Records of the King of Xin'an County

In the morning of the next day, when Li Hui woke up, Wang Zixian was already sitting by the bed and greeted him with a smile.After sitting alone in the garden for a whole night with the cold wind blowing, he was barely able to calm down and face his best friend.At this time, there was nothing unusual about his expression, it seemed to be the same as usual.It's just that, because of complicated emotions and a sleepless night, his face was a little pale.

Li Hui, who has always been keen, didn't notice anything unusual because of his low mood.The two ate together as usual, and then visited Mr. Song in the nearby courtyard.Afterwards, the three of them left Fuji Garden at the same time, either went to Dianmao of Guozijian, or entered the palace to serve the sick.

"What happened last night?" Mr. Song glanced at his disciples, not ignoring the complexities and contradictions in his eyes, "Could it be that you and the little county king can still quarrel face to face? When you rushed to see him, you were clearly still in a hurry Now, it seems that there is a little estrangement now?" He couldn't help but sigh in his heart: after all, the two of them are still young men with indeterminate temperaments, and they may argue when to cut off their robes, or when they will reunite awkwardly. Get back together—this is what a boy of this age would do!

"Why did you say that, sir? Nothing happened." Wang Zixian replied flatly, "It's just that the palace is not peaceful at the moment, and A Hui misses his grandfather, so it's inconvenient to get close as usual." At this time, he remembered Mr. Song's previous words For those words, he only had a wry smile in his heart: perhaps, Mr. is the one who understands him best, and even if those words he said were unintentional, they still hit [-]% of the truth.But he was a fan of the authorities, and he never thought about it.

"Not calm?" Mr. Song pondered for a while, then turned his attention in an instant, "In this way, it's time for us master and apprentice to leave. You don't want to be involved in the turbulent waves that will follow? Besides, we can't say If you go farther, you won't be a drag on the little county king. Your two younger brothers are both members of the Yang family, and they are more or less from the Eastern Palace lineage, so you don't have to worry about them muddle-headedly getting involved and implicating you for the time being."

"The reason for letting them worship Mr. Zhou is for future business." The prince said, "I have never worried about them." Even if I was worried, it was not for other reasons, but Wang Ziling willingly joined Yang Qian, For his own use, to cause trouble for his elder brother.There are so many people available to Yang Qian now, he took another step back, maybe for the time being, Wang Ziling doesn't need to take the initiative to come forward to express his sincerity.In the future, he won the title of Jiadi, but he may not be so calm——

Forget it, he should have been busy finding something for himself long ago.In order not to be engrossed in jealousy and entanglement all day long, Li Hui will find out sooner or later.At least, after they were busy, they might be able to talk about other topics, so they wouldn't just have to answer Du's recent situation and so on every time.

At the same time, Prince Xin'an and Prince Tianshui, who were rushing into the palace, met in front of the Tai Chi Palace.The two troubled brothers looked at each other with a sense of sympathy.They flipped through the portraits last night, almost all dazzled, and chose a princess at random.After the selection, I was relieved, and after thinking about it carefully, I felt helpless, and even a little uneasy.

Who doesn't want to meet the person he likes at a banquet like Li Jue?Now they don't even have the chance to meet each other, so they must make a decision as soon as possible.Being so casual, and not knowing what kind of person the princess will be in the future, it is like a game that you are not good at, and you must rely on destiny and luck to decide the winner.

The two went to the Lizheng Hall together, and the Tianshui County King couldn't help but complain: "Cousin, is there any favorite little lady in your pile of portraits? Did the third aunt ever hint that you married the little lady of the Yan family? I heard It is said that the Yan family has a strong population, and there are quite a few young ladies of the right age, and there are even a few of them in the portraits I looked at."

"...Aniang doesn't want a bride from her natal family, she is worried that they will not be able to bear the hardships of the fiefdom in the future." The king of Xin'an replied, his expression was faint, as if he was still extremely tired, and he seemed to be still not enthusiastic about this matter—— Even complaining feels like a waste of time.Anyway, he has already decided on a candidate, and the rest has nothing to do with him.

After hearing his words, the king of Tianshui County immediately looked envious: "My mother always wanted me to marry a cousin of the Wang family in Qi County. At the beginning, my brother didn't like the little lady of the Wang family, so my grandfather decided to set up a family for him. She has been sulking for a whole month! Now she is doing well, I don’t know when she has collected more than [-] portraits of Wang’s daughters for me, I am tired of seeing them! But... this is Aniang’s wish after all , if I don't even marry Wang's daughter, she should be even more sad."

"If you choose a princess you don't like, wouldn't it be more painful in the future?" The king of Xin'an couldn't comment on the behavior of the elders, so he had to say, "If you can't enjoy the blessings by marrying you, I will be angry with you every day. If you want to come to that little lady You will feel unbearable pain. Marriage is a lifelong event, so why bother to torture each other?" Therefore, he completely let go of the princess of the county in his previous life, and never even glanced at her portrait.I only hope that she will marry the right man in this life, and let each other be safe.

Li Jing was stunned, and asked in a low voice: "Which young lady did the cousin choose? Why do you think you like it?"

"..." Although Li Hui was over [-] years old in his heart, Li Hui, who still had no understanding of the relationship between men and women, hesitated a little. He couldn't stand his cousin's eyes that were eager for knowledge, so he coughed lightly. "I chose the young lady of the Du family, because she looks quite gentle and has a good temperament. She can talk about books and paintings with me in the future—" At this point, he suddenly stopped, thinking unexpectedly. Suddenly, the expression of Wang Zixian when he said these words appeared.

