One of the passers-by

Hearing Princess Pingyang's suggestion, others can do it, but Xue Yan is the most delighted.He liked to soak in hot springs in his previous life, no matter it was the solemn winter or the scorching summer, as long as he had the opportunity to soak in the hot springs, he would never miss it.

After coming to Dachu for more than half a year, Xue Yan's identity has changed from a refugee without household registration to the heir of the Duke of Wei's mansion. His living standard is increasing day by day, but he has never had the luxury of soaking in hot springs.

Moreover, the winter in Chang'an City is too cold and humid. Even if there are earth dragons buried in the inner rooms of Taiji Palace and Duke Wei's Mansion, Xue Yan still feels that the coldness follows him when he goes out, and it is difficult to dispel for a long time.

This weather is perfect for hot springs.

Seeing that Xue Yan was eager to try and couldn't hold back, Empress Wei smiled at Princess Pingyang. Empress Wei said, "Your Majesty has been busy with government affairs every day since he ascended the throne. Ask Your Majesty, what is His Majesty's will?"

Princess Pingyang smiled and said: "The queen is free to ask. If your majesty agrees, you can take He Gong up and down Tangquan Palace to relax for a few days, and we will follow the bustle. If your majesty is too busy with government affairs, I will take you with me." Let Yan'er go to our family's hot spring village to stay for a few days. At that time, don't forget to grant my husband a vacation."

After a pause, he turned around and asked the Supreme Emperor: "What do you think, father, are you willing to go to the hot spring with me and Yan'er?"

Since the change of Xuanwu Gate, the Supreme Emperor has lived in seclusion in the Taiji Palace, seeing no outsiders, and never going out for a walk.This kind of behavior is quite different from his preference of visiting various palaces to escape the summer heat when he was in power.Empress Wei and Princess Pingyang also understood what the Supreme Emperor was thinking.However, as a child, one must always be filial.Therefore, Princess Pingyang deliberately ignored Emperor Yong'an's thoughts and asked the Supreme Emperor what he meant.

When the Supreme Emperor heard Princess Pingyang's questioning, he pondered for a while, and said vaguely: "I am old, and I don't want to go out. If Erlang wants to visit Mount Li, I will join in the fun with my old bones. If Your Majesty doesn't go, I will I will not go."

Empress Wei and Princess Pingyang both noticed that the titles of "Erlang" and "Your Majesty" in the Taishang Emperor's mouth were different, and they understood it.Empress Wei slightly opened her red lips, smiled at the outspoken Princess Pingyang, and said: "Pingyang, please rest assured, I will try my best to persuade Your Majesty. I think His Majesty has been diligent in managing the government for a long time, and he is willing to relax for a while and enjoy the family happiness." Everyone looked at each other and smiled, only to feel that everything was in silence.

It was night, Princess Pingyang and Xue Yan left the palace and returned home.After washing and settling down, he really brought up the matter of going out of the city to soak in the hot springs with Xue Ji in the quilt.Wei Guogong has nothing to do with this, but he is quite moved by the words of the Supreme Emperor. "Although there is no father and son in the Tian family, there are only a few people who are in the situation of the Supreme Emperor and His Majesty. Since the Supreme Emperor has said this, no matter whether Your Majesty is willing to visit Mount Li, I am afraid that this trip to Tangquan Palace is inevitable."

Princess Pingyang curled her lips, snorted coldly, and said disapprovingly: "I don't bother to pay attention to their temptations and balances that cannot be announced. All I know is that although your majesty is your majesty, you are also a son of man. Right and wrong are all in the past, and the dust has settled, so don’t go after who is right and wrong. Yan’er has a very good saying, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn’t stop, the son wants to be filial but he doesn’t treat his relatives. I don’t care about others. I just ask myself to have a clear conscience.”

Hearing Fa's wife's frank and heartfelt words, Xue Ji just laughed and said nothing.He only quietly held Pingyang's hand in the quilt, and squeezed it hard.

Princess Pingyang felt the warmth of Xue Ji's palm, turned around and threw herself into Xue Ji's arms, and said with a smile: "I knew it, you must support me."

Don't mention Xue Ji and his wife's pillow talk, just talk about the Lizheng Hall, Empress Wei really mentioned to Emperor Yong'an that Princess Pingyang in the Taiji Palace proposed to go to the hot spring during the day.There are also a few vague responses from the Supreme Emperor.

