When I woke up, I was fine

Speaking of which, Li Shimin treated Li Chengqian and Li Tai brothers very well.But Li Chengqian always felt that something was wrong, something strange.

When I first arrived in the Northwest, the maidservant Guanyin was in poor health due to the long journey, and she was pregnant with a child, so it was very difficult to give birth to Li Tai. After Li Tai was born, she was also in poor health. At that time, he often cried and screamed in the middle of the night, no matter how he stumbled, he managed to raise this son. After raising Li Tai, he became a little fat man, and then turned into a big fat man.

During this period, because Li Tai was very smart and eloquent, he won the attention of his parents because of his frail body when he was young, and then he won the attention of his parents because of his cleverness when he grew up.

In the next few years, his father rarely returned home. In Li Chengqian's impression, his mother kept giving birth, and he rarely saw his father.

However, Li Chengqian was still able to tell the outside world that he was the eldest son of his father's trust, and this idea gradually faded after a few years.

After the banquet was over, Cao Qiang and Li Jiancheng left Li Chengqian to rest with Li Chengzong. Cao Qiang personally went to his son's bedroom to watch the maid make the bed, and told the two brothers to go to bed early. The big bed was covered with a quilt.

Li Chengqian asked Li Chengzong.

"Do you still have an impression of Li Ke?"

"There are still some vaguely, but I don't have such a deep memory as Brother Chengqian." This is not flattery. Among the playmates when I was young, Li Chengqian was the one that the little fat man remembered the most. The biggest reason was because of the two of them. The mother's friendship is very good, and the two often meet.

Li Chengzong said these words, and kept thinking about Li Ke's information in his mind.

Li Ke's mother is the princess Yang of the Sui Dynasty, which means that he is the grandson of Yang Guang.

His status is not noble, and he is also very smart, which makes Li Chengqian feel a sense of crisis.

"He has been in close contact with many people recently. These people are all from him. He has contacted a lot. As far as I know, these people are all former officials of the Sui Dynasty...Nowadays, there are many people who don't like us. Brother Chengzong has to guard against this kind of person."

In the dark, Li Chengzong was thinking about what Brother Chengqian meant by saying this, whether he was provoking himself to intervene in the fight between the two brothers, or simply wanting to warn himself that there are people in the court who are in contact with the Northwest.

No matter which one, the little fat man pretended not to understand.He heartlessly assured Li Chengqian, "Brother, why didn't you say that just now? If you said it just now, Dad will definitely discuss the solution with your grandfather. Don't worry, when I see my grandfather tomorrow, I will tell my brother what to do." Report the truth to my grandfather."

Li Chengqian didn't know what the little fat man was thinking. After all, he didn't have much contact with the little fat man, so he could only temporarily put all his thoughts down, covered the little fat man with a quilt, and the two of them slept deeply in the dark. past.

In the past few days, the little fat man has become a little master and took this cousin to wander around in Chang'an City. First, he went to the two bustling and bustling places, East Market and West Market, to buy some things, and the next day he led Li Chengqian. Arrived at Pingkang Square.

Before he went, the little fat man made a point of telling Li Chengqian not to let him slip up, and not to let his parents and grandfather know that the two brothers came here.

Then, in front of the square gate of Pingkangfang, several people gathered together with brothers from other clans, and everyone hooked up and went to have fun together.

While drinking, everyone subconsciously kept a distance from Li Chengqian, and the only one who didn't keep a distance was Li Chengqian's cousin Chai Lingwu.

This is the youngest son of Li Xiuxiu and Chai Fuma, he is usually not as stable as his elder brother, and he is also a person who fights all day long.

Seeing this little cousin, Li Chengqian wanted to visit his aunt, so after returning to the East Palace, he discussed with Cao Qiang, saying that he wanted to visit his aunt the next day. Cao Qiang was not an unreasonable person. After that, he could only gently rub his temples.

"It stands to reason that you, a junior, should visit your aunt on the first day, but your aunt is not in Chang'an now, and I told him the news of your return, and now I have received the news , He is on the way back, he was not in good health, I was afraid he couldn't stand the haste, so he might not be able to come back until two or three days later."

It is necessary for Li Chengqian to care about his aunt's health at this time, "I heard from my aunt that my aunt has always been strong and strong. She used to lead soldiers to fight in the early years, why is she not in good health now?"

"Some problems are left over from the time when he led the soldiers to fight. He went to Luoyang with your third uncle to pray for your grandmother. You can wait a few days. In addition to meeting your aunt, you will have to meet again Your third uncle. As for your fourth uncle, let’s talk about it later, he is too busy for a while, so we will arrange for you uncle and nephew to meet after he is over. "

It's not that Li Yuanji didn't know that this nephew came here, on the contrary, he was very well informed and knew about it a long time ago, but Li Yuanji didn't want to see this nephew.