"Then... I'll also choose a young lady from the Du family? No, I don't like to talk about books and paintings. It would be great if you can play polo and hunt with me." Li Jing muttered, finally feeling a little enthusiastic, " No, I have to go back and have a look again, or ask my mother! If it is not for the little lady who is in agreement with me, I will never marry."

The two brothers were discussing their marriage with "heart-to-heart" when someone beside them asked, "What are you marrying? Marrying your sister-in-law?" It was Princess Changning passing by with a few maidservants holding newly cut red plums. "I just heard that the two elder brothers are getting engaged? Which family's young lady is it? Do I know each other?"

"My cousin wants to marry a young lady from the Du family, you must know him." Li Jing said, "As for me, do you know any young lady in Beijing who is good at riding and shooting? Has a bold temperament?"

"Little lady of the Du family? Which cousin is it? Brother, tell me." Princess Changning's eyes brightened immediately, "Even if I don't know, I can ask Auntie to send someone to inquire carefully!" No When Li Hui answered, she couldn't help but praised again: "Brother's vision is really good. The young ladies of the Jingzhao Du family are all calm and will never pick a mistake."

Li Hui couldn't help laughing, thinking of the ranking of the daughter of the Du family: "It should be ranked 23 in the clan."

"Brother, don't worry, I will tell you the news in a few days." Princess Changning became more and more excited, and then said to Li Jing, "If you say you are good at riding and shooting, the young lady of Duke Jian Xu's family and the young lady of Wei Chi's family, Duke E The ladies are all very nice. However, they seldom attend banquets, and even if they attend banquets, they are just playing games with their own sisters, I am not familiar with them."

Li Jing immediately showed a smile, and then remembered Jian Guogong and E Guogong who had met a few times before, and his expression changed: "They...don't they look like their fathers and ancestors?" Jian Guogong Xu Ye, a well-known general, Conquering Turks and exterminating Xue Yantuo have made great contributions. It is rumored that countless people have killed people and blood flowed like rivers; Chi Qing, the Duke of E, is a brave general like a black tower. He assisted the saints in conquering the world and was loyal. Ranked first, but then retreated bravely.

Li Hui also didn't want to remind him clearly that the idle kings of the clan like them had better stay away from those famous generals, otherwise they would be causing trouble for themselves.He had no choice but to say tactfully: "You should also think about Shimu and choose a suitable one among Wang's daughters. Otherwise, Shimu's test will not be easy for you."

After hearing this, Li Jing immediately died down, and followed behind the two of them listlessly with his head down.After arriving at the Delizheng Hall, the mourning hall of Empress Qin was actually empty, but there was a faint voice coming from inside, and the expressions of the palace people who came and went relaxed a lot.The three brothers and sisters looked at each other, showing surprise at the same time, and hurried into the room—the grandfather must have woken up, so everyone is inside!

Sure enough, the sage has come to his senses. Although his words are still a bit vague, his mind is undoubtedly still very clear.He can't move his body yet, so he can only lean on his hidden pouch, looking helplessly at the crying sons and daughters and daughters-in-law: "Everyone...all get up...come..."

Everyone laughed with tears in their eyes, and they all got up slowly, each talking about the worries and urgency of the past few days.The sage listened, his eyes fell on the three of Li Hui, and he smiled lovingly: "Ah Hui... frightened... just go to hell..."

Li Hui's eyes were slightly red, and he brought Li Jing and Princess Changning to kneel before the sick bed: "As long as grandfather is safe and sound, grandson will be satisfied."

Li Jing also hurriedly said: "From now on, my grandson will be by my grandfather's side every day! I will never run around again!"

Princess Changning wiped away her tears and said with a smile: "Grandfather woke up, and my son heard the good news just now. What a blessing! There is no better sign than this."

The saint couldn't help being a little curious: "Good...news?"

"That's right, the two elder brothers are about to get engaged, isn't it good news? However, the candidate for the engagement must also be happy with the grandfather."

The saint raised his head to look at Wang and Yan. The two concubines were slightly taken aback, and replied: "A Hui and A Jing have reached their age, we can't allow them to be self-willed anymore. I showed them the portraits two days ago. Unexpectedly, they chose very quickly." At this time, of course, they couldn't say it clearly in front of everyone, and this move was to reassure the saint and give him a good cheer.Even if the candidate is tentatively decided, Empress Qin's filial piety period has not yet passed, so she can only look at each other first, and wait until the filial piety period before the six rituals.

The sage was skeptical, and asked again: "You... choose yourself?"

"Yes, grandfather. The ones chosen are the favorites of the grandchildren." Li Hui replied without hesitation, and Li Jing also nodded quickly.At this time, he only needs to follow his cousin closely so that he will not make mistakes.

"Okay... good boy... get married... start a career..." The saint couldn't help showing a gratified smile.

For a while, the inner room seemed to be the same as before, and it seemed extraordinarily harmonious.The elders made no secret of their curiosity and asked what kind of princess Li Hui and Li Jing had chosen.These two young men who were not enlightened were not shy at all, and they stated their intentions frankly and generously, which made them all laugh.

At this moment, Concubine Yan Shu, who was wiping away her tears and smiling from behind the screen, suddenly came out, came to the side of the sick bed, and said softly with bright eyes: "Since two marriages have already been arranged, why not have another wedding? Did the sage ever remember, In the past, I praised the nephews in the concubine's family, but it was a pity that there was no princess under the concubine's knees to match them. Now even the nephews and grandchildren have gradually grown up. I don't know what the saint would like? If I can get closer, I want to come to my aunt Must be very happy."

Li Hui was stunned, and immediately looked at Li Kun and Mrs. Du—Concubine Yan Shu kept saying that the marriage was not possible because there was no princess back then. Doesn't she mean the princess in the future? !