The sons and nephews of the Wu family were obviously much more active than Xue Shao and his wife, and they had already gathered in the Yingxian Palace very early, obediently waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to appear.

When Xue Shao and Princess Taiping walked into the palace, Wu Yizong and Wu Yougui, more than a dozen county kings, took the initiative to come forward and salute each other. Etiquette in the palace is not a trivial matter, Princess Taiping is the only princess, and her status is higher than them. Only Wei Wang Wu Chengsi and Liang Wang Wu Sansi only bowed slightly, and Princess Taiping and Xue Shao also returned the salute accordingly.

No conversation, not a word.

Xue Shao could clearly feel that the eyes of these people from his back were all cold.

Today, this place is completely under the realm of the samurai. The sons and nephews of the Wu family are basically all here, except for the absence of Wu Youxu, who is a monk, everyone else came with their families, and there were nearly 100 people in the hall. In stark contrast to their large group, Li Dan and their eldest son Li Chengqi are hiding in a calm corner.

In fact, Li Dan has now changed his name to "Wu Lun", and after Wu Zetian ascended the throne, he was named "Imperial Heir" and let Li Dan's family live in the East Palace. But there is a big gap between the imperial heir and the crown prince, the crown prince is the legal heir to the imperial power, and the imperial heir only means that Li Dan is at the level of a prince and is the biological son of Wu Zetian, and nothing else.

(Note: For the convenience of narration, only "Li Dan" is mentioned in the book.) There is another prince, Li Xian, who also has another name, and he is also only called Li Xian. ）

Princess Taiping gently pulled Xue Shao's arm and motioned to go over to see Li Dan.

"See brother, brother and sister-in-law." The couple saluted.

Li Dan grew up in the deep palace and was polite and polite, and he was very modest and generous, so he hurriedly returned the salute with his wife, and asked their eldest son Li Chengqi to pay New Year's greetings to his aunt and uncle.

Li Chengqi is almost ten years old, he looks very anxious, and he looks like he is already a half-sized child. From the outside, he looked like a shell that his father had taken off, almost identical. Wu Zetian named Li Dan as the emperor's heir, and also named Li Chengqi as the emperor's grandson, and the father and son lived together in the East Palace, and rarely had the opportunity to show their heads.

Xue Linyu rarely had the opportunity to see such a small partner, and he was very interested in him for a while. I don't know where he learned the trick, so he untied the jade pendant on his waist and handed it to Li Chengqi with both hands, "Brother, this is for you, New Year's gift!" ”

Xue Shao, Princess Taiping and the others were all stunned, what is this kid doing?

Li Chengqi was also stunned, and looked at this boy who was two or three years younger than him.

"Chengqi, you see if your brother is doing well." Li Dan hurriedly said, "It's not as sensible as Yu'er." ”

Li Chengqi hurriedly touched his body for a while, and took out a jade flute, "Brother Xian, this is for you, a New Year's gift!" ”

The adults of both families laughed, the kid was funny!

Wu Chengsi and the others looked at it when they heard the laughter, and they all sneered. Compared with their family of nearly 100 people, Xue Shao and Li Dan's camp is too thin.

Soon, Li Chengqi and Xue Linyu played together, and the older children taught the younger children to play the flute. Li Chengqi inherited his father's character and artistic cells, and had a quiet temperament and loved calligraphy and music. Xue Linyu is a combination of his father and mother's genes, lively, restless, naughty, mischievous, wild, and very smart, and very quick to learn things.

Soon after, Wu Zetian came.

A room full of imperial relatives hurriedly stood up as a train and saw Wu Zetian together. After all, Li Dan and Princess Taiping are Wu Zetian's biological children, so these two families stand at the forefront.

Wu Zetian was full of spring breeze, and he was obviously in a very good mood. She couldn't help but like Li Chengqi and Xue Linyu standing in front of her, so she took the two of them left and right and walked to the main seat and sat down, hugging one in her arms and laughing non-stop, she was a kind and amiable grandmother.

Princess Taiping smiled and whispered in Xue Shao's ear: "You see Wu Chenghei and them one by one, they are all about to die of jealousy." When you get home, you're sure to hit your child! ”

Xue Shao was also funny, "The children are right, what are you doing beating them?" ”

"Who called their children ugly, how can they be half smart and good-looking with my Yu'er!" Princess Taiping chuckled.

"Still can't blame the kids." Xue Shao said seriously: "Dragons give birth to dragons, phoenixes give birth to phoenixes, and the son of a mouse will make a hole!" ”

Princess Taiping covered her mouth and laughed, laughing so much that her stomach was about to cramp.

It's the turn of these daughters and nephews to pay their respects. There is no fixed order for this, it is more arbitrary.

Li Dan presented a painting made by himself, and there was a person who was more than seven or eight meters long, depicting the grand scene on the day Wu Zetian ascended the throne. Wu Zetian liked it very much, and immediately asked someone to frame it and hang it in the Vientiane Shrine. Wu Chengsi, Wu Sansi and others rushed forward to congratulate them, and offered many rare treasures. Wu Zetian also smiled and praised them one by one.

At this time, many people looked at Xue Shao and his wife, they didn't seem to have any big bags and boxes or anything like that, what were they going to offer?

Princess Taiping walked out, stood in the hall and presented a scroll with both hands, "Your Majesty, my daughter and my concubine are offering thousands of miles of rivers and mountains today to congratulate Your Majesty on the New Year!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience was stunned. Even Wu Zetian was slightly taken aback, "What is a thousand miles of rivers and mountains?" ”

"Someone, open it." Princess Taiping summoned two palace people to open the scroll, it was a newly made large map, about one person in all directions, and the frame was very beautiful. The locations of the various states and counties on the map are fairly clear.

