The edict for marriage was not issued, but Li Shimin agreed to the marriage of Xie Yi and Zheng Liwan, and Wei Zheng was still the matchmaker.

Maybe Li Shimin felt embarrassed, maybe he didn't think it was necessary, or maybe he still had some little mustard in his heart, so he didn't directly issue an edict to give marriage.

However, His Majesty Li Er won the name for Zheng Liwan, thinking that Zheng Nu did not think of it as a concubine, and it was inconvenient to directly ignore Zheng Liwan's appeal. Under the reminder of the eldest grandson Wuji, Li Shimin came up with a compromise method - a flat wife.

The flat wife in the mouth of the eldest grandson Wuji is different from the concept of flat wife in the later Ming and Qing dynasties, and comes from Yuwen Yong, the third emperor of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. For various reasons, this emperor set up five empresses.

Except for Yang Lihua, the great empress of Tianyuan (the daughter of Yang Jian, Emperor Wen of Sui), the other four queens are all "flat wives".

Based on this, Xie Yi can marry a wife with a more noble background in the future, and her status is above Zheng Liwan. However, if there is no such wife, Zheng Liwan will be the head of the house in Huaiyang County.

It's the best of both worlds, and all parties are satisfied.

The emperor is willing, Wei Zheng, the matchmaker, is also worthy of the name, in line with Zheng Liwan's demands, and Xie Yi is also happy to see it, so as not to wronged Zheng Liwan.

The marriage was decided, and everyone was happy.

Xie Yi personally went to the Taishi Bureau and found a good day for General Shilang Li Chunfeng, the auspicious day of the zodiac that should be married on the sixth day of the fifth month.

According to Xie Yi's idea, he wants to do a big job, but Zheng Liwan doesn't want to be extravagant, and can even try to be as low-key as possible.

In her words, her experience is special, she is a widow, and she is an "old girl", it is good to marry a wishful husband, it is not good to be too public. It's easy to attract criticism, and I don't want to cause trouble to Xie Yi because of this.

Although Xie Yi didn't care, Zheng Liwan insisted again and again. He is not easy to disobey. Therefore, the marriage is as low-key as possible, relatively low-key.

There are still no less guests to be invited, the matchmaker Wei Zheng is going to come to officiate at the wedding, and several old generals such as Lu Guogong's Mansion need to send invitations; Then there is Princess Changle, who can be said to be Zheng Liwan's best friend, and is naturally among the invited guests.

To be arranged, the time is already early April. Before holding his wedding, Xie Yi also went to the East Palace to attend the full moon banquet of the emperor's grandson Li Xiang.

If it is the East Palace, the banquet is held. He is definitely not among the invitations, although the matter is clear, but Li Chengqian still has a lot of prejudices against himself, how could he invite himself to his son's full moon banquet?

But this time it was different, it was Li Shimin who held the banquet.

In order to celebrate the birth of the emperor's grandson, His Majesty Li Er issued an edict to the world, and the imprisoned prisoners were all punished with a first-class crime, and those who were above the fifth rank of internal and external official service were the fathers and descendants, and each was given an honor; The world drank for five days. and feasted more than five products in the East Palace, and Xie Yi was also among them.

How can the emperor's edict be violated?

What is more important is that no matter what Li Chengqian's true attitude is. I can't even reveal my disgust and disrespect for the prince.

Otherwise, once Li Shimin detects it, it will be self-defeating, a person who is disrespectful to the future prince, will the emperor dare to reuse it for a long time?

Even if you don't say anything now. When he closes his eyes and kicks his legs, he will probably pull himself along. Throughout the ages, there have been many such emperors.

In order for the heir to be able to take over the country and power in peace. When the old emperor was dying, he tended to get rid of all those who were not good for his heir.

Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty forced Zhou Yafu to death, Zhu Yuanzhang killed almost all the founding heroes, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was even more ruthless, and even killed his mother Mrs. Gou Yi for Liu Fuling.

If the historical trajectory changes and Li Chengqian sits firmly in the East Palace, what will Li Shimin do before he dies? It doesn't even take that time to ......

Therefore, Xie Yi politely prepared a generous gift and went to the East Palace to congratulate the royal grandson on the full moon and congratulate His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

At the banquet in the main hall of the East Palace, Li Chengqian was in high spirits, and frequently toasted with the ministers and had a very happy conversation. As a first-time father, Li Chengqian was naturally happy, and his smile should be congratulated by many ministers.

But when it was Xie Yi's turn, although Li Chengqian still had a smile on his face, there was obviously a trace of displeasure and even disgust in his eyes.

Xie Yi clearly noticed the unfriendliness of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but he kept it in his heart quietly, and still politely congratulated him. In the eyes of outsiders, the prince is easy and modest, the courtiers are respectful and subservient, and the "monarchs and ministers" complement each other and are very harmonious.

However, there are also discerning people who see the fire, such as Li Tai, the king of Wei, as the uncle of the emperor's grandson Li Xiang, he will definitely be there. Li Chengqian was naturally full of smiles when he saw him, brother and brother, but only they knew what suspicion and dirtiness were behind his back.

Li Tai is probably also a guest who is not very welcome in the East Palace, and today's protagonist is not him, plus Li Shimin wantonly manipulated the full moon for Li Xiang to give him a wake-up call.

In view of the recent situation in the East Palace, Li Tai deliberately kept a low profile and avoided the edge for the time being. But this does not mean that he will keep to himself from now on, there is a way to lie dormant in order to rise again, and Li Tai is also considering this now.

In addition to watching from the sidelines and waiting for the opportunity, planning and preparation are also necessary. For Li Tai, all the forces that are not harmonious with the East Palace can be united, to be precise, the object of exploitation.

The same is true for Xie Yi, although he had all kinds of dissatisfaction with Xie Yi before, he still looks at Xie Yi unpleasantly, and even regards him as an enemy.

But it doesn't prevent him from taking advantage of it, after all, Xie Yi is now in a serious conflict with Donggong, and as we all know, whether Xie Yi wants to or not, he is a good chess piece.

In some respects, everyone's interests are aligned; In politics, there are no permanent enemies, and this is absolutely true.

Therefore, Li Tai, the king of Wei, decided to throw an olive branch to Xie Yi appropriately, and made some hints about the inadvertent vacancy of the banquet.

Xie Yi saw it in his eyes and knew it in his heart, His Royal Highness the King of Wei really saw the wind and made the rudder, and there were many changes!

Seeing himself approaching the East Palace before, he secretly made a lot of stumbling blocks, and in the matter of Kan Ling, if he wanted to say that he Wei Wangfu was innocent, Xie Yi would never believe it.

Now that he sees that the East Palace is not on good terms with him, he wants to win himself over and use himself to become the vanguard of opposition and shake the East Palace?

The wishful thinking was loud, but His Royal Highness the King of Wei overestimated his ability to plan and keep secrets, and thought that what he did was seamless, but he never expected that Xie Yi had already understood the tricks and actions behind him.

However, Xie Yi did not refuse Li Tai's hints, and sometimes pretending to be stupid is a necessary way to survive. In this matter, the Wei Wangfu is also a meaningful banner.

and Li Chengqian are already inseparable, standing in Xie Yi's position, he must hope that the East Palace will be shaken. It is one thing who will fill the throne in the future, but now the main force that shakes its foundation can only be, and it must be the Wei Palace.

Therefore, since King Wei is interested, it is not impossible to hit it off.

…… (To be continued......)