The moon stars are scarce, but it is not the time for the black magpie to fly south. The moonlight was bright, and the road seemed to be covered with a layer of silver frost, and there was no need for lanterns and candles, just by the moonlight, you could see the words on the storefront on the roadside. It is a moonlight like water and water like the sky, making people easy to meditate and lonely, and the poetry is flourishing.

It's just that Xia Hongsheng doesn't have time to enjoy these scenery.

"Qi Yong, hurry up!" Xia Hongsheng urged.

The carriage suddenly sped up again, hurried all the way, and went straight to Chang'an.

Chang'an City has closed the city gate, and Qi Yong was born with a document plate representing Xia Hongsheng's identity, so he was able to enter Chang'an, ignore the curfew, and go straight to the Vermilion Bird Gate.

Overnight...... It is not overnight, because of the paving of the cement road, it is enough to return to Chang'an from Jingyang and gallop fast for an hour. And this time is when Li Shimin is reading the recitals or reading books in the study.

"Here we are." Xia Hongsheng stood in the study and bowed to Li Shimin, Li Shimin didn't raise his eyes, but just said lightly, as if he had expected Xia Hongsheng to come.

"Your Majesty, Wei Chen came to disturb Your Majesty so late, I really have something urgent to report...... Xia Hongsheng said urgently: "It's about Your Majesty's marriage......"

"What's the matter, Xia Qing doesn't look down on my daughter anymore?" Li Shimin seemed to have known that Xia Hongsheng was going to talk about marriage, but without waiting for Xia Hongsheng to finish speaking, he interrupted Xia Hongsheng's words, put down the music in his hand, and looked up at Xia Hongsheng.

Li Shimin's face was expressionless and bland, and Xia Hongsheng couldn't see his thoughts and emotions.

"How dare Weichen!" Xia Hongsheng hurriedly bowed and saluted: "I'm not afraid that Your Majesty will laugh at Weichen, Weichen is still like a dream until now, afraid of waking up early tomorrow morning, but it was a dream." If that's the case, Weichen really hopes that this dream will never wake up again. Wechen ...... Weichen dreams of Her Royal Highness the Princess...... That, Weichen wants to tell His Majesty that it is difficult for Weichen to repay His Majesty's kindness when he dies, and His Majesty can give the princess to marry Weichen, Weichen...... Wechen doesn't know what to say! ”

Li Shimin's expression was a little surprised, as if he didn't expect Xia Hongsheng to say this, so he paused and asked, "Xia Qing has done too much for me, how old was Xia Qing when he entered the court?" Thirteen years old. I have long regarded Xia Qing as an ordinary courtier. However, since Xia Qing is so willing, why did he enter the palace to see me tonight? ”

Xia Hongsheng looked anxious, stomped his feet, and said: "Your Majesty, Wechen has encountered a trouble, and we can't make Wechen get his wish in the matter of His Majesty's marriage, Wechen has been thinking for a long time, but there is no countermeasure, he is impatient, and he doesn't dare to discuss with others, and he has no way out, so he can only come to His Majesty and ask His Majesty for help!" ”

"Oh?" Li Shimin looked at Xia Hongsheng: "What's the matter?" ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen...... Alas! Wei Chen is out of the way, and he is not afraid of His Majesty's ridicule and blame...... When Weichen first arrived in Chang'an, he was fortunate to be taken care of by His Majesty and was able to enter the Hongwen Hall to study. In the Hongwen Pavilion, when I saw Her Royal Highness the princess for the first time, even though the love was deep-rooted, I thought about it day and night. The princess is kind and gentle, not despising the micro-ministers, but being strong with the micro-ministers. Xia Hongsheng said to Li Shimin: "However, Weichen knows that the princess is unattainable, just like the lotus in the pool, the fragrance is far away and clear, and the pavilion is pure and planted, which can be viewed from a distance and cannot be blasphemed." As a poet in the far west said, those who love the moon do not take it for granted, but it is enough to look at it from afar. Wechen can just see the princess's smile, and he can be happy for several days, if the princess can say a few words through Wechen, Wechen will be excited and can't sleep. Your Majesty, these are the words that Wechen originally planned to hide in his heart until he died of old age, but today Wechen was not afraid of His Majesty's blame, so he said them all. The princess is like a goddess above the nine heavens, and Weichen is just a speck of dust in the soil. Weichen never thought that he would be worthy of the princess one day. Xu Hui, the eldest daughter of Lord Xu's family, Shi Xu Xiaode, the right guard chief of the Prince's Mansion, is also a girl who is excellent both inside and outside, and Wei Chen was already familiar with her when he was in Luanzhou. Weichen originally thought that the princess was noble and could not be looked at directly, and it was not something that people like Weichen could delusionalize, so he closed his delusions about the princess, and concentrated on Xu Hui, Xu Hui was gentle and virtuous, and also had affection for Weichen. ”

