After the prosperous Tang Dynasty

Xiao Yansui didn't speak.

On the other hand, Xiao Song, after thinking about it for a while, couldn't help but said: "Before the snow falls in winter, if you miss Ah Weng, you can come back to celebrate the New Year with Ah Weng..."

Xiao Yansui's eyes lit up at this moment, and he immediately answered cheerfully: "Okay! I'll come back a few years ago, but this Mid-Autumn Festival, Ah Weng will spend it alone!"

Xiao Yansui was actually still reluctant to stay here. Xiao Song listened, besides being sentimental, he actually wanted to laugh a little. He stretched out his hand to support the glasses on the bridge of his nose, coughed lowly, suppressed the smile on his face, and said softly: "Don't spend a new year with you, Aye, Aniang? It happens to be your birthday after the next year..."

Xiao Yansui waved his hand, and replied sincerely: "No need, there are so many people in Chang'an City, I'd better come back to accompany Ah Weng!"

Especially Mrs. Xu Guogong's Mrs. He Shi who is looking for trouble over there, but she is still his own grandmother. Such an elder is really lucky to see him rarely. Everyone is in a good mood.

What's more, although Xiao Yansui didn't talk about it, she actually couldn't let go of these things she tinkered with in her hometown.The new situation of cement has just opened, and Xiao Yansui has already begun to think about building a cement road around Xiaojia Village with the cheapest cost. If she is not here, it seems that the work is half done and then abandoned halfway, how depressed I am!

After reaching an agreement with grandfather Xiao Song on the date of return in advance, Xiao Yansui immediately became more accepting of returning to Chang'an City.

I asked Xiao Song about the itinerary back to Chang'an City, and before departure, Xiao Yansui naturally began to seize the last time to prepare gifts for going back.

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Half a month later, Xiao Yansui and his party finally disembarked after passing through most of the waterway, transferred to a carriage, and then appeared on the official road to Chang'an City.

After nearly two years, when she returned to Chang'an City again, Xiao Yansui nestled comfortably in the carriage, flipping through a couple of pages of a miscellaneous book, and from her delicate face that had gradually opened up as a young girl, I can't see the slightest nostalgia for being close to home.

Because the sunshine in the autumn afternoon is warm and not too dazzling, even if the curtain on the carriage was lifted a little, the jumping sunlight just swept in and fell mottled on the small table, but it couldn't block Xiao Yan Drowsy sleepiness in the afternoon.

On the other hand, Axiu, who had been by Xiao Yansui's side all the time, felt unspeakably excited when she returned to Chang'an City this time. Just looking at the familiar shape of mountains in the distance, she seemed to be halfway to the front of the house, and her heart was pounding.

Seeing Xiao Yansui leaning in the carriage and closing her eyes, Axiu didn't dare to wake her up, so she gently covered her with a thin quilt, thinking that she was afraid of blowing the wind when she fell asleep, so she covered it up again. He opened the curtains on the carriage, and as for the miscellaneous books tilted down in Xiao Yansui's hands, he simply didn't even touch them, so as not to wake people up by accident.

The carriage was already heading towards Chang'an City steadily, but in Chang'an City after nearly two years away, it was already a different scene...

This morning, before Xiao Hua and Xiao Heng's father and son left the house, Mrs. Pei couldn't help but read a sentence: "According to the itinerary, if everything goes well on the road, Liu Niang will be home in about two days. My child, you usually look very clever, why don't you know that someone will send you home to deliver a letter on this route, and the family should be ready."

After hearing this, Xiao Hua couldn't help but smiled at his wife, Mrs. Pei: "Didn't you send someone to take care of Liu Niang's yard all the time? You also said two days ago that no matter when she comes home, she can live directly... "

"No matter how you clean it in normal times, how can it be the same if there is someone living there?" Pei Shi gave Xiao Hua a white look, "Especially your daughter likes to raise a litter of puppies in the yard, and you will know when you go in and go around. The place has always been more lively and lively than other places, and it has been empty in the past two years, and every time I go there, I feel uncomfortable."

Xiao Heng also couldn't help laughing and said: "What A Niang said makes sense. Tomorrow is a holiday. I really hope that Liu Niang will come back tomorrow. It just so happens that it is convenient for me to go out of the city to pick her up."

