Mysterious Tang Dynasty

Li Lijun expressed the doubts in her heart, and Madam Lu also felt that the former heir Li Dai was outrageous. At first, she thought that there was no need to tell the little lady about the troubles of the Sui palace, so that the little lady could not feel at ease to cultivate immortality. Can't help but spit out.

Not long after Li Lijun left Chang'an City and entered the Qinling Mountains to "cultivate Taoism", King Sui told his family that he planned to move to Jinchangfang temporarily so that he could go to Da Ci'en Temple to listen to scriptures and chant Buddha every day.

Having stayed in Da Ci'en Temple for one night before, King Sui felt good and wanted to stay there for a long time.Now the saint has a cold attitude towards him, the only surviving imperial brother, not to mention the favored cousins ​​of the Yang family, even the high-ranking families such as Dou, Pei, and Cui, who are related by marriage, are not as good as before in the Sui palace.When he was discouraged, he became more and more obsessed with Buddhism, and wanted to live a quiet life in a Buddhist temple for a few years, ignoring the trivial matters of the world.

Concubine Dou didn't stop him, anyway, he had already made up his mind and didn't plan to change it, and her own son had the title of county king and was about to have a baby, and there were still many things in the family that needed her help, so she naturally let her husband do things, It's just that I don't intend to accompany you.However, she used the money from the Duke of the Sui Dynasty to buy a house in Jinchang Fang that is very close to the Da Ci'en Temple, almost next to the courtyard where she borrowed before, reorganized and arranged, and arranged a reliable house. Attendant, to ensure that King Sui can live comfortably even if he is away from home, it is considered that she has fulfilled her responsibility as a wife.

Concubine Dou did not go to accompany her husband to worship Buddha, but King Sui called Li Dai, the eldest son.Anyway, now that he has lost his position as heir king, he has nothing to do all day long, his injuries are almost healed, and he can move around on his own.The eldest daughter-in-law, Pei, is pregnant and will give birth in a few months. Instead of leaving the eldest son at home and causing trouble for everyone, and possibly causing the eldest daughter-in-law to be unable to calm down and have a baby, the King of Sui decided to bring him directly. By my side, let Li Dai learn more about Buddhism and change his mind, and save him from causing any troubles stupidly.

Li Dai was naturally reluctant in his heart.He also hoped that his wife would let his mother-in-law, Princess Huo, Princess Yuzhen, and his family's Pei family come forward as soon as possible, and ask the saint to re-canonize him as the heir of the Sui Dynasty. How could he be willing to follow his father to practice Buddhism?He was not a devout believer.

However, he just needed to please his father at this time and prevent his father from favoring his younger brothers, so he didn't dare to openly disobey the order, so he was taken away by the king of Sui to Jinchangfang, where he lived every day at the Daci'en Temple, or in Jinchang. He went to and from several other Buddhist temples in Changfang, listening to the eminent monks every day, eating vegetarian food three times a day, without concubines, and without fancy clothes and delicacies. This kind of life would soon become unbearable for him.

He began to make excuses that he was worried about his wife's pregnancy, or he was worried about his children, so he made excuses to go back to the Sui Palace for the night every three days, and cunningly, he always chose to go home in the afternoon.As long as he procrastinated in the Sui Palace and closed the doors in the evening, he would have an excuse not to go back to Jinchangfang.He still lives in the West Courtyard, calling a concubine over from time to time.Yang Liuniang is now diligently staying by the mistress's side to serve, and refuses to answer the call, and the other two concubines also find excuses to stay away from him, so he simply recruited two more newcomers.Mrs. Pei only cared about having a baby in the east courtyard, and ignored his affairs.

King Sui was often angry at his son's dishonesty in serving the Buddha.At first he would listen to his son's sophistry, thinking that his son stayed at home because he couldn't catch up with the time, and the next day he said that he had caught a cold or something else and refused to return for a long time, so he believed it. Later, he found that Li Dai was fooling himself, and immediately Furious, he specially sent several strong and powerful personal guards back to the Sui Palace to forcefully bring the eldest son back, and warned Li Dai that if he continued to play tricks, he would sue the Zongzheng Temple, saying that the eldest son was unfilial!
Li Dai still hoped to return to the throne of the heir, if Zongzheng Temple accused him of being unfilial, then there was really no hope at all, maybe he might not even be able to keep his clan status.

