Great Tang princess

Chapter 38 New Year's Day
Li Zhi and his wife are now more and more enjoying the feeling of being together as a family, because this state is really relaxing.

On weekdays, when I have dinner with the ministers, in fact, most of the time, I basically hold it, but I don’t need it in front of the children, and I can do as much as I want.

On the children's side, although the two elder sisters who were born as bastards were still a little cautious, they were not as stiff as before.

The elder brothers also let go completely, but no one dared to jump on Li Zhi or Wu Zetian from time to time like Li Yuechen.

Although the brothers said on the surface that this was inappropriate, judging from their expressions, they probably wanted to do this too.

It's just... Except for Li Lun who dared to go too far, the others didn't dare to make any excessive moves.

But even he would not dare to climb onto Wu Zetian's back while talking like Li Yuechen, and hang his arms around her neck on her body.

Even if she was so lawless, Wu Zetian didn't scold her, at most she reprimanded her.

Li Zhi laughed out loud and praised her for being lively.

……

It is now the end of the year, and all departments are trying to fool the emperor to make him feel better in order to make the report look better.

In addition, Li Yuechen's canned food allowed the couple to eat fresh fruits in the cold winter months, so they would naturally feel better.

So this happy atmosphere lasted until New Year's Eve.

Because Li Zhi abolished the system of banqueting officials on New Year's Eve, this New Year's Eve was extremely relaxed.

Instigated by Li Yuechen, Li Zhi and Wu Zetian accompanied the children to play eagle catch chicken.

Same as last time, Wu Zetian is still the old hen and Li Zhi is the eagle.

Panting after running away one by one, Li Zhi, who finally caught all the chickens, felt a little hot.

Raising his hands and fanning the wind, he sat down and said with emotion: "There are no officials here on this New Year's Eve, so it's very relaxing!"

"That's right!" Wu Zetian next to him handed him a cup of hot tea with an expressionless expression on his face, "With Chen'er, a little pistachio, how could it not be easy?"

When Li Zhi took the teacup, he hugged her and sniffled his nose with a smile: "Oh, why do you smell a sour smell?"

"go with!"

Wu Zetian raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and struggled twice symbolically, but he didn't struggle out.

Li Zhi put his arms around her shoulders and asked proudly: "Could it be that Mei Niang is jealous of Chen'er?"

"Your Majesty, don't overthink it!" Wu Zetian replied stiffly.

Seeing her like this, Li Zhi seemed to suddenly recall the bits and pieces of the two of them, and suddenly moved his head to kiss her on the cheek.

Wu Zetian was obviously surprised, and turned his head to look at him incredulously with wide eyes.

"Chen'er is my daughter, so Mei Niang shouldn't think too much about it!" Li Zhi laughed.

Emma!

Li Yuechen, who saw this scene next to him, turned his head and stopped looking down. The middle-aged couple sprinkled dog food, and it was a bit unbearable.

Of course, Wu Zetian wasn't really jealous of her daughter. After all, women tend to feel neglected at such times.

Li Zhi, who knew her well, expressed his attitude, and of course her mood improved, and the smile hung on her face again.

The family spent the New Year's Eve in laughter and ushered in the second year of Xianheng.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, Li Yuechen didn't bother to listen to the courtiers' prospect and the foreign envoys' congratulations. He still got up early to do exercises according to his own habit, and then went to Sanqing Hall to chant scriptures.

Now half of the new teeth have grown, and the speech is not so leaky, and the articulation of the scriptures can be regarded as clear.

After returning from the sutra, Shangguan Wan'er ran over: "Today's New Year's Day, is your Highness free to play together this afternoon?"

Li Yuechen took off his Taoist robe and threw it to Fulai next to him, and shook his head with a smile: "I may not be free in the afternoon, but it should be possible at night."

Shangguan Wan'er put her hands behind her back and smiled, "The servant will wait here for His Highness."

Looking at her smiling eyes, Li Yuechen also smiled: "Today's New Year's Day, I'd better accompany your mother in the afternoon."

Shangguan Wan'er nodded, took two steps back slightly and said, "I still think it's more interesting to be with His Highness."

Li Yuechen nodded: "I know."

Isn't this nonsense?The old lady invented so many interesting things, and she has a good temper, so it's not normal to be boring!
Perhaps because she didn't expect Li Yuechen to answer so simply, Shangguan Wan'er froze in place for a moment.

Blinking his big eyes, he seemed to be thinking about how to answer this question.

Li Yuechen didn't care so much, he just waved his hand and said: "Okay, I'll go to Yanying Hall, and you can go to accompany your mother."

After speaking, he waved to Fulai outside.

"Your Highness, what are your orders?" Fu Lai came over and asked.

