When he returned home, Xue Shao hid all his negative thoughts deeply, and went to see his second baby daughter with a smile on his face.

"Xian'er, I'm sorry for you!" This was the first thing Xue Shao said to Chen Xian'er.

"Husband doesn't have to be like this." Chen Xian'er was as gentle and quiet as ever, "It's a pity...... It's a daughter! ”

"My daughter is very good, I like it very much!" Xue Shaole hugged his little daughter who was less than the full moon and teased, and said, "My daughter is caring, hurting, and filial." You're also a daughter, so you're very good—well, Her Royal Highness is also very good! ”

Princess Taiping happened to walk into the house, and when she heard this, she was angry and funny, "Are you scolding?" ”

"It's obviously a boast, how can it be a scolding?" Xue Shao said with a smile, "These days, you've worked hard. ”

"It should." Princess Taiping smiled slightly, stepped forward to take her little daughter and looked at it, and glanced at Xue Shao, "It's all wet, and I'm still holding it stupidly-nurse, nurse!" ”

"Uh...... I'm not a good dad! Xue Shao's face was full of shame.

"Hurry up and give your second daughter a small word!" Princess Taiping handed her over to the wet nurse and said with a smile, "You dad is really cheap." From pregnancy to birth and holding, you don't care. ”

"No, Xue Shao's daughter must have a big name." Xue Shao said.

"No need, husband." Chen Xian'er hurriedly said, "After all...... It's just a concubine. ”

"That's my own daughter too!" Xue Shao retorted undoubtedly, thought seriously for a long time, and said, "Xian'er, do you still remember the neon dress and feather coat specially made by Her Royal Highness the Princess?" ”

"Of course I remember......," Chen Xian'er nodded.

"It's the most beautiful dance costume in the world, and it's the best match for your beautiful dancing. It can also be regarded as one of our matchmakers. Xue Shao smiled, "In this way, our daughter will be named Xue Nishang." ”

"Xue Nishang? It's good. Princess Taiping nodded in approval, and said, "But you have to take a little bit of a small character to raise it." In other words, Ning Jin has never had a small print, why don't you take advantage of it now? ”

"Don't take the small print." Xue Shao said, "What kind of dogs, cats, babies, slaves, and maids, it's ugly to death." My daughters have big names, and outsiders are not allowed to call them nonsense. You mothers can call their milk names 'Jin'er', 'Ni'er', that's always okay, right? ”

Princess Taiping and Chen Xian'er smiled wryly at each other, a bit of "Xiucai meets Bing and can't say it clearly".

"Then it's such a happy decision!" Xue Shao laughed out loud alone, he knew that his practices were indeed a little "non-mainstream" in today's Tang Dynasty. But he couldn't help it, he just couldn't accept that his daughter didn't even have an official name.

Princess Taiping and Chen Xian'er obviously had no choice but to take the "non-mainstream" Xue Shao, so they had to rely on him.

Xue Nishang, the Xue family has added another daughter. According to the practice of the Tang Dynasty today, a daughter of a concubine will not make a big deal of joy. But Xue Shao felt that she had always been a little neglected and indebted to Chen Xian'er, and now she was a little blamed for not being able to give birth to a son for the Xue family, and she couldn't treat him badly anymore.

Although she has never been demanding.

"I'm going to give Ni'er a full moon banquet." Xue Shao said, "The last time Ning Jin's full moon wine was actually handled by the Queen Mother. This time, it's up to me, the father, to do it - Linlang, you hurry up and go to Zhang Luo, I want to send a wedding post and feast guests. Brother, I'll go and inform you in person now. ”

"Husband, wait a minute......" Chen Xian'er was anxious to stop, Xue Shao threw down his back, and he had already ridden out of the door with a smoke.

Princess Taiping shook her head and smiled, and said, "Xian'er, you can let him go!" ”

"I'm a concubine, and the little girl is out of the house, why do you want to be so popular?" Chen Xian'er said, but her eyes were a little red.

