Chapter 98: Take her to see the prosperity of the world

At dusk, the sky was gloomy, and the cold wind mixed with snow particles hit the window frame of Princess Pingyang's mansion, making a crackling sound. Suddenly, Li Xiuning pushed open the window and let the cold wind blow on her face.

If you look closely, you will definitely find that her eyes are full of sadness. At this time, Li Xiuning wore a white dress. Although she did not wear any makeup, she had more tenderness as many girls, and she rarely had the heroic spirit of wearing armor.

Li Xiuning was blown by the cold wind, and her face was frozen pink by the knife-like cold wind, as if she had applied thick rouge. Cui'er tried to persuade her, "Princess, let's go back, if it's frozen..."

Before Cui'er could finish her words, Li Xiuning said angrily: "It's okay if you freeze to death, no one feels sorry for you anyway!"

"Oh, who made our Princess Pingyang angry?" At this moment, He Yue'er came outside. She was wearing a black cloak, only her eyebrows and eyes were exposed, but at this time, He Yue'er's eyebrows and eyelashes were covered with white frost.

Li Xiuning looked at He Yue'er coming and said in great frustration: "What's the point of her? What's the point that I can't compare to her? Why did he treat me like this? Since he is interested in me, why should he treat her..."

Although Li Xiuning did not name it, whether it was He Yue'er or Cui'er, they all understood who Li Xiuning was talking about.

Speaking of this, Li Xiuning could no longer say anything. Chen Yingzhen found a daughter of the Cui clan in Qinghe or the Wang clan in Taiyuan. Even if she was a daughter of the Zheng clan in Xingyang, Li Xiuning would not be so angry.

Because Li Xiuning understood that because she led troops to fight for a long time, she had less femininity. However, she also had to compare with whom. If she was compared with the wild girl Li Daozhen, Li Xiuning thought that she was still an unforgettable lady. But Chen Ying would actually like her.

He Yue'er took off the cloak she covered on her body and handed it to Cui'er. Cui'er quickly took it and prepared ginger tea for He Yue'er. Looking at Cui'er's back, He Yue'er laughed and said with a sneer: "Is the princess a good food?"

"No, no!" Li Xiuning said stubbornly: "Just can't figure it out, how could he be with her? It's really hard for people to understand? Could it be..."

He Yue'er said: "Your Highness the Princess will never guess how the Prince of Baicheng was pregnant with Chen Langjun's child."

Li Xiuning was secretly surprised when she thought about it. In terms of appearance, Li Daozhen was not considered top-notch, and she could only say that she was a normal court. Even Lan'er in Chen Ying's mansion was petite and lovely than her. In terms of temperament, Gao Wenjin in Chen Ying's mansion was not inferior to Li Daozhen at all. However, whether it was Lan'er or Gao Wenjin, Chen Ying had never touched them. Li Xiuning looked at He Yue'er in confusion and said, "You even know this?"

He Yueer nodded and said, "The Lord of Baicheng County originally had a bad impression of Chen Langjun. When she learned that Your Majesty was intending to betroth him to Chen Langjun as her wife, she did not dare to disobey His Majesty and refused to obey the order, so she carried a sword and killed Chen's mansion..."

"Ah..." Li Xiuning heard the news and knew the result, she couldn't help but scream. Martial arts were probably the only place where the Lord of Baicheng County could be better than her. Li Xiuning's kung fu can only be considered good. Originally, she had no intention of being accustomed to the battlefield, and was just used to strengthen her body, so Li Xiuning's kung fu was only slightly stronger than ordinary soldiers, and it was very limited.

If you put aside Li Xiuning's identity, any three soldiers could easily defeat her, and you could capture her five soldiers alive. But Li Daozhen is different. Not only is she extremely talented, she has studied hard since childhood, and her kung fu is far stronger than ordinary generals. Even her biological brother Li Daozong, Li Daozong's skills are outstanding among the children of the Li Tang royal family, and are only slightly weaker than her fourth brother Li Yuanji, and are comparable to Li Shimin. However, Li Daozong can last for more than ten rounds under Li Daozhen's sword.

He Yue'er told Li Daozhen and Chen Ying every bit of the past to Li Xiuning. When Li Xiuning heard that Li Daozhen was in love with Chen Ying, Chen Ying didn't know at all.

Li Daozhen was getting thinner due to the bitterness of unrequited love, and she became thinner day by day. Li Xiuning even sympathized with Li Daozhen. However, when Li Xiuning heard that Li Daozhen had left no regrets in her life, she even colluded with her brother to deceive Chen Ying and gave him aphrodisiac, Li Xiuning was so angry that her chest was fluttering: "She...she...why is she so shameless?"

He Yue'er said: "Your Highness the Princess actually doesn't have to be sad. The one who should be sad now is the Lord Baicheng County. She is pregnant with a child alone. In the future, it depends on whether Your Highness is willing to leave this child to her, otherwise she will have nothing."

He Yue'er said it right. The ancient marriage law actually protected the absolute power of the wife. A man must first obtain the consent of his wife and wife. Otherwise, he cannot be taken into the house. He is only considered to be raised outside and treated as a outer room. The child born does not even have the treatment of a concubine, and can only be regarded as an illegitimate child. If the wife is willing, he can also take the outer room as a concubine. Of course, if he is not willing, he can only be as long as the child is not an adult. Li Daozhen has no way to refuse.