Seeing this nephew reminds him of his bastard second brother, so after thinking about it, he thinks it's best not to meet each other.

Cao Qian felt that he was the son of Avalokitesvara after all, and he should meet anyway. When the child went back and talked to Avalokitesvara, he would feel better there, but this was just Cao's own idea. Cao Qiang just said a few words to impose his own ideas on others. As for Li Yuanji's willingness to see Li Chengqian, Cao Qiang really couldn't force him.

After Li Yuanba and Li Xiuxiu came back from Luoyang in a hurry, Li Yuan had someone hold a small banquet in the Tai Chi Hall for everyone to celebrate. At this time, Li Yuanji also came, and he came here alone. With their family members, plus Li Yuanba who has always been a bachelor, the two brothers sitting at the same table do not seem so lonely.

Li Xiuxiu was very emotional. After seeing Li Chengqian, tears immediately flowed down. Li Chengqian saw this aunt also bowed down respectfully. Li Xiuxiu quickly took his nephew's hand and couldn't help crying. He also asked about the health of Guanyin's maidservant, and about the health of his brothers and sisters at home.

Li Xiuxiu heard that Guanyin's maidservant gave birth to a daughter. At this time, she couldn't help but want to discuss with her son-in-law. If she wanted her son to marry the second brother's daughter, it would be fine if others were afraid of being involved. Li Xiuxiu was not afraid of being involved anyway. , plus the eldest brother and sister-in-law are not the kind of unreasonable people, a niece can still tolerate it.

Now is the day when the whole family is reunited, and there is no need to say such things in the open. He wiped his eyes, told Li Chengqian to get along well with his brothers, and turned to look for Li Yuan.

Li Yuan was very happy at this time, couldn't help but stroked his gray beard, took a sip of wine slowly, and when he saw his daughter coming, someone helped him to sit down.

"Did you see your nephew? Did you speak just now? I saw that he looks quite like a member of our Li family."

"I saw him just now, and I talked to him a few words, asked about his parents' health, and asked about his younger siblings. I think this child is gentle, gentle, and well-bred. It can be seen that the second sister-in-law has always So gracious."

Li Yuan was very satisfied with this daughter-in-law and nodded. "The ones who can enter our house are all good women..." But when he said this, he immediately thought of Li Yuanji's princess, and felt that what he said was a bit guilty.

Li Xiuxiu could also hear it, and immediately changed the topic to another direction, "I know that the second sister-in-law is very virtuous, and I thought that the child raised by the second sister-in-law is also a well-educated girl like her, so I I just want to ask if you can let our family, Ling Wu, marry his cousin."

After hearing this, Li Yuan really became interested.

"It's not impossible, it's really good, you're right...the place in the northwest is windy and sandy, and it's cold and hot, so it's not necessarily suitable for survival. Cheng Qian and his brothers can't bring a girl back to raise her." We can also go forward.”

Li Yuan was very excited now, "Okay, okay, I know about this matter, are you worried that your brother and sister-in-law can't explain it to them, don't worry, let me talk about it when the time comes."

Li Xiuxiu felt that this might be her own wishful thinking, and it was also possible that her second brother had betrothed her daughter to someone else. It was really reckless for her to bring it up rashly now.

"Don't be too happy. I haven't told the son-in-law about this. Of course, the son-in-law may also be willing, but what does the second brother think? If the second brother betroths this child to another tribal leader or What about the other ministers?"

"How can other families compare to your son?" Li Yuan felt that he would never let his granddaughter marry those savages outside.

"I personally wrote a letter to Shimin, and asked Chengqian to send his sister over to marry Lingwu early. Your two sister-in-laws came in early, and your mother and I took them to be like daughters. When the time comes, your niece When you enter your house, you treat her like you love your daughter."

Thinking that Li Xiuxiu didn't have a daughter, the more Li Yuan thought about it, the more he felt that this method was good. At that time, he drove Li Xiuxiu out. He wrote five pieces of letter paper in one go, put them in an envelope, and thought he had done something meaningful. matter.

It didn't take long for this matter to reach Li Jiancheng's ears. Li Jiancheng held the wine glass and thought for a while. If his father really thought so, then that's okay.

A girl, as long as she comes here and takes good care of her.But the dowry servants brought by these girls really need to be carefully screened.

Thinking of this, he took the initiative to look for Li Yuan. The father and son talked for a long time, and the matter was finalized. Li Yuan was so happy that he danced with his hands and feet. When drinking at the banquet, he became unrestrained. After pouring down a glass, the old man's eyes and brows were full of smiles. After a while, his face was red from drinking, and he was unwilling to go down when he was drunk. He happily watched the two grandsons push the glasses like adults. Changing the lamp, I feel that I have been comforted in this life.

Thinking that he met Mrs. Dou underground, Mrs. Dou had something to say when she asked the children.

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