Northern Dynasties

"My son is unfilial, causing his parents to be frightened and uneasy, and they have to come back to pay homage to me now. I respectfully ask my mother to punish me!"

After returning to Xiangyang from Jiangling, Li Tai immediately went to the hall to pay homage to his parents. He felt relieved when he saw that his parents' voices and appearance were as good as yesterday and they were still healthy.

Last year, in order to avoid Yuwentai's suspicion, he did not take his family out of Guanzhong before launching the rebellion. Although he was convinced that as long as he succeeded in seizing military power, Yuwentai would not dare to harm his relatives easily. Of course, if he fails to seize power, he will probably have no future, so there is no need to worry about anything else.

But even if life safety is guaranteed, fear is inevitable. Especially since his parents are no longer young, life has suddenly become so exciting and he doesn't know if they can handle it. Now that they finally got together without any danger, Li Tai felt quite happy in his heart.

Mother Lu looked at her son before the banquet and shed tears before he could speak. His father Li Xiao's mood was relatively stable. He stood up and patted his son on the shoulder and said with a smile: "My son has endured the hard work of working outside. What's the big deal even if his parents and relatives encounter some twists and turns?

Moreover, what you did was not a sinful deed, but a major event that benefited the country and shocked the world. Along the way south, I heard many people praising my son's great deeds, and my parents were just proud. An incompetent old man has been busy for half his life, what more can he do to the world? Unexpectedly, with this great success, the world will be prosperous in the coming year, and people in the world will also need to praise this old man for his virtue! "

Several other cousins ​​in the hall all said yes after hearing this, and they also wanted to inquire about Jiangling's current personnel situation with curious faces. Since the division of the north and the south, this is a place that has never been visited by the emperors and ministers of the Northern Dynasties, which naturally made them more curious.

However, before they could express their doubts, they were stopped by Li Xiao.

"Even if everyone here is disturbed, they can comfort each other. But the bride is left alone with no one around to comfort her. Now that she has added a child to my family, my son has suffered a lot. Now that he is back, why don't he go to express his condolences quickly? "

Li Xiao grabbed his son's arm and pushed him out. After hearing this, Mrs. Lu nodded repeatedly and signaled her son to go visit his wife and children quickly.

Of course, Li Tai was also very eager to see his wife and children. After hearing his parents' statement, he no longer hesitated and immediately resigned and went to where his wife and children were.

Various brightly colored satins hang on the walls of the pavilion, and the floor is covered with fluffy and thick carpets. The edges of tables, chairs, screens and other appliances are rounded and wrapped in soft leather. Several maids stood in the corners in front of the door, all staring at a baby who was playing by himself on the carpet.

Ms. Miaoyin, who was dressed in fashionable clothes and had a plain face, looked at the sky outside the door with a bit of anxiety on her face. When she saw her son grabbing a hydrangea wrapped in brocade and playing seriously, she tiptoed towards the door. However, As soon as his figure got out of the door curtain, cries suddenly came from the room.

"You brat! I've already worked hard to give birth to you, and now you're trying to prevent my husband and wife from reuniting!"

Hearing this cry, Miaoyin retreated into the room with a dejected face, pointed at her son and said angrily.

The boy didn't realize that he had offended his mother. When he saw his mother returning to the room, he grinned and threw the hydrangea in the direction of his mother. He used a lot of force, but the ball only landed on a pair of little ones. In the middle of the crotch of the short-legged trousers, he leaned down and held the hydrangea on his head as if to crawl towards his mother, but his muscles and bones were still tender, and he fell to the ground as soon as he leaned over.

Although Miaoyin was a little helpless when she saw this, she could only sit back in front of the little guy, picked up the toys that the kid had thrown around and returned them to him one by one, and looked at the other side of the room with some distress as she sat quietly. The woman said: "Ms. Yao, this little guy is really obsessed with me. Is there any way to make him change?"

That Lady Yao was about the same age as Miaoyin, with the beauty and gentleness of Wu Xiang women between her eyes. After hearing Miaoyin's question, she smiled and said: "When children are young, they like to be close to familiar people and things. It is precisely because the princess is so fond of children. The young master's love is what makes the young master so obsessed with me. If the princess only visits in the morning and evening, and no longer breastfeeds her, but leaves her to a wet nurse, in a few days the young master will no longer be so obsessed with her."

"You are so heartless. You will change your gender in a few days! You are a person who values ​​friendship so much, but you are ruthless."

Miaoyin was originally worried that her son was too bothersome to her, but after hearing this, she became angry again. She grabbed the boy and put it in front of her knees, slapping the pink little butt. Naturally, the baby didn't know what her mother was scolding, she just said: He was playing with himself, his plump cheeks were full of smiles, and his short limbs were waving.

