Xue Chongjian, the king of Lijie County, is Xue Chongxun's younger brother, born to a father and mother, but the relationship is not close, especially after the king of Lijie County lives in his hometown in Hedong, it is rare to see each other for a year. He was in the wrong position in the previous political struggle, although Princess Taiping was not as fierce as Wu Zetian, and did not force him to death, but he was very alienated from him in his heart. There are some differences between the royal family and the people, and not all mistakes can be tolerated, and it is not uncommon for the prince to be executed because he poses a threat to the power of his parents.

The younger brother is still like this, and the two younger sisters of the Xue family are not very close to Xue Chongxun, and after they got married at the age of thirteen or fourteen, it is rare to see each other. The same is true of the four younger siblings of the martial family, if it weren't for Princess Taiping, it would be difficult to say whether Xue Chongxun would really treat them as brothers and sisters, and even the surnames were different. After the fall of Wu Zetian's regime, the only period when the Wu family could appear in the palace and temple was the Wu Sansi brothers, but Emperor Li Tang at that time thought that his strength was too shallow and wanted to win over a group of allies. And now the martial brothers have long since withdrawn from the power field, and they enjoy peace and wealth with their cute official titles, and Princess Taiping still has little to worry about their lives; In fact, the personal relationship between the two brothers of the martial arts family and Xue Chongxun is not bad, and it is obvious that they have inadvertently found a good way out for themselves before.

As for the two daughters of the martial arts family, Xue Chongxun doesn't even remember what they look like, after all, the eighteenth change of the female college. And they are also different from the sisters of the Xue family, which is also the reason why the sisters of the Xue family have been crowned princesses, and they are still named county lords.

However, Princess Taiping's children can get together to greet her, and she still looks very happy, but it is not yet a reunion, and there are no people. There is also one less son, maybe in the eyes of Princess Taiping, it is enough to have these three sons, although the martial brothers did not help her much, they are obedient and loyal. Of course, Xue Chongxun is the most special to her, the mother and son came hand in hand between life and death.

This is indeed a family banquet, except for the relatives of the Xue and Li families, only a few civil officials from the Hanlin Academy who are known as famous scholars to accompany them, and there are no ministers and envoys from foreign dynasties. However, the seats are divided into high and low order, which is very different from the scene of the common family sitting around a table, and these etiquettes are probably one of the reasons why the royal family affection is relatively weak. The seat on the platform where Princess Taiping sits, and the other juniors are all present in the hall; Xue Chongxun also belongs to the younger generation, but he is the emperor, and the traditions of his family and country make him completely different from his brothers and sisters, and he also sits side by side with Princess Taiping on the right seat in the middle, and next to him is Queen Li Yan'er. Relatives of the same generation should call themselves ministers, and they can also kneel, which is not much different from the etiquette to the elders.

Originally, there were people in the main hall giggling, but as soon as Xue Chongxun came to sit down, everyone gradually converged. At first, it seemed that the second sister of the martial family, Yonghe County Lord, was the most lively woman, and the martial brothers all joked with her, and it was much quieter now. The martial brothers were also familiar with Xue Chongxun in the past, but now they maintain a respectful attitude.

Seeing this, Princess Taiping also smiled and said, "It seems that everyone doesn't like Chongxun, and you won't talk anymore." ”

Xue Chongxun was also a little lost in his heart, but he couldn't joke frivolously in front of his family at will, and maintaining authority was equally important. He said: "Everyone came to ask if my mother was well, and they came to honor their elders. I don't need to say anything more because my brother saw that they were all doing well. ”

The brothers and sisters all bowed to the top solemnly: "All of them are favored by the imperial brother." ”

At this moment, Wu Yonghe and the county lord smiled: "I have so many sisters-in-law, don't be left out in the cold, give my sister a nephew to hug...... Sister-in-law, why didn't our family's Xue Xiazhou hug me? ”

This joke was a bit cold, and everyone didn't coax it, that is, Wu Yonghe, who was more lively, said so, and he didn't see it, saying "our family". Li Yan'er accosted: "Xiao Xia asked the nurse to take her in Penglai Palace, and I also wanted to bring her over, but my aunt said that it was too noisy here." "Li Yan'er's personality is relatively gentle and cute, although sometimes she has to play tricks, but she doesn't have to use power to oppress people. When everyone heard her words, they all felt more cordial and gave friendly eyes.

Xue Chongxun heard that someone began to talk about homely things easily, and he was also a little relieved in his heart, so he said to Yonghe: "You stay in the palace for a few more days to accompany your mother, my sister likes Xiazhou (his daughter's name has only one Xia character, and she was born with the title of Princess Xiazhou, and sometimes she is called Xiazhou) Go to Penglai Palace tomorrow to play with her." ”

He looked at the county lord of Yonghe kindly, only to see her round face, it is estimated that she is not yet twenty years old, but she has been married for several years, and she is already a mother.

