Zhang Yang walked out of the room and closed the door. He put on his clothes and came out. The courtyard was very quiet. When he opened the courtyard door, in the distance there were villagers clearing away the snow.
Li Yue had some difficulty getting out of bed for the first time. Looking at herself in the bronze mirror patiently combing her hair, she remembered that she felt sorry for the torn clothes last night.
Seeing his wife staggering out of the room, Zhang Yang poured a bowl of hot water for her, "Are you hungry?"
Li Yue took the cup and nodded while holding the hot tea.
As soon as he walked out of the house, Zhang Yang came back and said, "I still like your naughty look before."
Listening to her husband's teasing words, Li Yue picked up a book and threw it out.
No one was hit, so Li Yue took back the thrown scroll angrily and ashamed.
Breakfast was very simple. The couple each had a bowl of porridge, some boiled spinach and some steamed bacon.
After calming down her mind, Li Yue was able to sit upright while holding the bowl, and then looked at her husband's face.
After experiencing what happened last night, I quietly raised my head and looked at my husband's expression.
"Is it better to have a boy or a girl in the family first?"
“It’s all good.”
After he finished speaking, Zhang Yang almost bit his tongue while chewing the bacon in his mouth because his wife kicked him under the table.
He looked up at Li Yue, as if he couldn't make such a decision casually.
Zhang Yang finished the porridge in the bowl, "It's hard to say this kind of thing, and besides, I don't know if it's a boy or a girl."
Li Yue quickly put down the bowl and thought for a long time, "It's still a boy. The family needs an eldest son."
Aunt Yang came back with Xiao Wu and Little Bear. They had just walked into the yard and could still hear Xiao Wu scolding Little Bear. It seemed that they had brought Little Bear home last night.
"The little princess took it home last night, and the warrior Xun and his wife took care of it, for fear that it would be unhappy."
Li Yue nodded slightly, "You're not causing any trouble."
Aunt Yang still shook her head, "No."
Quickly putting down the bowl in his hand, Li Yue first made sure that his bear had gone out for the night and had not lost a piece of meat.
In the eyes of hunters, animals the size of bear cubs are the best prey.
I don't care about it in normal times, but it's New Year's Eve and I'm still worried about its safety.
Li Yue stood up with difficulty, and her aunt noticed something strange and quickly helped her.
"Auntie, tidy up the room with me."
Hearing what Li Yue said, Aunt Yang nodded in response.
Zhang Yang looked at his wife's expression. She blushed and stared.
Taking Aunt Yang into the room, Li Yue looked at the mess in the room. She didn't dare let Xiao Wu see such a scene. The bed and bedding were all in a mess, and the cotton in the bedding was torn out.
Seeing the condition of the bed, Aunt Yang smiled happily and said, "Your Highness, this is something every woman has to go through. The bedding and bed need to be replaced with new ones."
Li Yue covered her face and whispered: "Auntie, take a closer look."
Aunt Yang checked again and found that the bed board also had cracks.
The door was opened a crack, and Zhang Yang whispered: "Do you need help?"
"Husband, you..." Li Yue picked up another book and threw it out.
Zhang Yang quickly closed the door to avoid it, and the scroll hit the door.
It's not good to repair the bed now. It was the first time for Li Yue to experience this kind of thing. She said she didn't want to repair it at this time.
Zhang Yang was sitting in the yard drinking tea. Seeing his wife coming with a sullen face, he said calmly: "If it's inconvenient, let's go back to Chang'an."
Her bun is still a little messy and has not been carefully arranged.
A few messy hair fell in front of her eyes. Li Yue supported her chin with one hand and whispered: "It all depends on your husband."
Zhang Yang said again: "Since you listen to me, can you increase your pocket money?"
"No!" Li Yue said decisively.
"Then you still listen to me."
"I can't sleep on the bed here. I'll go back to Chang'an City today and take Xiao Wu and Xiao Xiong back with me."
Judging from the firm look on my daughter-in-law's face, I guess she can't change her mind.
I asked my aunt to prepare a carriage and load the furniture into the carriage.
There are still some things that need to be entrusted to Niu Chuang before leaving. Zhang Yang handed him a file in his hand and said, "These are the stones needed to build Lishan Mountain. You can find someone to arrange it some other time and discuss it with Yan Liben from the Ministry of Industry."
Niu Chuang hesitated and said: "Isn't it inappropriate to ask the Ministry of Industry for help repeatedly?"
I thought that His Majesty still owes me money and has not paid it back, not to mention that the Ministry of Works has been dragging its hands and has not paid me back.
Zhang Yang held his hands in his hands and let out a long breath, turning into a cloud of mist in the cold wind. "You may ask them for help, but they still owe us manpower and haven't given it to them."
"If Li Shan Ling said this, I will know what to do."
