Xue Shao entered the Zhao Guogong Mansion to inspect, and the door plaque had been replaced with colored silk, and it was the "Shangguan Mansion" when it was unveiled.

In fact, Shangguan Wan'er and her mother, Mrs. Zheng, both meant, still use the previous plaque of the Duke of Zhao's Mansion or replace it with "Xue Mansion", but Xue Shao said that it was specially given to Mrs. Zheng, so it should be "Shangguan Mansion".

The maids and servants in the house were all personally selected by Princess Taiping, and there were eight "class swords" who practiced martial arts who could be used to watch the family nursing home. Minor renovations have been made to various parts of the house, with the exception of a few rooms in the main house. The original Xue Shao's bedroom was changed to Shangguan Wan'er's bedroom, and the masculine decoration style was all replaced with Shangguan Wan'er's favorite graceful appearance. The biggest change is the study, which has been opened up from the wall of the compartment into a large library cabinet, which is adding many books one after another, including rare and precious solitary books.

Shangguan Wan'er's biggest hobby is reading and collecting books. She also has the habit of using spices to smoke books, so that the scented books are not only fragrant and pleasant, but also moth-proof and moisture-proof, which is very conducive to preservation.

Xue Shao remembered an anecdote when he was in his "previous life", saying that the collection of books collected by Shangguan Wan'er in history was still fragrant and intact in the Song Dynasty after hundreds of years, and became a rare book of great value.

Now Xue Shao has entrusted many people to start buying books everywhere to fill Shangguan Wan'er's library cabinet. Nowadays, all books are copied by hand, and the production is not large and the popularity is not widespread. There are many rare and unique books in this room full of books, which are not much cheaper than the gold, silver and jewelry in the room.

Shangguan Wan'er only has such a little hobby, how can Xue Shao not satisfy her?

As for the money, Xue Shao really didn't lack it after returning to Beijing from Yu Hongye. Although he occasionally has a little shame about eating soft rice, he eats it smoothly, and keeps using such fallacies to eliminate his shame - I am not a loser, how can I prove that my wife will make more money than the other?

After inspecting the mansion for a while, Xue Shao was generally satisfied. The day after tomorrow, Mrs. Zheng was about to officially move, Xue Shao urged the craftsman to speed up the progress of the project, and then went to Mrs. Zheng's residence with Princess Taiping to visit.

Shangguan Wan'er was taking up a job in the palace, and only Mrs. Zheng was at home.

Mrs. Zheng is not an ordinary commoner woman, she was born in a big family, married into the eunuch family and has been in the palace for many years, she is a knowledgeable and conscious person. She suggested that Xue Shao said, before moving, it is best for you and Wan'er to enter the palace together, solemnly thank the God Emperor for his grace, and ask the God Emperor to give a matchmaker.

As soon as Xue Shao heard that it made sense, isn't there a rumor running around right now? Before moving, he entered the palace to thank him and asked the emperor to officially issue a decree to give marriage and give a matchmaker, which may be able to smash rumors and respond to changes with no change.

So Xue Shao agreed, and agreed with Mrs. Zheng that he would come to pick up Shangguan Wan'er and enter the palace to face the saint tomorrow.

Later, when the couple returned home, they saw such a scene-

Xue Linyu hugged Wu Ming's thigh and cried, Chen Xian'er, Yuenu, Linlang and his teachers were all around, but no one could persuade them.

Princess Taiping was taken aback, "What's going on?" ”

Xue Shao knew in his heart that Wu Ming had been teaching Xue Linyu's martial arts at home for many years, and although they did not have the name of master and apprentice, they had a strong friendship between master and apprentice. Now that Wu Ming is ready to leave the Xue family and return to Shaolin, Xue Linyu is of course reluctant.

Wu Ming has always been very fond of children, probably because his own son died tragically at the hands of the Tubo people at an early age. Therefore, Xue Linyu has always been deeply cared for by Wu Ming since he was born, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he "treats himself as his own".

Seeing her son crying bitterly, Princess Taiping felt uncomfortable, so she hurriedly walked over to persuade her.

Xue Shao stopped her with one hand and strode forward.

Chen Xian'er was surprised when she saw Xue Shao coming, and hurriedly bent down and said to Xue Linyu, "Your father is here!" ”

Xue Linyu suddenly seemed to have been beaten with chicken blood, and immediately let go Wu Ming crawled up from the ground, hurriedly wiped his nose and tears, and then stood up straight, bent over to Xue Shao, and bowed his hand, "The child greets his father!" ”

Xue Shao walked over and didn't speak, just looked at him.

Xue Linyu's eyes didn't dare to move around, and he stood in an orderly manner.

Everyone held their breath and said in their hearts that the prince knew that his father hated men crying the most, and it seemed that he was still very afraid of the Lord.

"Master Wu and your younger brother Dingguo went to Shaolin to practice, not to part with life and death, what is your number?" Xue Shao's voice was not loud or heavy, but it was very majestic.

"Yes, the child knows that he is wrong...... Xue Linyu hurriedly admitted his mistake.

Princess Taiping pinched a cold sweat beside her, afraid that Xue Shao would whip her son.

"Go back and wash your big flowery face first, and then copy the Analects 61 Xuezhi a hundred times. Pick one of the best written ones and frame it and give it to Master Wu as a souvenir. Xue Shao said, "It's not a bad thing for a big man to value love and righteousness, but don't be superficial." If you really cherish Master Wu, you will be able to practice martial arts in the future, and use your martial arts to do something serious, don't blindly indulge in horseback archery, hunting and fun. ”

"The Child Obeys ......"

"Go ahead!"

