Tang riddles

In the spring of the second year of Jinglong, Chang'an in the Tang Dynasty.

Three years have passed since that bloody coup [Note 1].It has been two and a half years since Zetian Dasheng Empress visited, and the city of Chang'an is still in mourning.As the most beloved youngest daughter of Empress Zetian, Princess Taiping of Zhenguo wears the heaviest beheading[Note 2].Everyone in the whole house wears patchwork coarse linen clothes, and they have to wear them for nine months every year.

But it just so happened that by March of this year, all of them had been served.

Taiping has always been an inconspicuous master, even if her beloved emperor passed away, she was not so sad.Consort Yin Yu and Yin Changheng went to the Western Regions at the end of last year and have not returned yet. During his absence, Taiping loved to tease his two young daughters.

But today, just after the funeral, Taiping didn't come to see his two daughters.The news came from the outer palace that the son-in-law had returned to Chang'an, no wonder the princess was so out of her mind, she left the palace early to welcome her.

"Oh, my little ancestor, run slowly!" An anxious middle-aged woman called out from the Linfeng Courtyard of Princess Taiping's Mansion in Zhenguo.

"Hahaha, nanny, you are too fat, hurry up!" Then a cute and cute voice sounded and shouted mischievously.

The gate of Linfeng Courtyard opened, and a small fiery red figure ran out, passed through the Hundred Flowers Garden in front of the courtyard, and entered the veranda, with a pair of legs swaying fast, like a smart fire phoenix, speeding across the corridor, Run to Qianfu.On that delicate and beautiful little face, a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes are shining, handsome eyebrows are flying, and the round little face is full of healthy pink, very cute.The long yellowish hair is braided into small braids and tied behind the head, looking extraordinarily energetic.

The chubby nanny held in her arms a little girl who was only three or four years old, still soundly asleep, and she staggered after her, out of breath.Just behind the nanny, there are four or five maidservants, protecting the little master in her arms to prevent her from falling.

"Daddy! Daddy!" The fiery red figure jumped out of the veranda, and had already arrived at the back door of the flower hall in the front yard, and she yelled before entering the door.

As a result, she was embraced by a thick arm and hugged her.

"Who, be bold, let me down!" The fiery little guy struggled and shouted.

"Shhhh~ Chishi, good boy, don't yell, your father is talking to the princess, don't go in and disturb me now." A deep male voice sounded from behind her head, and then put her down.

"Master Lu! Master Lu, you are back!" Chishi heard the male voice, instead of being angry, he turned around and saw a dark face with a beard.This is a tall and strong man, standing at a young age, with a round waist and a large horizontal knife tied to his waist, majestic and majestic.

His name is Lu Yifeng, he is Yin Yu's personal bodyguard, and he is also the enlightenment teacher of Chishi's sword technique.

"How is little Chishi doing these days?" Lu Yi said with a smile on his face, squatting down, brushing away the loose strands of hair from Chishi's ears.

"Okay, that's right, Auntie always teases me." The little guy couldn't help complaining when he saw Master, because her Aunt Taiping Princess is really childish, and she never tires of playing tricks on her daughter.

After Lu Yifeng heard this, his complexion sank, and he whispered:

"Chishi, you have to know that the princess is not your biological mother. Although she treats you equally and loves you like a piano slave, you must not go too far. You must understand etiquette and know how to advance and retreat. Do you understand?"

Xiao Akashi pouted and thought for a while, then nodded.

"How are you treating Qin Nu?" Lu Yifeng asked again.

Chishi nodded earnestly again, and said: "I really like Qin Nu, she is silly and very cute. I usually take her to play, although she is slow, I never leave her behind. She I also like to watch me practice calligraphy and knives, and I can watch it for half a day, so I am so good."

Lu Yifeng smiled again, and raised his hand to scratch the bridge of her nose.Akashi furrowed his nose, his complexion was stinky, obviously a little unhappy.What Master Lu said to her just now diluted the joy of Dad's return.

Seeing that she was unhappy, Lu Yifeng coaxed her:

"Do you want a present?"

Chishi's big phoenix eyes suddenly brightened, looking at Lu Yifeng nodding vigorously, full of anticipation.

"Master Lu brought you a scimitar from the Western Regions. It is a barbarian's gadget. It is exquisite in workmanship and can cut iron like mud."

"Where is the sword?" Akashi was impatient.

"Don't worry, I didn't bring it with you this time, next time Master will come to give it to you." Lu Yifeng said with a smile.

"Okay!" Akashi jumped excitedly, "Master, you have to give me a new move this time, I'm tired of practicing before."

"You little girl, there is no need to practice your moves. You have to practice every move. Every move I teach you is effective. You have to be proficient. When you come back this time, the first thing It is to test your progress in kung fu these days. Your father will also test your calligraphy and poetry."

Akashi's little face suddenly wept.

