Fairy Road Return [comprehensive]

Empress Xiao was watching her grandson walking in the yard. The little grandson had already passed his first year of age. Now that the weather is hot, he wears less clothes and the temperature is high during the day, so he usually waits until mid-afternoon or evening before coming out of the house to be in the garden. enjoy the cool air.

Yang Ruoxi led Li Xie into the door, the concierge and other servants all held their breaths, and they didn't dare to look away, for fear of neglecting His Highness the Crown Prince. After all, they were servants of the former Empress. If they offended the Crown Prince, If you cause trouble to the master, then they will definitely be imprisoned.

Under the guidance of the housekeeper, the two came to the garden. Before they approached, they could already hear laughter.

"Chuan'er is awesome." Empress Xiao watched her grandson walk a few steps tremblingly, then his calf softened and he fell to the ground, she still gently encouraged her: "Chuan'er stood up by himself, that's good, that's what it is, do not be afraid."

Yang Ruoxi and Li Xie turned around a cluster of flowers and trees, and saw a gray cotton cloth on the grass in front of them. Empress Xiao was standing outside the cotton cloth. On the cotton cloth, a precarious child was trying to stand up, but after several efforts, he Still didn't get up.

This child is the only surviving posthumous son of Empress Xiao's second son, and was named Yang Chuan by Empress Xiao, hoping to inherit his father's bloodline and pass on the second wife.

One was unsteady, Xiao Yang Chuan fell on the cotton cloth, lying on the ground, looking at the grandmother in front of him, his little hands were rowing like a boat, his little mouth was drooling, and his little eyes looked at his grandmother aggrievedly, as if saying I fell down, grandma, why don't you pick me up?

But at the next moment, the child crawled up with hands and feet. Empress Xiao had a smile on her face, and waited until her grandson crawled in front of her before she picked him up and asked him to support her to stand up.

Yang Ruoxi stepped forward and bowed, "Mother."

Empress Xiao looked back, and was a little surprised the next moment. She quickly handed her grandson to the maidservants next to her, and let them watch him play.

Li Xie bowed to him: "Auntie."

Empress Xiao held her hands up, with a slight smile on her face: "Jiancheng is here." Then she asked the maidservants to prepare a seat, and after a while, the maidservants sat down on the cotton cloth, and the two sides sat down and chatted.

The garden in Yang's Mansion is well kept and tidy. Flowers and plants grow in accordance with the seasons, facing the sun and the breeze and growing happily.

After the two chatted for a few words, they entered the topic.

"Biao Auntie, I plan to wait for my cousin's three-year filial piety to be held after my marriage with Ruoxi. Maybe the situation was critical before and I couldn't afford to be particular about it, but it's about Ruoxi's reputation. My nephew doesn't want future generations to speculate on what to say. The words of an unfilial daughter."

Empress Xiao was a little dazed, put her hands down from the table, and sighed: "Yes, even if Mr. Lang is wrong, he is Sanniang's father, and Sanniang can't make mistakes in terms of etiquette."

Unlike Yang Tong, when he was in Luoyang, he probably didn't know whether he would be alive tomorrow, so firstly, he wanted to relieve the depression and pain in his heart, and secondly, he wanted to save a queen for himself, so there were two pregnant servants. Concubine, if this was the case in the past, two lives were lost within a year of his grandfather's death.

"Also, don't worry, Aunt Biao, I won't let Ruoxi be criticized by the world." So those people from the Sui Dynasty clan should also show up, and they should contribute to Ruoxi's dowry!

Empress Xiao let out a long sigh: "Then thank you Jiancheng." This should have been her responsibility as a mother, but now she has to let her future son-in-law worry about this, in fact, Empress Xiao is a little ashamed.

After the matter was settled, Li Xie took advantage of the opportunity to stay in Yang's mansion for dinner.

King Qin/Mansion, in order to make up for his broken heart, Li Xuanba went straight to the second brother's mansion to eat after finishing his work.

The little nephew is still a baby who loves to sleep, but maybe he has developed a habit. Every evening, he is awake, just in time to play with his uncles.

"Second sister-in-law, do you think the fourth child is reliable? Don't tell me he is just a whim?" What kind of woman does a 16-year-old minor know?

While hugging his little nephew, Li Xuanba complained to his eldest grandson Wuyou about Li Yuanji's evil.

The eldest grandson Wuyou smiled and said: "Sanlang is over the age, it's time to think about marriage. Although the second sister-in-law thinks that the cousin of the Dou family is good, but you don't like it, and the elder brother does not allow cousins ​​to get married, so it's fine. For so long, Chang'an There are so many noble girls in the city, is it possible that you don't like them?"

