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Chapter 4 The Imperial Capital Chang'an

The first prince consort?

Xue Shao laughed but said nothing. He had long been familiar with what Li Xianyuan said. Not only that, he also knew that Xue Shao and Princess Taiping lived together for seven years and had two sons and two daughters.

Those seven years were also the only time for the historical socialite, Princess Taiping, to be a member of the historical socialite, to live in peace after becoming an adult. Later, Xue Shao was imprisoned in a case of rebellion. Princess Taiping could only remarry others with his sorrow and pain and the children of the surname Xue. From then on, Princess Taiping's temperament changed drastically and only fought for power and profit throughout her life and eventually went madness and destruction. This is a later story.

"Why is Brother Xue not at all happy?" Li Xianyuan said curiously, "Xiaosheng said irresponsible, let's put aside the glory and wealth of the royal family first. Princess Taiping is really a stunning beauty that is rare in the world!...Xiaosheng's talent is shallow and cannot describe her beauty in words. He just dares to assert that among all the women you and I have seen, no one can compare to her half as amazing as she is."

As soon as this said, Shui Ling'er, who was standing beside him, curled her lips. Yue Nu's expression was still indifferent and cold that was inconsistent with her age and identity. She glanced at Li Xianyuan with contempt, then looked at her nose and her heart.

"Why do I feel that Brother Li is not here to convey the message today, but to be a matchmaker?" Xue Shao said with a smile.

"Okay, Xiaosheng can't hide this trick from Brother Xue. Xiaosheng didn't plan to hide it." Li Xianyuan said truthfully with a smile, "The truth is that the second saint was quite moved after hearing this. He first ordered the Grand Historian Bureau to arrange the eight characters for the princess and Brother Xue, and then ordered the selection of a good day to arrange Brother Xue to meet the princess in Chang'an. Xiaosheng was lucky enough to participate in this arrangement of eight characters and days. Moreover, the Grand Historian of Shangfeng learned that Xiaosheng had a good relationship with Brother Xue, so he specially sent the Grand Historian to Brother Xue's mansion in Lantian County. On the one hand, he told Brother Xue about the matter, and on the other hand, he also made a discussion."

"Since it was decided by the court, do you still need to discuss it with me?" Xue Shao was very calm, "Just tell me the date of meeting is."

"This is not the point. The key is that the location and method of the meeting this time are quite particular." Li Xianyuan said, "After discussing with his close ministers, it is not appropriate to arrange the meeting between the princess and the consort as magnificently as before. Princess Taiping has long been tired of this situation, and maybe he had messed up the matter before he met Brother Xue. Therefore, this time, Brother Xue went to Chang'an and would meet with Princess Taiping in private - well, it was like an inadvertent encounter!"

Xue Shao couldn't help but smile. He once remembered that it was indeed recorded in history books. The first meeting between Princess Taiping and Xue Shao was indeed like a romance novel that was written in a vulgar "beautiful encounter" deliberately arranged.

"I understand. Brother Li might as well tell me the time and place directly."

Li Xianyuan's straight ring eyeball: Why is he not excited at all, not nervous at all?

"Brother Li?"

"Okay!... There will be a good day in ten days, the east inner garden of the Daming Palace in the imperial city, and the dragon-shou pool."

Xue Shao stood up and smiled hospitable, "Yuenu, prepare a banquet for entertainment."

"Yes, young master."

Originally, Li Xianyuan wanted to come to Xue Mansion as before and enjoy it for a few days, but now the Xue Mansion is not only missing Meiji Sizhu, but Xue Shao even quits the wine. In addition, Xue Shaotui said he was ill, so Li Xianyuan didn't want to stay here for some boring fun. After the meal, he said goodbye and left.

In the next few days, Xue Shao stayed away from home and left the house to thank the guests, and slowly began to regulate his body that was deficient in alcohol. In addition to using mild medicines to adjust diet therapy, the main thing is to exercise sports. Ba Duan Jing must practice in the morning and evening, and then run in the backyard to lift a stone roll. If you have leisure, practice bows and arrows with Yuenu and ride horses. Start by simply low exercise, give the body a buffering process to adapt.

