Traveling through the early Tang Dynasty starts with hanging

Chapter 16 The Loving Couple
Pei House.

Beside the dressing table, the woman was carefully applying powder in front of the bronze mirror. She had a dignified appearance, her eyes were watery, and there was a sense of spring in her brows.

A hand stretched out from behind, took the eyebrow pencil picked up by the woman, and gently drew her eyebrows.

"Trouble my husband to draw your eyebrows yourself."

Li Dewu looked at his wife in the glasses, and said with a smile: "The joy of the boudoir is better than that of a thrush."

Pei's cheeks were flushed, and he spat in a low voice, but his eyes were full of smiles.

Although the war broke out in Hebei, yesterday's Lantern Festival, Chang'an City was still brightly lit. Li Dewu accompanied his wife out of the house to enjoy the lanterns.

Back then, Li Dewu was the son of a famous family, handsome and unrestrained... Of course, he was not good enough, and Pei Shiju, who was the prime minister in the former Sui Dynasty, would not betroth his only daughter to him.

Once the husband and wife separated, and reunited more than ten years later, the husband is gentle and considerate, how can Mrs. Pei not be satisfied.

Picking up a peach-shaped flower tin in the box, he carefully pasted it on his wife's forehead. Li Dewu smiled and asked, "It's been more than ten years, but the craftsmanship has fallen?"

Mrs. Pei frowned slightly, and Li Dewu immediately realized that he had said something wrong, and said with a smile: "The last time the thrush put tin on the eyebrows was the day after they got married. It's been more than ten years. Don't blame me for being unfamiliar."

The reaction was quick, and the words were tactful. The important thing was to point out that she was not close to that Lingnan woman. The unhappiness in Pei's heart was fleeting, and she just said angrily: "It's really strange, and Qingdai eyebrows are not popular nowadays. But Liu Yemei is all the rage."

Li Dewu sat down beside him, and said with a smile: "Speaking of Liu Yemei, there was a poem chanting Liu Jia in the market a few days ago."

"I don't know who cuts out the thin leaves. The spring breeze in February is like scissors." Mrs. Pei nodded in praise: "I heard that Xue Bo praised him for not being weak to his father, but I don't know who it is?"

"This person's surname is Li, his first name is Bai, and his character is Taibai. I haven't heard whether it's Longxi Li or Zhaojun Li."

Mrs. Pei was about to ask someone to inquire about it, but seeing her husband's brows furrowed tightly, she couldn't help asking softly: "Yesterday when I was watching the lanterns on the Lantern Festival, I saw that my husband was frowning..."

"It's nothing." Li Dewu stroked his brow vigorously, and said with a wry smile, "I passed by the old house yesterday."

Pei was speechless for a moment, while Li Dewu looked gloomy.

At that time, Li Hun's wife was Yu Wenshu's direct sister, and the two families were both family friends and in-laws, but later they tore apart their faces. Yu Wenshu secretly accused Li Hun and Li Min of rebellion, resulting in the death of Li Hun's brothers, nephews and nephews, except Li Dewu. Exiled in Lingnan, his family property was seized by the Yuwen family.

In terms of hatred, Li Dewu naturally hates Yuwen's family the most, but now that Yu Wenshu has died long ago, Yu Wenhuaji and Yuwen Zhiji were all defeated and killed. In the house.

After a while, Mrs. Pei wondered: "Scholar Yuwen and the Duke of the State, and the official residence of Zhongshu Shilang, that's all, but he is the Sima of the Qin Palace..."

The prince seized the heir, and the aristocratic family would inevitably be involved. The two brothers Pei Ji and Pei Shiju had close contacts with the East Palace, and the latter also served as the prince Zhan Shi, who faintly favored the prince, and had little influence with the Qin Palace.

In this case, the Pei family would not stand up for Li Dewu at the risk of offending Li Shimin.

The Pei family is a little embarrassed, and it's for Li Dewu. The Li family has long been ruined, and now Li Dewu has been living in Pei's house for a long time... It is inevitable that he will be regarded as a visiting son-in-law.

Li Dewu was very thoughtful, not only was he not disappointed after hearing this, but secretly pleased.

"My husband has thought about it for a long time. I have been living in Pei's mansion for two months after returning to Beijing." Li Dewu smiled gently: "But now I am moving out. First, I really can't find a suitable house for a while, and second, I don't want my wife. Wronged."

Pei's heart felt sweet, and she said in a low voice: "Husband, there are some..."

