Soon after Chai Zhewei's marriage was decided, Li Shimin pointed out a marriage for his sister Princess Yongjia, and the object was Dou Fengjie, the sister-in-law of the former Chen Duchy.

After dealing with these two things, Li Shimin will not yet be crowned king of his younger brothers and sons one by one, such as his brother Li Yuanyu was named King of Xu, Li Yuanming was named King Xu, and Li Yuanxiang was named King Xu.

His sons Li Su was the king of Liang, Li Zhen was the king of Han, Li Yun was the king of Tan, Li Zhi was the king of Jin, Li Shen was the king of Shen, and Li Qi was the king of Jiang......

The affairs of the previous dynasty are not mentioned for the time being, but it is said that in the harem, after the time enters March, the eldest grandson queen is very busy, because March 16 is the day when the princess of Xiangcheng is married.

Princess Xiangcheng is the eldest daughter of the emperor, her biological mother died early, although she was not raised in front of the eldest grandson empress, but the nurse who took care of her, the housekeeper and the husband who enlightened and taught her were all arranged by the eldest grandson empress.

In a sense, she is also half of the daughter raised by the eldest grandson, perhaps because of the loss of her mother since childhood, Xiangcheng, the child was very sensible when he was young.

In addition, the people who serve and teach around her are all polite and capable people, she is taught very well, although she is not a concubine, but her words and deeds are very royal princesses.

When she was young, Li Shimin spent most of her time fighting abroad, although she would come to greet the eldest grandson queen every day, Li Shimin didn't have much time to meet with her, so naturally he didn't pay much attention to her.

After Li Shimin ascended the throne, he stayed in the queen's dormitory for most of his spare time, and Xiangcheng would come over to greet the queen every morning and evening, and the father and daughter naturally had more time to meet.

After a lot of contact with this daughter, Li Shimin gradually became interested in her, without her, this child's upbringing is really good, her words and deeds seem to have been measured by a ruler, so that people can't find the slightest mistake.

Xiangcheng talks gently, advances and retreats to a certain extent, and at a young age, he vividly interprets the demeanor of a royal princess.

Li Shimin was born in a noble family, and his mother Dou is a first-class person who talks about rules, although his temperament is a little high-flying, but in essence, he likes people who understand the rules.

The reason why Empress Changsun can win his heart like this is because she has carved all the rules into her bones, and she is not rigid while observing etiquette, although Xiangcheng is not the daughter of Changsun's own daughter, she has learned her style of acting to the fullest.

In the face of such a sensible daughter, Li Shimin naturally liked it very much, and in the second year of Zhenguan, when Xiangcheng turned twelve years old, Li Shimin named her the princess of Xiangcheng.

The more he dealt with this daughter, the more he understood her, the more he loved her, and after naming her the princess of Xiangcheng, Li Shimin even said to his wife more than once that he should let other princesses learn from Xiangcheng.

Li Shimin's praise, Xiangcheng never was surprised, every time it was a humble face: "It's all the queen mother's good teaching, if it weren't for the virtuous queen mother, the children of the father and emperor are treated equally, and the daughter would not have such a creation." ”

In this regard, Li Shimin deeply believes that if it were not for his virtuous wife, a motherless child like Xiangcheng would indeed not have such insight and upbringing, and because of this, he was more and more grateful to his wife.

Since ancient times, there have been many people who have been called virtuous queens, but as a queen of a country, there are really not many people who can treat all of their husband's children equally like their wives.

In Li Shimin's harem, there were almost no children who were miscarried due to accidents, and among his many children, except for a very few who died of illness at birth, the vast majority of others could grow up safely.

The concubines have never been killed for no reason, putting aside the queen's other exploits for the time being, these points alone are enough to prove that the eldest grandson's virtuous is not just a nominal virtuous, she is a truly consistent, generous and generous queen.

Li Shimin likes the daughter of Xiangcheng in his heart, and the horse he found for her is naturally not bad, and the horse he picked for her is Xiao Rui, the eldest son of Xiao Yu, the Duke of Song.

Xiao Rui is a noble son in Kyoto, he is from a noble, and he is talented, the emperor can point her such a horse, which shows that he loves this daughter from the bottom of his heart.

Tang Taizong is not the only one who loves Xiangcheng, but the eldest grandson empress also loves her, although this child is not raised by her side, but there is no difference from the one she raised.

After Xiangcheng was five years old, except for special circumstances, such as the queen in confinement and other inconvenient times, the morning and dusk of other times were fixed, she never fell one day, and the eldest grandson never stingy to teach her, although the two were not close mother and daughter, the relationship was not much worse than that of mother and daughter.

Xiangcheng has a good character, and her relationship with Empress Changsun is very deep, plus she is also the emperor's first daughter to marry, and the concubine she married is a noble family like the Xiao family, this dowry matter naturally cannot be perfunctory.

In order to buy this dowry, Empress Changsun specially asked her husband to discuss, Li Shimin thought about it, Xiangcheng is his eldest daughter, and the first person to marry among his many children, and the dowry pomp must not be too bad.

But she is not a princess, and the dowry specifications naturally cannot overpower the scale of the emperor's daughter when she got married, so it is too shabby and too luxurious.

Li Shimin thought about it for a long time before he spoke: "The dowry will be according to the standard of the previous princess's marriage, and I will give her a better princess's mansion." ”

"That's very good." Empress Eldest Sun also felt that her husband's opinion was good, and nodded thoughtfully.

After the husband and wife discussed, Empress Changsun took a moment to tell Xiangcheng about it, and now Li Shimin's daughters are not very old, and they have not given the princess mansion for the time being, and Xiangcheng is the first one.

"Queen Mother, this princess's princess can't accept it." After hearing this, Xiangcheng immediately refused.

Why is that? After the princess got married, she was going to give the princess's mansion? Empress Eldest Sun looked surprised.

"Queen Mother, the current treasury is empty, and money is needed everywhere, Xiangcheng is the eldest princess, and other things can't help, only to save a little bit in his own expenses, which can be regarded as a little bit of the duty and obligation of an eldest princess."

"Besides, although Xiangcheng is a princess, after marrying into the Xiao family, she is the daughter-in-law of the Xiao family, and she should live with her husband, and she can't use the princess's mansion. Xiangyang said with a sincere face.

After hearing her words, Empress Eldest Sun couldn't help but be stunned, and a trace of guilt appeared in her heart.

As a queen, although she is not a wasteful person, she belongs to the etiquette that she deserves as a queen, such as in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation, she has never lowered her standard by half a point.

"Queen Mother......" After Xiangcheng saw that his words fell, Empress Changsun looked at herself in a daze, and couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, not knowing if she had said something wrong.

"Xiangcheng, this palace suddenly felt a little ashamed after listening to your words, everyone has called this palace a virtuous queen over the years, but in terms of personal use, the clothing, food, housing and transportation of this palace are according to the normal standards of the queen, and I have never thought of reducing the specifications to save money, you are indeed a model for princesses." The eldest grandson came back to his senses, looked at her with a somewhat complicated gaze and spoke.