Snowflakes were flying outside the window, but inside the window was as warm as spring. Princess Pingyang sat in front of the window and held her cheek with one hand, staring blankly at the snow scene outside. Her beautiful big eyes looked a little indifferent, as if she had fallen into deep thought.

Although Princess Pingyang deliberately did not return to Chang'an and stayed in the villa outside the city for many years, news from the city still reached her from time to time. For example, this time her elder brother suggested splitting the Tiance Mansion to weaken the military power of her second brother Li Shimin. As a result, Li Shimin rushed back to Chang'an day and night. As soon as she entered the city, she entered the palace to meet her father Li Yuan. Moreover, the father and son had been talking for a long time, and no one knew what they had talked about. However, after this conversation, the father's attitude became swaying again.

Li Yuan's attitude was shaken again, which naturally made Li Jiancheng anxious. As a result, during this period, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin almost took turns to Li Yuan. It was a big or small conflict that Li Yuan had been making up his mind and kept swaying between his two sons. As a result, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin used their own means to seek support. This also caused endless struggles in the court, and conflicts broke out in every court meeting.

Thinking of the above, Princess Pingyang couldn't help but sigh. Sometimes she really hated that she was incompetent and could not stop the fight between the two brothers. But on the other hand, no matter how capable she was, she could not turn the throne of the Tang Dynasty into two, and her two brothers were equally excellent. As the saying goes, one mountain does not allow two tigers, let alone two dragons fighting, which makes the world uneasy.

"Dongdongdongdongdongdong~" Just as Xue Jing was staring in a daze opposite Princess Pingyang, she suddenly heard a few crisp knocks from behind. When she turned her head, she saw a gentle man leaning against the door, with a smile on the corner of her mouth and said to her: "Is it a pity to have such a good Xue Jing staying in the room and staring blankly?"

"Why are you here?" Seeing Li Xiu by the door, Princess Pingyang couldn't help but show a warm smile. Since her mother passed away, Li Xiu's appearance should be the best thing she has encountered in her life. Even the hardships she has experienced are nothing compared to this incident.

"Haha, Chang'an City is so lively, I'm worried that someone will have random thoughts, so I come to accompany her!" Li Xiu smiled and said, "The water on the stove had already started. He took down the table, took some tea leaves with a teaspoon and put them in a teacup, and made a cup of tea for Princess Pingyang with his own hands and put it in front of her. Since Li Shimin came back, he guessed that Princess Pingyang would definitely be troubled by this matter, so he took time to accompany her.

Hearing Li Xiu's words, Princess Pingyang couldn't help but smile. With him, she felt better. She picked up the tea and sipped it lightly, and then said, "I heard from Uncle Ma that you seem to have some new ideas. You have been busy with this matter at home for a while. How about it, have you succeeded?"

"It's almost done, it's even simpler than I thought. It's just that the things I need are not easy to find, so it took a while." Li Xiu replied with a smile. When he said this, he suddenly had an idea and suggested again, "Princess might as well go out for a walk with me and go to my house to see the idea I came up with. You should be very interested!"

Princess Pingyang has also spent a lot of effort on her mind because of the two brothers these days. She felt a little tired and was too lazy to move. However, since Li Xiu personally invited her to go out, Princess Pingyang quickly nodded in agreement and asked someone to take a fur to put it on. After all, it was still snowing outside, so it would not be possible to keep the cold without fur.

Li Xiu also wore a fur when he went out, which was given to him by Princess Pingyang when it was winter. It is said that it was a bear that Princess Pingyang personally hunted by her hand a few years ago. It just so happened that Li Xiu had no fur, so she made one for Li Xiu himself.

Speaking of fur, there was not even cotton in the Tang Dynasty. In winter, if you want to keep warm, you could only wear fur. Aristocrats wore fur, bear fur, and ordinary people wore sheepskin and dog fur. Some poor people could not afford fur at all. They could only wear a few more pieces of hemp clothes to keep warm. Some people even stuffed straw into the mezzanine of their clothes. On the road, you can often see people with bloated bodies, and straw was stuffed in the clothes.

Now Li Xiu and Princess Pingyang left the villa together. The snow had not melted a few days ago, and it started to snow again today. However, compared with the heavy snow last time, the snow was much smaller this time. Snowflakes like fluffy flying with the wind. Occasionally, snowflakes penetrated the gaps in the clothes and fell into their necks, making people feel a little chill.

Looking at the snow-white mountains and rivers in front of him, Princess Pingyang also felt broad-minded, and Li Xiu was with her side. Even in the snow, it made people feel warm in her heart. The previous worries seemed to be thrown away from the Nine Night Clouds. Everyone's path was chosen by themselves. Since they have chosen their own path, let them go!

