The spring breeze was warm, the grass grew and the warbler flew, and a kingfisher landed on the branch of the courtyard of the Li family's vestibule, making a crisp and pleasant chirping sound.

Suddenly, a small pebble shot at the bird from under the tree, and the bird was frightened, and hurriedly flapped its wings and flew away, and unwillingly chirped a few times around the ginkgo tree in mid-air, probably scolding the street.

Li Su put the slingshot in his hand back on the low table, and muttered: "It's noisy, it affects the mood of Grandpa Ben's blackhead......"

Under the ginkgo tree, the two small feathers that were startled by the slingshot floated down leisurely, Li Su turned a blind eye, Xu Mingzhu stood in front of him, holding a bronze mirror in his hand, his cherry lips were pursed and he was holding back a smile, and Li Su was facing the mirror, grinning and busy squeezing the black head, his expression was very serious, as if he was doing a major event related to his family and country, and his hideous appearance showed that his mood was not as warm and warm as the sun at the moment.

The two index fingers were concentrated at a certain point on the face, and at the same time, they attacked that point, under the effect of force, a black head was unwillingly squeezed out by him, Li Su exhaled a breath of satisfaction, his fingers grabbed the black head, and shook it away as if he was killing his father's enemy, and then wiped his hands vigorously with a white square scarf, and when he raised his head to look at Xu Mingzhu, there were already several finger marks on his fair and handsome face.

Looking at himself in the mirror again, Li Su was sad for a while, and his expression showed a little sadness and resentment.

"But the king has the world's affairs, and he has won the name before and after his death, and it is pitiful that he is ...... in vain," Li Su muttered.

Xu Mingzhu blinked and said: "The husband is worthy of being a genius of the Tang Dynasty, and he is a good poem when he sings casually, and the concubine does not read much, but she also knows that what the husband just chanted must be a good poem, but why did the husband suddenly feel gloomy?" ”

Li Su sighed gloomily: "Because I found out that I had become ugly......"

"My husband is as handsome as he was back then, how can I say that I have become ugly? The concubine is ......" Xu Mingzhu lowered her head and smiled shyly, and said softly: "In the eyes of the concubine, the husband has always been so handsome." ”

Li Su nodded, and said seriously: "Your words are very sincere, I feel it deeply, sometimes I envy you a little, I don't know how many times I kowtowed in front of the Buddha in my previous life, so that I married such a handsome gentleman in this life......"

Saying that, Li Su suddenly reached out to her forehead, rubbed it gently, and said with pity: "Since birth, has Madame ever felt that her head often hurts faintly?" ”

Xu Mingzhu rolled her eyes, her husband looked so shameless now, she really felt a little headache......

Li Su casually glanced at the mirror, and his mood suddenly became very low again.

"I can't ask for this face! At that time, every time I looked in the mirror, I couldn't help but want to kiss the mirror to show my admiration, but now, I found that I was no longer in the mirror, and my face was not only much rougher than back then, but also blackheaded! ”

Saying that, Li Su showed a look of resentment, and said angrily: "It's all caused by the southern and northern wars over the years!" That's why I'm so opposed to war, it's a devastating look to my peerless looks! If I don't go, no matter who Datang beats me in the future, I won't go, I won't go to resist the will, my head can be broken, and my face can't be ugly! ”

Xu Mingzhu covered his mouth and smiled irrepressibly: "The husband is talking nonsense again, there are not no people who resist the decree from ancient times to the present, but there are no people who resist the decree for the sake ......of their face, this is not the only one who dares to say this in front of outsiders, and it reaches the ears of His Majesty, I am afraid that I will ask the husband about his crime again."

Li Su snorted, glanced at the bronze mirror, then stared, found a new target on his face, and grinned at the bronze mirror again and squeezed the black head.

Xu Mingzhu held the bronze mirror, looked at Li Su and his own face, and said softly: "Husband, the family's income has been much higher recently, and yesterday the Cheng family sent last year's liquor and silver cakes, and our family's warehouse is almost out of ......."

Li Su was stunned, and the movement of squeezing the blackhead slowed down, if there is only one thing in the world that can make him forget his appearance for a while, it is only money.

"The warehouse is running out of capacity? Meddlesome! Turn back and replace all the copper coins with silver cakes, and then invite some craftsmen to dismantle and renovate the west wing of our backyard, and open up the warehouse, which is considered to expand the warehouse, Mrs., our family is not worried about not being able to pretend to be money, worrying about no money, so many years, finally realize the good wish of counting the money to the hand cramps, tonight we will move some silver cakes to the bedroom, use the silver cakes to build a bed, and wake up on the pile of money every day, Meidi is very! Li Su said excitedly.

Xu Mingzhu gave him a blank look: "Sleeping on the silver cake, the husband is not too panicked, and the concubine can't sleep ......"

"If I don't sleep, I will sleep with my daughter, let my daughter grow up on the pile of money since she was a child, and it will be a rich and noble life in the future, well, the more I think about it, the more it makes sense, just do it later!"

Xu Mingzhu glanced at him and said: "It's enough for our family to have a husband who loves money like life, but don't harm your daughter to learn from her husband's temperament, and it will be difficult to find a husband in the future." ”

Li Su said with a smile: "With the status of our family, it is not easy for my daughter to find her in-law's family?" In the future, if she falls in love with a handsome gentleman, she just has to talk to me, and this grandfather will give an order, and she will be tied up to marry her daughter, and if she dares to disobey, break his legs! ”

Xu Mingzhu said with a smile: "It's rare to see the domineering side of the husband, think about it, if the daughter gets married as an adult, the husband's status may be higher than now, right?" ”

Saying that, Xu Mingzhu seemed to remember something, and bent down to Li Su's ear and whispered: "Husband, concubine, listen to Uncle Xue, the city of Chang'an is not peaceful now, I heard that Your Majesty has not been in good shape since he returned to the court from the Eastern Expedition...... Soon, is this true? ”

Li Su's expression was solemn, and he turned his head to look at her: "Don't talk nonsense, Madame will go back and set up a strict order for the subordinates in the family, no one in the house is allowed to talk about the palace, and violators will be severely punished." ”

Seeing Li Su's suddenly serious appearance, Xu Mingzhu was startled, staring at his face for a moment, Xu Mingzhu said in surprise: "Isn't this a rumor, it's true?" Your Majesty really ......"

