Li Jilan suddenly turned his head and whispered: "When you are free, can I call Xue Lang 'sir'?"
Li Tengkong was stunned.
She realized that she had misunderstood this fellow disciple. Ji Lanzi really only admired Xue Bai's talent, right?
"Why are you asking me? How do you call him...what does it have to do with me?"
Li Jilan said nothing.
She felt that Xue Bai was really talented. Not only did he write good poems, but he also deliberately sang poorly, so that the saint promised to grant him an official title, and she admired him even more.
As for why she asked Teng Kongzi that question? She actually just wanted to praise, share, and express her admiration for her husband.
With this emotion, she stared at Xue Bai closely, wondering how many other remarkable lyrics he had in his head.
Because she was watching so carefully, she didn't even notice that a eunuch led people into the hall and walked past Xue Bai.
…
Li Chu walked to the hall, stood next to Xue Bai, and bowed to the saint and the noble concubine.
When he raised his head, he suddenly noticed something. When he turned around, he saw a little Taoist nun behind Princess Yuzhen looking at him.
This little Taoist nun is very beautiful, especially her eyes, which are full of affection, like a pool of spring water blown by the spring breeze, like a peach blossom in full bloom.
Although Li Chu was still very young, he was very handsome and had already been accustomed to being loved by women. Now he saw that this little girl was really attractive, and he was somewhat interested in accepting her as a palace servant.
But this is not the time to talk about this at a banquet, it is more important to do business.
"What brings you here?"
"Back to the Saint, Third Sister heard that there was new music at the imperial concubine's banquet. She was very interested and wanted to listen to it."
As Li Chu said this, he turned sideways and led out his sister Li Yuetu who was behind him.
Li Yuetu was fifteen years old at the time. She had just received her hair extensions not long ago and was temporarily named the head of Hezheng County. She was beautiful and tall, wearing a robe and had a dashing appearance.
She was inexplicably brought here by her brother today. At this time, she was treated as an excuse, but she was not angry. She bowed to the saint gracefully and said, "My granddaughter actually wants to meet the saint."
Li Longji is happy.
He could tell that the granddaughter meant what she said and was not pretending to make him happy.
At that time, he was the one who gave Li Heng the palace maid Wu. Although Wu died young, the children he gave birth to were very satisfying...much more satisfying than Li Heng.
"Please sit down, and you don't have to be polite at my banquet." Li Longji joked: "Atu has a taste of the tribute peaches. When you get married, I will make you the princess."
"It would be better if we don't get married. I will follow my great-aunt to cultivate the path of immortality."
As Li Yuetuo spoke, he sat down next to Princess Yuzhen and chatted for a few more words. When no one else noticed, he turned to the two little girls behind him and said, "You are so beautiful. Would you like to be friends with me?"
The tone is frank and straightforward.
…
Li Chu sat down on the other side of Princess Yuzhen. When Xu Hezi started singing, he laughed softly and said, "Guzu can't be partial."
"Who am I, an outsider, partial to?" Princess Yuzhen couldn't help but smile, "You little ones are all very clever."
"It's a small matter. Can you help me with my great-nephew?"
Princess Yuzhen followed his gaze and saw Xue Bai who was already seated.
She immediately understood what Li Chu was thinking and asked, "Do you appreciate him?"
"He has great talent."
Princess Yuzhen said nothing, drank tea, and listened to the murmurings of the three little girls behind her. She shook her head and said, "I can't help you with this matter."
Li Chu was a little surprised and said: "Why?"
"Since I have accepted the Seventeenth Mother as my disciple, how can I harm her marriage?"
Li Chu pondered for a moment, knowing that he could not let Xue Bai and Suo Douji get married, but at this moment he was helpless towards Princess Yuzhen.
He turned to look at Li Tengkong, and accidentally saw Li Jilan's loving eyes again.
~~
Li Chu is young and already has three sons, and the eldest son Li Shi is five years old this year.
When he was young, he fell in love with the palace maid Shen Zhenzhu and gave birth to his eldest son, which was actually a bit troublesome.
Fortunately, the saint loved him and chose Princess Choi for him. Choi had an extraordinary status. Her father was Boling Choi and her mother was a Korean lady.
