Female General And Eldest Princess

Capital

The people gathered in twos and threes in front of the bulletin board in the city, and there was an imperial list on it:

"Following heaven's fortune, the emperor's edict said: The eldest princess of the widow is Shushen, diligent and submissive, graceful and pure, gentle and good in character, restrained and virtuous, and virtuous; and Li Zhong, the son of Marquis of Pingyang, is noble and thrifty, No slack to follow, Kezuo pot ceremony, good manners, dunmu Jiaren, special gift to the eldest princess and Prince Li Zhong, a good marriage, after the end of the guarding period of Queen Hui Wenduan, choose an auspicious day to perform the ceremony, Yuan Ding 28 Years Twelve This is the twelfth day of the month."

"Hey, the eldest princess is about to get married! There hasn't been such a big happy event in Beijing for a long time."

"That's right, this year has been really eventful. First, Empress Hui Wenduan went first, then Princess Chu was assassinated and Concubine Wen Gui passed away. There hasn't been such a happy event in Beijing for a long time."

"Although the imperial decree has been issued, there are still more than two years before it will be released. I heard that Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess is the most favored by His Majesty. She is the jewel of the main palace. When the ceremony is completed, Her Majesty may pardon the world! "

"I have met the prince of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, he is suave and romantic, and haven't you heard of it? Some time ago, the prince of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion accompanied the princess to the north to visit General Li Mu, maybe it was just to report a happy event. And when he came back, the prince was robbed by the robbers in order to protect the princess. After the princess was safe, the prince came out of the bandit's den alone and killed those kidnappers without leaving a piece of armor! What a tiger! Father has no dogs, do you still remember the Battle of Parallel Pass? The Marquis of Pingyang became famous in the first battle.

"What you said is so impressive. Could it be that you also participated in the kidnapping?"

"Bah, bah, I dare not say that, my third uncle is the royal horse of Pingyang Houfu..."

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The heavy snow of goose feathers slowly floated down from the sky, and the snow stained the crown and turned into water stains.

The winter in Liguo has come all the way from north to south. Finally, the imperial capital also ushered in the first heavy snow of this winter, and the people around the imperial list were full of enthusiasm to "communicate" with the "Xinmi" of the royal family because of the heavy snow. Finally dispersed, the snowflakes fell finely, and soon covered their footprints, and the world was white...

Inner Court of the Imperial Palace·Unknown Palace

The brazier in the hall was burning red, the swaying orange flames released warmth, and the long palace attire mopped the floor. Li Xian stood in front of the half-opened window, resting her bare hands on the window rail casually, looking at the feather-like snowflakes in front of her eyes. , slowly covering the entire courtyard of the Weiming Palace.

Xiao Ci stood behind Li Xian holding a red cloak wearing white butterflies and flowers in both hands, and said softly: "Your Highness, it's been cold these few days, you stand by the window like this, you've got the cold, and you're careful of the wind and evil." body."

But seeing that Li Xian didn't respond, she was still standing there, she didn't know where she was attracted by the scenery outside the window, she didn't move at all.

Seeing this, Xiaoci sighed quietly, shook off the cloak in her hand, and gently put it on for Li Xian.

"What are you looking at, Your Highness?" Xiaoci walked up to Li Xian, and looked out through the half-open window, but found nothing surprising. This Weiming Palace has lived in this palace for more than ten years, no matter how delicate he is. The scenery has long been tired.

"His Royal Highness, the Crown Prince is here." Outside the door, came the voice of the eunuch in charge.

Only then did Li Xian look away, sighed quietly, with a bit of helplessness between her brows, she said softly: "Zhu'er is here, you lead him to the study to see me."

As soon as Li Xian sat down in the study, Xiao Ci ushered Li Zhu over.

Pushing open the door of the study, Li Zhu walked in, Xiao Ci closed the door wisely and turned to leave.

Li Zhu came here in a hurry today, after leaving Taixue, he went straight to the Weiming Palace, without even changing his regular clothes, at this time he was still wearing the crown of crown jewels on his head, with two dragons grabbing pearls on his forehead to wipe his forehead, and he was dressed in black Prince Chu's court clothes were covered with a python-white fox armpit coat, with some snowflakes on it, and even though the snowflakes turned into water when entering the room, they did not touch the coat at all, but condensed into drops of full and clear water. Hanging on the tip of the hair, crumbling.

Li Xian looked at Li Zhu quietly and suddenly realized: I haven't seen him for a while, my younger brother has grown a lot taller, and although his little red face from the cold is still a little immature, he has become more and more imposing as the crown prince. thicker.

"Is this great piece of clothing a gift from Brother Qi?"

Li Zhu was slightly taken aback, but nodded anyway: "How does sister know?"

Li Xian smiled lightly and replied: "Brother Qi has a heart, this snow fox is extremely precious, only he has the largest number of fiefs, if it is someone else, let alone a big one, it is not easy to make a shawl."

"elder sister!"

Li Zhu didn't seem to want to do these things with Li Xian. He interrupted Li Xian, stepped forward, and looked at Li Xian with an extremely solemn expression on his face.

Seeing Li Zhu like this, a trace of helplessness flashed across Li Xian's brows, she calmed down, looked at her brother, and waited for him to continue.

