Volume 1 Princess Taiping Grows Up Chapter 67 Family Game
After returning to Anfu Hall, Li Yuechen couldn't wait to ask Xiaohe to quickly take off the pile of ornaments on her head.
Then she changed her clothes while combing her hair, and after finishing, she tied her hair into a ponytail with a hairband.
After changing her clothes, Li Yuechen shook the ponytail on the back of her head violently, sat cross-legged in front of the table and breathed a sigh of relief: "A bun really doesn't suit me."
Just as I was about to make a cup of tea, my two sisters came in and said, "Chen'er, we have nothing to do today, how about we go to Tao Guang Garden to have a look?"
Taoguang Garden is the royal garden and zoo of the Eastern Capital, located at the northernmost part of the imperial city.
Li Yuechen had just visited it once before. To be honest, it was indeed beautiful, but it was not very interesting.
But since my two sisters want to go, I might as well go and take a look.
Then he waved to Shangguan Wan'er beside him and said, "Wan'er, do you want to come with us?"
"Yeah!" Shangguan Wan'er nodded suddenly.
So the four of them set out together, taking with them some palace maids and eunuchs.
Anfu Hall is not far from Tao Guangyuan. The group entered directly from the west gate and walked through the corridor. A luxurious garden that stretched as far as the eye could see came into view.
The first thing you see is the wide canal that runs from east to west. Even in this cold winter, you can occasionally see colors swimming under the thin ice.
Although it is a garden, there is a pavilion every ten feet and a hall every hundred feet. It looks messy, but they are located in various places in the garden according to a certain pattern.
These man-made buildings continue the aesthetic style of the Tang Dynasty, simple but grand!
Architecture during the Tang Dynasty is basically like this. The style emphasizes simplicity and symmetry, but the color matching is extremely visually impactful.
The whole body is dominated by bright red, and the others are just embellishments.
The seemingly complicated corridors are located in the garden like a maze, connecting all the halls and pavilions.
The high-ceilinged space highlights the royal majesty and etiquette, and walking in it is like entering an open dragon's mouth.
But the most surprising thing is that this artificial building with gorgeous colors does not feel out of place in this garden, but rather very harmonious.
There are various colorful paintings on each beam in the corridor, and the contents are basically different shapes of mountains, rivers, birds, animals, etc.
Even though it is winter and most plants are bare, it does not seem to affect the overall look at all. Instead, it highlights the harmony between the halls, pavilions and pavilions.
If you come here in summer, the pavilions and palaces here will appear to be looming among the lush trees and blooming flowers.
The entire Tao Guangyuan is like a dynamic painting. No matter which season you come, you can always see different beautiful scenery.
Walking in this picture scroll, Li Yuechen, as a man of the future, couldn't help but sigh in his heart, as if the heaviness of history also became light at this moment.
I have traveled all over the world, seen, and even conquered countless beautiful sights.
However, this kind of ancient charm, dotted with extremely luxurious classical royal beauty, is the first time I have seen it since I can remember.
This kind of scenery can be described in one sentence: low-key, luxurious and meaningful!
Oh, if only I had a mobile phone now... Li Yuechen sighed in his heart as he looked at the beautiful scenery in front of him.
Suddenly, Princess Xuancheng pointed to a place not far ahead and said, "Look, Chen'er, there's a rabbit!"
Li Yuechen looked up and saw a gray hare digging a hole on the ground, apparently looking for food.
It was the first time Shangguan Wan'er had seen a rabbit, and she couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, how about..."
"Yes!" Li Yuechen nodded, "I'll go see if I can catch it. Xiaohe, ask someone to set up the barbecue grill!"
"Eh?" Shangguan Wan'er turned her head suddenly, with a look of fear in her eyes, "Your Highness is going to eat it?"
Li Yuechen was stunned for a moment: "Didn't you just say..."
Shangguan Wan'er had a look of grievance in her eyes: "I just wanted to hug it and touch it..."
"Forehead……"
Li Yuechen felt a little embarrassed, and the two sisters next to her felt a little embarrassed as well.
Patting her head helplessly, Li Yuechen reminded herself that she should think more from a female perspective when dealing with these small animals in the future.
At least most real girls shouldn't be like me. When they see an animal, the first thing they think of is eating it...
After all, you are a woman now. If not in all aspects, at least you should act like a woman in some aspects.
Thinking of this, Li Yuechen nodded and continued to watch the rabbits with them.
These days, most rabbits are grey or black, and white rabbits are rare.
It is rare to see that if you can catch a white rabbit and present it to the emperor, you can get a reward.