Seeing the child so lively and cute, the slight anger on Miaoyin's face turned into a doting smile. She took the little thing into her arms and sighed: "He has worked hard in the field and given this essence and blood to me. I won't feed him." Who should I look up to more? Besides, I am not a poor person, so who should I look up to if you don’t feed my son?"

This lady is a first-time mother, and the child she conceived is the blood of the person she loves. Although there are many maids and servants around her, she still insists on doing everything herself when it comes to raising her son. She is not like other noble ladies who just give birth to a son and then take care of everything. He was handed over to a servant, so the child was particularly attached to his mother and would cry when he was not seen for a while. Even knowing that her husband was coming back today, Miaoyin couldn't spare the time to go and greet him immediately.

"Madam, madam, Master Lang has returned to his mansion, he is coming right here!"

The maid outside the door hurriedly came here to report the news. After hearing this, Miaoyin became a little excited. She picked up her son and stood up to greet him. However, she thought that she was still naked and had not applied makeup, so she became a little nervous. The son handed it to the maid, and he turned around and grabbed a shawl. However, he didn't have time to finish his makeup, so he looked at his son and hummed: "If you hate my behavior, you just wait to be punished!"

At this moment, the door curtain was lifted, and Li Tai stepped into the Nuan Pavilion. His eyes fell on his wife, and he said with a toothy smile: "Madam, I'm back! Don't come for a few months. I have a lot to do at home, Madam."

As he spoke, Li Tai walked straight towards the lady, grabbed the lady's white tender catkins and looked up and down, but Miao Yin had already forgotten herself and threw herself into her husband's arms. Her arms were tightly around Li Tai's waist, and her pretty face was buried in her chest.

The maids in the mansion were not surprised by the mutual love between the master and his mistress, but the boy who had just come to this world not long ago and was a stranger to his father didn't care about this. He bared his teeth and screamed in the maid's arms. No one is allowed to compete with him for his mother's embrace.

Li Tai then turned his attention to this boy, his eyes suddenly brightened up, he stretched out his hand towards this boy, and said with a smile: "Let me see what He Lin'er has added to my family! By the way, has he peed?" ?”

He remembered that whenever there were such heartwarming scenes in many movies and TV dramas, there would always be a stream of clear urine to add to the fun, and he didn't want to be doused by this kid.

"The young man has regular drinking and ejaculation, and there is a cloth under his crotch, so the master can hug him with confidence."

The maid smiled and sent the child to Li Tai's hands, but the boy still turned around and refused. However, Li Tai grabbed him and held it up in front of him, ready to kiss the little face. As soon as he put his mouth to it, After receiving a punch, he laughed again.

"I have been away from home for a long time, and I have worked hard to take care of my wife and children. This time I returned to my home and brought some Jiangling fashionable goods. They may not be precious but are also novel and interesting. I will go to see the director Zhusheng later to receive a small gift from each of you as a thank you. Do your best for my family!"

Li Tai held his wife with one hand and protected the child with the other, looking at everyone in the room and smiling.

The aspect of his wife's childbearing has always been a knot in his heart, and he is quite uneasy about it.

When his wife actually gave birth, he was not around, and had to fight for the future of himself and his family. Now that he has finally returned, and sees that his wife and children are healthy and lively, he is naturally very happy, and he takes care of his wife and children on his behalf. Everyone is grateful, and it is appropriate for each of them to give generous gifts and share their joy with everyone.

"Thank you, Master! Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Everyone here was old and new, and they all called Li Tai differently, but their joy after hearing these words was the same.

"Ms. Yao, please come forward!"

Miaoyin also took two steps forward and waved to Madam Yao, who was hiding behind the maids, and motioned for her to come forward. Then she introduced Li Tai: "This one is My husband had previously sent a gift to the daughter-in-law of General Yao's household in Jiangling, Xingzhou. Lady Yao had a well-established family background and a peaceful temperament. She was willing to accept humiliation and live in the house to be with my concubine. Many parenting matters were carefully taught by Lady Yao. Even after Weng Gu came to Xiangyang, she suffered from some physical discomfort caused by the imbalance of water and soil, and it was Mrs. Yao who helped diagnose and prepare the food."