Princess Taiping hurriedly stepped forward, but Xue Shao stopped her, "Don't move!" ”

So Xue Linyu's literature teacher took him down.

Princess Taiping smiled bitterly and whispered, "Why did you stop me?" ”

"Do you think I don't know, are you going to find someone to copy the Analects 61 for him? You mother, tell him to cheat, and you don't learn well! Xue Shao said coldly, "If you spoil too much, be careful of your mother's failure!" ”

"How can I have ......" Princess Taiping felt quite faceless when she was reprimanded like this in front of many people, and whispered, "You don't have to say a word." ”

Xue Shao thought for a while and said, "Over the years, I have often been away from home on expeditions, and I don't have much time to discipline my son, so I can't blame you entirely. In the future, I will be away from home for less, and I will have to take care of this kid. Teenage children are the most rebellious, and they can't learn badly. ”

Princess Taiping hurriedly pulled Xue Shao aside and whispered, "Discipline is discipline, but there is one thing you must not ignore." ”

"What?"

Princess Taiping said: "Lin Yu gradually grew up and began to make friends. I found out that he had a special relationship with Li Chengqi, the eldest son of the emperor's heir, and when he had nothing to do, he asked me to take him into the palace and go to the emperor and grandson to learn music and painting together. Lin Yu was not too interested in these at first, but now that he was influenced by the instrument, he also began to study seriously. ”

"Imperial grandson" is Li Chengji's current title, which is consistent with his father's identity as "imperial heir".

Xue Shao didn't know the meaning of Princess Taiping's words, although national affairs cannot be decided entirely by private friendship, but private friendship can also be transformed into a political force that cannot be ignored. Princess Taiping is reminding Xue Shao that she might as well think more about her son's future when choosing to "support the prince".

After pondering for a moment, Xue Shao asked, "What is the relationship between Lin Yu and Li Longji, the third son of the emperor's heir?" ”

"Li Longji?" Princess Taiping was stunned for a moment and said, "My mother has ordered that he, the prince who came out of the concubine, will be succeeded to my late eldest brother, Emperor Li Hong, as the heir." He doesn't bother with eyes, so why would you suddenly ask? ”

"Just ask." Xue Shao said indifferently, "Lin Yu is not young anymore, and there are some behaviors that need to be persuaded and restrained against him. Now is the white-hot period of the dispute between Li and Chu, so he should not have too much contact with Li Chengqi for the time being. Lest outsiders mistakenly think that we are sending out some special signals. ”

"Makes sense. I'll restrain him. Princess Taiping looked left and right to make sure that there was no one else, and whispered, "But you tell me the truth, who do you want to be able to get the storage position?" ”

Xue Shao pondered for a moment, "Of course, it's easier to get along with." ”

Princess Taiping understood that Xue Shao was referring to the imperial heir Li Dan.

The imperial heir, Li Dan, has a calm temperament and is calm, and the concubines around him have always behaved decently and have no deviants. On the other hand, Li Xian, the degraded king of Luling, is a big straw bag who lacks talent and has no cultivation, otherwise he would not have been easily pulled down by Wu Zetian and Pei Yan back then. Moreover, he has a particularly uncomfortable wife, Wei Shi, who not only had conflicts with Xue Shao, but also made Princess Taiping deeply disgusted.

Compared with the two, Li Dan is indeed the most reasonable candidate.

But Princess Taiping quickly asked, "But my mother may not think so." Most of the ministers of the pro-Li faction in the court are willing to support the emperor's heir, and if the emperor's heir really enters the East Palace because of this, then his power will become very strong, thus threatening my mother's position. Moreover, the order of the young and the old is also an important principle of the prince, and it is difficult to guarantee that no one will take the opportunity to promote the king of Luling, so as to have the luxury of supporting miraculous achievements. ”

"That's right." Xue Shao said, "Now the ministers of the DPRK and the central government are divided into two camps under the banner of the emperor's heir and Wu Chenghei's heir. The more they fight, the less likely these two will be to enter the East Palace. When it's really out of control, your mother only needs to recall the strange soldier of King Luling, and the two people will fail in their calculations, and the position of the empress will be more stable like Mount Tai. ”

Princess Taiping pondered for a moment and said, "In this way, the sudden rise of King Luling is almost inevitable. I'm afraid, because of those old grievances and the personality of the Luling King and his wife, it will be more difficult to get along at that time. ”

"Don't worry." Xue Shao said, "Being a prince is not necessarily a good thing, especially in the face of an empress like your mother. Even if King Luling can return and enter the East Palace, he will face unprecedented pressure, and he will always be in danger. As long as your mother is still alive for a day, he won't be able to make any big waves for a day. What we have to do during this period is to distance ourselves from the crown prince Li Xian in the footsteps of the empress, and secretly get close to and protect the imperial heir Li Dan. The rest is done by the camera. ”

Princess Taiping was secretly frightened, "Are you planning to abolish the establishment after my mother's funeral from now on?" ”

"Your worries, it's too early." Xue Shao said, "As long as your mother is still the empress of the Great Zhou for one day, then our husband and wife will only be loyal to the emperor alone, and it is impossible to please both ends." As for what will happen in the future, no one can say. It's really time for your mother's dragon to be funeral, no matter who wants to inherit that dragon chair, you really have to ask me Xue, do you agree! ”

Princess Taiping blinked her eyes in astonishment, as if she had something to say, but she didn't dare to say it.

"What are you thinking?" Xue Shao asked.

"I'm thinking...... I'll just say casually, you must not take it seriously! Princess Taiping said cautiously, "Since my mother can be the emperor, can I be a ...... What about the Queen's Daughter? ”