Because in the eyes of the ancients, white rabbits are a sign of good fortune.
There are also many other animals in Taoguang Garden, such as monkeys and cranes.
But in fact, what Li Yuechen wanted to do was to wait until the food problem was solved before trying to grow some bamboo here.
If successful, maybe I can go to Sichuan and catch two rollers to play with.
…
Perhaps because they were worried that Li Yuechen would eat it, they ultimately did not catch the rabbit. They just looked at it from a distance and then strolled around again.
At night, we just go back to bed. Nowadays, everyone looks forward to the Lantern Festival more than the New Year.
At night, Li Yuechen lay in bed wondering what the difference was between the Lantern Festival in Dongdu and that in Chang'an.
The second day of the Chinese New Year is the day to visit the mother's family, but now Mrs. Rongguo has passed away, Li Yuechen decided to stay with her mother for a day.
I asked my two sisters for their opinions, and after thinking about it, they decided to go with me.
I walked all the way to Renshou Hall, and just as I reached the door, I saw several brothers coming over.
Led by their eldest brother Li Hong, the princes all bowed to their two sisters.
While he was looking down, Li Yuechen took advantage of the situation and jumped onto his back: "Big brother, Happy New Year!"
"Ouch! Yuechen's strength has increased a lot." Li Hong staggered and almost fell down.
Fortunately, Li Xian, who was standing next to him, was quick-witted and stepped forward to help him, so he did not fall.
Li Yuechen suddenly realized that he might have used too much force just now, so he quickly let go of her, jumped down and asked, "Brother, how is it?"
"No problem..." Li Hong waved his hand, "But Yuechen has really grown up. Not only has he become stronger, but he's also a lot heavier."
"hey-hey……"
Li Yuechen laughed softly and secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that Li Hong did not feel his inhuman power.
After entering the Renshou Hall, they first bowed to the emperor and the empress.
Seeing Wu Zetian still sitting at the table, Li Yuechen came to her side and said, "Mother, please don't be busy with these things today. We will all be here to accompany you today."
"Coming to accompany Mei Niang means you don't plan to accompany me?" Li Zhi turned his head and asked with a smile.
Li Yuechen stuck out her tongue and said, "Well, I won't be with Grandpa today. I'll only be with Mom!"
"well……"
Hearing his daughter's words, Li Zhi pretended to be disappointed and sighed, as if he was very sad.
The children couldn't help but hold back their laughter, and Wu Zetian also covered her mouth and laughed softly a few times, but she immediately returned to her usual majestic appearance.
Li Yuechen grabbed her arm and shook it: "Mother, don't deal with these things today. Take a rest."
Wu Zetian looked around and saw that there weren't many memorials on the table, so she nodded and said, "Okay, let's take a break."
Although she said she would not accompany Li Zhi, it seemed that her mother did not want to go out in the middle of winter, so the family sat around the table drinking tea and chatting.
Li Yuechen leaned on Wu Zetian's arms almost the entire time. His usual dignity seemed to have disappeared today, and he did not drive her away.
There was no point in just chatting with the family, so Li Yuechen suggested, "Today is New Year's Day, why don't we play gambling together?"
Nowadays, Bo is more popular than games like Go. As soon as you hear that you can play it, you will immediately become interested.
However, Li Hong frowned and said, "But there are nine of us in total. Can't you only play mahjong with four people?"
Li Yuechen grinned: "Then let's make a new one."
"Oh?" Li Zhi seemed quite interested. "Tell me about it."
"Grandpa, wait a moment. I'll go get some paper and pen!"
As he spoke, Li Yuechen stood up to get a pen and paper, then wrote two words on the paper: "Chase the murderer!"
Then Li Yuechen began to explain: "The rules are as follows. We are divided into Qianniu Guards, assassins and ordinary people..."
That’s right, what Li Yuechen wants to do is the simplest killing game. The rules of this game are simple and easy to understand, but playing it requires strong on-the-spot adaptability.
This kind of IQ-competing game was very popular in the Tang Dynasty. After understanding the rules, Li Zhi nodded expectantly: "Then let's try it!"
The emperor had spoken, so Li Yuechen naturally stopped talking nonsense and tore off a few pieces of paper and wrote down his different identities.
Because I wanted to be the host, I wrote about two Qianniu Guards, two killers, and four ordinary people.
Then he folded the papers with the identities written on them, shuffled them, and let them draw their own names.
After checking their identities, everyone put their ID papers into their sleeves to prevent others from seeing them.
"Close your eyes at night!" Li Yuechen announced.
