Xian Xian

Chapter 15: Consort

“Yes.” The emperor is well-informed, surrounded by the world’s top talents. He still finds it strange to see Li Chaoge. “Hou Shan doesn’t know why a black bear came in. You didn’t see the queen, then The bear was one foot high and looked like a hill, but Chaoge could withstand the attack of the black bear with one hand, and finally killed the demon bear. The person who adopted her should be a god-man who retired from the world, otherwise, It was impossible to save her from the insurgency.”

Even though ten years have passed, the emperor still feels frightened when he thinks of the rebellion that year.

Shuofang is a military town to the north of Chang’an, bordering Guanzhong to the south and to the north of Tang to the north. The number of military villages accounts for one of 40% of the country. It is considered the strongest and most developed military town in the Tang Dynasty. Shuofang was supposed to be the strongest fortress in Chang’an, but in the twelve years of Yonghui, it almost became a disaster to destroy the Tang Dynasty.

Shuo Fang Jiedu colluded with the Demon Dao, intending to capture Chang’an and stand on its own feet, because that was how the Li family did it back then. It stands to reason that Li and Tang have ruled the Central Plains for nearly sixty years. After the establishment of the dynasty, they vacillated taxes and encouraged farming. The Li family’s anti-Sui Dynasty is totally different. However, Shuo Fang Jiedu made the sailing smooth, and the momentum was like a broken bamboo, and it almost came to the outside of Tongguan.

In Chang’an, the emperor and the court hurriedly left Chang’an and rushed to Yizhou. Yizhou is a fertile land with thousands of miles away, a land of abundance and natural barriers around it, making it the most suitable place to preserve strength. The fact that Shuofang Jiedu can force the royal family into this way is not how strong Shuofang’s army is or how rotten the imperial garrison is, but because Shuofang’s collusion with the demon way, there are ghost soldiers and ghosts to help.

According to the surviving front-line soldiers, it was normal when the rebels attacked. The imperial army resisted in accordance with the formation. When the two armies met, the ringing bell suddenly sounded in the opposing camp, and some fluttering paper soldiers and paper beasts fell on the ground. , Suddenly became a living creature, afraid of death or pain, and attacked the imperial army when he was crazy. Although these monsters are made of paper, their bite force is not less than that of real tiger beasts, and the wounds of the people who are bitten by them will be black, and the whole body will rot and die within a few days.

The imperial army was in a great uproar, morale plummeted, and steadily retreated. Soon, Tongguan was lost, and the emperor fled south with his concubines. On the way to escape, Li Chaoge fell into the chaos of rebels and paper beasts, and there was no news about that.

The emperor lost his beloved daughter at that time, and it coincided with the rising of the beacon, the absence of his home and country, and he was very depressed. He thought that Li Tang Jiangshan would be ruined in his generation, but he didn’t expect that not long after Li Chaoge was lost, those weird paper soldiers and paper beasts suddenly disappeared. Shuo Fang Jiedu killed the camp violently, and the demon road, which was respected by the rebels as a national teacher, did not know whereabouts.

From the very beginning, it was the paper soldiers and beasts that were difficult for this rebellion, not the army of Shuofang. After the demon way disappeared, the rebels had no leader. Not long after the chaos in Shuofang was settled, Li Ze took the court harem and returned to Chang’an.

The rebellion subsided, but their lost daughter could never return. The emperor has been guilty for many years, so he poured all his love on Li Changle to make up for the debt to the eldest daughter. The Queen is also very fond of Li Changle. She wants to come, she is the same as the emperor.

For ten years, everyone in the palace, including the emperor, felt that Li Chaoge was dead. Strong soldiers can’t survive in the hands of paper soldiers and paper beasts, let alone a six-year-old child? Unexpectedly, she had such a chance to be saved by a hermit, and she had been incognito for ten years, and she learned a good skill.

The emperor sighed back then, but didn’t notice that the queen of heaven was drooping his eyes and never made a statement. After the emperor finished speaking, he was full of energy and nowhere, and he was ready to talk about his father’s love: “She has been living out all these years, and I don’t know how much bitter she has suffered. She is obviously a princess. But she has been wasted among the people for ten years. Now that she is back, all treatment should be compared to Guangning, and even higher. Her title has already been obtained, so it is good to continue to use stability, and it is time for the princess mansion to be built. Now, what is her title, do you want to add more?”

When the Queen heard these words, her eyes moved, and she said: “Sage, the princess has only three hundred and fifty households, and An Ding has already accumulated 1,000 households over the years. She has just returned, and she is about to get acquainted with her connections. Melt into the East Capital. If you give her a reward again, what would the other clan think? What would Guangning think?”

