Records of the King of Xin'an County

Perhaps it was because the royal family hadn't held a wedding for many years, and even the saints were very concerned about Li Jue's marriage, and at the same time felt that Li Hui and Li Jing were indeed not young.The sage has always paid attention to the marriage of his own children, and has a habit of early marriage, wishing that his children and grandchildren would be married at the age of thirteen or fourteen.Back then, Li Song's four brothers all married the princess early, and even the three sisters of Princess Linchuan got married when they were just 13 years old.

Perhaps because both the concubine and the son-in-law were personally appointed, the sage who always loved his children didn't feel reluctant at all.Apart from expressing her opinions when choosing a candidate, Queen Qin did not show any obvious nostalgia.Apart from Li Song's tossing around for a while, and Princess Anxing's occasional rumors, the children seem to be doing well all the time.

However, when it was the turn of the grandchildren, the sage did not interfere.Therefore, Li Xin and Li Wei did not get married until they were 15 years old.However, unmarried people at Li Jue's age are so rare that even his grandfather feels distressed.Li Song couldn't help him, he was always eccentric, and he was too lazy to call him over to scold him, so he brought Li Heng, Li Tai and Li Kun to him and scolded him.

The core idea is: How can a father leave all the marriage of his children to his wife?How can you not care about the marriage of your children?Our Li family cannot have an unmarried son who has reached the age of eighteen, and a young lady who has reached the age of fifteen and is not married!

After being scolded, the three Li Heng brothers looked at each other in blank dismay.The most direct result was that Li Tai wandered back home, sized up his youngest son, and ordered Yan Shi to stuff Li Hui with four good-looking maidservants, and then trembled all over his body. Trembling, he went back to his room and went to sleep peacefully.Li Hui had no choice but to take these maidservants back to West Road, and ordered Mrs. Zhang to find some work for them.

Zhang Fu's mother looked at the four graceful and beautiful maidservants, and then glanced at the little county king who had no interest in soft jade and fragrance, and sighed: "Sanlang, there are enough people in the yard. They are all pampered." When you grow up, look at the soft appearance, it doesn't seem like you can do rough work. Sanlang might as well let them serve in the main room."

"There are already enough people serving in the main room." Li Hui said lightly, "If they don't want to work in my yard, they can clean the yard next door." The few personal servants are all the affection of serving since childhood, so they have not been sent out.Even so, one or two of them were moved by evil intentions, and he has already driven them out mercilessly.The rest of them were all in their twenties, they didn't think too much about him, and they behaved self-disciplined, so he stayed by their side.

The four maidservants were quietly raising their eyes to look at the handsome little county king, but when they heard this, their eyes turned red and they wept a little bit like rain.But the little county king never cared about the beauty, so he frowned and ordered the servants to drag them down: "When will the rules be practiced, and when will you come to serve me again?"

The next day, Zhang Fu's mother told Yan Shi about this matter.Li Tai also listened beside him, and was very surprised: "San Lang doesn't like the person we picked? Then let him pick it himself, and pick it in the mansion!" If the son doesn't get married as soon as possible, Grandpa will always Taking their lessons as a lesson, it would be very difficult for him as a grandpa!

Yan Shi shook his head: "It's been said that he is still childish, and it's too early to know about human affairs. Forget about it, don't force him for the maid. Today, the Crown Princess will hold a banquet in the Peony Garden of the Furong Garden. If you want to choose a suitable lady for Ah Jue, let Sanlang go with you. No doubt, he doesn’t like this kind of maid, but he likes a lady from a famous family.”

An hour or two later, Li Hui came to Furong Garden with his mother Yan.Near the Peony Garden where the banquet was held, I happened to meet Li Jing who was accompanying Mrs. Wang.Speaking of which, he ranked fifth among his cousins, only half a year older than Li Jing, king of Tianshui County, who ranked sixth.In such a situation, it seems that the elders have already made up their minds to quickly finalize the marriages of the three cousins ​​of the right age.

