Great Tang princess

Chapter 381 Family New Year Gathering
At dusk, the orange-red glow spread over the ground, making Li Yuechen's face turn red, and even faintly shimmering golden light.

Looking at the bright red round-neck robe that Xiao He brought, he couldn't help feeling a little absent-minded.

After wearing filial piety clothes for three years, I feel a bit uncomfortable when I look at such clothes again.

"Your Highness, it's time to enter the palace, let's change clothes." Xiao He reminded.

"Ok!"

Li Yuechen agreed, stood up and began to change clothes, and put on the bright red round neck robe again, feeling both familiar and unfamiliar.

Looking in the mirror, the ribbon tied with her hair was changed to bright red again, she couldn't help shaking her head, as if she was thinking of her childhood again.

At this moment, Shangguan Wan'er also came over with a tray in her arms: "Your Highness, how about putting a flower tin on it?"

"I'll post it again on the first day of the new year tomorrow." Li Yuechen replied.

Shangguan Wan'er thought for a while: "Tonight's New Year's Eve, His Highness will probably live in the palace, why not post it first."

Think about it too, after all, during the Chinese New Year period, it is the only time when I can live with my mother in a fair manner.

So he nodded: "Okay, then post it."

In fact, Li Yuechen didn't care too much about her appearance, but her mother had always told her that she didn't look like a girl since she was a child.It would be nice if dressing up like a girl would make her a little bit happier.

Although she knows very well that her mother cares more about behavior than her appearance...

Shangguan Wan'er took the bamboo tweezers and picked up the flower tin that was covered with glue, put it to her mouth and breathed lightly, and then carefully stuck it on Li Yuechen's forehead.

Seeing her close at hand, with a serious face, Li Yuechen blinked and began to size up quietly.

The two grew up together, and their familiarity with each other has been engraved in their bones. In the past, in her opinion, Shangguan Wan'er was considered a good best friend and a close old friend.

But now, this feeling seems to have undergone such a subtle change, especially in the past few years, it has appeared invisible.

It's just... Do you want to tell her clearly?
In this era, the shackles of ethics on people are far more obvious than a thousand years later.

Customs are things that cannot be seen or touched, but they exist in everyone's heart, even if it is a royal princess, it is not so easy to break.

The most critical issue is that once these words are uttered, Shangguan Wan'er's fate in the future may only be to be a canary quietly in the princess mansion.

After opening his mouth, Li Yuechen didn't say anything in the end, but just smiled slightly, and sat there quietly to let her put flowers on himself.

At least in this situation, it's better to keep it like this. Anyway, they live together, and it doesn't seem to make much difference whether to talk about it or not.

"All right!"

Shangguan Wan'er took two steps back, tilted her head and smiled softly: "Your Highness looks much different now."

"Just sticking a flower tin, how effective can it be?" Li Yuechen couldn't help but asked with a smile.

"His Highness has been wearing filial piety all these years, but suddenly he is dressed like this, it is indeed very different!" Shangguan Wan'er said while standing by the mirror, "How about seeing for yourself, Your Highness?"

Li Yuechen turned his head to look in the mirror, he still had that heroic and beautiful face, but it seemed that he suddenly looked much younger.

The bright red flower pattern on the forehead concealed some heroism, and matched with a bright red body, it brought out some charm that was usually hidden in the five senses.

Looking at himself in the mirror, Li Yuechen couldn't help sighing in his heart: I'm so beautiful!
……

It was almost time, Li Yuechen and his two sisters rode to the palace together.

Originally, she wanted her two older sisters to ride in the carriage, so it would be warmer anyway.But the two elder sisters thought it would be good to move occasionally, so they rode with Li Yuechen.

At dusk, the number of pedestrians on the street has gradually decreased. Those who are still walking on the street at this time are either planning to go home, or they are planning to go to the brothel with some friends.

The three of them rode horses and marched slowly towards the imperial palace. Surrounded by more than a dozen Qianniuwei bodyguards, they came down to the imperial palace and entered the Hall of Renshou.

Li Xian had already come over early, and was chatting with the two brothers Li Xian and Li Dan, talking about the expedition in the Western Regions this time.

Mother Wu Zetian listened quietly with a teacup on the side, and did not express any opinions, just listening to the story.

Li Xian, who is wearing a military uniform, has grown taller and straighter after years of training, and his beard is shorter, only about half a centimeter in length, and his mouth is almost completely exposed.

