Wentang

Chapter 722 Wife and Children

The welcome ceremony for the emperor's triumphant return was naturally very grand, all the dignitaries could come, and the common people also came to greet them.

When Li Shimin led a group of civil and military ministers to set foot on the dock, the sound of "Wan Sheng" sounded like a mountain roar and a tsunami, which lasted for a full cup of tea.

The significance of the war to destroy Goguryeo is too great. It not only eliminated a powerful enemy and expanded its territory, but also broke a layer of haze that enveloped the heart of the Central Plains Dynasty.

At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, it was shrouded in two shadows:

One layer is the threat from the Turks, but this shadow disappeared after Xieli was captured alive and the Eastern Turks perished.

The second layer is the humiliation and threats brought about by Emperor Sui Yang's failure to conquer Goguryeo three times.Now with the fall of Goguryeo, this shame has also been washed away.

To put it in a word, I will take back what I lost with my own hands.

The pride of the kingdom of heaven is back again.

Later, there are sacrifices to prisoners in the Taimiao, offering sacrifices to Haotian to show merit, banquets given by the emperor, etc., these are not listed in detail, in short, the whole country is boiling.

Let’s talk about Yue Shan, since he entered the border of Guanzhong, his mood has become excited and apprehensive... Commonly known as being close to the hometown, this emotion comes from Li Lizhi on the one hand, and the two children on the other.

He desperately wants to see his wife and children, but he doesn't know what kind of state he should use to meet them. After all, he is the first time to be a father in his past and present lives.

But overall expected more.

The closer you get to Chang'an City, the more serious this emotion is, so that you can't eat or sleep.

Li Shimin and others are all good people, so they naturally discovered his complicated mood.It's funny and sighed, you, Yue Shan, can't escape the feelings of human relations.

Yue Shan didn't pay attention to this group of people at all, his heart was full of wives and children.I wish I didn't even participate in the triumphant ceremony, and went home to see them.

But this is just a thought, he, a great hero, must attend such an important ceremony, otherwise rumors may spread again.

After finally surviving until the banquet was given, he didn't eat a mouthful of food and was ready to go home.

Just a few steps away, he was stopped by a court lady, and she said respectfully: "Yuehou, empress, please move to the Lizheng Hall. Her Royal Highness and the young lady are here."

It was only then that Yue Shan knew that Li Lizhi and the two children were in the palace, so he immediately left the maid and ran to the Lizheng Hall.

The maids of the Lizheng Palace should have been notified in advance, so they didn't stop him, and even showed him which room he was in.

Here, Changsun Wugou and Li Lizhi, their mother and daughter, were sitting on the couch chatting, with two infants beside them.It's just that Li Lizhi seemed a little absent-minded, always distracted.

Changsun Wugou said with a smile: "Okay, I have already sent someone to look for him, your good brother will be here soon."

Li Lizhi said shyly when her thoughts were exposed: "I made my mother laugh."

The eldest grandson Wugou said helplessly: "I just want to be like this after I haven't seen him for a few days, how will I live in the future, just follow him wherever he goes."

Unexpectedly, Li Lizhi said seriously: "I really want to do this, but I'm afraid my father won't."

The eldest grandson Wugou was choked for a long time before he raised his forehead and said: "It is said that the married girl poured water, and if you put this on you, you will not be wronged at all."

Li Lizhi gave her an apologetic look, but did not say words of comfort and apology, but turned to look at the two babies in the swaddle.

The eldest grandson Wugou has mixed feelings in his heart, the little cabbage raised by himself is not only his body, but also his heart has gone with him, so as a mother, she naturally feels uncomfortable.

But what that sentence said, parents' love for their children is selfless, and she quickly adjusted her emotions.The daughter said that she really likes Yueshan, and the couple's life is really harmonious.

In this era, women cannot control their own destiny and can only go with the flow, even the princesses.

The daughter can marry the person she really likes, and she loves him deeply. As a mother, she is really happy for him from the bottom of her heart.

At this moment, Ren Feng's voice suddenly came from outside the door: "You are here, Marquis Yue, the empress and the princess are waiting for you inside."

