After the prosperous Tang Dynasty

Xiao Heng didn't take it seriously at first. He thought it was his sister who was reluctant to bear him, so he couldn't help being amused, and said with a casual smile: "Kids, what do you know?"

Xiao Yansui looked at him blankly.

I understand the three basic laws of genetics and prenatal and postnatal care. I have taught the most basic part in high school biology. The classic case is Mendel’s pea experiment, as well as the genetic pedigree...

If it was distant cousins ​​or something, Xiao Yansui would not say anything. After all, the custom of "kissing each other" has been prevalent for many years. In addition, it is too common for powerful families to marry each other. Two people who seem to have no relationship, counting their relatives, may be able to get involved.

However, Pei Siyi absolutely couldn't do it. Her biological grandfather was Pei Yaoqing, and Xiao Heng's biological grandfather was also Pei Yaoqing. Such blood relationship is too close.

After a while, Xiao Yansui patted the hem of the skirt on her body, stood up, looked up at Xiao Heng, and couldn't help muttering: "Anyway, it can't be done..."

Xiao Heng didn't take this seriously at first, but seeing his sister's big reaction made him feel more interesting.Xiao Heng looked at Xiao Yansui with a smile, stretched out his hand to take the rope of the little dog, and asked, "You don't like Pei Siyi?"

I didn't see any signs of it before...

Even just now, it seemed that Xiao Yansui and Pei Siyi were absolutely friendly.Especially, for Xiao Yansui, who doesn't like to go out very much on weekdays, is too young now, and doesn't have many handkerchiefs, the cousins ​​of Pei's family are people of the same status that she rarely comes into contact with in her life. Being able to get along well.

"No," Xiao Yansui shook her head directly. She felt that she couldn't give Xiao Heng a scientific and systematic explanation of the reasons for eugenics and eugenics and the inability of close relatives to marry. Of course, the most important reason was that even if she spoke, Xiao Heng You must ask, where do these "fallacies" come from...

In the end, Xiao Yansui had nothing else to do, so he just wiped his face, took advantage of his young age, and threw himself on Xiao Heng, and began to act coquettishly and said: "Pei Siyi is a cousin, and I can see her all the time, why does my brother want to Marry my sister..."

What Xiao Yansui said was so natural that Xiao Heng was speechless for a moment.

Moreover, to put it bluntly, it is only because Xiao Heng and Pei Siyi are about the same age, so the elders have moved a little bit, but there is no personal relationship between Xiao Heng and Pei Siyi, just like Xiao Yan. What Sui said were all relatives, who didn't know who?

What's more, Xiao Heng didn't think much about Pei Siyi early in the morning. Pei Siyi looked at him, and she didn't have the shyness of a young girl in Huaichun. She was just objectively judging whether this cousin's identity and temperament are suitable or not...

"Grandfather is probably just talking." Xiao Heng teased his younger sister for a while, seeing that she was really resolutely opposed, he couldn't help being a little dumbfounded.

Xiao Heng stretched out his hand and patted Xiao Yansui's head, "Okay, even if my brother gets married in the future, you will still be my younger sister. A child thinks so much all day long, and if he thinks too much, he will not grow tall..."

Xiao Yansui: ==! ! !Her current body is still a child, such a curse, even if it has no effect at all, sounds too much!

Xiao Heng directly picked her up and walked out of the rockery again.Anyway, the two brothers and sisters have already exchanged their respective news, and there is nothing else that cannot be said in public, although the only regrettable thing is Princess Wan'an's hostility towards Pei and Xiao Yansui, which is still confusing. the...

Moreover, because Xiao Heng has already confirmed that none of his grandfather Pei Yaoqing and his uncles knew about Princess Wan'an, it naturally saved the matter of Xiao Yansui, a child who tried every means to talk in front of adults. In the next few days, Xiao Yansui basically eats and drinks every day at Pei's house, and occasionally takes the little dog for a walk in the yard, and then sits with a few cousins ​​of Pei's family to watch them talk and play, while she takes care of herself. I was distracted.

On the first day after returning from Pei's house, Xiao Yansui led the little dog back to his yard, and began to sit in the study, took a pen at random, facing a few pieces of paper, and rearranged all his thoughts again.

Afterwards, Xiao Yansui looked at the content listed above, followed by another list of to-do items—mainly for the Xuandu Temple on Zhuque Street.

Let's go after the clothing leave is over and all the officials of the imperial court start to perform their duties and go back to work!Xiao Yansui tilted her head slightly, resting her chin on one hand, looking at the content she listed on the paper, thinking about it seriously.

