After breakfast, the two little girls were surrounded by others to catch butterflies. Girls aged three or four should be more relaxed after all, and they don't need to be enlightened at this time.
During the day, Li Xiuning is still very relaxed and leisurely, drinking tea and reading books. When he gets bored, he invites people to come over to play chess, play music and so on.
Matters in the mansion were handled casually, and were far from as serious as Mrs. Liu said. Li Xiuning kept her word in her mansion and knew all the big and small things. No one could mess with her.
But Ms. Liu was right, Li Xiuning was also looking for someone to take charge of the general affairs of the government.
The main reason was that she was restless and wanted to ask the emperor for something to do. In the past two years, she was issued two imperial edicts to leave Henan, which allowed her to find some of the feelings she had back then.
I feel that I am only in my early thirties and cannot just sit in the house like other women. If I stay like this for a few more years, my energy will be gone.
You still have to move around while you are young, which can help you age more slowly.
Anyway, it has been almost seven years since the founding of the Tang Dynasty. Now no one will talk about Li Yuan. Their family can live like the Gao family, Chen family, Xiao family and other princes' survivors.
When the children in the mansion grow up, they will be able to do whatever they want. Judging from the current situation, there should be no big problem.
At this time, she didn't pay much attention to the family affairs of the Li family in Longxi. Everyone was dissatisfied, so there was nothing to say, and they just went their separate ways.
Whoever is so destitute that he goes out to beg on the street will not lose face to her, Li Xiuning. Just come to the door and beg for food and drink, and there is no need for any help.
You see, Li Yuan rarely visits the house anymore. He comes to talk during holidays and festivals, and he no longer mentions clan affairs too much.
In fact, everyone knows in their hearts that the most glorious period of the Longxi Li family has passed, and now it is going downhill as if it has fallen off a cliff.
With Li Xiuning here, everyone can still take advantage of it, but this person has been made unhappy, and everyone has to live with it.
This is what Li Xiuning calls losing heart. In fact, it was somewhat like this in the past. Except for their branch, there are no outstanding people in the Li family in Longxi.
Li Xiaogong, brothers Li Shentong, and Li Yuan, even if they are the top talents in the clan, they are not bad at governing, but it is nonsense to just want them to do something big.
At the beginning, everyone was very high-spirited and regarded Li Yuan as the leader. They rose to various positions and became arrogant. This was just due to fate and there were countless things they did.
On the contrary, it was the second brother Li Shimin who recruited some real talents. Unfortunately, once the second brother died, they all dispersed and many people are now working for the new master.
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These are things in the past, and Li Xiuning no longer thinks about them often. However, Li Yuan came to visit again a few days ago, and what he said made people laugh and cry.
Prince Li Yuan gradually grew up, and this year he was granted the title of King of Qin, Shaoyin of Jingzhao, and left the palace to build a mansion.
He was a little uneasy when he got the news, because his name had the same sound as the prince, so he came to ask his cousin if he should change his name to avoid the taboo of the prince's name.
He was old and wanted to change his name. He must have been a little embarrassed, so he came to Li Xiuning for advice.
Li Yuan aged very quickly. He was already gray-haired and looked old when he was less than 50 years old.
The reasons are very simple. One is caused by fear, and the other is that the Li family in Longxi is divided and no one takes him seriously. He feels ashamed of his ancestors and is full of worries.
Look, now he and the prince don't even have the same name, they just have the same pronunciation. So he thought of changing his name to avoid being taboo. How cautious do you think this life is? How frustrating is it?
Seeing his pitiful look, Li Xiuning couldn't bear it, so she told him that it didn't have to be like this, the royal family didn't care about it, and if anyone tried to impeach him, she would speak for him.
Li Yuan was naturally very grateful. The head of the Li family should have reached this point. While Li Xiuning was speechless, he also knew that the Li family in Longxi, which started in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, is now a thing of the past, and all its glory has been blown away by the rain and wind.
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This does not lie in the stories about the ups and downs of the family, but in the fragility of the Li family in Longxi. They are a mixed family of Han and Hu, which is different from those long-standing large families with Han surnames.
The roots cannot penetrate deep into the soil. Once the branches and leaves rot, there is little chance to sprout again. In terms of assessing the situation, they cannot compare with those wealthy families with Han surnames.
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At this time, Li Xiuning was sitting comfortably on the couch of his dormitory, thinking that the emperor had returned to Beijing and he should be able to meet him in the near future. How could he talk to him to make him happy and find something fixed to do for himself.
Her lover has the most evil ideas, so she doesn't have to think about it herself and just listen to his arrangements.
If he is not willing, then pester him to have another son. If he is in a dilemma, he will probably agree.
Thinking of this, she took a look at her belly and felt that her belly was a bit disappointing. What a great opportunity to give birth to two daughters. If she could give birth to a boy...