Princess Taiping sat beside her and persuaded her lightly, saying: "This kind of trivial matter has never been cared about, but now it is so resolute, I am afraid that no one will be able to stop it." It should be that he feels that he owes too much to your mother and daughter, so he wants to make up for it. This kind of thing is what a man should do. As for the concubines and concubines, these are just ordinary people's statements, and they are not effective in our family. Because of Xue Shao's daughter, she was born to be a relative of the emperor! ”

……

Xue Shao hadn't been to the Xue family's old house in Qinglongfang for a while, but today he rushed to ride a horse alone and went straight away.

It is true to report the good news to the eldest brother, but the other intention is that Xue Shao feels that it is time to talk to the eldest brother.

The most direct trigger for Xue Shao's death in history was his eldest brother Xue Yi, who directly participated in the armed rebellion launched by the Li family's clan. There are historical records that Xue Shao himself was also involved, but it is more likely that Xue Shao was innocently implicated.

No matter what the truth of history is, the current Xue Shao is extremely convinced of one thing - similar things must not happen again!

When I arrived at the Xue family's old house, it was dark.

The door was closed, and when Xue Shao was about to step forward and knock on the door, he heard someone talking in the courtyard.

"It's getting late, why should the third son leave in a hurry?" It was obviously Xue Yi's voice, and he only listened to him: "If you don't dislike it, please stay in the house for one night." Tomorrow, stay in the next room to prepare a thin wine, please make a meal for the third son. ”

Xue Shao was slightly stunned, the third son? Who?

"Thank you Xue Gong for your kindness. It's just that the situation is dangerous, and it's really inconvenient to stay for a long time, so please leave. ”

Hearing this voice, Xue Shao's heart flickered - Li Wen?!

The two of them were still in the courtyard with polite comings and goings, and Xue Shao vigorously knocked on the door, "Brother, Erlang is back!" - Open the door! ”

There was a sudden silence inside.

Xue Shao said: "I know that you have a guest visiting the house, since you have met it, why don't you introduce it to me and meet it?" - Open the door! ”

It's quieter inside.

Xue Shao was a little annoyed, took a few steps back and rushed to run, this courtyard wall was nothing to him at all, and he jumped in as soon as he turned over.

The moment he landed, he just saw a figure disappear into the corridor in the backyard.

"Hiding from what?" Xue Shao was even more annoyed.

"Huh, Jiro?" Xue Yi walked out of the main hall and looked at Xue Shao in surprise, "Why did you come in over the wall?" ”

"Big brother, that's Li Wen, right?" Xue Shao stepped forward and said bluntly, "Why did he hide when he saw me?" ”

"Uh...... What Lee Win? Xue Yi looked confused, "Erlang, what's wrong with you today?" ”

Seeing the eldest brother pretending to be deaf and dumb in front of him to cover up for others, Xue Shao really wanted to look up to the sky and sigh. I didn't care about any etiquette at the moment, so I took Xue Yi's hand and went straight to the study.

"Erlang, Erlang, what are you doing?" Xue Yi was a little surprised and nervous, because Xue Shao had always been extremely polite in front of him. Today's situation is very bad, Xue Shao not only didn't care about the courtesy, but also seemed to be a little angry.

"Come-" Xue Shao couldn't help but drag Xue Yi into the study, locked the door reflexively, and then pressed Xue Yi to sit on the big chair in front of the desk with both hands.

Xue Yi's eyes were a little straight, "What, what's wrong?" ”

"Big brother." Xue Shao first called, then stared at Xue Yi's eyes fixedly, and said word by word, "Do you want our Xue family to exterminate the clan?" ”

Xue Yi was suddenly stunned, "Erlang, why are you talking like this for no reason?" Scared for brother! ”

Xue Shao tried his best to suppress his emotions and calm his mood, and said, "Big brother, it's not me who is alarmist. If you continue to have close contact with people like Li Wen, then our Xue family will really be in trouble. ”

Xue Yi's eyes widened and he couldn't speak.

"No one can save you." Xue Shao was still word-by-word, and then added, "No one can escape!" ”

"This ......" Xue Yi was obviously a little flustered, and stammered, "Not really, right?" ”

"Very much."

