There are many carriages and horses, and the road back home is long.
After returning to Dengzhou City, Li Qinzai rested for two more days. On the third day, the team set off and slowly headed towards Chang'an City.
The team was huge, including not only members of the Li family, but also followers of Li Sujie and other disciples' families and palace guards, totaling about a thousand people.
The journey was very slow. Li Qinzai was seriously injured and had not yet recovered. The carriage did not dare to go too fast, let alone bumpy. Everything was focused on stability. It could only cover dozens of miles a day, and most of the time it was spent camping in the wild.
With Cui Jie by his side, Li Qinzai felt very at ease along the way. The company of a married couple can heal wounds better than good medicine.
After a few days of journey, Li Qinzai felt that his injury was getting better.
On the slightly swaying carriage, Li Qinzai remained lying down, covered with a thick bedding. There was a charcoal fire in the carriage, and the other side was filled with things Li Qinzai needed, including various dried fruits, dried meats, candies, etc.
Wait, you can reach out and get it.
It's a pity that there is no alcohol, Cui Jie strictly prohibits it, and Li Qinzai's current body really cannot drink alcohol.
"My husband's complexion seems to be a little better than when he was in Dengzhou City. When we return to Chang'an, maybe my husband will recover." Cui Jie happily knelt down beside him and kneaded his legs with both hands.
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It can be seen that Li Qinzai's slowly recovering health makes Cui Jie feel very happy.
Li Qinzai smiled and said: "The goddess doctor from Goguryeo said that it would take about half a year to fully recover. It has only been more than a month, and we still have to wait."
"It doesn't matter. It's good that your husband is here. I will serve you well and not make you angry. Maybe you will recover faster." Cui Jie smiled as brightly as a flower.
Healing internal injuries is a very troublesome matter. When Li Qinzai was hit in the back by a galloping war horse, according to Jin Dayan, Li Qinzai's internal organs were hit and he almost died. If you want to heal the internal injuries, it is
A very long process.
"How are you at home? How are Qiao'er and Hongbi?"
Cui Jie said with a smile: "Qiao'er is very well-behaved. After my husband went to war, Qiao'er's schoolwork was not neglected. He did questions and read and practiced calligraphy every day. When he went out to play, he was taken out by his junior brothers to visit Chang'an.
Going to the East-West Market, or visiting my junior brother’s house..."
"In the past six months, Sujie has taken him into Taiji Palace several times. The emperor and the queen were very happy to see Qiao'er, and they gave him a lot of rewards, big and small..."
"The emperor also said that when Qiao'er gets older, he will choose a princess or county owner of suitable age who is good in appearance and conduct among the royal family members, and promise Qiao'er to be his wife."
Li Qinzai blinked. His son seemed to be in high demand. The daughter of the Shangguan family had not yet been decided. The princess and county head of the Tang Dynasty were already booked?
What will Qiao'er do when she grows up? Who should be allowed and who should not be allowed?
Why not simply hold an auction, and the buckwheat will belong to whoever gives more dowry. It is fair and just.
The old father charges 70% of the handling fee.
Li Qinzai had a bewildered smile on his face, what a sweet trouble.
Then Cui Jie frowned slightly and added: "I don't know which of my husband's disciples is too bad. It seems that he secretly taught Qiao'er to drink. There were several times when Qiao'er was sent back to the house by his subordinates, and I smelled the smell of alcohol on his body.
After my husband returns to Chang'an, you must take good care of those disciples."
"How young is Qiao'er? A child in his teens starts drinking. When he grows up, won't he become another dandy?"
Li Qinzai nodded, and then hummed: "Why do you say 'again'? Are you criticizing Sanghuai?"
Cui Jie glared at him: "I said it so clearly, is this called criticizing Huai? Husband, do you dare to say that you were not a bastard when you were young?"
Li Qinzai was startled, and then sighed sadly: "You're a bastard... but you can be more tactful, don't you understand how married couples treat each other as guests?"
