"Bang-" and the door to the hall was pushed open.

The room full of people was stunned, and Princess Gaoyang, who was standing at the door, was also stunned.

"So many people...... "Princess Gao Yang muttered, and hurriedly took a few steps back to stand behind a man in a long purple fur cloak.

Emperor, Li Shimin. Behind him, there were also Qin Shubao and his wife.

Qin Mubai was the first to come back to his senses, and hurriedly got up to greet him, and before he could say 'Long live my emperor', Li Shimin laughed and waved his hand: "No need to be polite!" Excuse me! I also came to visit relatives and friends today. Well, it's so hilarious, so many people! ”

Li Ke and Wu Meiniang also stood up and came forward to pay homage together.

"Well, that's it, it's all said that you don't need to be polite." Li Shimin smiled and called Qin Mubai closer, and said, "Shubao, my idea is good, right?" You say, if the two of us were to drink wine at the opposite table in your house, how boring it would be! Look at this San Lang in your family, the home is much more lively than your old Qin house, haha! ”

Qin Shubao also stroked his hair and laughed a few times, and said, "The dog is not in shape, why don't you invite Your Majesty and the princess into the house and take a seat?" ”

"Yes, Weichen is rude, Your Majesty, please, princess!" Qin Mubai stood aside and greeted him.

Princess Gaoyang wore a thick purple and blue goose yellow leather jacket, and a floating white snow cape with big red flowers, covering only half of her face, like a doll. She snuggled up to Li Shimin and walked in with a smile, and when she passed by Qin Mubai's side, no matter how many people were present, she turned her face and quickly stuck out her tongue and retracted it, making a grimace.

"It's completely unorthodox!" Li Shimin immediately shook his head and smiled. Naturally, the others also saw it, so they cooperated and laughed together.

Princess Gaoyang laughed twice, shyly hugged Li Shimin's arm and twisted her head, but in a blink of an eye, she saw Wu Meiniang again, and she was stunned for a moment, blinked her eyes a few times and muttered: "Meiniang is also there......"

"See the princess." Wu Meiniang had no choice but to come out and give a salute.

"Oh......" Princess Gaoyang nodded blankly, glanced back at Qin Mubai again, smiled and waved her hand, "Excuse me!" Father said that today I just came to visit relatives and friends, so I don't need to be polite! ”

Everyone saw the two women meet face-to-face, and they were afraid that they would make some sparks, so the atmosphere at the scene became a little solemn. Li Shimin secretly pulled Princess Gaoyang and took her to the hall together, pointed to the couch around the brazier and said with a smile: "Not bad! Reunion reunion! ”

"San Lang, why don't you pack up a few beds and invite His Majesty the Emperor and His Royal Highness the Princess to take a seat?" Qin Shubao hurriedly stepped forward and said.

"Oh, no!" Li Shimin waved his hand and said with a smile, "I haven't been crowded with people like this for many years, do I remember that when the army was marching and fighting, I drank bars around the bonfire like this?" Today is just right, everyone comes to sit down, regardless of the old and the young, and sit in a circle. Let's drink wine and eat meat, and chat in the sky. Isn't Mu Bai a good pipa? Today is the right time to show off your mastery! ”

"Hehe, Your Majesty, how can this be done?" Qin Shubao smiled, "Isn't this a complete loss of physique?" ”

Li Shimin smiled: "Uncle Bao, this kind of thing is used on the scene at most." When you go to the palace, I am the king, you are the minister, then you must be meticulous, otherwise the country will not become the law of the country; Now that I'm in the palace, I also need friends to be happy! Haha, needless to say, come, sit down, sit down! ”

After that, Li Shimin pulled Qin Shubao and sat down beside him first, but Princess Gaoyang realized that she sat on the other side of Li Shimin. The emperor spoke, and the others sat down one after another.

But the atmosphere is still a little restrained, after all, Li Shimin is present, and it is impossible to be as unscrupulous and unscrupulous as he was at the beginning.

