Princess Taiping came by foot, which is a very simple means of travel, and is generally used by dignitaries and dignitaries with inconvenient legs. At a glance, it was seen that four strong eunuchs were carrying a wooden plank, and Princess Taiping was sitting on it steadily.

Wu Zetian looked at her baby daughter, her expression showed a trace of pity and some relief. As a person who has come over, of course she knows that Princess Taiping will have some physical discomfort after the first night, and this kind of pain can only be experienced by women. Happily, the pearl in his palm has finally grown up and married a wife.

Xue Shao hurriedly greeted him, "You don't have a good rest, why are you here?" ”

"Mother is here, how dare I hide?" Princess Taiping stretched out her hand to Xue Shao, and Xue Shao hugged her down.

Wu Zetian took the initiative to take a few steps forward, and Princess Taiping hurriedly bowed, "The child meets his mother." ”

"Good." Wu Zetian stepped forward and gently patted Princess Taiping's back, and said with great pity, "Have you rested?" ”

"Very good." Princess Taiping smiled, and did not forget to hold Xue Shao's hand, "Xue Lang hurts me very much." ”

"Well, that's fine." Wu Zetian nodded with a satisfied smile.

Xue Shao just smiled. It can be seen from some subtle details of speech and demeanor that Wu Zetian really loves Princess Taiping very much. For example, today she arrived earlier than the other guests, which is nothing more than worrying about Princess Taiping; She took the initiative to take a few steps forward, of course, because she didn't want Princess Taiping to take a few more steps.

Wu Zetian's licking of calves was deep, and he did not express it, but it came from the heart.

"Taiping, Xue Shao said that after the seven-day banquet, he will go to the military department to take up his post. What do you think? Wu Zetian took the initiative to ask.

Princess Taiping was slightly stunned suddenly, and then looked at Xue Shao, "Xue Lang, is that so?" ”

"You kid, if you are a mother, will you lie to you?" Wu Zetian is angry and funny.

Princess Taiping smirked at Wu Zetian, "Mother, let me ask casually!" ”

Xue Shao nodded and said with a smile: "That's what I plan." Do you think it's appropriate? ”

"Since you think you can, then decide!" Princess Taiping smiled very generously, "Anyway, you won't leave Chang'an." Isn't it? ”

"Well, it won't." Xue Shao nodded.

"Then there's nothing to say." Princess Taiping said, "How can a man be obsessed with gentleness and wealth? It is also the duty of our husband and wife to serve the court and worry about the two saints! ”

Wu Zetian raised his eyebrows in surprise, and blinked his eyes several times, as if he didn't believe that such words came from the mouth of Princess Taiping.

Xue Shao smiled, hugged his fist at Wu Zetian and said, "Queen of Heaven, is the minister right?" Her Royal Highness the princess has always been magnanimous and reasonable! ”

"Hmm...... Then it will be as you wish, and in seven days you will go to the military department to take up your post! Wu Zetian's expression still had that lingering surprise, but he just nodded with satisfaction without making a statement, "Such a virtuous son-in-law, what more can a husband ask for?" - Let's go, go back to the main hall. ”

"Yes."

"Taiping, go back and rest!" Wu Zetian said, "Xue Shao, you help her to take the step and send her there first." ”

"Mother, you are here in person, how can I, as a daughter, avoid it? Besides, there are so many relatives and guests in the house, how can I, as the mistress of the house, hide? Princess Taiping said, "The child is in good health, so let me entertain the guests with Xue Lang and serve you together!" ”

"Okay, okay, it's up to you!" Wu Zetian laughed again and again, and caressed Princess Taiping's face lovingly, "Taiping, you have really grown up!" ”

The three of them left the small lake and walked back to the main hall of the front hall, and Princess Taiping did not take any more steps, but took Wu Zetian's arm and walked slowly. Although the mother and daughter have been separated for less than two days, they are extremely reluctant and attached as if they have been separated for three and five years, and it seems that there will always be endless words.

This is understandable, Princess Taiping has never left Wu Zetian since she was born. Princess Taiping once got married, although she was not far away, but the feeling in her heart was completely different. Not to mention a mother and daughter who are connected by blood and have been together for 16 or 7 years, even if it is an object that has been used for 16 or 7 years, who can give it up to people and no longer miss it?

Xue Shao followed behind the mother and daughter not far away, listening to their simple and affectionate gossip, which was a good feeling. Wu Zetian and Princess Taiping are both strong women in history. How many of them can see such a warm scene performed by their mother and daughter?

The three of them walked slowly back to the front hall. From a distance, I saw some people chatting in front of the temple. There were some horse-drawn carriages parked not far away, and there must have been a lot of guests coming.

Today's banquet is full of royal families and relatives of the Li family, the Xue family and the Wu family. Originally, Princess Taiping and Xue Shao got married, and they had nothing to do with Princess Taiping's maternal family, the martial family, but who called Wu Zetian's current power is like the sky, and no matter what kind of heavy occasions, people from the martial family will appear and show a small face.

Xue Shao saw Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi from a distance, the two brothers were obviously in the middle leadership position among a group of young brocade-clothed men, and everyone else was around them. Among those "onlookers", Xue Shao saw Wu Yizong and Wu Yougui, a pair of incompetent miscellaneous people mixed in the army, and Wu Youji, who gave Xue Shao a good first impression, was also among them.

Another group of people obviously surpassed these young martial arts sons and nephews, judging from their gestures and dress, they should be the royal relatives of the Li family. Xue Shao's previous boss Li Xiaoyi, who was in Zuo Fengchenwei, was among them. Li Xiaoyi attended yesterday's banquet, and he made a special trip from Bingzhou to congratulate Xue Shao.

