Great Tang princess

Chapter 2 Royal Dinner
On the other side, in the Hall of Hanxiang, Li Zhi, who was wearing a dragon robe, suffered from wind dizziness again due to anger, and his eyes were a little blurry again, so he lay on the bed next to him, leaned against the queen and closed his eyes.

Wu Zetian raised his hand to help him rub his head, and comforted him softly: "Anyway, they are still young, so it's impossible for them to be so angry..."

At this time, I heard the sound of chaotic footsteps outside the door, as if someone was trotting over here.

Li Zhi, who was already irritable, was about to swear, when he saw Xiaofu trotting in all the way, shouting as he ran, "Saint! Great joy, great joy!"

"Bastard!"

Li Zhi, who was getting angry, cursed loudly: "What's so exciting?"

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Eunuch Fu knew that Wu Zetian was rubbing his head and he knew that he was sick, but he still bowed to the end: "Saint, empress, the princess has spoken!"

Hearing his words, Li Zhi opened his eyes suddenly: "What did you say? The princess spoke?"

"Yes, saint! The princess has spoken!" Eunuch Fu smiled happily.

Wu Zetian next to her also had an excited expression on her face. If it weren't for Li Zhi still leaning on her, she might have stood up: "Where is Chen'er now?"

"Return to the empress, in the Linde Hall!"

Li Zhi immediately stood up and waved his hands: "Come on, drive to Linde Hall!"

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Li Yuechen, who was on the Linde Hall, looked at the sun that was about to set, thinking about what to say after seeing Li Zhi for a while.

Through these years of study, he also learned a lot. For example, in the Tang Dynasty, there were many names for his father.

For example, "Yeah" and "Grandpa" are used to address fathers, and the most ruinous thing is that "brother" can also be used to address fathers.

Externally, when talking about your parents with others, you usually call them "adults".

Court etiquette in the Tang Dynasty did not seem to be as strict as those shown on TV. At least in the past few years, she discovered that Li Zhi seldom called himself "zhen" in private, but usually "I" or "wu".

And I didn't know until the third year in this world that "Emperor" is a written language, and almost no one can call it that.

Having said that, he can probably imagine what kind of scene it will be in a while.

I haven't spoken for three years, judging by how much these two people love me, I might cry out of excitement.

After a while, with a team of Jinwu guards running over and standing on both sides, Li Yuechen turned his head and saw Li Zhi and Wu Zetian trotting over.

Li Zhi was wearing a dragon robe, and he didn't even wear the black rabbit ear hat on his head, so he ran over with Wu Zetian one after the other.

Came to Li Yuechen and squatted down, with an excited expression on his face, he said: "Chen'er, can you speak now?"

Seeing his excited expression and the faint tears in his eyes, Li Yuechen, who had been an orphan for decades, seemed to be touched by something in his heart.

She showed a cute smile, and called out in a milky voice, "Grandfather!"

Hearing this sound, Li Zhi suddenly burst out laughing: "Okay! Okay!"

As he said that, he reached out and wanted to hug her up, but he couldn't catch her!

Wu Zetian at the back immediately supported him, raised his head and said, "Chen'er, your brother has suffered from dizziness and cannot see clearly, so take two steps forward."

"Yes! Mother!"

Li Yuechen agreed, and took two steps forward, came to Li Zhi's arms, and put his arms around his neck.

Li Zhi laughed and held him in his arms, then stood up and turned around twice, it seemed that the bad mood just now disappeared when the little daughter could speak.

Li Yuechen also smiled and kissed him on the cheek.

Although the reason for doing this includes part of the reason for feeling family affection, the biggest factor is to live a better life in the future.

After all, as the saying goes, the most ruthless emperor's family, if you want to be a favored little princess, then being a little padded jacket that can make Li Zhi and Wu Zetian happy is the most important thing.

As long as this little padded jacket is ready, you will definitely be able to live a happy life in the future!
Li Zhi who was kissed was suddenly a little dazed, because no child had ever done this since he was a child, and he didn't react for a while.

But then he laughed and picked up the little daughter in his arms and held it high.

Li Yuechen felt a little dizzy, but he didn't say anything, and smiled happily.

Eunuch Fu who came behind was relieved, as long as Li Zhi was in a good mood, he would definitely not be angry because of his recklessness just now.

After hugging for a while, Li Zhi seemed to feel a little tired, so he handed Li Yuechen to Wu Zetian for her to hold.