Tianhou was much more sleek than the emperor. The emperor thought about it. Li Chao’s songbook appeared suddenly. If she were to make her special, it would only make enemies for her, and it would not help her integrate into the environment. The emperor dismissed this idea and said, “Then make up for her from other places. Now our family is reunited, and the days are still long, so don’t worry.”

The Queen thought the same way. It’s too late. It’s better to proceed step by step and let the spring breeze turn the rain. The mother’s focus is different from that of men. The Queen remembered one thing and asked: “It is 22 years now. Is Chao Ge 16 years old this year?”

“Yes.” The emperor nodded and said with emotion, “Time waits for no one, it has been ten years.”

Seeing that the emperor still didn’t hear the idea, the queen could only remind one more time: “Sage, there are rules in the country, and a woman should be married when she is seventeen. She is sixteen years old this year.”

This time the emperor finally remembered: “Yes, she’s sixteen now, it’s time to hire a consort.”

According to the law of the Tang Dynasty, a woman must be married when she is seventeen, or the court will send official media to force unmarried men and women to marry. When the time comes to marry the blind and lame, you can’t help yourself. Naturally, no official media dared to point the princess, but Li Chaoge was already quite young, and it was time to consider marriage.

It just so happened that Mrs. Pei proposed to Li Changle today, and the queen said to the emperor together, saying: “Madame Pei was there just now and told me about Pei Dalangjun and Chang Le. In my opinion, the two sisters are not a few years old. Good things are in pairs, let’s take care of Chaoge’s marriage together.”

When the emperor heard that the two daughters were going to be married, he instinctively frowned: “Why do both of them have to marry? How old are they?”

“Chang Le is fourteen this year, and Chaoge is sixteen years old. It’s time to make preparations. If he can’t get married after seventeen or eighteen, wouldn’t it be a joke for the people?”

Okay, the emperor always listens to the queen’s family matters, so he nodded and said: “Okay, you can arrange these things, the queen. Pei Dalang and Chang Le have grown up together, they are trustworthy, but they are Chaoge. You must take good care of them. Be sure to choose a perfect horse for her.”

The Queen responded and said with a smile: “There is no perfect person in the world. Saint, you only tell Chaoge but don’t care about Changle. If you are heard by the children, I am afraid you will be partial.”

The emperor shook his head. He naturally has more feelings for his little daughter, but Li Chaoge has just found him and suffered a lot of setbacks in the folks, so he, as a father, will naturally have to do more to compensate. He failed to protect her from growing up carefree, so finding her a good husband and protecting her for the rest of her life is the only thing his father can do.

The emperor said: “Chaoge is different from Changle. Changle is pure and kind, benevolent and generous, she will understand. Besides, Pei Ji’an is one of the best figures in Luoyang, Chang’an, and Changle hired him as a husband. Later is already a lot stronger than Chaoge. So, it’s even more important to pick a good horse for Chaoge. Even if it’s not as good as Pei Ji’an, it can’t be too far apart. Otherwise, the worse the two sisters get, the bigger the difference is, that’s true. It’s planting misfortunes and divorcing sisters’ feelings.”

“I understand.” Tianhou said, “I understand everything that the saint is worried about. I will make a good check and pick out Chaoge who is not inferior to Pei Ji’an.”

The emperor said: “I naturally believe you. I just said what I said just now, just because of feelings and what I said. For so many years, you have done everything without leaking, and you have never deviated once. I just don’t believe in myself, nor I will worry about you.”

The Queen chuckles her lips and chuckles, and said, “We have been married for many years, so I don’t need to talk about this. Saint, it’s not early, and it’s time for a banquet in a while. Go ahead and work on it, I’ll go and see Chaoge.”

The emperor was very relieved that the queen was relieved immediately and went out without any worries. The Queen sat quietly in the Qianqiu Palace for a while, called the maid, and asked, “Where is the princess?”

“The princess is changing clothes in the apse.”

The Queen nodded slightly and said: “You are so good to serve, don’t neglect the princess.”

“Slaves obey orders.”

In the back hall of Qianqiu Palace, the maids filed behind Li Chaoge, holding bottles and jars in their hands, wanting to bathe and change clothes for Li Chaoge. The female officer knew that the newly-returned Princess Anding was a member of the world, and I was afraid that she would not like others to serve in close proximity. For this reason, she said: “Princess, there will be a dinner party. The dress is complicated and cumbersome. It requires a lot of people to cooperate to wear it. Slaves and others. I am ordered by the Queen to serve the princess in a bath, and then wait for the princess to change clothes.”

Li Chaoge understands the rules of the palace. Even if she doesn’t care about the image, she can’t go to the palace banquet in a white washed coarse cloth Tsing Yi. She nodded and said, “I understand. I have just arrived and I don’t understand the rules, so you can arrange it according to the most commonly used regulations.”

