Tibet

In the evening, Li Ye returned home.

Now it is very close to return to the palace for the next dynasty. In the past, we had to walk along the city wall to return to Xingqing Palace. Now we go directly from the back door of Zichen Palace to the gate of Penglai Palace.

Currently, the Ideological and Political Courtyard to the west of the Xuanzheng Hall is being renovated and will be completed before the end of the year. After Li Ye ascends the throne, the Imperial Study Room will be located in the Ideological and Political Courtyard. The Zichen Hall will be used as a place to handle government affairs and temporarily receive ministers after coming down to the court. It's his outer study.

The Zichen Palace is too close to the harem, making it inconvenient for ministers to come and go.

Li Ye's inner study is located in Penglai Hall, which is a sign of respect for the queen. He will stay in the inner study most of the night.

Li Ye returned to the inner study and sat down, and his wife Dugu Xinyue brought him a cup of hot tea.

Li Ye took a sip of tea and said to his wife: "I have been thinking about sending all the old concubines in Taiji Palace back to their parents' homes for the past two days. Whether they go back to their parents' homes to retire or remarry, it's up to you!"

There was a reason why Li Ye said this. There was a 70-year-old Concubine Lu Xian who lost all her coffin books playing mahjong. She cried and fussed all day long and wanted to hang herself. Zhao Baozhong, the manager of the inner palace, reported to Li Ye, and Li Ye had no choice but to let Zhao Baozhong. He paid her a thousand guan of money to comfort her, and ordered Fan Yanglu to take her back to her parents' home.

Through this incident, Li Ye discovered that these old concubines were actually very willing to return to their natal families, mainly because their natal families did not want to accept them. Now he forced the natal family of every concubine to accept them, thus solving this old and difficult problem. .

Of course, the old concubine who is truly homeless can continue to stay in Tai Chi Palace for her retirement.

In this way, all the 500 maids serving them could be released from the palace, and there were 500 more civilian households in the Tang Dynasty.

Dugu Xinyue smiled and nodded, "I also want to persuade my husband. In fact, they themselves don't want to live there. It's cold in winter, humid in summer, the house is old and broken, and there are many bugs. A group of women gather together all day long to scheming. My parents are short of family, so it will be more comfortable to go back to my parents’ home. Anyway, I will give them the monthly support.”

"This matter has been settled. They will be sent back before spring next year."

"What about Queen Mother Zhang?"

Dugu Xinyue asked: "Has your husband decided to keep her in the palace?"

Li Ye pondered for a moment and said: "When the emperor abdicates, she will also abdicate. I plan to make her the Lady of Luo State, and the emperor will make her the Prince of Jiyin. That child is a typical autistic child. He will be like this for his whole life, but at most he will be like this." She can only live until the age of forty, and Zongzheng Temple will be responsible for taking care of her. As for Queen Mother Zhang, it depends on her own wishes! She can stay in the palace if she wants."

There are some things that cannot be stated clearly. If you do, you will easily fall out. Dugu Xinyue knows this well. Her husband is still a little greedy for the beauty of Queen Mother Zhang. If she puts Queen Mother Zhang outside the palace, her husband will still go to her. If the news spreads, it will not be good for her reputation. Well, it's better to follow the example of Emperor Taizong who raised Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty in the palace. Anyway, since she has no status, it won't be a big problem.

Dugu Xinyue is not worried about her husband going to find her. She is worried about her status. As long as her husband promises not to give Queen Mother Zhang her status, it has nothing to do with her.

"She begged me today to continue living in the palace, and I agreed."

Li Ye nodded, "You can arrange it! I won't ask."

After a pause, Li Ye continued: "Accepting her will cause criticism from the court, and the ink left by history will not be good. I will not consider it!"

Dugu Xinyue laughed. Her husband was still not confused and knew that the history of taking the Queen Mother as a concubine was not good-looking.

She added: "I talked to Pearl today. She cried and explained to me again and again that it was a misunderstanding that day. She was thinking about her deceased son at that time, not the former prince. No woman would say such a thing. Idiot, what’s more, she is facing His Majesty the Emperor who is about to ascend the throne. Please calm down, husband! "

The reason why Li Ye got into trouble with Shen Zhenzhu was because he watched a TV series "The Legend of Pearl" in his previous life and couldn't forget it. So when he had the chance to get this legendary woman, he acted decisively and fulfilled his long-cherished wish, but in fact he got In the end, he felt that it was nothing more than that, far inferior to Yang Yuhuan, so he found an excuse to alienate her.

With his emotional intelligence, he certainly knew that Shen Zhenzhu accidentally said the wrong thing and did not really mean it. Now that his wife was interceding for Shen Zhenzhu, he thought of Shen Zhenzhu accompanying him on the ship and giving birth to a son for him. I couldn't bear it anymore.

In the final analysis, Li Ye is just a time traveler and a cheater of history. He does not have the ruthlessness of a real emperor in history. He still values ​​love and justice.

"Okay! I'll go up and see her tonight."

"Aren't you going to Yuhuan tonight?"

"It seems that Qiu He is a little sick. She has to take care of the child tonight, so I won't go."

"I would have forgotten if you didn't tell me, husband. Qiu He has a bit of a cough, but it's not a big problem. He just caught a bit of wind and cold at night. He will be fine after taking medicine for two days."