Gaozong Li Yuan and Taizong Li Shimin left many sons and nephews, and the Li family's royal family has countless descendants, and there are not a few who live in Chang'an. These imperial relatives surnamed Li generally have high fame and social status, but their political power is uneven. Some of them have no fame and some wealth left over and are not officials, some are in important positions like Li Xiaoyi, and some are in important positions such as the governor of the local state capital.

Compared with the guests surnamed Li Wu, the guests surnamed Xue seemed a little lonely. Xue Yuanchao has not yet come, and Xue Yi is not present, and the most important one left is Xue Kegou, the household servant.

The three groups of people are standing on the open floor in front of the house, although they are scattered and separated, but there is obviously a general "circle". At a glance, of course, the people of the Li family are numerous and powerful, and all of them are rich and extraordinary, and some of them are in high positions. The aura of this group of forces completely suppressed the people of the Wu Xue family, and it was very arrogant.

The atmosphere of the other two groups of people is also very different, none of the sons and nephews of the martial family are separated from each other, they are firmly huddled together and whisper and don't know what they are discussing, and there are still people who show a few disdainful sneers, not looking like they are coming to a banquet, but like they are here to seek revenge and cause trouble. On the other hand, most of the people surnamed Xue are scattered in various places in twos and threes, or enjoy the flowers and fish, or smile lightly, and the elegance of the children of famous families in poetry and books is vividly reflected.

Xue Shao glanced at these people, and a thought involuntarily appeared in his heart: When these three groups of people get together again in ten years, what will be the scene? Will these imperial relatives of the Li family be slaughtered by Wu Zetian like the ending in history? Will these sons and nephews of the Wu family ascend to heaven with Wu Zetian and become noble?

What's more, what will my Xue Shao and our Hedong Xue clan look like at that time?!

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Seeing Wu Zetian and Xue Shao and Princess Taiping coming, the people of Li Wu and Xue came together to greet and greet them.

"Let's all be exempt!" Wu Zetian's smile was not pretentious, and she was still relatively humble and euphemistic in front of some of the elders of the Li family, and said, "Today is the newlywed family banquet of the little daughter Taiping and the virtuous son-in-law Xue Shao, and I specially invite all the emperor's relatives and relatives. You don't have to be formal, please feel free. ”

"Thank you!" Everyone agreed together.

"Xue Shao, please all the emperor's relatives and relatives, sit in the main hall." Wu Zetian Dao.

"Yes." Xue Shao agreed and stepped forward to greet him.

The reactions of the imperial relatives surnamed Li are very kind, Xue Shao is a relative of the Li family, her mother is the daughter of Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, for them Xue Shao is not an outsider, and now he is even closer to Princess Taiping.

The people of the Wu family are obviously a little kind-hearted, Wu Chengsi and Wu Sansi were dismissed because of a conflict with Xue Shao, and now they are idle at home playing in the mud, Wu Chengsi hopes that he is the protagonist of today's concubine, and the contradiction between them and Xue Shao seems to be obvious; Wu Yougui and Wu Yizong participated in the Northern Expedition without success, and they also touched a gray nose, wishing that Xue Shao would die early; Wu Youning had a "secret war" with Xue Shao after he returned to Chang'an, and was cut off by Xue Shao with two dog legs, and lost a lot of property, and more importantly, he couldn't get over it in terms of face, and his jealousy and hatred for Xue Shao were more obvious. When Xue Shao invited him, he just gave him a hasty salute back, his eyes squinted and his nose snorted coldly.

Xue Shao smiled indifferently, and only secretly remembered Wu Youning's unattractive fat appearance in his heart. He felt a little strange, why Xuan Yunzi was so captivating and Wu Youji was also quite handsome, but the elder brother of the two of them, Wu Youning, was still a little ugly?

Wu Youji was still personable and elegant, and there was still a bit of shame in his expression when he returned the salute to Xue Shao, as if he was humbling Xue Shao for his brother's rudeness. Xue Shao smiled indifferently and nodded, signaling that he didn't have to care. Wu Youji walked to the main hall at this time.

Wu Yougui and Wu Yizong, the two wolf brothers, almost didn't look at Xue Shao directly, I don't know whether it was out of disdain or fear, they hurriedly returned the salute and quickly chased after Wu Chenghe. The posture of the minion's lackey legs was fully done, which made Xue Shao want to laugh when he saw it.

Among the many sons and nephews of the martial arts, there is one person who is quite special. Because he neither wore an official uniform nor was he with Wu Chenghe, but wore a Taoist robe and held a dust, and finally entered the main hall.

When he reported his name, he claimed to be Wu Youxu, but he did not report to the official.

Xue Shao was a little surprised to hear his name, this young man who looked no more than twenty-six or seventeen years old, Xue Shao was no stranger to him.

In history, among the many nephews of Wu Zetian, Wu Youxu is the most special one. Since he was a child, he has been pure and pious, and once changed his name to make a living selling hexagrams in Chang'an. Later, after Wu Zetian ascended the throne, he was awarded a big official, and Wu Youxu resigned without living in seclusion in Songshan, and was not subject to official titles for life, and even the property sent by the court was sealed and immovable. In the end, when the vast majority of the sons and nephews of the Wu family died in a series of political turmoil or lost their wealth and wealth, only Wu Youxu got a good death and was always trusted and respected by the Li and Wu royal families, and also enjoyed a very high reputation among the people.

At this time, even Princess Taiping was a little surprised: "Xue Lang, I didn't expect that today's family banquet even the idle clouds and wild crane-like Wu Youxu also came!" ”

Xue Shao was about to answer, when an extraordinarily standard aristocratic carriage stopped at the gate. He frowned, "The guest who is more surprising than Wu Youxu is here." ”

"Who?" Princess Taiping asked curiously.

"Zhongshu Ling, Xue Yuanchao!"