Emperor Yong'an was silent for a long time when he heard the words, while playing with Queen Wei's catkin, he asked casually, "What does the queen think about this?"

Empress Wei saw that Emperor Yong'an called her "Queen" without mentioning her boudoir name, and she also knew the grievances and concerns in Emperor Yong'an's heart.So he said: "I think Pingyang's proposal is not bad."

Before saying a word, Emperor Yong'an's little trick of playing with Empress Wei's catkin came to an abrupt end.Empress Wei smiled lightly, and said softly: "Since your Majesty ascended the throne, you have been busy with government affairs every day, and you have not been relaxed for a long time. Your Majesty is good at riding and shooting. You must understand that if the bowstring is stretched too long or too tight, it will break. Yes. The utensils are the same, and so are the people. Besides, the crown prince and King Wei haven’t played around with their father for a long time. They miss their father very much..."

Emperor Yong'an heard the words, heaved a long sigh, and said, "Since I ascended the throne, there have been droughts and frosts all over the world, and the people are struggling to survive. However, I want to take my concubines and children to tour Lishan Mountain and play in the palace. I always feel that , feel ashamed."

Knowing husband Mo Ruo's wife, seeing that Emperor Yong'an had begun to make excuses for herself, Empress Wei immediately said: "But the Supreme Emperor is willing to go to the palace to soak in hot springs. My Da Chu governs the world with filial piety. Your Majesty, as the Son of Heaven and the Son of Man, should serve the world. The subjects should set an example. It is also the duty of the son to satisfy the father's wishes and fulfill filial piety."

Empress Wei smiled sweetly and said, "Father said that if Erlang goes, he will go. If His Majesty does not go, neither will the Supreme Emperor."

Emperor Yong'an smiled when he heard the words, thought for a long time, and said: "Since this is the emperor's intention and Pingyang's kindness, it is not good to refuse it thousands of miles away. Just go back, don't be too extravagant. Everything From simplicity to yes."

Empress Wei smiled slightly when she heard the words, and Wei Wei agreed.

Emperor Yong'an said again: "Since we are going, we should ask the officials of the third rank and above to go there together. This is not only a reward from the heavenly family, but also saves the courtiers from the pain of running around. In this way, the concubines and the princes and princesses in the palace can't be bothered. Go...you are the empress, you have the final say on the matters of the harem."

Empress Wei smiled and said yes.

Emperor Yong'an stretched out his hand to touch Empress Wei's still undiscovered belly, and said in a gentle voice, "Wuyou is pregnant with a dragon heir, so you need to rest more. This is the first child of the two of us since I ascended the throne."

When Empress Wei heard this, the smile on her face couldn't stop rippling.

The next day, Emperor Yong'an issued an order to visit Mount Li.In order to prevent the courtiers from running around and working hard, in addition to the Supreme Emperor and the harem concubines, princes and princesses, there were also senior officials of the third rank and above of the court and their families.

Wen Wu of the Manchu Dynasty heard that this matter was proposed by Princess Pingyang. The Supreme Emperor was very quiet, and His Majesty and Queen followed suit.There are even speculators who use this to praise the blood and family relationship of the Tian family.

All of a sudden, even some senior ministers in Xiande's reign felt much less dissatisfied with Xiang Shao's visit to Tai Chi Palace after he ascended the throne.

It seems that the flesh and blood of the Tian family really became happy because of such an incident.

Don't mention the whitewashing words of those who care about peace, let's say that His Majesty's decree has been issued, and the most hectic people are the family members of officials above the third rank in the court, except for the harem and the Ministry of Rites.

The emperor, Ende, wants to take his capable ministers to travel at public expense.This is a beautiful thing.However, when it is implemented in each household, there will always be many troubles that cannot be announced.For example, who are the family members with them, whether the head of the house will go, and if not, what concubines and maidservants should be prepared to serve...

Fortunately, there are none of these troubles to Duke Wei's mansion.

After receiving the news that His Majesty was going to visit Mount Li, Princess Pingyang happily prepared at home.Xue Yan followed by, giving some suggestions that sounded quite fresh and interesting from time to time.Wei Guogong Xue Ji saw the mother and son busy talking, and his heart also became happy.

When everyone was in a hurry, they suddenly heard that the sect came to report, saying that Yan Yude, the master craftsman, Yan Yuben, his brother Yan Yuben, and several painters from the Ministry of Punishment had asked to see him.

