Princess Chengyang accompanied her brother and sister-in-law in the palace for the New Year, and there was a little Xue Shao in the palace, and it became lively when she arrived.

Among the princes, the crown prince Li Hong and Li Xian have long been teenagers, the third prince Li Xian is naughty and playful, and the fourth prince Li Dan is very literary and artistic, often either learning characters or studying music theory and the like, Li Xian can't make a slap, Taiping is also lively and naughty, but there is always a difference of 108,000 miles between what boys and girls are interested in.

Princess Chengyang took Xue Shao to the palace, and Xiao Zhengtai, who looked like he could enter the painting, turned out to be a quiet and moving rabbit. can accompany Li Xian's cockfighting lackeys, and can also accompany Li Dan's literature and art, and what is even more incredible is that he seems to have infinite patience with Taiping's cousin, and can always coax her into obedience.

A few children are playing, where is Li Chen?

Li Chen was lying next to his mother and sleeping, half-asleep listening to his mother and aunt playing homework.

Wu Zetian listened to the frolicking of a few children over there, smiled sideways and said to Princess Chengyang: "They seem to be having a good time." ”

Princess Chengyang also showed a smile on her face and said, "It's my sister-in-law who teaches her well, and her nephews are from unspeakably noble backgrounds, but they are all generous and kind. ”

Wu Zetian smiled and continued to talk to Princess Chengyang, "I heard that the British lady is going to hold a birthday banquet on the tenth day of the first lunar month. ”

Princess Chengyang nodded and said, "The concubine has also sent someone to send me an invitation from the British Mansion." ”

"Sister is going, right?"

Princess Chengyang nodded, "On the seventieth birthday of the British Princess, my sister-in-law and brother both went to the British Mansion to celebrate the birthday of the British Princess. ”

Wu Zetian nodded, "The British Duke is dedicated to the country, and it was only last winter that the good news came and defeated Goryeo. ”

Li Chen, who was half-asleep and half-awake, heard the words British Prince, and vaguely thought about who the British Duke was.

British Duke Li Ji, from the time of her Aung Taizong, has been an important minister of the imperial court and has made great achievements for the Tang Dynasty. When Taizong was alive, he once said that Emperor Yang of Sui built the Great Wall in order to prevent the Turks, and now he sent Li Ji to guard and annex the state, and the Quartet did not dare to come because of Li Ji's prestige.

Later, when my father wanted to abolish the queen and set up my mother as the queen, a group of ministers led by the eldest grandson Wuji objected, and it was Li Ji who said that this was a saint's family matter, so why bother asking outsiders, which changed the situation of my mother and father.

The British public position is extremely human, in and out of the prime minister, and now it is still the prince and the prince with the middle book, and even won the trust of his father and mother.

Just thinking about it, Li Chen heard Princess Chengyang say that she would go to the birthday banquet, and suddenly it was whimsical that her aunt went to the British Mansion to attend the birthday banquet, and she could take her with her. She stays in the palace every day, and she is so stuffy that she can almost grow mushrooms.

"Auntie."

Wu Zetian turned around and saw her sleepy-eyed appearance, and couldn't help but show a warm smile on his face, "Don't you sleep?" ”

Li Chen shook his head and said while rubbing his eyes: "I heard A-Niang say that someone has a big birthday, does my aunt want to play?" ”

Princess Chengyang said with a smile: "It's the birthday of the British lady, has Yongchang seen the British lady?"

Li Chen blinked his big eyes that were still shining with water because he woke up, and asked Wu Zetian: "Auntie, my aunt is going to the British Mansion to play, can you take me there?" ”

Wu Zetian asked in surprise: "Why does Yongchang want to go to the British Mansion to play?" ”

Li Chen said: "Last time, A-Niang talked to Mrs. England and said that there are many young ladies in the British Mansion who can play with me. "It's not that princesses can't leave the palace, and Taiping often goes to their grandmother's house to play.

Princess Chengyang and Wu Zetian said: "The birthday banquet of the British lady, most of the daughters of the princes and kings will go to congratulate, if the sister-in-law is relieved, you can also let Yongchang follow me to the British Mansion to have a play, and I just happened to meet the little lords of the princes and kings." ”

Wu Zetian thought about it and felt that it would not be a big deal to let Li Chen go out to play.

Princess Yongchang's noble status and being able to visit the British Mansion also happens to show that today's saints and queens attach great importance to the British Princess.

So on the tenth day of the first lunar month, Wu Zetian ordered someone to prepare the honor guard for Li Chen and Princess Chengyang to leave the palace.

Although in terms of seniority, Li Chen is a junior. But in the eyes of the world, she is the princess of today's saint and queen, much favored, golden branches and jade leaves, although she went to the British government to celebrate her birthday as a gift to the younger generation, but with her unspeakable status, it is clear that she is the royal lady This is to promote the British lady.

Of course, isn't the promotion of the British lady just for the sake of the face of the British duke?

The so-called one person ascends to heaven with a chicken dog, and the people of Chang'an still remember it, when the sister of the British Duke was widowed very early and lived in the British Mansion, when Her Royal Highness the Queen accompanied the saint to the British Mansion, she even went to comfort the sister of the British Princess.

Now that the British lady has a birthday banquet, Her Royal Highness the Queen does not go, but she asks Princess Yongchang to follow the eldest princess of Chengyang to the British Mansion, which shows that the saint and the queen have great imperial grace to the British Princess.