This time he really behaved himself, he didn't dare to make any more troubles, and returned to Jinchang Square honestly, to accompany his father to worship the Buddha.After two months, he could memorize the Buddhist scriptures and understand some Buddhist teachings. When the eminent monks talked about various allusions in the Buddhist scriptures, he could discuss a few words with others.King Sui felt that he had improved and his temperament improved a lot, and he was always comforted.

A few days ago, Li Dai occasionally felt a cold—he was really sick, and the eminent monk who is proficient in medical skills in Da Ci'en Temple personally took his pulse and prescribed prescriptions for him.Because his current diet is very light, it seems that it is not conducive to recuperating after illness, and the king of Sui felt that his son had made progress, and he had a little affection for him, so he specifically asked him to go back to the mansion of the Sui king to recover from his illness.

At that time, it was agreed that he should not disturb his wife Pei.Pei Shi is about to give birth, if he gets too sick and affects the fetus, it will be bad.Princess Huo Guochang specially invited a famous doctor to check her daughter's pulse, and said that more than [-]% of Pei's pregnancy may be a boy.Even though Li Dai had lost the position of heir king, the king of Sui still hoped that he would have a healthy son to inherit the incense.

Before Li Dai went home, he promised well that he would never disturb his wife.But after returning to Sui Palace, he immediately forgot what he had promised.These days, he has been pretending to be obedient in front of his father, but he finds that studying Buddhism honestly will not win him back the position of heir king.The King of Sui had already lost his holy family before the emperor, even if he wanted his eldest son to become the heir king again, it would be useless to speak in front of the saint.The key still lies in the saint.He went to his wife, Pei Shi, and asked her to come forward to ask the saint again.When he married her before, her family background was the most important thing to him. Now that he is down and out, if her family background can't help him, then why did he marry her as a second wife?

Pei's anger was provoked by Li Dai's words, coupled with her physical discomfort, she didn't want to pay attention to him at all, and turned around to leave.Seeing that his wife refused to agree, Li Dai was in a hurry and pulled someone and refused to let go. During the push, Mrs. Pei fell to the ground, and cried out on the spot, alarming the maid who was kicked out of the room by Li Dai.

After that, Mrs. Pei has always been surrounded by her confidantes, and never let Li Dai walk within a ten-foot radius of her body.Concubine Dou arrived with a large number of servants, controlled Li Dai, and scolded him bloody.

Now she doesn't need to give this stepson any more face. Anyway, her husband has long been disappointed with her stepson, and the stepson is now white again. Her son still has the title of county king, and the county palace has begun to be repaired. Even the daughter's wedding date has been fixed. down.At worst, she would leave the Sui Palace after her daughter got married, and live with her son's family, who else should she worry about? !

As a result, Li Dai was placed under house arrest in the West Courtyard, and even the excuse of returning to Jinchangfang to "respect the Buddha" did not work.Concubine Dou personally spread the good news of his good deeds to the whole family, and then to King Sui in Jinchangfang, and invited King Sui back.After King Sui arrived home, he scolded his eldest son again, and then had to deal with the royal family members who came to the door one after another after hearing the news. He felt extremely ashamed.At this time, Li Dai tried to pretend to be obedient to coax others, but no one believed it anymore.

Princess Huo Guochang brought the imperial physician and a pair of grandchildren into her daughter's yard, and now she is guarding Pei's side day and night, waiting for her to give birth.Concubine Dou personally accompanied the guests, and she was also very concerned about Pei's diet and daily life. Anyone who saw her was impeccable.The clan that came to visit would only say that Concubine Dou and Mrs. Pei are virtuous and unkind, and sigh for Li Dai's children, who would say good things for Li Dai?
Anyway, in today's Chang'an royal family circle, many people are talking about Li Dai's unreliability, thinking that after the birth of this legitimate son, the scumbag father must not be involved in the upbringing.Although Mrs. Pei is fine, and there is no sign of miscarriage or dystocia, her complexion is ruddy, and her mind is clear, but outsiders say that her condition is not very good, which is worrying.