Li Xuanba flattened his mouth, aggrieved: "I don't know if I like it or not, I just look at it, but it doesn't seem to work."

As for the cousin, that is not considered at all. The second uncle has not bothered him recently, but Li Xuanba thinks that the second uncle will not give up so easily. He will definitely bother the elder brother, but the elder brother will not compromise, saying that he will not agree with him He would never agree to the matter with his cousin.

Changsun Wuyou was amused by him, another loud laughter came from outside the yard, she glanced at Li Xuanba, and said, "Si Lang is here." Not only Li Yuanji, but also Li Zhiyun.

Li Zhiyun's head drooped. Like Li Xuanba, he felt deeply distressed. He was only a month younger than the fourth brother. The fourth brother had found the girl he liked, but he hadn't yet. Although his father didn't urge him, he couldn't get past his mother One pass.

"Hey, Wulang's walking is no different from that of a cat, and he walks quietly." Changsun Wuyou said with a smile when he saw Li Zhiyun.

Li Yuanji grinned happily: "Second Sister-in-Law, I'm here to eat again, don't think I eat too much!"

"How could it be? No matter how big Shiro's stomach is, he still can't eat the second sister-in-law." The eldest grandson said happily.

Then Li Yuanji snatched the milk doll, put his big face in front of his little nephew, and said, "Nephew, fourth uncle found fourth aunt for you today, are you happy?"

What answered him was the startled laughter of the milk doll. This kid is very courageous, and he is not afraid of activities like throwing high.

"..." Li Xuanba and Li Zhiyun looked at Li Yuanji wordlessly, the eldest grandson Wuyou was overjoyed, and seeing her son's overjoyed appearance, she was even happier.

Li Shimin came back slowly, and then found that the house was occupied by the devil's brothers again, especially his son, who seemed to like the brothers very much, and each of them gave a big smile.

Fortunately, my son is very close to me recently, Li Shimin comforted himself.

Wandering around in the arms of his uncles, the baby Li Chengqian returned to his father's arms. He blinked, saw the somewhat familiar face on his face, blinked again, sniffed, and then dedicated A big smiley face.

Li Shimin couldn't help but also showed a smiling face. Li Xuanba, Li Yuanji, and Li Zhiyun looked at each other, and then the three brothers communicated silently. It seems that what Shiro said earlier attracted the attention of the second brother, and they are already improving and The relationship with the nephew!

The eldest grandson Wuyou asked the maidservant to inform the kitchen to serve the food. Today’s dinner will be served in the garden, and asked the maidservant to bring the two daughters. Usually the two concubines are taken care of by their biological mothers, but in terms of education, it is the eldest grandson Wuyou. Worrying about management, she assigned nuns to the two daughters. The daughters taught their biological mothers that they could not intervene, and they dared not intervene.

During the dinner, Li Xuanba remembered that Li Yuanji only said that he had met the girl he liked, but the identity of the girl was not revealed yet.

Unexpectedly, when he asked, Li Yuanji shook his head: "I can't tell you now, I will tell you tomorrow." In case the elder brother thinks that Mrs. Liu San is not good, he can't pursue her, so it's better to leave a copy for the young lady. reputation.

"What's the difference between tomorrow and today?" Li Xuanba gave him a blank look, and everyone looked at Li Yuanji, but Li Yuanji didn't say anything.

Li Zhiyun suddenly said: "Fourth Brother, you have been looking for Big Brother this afternoon. You don't want Big Brother to give you the palm of your hand. After Big Brother has seen it, you go to pursue the little lady?"

"Of course!" Li Yuanji glanced at his younger brother. Isn't this obvious?

Li Shimin and Changsun Wuyou were speechless, but after a while the couple's hearts were still a little shaken, Shiro was too dependent on his elder brother, no matter what big things he needed his elder brother's approval, he would do it.

Li Zhiyun nodded emphatically: "That's right, I have to have my elder brother take a look." I hope this time I can fool my mother, so that she won't be so anxious to marry a daughter-in-law, a good girl who suits him is looking for him!

Li Xuanba thought while eating, elder brother said that his marriage is not in a hurry, it is better to be over 20 years old, so elder brother will not rush him, nor will he make an appointment for him indiscriminately, and father, he can't say anything to elder brother at all, look at it this way Come on, he is fine at all, everything is safe, Li Xuanba suddenly relaxed, and then teased the little niece next to him.

"Yue'er, can you go home with my third uncle? There is only one person in the third uncle's house, so it's so deserted."

