There are two indispensable factors for viewing lanterns, one is that there are many lights, and the other is that there are many people, if there are lights and no one, it will be too lonely, Li Yuan knows this very well, so he prepared a small lantern festival in Princess Pingyang's courtyard, not only prepared a large number of lanterns, but also invited many officials to participate with their families.

Li Xiu didn't know about it at first, in fact, even if he knew, he didn't plan to join in the fun, but he didn't expect Ma Ye to come back early, and invited him to go, with Ma Ye's temper, if he didn't go, I was afraid that he would come to Xingshi that night to ask for the guilt.

In the late afternoon, the avenue in front of the Li family Zhuangzi suddenly became lively, the magnates in Chang'an City or rode horses or horses, one by one calling friends and companions from the road whistling by, especially those young nobles, one by one is even more energetic, whenever there are young noble women passing by in a car, they are even more like beating chicken blood, sitting on horseback The small body is straight and straight, and some people even boast loudly about how many prey they have hit and so on.

Li Xiu changed into clean clothes, the clothes were made by Yuechan for him, originally he was going to wear them during the New Year, but he didn't expect to wear them now, the royal blue shirt was cut very well, I really didn't expect her to have such craftsmanship.

Li Xiu, who was wearing new clothes, walked out of the courtyard gate, came to the small bridge in front, and looked at the road not far away, but suddenly stopped and hesitated a little, although he didn't want to admit it, but since he crossed to the Tang Dynasty, he has been intentionally or unintentionally refusing to interact with the outside world, and he has not even been to Chang'an City a few times, if it wasn't for Ma Ye last time, he would not have been able to rush to Gyeongju.

This is not Li Xiu's introverted personality, in fact, this is his instinctive protection of himself, for the Tang Dynasty, he is an incompatible outsider, whether it is in life habits or the way of speaking, there is a huge difference from the people of this era, in order not to arouse the suspicion of others, Li Xiu intentionally or unintentionally reduced contact with the outside world, and at the same time learned how to be a real Tang person.

However, the small lantern festival held in the princess's courtyard today is a real social place, where he will really get in touch with the lifestyle of the upper class nobles of the Tang Dynasty, and maybe meet some people, who may become his future friends or enemies in the future, whether they are friends or enemies, all of which mark that Li Xiu will be fully integrated into this era.

"This day is going to come sooner or later, why do you want to do so much, let's take one step at a time!" Li Xiu stood by the bridge for a long time, and suddenly muttered to himself, showing a chic smile after speaking, and strode across the wooden bridge to the road.

The main road was full of nobles who participated in the small lantern festival in the princess's courtyard, either riding a car or riding a horse, and each of them was followed by an entourage of slaves, which looked extraordinary, but Li Xiu was the only one who walked slowly, and he looked outstanding among the carriages and horses, and even many aristocratic women opened the car windows and commented on Li Xiu.

Regarding the reaction of the outside world, Li Xiu was calm, anyway, he would not die if he looked at it twice, and many of the people who were curious about him were young women, which also made him feel complacent, he knew that he was so popular, what kind of bean sprouts did he do when he was hungry, wouldn't it be easier to go directly to a rich woman? It's a pity that Princess Pingyang was not there at that time, otherwise she would be a good candidate.

When he saw Li Xiu coming, Ma Ye immediately stepped forward to take him to the house, which made the guests who had seen Li Xiu on the road just now, they all knew the stinky temper of this general Ma, and usually did not give face to anyone except the princess, but they didn't expect to be so courteous to a little-known young man, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

"Why did Uncle Ma greet me alone, and there were so many guests outside?" After Li Xiu saw Ma Ye pulling him into the mansion, he actually found a place to sit down, which made him ask strangely.

"Say hello fart, you also know that I ran in the capital for a day today, and when I came back in the afternoon, I still had a meal at your place, and when I came back, I changed my clothes and stood at the door as a decoration, I was almost tired to death!" When Ma Ye said this, he motioned to his subordinates to bring a bowl of water, and then took a breath and said, "Now the important people are almost here, and the rest of the people naturally have His Majesty's people to greet them, and it just so happens that you are also here, I will take this opportunity to take a break!" ”

"Haha, can you work harder, the princess is injured, and the affairs in the house can only be bothered by Uncle Ma." Li Xiu said with a smile, there are indeed more people coming today, no wonder Ma Ye will complain.