Li Lizhi stood up from the couch in a 'batter', and saw Yue Shan barging in with sweat profusely.She took a few steps forward to meet him, but she had to stop because she was so excited that her body became weak.

Yue Shan also saw the person he had been thinking about day and night, at that moment all his thoughts burst out, he completely put aside all his worries, rushed over a few steps and hugged her in his arms.

He hugged her very hard, as if he wanted to crush her into his own body.

Li Lizhi couldn't help but backhanded him to keep him, and pierced his arms hard with a gnat's head.

"I'm sorry, thank you……"

Yue Shan wanted to apologize for not being by her side for giving birth, and also wanted to thank her for bringing him a pair of children.

But because I was too excited, my mouth was sloppy, and there were only two words after turning over and over: sorry and thank you.

Although what he said was unclear, Li Lizhi of Lan Zhihui's heart still felt his voice, and the feeling of happiness overflowed his heart.

The others were startled by the couple's boldness and stared at them blankly.Although the atmosphere of Datang is open, it has not yet opened up to this extent.

"Cough cough." Changsun Wugou was the first to react, and he coughed dryly. Originally, he wanted to remind the couple to pay attention to their image, but the couple didn't seem to hear it.

In desperation, she could only stare at the maid of honor who was serving, and the frightened servants quickly lowered their heads and pretended that they didn't see anything.

After a while, seeing the couple still embracing each other and refusing to separate, she couldn't take it anymore, raised her voice and coughed a few times, and said, "Ahem, you two are better, there are still people here."

Now the two finally heard it, Li Li's shy and pretty face turned into a red cloth, and hurriedly pushed Yue Shan.However, Yue Shan was so thick-skinned that instead of letting go, he hugged him even harder, and even gave Changsun Wugou a dissatisfied look.

"You..." The eldest grandson Wugou was so angry that he wanted to curse, but he could only divert his attention and said, "You don't want to see your own child?"

Yue Shan really wanted to see the child, but for some reason, he found that his feelings for Li Lizhi seemed to be higher than the child, and when he hugged her, there was no image of the child in his mind.

So he said casually: "The daughter-in-law is true love, and the child is just an accident."

The eldest grandson Wugou waited for him, and said angrily: "Where is the fallacy, if you don't let go, I will beat someone."

Before Yue Shan could speak, he heard Li Lizhi whisper in his ear: "Brother, go and see the children, they haven't seen you yet."

"Okay." Yue Shan also knew that this is not a place to be presumptuous, so he let go of her reluctantly.After thinking about it, he still couldn't bear it, so he took her hand and walked towards the couch instead.

Li Lizhi struggled a few times, and gave up after being stared at by Yue Shan dissatisfied, and followed obediently, as if she had eaten honey in her heart.

At the beginning, she was a little worried about whether Yue Shan would ignore her because of the child, but now she has put all her heart down.On the contrary, some feel wronged for the two children, what kind of father is this.

When he came to the couch, Yue Shan subconsciously held his breath, and carefully looked at the two children.Although the wife is important, the child is also my own flesh and blood. It would be a lie to say that I don't like it.

The child has been two months old, and it has begun to grow, and the skin has changed from wrinkled gray at the beginning to white and tender full of collagen.

The two children were sleeping soundly, Yue Shan wanted to reach out and touch their faces, but he stopped halfway.The children's skin was too tender, and he was a little afraid that he would not be able to control the strength and hurt them.

"Tch!" Changsun Wugou sneered, "I thought you didn't care about them anymore, why is it like this now?"

Yue Shan refused to admit defeat and said: "That depends on who you compare with. Beauty is of course the most important thing in my heart, and children are second."

"Oh, what about your parents?" Changsun Wugou asked.

"Father and mother are for filial piety." After answering this question, he gave her a dissatisfied look, and couldn't help but said, "Can you stop talking so much when our family is reunited?"

"You..." Changsun Wugou clutched his chest, and said in disbelief, "It's ungrateful to cross the river and destroy the bridge, you are a wolf."

"Haha..." Seeing what they said was funny, Li Lizhi laughed uncontrollably.

