After Li Shimin walked out of Li Yuan's study, he also felt strange. He also thought that this time, he would inevitably be served by the family law, and he would be punished with thirty or fifty strokes of the cane. But this time, his father held it high and let it go gently, which made him puzzled.

Then he went to the backyard to see his mother.

Dou is forty-four years old this year, but because of the maintenance of pride, she is only thirty years old, but unfortunately her complexion is not good, and her face is pale, but this does not affect her grace and bearing.

And by her side, there are already Li Xuanba and Li Xiuning's sister and brother sitting together.

The latter is Li Yuan's third daughter and Li Shimin's half-sister, both born to the same mother.

Maybe it was because he saw Li Xuanba, who he had missed for a long time, Dou was in a good mood, and after seeing Li Shimin's arrival, he couldn't help but smile and ask: "This time, your father, didn't give you a family law?"

Li Shimin first saw him for a week, and then got up and sat down in front of Dou's: "The child is also strange, after coming back, I thought that this time I would have to be beaten, but I didn't expect my father to let go of my son, but it's a pity that the iron cloth shirt and golden bell jar that have been practiced hard all these years are useless." ”

Li Shimin pretended to regret.

When Li Xiuning heard this, he immediately 'poofed', and almost laughed, Dou Shi couldn't help but laugh, and took the grape skin in his hand to make a gesture to lose, until Li Shimin gave up his hand to beg for mercy, then gave up, and turned to condense his voice: "Your father told me before that you will be crowned soon, and you are considered to have grown up, and you have assertive opinions, and his family law is responsible, which is not painful or itchy for you, and it is estimated that it is useless." And he's been ashamed of you all these years—"

When Li Shimin heard this, he was silent for a while, and his eyes were slightly dark. Li Xuanba, who was next to him, was a little indignant.

Seeing this, Dou couldn't help but sigh lightly, took the initiative to stop talking, and his voice turned sharp: "And in the end, this is not a big deal." It's just Yuwen Shu Su Wei, and a few disdainful descendants of Yang Su, and if you offend, you will be offended. My dignified martial arts Li clan, am I really afraid of them? And if the subordinates are really harmonious, most of that majesty will have trouble sleeping and eating. Your father is not as good as a man in this regard, he is shallow in his courage, and he is far inferior to you in this regard. ”

When Li Shimin heard this, he reminded with a little embarrassment: "Mother!"

He knew that Dou was dissatisfied with his father, and complained a little in front of him, but there is a cloud in the "Book of Rites" that the son cannot say the fault of the father, which means that the child cannot discuss the fault of the parents.

Although the person in front of him who was talking about his father's temperament was his own mother.

And Li Xuanba and Li Xiuning are still there, what do the two of them think of their respected father in the future?

Dou snorted softly, but after all, he still didn't continue, and said to Li Shimin appreciatively: "You have done a very good job this time, and you have lived up to my teachings over the years." Now that the other party has moved the ink armor, there is no need to keep his hand and kill people directly, so as to avoid future troubles. Decisive and neat, with a commendable heart, much stronger than your father and brother. ”

As a result, in the end, Dou couldn't help but sarcastically mock Li Yuan again, and also piggybacked on his eldest son Li Jiancheng.

Li Xuanba grinned again at this time: "Mother, you don't know your brother's ability, this time we encountered Zhililang Gao Shilian and his party on the way, and we were attacked in Linfen County. The elder brother broke four or five thousand bandits with less than three hundred people, and his own family was still unscathed. That night, the second brother beheaded two generals in a row, full of majesty. ”

Before, he was worried about Li Shimin, so he didn't have time to brag about his experience along the way in front of Dou. And in his mouth, the number of those thieves directly rose from two thousand to five thousand.

Hearing this, Li Xiuning and Dou's reactions were completely different. The former looked skeptical and refused to believe it.

The latter's eyes were stunned for a while, and he was a little abnormal: "You met Gao Shilian?

Li Shimin was a little puzzled, but he still answered truthfully: "Because the Zhuojun Canal is frozen and the road is crowded, Uncle Gao Shishu and his entourage will make a detour to Taiyuan to return after worshipping their ancestors, and they will meet and walk with us." The eldest grandson Wuji and the eldest grandson Wuji brothers and sisters are among them. ”

"Sure enough!" Dou said: "Speaking of which, I have not seen the child Guanyin for nearly ten years." ”

Li Shimin was more and more puzzled, wondering why his mother was so good, and asked about the eldest grandson brother and sister? And it sounded like he was very familiar with these two people.

At this time, it was not only him, but even Li Xuanba and Li Xiuning also noticed something unusual.

"Strange, isn't it? You should know about it. ”

Dou Shi saw the confusion of the three of them, and a meaningful smile appeared on his face: "When you were about four years old, you made a marriage contract with Wuji. ”

Li Shimin was drinking tea, but after hearing the words, he immediately 'poofed' and spit out the tea in his mouth all over the ground.

Li Xuanba was shocked, and half-convinced: "Is it really fake?

"Your mother would use this kind of thing to deceive people?"

Dou knocked on Li Xuanba's head before continuing: "The uncle of the former Empress Changsun, Changsun Chi, admired his mother a lot, so he strongly persuaded Changsun Sheng to make a marriage contract with my Tang Guofu. It's a pity that in the fifth year of the great cause, General Youxiaowei died, and there are very few people who know about this marriage contract, and I don't know if their uncle Gao Shilian still remembers. ”

Li Shimin was already in a trance, and he couldn't give up, thinking that the beautiful and elf-like girl he met on the road was actually his fiancée?

