Tibet

Just entering December, a heavy snowfall came unexpectedly. This was the third snowfall since the beginning of winter in Chang'an. However, the previous two snowfalls were moderate snow and light snowfall, but this one was a rare heavy snowfall, and the sky was full of noise. , flying and falling one after another, the whole sky turned gray-white, a vast expanse of white.

Although they moved into the Daming Palace, the tradition of Li Ye's family has not changed. The whole family gathers together during the day. The children read, paint, and play together, and the women also chat and play cards together, laughing and having fun. The days in the palace are also It's not that lonely and miserable.

The living and gathering place is Qinghui Pavilion. The name Qinghui Pavilion should be a small and elegant pavilion, but in fact it is a large group of pavilions. There are three main buildings, each more than ten feet high, that is, more than ten floors. , the three buildings are connected by covered bridges, surrounded by a huge garden. The garden is also dotted with more than a dozen small buildings several feet high. Next to it is the sparkling Taiye Pool. The lake and water are so beautiful. .

The main building of Qinghui Pavilion is the middle building, the sky bridge is on the third floor, the fourth floor is the dining hall, the fifth floor is where everyone sits, chats and entertains, the sixth floor is the children's world, and the seventh floor is where reading is done.

A group of women gathered on the fifth floor. Each floor is extremely spacious. There are three lobby rooms and dozens of rooms. They are surrounded by glass. There is no need to close the windows and light up the lights when it rains. The light is bright and you can stand in front of the window. Saw the beautiful view of Taiye Pool.

There are two tables of mahjong in a lobby. The invention of mahjong is simply the greatest benefit for women in wealthy and powerful families. If nothing happens, everyone will sit together and play mahjong.

Why can there be two tables? Because Yang Yupei and Queen Mother Zhang also came here shamelessly. Queen Mother Zhang lives in the Hall of Supreme Harmony to the north of Mingde Temple, not far from Qinghui Tower. She tasted the joy of fish and water from Li Ye, and from now on If you want to continue to get it, of course you have to have a good relationship with Dugu Xinyue, especially not to put on airs like the Queen Mother. She is actually only 28 years old, which is relatively young. In addition, she deliberately tries to please and gets along well with everyone.

Yang Yupei would naturally come here every day. Yang Yuhuan changed his name to Yang Zhu, and she changed her name to Yang Ju. She had always been bare-faced during the Li Longji era, but now it's the other way around. She now wears heavy makeup every day, and her appearance has completely changed, let alone People know her again.

In fact, except for Queen Mother Zhang, all of these women know who they are, but no one will tell them. This is the biggest secret of the Li family.

Empress Dowager Zhang did not know Sister Yang Yuhuan. Although she entered the palace early, at the age of fourteen, she lived in the East Palace all the time. She was not named Liangdi until the tenth year of Tianbao. On that occasion, she entered the palace to thank the imperial concubine, but The imperial concubine was sitting behind the bamboo curtain and did not meet her at all. The eunuch was the one who spoke from beginning to end, and she did not hear a word from the imperial concubine.

Prince Li Heng is also extremely cautious. He will attend any major events alone and will never take her with him. He is really afraid of being spotted. If there is another Du Youlin case, he will be completely ruined.

Empress Dowager Zhang never dreamed that Li Ye's second wife was actually the imperial concubine who had been missing for many years. Emperor Li Heng had also been grudged about this for many years.

However, Dugu Xinyue was very considerate. When arranging the seats, she did not let the Queen Mother Zhang and the Yang sisters sit at the same table. Instead, she gave her younger sister Taiwei, Shen Li and the Queen Mother Zhang a table, and of course herself.

At the other table were the Yang sisters, Qing Yu and Shen Zhenzhu.

Empress Dowager Zhang was called Zhang Qian, and Dugu Xinyue called her Qianniang. Since the eldest sister called her Qianniang, others also called her Qianniang.

In the eyes of these women, the real Queen Mother is her mother-in-law Pei Sanniang. What kind of Queen Mother is the Queen Mother Zhang in front of her?

"It turns out that my sister is also from the Shen family! I wonder why she is so graceful and delicate. She is really nourished by the soil and water."

Why did Zhang Qian add the word "ye"? Because there is also Shen Zhenzhu in it, and she has an unusual relationship. They are mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, even though Zhang Qian and Shen Zhenzhu are the same age.

Zhang Qian has always been jealous of Shen Zhenzhu, who actually hugged the regent's thigh, but she didn't have this opportunity, so when she said this, she was actually mocking Shen Li and her aunt for sharing the same husband.

If Zhang Qian knew that the plumpest and most beautiful one was the imperial concubine, her former mother-in-law, she would definitely go crazy.

Let me say a few more words here. Why is the Tang Dynasty called the Dirty Tang Dynasty? That is, the Tang Dynasty, like the Sui Dynasty, was a dynasty established by the Xianbei Han people. It is only natural for a Xianbei son to inherit his father's woman. If the son unfortunately dies early, then A son's wife is also inherited by his father or brother.