Then Li Shimin knocked over with a wooden stick: "Li Xuanba, your skin is itchy, abducting my son is not enough, you want to abduct my daughter?"

Yue'er covered her mouth and giggled, then shook her head violently: "Yue'er will not go." She rolled her small eyes, looked at her father's face, and showed a flattering smile.

Li Shimin rubbed his daughter's head, and of course the other daughter, Xing'er, would not let her go.

"I like children, hurry up and marry a wife and give birth to yourself." Li Shimin sneered.

One by one, the eldest is not young, and none of them are married. He, the only one who is married, is being picked up by them as if he was a skin, and he will return it back in the future!

Li Xuanba raised his chin: "Brother said that my health is not suitable for getting married early, after the age of 20, so don't worry. But I like children, but I only like our own children. I don't have any children, only my second brother has one." Children, you can only have fun with your little nephew and niece."

Li Shimin didn't like to listen to the first part of this sentence. Of course, he didn't refer to his younger brother's body, but the latter sentence of "don't worry."

The eldest grandson Wuyou laughed secretly, and Li Yuanji and Li Zhiyun secretly gave the third brother a thumbs up and a thumbs up.

On Yang's side, Li Xie had dinner with the company of Yang You and Yang Tong, and the sky was about to get dark. He conveyed his meaning, achieved his goal, and left soon.

Yang Ruoxi sent him to the door, saw him get into the carriage, and the carriage disappeared without a trace, so she came back.

"Grandmother, uncle is coming back to Chang'an." Yang You and Yang Tong were very happy, of course Empress Xiao was the most happy, her younger brother Xiao Yu was coming to Chang'an.

At the beginning, Xiao Yu was relegated to Hechi by Yang Guang because of his remonstrance to Yang Guang. As a prefect, he did not dare to leave without the emperor's will. After Li Chengqian was born, Li Yuan issued a decree to transfer Xiao Yu back to Chang'an, but it took a lot of time to hand over the responsibility of the prefect, and it took time to travel, so Xiao Yu was almost in Chang'an.

Empress Xiao sighed: "Thanks to the gentleman who demoted Adi to Hechi that day, otherwise Jiangdu rebelled, Adi might be persecuted."

During the mutiny in Jiangdu, how many courtiers were persecuted, some were killed by traitors who were sincere to the court, and some were implicated purely innocently, after all, swords have no eyes.

Yang You and Yang Tong are neither old nor young, but because of their limited status, they can't do many things, and they don't have anyone to discuss with, but after their uncle comes, they have elders to talk to, it won't be like this Intimidated.

The three sisters, Yang Ruohua and Sister Yang, had smiles on their faces, thinking in their hearts that after their uncle came, their aunt would definitely come too. Aunt and Emperor Tang are first cousins, and after their aunt came, they would be able to walk more freely in Chang'an in the future.

Thinking about it this way, the three of Yang Ruohua are in a much better mood. Tonight, the crown prince turned a blind eye to them, making them deeply doubt their own charm. They are more beautiful than the third sister, and they can't attract the crown prince's attention. Could it be that the crown prince is blind?

Yang Ruoxi still has the appearance of her uncle in her memory, but it was all a few years ago. Today, a few years later, the uncle may be a lot older, but the uncle and the aunt have always had a close relationship with each other. With the uncle around, the aunt will be at ease many.

The next day, Yang Ruoxi didn't go out, but thanks to Yang Ruomei's little gossip, she learned about the follow-up of Li Yuanji's liking for Mrs. Liu San yesterday. Third lady, Liu Zhenghui happened to be away, Madam Liu was completely confused, but after the prince came, he saw several children of the Liu family, and then left.

In the afternoon, after the sun went down, Liu Ying and Zhang Jing went out for shopping, and then met Li Yuanji, who followed them with a stern face. Now Li Yuanji's intentions were like Sima Zhao's heart, everyone knew it!

I don't know what the Liu family's parents think, but Liu He and Lu Qian brought back a special news, saying that the Ministry of Industry will soon launch a fan that can naturally fan the wind in this hot summer, allowing people to enjoy the coolness of the summer wind .

"My lady, what are we going to do?"

Yang Ruoxi made a quick decision, it was not until You hour, so it was not too late, she immediately asked someone to set up a car, and rushed to the workshop at the Ministry of Industry to take a look for herself.

In just two quarters of an hour, the master and servants came to the workshop. At this time, there were already many businessmen here. The businessmen looked at the automatic turning fan in the room, and their eyes were shining.

