It's already the Chinese New Year when I return to the capital, Li Zhi and my son have learned to ride horses, and Concubine Xue has never talked to me anymore. Send them back to the palace. Li Shimin panicked and asked us to go to the Taiji Hall to see him. The Taiji Hall is the main hall, and it is the place where Li Shimin and the courtiers discuss state affairs. He seemed to be in a much better mood, and I was about to take my leave when I was done explaining the matter, but he stopped me.

"It's the New Year, and Madam is still not ready to move into Guandi?"

It's been a year or two, why are you still mentioning this? I was a little confused, and he laughed.

"A few days ago, Concubine Yang talked to me about that Mrs. closed the door to thank guests because the house was too small; And as a gate of merit, Madame's move will also bring me to shame; I consulted with the ministers, and they also admired the high virtue of the lady, and asked me to restore the lady's court. ”

I glared at him, and he glared back at me.

"If I accept His Majesty's official office, will I have to accept the invitation of those princesses and ladies, and have nothing to do to enjoy the flowers, grasses, and drink that terrible tea, and then invite them back? So who will help me watch my grandchildren? Who will help me go to see the account book? Also, who will watch the son? By the way, with a big house, do I have to spend money to repair it? Am I going to have to hire a lot of servants? Do I have to buy a lot of beautiful clothes? And is this money to be given by you? ”

Concubine Xue almost fainted when she heard what I said, and Li Zhi and her son hugged each other with a smile, Mei Niang was not used to seeing it, but she still rolled her eyes.

"You heard, it's not that I don't give it, it's that she doesn't want it." Li Shimin shouted loudly, I was stunned for a moment, and looked, behind the screen slowly walked out of the eldest grandson Wuji, Chu Suiliang, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, and a few men who looked like military generals. I poured, Concubine Xue and Mei Niang were also taken aback.

"I heard the wisdom of Mrs. early, and I saw it today, Xuan Ling is very honored." Fang Xuanling, who looked quite immortal, bowed to me.

"Madame said it very well, it seems to be a trivial matter, but it is the source of luxury, Madame can see the big from the small, and prevent the slightest, Wei Zheng admires."

"I hate these showmen for talking, Mrs. Wu, Lao Cheng you just said understands what you just said, and you said it well." A big man with a black face rushed up to me and startled me.

"Okay, Mrs. Wu is everyone's best girl, and you are scaring her one by one." The eldest grandson Wuji came out and bowed to me gracefully, "Your Majesty is discussing state affairs with the ministers, and Mrs. Wen sent His Royal Highness King Jin and Princess Jinyang back to the palace, and the ministers remembered the courtesy that should be given to Mrs. ”

Sure enough, this person is very set, I looked at him blankly, nodded and smiled for a while, and looked around at these important ministers of the court.

"Thank you for your care, the concubine is doing well, although it is disrespectful to refuse the invitation of the ladies, but the concubines are used to the people of the mountains and wilderness, please adults, the ladies forgive the sins."

"What's the matter, those girls have nothing to do, the east and the west are short, that day Lao Cheng saw the painting book made by his wife, and the portrait painted for the eldest grandson queen, it is much stronger than our family."

"The picture drawn by Mrs. for the housemate, Wuji was very moved, and Wuji felt deeply virtuous." The eldest grandson also made a gesture and wiped away his tears. I was surprised that he was not called Empress Wende, but called himself a sister? I had to smile in return, and glanced at Li Shimin by the way, why don't you come to save me? He pretended not to see it, and looked down at the fold, as if it had nothing to do with him, damn, I knew that this person couldn't point to him.

"That, that ......," I chuckled.

"It was painted by the lady for the son-in-law, and the lady also painted a lot, and told the son-in-law a lot of stories about the mother." The angel is in the world, and the son finally knows that he has come out to save me, and I really want to hug her and cry.

"A lot? Where is it? Li Shimin seemed to only hear those two words.

"In the son's room." The son said innocently, I want to faint. So sure enough, Li Shimin, who is doing a good thing, asked the eunuch to go to my son's room and brought the villain book I painted, "The Legend of the Queen", I didn't do anything else this year, and the son asked me about her mother when I was fine, so I held her to paint if I was fine, so after I drew a bunch of them, I pretended to be good, and proudly wrote the three big characters of the queen's biography. Damn, I'm really unlucky.

