Chang'an in early spring is warm and cold again.

The ice of Qujiang in the south of the city is melting, and the weeping willows in front of you are like clouds, flowers and figures, green forests repeat, and green water fills the green water. The scholars and girls in Chang'an travel in the mid-spring grass are swimming in Qujiang. It is the season for another year to go outing.

By the Qujiang Pool, there are continuous palaces on both sides, towers are undulating, the water waves are vast, and the pool banks are winding.

Most of the prominent and prominent families in Jingzhao built villas here, and the most famous ones were Jingzhao Wei and Du families.

There is a folk proverb in Chang'an, Wei Du, and Tian Chi Wu.

The Wei family's mansion is also located in Shaolingyuan, south of Qujiangchi. Not far away is the Du family's mansion in Jingzhao. The mansion is surrounded by green pines. The genealogy noted by famous minister Liu Fang at that time said: south of the imperial city, the road of Shaoling, the green pines, and the Wei family's mansion.

At that time, Wei's house was very famous in Chang'an, and Shaoling refers to Shaolingyuan. In Chang'an, Shaolingyuan, Bailuyuan, Longshouyuan, etc., they are all called Wuyuan. Shaolingyuan and Longshouyuan, where the imperial city is located, look north and south. A hundred years later, there was a great poet living on Shaolingyuan. This man called himself the old man in Shaoling, and was Du Fu, who later claimed to be one of Li and Du, and Du Fu also came from the Du family of Jingzhao.

On this day, guests of the Wei family's house came. It turned out to be the birthday of Wei Yuancheng, the head of the Wei family in Jingzhao.

In the previous dynasty, Wei Yuancheng served as the governor of Chen and Shenzhou, and later retired. Originally, he was only one governor of the resignation. It was impossible for so many senior officials of the Li Tang Dynasty to come, but he was the head of the Wei family of Jingzhao, and he inherited the title of Duke of Yun, the grandfather Wei Xiaokuan and his father Wei Zong.

Wei Xiaokuan was extremely successful in the Northern Zhou Dynasty and surpassed a number of famous generals in the future. He was the well-deserved No. 1 general in the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Under Wei Xiaokuan, the Wei family in Jingzhao was even more prominent and had always been in-laws with the imperial family of the Sui Dynasty. For example, Wei Yuancheng's third brother Wei Yuanzhao married the daughter of the deposed crown prince Yang Yong of the previous dynasty. His cousin Wei Chong, former Minister of the Civil Affairs Department, married his daughter to King Yang Hung of Qi as a concubine.

The Wei family was extremely prominent in the previous dynasty. Today, it is also deeply rooted in the family.

Li Yuan sent someone to give him a generous gift, but because he had something to do, he sent the crown prince Li Jiancheng, Pingyang Princess Li Zhiwan, and Qi King Li Yuanji to come to the mansion to congratulate him.

The Wei family also came to welcome him together.

As the crown prince of the Tang Dynasty, Li Jiancheng was highly respected by the Wei family. Moreover, Wei Chong's son Wei Ting had a good relationship with Li Jiancheng since he was a child. When he raised an army in Taiyuan, he became the sacrificial priest of the Longxi Duke's Mansion. After Li Jiancheng was established as the crown prince, he was also the most valued figure in the Eastern Palace.

Li Zhiwan was not interested in this official social engagement. Wei Yuancheng did not dare to neglect it, so he sent several young Wei family members to accompany Li Zhiwan and Li Yuanji. He visited the Wei family gardens.

"Your Highness King Qi. Your Highness Princess, look at the water from Qujiang in my Wei family's courtyard, so the water flows in the courtyard, adding green pine reflections. The green pine water is a scene in Jingzhao." He spoke as Wei Ting's younger brother Wei Xu, Gao Guanbo, dressed up as a Confucian scholar, and frequently looked at Li Zhiwan while speaking.

Li Zhiwan didn't say anything. Today she wore a white fox fur and a sword hanging around her waist, which added a bit of heroism to her charm. Wei Xu was sent by his elders in Japan and was ordered to come. Seeing Li Zhiwan's appearance, he couldn't help but show his diligence. Both of his companions were also heroes of the Wei family, both of whom were famous families, and they could get an official once they were released.

But at the moment, the Wei family is still watching the situation in the court and refuses to let too many children become officials, so they are still watching. Seeing that Wei Xu took the lead, the other two cursed in their hearts, but it is not easy to undermine the situation, so they pretended to wait and see around, but they paid attention to their answers in their hearts.

When Li Yuanji saw several people looking back and forth at his sister, he said displeasedly: "I said Qujiang is so big, where is there a beautiful scenery? Why did you, Wei's mansion, become a scenic spot and have the reputation of green pines and clear water."

"Report to His Highness, the green pines and clear water, but others say that it is because of the little name of our Wei family. If the King of Qi says there is no scenery, it is actually boring."

After saying that, Wei Xu smiled at himself, and the other two people also smiled with their hands.

"What are you flattering?" Li Yuanji snorted softly.

Li Zhiwan frowned slightly and said, "Fourth brother, don't be rude."

Li Yuanji glanced at Li Zhiwan and stopped talking. Everyone talked along the way. Li Zhiwan talked well. With her status, even if people talked casually, people would not be perfunctory to see her. The three young men of the Wei family

I was secretly happy in my heart, and I couldn't help but show my sharpness in my words, revealing the meaning of competing with each other.

The three of them fought secretly, but they were still harmonious on their faces. At first glance, the atmosphere between the five people was good.

