Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 312

Chapter 312 The Courtyard Is Like a Market
When they returned home, it was getting late, and Qin Mubai’s drunkenness started to waver. Cheng Huaibi and the others sent him to the living room and asked for another cup of tea before leaving.

Mrs. Liu asked Shuang’er to prepare a hot soup bath for him and reproached him, “Really, she didn’t leave the house the moment she returned. She went out and got drunk. Your father isn’t like you–right, where’s Princess Gao Yang? Why didn’t she come back with you?”

“Hehe!” ‘”Mother, what are you talking about? Mubai hasn’t married yet, how can he come back with me? Of course she stayed in the palace!” Qin Gaoyang laughed foolishly.

‘”Oh” Madam Liu replied, his expression a little lonely, but also a little doubtful.

“What’s wrong, mother? What are you thinking?” Qin Mubai asked.

“Nothing. It’s just that … you married Gaoyang, what about Mama Mei?” Madam Liu whispered, “Actually, this girl Mei Niang is pretty good. She can roughly recognize the outside world from the inside. It’s not easy for her to support a family business as big as her own!” Everyone looked down on the merchant, but she was a very good woman. Only a woman who had endured hardship knew that the Xing Clan was not easy, so she knew how to teach her husband and son. You’ve been in Lanzhou for more than a year, so you didn’t have any thoughts of leaving her alone in Xiang Zhou? Now that your marriage to Gaoyang has been announced, what will she think? ”

Qin Mubai’s heart trembled a little when he heard this. He lay on a large chair and closed his eyes to ponder. Mrs. Liu was a little annoyed and slapped him on the leg, “Mother is talking to you!”

“Oh!” Qin Mubai smiled and opened his eyes. “Don’t worry, I can take care of it. Actually, Gaoyang and I are half a year away from getting married. The Emperor suggested that I take you out for a sightseeing.”

“Really?” Mrs. Liu was excited when she heard this, “That’s good! Wei Niang and your sister haven’t left Chang’an for many years! Why don’t we go to Lanzhou to visit your father?”

“Oh? Haha!” Qin Mubai laughed loudly, “Did you miss your father?”

“Poor mouth! No matter how old or young you are!” Mrs. Liu scolded with a smile, but her face turned red as she said, “When you moved into Lan, I wanted to bring Shuang’er with me. However, your father sent a letter saying that he wouldn’t let us go. Stay in Chang’an, so we’ll follow him. Now … Forget it, I’ll listen to you! You can go wherever you say you want. Anyway, we don’t understand the rules of your state affairs and official circles.”

“Haha!” Qin Mubai smiled and said, “Mother, I plan to make a trip to Xiangzhou first. Then, how about going down the river to Yangzhou? It’s a clear moonlit night under the heavens, and half of the hooligans are in Yangzhou. Tsk tsk, the scenery and prosperity there are unique!”

Mrs. Liu curled her lips, seemingly a little unhappy, but did not say anything else. “What’s there to go to Yangzhou? It’s just that Feng Yue is prosperous …”

“Then where do you want to go?” Qin Mubai asked with a smile.

“Yangzhou is Yangzhou! By the way, I’ll go to Xiangzhou to take a look. I miss this good child, Mother Mei.” Madam Liu said helplessly.

“Wow! Do you want to go to Xiangzhou?” An excited voice came from the door. Shuang’er ran in excitedly, “Mother, Third Brother, isn’t that right?”

“Yes, when it comes to eating, drinking, and having fun, you always get excited.” Qin Mubai smiled and grabbed Little Sister’s hand in her palm. She smiled and said, “Siya’er, didn’t you want to go out for a walk a long time ago? This time, wherever you want to go, Brother will take you!”

“Really?” Shuang’er’s eyes revealed a bright smile as she glanced at her mother. Her face turned red and she whispered, “Is it okay to go to Liaodong?”

“Shut up! That’s all you have!” Qin Mubai scolded angrily. In any case, his mother was not an outsider. He said bluntly, “I have to go to Li Ke from afar. As for you?”

