Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 1138 Guining Qingzhou
Cars and horses are clustered together, and the road home is far away.

After returning to Dengzhou City, Li Qinzai rested for another two days. On the third day, the team set off and walked slowly towards Chang'an City.

The team was mighty and mighty, including not only the trilogy of the Li family, but also the entourages of Li Sujie and other disciples and the guards in the palace, totaling more than 1000 people.

The journey was very slow, Li Qinzai was still seriously injured, and the carriage did not dare to go too fast, let alone bumping. Everything was stable, and he could only travel tens of miles a day. Most of the time he camped in the wild along the way.

With Cui Jie by his side, Li Qinzai felt very at ease along the way. The companionship of husband and wife can heal injuries better than good medicine.

After a few days of journey, Li Qinzai felt that his injury was getting better.

On the slightly swaying carriage, Li Qinzai maintained a lying posture, covered with a thick quilt, and a pot of charcoal fire was lit in the carriage, and the other side was filled with the things Li Qinzai needed, various dried fruits, dried meat, wheat candy, etc. Wait, reach out and get it.

It's a pity that there is no alcohol, Cui Jie strictly forbids it, and it is true that Li Qinzai cannot drink alcohol with his current body.

"My husband's complexion seems to be a bit better than when he was in Dengzhou City. When we return to Chang'an, maybe my husband will recover." Cui Jie sat down beside him happily, kneading his legs with both hands .

It can be seen that Li Qinzai's body is slowly recovering, making Cui Jie very happy.

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "The goddess doctor in Goguryeo said that it would take about half a year to fully recover. It has only been more than a month, and we have to wait."

"It doesn't matter, it's good that my husband is here, I will take good care of my husband, so as not to make you angry, maybe I will recover faster." Cui Jie said with a smile like a flower.

Healing internal injuries is a very troublesome thing. Li Qinzai was hit on the back by a galloping horse. According to Jin Dayan, Li Qinzai's internal organs were all impacted, and he was almost dying. He wanted to heal his internal injuries. A very long process.

"How is the family? How are Qiao'er and Hongbi?"

Cui Jie laughed and said, "Qiao'er is very good. After her husband went to war, Qiao'er's studies were not neglected. She did homework and practiced calligraphy every day. When she went out to play occasionally, she was taken out by her juniors to visit Chang'an. Dongxishi, or visiting the younger brother's house..."

"In the past six months, Su Jie has also brought him into the Taiji Palace several times. The emperor and the empress were very happy to see Qiao'er, and rewarded him with a lot of things..."

"The emperor also said that when Qiao'er is a little older, he will choose a princess or county master of the right age who has a good model and good conduct from among the royal family, and promise Qiao'er to be his wife."

Li Qinzai blinked, his son seemed to be in high demand, the daughter of the Shangguan family hadn't been settled yet, but the princess and county lord of Datang were already scheduled?
What will Qiaoer do when he grows up?Who is allowed and who is not allowed?
Why don't we just hold an auction, whoever gives the most dowry will get Qiao'er, it's fair and just.

The old father took [-]% of the handling fee.

Li Qinzai had a bewildered smile on his face, what a sweet worry.

Then Cui Jie frowned slightly, and said again: "I don't know which of my husband's disciples is too stupid, he seems to secretly teach Qiao'er to drink, several times Qiao'er was sent back to the mansion by the trilogy, the concubine could smell the alcohol on him, After my husband returns to Chang'an, I need to rectify those disciples."

"Qiao'er is only so old, and a kid in his teens starts drinking, so when he grows up, he's just another bastard..."

Li Qinzai nodded, then hummed: "Why did you say 'again'? Are you pointing fingers at Sang Huai?"

Cui Jie glared at him: "The concubine said it so clearly, is this called pointing at Sang and scolding Huai? Husband dare to say that you were not a jerk when you were young?"

