Datang, it's good. In the future, it will get better and better.

At least during the Zhenguan years, Xu Qilin lived quite comfortably. The world is peaceful and the country is strong, so that the Tang people have a sense of pride in addition to stability.

Although according to the history analyzed by experts, during the reign of Li Zhi, the territory of the Tang Dynasty was the widest. But Xu Qilin didn't like the living environment at that time, let alone the cool rule of Wu Zetian.

To fight a large territory, Li Zhi is not needed. It's the same with other emperors, as long as it's not a bastard like Li Chengqian.

That's what Xu Qilin thinks and does. Of course, no one would think that Li Zhi would get the throne now. Therefore, Xu Qilin behaves the same as most people, and there is no need to deliberately slap Li Zhi.

While walking, he thought that Xu Qilin had already come to Bingxia Palace, but when he saw a few strange palace people, he knew that there was a guest who came to see Sister A.

"The slave has seen Xu Cheng." The palace people of Bingxia Palace naturally knew who Xu Qilin was, and saluted respectfully, "The mother is meeting guests, and she will wait for the slave maid to report." ”

Xu Qilin stretched out his hand to stop her, and asked, "Who is here?" ”

"Back to Xu Cheng, it's Princess Jinyang and Princess Changle." After the palace people finished speaking, they added in a low voice: "Princess Changle is the eighteenth daughter of Emperor Gaozu. ”

Xu Qilin nodded and said, "Then you don't need to report it first, just go to the side hall and sit and wait for a while." ”

The palace people were instructed, led Xu Qilin into the side hall, and offered tea and fruits before turning around and retreating.

In his sister's palace, Xu Qilin's treatment is excellent, and he doesn't see the outside. He sat down casually, drank his tea, and after a while got up and walked to the bookshelf and looked at the books on display.

Although Changle is not Changle, and Emperor Gaozu's daughter is only a little higher, she is not as good as the princess who has the emperor's father.

But Xu Hui is such a gentle character, she is very good to everyone, even if she is a lowly palace person, she never treats her harshly, and even less when she is angry.

Not to mention literary talent, just rushing to this quality, it is simply ten streets away from Wu Zetian.

Princess Changle is eleven years old this year, do you think she is still very young, and she hasn't graduated from elementary school yet! But in the Tang Dynasty, marrying at the age of eleven or twelve was definitely not an early marriage; Fifteen or sixteen, that's an old girl.

It's not that Princess Changle should get married at the age of eleven, but the mental maturity of girls at that time was relatively early, which was mainly related to education.

In later generations, at the age of eleven, he was in elementary school, learning addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and ABCD; In the Tang Dynasty, especially the royal family, people were educated in etiquette and culture.

Princess Changle got a mirror from her son, which was what she wanted most before she got married. Although she was small-faced, she also knew that although she was a princess, the half-brother of the emperor did not treat her very well.

Including other sisters and brothers, His Majesty Li Er can only try to let them live a more decent life without losing the royal face.

Therefore, Princess Changle will not open her mouth to ask for it, a strong temperament is only one of them, and self-knowledge is the main factor.

Although it was asked for by Princess Jinyang, Princess Changle still felt that she wanted to thank Xu Qilin. But her identity was different, so she changed the target of her thanks to Xu Hui.

They are all women, they are all royal, and their generations are the same. If you talk about it, Xu Hui is her sister-in-law, and she is Xu Hui's sister-in-law.

Of course, Princess Changle felt that it was beneficial and harmless to have a good relationship with Xu Hui and even the Xu family. Not to mention anything else, she doesn't use much of the things sold in Xu's shop, but she likes it very much.

"Her Royal Highness the princess will be going out next month, but what else is there to buy?" Xu Hui felt that Princess Changle came to thank her, so she had to say that as long as she could, she also hoped that Princess Changle would marry beautifully.

Princess Changle is not big, of course, it is the standard of later generations, but her speech and etiquette are very decent, "Xu Chongrong's mood is understood by Bengong. The items to be purchased are arranged by the Ministry of Etiquette, and they are also idle. ”

Xu Hui nodded with a smile and said, "The imperial court regulations are self-sufficient, but they are not necessarily satisfactory. If Her Royal Highness needs anything else, you can also say it! Even if the Ministry of Rites does not allow it, the royal side will try to arrange it. ”

After a pause, Xu Hui added: "Your Majesty has a lot of opportunities, and some things can't be taken care of. Besides, if a man is careless, he won't think too much about it. Her Royal Highness the Princess told me that I would take the opportunity to convey it again, and Your Majesty would definitely agree. ”

The son said on the side: "Didn't my aunt say that the fragrance and bath products in the Xu family's shop are very fond of it!" ”