Mrs. Liu shook her head and sighed helplessly. “Speaking of which, ah …” Saburo, you should persuade your father. He is too stubborn. Shuang’er is already eighteen, if she doesn’t marry someone else, everyone will laugh at us. Speaking of which, Prince Wu’s temperament had greatly changed since the death of the princess, and he did not provoke any other women. Now, I can rest assured that I will marry Shuang’er to him. The two of them have been in love with each other since childhood, so why can’t they be together? ”

Shuang’er stood at the side with a flushed face. She looked at Qin Mubai helplessly and helplessly.

Qin Mubai knitted his brows, not knowing how to answer. He also knew his current status in the family-he was originally just a son of the concubine, but now he was trying his best to provoke the Qin Clan and revive the old Qin Clan for a second spring. Seeing that he was about to marry Princess Gaoyang, he was also a member of the royal family. If his sister were to marry Li Ke again, it would be a good thing for her to marry Li Ke, and it could be said from the perspective of family background or customs. Moreover, Princess Wu had already passed away. If Shuang’er married, it would be easy for her to become a princess by relying on her personal relationship with Li Ke.

From the looks of it, it was already a canal.

However, the problem was also obvious.

The first was his father’s trial. In Qin Shubao’s mind consciousness, Li Ke was not the master of peace. As a concubine prince, being capable and outstanding was a kind of fault, and it was inevitable that he would cause trouble in the future. This was the most direct reason why Qin Shubao rejected their marriage.

The second was the current environment. The Qin Clan wanted to marry a daughter. Although she was only a concubine daughter, she was clearly not an ordinary marriage. The reason for this was because Shuang’er was the biological sister of Qin Mubai’s first mother. After a trip to Lanzhou, Qin Mubai’s prestige and influence had risen unprecedentedly. Right now, he was going to marry Princess Gaoyang again and become a proper royal relative. One could imagine that in the next few years, Fang Fang, who was the weakest in the world, would definitely be someone who would be raised as lightly as a feather in the court.

Shuang’er marrying Li Ke was more like Qin Mubai marrying a younger sister than a daughter of the Qin Family-if he were to marry her to Li Ke at such a time, everyone would think that he would stand firmly on Li Ke’s side. This inevitably touched on the most sensitive and fatal topic of the moment-the fight for the first wife.

In order to escape the invasion of this huge political storm, Li Ke had already served as an envoy of the Great Tang Dynasty to the Korean Peninsula. If Qin Mubai were to bring up his marriage with Shuang’er at this moment, wouldn’t that mean that his efforts would be doomed? To put it bluntly, Qin Mubai was now a piece of cake in the matter of establishing a reserve!

…

“What are you thinking, Sanlang? We’re still waiting for you to speak!” Madam Liu urged unhappily.

“Oh” Qin Mubai replied, “Mother, Si Ya’er, I have never forgotten this matter. However, this was not a good time. I’ve never been able to explain the twists and turns. “I just want to say one simple thing. If we reveal the marriage at this time, it will harm Shuang’er, Li Ke, and perhaps our Qin Family.”

“Ah, so serious?” Mrs. Liu and Shuang’er were both surprised.

“That’s right … The current court situation is more dangerous. You need to be cautious in everything.” Qin Mubai frowned and said solemnly, “But don’t worry, I have always taken Shuang’er’s marriage to heart and have never underestimated her. Wait for a while! When the limelight passes, I have my own ideas.”

“Alright” The mother and daughter exchanged glances and nodded helplessly. Mrs. Liu said, “Saburo, you’ve succeeded. Not only did you prop up the Old Qin Clan, we can only count on you.”

“Don’t worry.” Qin Mubai grabbed her mother and little sister’s hands left and right. The smile on her face was warm and gentle. “You and father are my closest people. Even if I abandon everything, I will not leave you. Everything I have done is for you, for this family.”

“Heh–Bad guy! Bad guy!” Suddenly, a series of cynical reprimands came from afar from the gate. A colorful and light figure was running towards the hall.

When the three of them saw this, they couldn’t help but laugh-it was actually Princess Gaoyang!

She lifted her skirt and trotted around in an unsightly manner, her half-naked breasts leaping like a pair of little white rabbits, and she cursed angrily. When she rushed into the hall and saw Madam Liu and Shuang’er, she was stunned. She quickly restrained her expression and stopped.

His expression changed so quickly that it was like a change of face in Sichuan Opera.