Although the snow was not heavy, Li Xiu still carries the umbrella for Princess Pingyang very considerately. The two walked side by side, chatting and laughing from time to time, and from a distance, they looked like a pair of beautiful women.

At the same time, in the Chang'an City Palace, Li Yuan, wearing reading glasses, looked at the blank imperial edict in front of him, picked up the brush several times but put it down again. Finally, he sighed helplessly, took off his glasses and threw it down, and stood up, then came to the window and looked at Xue Jing outside silently.

During this period, he was unable to sleep or eat. He felt that the military power in the hands of the King of Qin was too heavy and he wanted to reduce the military power in Li Shimin. However, Li Shimin rushed from the north and cried to him as soon as he entered the palace. He also listed the great military achievements he made for the Tang Dynasty after he started a war from Taiyuan, and even took off his clothes to show the scars on his body. This made Li Yuan shake his determination and did not take away the military power in Li Shimin for the time being.

It was precisely because of Li Yuan's hesitation that in the following period, the ministers in the court almost divided into two factions, and they were quarreling about whether to split the Tiance Mansion. At the same time, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin also ran to him all day long, one urging him to analyze the benefits of Tiance Mansion, and the other whispered his own difficulties, and using family affection to make Li Yuan undecided.

Thinking of the above things, Li Yuan couldn't help but feel annoyed in his heart. When talking about the fight between his two sons, Li Yuan knew better than anyone else. In fact, in his heart, he loved Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin the same. It was hard to say which one he loved more. In addition, the ability of these two sons was equal. One was good at military affairs and the other was good at government affairs. They all put in a lot of hard work and sweat for the establishment of the Tang Dynasty. It was already very rare for others to have such a son, but he had two at once, but this became his most troublesome thing.

However, as Li Yuan got older, his considerations became longer and longer. As a founding king, he had to set an example for his descendants in the future generations in the matter of becoming a crown prince. The Central Plains dynasty had always had a dispute over establishing a chief and establishing a wise man. In terms of talent, Li Jiancheng was not worse than Li Shimin, and he was the eldest son, which also made Li Yuan gradually tend to be Li Jiancheng, the eldest son. This time, he was interested in splitting the Tiance Mansion. This time, he was also a little unresolved.

"Your Majesty, the King of Qin has not seen him outside the hall again. I wonder if Your Majesty has summoned him?" At this moment, an eunuch suddenly ran to report the report.

"No!" Li Yuan was upset about this matter. Now that he heard Li Shimin running again, he said even more irritable. However, as soon as he spoke, he felt his tone was a little heavy. He immediately spoke again, "Go and tell the King of Qin, just say that I am a little uncomfortable. I am resting now, let him come again tomorrow!"

"Here!" The eunuch agreed and then turned around and went out. Li Yuan in front of the window sighed again. His two sons asked for a meeting at any time, and they were simply forcing him to express his opinion as a father, but they had never understood his current mood.

When Li Yuan thought of the above, he suddenly became a little angry with his two sons, and at the same time he missed his deceased wife, Dou. Although she was a woman, she was wise and decisive in her work, which was definitely not comparable to an ordinary man. She also taught her children very harshly. If she was still alive, she would probably not dare to say anything with just a word from her.

"The two sons are not caring. Fortunately, I have a daughter to say something in my heart!" Thinking of my deceased wife, Li Yuan quickly thought of Pingyang, the daughter who looked most like her deceased wife. At this time, he suddenly wanted to see Pingyang and confide in her troubles. As soon as this thought came out, he could no longer suppress it. At that moment, Li Yuan ordered loudly, "Come, prepare horses, I will leave the palace!"

With Li Yuan's order, the relevant people in the palace immediately took action. In a short while, Li Yuan left the palace among the guards of thousands of imperial guards and rushed to the outside of the city. Although he was an emperor, he always maintained his true nature as an emperor. Only when he was formally traveling would he take a car and usually prefer riding horses.

Li Yuan rode on his horse and walked towards the wind and snow, which made him suddenly recall the heroic spirit of leading troops to fight when he was young. He felt like he was a few years younger, and his irritability calmed down a little.

An hour later, Li Yuan finally arrived at the villa where Princess Pingyang lives. Seeing this, he couldn't help but feel a little moved. In fact, he also knew that the big reason why Pingyang moved here to live was that he didn't want to see the fight between the two brothers. Unfortunately, as a father, he still had to disturb her because of this incident.

When the father came to visit his daughter, there was no need to inform him. However, Li Yuan entered the other courtyard but did not find Pingyang. He immediately called a manager to ask, but the other party stuttered for a long time. Finally, he finally understood that Pingyang had gone out with Li Xiu. Hearing this, Li Yuan's face suddenly became gloomy! (To be continued.)

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