Li Shimin took the initiative to open the conversation box and asked Li Ke: "Ke'er, why did you all gather in Qin Mubai's mansion today, but what's the good thing?" ”

"Back to his father's words, Mu Bai said that today is the joy of his housewarming, and he invited the emperor and others to come to a small gathering to celebrate." Li Ke replied.

"Oh, that's a bad time, haha!" Li Shimin laughed a few times, pondered a few more times, untied a dragon-patterned jade pendant on his waist and handed it to Qin Mubai, and said, "Mubai, I didn't know that the news came in a hurry, so I didn't prepare a gift. You can accept this piece of jade, and it will be a congratulatory gift! Our father and daughter, we can't eat your wine and meat for nothing! ”

"Hehe, it's rare for my father to be so generous, Mu Bai, take it quickly!" Before Qin Mubai could say anything, Princess Gaoyang snatched the jade pendant first and stuffed it towards Qin Mubai first.

"This can't be helped!" Qin Mubai hurriedly picked up the jade pendant and handed it back, and said, "This dragon pattern jade pendant is a royal thing, how dare Wei Chen trespass?" ”

"Haha, you're so stupid!" Princess Gaoyang blurted out, "It won't take long for you to be a royal relative, what's the arrogance?" ”

As soon as these words came out, the room was silent.

Everyone was neatly stunned, and many people looked at Wu Meiniang in unison.

Wu Meiniang sat with Qin Shuang'er and other female streamers together, her dignified expression was always indifferent, and she smiled a little. Hearing Princess Gao Yang's words, she didn't have any unusual reaction, but smiled: "Why do you look at me? ”

Princess Gaoyang also came back to her senses, and suddenly her face turned red with embarrassment, and she laughed dryly twice, and then retracted to Li Shimin's side, and was silent.

Li Shimin still smiled and said: "It's just a piece of jade pendant, there's no fuss, I don't have a thousand but eight hundred, you just treat it as dozens of rice money, and you can just accept it." ”

"Hehe, Your Majesty said so, but the Weichen was disrespectful. Thank you, Your Majesty! Qin Mubai had no choice but to accept it, otherwise this embarrassment would probably continue.

The servants in the palace were shocked to hear of the emperor's arrival, and they were already busy in the kitchen at full speed. Qin Shubao was afraid that Qin Mubai's family would not be able to cope with it for a while, so when he was leaving, he hurriedly recruited the cooks and servants in his house to come over to help. During the Chinese New Year, every family has good wine and meat, and there is no shortage of this thing. So after a while, a large number of drinks and dishes were served. Among them, there is also a roasted whole sheep from the hands of the Hu people's cook, which is fragrant and golden and oily, and it is almost roasted and moved to the middle of the hall to be kept warm on the brazier, so that everyone can take a knife to cut it.

"Haha, it's really a pleasure, it's worth the trip!" Li Shimin laughed heartily, "After a busy and hard year, everyone is tired, it's time to relax and rest." I couldn't resist Gao Yang's pleas today, so I accompanied her out of the palace to enjoy the snow. Unexpectedly, I ran into such a good situation—come, men use cups, women use cups, everyone pours up wine, I respect you! ”

Everyone raised their glasses and drank their mouths together. Immediately, many people coughed violently. Li Shimin said with a smile: "Qin Immortal Wine, it really deserves its reputation!" I've been drinking it for almost a year, but it's still not enough for three lamps. Uncle Bao, I'm afraid you and I haven't drunk like this for some years, do you dare to conspire with me to get drunk today? ”

"Huh! The old minister sacrificed his life to accompany him! Qin Shubao smiled and raised his glass, and he was about to come to pay tribute to Li Shimin. Li Shimin hurriedly pushed him and said with a smile: "Slow down, slow down!" I'd better eat some good meat and get drunk again! ”

"Hehe-" The room burst into laughter.

Seeing that the emperor was so polite and virtuous, tolerant and generous, and mingled with everyone, everyone's hearts were a lot more relaxed.