Li Hui suddenly felt that the road ahead was a bit bleak, glanced at Li Jing, and found that he was also a little downcast.The two little brothers looked at each other with sympathy, and felt that there was some sympathy for each other.Yan Shi and Wang Shi saw it in their eyes, both found it interesting and helpless: "Come on, what do you look like?"

Not long after, the two pairs of mother and son walked to the pavilion of Peony Garden.This is a cool terrace with no walls on all sides. The bamboo curtains that block the sun are half-draped, revealing the tulle curtains inside.The shadows inside the gauze tent seemed to be filled with laughter, and the maidservants surrounding the pavilion behaved quietly and elegantly, just standing with their bows looked like a picture scroll.Around the cool terrace, there are clumps of peonies and peonies in full bloom. Occasionally, there are a few graceful figures lingering among them, as if they are concentrating on enjoying them.

Li Hui came to Qingliang Terrace without looking sideways, and sat with Li Jue who was already present.Li Jing looked around and found that there were only three of them in total, so he leaned over in distress: "Ayi is two months older than me, why don't you see him coming?" What he said was Princess Linchuan The eldest son, Zhou Yi, the eldest brother of the Zhou family.

"Don't worry about him, maybe he will be here in a while." Li Hui continued, looking at everyone in the table, "Aunt Linchuan hasn't come yet." Of course, it is also possible that Zhou Yi will not come, So as not to steal the limelight of the three cousins ​​and hinder them from seeing the little lady.Strictly speaking, although he is the son of the princess, he still can't compare with the status of their royal grandchildren.

Li Jing replied feebly, took a cherry and ate it, and said with a frown: "The cherry is obviously not ripe yet, it's astringent and sour, why is it all here?"

As soon as he reminded him, Li Hui suddenly remembered something, his eyes lighted up, and he said in a low voice: "Ah Jing, count the days, it should be the time for the hibiscus feast for new scholars? When we entered the Peony Garden just now, I always I feel that the apricot orchard next door is very lively, could it be that today is the Hibiscus Feast?" Although the sour cherries are not yet ripe, they are the only fresh fruits that can be eaten in April, so people often eat them with cheese.And when it comes to cherries in the banquet, we have to mention the hibiscus banquet for new scholars.

It has become a tradition in the Tang Dynasty for new scholars to enter the Furong Garden to hold the Furong Banquet.The first banquet is usually held in the observation building of Xingyuan, so it is also called "Xingyuan Banquet".In this banquet, the most famous game is to send young and handsome flower envoys to visit Qujiang Pond and even the gardens and temples in Chang'an, looking for flowers for everyone to watch.At that time, the young envoys were busy looking for flowers, while the people in Chang'an were busy admiring their handsome appearance, throwing flowers and fruits without delay.

Li Jing thought about it carefully, and said with a smile: "Isn't that so? I vaguely saw many scholars from the Guozi Academy hanging around nearby. It seems that they all want to see the new Jinshi of this subject. Unexpectedly, today is Furong On the day of the banquet, how can we miss this excitement?"

Hearing the word "Guozixue", Li Hui couldn't help but think of his friend who he hadn't seen for two or three days, and he became even more interested: "Why don't we go out later to have a look? I've seen too much peony and peony. Now, it’s better to see what good flowers the flower searcher can find back.”

Li Jing nodded repeatedly, and Li Jue glanced at the two cousins, and sighed: "Today's banquet is to see your future wife, how can you treat it like a joke? Is seeing new scholars more important than this banquet? You guys But don't be confused about the primary and the secondary, and offend the two aunts for no reason."

"Today's banquet is mainly for my cousin, and Ah Jing and I are just accompanying guests." Li Hui said solemnly, "It's still early for the two of us to get married, and such banquets can be held from time to time. But the new Jinshi Furong banquet There is only one time a year, if you miss this time, you will not see this group of Jinshi next time, so of course you have to watch the Furong Banquet."

What he said was so reasonable that Li Jue was speechless.Li Jing clapped his hands again, and begged in a low voice: "Cousin, please help us, as long as we can get out of Peony Garden. We promise, we will come back to accompany cousin after seeing the new Jinshi!"