Hearing this, Xue Yan suddenly remembered what Emperor Yong'an told him yesterday when he entered the palace to pay his respects.Unknowingly patted his forehead and smiled: "Look at me, I was so busy going to Lishan to soak in the hot springs that I forgot about them."

Princess Pingyang couldn't help laughing, and hurriedly said: "Please sit down in the main hall and prepare the good melon and fruit tea soup. Just say that Wei Guogong and the prince will come immediately."

The visitor agreed, and hurried down to entertain him.

Wei Guogong and Xue Yan also hurriedly changed their clothes when they met outsiders, got up and went to the main hall without mentioning it.

The two brothers Yan Yude and Yan Yuben and the painter sent by the Ministry of Justice were all sitting in the main hall of Duke Wei's mansion. Yan Yuben held a small portrait of Mr. Pei Shierang drawn with carbon strips in his left hand, and copied it over and over again with his right hand.Sometimes he frowned, sometimes he shook his head in silence.

When Xue Yan entered the main hall with his father, he immediately saw Yan Yuben's idiot-like appearance.

It reminded him that when he made props for the crew in his previous life, he often struggled to balance the requirements of the director and the investor.

Unknowingly, there was a sense of closeness in my heart.

After seeing each other and returning to sit again, Yan Yuben didn't even have the most basic greetings, and asked straightforwardly: "Ever since I saw the small portrait painted by Xue Shizi, Yan felt astonished as a heavenly man. To be honest, Yan In the past few days, I have also privately copied the small portraits painted by the Shizi, but no matter how I start to write, I always feel wrong."

Xue Yan smiled and replied with a smile: "Because these are two ways of painting."

Without saying a word, I introduced to Yan Yuben the basic elements and precautions of using carbon strips to draw sketches.

Seeing this, Wei Guogong Xue Ji and Yan Yude smiled at each other unconsciously.The rest of the painters from the Ministry of Punishment felt relieved when they saw this.

I just feel that the son of the Xue family, who is well-known in Chang'an, has a distinguished status and is valued by His Majesty, is not such a frivolous and arrogant person.

Seeing this, Xue Ji simply ordered the maidservant standing beside him to bring a table, carbon strips and drawing paper, and said to everyone with a smile: "Although Xue was born as a general, he also understands that writing and painting are long-term achievements, not just empty words. Just come here. It’s time to discuss and paint while discussing.”

When everyone heard the words, they all leaned forward to thank them.So before going to the case, I tried one by one according to the techniques Xue Yan described.Xue Yan didn't hide his secrets, and even corrected everyone's pen-holding method and pen-writing habits, and even taught them one by one.

Suddenly half a day of morning light passed by.All the painters have gained something because of the depth of their attainments and the level of understanding.Among them, the one who has benefited the most is Yan Yuben, who is talented and especially good at drawing meticulous figures.

Xue Ji listened quietly for a while, only to feel that Xue Yan's particular emphasis on realism was similar to those of his staff who drew the territory map under his account.

While he was meditating, another stalker came to report, and His Majesty ordered the eunuchs of the Xiande Hall of the East Palace to the Weiguo Duke's mansion to pass on His Majesty's oral instructions.

Everyone looked at each other in dismay when they heard the words, Duke Wei immediately ordered his servants to inform Pingyang, and also ordered his servants to wait for the door to open and kneel to receive the oracle.

The eunuch in charge of delivering the decree stood on the south side of the main hall, solemnly passing on His Majesty's oral order.It was Emperor Yong'an who ordered Xue Yan to enter the palace immediately to have an audience.

After hearing the oracle, Xue Ji and Pingyang couple looked at each other again.Unconsciously, he asked a little puzzled: "Your Majesty is saying...to ask Yan'er to enter the palace alone?"

The eunuch has finished conveying His Majesty's oral instructions.It is also known that Wei Guogong and Princess Pingyang are both simple people in the emperor's heart.Then he said with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty is discussing matters with the ministers in the Hall of Xiande. For some reason, it seems that he has encountered some crux. His Majesty said that perhaps Xue Shizi has a solution, so he ordered his subordinates to come to Weiguo Duke's Mansion to spread the word. This is also true. Your Majesty attaches great importance to Xue Shizi's intentions. I would like to congratulate the Duke of Wei and the Eldest Princess for teaching their children well."

Without saying a word, he politely declined Princess Pingyang's invitation to him to have tea.He said with a smile: "Your Majesty is still waiting for Xue Shizi. Please also ask Xue Shizi to go with the officials."