Everyone understood at a glance that this was a map of the Western Regions.

Wu Zetian blinked, obviously thinking, and then looked at Xue Shao.

Xue Shao just smiled and said nothing.

"I'm ingenious." Wu Zetian nodded and praised, "This is what I got today, the best gift!" "Hey, hey!" Princess Taiping smiled proudly.

"Put it away and hang it in my study." Wu Zetian gave the order, and the palace people immediately put away the map and took it away.

Princess Taiping was obviously stunned and didn't move, and said in her heart: Mother, why don't you ask a few more words, so that I can explain in detail!

"Taiping, is there anything else?" Wu Zetian asked with a smile.

"Your Majesty, it's okay!" Princess Taiping retreated angrily.

Wu Zetian laughed, and Xue Shao couldn't help laughing. Princess Taiping was so embarrassed that her face turned red, and she secretly pinched Xue Shao's waist.

Xue Shao whispered in her ear: "How can such a military event be talked about in public? ”

"Then you're still giving me lessons for so long that I can't move?"

"Obviously you forced me to give you a lesson, okay?"

"You, you, you! ……”

After the gift, there is the customary palace song and dance and banquet, and the relatives of the emperor will go to toast Wu Zetian in turn, and then offer congratulations or poems.

It must be unbearable for so many people to toast Wu Zetian, so she called two female officials to help her drink on her behalf, and included these poems from the side. These two female officials are Kudi and Shangguan Wan'er.

Xue Shao saw Shangguan Wan'er at a glance, and subconsciously looked at Wu Sansi. The seats of the two were relatively close to each other, and Wu Sansi was actually looking at him.

Xue Shao didn't intend to be polite to him at all, and his eyebrows sank with murderous anger.

Wu Sansi's hand shook, and the wine in the cup spilled onto his clothes, and he hurriedly got up to change his clothes.

"Humph!"

Xue Shao snorted and drank a full glass of wine.

Of course, Princess Taiping, who was sitting with him, had already seen everything in her eyes, leaned over and whispered, "Mother is here, you should be a little more restrained." Later, I took the opportunity to talk to Shangguan Wan'er in private, so that I could ask the whole story of that day's incident. ”

"Hmm." Xue Shao nodded.

Halfway through the banquet, the singing and dancing were in full swing, and Princess Taiping called Shangguan Wan'er to leave with her on the pretext of changing clothes. The two talked for about half an hour before coming back, and the banquet was about to end, and Xue Shao was also a little impatient.

On the carriage home, Princess Taiping said to Xue Shao: "You won't believe it, this is ridiculous!" ”

"How?"

Princess Taiping lowered her voice and whispered: "Wu San's idea of hitting Guan Wan'er is indeed true. He invited Shangguan Wan'er and her mother to go to his house for the New Year, but of course Shangguan Wan'er refused. At the same time, Wu Sansi also asked Shangguan Wan'er to help, wanting her to introduce a new face to my mother in private. That's what Song asked! ”

"Oh?" Xue Shao was really surprised.

Princess Taiping pursed her lips, "Song Zhiwen's bad breath can kill people from three feet away, I still haven't seen it once before I married you, and I still have palpitations." How could my mother look up to such a person? Shangguan Wan'er would not be willing to mix with this kind of thing, so she refused on the spot. Wu Sansi and Song Zhiwen were indomitable, and they also brought out the matter between you and Shangguan Wan'er as a threat, saying that they would announce your adultery to the world and make you ruined. Shangguan Wan'er was angry because of this, and Li Xianyuan has probably told you about the rest of the matter, so I don't need to repeat it. ”

Xue Shao narrowed his eyes, "Have you figured out how to stew dog meat?" If not, I'll do it! ”

"Leave it to me!" Princess Taiping replied categorically, "Once the Shangyuan Festival is over, you will be able to see it!" ”

Xue Shao didn't say anything more. Although he really wanted to tear Wu Sansi and Song Zhiwen into eight petals with his own hands, it was really difficult for him to do this kind of thing himself. This is not the same as in the past, and with my current identity, it will have an extremely bad impact.

"Do you want to meet her?" Princess Taiping said suddenly.

Xue Shao blinked, it was this kind of question again, no matter how he answered it, it was the wrong answer.

So, simply remain silent.

Princess Taiping stretched out her hand to Xue Shao's waist with malicious intentions, and said in an urn voice: "What about you!" ”

"Listen to your arrangement, listen to your arrangement!" Xue Shao smiled bitterly.

"Humph!"

"Ahh

A scream of anger startled the coachmen who drove the horses.

"Do you need this exaggeration? I just pinched it lightly! Princess Taiping said hatefully, "I have already arranged it for you, Great Love." ”

"Hey, hey!" Xue Shao couldn't stop smirking.

Princess Taiping said angrily: "Don't you have a student named Wang Yu?" Although he is not in the capital now, the etiquette still can't be broken. Tomorrow, his parents and his wife will come to pay New Year's greetings to his teacher on his behalf. By the way, Shangguan Wan'er and her mother, Mrs. Zheng, will also come together. ”

"Mrs. Zheng is also here?" Xue Shao blinked, "I'm afraid she hasn't left the palace for more than ten years, right?" ”

"Not really." Princess Taiping said sourly, "Tomorrow, you will treat her as your mother-in-law who has not passed the door, and give some affection!" ”

"I didn't get through the door...... Mother-in-law? Xue Shao grinned, this sounded, why was it so awkward?