Chapter 3 Smiling like a flower
Li Kuan didn't say anything more, turned around and returned to Chasing Yun, turned over on the horse's back, and then motioned for Liu Wei to stay where he was, and he could be alone. Went straight to the garrison in front of him.
The garrison mansion is not far from the Eastern Capital Palace, which can be regarded as Li Er's guarding this palace. This palace in Luoyang is actually a palace left by the previous dynasty. Such a building must not be used as an official residence, because in this era of feudal dynasties, everything is customized and insurmountable. So it is natural that this place has become an annex to the palace, and Li Er may come to live in the courtyard for a few days every year.
Although the emperor may not necessarily come to live, there is nothing less in it, which is related to the royal face, and it cannot be saved at all. Therefore, there are also two or three hundred palace guards in this palace, and these people have been maintaining the maintenance of this imperial palace.
Li Kuan saw the majestic palace from a distance, so he would not get lost, and the layout of this Luoyang City was very regular, along the Tianjie at his feet, all the way forward, and entering the Tianque is the palace, and the garrison mansion is in front of the Tianque, the corner of the place. Just like having a kennel in front of his own door, this Luoyang garrison is actually a watchdog for this palace. Although Hou Junji is idle here, and he is very at ease, he just doesn't want to stay here, even if he thinks he is a dog in front of Li Er now.
The garrison has arrived, and the vermilion gate is bright and bright. Li Kuan got off the horse and came to the gate, the porter everyone. Standing in front of the gate, you can still smell the smell. It seems to have just been painted. It's almost the New Year, is it home decoration? Li Kuan was a little puzzled.
Pick up the knocker. Knocked twice. The brass knocker was also polished yellow, with an abstract beast's head on it. It was very weighty, and it knocked on the door panel.
"Who?" An old man heard a sound. Coming out of it, he looked clean in a blue-gray linen shirt. The gray hair was tied into a bun, coiled on the top of the head, and wrapped in arrowroot. The complexion is very good, and the wrinkles on his face are also smiling.
"Who are you?" The old man asked politely, the young man in armor in front of him was not ordinary at first glance. He looks handsome and extraordinary. There is also an indescribable temperament on his body, not like the arrogance of the military killers he sees on weekdays, but an indescribable temperament. It's peaceful.
"Old man, this is the mansion of General Hou Junji?" Li Kuan asked with his hands arched.
"Little brother is polite, this is indeed my lord's mansion! I don't know if you are, little brother? The old man replied and asked.
"Boy Li Kuan. General Hou said he had a guest at home. The kid has to see it, so come and find it! Li Kuan was very polite to the old man, because although he was a human in two lives, he had an indelible memory. When he was a child, Li Kuan, whose father died early, was sent to his grandparents' house, and it can be said that his entire childhood was spent in the company of two old people, so for the elderly. Li Kuan is very respectful.
"Oh! So, you're here to find Princess Changle! The old man was surprised. It seems that this polite young man and old man are not young, and the old man will let him come to Princess Changle alone, plus the surname Li, he must be a member of the royal family.
"What, Lizin is here?" Li Kuan didn't expect Li Lizhen to come to Luoyang, and he also lived in the palace next to Hou Junji's house. What's going on?
"It turned out to be His Royal Highness the King of Chu! Old decay is rude! Hearing that Li Kuan called the name of Princess Li Lizhen of Changle, the old man immediately remembered who this heroic and polite young man was, and the young man who could call the princess by name must only be those princes of the royal family. Coupled with a military uniform, as well as the recent rumors that the army attacking the Turks in the north was about to return to the court, the old man suddenly guessed Li Kuan's identity, so he made a series of excuses.
"Don't dare to be, the kid is Li Kuan!" Li Kuan didn't care, but directly asked Li Lizhen about it: "I don't know why Lizhen came to this eastern capital?" ”
"Back to His Royal Highness the King of Chu, Princess Changle is here to accompany the second lady of our family!" The old man replied. As he spoke, he led the way in front and led Li Kuan to the main hall: "His Royal Highness the King of Chu will wait for a while, and the old man will go and invite His Royal Highness the princess and our wife." Serving a bowl of tea, the old man confessed and went to the backyard.
Li Kuan sat in the spacious main hall, holding a tea bowl in his hand, looking at the surrounding arrangements.
On the wall opposite the coffee table where he was sitting was a picture of a tiger descending the mountain, the majestic mountain was outlined by several different shades of ink, and the feeling of clouds and mountains and mist could not help but come to mind. The tiger is also a faint ink, with hideous stripes, eyes as if shining with cold light, and sharp claws stepping on a stone, as if about to pounce from the painting.
Li Kuan doesn't know how to paint, but he can also feel the ferocity in the painting. This painting must be the handiwork of a famous artist, and when I saw the payment, it was really - Yan Liben. No wonder the painting is so expressive, but why did Hou Junji hang this painting in this main hall of his house? You must know that although this painting is good, it is precisely because it is so good that that the fierce aura will make the people sitting here very uncomfortable, and there is an invisible oppression. This belongs to a kind of psychological invisible oppression, and if Li Kuan hadn't had hypnotism and had a little understanding of this aspect, he really wouldn't have known.