Xiao Wu didn't say much, but he heard his mother Pei's talk about Xiao Yansui's current itinerary, his eyes rolled around deftly, and he didn't take the initiative to tell his parents and elder brother that Liu Niang mentioned it when she sent him a letter last time. In a word, when she came back this time, she planned to bring a beagle to show the family.

Of course, what Xiao Yansui didn't mention to Xiao Wu was that when she came home this time, she actually planned to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in a serious manner, and then, after staying for a few days after the festival, she continued to live in the winter before the cold weather. Go back to the old house of Xiao's family, and go to "depend on each other" with grandfather Xiao Song.

As for bringing back the beagle but leaving the original three native dogs, this is actually due to this consideration. The three aborigines were originally brought from home, and everyone has seen them, so we will not bother this time. , simply stay in the old house of the Xiao family, only the beagle is a new face, so I brought it back specially...

While talking, suddenly, thinking of his mother Mrs. Xu Guogong, Mrs. He, who had gone to the Lu Mansion to "temporarily live" again, Xiao Hua thought about it, thinking about filial piety, and took the initiative to say: "Wait until Liu Niang comes back." , I'll go to the Lu Mansion, and take Auntie back to stay for a few days?"

As soon as Xiao Hua said this, the atmosphere in the room was suddenly suffocated.

When Xiao Yansui was away, Xiao Heng and his grandmother Mrs. Xu Guogong still got along very well. After all, he was Chengsi's eldest grandson. As an elder, he is usually the one who favors him the most.However, if Xiao Yansui is counted, Xiao Heng will naturally start to favor this younger sister.

He raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at his father with somewhat complicated and delicate eyes, and then smiled.

Xiao Wu continued to remain silent, but, like Xiao Heng, he raised one eyebrow, which showed that he was quite noncommittal to his father's sudden proposal.

On the other hand, Mrs. Pei, the smile on her face faded at a speed visible to the naked eye. After a moment of silence, Mrs. Pei replied lightly: "Liu Niang is a child, she goes home, how can I let the elders because of her?" The reason why I made a special trip back to wait. I'll just wait for Liu Niang to come back, and I'll take her to the Lu Mansion to meet A Niang personally."

Asking one's own children to go to someone else's house to visit the grandmother of the direct relatives, no matter where this matter is put, it reveals a subtle inappropriateness. However, if it is to get to the bottom of it, it is actually Mrs. Xu Guogong's Mrs. Living in the Lu Mansion and accompanying the He family in the Lu Mansion, who are suffering from illness, but, after all, they are all elders, so it's not easy to say.

After hearing this, Xiao Hua remembered the conflict between his daughter and mother, and felt that his previous proposal was a bit inappropriate, so he nodded, intending to follow Pei's wishes.

The family just said these few words, and soon, Xiao Hua went to court, Xiao Heng continued to go to the Hanlin Academy to be his librarian, Xiao Wu was also sent out to the academy, and the Xiao family suddenly had only A Mrs. Pei took care of the family affairs for a while, and when she remembered that her little daughter was coming back, she lost all interest in it, dismissed all those in charge, and simply got up and went to Xiao Yansui's yard to watch the clean-up. The furniture in the back, study, and bedroom seemed to be shining, but Mrs. Pei could still pick out the unsatisfactory places everywhere, sat there firmly, and directed the maids and servants to continue to clean up. All the love was put into tidying up her room.

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In a courtyard near the water outside Chang'an City, there are thousands of plants and trees, pavilions and pavilions hidden among them, even though it is soaked in autumn, it still reveals a lush and elegant taste.

It was just a small cobblestone road, but Liu Tan almost followed Li Wenning's step and walked slowly, with a concerned look on his face.

Li Tan was originally sitting in the pavilion, but when he heard footsteps, he turned around immediately.

Seeing Liu Tan's cautious appearance, Li Tan couldn't help being slightly taken aback, his eyes subconsciously fell on Li Wenning's lower abdomen, which was covered by a light dress, without the slightest curvature, as if it was still very flat.

Being stared at by her younger brother with such piercing eyes, with Li Wenning's free and easy manner, she felt embarrassed for a while, and she gave Liu Tan a slight push, and said with a low laugh, "I'm fine."

Liu Tan, who had always put Li Wenning first in everything before, finally insisted on himself at this moment, and persuaded softly than usual: "It is said that the first three months need to be careful--"

Liu Tan turned his head slightly, and looked at Li Wenning without blinking, as if hesitant to speak.