Princess Gaoyang hid beside Li Shimin, and smiled at Qin Mubai: "Hey, you're so stupid!" Hurry up and cut meat for my father to eat! ”

Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled, walked to the middle, picked up the bright silver knife, cut off a piece of lamb's belly tender meat, and handed it to the emperor's bowl. Li Shimin said with a smile: "Mu Bai, you don't listen to her in everything, you spoil her." This girl is wild, fierce and fierce, and there is no accurate number of behaviors, you have to handle it yourself! ”

"Wechen knows." Qin Mubai smiled, and saw that Qin Shubao and the Liu family on the side were smiling deeply, as if they enjoyed the emperor's favor of treating them as a family.

"My father loves to speak ill of me." Princess Gaoyang's mouth slumped, her eyes turned flexibly, she snatched the bright silver knife in Qin Mubai's hand with a smile, and ran to cut the meat in a decent manner. Helplessly, the child's hands were really clumsy, and he only tore off a trace of sheepskin after cutting for a long time.

Qin Mubai stepped forward and said with a smile: "Forget it, I'll help you!" ”

"I don't want you to help me!" Princess Gao Yang frowned angrily, gritted her silver teeth, and stabbed down with a knife, and finally cut off a piece of meat with enough strength like killing a pig.

"Haha!" Princess Gaoyang laughed heartily, so embarrassed.

Everyone also burst into laughter, and Wu Meiniang also smiled indifferently and ate snacks casually.

Everyone thought that Princess Gaoyang would take the meat back and eat it herself, but unexpectedly, Princess Gaoyang held the good meat with a knife, walked directly towards Wu Meiniang, and said with a smile: "Meiniang, I saw that you didn't eat anything when you sat here, this piece of good meat is for you to eat!" ”

The whole house was stunned, and it was a little unexpected.

Wu Meiniang also looked up at Princess Gaoyang in surprise, and hurriedly got up and raised the bowl to pick it up: "How dare you bother the princess to do it, it's really embarrassing Wu Zhao!" ”

"Hee-hee, you're welcome!" Princess Gaoyang put the piece of meat into her bowl, tilted her head, grinned at Wu Meiniang, and walked back.

"Whew......" The audience actually let out a low, neat exhalation.

Princess Gao Yang was stunned: "What's wrong with you?" Why are you looking at me like that? ”

"That's it, Her Royal Highness the princess should go back and sit down, and leave the matter of cutting the mutton to Weichen." Qin Mubai smiled bitterly and dragged Princess Gaoyang back to her seat and sat down, and also took back the bright silver knife. I thought to myself: It's okay, it's okay, I thought that Princess Gaoyang would take advantage of his father's presence, and she would do some kind of prank and bully or embarrass Wu Meiniang like before, but I didn't expect it to be like this...... Perhaps, the emperor taught her something?

Li Shimin also smiled: "Gao Yang, listen to Mu Bai." Look at your clumsy cuts, what sheep and what meat? Let him come! ”

"Hmph, you just look down on me!" Princess Gao Yang smacked her lips and muttered, "I still want to cut meat for the Yiguo Duke and his wife, as well as my father and the third brother......

"Oh, do you hear me?" Li Shimin sneered and said to Uncle Qin, "Putting me behind the two of you is really a big girl!" ”

Qin Shubao stroked his beard and laughed.

"Uh......" Princess Gao Yang stuck out her tongue in embarrassment, "I didn't mean to, I just ...... That's how it goes. ”

Qin Mubai shook his head helplessly and smiled, walked to the hall to cut the meat, and gave everyone a piece in turn, and then sat back. At this time, he found out that the demon and the group of little girls had long since disappeared, and he was afraid that they would go to the side hall together to avoid when the emperor entered the house.

Due to the presence of the emperor, everyone was naturally a little restrained, and it was impossible to drink as freely as before, so although the atmosphere seemed harmonious, it was not as warm as it was at the beginning. Qin Mubai also still played the pipa, which won a round of applause.