Xue Yi hurriedly explained: "The son of His Majesty Emperor Li Zhen, the King of Yue, is the half-brother of my mother, that is, our maternal uncle. It is not a secret that my father had been friends with King Yue on the day he was alive, and later became a brother and an official in the same state as King Yue. Li Wen, the third son of King Yue, is cousins with you and me. You may not know him very well, but Brother Wei once got along with him for a while, and he was a little bit of a brother. Today he came to Chang'an to mourn Liu Xianggong, and after the incident, he stopped by the house to visit me, what's the matter? ”

"Since it's just a stop-by, why do you want to hide when you see me?" Xue Shao asked the core in one sentence.

Xue Yi opened his mouth and had nothing to answer.

"Big brother, you don't have to explain, let alone cover it up." Xue Shao said, "I know what you talked about. Or rather, I know what you want to talk about, but I just haven't talked about it yet. ”

"......" Xue Yi's expression changed slightly, but he still didn't speak.

"Big brother." Xue Shao looked at Xue Yi seriously, "We are the brothers of the same mother." ”

"Of course." Xue Yi nodded, his expression becoming a little more complicated.

"We have lived and died together. Now and in the future, we will share the same weal and woe. Xue Shao said, "None of the hundreds of cousins surnamed Li who have never met since birth and can't recognize each other can do it." ”

"Erlang, you don't have to say it." Xue Yi suddenly raised his hand to interrupt Xue Shao and said, "Li Wen came to me and did talk to me a lot. The main thing is to talk about the Empress Dowager Wu. Li Wen suddenly avoided you when he saw you coming, because he was embarrassed. You've met him during the day, haven't you? At the time, you didn't seem to be very enthusiastic. If you are treated coldly again, the dignified son will look so bad! - Brother thinks that it's just human nature, what's so important? ”

Xue Shao finally smiled slightly with a little relief, this is what brothers should say.

"Erlang, what is there that is important that deserves your such nervousness?" Xue Yi also paid attention to it, and said seriously, "In front of thousands of troops, you also talk and laugh freely. Today...... What's going on? ”

"Big brother, there is such a thing in this world, which is far more feared than thousands of troops and beasts." Xue Shaodao.

"What's that?"

"Fate."

Xue Yi blinked in confusion, "For brother, I don't understand very well." ”

"Big brother, you must know it very well in your heart." Xue Shao sighed lightly and sat down himself, "It's just that you don't want to admit it, or you don't want to think about it deeply." ”

"......" Xue Yi was silent for a while.

"Li Wen is playing with fire, and King Yue is also playing with fire." Xue Shao said, "They don't play very well. Big brother, if you want to play along, be sure to think about the consequences first. ”

Xue Yi still maintained his expression when he was silent, and said calmly: "Since Erlang has already talked about this, then Brother Wei wants to ask Erlang a question." ”

"Brother, please speak."

Xue Yi said: "If the Li Tang artifact changes hands and the dynasty changes, where will the Xue family go?" ”

This layer of window paper can be regarded as pierced.

For a while, Xue Shao was speechless and fell into silence. In my heart, it is nothing more than all kinds of entanglements and mixed feelings.

Listening to the eldest brother's words, it is obvious that he has been in close contact with Li Wen and others for more than a day or two. They were discussing something in private, and they didn't need to break the casserole to ask in the end, Xue Shao could also think of it.

"If you don't speak, it means that you have thought about this question for your brother more than once." Xue Yi stood up, his hands on his back, and began to pace slowly.

Xue Shao saw that he no longer concealed, no longer prevaricated, no hesitation, and no longer panicked.

- That only proves that he already has an idea in his heart, and even has a plan!

"History has its inevitable laws. Sometimes, even the details are strikingly similar. Xue Shao looked at Xue Yi's familiar and unfamiliar back, and couldn't help but say, "So amazing...... Bloody! ”

Xue Yi suddenly shuddered, turned around and stared at Xue Shao with wide eyes, and exclaimed, "Why did Erlang say this?" ”

Being asked by Xue Yi like this, Xue Shao also suddenly felt a shudder.

Xue Yi's expression suddenly changed greatly, "Erlang, you, a hero like you, can even ...... Fear?! ”