This man is usually easy to talk to, especially in front of Li Wenning, it seems that he really has no temper at all.When Chu Chu learned that Li Wenning was pregnant, she was completely stunned.

However, probably because of the joy and excitement of becoming a father soon, Liu Tan finally became a little bit more persistent-even if not for himself, he must always think about the unborn child.

Of course, when facing Li Wenning, this kind of paternal affection has turned into persuasive persuasion for the sake of the child. If Liu Tan is really forced to directly interfere with such things as Li Wenning, he still can't do it at all. .

In the past, Li Tan, a young man who was not yet married, might not be so sensitive to the fact that his elder sister was pregnant.However, not long ago, in the Prince's East Palace, Zhang Liangdi, who was favored by Prince Li Heng, was also pregnant.

For a moment, the wind in the East Palace seemed to have changed accordingly.

In particular, regardless of Zhang Liangdi's natal status, just because she is now the woman with the highest status in the Eastern Palace, coupled with Prince Li Heng's doting, is enough to break the extremely fragile peace of the Eastern Palace in the past.

Li Chu is the eldest son of the crown prince, and the first emperor's grandson among Xuanzong's many grandchildren. He has been in Xuanzong's eyes since he was a child, and he is loved very much.Now that Li Chu has also held an important position in the court, it is naturally not easy to get out easily.

——Speaking of which, Li Tan asked his sister Li Wenning out alone today, but in fact, he also planned to get to the bottom of her.

Li Tan stood up from his seat all of a sudden, took a few steps to meet him, and, like Liu Tan, gently supported Li Wenning's other arm, and at the same time couldn't help but softly persuaded: "Sister, slow down!" some."

As soon as these actions and words came out, Liu Tan immediately received a grateful look.

This brother-in-law's reaction was all seen by Li Tan, but he couldn't help feeling embarrassed.

"I'm not that weak, you all--" Li Wenning smiled helplessly.

Li Tan kept supporting Li Wenning to come over, worried about the temperature of the stone bench, and asked the maid to fetch the cushion before letting her sit down.

"Is sister pregnant? Why didn't you send a letter back, brother and I have been thinking about you all the time." Sitting beside him, Li Tan said.

Liu Tan hastily explained: "The princess and I just learned about it not too long ago."

Li Wenning nodded, and smiled softly: "I only found out about it a few days ago, and I haven't shown my pregnancy yet, so I didn't want to say anything about it. I planned to tell you about it after a while, when my relationship has stabilized."

After a pause, Li Wenning joked to Li Tan with a smile: "Who would have thought that you, a young man who has never married a wife, have sharp eyes."

"..." He couldn't help but think of Zhang Liangdi's pregnancy, the smile on Li Tan's face naturally faded a little bit, but at this moment, he just took a special look at his brother-in-law Liu Cheng, without saying a word, it was also intentional refer to.

Li Wenning naturally understood Li Tan's meaning, if Liu Tan's actions just now were too cautious, Li Tan naturally would not have thought of such a thing, and immediately smiled and glanced at Liu Tan.

Liu Tan just smiled and didn't make any excuses.

"Sister, Liu Erlang is also concerned about you." Li Tan smiled and helped to clarify.

After sitting for a while, Liu Tan got up on his own initiative, and said softly to Li Wenning, "I'll go to the small kitchen and ask them to bring you some tea."

This time, neither Li Tan nor Li Wenning said anything more.Liu Tan's original intention of this move was to take the initiative to give Liu Wenning and Li Tan the space to speak. After all, both of them were born in the Eastern Palace. I don't know whether to listen or not.

After Liu Tan walked away, Li Wenning and Li Tan laughed softly and said, "Why should we be so careful."

Li Tan took another look at Li Wenning's undisturbed stomach, and said with a smile: "When you are pregnant, you should always be careful. Liu Erlang is always careful, which is always a good thing."

Li Wenning also smiled, with a rare softness in his eyes, "Let's not talk about him for now."

Li Tan also nodded, and then he became a little serious, and after retreating from the maids waiting around, he lowered his voice and whispered to Li Wenning: "Zhang Liangdi is pregnant."

Li Wenning frowned slightly, and then said softly: "I also heard about this not long ago, it seems that the time is not too long..."