Having said this, Dugu Xinyue stood up and said with a smile, "Then I'll go inform Pearl."

Dugu Xinyue walked away quickly. Li Ye took a sip of tea, took the draft of the enthronement ceremony, and read it carefully.

When Shen Zhenzhu got the news that her husband was coming that night, she burst into tears of joy. She quickly put on makeup and dressed up carefully. She also thought of playing the family card and bringing her son with her.

Among all Li Ye's sons, the son born to Shen Zhuzhu looked most like him. He was named Li Hua and was granted the title of Prince of Yingchuan County.

When the time came, the Greenhouse Hall was decorated with lights, and a light carriage drove through the gate under the protection of dozens of female guards and stopped in front of the lobby.

Li Ye came out of the carriage, and Shen Zhenzhu quickly stepped forward to salute, "I, the pearl in my body, welcome your husband!"

Li Ye saw that she was charming and beautiful, and she was dressed in a slightly coquettish way. She was obviously following his fancy, and he was a little tempted.

Then he smiled and said: "It's cold outside, let's go to the hall to talk!"

He held Shen Pearl's hand and walked toward the hall. Shen Pearl's heart was beating fast. Did her husband forgive herself?

Walking into the lobby, the wet nurse picked up the child. Li Ye was overjoyed and quickly hugged his son and kissed his little face. This son's features and eyes really looked like his, which made Li Ye smile from ear to ear with joy.

He then said to Shen Zhenzhu: "Next year, I will make Hua'er the King of Qi."

Shen Zhenzhu was overjoyed and gave Wanfu a gift, "Thank you husband!"

Li Ye motioned to give the child to the wet nurse and asked everyone to step back. He sat down and said to Shen Zhenzhu, "Now let's talk about our affairs."

Shen Pearl's expression changed and she knelt down in fear.

Li Ye said slowly: "It is human nature for you to pay homage to your ex-husband. I will not pursue it, but this kind of thing can only happen once. I will treat it as a complete farewell. I hope there will be no next time."

Shen Zhenzhu lowered her head, "Zhen Zhenzhu obeys your order!"

Li Ye added: "You don't have to worry about no one offering sacrifices to them. Zongzheng Temple will pay homage to the deceased clan members on time and ask eminent monks to pray for them. This is the duty of the clan clan and I will not treat them badly."

"Thank you husband for the arrangement!"

Li Ye shook his head and said: "But you are burning paper in the main hall, which is against the family rules. The princess should have told you that paper and incense are not allowed to be burned anywhere except temples and ancestral halls. The main hall is full of curtains, which can easily cause fires. You are not Children should know the danger!”

Shen Pearl nodded slightly, "Zhenzhu was confused for a moment, but now she realizes her mistake!"

"Not only do you know your mistake, you also have to be punished!"

Shen Zhenzhu's delicate body trembled and she almost burst into tears. She said sadly: "Zhen Zhenzhu is willing to be punished!"

Li Ye lowered his head and whispered in her ear: "As a punishment, you must dance for me and you are not allowed to wear clothes!"

Shen Pearl suddenly burst into laughter and nodded shyly.

Li Ye smiled and said, "I'm going to see my aunt. When I come back, I can appreciate Pearl's graceful dancing posture!"

Li Ye came to Aunt Mu's residence. She lived in a small courtyard at the east end of the Greenhouse Hall. There were no flowers, birds, fish or insects in the courtyard. There were only a few vegetable fields and a group of chickens. However, it was winter and the vegetable fields had not been sown yet. The chickens are in the chicken coop.

There are two maids who are responsible for taking care of her. Aunt Mu's daily life is to grow vegetables and chickens, chant sutras and worship Buddha. Mingde Temple in the east is only two hundred steps away from her residence. She is a layman and goes to Mingde Temple and Mingde Temple every day. The nuns chanted sutras together.

Aunt Mu didn't have much savings. She donated all the hundreds of dollars that Li Ye gave her every month to the temple. However, she had treasures. The string of lapis lazuli beads around her neck was called the most precious Buddhist treasure in the world. It was made of the purest and most dense Made of lapis lazuli.

Her bracelet is also a colorful Buddhist treasure presented to Li Ye by Master Padmasambhava, with the relics of seven eminent monks encrusted on it.

She also goes to Ci'en Temple every month to attend the religious ceremony of eminent monks. Her rosary and bracelets eclipse those of all eminent monks, and she is respected as the chief guest.

Of course, it is also related to her identity. She was named the Lady of Yongguo. Once Li Ye ascended the throne, she would also be honored as the Crown Princess.

But these titles are not important. What is important is Aunt Mu’s body. She is already sixty years old, but her body is still very strong. Li Ye’s biggest wish is that she can live to be over seventy years old. Now Li Ye hopes that she can survive Eighty years old.

The sound of Mrs. Mu's chanting came from the room. It was untouchable and no one could disturb it.

Li Ye listened for a while, and there was at least half an hour left. He waved his hand to the maid and signaled not to disturb her. He took out a golden bean from his arms and put it into a small earthen jar on the windowsill, indicating that he had been here.

He then turned around and went to Shen Zhenzhu's bedroom.

The door to the dormitory was closed and all the maids retreated. Li Ye lay comfortably on the big bed and looked at Shen Pearl with a smile.

Shen Pearl smiled charmingly and gently untied her skirt.