In other words, Li Chu was married to the Yang family, which was one of the reasons why he thought he could win over Xue Bai.
That day, when he returned to the villa, he discussed his thoughts with Mr. Cui.
"What do you think about letting Third Sister marry Xue Bai?"
"Pfft." Cui Caiping couldn't help but laugh. She patted Li Chu's shoulder and said, "You don't know, right? Xue Bai is the face of my third aunt."
She was originally very beautiful, but last year she gave birth to a son for Li Chu, and this year she gave birth to another son. Her figure was severely out of shape, and her temper was also much worse. Although she was smiling now, her tone was a bit bossy.
"Mr. Lang has this idea, but he offends my third aunt."
Li Chu knew that Cui's natal family was powerful, so he was willing to endure this wife and said: "Can't we discuss this with my third aunt? No matter what, Xue Bai should have a formal wife."
"I won't say it anyway."
"This person is a talented person who will be of great use to us. However, Li Jingzhong is a ruthless person. Any grudges must be resolved."
"Who would want to marry a princess if he is talented?" Cui Caiping said truthfully, "Besides, I heard that Xue Bai is cunning. Although he is talented, his character is not good."
"In extraordinary times, talent is the most important thing when hiring people. How about your character can be discussed later." Li Chu asked tentatively: "Your uncle can't really support Prince Qing with Xue Bai, can he?"
"Look at what Mr. Lang said, no one is doing anything for their own future. My uncle just wants to be the prime minister. He has his own ideas. How can he only care about the ideas of me, a relative?"
Suddenly, the cry of a child started making a lot of noise. Cui Caiping quickly asked the palace attendants to bring her little son over.
Li Chu wanted to say something else, smiled slightly, stood up and left the room.
The chamberlain Cheng Yuanzhen rushed up and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, can you go to Shen's place to rest?"
"No."
Li Chu waved his hand and walked through the corridor.
Cheng Yuanzhen followed closely and asked in a low voice: "What are you worried about, Your Majesty? Can I share your worries with Your Majesty?"
"It doesn't matter." Li Chu waved his hand and laughed at himself: "Thinking of two marriages."
"Two?" Cheng Yuanzhen asked doubtfully: "After all, the county master's marriage has to be returned to Chang'an. I asked His Highness, if His Highness is willing, just ask the saint to grant the marriage... but I don't know what the other one is?"
Li Chu didn't answer, only murmured: "Master will not refuse. I am trying to resolve the mistake made by the old slave next to him."
"Yes, fortunately there is a king."
"By the way, today I saw a female disciple beside my great aunt. She is quite talented." Li Chu asked casually, "Do you know her name?"
Cheng Yuanzhen understood immediately and responded: "I understand, I will ask you."
~~
The next day, by the bamboo garden.
Li Jilan stared at Xue Bai's face nervously.
After much difficulty, when he finally put down the scroll in his hand, she couldn't help but ask: "What do you think, sir?"
"good."
The story of "The Romance of the West Chamber" is simple, but difficult in terms of words. Li Jilan has revised it over and over again, and now it has been completed three times.
Xue Bai did see the changes in her. She used to be more neat in parallel and parallel prose, but now she is much more casual.
Let’s just talk about the third chapter, when it comes to the tryst between Cui Yingying and Zhang Sheng, Li Jilan’s choice of words is also quite bold.
"Look at the moonlight across the sky, the jade sky is dust-free, the garden is full of flowers, the socks are cold, the steps are tiptoeing, and the heart is on guard."
Looking back, he saw the sentence "I wish I could teach him to sleep under my eyes." Even Xue Bai felt slightly panicked, and quickly closed the scroll and handed it back to Li Jilan.
He thought about what Wang Wei said at that time, and he didn't know for a moment whether teaching a little girl to write such erotic articles would promote the development of art or lower her level.
"Ji Lanzi is a great talent. If you write it this way, the rest will be smooth."
"It's your teacher's teachings that are so good." Li Jilan blushed after being praised and said, "Zengkongzi also helped a lot."
Li Tengkong was startled and quickly denied it, saying: "I didn't..."
"Many of the words and phrases were thought of in my spare time." Li Jilan refused to take credit and spoke quickly.
"no."
