Love Affairs in Chang’an Chapter 193: Sentimental Winter

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Today, the happiest one is Qin Shubao.

It's been more than a year since I came to Datang, and Qin Mubai has never seen his father, laughing and energetic like today. It seems that the God of War of the Tang Dynasty who smashed Yi Qianjun and sang horses, is back.

War horses, spears, and the setting sun shined alone, standing proudly among the blood dancing and yellow sand. This is probably the first impression of the world and future generations of iron-blooded heroes like Qin Shubao. In fact, Qin Shubao is also a very ordinary man in life. He is strong, self-conscious, stubborn, arrogant, and has some common habits of ordinary people. Metaphorically, he is the same as the nobles of Datang, although he does not admit it in his mouth, he still has a lingering plot in his mind. Unconsciously, he liked Princess Gao Yang a little more, but he still didn't get too cold towards Wu Meiniang.

But from the beginning to the end, Qin Shubao didn't show a tough attitude about Qin Mubai's marriage, only expressing his personal preferences. All in all, Qin Shubao, the head of the family, still seems much more enlightened than the heads of most of the Tang Dynasty gentry families.

Qin Mubai often thinks that this is probably an important reason for the harmony of the Qin family. There is absolutely no common infighting at the door of the mansion, and the concept of blood is thicker than water is quite strong.

Qin Mubai enjoyed this very much. Originally, Qin Shubao and Liu's family looked exactly the same as his parents in his previous life. He had long unconsciously treated them as his biological parents. Coupled with the past year, Qin Mubai liked the taste of this home more and more. Strong family affection, filial piety and tenderness of father and mother, and a lively and lovely sister. The whole family is firmly hugged into a ball, like a ball of iron and steel, never separated.

Qin Mubai has no doubt, even if he and his family members are far away from each other, the distance between them will always be close at hand.

It feels so good at home!

Generally, I felt that his son's marriage was approaching, and he was about to embark on the official journey of Rongwu again, Qin Shubao was very cheerful, and he was almost three minutes away from walking. The face with sharp edges and corners, like a knife, axe and chisel, lacked a lot of the coldness and majesty of the past, and added a lot of softness and kindness. Regardless of whether it was treating Princess Gaoyang or Wu Meiniang, Qin Shubao had hardly spoken to them except for the politeness of the scene.

But everyone with a discerning eye can see that Qin Shubao already treats these two women as his daughter-in-laws. The ambiguous ridicule with the emperor and the special look in Wu Meiniang's eyes showed this.

Everyone is speculating that the happiest and most annoying person now is probably Qin Shubao. For one thing, his youngest son finally has no worries about not being able to marry a wife, and it is considered a wish; secondly...who should be the main house?

As everyone knows, Wu Meiniang is the emperor's gift of marriage, preconceived; Princess Gaoyang is a princess, with golden branches and jade leaves, and there is no possibility of being a concubine. But if the princess Gaoyang was righted, wouldn't the emperor pick up a stone and smash himself in the foot, destroying himself? Moreover, people will make jokes when they go out-they say that the emperor's daughter does not worry about marrying, but you, Li Shimin, used your power to take the position of the wife of Wu Meiniang, what style? Moreover, the position of the righteous wife of the other person was the emperor who was imperially appointed by your emperor himself.

Likewise, Li Shimin is the most troublesome! The princess Gao Yang's pimple marriage had broken his heart and lost his face. Nowadays, the rumors of the father and daughter are finally getting back together and gradually stopped, but the marriage of Princess Gaoyang is still not settled. Even if he is the emperor of the world, not everything can be done in one word. The emperor also has his distress.

As for Wu Meiniang and Princess Gao Yang, let alone their troubles and happiness are written on their faces, which is more direct and clear than anyone else.

……

The thoughts and thoughts of these people all point to Qin Mubai. In contrast, Qin Mubai seemed more calm. He is like a pig who has eaten enough and waited to sleep with nothing to do. It seems that no matter how troubled others are, he is still happy.

Because Qin Mubai feels that these are the troubles of happiness, it is inevitable!

"Why are you so passionate this winter?" Qin Mubai licked his mouth, as if tasting the sweetness of human affection from the strong Qin Xian wine.

……

In the evening, a cold wind blew, the tree branches in the yard murmured and the weather became gloomy for a while, and heavy snow fell. When the cold wind blew the window papers, Li Shimin woke up and hurriedly said: "Oh, it's going to snow again, I have to go back to the palace!"

