After meeting Princess Taiping in the Changchun Palace, Xue Chongxun was not sure of Princess Taiping's attitude, his judgment was relatively optimistic, but this kind of important decision cannot be guessed, it must be made a clear decision, otherwise it is a risk. Then he didn't do anything, and he 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 that he can 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 and not only face huge opponents, but also lose many allies and may become a loner, 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 with his 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, and Xue Chongxun didn't feel uncomfortable, she was sitting cross-legged on the futon looking at the chessboard and thinking, holding a white grain in her hand that failed 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 nonsense but he doesn't think about chess, it's strange if he can play well. He casually put the sunspot in his hand on the chessboard, looked up and breathed a sigh of relief, and was attracted by the arrangement of the 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. It wasn't until Yao Wan went to the Jin Palace, as his close attendant, that he became a little familiar with it, and once Yao Wan said, "Your place is too neat, it doesn't look like a place where people live permanently, and it lacks vitality", that he noticed it.

But now it seems that Princess Taiping's heart is similar to his, which can be seen from the place where she lives. Xue Chongxun's heart suddenly felt a trace of comfort, as if there were two voices that resonated due to their similar frequency.

Not far away, next to the vermilion lacquer railing, a luthier dressed in elegant white felt (cotton) is sitting behind the piano platform and playing an elegant tune seriously. Xue Chongxun pulled the collar and found that his lining was also made of cotton fabric...... 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.

"Throw in the towel." 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 Those who played chess with me even if they deliberately let me, but I knew that he knew the whole game of chess well, and he couldn't have fun if he won, only Chongxun couldn't win me if he played 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 put the black and white seeds separately and put them in 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 took advantage of the situation, and in addition to the ornaments, he also saw the skin of Princess Taiping's ears and the snow-white neck under the black sideburns. Xue Chongxun loved these subtle places very much, and he also loved Princess Taiping's eyes, the unpredictable taste. Many places made Xue Chongxun feel very comfortable, so in addition to rationally analyzing the pros and cons between mother and son power, he didn't even subconsciously want to be antagonistic to 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 ornament on my mother's hair is 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, so I will take the lead." ”

The palace gradually quieted down, and the luthier in front of the railing also changed, and now this style was more quiet, and the sound of the piano seemed to come from a long distance, but in fact she was a dozen steps away. The sound is like the sound of rain, creating rain out of thin air in the snowy world, and spring is coming early. As a result, 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, so it's time to change her mind. After a while, she said something that had 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 can't make any trouble." Xue Chongxun said disapprehantly. What he is most concerned about now is the relationship with Princess Taiping, as for the other forces, he really didn't pay much attention to it, the power of the Shi clan is huge, after all, the loss of the court organization is a plate of scattered sand, and it is really going to go overboard, and it is directly solved by state machine or force.

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

This game went down for more than half an hour, and in the end, it was Xue Chongxun who conceded defeat. He has been involved in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but he is helpless, and those who are proficient are only swords, guns and sticks.

Princess Taiping called the eunuch to report 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 hospitality." Xue Chongxun replied thoughtfully.

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

Xue Chongxun hurriedly got up and respectfully went to support Princess Taiping, and her flattery was overflowing with words and deeds. When he gently held Taiping's arm, he leaned closer, and suddenly smelled a fragrance, which made him feel comfortable not with this fragrance, but with another faint smell in addition to the fragrance, which smelled very good and 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 snow-white neck was as straight as a swan, and her back and neck were very straight, which was about a habit formed by training etiquette in the court since childhood. Xue Chongxun gently supported her beside him, 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 passed over, 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 careful, 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 heart-warming, and the people around her will only be afraid of her, but few people will hate her. Those scholars who don't even have the qualifications to meet privately spit on are just speculations.

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 smiled. 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 successively brought up the rice, only to see that it was an ordinary dish with four dishes and one soup, and 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, and eating this kind of rice is good for the skin according to the view that form complements form? 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 would not spill the rice and soup on the table. Princess Taiping seems to like watching Xue Chongxun eat very much, she looks atmospheric, but she is a person who cares a lot about details...... 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. G