The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

"No, my husband, it's not too late to talk about this matter after I go to the palace to ask clearly." Princess Linhai said: "I have to ask why you are suddenly asked to go to Jingzhou. If you must go, I will pack up and go with you. Since I can't see His Majesty for this matter, I will go to the palace tomorrow and find the Queen. Maybe there is room for maneuver. Don't be anxious, my husband."

Lawyer Pei smiled and shook his head.

"I'm not in a hurry. Although life in Chang'an City is easy, I am a man who stands tall and proud. I also want to make achievements in my heart. I am sent to Jingzhou to be an official. Maybe there will be enough places for me to show my talents."

"Chang'an City is so big, including the surrounding areas of Chang'an City. There are so many places. Isn't it enough for you to show your talents?" Princess Linhai said: "Why go to Jingzhou."

Lawyer Pei saw that his wife's tone and attitude were so firm, so he didn't say anything.

The next morning, Li Shimin was handling state affairs in the front court. In the harem, Empress Changsun was looking through the expense book of the inner court.

A palace maid came in from outside the palace.

"Empress, Princess Linhai is here and is waiting outside the palace."

Empress Changsun closed the account book and put it aside.

"Let her in." Empress Changsun responded gently.

Yesterday, His Majesty's decree was issued, and today Princess Linhai came to the palace. It was really fast.

"Greetings, Empress." Princess Linhai saluted in a proper manner.

"Sister, you haven't been to the palace for a long time. Please sit down." Empress Changsun smiled and greeted Princess Linhai.

"Yes." Princess Linhai walked to a seat on the side, tidied her skirt, and sat down.

"Since my sister got married, she has rarely returned to the palace. How are you doing recently?" Empress Changsun looked at Princess Linhai gently and asked about her recent life.

"Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law. Everything is fine." Princess Linhai responded.

"That's good. Although there is not much movement in the palace on weekdays, in fact, whether it is brothers or sisters, father and His Majesty are all thinking about them, and they all hope that their lives can be better and better."

"Especially father, now that father is old, he is always worried about his children." Empress Changsun smiled and said, "If sister has time, you can go to Da'an Palace to visit father."

"Sister-in-law is right. Since I left the boudoir, I have been busy with the messy things in the mansion and have not visited father often." Princess Linhai said, "In the past, father-in-law and father were close. The two old men could always sit together and talk about personal matters. When they returned to the house, father-in-law would also mention to me that father was fine..."

Time has changed. Even if Pei Ji goes to Da'an Palace now, Li Yuan doesn't want to see him much.

If Pei Ji was just going to accompany Li Yuan to play, have fun, and relieve boredom, then everything would be fine, and Li Yuan would not dislike him.

The main reason is that every time Pei Ji goes to Da'an Palace, there will always be some bad things. Li Yuan does not want to worry about these things now, but Pei Ji has always wanted to take advantage of the previous relationship to get some benefits.

This is a different time.

Li Yuan does not want to see Pei Ji, on the one hand, he wants to save some trouble, and on the other hand, it is also for Pei Ji's good.

The emperor has changed now.

You are an important minister, and you are still so close to the emperor. Aren't you afraid that the new emperor will have opinions about you?

Because of the friendship for so many years, I think about you everywhere.

But after a long time, Li Yuan has to face reality even if he doesn't want to face it anymore.

Li Yuan values ​​friendship, but Pei Ji only has one point of friendship, and the remaining nine points are all calculations of interests.

Over time, Li Yuan simply gave up and didn't want to see him.

Princess Linhai didn't know about this, and thought that the palace didn't allow Pei Ji to see the emperor.

In addition, the emperor's edict yesterday asked her husband to go to Jingzhou, so these few words were secretly meant to be sarcastic.

"Now my father is much more relaxed and happy in Da'an Palace than before." Empress Changsun smiled and said, "Yesterday, Cheng Qian stayed there for most of the day, and came back to say that Aong's place is really a good place."

The two talked about family matters for a while, and Princess Linhai couldn't help but ask about Lawyer Pei's going to Jingzhou.

"I don't understand the things of the previous dynasty. This is the intention of your majesty and the ministers." Empress Changsun said, "Since the court has made such an arrangement, I think there must be a reason for it."

"But sister-in-law, that's Jingzhou, Jingzhou is high in the mountains and long in the road, and the road is so difficult and dangerous..."

"Family affairs, state affairs, world affairs, none of them are easy." Empress Changsun said gently"You can't stop doing things just because they are difficult, sister. Prime Minister Pei is now as old as your father. Your husband will have to take over the Pei family and be the pillar of the family in the future. When the time comes, there will be no one to help him block it."

"It's not a bad thing to leave Chang'an and go to Jingzhou now. Although the official position is not high and the power in your hands is not much, you won't make big mistakes in the process of training. Do you understand?"

Empress Changsun looked at Princess Linhai with gentle eyes, but under the gentleness, there was also a bit of sharpness.

"But even if you have to train, there are many other things." Princess Linhai couldn't hold her temper after all.

"Sister, do you know what your husband has been doing outside recently?" Empress Changsun asked.

Hearing Princess Linhai speak openly, she simply stopped hiding it.

Does Linhai know what Pei Ji and Lawyer Pei did secretly?

Empress Changsun also wanted to test her sister's mouth.

"What can he do? He is just an idle prince consort..." Princess Linhai said.

"Sister, as women, we should know more about our husbands, so that we can feel more secure when we get along with each other in the future." Empress Changsun said obscurely.

No matter how stupid Princess Linhai was, she could hear that the queen's words were not right.

She was silent and thought for a long time.

Could it be that there are other twists and turns in this? Lawyer Pei has never mentioned it to her?

"Sister-in-law, you are..." Princess Linhai really couldn't think of it. Recalling the conversation between the two after Lawyer Pei returned to his room last night...

"Since your majesty ascended the throne, whether it is state affairs or family affairs, you have always been fair and appropriate in doing anything." Empress Changsun said: "Even if the rewards were reduced last year, and my family was affected, this year I also found a way to subsidize my family."