Li Jue had a gentle temperament and couldn't bear to refuse them, so he nodded in agreement.Then, he took his two cousins ​​to meet the elders. After saluting the elders, he smiled and said, "The peonies and peonies are blooming very well outside. My brothers want to go to enjoy the flowers. I will take them there and come back soon." .”

Su Shi and the others thought they were cousins ​​who wanted to take a closer look at those little ladies, so they agreed with a smile.In order to avoid their abrupt beauties, Princess Changning and Qin Yun's two young ladies were also asked to go together, as if they were accompanying the younger sisters to enjoy the flowers.

Princess Changning led Qin Yun, ran to Li Hui with a smile, and said in a low voice, "Brother, if you fall in love with someone later, I'll go and see for you!"

Li Hui raised his eyebrows, and said helplessly, "You should take a look for your cousin, I'm still early."

Princess Changning thought for a while, nodded and said: "Aniang said that seeing people's eyes is also a result of experience. Brother is right, I will look for cousin Jue first, and after I have accumulated experience, I will help you. !"

Li Jue listened to it seriously, and couldn't help laughing: "Then I will thank Yue Niang."

Several people went out of the balcony and shuttled among the flowers.Many young ladies who were admiring the flowers saw them from a distance, and covered half of their hibiscus faces with round fans, and looked over with tactful eyes.Li Hui and Li Jing didn't look sideways, and didn't care at all; Li Jue just glanced at it lightly, and didn't show any tension.

On the other hand, Princess Changning and Qin Yun looked very serious, not to mention carefully scrutinizing them, they also commented on their clothing and behavior in a low voice, picky from head to toe.But after all, they are young, no matter how picky they are, it is difficult to say anything. They can only publish such things as "There are so many hairpins inserted, are you afraid that they will fall down if you move?" I can’t even open my eyes”, or “I wear any color on my body, thinking it came from a dyeing workshop”.

In this way, a group of people walked through the flowers and quickly crossed the corridor on the left.Behind the corridor is the place where the female family members of high-ranking officials and aristocratic families hold banquets, and many young ladies are chatting and laughing inside.The other end of the corridor leads to the Peony Garden.Li Hui and Li Jing turned to the outside almost without hesitation, Li Jue paused and followed.Princess Changning and Qin Yun were stunned, and called softly: "Brother, I went wrong... I went wrong..."

Li Hui and Li Jing pretended not to hear them, and continued to walk forward with their heads buried.

At this time, several young ladies came in front of them, and they were startled by the three gentlemen.When Li Jue passed by their side, he gently pleaded guilty for his cousins.He has been a common man for a long time, and he behaves more politely, unlike the two little cousins ​​who are self-confident about their status and will not pay attention to such details.The little ladies stepped aside, and one of them raised his eyes slightly to look at his back.He seemed to feel the gaze falling on him, and he glanced back quickly.

Only then did Princess Changning and Qin Yun realize that the elder brothers did not come to see the little lady at all, but to slip away quietly.Qin Yun was still a bit worried, but Princess Changning followed up enthusiastically: "Just follow brother, it must be fun!"

As a result, before the feast of seeing each other has fully started, a protagonist and two supporting actors have all left.At this time, Yan Shi and other sisters-in-law on the Qingliangtai hadn't noticed it yet, and they were still guessing with a smile what preferences the three Li Jue brothers had.

The author has something to say: Li Jue: =///=, you two, don’t mess around, seeing a lady is a big deal!

Li Jing: I want to see new Jinshi more

Li Hui: I also want to see the new Jinshi (and the future Tanhua Envoy of Guozixue)

Chang Ning: (★ω★), where is the new Jinshi~ I want to see too~

So, 3:1, Li Jue lost

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Princess Changning: I have a very difficult task, which is to help my brother look after his wife

Li Hui: →→, this little girl~ Forget it, let her enjoy herself

Wang Zixian: →→, don’t you think she has seen it?

Li Hui: (-?-;), when did you watch it?