"Father, why leave in such a hurry?" Princess Gao Yang said softly.

"Hehe, it seems that you are just like your father, and you are a little bit happy about it?" Li Shimin laughed and stood up and said, "I should go! Thank you all, and thank Mu Bai for making it so easy for me. A happy day, I will never forget it!"

"Your Majesty is serious!" Qin Mubai said, "If your Majesty likes it, you can visit the humble house often."

"Hehe, okay. I will come often when I have time." Li Shimin smiled, "Actually, I have always had the habit of walking around with the courtiers, but in the past two years people have become lazy and move less. Now, Shubao, it seems that we will have to move more in the future, especially those of us old brothers who have been born and died for so many years. It is really a great thing in life to be able to sit together and laugh together!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Qin Shubao smiled cheerfully, "I am afraid that the old minister has not been as happy as he is today for many years!"

Li Shimin nodded, walked to Qin Shubao's side, slapped his arm twice with a big smile, and said softly, "I have really wronged you all these years, my second brother. Remember to come and find me tomorrow. ."

"Weichen follow the order!" Qin Shubao promised.

"Remember to bring two pots of good wine, haha!" Li Shimin laughed loudly and waved to everyone, "Okay, I should go! Keep entertaining! It's such a beautiful scene, snowy, good season, It's so rare!"

"Father...the emperor..." Princess Gao Yang pulled Li Shimin's hand to and fro, and muttered softly, "Or go back to the palace and let the emperor play for a while and then go back, okay? ?"

"You girl!" Li Shimin stretched out his hand and scratched her nose, "At that moment, I asked Mubai to send you a car to send you back to the palace. Remember, don't miss the time when the palace gate is closed."

"Thank you, Father! Yeah! Long live Father!" Princess Gao Yang jumped up for joy and said coquettishly, "Father, please lower down!"

"What are you doing?" Li Shimin smiled and bent down as he said.

Princess Gao Yang smiled and stretched out her hands to hold Li Shimin's face, kissed him three times on the cheek, and giggled: "Father, you are the best father in the world!"

"Haha!" The whole hall let out a burst of laughter.

Li Shimin didn't laugh, just smiled and nodded, staring at Gao Yang, and whispered: "You are also the naughtiest daughter in the world."

"Hey..." Princess Gao Yang snickered embarrassedly and happily.

Everyone couldn't help sighing. At this moment, the emperor's face was filled with relief and kindness. Perhaps it was because of the attack of Shali, his emotions were not as hidden as usual. At this time, his eye sockets seemed to be a little moist.

Qin Mubai thought, perhaps at this time, Li Shimin was thinking back to the moment when Princess Gao Yang scolded him at the harem coat of the Xianju Palace...

The imperial forest army entered the courtyard, and the emperor Luan drove up, about to drive back to the palace, and everyone went out to pay respects.

"It's so heavy, you don't need to be polite, go back to your house!" Li Shimin waved to everyone in the carriage, smiling on his face, "Let's get together again!"

"Send your majesty--"

Li Shimin is gone, and Qin Shubao is also quite witty, and smiles to Qin Mubai and others: "The old man will not stay here, disturbing the yaxing of you young people. Mu Bai, I'm going back with your mother. You But remember, you can **** Her Royal Highness Princess Gao Yang back to the palace in a while."

"Yes, father." Qin Mubai promised.

Princess Gao Yang grinned and said: "Duke Yi, you are so old and strong! I have only seen your door **** portrait on the door of every house and heard of your majestic heroic deeds. Actually, You are much more handsome than the portrait, and your immediate effort is also very cool!"

"Haha!" Qin Shubao couldn't help laughing, his face blushing, and said hurriedly: "Your Royal Highness praised, the old minister is really ashamed!"

Everyone also laughed, Princess Gao Yang was embarrassed, and hurriedly argued: "What are you laughing at, what I said is true!"

"Really, really, everyone knows that you are telling the truth." Qin Mubai chuckled, "It's just that this truth is more funny, you can say it, you can't let people laugh?"

"Oh...then just laugh if you want to, hehe!" Princess Gao Yang laughed a few times herself, and she clung to Qin Shubao and his wife like a military commander, and said in a thick voice, "Gong to General Qin. , Mrs. Qin!"