At this time, the nanny finally caught up panting with Qin Nu in her arms. Seeing Chi Shi and Lu Yifeng, she hurriedly said:

"Little Ancestor, you...don't...run away like this again. If you knock...you bump into something, how can I explain to the princess consort?"

When she said this, Qin Nu in her arms woke up, rubbed her eyes, and murmured childishly: "Where is sister...I want sister."

Akashi looked embarrassed, and puffed out his chest, as if to say: Look, Qin Nu is so attached to me.

The nanny is helpless, the little master Le'an is too clingy to the little master Yun'an, he can't leave for a moment, they eat and live together.She put down the piano slave, and the four-year-old boy was still staggering as he walked. He looked around in a bewildered manner, saw his sister's fiery red dress beside him, and immediately ran over with his fleshy calf. .

"Sister~~" The little guy threw himself into Akashi's embrace.

Akashi squeezed her little fleshy face lovingly, the little guy raised his head, stared blankly at his sister and smiled.The two sisters are very close, innocent and lovely.

"Lieutenant Lu, you are safe and sound." The nanny saluted Lu Yifeng.

"Mother Hui is polite." Lu Yifeng replied.

"How is the bride?" The nanny asked again.

"Zhuojing is all well." Hearing her mention of Mei Niang, Lu Yifeng looked a little shy.

"It's not easy for you newlywed Yaner to go out with your son-in-law for half a year."

"Where, the bride and I have received the great favor from the son-in-law and the princess, so we are willing to do the work of dogs and horses."

While they were talking, Chishi's eyeballs suddenly rolled, thinking about it.Seeing that Master Lu was chatting with the nanny and not paying attention to them, she quietly said to Qin Nu:

"Qin Nu, do you want to see Dad?"

"Father!" Qin Nu's eyes lit up.

"Go, follow me quietly."

"En." Qin Nu's face was full of seriousness and vigilance, and the two little guys sneaked out against the wall of the flower hall while the adults were not paying attention.They walked around to the side of the flower hall, and Chishi stopped by the window, struggled to move a stone in the grass, and placed it directly under the window, then she stood on the stone, and untied a stone that had been tied all along from her belt. A small wooden knife with a thin handle was gently sent in along the edge gap, scraped against the window, and when she heard a "click", she smiled wickedly.

Pull the window outwards and fix it with a stick.She jumped off the rock, grabbed Qin Nu and said:

"Come on, Qin Nu, my sister will carry you up."

Qin Nu stared blankly at her elder sister doing all this with ease, and couldn't help but ask:

"Sister...how are you so proficient?"

Akashi: "..."

"Do you still want to see daddy?" Chishi changed the subject.

Qin Nu quickly nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.

"Then hurry up."

Chishi hugged Qin Nu by the waist, stood on the rock by himself, and sent her up with difficulty.Qin Nu groaned and climbed up to the window, awkwardly turned into the window, and when he fell down, he didn't estimate the distance properly, and sat down on the ground.The ground is paved with granite tiles, and it hurts to fall, but there is no sound.Qin Nu sat on the ground in a daze for a moment, pursed her mouth, and was about to cry.

"Don't cry, don't cry! Qin Nu, look at my sister." At this time, Chishi quickly opened the window and came in. Seeing Qin Nu crying, he quickly stepped forward to hug Qin Nu and made faces at her.

Qin Nu sobbed twice, watched her sister change her face tearfully, and laughed happily again.

"Good~" Akashi rubbed her little head.

Then she pulled up Qin Nu, patted the brocade jacket on her body, put her index finger on her lips, and signaled her to keep silent.Then Rachinnu walked into the house.

This window is just opposite to a screen carved with fragrant wood. There are four sides of the screen, and a large banquet mat is surrounded in the center, and a table is set on the banquet mat.The two little guys hid behind the west screen and peeked in through the gap in the screen.

As soon as Akashi glanced at it, he covered Qin Nu's eyes.

"Sister, I can't see~~" Qin Nu said aggrievedly.

"Qin slave can't watch."

"Why?" Qin Nu was puzzled.

"No reason." Akashi's face was red, and he didn't know how to explain it.

At this moment, a man and a woman were sitting on the banquet in the flower hall, they were very close, the woman was leaning on the man's shoulder, half of her body was leaning on him, the two were whispering something, they looked very intimate.Seeing this scene, Akashi subconsciously covered Qin Nu's eyes.

Father and mother are intimate, shy and unable to watch.

However, this intimate scene is over soon.The woman suddenly stopped leaning on the man, sat up straight, stared at him and said coldly:

"Yin Changheng! That's the deal, you can't disagree."

The man was wearing a moon-white round neck robe and a black cape. He turned to look at the woman with a side face that was so handsome.The woman was angry with him, but he had no temper, and was still as gentle as a spring breeze:

"Princess, Chishi has just turned six years old. Let's talk about the companionship in two years. Besides, the Princess Huayang is just the daughter of King Linzi. Now the King of Linzi is also in Luzhou, don't drive, and went to Luzhou , Akashi went to accompany his daughter to read, but I don't know what good it will be."

