Chapter 2: Passing By

Time passed, spring went to autumn, and in a blink of an eye, it was the ninth year of Wude (626 AD).

Li Shimin, the king of Qin, staged a mutiny at Xuanwumen and executed the crown prince Li Jiancheng, and Li Yuanji, the king of Qi, forced Gaozu Li Yuan to abdicate and be enshrined as the emperor, and the year was named Zhenguan in the same year.

At the same time, Yang Yong took Yang Hanyue, who was only fourteen years old, back to Yangzhou, the northern capital of the Tang Dynasty, and ran a silk and satin village and a jewelry village, although it could not be compared with the previous in the palace, but it was also quite wealthy.

Yang Yong has always let Yang Hanyue receive the highest education, asked the best private school teacher to teach her lessons, and let the best calligrapher teach her piano, chess, calligraphy and painting.

Now Yang Hanyue doesn't remember the bloody storm back then, and lives happily, embroidering and embroidering in her attic every day, playing musical instruments, and looking at poems and songs, she feels that her life is very fulfilling.

"Dad, this is the account of today's Silk Village." Yang Hanyue handed the account to Yang Yong.

"Hmmm! Yue'er handled it well. ”

"Daddy, can I go out to see the lantern fair?"

"Yes, you can." Yang Yong looked at the accounts and nodded in acquiescence.

"Great, thank you, Dad."

"Han Yue, Yang Han Yue." I was strolling around the lantern festival, and suddenly I heard someone calling me, and when I looked back, it turned out to be Yuwen Seungji.

"Yuwen Seungji, why are you here?"

"I called you Hanyue, why do you still call me ......"

"If you are called Chengji, others will misunderstand."

"Alright! I really can't help you. Yuwen Seungji had a helpless expression on his face.

"By the way, Yuwen Chengji, what's wrong with you? With a paper kite in your hand, don't tell me that you want to play with this butterfly paper kite. Yang Hanyue had a contemptuous expression.

"This paper kite was bought for His Majesty." Yuwen Seungji brought up the paper kite.

"Your Majesty? Don't tell me, this kind of paper kite Your Majesty wants to play. Yang Hanyue looked at Yuwen Chengji in surprise, as if she didn't believe what he said.

"No! Your Majesty, this is looking at things and thinking about people. ”

"Don't say anything, I'll go first."

Yuwen Chengji left, Yang Hanyue was still stunned, somehow, Yuwen Chengji's words seemed to remind her of something.

"Hanyue, what's wrong with you?" A woman dressed in pink walked over and patted her on the shoulder.

"Ahh It's okay, Sister Yin. She was taken aback, relieved, and responded.

"Are you alright?" She looked at Yang Hanyue in disbelief.

"What's wrong?" Yang Hanyue asked.

"Oops! I just saw Yuwen Seung-gi walking over. The woman in pink said.

"He's walked over, is there anything wrong with me being stunned for a while?" Hearing the implication, Yang Hanyue asked Yin Derong rhetorically.

"I see! I know. Yin Derong nodded slightly, and the corners of his mouth flashed a wicked smile.

"Han Yue, I don't think it's been a day or two that Yuwen Chengji has a love for you, so you just marry him."

"Okay, Yuwen Chengji is good, but the person I want to marry must be a big hero who can protect me."

"Han Yue, your requirements are inevitably too high, I'm afraid ......" Yin Derong nodded thoughtfully.

"I'm afraid of something!" Yang Hanyue asked.

"I'm afraid that only a prosperous monarch like Your Majesty today can enter the eyes of Miss Hanyue!" After saying this, Yin Derong ran away.

Imperial City, Qingsi Palace

"Your Majesty, this is the paper kite you wanted." Yuwen Chengji took the paper kite to Li Shimin.

"When the paper kite is gone, you can make it again, but if you can't find it, there's nothing." Li Shimin took the paper kite.

"Your Majesty, you miss her again."

"Yes! I still remember what she said. ”

Looking at the stars in the sky, Li Shimin fell into deep memories......

That day, he and the little princess put paper kites in the imperial garden, and he still clearly remembers those big watery eyes, looking at him innocently, so smart and aggressive.

"Little princess, slow down, slow down." The nurse caught up and hugged Princess Hanyang.

"Slow down, Shimin."

"Daddy, come after me!" Li Shimin chased and ran in the imperial garden.

"Oops!" Princess Hanyang fell to the ground, and it turned out that she was knocked down by Li Shimin when she was putting paper kites.

"Oops! You kid. Li Yuan chased after him and patted Li Shimin lightly.

"Your Royal Highness the princess, the old minister sees the princess, the dog offends the princess, please forgive the princess."

"Master Li is too worried." Xiao later came to the Imperial Garden and picked up Princess Hanyang.

"I'll give this back to you." Li Shimin stepped forward to pick up the paper kite and return it to Princess Hanyang.

"Next time I'll buy you a new paper kite for you." Li Shimin said again.

"That's decided, Brother Shimin, I'll wait for you to buy a new paper kite and give it to me."

Empress Xiao slowly walked away with Princess Hanyang in her arms, and the two children looked farther and farther away from each other.

"I bought a lot of these paper kites, but now I don't know who to give them to?" Li Shimin looked at the paper kite in his hand and touched the scene.

"At the beginning, her body was not found in the ruins of the fire of Jiangdu Palace, but ......"

"Your Majesty, today's Lantern Festival, the folk lantern festival must be very lively."

"Your Majesty, the past cannot be chased, it is better to go out of the palace to observe the people's feelings and have fun with the people."

"That being the case, I may not have had a private interview for a long time."

"Someone, change my clothes." Li Shimin got up and entered the Qingsi Palace.

Flower market

"Han Yue, how beautiful you look!" Yin Derong pointed to the dazzling array of lanterns.

"Yes! It's really beautiful. Yang Hanyue replied.

"Yuwen Chengji, you see that the people's lives are really happy." Li Shimin fanned the folding fan, and walked on the side of the street with feelings.

"Yes! Emperor...... Childe, the people's life is thriving, all thanks to the blessing of Childe. Yuwen Chengji bowed and replied in a low voice.

"This is wrong, what does it matter to me for the people to live in peace?" Li Shimin threw down this sentence and strode away.

"Old woman, today is a prosperous time, I don't know if the harvest in a year can provide food and clothing for the family?" Li Shimin came to a shop to inquire about the people's livelihood.

"Hanyue, look there, let's go, let's go over and have a look." Yin Derong pulled Yang Hanyue past Li Shimin.

Suddenly hearing a familiar voice from behind, Li Shimin turned his head suddenly, but there was no one in sight, he looked around, tears flowed.

The stars are as brilliant as ever, but he has long been a son of heaven who is now a son of heaven, but behind this incomparable glory in the eyes of the people, he is inviolable, and it seems that all the vassal countries within the four seas are afraid of him, but in addition to these powers and honors, what else does he leave behind, he is afraid that in the eyes of his relatives, he is an emperor who launched the Xuanwumen change for power and cut off his brother's head with his own hands.

The harem of the former dynasty seems to be calm, but in fact the waves are turbulent, and even the concubines in his harem are all in order to balance the various relationships between the court and China, he just wants someone who understands his mind, and secretly vows: If he can meet her in this life, he will never let go of her hand again.