Yonghe looked happy, clapped his hands and said, "Wow! Brother, do you remember, when I was a child, you still hugged me and played with me, and now of course I love my niece. ”

This sentence may be a little too frivolous, and everyone can't help but laugh at her, but with kindness. At this time, a woman's voice said sourly: "Yonghe is an elder brother on the left and a brother on the right, and your martial arts family is closer than us, and the imperial brother has become your brother." ”

Xue Chongxun turned his head to look when he heard the sound, only to see that it was his little sister Princess Hezhong, who had not seen it for a long time and still had a little impression, in the end, it was born by a father and mother, and his face was indeed closer to Xue Chongxun than the brothers and sisters of the martial family, with a smooth and full forehead, thick eyebrows, large and bright eyes, and a high nose bridge, but his face was not very ruddy.

In fact, the princess of the river still feels very unfamiliar to Xue Chongxun, even if she is her own sister. However, he heard that his sister's words were a little inappropriate, and his heart was that it was okay for his family to scold him, which was better than making the people of the martial arts family unhappy. After thinking about it, he reprimanded: "Mother is here, the brothers and sisters present are all from your own family, how can you talk like this? ”

This was the first time the princess in the river talked to Xue Chongxun this time, but she was scolded, she suddenly looked aggrieved, and after a while, a few tears slipped out of her big eyes. When Princess Taiping saw this, she scolded Xue Chongxun: "What kind of brother are you, people come all the way from the river to Beijing to see my mother, and you will cry when you look at your face." After that, he lowered his voice and said to Xue Chongxun, "Second Sister Xue's concubine was seriously ill two years ago, and his illness has been cured...... Not very well. She's not having a good time, so speak softly. ”

The county lord of Yonghe hurriedly said: "It's just about playing, why does my brother keep a straight face, everyone still thinks that I bullied my sister." ”

Princess Taiping said majestically: "Let the musicians of the Jiaofang Division come up, you are all happy, and Second Sister Xue should not be sad." ”

Xue Chongxun was silent, he suddenly had the illusion that he and his relatives were not all the way, and he still had modern memories of his relatives in his mind. As for the relatives here...... Dad was abused by his grandmother and died, and then he killed a few cousins and cousins, put his younger brother under house arrest in Hedong, and his uncle under house arrest in Sanqing Hall as if he was dying and didn't bother, and the following two half-brothers were full of awe of themselves. It seems that there is no such thing as zài family affection in this world, and even the mother is not a pure family relationship, if it were not for the fact that Xue Chongxun and Princess Taiping have advanced and retreated together for a long time, it would not have been possible to achieve the current relationship, Xue Erlang is a good example.

Maybe he was not a sleek person, but at this time he remembered the scene of his wife and concubine eating together, and they chatted energetically Xue Chongxun generally couldn't interject. People who share the same bed are like this, let alone these younger siblings who rarely see each other.

Very happily the workers played a light tune, and the dancing girls of the teaching department also sang and danced on the wooden platform with a smile on their faces with a spring breeze, and under the background of the music, the atmosphere in the hall was also peaceful, a scene of family fun.

After a while, the princess in the river got up and went to the side hall to make up her makeup. The ladies who participated in this kind of court dinner were wearing red and purple dresses, and the rouge gouache on her face was carefully painted. Princess Taiping seemed to like her very much, and she also accompanied her to the side hall at this time. Xue Chongxun watched the dance for a while, pondering what happened just now, so he said that he wanted to change his clothes, and wanted to take this opportunity to go over and comfort his sister in private.

Xue Chongxun and the eunuch Yu Liben walked to the door of the side hall, and they were listening to Taiping talking to the princess in the river. Princess Taiping said: "There is not only one man in the world, what is there to be angry about?" Why don't you stay in Chang'an and don't go back, I will give you a house outside the palace to live in, who would dare to interfere with you as a princess? You can enjoy as much as you like, and occasionally come into the palace to accompany me, wouldn't it be free? ”

"That's not good, I'm afraid that my brother will scold me for being unchaste, what face will I have to see people when the time comes?" The princess of the river said, "Besides, I don't like to associate with those pompous people, if my mother doesn't like it, I might as well stay in Daming Palace to accompany you." ”

Princess Taiping smiled: "It's really boring for your brother to train a man in the palace." I didn't think I would let you live in Chang'an City, you still don't understand? ”

The princess of the river said with some shame: "Mother's kindness is accepted, I either go home to live or accompany my mother, I don't want to live outside the palace, otherwise my brother will definitely hate me." ”

"What do you care?" Princess Taiping said.

At this time, Xue Chongxun had already walked into the side hall, and the princess of the river found that he hurriedly stopped talking and bowed his head and remained silent. Xue Chongxun pretended to have a kind expression, but it was very ugly, he looked at the princess in the river and said kindly: "I didn't mean to scold my sister just now, although the martial family, the Li family, and the Xue family are all from their own family, but you are my own sister, I can only reprimand you, but don't see you." ”

The princess in the river lowered her head and said "um".

Taiping lowered his face and said, "But you can't do it in front of everyone." She wants to stay in the palace to accompany me, but this Chengxiang Hall is also quite boring on weekdays, and she doesn't believe in Taoism...... I heard that you let that Bai Qimei criticize the chapter? It's better to let your sister help you, there is something to do, and you are not an outsider. ”

"Let the princess of the river participate in government affairs?" Xue Chongxun was a little surprised, and his brows couldn't help frowning. G