Li Zhi was obviously in a good mood, he turned around and waved his hands and said, "Chuanzhao, the princess has spoken today, congratulations, I will hold a banquet at the Linde Hall tonight!"

The eunuch behind bowed his hands, bent down and agreed, "Here!"

Wu Zetian seemed a little worried: "Your Majesty is not feeling well, I'm afraid..."

"No problem, no problem!"

Li Zhi seemed to be in a good mood, he smiled and waved his hands to express his indifference.

Wu Zetian didn't say anything else, but lowered her head and touched Li Yuechen's face: "Chen'er, call A Niang again."

"Aniang!" Li Yuechen obediently called out.

Wu Zetian's face bloomed with a smile: "Good boy!"

Seeing the smile on her face and the slightly teary gaze in her eyes, Li Yuechen was temporarily relieved. It seemed that the future empress still liked her very much.

It was dusk now, and after the order was given, many eunuchs galloped away on horseback.

The emperor wanted to hold a banquet, so now he had to notify all the ministers to come and attend the banquet as soon as possible.

Then Li Zhi snatched Li Yuechen from his wife's arms, and walked back to the palace alone to take a rest and attend the dinner at night.

Wu Zetian also followed behind with a doting smile on her face.

After returning to the palace, Li Zhicai finally let go of Li Yuechen: "Meiniang, I'm a little tired, let's rest for a while."

"Then I will accompany you..." Wu Zetian said.

"No, you can talk more with Chen'er." Li Zhi shook his head with a smile, and went back to rest by himself.

After watching Li Zhi leave, Wu Zetian sat down, hugged Li Yuechen in his arms, and shook her two little hands: "Chen'er is really a lucky star, your grandpa almost got sick from anger today !"

"Aniang, why does brother look like this?" Li Yuechen asked curiously.

Although she hadn't spoken in these years, she knew more or less about the current affairs from the occasional overheard chats between the maids and eunuchs.

Li Zhi's health has not been very good. When he fought against Goguryeo a few years ago, he originally planned to conquer it himself.

In the end, he was persuaded by Wu Zetian, because he couldn't see things when he fell ill, and he needed someone to wait on him when he went to the battlefield, which might delay the battle.

According to Li Yuechen's observation, Li Zhi probably has more than just dizziness, and may even have high blood pressure.

So from a few years before her birth, most of the government affairs were generally handled by her old mother Wu Zetian.

Li Zhi usually watches from the sidelines, and doesn't care about most things, focusing on recuperation.

But when he was only asking about government affairs, it was hard for Li Yuechen to imagine anything that could make him fall ill with anger. Could it be that he lost the battle on the front line?
Hearing her question, Wu Zetian's beautiful face showed a hint of helplessness, and her soft and crisp voice became deep: "It's not your second and third brothers..."

After her complaints, Li Yuechen blinked her cute big eyes, and probably understood what happened.

To put it simply, there is a man in the imperial court that Li Zhi likes, named Wang Bo.

Although this person is young, he is full of talent. Now that he is less than twenty years old, he has already read a lot of books and has the ability to speak well.

Even Li Zhi once praised him as a wizard of the Tang Dynasty!Two years ago, it was compiled and compiled by Pei Wangfu, and it was highly regarded by the second brother Li Xian.

But just yesterday, the second elder brother Li Xian and the third elder brother Li Xian gambled with each other in a cockfight. Not only did Wang Bo not persuade him, but he cheered and cheered beside him.

As a result, this matter spread to Li Zhi today, and Li Zhi was so angry that he scolded him for being a crook, and then fired him on the spot!
After hearing this incident, Li Yuechen felt a little amused, these two melons are really out of their minds, they just fight cocks, and even let outsiders watch from the side.

Originally, every move of the members of the royal family is easy to be magnified and misinterpreted excessively. It's good for you two, it's fine if you are lazy and don't study hard, and you gather people to gamble. No wonder Li Zhi is so angry.

Thinking about this matter logically, Li Zhi should not be angry about this matter itself.

Children's cockfighting itself is not a big deal, but this article can easily be misinterpreted as trying to provoke the relationship between King Pei and King Ying.

Not to mention that the person who wrote this article was not an ordinary person, but a prodigy of the Tang Dynasty!

Thinking of this, Li Yuechen secretly shook his head full of regret.

