After the prosperous Tang Dynasty

After all the damp clothes on Zhang Shiniang's body were changed and her body warmed up, Zhang Dai gently touched her sister's hands and face, feeling that the little girl was in good spirits. Accompanied, the panic and fear just now has gradually changed. Although a pair of moist eyes still look a little teary, at least the little girl will no longer tremble and choke instinctively.

"It's okay, it's okay, Wanwan, don't be afraid, brother is here." Zhang Dai gently patted his sister's back, and stayed by her side all the time, trying to comfort her.

Zhang Shiniang was also a little exhausted because of the shock and struggle just now. She leaned against Zhang Dai, and after a while, her eyelids drooped, and she seemed a little drowsy as if she was about to fall asleep.

Xiao Yansui got up straight away, and asked in the direction of the stove outside the house, "Where's Jiang Tang?"

The servant who cooked the soup just now also stood up immediately, without stopping the movement of his hands, and hurriedly said: "Come here, come here, it will be ready soon."

Xiao Yansui just glanced at it, and found that in the steaming bowl of ginger soup, all the minced ginger had been carefully picked out with chopsticks, which shows the fineness of his work, and there was only one bowl left Hot soup, with some very light ginger color.

The corners of Xiao Yansui's mouth twitched slightly for this kind of untimely attention, but thinking about it, the little girl was taking a bath and changing clothes just now, and she just got over it just now, so it's okay to slow down here. Not too much.

"Bring it in." Xiao Yansui said lightly.

The servant nodded quickly, and took the porcelain bowl in. Because he was afraid that the porcelain spoon would be hot when placed in the bowl, the servant handed over the spoon handle alone.

Without letting those servants do anything, Zhang Dai, who now looks like a fourteen-year-old boy, directly reached out, took the bowl of ginger soup, tested the temperature with the back of his hand, and then gently fed it to Zhang Shiniang's mouth with a spoon. inside.

The little girl was a little sleepy, so naturally she didn't think too much about it. Her brother fed something to her mouth with a spoon, and the little girl naturally opened her mouth and took a deep breath.

However, the ginger soup that can be used to drive away the cold is inherently spicy, especially the servant who cooked the ginger soup has not found sugar near the stove, so the pot of things cooked in this way, let alone an ignorant child, Even adults, if they taste it in their mouths, they may feel that the taste is worrying.

Stimulated by the pungent taste of the hot and spicy ginger soup, Zhang Shiniang almost spit it out, and the tears in her eyes, which were covered with a layer of mist, couldn't hold back.

The little girl shook her head vigorously and refused to drink.

Zhang Dai didn't say anything, just bowed his head and grew a spoon, and couldn't help frowning immediately.

"Wait a while," Xiao Yansui said softly.

Seeing Zhang Dai's expression, he naturally knew that this bowl of food might not be so easy to eat. After all, it not only tasted bad, but the pungent stimulation itself made some people find it difficult to swallow.

Hearing this, Zhang Dai put down the bowl and spoon in his hand a little bit, but looked at Xiao Yansui with pleading eyes.

Xiao Yansui's tone was still understated, but the content inside made the little girl almost burst into tears, "After a while, when the temperature of the ginger soup cools down a bit, just let her drink it in one gulp. "

Long term pain is worse than short term pain =v=

"..." Zhang Dai's fingers holding the bowl of ginger soup unconsciously shook slightly, just once.

Xiao Wu dragged his chin with one hand. Although he didn't say a word, he had seen his sister's cruelty that was taken for granted at times, far more times than Zhang Dai who occasionally came out to play together.

Zhang Shiniang naturally also heard Xiao Yansui's words, and looked at Xiao Yansui with a little astonishment.

Sensing the little girl's gaze, Xiao Yansui smiled kindly and friendly at her.

The little girl couldn't help shivering again immediately, and leaned against her elder brother Zhang Dai wrapped in a quilt, unable to speak a word.

After a while, Xiao Yansui's aura was probably too scary. Even though she didn't come over to help, under the gentle comfort of her brother Zhang Dai, Zhang Shiniang still swallowed the bowl with sobs so badly that it made people want to drink it. The spit ginger soup was swallowed in one gulp, although the little girl couldn't help crying immediately after drinking it.

Zhang Dai threw the bowls and chopsticks aside, and hurriedly began to coax his sister, but he couldn't coax her well.

However, because too many things happened today, Zhang Shiniang was obviously frightened when she fell into the water before. Now, after crying uncontrollably for a while, under Zhang Dai's comfort, the little girl soon choked up fell asleep.

There seemed to be fireworks blooming in the sky outside the window, accompanied by crackling firecrackers.

