Chapter 2: The Full Moon

January time flies in the blink of an eye, Chang'an after the early spring is green, the grass grows and the warbler flies, and the mountain flowers are splendid, which is the most beautiful moment of the year. As the imperial city, Luoyang, in addition to the consistent ** weather, is also rare to add a little softness and gorgeousness, which makes people feel happy in their hearts at a glance.

"In this year, the most beautiful time in Luoyang is probably only now." Dressed in bright yellow imperial clothes, the woman walking slowly under the corridor overlooks the scenery of the imperial city, a pair of tall phoenix eyes are full of shrewdness and domineering, only in the corner of the eye inadvertently reveals a little vicissitudes of life, in order to show the difference of its owner's experience. This noble lady who looks like she has two temples and frosty eyes, her whole body is open and cold, and she is always filled with the dignity and arrogance of a person who has been in a position for a long time.

Therefore, even the female officials who accompanied the attendants, none of them dared to raise their eyes to look at her, only respectfully embellished behind them from a short distance, which was convenient for summoning and serving, but they would never offend the majesty of the nobles.

Let's ask the whole world, who else can have such a person in the Luoyang Palace, except for His Majesty Wu Cao, the current emperor?

"Luoyang peony is famous all over the world, and the flowers are blooming at this time, which is truly a beautiful scenery in the world." Xiao's phoenix eyes like his mother narrowed slightly, and although Princess Taiping was not young, because of proper maintenance, a beautiful face was still bright and moving, and between talking and laughing, there was a faint glow of the blooming flowers: "Mother is interested, why not go out of the palace to enjoy the flowers?" It also saves you from being stuffed in the main hall all day long, and you can't get along with your body. ”

She is Wu Cao's most beloved daughter, and she spends the longest time in the palace on weekdays, so the conversation between the two is not as alienated and indifferent as ordinary royal family members, but more like a mother and daughter in an ordinary family, intimate but caring.

patted the back of his daughter's hand with a look of relief, but Wu Cao shook his head with a light smile: "Still not, I don't like to join in this fun." Although the peony is a national color, it has never been the world's scene in her eyes.

"Mother ......" vaguely remembered that the person in front of her didn't seem to like peonies, Princess Taiping blinked, but it was rare to show a little bit of the delicate attitude of the little daughter: "Erchen heard that the scenery of Chang'an is also good now, since you don't join the excitement of Luoyang, why don't you let Erchen accompany you to Chang'an for a visit?" nested in the palace again, but he really lived up to this great Shaoguang. ”

As if touched on some distant memory, a little blur appeared on the face of a generation of empresses, and it was rare that she did not give an immediate answer: "Chang'an, ......"

It's been a long time since I went back. The place that held all the beautiful memories of her girlhood, the place that left all her heartbreaks, fears, and resentments, the place that had made her nostalgic but hated to the extreme...... Now, although things are wrong, can she still have the courage to go back?

"yes." Seeing that the person in front of her was showing signs of wavering, Princess Taiping did not forget to add another fire: "There is no major event in the DPRK and China recently, and there will be no hindrance for my mother to leave for a few days." ”

"Hehe, according to me, it's true that you want to go to Chang'an Yeyou, right?" Withdrawn from his thoughts, Wu Cao's smile gradually faded, but he suddenly raised an unrelated question: "Taiping, the wife of Yongwang Li Shouli, Liu, gave birth to a daughter, do you know about this?" ”

"Oh?" Showing surprise for the first time, Princess Taiping immediately looked away, and only replied slowly in her usual calm tone: "This retainer really doesn't know, it must have been not long ago, right?" ”

Judging by her attention to Chang'an, she only learned that Liu's delivery was imminent not long ago, and her mother had lived in the deep palace for a long time, but she had such accurate news at the first time, so it seems......

"Hmm." Stopping, Wu Cao slowly raised his hand and gently broke a flower branch that had entered the corridor, and the expression on his face was calm and indifferent: "It's just more than a month, and if you count it, you will almost have a full moon wine in a few days." ”

Even if she is not in Chang'an, she has never missed a trace of the people and things there, not to mention that Xinghuafang is the focus of her attention.

"Mother means ......" Different from the previous delicate and supple, Princess Taiping took a few steps back without a trace, but there was a little more solemnity and awe on her hibiscus-like face. At this moment, the relationship between them is no longer a simple mother-daughter relationship, a few steps apart, what separates them is the moat between the king and the courtiers.

Li Shouli is the second son of the late crown prince Li Xian, and he is still her nephew in terms of generation, so the little girl who was born should be her niece. But having said that, their relationship is not so simple that it can be measured by blood alone. Especially when Li Xian was also involved in rebellion, in terms of Wu Cao's character, this page is definitely not a past that can be easily revealed, so it is better for her to be cautious.

"He is also the only bloodline left in Li Xian, and over the years, I am indeed sorry for him." Sighing leisurely, Wu Cao's face was complicated and indistinguishable, but after a while, he just waved his hand after all, and turned around: "Taiping, you can go to the full moon wine of the little girl in person." It was regarded as a little compensation for Li Shouli's family.

"Yes, Mother." Bowing slightly to watch the bright yellow noble figure leave, Princess Taiping swept to the broken flower branch on the ground at a glance, and her carefully groomed eyebrows couldn't help but feel a little more emotional: "The feelings of the heavenly family......" Originally, it was the coolest thing in the world, even if it was more pretentious, building jade and piling gold, what could it do?

At this moment, there is still a quiet and peaceful atmosphere in the Yongwang Mansion, which does not know the situation in Luoyang. And all this is naturally because of the little county lord who was born not long ago in the mansion - Li Nunu.

Although Li Shouli now has the identity of King Yong, because of the decline of the Li family, he is now a little more leisurely than ordinary officials. The only baby daughter was born, and when the Liu family was out of confinement, the family naturally wanted to sit together and discuss the handling of the full moon wine.

The little baby girl who is a month old still can't feel anything, An Ran shrunk into a lump of sleep in swaddling clothes, her long eyelashes on her pink little face blinked, and a few milk bubbles spit out from time to time on the side of her small mouth, which is so cute that people can't stop itching just looking at it.

It was not a matter of a day or two for Li Chenghuan to want to hug his little sister, but everyone was afraid that he would fall this fragile little doll, so he simply didn't even let him touch it, and he was really anxious to scratch his ears and cheeks. Right now, seeing that Yuxue's cute little thing sleeping soundly in the arms of his eldest brother Li Chenghong like a cat, he was really a little psychologically unbalanced, and while the people in the room didn't pay attention to him, he immediately raised his hand and poked the baby girl's pink little face.

Probably because the strength is not heavy, the little man who slept soundly did not look like he was awakened at half. Smacking her mouth, she just tilted her head and resumed her sweet sleeping position, completely unaware of her brother's malice.

And seeing her unresponsive appearance, and liking the soft touch very much, Li Chenghuan couldn't help but think of pranks. Peeking around, he saw that his brothers were listening to his parents very seriously, and a smug smile appeared on his delicate face, and he immediately made a decision, and directly reached out and pinched the baby's little face.

"Wow-" The little girl suddenly woke up from her sleep, crying so much that the culprit took a few steps back, and her heart was beating as if she was about to escape from her chest.