The eldest grandson Wugou said angrily: "If you're still laughing, it's because you have no conscience. It's alright, alright, I wanted to wait for the sage to see your grandson letting you go, but now it seems that's not the case. Take the child and get out, I I don't even want to see you."

Yue Shan said bluntly: "Mistress Xie, we'll go back right away and don't disturb your reunion with the saint."

"Hurry up and get out." Changsun Wugou completely ignored him.But to be honest, she really misses Li Shimin, and she hasn't seen him for another year.Although it was not the first time they were separated, they still couldn't stop missing each other.

Seeing that they were about to leave, a group of servants came from the next door and packed up all the diapers, water glasses and so on.

Two young women picked up the child one by one and covered it with a cloak.Li Lizhi also put on a jacket and a cloak, and covered her head with the hat of the cloak.

Anyway, no matter how big or small it is, it is tightly wrapped, for fear of catching the cold wind.

Seeing them tidying up, Changsun Wugou couldn't help but reminded: "You just came back from a long journey, and your body is very cold, stay away from the children today, so as not to hurt them."

"Don't worry, I promise not to touch them with a single finger today." Yue Shan said while pulling Li Lizhi out.

"You... Pooh, is there such a father as you?" Changsun Wugou was furious again.

After the group left, she sat back on the couch again and didn't know what she was thinking. After a while, she laughed.

"In a blink of an eye, Lizhi became a mother. Time flies. But fortunately, everything is good, everything is good."

At this moment, someone suddenly heard someone say: "Everything is good?"

She looked up in disbelief, and saw Li Shimin looking at her with a smile.

……

Yue Shan led Li Lizhi out without hesitation, but when he reached the gate of Lizheng Hall, he was stopped by Li Lizhi.

"What's wrong? Did you forget something?"

"No, wait for a car." Li Lizhi said softly.

"Car?" Yue Shan was very surprised. Isn't it true that in the palace only the empress and people authorized by the emperor can ride in the car?
"The child is too young, mother is afraid of the wind, so she gave us permission to ride in the palace." Li Li confronted.

Yue Shan was moved and said: "Your Majesty's kindness to me is as great as the sky, and I can't repay it even if I spend my whole life."

Li Lizhi squeezed his hand slightly with her little hands and said: "Mother said that about you too, if it wasn't for you, there would be no... well, today's Datang."

Yue Shan smiled and said: "Let's make each other better. But the greatest kindness your mother has shown me is that she gave birth to you and married you to me."

This undisguised love story made Li Lizhi feel ashamed again. Fortunately, she was covered by the hood of the cloak, otherwise she would be even more shy.

Just as he was talking, the four-wheeled carriage came over, and the two maids who were carrying the children were first allowed to board, and then the two followed.

The design of the carriage is very ingenious. There is a small stove in the middle that burns charcoal, and the carbon smoke is discharged out of the carriage along a copper pipe. The interior of the carriage is very warm but there is no peculiar smell.

The space is also very large, and it is still not crowded for four adults to sit on. As for the others, they naturally follow the carriage and walk home.

The carriage set off, maybe because they were hungry or because they were moving, one of the children woke up and opened his mouth to cry loudly.When one child cries, the other is infected and becomes a trumpet.

All of a sudden, there were cries of babies in the car.

Yue Shan was startled and quickly looked over, thinking that something was wrong with the child.

Li Lizhi explained: "It's all right, maybe I'm hungry or maybe I'm tired, just leave it to the nanny."

Only then did Yue Shan feel relieved, and at the same time realized that the two young women were nurses.

Li Lizhi seemed to know what he was thinking, and said again: "The two of them originally went out of the palace. After returning to their hometowns, they married their lovers as wives. They are trustworthy people. They have raised two or three children and have experience. Mother I brought them here."

Yue Shan nodded to express his understanding.

He didn't find it strange to find a nanny, as it was basically the case in rich and powerful families.The eldest grandson Wugou occasionally breastfeeds the child himself, but the wet nurse mainly takes care of him.

He doesn't have any problem with finding a nanny for his own children, that's how it is in the times.Moreover, the nanny of a powerful family is also a fat job, which can change the social status of a family.