Xiao Yansui got up from his seat, and asked casually as if talking to himself: "I don't know how long it will take for the doctor to come over."

Zhang Shiniang was still lying in Zhang Dai's arms, her slightly closed eyes were still slightly tear-stained, Zhang Dai was afraid of waking his sister up again, so he didn't dare to move even the slightest bit, but only looked at Xiao Yan Sui glanced over there.

Xiao Wu, who was sitting firmly next to him, replied softly: "There are so many people on the street outside, it is difficult to walk, not to mention, in the nearby medical clinic, the doctor may not stay at home, he may also go out to enjoy the lanterns gone."

Knowing that what Xiao Wu said was very possible, Zhang Dai couldn't help but frowned slightly, but he still didn't say a word.

Xiao Yansui didn't continue with this topic, but stood up, her long ponytail was draped over the clothes behind her, and her long hair was like a flowing spring.

"I'll go out and have a look." Xiao Yansui said simply.

Xiao Wu nodded.

The night wind seemed to be getting colder, Xiao Yansui didn't have a cloak on her body at the moment, she walked directly to the yard with her arms folded, whispered a few words to the two guards who had been guarding outside, His gaze swept across the crowded and lively crowd not far away, and he quickly turned around and walked back.

"Third brother?" Li Wenning was holding a lantern in his hand, seeing Li Tan's footsteps suddenly paused, he couldn't help calling him softly.

"It's okay." Li Tan shook his head with a smile. Although it was just a glimpse just now, a pair of lanterns happened to be hung at the gate of this courtyard. Two guards were standing under the lanterns. Xiao Yansui came out to talk to them. At the time, although she was slightly sideways, from Li Tan's side, she happened to be illuminated by the warm red lantern, and she could clearly see half of her side face.

Over the years, the East Palace and Duke Xu's Mansion have never moved around.

Prince Li Heng is the crown prince of the country, but, the more so, his slightest move can easily make him the target of public criticism, especially when Xuanzong may not trust him much.

As for Xiao Song, he is already at this age, and he is already planning that when his eldest grandson Xiao Heng gets up a little after this imperial examination, he will just follow the trend and retreat directly.

Although the Tang Dynasty was governed by groups of ministers, there had always been several chancellors, but Xiao Song, an old man who only occupied space and didn't care about things, had sat securely in the prime minister's position for so many years Now, it's time to give others a chance...

The Lanling Xiao family is a top-notch family with a history of nearly a thousand years, even in the flowing dynasty and the iron family. As long as their own children are promising, it doesn't matter who the next emperor of the Li Tang royal family is. Above his court, the Xiao family occupies a place.Xiao Song is quite favored by Xuanzong. Unless he is stupid, otherwise, he will never be able to take the initiative to stand with the princelings in his life. It was finally done, and what about the unlucky ghosts who were killed and killed, who else could they reason with?

Seeing Xiao Yansui's figure, he quickly turned around and went back into the yard. For a moment, Li Tan's heart was almost full of confusion.

That small courtyard looked like an ordinary residential house, and it didn't seem like there was any connection between this kind of place and Xiao Yansui.

As for the two guards standing outside the courtyard door, they felt out of place with the surrounding environment, Li Tan did not doubt that those two guards should be with Xiao Yansui...

Li Chu said with a smile: "I heard that this street by the river was also covered with lanterns this year. The light and shadow of the lanterns reflected in the water is also very interesting."

"Let's go and have a look too." Li Wenning was curious.

Li Tan didn't speak, but he walked towards the river bank with his elder brother and sister.

But at this moment, compared with viewing the lanterns, what some people standing by the river are talking about is an accident that happened not long ago.

"It was really thrilling just now. The water in the river is freezing cold in winter. If a child falls into it, even if he is caught in time, half his life will be taken away."

"I don't know whose family that little lady belongs to. It's a good Lantern Festival, and this kind of accident can happen even if you go out to watch a lantern. How can the parents at home bear it..."

"Hey, whoever just brought the child over here, please keep an eye on it and serve some snacks, so don't accidentally fall into the water. Children are ignorant, how do they know these dangers."

Even though Xiao Yansui, Xiao Wu and Zhang Dai had been away for quite a while, there were still people talking about what happened just now.Li Tan's heart moved slightly, thinking that the residence where Xiao Yansui just appeared was not far from here, so he took the initiative to ask, "What happened just now?"

Seeing that this is another young man of extraordinary background who asked, those who were gossiping also became interested, and you recounted the incident of Zhang Shiniang falling into the water just now.