When the eldest princess and the princess's guard of honor arrived at the British Mansion, the British Mansion was already full of people.

When Princess Chengyang and Li Chen entered, the British Duchess was talking to Princess Yue, and when she saw Princess Chengyang and Li Chen, she was quite surprised, and she got up to greet her with a smile on her face.

Princess Yue smiled and said to the British duchess: "Madam, the eldest princess and Xiao Yongchang are distinguished guests who can't be invited. "Princess Yue is the wife of Li Zhen, the king of Yue, Li Zhen is the eighth son of Taizong, his mother Concubine Yan De, who was named the queen of Yue and is now the general of the left guard, in charge of the Jingshi Suwei.

Princess Chengyang smiled, but her gaze at Princess Yue was a little cold, "Sister-in-law came to make fun of her sister again, and the British husband's birthday banquet was very lively." Xiao Yongchang and I just wanted to join in the fun at my wife's house. ”

Li Chen bent his big eyes, called Aunt Yue to Princess Yue with a smile, and greeted the British Duchess for her birthday.

The maid behind her came up with a red brocade box in her hand, Li Chen opened the red brocade box, and the brocade box contained a pair of jade ruyi carved from jadeite, which was crystal clear and transparent, without a trace of impurities.

Li Chen is a small child, but he said to the British lady in style: "Mother said that I would like to use the jade Ruyi pair to wish the British duchess happiness such as the East China Sea and longevity than Nanshan." ”

The British duchess took the gift box with both hands and said gratefully: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness, for the reward." She handed over the brocade box to the people around her, held Li Chen's hand affectionately, and said with a smile: "The little princess is a guest in the British Mansion for the first time, if there is anything you are not used to, just tell me." ”

He smiled with Princess Chengyang and said: "The eldest princess just talk to us in the flower hall for a while, and the little princess will be handed over to my family Xiao Yanjun to take care of, and a hair is indispensable for safekeeping." ”

Li Yanjun is the eldest daughter of Li Siwen, the second son of the British Gong, and is two years older than Li Chen.

When she saw that her grandmother asked her to play with Princess Yongchang, she smiled and took Yongchang to the back garden, where the adults gossiped in the flower hall, and the little ones in the back garden also had a camellia party. The ordinary identity of these little girls is not ordinary people, and the people who serve around them are afraid that they will make mistakes, and they are also scruples about that, and now they are finally getting together with partners with similar identities, and they are crazy.

However, a group of little girls were playing crazy, but one girl sat quietly in a corner of the pavilion, looking at Merlin from time to time.

Li Chen was a little curious, "Who is that person?" ”

Li Yanjun looked over and said with some disapproval: "That's my sister Jixi." ”

"Who is it?"

"My uncle's daughter."

The uncle Li Yanjun mentioned is Li Zhen, the eldest son of the British duke. Speaking of which, I have to sigh, the British duke's children are not very blessed, he and the British lady have two sons and two daughters, and now only one son and one daughter serve under his knees. The eldest son, Li Zhen, died of illness in the local area when he was the assassin of Zizhou in the early years. Li Zhen married his wife Wang, leaving a son and a daughter, his son Li Jingye, who is a British son and will inherit the title in the future, and his daughter is Li Yanxi.

Li Chen asked, "Why don't you see your aunt?" ”

"Aunt is helping Zhang Luo in the kitchen."

"And what about your mother?"

Speaking of his mother, Li Yanjun's tone was a little complacent, "My mother helps to receive guests in the flower hall." ”

Li Chen frowned and glanced at Li Yanjun.

Sure enough, where there are people, there is fighting. Wang is the eldest daughter-in-law, and his son is the son of the British. The British lady's birthday banquet should have been to let the Wang family help entertain the guests, but now it is Li Siwen's wife who is helping outside, which shows that the British lady is also biased in her heart.

At this time, Li Chen looked at the pavilion and found that Li Yanxi had left and was walking towards Merlin.

Li Chen was curious and walked over.

Li Yanjun looked at Li Chen, looking a little anxious, "Princess, what are you doing over there?" There's not much fun over there. ”

She also wants to take Princess Yongchang to show off in front of her playmates. Princess Yongchang came to the British Mansion in person, and her grandmother asked her to entertain Princess Yongchang, what a thing to show off, and those playmates would definitely be very jealous.

Li Chen ignored her, just followed the direction of Li Yanxi, and after a few steps, he heard a childish childish voice, "Brother, I want that branch, which is the one with the highest finger." ”

The little girl stood under the plum tree, raised her head and pointed to a plum tree not far away, and said coquettishly to a young man in royal blue clothes.

The young man turned his back to Li Chen, she couldn't see the young man's appearance, she only heard his Qingyue's voice, "You have to think about it, I broke this plum blossom for you, and then I have to go to socialize with Ah Weng." ”

Li Yanxi nodded, "Well, that's the branch." ”

The young man laughed, jumped up like a roc, stretched out his long arms, and had already broken off the plum blossom at the highest point of the plum tree.

The snow is silent, and the flowers do not fall.

The royal blue figure held a plum blossom in his hand, and when he landed, he swirled in the air. The clothes are fluttering, the dark hair is stained with a little snowflakes, the lips are red and the teeth are white, and the eyebrows are picturesque.