Without waiting for Chang Le to speak, Xu Hui had already clapped his hands with a smile and said, "This is simpler, tell me what you want to do." ”

Princess Changle was a little embarrassed, lowered her head slightly and said: "This palace has a real seal, you can buy it yourself if you like it." ”

"What else to buy, so outside." Xu Hui deliberately made a look of annoyance, "No matter what the wedding gift I give, it's unreasonable to refuse again!" ”

Princess Changle raised her head and smiled, and said, "Thank you Xu Chongrong." ”

"Thank you!" Xu Hui stretched out his hand and pointed to his dresser and said with a smile: "This is a new style, I think it's very good." If you like it, ask someone to make one. ”

Although Xu Hui is a gentle character, he is extremely intelligent, and he will not look bad when he looks at his face. Princess Changle glanced at it several times, and the expression on her face showed that she liked it.

"How is this good?" Princess Changle hurriedly shook her head and said, "Xu Chongrong only needs to tell where it was built, and I will send someone myself." ”

Xu Hui said: "This is a carpenter shop opened by the Xu family, but the style is designed by Xiaolang......"

At this moment, a palace maid came in and whispered a few words in Xu Hui's ear. Although Xu Qilin said that there was no need to report, the palace people thought about it and felt that it was better to report it.

Xu Hui smiled and said, "This is convenient, my Xiaolang is in the side hall, call him here, and you will know when you ask." ”

There is nothing inconvenient about this, Xu Qilin is still young.

The Tang Dynasty also had provisions similar to the Marriage Law, which stipulated that the age of marriage in the early Tang Dynasty was 20 years old for men and 15 years old for women.

During the reign of Emperor Xuanzong, the legal age of marriage was lowered, and the minimum age of marriage was lowered from 15 to 13 for women and from 20 to 15 for men.

But no one seems to pay attention to this provision, and even the royal marriage does not follow this rule, let alone others? To put it bluntly, it's the same with or without it.

Like Xu Hui, who was only twelve years old when he entered the palace; Li Lizhi, the princess of Changle, was also married at the age of twelve; Li Tai, the king of Wei, married at the age of thirteen, and the princess Yan Wan was only eleven years old at that time.

Xu Qilin is thirteen this year, and according to the normal etiquette system, he will perform the crown salute at the age of fifteen or sixteen, and then he will be considered an adult. Now, half a child, like a thousand cows, can walk in the palace.

Chang Le was still a little hesitant, and his son had already run out to greet his uncle.

Xu Qilin was sitting there drinking tea and eating fruit when he heard giggles and hurried footsteps.

"Uncle." As soon as Xu Qilin turned his head, his son had already appeared in front of him screaming.

"Haha, it's a son!" Xu Qilin hurriedly stood up and said with a smile: "Why are you running in such a hurry, I won't leave." ”

The son-in-law came closer, pulled his uncle's sleeve, and said with a smile on his face: "There is a new story serialized in the "Minsheng Daily", did you send the complete one?" ”

Xu Qilin scratched his head and said, "That's not true." Isn't it good to watch it one by one? ”

"Not good." The son replied without thinking about it, and then continued: "I didn't take it today, can I send it to the palace tomorrow?" ”

"Yes." Xu Qilin agreed happily.

The son was happy, pulled his uncle's sleeve and walked out, and said with a smile: "Let's go, go to the main hall." Xu Chongrong called you! ”

Xu Qilin asked as he walked, "What about Princess Changle, gone?" ”

"I didn't leave, I'm still talking to Xu Chongrong!" The son-in-law said: "It should be Xu Chongrong who asked you to prepare some congratulatory gifts, and my sister-in-law will get married next month." ”

Oh, it's not a big deal. Anyway, most of the things in the Xu family's shop are what the daughter's family likes, so just take some casually.

Xu Qilin entered the hall and gave a courtesy. This is the first time he has seen Princess Changle, and he looks smaller than himself, and he can't help but feel a little guilty: His Majesty Li Er is so anxious to marry his sister?

Xu Hui smiled and said, "It just so happened that you came, so I asked you about it." Princess Changle will be out next month and needs to buy something. I just want to count these things as my congratulatory gifts. As he spoke, he stretched out his finger and pointed, "The princess also likes the style of the dresser." ”

In ancient times, the marriage of a princess was called "surrender", which meant lowering her status; Marrying a princess is called "Shang", not "Shang".