Especially the emperor's nanny... The most well-known example is Cao Xueqin's family.

Those two young nannies skillfully unwrapped their swaddling clothes, revealing... small bean dices that were bundled up like zongzi.Untie the 'Zongzi' again to reveal two fat children.

Sure enough, the diaper with the handle that started to cry became wet, and the other sister was fine.

After changing the diapers the two nannies were ready to tie up the two babies again.

Yue Shan frowned immediately, and said, "Why are you tied up?"

"This will prevent the child from being bow-legged." Li Li asked.

Yue Shan said in displeasure: "Nonsense, bandy legs have nothing to do with whether they are tied or not. It is even more dangerous if they are tied. Don't tie them up again in the future."

"Ah?" The two nannies were at a loss, whether they were tied or not, they could only look at Li Lizhi for help.

"Everyone is bound like this, there should be a reason, why not tie it up." Li Lizhi seldom saw him angry, and said timidly.

"Sigh." Yue Shan patted her hand and comforted, "I'm not angry with you, but it's really useless to tie it up. Everyone has entered into a misunderstanding and took it for granted."

"It's like it's a man's decision to have a boy or a girl. In the past, everyone thought it was because of the woman. The leggings are the same. These are our children, and I can still harm them."

Li Lizhi was naturally willing to believe him, and said in surprise, "It really doesn't matter?"

Yue Shan said affirmatively: "It really doesn't matter. And it's not good for children to move their hands and feet when tied up like this. We adults feel uncomfortable in the same position for a long time, let alone children."

"So that's how it is." Li Lizhi believed it completely, and said to the nanny, "Listen to brother, don't tie me up in the future."

"This... this... do you want to ask your mother for instructions first?" the two nurses hesitated.The job of nurse is really rare, and they don't want any negligence.

"Don't worry, I will tell my mother when the time comes. At that time, my mother will blame me and I will not blame you. And I will go to the people of the medical school in a few days and ask them to change this rule. All future Children don't need leggings." Yue Shan knew their worries and said.

"Then... alright." Even if they were unwilling, the two nurses dared not disobey Yue Shan's wishes, so they could only reluctantly put away the rope, and just wrapped the child in cloth.

Then she unbuttoned her clothes and fed the two children as if no one else was around.

Yue Shan watched and shook his head, if he met a master who was not particular about it, the nanny would immediately be able to nurse the father together.

Don't think it's impossible, this kind of thing is really uncommon.Especially the two wet nurses in front of me originally came from the palace, and they are both in good looks and temperament, so it is not surprising that something happened.

But he certainly couldn't do such a thing.

The carriage walked out of the palace all the way to the Marquis's Mansion.

The mansion has been decorated long ago for the return of the Patriarch, and Yue and Lao Si are also here.If you think about it carefully, you will know what's going on, in order to take care of your grandchildren.

As the so-called next-generation relatives, the old and fourth couple of Yue also had a grandson Wang Er, and there was no such person as Yue Shan in their eyes.

In the past, Yue Shan was very happy when he came back from the house, but this time he seemed indifferent, and the two of them never took their eyes off the two little dolls.

After celebrating with the people in the house, he went to his room to rest early on the grounds that he was tired from the journey, and Li Lizhi naturally followed.

As for the children, they are naturally taken care of by the wet nurse and Yue Laosi.

(Well, I don’t know how many words are omitted here)
Yue Shan had been resting at home for two days before he opened the door to welcome guests, but he only received leaders of his own faction and famous figures of the school, and the others were turned away as usual.

He was resting here, but the court was busy.

The first is the transfer of power, but also to deal with the backlog of government affairs, to count military exploits, to agree on rewards and punishments, and so on. Anyway, no one in the entire court can be idle.

But these have nothing to do with Yue Shan, he doesn't have any actual position and doesn't need to be on duty.He couldn't even ask for leave from the morning court, and Li Shimin didn't go when he asked him to come to the palace to help.

After a busy week or so, the military power was first checked out, and the rewards for heroes were also finalized.

(End of this chapter)