Chastity Layman

Luoyang.

In Shangyang Palace.

Today's palace is extraordinarily quiet, even a little deserted.

Although the palace lanterns were dimly lit, there was still the celebration of the princess before her wedding, but it further set off the desertedness at this time.

The emperor's back sores were almost healed, and the imperial doctor repeatedly told him to give up alcohol completely and eat a light diet. But at this time, the emperor still held a glass of wine in his hand, and he was talking to himself in front of a screen with a portrait of Empress Changsun in the Xianju Hall where Empress Changsun once lived.

"Today is Changle's big wedding day, it's very beautiful and lively."

"According to your advice at the beginning, I didn't get too much dowry money, and only spent 800,000 guan, but your uncle, grandson Shunde, and my younger brother, King Jiangxia, also insisted on marrying a concubine as a concubine, and I finally agreed. gone."

"It's very deserted here tonight!"

"I heard that all the nobles and relatives and officials in Luoyang City went to Qin Lang's mansion to celebrate. That kid has very good connections in the court."

"It's a pity that you didn't wait until today. Lizhi was exceptionally beautiful today, but she cried when she left in front of me. The palace servants who caused her to touch up her makeup three times almost delayed the auspicious time to go out."

"That boy Qin Lang actually told me for two months that he planned to take Lizhi south to the fiefdom, saying that he wanted to retire. What a joke, he was only thirty-two. Although I succeeded to the throne at the age of twenty-nine, Qin Lang Thirty-two is about to retire. I can't see through some of this kid's thoughts. I feel that this kid is becoming more and more worldly and tactful now, and he is no longer as frank and innocent as when we first met. Do you remember Qin Sanlang? Simple and straightforward, even very impulsive, but I actually like it, Qin Lang now sometimes can't see through it."

"He is more treacherous than Shubao, and I think this kid seems to have a problem with Chengqian. Although the surface is fine, the two of them will never go back to the past. By the way, Chengqian is now acting more and more. I'm more mature, but when I think about it now, I still like the former Cheng Qian, just as I like the former Qin Lang even more."

"Avalokitesvara, you are gone. I am very lonely. Last year, I enshrined Zen Taishan, came from all over the world, and I personally conquered Liaodong and defeated the Goguryeo thieves. Now that spring has begun, Niu Jinda has started the spring offensive. This year, I can almost take Liaodong, a thousand miles west of the Yalu River. It’s all back to the Central Plains. It’s a pity that you won’t be able to see these achievements.”

"My body has also passed. I had a sore on my back last year, which almost killed me. The prince is benevolent and filial, and I am very pleased to allow my sore, but my body will never go back to the past. Now I can't drink, can't Eating buttermilk, even beef and mutton can’t let go, and I’m only in my forties, but I can’t have children anymore.”

"An official came in and said that I haven't selected a lady into the palace for several years. Hehe, what else should I choose?"

The emperor muttered to himself, but the servants of the palace tactfully exited the palace early on.

Today's emperor often talks to himself like this, and likes to be alone.

The emperor is very lonely, and there are countless concubines and beauties in the Sangong and Six Courtyards, but who can really understand him?

After staying on the throne for a long time, the emperor has become more and more proficient in controlling power, and he is also very good at balancing the political situation, but there are not many people who can speak intimately.

Even for ministers of humerus like Changsun Wuji and Fang Xuanling, it would be difficult for the emperor to give them his heart and soul.

"The children have grown up one by one, and I have quite a few grandchildren now."

"Qingque is doing well in Xining, Jiannan, and has done a lot of good governance."

"Li Ke also performed well in Nanning. It's just that the king of Qi was a little messed up in Dongning. He was even worse than when he was in Beijing. The sky was high and the emperor was far away, and he was more and more unrestrained. I watched the memorial to impeach him several times. Take this bastard back to the capital and beat him with a whip, I don't know how it will end if this continues..."

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late at night.

The full house of guests and friends gradually dispersed, and the Taibao Mansion on Cherry Island gradually returned to tranquility.

In March, the night in Dongdu is not cold anymore.

The big green felt tent set up in the courtyard is even more warm and comfortable. Li Lizhi is wearing a green hairpin dress and sitting in the tent. The five sisters are very quiet. They were very worried and afraid when everyone made a scene about the new house and the playwright. Fortunately, there are many female relatives of Xungui's family to help resist, so it's okay.

The meeting finally quieted down, and the sisters held fans but dared not speak casually.

Everyone was just looking around, and finally they could relax.

This will be their home from now on.

"Why hasn't Duke Wei come?"

Finally, the daughter of the Duke of Jiangxia couldn't help but speak out. Among the five sisters, she was the youngest. As the daughter of the Duke of the county, she had no title, because Li Daozong begged her to marry Princess Changle, and the emperor specially granted her Designating her as the head of Wencheng County is a treatment only given to the daughter of a prince.

In history, it was the man who was married to Tubo and married to Xueyu, but in this era, the ambitious Tubo Zanpu Songtsen Gampo sent more than 200,000 troops to attack Songzhou of Tang Dynasty several times, but was beaten by Qin Lang Returning in a big defeat, not only did not get half of the benefits, Tubo was also torn apart. The nobles of Subi, Houzang and other small states all joined the Tang Dynasty. After Datang pleaded guilty and surrendered, he barely managed to keep the country, but his strength was so weak that he no longer had the capital to provoke and confront Datang. Now that he only retained a Marquis, how could he have half the qualifications to marry the princess of Datang?