"It seems that Hou Junji's mind has not stopped!" Li Kuan thought about it for a while, and then he understood. After this Hou Junji was lost from Shuofang, he was exiled by Li Er to this Luoyang to guard the palace for himself, this eastern capital Luoyang is a peaceful place, except for a few ruffians and hooligans, there is nothing else. Therefore, it has been peaceful here for a long time, and Hou Junji, who is a soldier, will definitely affect his fighting spirit, and in order to maintain his state, he will place some things with this fierce temperament in the places where he usually haunts, so that his vigilance and fighting spirit will not decline.
Just when Li Kuan was surprised by Hou Junji's arrangement, a thin footstep came from outside, and the voice was hurried, and it seemed that the owner was very anxious.
Li Kuan turned his head when he heard the sound, and saw a sky-blue figure appear in front of the door, like a spring river, with endless gentleness and warmth. It is like the sun washed in the spring rain, warm but not blazing.
"Beauty...... What's this expression? Are you not happy to see your second brother? Li Kuan saw the beautiful face that was full of surprises, and suddenly a big smile appeared on his face. Dressed in a navy blue skirt and jacket, her long hair is like a soft satin, her eyebrows on her pretty face are like distant mountains, and her pupils are like autumn water. The pretty face is smiling, and the smile is like a flower.
Who is it that is standing at the door with a slim appearance, not Li Lizhen? Just now I heard that the old housekeeper who was guarding the door came to report that His Royal Highness the King of Chu had come down. Li Lizhi couldn't take care of her sister-in-law Hou Junji's second daughter, Hou Li'er, and ran out directly with beautiful little feet. But when I really saw that person, the heroic young man in military uniform, Li Lizhi didn't know what to say. Seeing that his face was full of wind and frost, and there were still marks cut by knives on his armor, he felt distressed again.
"Second brother!" The smile blooms, like the roses blooming in the spring breeze, and like the spring peaches with buds on the branches in March. The voice unconsciously brought a trill, and tears appeared in the corners of his eyes, and then flowed through his cheeks.
"What are you crying about? Who bullied you? Second brother to help you get revenge! Li Kuan stepped forward and rubbed her long silky hair, and wiped the back of his hand on her cheek, wiping away the drop of crystal.
"Lizhi misses you so much! Miss you so much!! Li Lizhi hugged Li Kuan, regardless of the dirty armor on Li Kuan's body, rubbed her skirt, leaned on her brother's shoulder with a smile, muttered this sentence in her mouth, and kept repeating it.
"Okay, it's all big girls, and they're still crying, and they're ashamed!" Li Kuan patted his sister's fragrant shoulder, and said teasing words in his mouth.
"I hate it!" Li Li didn't follow the quality and said coquettishly.
"Okay, don't let Mrs. Hou see the joke!" Li Kuan saw a beautiful woman walking in from the door and said to Li Li.
"Hmm!" The girl nodded meekly, broke free from Li Kuan's embrace, and then stood to the side.
"The little woman has seen His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" The beautiful woman was blessed and bowed down to Li Kuanying.
"Madame, excuse me! Xiao Wang thanked Mrs. for taking care of her little sister! Li Kuan said.
"This is the honor of the little woman, and it is a supreme honor for Her Royal Highness the Princess to be able to deign to the point of giving up!" Mrs. is very good at talking, she is Hou Junji's wife, and she is also the mother of Hou Junji's two sons and one daughter. Hou Li'er, who is going to marry Li Chengqian, is her daughter.
"Second brother, Mrs. is very good to Li, and Sister Li'er is about to marry the prince's brother! After the prince's brother marries his wife, it will be your turn to help me find my sister-in-law, will it be your second brother? Li Lizhi interjected happily and said on the side.
"What? Cheng Qian is going to marry a wife? I'm only fourteen years old! "Li Kuan underestimated the ancients' dedication to inheritance, the fourteen-year-old child is about to marry a wife and have children, has the hair grown up? Li Kuan was speechless, Li Chengqian was after him, thinking that he would marry a woman he didn't know now at this time next year, and he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.
"Fourteen years old is not young, His Royal Highness the King of Chu!" Mrs. Hou said with a smile, obviously very curious about Li Kuan's expression, a man's family can start a family at the age of eleven or twelve, and passing on the family is the top priority!
"Dare to ask, how old is Miss Hou this year?" Li Kuan asked, although it was a bit rude to rashly ask someone's daughter's age, but Li Kuan felt that getting married at this age was simply a sin. In his later recollections, a woman under the age of fourteen, whether consensual or involuntary, was a rapist as long as anyone who had sex with her. Moreover, premature breakage will affect growth and development, which Li Kuan will resist to the end.
"The little girl is thirteen this year! As big as His Highness! Mrs. Hou's answer made Li Kuan directly bring a beast hat to Li Chengqian in his heart. I despise this so-called prince brother. (To be continued......)