"No need." Li Dewu rebuffed flatly, seeing his wife's face change, he explained: "Although Chang'an has one hundred and eight squares and covers a vast area, in fact... a suitable house is hard to find."

Mrs. Pei breathed a sigh of relief, nodded in agreement, "I heard about it when I returned to Chang'an with my father a few years ago, and the better houses are..."

There are not many houses in Chang'an City that are suitable for the families of officials and powerful people to live in. Most of them are on the north side, close to the imperial city. Since Li Yuan captured Chang'an back then, almost all houses with a certain appearance have been encroached upon.

In other words, a house in a good location is either owned by an owner, or reserved for a sage to assign a house, and the rest... the expensive ones make the children of the aristocratic family frown, and the Pei family will give so much money to help the son-in-law buy a luxury house ?
"It's better to show your ambition than to find an ordinary house that makes you wronged." Li Dewu talked eloquently.

Mrs. Pei nodded again and again, and hesitated for a moment: "But I heard from my father that the crown prince and the king of Qin are fighting, and the court is in chaos..."

"Although my father-in-law is concurrently serving as Prince Zhan's affairs, he has little to do with the East Palace." Li Dewu said softly, "A county magistrate shouldn't be a problem."

"County magistrate?" Pei frowned, "How does this happen?"

In fact, even in the eyes of the children of the aristocratic family, starting an official career as a county magistrate is considered good, but in the eyes of Pei, whose father is the prime minister and uncle is also the prime minister, he is really not worthy of her husband.

"What about the Chang'an order?"

After talking sweetly for another quarter of an hour, Mrs. Pei agreed to intercede with Pei Shiju, and Li Dewu heaved a sigh of relief.

Although the Chang'an Order is not high, its power is not light, and it is the best choice to accumulate contacts with many dignitaries in the court and China, and it is even possible to meet the saint directly.

At the end of last year, when the King of Qin went out to fight, Li Dewu took a fancy to the position of Chang'an Ling.

The reason is very simple. The current Chang'an Commander Wang Xu led [-] soldiers from the government to follow Li Shimin to Hebei.

Moreover, Wang Xu's political stance is obviously biased towards the Qin Palace, and this time he is under Li Shimin's command, which will inevitably arouse the suspicion of the East Palace.

Once Wang Xu left office, the Changan Ling who took over would either favor the Donggong party or take a neutral position. Pei Shiju's son-in-law Li Dewu just met this standard.

Pei's school is biphasic, if Pei Shiju is willing to speak out, it is unlikely that Donggong will refuse.

Li Dewu took a fancy to this position at the end of last year, and didn't say it until now.

Two reasons.

First, Li Dewu just heard that the court has decided that uncles Li Hun, Li Min, father and other grandparents who were beheaded for their crimes have been restored to official titles and buried with rituals.

This means that Li Dewu has the qualifications to become an official.

Second, Li Dewu had nothing to do in Lingnan, and later studied medicine to make ends meet. Last night, after watching the lanterns and returning home, his wife, Pei Shi, felt chest tightness and vomited.

After the broken mirror reunited, Li Dewu knew very well that the first thing he had to do was to sow the seeds. Now that the seeds had germinated, he should have reaped something.

Li Dewu thought he was talented back then, and was supported by Li Hun. He was a leader among the Li family's peers. He was about to inherit his father's title of Duke of Miguo, and married the only daughter of Prime Minister Pei Shiju, but he ended up being exiled in Lingnan. .

Not hesitating to abandon his wife and children, but also to climb up the thick legs of the Hedong Pei family, Li Dewu naturally wants to try his best to revive the family, for this reason he can give up anything he thinks can be given up.

Although the Pei family is a biphasic, but Pei Ji and Pei Shiju are old, Li Dewu naturally needs to make plans early.

After leaving the yard, Li Dewu pondered for a long time, beckoned to Wu Zhong, the attendant at the door, and ordered in a low voice, "Find a merchant who is going to Lingnan, go to Lingnan and ask if they have gone back..."

Wu Zhong shuddered, nodding yes.

Zhu's family and Li Shan's are bombs. Once they are exposed, they will be finished. Their own status, future wealth and power all come from Pei's family.

Li Dewu couldn't even imagine that his wife gave birth to a son but found that it was not the result of the eldest son.

A man should act informally, Li Dewu gritted his teeth and sighed secretly that he was still being merciful. He knew that Zhu's temperament was strong, and if he knew this, he should have left behind.

It's all right if you go back to Lingnan, if you dare to do bad things, don't blame me for not remembering the old love!
(End of this chapter)