However, before that, first of all, she had to go and tell her mother Pei that she wanted to post a post to Zhang Dai, and then go to Xuandu to watch the kite flying together.According to what Pei Shi and Princess Ningqin said before, Xiao Yansui has no doubt that for safety reasons, Pei Shi would be more happy that they could go to the village outside the city to fly kites. After all, compared with Xuandu Guan, even if the location is far away After all, that is also my own place.

After making up his mind, Xiao Yansui folded a few pieces of paper on the table, put them in the brazier and burned them.

When it was approaching noon, Axiu came over and asked Xiao Yansui what she wanted to use at noon so that she could order the kitchen to cook, Xiao Yansui shook her head directly, got up from the table, and even lazily took a nap He yawned, "No need, I want to go to Aniang's for dinner today."

Axiu nodded, and hurriedly said: "The servant girl will send someone to deliver a letter to the lady."

"Success," Xiao Yansui nodded.

After Axiu ordered a maid to deliver the letter, Xiao Yansui also came out of the study, and walked around the stone road in the courtyard for a while. It was a body that had just sat down for a long time without moving. The little native dog that has been raised several times followed obediently behind Xiao Yansui.

October is approaching, it is late autumn.A ray of autumn wind swept across the courtyard, and a few fallen leaves swirled and danced again.The weather is getting colder and colder, even though the sun is shining brightly at this moment, after the wind has passed, it still carries a bit of autumnal coolness.

Axiu hurriedly took a coat from the room, and gently put it on Xiao Yansui's body, lest she accidentally catch cold.

Xiao Yansui didn't refuse either. Although she has a child's body now, she still doesn't have the vigor of a child after all, and she still can't get used to the naivety of running and jumping when she sees any excitement.

After Xiao Yansui walked around the courtyard twice, he handed the little dog to the maidservant in his courtyard, and he went out of the archway, bypassed the corridor, and headed all the way to Pei's courtyard.

"Mother." Xiao Yansui called out in a brisk voice before entering the room.

After she walked in by herself, she casually found a place next to Mrs. Pei and sat down.

At this moment, there are still two managers in Pei's house, who are reporting the income of several villages this year.Xu Guogong's mansion can also be called a big business. At the end of the year, there are too many things in the mansion. Therefore, it is not necessary to wait until the end of the year. Deep, the season of busy farming and harvest is almost over, just in time to report.

Mrs. Pei listened to the report from the people below, with some thoughts and considerations in her eyes, when she saw her little daughter, she quickly showed a gentle smile, and said softly: "Just now a maid came to deliver a letter , Said that you want to have dinner with A Niang, so I ordered the kitchen to cook some dishes that you usually like."

"Fresh dishes that I haven't eaten before are also good." Xiao Yansui said with a smile as she snuggled up to her mother Pei, the little girl who looked particularly soft and cute on the outside.

Xiao Yansui's own dietary preferences are obvious, but her curiosity is also very strong. Xiao Yansui has always been very interested in things she has never eaten.

Mrs. Pei lightly touched her daughter's smooth smiling face, smiled, and didn't say much, but her eyes fell on the people in charge below. The reported items are reported one by one.

When it was almost noon, Mrs. Pei's work here was over for the whole morning. After the people in charge left, Mrs. Pei got up calmly, stretched out her hand to hold her daughter's little hand, and the mother and daughter sat together. It's near the dining table, so it's convenient for Mrs. Pei to pick up vegetables for her daughter.

When the Xiao family had no outside guests on weekdays, they never paid attention to the habit of "not talking when eating or sleeping". Now only Xiao Yansui and Mrs. Pei were eating, and the mother and daughter started talking. Naturally, it became more cordial and casual.

"Aniang, I want to go to Xuandu to watch and play with paper kites." Xiao Yansui directly stated the purpose of her trip, and when she saw Pei's beautiful eyebrows slightly frowned, she calmed down temporarily, but she was still holding a spoon in her hand to prepare for the trip. Continue to pickle the rice.

"Why did you suddenly think about the kite flying?" Mrs. Pei didn't veto it, but she didn't immediately agree, she just smiled softly and asked softly, although she knew very well in her heart that the matter of kite flying should be It was instilled into the daughter's mind by Zhang Dai, the young man of Duke Yan's mansion. However, what Mrs. Pei is now puzzled about is that besides flying a kite, why her daughter suddenly brought up the concept of Xuandu in her words.

"It's been windy for the past two days, I think I should be able to fly the kite." Xiao Yansui said seriously, and then said: "Besides, Zhang Jiulang and I have already agreed to fly a kite together, but Never been able to play."

"That's true." Mrs. Pei also nodded, but asked with a smile: "Why do you want to go to Xuandu to watch?"

Since the incident at Ximing Temple last time, now, in the blink of an eye, half a year has passed. Regarding things like going out to play and fly kites together, I have long been panicking about growing grass, but I have never been able to do so. Children remember Some, but it's normal.