Cui Jie rubbed Li Qinzai's face and said with a smile: "Okay, I will try to be tactful and not poke my husband's heart."
Then Cui Jie added: "Hongbi can already walk and bark. He is getting fatter and fatter, and he eats more. However, he has a bad temper. He will cry and throw things if he doesn't get what he wants. No one can coax him.
live……"
Li Qinzai frowned. This problem must be corrected. The descendants of the Li family will never be accustomed to bad habits. It is better to educate themselves than to be educated by outsiders. If your temper is bad, you will be slapped by society when you grow up and enter the officialdom.
Fatal.
But Cui Jie laughed again and said: "The strange thing is that Hongbi is very well-behaved in front of Qiao'er. No matter how angry he is, as soon as Qiao'er appears, Hongbi will immediately stop and show a flattering smile to Qiao'er. That little boy
She looks mean and looks very much like my husband..."
Li Qinzai: “…………”
Forget it, it is not appropriate for a seriously injured person to beat his wife.
As for Qiao'er being able to conquer Hongbi, Li Qinzai was quite pleased and happy to see the success.
This is probably the legendary bloodline suppression. The boss of a family must establish authority. Qiaoer may have done it unintentionally, but he did a good job.
After a moment of silence, Cui Jie whispered: "My husband has made great contributions to the country. After returning to Chang'an, the emperor should give him a reward, right?"
Li Qinzai shook his head: "There is no need to mention this again, but do good deeds and don't ask about the future."
Cui Jie pouted: "My husband has paid such a heavy price. If the emperor doesn't express it, it would be... Anyway, I want the emperor and the court to see clearly that my husband is a great hero and has the dignity that a hero should have."
, the husband cannot be missing either."
Li Qinzai felt a little sleepy, slowly closed his eyes and murmured: "I am not a hero."
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It's a long way from Dengzhou to Chang'an, and it also passes through Qingzhou.
The Cui family of Qingzhou is Cui Jie's natal family. After the team entered the territory of Qingzhou, Cui Jie hesitated several times.
After being married for many years, Li Qinzai certainly noticed Cui Jie's thoughts, so he asked her if she wanted to go back to her parents' home.
Cui Jie cautiously asked if it was possible, and of course Li Qinzai would not object.
The atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty was much more open than that of other dynasties, but after all, it was still a society where men were superior to women. Regardless of their status, a woman must get her husband's consent to return to her natal home after getting married, and she should not return to her natal home too frequently, otherwise her husband would have trouble
Sufficient reasons to divorce your wife.
Li Qinzai doesn't have so many chauvinist problems. Isn't it natural for the mother-in-law to return to her parents' home? By the way, he also wants to meet his father-in-law Cui Linqian. The father-in-law and his son-in-law have not seen each other for more than a year and miss him very much.
After getting Li Qinzai's consent, Cui Jie became increasingly happy and immediately diverted the team to the Cui family's ancestral home.
The Cui family of Qingzhou is a family that has existed since the Western Han Dynasty. The peak of the Cui family was during the Cao Wei Dynasty. Later in the Northern Wei Dynasty, the Cui family of Qinghe branched off into several branches. The Cui family of Qingzhou is one of them, and there are hundreds of them today.
Years of experience.
The marriage between Li Qinzai and Cui Jie was a marriage between an emerging powerful person and an established family. It was a beneficial and harmless combination for both families.
Much of the current political situation in the Tang Dynasty follows this trend. There are many marriages between emerging dignitaries and established clans, and the interests of the two are gradually tied together. This is why Li Zhi's suppression of the established clans has been so difficult.
Li Qinzai is the son-in-law and son-in-law of a well-established wealthy family. He actually doesn't have a good impression of the wealthy family, but he isn't too disgusted either.
Of course, the premise is that your own interests are not affected. Everyone can cooperate, alliance, or maybe be hostile.
As long as interests are not mentioned, the relationship between Li Qinzai and his father-in-law is quite pleasant.