After hearing this, Li Tai quickly straightened his expression, bowed slightly towards Yao Sengyuan's daughter and said: "When I entered the house, I only saw my wife, children and old family members. I didn't know that there were distinguished guests here. It's really rude. Please invite Mrs. Yao." Forgive me, thank you Madam Yao for helping me with everything in my family." Madam Yao was originally a quiet and elegant person, but when faced with Li Tai, a big man who was famous all over the world and had just conquered Jiangling, she was still a little uneasy, and although I had heard people in the mansion talk about the King of Taiyuan's style before, but when I saw him today, I found that his appearance and style were even more than what I had heard and thought before. This inevitably made Madam Yao even more nervous. She bowed her head deeply and murmured in her mouth: " Your Majesty, your Majesty's words are serious. Those who lost their country are fortunate to be protected and have a place to stay. It is my honor to have some skills to repay the favor..."

Seeing that Madam Yao was really shy and reserved, and that she was not a servant or a relative of his family after all, Li Tai could not ignore the abrupt person, so he ordered his maid to lead Madam Yao to her dormitory in the mansion. Only then can I have a good talk with my wife.

It's just that the couple can't talk quietly, and the child is always playing and making noise nearby. Children of four to five months old eat a lot and sleep enough. Once they are awake, they are full of energy. They sit or lie down in the room, throwing toys everywhere. The naughty attributes of the child are already starting to show.

Li Tai only got close to him for a while before he couldn't bear it. He just kicked the boy here and there, causing Miaoyin to get angry again and again. But after playing like this for a while, the boy gradually became close to Li Tai. When he saw his old man stretching out his hands and feet, he wisely leaned back on the carpet and giggled. The father and son had a great time playing. Huh.

Miaoyin originally complained that her son was too clingy, but when she saw that the father and son got to know each other very quickly, and that the boy was a little indifferent to her, she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed, and raised her hand to give the boy two slaps. This kid actually got into his father's arms and screamed at his mother, but his father pushed him out again without mercy. After a lot of tossing, he was exhausted, so he lay on Li Tai's lap and fell asleep.

When the maid gently carried the child out, Miaoyin smiled and said to Li Tai, "When Aweng saw the eldest grandson in the family, he loved him so much that he named him Li Jin. What do you think, husband?"

"Li Jin? Haha..."

Li Tai was delighted when he heard this name, because he remembered that Li He in the mid-Tang Dynasty failed to take the imperial examination because he avoided his father's taboo. I named my child because he didn't want to have a Jinshi in the family?

But then I thought about it, if his direct descendants still rely on the imperial examination to become officials, what has he been busy with all these years? But now that he thought of this, he felt that it was still necessary to correct some of Shiliu's increasingly strict views on taboo avoidance. If it was too strict and rigid, it would inevitably be a bit too much.

Li Tai didn't have any objections to this name for his son, so he discussed with his wife that his son's nickname might as well be Jiang Lingle. This boy was born shortly after Li Tai conquered Gangneung. He not only commemorated the achievements of his father's generation, but also meant that their family's situation had entered a new realm. It also entrusted Li Tai's vision of the integration of the north and the south.

This kid's life is much better than his father's. Not long ago, he was conferred the title of Duke of Nanjun by the imperial court. He was already older than most people in the world when he was still young.

Li Tai originally wanted to refuse. What does such a young child know? There is no need to engage in such vain exaggeration. However, Yu Wentai, perhaps in order to show that the Zhongwai Mansion had settled the old feud with Daxingtai, Shannan Road, used his identity as an advantageous grandfather to make matters worse. After several times, the envoy finally gave the boy the title of Duke.

This incident also made the other grandfather, Dugu Xin, very unhappy. He felt that he had been ignored, so on the occasion of the child's 100th birthday, he sent people to Xiangyang to send many valuables and treasures to show that he was the real grandfather. identity of.

When Li Tai heard his wife talking about these things, he smiled knowingly, but also felt a little regretful. This time almost all his relatives came to Xiangyang, and even distant relatives Li Gang and Li Yi brothers also left Guanzhong with their father. Now the closest person left in Guanzhong is my father-in-law Dugu Xin.

In fact, Li Tai also hopes that his father-in-law, Dugu Xin, will come to Xiangyang together. No matter what the arrangements are, at least his personal safety can be guaranteed.

After all, there is only a layer of harmony left between the Chinese Foreign Affairs Office and Shannan Dao. There are already deep cracks inside. Even Li Tai himself is not sure what the future situation will be like. Especially before and after Yuwentai's death, the situation will become even worse. Tension and opposition.

But he also understood that it was impossible for Yuwentai to let Dugu Xin leave Guanzhong. The current situation can be barely suppressed, but if Duguxin, an old friend who has always waited for Yi, escapes from his control, it will be absolutely unacceptable to Yuwentai!

Although Li Tai is now independent in the southeast, his influence in Guanzhong will be greatly weakened, and he can only indirectly influence it through some roundabout ways. Therefore, it is difficult to have Duguxin who still stays in Guanzhong. What kind of timely response and care can only be given to certain reminders and suggestions at some key nodes.