"Two days ago at my grandfather's house, I mentioned the matter of kite flying. My cousin told me that the venue in Xuandu Temple is empty, and there are almost no trees planted. When flying paper kites, you don't have to worry about the kite being hung up. On the tree."

Speaking of excitement, Xiao Yansui didn't even bother to eat.Of course, when she explained to Mrs. Pei, she definitely wouldn't say it. It was she who first asked if there was a more reliable Taoist temple in Chang'an City that caused this topic. As for Xuandu Temple, which is suitable for kite flying, it was unexpected harvested.

——Compared to flying a kite with Zhang Dai, the little bean that I haven't seen for a long time, Xiao Yansui is more concerned about whether he can find saltpeter in Xuandu Temple. Of course, it is best to have ready-made nitric acid...

Mrs. Pei nodded, seeing her daughter's excited face, and remembering that day, Xiao Wu and Zhang Dai actually had a good time, so she finally nodded and agreed.

Looking up casually at the sky outside, Mrs. Pei picked up another chopsticks dish for her daughter and gently put it in her daughter Xiao Yansui's bowl, before continuing to say softly: "Let's spend two days over there, and we still need more food." First send a post to Duke Yan's mansion to ask Zhang Jiulang what he meant, and then I have to inform the master of Xuandu Temple about the time limit. If the weather is fine at that time, you can go to Xuandu Temple together. Fly the kite, and Goro will also go together, and then I have to ask for a day off with the master of the academy."

At such a time, Xiao Yansui completely lost the brotherhood, and with a clear and sweet childish voice, he suggested it as a matter of course: "My brother's homework that day, Auntie can ask the teacher of the college first, and we will finish it at night. The kite is back, Aniang, you can go and arrange it for brother."

——Students of later generations ask for sick leave, as long as they are not too heavy to get out of bed at all, even if they live in the hospital, there are still responsible parents, enthusiastic classmates, or hard-working teachers who personally help to send the students to class every day homework test paper.

Think you can avoid work if you get sick?It doesn't exist, and besides, the papers and homework owed before will have to be made up bit by bit sooner or later...

With Pei's consent, after the mother and daughter had lunch together, Pei directly carried her daughter to Ruantang, intending to take a nap at noon.

However, unless Xiao Yansui was extremely sleepy, she still couldn't get used to sleeping with other people. Mrs. Pei lay on the bed, closed her eyes and fell asleep after a while, her gentle breathing seemed to be A little lighter than usual.

Xiao Yansui was lying next to her mother Pei, looking up at the roof, and couldn't help thinking, if everything is lucky, the Taoist priests in Xuandu Temple really love alchemy, and if there is nitric acid in the Taoist temple, Shouldn't she have asked Axiu to prepare some ceramic jars that are airtight and suitable for transporting from home before she goes...

When Pei woke up from his nap, Xiao Yansui also got up and yawned.

Pei patted her daughter's hair lovingly, and called Yunxia over, ordering her to send someone to Duke Yan's mansion to deliver a letter to Princess Ningqin.

Thinking of the alchemy materials in Xuandu Temple, as well as the nitric acid and ammonia water he wanted, Xiao Yansui sat on the soft bed with a cute face, and only looked at Pei with bright eyes after Yunxia also left the door.

"Mother." Xiao Yansui said with a smile.

Mrs. Pei also smiled at her daughter, because she would continue to be busy with family affairs in the afternoon and did not have much time to spend with her daughter today, so Mrs. Pei did not keep Xiao Yansui with her.

Seeing Xiao Yansui got up from the bed, put on her shoes, and said to herself that she was about to take a stroll in her own yard, Pei was afraid that she would be blown cold by the wind when she just woke up and went out. He hurriedly took out his coat and put it on Xiao Yansui himself, then called Axiu who had been waiting by her side, took good care of her daughter, and then watched Xiao Yansui leave by herself.

It's only been two days, but the weather outside is getting colder and colder.

Early in the morning, Xiao Yansui got up from the bed after waking up. Instead of wearing any exquisite and beautiful skirts, she asked Axiu to find some light-moving clothes. After breakfast, she went to Pei's there.

In the late autumn dew, Xu Guogong's mansion and the stone road in the courtyard seemed to have traces of moisture, and the leaves of flowers and plants that were gradually falling next to them were also covered with a thin layer of water mist.

Probably because I got up earlier than usual today, and the sun in the east hadn't fully shone. Xiao Yansui walked all the way to Pei's yard, feeling that the coolness in her clothes, apart from the coolness from the autumn wind, seemed to be A little more dampness soaked in the early morning mist.

Probably because Xiao Yansui came here so early because she didn't have to go to the academy to study today, but Xiao Wu was still earlier than her. At this moment, sitting there with bright eyes and great interest, seeing Xiao Yan After Sui's figure, he couldn't help waving excitedly, "Liu Niang, come quickly!"