"This is the mother of the son-in-law that the lady wants to show her son-in-law? When did you also paint my wife? Li Shimin looked up and asked me, I didn't bother to pay attention to him.

Gao Shilian cried while watching, and the eldest grandson Wuji also wiped his tears while persuading, and from time to time he turned around and said a word, which was very like. So a group of gentlemen looked around those villain books, and I was about to cry.

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks, this kind of picture album is not just for children to learn, easy to understand, and far-reaching." Fang Xuanling shook his head and said.

"What Aiqing said is true." Li Shimin agreed, I will confess to him again. He coughed and continued, "It's just that the engraving is not easy, so let's think long-term!" ”

I nodded, yes, now there is no computer to print, you think it is so easy, it is just brainless. I thought indignantly, the most important thing is that no one buys my copyright, take it out and print more than 100,000 or 200,000 copies, and if you don't give me a penny, I will be angry and hit tofu.

After I was praised indiscriminately, I was caught by Cheng Zhijie by the way, so that I must have time to go to his house to sit, and by the way, after painting a picture of his wife, the hall finally returned to quiet. I didn't wait for Li Shimin's invitation, I sat down on the cushion by myself, and I couldn't recover for half a day. Mei Niang came over and poured me a glass of water.

"Ahem," Li Shimin cleared his throat again, I didn't look at him, and looked at the floor very resolutely.

"This, since Madame is unwilling to move, I can't help but be strong, so let's do it, Wu Qing is posthumously named the Duke of Yingguo, and Madame is the Duchess of Yipinguo, Fenglu is preferential?"

"No, if I become a duchess, they won't let me go." I shook my head.

Li Shimin nodded, but he was helpless. looked at Li Zhi, "How do you say you want Mrs. to live the life she wants?" ”

Li Zhi was asked suddenly, probably not expecting his father to ask, and replied casually: "Mrs. remembers Master Wu and does not want to be implicated with the old past, so please close the door and thank you, just allow it." ”

"Yes, the pheasant slave has grown a lot under the guidance of Madame." Li Shimin nodded, I suspected that my ears were wrong, I looked up at Li Shimin, and then at Li Zhi, that kid was a little uncomfortable with being praised and was dizzy. I looked at Mei Niang again, she looked down and smiled.

"Your Majesty, this is the concubine's merit, it has nothing to do with the concubine, and the concubine does not dare to take credit." Let's put aside the relationship first, don't offend this scheming concubine, otherwise you will be sad in the future.

"Of course, the concubine carefully taught the pheasant slave to grow like this, and the concubine worked hard." Li Shimin is not a fool, he said busily, and gave a reward. I exhaled softly, had I really been involved in the battle of the palace?

Li Shimin really issued an edict to promote Shi Tong to the Duke of Yingguo, and said that I can't bear to have fun because I remember my late husband, so please close the door and thank you. That is, to use Li Shimin's mouth to tell those troubled courtiers and ladies of the country, don't look for trouble, I don't want to go out.

Since Li Shimin is very good, I don't want to give him too much face, I carefully painted a portrait of him, and deliberately painted a beautiful eagle on his hand. I remember that one of Wei Zheng's famous stories was that he deliberately suffocated Li Shimin's eagle. I'm mad at him!

Sure enough, when the painting was sent to Li Shimin, he was very happy, but when he saw the little eaglet, he was really angry, and he didn't hate it, so he gouged out his eyes at me.

"Your Majesty is truly heroic!" The concubines and eunuchs next to me praised each other, so that he had nowhere to be angry, and I secretly sang in my heart, 'I laugh proudly, I laugh proudly, laugh at the red dust and trouble, I laugh proudly, I laugh proudly......

"Madame bothered!" Li Shimin gritted his teeth.

"The concubine should be, if Your Majesty is fine, the concubine will leave." I bowed my eyebrows and retired.

The thirteenth year of Zhenguan passed quietly in Li Shimin's gritted teeth and my comfortable mood.