Li Tengkong didn't have time to quibble. Seeing Xue Bai's gaze, he quickly turned his head and said, "I'm just... giving you some pointers."
"That's right." Xue Bai said: "I still want to make some slight changes to the subsequent story."
"ah?"
"Let's talk about Zhang Sheng going to Beijing to take the exam. Cui's mother forced Yingying to marry someone else. She preferred to die and became a Taoist monk. The Cui family had to find a maid to pretend to be her and marry a mediocre man. When Zhang Sheng returned from high school, she was picked up from the Taoist temple.
Cui Yingying...what do you think?"
Xue Bai felt that after such a change, Li Longji would definitely like this story, and he used the maidservant to marry on his behalf to show that Princess Shou and Yang Taizhen were not the same person.
But the two little girls in front of him were stunned.
"This little girl has no talent...how could she know this..."
"Junior sister, wait for me."
They ran away in a hurry.
Xue Bai sighed helplessly and turned around to see Yan Yan sitting on the swing with an expression on her face as if she was watching a show.
"Brother scared people away."
"No."
"Ji Lanzi calls you husband." Yan Yan added, "I am brother's husband, so wouldn't that mean I am her ancestor?"
"Stop talking nonsense."
Yan Yanzhen stopped talking nonsense, stood up, performed the Wanfu obediently, and said: "Brother, Master Qixuan said that I have learned his breathing and breathing method, and I should learn Tai Chi from my brother in the future, please."
Brother, please give me some advice."
Xue Bai didn't dare to tease her, but the two looked at each other and laughed at the same time due to tacit understanding.
Because I thought of what they often say.
"There is neither long nor short. Where the Tao exists, the teacher exists."
~~
After the Hungry Ghost Festival, the days of living in Zhongnan Mountain are over.
On the way back, Xue Bai followed the sage's motorcade.
He drove his horse beside Yan Yan's carriage and acted honestly all the way.
Although Yan Yan's illness could not be cured during this trip, fortunately, she was treated by a famous doctor and her condition was stabilized; he also taught Li Jilan how to write plays.
He learned about the old affairs of the palace from Princess Tang Chang and established his ambition; formed a temporary alliance with Prince Qing; turned enemies into friends with Princess Xianyi and his wife; and enhanced the favor of the saint and the noble concubine with several poems.
He also had initial contact with Princess Ning's consort and King Guangping.
From the situation point of view, if Princess Xianyi, who loves to show off, is brought over, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and the East Palace will not be able to use their swords to kill people for the time being, and they are unwilling to deal with her personally, so they will surely be able to gain temporary stability.
Moreover, the misfortune is diverted to the east, and there are many places that cause trouble to the East Palace and the Right Prime Minister's Office.
Of course, the main reason why it went so smoothly was that he had the advantage of the location in Zhongnan Mountain. Li Heng and Li Linfu were busy with serious business in Chang'an City and had no time to talk to him.
But I still have to go back to Chang'an after all, and things won't go so smoothly in the future...
Thinking of these, Xue Bai looked up and saw the magnificent Mingde Gate gradually appearing in front of his eyes, and his mood was inexplicably surging.
Although Chang'an City was more dangerous, it did not scare him.
~~
It's late July, the New Year's Examination is approaching, and Anlu Mountain is approaching.
And what happened in Tower View also began to have an impact on Chang'an City.
~~
Princess Ningqin opened the curtain and glanced back, just in time to see Xue Bai following Princess Yuzhen's carriage.
Looking back at the car, her old but handsome husband Zhang Bian was closing his eyes to relax and take some time off.
"You have done good things, but if that boy named Xue causes big trouble one day, I will see if you will be implicated."
"Then just tell the truth." Zhang Bian said: "I can't refuse the old friend's entrustment."
"You are always so weak-tempered!" Princess Ningqin was dissatisfied and said, "Who entrusted you with this? It's because you can't forget that rebellious girl."
"As I told you, Secretary He made a request when he returned to his hometown after serving as official. Based on his friendship with my grandpa, it is impossible for me to refuse his request." Zhang Bian said: "Even if the saint learns about this, for the sake of Secretary He
For the sake of his face, he won’t blame me.”
"You are telling lies, can I believe you? He Zhizhang is the prince's teacher, how can you hide this from the prince?"