After thinking about it again, Niu Chuang said: "These stones are all good stones used to build palaces. They are probably used to build a new home for the Lishan Order."
Zhang Yang nodded with his hands folded, "I will do all the bricks and tiles of my new home myself."
Niu Chuang nodded in agreement.
The family got on the carriage home. Li Yue was sitting in the carriage without reading. Xiao Wu noticed that the teacher's eyes were always looking at Li Shanling's back.
Before returning to Chang'an City, Zhang Yang helped his wife get out of the carriage, and then hugged Xiao Wu.
Walking into the lively Zhuque Street, the couple held hands and walked all the way home to the alley. They saw that the husband had deliberately slowed down his pace.
Xiao Wu held the rope, which was hung around the bear's neck. The teacher was a little uncertain today.
Back home, Zhang Yang moved furniture.
While Xiao Wu was doing the questions, he looked up from time to time to look at the teacher. The teacher looked a little confused at first, with his brows furrowed, but after a while he smiled foolishly. Whenever he entered the house, the teacher's eyes never left Li Shanling.
Seeing the teacher looking away and looking at himself again, Xiao Wu immediately lowered his head and continued to do the questions.
After cleaning up the house, Li Yue took the initiative to cook. She has been working hard to be a good wife, even though the food she cooked was not delicious.
At least I've been trying.
The family was having dinner, and Li Yue looked at the derivative question hanging on the wall.
Seeing that she was still thinking about it, Zhang Yang advised: "It's better to put down this question first, concentrate on what you have learned now, and then study it more in a few days, maybe you will gain something else."
Li Yue served Xiao Wu some food, nodded and said, "You really shouldn't be too persistent, or you'll suffer from it."
It's best if you can look away. Fortunately, my wife is not a study fanatic.
She does have talent, but she can't just focus on solving problems. It is Li Chunfeng's ideal to become a master of mathematics.
It has never been a daughter-in-law's ideal. For her, learning numeracy is just a supplement to her knowledge.
Perhaps she has not thought that even if she relaxes, even Li Chunfeng will be willing to be inferior to her in terms of her mathematical skills.
In the realm of seeking a number, Dayan also has more profound mathematical attainments.
Li Yue herself didn't even realize that when she entered the path of verifying derivatives, her mathematical level was already much ahead.
It was getting dark and the wind and snow were getting worse.
Listening to the sound of wind and snow, Li Yue poured hot water into the basin and was washing clothes.
The previous coats were all torn by my husband, and I had to make a few more ones myself. They were all made of expensive silk. The only silk in the family was given by the palace, and now there is not much left.
I felt sad and a little aggrieved in my heart.
Zhang Yang sat aside, "Is it cold? How about I wash it?"
Li Yue shook her head, "No, you can wash it yourself."
"Daughter-in-law, Xiao Wu is not young anymore. Do you want to prepare a separate room for her?"
Li Yue's pretty eyes were filled with shame and anger, "I'm tired, husband, please go to bed early..."
After saying that, she dried her clothes and took Xiao Wu back to the room.
Did she refuse? Or did she agree.
Zhang Yang scratched his head helplessly, and the little bear was already lying on his bed.
After washing up, Zhang Yang pushed the bear away. As soon as he lay down, it crawled over again.
I'm in a good mood today, so I won't worry about it anymore.
It doesn’t matter that people sleep in different phases. The bear’s poor sleeping phase gave people a headache. When Zhang Yang woke up, its claws were almost inserted into his mouth.
I sat up from the bed, it was still dark.
Now is the time to rest and prepare for your new home.
The family had breakfast while Zhang Yang took care of the wood.
When he learned that Ling and Princess Lishan had returned to Chang'an City, Li Tai hurried over and said, "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, imperial sister."
Before anyone arrived, I heard Li Tai's shouting.
Seeing his hurried look, Zhang Yang whittled the wood with his own knife, "Why are you in such a hurry, Your Majesty the King of Wei? Have you eaten?"
Li Tai shook his head, "Not yet."
Zhang Yang pointed to the earthen stove and said, "There is still some meat porridge in the pot, which is still hot. Go and serve it yourself."
"Hey." In response, Li Tai took a bowl of porridge and said, "A lot of things happened on New Year's Eve. I wonder if my brother-in-law has heard about it."
Zhang Yang finished chipping a piece of wood and then picked up another. The little bear lay down in a pile of sawdust.
"what's going on?"
After swallowing a mouthful of porridge, Li Tai said: "Lu Dongzan of Tubo took out five thousand gold and several boxes of treasures, which were almost piled up in front of the Taiji Palace. He said that he wanted to marry the princess of Tang Dynasty."
Zhang Yang frowned and said, "How much money?"
Li Tai took another sip of porridge and said, "Look at the gold in that box and the numerous treasures. It's nearly 100,000 gold."