"Hehe! Your Royal Highness is so cute!" Qin Shubao nodded heartily and laughed, and said to everyone, "Okay, old man is gone. You can stay here in Mubai and have fun. You must eat and have fun, and have fun. Go home! Mu Bai, good hospitality!"

"Send Yi Guo Duke!" Everyone also came to send him out of the door with courtesy.

Li Ke, who had been silent for a long time and didn't say much, finally sighed and smiled: "Oh, today is really unexpected. I waited for a small gathering, and suddenly so many big people came."

"Hey, third brother!" Princess Gao Yang smiled, "Why do you see the emperor father like a mouse meeting a cat?"

"Nonsense!" Li Ke was stunned and rebuked, "If you can't speak, just say a few words, dare to love this royal, is it a mouse or a cat?"

"Haha, I'm just making an analogy!" Princess Gao Yang laughed, and couldn't help running to Qin Mubai's side as usual. She stretched out her hand and naturally took his elbow.

Li Ke hurriedly gave her a look, and also made a slap in the face of Wu Meiniang.

"Oh!" Princess Gao Yang regained her senses and hurriedly released her hand.

Standing not far away, Wu Meiniang couldn't help but smile, and said to Qin Shuang'er next to her: "This princess is still an unrestrained, straight-tempered, child's nature."

"Well, if you don't have a deep friendship, I'm afraid she will be disgusted with her arrogance and domineering, but she is actually a straightforward and straightforward person." Qin Shuang'er whispered, "Now I know why the third brother started to dislike her She accepted her later."

"Why?" Wu Meiniang asked.

Qin Shuang'er said: "Because Princess Gao Yang is too sincere, too free and straightforward! As long as she looks for things, she will do it without hesitation; as long as she falls in love with a certain person, only him is in her eyes. , For his wholehearted dedication at all costs. I would like to ask, even if it is hard-hearted, is there a man in the world who is not moved by her? In fact, sometimes...I admire her."

"That's right..." Wu Meiniang nodded slightly, took a long breath, then exhaled slowly, staring at Princess Gao Yang who was not far away, muttering to herself in a low voice, "Under the world, there is Which man would dislike such a woman? Her love came so vigorously and without reservation!"

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"Okay, let's go back and play again!" Li Ke laughed haha, and waved his hand vividly, "Today, there are still good things to play! Mu Bai, call your mansion soon! The servants cleaned up the hall and unloaded all the leftovers of the tea. Yin Yang, you have to work hard to return to the palace and ask the cooks to make more good refreshments. Remember to get the package of Birunmingyue good tea Ah!"

"Hey, what are you doing, Your Highness?" Qin Mubai asked curiously, "It's just making tea, don't you need to be so troubled, right?"

"Haha, don't you know? Wait a while, there will be a mysterious thing on the scene!" Li Ke stroked his palm and laughed loudly, walked to Yin Yang and whispered a few words to him, Yin Yang smiled knowingly. He walked away quickly.

"Mysterious, what are you playing with Brother Third?" Princess Gao Yang asked.

"Just don't tell you, are you biting me?" Li Ke laughed, unlucky.

"Bad!" Princess Gao Yang took out her signature action again, sticking out her tongue and wrinkling her nose, making a face. Moreover, a hand unconsciously looped around Qin Mubai's elbow.

Li Ke shook his head, and said with a tut: "You guy...just! If Wu Meiniang is furious with you for a while, don't ask me to stop him. It is said that Wu Meiniang is skilled in martial arts!" /

"Ah? Really?!" Princess Gao Yang was taken aback, and hurriedly let go of her hand. She glanced at Wu Meiniang from a distance, and she really showed a trace of astonishment and murmured, "Not like that Chen Yan Isn’t it amazing? I can’t tell..."

"Haha!" Li Keyang laughed loudly and walked toward the hall.

The casual words reminded Qin Mubai of Chen Yan. For months, I don't know where she is drifting now. In this life... can we meet again?

……

Everyone returned to the well-cleaned hall one by one. Qin Mubai also asked Shuang'er to invite Yaoer and others back, and everyone was still sitting around the fire.

Princess Gao Yang wanted to sit down next to Qin Mubai, but saw Wu Meiniang who was sitting across from her. She just got up on the couch just now, and walked to Wu Meiniang with a smile and sat down.

This move was unexpected by Qin Mubai and others, and everyone couldn't help paying attention to her.

Wu Meiniang was indifferent, smiling, as if waiting for Princess Gaoyang to make a move.