"Master, it's Pavilion Master Meng." Liu He and Lu Qian saw that many of the people in the crowd were acquaintances.

And Meng Liang had already seen them, came over and bowed his head: "I have seen the third lady."

Yang Ruoxi nodded slightly: "Master Meng, Qingyun Pavilion also does this kind of business?"

It seems that Qingyun Pavilion is the intelligence department of the prince, but it also seems to be doing various businesses.

Meng Liang lowered his eyebrows and smiled: "Your Highness's things, the subordinates will naturally promote them."

Yang Ruoxi suddenly realized that this thing was researched by the prince.

Although this workshop is attached to the Ministry of Industry, the person in charge, Wan Liu, was replaced after Li Xie returned, and belongs to his confidant.

"Everyone, everyone, everyone can place an order now. Our workshop is responsible for the production, but the production of fans is not easy, and the daily output is not much, but don't worry, we will recruit craftsmen and strive to produce more. A fan costs two taels of silver, and it will not be returned. price."

This price is set by His Royal Highness, rare things are more expensive, and these businessmen will make more than several times the price of a fan that costs two taels of silver in the market, earning more than they do.

Wanliu asked the prince why he didn't just open a shop in the name of a workshop, produce and sell it himself, and earn the workshop's income.

But this thing is actually very easy to imitate. When someone buys it back and disassembles it and researches it by himself, it can be researched very quickly. The main purpose of the workshop is not sales, but research.

There is a saying that there is a specialization in the art industry, and businessmen can maximize their profits.

Of course, the most important thing is that merchants actually sell more expensively and collect more merchant taxes.

Then they flocked to place orders, Liu He and Lu Qian squeezed in, and then successfully paid the deposit and placed an order for [-] fans. The workshop promised to deliver the order in ten days, but all orders were delivered in five days. .

This strange delivery situation made other merchants a little puzzled, but they didn't think much about it, and Yang Ruoxi didn't think much about it either, but Meng Liang understood that because of the low technical content of this thing, other people could imitate it soon after the technology was discovered, so I can only sell the first wave temporarily, and sell it as a rarity, and then the fan will not be so expensive.

Not long after Yang Ruoxi and the others left, people came from the palace, and the person in charge of the workshop handed over ten fans to the servants in the palace. They obeyed the prince's order and placed the ten fans in the imperial study room, Tai Chi hall and other places where the emperor haunted. No place, no harem.

The next day, the courtiers went to court as usual. Before the sun rose to the sky, the main hall of Taiji Palace had already started to heat up. Although ice cubes were placed in the corners, it was nothing compared to Nuoda's palace.

Suddenly, there was a gust of cool wind blowing from all directions, and the fatigue of the ministers due to hunger seemed to be cleared away in an instant. Then they looked around and found four tall things on both sides of the hall. The fan-like discs were spinning hard That is, the wind is produced by this disc.

At the top of the main hall, the old god Li Yuan was sitting on the dragon chair, and a fan was blowing towards him. He was very calm, because he had already enjoyed the convenience of the fan last night.

The courtiers were still very dedicated, it was only a short noise, and then they continued to discuss the business.

When the morning court was over, all the courtiers went around the fan, commenting on it, and asking the guarding servant: "What is this?"

The waiter smiled and replied: "This is a fan developed by the workshop, it can fan automatically."

"What's the reason?"

"I don't know, I only know that there is a switch behind the fan. When the switch is loose, tighten it, and it can spin for another half an hour."

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Li Shimin, Li Xuanba, Li Yuanji, Li Zhiyun and Li Xie went to the imperial study room together, they came to grab some food, they stood in the court hall for more than an hour, they were already very hungry.

"Brother, is this researched by the workshop?" Li Shimin was a little surprised, this thing is very rare, and it will benefit a lot in the future!

Li Xie nodded and murmured in his heart, if the air conditioner appeared in the future, wouldn't it shock you to death?

"I have asked the workshop to leave some for us in advance. In the evening, Shi Chong and the others will send them to your house one by one. In view of the nephew and niece of Erlang's house, I will set up six fans for you. Sanlang, Shiro, and Goro There are only two seats, don’t worry there will be some in the harem.”

He paid for the fans allocated to the younger brothers, and the ladies in the harem paid for it in the palace. Although the price is the same, they are all one tael of silver, but to develop such a good habit, nothing can be used. Take it for nothing.

"Then thank you, big brother." Li Shimin smiled, and then thought that six seats must not be enough.

Li Xie said again: "Five days later, there will be fans on the market, and then you can buy them yourself."