After swimming around and returning to a courtyard, Wei Xuyan said: "It's a good day and the spring breeze is warm. It's better to ride on this boat on the pond, which is also a pleasure in life."

Li Zhiwan said that she was tired and went back to rest. The three young masters of the Wei family immediately showed disappointment. After being unable to keep him, they could only leave disappointed. However, Li Yuanji was very excited and asked the three of them to continue to raft and travel to the lake with him.

Li Zhiwan looked at Li Yuanji's back. How could she not see that although Li Yuanji's words were arrogant just now, she actually secretly attracted these young people from the Wei family.

Li Zhiwan couldn't help feeling a little sad. She didn't need anyone else at the moment, and walked alone along the Qujiang River. Before she knew it, she also walked back to the vicinity of Wei's family courtyard and saw a group of people walking towards her.

"Three sisters, today's trip is good."

Li Zhiwan saw that it was her elder brother, Crown Prince Li Jiancheng, and hundreds of eunuchs and eunuchs were following him, following him in a mighty manner. And he was full of red face and looked very happy.

"Brother, are you drunk again?" Li Zhiwan looked at the attendant behind Li Jiancheng and rebuked, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is so drunk, you don't know how to persuade him."

All the guards apologized.

Li Jiancheng laughed and waved his hand and said, "I want to drink, who dares to stop me? Third sister, you are making a big deal again, let alone I am not drunk, you can retreat first!"

After the guard retreated aside, Li Jiancheng looked at Li Zhiwan and said with a smile: "Three sisters, these young men from the Wei family are all dragons among people. After meeting, which of them do you think can be used by the country?"

Li Zhiwan looked at Li Jiancheng, frowned and said, "Brother, you are afraid that you are not choosing materials for the country, but choosing a son-in-law for your father."

Li Jiancheng smiled and said, "I knew this idea, I can't hide it from you, Sanmei. It's not bad. Today, I'll come to celebrate the birthday of Duke Yun, and secondly, I'll let you go out for a walk. Don't wait in the palace all day long, by the way..."

Li Jiancheng said nothing after saying this. He grew up with Li Zhiwan. But seeing Li Zhiwan's face, he knew that the younger sister was angry. Li Jiancheng immediately said, "Okay, okay, these are all the father's ideas, don't blame me for being alone."

Li Zhiwan bit her teeth and said, "Since the father entered Chang'an, he still remembers his daughter's affairs. Should I be grateful to him? He has such a good memory, why don't he remember everything that his mother did for the Li family with great hardships. He passed away shortly after he passed away..."

Speaking of this, Li Zhiwan's voice suddenly choked and stopped talking.

When Queen Dou sounded like Empress Dou, Li Jiancheng's eyes were also a little dazed, but then he said, "Third sister, this is wrong. Is it really rumored that the father and emperor will take concubines for the sake of fishing? For example, the newly established Concubine Xue Jie is the daughter of Xue Daoheng, who is used to win over the Xue family in Hedong. Yang Concubine Yang, he is the daughter of Duke Yue Yang Su. You said that the emperor wanted three palaces and six courtyards, but to win over the forces of various scholars, marrying his daughter, which is the emperor's in-laws. Even if the father and emperor do not accept it, how many people are rushing to send it away."

Li Zhiwan's eyes widened and said, "So this time my father wants to marry me out to win over the Wei family in Jingzhao?"

"Oh, how could it be," said Li Jiancheng. "Three sisters, with our current status, we have our turn to lower our identities to win over others, but Wei is here to cling to us?"

"My father said in front of me and Mr. Wei that my third wife was raised as a man since childhood and was with us all day long. Therefore, she was a bad person and had a bad temper. If it weren't for a man she liked, she would rather die than marry, so she wouldn't dare to be strong. It was Wei Gong who said at that time that marriage was really hard to say, and it would be better to meet him. If it was possible, of course it was a match made by heaven. If it was not possible, it would be considered that our Wei family would not have such blessings."

Li Zhiwan's expression was slightly relaxed after hearing this, and Li Jiancheng breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Zhiwan said in anger: "Since that's the case, father, elder brother, why don't you marry a few children of Wei? Aren't you a good man? "

Li Jiancheng glanced at the left and right, snorted, and said, "Do you think your father doesn't have this intention, your good second brother has already taken the lead."

"Second brother? Where did this come from?"

Li Jiancheng's face turned cold, and his tone was not as concerned as his brother had just said, "The only famous family in Guanzhong, Du Er, your second brother has been competing with me in recent years. I will bring Wei Ting into the school to get the Wei family. When your second brother saw that I got the Wei family, he would also get a kick. He actually asked his father to take a widowed man as his concubine. Who do you think is more scheming? Have you heard of this at all?"

"I haven't heard of this. It's just that the eldest brother's tone just now was so cold, as if the second brother was your enemy." Li Zhi said politely.

Li Jiancheng took a deep breath and smiled and said, "Three sister, I have no malice for my brother. I hope you will get married, but I won't force you. The same is true for my father. Do you know why?"

Li Zhiwan shook her head.

Li Jiancheng smiled and said, "It's because my father and I are thinking about it. Now my Li family can occupy Chang'an and own one-third of the world. Thanks to your uprising in Chang'an that day, our army successfully captured Chang'an. If it weren't for your Li family, how could it be today?"

"Sometimes, if you were not your daughter, with your military achievements, my position as a prince today would probably be in danger."
Chapter completed!