Li Yuechen and the others just came in when they heard his complaints.

"You don't know, a cooking team actually used three boxes of grenades! After reading the report, I learned that they encountered reinforcements from the enemy when they were delivering meals to the company... He should have bypassed the situation and reported it, but There was actually a fight! A group of food deliverers used three boxes of grenades, and the frontal combat troops used less than one and a half boxes..."

While Li Xian was talking, he gestured with his teeth and claws, as if he wished that the entire cooking team would be dealt with by military law.

Instead, Li Xian and Li Dan were laughing, looking very interested.

Seeing Li Yuechen and the two older sisters coming, they both turned their heads and said hello.

"Yuechen, I think Qianniuwei is very interesting after listening to my brother. Next time there is a war, why don't you take your brother as your driver!" Li Xian said expectantly.

Li Yuechen cast a glance at him, and then stretched out a finger to poke his soft stomach twice: "Your driver's personal conquest? With my brother's body, I'm afraid he'd be exhausted even riding a horse."

"Chen'er! What nonsense are you talking about during Chinese New Year!" Wu Zetian frowned.

Li Xian was tickled by her poke, and took two steps back: "You don't have to go out to fight the enemy in person, but you just sit in the rear."

"Sitting in the back of the town, brother, do you understand the art of war?" Li Yuechen asked, "If the enemy knows that you, the emperor, are in the camp, they send people to attack. How will brother command his soldiers?"

"This..." Li Xian was stunned by the question. He couldn't say that he didn't know anything about the art of war. He could only say that he was at the level of talking about war on paper. He didn't have the ability to actually command the battle.

Wu Zetian, who was sitting on the chair, suddenly smiled: "It's always good to have this kind of heart. If it wasn't for your health, your grandpa might have taken the imperial conquest too!"

Li Yuechen had heard about this matter before, and he had already prepared for it at that time, but his father suddenly couldn't allow it.

Li Xian nodded: "Don't worry, the princes will grow up in the army in the future, and the future emperor will definitely be able to fight!"

Only Li Xian curled his lips: "As the emperor, why do you want to fight?"

"The emperor doesn't have to fight, but he must be able to fight!" Li Yuechen smiled, "If there is an emperor who can fight, the following will be much more secure!"

Wu Zetian waved his hand: "Okay, those who celebrate the Chinese New Year don't talk about the battlefield. Everyone sit down, drink some tea first, and wait for the dinner."

After the mother had spoken, the children immediately ended the topic of war, sat around the table and chatted about other things, and discussed what to do for dinner by the way.

Now that Li Yuechen has invented mahjong and poker, he can play many more games.

Zhang Chengxin was the only one serving there, and the eunuchs and maids outside were all his own people, and other people would be strictly prohibited from approaching.

Outsiders would never have imagined that there would be such a joyful scene in the royal room today.

Since ancient times, the most ruthless emperor's family, the royal family is absolutely impossible to have any family affection at all, but at this moment, in the Hall of Renshou, it is indeed such a scene.

Among the people present, there were only two older sisters who were not born to Wu Zetian, but she kept her word. If the two older sisters were not married or had children, she was willing to treat them as her own daughters.

I will also chat with them, ask about each other's life and so on.

And now Princess Xuancheng is serving as the servant of the household department, and Princess Yiyang is the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, and they are both considered to be in high positions.

The family sat around drinking tea and chatting, Li Yuechen naturally sat down next to his mother.

As the youngest one, she has to pay attention to pouring tea and water for them, but she herself doesn't find it troublesome, but enjoys it.

"Speaking of which, Yuechen is a little different from usual today!" Li Dan said suddenly.

Li Xian laughed: "I haven't seen this red dress for many years! But now that I think about it, it seems that it was just a matter of a moment..."

"Well, she looks like a normal woman today!" Wu Zetian also nodded in agreement.

Hearing these words, Li Yuechen was helpless: "It seems that the child is not normal on weekdays..."

However, everyone who heard this sentence turned their heads to look at her in unison, with expressions on their faces.

Li Yuechen was slightly taken aback, then nodded: "Well, it's really not normal..."

Let's not talk about the issue of how to dress on weekdays, let's say that she herself is actually completely out of touch with ordinary women.

After dinner in the evening, the family sat around and started playing poker, which is a simple Zhajinhua.

After playing for an hour, some people are happy and some are worried.

Wu Zetian likes to gamble, and she is naturally happy when she wins money.