No matter how talented he is, a young man is still a young man with a great playfulness. Maybe he himself didn't expect the consequences of this article.

In the final analysis, just two words: die!

Although I thought so in my heart, my eyes were wide open, pretending to be incomprehensible, and asked cutely: "Will the two elder brothers be punished by grandpa?"

Wu Zetian smiled: "It's good to lock them up for a few days, let them reflect on themselves, and don't look at how old they are, and how ignorant they are!"

Having said that, she lightly touched Li Yuechen's head: "Chen'er can't be like them in the future!"

Li Yuechen nodded cutely: "Yes!"

However, he was also secretly slandering in his heart, and this Li Zhi was also guilty of high blood pressure, no matter how much he would not be angry because of this matter, right?
If something else happens in the future, are you really afraid that it will pass away?
Li Yuechen decided to come and accompany Li Zhi when he was free. He finally had a father in this life, so let him live a few more years as much as possible.

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In the evening, Li Zhi held a banquet for the ministers in the Linde Hall. Even in summer, it was hot, and there was still some cool breeze by the Taiye Pond.

Originally, Li Yuechen thought that in this age without electricity, holding a dinner party would be a very troublesome thing.

However, after coming here, I realized that perhaps because of the good air in this era, the moon is extremely bright, and I don't know how many lanterns are hung in Linde Hall, it is impossible to count.

Although it must be much darker than electric lights, the brightness is really beyond imagination.

Li Yuechen was also carried by Wu Zetian and walked out to sit on the main seat, watching the officials below salute the emperor and empress.

During the Tang Dynasty, kneeling and worshiping was not practiced most of the time. Generally speaking, kneeling and worshiping were only performed on special grand occasions, such as the grand court meeting on the first day of the new year.

And this kind of banquet to celebrate the princess's opening of the mouth is usually a bowing ceremony.

Because it was not a formal banquet, the officials below did not wear official uniforms, they were basically casual clothes.

One thing that made Li Yuechen feel uncomfortable was that there were no chairs in this period, and the tables were relatively short. No matter the emperor or the officials, they all sat on their knees on tatami-like mats.

The generals on the right are basically sitting cross-legged, and there are court ladies dancing in the wide corridor in the middle.

There is also a group of musicians who are playing, playing, singing and playing background music, and there are even many blond foreigners among them.

In this era, foreigners are collectively referred to as Hu people, but in Li Yuechen's view, neither the Hu people nor the officials below know each other, and it is easy to fail to recognize them.

Because adult men in this era must grow beards, and eunuchs who don't grow beards, so everyone has a beard at a glance.

Li Yuechen, who was hugged by Wu Zetian, didn't eat much, and most of his attention was on Hu Ji who was among the maids.

Although the court ladies in this era basically wear low-cut dresses, and their dresses are already very open, they are still a lot worse than Hu Ji. Bai Shengsheng's calves and belly are basically exposed, twisting back and forth with the music, It's like a small electric motor.

Take a closer look, and there seem to be a few barbarians among the ministers below. I heard that there were many foreigners serving as officials in the Tang Dynasty before, and it seems to be true.

All the ministers happily watched the dance in the middle while drinking, as if they didn't feel the restraint of facing the emperor at all.

To say that the only one who kept a low profile was the prince standing between Li Zhi and the ministers.

Li Xian and Li Xian kept their heads down and ate the food in front of them without saying a word, and they also sipped their drinks, for fear that Li Zhi would focus on the two of them.

After all, he was just taught a lesson today, and now he is very honest.

Li Yuechen looked at the wine in the glass and wanted to taste it, but it is impossible for Wu Zetian to allow it now.

He could only stretch out his two white and tender hands and grabbed a piece of pastry made of unknown stuff, held it in front of his head, and gnawed it in small bites.

This pastry was so bland that it was unpalatable to death, and even a coarse salt particle the size of a grain of rice was found in it.

Seeing the little princess slowly gnawing on a pastry that was almost as big as her own face, most of the officials below laughed, and then praised Li Zhi.

A bunch of sycophants... Li Yuechen gnawed on the cake as if he couldn't hear it, and complained secretly in his heart.

Laozi...don't my mother know that she is good-looking?Do you need to hold it here?

Besides, does looks matter?The key is temperament!How do you say that?

Sister is the queen, shine with confidence!
　Regarding singing, I really didn't find out whether the Tang Dynasty had this habit, but that's how it was written.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)