But, in the final analysis, Zhang Liangdi is just the Crown Prince Liangdi now, even the former Crown Princess Wei Wei, who has four children under her knees, and Li Tan has never reacted like this.

After a pause, the tenderness and smile in Li Wenning's eyes gradually faded away, and he looked at Li Tan with concern, and asked softly, "What's wrong?"

Li Tan shook his head slightly, and did not answer directly, but frowned, and replied instead: "Two days ago, for some reason, elder brother almost accidentally offended the prince because of a misunderstanding, but later, although he spoke out, However, in the Eastern Palace, things have been rather unsettled recently."

Li Wenning was slightly taken aback, but her eyes immediately changed. She lowered her voice very softly, as if whispering, and confirmed with Li Tan: "Zhang Liangdi?"

Li Tan nodded slightly.

To be honest, Zhang Liangdi's mind is easy to guess, but it's just a rainy day.

It doesn't matter to Li Tan, she should be relatively indifferent, presumably no matter who Xuanzong or Prince Li Heng is, they should not pay attention to Li Tan's little transparency.

There is no concubine in the East Palace now, and Zhang Liangdi is the only one in the family. In addition, the former concubine Wei Shi said that she took the initiative to become a nun for the sake of her reputation, but in fact, the influence of Wei Jian's case was indispensable. In this case, Wei Not to mention whether the children born of the surname are justified because of their birth, anyway, because of Webster, it is true that they will not be loved by Prince Li Heng and Xuanzong.

However, Li Chu is different.

Even if his biological mother died early, his mother's clan was not prominent, but he was the first child of Prince Li Heng, and even Xuanzong's first grandson. This status alone was enough to please.What's more, the princess Li Wenning, who is a compatriot with Li Chu's mother, has always been favored by Prince Li Heng and Xuanzong.

Because of this, the two siblings, Li Chu and Li Wenning, had an extraordinary status in the Eastern Palace.What's more, the biological mothers of Li Chu and Li Wenning were also favored by Prince Li Heng back then. In particular, Prince Li Heng's temperament was somewhat indecisive, and he always had a very good yearning for the pillow person who died young. think……

It can be said that in the East Palace, no matter whether there is a direct child of the Crown Princess or not, it is already difficult to shake Li Chu's position.In particular, the fetus in Zhang Liangdi's womb has not yet been born, but Li Chu is already an adult, and he has emerged in the court. If he really wants to deal with him, Zhang Liangdi really started planning early in the morning.

Li Wenning's face turned cold almost instantly, and he frowned without concealing his shock and anger: "The fetus in Zhang Liangdi's womb has not yet been born, and now it is unknown whether it is a man or a woman, why is she here!?"

Li Tan twitched the corner of his mouth slightly, and said with a chuckle: "Maybe it is, so be prepared?"

Li Wenning frowned, his eyes darkened, "Before, everyone said that Zhang Liangdi had a lively temperament and was quick to talk. After Aye welcomed her in, the atmosphere in the East Palace seemed to become more relaxed and warm. It's a peace of mind..."

After hearing this, Li Tan just smiled slightly and didn't comment.

However, Li Wenning rolled his eyes and said, "In a few days, I will find a reason to let Liu Tan accompany me back to the East Palace for a few days."

Li Tan heard this, but he didn't agree, and flatly refused: "Why is this? Sister, you are in a state of health, there is no need to get involved in the Eastern Palace. What's more, my elder brother and I are on guard, Zhang Liangdi wants to Reaching out is not so easy."

Li Wenning frowned slightly, "Let's talk!"

Seeing Li Wenning's uneasy expression, Li Tan quickly persuaded softly: "Sister, you are still pregnant, don't get angry. After discussing with my elder brother, I came here to tell you today, just to get the bottom line in advance. In order not to be less prepared in the future, it is not for you to be distracted by this."

After a pause, Li Tan continued: "Eldest brother doesn't know you are pregnant yet, when I go back and tell him that he is going to be an uncle soon, elder brother will definitely be happy."

After hearing this, Li Wenning raised the corners of his mouth slightly, and said lightly, "It's still early..."

Because Li Wenning was pregnant, after finishing the business, the rest of the chatting topics almost all revolved around this matter.