Li Su was silent for a long time, and nodded slowly: "Your Majesty's body is indeed ...... Critically. ”

Xu Mingzhu was stunned for a moment and said, "...... His Majesty has not yet canonized the crown prince of the East Palace, if His Majesty really has an unspeakable change, then ......"

Li Su's expression was a little gloomy, and he sighed: "I estimate that the will to canonize the crown prince will probably be promulgated in the world in the next few days, not only that, but there will be major changes in the court recently, and a large number of people will be purged out by His Majesty, and the Chang'an court is already stormy." ”

"Is the crown prince still a candidate for ...... His Royal Highness the King of Jin? ”

Li Su nodded: "If it's not surprising, it should be him, and besides, his time as a prince won't be too long, maybe it won't be long before he ascends the throne." ”

Xu Mingzhu's eyes widened in shock, he was silent for a long time, and suddenly said: "The husband and His Royal Highness the King of Jin have always had a deep friendship, and the King of Jin can become the crown prince, all thanks to the support of the husband, if the King of Jin ascends the throne, the husband will be a hero from the dragon, and your official title will ......."

Li Su smiled bitterly: "Naturally, there will be grace, after returning from this crusade, Your Majesty did not give the slightest reward, the purpose is to leave the grace of heaven to the next emperor, if the king of Jin is the emperor, my official position and title will be higher than now......"

Xu Mingzhu exclaimed: "The husband is now a county duke, if he rises to the rank of one level, wouldn't it be ...... The county prince? My husband is only in his twenties this year......"

Li Su didn't see the slightest joy, but said worriedly: "It's not a good thing that the title is too high, if I can, I would like to be the county prince all the time, one or two levels lower, the title is too high, it is inevitable that the tree will be big, and it will be stared at by countless pairs of eyes, every move will be infinitely magnified, it seems to be full of flowers, rich and noble, but in fact, it is dangerous, there are worries about prosperity and decline, what I am most afraid of is this, so, the more beautiful it is, the more we must keep our duty, honor and disgrace, otherwise our family will not prosper for long." ”

Xu Mingzhu looked at him deeply, for a long time, and said softly: "The concubine doesn't read much, and she doesn't see much, but the concubine knows that the husband, as the head of the family, shoulders the heavy responsibility of the rise and fall of the family, and can say such calm and humble words at the most beautiful time, and our Li family can't be weakened within three generations." ”

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Late at night, Li Su hugged her daughter, holding her petite body and walking around the backyard, humming an unknown song in her previous life, her daughter fell asleep in his arms, Li Su looked at her delicate little face, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but bloom with a loving smile.

Carrying her daughter back to the room, she gently placed her in the cradle, then straightened up and beat her sore waist.

Just as he was about to go to sleep, there was a fierce dog barking in the distance, as if it was infectious, and the dogs in the village were suddenly all alarmed, and the dogs barked one after another.

Not long after, there was a knock on the door at the arch of the backyard, the sound was a little urgent, a maid came out with her clothes on, opened the door, and Steward Xue stood outside the arch and called loudly: "Is Grandpa asleep?" ”

Li Su stood in the middle of the courtyard and said, "I didn't sleep, Uncle Xue, what's the noise outside?" ”

Steward Xue said happily: "Grandpa, the eldest Langjun of the Wang family is back!" ”

Li Su was stunned for a moment, and then a look of surprise appeared on his face: "Wang Zhu is back?" ”

"Yes, I just entered the village, with more than a dozen guards, but I was majestic, and I didn't go back to my house after entering the village, so I came to our house first, and I sat in the front hall."

Li Su was overjoyed: "Quick, tell the kitchen to prepare wine and food, I'll come right away!" ”

As he spoke, Li Su put on his clothes and hurried out of the backyard with clogs on his feet, and walked briskly towards the front hall.

The front hall was brightly lit, Li Dao was sitting in the front hall and patting Wang Zhu's shoulder with a smile, Fang Lao Wu stood aside and smiled, even Zheng Xiaolou, who usually wore a coffin face, also showed a smile at the corner of his mouth at this moment.

Li Su hurriedly walked into the front hall, Wang Zhu turned around, and grinned at Li Su, with tears in his smile.

At this time, Wang Zhuan was draped all over his body, wearing a black iron-winged helmet on his head, and his face, which was not very handsome, was darker than back then, but his figure seemed to be much burlier than at the beginning. Standing in the front hall, there was a fierce and brave momentum on his body for no reason.

The two looked at each other quietly for a long time, and Li Su's eyes were also red.

Taking two steps forward, Li Su smashed Wang Zhu's chest with a hard fist, Wang Zhu grinned, but his body did not move at all.

Li Su shook his hands in pain, the two looked at each other, and then laughed and hugged each other.

"What's the matter, you're uglier than before, will your mother-in-law still want you when you get home?" Li Su laughed.

Wang Zhu wiped away his tears, laughed a few times, and then showed a vicious look: "She dares!" It's not what it used to be, and now I'm not afraid of her, with my current skills, pick three or five aunts like her! ”

Li Su smiled and sighed: "I just like your inexplicable mysterious confidence, okay, I'm waiting to see what happens to you tomorrow." ”