also protect the prosperity of Tubo forever and last forever." Lu Dongzan hurriedly bowed down on the ground and said, "Foreign ministers, thank the emperor for his kindness!" Facing Luoluo again, he bowed down and said: "Chen Lu Dongzan, I pay my respects to the Queen!" Luoluo's sword fell to the ground with a "boom", and she opened her mouth wide, looking at this and that, with a look of astonishment on her face. Li Shimin was also slightly taken aback, then smiled and said: "It turns out that you have already fallen in love with your queen! Forget it, Luo Luo was originally qualified for this position, but her temperament is a little rough." Concubine Yang Shu said: "Luoluo has never been frizzy, her temperament is bright and generous, and she doesn't pay attention to details in everything." As a queen, she pays too much attention to details, which will make the harem uneasy and people panic.Another seemingly derogatory statement. This Lu Dongzan is as smart as I expected, but Li Ke is as shrewd as I expected. As soon as he arrived in the palace, Lu Dongzan was introduced, so that it was a matter of course for Luoluo to enter Tubo. The emperor has already acquiesced, of course I have to strengthen the emperor's approval of this matter. I pulled up Lianhua, knelt down in front of Li Shimin, and said with a smile, "Congratulations, Your Majesty, I finally found Tang Zhijie today." Li Shimin said with interest: "Oh, Shu'er, do you also think that Luoluo is comparable to Princess Jieyou in the Han Dynasty?" I smiled and said: "At that time, the Han Dynasty married Wusun, Princess Xijun had a gentle temperament, and died in five years; Princess Jieyou was open-minded, put the country first, and shared the worries for the people. In Wusun, the descendants continued, making the two countries have a good relationship for a hundred years. , has been eulogized for thousands of years. The book is not talented, but it can be seen that Luoluo's temperament is similar to that of Princess Jieyou."