When it was mentioned that the little girl was quickly rescued by another teenage girl, the spectators who were listening with great interest, also heaved a sigh of relief.

Some people worried: "If you fall into the river in such cold weather, the children's bones are also weak. If they catch the wind and cold, they may also be..."

However, as soon as these words came out, some people couldn't help laughing and scolding with emotion: "Looking at the many servants and guards around him, he must belong to a big family. The children in these families are well-raised and expensive. What kind of doctor, famous medicine? They can't find it? If there is a child from an ordinary family who falls into the water in the winter, it will be called "ineffective every day". The little girl just now has a lot of people to worry about, and we are so worried..."

"That's right." Someone smiled slightly.

Based on the fragmentary discussions of those passers-by, Li Tan has almost pieced together the whole story.Moreover, even though no one had clearly stated Xiao Yansui's appearance, Li Tan still firmly believed that the person who saved the life just now should be Xiao Yansui.

However, Li Tan didn't think that Xiao Yansui would stay in that courtyard and accompany him carefully after saving the person, unless Xiao Yansui, the little girl who fell into the water, knew him early in the morning...

But then again, the ordinary people next to me were still discussing what happened just now with sighs, and without thinking too much, they knew that the girl who fell into the water had an unusual family background. Knowing Xiao Yansui made sense.

Li Wenning and Li Chu also listened with great interest to these people talking about the accident just now, especially after hearing about the rescue of the little girl, they couldn't help smiling knowingly.

Moreover, because of such an unexpected episode, Li Wenning refrained from going to the river bank to watch the projection of the lanterns, and just walked slowly around the street with lanterns hanging, watching the waves in the river from a distance. When rippling, the reflection of the lantern flickering slightly, happened to be thick clouds over the city tonight, there is no star or moon in the dark sky, every light is reflected in the river water, it seems like the galaxy is falling, and the sky is full of stars Falling into the endless water without end...

In the small courtyard not far away, probably the owner who went to enjoy the lanterns has not returned for a long time, and Xiao Yansui, Xiao Wu, Zhang Dai and others who came uninvited and occupied the magpie's nest have been waiting here quietly. No one mentioned that tonight they wanted to enjoy the lanterns and have fun at the Sky Street Lantern Market.

As for Xiao Heng, who had made an appointment with a few classmates and friends to meet in the teahouse, he still looked like a gentle and personable son of an aristocratic family, but before he went out, he deliberately told Xiao Wu and Xiao Yansui his whereabouts, and it turned out that His younger siblings, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, came to find him. While chatting and laughing with his fellow travelers, Xiao Heng also glanced towards the door of the teahouse from time to time, feeling slightly puzzled.

"Xiao Sanlang?" A student next to him tentatively asked softly, "But you have an appointment and are you still waiting for someone?"

Before Xiao Heng could speak, someone beside him immediately helped and comforted him, and said with a smile: "The street lamp market is crowded with people, and when you look up, there are crowds of people. If you don't go out early, you may have to wait to go anywhere. !"

As soon as this remark came out, it naturally aroused the sympathy of most people who were crowded in the crowd just now. Everyone sighed with emotion, it is lively tonight, and the road is not easy to walk. Selling things, such a bustle may have to wait until tomorrow's morning market to end...

Xiao Heng also smiled and said: "It's not that I made an appointment in advance, but I just mentioned a little bit and told them that today's literary meeting here is not to be missed."

When the other students heard this, they also laughed and said: "It must be that I came out late, so I accidentally got squeezed in the middle of the road."

When Xiao Heng heard this, he only smiled slightly, but he wondered in his heart, could it be that those two little guys had fun together and simply forgot about it?After the unbearable slander was over, Xiao Heng himself had a relaxed smile on his face, but he couldn't hide his disappointment and let out a soft "Oh", and shook his head with a helpless wry smile: "Isn't that right, they are here today!" It would be a pity if it is too late..."

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After Li Tan, Li Chu, and Li Wenning left the street by the river, they happened to pass by the residential house just now. He came back to return to his life, and at the same time, there was another doctor who took a long time to bring back with another guard.

Li Wenning just glanced at it briefly, and after seeing the luxurious carriage at the door, he couldn't help but feel moved, opened his eyes slightly, and said in a little astonishment: "That's the Duke of Yan's mansion... Aunt's carriage! ?”

Princess Ningqin and Prince Li Heng are brothers and sisters of the same mother. Princess Ningqin's place is one of the few places where Li Wenning can visit at will without attracting attention.

There was a little excitement in Li Wenning's tone, "Could it be that my aunt also came out to enjoy the lantern today?"

