Chapter 36: Sufficient armament, after facing the enemy three times, become Feng's wife
I am in a lazy mood. I sing and dance, as if I were in the same mood at that time. I have a clever smile and beautiful makeup, but my face has faded and my hair is beautiful. It seems that I am holding my hand and doing divination. I am thinking about how to meet in the same year.
At three quarters of the hour, Duke Huo, General You Xiaowei, and Captain Chai Shao, the consort of Princess Pingyang Li Xiuning, passed by the Princess Pingyang Mansion in Yongchangfang in a carriage. They stopped the carriage out of habit, raised the curtain and asked. One sentence.
"What did the princess do today?"
"Going back to the consort, today the princess invited her sisters to have a banquet at the princess mansion,"
"Then the princess said..." Chai Shao asked with a hopeful look on his face. "Do you need someone to accompany you?"
"Feel sorry!"
Although the two soldiers guarding the door of Princess Pingyang looked respectful, their words were unkind.
"The princess has already given instructions. If the prince-in-law passes by and asks about it, let someone tell the prince-son-in-law that the princess has no time to see the prince-in-law tonight. The prince-in-law should go back to Chai Mansion to rest on his own."
"Is it still... like this?"
Chai Shao muttered helplessly and lowered the curtain.
The carriage left Princess Pingyang's residence amidst a burst of churning sounds and headed towards Duke Huo's residence a street away.
Chai Shao can be said to be a rare figure among the princes-in-law in the Tang Dynasty, because most princes-in-law will move into the princess's mansion after getting married and will not have their own separate mansion.
But Chai Shao successfully set up an outhouse outside the princess's mansion!
He has his own mansion of Duke Huo, and Princess Pingyang also has her own princess mansion.
Although they are not far apart, they are independent...
Just like Chai Shao’s current marital status!
Yes, his wife Pingyang Princess Li Xiuning and him have been separated for a long time.
Although many people, including His Majesty Li Yuan, had tried to persuade Princess Pingyang, to no avail, Li Xiuning was determined to separate from Chai Shao.
Because of this incident, Chai Shao was about to become the laughing stock of Wu Dechao.
But Chai Shao had no choice because he was in the wrong...
This matter starts from five years ago, that is, the thirteenth year of Daye. At that time, His Majesty Li Yuan decided to raise troops from Taiyuan, so before taking action, he wrote a letter to Li Xiuning and his wife who were hostages in Daxing City, asking them to Escaped Daxing City and returned to Taiyuan.
But because Li Xiuning was the biological daughter of Li Yuan who stayed in Taiyuan, the people of the Sui Dynasty kept a close eye on her. Chai Shao was afraid that the Sui Dynasty troops would catch up with him when he fled with Li Xiuning, so he slipped away alone.
That's right, he left his wife Li Xiuning and ran away alone!
On the way, Chai Shao met Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji who had also escaped from Hedong. When they asked him why he was traveling alone, Chai Shao made up a lie...
He said that Li Xiuning understood justice well, and when he knew that he, Li Yuan's daughter, was a troubled person and would have a hard time escaping, Dayi solemnly asked to stay to help him attract other people's attention and cover him as a husband to go to Jinyang to help his father. Li Yuan.
Although this lie could not stand up to scrutiny, at that time Chai Shao always felt that his wife Li Xiuning was dead after Li Yuan launched an army, so he could make it up any way he wanted!
But what he didn't expect was that after discovering that he had escaped, Princess Li Xiuning of Pingyang did not sit back and wait for death. Instead, she escaped from Daxing City with the help of a friend of hers and ran to the Li family manor in Hu County.
Next, Li Xiuning disguised herself as a man, sold her property, and gathered a few hundred soldiers. With these soldiers and horses acting as a front, Li Xiuning used the banner as a tiger skin, and successfully won over Hu merchants, He Panren, and Chang'an Grandmaster.
Xia Shi Wanbao and others expanded their troops from a few hundred to tens of thousands.
Finally, when Li Yuan led his troops to attack Guanzhong, he discovered that his daughter had not only created an army out of thin air, but also occupied Hu County.
The foundation of the dynasty.
Li Yuan, who almost thought he had sacrificed a daughter, was naturally overjoyed, but Chai Shao was embarrassed to meet Li Xiuning again!
Large-scale real-life social death scene.
Although Li Xiuning did not expose Chai Shao's lies, she did not forgive Chai Shao either.
So the two people separated!
Now, except for some occasions where he has to appear, Li Xiuning will live in his own Princess Pingyang's Mansion most of the time, while Chai Shao can only live in his own Duke Huo's Mansion.
At this time, in Princess Pingyang's mansion, Princess Xiangyang Li Xiuyan, Princess Gaomi Li Xiuyan, and Princess Changguang Li Xiumin have all arrived.
Although His Majesty Li Yuan gave birth to a total of seventeen or eight princesses in his lifetime, most of them were born after he established the Tang Dynasty, became the emperor, and could reasonably find a bunch of wives.
Before he became emperor, he only had five daughters...
Because these five princesses grew up together, they are very close to each other. Even now that they all have their own consorts, they still invite each other to have banquets every now and then to talk about private matters.
"ah……"
His Majesty Li Yuan's fifth daughter, Princess Li Xiumin of Changguang, moved her beautiful eyes frequently and glanced at the clock beside the hall.
"It's such a time, why hasn't the eldest sister arrived yet?"