Mrs. Pei gave Xiao Wu a happy look with a smile, and didn't tell him that after flying the kite today, she still continued to do her homework, but after Xiao Yansui came over, she signaled the maid to take Xiao Yansui's cool coat He took it off and changed into a piece of clothes that was warmed on Mrs. Tang, and gently hugged her daughter, and said softly: "Sanlang Zuoyou is fine today, so let's go to Xuandu Temple with Wulang and Liuniang! Along the way , I want you to take care of your younger brothers and sisters more."

Xiao Heng still smiled gently and gracefully, "Don't worry, Aunt."

Mrs. Pei nodded slightly, and said casually: "In Xuandu Temple, remember to burn incense first!"

In the past, Mrs. Pei has always had the habit of offering incense to Ximing Temple every month to pray for blessings. However, after Xiao Yansui was injured last time, Mrs. Pei regarded Ximing Temple as a forbidden place that must never be set foot. Affected by this, the following period During the time, even other temples and Taoist temples, Mrs. Pei has never been there in person.

This time, it was because Xuandu Guan was suitable for kite flying that Pei Shi became more interested.

Xiao Heng continued to smile and nodded, "Okay." He said again: "I think there are some peace charms in Xuandu Guan, I will remember to ask for some."

Now, Pei's desire is nothing more than the safety of her family and children, and what Xiao Heng said naturally made her feel a burst of irony in her heart.

Only Xiao Yansui's eyelids twitched slightly.

While eating breakfast, she couldn't help thinking that Xiao Heng is much more difficult to fool than Xiao Wu, especially nitric acid is a dangerous substance. If Xuanduguan really has these things, she doesn't know what Axiu is. Can you bring back all the things she wants under Xiao Heng's nose, I feel a little uneasy 0.0

It's just that Xiao Yansui didn't expect at this time that this visit to Xuandu Guan was the real proof of what it meant to say that the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and even, because of some unexpected changes, they couldn't wait until the evening. Then he hurried back from Xuandu Temple and left...

In Chongye Square in Chang'an City, Xiao Yansui was riding a carriage all the way, before he could see the gate of Xuandu Temple, he heard a burst of clear bells not far away.

The three brothers and sisters Xiao Heng, Xiao Wu and Xiao Yansui sat in the same carriage this time.When Xiao Yansui opened the curtain to look around curiously, Xiao Wu was also head to head with her, enthusiastically explaining to his sister.

However, as soon as the bell rang, Xiao Wu's interest immediately dropped. Thinking of the last time his sister was injured, Xiao Wu even muttered with a bit of annoyance: "Why is there the sound of a monk hitting the bell again..."

Xiao Heng's expression was calm, but he smiled gently and said, "The one across Zhuque Avenue from Xuandu Temple is Daxingshan Temple. The bells of ancient temples are really common."

"Oh." Xiao Wu replied with a slight frown.

Seeing that Xiao Wu still cares more than she does, Xiao Yansui's heart warms up. Even though Xiao Wu is still at the age of teasing cats and dogs, and cats hate dogs, he still treats his sister The meticulous maintenance makes people have to be moved.

Not long after, the carriage finally arrived at the gate of Xuandu Temple. When Xiao Yansui was looking at Xuandu Temple, he inadvertently glanced at another door not far away, "Annex?" Xiao Yansui was slightly taken aback, Can't help laughing: "The name of this manor is interesting."

Xiao Heng also raised his eyes and forgot about the past, and immediately said with a soft smile: "The 'annex' is the other courtyard of Princess Yuzhen."

"Huh?" Xiao Yansui was slightly taken aback. The last Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in the palace, if she hadn't come to see Li Bai, she would not have met Princess Yuzhen by the way. Unexpectedly, Princess Yuzhen lived in the palace. This place happens to be neighbors with Xuanduguan?

Seeing her confused, Xiao Heng patted his younger sister on the head, and continued to smile: "Princess Yuzhen has several residences, and she often rotates, so she may not be here today."

After a pause, Xiao Heng said with a smile: "However, Princess Yuzhen chose this place for the other house, and there is indeed a reason for the view of Xuandu."

——After all, she is also the princess who insisted on becoming a monk and became a female Taoist priest. Of course, her private life is another matter.

After the carriage stopped, it was still Xiao Heng who got out of the carriage first, then carried Xiao Wu down, and finally carried Xiao Yansui down.As for Zhang Dai, who had sent the post appointment early in the morning, he was still leading his group of guards, holding a paper kite almost half his height in his hand, and was smiling at Xiao Yansui, Xiao Wu and the others waved.

"Xiao Liuniang, Xiao Wulang!" Zhang Dai's waving was not enough, so he simply walked over with his own kite.