Xingyiquan has "ten practices", "head, body, hands, steps, and strength, and essence, mind, energy, and strength". Xue Shao cooperated with the eight-stage health scenes, and used a step-by-step approach, from the inside out to practice "pure, mind, and energy". As for the practical routines of Xingyiquan, Xue Shao had perfectly integrated them with the military and police fighting techniques he learned in the army in his previous life. He could pick up the moves without forgetting any of them, and it was much easier to learn and familiar than the inner cultivation.

Practicing both inside and outside, focusing on health preservation without losing to actual combat is the best skill.

Yuenu bought a lot of swords, bows and arrows. These rare things in the 21st century interest Xue Shaoji.

The Lantian area is close to the Wei River, and Xue Shao also hired people to dig a swimming pool on the spacious polo field. The Xue Mansion, which used to indulge in sensuality, became a fitness club for Xue Shao alone.

After several days of tempering, Xue Shao at least improved his body, who was addicted to wine and color. The original Xue Shao was a typical feminine "beautiful man" with a typical feminine style, with a feminine and beautiful smell from his appearance to his words and behaviors. Now that he merged with Chenggong's soul, his whole temperament has a bit of Kong Wu's masculine look, and both hard and soft are combined.

Even Yuenu, who was with him day and night, vaguely felt that the young master was becoming more and more charming and did not dare to look at him easily. The 18-year-old woman had already opened up. Xue Shao's occasional inadvertent smile could make Yuenu, who was like an iceberg beauty, thumping her heart, and she was as infatuated as if she was possessed by a demon.

After nightfall, Xue Shao carved An Xiaorou's statue with a knife in the room. He had practiced the craftsmanship of carving and painting for many years before he could learn it without a teacher. After a few nights, a statue of An Xiaorou, the size of a mobile phone, was already lifelike. Xue Shao also added some blood marks from the carving knife to his fingers.

On the morning of the ninth day, Yuenu reminded: "Young Master, tomorrow is the deadline given by the court, so you should prepare early. Li Xianyuan and his son also made an appointment with him to meet today."

"There is nothing to prepare." Xue Shao said lightly, "You can pack up your clothes and go to Chang'an later, and you will go back when you are young."

"Yes, young master!" Yue Nu couldn't help but feel secretly happy. It's the first time that the young master took me out for so many years!

In Xue Shao's heart, he didn't take Princess Taiping seriously. He was completely uninterested in the "No. 1 Prince Consort of the Tang Dynasty". In his opinion, it was at most the ultimate ideal of a man with a soft rice vase. Moreover, he knew that in the next few years, Wu Zetian would have to become the emperor, and Princess Taiping would inevitably be undercurrents and undercurrents. Cold guns and arrows were surrounded by Princess Taiping. He didn't want to marry a red pink skeleton for a few years and die in a bad life, and then his wife was sleeping, money was spent, and his baby was beaten. When he saw the King of Hell, he even cuckolded countless times.

History has long been verified that the princess of the Tang Dynasty is not easy to marry. The princess of the Tang Dynasty is a profession with extremely high cuckold harvest and extremely high risk factor.

Xue Shao had already thought about it in his heart, but he had to bow his head under the roof. Since the Second Saint issued such a decree, he was just trying to resist the decree without any intention. It was difficult to please a woman; it was no longer easy to make her hate herself.

Therefore, tomorrow's trip to the Imperial City Daming Palace is just a formality in Xue Shao's opinion.

On that day, Xue Shao took a carriage and left Chang'an. Yuenu wore a black Hu dress and men's clothes and a black palace hat with her chest, and followed her with her horse and sword.

The veil hat has become popular in recent years. At first, it was the law for the law to dress the destiny of the palace and the clothes when the children were out. It was a tung oil hat that sheltered from the wind and rain. The brim of the hat was hung with a very long curtain to cover the face and body of a woman and should not be seen on the road at will. During the Wude period of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, this hat was called the "Miqi", and the brim was long enough to the waist and even to the feet. The brim after Yonghui had only reached the neck, and the law no longer forced the requirement. It can be seen that the folk customs of the Tang Dynasty were becoming increasingly open. This kind of beautiful hat gradually spread from the palace to the people, so it was also called the "Palace Hat". A woman like Yuenu wore it and rode on a horse with a sword, which really had a bit of the female hero style in martial arts movies.