Li Yuechen waved his hand and asked him to bring his head closer, and said in a low voice: "I should be in Yanying Hall this afternoon, you don't have to follow. Open a few cans, you, Xiaohe, Zheng Shi and Wan'er each, pay attention Don't let others see it!"

"Yes!" Fulai agreed with bowing his head, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Go get me two more!"

"Here!"

Fulai agreed, went to fetch two more cans, and handed them to Li Yuechen.

After receiving it, Li Yuechen set off directly to Yanying Hall.When I came outside the hall, I saw Zhang Chengxin guarding the door.

Seeing Li Yuechen approaching, he bent slightly: "Your Highness, New Year's Day is safe and healthy!"

"Eunuch Zhang, Happy New Year!" Li Yuechen looked around, and then handed over the two cans in his hand.

Zhang Chengxin thought it was for Li Zhi and his wife, so he took it and walked inside.

"Eunuch Zhang, this is for you!"

"For me?" Zhang Chengxin was taken aback, then immediately shook his head: "No, this..."

Li Yuechen showed a sweet smile: "Eunuch Zhang, just take it. It's been hard to take care of grandpa these years."

"This... how does this make..." Zhang Chengxin's eyes were red, and his voice was choked up, "This is the job of an old slave..."

"Okay!" Li Yuechen interrupted him, "I'm a princess! I gave it to you, so take it!"

After finishing speaking, he stopped talking nonsense with him, turned around and ran into Yanying Hall.

Zhang Chengxin outside the door sniffed when he saw her go in, raised his hand and wiped his tears with his sleeve, and carefully put away the two cans in his hand.

……

Li Yuechen had just entered the hall when he heard the sound of a piano coming from inside.

When I walked in, I saw that it was not the musician of Jiaofang, but Li Zhi himself sitting in front of the table, burning incense and playing the piano.

What the hell?Didn't it mean that only Tang Minghuang could make music?When did Li Zhi feel better about it?

Seeing Li Yuechen standing at the door with a surprised face, Li Zhi who was playing the piano raised his head: "Why is Chen'er in a daze at the door? Come in!"

Li Yuechen walked in with a complicated expression: "It's just that I didn't expect Grandpa to play the piano."

"Hahaha..." Li Zhi suddenly smiled, "Speaking of which, I have never played the piano in front of Chen'er."

Wu Zetian next to him put down the teacup in his hand: "Your Majesty has been busy with state affairs for many years. Speaking of which, it has indeed been a long time since I played the piano."

"Indeed." Li Zhi nodded slightly with emotion, "Now, I feel like my hands are raw."

Li Yuechen trotted forward two steps, jumped over with one hand on the table, and sat cross-legged beside Wu Zetian: "Then grandpa should play the piano more in the future. If you are in a good mood, you will be in good health!"

This time Wu Zetian didn't teach her a lesson, but nodded in agreement: "It makes sense, Your Majesty really should think more about himself."

Hearing these words, Li Yuechen immediately stood up to show her goodwill, and kissed her lightly on the face: "Hehe, it's rare that Aunt agrees with you so much."

"Damn girl, here we go again!" Wu Zetian pushed her away pretending to be disgusted, "Sit down! Listen to me obediently!"

"Yes!" Li Yuechen sat down with a smile, but leaned limply on her lap.

Wu Zetian lowered his head and glared at her, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Li Zhi seemed to be in a good mood, he laughed, closed his eyes to brew his emotions, and then started to play.

The sound of the piano echoed in Yanying Hall, and Li Yuechen listened quietly and with interest.

Although she has no artistic bacteria herself, her appreciation of music is still at the level of ordinary people.

But this song is very burning, and the rhythm is very strong, so it can arouse her emotions.

She does know this song, it is called "The Music of the King of Qin Breaking the Array" or "The Dance of the King of Qin Breaking the Array".

The status is equivalent to the national anthem or military song of the Tang Dynasty.

During the large-scale sacrificial activities every year, almost all Jiaofang will be dispatched to form a large-scale song and dance troupe with nearly a thousand people to perform.

This is essentially a large-scale symphony played by a multi-instrumental ensemble, accompanied by a large-scale dance.

At this time, under the solo with only one piano, it is actually simplified a lot, but its own sense of rhythm is still quite obvious.

It is said that the dance moves were choreographed and directed by Emperor Taizong himself, and Li Yuechen had to sigh that the emperors of the Tang Dynasty were indeed versatile.

After all, Li Yuechen was a woman, and she hadn't participated in many large-scale sacrificial activities, but the sound of hundreds of musical instruments playing at the same time could almost be heard in half of Chang'an City.

Watching Li Zhi's solo now, there is a special feeling, not so noisy, just like a person lying on the bed listening to music with earphones.