"Hey, Mei Niang, can you martial arts?" Princess Gao Yang asked with a grin.

"I know a thing or two. I can only ride horses and archery." Wu Meiniang replied with a smile.

"Wow, you are so amazing!" Princess Gao Yang exclaimed, "You can ride a horse and shoot arrows? I can't even ride a horse. Mu Bai hugs me... uh!"

"Hold you on the horse? Haha!" Wu Meiniang smiled.

Everyone also laughed.

Princess Gao Yang blushed, she laughed a few times to ridicule, and said: "Is your arrow technique taught by Mu Bai?"

"No. I have learned with my two brothers since I was a child, from my father and my family's martial arts master." Wu Meiniang said, "In fact, I only learned a little bit of fur, like Mu Bai and the like, the martial generals. It’s not comparable, it’s not on the table."

"That's pretty good too! I...I really want to learn martial arts!" Princess Gao Yang poked her mouth and muttered, "I want to learn a lot, but I don't seem to know anything, really Failure! I want to learn martial arts, no one teaches me, and someone taught me can’t bear the pain; I want to learn pipa, Mu Bai has taught me for a long time, but I am still a half-toned teacher; I want to learn cooking with a demon girl, let alone this Having said that, I don’t even know how to make a fire! Alas, I’m really angry!"

"Hehe, princess, you are with golden branches and jade leaves, what do you learn from these?" Wu Meiniang asked with a smile.

"But I don't know the same, how shameful?" Princess Gao Yang whispered, "You know everything, but I don't know anything... God is so unfair!" "Haha!" Hearing it all, I couldn't help but laugh again.

Princess Gao Yang came back to her senses herself, her face writhed and her tongue spit out: "Woo, you said something wrong again, it's a shame!"

"Gao Yang, you'd better sit with me!" Li Ke smiled and waved at her, "It's only a while, and the royal face will make you lose seven or eight points!"

"Hmph, I won't go there!" Princess Gao Yang raised her face and said proudly, "Even if you want to lose it, I will only lose mine. If you lose your father, you can't lose your third brother. You can control it. Right?"

"Hahaha—" Everyone burst into laughter again.

"This princess Goyang is really a happy fruit!" Everyone thought of this unexpectedly.

Wu Meiniang couldn't help laughing: "Your Royal Highness, you are so cute. If I were a man, I would definitely like you."

"Really?" Princess Gao Yang said with a grin, "I thought I was always annoying! In fact, if I were a man, I would like you too. Because you are so beautiful and capable. Follow Compared with you... my princess is like a sparrow facing a phoenix, but it's shameful!"

Qin Mubai and Li Ke couldn't help but glance at each other, and they almost said in unison: "This girl is really outspoken and can say nothing to others!"

Wu Meiniang smiled and said: "His Royal Highness said the opposite, this is for me to say."

"Not at all!" Princess Gao Yang said, "Mu Bai likes you! I know, in his mind, you are his favorite. I...I..." Princess Gao Yang said Halfway through, he glanced at Qin Mubai a few times and smiled: "I won't say anything!"

"Haha!" Wu Meiniang laughed, "Mu Bai also likes you very much."

"Really?"

"Well, he told me personally." Wu Meiniang nodded affirmatively.

"Wow, what did he say to you?" Princess Gao Yang widened her eyes, looked at Wu Meiniang with some surprise and jealousy, and whispered, "He rarely mentions you to me!-but he doesn't need him Say I also know how beautiful and capable Mei Niang is! There is no man in the world who dislikes Mei Niang!"

Wu Meiniang smiled and said: "By the way, I have forgotten all the time. I have to thank you, Your Royal Highness."

"Thank me for what?" Princess Gao Yang wondered.

"Last time, about the King of Han..."

"Oh, it's a trivial thing!" Princess Gao Yang giggled, "But then again, if it weren't for that incident, Mu Bai would never take the initiative to talk to me, let alone owe my favor. , And I won’t gradually go to where I am today...Speaking of which, I’ve been blessed by this incident, hehe!"

Li Ke's face was cramping with a grin. At this moment, he grinned and said with a wry grin: "This stupid girl is really a trick, I didn't say a word! This is all idiots and idiots. Come out, I really laughed out of my teeth!"

"We chat, what does it matter to you?" Princess Gao Yang couldn't help but said angrily, "Let's chat with the girl, you are a big man who wants to **** up his ears and eavesdrop. In the end, he has to teach others. It is really annoying!"

