Tiantang

Chapter 286 Wanchun's Marriage

Chapter 293 Wanchun's Marriage
Zhang Liangdi went back to her natal Zhang's residence.

After all, she is the wife of the Prince Jian of the current dynasty, and she may also be the empress of the future Tang Dynasty, so all the Zhang family came out to greet her from the Dou family old lady down.

Although Mrs. Dou is over seventy years old, she is in good health, not deaf and blind, and energetic.In this era, it is a rare old birthday star.

This old lady is not simple, she used to be the nanny of the old emperor Li Longji, she won the favor of Li Longji, and she can be regarded as the number one person in this city of Chang'an.

In fact, because of the old lady Dou, the Zhang family has always been very close to the royal family. Zhang Liangti's marriage to Li Heng is enough to explain many problems.

That night, Zhang's residence held a banquet in honor of Zhang Liangdi, and the old lady of Dou's family attended in person.It's really difficult for this old lady, she is quite energetic at such an age.

"My dear granddaughter, have you ever been wronged in the palace? If that boy Li Heng dares to bully you, see if I don't break into the palace and hit him with a cane!" Dou's eyes were full of loving smiles, and her voice was very loud. powerful.

Zhang Liangdi secretly sighed, her smile was a bit forced.

Li Heng can't talk about "bullying her", but it is a fact that he gradually neglected her.

Seeing her look a little lonely, Dou frowned with snow-white brows, but guessed a bit.The so-called maturity of a person, at Dou's age, and having lived in the palace for decades, it is like a mirror in his heart.And because Zhang Liangdi was in the palace, Dou was actually quite concerned about the situation in the palace.

The old lady sighed, and suddenly reached out to grab Zhang Liangdi's cold little hand, and said softly, "My dear granddaughter, open your mind a bit, and don't take some things too seriously... Men in this world are all scumbags, they love the new and dislike the old. There is no such thing as a consistent thing? Besides, the crown prince is the prince of a country, so it is not surprising that there are several women around him."

"You have to think about it, you are in the royal family, you can't help yourself, you can't use your temper like in your natal family... As long as the crown prince becomes emperor in the future, your queen will keep her position, and you don't have to worry too much about other things. Don't worry, good granddaughter , you are the crown prince's official wife, and soon you will be the empress of the Great Tang Dynasty, and at that time, Li Heng will be under your control even if he is the three thousand in the harem?"

"Be magnanimous, don't treat your anger with the prince. Good granddaughter, we can't lose the big because of the small, you know?"

The old lady of the Dou family gave earnest instructions with deep meaning and earnestness, but although Zhang Liangdi kept nodding with a smile on her face, she didn't really listen to much.

At this moment, her heart was already filled with raging jealousy, and she basically lost her rational mind.

In fact, Dou's words are very reasonable.Although Li Heng has another new love, it's hard to say how long this new love can last.As long as Zhang Liangdi maintains the status quo and doesn't make the relationship stalemate with Li Heng, when Li Heng ascends the throne in the future, her Queen's seat will definitely not be lost.

Although Li Heng is the crown prince of a country, there are not many women around him, not to mention compared with the old emperor, even compared with some princes, he is not as good.It's not that Li Heng has no desires and is not interested in women, but that in the past ten years, he was firmly suppressed by the old emperor, he was cautious, he didn't dare to slack off in the slightest, and deliberately made a look that was not close to women. color posture.

But now that the old emperor was lying half dead in another palace on Lishan, Li Heng, the Tang court, had the final say—with the change of status and the concentration of power, his mentality also slowly began to change.

Secretly selecting more than a dozen beautiful maids from Xingqing Palace to serve as bed servants, this is just one of the symptoms of his change of mind.

"Liang Di, old matriarch, please see me." The maid came to report.

Dou smiled, "Since Jiyong entered the cabinet and became a high official in the court, he rarely shows his face at home. Come, let him come in and have a banquet together."

This is talking about Zhang Jiyong, the Minister of the household department and Zhang Jiyong.Zhang Jiyong is Zhang Liangdi's cousin and also Dou's grandson, but he is not his own grandson, but born of Zhang Liangdi's grandfather's concubine.

Zhang Jiyong hurried in, ignoring everyone, but bowed to Dou Shi and Zhang Liangdi, "Grandson pays respects to the old lady! Liangdi is back!"

Zhang Jiyong is currently the Zhang family's spokesperson for the outside world, with a high position and authority, and Zhang Liangdi has to give him some face when he is an important minister.

Zhang Liangdi got up and returned the courtesy, "Brother!"

"Okay, it's all from my own family, don't put it on the outside. Jiyong, sit down. My dear granddaughter, sit down too." Dou waved his hand impatiently, "Why, our Lord Shangshu is here today. Are you free?"

Zhang Jiyong clasped his fists in embarrassment and said, "The grandson is busy with state affairs and public affairs, so he neglected to greet the old lady, and please forgive me!"

"Okay, what can I blame you for? You assist the crown prince in acting state affairs. This is a serious matter. You should work hard to save the country." Dou is not an ordinary old lady.

Zhang Jiyong laughed along with him, and chatted a few gossips with Zhang Liangti.

Suddenly Zhang Liangdi asked softly, "Brother, Yi'er has passed the weak years, and he should marry a wife and start a family."

Zhang Jiyong was startled, he didn't quite understand why Zhang Liangdi suddenly cared about his son Zhang Yi's marriage.