"From now on, I have to be called Sanlang. Why are you still called Wei Gong!" Changsun Rou said with a smile. She is the granddaughter of Changsun Shunde. Female Duan Jianbi, whose nickname is King Kong, but whose real name is Rou.

"Why hasn't Sanlang seen yet? Could it be that he was drunk by those people?" Yingluo said, but this is the daughter of Shen Guogong and You Servant Gao Shilian. In terms of seniority, she is actually Princess Changle's cousin. However, because Gao Shilian did not have a suitable granddaughter, he married his daughter as a dowry.

Gao Shilian is a concubine who is older and has few concubine sons, and his concubine Gao Shichen is also the daughter of Emperor Shang, Princess Dongyang. He is not much older than Changle. Concubine to dowry?

Fortunately, people didn't mind such a mess of seniority at the time.

"Why don't my sister ask someone to go ahead and have a look." Changsun Wuji's daughter said, this one is as capable as her father Zhao Guogong, named Shu.

Li Lizhi then called a maid who was serving outside the tent, and she also brought it from the princess mansion.

"Go ahead and have a look, is Saburo drunk?"

Ying Luo Nu's real name is Gao Wan, and she said worriedly, "Today is the wedding night, Saburo can't get drunk, right?"

But King Kong eldest Sun Rou said with a smile, "Even if Saburo isn't drunk, tonight is also my sister's wedding night, we can't take my sister's."

"I just secretly saw those concubines of Sanlang, didn't they mean that they are all low-status prostitutes and maidservants, why do they look like the prostitutes of the wealthy Xun Qi's family?" Gao Wan said.

Of course, they have heard about those concubines. Before they passed the door, they often inquired about the situation in the Duke of Wei's mansion secretly. The marriage has been settled for several years. Quite clear.

Qin Lang has quite a lot of concubines, even now there are more than a dozen concubines who gave birth to concubine sons and daughters, and the older ones are already over ten years old.

For Gao Wan, Changsun Shu, Changsun Rou, Li Hui, etc., they need to be wary. After all, they are dowry concubines, and they are also concubines in essence, but they are just noble concubines.

"We have to guard against these maids and concubines, and we must not let their mothers bully the princess because of their sons." said King Kong Slave Eldest Sun Shu.

When several people were discussing how to set rules for Yu Xiao, Yu Xuanji, Yang Chongniang and other concubines in the mansion, a maidservant came outside to report that all the concubines in the mansion came to pay their respects to the princess.

"Say Cao Cao Cao Cao will be there."

"what to do?"

Although they are distinguished, they are all inexperienced young girls after all.

"Why don't you ask the woman in charge of the dowry to come over and ask?"

Everyone brought a lot of dowry, both property and people. From the personal slaves to the servants, to the stewardess, etc., everything is available.

All carefully selected.

Changle listened to the chattering of the sisters, but just smiled slightly, "I heard that the sisters who entered the mansion first are also well-educated people, don't worry so much, please invite them to come and see you, just now at the wedding, I didn’t have a chance to have a good talk with them.”

"Sister, be careful of these lowly concubines, don't let them think that they are weak and can be bullied!"

"It's fine if we don't bully them. How dare they bully us? Besides, they have been with Saburo for many years, so it's impossible for them to be so ignorant."

Princess Changle is very arrogant, which is also the confidence that a big woman should have. Although she is young and inexperienced, she has brought so many people, which one is not capable. That's stupid.

"I'm afraid that Saburo will be confused by these women and will be biased toward them."

"San Lang is not the one who favors his concubines and destroys his wives. You guys, don't worry too much. You always feel that everyone is an enemy. I heard that although there are many concubines in San Lang's backyard, they have always been harmonious. The truth is that once we come, we will be in a state of chaos, and the house will be restless, right? If this is the case, then we must be the ones who are wrong." Changle did not put on any princess airs.

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When Qin Lang came to the Qingzhang, he found that the five sisters of the princess were happily chatting with Yu Xiao, Yu Xuanji and other concubines. The names of sister and sister were extremely kind, which stunned him for a moment.

I thought it would be an incompatibility, or at least a little embarrassing, but who knew they would become one so quickly.

After being stunned for a while, I realized that they were all smart people.

Seeing Qin Lang coming in, Chang Le and the others immediately restrained themselves, feeling a little shy, while Yu Xiao smiled and said, "The bridegroom official has finally arrived, a moment of spring night is worth a thousand dollars, so we won't bother you, we'll leave first, and come back tomorrow morning Serve the princess and Saburo."

All the concubines smiled and resigned.

Vajra Nu and Ying Luo Nu were there blushing, and they also wanted to retreat, but they also wanted to stay and watch Qin Lang more.

"Don't rush away, I'm not a big bug, what are you afraid of." Qin Lang sat down with a smile, and then asked Yu Xiao and others to stay first.

It was rare that the atmosphere was good, so Qin Lang wanted to strike while the iron was hot. He knew that many rich and powerful families had wives and concubines in groups, but the backyards often fought fiercely for favor, and even caused many disasters, and even killed people.

He doesn't want his inner house to be uneasy, although he also knows that wives and concubines cannot be as close as sisters, but at least everyone should not cross those red lines.

"How about we play a game, what do you want to play?" Qin Lang asked with a smile.

"Hit Shuanglu?" Gao Wan asked cautiously.

"Roll the dice?"

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