Li Shimin drank three glasses of spirits, his face was flushed with the strength of the wine, and Qin Shubao was almost half drunk after drinking with you. When the wine came up, Li Shimin got up and said: "Today's snow is good, and just drinking in the hall is very tasteless. Why don't we all go to the backyard to enjoy the snow and plum blossoms? Women who are afraid of the cold can stay here and continue to roast the fire, and other men, who can write poetry and martial artists, can box. Winter practice and summer practice Sanjiu, Qin Mubai, I also just want to see how your martial arts are progressing now? ”

"Good! Emperor Chrysostom has been opened, and my father and son will rehearse a horse war for Your Majesty today! Qin Shubao laughed loudly and said, "Your Majesty, didn't you also ask the old minister how his health is?" It's a live drill today! ”

"Uh-well, so good!" Li Shimin laughed happily, "I haven't seen Uncle Bao's tiger power for many years!" ”

Qin Shubao laughed heartily, raised his hand and pointed at Yin Yang and said: "That little general, it is from the palace of His Royal Highness King Wu, the old man has seen you several times, and I heard Mu Bai say that your martial arts are also good." Don't blame the old man for bullying the small, you and Mu Bai have a fight! ”

"Huh?" Everyone let out a burst of surprise, and they were all shocked by Qin Shubao's arrogance.

"Haha!" Qin Shubao laughed, "Your Majesty, princess, please!" ”

Only Qin Mubai kept smiling and didn't say a word, he knew that with his father's strength, it was not a big problem to deal with the joint attack between himself and Yin Yang. That's not the point. Today, the emperor came strangely, and the Yiguo Mansion where he went first was about to visit Qin Shubao's illness.

Earlier, when the emperor heard Qin Mubai talk about Qin Shubao's physical condition, he promised to visit Qin Shubao in person one day. A few days ago, I heard Li Ke say that the emperor wanted to promulgate the post of hereditary assassin, including Qin Shubao, who was still appointed by him as the assassin of the Lanzhou military town in his frontier. Therefore, the emperor must have come prepared today, most of the intention was to clarify what Qin Shubao's physical condition was!

And it is even less surprising that Qin Shubao had such a reaction. Lao Jifu is inspirational, and he has been waiting for the battlefield again for many years!

The group all walked out, leaving no one behind. Qin Mubai walked last, and after everyone went out, he knocked on the door in the side hall. You'er stepped forward to open the door, only to see a group of little girls behind her huddled together, shivering with cold.

"You'er, why are you doing this?" Qin Mubai smiled bitterly, "Seeing that you are so frozen, your faces are blue, and there is not even a stove in this side hall." ”

"The third brother is so careful...... You'er lowered her head with both emotion and shyness, smiled, and said in a low voice: "The emperor and the princess are here, how dare we, who can't get on the stage, disturb the holy driver?" They are all young and ignorant, if there is something awkward to make the emperor blame, won't it affect the third brother? ”

Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled, and said, "That's it, you always have your reason, I don't know how to convince you." The emperor and princess are gone for the time being, so bring them over to roast and don't freeze. I also asked the cook to move this roast sheep to the side courtyard for you, and it tastes very good. It's all cut with a knife, so you don't have to get dirty. ”

"Thank you, Third Brother...... You'er bit her lip, paused for a moment, and said softly: "Third Brother, you treat You'er so well...... In this life, I don't know how to repay the demon! ”

"Stupid words!" Qin Mubai scolded with a smile, "The emperor and the others are waiting for me, I'll go first, you can do it yourself." ”

After a short time, the group all arrived under the cloister in the backyard. After drinking, Li Shimin was very poetic, and chanted two magnificent and talented poems, which won a round of applause. Li Ke's literary color is also very good, and he improvises poems, which also won a lot of praise.

Qin Mubai didn't show ugliness, he didn't want to fool people with plagiarized poems in front of the emperor. Most of the people present know him well, so it's better not to be in the limelight. Originally, Qin Mubai still wanted Wu Meiniang to come out and make a fortune, but she shook her head with a smile and signaled Qin Mubai not to make a sound, so he gave up.

After appreciating the snow and chanting poems, the bridge of the Pegasus contest was broken. Li Shimin seemed to be more interested in this, and also played the role of a "referee" to organize this competition. He called the Qin father and son and Yin Yang together, personally supervised them to select their horses and weapons, and then rode a horse himself to watch it up close.

