After the news of Emperor Taizongwen's death came out, it spread throughout the territory of the Tang Dynasty, and everywhere he looked, people came and went with regret. In the city of Chang'an, there was even more mourning, the clan and high-ranking officials and important ministers wept and fainted several times, and many Hu generals cried and shouted to give the first emperor a funeral. The grief-stricken new emperor persuaded him in every possible way, making it clear that the Han family had no tradition of letting important ministers be martyred, and the first emperor would not be at ease under Jiuquan, but they were still very stubborn and wanted to be martyred in different ways.

So, after stopping some people from committing suicide by hitting a pillar several times, some committing suicide by hitting a coffin, and some committing suicide by hitting a wall, the new emperor finally felt that he had already been exhausted by them, and he was too lazy to reason with them anymore. The Qianniu guards were then ordered to tie up all these people who did not listen to the persuasion and threw them in a corner of the mourning hall, while the rest of the people continued to mourn. Emperor Taizongwen's funeral was finally held in peace.

Many people in the mourning hall saw the excitement in their eyes, and they all had their own thoughts, but it never affected Li Hui. He just wanted to do his best to do the last thing for this old man who loved him, and he followed the celebrant to rise, kneel, and bow without any distractions, and all his movements were meticulous. The future of King Pu's lineage, his best friend Prince Xian, and the delayed marriage - he put aside for the time being, and let himself immerse himself in grief.

Forty days had passed in an instant, and the funeral service, which had lasted for 7749 days, was nearing its end. Those who wept and mourned were still weeping bitterly, or they were numb, or they were secretly counting the days, and all kinds of expressions were in plain sight.

After another day of mourning, Changning, who was already privately known as the princess, silently took Li Hui out of the Taiji Hall and came to the Daji Hall where the Du family was recuperating temporarily. Due to the extremely difficult birth, Toshi is still recuperating in the delivery room, and it is said that he may be bedridden for several years. Princess Changning brought her brother over, just to see her sister Princess Yong'an. Until now, she has not had the opportunity to meet Du Shi.

Li Hui quietly looked at the baby curled up in a small ball, and his heart was extremely emotional. In his previous life, he had never heard of the name of Princess Yong'an, but what he saw in front of him was a living little guy. Although she looks a little weak and pale compared to Xiao Shouyang, she is still very vibrant. These two children are variables for him, and perhaps it means that everyone's destiny cannot develop like in their previous lives?

"Brother, when my grandmother died, I never forgot what you said to me." Princess Changning's eyebrows and eyes were extremely gentle, and at the same time, she also revealed an indestructible sense of tenacity, "At that time, I was still very stupid, and I didn't know what I should do, so I could only accompany A-Niang." These days, Grandma is unconscious, Grandpa is busy, and he has no time to care about us for the time being...... I seem to vaguely understand the predicament that A-Niang will face in the future......"

"Those people in the East Palace are restless?" Li Hui asked. Although he didn't care about any trivial things that happened in the mourning hall these days, he also vaguely remembered that Yang Liangdi and Yuan Liangdi were both present, and they cried very "wholeheartedly". Yang Liangdi also took the eldest prince with him, and he boasted between the lines that he was very filial at a young age. Yuan Liangdi ignored her, just wept to herself, and tried to take advantage of the opportunity for Du's recuperation to control the power of the harem director without a trace. Another Zhang Ruzi, who gave birth to the second prince, was relatively low-key, kneeling in the corner with the child and muffled.

Princess Changning's eyes revealed a little coldness, at this moment she already had a bit of a girlish appearance, and she didn't look like the innocent and cute little girl she met when she first met a year ago. She lost her childishness, her ignorance of the world, her timidity, and her panic - yes, she lost all her childishness, forced herself to grow up quickly, seemed to be badly damaged, seemed to be very painful, very tormented - however, she gained more, not only vaguely possessed the unique momentum and self-confidence of the eldest princess of the Tang Dynasty, but also unwavering faith and goals.

"Ah Niang gave birth to a younger sister, not a brother, Yang Liangdi and Zhang Ruzi are only afraid of celebrating each other in private-heh, not to mention, Ah Niang is too dangerous this time, almost lost her life, and has not yet fully awakened, and must be bedridden for several years to recuperate. If there is no son-in-law, what is the difference between the eldest son and the second son? They all can't wait to lead Grandpa to become the prince. I started the business at my grandfather's funeral, so who thinks you can't see it? ”

"When they behaved so much at the funeral, it was a great disrespect to their grandfather. Even if the uncle did not pay attention to it because of a momentary negligence, the aunts would never let them go. Li Hui said. Now that the Du family is bedridden, the new emperor has never handed over the palace affairs to Yang Liangdi or Yuan Liangdi, but has let Princess Linchuan and Princess Qinghe temporarily act as agents. And these two aunts have always been very filial to their grandfather, so they naturally can't tolerate the snubbing of the Yang family and the Yuan family.