Thinking of Dugu Xin, Li Tai couldn't help but think of Yu Jin who was still staying in Xiangyang to recuperate.

Although Li Tai still doesn't have any guilty thoughts about the conspiracy against Xiang Jin, he is still a little embarrassed when he thinks that the old man's illness was caused by himself. Now that he is back, he must As a landlord, I went to visit.

The servant outside the door came to announce that dinner was ready, so the couple stood up and walked out of the conservatory to have dinner with their family while the child was still sleeping.

The whole family gathered together and the atmosphere was very lively. Li Tai also sent people to the front of the house to summon the two boys Shuofeng and Li Ya to the inner house to participate in the family banquet. These two boys grew up in their own homes. No matter how hard they put their efforts, they were no different from family members.

Brothers Li Gang and Li Yi also brought their children and their families to the mansion for the banquet. Li Tai had not had much contact with their brothers because he had been out of town for a long time. The last time he remembered that they had been together was because of problems with his eldest grandson's family. But after his father Li Xiao arrived in Guanzhong, brothers Li Gang also visited frequently, and they became familiar with each other.

Although they are not close to Li Tai, they are all from the Li family in Longxi after all, and the experience of Yang Kuan of the Hongnong Yang family is also shocking. Instead of staying in Guanzhong fearfully, it is better to go to Xiangyang and join Li Tai.

When their children came in to see the ceremony, Li Tai saw that Li Yuan had a daughter who was still young and dignified and beautiful. He couldn't help but feel moved. He glanced at the several phoenixes at the table and was thinking about whether to give it to him. Brother Bodhidharma, let me introduce this little cousin.

It's not that Li Tai can't bear to part with his daughter, the problem is that he doesn't have a sister. Even if Ye Niang works harder, Shuofeng can't wait for more than ten years. The cousins ​​did have daughters at home, but it was still a bit strange that he matched up with several Feng brothers and ended up with the other party becoming his niece's son-in-law.

Li Gang and his father, Li Yanzhi, were also famous ministers in the Northern Wei Dynasty and posthumous disciples. Compared with several Feng who came from Zhenjun dynasty, their family background was noble. Regardless of family background, the relationship between Shuofeng and Li Tai is no different from that of biological brothers. If this marriage can be achieved, it can be regarded as a close relationship. He can also say that he has lived up to Shuohui's trust.

This little thought of his has not been revealed yet, but it has not escaped the observation of his wife. After the family banquet was over and they returned indoors, Miaoyin said with a smile: "During the banquet just now, my husband was just looking at Bodhidharma and his cousin Qiao'er. Could it be that he wanted to promote a good relationship between them?"

Li Tai couldn't help but laugh after hearing this: "My lady is really observant. Yes, I do have such thoughts. It's just that I haven't been at home for a long time and I don't know what my cousin's family is thinking, so I didn't ask rashly."

"This is really not the husband's business. My cousin and the others have come to stay with me from afar. Although they are here to help my husband, they will inevitably be restrained by being under someone else's roof. If my husband opens his mouth, I'm afraid they will either agree or refuse. If you lose your original intention, you will inevitably have grudges. It is better for me to choose a day to visit and ask the female family members about their impressions of certain Bodhidharma."

When Miaoyin heard what her husband said, she smiled again and said: "I still remember that back then, if I hadn't had a dispute with a few Bodhidharmas, I would never have been able to see my husband. He has been staying close to my husband for a long time, so he also needs to be summoned. Call me sister-in-law, since my husband has this intention, I will try to help him find a good match."

Hearing that his wife took the initiative to accept the matter, Li Tai felt relieved, hugged his wife and thanked her several times. This young lady's figure became more plump and attractive after pregnancy. Li Tai drank a few glasses of wine during dinner, and the couple had been apart for a long time. Now that their ears and temples were rubbing together, their breath was inevitably getting hotter.

However, at this moment, the cry of a child suddenly sounded in the other room. The couple who were entangled in love were stunned. After a while, Li Tai snorted and said: "Leave him alone!"

"Husband, please rest first. If I don't look at you, this kid will really cry."

Miaoyin repeatedly comforted the agitated husband, then she endured her apology, put on her clothes, got up, walked quickly to the other room, took her crying son from the maid's arms, and nursed her.

After half an hour, the child fell asleep peacefully. When the lady got on the bed again, she heard her husband's steady snores coming from under the quilt. She curled up her soft and plump body again, lay on her side in her husband's arms, and slept in each other's arms.

On the first day of 2024, I wish everyone a happy New Year, and like Lu, have a good start in career and family in the new year! ! !