"This is not unusual," Li Chu smiled softly, "Didn't Aye also go out to look at the lanterns today? I remember hearing people say that he was a sage who went to the Heavenly Street Lanterns in person a few years ago. City lanterns."

"Shall we go over and say hello," Li Wenning offered.

Li Chu was about to nod his head, but Li Tan shook his head lightly, and persuaded in a low voice: "The person who just fell into the water, if I guessed correctly, is my aunt's youngest daughter, Zhang Shiniang from Duke Yan's residence. "

Li Wenning and Li Chu were taken aback at the same time, remembering what they heard from those people when they were by the river just now, and now connecting the two things, they naturally realized the key point.

When those passers-by were gossiping with each other just now, no one explicitly mentioned the little girl's mother who fell into the water. Thinking about it this way, it is not difficult to guess that the person who took Zhang Shisiniang out to enjoy the lanterns today, It should be their cousin Zhang Dai...

Thinking of this, Li Tan naturally understood why Xiao Yansui appeared here just now.

In the past few years, Duke Zhang of Yan State and Duke Xu Xiao Song still seemed to have no friendship. However, because Mrs. Pei and Princess Ningqin got along well, the two of them also walked around each other, so they would send each other according to the New Year's Eve. New Year's Eve.At the beginning, when Zhang Shiniang was catching Zhou, Li Wenning went there in person, and happened to see that Mrs. Pei was also there, and she had been sitting with her aunt, Princess Ningqin, presumably the two hit it off.

Like Zhang Dai, who is famously arrogant in Chang'an City, his reliable friends are mainly Xiao Wu and Xiao Yansui, who are about the same age as him. What a secret.

"Tomorrow, Wen Ning, go to the aunt's place in Duke Yan's mansion and visit your little cousin." Finally, Li Chu made a decision.

Li Wenning nodded and said, "I can save it."

After making an appointment to visit his cousin Zhang Shiniang who accidentally fell into the water tomorrow, Li Tan, Li Chu and Li Wenning naturally left here quietly without disturbing anyone.

It was also a coincidence that after leaving this street, the three of Li Tan and the others turned to an adjacent street. As a result, on the way to Chongrenfang, not far away, they caught another glimpse of their father , Prince Li Heng who travels alone.

Prince Li Heng seemed to be worried, his brows were unfurled, and his face was solemn.

Li Tan, Li Chu, and Li Wenning looked at each other silently, and they all looked at each other in blank dismay. Li Wenning whispered, "Do you need to go over and say hello?"

"I don't know..." Li Chu couldn't make up his mind for a moment.

Li Tan's sharp eyes suddenly caught a glimpse of a person coming out of a shop on the side of the road, and he walked straight towards Prince Li Heng, and when the person came under the lantern so that people could see his appearance clearly, Li Tan immediately stopped. He said in a low voice, "Look over there—"

Li Chu and Li Wenning raised their heads at the same time. The three of them, Wei Jian, the first wife of the Crown Prince Li Heng and the elder brother of the Crown Princess Wei Shi, all recognize each other.

They exchanged glances silently, and none of the three spoke again, but in their hearts, they reached a consensus tacitly - Prince Li Heng said that he was traveling alone, obviously because he had made an appointment with Wei Jian long ago. Discuss important matters.

At this juncture, the fool took the initiative to go forward and say hello to attract people's attention.

As a result, because of the dense crowd, before Li Tan, Li Chu, and Li Wenning had time to retreat quietly, they could clearly see that Wei Jian only spoke a few words to Prince Li Heng before leaving in a hurry, and then , the three struggling among the crowd saw Wei Jian and Huangfu Weiming, the general who had just returned to Beijing after the defeat of Tubo, walking together.

Where did the two meet for a night tour, Li Tan, Li Heng, and Li Wenning did not follow up, so it is naturally unknown, but, in just one night, the crown prince Li Heng first met Wei Jian, and then Wei Jian Seeing Huangfu Weiming, if it is said that there is no doorway, no one will believe it.

Li Tan, Li Chu, and Li Wenning were all born in the Eastern Palace, and they all had their own thoughts and considerations about this subtle change in the political situation.For a while, none of the three people spoke, but on the faces of the three people, none of them could relax.

Prince Li Heng's position as the crown prince has been the target of public criticism from the first day.

Previously, Li Heng had always been cautious. Li Tan, Li Chu, and Li Wenning, who were born in the Eastern Palace, had already gotten used to this situation since they were young.

But now, Huangfu Weiming's sudden return to Beijing is like a drop of boiling water falling into a calm oil pan...

It is still unknown how much turbulent waves will be set off, but the danger of splashing oil and boiling water is chilling.