Chapter 397 Match

After meeting Princess Taiping in the Changchun Palace, Xue Chongxun did not determine Princess Taiping's attitude, his judgment was relatively optimistic, but this kind of important decision cannot be guessed, and a clear decision must be made, otherwise it is a risk and then he did nothing, and accompanied Princess Taiping to feast and play chess every day

People have a lot of things to do every day, even a nobleman like Xue Chongxun has a lot of things to do by himself, but he never does it, he is only willing to grasp a key point in a series of things, he thinks that the key now is Princess Taiping, if she can't finally make up her mind to give up defending Li Tang, then Xue Chongxun wants to seize power, not only face a huge opponent, but also lose a lot of allies, and may become a lonely person, leaving only a few descendants who can't support thousands of miles

Xue Chongxun didn't want to ask directly, because he had already said that he had no intention of seeking a position in order to show his loyalty, and if he asked again now, it would obviously be inconsistent in words and deeds, so he often accompanied Princess Taiping, waiting for her to make her attitude clear

But Princess Taiping is also so tricky, she pretends to be fine, and happily plays and relaxes with Xue Chongxun in Huaqing Palace, just like now they are just on vacation here

The palace room where Princess Taiping of Changchun Hall lives is spotless, all the furniture is neatly placed, although there are many precious calligraphy and paintings hanging on the wall, the wood of the table is made of expensive wood, and the curtain is of the best silk silk, but it gives people a lifeless feeling...... It's probably because it's too neat, but it looks lifeless

But Princess Taiping was complacent about such an arrangement, Xue Chongxun didn't feel uncomfortable, she was sitting cross-legged on the futon looking at the chessboard and thinking, holding a white piece in her hand and failing to fall (the difference between black and white guests in the Tang Dynasty was just the opposite) Princess Taiping smiled: "Your chess is getting worse and worse."

This has nothing to do with chess skills, Xue Chongxun's mind is very chaotic, all kinds of cranky thoughts but he doesn't think about chess, if he can play well, he blames him for casually putting the sunspot in his hand on the chessboard, looking up and breathing a sigh of relief, and attracted attention by the layout of this hall

He had seen the place where Princess Taiping lived countless times before, but he never felt that there was anything wrong, because his living room was also like this, until Yao Wan went to the Jin Palace, as his close attendant, and became a little familiar with it, once Yao Wan said, "Your place is too neat, it doesn't look like a place where people live permanently, and it lacks vitality", and he didn't notice it

But now it seems that Princess Taiping's heart is similar to his, and from the place where she lives, it can be seen that Xue Chongxun's heart suddenly has a trace of comfort, just like the frequency of two voices is similar and resonates

Not far away next to the vermilion lacquer railing, a pianist dressed in elegant white felt (cotton) is sitting behind the piano platform and playing an elegant tune seriously...... This material is produced in Xizhou, and now it is not something worn by ordinary people, the price is as expensive as silk, and people at the bottom often wear hemp

"Admit defeat" Princess Taiping took a step easily without thinking

Xue Chongxun looked down and was dumbfounded, and Princess Taiping raised her light red wide sleeves to cover the lower half of her face when she saw this, and smiled very happily

"Erchen's chess skills are too poor to meet his opponents, so he can't let his mother have fun," Xue Chongxun said

Princess Taiping smiled: "I'm very happy, and finally there is a worse ...... than me Even if those who play chess with me deliberately let me, I know that he knows the whole game of chess well, and he can't have fun if he wins, and only Chongxun can't win against me if he plays seriously, hehe"

Xue Chongxun: "......"

"One more game," Princess Taiping said with great interest, and with a wave of her big sleeves, she beckoned the eunuch standing next to her to clean up the chessboard and separate the black and white pieces into the porcelain jar

Xue Chongxun straightened his body and said seriously: "I want to concentrate on this game and win my mother's game."

Princess Taiping smiled: "Just let the horse come" When she laughed, Xue Chongxun was attracted by the swaying of the gold ornaments on her sideburns, he looked at it, in addition to seeing the ornaments, he also saw the skin of Princess Taiping's ears, and the subtle places under the snow-white neck under the black sideburns made Xue Chongxun very fond of it, and he also loved Princess Taiping's eyes, that kind of unpredictable flavor made Xue Chongxun feel very comfortable in many places, so he in addition to rationally analyzing the pros and cons between mother and son power, Even subconsciously I don't want to be against Princess Taiping

It was about Xue Chongxun's bright eyes that attracted Princess Taiping's attention, so she reached out and touched her sideburns lightly, and asked in a slightly puzzled tone, "What are you looking at?" ”

"The gold jewelry on my mother's hair is very beautiful," Xue Chongxun said calmly

"Really?" Princess Taiping showed a smile of money, "Don't get distracted, you have to be serious about this game, I won't show mercy."