They never paid too much attention to ethical relationships. It was normal for the upper class of the Tang Dynasty for a son to marry his stepmother and his father-in-law to take a daughter-in-law. As long as blood relations were not involved, no one in the Tang Dynasty would care about such things. Only Zhu Chengxue in later generations became the mainstream thought. , will not be able to accept this kind of relationship.

Each dynasty has its own ethics. For example, Emperor Hui of the Han Dynasty Liu Ying, his queen was his niece, that is, the daughter of his sister. This created a blood relationship. The Sui and Tang Dynasties could not accept this kind of marriage between uncle and nephew. But it was possible in the early Han Dynasty.

Shen Li could hear the thorn in Zhang Qian's words. If she had her temper, she would have retorted harshly, but with the eldest sister beside her, she held it back and just smiled without saying a word.

Bean Taiwei quit. She and Shen Li are the same age. They are both ghosts and elves, and their relationship is very good. They chose to live in Lingqi Palace together. When her husband doesn't come, they sleep in the same room.

Shen Li was worried that the princess was nearby and did not dare to have an attack, but Tai Wei was not afraid of the eldest sister. She raised her eyebrows and said: "There are two thousands of families in the south of the Yangtze River, and my husband chose A Li, which is not comparable to that of a small family in Luoyang! "

Taiwei told Queen Mother Zhang that Shen Li represented the entire Jiangnan family and was not comparable to the Zhang family of Luoyang petty officials.

Zhang Qian's face suddenly turned red. Dugu Xinyue glared at her sister and said, "Tai Wei, don't talk nonsense."

Shen Li reached out and touched a card of Eight Guan, put the card down and said with a smile, "I'm confused!"

Taiwei jumped up and said with a smile: "It turns out that you have all the eight strings in your hands, I'm still waiting for the eight strings!"

Zhang Qian piled up the cards and said shamelessly: "Princess, my head hurts a little, so I won't fight!"

Dugu Xinyue smiled slightly, "Then take a rest and let's drink some tea!"

Just as Taiwei was about to shout about winning or losing and settling the bill, Dugu Xinyue glared at her fiercely, Taiwei pouted and didn't dare to say anything.

Shen Li gently pulled her, and the two of them ran to another table to look at cards.

Zhang Qian and Dugu Xinyue sat down by the window, and a maid immediately brought them hot tea. There were several floor-to-ceiling glass windows in front of them, and they could enjoy the snowflakes dancing in the sky outside when they sat down.

Dugu Xinyue smiled and said: "My sister is still too young and speaks recklessly. Qianniang, please don't take it seriously."

"No! No! Tai Wei is innocent and cute. I like her very much."

Dugu Xinyue changed the subject. She pointed to Penglai Island in the distance and smiled: "Has the Taiye Pavilion on the island been repaired? I remember it was very shabby before."

"It has been renovated a long time ago. It is now called Taiye Building, not Taiye Pavilion. It is too cold now. Let's go and play in the summer. The building is very big, almost the same as this building."

Zhang Qian smiled and asked: "Has the princess lived in Daming Palace before?"

Dugu Xinyue smiled lightly, "I was born in Daming Palace and lived in Daming Palace for ten years. I didn't return to Dugu Mansion until I was ten."

"I see. No wonder the princess is so familiar with Daming Palace. Does the princess prefer Daming Palace or Xingqing Palace?"

"Absolutely! I just like the atmosphere of everyone being together, and my husband also likes it. He has always said that the children should grow up together, so that the family ties between brothers and sisters will be deeper."

Zhang Qian's lips moved. She almost said, "How can there be any family ties between royal families?" But when the words came to his lips, he stopped them in time, changed his words and said with a smile: "Your Highness still has good intentions, especially the Princess and Your Highness are of the same mind, which is even more commendable!"

Dugu Xinyue smiled slightly, "We mainly come from ordinary families and did not live in the royal family from the beginning, so we all share the philosophy of ordinary people. Husband and wife should be loving and the family should be harmonious. Even though I have many more sisters, but We are polite and orderly, and everyone consciously abides by the rules, so we get along so harmoniously.”

Zhang Qian's eyes turned red. She wanted to strictly abide by the rules and blend in!

She lowered her eyelashes and said sadly: "I want to continue living in Daming Palace next year. Does the princess allow it?"

Dugu Xinyue pondered for a moment and smiled: "This is not something I can decide, but I personally have no objection!"

Zhang Qian was immediately grateful and said, "Princess, you are magnanimous, please accept my respect!"

After saying that, she stood up to salute, but Dugu Xinyue quickly stopped her, "Queen Mother, no!"

Zhang Qian suddenly realized that she was still the Queen Mother and would only step down a month later!

She nodded, "I'm not too worried about the child, so I'll go back first."

"Okay! I'll take you out."

Dugu Xinyue got up and sent Zhang Qian out.