Although Li Yuechen lost money, she was rich and could afford to lose, just to play with her mother and have fun.

The two princesses, Yiyang and Xuancheng, neither lost nor won, were regarded as running with them.

Only the three Li Xian brothers lost a bit miserably. They looked like they had no love in their lives. The one who was celebrating the New Year couldn't help but put on a Sima face, and Li Yuechen laughed out loud.

Because there will be a grand meeting tomorrow, the three brothers Li Xian went back first after the Zishi.

The three daughters stayed to sleep with Wu Zetian, the old mother. Apart from Princess Yiyang, the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, Princess Xuancheng and Li Yuechen would also attend the Grand Court Meeting tomorrow.

This is also because the newspaper office is not yet an official court institution, so Princess Yiyang does not need to go to court.

……

After sleeping for less than two hours, before dawn, the mother and daughter lying on the bed were woken up, and then hurriedly got up to freshen up.

Li Yuechen and his two elder sisters helped his mother wash and dress up, and they finished tidying up soon.

At this time, Zhang Chengxin brought a few bowls of porridge and asked them to pad their stomachs first.

The Dachaohui was held until noon, and for such a long time, there was nothing in the stomach.

After eating, everyone went to the court meeting.

The Great Court Meeting is no different from previous years, that is, the officials recite parallel prose, wish the emperor a happy new year, and pray to the heavens for the prosperity of the country in the new year... In addition, all departments look forward to the future, which is no different from previous years.

Li Yuechen almost fell asleep in the court hall, and managed to stay up until noon, when the Queen of Heaven held a banquet to spend the first lunch of the New Year with the officials.

The only difference in today's court meeting is that the Queen of Heaven has recently taken control of the court, so her aura is much higher than that of the officials.

Especially when they toasted and drank together, the aura of looking down on the world almost made people think that she had ascended the throne and became the emperor.

Seeing such an old mother, Li Yuechen felt complicated emotions in his heart, and couldn't help but drink a few more glasses.

Thinking about the previous history, the world's evaluation of her is extremely polarized. Those who hate her are so black that they have no bottom line.Those who like her blow to death, the blow is miraculous.

But now, in Li Yuechen's opinion.She may be brutal, but she can also put her reputation at risk for her husband and children.She may be regarded as perceptive and decisive, but she also has many shortcomings such as gambling.

But at least, Li Yuechen recognizes that she is a great mother. Everything she does today is to make the country better, and at the same time, to save the children from the tragedy of blood relatives.

Thinking about it carefully, everyone in the world thinks that the emperor's family is ruthless, but last night the family happily chatted in the Hall of Renshou.

Is there such a possibility that there was such a thing in the original history, but outsiders just didn't know about it, and it wasn't recorded in the history?

Li Yuechen couldn't help thinking this way.

……

Time soon came to the new Shangyuan Festival, and the New Year holiday is coming to an end.

On the day of the Shangyuan Festival, Empress Wu Zetian ordered in the court hall with the absolute authority of the Queen of Heaven to build a Ming hall, which will be used as the main hall dedicated to the court meeting and sacrifices in the future.

Mingtang has been the most solemn building since ancient times. Although many ministers objected to such an order, they still lack confidence.

On the day of Shangyuan Festival, Pei Huaiyi quarreled with the ministers again, but fortunately, there was no fight this time, and the final decision was made by Tianhou.

This matter was handed over to Pei Huaiyi, so that he must build it successfully before the end of this year.

Pei Huaiyi agreed, and the first thing he did was to write an article to the newspaper office for publication. Princess Yiyang read it, and the general meaning was to publicize the deeds of Nvwa Empress mending the sky and creating man, and implicitly proposed that the Queen of Heaven is Nvwa Empress A ray of avatar in this world...

This article is gorgeous in rhetoric and neat in antithesis. It looks like it was written by ghosts. Pei Huaiyi, who was born as a gangster in the market, absolutely cannot have this kind of literary talent!

However, Princess Yiyang didn't care about that. After inquiring with Tianhou, she immediately paid the manuscript fee and published it in the newspaper.

This kind of cryptic sycophantic article has aroused a lot of discussion in the circle of scholars, and even many people in the library are discussing it quietly.

Some of the more courageous ones even went to ask King Luo Bin directly what he thought of this matter.

King Luo Bin can be regarded as the idol of many people now, you know, there is only one person who can still live after blatantly scolding the queen!
Now many people who come to the library are his fans.

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