Li Qinzai was startled, and then sighed sadly: "You bastard... But you can be more tactful, don't you understand the way that husband and wife treat each other as guests?"

Cui Jie rubbed Li Qinzai's face, and said with a smile: "Okay, I'll try to be as tactful as possible, so as not to poke my husband's heart."

Then Cui Jie said again: "Hongbi can already walk and call people, he is getting fatter and fatter, and he eats a lot, but he has a bad temper, if he doesn't like him, he will cry and throw things, no one can coax him live……"

Li Qinzai frowned. This problem needs to be corrected. The descendants of the Li family will never get used to it. Educating yourself is much better than letting outsiders educate them. If your temper is bad, when you grow up and enter the court and officialdom, the society will slap you. Terrible.

But Cui Jie laughed again: "The strange thing is that Hongbi is very well-behaved in front of Qiao'er. No matter how much he gets angry, as soon as Qiao'er appears, Hongbi will immediately calm down and show a flattering smile to Qiao'er. She looks so cheap, very similar to my husband..."

Li Qinzai: "..."

Forget it, a seriously injured person should not beat up a woman.

As for Qiao'er being able to subdue Hongbi, Li Qinzai was quite pleased and happy to see it succeed.

Perhaps this is the legendary suppression of bloodlines. The boss of a family must establish dignity. Qiao'er may have done it unintentionally, but she did a good job.

After being silent for a while, Cui Jie whispered: "My husband has made great contributions to the country. After returning to Chang'an, the emperor should be rewarded, right?"

Li Qinzai shook his head: "There is no need to mention this again, but if you do good deeds, don't ask about your future."

Cui Jie pouted: "My husband has paid such a heavy price, if the emperor doesn't show it, it's inevitable... Anyway, I want the emperor and the court to see clearly that my husband is a great hero, and a hero should have dignity , the same cannot be missed, my husband.”

Li Qinzai was a little sleepy, slowly closed his eyes, and murmured: "I'm not a hero."

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It is a long way from Dengzhou to Chang'an, and it will pass through Qingzhou.

The Cui family in Qingzhou is Cui Jie's natal family. After the team entered Qingzhou, Cui Jie hesitated to speak.

After being married for many years, Li Qinzai certainly saw Cui Jie's thoughts, so he asked her if she wanted to go back to her natal home.

Cui Jie cautiously asked if it was possible, and of course Li Qinzai would not object.

The atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty is much more open than that of other dynasties, but it is still a society where men are superior to women. No matter how high or low their status is, if a woman returns to her natal home after marriage, she must get her husband's consent, and the number of times she goes back to her natal home should not be too frequent, otherwise the husband will have Good reason to divorce your wife.

Li Qinzai didn't have so many machismo problems. Isn't it natural for a mother-in-law to go back to her mother's house? By the way, he also wanted to see his father-in-law, Cui Linqian.

After getting Li Qinzai's consent, Cui Jie's mood became more and more joyful, and she immediately let the team divert and went straight to Cui's ancestral house.

The Cui family in Qingzhou is a powerful family. It has existed since the Western Han Dynasty. The Cui family’s heyday was in the Cao Wei period. Later in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Cui family in Qinghe branched out into several branches. The Cui family in Qingzhou is one of them. There are hundreds of them today. The background of the year.

The marriage between Li Qinzai and Cui Jie back then was a marriage between a new rich man and an old man, and it was a beneficial and harmless combination for both families.

Datang's current political situation is mostly like this. There are many marriages between emerging dignitaries and established elites, and the interests of the two are gradually tied together. That's why it is so difficult for Li Zhi to suppress the established elites.

Li Qinzai is the son-in-law and son-in-law of a veteran clan. He actually doesn't like the clan but he doesn't dislike it too much either.

Of course, the premise is not to affect your own interests, everyone can cooperate, you can form an alliance, and there may be hostility.

As long as the benefits are not mentioned, Li Qinzai and the old man get along quite happily.

(End of this chapter)