"I don't know why eldest sister hasn't come yet..."
Princess Li Xiuyan, who was sitting on the other side, said seriously. "But I can tell you a secret, that is, my eldest sister's consort, Captain Pei, the lawyer, also took leave today and did not go on duty."
"Okay, I can also tell you a secret..."
The plump Princess Li Xiuyu of Xiangyang had a red face, smiled mysteriously, and deliberately lowered her voice.
"It is said that Mr. Pei Ji was very dissatisfied with the fact that the eldest sister was still not pregnant after getting married to Lawyer Pei. He even complained several times in front of Aye, so the eldest sister was very angry and set a very strict family rule for Lawyer Pei.
…”
"What house rules?"
Princess Pingyang, who was sitting at the main seat, asked casually while holding a cup.
"This family rule is very strict, and it is impossible for ordinary people to comply with it."
Princess Li Xiu of Xiangyang's eyes flashed, she stretched out her hand and raised three fingers.
"That means it must be three times a day. If you don't count enough at night, the next day will be during the day..."
Li Xiuzhen slurred for a moment, blinked at the sisters, and smiled mischievously.
"...You know! So the reason why eldest sister came late today is probably because Pei Sanlang didn't count enough last night!"
"Kekeke..."
After hearing what Li Xiuying said, the princesses all laughed knowingly.
These princesses are all royal sisters in their twenties, and they are all married. Among them, Princess Gaomi and Princess Changguang have even married their second husbands, so they talk about certain jokes without blushing.
They are definitely some drag racing experts, Lao Siji.
"correct……"
After teasing Princess Linhai who had not yet arrived, Li Xiuzhen targeted Princess Li Xiumin of Changguang.
"Fifth sister, it's been almost a year since you got married to Yang Shidao. How about it? Do you feel like Yang Lang is satisfied now, or Zhao Lang was satisfied back then?"
"Um!"
Because there were only a few sisters in the hall, Princess Changguang did not show shyness. Instead, she thought for a moment and answered calmly.
"Attack the city and take the lead. Zhao Lang is indeed a talent of the moment. The two armies are facing each other, and there are mutual gains and losses. Yang Lang is certainly well-equipped!"
"Tsk tsk tsk... Fifth sister is indeed the most talented among us,"
Gaomi Princess Li Xiuyan looked experienced and sighed in admiration.
"He is better than us when it comes to speaking, and he leads the way. There are mutual gains and losses..."
"We have seen Mr. Yang, too. He looks very gentle. I didn't expect that he is well-equipped with weapons and can interact with the fifth sister. It's true that a person cannot be judged by his appearance. Hahaha..."
Li Xiuying patted her desk with her hands and laughed. The remaining princesses also covered their lips and chuckled. Even Pingyang Princess Li Xiuning had a helpless smile on her face.
"Oh! These sisters are so lively..."
Just when the princesses were laughing happily, Linhai Princess Li Xiufang walked in from the door of the hall wearing a jingling ring.
"I just don't know what funny things the sisters are talking about. Can you tell me about it?"
"We are discussing the recent war situation..."
Princess Li Xiuxun of Xiangyang suppressed her laughter and said to Princess Linhai.
"Some people say that your Pei Langjun, eldest sister, is well-equipped and is especially good at shooting. He can often be a Feng woman again the next day after facing the enemy three times..."
"Sister, you are so complimentary..."
Princess Linhai, who had no idea what Li Xiuzhen was talking about, said modestly.
"When Da Lang tried shooting at home, he failed to hit one out of ten shots. He said that she is good at shooting must be false. If we really want to talk about shooting skills, how can my Pei Lang compare to my sister, your Dou family, Lang Jun's family?
Yuanyuan is good at riding and shooting."
"That's right, that's right..."
Princess Li Xiumin of Changguang said seriously on the side.
"The master of the Dou family is really skilled in riding and shooting. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the second sister to give birth to a son the same year they got married, and then another daughter the next year. And the eldest sister's Pei Lang has never been around until now."
He cultivates jade, so in terms of riding and shooting skills, the second sister’s husbands from the Dou family are really far superior to the eldest sister’s husbands from the Pei family.”
"Ha ha ha ha……"
After hearing her words, even Princess Pingyang and Princess Gaomi laughed.
At this time, Princess Linhai finally understood what the art of riding and shooting meant, and what the so-called "sufficient weapons and three shots at the enemy" meant. However, because they were all old Si Ji who was used to racing, she had no life or death.
Instead, he covered his lips with his hand and chuckled softly.
"I'm sorry, my sisters guessed wrong this time. I'm late today not because I have to argue with Pei Lang about military preparations, but because Pei Lang met a strange man today and told my husband why he always shoots.
The reason for the failure.”
"Why does Pei Langjun always miss his shots?"
After hearing what Princess Linhai said, several princesses present looked very interested.
"Can the eldest sister tell the younger sisters? Let us also have fun... and understand a thing or two?"
"What are you listening to for fun..."
Princess Linhai rolled her eyes at her sisters, walked to her desk and sat down, and then said seriously.
"This matter begins with a Taoist priest from Qingdu Temple, Taoist Priest Qingwei..."
"What?"
Before Princess Linhai finished speaking, she saw Princess Pingyang, who was sitting on the main seat, suddenly raised her eyes and looked a little excited.
"Sister, please tell me again, who is a Taoist priest?"