Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

The third day of September.

In fact, Mrs. Zhu had no plans to celebrate her birthday. She didn't have this habit, and Li Shan didn't really want to celebrate it... He never celebrated a so-called birthday in his previous life.

Moreover, the court is now reorganizing its troops and preparing for war with the Turks. This kind of atmosphere is not suitable, but Cui Shiniang suggested that it be better to hold a small-scale event. On the one hand, after all, the status is different now. The current Zhu family is the concubine of Wei Siwang. She has a high status, and only the Crown Princess in the world can surpass her in terms of rank, while Princess Qin and the concubines in Li Yuan's harem are only on the same level.

On the other hand, Li Shan would not lead the troops into battle anyway, so as to show his feelings... Although it is a bit redundant, it is also something that others cannot fault.

The first person to come to the door was Master Li's wife Changsun. In fact, she had arrived at Sun Moon Lake the afternoon before. After all, she knew that the Li family was short of manpower and had no one to take care of things. She was afraid that something would go wrong.

But unexpectedly, Cui Xin and Zhang Shi haven't returned home yet. Cui Xin still has to go to Chang'an City to attend the Yamen every day, and Zhang Shi has not been to Chang'an City for a long time.

The eldest Sun brought her eldest daughter-in-law Fan and her second daughter-in-law Cui to help, plus Zhang who stayed in the Li family, Li, Su Dingfang's wife next door, and Ling Jing's two daughters-in-law, the arrangements were very thorough.

Li Shan was assigned to greet guests at the door early in the morning. He did not need to worry about the female family members, mainly his own friends and some juniors who were closely related to the Li family.

Mrs. Changsun traced Mrs. Zhu's eyebrows in the backyard and said with a smile, "What a blessing, and what a blessing."

Mrs. Zhu, who had not yet put on her married woman's formal attire, had a smile on her face. On the table on the left were nine gold and green flowers, and on the hanger on the right was the nine-piece suit.

In terms of status, the concubine Zhu's mother, the heir to the throne of Wei, is already the best in the world due to her noble son. Even if the crown prince is a higher grade, she is only on the same level as the Zhu family in terms of the attire of the mother-in-law. .

When Mrs. Sun finished drawing her eyebrows herself, Mrs. Zhu pulled her to sit down and thanked her with a smile: "Thank you."

Although she was of extraordinary origin, Mrs. Zhu was not proficient in these etiquettes, and her son Li Shan was even more ignorant. Her daughter-in-law was pregnant. If it weren't for the help of Mrs. Zhangsun and Mrs. Zhang, it would have been quite troublesome.

"After all, the imperial court is preparing to fight against the Turks, so there are not many guests coming to the door. You only need to sit down and receive the greetings." Changsun warned: "Anyway, those who come are regular guests. Huairen... only congratulates once, and the rest Just let Huairen take care of it."

"He doesn't care either." Zhu said happily, "I have already invited Wang Xiaoqing."

Before Wang Renbiao was kicked out, he had been taking care of the household affairs, so he was quite clear about these etiquette.

The two women talked, sometimes whispering a few words, and sometimes laughing together. Changsun felt very emotional in his heart. It had only been five or six years since he met the woman in front of him.

The Changsun family did not have much envy for the concubine's rank and status, but the woman who was abandoned by her husband was destined to go down in history because of her only son who was famous all over the world. This made the Changsun family quite emotional.

Unlike her son Li Shan, Zhu didn't have many social contacts and rarely participated in gatherings of women's family members. She even had a conflict with Princess Qi in Dongshan Temple. Among the women she interacted with, the one she had the best relationship with was the Changsun family.

Mrs. Changsun knew the strength of her friend, lamented her friend's rough fate, and was pleased that the hardships had finally come to an end. As she said these words, she thought of the tears that occasionally flashed in the corners of the eyes of the seemingly strong and determined Mr. Zhu when she learned that her son had fallen into Shandong. .

Over the years, Li Shan has overcome ups and downs time and time again, climbed to the top, turned defeat into victory time and time again, and survived desperate situations. It seems that he can become a legend. However, only Li Keshi, Chang Sunshi and Li Kai know about his difficulty from beginning to end. Know what dangers he has faced.

"Auntie is here!" A cheerful female voice came from outside.Recognizing the voice of her second daughter-in-law Cui, Changsun smiled and said in a low voice: "There is a boy and a girl, and she looks like an unmarried young lady."

"She's very lovable." Mrs. Zhu liked Ms. Cui very much. She stood up and greeted her. A middle-aged woman came in.

"Sister-in-law." The middle-aged woman first said hello to Mrs. Changsun in front of her, and then saluted Mr. Zhu, "Goodbye..."

Mrs. Zhu supported the middle-aged woman and said seriously: "I haven't seen you for half a year, and you are already here?"

The middle-aged woman shook her head and said, "This is Alang."

This woman is Li Qianyou's wife Cui. She was born in the Cui family of Boling. She is the direct aunt of Cui, the second daughter-in-law of the Changsun family. Because of the relationship between the Changsun family, she also has many contacts with the Zhu family.

Everyone knows the reason for this salute and thanks. Da Cui's husband Li Qianyou was the governor of Yuan Dynasty, but he was an official of the Prince of Qi's palace. After the King of Qi was deposed, his subordinates included Li Sixing, one of the heroes of Taiyuan Yuanmou. Unable to save his life, Li Qianyou was the only one who was not beheaded and exiled.

Everyone in the court knew that Li Qianyou was able to escape this disaster because Li Huairen interceded for him in front of His Majesty.

Seeing that Mrs. Cui insisted on thanking her, Mrs. Zhu refused to give it to her. She winked and asked Mrs. Cui to come over and help her, and helped Mrs. Cui up.

At this time, the house was full of guests, and women's family members arrived one after another. Although there were not many in number, they all had a background, such as Li Jing's wife Wen... Li Jing went south to destroy Liang and pacify Lingnan. His wife has been living in Chang'an, and Zhu also has contacts.

There is also Guo, the wife of Wen Yanbo's nephew Wen Bang. When Jieli Khan released [-] Han people, Wen Bang was among them. Later, he guarded Guji Town with Li Shan and was Li Shan's best friend at his wedding. His first wife was a commoner and died in Wuyuan County. Wen Bang remarried the daughter of the Guo family in Taiyuan, the same town.

There are also Zhang Yong's mother, Zhang Sun, who was also Li Shan's best friend at his wedding, and Zhao Cihao's wife, Chang Sun... There are three eldest grandchildren present.

In addition, Princess Xiangyang, Dou Dan's wife, also came, as did Yang, the wife of Ying Guogong, who now lives in the Yangzhou Governor's Mansion. The latter also brought a two or three-year-old girl.

Li Shan may not recognize all the guests present, but Mrs. Zhu knows them all. There is only one person she does not recognize. She is a middle-aged woman with a calm expression, standing alone in the corner.

"Thank you for my husband." The middle-aged woman bowed down and saluted.

Princess Xiangyang whispered in Zhu's ear: "She is the wife of the former prince Xima Wei Xuancheng. She was born in the Wenxi Pei family."

Mrs. Zhu's eyes flashed with a complex look that was difficult for others to understand. The eldest son, Mrs. Sun, was a little worried. Wen Xi, Mrs. Pei, was a hurdle that her friend could never overcome.

Although the Zhu family himself admitted that Li Dewu was a wolf-hearted person, even if there was no Wenxi Pei family, there would still be the Taiyuan Wang family and the Hedong Xue family...

The key lies not in Wenxi Pei, but in Li Dewu.

But even though he said so, how could the abandoned Zhu let go so easily?