Li Xiuning knew that if she missed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, she would miss it. However, if she had given birth to a boy before, she would have been in far more trouble than she is now.
Li Sanniang in the palace is not an easy person to get along with. If she has a daughter, she can be raised outside the palace. If she has a boy, she will most likely be raised in the palace.
If mother and child are separated, it would be better to have a daughter.
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She soon put this worry aside. Thinking of the emperor leaving the capital to make an alliance with the Turkic Khan, Li Xiuning couldn't help but feel a little excited. What would the two kings say when they met? What would it be like?
She couldn't imagine it, but she still felt like history was coming to her face. She was very sorry that she couldn't go along and take a look.
Datang had made two alliances with the Turks. In her opinion, the degree of friendship between the two families was a bit excessive, and she didn't know how the trust was established.
Analyzing major affairs of the country is one of her pleasures. She is not an ordinary woman. Influenced by her mother, she has liked to discuss political affairs with her father since she was a child.
Now that she has experienced more, her political sensitivity is even worse than before. She herself believes that if she can be ranked in the imperial court, she should be no worse than those courtiers.
Now I am playing chess with myself, and judging the general trend based on the information I have obtained is a kind of self-satisfaction.
In May, she accompanied Ashina Mudan, the Turkic envoy, to Luoyang. She was also an exceptionally strange woman, with outstanding talents and well-spoken words, which meant that we only got along for a short time, otherwise she could be a close friend.
character.
Ashina Mudan was very tight-lipped, and they didn't say a word about what she wanted to know.
After knowing that she was Li Yuan's daughter, they told her in a joking manner that the Khan did not like people from the Li family, and your father did something wrong, which made the Khan very disgusted.
Li Xiuning smiled and replied, "We were so powerful back then. If Emperor Yang hadn't been immoral, our family would still be loyal ministers and good generals. Who could have expected that we would end up where we are today?"
The two women are more than ten years apart, but they still get along very well. All in all, they are still relatives through eight turns.
After walking around Luoyang, Ashina Peony felt very sad. This was not the Luoyang where she had lived since she was a child, but the new city built by Yang Guang.
The old city is full of ruins and there are no traces of human beings left.
It came and went in a hurry, leaving no time for any emotion.
After Li Xiuning made this trip, the only thing he could feel was that Ashina Mudan trusted the emperor very much. The good relationship between the two families was not superficial, but had a solid foundation.
Li Xiuning doesn't know why this is like this. For her, this is like a guessing game. She can just think about it and have some fun for herself.
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"Send someone to Madam Lu and ask her if you have time, come over and play a piece of music for me."
At three o'clock in the morning, Li Xiuning stood up and gave instructions, preparing to go to the study to look at the account books and other things.
The Madam Lu in her mouth was naturally none other than Lu Xiangjun, a great harp master who was well-known in the capital. She liked to play the piano herself, and Lu Xiangjun's reputation became more and more popular. When it reached her ears, he attracted people.
I visited the mansion several times.
I can really feel the difference. As long as she is able to entertain herself for a few moments, let alone compared to Lu Xiangjun, she is not as good as other professional piano players.
It was almost just a hobby, so she didn't care. Occasionally she would ask Lu Xiangjun to come over for guidance, not expecting much success.
Her mother, Dou Shilan, was a talented woman who was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. She was an extraordinary woman.
She also taught her children very carefully, but because she had experienced changes and was unable to do anything, she deeply felt that a fragile woman could not achieve anything great.
Therefore, when it comes to educating several children, emphasis is placed on martial arts. Once the children grow up, the daily conversation with them will be about the affairs of the country and the dynasty.
As a daughter, Li Xiuning also learned some of her mother's housekeeping skills, and Li Jiancheng and others all looked like serious Kansai heroes.
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As soon as Li Xiuning entered the study, someone came to report that her sister-in-law, Mrs. Sun, was coming to see her.
Li Xiuning was also helpless, "We are all living in the same family, why should we communicate? Just come here to meet each other, go and let someone make some tea soup, just use the one just sent from the palace... Purple Bamboo Shoot Tea, it looks good,
It tastes good when you drink it.
By the way, lunch also needs to be more substantial."
Li Xiuning has always been kind to this sister-in-law, but Changsun Wujiu is becoming more and more cold now. In Li Xiuning's eyes, she is much better than the others.
Even the Luoyang family... was too polite. They would inform her first when coming or going, and they would inform her when leaving the house. Li Xiuning took the women in the house to go out of the city for fun, but she was not willing to participate.
If he didn't show up from time to time, Li Xiuning would often forget that there was such a person in his house.
However, it is true that there is no relationship between the two sisters. Back then, they saw each other less and were vaguely hostile. Now that the Changsun family is living in her house, she has no intention of currying favor with her...
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