Chapter 720: The Son's Marriage
After all the ministers arrived, Li Su came forward to announce Li Shimin's illness, and then pushed Li Zhi to the front, and turned around and left the Lizheng Palace. Although he is the prince of the Tang Dynasty, he is now the emperor of the Great Qi, so some things can be managed, but some things should not be interfered too deeply, not to mention that the Tang Dynasty in the future belongs to Li Zhi, and now he should learn to stand in front instead of hiding behind his father and brother.
When the ministers of the eldest grandson Wuji heard the news that Li Shimin would not live for three months, they did not show too surprised looks, after all, when Li Shimin was in a coma before, they were already mentally prepared. It's just that the eldest grandson Wuji and several other ministers who have a deep relationship with Li Shimin couldn't help but show grief when they heard the news. Although the positions are different, Li Su also admits that the brotherly love of the eldest grandson Wuji for Li Shimin is indeed true.
The content of the next discussion between Li Zhi and the eldest grandson Wuji and others, Li Su was not interested, in fact, he could guess the content of the discussion, it was nothing more than how to keep it secret during this time, and then secretly prepare for Li Shimin's funeral, and Li Zhi's enthronement also needed to be prepared, these things were cumbersome and boring, and Li Su was too lazy to pay attention to them.
After walking out of the Lizheng Palace, Li Su's mood was not very good, so he walked around the palace, and he did not come back for more than ten years, and there were many changes in the Taiji Palace, such as a few new palaces on both sides, and the blue brick road under his feet was also replaced by better cement bricks, and there were also some plants from the Americas or Australia in the small gardens that passed along the way.
Unconsciously, Li Su turned to the Ganlu Hall where Li Shimin lived, looking at this huge palace. Li Su's heart was full of emotion, speaking of which he was not very familiar with this palace. When he saw Li Shimin before, the other party seemed to be always in the Liangyi Palace. Moreover, there will always be a pile of tall twists and turns in front of the dragon case, and it is those twists and turns that can never be approved that will slowly grind the original young and strong Li Shimin into an old man in his last years.
Thinking of this, Li Su couldn't help but sigh. It's already afternoon, and he has been busy in the palace since Li Yu went to find Li Zhi today, and he hasn't even eaten lunch until now, but he is not hungry at all. Especially after knowing that Li Shimin would die soon, he was not in the mood to eat.
But just when Li Su was thinking about his thoughts, he suddenly heard a burst of laughter like silver bells coming from the Ganlu Palace, and then several bright girls walked out laughing, and when they saw Li Su in front of the door, they immediately surrounded them, and the oldest beautiful woman said in a loud voice: "Sixth brother, you won't be waiting for us here all the time, right?" But it just so happened that I chatted with my father for a while. We're all hungry, and it's been a long time since we've eaten your cooking! ”
The girls who came out were the sons and daughters who went in before, and the five princesses, looking at their appearance, should have a very happy chat with Li Shimin. It's a pity that they don't know that the father in the hall who cares for them so much doesn't have much time.
Thinking of this, Li Su was also a little sad in his heart. However, he still forced himself to laugh and said, "I went to the queen mother just now, and I met you as soon as I walked here." It doesn't matter if you don't eat, this time I came with me with the old chef of the palace. You're sure to be satisfied! ”
The sons saw their father wake up, and they were in good spirits when they chatted with them just now, which made them think that their father's condition had finally improved, so they were in a very good mood, and they didn't care about the strange appearance of Li Su, especially when they heard that the sixth brother also brought the original cook, which reminded them of when they were young, but they didn't go to the Qi Wang's Mansion to eat, and now they can taste the taste of the year, which makes her very excited, so she happily pulled Li Su and a few sisters out of the palace.
On the way, Li Su inquired about Li Shimin's situation, but the son told him that after they chatted with his father for a while, Li Shimin felt a little tired, and then drank a bowl of millet porridge to nourish the stomach and fell asleep, so the son and his son left.
"Sixth brother, you don't know, today my father forced Sister Jinyang to marry again, and said that they didn't get married, which brought several of our younger sisters badly, such as Sister Changshan, she is also eighteen years old, but she refuses to get married." On the carriage to the Qi Palace, Shengping hugged Li Su's arm and made a small report with a cheerful face.
"You stinky girls, it's obvious that Chang Shan doesn't want to get married, why do you blame me?" The son who was sitting opposite Li Su glared at the four of Shengping, and deliberately said angrily.
Chang Shan is only two years younger than her son, and she is the same as her son, she is also not married, Queen Eldest Sun wanted to help her set her family affairs several times, but she was strongly opposed, and there was a sister who was in front of her, so Queen Eldest Sun was not easy to force her, so she could only drag it on, no wonder Li Shimin said that her son took the younger sisters.