"Boy, I'll say hello to you in advance, Chai Shao was also invited by His Majesty, but with the princess here, he shouldn't dare to trouble you, but you have to be careful yourself." Ma Ye suddenly reminded at this time that except for Li Xiu, all the guests who came today were invited by Li Yuan, and Li Yuan always wanted Princess Pingyang to forgive Chai Shao, so he often gave them opportunities to meet.

"Uncle Ma, don't worry, didn't you say that Chai Shao didn't dare to let people know that he was beaten by me, so as long as he is not stupid, he shouldn't trouble me." Li Xiu said with a smile, as long as Princess Pingyang is still there, Chai Shao is nothing at all.

Li Xiuwei was already not early, and when he chatted with Ma Ye for a while, the sky was completely dark, and the lantern festival officially began, the open space in the front hall of the princess's courtyard was vast, and it could almost be regarded as a small square, and now all kinds of lanterns were hung on the small square, and the table under the lamp was placed with all kinds of food bought from Chang'an City, and the guests could eat at will, which looked a bit similar to the Western-style gatherings of later generations.

Almost all of the people who can be invited here are important ministers of the court, as well as their families, so at the beginning of the Lantern Festival, the men gathered in groups to chat about state affairs, and the women called their children to stop and go, and when they met the agreeable, they came forward to talk, if the woman was satisfied, and even gave the handkerchief to the man very generously, and if the man was satisfied with the woman in the future, he could take the handkerchief to the door.

Li Xiu watched it with relish on the side, Shangyuan Festival was originally the ancient Valentine's Day, on this day, women no longer have to be restrained, they can walk freely on the street, and when they meet their favorite men, they use this method to make love, and the people who participate in the Little Lantern Festival today are all powerful people in the Tang Dynasty, and it can be said that they are right, so these ladies have made the Little Lantern Festival a blind date meeting.

But just when Li Xiu was looking interestingly, he suddenly saw a very rich lady walking towards Li Xiu with an equally beautiful girl, which made him secretly scream badly, and it was too late to hide, so he could only watch this rich lady walk up to him and smile at him: "Which family are you a junior, why haven't you seen your elder?" ”

"Huh? I ......" Li Xiu's heart was full of wry smiles, looking at the delicate appearance of the girl behind the noblewoman peeking at him, it seemed that he really liked himself, but he had no plans to get married now, not to mention his identity as a concubine, and the notorious reputation of falling in love with a nun and leaving the house, I am afraid that people will not look down on him.

"Mrs. Qiyu, my mother died early, and my father was not in Chang'an, so only the younger generation came alone." Li Xiu really couldn't think of any good excuse to refuse, so he could only tell the truth, planning to take one step at a time.

"I see, I don't know which family's son you are?" The noble lady didn't care when she heard this, the Tang Dynasty Quartet was initially decided, and many civil ministers and military generals were outside to settle the Quartet, and Li Xiu's father was not at home, but he was still invited here, which shows that his father is very valued by His Majesty the Emperor.

"This ......" Li Xiu really didn't know how to answer at this time, if he said that his father was Li Jing, but when he left the house before, Li Jing had already said that he didn't recognize him as a son, and at this time he publicly declared that he was Li Jing's son, it was a little too cheeky, but if he didn't say it, it would be a little too rude.

Just when Li Xiu was in a dilemma, he suddenly saw an old man in civilian clothes striding over, and when he saw him, he frowned with displeasure and said, "Why are you here?" ”

"Huh?" Li Xiu was also stunned when he saw this strange old man who came out halfway, because he didn't know the other party at all, but the noble lady seemed to recognize this person, smiled slightly when she saw him, and left with the girl behind her who was a little reluctant.

"I don't know this ...... What is this old gentleman called? Li Xiu really couldn't remember who this person was, but listening to the meaning of what he said just now, it seemed that he should know himself, but he didn't have the impression of this person in Li Xiu's memory.

"Huh?" The old man was also stunned when he heard Li Xiu's words, although he had only met each other once, but with the special relationship between them, it was impossible for Li Xiu not to know him, could it be ......

Thinking of one of these possibilities, the old man immediately said with an angry face: "Are you still pretending to be stupid to the old man? At the beginning, the old man was deceived by your father, so he agreed to that thing in a daze, and now that your father is not here, when your father comes back, your father and son must give the old man an explanation! ”

After the old man finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves, turned around and left, which also made Li Xiu also confused, and he couldn't understand what the old man was talking about, but listening to the meaning of his words, he seemed to have some agreement with Li Jing, and this agreement was also related to himself, but who are you, uncle?