At this time, Dou's expression was already condensed, and his eyes were cold: "Xuanba said that you encountered 5,000 bandits on the way, and you were attacked at night, presumably for what reason? But as far as I know, Gao Shilian has a gentle temperament, has always been kind to others, and has never had an enemy, what is the reason?"

Li Shimin woke up and smiled bitterly: "Where are there 5,000 people, only 2,000." As for the reason for the attack, it is related to the Divine Armor Meridian Xuanguang in the Gao family's collection——"

"Meridian Xuanguang?"

When Li Xiuning heard the four words, he immediately exclaimed, showing shock.

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What Li Shimin didn't know was that he was also surprised at this time, as well as the eldest grandson brothers and sisters who were far away in Yujifang.

"In other words, the little sister was engaged to Li Shimin when she was just born?"

The eldest grandson Wuji was shocked: "There is still such a thing?"

"Not at all. ”

Gao Shilian said with a smile: "In the past, your uncle, Sun Chi, thought that Tang Guogong's wife, Dou Shi, was wise and magnanimous. The children raised must be extremely good, and they are determined to marry Guanyin to her children, and now it is true. ”

Guanyin was completely stunned, completely like a wooden person, and at the same time her face was flushed, and she didn't know how to react.

Especially when she thought of the night there, the conversation between her and Li Shimin was even more embarrassing.

"Does my uncle mean to resubmit this marriage contract to Tang Guofu?"

The eldest grandson Wuji's mood is also very complicated. His sister is naturally not worried about getting married. Although the two brothers and sisters are not in a good situation, their family background is here, and in the vicinity of this Jade Chicken Fang, who doesn't know that his sister is gentle and virtuous, beautiful and dignified, and admires Guanyin's maid, and the family has already lined up a few streets away.

In the two days after they returned to the Eastern Capital, there were three people who came to propose marriage.

However, he felt that Li Shimin was a very good person, whether it was his character and talent, he had seen it with his own eyes, and among all the children of the family, he could be said to be the first.

Entrusting his sister to this son should be reassuring, which even surprised him.

But on the other hand, he has a little reluctance, like a puppy raised from childhood to adulthood, and he feels like he is about to be snatched away.

"That's what the old man meant!"

When Gao Shilian said this, his eyes were cloudy: "I don't know if Duke Tang and Mrs. Tang Guo still remember this marriage contract." ”

If you forget, you won't forget, Mrs. Tang Guo is a heroine among women, but Li Yuan, he doesn't know. After all, when they were engaged, when the eldest grandson's family was at its peak, the eldest grandson Chi and the eldest grandson Sheng were both favored by the Son of Heaven.

At that time, Li Yuan was still struggling in the position of Xingyang County Guard.

But now that the times have changed, the eldest grandson brothers, who were once important, have long been gone. And now Li Yuan has been promoted to the young eunuch in the palace, the guard and the young secretary, seeing that this is gradually gaining the trust of the Son of Heaven and has become an important minister of the court.

The eldest grandson Wuji smiled angrily: "If you don't remember, you can't remember, my family still has to beg?"

"It's not necessary, marriage is really good for two surnames. If the other party is reluctant, there is no need to force it. In addition—"

When Gao Shilian said this, he looked to the side again, a woman in her thirties, dressed in a plain robe, and with a cold face: "I have to ask your mother what she means?"

The woman's expression moved slightly, and with a suspicious gaze, she glanced at Guanyin and the eldest grandson Wuji, and then looked at Gao Shilian: "Brother, I heard that Li Shimin has a bad reputation. When he was young, he was jealous of his brother's talent, and pushed him into the river, and then he was unruly and willing to fall, not long ago, this also caused a conflict with the son of the Su family and the Yuwen family, and killed three people in a row near the imperial camp?"

When Gao Shilian heard this, he immediately glanced at the eldest grandson Wuji, thinking that this matter had spread very quickly. Even his sister in the inner courtyard actually knew.

This is another headache, in the eyes of others, the second son of the Li family, with a bad reputation, is not much better than the infamous Su Yi and others, or even worse.

He shook his head, and then said with a calm expression: "I don't know the details of the matter of the imperial camp, so I can't judge. But as far as I can see, Li Shimin's son is by no means a troublesome character, and he is also a brother and sister with his third brother, and there is no estrangement at all. And this son's art of war is superb, his martial arts are extraordinary, and he will definitely be a good match for Guanyin in the future!"

Gao Shilian's words seemed to be categorical.

The woman couldn't help but be slightly stunned, but the doubt in her eyes did not diminish at all.

Seeing this, Gao Shilian couldn't help but sigh secretly, only to feel a great headache.

In the past, the Northern Qi Dynasty was destroyed, although the Bohai Gao clan had Gao Gong, a clansman who relied on the first emperor to fly and prosper, and the power leaned towards the government and the opposition. But the vast majority of them are in distress and in an embarrassing situation.

Therefore, his younger sister, the daughter of Gao Mao, the dignified King of Le'an in the Northern Qi Dynasty, had to marry the eldest grandson Sheng as her step-family, seeking a future for him Gao Shilian and his clansmen.

And after the death of the eldest grandson, his sister fell to the point of being kicked out of the house.

Gao Shilian knew that his sister had sacrificed a lot for their Gao family, and he felt guilty about it. Therefore, unless it is a last resort, he will never do anything against his will.