Lin Xuan didn't know about Changsun Chong being fined and sent into the army, so he couldn't guess Changsun Wuji's intention and asked: "Madam, do you think we should go?"
"Husband, Duke Zhao Guo is my uncle after all. He has officially sent someone to send the invitation. I'm afraid it would be bad if he doesn't go."
Li Lizhi knew that the relationship between Lin Xuan and Changsun Wuji was not very good, and wanted to take the opportunity to ease the relationship between them.
Lin Xuan didn't know what Li Lizhi was thinking, but what Li Lizhi said made sense.
In ancient times, filial piety was emphasized. Changsun Wuji was an elder after all, and no one knew about the relationship between the two. Now that he had officially sent the invitation, if he didn't go, it would be wrong on his part.
"In this case, it's getting late. Madam, let's change our clothes and set off." Lin Xuan said.
He was also a little curious as to why Changsun Wuji was so anxious to invite them there.
Normally, invitations would be sent out a few days in advance for guests, but Changsun Wuji sent out the invitation not long before noon. If there was no purpose, Lin Xuan didn't believe it at all.
After the two of them changed their clothes, the carriage was ready. They boarded the carriage and headed to Chang'an.
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Changsun Wuji arranged for people to keep an eye on the movements in the Lin Mansion. When Lin Xuan set off, he got the news.
When Lin Xuan and Li Lizhi were about to arrive, he personally came to the door and waited.
When the carriage stopped, Lin Xuan and Li Lizhi got off the carriage. Changsun Wuji quickly stepped forward, bowed, and said, "My eldest son, Sun Wuji, greets the eldest princess."
"Uncle, you don't need to be polite." Li Lizhi said with a smile on her face and gave her some support.
"Thank you princess."
Changsun Wuji was polite to Li Lizhi, but not so polite to Lin Xuan. He cupped his hands casually and said, "We haven't seen you for a long time, and my consort is still as charming as ever."
"I have met Duke Zhao." Lin Xuan bowed slightly and saluted.
Changsun Wuji nodded and said to Li Lizhi: "Princess, my consort, please come in."
"Didn't uncle say that this is a family banquet? As the elder and the host, uncle should be invited first." Li Lizhi said with a smile.
Looking at Li Lizhi who was smiling and speaking impeccably, Changsun Wuji couldn't help but think that if Changsun Chong had married Li Lizhi, he probably wouldn't be in the same trouble as he is now.
Although this time, it seemed that Changsun Chong beat Princess Gaoyang out of anger because of some quarrel between the two.
However, Changsun Wuji thought carefully over the past two days and realized that this incident was not accidental.
Princess Gaoyang was naturally beautiful and smart. Li Shimin liked this daughter very much. Coupled with the princess's noble status, she had been favored by thousands of people since she was a child, which also developed her domineering and domineering character.
It was okay in the palace, because Princess Gaoyang was able to restrain herself due to the presence of Queen Changsun.
But after leaving the palace, I no longer have so many worries.
When Changsun Chong was half a year old, Queen Changsun became the queen. Not only were the Changsun family relatives, but they were also highly valued by Li Shimin, and could be said to be the most powerful person in the Tang Dynasty.
Growing up in this kind of family, coupled with the fact that he often went to the palace to play since he was a child, made him somewhat arrogant.
When two people with such personalities are together, it's only a matter of time before something goes wrong.
If Changsun Chong married Li Lizhi, Li Lizhi's identity alone would make Changsun Chong honest.
He had watched Li Lizhi grow up, and her personality was very similar to that of Empress Changsun.
Even without the status of the eldest princess, Changsun Wuji was willing to let Changsun Chong marry Li Lizhi.
However, all this was ruined by Lin Xuan. Although it was Wei Zheng who warned Li Shimin about the dangers of incest marriage, after so long, Changsun Wuji had already found out that it was Lin Xuan who brought up the matter.
Therefore, the hatred for Lin Xuan is very deep in my heart.
However, what kind of person Changsun Wuji is, and the city is extremely deep, so naturally he will not be exposed at this time.
After hearing what Li Lizhi said, Changsun Wuji did not refuse and said with a smile: "Since the princess said so, I will respectfully obey my order."
Even so, Changsun Wuji was only half a body ahead.
Lin Xuan has been to many Dukes' mansions, even Hejian County Prince's Palace. Of these mansions, only Hejian County Prince's Palace can compare with Zhao Guogong's Palace.
Along the way, there are pavilions, rockeries and flowing water, which are extremely luxurious.
Arriving at the hall, after the guests and hosts sat down, the maid served tea.
"I heard that the consort made this tea. The princess gave me some tea. I borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha." Changsun Wuji said with a smile.
I also heard that in the entire Chang'an, no one with any status knew that he was the one who made this tea.
The method of drinking tea in the Tang Dynasty was to boil tea, cook tea, and fry tea. According to the "Tea Classic", the tea production process in the Tang Dynasty was "picking it, steaming it, pounding it, shooting it, roasting it, wearing it, sealing it, and making the tea."
"That's it." When drinking, first roast the tea cake on the fire, then use a tea mill to crush the tea cake into powder, then use a sieve to sieve it into fine powder, and put it into boiling water to cook. Finally, it will be cooked.
Ladle the tea soup into bowls and drink. The first three bowls taste better, while the last two bowls taste worse. Outside the five bowls, "you can drink it unless you are thirsty." This was a popular method of drinking tea in the society at that time.
Therefore, tea leaves in ancient times were made into tea cakes. It is very rare to preserve tea leaves like Lin Xuan.
However, Lin Xuan also had to admire Changsun Wuji. Although there were some mocking words coming out of his mouth, they were very plain, as if they were just commonplace words and had no other meaning.
"Since Duke Zhao likes it, I'll have someone send some over later." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
This year's new tea has been released, and it still uses the roasted tea method. Compared with brewing the dried tea leaves directly, the taste is more mellow.
I just didn’t know what to do with the tea leaves from before, so I gave some to Changsun Wuji and treated them as garbage.
Changsun Wuji must have known that he had better tea leaves by then, and he didn't want these tea leaves, so his expression must have been very wonderful.
Changsun Wuji didn't know what Lin Xuan was thinking, and thought that Lin Xuan also wanted to ease the relationship with him, so the smile on his face became even wider.
The next few people chatted and drank tea. Changsun Wuji did not reveal his purpose, so Lin Xuan naturally was not in a hurry.
"Sir, lunch is ready," the butler said.
Changsun Wuji nodded and said, "Pass the meal around."
"yes."
The butler left in response, and not long after, the maids lined up to deliver jia yao one after another.
I don’t know if I am following ancient etiquette or if I don’t want to use something invented by Lin Xuan.
Changsun Wuji hosted a banquet for Lin Xuan and Li Lizhi this time, and still adopted the separate meal system. Not only that, even the dishes were cooked using cooking methods such as steaming, boiling, and roasting, and there was no stir-frying.
"Princess, Prince Consort, try to see if the food is to your liking." Changsun Wuji said with a smile.
Li Lizhi smiled slightly, elegantly picked up a piece of mutton with her chopsticks, tasted it, and said with a smile: "It tastes very good. Compared with the imperial chef in the palace, I don't want to give in to anything."
"Haha, the cook who cooked the food used to be the royal cook in the palace, but he retired when he got old, so I invited him to teach the cooks at home. This time he heard that the princess came and cooked it himself."