The charming woman in splendid clothes seemed to hold back her anger, and her voice softened: "Chang Heng, you have been away for half a year, and the situation in Chang'an is changing rapidly. I'm afraid you don't understand the situation anymore. I have a very good idea of ​​who the King of Linzi is. Thorough. He is ambitious and covets the reserve position. Look at the emperor's sons, they are not even half as good as his nephew. Empress Wei and An Le are making waves. Once they gain power, it may be difficult for us to escape from Princess Taiping's mansion. , Only by joining forces with the King of Linzi can there be some possibility. He has a great possibility of becoming a great treasure in the future, and I must seize the opportunity."

Yin Yu was silent for a moment, and said: "But Princess, is it really necessary for a child like Chishi to bear this matter?"

Taiping took Yin Yu's hand, and persuaded softly: "Changheng, I don't want Chishi to go up the mountain of swords and down into the sea of ​​fire, I just send her to study with her. The king of Linzi is staying in Chang'an with this bloodline. I see Guo Huayang is a sensible child, sending Chishi to make friends is not a bad thing. What's more, it is the Imperial College, Chishi can learn the best knowledge, isn't it good?"

Yin Yu was still pondering.

Taiping continued to work hard: "Also, according to reliable sources, Princess Linzi specially asked the emperor's brother this time, and asked the famous genius girl from the Zhang family in Qujiang to study with Huayang. This is a rare opportunity. It's not an ordinary child, Akashi and them study together, there is competition, and the progress must be more significant."

Yin Yu's heart was finally moved. He was moved because he had met Zhang Ruohan, a talented girl from the Zhang family in Qujiang. He knew how outstanding this girl was.Akashi is now stubborn, hard to meditate, smart is smart, but impatient, loses interest in many things halfway through learning, temper is quite a headache.If you can follow the two calm children Huayang and Ruohan, maybe you can make a difference.

He suddenly bent the corners of his lips, and Taiping was dazzled by the momentary beauty.Then I heard Yin Yu say:

"Yin Ziji, Yin Ziyin, how did Dad teach you to be upright and aboveboard, and to do things secretly, why don't you hurry up and come out."

Akashi's small face, which was hiding behind the screen, suddenly wrinkled. It seems that Father knew that they had sneaked in for a long time.He had no choice but to drag the qin slave who was still in a daze around the screen, removed his boots and had a banquet, and brought the qin slave to salute Aunt and Adie.Then the two little guys sat obediently beside their parents, bowing their heads as if obediently admitting their mistakes.

Taiping had a happy smile on his face, without saying a word, he just lazily leaned on the table, watching Yin Yu teach his two daughters a lesson.

But Yin Yu unexpectedly didn't teach them a lesson, he stepped forward and rubbed the two little guys into his arms, the big and the little ones immediately made a fuss, and the seriousness that Chishi and Qin Nu pretended to disappear instantly no trace.

"Okay, okay, let's stop making trouble." Yin Yu said with a smile.

"Father, I miss you so much." Chi Shi wrapped herself in Yin Yu's arms and acted like a baby.

"Father, I too...I miss you too." Qin Nu hurriedly imitated her elder sister and said.

Taiping was a little jealous. She was in her 40s, and she pouted like a little daughter-in-law who had been neglected.She was well maintained, and she looked like a graceful lady in her twenties, with no wrinkles at the corners of her eyes, and her face was gorgeous and beautiful.

"Chishi, you heard from daddy that you will be going to school soon. At that time, you will have many friends who study and play together. Do you want to go?"

Akashi thought about it and nodded.

Yin Yu smiled and rubbed her head.Qin Nu pulled him and said:

"Father, I want to go too."

"Qin Nu is still too young, and it will take a few years to go to school." Yin Yu said patiently.

Qin Nu pouted unhappily, as if she was carved out of the same mold as her mother, making Yin Yu laugh out loud, and said:

"Qin Nu doesn't go to school, dad will take you to play, okay?"

When Qin Nu heard this, he immediately showed a naive smile.

The author has something to say: this chapter enters the third volume, and the first part of the rumor, "The Blue Sky", is taken from "Poor and strong, the ambition not to fall into the blue sky", and it tells the story of three children growing up together.

[Note 1] This refers to the Shenlong coup.In 705 AD (the first year of Shenlong), the third son of Emperor Wu, Li Xian, Zhang Jianzhi, Princess Taiping and others staged a coup, killing Zhang Changzong and Zhang Yizhi's brothers and forcing Emperor Wu to abdicate.After the coup, Li Xian accepted his mother's abdication and ascended the throne as Tang Zhongzong.

【Note 2】Chop, the highest level of mourning.There are five levels of mourning, Zhanfu cuī, Qifu, Dagong, Xiaogong, and Sima, and the level of mourning is selected according to the closeness and distance of the relationship.