After the prosperous Tang Dynasty

"A Niang, Aye?" Xiao Wu stood in his room, looked at the three people in front of him, especially Xiao Heng's face with a half-smile but not a smile, he was stunned, and added: "Brother? "

Xiao Heng twitched the corners of his mouth, but said nothing.

On the way back, Xiao Hua had already said a few words to his youngest son while sitting in the carriage, so he didn't continue to ask questions right now.

The remaining Pei family, who looked at her precious daughter all the way and thought about what happened tonight, naturally brought her younger son who was already taller than herself, "At the Mid-Autumn Palace banquet tonight, six Mother, what's going on?"

Xiao Wu was startled, "Liu Niang? What's wrong with Liu Niang?" He actually watched the scene of Xiao Yansui and Li Tan getting along with his own eyes at a close distance. Li Tan went, not like the other three adults in the family, full of worries.

Xiao Heng patted Xiao Wu, and described concisely: "East Palace Li Tan has been sitting with Liu Niang today?"

"Yes," Xiao Wu nodded, and told the three of them another news, "When Zhang Dai and I were leaving the side hall, we happened to see Liu Niang and Li Tan walking together. It's getting cold, so we went to the hall together, as you all know, Li Tan and Zhang Dai are also cousins."

When Mrs. Pei heard the words, she couldn't help being startled, and asked subconsciously: "You mean, Liu Niang was not with you before, but was alone with Li Tan!?"

Xiao Wu nodded, and it happened that he also had some complaints about Li Tan, so he started to complain about Li Tan without any pressure, "Yes, he and Liu Niang have always had a good personal relationship, right? Liu Niang is with you. When Ah Weng was in my hometown, Li Tan asked me about Liu Niang in private."

Xiao Heng: "...!!!" He didn't even know about this at all!

Pei Shi and Xiao Hua looked at each other, feeling complicated for a while, they didn't know what to do.

Xiao Wu, who has been writing small notes and whispering to Xiao Yansui for the past two years, still doesn't know how much he has stepped on, so he continues: "But I don't know what Liu Niang said when he was alone with him. No, I didn’t ask. Just when we were sitting together, Liu Niang didn’t seem to know much about the officials in the court, and Li Tan probably just told her the identities of the people in An Lushan, so it shouldn’t be a big deal.”

"..." Unable to bear it, Xiao Heng slapped the back of the stupid brother's head with a slap, and Xiao Wu was so slapped that he groaned, "Why did you hit me?"

Xiao Heng knew a long time ago that his younger sister Xiao Yansui had known Li Tan since she was a child, and the two of them did get together to play together, but he really didn't expect that it had been so long, Xiao Yansui After meeting Li Tan again, they didn't have much success!Obviously, the relationship between the two of them before was definitely not close!

Xiao Hua glanced at his youngest son sympathetically, smoothed things over, and said: "Actually, Liu Niang regards Li Tan as an old friend, just like Zhang Dai and Zhang Jiulang in Duke Yan's mansion, maybe it's because of fate." ..."

Mrs. Pei glanced at Xiao Hua, and didn't make a sound, but the meaning in that look was very clear, "Do you believe what you say?"

Knowing that there was nothing to be asked from Xiao Wu, Pei Shi, Xiao Hua and Xiao Heng left one after another, leaving Xiao Wu alone in the house, still confused and inexplicable.

Today at the Mid-Autumn Palace banquet, he saw his younger sister Xiao Yansui and Li Tan getting together, talking in a low voice with their heads next to each other, and he was actually a little melancholy in his heart.

But, to be honest, let alone traveling alone, Liu Niang never even invited many people to hang out with Li Tan from the beginning to the end. What else do you mind?

Coming out of Xiao Wu's courtyard, there were only three people left, Mrs. Pei, Xiao Hua, and Xiao Heng. The content of their conversation was actually still the same, but the focus changed a little.

Xiao Hua first comforted his wife and said: "According to Aye, the family has told people before that Liu Niang's marriage ceremony will not be held until she is 20 years old. It's just children playing together, not to mention that Liu Niang went to Lanling's hometown again a few years ago, so it's really no big deal."

Xiao Heng interjected lightly and said: "Fortunately, Li Tan is in the East Palace. Apart from having a good relationship with Li Chu and Li Wenning, he is actually not very conspicuous on weekdays. With him alone, the sage will not take the Xiao family as well. Let’s go to the East Palace.”

Xiao Hua nodded, and also said: "You Aunt is still the prince and grand teacher! He also started to accept the annual gift of the East Palace after he delegated power in his hand, and the saint naturally knows it in his heart."

Although Pei knew it in her heart, she was obviously more concerned about her daughter's marriage than the situation discussed by the father and son. She sighed with melancholy and said with a helpless smile: "I just think... It seems that Liu Niang was still so small yesterday, but in the end, when I looked at the grown-up little girl, I blinked in a daze, she was so big, and in a few years, she had already reached the age of getting married..."

