The car curtain opened a gap, and Princess Jinyang's innocent and beautiful face was revealed, and she called out sweetly: "Brother-in-law..."
Fang Junce immediately stepped forward to the carriage and asked curiously: "Why is Your Highness waiting here so early? Why don't you enter the mansion?"
Princess Jinyang was close to Fang Jun and had a good relationship with Princess Gaoyang. For her, Fang Mansion was simply a palace. She would come and stay for a few days from time to time, which made the other princesses and consorts envy and complain. After all,
Princess Jinyang is His Majesty Li Er's heartthrob and treasure, being close to her will inevitably make His Majesty Li Er closer to her.
In the past, Princess Jinyang would swagger in when she arrived at the mansion. There was a small courtyard reserved for her in the mansion. She even moved all the supplies in the palace and came to stay for a few days when she wanted to.
Fang Xuanling and his wife loved the little princess very much and naturally welcomed her.
It’s just that I’m getting older and gradually understand the defense between men and women, but I haven’t come to stay in the house once this year...
Princess Jinyang did not answer. Instead, she waved to Fang Jun and said with a gentle smile: "Brother-in-law, please get in the car. I have something to give you."
Fang Jun spoke warmly, dismounted from his horse, and climbed into the carriage.
The coachman stood beside the car like a javelin, patrolling the surroundings with stern eyes. Even though the people in Chongrenfang were all high-ranking officials, no one would be unfavorable to Princess Jinyang, but he still fulfilled his duties and did not dare to do anything wrong.
careless.
But he never thought that there is nothing wrong with a little princess who is about to be married, and openly allows a man to enter her boudoir-like carriage, and the man and the widow live together in a secluded room?
Even if this man is the little princess's brother-in-law... he is still a man!
Even strictly speaking, a creature like brother-in-law is far more dangerous than other strange men...
It's just that the whole of Chang'an has never revealed the slightest rumor about Princess Jinyang's closeness to Fang Jun. It seems that they are used to it. After all, the age difference between the two is not small. In the past two years, Fang Jun had carried this girl on his back like a daughter.
The little princess is running around in the street looking at the lanterns...
On the car.
The curtain is lowered, sealing the entire carriage into an independent space. The floor is covered with a thick Persian carpet, which is soft and comfortable to step on. The surrounding walls of the carriage are lined with thick felt to isolate the cold air from the outside.
There is a small carved lacquered table with gold on it, and there is a small charcoal stove on it, which will keep the whole carriage warm.
An exquisite brass incense burner hung on the wall, smelling of sandalwood.
The interior of the car is decorated in warm colors, and various exquisite hook-ups can be seen everywhere. There is even a thin quilt placed in a corner of the grid, which is just like a girl's boudoir...
Fang Jun sat down casually, looked at the gorgeous decorations in the carriage, and asked casually: "Where is the four-wheeled carriage that my brother-in-law gave you?"
Princess Jinyang knelt down and sat opposite Fang Jun, with a smile on her pretty face. She looked at Fang Jun's cheek with her bright eyes and said in a clear voice: "That car is too ostentatious. Unless it is a formal occasion, I usually don't like it."
Sit down."
After a pause, he added: "Everyone in Chang'an now recognizes my four-wheeled carriage. As soon as it appears on the street, everyone knows it's me."
Now that I have changed to this car, it is easy. Even if I do something bad, no one will know that it is His Highness...
Fang Jun did not pay attention to the implication of the little princess's words. He looked at her and said with a smile: "What do you want to give me? I must declare in advance that your brother-in-law, I have a lot of money. I have seen countless rare and rare things.
But it’s hard to catch my eye.”
Princess Jinyang pursed her lips, as if she was a little unhappy, and said: "Brother-in-law is really vulgar, don't you think that etiquette should be ignored but affection should be valued? Gifts are more important than your heart, how can they be measured by gold and silver?"
"Haha, after all, I finally understand..." Fang Jun said, looking up and yawning, with a wistful expression: "I don't know what your gift is, but it's definitely not valuable."
I gave you a gift with good intentions, but you should be picky and reject it as worthless? Princess Jinyang said coquettishly: "You hate it so much! Come on, let's just throw that thing into the gutter later, forget it."
Even if it is picked up by a beggar, it will not be cheap for you!"
"Haha..." Fang Jun laughed heartily when he saw Princess Jinyang's angry little face twitching into a ball.
This little princess is now in the stage of transition from childhood to adolescence. Her figure is gradually becoming slimmer and more beautiful, but her personality is sometimes quiet and sometimes lively. To put it simply, she has not yet been determined...
However, it is said that nature is easy to change but hard to change. This little girl looks virtuous, virtuous, elegant and noble, which is quite consistent with the comment of "sensitive and quiet", but in fact it is not the case. Lively and active is her nature, even if she behaves no matter how hard she behaves,
She is gentle and virtuous, but her quirky nature cannot be concealed.