"Hehe, how can there be a reason why a sister is not married, and we will marry out first if we are sisters? So we are waiting for Sister Jinyang to you, as long as you don't marry for a day, we will accompany you not to marry! At this time, Princess Changshan also opened her mouth and smiled. Although Princess Changshan's mother is just an ordinary concubine, she is well-behaved and clever, and she is relatively young among her brothers and sisters, so she is also quite popular with Li Shimin.
As soon as Chang Shan opened his mouth, he immediately attracted the support of Xincheng and Sitang, but the son was not to be outdone, and immediately counterattacked: "Okay, then I, who is a sister, will not marry, and I will be a female crown in the Taoist temple for a lifetime, what should I do if I see a few of you?" ”
But it's okay that the strange son didn't mention the Taoist temple, as soon as he mentioned the Taoist temple, he immediately reminded Shengping of one thing, and said with a smile at the moment: "If Sister Jinyang is a female crown in the Taoist temple for a lifetime, wouldn't that Shangguan son want to go to the Taoist temple to drink tea for a lifetime?" What a pathetic! ”
Hearing Shengping talk about this, it immediately aroused the interest of Changshan, Xincheng and Sitang, and the four girls chattered around the son to ask about this, most of them were about the Shangguan Court, which made the son unable to resist at all, and finally had no choice but to beg for mercy, and finally at the cost of a few sets of new perfumes, which made a few sisters stop joking with her.
Watching a few naughty sisters playing around, Li Su also felt that his mood had improved a lot, but when he thought of his son's marriage, he frowned, if his father died, according to the rules, children should keep filial piety for three years, and they should not marry during this period, Changshan is better, but if the son keeps filial piety for another three years, in this era, the age is too big.
Thinking of this, Li Su couldn't help but feel anxious, if she told her son directly, she would definitely only grieve for Li Shimin's matter, where would she still have the intention of getting married? Thinking of this headache, Li Su's mood that had just improved began to get worse again.
Although Li Su did not live in Chang'an these years, his Qi Wang's Mansion was not deserted, and someone in the mansion was responsible for cleaning and repairing, so after he returned, he could move in immediately. After so many years, the entire mansion has not changed much, and it is the first time that Li Mian and Youlan have come back, so they are very curious about the mansion where their father used to live, and a group of children are running around in the mansion.
After Li Su came back with his sons, he was immediately surrounded by these children, "auntie, aunt" kept calling, and they were very happy, but unfortunately they came in a hurry this time and didn't bring any gifts, so they had to make a promise to take these children out tomorrow and play in Chang'an City.
When it was time to eat, it was even more lively, and the sons and daughters were in a good mood, and began to tell these children about their interesting stories in the house back then, as well as the troubles of Li Su when he was young, which made the children follow suit. Wen Xin originally wanted to change the topic, but she didn't expect to be involved, and her son-in-law revealed how she and Li Su met at the beginning, which made Li Mian and Youlan brothers and sisters ask Wen Xin non-stop, which made Wen Xin's face red.
Finally waited until after eating, the son and Chang Shan and a few of them took the children to the house to play, Li Su wanted to go back to the study to be quiet alone, but was pulled to the bedroom of the inner house by Wen Xin, only to see her asked with a concerned face: "Husband, just now when you were eating, just now when you were eating, I saw that you had something to worry about, can you talk to me now?" ”
Although Li Su also cooperated with his son's words just now, he laughed and made trouble for a while, but he could deceive others, but he couldn't deceive Wenxin, who had been a husband and wife for many years. In fact, it was not only Wen Xin, it is estimated that Wu Meiniang and several others also saw it, but they did not ask directly.
Li Shimin's affairs can be hidden from outsiders, but there is no need to keep it secret from Wenxin, so I saw Li Su sigh, and then told Li Shimin's illness again, and even now Li Zhi is summoning ministers to discuss how to deal with the aftermath of the matter.
In the end, Li Su said a little bitterly: "Now my father doesn't know about his condition, I plan to find a time to tell him, but I don't know what to say?" ”
Wen Xin also sighed lightly after hearing this, was silent for a moment and then asked: "My father has been a horse all his life, and naturally he has long looked down on life and death, and I can tell my father directly about this matter, but I am worried about my son, she is twenty years old, if she keeps filial piety for another three years, it will be too late!" ”
Hearing that Wen Xin was also worried about his son's marriage, Li Su couldn't help but have a headache, his son's marriage had already become a heart disease of the entire Tang royal family, and now Li Shimin's time was short, if he couldn't let his son settle the marriage, I am afraid that Li Shimin would leave the world with great regret.
"If it really doesn't work, you can only use a little means, anyway, the son and the Shangguan Tingzhi are also secretly in love, so one party takes the initiative to express their feelings." In the end, Li Su suddenly sighed again and said, he has always been very honest with the relatives around him, but now in order for his son to get married as soon as possible, he can only use a little trick. (To be continued......)