Xiao Heng said lightly: "It's still early!"

Pei Shi: "..."

After a long time, Mrs. Pei suddenly said quietly: "It's just that Li Tan, although he was born in the Eastern Palace, his identity is not revealed, and he doesn't know what will happen in the future..."

The more aristocratic family background, naturally the more attention should be paid to these matters of origin.

Pei's brows concealed a slight worry.

If in the future, Crown Prince Li Heng succeeds to the throne, even if Li Tan is not favored as the prince, that's all.

Xiao Hua's concerns are obviously the same as those of Pei's, and now, he can only continue to appease with the old saying: "There are still several years, let's take a look first!"

Mrs. Pei finally nodded, although her slender brows were still a bit gloomy, "In Chang'an City, the little ladies who are empress dowagers are not in a hurry to get married, and parents are actually starting to look at people of the same age. Mr. Xiao Lang is now, so there is no need to be engaged, the families of both parties have a clue, at least they will know it well when they get married in the future..."

Xiao Heng twitched the corner of his mouth and said: "If you say that, Li Tan is actually not taken seriously in the East Palace. Come to think of it, seeing the scene at the palace banquet yesterday, the crown prince would deliberately delay his marriage."

Wouldn't it be nice if Xiao Song could be compensated with a grandson-in-law in the future?

As soon as Xiao Heng said this, none of the three of them spoke for a while.

·

Xiao Yansui, who felt that she was only sixteen or seventeen years old, and her body was completely in the state of an underage girl, would never have imagined how many thoughts had passed through her family and Li Tan's family.

In particular, the younger generation who came from the royal family and aristocratic families of the Tang Dynasty basically married in their twenties. This age, even in later generations, is actually barely acceptable.

As for teenage children rushing to get married, although there are quite a few of them, in Xiao Yansui's view, they obviously don't think about it at all.

She looks at Li Tan, in fact, the same way high school students look at their friends who get along with each other. Teenagers and girls, who can't talk about puppy love, can always hang out together. It's so common!

In the early morning of the next day, thinking about the appointment with Xiao Yansui yesterday, and the plan to go to find a place outside Chang'an City to talk together, Li Tan just came out of the house, and walked away with Li Chu who had been tossing and turning all night worrying about his brother's marriage. Meet.

"Brother...?" Li Tan was slightly taken aback. Li Chu came to look for him so early, could it be that there is something urgent?

Li Chu came over, dragged Li Tan into his study, and screened away all the maids and servants before he spoke softly and said bluntly: "I came back from Xingqing Palace last night. Aye called me over and said something about you. things."

Li Tan paused for a moment, then quickly realized, "But because, yesterday, I was with Xiao Yansui all the time?"

Li Chu nodded, and said quickly: "Aye has always intended to win over Mr. Xiao...but Mr. Xiao is cautious, and he is too slippery." Speaking of this, Li Chu couldn't help but smile wryly. , I almost didn't say a word about Xiao Song, the old fox.

Li Tan said softly: "Xiao Xianggong has retired and returned to his hometown to retire."

"The more this is the case, the more the saint will trust Mr. Xiao." Li Chu also said in a low voice.

It is true that Xiao Song has delegated power, but, as an important minister who has been with Xuanzong's monarch and ministers all his life and has been favored from beginning to end, when he has withdrawn from the power center, now Xuanzong who is getting older and more prone to suspicion For Xiao Song, there is really only pure friendship between monarch and minister, especially when Xiao Song has not participated in the government affairs at all, what Xiao Song said to him alone is the truth, and Xuanzong is naturally more convinced.

After a short pause, Li Tan nodded slightly, and said softly, "I understand."

Li Chu hesitated for a moment, and finally said frankly: "Brother is also thinking about these recent things carefully in his heart. In fact, as Xiao Liuniang, he is really a good candidate..." In fact, he is already a good candidate. It's just that the Xiao family may not have any ideas, but there is no need to tell my brother this.

Li Tan finally couldn't help laughing, his eyes that were deep in the cold pool seemed to be full of smiles, and he said in a particularly brisk tone: "Thank you for thinking about me, brother."

His father, Li Heng, obviously intended to use him to win over Xiao Song, while his elder brother, Li Chu, really cared about him, but they all came to the same goal.As for himself, he simply likes to be with Xiao Yansui, who has an interesting personality and an interesting mind. In this way, he naturally doesn't mind what Prince Li Heng thinks.

Seeing this, Li Chu couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, patted his younger brother's shoulder lightly, and said with a smile: "Forget it, it's good that you know what's going on in your heart. How do you look when you go out?"

Li Tan nodded slightly, and said with a downcast smile, "Well, I've made an appointment with Xiao Liuniang to enjoy the red leaves in the mountains outside Chang'an."

Li Chu: "..." Bai was worried.