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"Your father agreed?"
"Of course not." Li Tai's tone was a little higher, "Now the two countries are about to go to war. With his arrogance and arrogance in Tubo, my father will definitely not let him go."
Hearing that Tubo was coming to ask for the princess, Li Yue also listened quietly.
Li Tai went on to say: "He first sent troops to the border with Tubo, and now Lu Dongzan has brought so many treasures to Chang'an City to present to his father. His intentions are obvious. How could his father agree to this?"
"Did your father refuse?"
Li Tai shook his head.
"That means your father neither refused nor agreed?"
"It seems like this." Li Tai didn't dare to confirm.
Li Yue washed her clothes and straightened Xiao Wu's hair. "Husband, it's all done. We didn't go to the palace on New Year's Eve. Now that it's the New Year, it's time to go see the emperor and his mother. If we don't go
It seems rude to juniors."
“I still want to go to New Year’s greetings.”
Let the aunt take care of the little bear, and the two of them pack up and go out.
Li Yue tied up her hair in a bun again, which was proof that she officially became a wife.
Noticing her husband's eyes, as if his thoughts were being read through by him, Li Yue lowered her head and blushed, and quietly kicked her husband's ankle with her foot in dissatisfaction.
Zhang Yang looked at Li Tai who was following him, "What did the envoys from other small countries say?"
Li Tai replied: "The Persian envoy still wants Datang to send troops to help as always. Since it is a New Year's Eve banquet and not a formal court meeting, these things have not been agreed to."
First, he took his daughter-in-law to the Li Zheng Palace to wish the queen peace in the new year.
Empress Changsun gave the couple a pair of gold bracelets. Looking at Li Yue's complexion and Zhang Yang's expression, the empress nodded slightly, with a smile on her face, and she already understood something in her heart.
Seeing that Li Tai was still waiting outside the palace, Zhang Yang saluted the queen and said, "There are still some things to report to Your Majesty..."
"Go ahead, I have something I want to discuss with Yue'er."
Before he could say anything, the queen agreed.
Li Yue gave him a reassuring look.
Zhang Yang hurriedly left Li Zheng Hall with Li Tai, "Where is your father at this hour?"
Li Tai was thinking as he walked, "Supposedly, my father and mother went to see Grandpa Huang this morning, and now they should be listening to New Year's prayers outside Xingqing Hall."
The two of them quickened their pace and walked all the way to Xingqing Hall. The sunshine was very good today.
The snowstorm has just passed, but it still makes people feel cold when the cold wind blows.
There is still a lot of snow on the eaves and walls between the palace halls.
Arriving in front of the Xingqing Palace, there was a eunuch waiting at the door, "His Royal Highness the King of Wei, Zhang Shangshu, His Majesty is in the palace, you just need to go in without warning."
Wei Zheng, Changsun Wuji, Yuchi Gongfangxuanling and others are here.
Li Shimin was sitting in the upper seat and listening to their discussion, "Zhang Yang, you came at the right time. If you don't go back to Chang'an, I will prepare to go to Lishan to find you."
Zhang Yang walked straight forward, saluted and said: "I heard that Tubo came to ask for the princess, and the Ministry of Rites cannot be uncharitable about this matter."
Wei Zheng said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Tubo troops are currently in the Qilian Mountains. Once your Majesty agrees to the Tibetan marriage proposal, it will definitely be popular. I also ask your Majesty to return the treasures sent by the Tibetans and reject the Tubo marriage proposal."
When he heard that the donated treasures were to be returned, Li Shimin was still a little hesitant. Of course, he could not comply with Tubo's request.
I want those treasures again...
Zhang Yang bowed and saluted, "May I ask Your Majesty, where are those treasures now?"
"exist……"
"It's in His Majesty's treasury." Wei Zheng said first.
Looking at Li Shimin again, Zhang Yang saluted again and said: "Your Majesty, as the Khan of Heaven, cannot continue to do so. Since Your Majesty is reluctant to part with those treasures, let me make the decision. I also ask Mr. Zheng to come with me."
Li Tai looked left and right, wondering what Zhang Yang was going to do. He came in such a hurry and talked about making a decision.
Before Li Shimin could speak, Wei Zheng smiled and said, "That's good. A hero comes from a young age. It's not in vain that I thought highly of you. In this case, you will join me."
Li Shimin hesitated to speak and could only let these two people leave.
In the past, Zhang Yang was an ungrateful minister, but now that he had Wei Zheng's support, he felt even more miserable as the emperor.
We can't just kill them with one knife.
I was still a little shaken before, but after being pushed by Zhang Yang and Wei Zheng, I felt confident.
I am also a wise king, not just in terms of money! I just want to save a few more years.
Li Shimin said in a deep voice: "It is decreed that my daughter will not marry into Tubo."