The female officer was slightly surprised. She heard that this princess was a gangster and could kill bears alone. She thought that she was a brutal and fierce lord, but she was unexpectedly easy to talk. The female official should greet the ladies of the court to let in water and incense, and lead Li Chaoge to take a bath.

When Li Chaoge came out of the bath, the ladies of the court brought her a coat and had to put it on by themselves. Li Chaoge did not refuse, leaving them busy around him, seeing her birthmark clearly.

Li Chaoge has been with the queen in his previous life for so long, and he understands the nature of the empress the most. Li Chaoge knew that the Queen had already believed that she was Li Chaoge, but this did not affect the fact that the Queen would collect evidence and test repeatedly. These palace ladies must have the eyeliner of the Queen of Heaven, check her birthmarks or small moles on her body, and report to the Queen of Heaven. Of course, the child born to the Queen of Heaven knows some of the subtle characteristics, whether it is true or not, a couple will know.

Moreover, Tian Hou will also send someone to Jiannan to verify Li Chaoge’s identity with the locals. However, the diva is bound to return without success. These years, the old man was afraid of being found, so he was very careful about his whereabouts. Unless the queen of heaven could cross the Black Forest and find the Black Forest Village, otherwise, there would be no traces.

Li Chaoge is not worried about this. She is real Li Chaoge, and she is not afraid to check it thousands of times. Her facial features are exactly the same as when she was a child, and her face resembling a woman from the martial arts family is the best evidence.

When the maids changed Li Chaoge’s clothes, they found that although the princess looked slender, she was actually very slim after taking off her clothes. The place where it should be thin is thin, the place where it should be drummed, and because of years of martial arts practice, the skin is tight, the legs are thin, long and straight, and there are even beautiful lines on the waist and abdomen.

The changing ladies blushed silently. The two court ladies tied the skirts to Li Chaoge. When they lowered their heads, they saw a scar on Li Chaoge’s chest, nearly two inches in length. Although the color is not dark, you can’t notice if you don’t look carefully, but it is still very dazzling when placed on Li Chaoge’s white and firm skin.

Seeing that Li Chaoge was very cooperative from beginning to end, she looked very good-tempered, so she boldly asked, “Princess, what is this scar?”

Li Chaoge lowered his head and glanced. This scar was left by the sword of Pei Ji’an Chuanxin from the previous life. She was reborn in this life. There were no traces on her body. Only this scar followed her into the new world.

Li Chaoge didn’t care, and said indifferently: “I was accidentally injured in the past and left a lesson.”

Although these maidservants are slaves, they also live a life without touching the sun with their fingers. When they heard Li Chaoge’s words, they sighed: “How much pain should it be for such a long wound? Princess, you have to be careful in the future. No more injuries.”

Li Chaoge turned a deaf ear to the words of pain, but when she heard the last sentence, she nodded seriously: “I won’t do it again.”

Eating a ditch and gaining a wit, I used to say that I didn’t understand love and was young and ignorant. In this life, if she believes in a man and is killed by a man, then she deserves to die without a place to bury her.

Others brought trays, the maid wrapped Li Chaoge’s waist, tied the jingle jade pendant to the belt, and stepped back blushingly, bowed her head and said: “Princess, the dress is changed.”

“Yeah.” Li Chaoge slowly lowered his arms, accustomed to it. She had been a princess for many years in her previous life, but she didn’t get used to it when she first came back. After a long time later, she can get used to having a maid change her clothes. After all, many dresses of the imperial court are really not good for one person.

Another wave of court ladies came forward and saluted: “Princess, the servant girl will comb your hair.”

Li Chaoge sat in front of the mirror, his eyes were slightly wrong, and he swept out a palace lady quietly. Li Chaoge was clear, and calmly withdrew his gaze, as if he hadn’t seen it.

In the front hall of Qianqiu Hall, after hearing the report from the lady of the palace, the Queen of Heaven was completely relieved. Next, send someone to Jiannan to investigate, and the matter can be finalized. In fact, Tian Hou has already decided in her heart, but because of her habits for many years, it’s always right to be careful.

On the other side, Li Chaoge changed his clothes and put on his makeup. The person in the mirror was like a pearl wiping off dust, exuding a dazzling brilliance. The ladies of the palace were photographed by Li Chaoge’s Rong Guang and praised one after another: “The princess is so beautiful.”

Li Chaoge was really tired of hearing similar words. She nodded at random and said: “I’m tired, I want to rest alone for a while. You guys get out first.”

The maidservants all bowed to the heads: “Yes.”

Gong E retired neatly and orderly like a chess piece. After the people left, Li Chaoge sat down on the collapsed, poured himself a cup of tea, and said unhurriedly, “Come down.”