Li Shimin's eyes widened, and even Wang De turned his face away in shame - damn, I don't know what he is doing with an old eunuch blushing and ashamed, it's too perverted!

Could it be that Ben Gongzi's acting skills have soared too much?

No matter!

Xia Hongsheng continued: "Your Majesty also knows that there is only one male in Weichen's family. The sister-in-law is counting on Wechen to make the Xia family prosperous again, and she has always been anxious for Wechen to become an adult immediately, marry a wife and have children as soon as possible. Weichen didn't know earlier, but his sister-in-law knew that Weichen was going to have a crown ceremony this year, so she had already prepared for Weichen's marriage, and she had already had a marriage contract with Xu Hui, the eldest daughter of Lord Xu's family, Shi Xu Xiaode, the right guard of the prince's mansion. ”

"What?!" Li Shimin finally didn't calm down now, and suddenly stood up: "It's already been recruited?!" ”

In ancient times, there were six kinds of etiquette in the process from marriage discussion to marriage, namely: Nacai, asking for names, Najib, Nazheng, inviting dates, and greeting in person. Nacai, that is, if the man wants to marry the woman, he asks the matchmaker to propose to the woman, and after getting the consent, he asks the matchmaker to formally accept the "gift of choice" to the woman's family; Asking for a name, that is, the man sends a matchmaker to the woman's house to ask for the woman's name and birthday. After retrieving the Geng sticker, Bu Ji is eight characters; Najib

, that is, after the man asks his name and closes the eight characters, he notifies the woman of the auspicious sign of the marriage, and gives a gift to express the etiquette of the engagement. At this point, the marriage is basically settled. Next, it is to pay for the levy, that is, the man sends the dowry; Then the invitation period, that is, "handing over the good child", the man chooses the auspicious day of marriage and sends it to the woman's home; The last kiss is the official wedding, and I went to the woman's house to greet the kiss.

Therefore, when he heard that Xia Hongsheng and Xu Hui had reached the step of "accepting the recruitment", Li Shimin's reaction would be so great.

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xia Hongsheng said to Li Shimin: "Before, because Weichen had Her Royal Highness the princess in his heart, and secondly, he also felt that he was still young, so he was unwilling to get married. So my sister-in-law was so anxious that she hid it from Weichen, and tried to get to the last step, and the raw rice became cooked rice, and Weichen would not be reluctant anymore. When I went home today, I said that His Majesty would give me marriage, and my sister-in-law was anxious, so I told Yu Weichen the truth. Your Majesty, Wechen is now in a dilemma. If you refuse Your Majesty's marriage, it will also be against your will, and you will live up to Your Majesty's imperial grace. However, if Weichen divorces from the Xu Mansion, but ruins His Majesty, the princess, and Weichen's own reputation, the Chinese martial arts, and the people of the world, will definitely say that His Majesty has won the love of others, and that Weichen tends to be attached to the official position and abandons the marriage. Your Majesty, Wechen really couldn't think of a complete strategy, so in desperation, I could only come to report this matter to Your Majesty overnight, and begged Your Majesty to teach Wechen how to decide! (To be continued.) )