"I've said this enough times." Zhang Bian closed his eyes and said calmly: "If the princess doesn't believe me, just assume that my old love for Si Niang has not ended."
"Zhang Silang, you are too presumptuous!"
Zhang Bian smiled bitterly, not knowing whether he was too weak or too presumptuous.
Come to think of it, if you weren't weak, how could you live like this?
"Husband-in-law." After scolding Princess Ning, she softened her voice and said, "Husbands and wives shouldn't hide anything. Tell the truth. How much do you know about the forces behind him?"
"What kind of power does it have?" Zhang Bian sighed: "It's just such a small house. How much it costs every month. The princess has already found out clearly. What's the use of me saying more?"
We have argued about a topic countless times, and each time the result is like this, as if it has become a thorn in the side between the couple.
The depressing atmosphere continued until they arrived at Princess Ningqin's mansion, where a servant came forward to inform them.
"Prince-in-law, a guest has arrived and he claims to be delivering a gift for Fan Yang Jiedushi."
While talking, a long gift list was handed over.
Princess Ningqin was displeased when she saw it and said, "Don't accept this stupid gift!"
"He has received the grace of a saint, which is what a gentleman should have." Zhang Bian looked calm.
Princess Ningqin had no choice but to turn back to the backyard.
Zhang Bian was always like this, able to make good friends with everyone. For example, Li Bai was also his good friend and had repeatedly advised him not to associate with An Lushan. However, he was able to appease both sides.
He got off the carriage, straightened the sleeves of his robe, and walked forward to greet the guests. In the eyes of outsiders, he still looked like a carefree god.
Only he himself knows how much he has paid for Princess Shang in this life.
~~
"Why did Xue Bai refuse?"
In the Prince's Courtyard, Li Chu couldn't wait to tell Li Heng his thoughts as soon as he returned to Chang'an, and Li Heng agreed with it.
"If he marries Sanniang, his past grudges will be cleared and his future career will be guaranteed. Is he unwilling?"
Li Chu said: "He said that there is something unspeakable."
"Unspeakable secret?"
Li Heng suddenly thought of a secret rumor, his eyes changed, and his face immediately became a little ugly... Is Xue Bai because of Du Erniang?
He turned his back so that no one could notice his displeasure.
"It seems that Li Cong promised him greater benefits?" Li Chu asked.
"possible."
"Haier thinks that we should win over Xue Bai. He knows how to please saints, noble concubines, and General Gao." Li Chu said: "And we can get along well with the Yang family and the uncle. The Yang family and the boy are related by marriage, and the uncle only has
He promised to vindicate the case of three common people and promised rewards. Xue Bai is the key to winning them over."
"This guy doesn't want to, so what can I do?"
"How about I ask you to ask the saint for marriage directly?"
Li Heng was a little reluctant, but rationally knew that this was the best thing to do.
An Lushan is about to go to Beijing again. There is a serious conflict of interest between him and Pei Kuan, the two governors of Fanyang. By then, Li Linfu and An Lushan will definitely get rid of Pei Kuan.
This is the time to conquer the forces behind Xue Bai.
"I, the prince, may not be able to speak in front of a saint." Li Heng sighed.
Li Chu said: "As long as I talk to the saint, Sanniang will fall in love with Xue Bai, and the matter will naturally come true."
Li Heng nodded directly and murmured: "Sanniang is my favorite daughter, so I am taking advantage of him..."
The father and son could not talk for too long. Soon, a servant came to urge them.
Li Chu resigned, left the Prince's Courtyard, and returned to Baisun Courtyard.
He took two deep breaths and was about to go see Mrs. Cui when he suddenly remembered something and asked Cheng Yuanzhen to be recruited.
"Have you asked? Is she willing?"
"Your Majesty." Cheng Yuanzhen was a little embarrassed and said hesitantly: "She claims to be a female crown...I cannot enter Baisun Court to serve her."
"what for?"
Li Chu was surprised.
Cheng Yuanzhen hesitated for a moment and said, "Yinu, it seems that Ji Lanzi is in love with Xue Bai."
"ha."
Li Chu laughed at himself, waved his hand openly and said, "It doesn't matter."
It doesn't matter, he has arranged these two marriages perfectly, and everyone is happy.
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