"Haha!" There was another burst of laughter.

Li Ke shook his head with a wry smile: "Okay, everyone hurry up and cover your ears together, Princess Gao Yang, will start chatting again!"

"It's really annoying!" Princess Gao Yang laughed herself, her eyes rolled, and Lawu Mei Niang said, "Mei Niang, let's go somewhere else? Let's chat quietly, don't let them listen to these bad guys. Up!"

"Okay, I'm happy to accompany you." Wu Meiniang smiled, and when she got up she gave Qin Mubai a smile, and went hand in hand with Princess Gao Yang.

Li Ke smiled and said: "Mu Bai, what do you think the two of them will talk about?"

"If your Royal Highness is interested, you might as well follow to eavesdrop, remember to **** your ears!" Qin Mubai smiled, "rest assured, I will not betray you."

"All the way!" Li Ke couldn't help but feel anxious, "You and Gao Yang, a living treasure, are really a perfect match! This is not yet married, just one nostril!"

Everyone was laughing and entertaining the room, and Yin Yang returned. Along with it was a carriage full of silk cloth. Li Ke called everyone in and said with a smile: "Come on, Xiao Wang has the words to say, it’s time to distribute New Year’s benefits! This is a reward from Xiao Wang Xinde, the best Huzhou silk brocade-New Year, good luck. Italy is prosperous and everyone present has a share!"

Qin Mubai smiled and said, "Even these little girls and the servants in my house?"

"Of course!" Li Ke said with a smile, "I said it a long time ago, today there is no distinction between elders and children, and those who see it have a share!"

"Oh-yeah! Haha! Thank you, Your Highness!" Everyone cheered.

In Datang, copper coins are the main currency in circulation. In addition, gold, silver, hemp, silk, grain, and salt can also be converted into currency and exchanged for each other. Among the salaries of Datang officials, silk hemp is often used to compensate.

Li Ke's shot this time can be considered generous. Not everyone can afford this good Husi. Tailoring clothes is a high-end "fashion"; exchanged for money is a good income for servants.

So everyone began to "sit on the ground and divide the spoils" and became happy.

Yin Yang brought two rather heavy boxes to Ke and smiled: "His Royal Highness, I will finally get what you want!"

"Okay, very good, move here!" Li Ke laughed and haha ​​pulled Qin Mubai into the hall, told Yin Yang to open the box, and took out a square and crystal clear thing. Mu Bai's eyes dangled: "Look, what is this?"

"I... fuck!" Qin Mubai couldn't help but exclaimed, "Mahjong? Actually mahjong! Your Highness, you are so talented!"

Li Ke is playful and a bit good at gambling. He was impeached on one of the charges of "gambling abuse." Since returning to Beijing, he has converged a lot, but he is still intolerable. When Qin Mubai was still working as a errand in the Wu Prince's Mansion, he used to call Qin Mubai secretly, and hid secretly to play with him a card game called "Aipu".

The pubescens is a wooden throwing tool, five pieces in a group, the front and back are black and white, so it is also called the play of five trees, or five wood for short. Simply put, it's like we are flipping a coin or playing flying chess. Throw five pieces at the same time, if it is all black or all white, it is a big face. The other kinds of black and white numbers or superimposed shapes have their own opinions and theories of magnitude.

This kind of tiles can be said to be the ancestor of Mahjong, and it is quite popular in Datang. From the royal family to the common people, there are many people who like this card gambling.

Qin Mubai played with Li Ke several times, and found it boring because it was so simple. It was also on a whim, and Qin Mubai told Li Ke about "Mahjong". At that time, I just said briefly and drew the card pattern on the paper. Unexpectedly, Li Ke was taken seriously, and secretly asked someone to use good horns to make two sets of mahjong, and I don't know when he would prepare them early!

"Haha!" Li Ke laughed triumphantly, and said, "Come on! Teach me mahjong! I've been holding back for more than a year. It's rare to be so idle and happy today. If I don’t bet on it, I will swear not to return home!"

The corners of Qin Mubai's mouth twitched: "Well... dare to love my house, today I will become a gambling shop!"

"You are detour!" Li Ke repeatedly cursed, "Like today's gathering, how many times can we have in our life? Maybe when we grow old in decades, we will miss today--what are we waiting for? Call someone to come! Tell everyone to learn mahjong with you, learn to start gambling early, and tonight, I promise to have fun!"