Xu Qilin hurriedly said to Princess Changle: "The dresser is custom-made, and it takes five or six days to make, paint, and dry. In this way, you can also change it slightly. ”

"Five or six days is too late." Princess Changle smiled, a little embarrassed, and said, "You don't need to change the style, the palace looks very good." ”

Xu Qilin nodded and said, "There are also commonly used goods for women in the Xu family's shop, if Her Royal Highness the princess likes it, you can just choose it." So and so write a note, lest the guy don't know your body and collide with Your Highness. ”

The collision is a trivial matter, and writing a note means taking it for free, Princess Changle still doesn't understand?

"Then thank you Xu Xiaolang!" Princess Changle bowed, very slightly, and expressed her gratitude.

After a pause, Princess Changle asked with some hesitation: "The mirror on the dresser, I'm afraid it's worth a lot, right?" ”

Xu Qilin hesitated for a moment and said: "The dressing mirror is matched with the dresser, and it is made by Dayingku, and it is not worth much." ”

"Dayingku is a royal institution, such a big happy event as the princess's surrender, a certain Shangshang Your Majesty, there is an extra thing in the dowry, how can Your Majesty not allow it?"

Princess Changle pursed the corners of her mouth and stopped asking. Xu Qilin has already made it clear that he will send the mirror for nothing, and you still ask this and that, but it will embarrass you.

It's just that this is a big gift, and it's really embarrassing to let her go to Xu's shop to get things.

Xu Qilin understands very well that this kind of thing can't be taken by himself, and he has to let His Majesty Li Er show his brother-sister feelings. Therefore, he must be playing, and I believe that His Majesty will agree.

Xu Hui is very satisfied, the younger brother has matured, and this matter has been done properly. Just like she also talked about His Majesty Li Er before, whether she was so busy with official business that she didn't care about her sister's marriage, it was hard to say.

Princess Changle saw that there was nothing to do, and Xu Qilin came to say goodbye to Sister A.

Xu Hui sent them out of the palace gate, and carefully instructed Princess Changle's maids to take care of them, and watched them go away before turning around and returning to the palace.

The son-in-law brought his sister-in-law here, and when he saw Xu Qilin coming, he didn't go with the others. pestered Xu Qilin and asked him to tell the story serialized in the newspaper first.

When Xu Hui came in, Xu Qilin was talking about Du Zichun getting the money given by the old man, spending all day and drinking, and spending extravagantly.

“…… With money and burning bags, Du Zichun bought a luxury house, bought a maid ring, invited a kabuki musician, and held a banquet to entertain guests and friends. As soon as I changed my previous downfall, I wanted others to see that I had developed ......"

Those so-called friends who were afraid to avoid them on the road before also came to visit, saying flattering words, Du Zichun was a feast. After a long time, more people have become Du Zichun's guests......"

Seeing Sister A come in, Xu Qilin paused and smiled a slightly helpless wry smile at Sister A.

The son blinked his eyes wide and said, "Is it true that people are so snobbish? Those who usually ignore Du Zichun, how can they have the face to visit and eat and drink? ”

Xu Qilin smiled and said: "As the saying goes, the rich have distant relatives in the mountains, and the poor in the downtown no one asks." This is also the psychology of most people in the world, and it is not surprising. ”

The son nodded and said, "Uncle, do you say that those palace people accompany smiling faces and serve diligently, are they considered snobbery?" ”

Xu Qilin thought for a while and said, "Maybe it's okay, but I think Her Royal Highness the princess is kind-hearted, and the palace people respect and love it from the bottom of their hearts." ”

Hehehehe, the son grinned and said, "The uncle also came to compliment, but it sounded very happy." ”

"Because I'm telling the truth!" Xu Qilin said with a smile: "I won't tell the story today, tomorrow I will send someone to send the whole story, and the writing is much better than what I said." ”

The son nodded and said, "You want to talk to Xu Chongrong, then I'll go to the side hall and wait." After a while, you go to Jinyang Palace and help me see 'Yingying', it seems to be sick. ”

Yingying is a parrot given by Xu Qilin to his son, and the one given to Xincheng is called "Doudou", which is the name given by the two little princesses.

Xu Qilin said with a smile: "Her Royal Highness the princess is here to wait for a while, talking about family affairs, but there is no need to avoid people." ”

The son smiled, but still got up and went to the dresser, and sat down to fiddle with the ornaments.

Xu Qilin told the eldest brother's family arrangements, and he was basically ready, just to reassure Xu Hui. In addition, it is also necessary to set a time for the eldest brother and the bride to come to the palace.

"I got married on the twenty-fourth day of the first month, and I will leave for Xiangzhou on the twenty-ninth day of the first month." Xu Hui pondered for a moment and said, "I have nothing to do here, but Qi Li is very busy." In that case, you can ask them to pick a date and let me know in advance. ”

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