Especially in front of your loved ones, there is no need to hide, your true nature is revealed...
It's just that Fang Jun found that he seemed to have an evil desire to "nurture". Whether she was quiet or lively, he cherished this pretty little girl to the core.
It has nothing to do with the love between men and women, it’s just a matter of curiosity...
Princess Jinyang frowned, bit her lip, glared at Fang Jun angrily, snorted and said: "You bastard, don't pull me down, hurry up and leave!"
Fang Jun couldn't hold back his laughter. Seeing that the little princess was a bit angry, he didn't dare to tease her anymore. He stretched out his hands in front of her and said, "It's just a joke. Even if our Sizi gives me a mouthful, my brother-in-law is also beautiful."
You have to endure it with a smile on your face."
"Afraid..." Princess Jinyang was still unhappy. She rolled her eyes, stretched out her little hand and patted Fang Jun's palm gently, saying, "Okay, I'll give you my mouth. Let's go quickly."
Fang Jun said with a playful smile: "Farewell, farewell, His Highness Jinyang's gift is a treasure that all the people of the Tang Dynasty dream of. I am eagerly looking forward to it, and I hope that Your Highness will not forget the mistakes of the villain and reward me as soon as possible."
Lord."
The little girl became annoyed quickly without being coaxed. At this moment, when she heard what Fang Jun said was interesting, her anger turned into joy. She took out a brocade box from the hidden compartment on the side and put it on the small coffee table painted with gold. Her pretty face, as white as jade, looked a little...
Turning red, she endured her shyness and said: "This is the peace charm that sister Changle asked for for me at Songyang Temple in the south of the city a few years ago. It can keep me healthy and free from diseases, keep me safe and go well, and everything goes well. I have always carried it with me. Today
...I will give it to my brother-in-law today. The battlefield is dangerous, and this peace talisman will definitely protect my brother-in-law and turn the danger into good luck. He has already returned."
When I talked about it later, my cheeks were already blushing and I was extremely embarrassed.
Although he is still young, he has gradually understood the affairs between men and women. It is extremely unusual to give a man the peace charm he carries with him...
Fang Jun stared blankly at the talisman in the opened brocade box.
It is clearly exactly the same as the one given to me by Princess Changle yesterday. Could it be that Princess Changle always carries this talisman with her?
Fang Jun licked his mouth and felt his heart beating faster and faster...
*****
When he arrived at the headquarters of the Ministry of War with the brocade box under his arm, Fang Jun's mind was still wandering, and the corners of his mouth subconsciously cracked...
"Why did you miss the right time? I will sue you in front of my father and see if you can bear a beating."
When the general walked into the check-in room, he was startled by the words that suddenly sounded in his ears. He looked carefully and saw that it was Li Ke who was wearing a purple royal uniform.
Fang Jun walked into the duty room and asked curiously: "Your Highness, can you come to the Ministry of War so early?"
Li Ke didn't answer, but stared at the brocade box in his hand, frowned and asked: "What do you hold? This box looks familiar..."
Fang Jun was startled. His Highness had a very clear mind, but it was best not to be caught out by him. Although he was open-minded, Princess Jinyang would definitely arouse criticism if she gave him such a personal thing, especially if he said so.
In front of Li Ke, I always feel as if I have done something heinous and bad...
"Ahem, it's nothing. A little gift from someone else is not worth a cent, not a cent."
After saying that, he put the brocade box into the top compartment of the bookcase, then turned back and sat behind the desk, covering up his guilt and asked: "I haven't asked Your Highness why you are here?"
Li Ke was diverted by him, remembered the business, and complained: "You just say that you have nothing to do, why do you want to cause such a big trouble for me? From ancient times to the present, the construction of palaces and temples has been
There are regulations. This time the prince asked for an edict to build the Great Ci'en Temple. Although it is huge in scale, only a few officials from the Ministry of Works and general supervisors are in charge. They are all experienced veterans. Just follow the steps. You must propose to use stone construction.
Replacing wooden buildings is twice as difficult. The most important thing is that no one has experience to follow... Stone mining, transportation, and carving are all very tiring."
It’s no wonder that Li Ke was dissatisfied. It could easily be completed according to the old rules, but a talkative guy like Fang Jun emerged from the process, doubling the difficulty of the project. Did the construction of Da Ci’en Temple be built with tax money from the treasury or the emperor’s money?
Internal money, does it have anything to do with you?
You yourself have made my father unhappy, and you have also made us miserable. It really makes people want to kick you a few times to relieve their hatred.
Fang Jun said warmly, and quickly called his own soldiers in, put the solution to the problem that he had compiled overnight in front of Li Ke, and said sternly: "You ordinary people are naturally at a loss, but this talented man is amazing and brilliant.