Chapter 378: Winter Solstice (4)

Then, Chen Fei immediately took Xiao Xue to greet his bosses and colleagues. The winter solstice was as important as the New Year in the Tang Dynasty, and the winter solstice used to be the New Year of the previous Qin calendar, but it became the current Han calendar during the Han Dynasty, and this Han calendar has been used to a certain extent in later generations. And since this winter solstice is the New Year, the festival is also very grand, and the sacrifice to the sky is one of them, and the next thing is to pay New Year's greetings. But in fact, Chen Fei is also a little speechless, this process of the winter solstice is the same as the New Year, and in two months, it will be the New Year, so repeating this process again, this is obviously a little speechless.

When Chen Fei took Xiao Xue and prepared to go out, several people immediately came outside the door, and they were all women.

"Huh? Who will greet me at this time? Chen Fei complained.

Chen Fei is also a five-rank official, although he is not low in other places, but in Chang'an, a place where there are many officials like dogs, Wupin is not a high-ranking official. But now there are people who come to pay their New Year's greetings, which is really a bit surprising. After all, according to the previous arrangement of Princess Wanchun and Xiao Xue, this kind of New Year's greeting has a process. First, the middle and low-level officials paid New Year's greetings to the senior officials, and then the middle-level officials paid New Year's greetings to each other, and finally the low-level officials paid New Year's greetings to their immediate superiors. In fact, a process is obviously formed.

But someone actually came to the princess's mansion, obviously to pay New Year's greetings, what's going on?

"Brother Chen Fei!" An eight-year-old Lori came to Chen Fei and said.

Chen Fei was immediately surprised: "It's a princess?" ”

This Lori is Princess Wanchun, Princess Wanchun actually came to her home, is it to give herself a New Year's greeting? But the princess shouldn't all stay in the palace, how can she run out casually?

"Princess, why are you here?" Chen Fei asked.

And Princess Li Lizhi of Changle immediately said: "I'm here to pay New Year's greetings to Aunt Wanchun?" And I also miss Brother Chen Fei a little, I have been locked up in the palace during this time, and I am very depressed. I'm happiest when I go out with Brother Chen Fei, it can be fun! My sisters are so envious of me. They all envied me for being able to hang out with Brother Chen Fei. ”

Chen Fei was helpless, few of these princesses could leave the palace, and most of the princesses were confined to the palace and could not come out until the New Year. And if you want to come out forever, you have to wait until the day you get married. And this Princess Changle is different, she was able to go out with Chen Fei twice, once in Shuoxian and the other in Bozhou, it can be said that she went out to see the world. But I'm used to being free outside, and of course I'm not used to returning to the palace suddenly. Wanted to come out.

"Brother Chen Fei, this time I was able to come out with the help of the festival. I'm here to pay New Year's greetings to Aunt Wanchun, but I'm also here for you! Li Lizhi said.

Chen Fei touched Princess Wanchun's little head, and then said, "Come in, my little princess." ”

Chen Fei took Li Lizhen's little hand and walked into the princess's mansion, and his niece came, so of course Princess Wanchun had to receive it. Although Princess Wanchun is not Li Yuan's biological daughter, her and Li Lizhi and Li Wanrou's generations have been decided. So naturally it's their aunt. What's more, Princess Wanchun has not been stripped of her princess title, so she is naturally Li Yuan's daughter.

"Auntie, when will you and Brother Chen Fei get married?" Li Li asked.

And Princess Wanchun said: "Probably the beginning of the next year! ”

Now the marriage between Chen Fei and Princess Wanchun is almost linked to the Turks. When the Turks perished. Then Chen Fei can also relax and prepare for marriage. However, it is now necessary to supervise the production of ordnance at all times, which naturally means that it is unlikely that there will be a long period of leisure. According to the rules of the Tang Dynasty, officials were given marriage leave when they got married. In terms of the urgency of the current ordnance production, it is impossible for Li Shimin to let Chen Fei get married at this time, otherwise it will be difficult to ask for marriage leave. As long as Chen Fei still wants to mix in officialdom. It has to be about work, not getting married at this juncture.

"Princess Changle, after the year after tomorrow, I will become your uncle!" Chen Fei said.

"No, no, no, I don't want Brother Chen Fei to be my uncle, I want you to be my brother! Except for my father and the prince's brother, that is, you are the best for me. So, you're my brother too! In the future, if I want to marry, I want to marry a man like Brother Chen Fei who can pamper me and help my father. Li Lizhi said.

And Chen Fei didn't feel anything, because as a royal family, all he had been educated since he was a child was to marry those who could help his father. After all, according to the rules of ancient princesses, the vast majority of princesses were used for marriage. Naturally, the princess's marriage cannot be chosen by herself, but is used for marriage. The Tang Dynasty was even more so, they were all married to the descendants of those meritorious heroes, so that the emperor could win over the meritorious heroes. And whether it is for the princess to feel better, or for the princess to marry honestly, the education of the princess is generally to say directly from an early age that she must obey her father's orders, and then marry someone who can help her father.

Li Lizhi is no exception, because marrying a princess is naturally marrying the descendants of those heroes, as a way to win over. However, in history, Princess Changle was married to the eldest grandson Chong, that is, the son of the eldest grandson Wuji. The eldest grandson Chong is her cousin, which is equivalent to kissing and kissing. If in later generations, such cousins cannot get married, but in ancient times there were not so many rules, after all, in ancient times, it was important to pay attention to the same surname and not to marry. And cousins are not the same surname, so naturally they belong to the ranks of those who can get married. Of course, the heroes surnamed Li are not so good, because the descendants of the heroes surnamed Li cannot marry the princess because they are not married with the same surname. After all, Li Jing and Li Ji can actually let their second son marry the princess, but they don't have this qualification.

"Okay, princess Changle, I will definitely find you a man like me in the future!" Chen Fei said.

Chen Fei just comforted this Princess Changle, after all, this kind of coaxing children often happens, and adults use some good words to coax children. Chen Fei didn't think he was wrong about what he said, anyway, since he was almost certain to marry Changsun Chong in the future, it would be no problem to appease her now and make a white lie. What's more, Chen Fei also taught Princess Changle painting, which can be regarded as half of her teacher. And Chen Fei didn't expect that when Princess Wanchun heard this, her face suddenly became very unnatural. (To be continued......)