Seeing Li Xian like this, Li Zhu hesitated a little, but finally settled down, took another step forward, and came directly to Li Xian's case, her small brows bulged, and she said irritably, "Sister wants to marry you!" Li Zhong?"

"Father's royal decree has been issued, why should Zhu'er ask knowingly?"

"But I heard that my father gave my sister a total of three candidates. Why did my sister choose him alone, the king of Chu?"

Li Xian looked at her younger brother and heard him keep calling himself "solitary", feeling extremely complicated.

"Zhu'er doesn't like my sister marrying Li Zhong?"

"Of course!" Li Zhu puffed out her chest, looking resolute.

"Zhu'er, do you know that the emperor's imperial edict has been issued, and there is no possibility of changing it?"

"This……"

"Zhu'er doesn't like my sister marrying him, is it because she doesn't like Li Zhong's character, or is it because he belongs to the king of Chu?"

Li Xian's tone was calm from beginning to end, maintaining the same tone, as if she was talking about a trivial matter.

"This..." Li Zhu's high chest collapsed unknowingly, and a look of embarrassment flashed across his face.

Li Xian, as if she didn't see it, smiled at Li Zhu as usual, and said calmly, "Zhu'er has grown up."

Hearing Li Xian's words, Li Zhu looked embarrassed, and simply acted coquettishly at her sister: "Zhu'er doesn't like Brother Chu."

"I know."

"The Marquis of Pingyang and the Prince of Chu's residence are colluding. A few days ago, the father granted the brother of the King of Chu the military power, and now he is openly making up his sister's idea. Zhu'er doesn't understand why so many talented young sisters choose him?"

Li Zhu raised her eyes and met Li Xian's deep and smiling eyes. Immediately, she felt that she had been seen through. Her heart tightened and she continued to say, "Besides... besides..."

"And what?"

Li Zhu looked at his sister, feeling a little regretful in his heart, but he understood that it was useless to fiddle with the matter so far, so he gritted his teeth and stomped his feet, and said as if angrily: "Besides, girls are extroverted. When a sister is married, she is considered to be with her husband." family name, even if my sister loves Zhu'er, I'm afraid there's nothing she can do to help her."

After hearing this, Li Xian got up from her seat, walked around the jade case and came to Li Zhu's side, stretched out her slender jade hand to gently put it on Li Zhu's shoulder, and comforted her softly: "Zhu'er, sister wants you to remember, You will always be the closest person to my sister, and no one can replace you."

After all, Li Zhu is a child who is not yet nine years old, and it is very beneficial to be comforted by her sister, her face immediately softens, and even her limbs are no longer tense and stiff as before.

Li Zhu nestled obediently in Li Xian's arms, and Ren Li Xian patted his shoulder lightly with her hand, the lost sense of security was finally found.

The siblings stood quietly like this, and the study was quiet.

After a long while, Li Zhu opened his mouth slowly, as if coquettish and worried, he asked: "Why did my sister choose Li Zhong, can I really tell Zhu'er?"

Hearing this, Li Xian felt a little bit of sadness in her heart, pondered for a long time and finally replied softly: "Because my sister wants to stay in the capital and watch Zhu'er grow up."

"But...but if my sister wants to, she can stay in this capital if she marries anyone."

Li Xian smiled and said nothing. She would never tell Li Zhu that among those three people, Li Zhong was the only one who had a soft spot for her. Everyone will agree, if you marry the other two, you will be restricted everywhere in the future...

This is the sorrow of being a woman. Whether you are a folk girl or a princess of a country, after you get married, you will be restricted by your husband more or less. In Zhu's future, she must not leave such a reputation.

But these words... But Li Xian had no way of talking about her own brother.

Li Xian caressed Li Zhu's shoulder, and said softly: "Zhu'er, do you still remember what the queen mother said to Zhu'er before she died?"

"Remember, the queen mother wants Zhu'er to listen to her sister."

"Then don't ask any more."

"Ah."

After Li Xian comforted Li Zhu's restless young heart, she left Li Zhu to eat in Weiming Palace.

After seeing off Li Zhu, Li Xian went back to the study with a cold face. She never thought that someone would dare to reach out to the prince after only a few days away from the palace.

Li Xian took a piece of silk cloth and squinted her eyes to write a few lines, and ordered someone to send it out.

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"Liguo Tongnianzhi" is a chronological volume, one volume a year, which mainly records the major events that happened in the Liguo court or local area in the past year.

On the last page of the "Liguotong Chronicle" in the 28th year of Yuanding, there are only a few pens recording the last "big event" that happened in Liguo in the 28th year of Yuanding: Winter in the 28th year of Yuanding, December 28 One day, Grand Tutor Ling Fengyue ate a bowl of steamed hog meat with rice flour at home. On the day of the burial, he suddenly vomited blood and died. His wife Liu couldn't help the pain of losing her husband and son, so she hanged herself...

For a while, this incident even became the talk of the people after dinner in the 28th year of Yuanding: I heard that the Tai Fu likes meat, and he must eat a bowl of steamed pork every day, but he didn't expect to be choked to death after eating for decades. A famous mansion, but in the blink of an eye, all three members of the family died, and the year has not even passed, the world is really impermanent...