Tibet

Shen Zhenzhu found her father and she was frank: "Dad, I am not the Princess of Qi. I have no right to make any decisions on taking concubines for His Highness. If I propose it hastily, His Highness will definitely not agree. I can only use other methods to promote the success of this marriage."

Shen Yizhi also knew that his daughter was telling the truth, so he nodded and asked: "What do you have in mind?"

"I will take His Highness's boat back to Chang'an on the pretext of taking him, and then take A Li with me. Let them spend time together and fall in love with each other, and things will be easy to handle."

Shen Yizhi pondered for a moment, this method is not bad, he looked at his daughter and said: "Then your existence is a bit embarrassing?"

Shen Zhenzhu said coldly: "Father, you said you would not interfere in my private affairs."

"Okay then! Do you want me to talk to Li'er first?"

"I will find a chance to talk to her. Haste makes waste."

Shen Li is the girl in the red skirt. She is only seventeen years old this year. She is beautiful and charming, with a bright look, and has a bit of the beauty of a Jiangnan girl.

Gu Tong, the second son of Gusu Gu family, saw Shen Li at a gathering held every two months and was immediately shocked by her beauty. He immediately asked the head of the family to propose marriage for him.

Shen Yizhi also felt that this marriage was well-matched. Gusu Gu family was also a famous family in Jiangnan, so he considered that he could agree to it when they met next time.

But yesterday, Shen Yizhi heard from his nephew Shen Guang that Li Ye looked at Shen Li with eager eyes, and he suddenly realized that he almost made a big mistake.

His granddaughter was so beautiful that she was the most beautiful woman in the world. How could she marry a local family?

From ancient times to the present, treasures, tributes or women have rules and must be distributed according to the level of status. The most precious treasures and the most beautiful women must be presented to the king. If they are hidden, they will surely die.

The Kingdom of Yue had a Xi Shi. If she had not been offered up by local officials and married to someone else, if she became famous in the future, Fu Chai would be furious when he heard that there was a peerless beauty in the Kingdom of Yue and Gou Jian did not offer her to him. Gou Jian would be killed even if he pretended to be his grandson. The man who married Xi Shi would also be killed.

So after Gou Jian came back from the Kingdom of Wu, he immediately sent people to inquire everywhere whether there were any peerless beauties in his country. He had to find them and offer them to Fu Chai, lest Fu Chai would be angry and kill him in the future. This was actually to save his life, not a beauty trap.

By the same token, the painter Mao Yanshou was unhappy because he could not extort a few small money, so he added a few pockmarks on Wang Zhaojun's face, in fact, hiding Wang Zhaojun. After the failure of the plot, he was killed.

Lu Bu married Diao Chan, but her rank was not high enough, and she eventually died in Baimen Tower. Diao Chan was taken by Cao Cao. Although the ending of Diao Chan was not written in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, you have to understand that Cao Cao, who was always thinking about Xiao Qiao and Xiao Qiao, would not stare at Diao Chan, who was known as the moon-blocking beauty?

Shou Wang Li Mao married the young Yang Yuhuan, but he was not qualified enough to afford the beauty of the world, so he was snatched away by the emperor Li Longji. From then on, Li Mao was no longer valued and died in depression.

So the Book of Changes said "thick virtue carries all things". What is virtue? Virtue is courtesy and level. What is things? It can be said to be wealth. Simply put, what level you are in can only enjoy the corresponding level of wealth. A small official at the department level actually embezzled tens of millions. How could he not be overturned?

So those Run people took hundreds of millions to go abroad, and they didn't even think that they would live a drunken life in the West. Without enough power and level, the wealth could not be kept. A small Chinese underworld would kill them.

The same is true for women. Peerless beauties can only be enjoyed by those in power.

To put it bluntly, the ancients fought for the world for the right to dominate and mate, which was no different from animals fighting for the leader of the population.

Who is Shen Zhenzhu? She is also a famous beauty in the middle Tang Dynasty in later generations. As a time traveler, how could Li Ye not miss her? Once he had enough power, he came to the Shen family in Jiangnan.

Some things are very cruel and cannot be written too clearly. For example, why did Shen Zhenzhu come to Li Ye at night? Didn't she have any reserve? Didn't she have any dignity as a princess?

In fact, it was not. Li Ye had hinted to her that he came to Jiangnan for her. Country women may not have knowledge and don't take it seriously, but as a former princess, Shen Zhenzhu understood Li Ye's hint and knew the consequences of rejecting Li Ye.

Even if Li Ye didn't force her, the Shen family would be completely finished. Once the inner guards came to investigate the death of the emperor's eldest grandson, the Shen family would probably be convicted.

So last night, she had to go whether she wanted to or not. She had to go. This was the rule of power and she had no choice.

A little off topic, back to the topic.

Shen Li heard that her aunt was going to take her to Chang'an. She was happy and agreed at once.

………

Before dawn the next day, two hundred personal soldiers boarded twenty passenger ships and set off to escort several passenger ships.

Li Ye visited the Shen family privately. He did not bring too many troops, only two hundred personal soldiers. His fleet and guards were waiting in the Qiantang River in Hangzhou.

"Aunt, are we still going to Quanzhou?" Shen Li asked puzzled.

Shen Zhenzhu nodded, "We will take the big ship of His Royal Highness the Regent, accompany him to Quanzhou first, and then follow him back to the capital."

"Aunt, I heard that the Regent is actually the Son of Heaven. Is it true?"

"It's true. He is now the supreme monarch of the Tang Dynasty. In two or three years, he will officially ascend the throne as emperor."

"Oh——"

Shen Li lowered her head and whispered, "Grandfather told me that he decided the fate of our Shen family and asked me to be obedient and not to make him angry."

Shen Zhenzhu was annoyed, but her father still talked to Ah Li. She touched Shen Li's head and said with a smile: "He is a man who cares about the world and has a broad mind. He will not be angry for a little lady like you, don't worry!"

When Shen Li heard what her aunt said, she felt relieved a little.

At this time, there was a faint shout from outside, "Ali! Ali! Don't leave-"

It was the voice of a young man. Shen Li's face turned pale, and there was a trace of panic in his eyes.

Shen Pearl opened the boat window and looked back, only to see a small boat following behind her. There was a young man standing on the boat, waving desperately to this side.

Shen Pearl's face suddenly darkened, "Ali, who is he?"

"He is Mr. Gu!"

"The one from the Gu family in Suzhou?"

Shen Li nodded lightly, and Shen Pearl frowned, "Why is he in Wuxing?"

"He has been in Wuxing, staying at a friend's house."

Shen Zhenzhu didn't expect such a thing. She began to worry and immediately asked: "Have you ever dated in private?"

Shen Li shook his head quickly, "He asked me out several times and invited me to go out for fun, but I didn't agree to it. Then...then he wrote to me every day."

Speaking of this, Shen Li's pretty face turned red and she lowered her head.

"You didn't bring those letters with you!"

Shen Li shook his head quickly, "I burned them all last night, as well as the books he gave me. I asked the housekeeper to return them to him."

Shen Zhenzhu suddenly realized that no wonder the young master of the Gu family knew that Ali had left. The housekeeper probably told him when he returned the book.

"Do you like him?"

Shen Li nodded nervously, then shook his head, "I don't know. In fact, I only met him once, when I went to my grandmother's house in Suzhou to celebrate her birthday two months ago. Then he came to Wuxing and wrote to me every day. "

"So you were impressed by him?"

"a little bit."

Shen Zhenzhu felt relieved. Her niece was just in love with her, and she didn't really like Mr. Gu. As time went by, it would slowly fade away.