"It's not bad. I've been thinking about it for the past few days, but I'm afraid there won't be a suitable candidate for a while, so I need to think about it again."

"Brother, what do you think of Princess Wanchun? Wanchun's wedding with Tubo has been cancelled, and now she is in her boudoir, and my family thinks she and Yi'er are a good match. Do you want to let my family be a great matchmaker for Yi'er?" Zhang Liangdi A smile slowly formed on the corner of his mouth, and he said loudly.

Zhang Jiyong was stunned for a moment, then pondered.

Marriage to the royal family is a common thing for a powerful family like theirs, but Wan Chun...

"Wan Chun seems to be two or three years older than Yi'er..." Zhang Jiyong smiled and said, "Is this appropriate?"

Zhang Liangdi smiled and said, "Why not? Yi'er has a literary talent and a beautiful appearance. The child of our Zhang family is quite worthy of Wanchun! How about it, brother, when the slave's family returns to the palace, talk to the crown prince, and let the crown prince marry him Bar."

Zhang Liangdi is Zhang Yi's aunt, she has found Wan Chun's brother Li Heng, and she wants Wan Chun to marry her nephew, this kind of relationship is really confusing.But in the heyday of the Tang Dynasty, this was not uncommon.

Mrs. Dou said from the side, "I take it as an old man. Princess Wanchun is dignified and dignified, and she is a perfect match with Yi'er. It is also a good thing for you that Yi'er married the princess of the current dynasty. Our Zhang family has a shallower foundation, and it is not as good as the royal family. Getting married is beneficial and not harmful...Let the old man enter the palace in person to propose to Yi'er, Li Heng should also give the old man some face."

Zhang Jiyong hesitated a little, then agreed, stood up and bowed to thank him, "Grandson thanked the old lady for Yi'er."

This kind of political marriage is conducive to the rise of the Zhang family, how could Zhang Jiyong object.

Zhang Liangdi raised her eyebrows, and smiled, but sneered in her heart.

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Yongning Palace.

Cui Ying accompanied Wan Chun to the palace, and Li Tengkong was free alone, hiding in his small courtyard and practicing sword.

Although she was a concubine that Zhang Xuan had publicly married, it was only in name, and she did not consummate the marriage with Zhang Xuan.During the days when Zhang Xuan left Chang'an, besides accompanying Cui Ying, Li Tengkong went out of the mansion to reunite with his family.

On the east side of Yongning Palace, there is a small house, which is the current Li family.I'm afraid few people in Chang'an City know that the relatives of Li Linfu, the powerful prime minister who used to overwhelm the sky, live in this house.

Li Linfu had 25 sons and 25 daughters during his lifetime. Shortly after his death, his children were either imprisoned or exiled in Lingnan. Except for Li Tengkong, the one who is still alive is Son Li Xiu and his family, daughter Li Lin and son-in-law Zheng Ping's family.

In order to stabilize Li Tengkong's heart, Zhang Xuan took the two families back to Chang'an from Lingnan to resettle them.

In the past, there was a lot of traffic and traffic, but today, there are no birds and birds at the door, which seems to be living in seclusion.This huge contrast is enough to contrast the coldness and warmth of the world.

However, for the Li family, it is enough to have a stable life and be able to live comfortably in the imperial capital.Compared with the misery of being exiled in Lingnan, I am afraid that it is not a paradise-like happiness now.

The sword light was flying, and Li Tengkong practiced the sword for a while, without changing his expression and heartbeat, he put away the sword and stood up, and was about to go back to his room and change his clothes, when suddenly the maid Xiaocui hurried over to report, "Little madam, the Li family people are begging to see you outside the door."

Although Li Tengkong refused to accept Zhang Xuan, she was already Zhang Xuan's concubine Ru Furen. At first, the servants in the mansion were not used to calling her like this and felt disgusted, but after a long time, she got used to it.

Li Tengkong stopped, turned around and said in surprise, "My family is here? Let him in."

Not long after, Xiao Cui led a middle-aged woman in, who was Feng Shi, the wife of her elder brother Li Xiu.

Feng's face was very ugly. When he saw Li Tengkong, his eyes turned red and he choked up, sobbing, "Sister Kong'er, your brother was beaten and seriously injured. I beg you to borrow some money..."

Li Tengkong was shocked, and hurried over to grab Feng Shi's hand and asked, "Sister-in-law, what's the matter? Stop crying and tell my slave!"

Feng wiped away tears and said, "Your brother was drinking wine and gambling outside, and owed usurious people... Today they came to ask for the debt, and they wanted to pay off the debt with Lin, but if your brother refused, then..."

Li Tengkong stomped his feet angrily, "My brother is such a jerk! How many times have I told him not to ask flowers and ask Liu, but he always refuses to listen!... How much do you owe him?"

Feng sighed quietly, "It's a profit, there are thirty pennies... But I think that man didn't ask for money at all, but he took a fancy to Lin, and wanted your brother to pay off the debt. "

The Lin family that Feng mentioned was Li Xiu's concubine, young and beautiful, who used to be the top actress in Pingkang Fang, and was married by Li Xiu, who was then a prisoner, and became a concubine.

"Thirty strokes..." Li Tengkong took a breath. In this era, 30 pennies is considered a huge sum of money, enough for ordinary small households to live for several years.

(End of this chapter)