They were not worried about them cheating. Ancient people attached great importance to this. What's more, they were playing with the emperor. If the emperor himself did not cheat, they naturally would not dare to do so.
"Open your eyes, killer!"
In this round, the third brother Li Xian and the elder sister Princess Yi Yang were the killers. Li Yuechen asked them to point out the person to be killed with their hands while clapping their hands continuously to interfere with the hearing of others.
It was then announced that the Qianniu Guards had opened their eyes, and it turned out to be their mother Wu Zetian and fourth brother Li Lun.
After announcing that he would open his eyes at dawn, Li Yuechen said to his eldest brother Li Hong with a look of regret: "Brother, you have been killed, please express your opinion."
After thinking about it, Li Hong shook his head and said, "There are no clues, nothing to say."
Li Yuechen smiled, and then began to let them speak one by one according to the rules. Unfortunately, there was no clue for the first sentence, so he could only vote for one at random.
The one who voted was the second brother Li Xian. When he unfolded his identity card, everyone had a different expression.
The game continued, but unfortunately the third brother Li Xian’s acting skills were obviously not good, and he was voted out when he expressed his opinion in the second round.
After another two rounds, Princess Yi Yang was discovered by her mother, Wu Zetian, and was voted out.
The first round is over!
Perhaps sensing the fun of this game, Li Zhi laughed out loud: "Not bad, not bad! Let's do it again!"
After the first round of experimentation, everyone understood how to play the game thoroughly and immersed themselves in it again.
At first, the children did not dare to go too far with Li Zhi and his wife, and did not dare to support them.
But after I got addicted to the game, I didn’t care about anything else and started voting directly.
Li Zhi and the other man didn't care. After being thrown out, they would reveal their identities and laugh because of the other party's misjudgment.
Once you commit to something, time passes quickly.
By the time everyone came to their senses, it was already dusk and almost time for dinner.
" Let's have dinner here tonight." Li Zhi waved his hand and asked Zhang Chengxin to prepare it.
Wu Zetian also nodded in agreement and smiled as she looked at the children playing together in front of her.
In fact, it was mainly Li Yuechen. The sons did not dare to play around in front of Wu Zetian.
But he couldn't resist Li Yuechen's teasing. He looked carefully and saw that his mother didn't seem to object, so he started playing around too.
The Renshou Hall was a very large place, and soon the fight turned into a horseback fight!
Li Hong carried Li Yuechen on his back, Li Xian carried Li Lun, the youngest of the brothers, and the others were cheering on the side.
Wu Zetian rarely lost her temper, but just stood by with a cup of tea and watched with interest.
Li Zhi even raised his hand and shouted while rolling up the health ball: "Play well, if either side wins, I will reward you!"
Li Yuechen knew that with his own strength, he could easily pull Li Lun down.
But the main purpose today is to have fun, not to decide the winner, so I plan to let it go.
So he immediately patted his eldest brother Li Hong on the shoulder and said, "Brother, go over there!"
"Okay, okay..." Li Hong also smiled dotingly, and carried her on his back and ran towards Li Xian opposite.
Li Xian was not to be outdone and also rushed over here.
At the same time, Li Yuechen reached out and grabbed Li Lun's clothes and pulled them down, seemingly using a lot of force.
Li Lun was not willing to be outdone and also grabbed her wrist and pulled her over.
While the two were pulling each other, Li Yuechen did not forget to remind: "Brother, hit him! Hit him!"
Unfortunately, Li Hong’s health was not very good, and his endurance gradually ran out as he kept colliding with Li Xian with his shoulders.
"Haha...Brother is not strong enough, Silang, work harder and pull Yuechen down!" Li Xian laughed and was about to retreat.
He retreated as soon as he finished speaking, but before Li Lun could react, he slipped off him because he was tugged at by Li Yuechen.
Li Yuechen let go and let him fall to the ground with a dull sound.
"Huh?" Li Xian looked unconvinced. "Why did Silang fall down by himself?"
“Hahaha…” Li Yuechen laughed. “Second brother, the art of war says that when the enemy is about to win, they are also the most relaxed. You made a mistake!”
Li Xian scratched his hair in annoyance: "Okay, second brother admits defeat! Yuechen is awesome!"
"Hmph!" Li Yuechen put his hands on his hips with a proud look on his face.
Wu Zetian turned her head slightly behind the desk and said, "That does make sense."
"It is better to apply what you have learned, rather than just reading books blindly..." Li Zhi nodded and murmured: "Good...good..."
Looking at the children playing together, Li Zhi had a very bright smile on his face.
As his wife, Wu Zetian fell into deep thought, wondering how long it had been since she saw him smile so happily and relaxed?