Lantian County is dozens of miles away from Chang'an City. Along the way, Xue Shao took the statue of Xiang'an Xiaorou in the car. Like in the past few years, he used memories and thoughts to pass on the loneliness and unbearable time.

Until now, Xue Shao didn't know where his future and future would be after he came to the Tang Dynasty. He had asked himself this question countless times. If he didn't think about it, the most direct answer in his heart was to join the army.

After years of military career, he left an inseparable military complex in his heart. At the beginning, if he hadn't wanted to give Xiaorou a stable life, he would never have thought of retiring. Now in the Tang Dynasty, he had such a noble halo, so it would be impossible to go to join the army. Moreover, there is a difference between ancient and modern times, the Tang Dynasty's army must not look the same as the modern army. Can we find the same sense of belonging and existence there?

So, Xue Shao was very confused.

Under this confused mentality, he had absolutely no intention of going on a blind date to get married. No matter who the other party was.

Chang'an arrived in the evening. A little distance from this historical city, Xue Shao asked the driver to park his car on a high slope and take a look at the city in the sky that once dreamt about An Xiaorou.

Looking from a distance, the ancient imperial capital Chang'an City is like a god left over from ancient times. It is surrounded by eight waters at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, and the tiger is magnificent in the weather. The thick city walls circle the largest city with millions of household registrations. The Zhuque Avenue, which is more than 100 meters wide, runs across it, and the left and right yards are like chess boards, among which the carriages and horses are like dragons and crowds are like ants, and the imperial city forbidden palace faces north and south is majestic. The entire imperial capital is like a huge and desolate ink-splashing landscape painting, but it exudes a natural and domineering aura, ruled the world and looked down on the world!

"The palace is opened in the nine heavens, and the nations are dressed and worshipped by the crowns..." Xue Shao took a deep breath, and leisurely recited two poems that An Xiaorou often spoke, and said in his heart, "Xiaorou, the prosperous imperial capital of the Tang Dynasty, the Chang'an City of the Tang Dynasty, is indeed as stunning and shocking as you said."

Later, according to the agreement, Xue Shao's carriage arrived at Chunming Gate in Chang'an City, and Li Xianyuan had been waiting here for a long time. In the past, when Xue Shao came to Chang'an, many officials, gentry and nobles would definitely meet to invite him to the mansion to entertain him, or to come to the winery and Yingyuan in groups to find flowers and fun. There are several outstanding places of wine, meat, and music on the streets of Xishi City, all of which welcome the nobles like Xue Shao to come and support him. Not only do they not spend money, they just want Xue Shao to leave three or five poems or play the piano and zither there, but they will also have a lot of benefits to offer them, just like asking celebrities to endorse the promotional advertisements now.

This is the life of the young master Xue Shao of Lantian in the past. He went out without money and returned home. His bloodline and this great skin were the natural capital for him to make a fortune. In addition, Xue Shao had a large amount of land granted by the imperial court in Lantian County, which became his strong capital for spending time and drinking every night.

However, this time Xue Shao came with the royal mission, so Li Xianyuan did not dare to show off with him. Xue Shao just wanted to be quiet, so the group quietly entered Chang'an City and went directly to Li Xianyuan's home to settle down.

Li Xianyuan was alone in Chang'an and lived a life where his family was not hungry. His so-called home was just a rented small villa, which was much shabby compared to the Xue Mansion. However, his inconspicuous small villa was in Chang'an City, where every insignificant land was valuable, but his value might not be much lost to the luxurious Xue Mansion.

It is rare for a distinguished guest to come. Li Xianyuan prepared excellent food and excellent kabuki to entertain Xue Shao early. Xue Shaotui said that he had been exhausted and refused his flesh and blood. After dinner, he went into the room early to rest and waited until he entered the palace tomorrow to finish the scene.

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