"Even the aunts don't want to let them go, and they have to look at Grandpa's face, and it's too embarrassing not to teach them." Princess Changning said, "And if they are taught a lesson and hold a grudge, I am afraid that they will trouble their aunts in the future." These days, I can see through it, the Yang family is greedy because of having a son, and the Yuan family is domineering because of being favored, and the two of them have their own plans, and they are not fuel-efficient lamps. Without Ah Niang to restrain them, I am afraid that they will climb on the heads of our mother and daughter in the future. ”

"Yue Niang, be calm, don't be impatient." Li Hui heard the restlessness in her words, and calmly relieved, "At a time like this, my uncle gave birth to a princess instead of a prince, which is beneficial to you. My uncle is weak and needs to recuperate, so I can't take care of you at all. If it is a prince, the Yang family and the Yuan family will definitely murder him at any cost, and they will temporarily join forces to attack your uncle and you and get rid of you in one fell swoop. Do you have the confidence that the two of them will work together to protect your aunt and brother? ”

"......" Princess Changning was stunned, and had to admit that he was right, "Brother is right, I want to do it...... Actually, I'm very happy, I like Wan Niang very much. But thinking that A-Niang's status in the future is likely to be threatened, I feel that I am ...... I feel a little sorry. And...... I always feel ...... Grandpa also seemed a little lost...... Of course, Grandpa also likes Wanniang very much, otherwise he wouldn't give her the name Yuanwan, and he plans to give her the title and Tang Muyi immediately. ”

Li Hui shook his head: "You don't have to think too much. The uncle naturally considered it a long time ago, after all, the fate of children cannot help anyone to decide, it is the will of God. He was a little disappointed, and he only regretted that he could not comfort his grandfather and grandmother at once, and of course he was full of love for you two sisters. ”

"I'll save it." Princess Changning looked at him with admiration, "Brother, of course I understand that Grandpa has always hurt me the most, and he will always hurt ......us in the future."

"Yes, all you need to do is to keep your uncle's love going. If you are the most favored eldest princess, and Wan Niang is also the most favored young princess, who would dare to offend you? Who would dare to be disrespectful to their uncle? If they want to compete for favor and compete for the position of prince, they can just go. It is more important than anything else for my uncle and mother to avoid these disputes and take care of her body in peace. ”

In his previous life, Du Shi was most likely a newborn who died in grief, and he missed his only daughter, so he could not recuperate peacefully and eventually died early. When the Yang family and the Yuan family saw that the latter position was vacant, they fought fiercely, and in the end, he didn't even know who the flowers were. At present, if Du Shi temporarily retreats and sits and watches the snipe and clam fight, he may not be able to profit in the end.

In any case, my uncle is a person who cares about love and righteousness, and even more so a person who cares about fame, and when he loves his two daughters, he must also have pity for his uncle and mother, and he will not teach her to be wronged too much. As long as you have survived these few years, as a queen, what is the difficulty of making a comeback? However, if her uncle and mother retreat, no matter what happened to King Yue and King Pu, she might only be able to watch from the sidelines, and she couldn't help at will......

Soon, Li Hui woke up from the calculation of gains and losses, and couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart: his uncle, Yue Niang and Wan Niang were already in danger, and he actually weighed whether he could ask her to make a move in the future, which was inevitably too careful. Moreover, he had previously made up his mind not to think much about his grandfather's funeral, but in an instant, he made a judgment about the future situation, and perhaps in his heart he was not necessarily wholehearted and without distractions.

Princess Changning felt that she benefited greatly, and after teasing Princess Yong'an, she told a few words to the palace maid who served the Du family, and left with Li Hui. Li Hui returned to the palace where he temporarily lived, and after greeting Li Tai and Yan, he was taken aside by Li Xin: "San Lang, you and Yue Niang's brother and sister have a deep relationship, we are very clear. However, in the future, you must not give her any ideas at will, and get involved in the affairs of the palace, do you understand? ”

"Brother, Yue Niang is lonely now, if you don't give her some ideas, will it be difficult to watch her being bullied?" Li Hui argued, "Moreover, you can believe me. My ideas have always been above board, and they are by no means any shady tricks or tricks. Even if my uncle knew, he would never blame me. ”

"We are brothers and sisters, we are all a family, and it is only natural for us to help each other. I'm just reminding you that in the future, you have to be more cautious in your actions. Li Xin said, "Careful observation over the past few days, Yang Liangdi and Yuan Liangdi are indeed not easy to deal with. If there is no uncle and aunt to restrain him, there may be a lot of chaos in the palace in the future. We have a special identity, and if our uncle thinks that we are interfering in the battle for succession, it will be troublesome. ”

"Brother, don't worry, I'm measured." Li Hui said, "Fang Cai just went to visit Wanniang with Yue Niang." The little guy has just been full-term, and he looks thinner than our Shou Niang at the beginning, but he is still in good spirits. Although she is young, when it comes to seniority, Wanniang is already an aunt. ”

After he mentioned it, Li Xin also missed the little girl who stayed at home, and her solemn face suddenly turned into care and concern: "I don't know how Shou Niang is doing at home, if she loses weight, it must be that the people around her are not dedicated enough." We haven't been home in the past few days, so I can't say she's forgotten about us altogether. ”

"Brother don't worry. After my grandfather was buried in Zhaoling, our family had to be filial piety behind closed doors for at least a year, so why worry that Shou Niang couldn't remember Ye Ye and Ah Niang? Li Huidao thought of the coffin of Empress Qin in the Lizheng Hall - nine days later, the funeral was over, and after the 100-day national mourning period, the funeral period of the emperor and queen came to an end, and the auspicious day was chosen to be buried in Zhaoling - this can be regarded as fulfilling his grandfather's wish.