At this moment, Cui'er said: "Your Highness, General Chen's mansion has sent another food box, four dishes and two soups, right?"

Since Li Xiuning left, Chen Ying has been trying to please Li Xiuning so that Li Xiuning will no longer be angry. However, Li Xiuning did not give him any chance to explain, so Chen Ying had to order the kitchen to prepare exquisite dishes and continue to deliver three meals a day to Princess Pingyang's mansion.

Li Xiuning originally knew what happened to Li Daozhen and Chen Ying, but she thought Chen Ying was carrying her back and had an affair with Li Daozhen, so after a relationship, the baby was secretly married. At that time, Li Xiuning was not willing to accept Chen Ying's kindness at all. As long as it was the dishes sent by Chen Ying, Li Xiuning asked Cui'er to take them to the street for beggars to eat.

Li Xiuning understood that Li Daozhen was using Chen Ying's sympathy to borrow seeds with aphrodisiacs. At this time, Li Xiuning was not so angry: "Come here, I am hungry too!"

Cui'er was overjoyed when she heard this.

The Chen Mansion's lacquer box is very large, and it is made of willow catkin cotton. Even in the cold winter season, the dishes in this food box are still steaming hot when they are served.

A plate of braised pork, a plate of sweet and sour pork ribs, a plate of glutinous rice lotus root, and a plate of shredded pork with fine sauce.

However, there is a sandalwood box one foot square below. Cui'er thought it was a soup cup inside, but when Cui'er opened it, it was a wooden box with a small wooden man standing inside. This little man was about one inch or two centimeters tall, wearing a palace headdress and a small and exquisite turquoise lacquer skirt. Although the little wooden man was very small, his nose, eyes and eyebrows were lifelike.

Li Xiuning had never seen such a thing before and asked in surprise: "What is this?"

He Yue'er shook her head: "I don't know!"

Li Xiuning looked at Cui'er, sighed and said, "Forget it, I don't know if you ask!"

Cui'er suddenly exclaimed: "The princess has a note here!"

A note as big as a Moyo slap appeared in front of Li Xiuning, who said, "Follow the arrow and rotate around and a half!"

Li Xiuning picked up the wooden box and found a one-shaped handle at the bottom of the wooden box, and an arrow pattern similar to the Tai Chi diagram was painted around it. He Yue'er said: "Let me come!"

Li Xiuning shook her head, suddenly twisted the handle hard, and rotated it around and a half in the direction of the arrow according to the words written on the note.

At this time, an accident happened.

The little wooden man who was originally standing in the wooden box actually danced Hu Xuanwu along the wooden box, and the wooden box made a crisp and pleasant sound, which was very wonderful.

Li Xiuning widened her eyes and looked at the wooden box in disbelief: "What mechanism is this?"

In fact, this is just the simplest music box in later generations. There is a record in the ancient "Three Character Classic": "The earth and leather, wood, stone, metal, silk and bamboo are eight sounds."

In fact, the eight sounds are actually the general term for all ancient musical instruments, namely, páo, earth, leather, wood, stone, gold, silk, and bamboo. Among ancient musical instruments, Sheng, Yu, etc. belong to the tit category; tit category, drum category, leather category, wooden category, fish category, wood category, chime category, stone category, bell category, metal category, zither category, etc., zither category, silk category, pipe, flute category, etc. It is not difficult to see that tit category, earth, leather, wood, stone, gold, silk, and bamboo refer to the raw materials used to make musical instruments. These eight raw materials can be said to be able to make all musical instruments.

Of course, Chen Ying asked the craftsmen to use spring steel to make the clockwork and create the world's first music box in order to please Li Xiuning.

Although Chen Ying didn't know much about women and how to please women, he remembered a very famous saying in later generations: "If she is not well-educated, she will take her to see the prosperity of the world;

If her heart is already vicissitudes, take her on a carousel.

If his love is just beginning to begin, you should untire your clothes;

If he sees countless people, you will have the stove next to the stove.

Chen Ying knew that Li Xiuning had seen all the prosperity of the world. Although she was not as vicissitudes of her heart, Li Xiuning had ridden countless times, not to mention sitting on a carousel, even a real horse. After thinking about it, Chen Ying decided to create a music box.

In later generations, Chen Ying bought one of the music box, but when he gave it to others, he didn't want it. So in anger, Chen Ying threw the music box. After the drop, he felt distressed, hundreds of miles. For this reason, Chen Ying learned to assemble it himself. In that way, the music box with a broken shell was always placed on the head of Chen Ying's bed.

At this time, Chen Ying had to assemble a music box according to his memory.

Obviously, Chen Ying's plan was successful.

Li Xiuning, He Yueer and Cui'er sat around in front of the music box, carefully observing the little wooden man dancing Hu Shi, and listening to the sounds made by the music box with his ears.

Listening to the melodious music, Li Xiuning couldn't help but recall the past. The simple notes of the eight-tone music seemed to carry endless magic, which made Li Xiuning fall into infinite imagination and the memories of time.
Chapter completed!