When Liu Tan came back again, Li Wenning and Li Tan were talking and laughing, the atmosphere seemed to be quite relaxed, without the dullness and schemes when Zhang Liangdi of the Eastern Palace was mentioned just now.

Since they came to the other courtyard outside Chang'an City, no matter whether it was Li Tan or Li Wenning and Liu Tan, both of them were obviously in no hurry to go back.

It happens that the scenery here is beautiful. Although it is autumn, there is no bleakness of fallen trees in autumn. It coincides with a clear sky and clear water, which is quite pleasant.

The three of Li Tan had lunch here. In the afternoon, Li Wenning seemed to be more tired than usual because of her pregnancy. Unknowingly, she leaned against Liu Tan, her upper and lower eyelids fighting.

When Li Tan saw him, he even put down the bowl and chopsticks very lightly, without uttering a word, he just gestured to Liu Tan, and then pointed to the softness inside to rest.

Liu Tan's heart and eyes were full of Li Wenning, seeing this, he nodded quickly, carefully picked up Li Wenning, and gently placed him on the soft bed inside.

When Li Tan personally brought the thin quilt over, Liu Tan moved extremely gently and carefully, and tucked up the corners of the quilt with Li Wenning before exiting the inside. Fearing that the sound of cups, plates, bowls and chopsticks colliding would wake Li Wenning, the two men simply put the rest of the quilt away. We changed places for half the meal.

After noon, Li Wenning woke up leisurely.

The three of them sat together drinking tea and chatting for a while, and gradually they went westward, and just now they came out of the other courtyard, intending to go home separately.

It was also a coincidence that Li Tan came out with Li Wenning and Liu Tan, and after his elder sister Li Wenning got into the carriage, he poked his head out of the carriage again and asked with a smile: "Third brother, why don't you also get on the carriage and meet Auntie?" sister? We can talk a few more words on the way."

Li Wenning opened his mouth, and Liu Cheng naturally followed suit. The three of them stood beside the carriage. Before they could make up their minds, they saw a motorcade approaching briskly on the official road towards Chang'an City not far away.

Seeing the spacious and comfortable carriage, but not concealing the busyness of the world, I thought it was some official family who had returned to Chang'an City from a long distance, and no one cared about it. However, this time when escorting Xiao Yansui back to Chang'an City, he walked in the carriage all the time. A guard riding a horse in front is Xiao Song's confidant. He used to appear in front of the gate of Xingqing Palace from time to time. He caught a glimpse of the carriage guards and servants here, and he subconsciously glanced over. The eyes of several people met.

The guard was also sharp-eyed, and after staring for a moment, he took the initiative to bow his hands towards this side, and saluted from a distance.

Li Wenning's eyes also flashed a hint of surprise, "Is it the powerful guards beside Mr. Xiao? It's actually the Xiao family's carriage..."

Li Tan's heart suddenly moved.

The Xiao family in Lanling is a big family, so naturally they have many descendants, but Xiao Song, the most prominent branch, is a little weak.

What's more, the situation of Duke Xu's mansion is not a secret in Chang'an City, except for Xiao Yansui, those who can be personally escorted back to Chang'an City by capable guards around Xiao Song hardly think of him!

All these thoughts only flashed in Li Tan's mind for a moment.

In the next second, he got on his horse and said to Li Wenning, "Sister, I'll go over and say hello."

Liu Tan didn't even have time to ask, looking at Li Tan's back, still slightly astonished, subconsciously looked at Li Wenning, "This—"

"..." Seeing this situation, Li Wenning was a little bit stunned, but he hid it well, and greeted Liu Tan to get on the carriage, and said with a light smile, "Then let's go back directly, without waiting for him!"

On the other side, when the guard of the Xiao family saw that Li Tan rode his horse and followed him directly, he was also stunned. Facing the third son of the prince who was born in the East Palace, he really didn't expect that the other party would make such a salute because of him. And directly chasing after him, what is this for! ?

Facing the unbelievable expression on the guard's face, Li Tan couldn't help but bend the corners of his mouth, and said with a loud smile, "Are you escorting Xiao Liuniang back to Chang'an City?"

Before his words fell, the curtain of the carriage was lifted open by a hand that looked slender and beautiful, but actually had extraordinary strength between the fingers. Xiao Yansui opened his eyes wide, poked his head out a little, and asked in a brisk tone: "Who is looking for me?"