Xue Chongxun said in a deep voice: "Mother refers to chess or something else?" ”

Princess Taiping hurriedly raised her sleeves and leaned back with a smile, "You kid is here again, it's interesting...... Let's play chess."

Xue Chongxun bowed his hand and bowed: "Mother is an elder, then I will take the lead."

The palace gradually quieted down, and the luthier in front of the railing also changed, and now this style is more quiet, the sound of the piano is like nothing, as if it came from a very distant place, but in fact she is more than a dozen steps away, the sound is like the sound of rain, in the snowy world out of thin air, spring is coming early, so the occasional "crackling" sound of the chess pieces falling on the chessboard can also be heard clearly

Princess Taiping and Xue Chongxun were both attentive for a long time, silent

Maybe Xue Chongxun's chess skills are really poor, and the pressure on Princess Taiping is small, this time it's time to change her distraction, and after a while, she said something that has nothing to do with playing chess: "The incident in Chang'an is not difficult to deal with, but it will mess up people's hearts, it is necessary to bring a secret decree back to Zhang Shuo, so that he can be more or less vigilant against accidents."

"As long as our family is together, others won't make any trouble," Xue Chongxun said disapprovingly, he is most concerned about the relationship with Princess Taiping, as for other forces, they really don't pay much attention to it, the power of the scholar clan is huge, after all, the loss of the court organization is a plate of scattered sand, if you really want to go too far, you can directly solve it with state machinery or force

Princess Taiping pondered for a moment and nodded slightly, not saying more

This game went on for more than half an hour, and in the end, it was Xue Chongxun who conceded defeat and he was involved in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting

Princess Taiping called the eunuch to tell the time, then glanced out the window and said: "Today's wind and snow are not as good as resting early, so there will be no banquet, you can stay here with me and go back after dinner."

"Yes, thank you for your mother's hospitality," Xue Chongxun replied thoughtfully

"Walk with me and wait for them to bring the food"

Xue Chongxun hurriedly got up and respectfully went to support Princess Taiping's flattery, overflowing with words and deeds, when he gently held Taiping's arm, he leaned closer, and suddenly smelled a fragrance, what made him feel comfortable was not this fragrance, but another faint smell in addition to the fragrance, which smelled very good, it should be the smell of Princess Taiping's body itself...... It's light, but it's completely felt

Princess Taiping dragged her long skirt on the spotless floor and slowly walked towards the window, her posture was dignified and atmospheric, her hair was snow-white, her neck was as straight as a swan, her back and neck were very straight, it was about a habit formed by training etiquette in the court since she was a child Xue Chongxun gently supported her beside her, at least on the surface, he was very filial

"Does it smell good?" Suddenly, Princess Taiping asked lightly

Xue Chongxun was slightly startled when he heard this: Could it be that she can read minds? How else would I know what was going on in my mind? He didn't sniff in and make a sniffing motion, he just smelled it naturally between breaths, and then muttered a few words in his heart

He stubbornly pretended not to care and said, "It smells good."

Princess Taiping beckoned, and when Xue Chongxun obediently attached her ear, she smiled and whispered in Xue Chongxun's ear: "It's not just to sprinkle some gouache or put spices in the bath, and the diet should also be the most important, I don't eat some things, and the recipes are carefully advised by the imperial doctor."

Xue Chongxun listened to the heart and said that the noble man had spent a lot of his time studying these things...... However, it is true that the details of her mother are always refreshing, and the people around her will only be afraid of her, but few people will hate her, and those scholars who are not even qualified to meet are scolded in private, which is just speculation

Xue Chongxun said: "Mother will be at ease when you cut interest rates."

"I'm not talking about Ankang, why do you want to divert the topic?" Princess Taiping said with a smile, her smile always made Xue Chongxun feel like he had been seen through

"Mother doesn't use those things, I think it smells good, we are flesh and blood...... The smell is similar," Xue Chongxun said cheekily

Princess Taiping suddenly stretched out her finger and poked it on his forehead: "Did you talk like that?" "It's rare to see her make such intimate gestures to people, Xue Chongxun should feel honored

At this time, the palace maids sent the rice one after another, only to see that it was an ordinary dish, four dishes and one soup, the staple food was rice, rice is not commonly eaten in Guanzhong, corn is more common, but the court probably thinks that rice is white and crystalline, according to the point of view that eating this kind of rice will be beneficial to the skin? Anyway, many of the pastries made in the palace are translucent, and they look good

The two of them sat down on the dining table, and ate like this, Xue Chongxun's eating appearance was a little rude, but he didn't spill the rice and soup on the case, Princess Taiping seemed to like watching Xue Chongxun eat, she looked atmospheric, but she was a person who cared about details very much...... I don't think there's anything wrong with Xue Chongxun's eating appearance, the man is too elegant, after all, he seems a little childish

The snowflakes outside the window are drifting again, and the mother and son are eating homely meals together, which seems a little warm