Before the song was finished, other brothers and sisters also came over, and when they saw Li Zhi playing the piano, they didn't dare to disturb him.

After saluting silently, he kept his posture on the spot.

Li Zhi seemed to be immersed in the music with all his emotions. He closed his eyes, as if he didn't see them at all.

It was Wu Zetian who silently waved his hands to let them excuse themselves, and then they sat down.

Curly green smoke slowly rose from the mouth of Suan Ni who was squatting on the incense burner, and gradually drifted away in accordance with the rhythm of the piano sound.

It didn't take long, about ten minutes or so, when the song ended, Li Yuechen was the first to applaud.

The others also started applauding, and for a while, the hall of Yanying burst into applause.

Li Zhi seemed to feel a little embarrassed in front of his family, raised his hands and pressed down slightly to indicate that it was okay.

"They're all here, today's New Year's Day, let's have tea together!" Li Zhi called people to start making tea.

Of course, there are not only tea, but also all kinds of pastries that Li Yuechen can't name, not to mention, they all look pretty, like flowers.

As for the taste... different people have different opinions, anyway, for a person who has tasted all kinds of food in the world after more than a thousand years, it is really not very good.

But the most important thing to be with your family is to relax and be happy, at least these two points have been achieved at this time.

The taste of snacks doesn't seem to be that important anymore.

……

In the evening, Li Yuechen had just returned to Chengxiang Hall, and before he had time to take off his shoes at the entrance of the hall, Shangguan Wan'er had already trotted over.

"Your Highness, shall we play shuttlecock?"

Li Yuechen looked up at the sun that had completely set, and shook his head: "Don't play with those at night, it's not good for your eyes."

"Then what else is there to play with?" Shangguan Wan'er asked.

"Hmm..." Li Yuechen thought for a while, "How about playing Tousuo?"

The so-called "toosuo" refers to rope skipping, which is considered one of the low-cost games in this era.

Shangguan Wan'er seemed a little puzzled: "Your Highness wants to compete with me?"

"It's just a game, why bother to compete? Can't we play together?" Li Yuechen smiled, and then waved Fulai to find a skipping rope.

"How do we play together?" Shangguan Wan'er didn't quite understand.

Rope skipping in this period only existed for solo jumping, and it had not developed as diverse as later generations.

Li Yuechen smiled mysteriously, but did not answer.

After a while, Fulai had already brought the rope.The skipping rope in the palace is much better than the outside, at least there are handles on both sides.

Li Yuechen tried it out, and felt that the length was fine, so he waved to Shangguan Wan'er: "Come here!"

Although he was puzzled, seeing her beckoning, Shangguan Wan'er walked up to her.

Looking at the puzzled expression on her face, Li Yuechen smiled: "Come closer!"

Shangguan Wan'er took another step forward.

Li Yuechen had no choice but to take two steps forward, grabbed her hand and pulled her towards him.

Being pulled close to Li Yuechen all of a sudden, Shangguan Wan'er seemed a little uncomfortable, and subconsciously wanted to back away.

"Don't move!" Li Yuechen reminded her before she stopped her figure that was going to retreat.

At this time, the distance between the two is only a few fists away, and even at night, the number of eyebrows can almost be seen clearly.

Li Yuechen was slightly taller than her by half a head, seeing that she was at a loss, he patted her on the head with a smile: "I'll wave the rope, you and I will jump together, understand?"

Shangguan Wan'er looked up at her, nodded hurriedly: "Understood!"

"Get ready...jump!"

As he said that, Li Yuechen swung his arms and swung the skipping rope.

Perhaps because Shangguan Wan'er didn't react, she took a step too late and got stuck.

"Your Highness, forgive me, I..." She panicked and wanted to explain.

"No problem, come again!" Li Yuechen interrupted her directly, and then continued to swing the rope.

This time it was much better, Shangguan Wan'er took off at the same time as her, skipping one.But I forgot the second one and got stuck again.

"Not bad!" Li Yuechen praised, "This time I have to dance continuously!"

"Yes!"

With the rope waving, the two began to dance according to the rhythm.

This time it was much better. It was obvious that I had found a rhythm and kept going.

"Cai! That's it!" Li Yuechen praised, "Hurry up!"

Slowly speeding up the speed of waving the rope, Shangguan Wan'er was still able to keep up and completely entered the rhythm.

Shangguan Wan'er was obviously getting more and more excited, and soon forgot the panic just now, and put a smile on her face again.

After a while, the two of them were sweating profusely from jumping, their faces were flushed, and then they sat on the steps to rest together.

Shangguan Wan'er turned her head slightly, and looked at Li Yuechen next to her, her bright eyes seemed to have silver light flowing under the moonlight.

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