Li Yuanji muttered, "It must be very expensive. Brother, can I go to the workshop to buy it? Just buy it at the price that the workshop sells to the merchants. I don't want the workshop to suffer, but I also don't want those merchants to make black-hearted money. "

Li Xie coughed and nodded: "Okay, you can find Wanliu, he is the person in charge of the workshop." This guy is only in charge of money transactions. The workshop has its own skilled craftsmen, but the status of the craftsmen is low. Can't say anything, Wanliu was sent by him, and he will seek the greatest benefit for the workshop.

At this time, the courtiers flocked to the Tang Emperor, and they also wanted to buy a fan. No, how can a fan be enough?At least a dozen seats are needed, after all, there are so many people in the family.

How could Li Yuan deal with them? He left his ministers to his sons and slipped away by himself.

However, when the courtiers learned that fans would be sold five days later, they dispersed. In fact, after they left the palace, they asked their subordinates to investigate the workshop. Unexpectedly, the workshop was guarded by soldiers, and officials from the Ministry of Industry could not enter at all. When I asked about the situation, they all said that the production of fans was not easy, and they were rushing to work day and night.

In the evening, Shi Chong took the guards and sent the fans to the palaces of the princes. Leaving aside the situation of King Qin/Mansion, King Wei’s Mansion, and King Chu’s Mansion, only Li Yuanji ran to the palace happily before he got the fan. The Liu family went to show their hospitality.

Liu Zhenghui and Mrs. Liu didn't know how to treat Li Yuanji. In fact, ever since they knew that Li Yuanji was interested in their daughter, Liu Zhenghui and his wife were a little uneasy.

They are naturally happy with this marriage, but they also need their daughter to be willing. If the daughter is not willing, they don't want to force her. These days they are afraid that the emperor will issue a marriage decree, but they don't know that there seems to be no reaction in the palace. Only His Royal Highness King Qi went to the Liu Mansion when he was free, and today he specially sent such a rare item to his daughter, should they accept it?

Liu Ying was told by the maid that Prince Qi was coming, so she came out of the kitchen, and then was forced by the nun to take a bath, wash her hair and change clothes, while Li Yuanji in the front hall waited patiently.

About two quarters of an hour later, Liu Ying came, and behind her was a maidservant carrying a food plate, which contained pasta, which she made after her skills had improved greatly in the past few days.

There were two breezes blowing in the hall, the maid put the food plate on the table, Liu Ying looked around and saw two fans, she didn't recognize them yet, but she didn't have any at home, it must have been sent by His Royal Highness Qi Wang.

Liu Ying didn't dislike Li Yuanji, but she didn't have any special feelings for a while. She just supported him and didn't object to him looking for delicious food with her. She let go of her previous cautiousness towards him.

"Your Highness, you should keep this rare item for yourself."

"Hey, Ying'er doesn't need to worry about it. It will be sold in the market in a few days. Anyway, I don't often stay in the palace, so it's a waste to put it in the palace."

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Liu Zhenghui and his wife quickly left the hall, leaving space for their daughter and His Royal Highness Qi Wang. The couple discussed in a low voice. It seems that if their daughter does not reject His Highness Qi Wang, then the marriage will be completed.

King Qin/Mansion, Li Shimin and Changsun Wuyou were a little speechless when they found out about it. If Shiro is not enlightened, then if he is enlightened, would he be eager to give all the good things in his family to other young ladies?

"I don't know how the little lady of the Liu family fell in love with Shiro? Shiro ran around with his elder brother, and met a lot of little ladies. Why did he only fall in love with the little lady of the Liu family?"

Li Shimin complained, the eldest grandson Wuyou pondered for a moment, and said: "Although Mrs. Liu San is not a beautiful woman, she looks good when she smiles. Watching her smile will make me feel better even if I am in a bad mood."

"Really? Then I'll meet him some other day." Li Shimin thought to himself, how can there be such a miraculous character.

Li Xuanba and Li Zhiyun felt that Li Yuanji was going too far. He flattered his little lady like this. Didn't this set a great benchmark for them?Isn't this embarrassing them?

When Li Yuanji returned to the palace after eating and drinking in Liu's mansion, he met his younger brother who was crusading him, and he proudly said: "I didn't set up obstacles for you? Fifth brother, you should find your elder brother, who has established a way." A high example."

"Pretend I didn't say it." Li Zhiyun turned back decisively and went back to his yard. How dare he attack the elder brother? Isn't this the same as offending the future sister-in-law?He also thought about letting his sister-in-law play drums in his elder brother's ear in the future!