"Uncle Bao should be strong and strong, I know his true skills better than you two little dolls!" Li Shimin rode on the horse and said with a smile, "Mu Bai, Yin Yang, you have to be careful." Don't let him fall down and fall into the snowdrift! ”

Qin Shubao also smiled and said, "Come on!" Attack me with all your might! If you show mercy, I won't appreciate it! Especially Yin Yang, don't have any scruples, use your full strength, and work together with Mu Bai to attack. Otherwise, you have no chance of winning! ”

Yin Yang turned his head to look at Qin Mubai, Qin Mubai nodded and smiled: "Brother Yin Yang, let's be careful." Do your best, or ...... As my father said, there was no chance of winning! ”

"Good! The last general had no choice but to do his best! Yin Yang gritted his teeth and hugged his fists.

"Come on!" Qin Shubao shouted loudly, and slashed the spear in his hand into the air with a sharp whistling sound.

"!!"

Qin Mubai and Yin Yang shouted in unison, and the two horses flew forward suddenly.

The ordinary wooden spears that the three of them used were instantly attacked. After all, it is to bully the old with one dozen and two with less, Qin Mubai and Yin Yang were still a little unable to let go at the beginning, but later they found out that they really couldn't take much advantage of Qin Shubao, and gradually showed their defeat!

Qin Shubao's martial arts are so strong and his marksmanship is profound, it is obviously too much higher than them!

After fighting for twenty or thirty times, Qin Mubai and Yin Yang used all their strength, and on that side, Uncle Qin's precious beard flew and drank like thunder, and the more he fought, the more courageous he became.

In the snow, the horse's hooves flew and smashed the Qiong Chaoyu, and the sound of scolding and chopping was endless, Li Shimin could see it really when he got close, and he was a Chinese expert, and he cheered loudly when he saw the wonders, it was not enjoyable!

Li Ke and the others under the corridor not far away also opened their eyes, and the women were all staring at each other with wide eyes, and they were all sweating in their palms for fear that there would be anything unusual in such a fight. The most exaggerated expression is Princess Gao Yang, her eyes are always wide and round, and her mouth is the same "O" shape, and she can swallow an egg.

"It turns out that Mu Bai's martial arts are so powerful!"

A dragon fight fought for dozens of rounds, and the war horses were panting, Li Shimin stepped forward to stop immediately, and said with a smile: "Not bad, not bad!" It is indeed a fierce battle that is not evenly matched! I've really feasted my eyes today—Uncle Bao, I didn't expect your body to recover so well, what a blessing! ”

When Qin Shubao heard this, he plunged his gun into the snow and rolled off his horse and bowed to the emperor's horse: "Your Majesty, the old minister can ride a horse and shoot a bow again!" The old minister has nothing else to ask for, he is willing to return to the barracks as a pawn, if he can gallop on the battlefield, but he wants to return the body of this old crippled body with horse leather! ”

"Uncle Bao, what are you doing here?" Li Shimin hurriedly turned over and dismounted to personally help Qin Shubao up, patted his hand and said with a smile, "My second brother, I am even happier than you yourself when I see that your body is so healthy." You are the god of war of my Tang Dynasty, I dare to abandon you? - At this time tomorrow, you come to the Wude Hall to see me, and I will know for myself. ”

"Old minister...... Thank you, Your Majesty! Qin Shubao was overjoyed, Kong Wu hugged his fist heavily, and then bowed down again, kowtowing again and again with his head.

"Hey! I really can't help you! Li Shimin shook his head and smiled bitterly and pulled Qin Shubao up again, and waved his big hand, "Let's go, go back and drink a few more cups!" Today's good scenery, good poetry, good wine and good martial arts, life is rare, it is rare to be so happy! ”

Qin Mubai breathed a sigh of relief from behind, smiled, and said secretly: Seeing that I am about to leave Chang'an, my father is also leaving...... I wonder when we will be able to come together as we do today?