Madam Liu and Shuang’er suppressed their laughter and went forward to greet them. Princess Gaoyang hurriedly said, “Concubine mother, Shuang’er, it won’t be long before we become a family. There’s no need to be too polite in private.”

This “concubine mother” call made Madam Liu’s heart warm with joy. Even Qin Mubai secretly laughed in his heart at Princess Gaoyang’s sweet mouth. Yesterday, he called my mother “Mrs. Qin”. Today, there was another concubine mother in the sky.

Qin Mubai drank a little too much, but he still sat there paralyzed and didn’t bother to get up. Instead, he narrowed his eyes and pointed at Princess Gaoyang, “Your Highness, come over and have a seat.”

“Heh, you rude fellow!” Princess Gaoyang did not get angry either. She walked over with a smile and immediately covered her nose, “Hateful! You’re so drunk! No wonder you threw me into the harem. It turned out that you were having fun!”

Madam Liu shook his head and smiled. He found an excuse to retreat first. Shuang’er accompanied Princess Gaoyang and sat down beside Qin Mubai. She smiled and said, “Your Highness, my brother seemed to have returned from the Qin Immortal Pavilion just now. Smell the smell of Qin Immortal wine all over his body!”

“Is that so?” Princess Gaoyang’s teeth immediately itched with hatred. She put on a posture that was filled with rain and said in an urn, “How is it? Are there many beautiful beauties from the Qin Immortal Pavilion?”

‘”That’s–” Qin Mubai laughed heartlessly. “All of them look like Celestial Immortals and are filled with enthusiasm. As for me, as one of the great masters behind the scenes of the Qin Immortal Pavilion, I should go and inspect them, shouldn’t I?”

“Shut up, I don’t want to hear from you anymore! I’m so angry!” Princess Gaoyang curled her lips and angrily turned around.

“Haha!” Qin Mubai smiled. Princess Gaoyang had such a temperament. She was straightforward, at least in front of him, she never knew how to conceal her emotions.

“Hehe!” Shuang’er sneered as she rejoiced in her misfortune.

Qin Mubai angrily grabbed Shuang’er and gave her two chisels. He pulled Princess Gaoyang into his embrace and smiled, “Ling’er, don’t listen to her nonsense.” I met Cheng Huaibi and the others in the palace and was dragged into Camp Baiji for a few drinks. Didn’t you go to see your mother? I thought you were going to accompany her today, so I didn’t bother you anymore. ”

“That’s more like it” Princess Gao Yang turned angry and smiled. She called out twice, and two of her personal maids walked in, each carrying a bag of things.

“What?” Qin Mubai asked curiously.

“Hehe! The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching! This is a Lotus Rose Moon Cake personally made by my mother. She asked me to bring two boxes for you to eat!” Princess Gaoyang said happily, “I like mooncakes the most!”

“Oh, the moon cakes made by Concubine Yin De?” Qin Mubai was also stunned for a moment and muttered thoughtfully, “She can make moon cakes?”

“Yes!” Princess Gaoyang smiled without any impurities. “My mother is a Buddhist secular disciple now. She lives in the Black Tortoise Palace near the Heavenly Monarch Protector’s Temple every day. She doesn’t go out to eat and chant Buddha. She only goes to the Famen Temple once a month to pay respects to my elder brother. I heard that we are coming back. Where are the moon cakes she made overnight?”

“Yeah, that’s good.” Qin Mubai waved his hand and the two maids handed the moon cakes to him. He took it and sniffed it. The fragrance was refreshing, but it was not greasy at all.

Just like Concubine Yin De’s character, agarwood was serene and distant, as calm as a lotus.

Qin Mubai was in a daze for a moment, and his mind unconsciously remembered Concubine Yin De’s beautiful face and snow-white hair …

“Mubai, why are you dumbfounded?” Princess Gaoyang was a little annoyed. She lightly pounded his knee and said, “I specially ran out of the palace to deliver mooncakes to you. Do you have any rewards?”

“Oh, how about using your body?” Qin Mubai’s expression did not change and her heart did not beat.

The maids laughed, and even Shuang’er’s face turned red as she covered her mouth and snickered.

“Hateful, your mouth is open. You should fight!” Princess Gao Yang punched him a few times in the leg in embarrassment and anger.

“Then why don’t I personally send you back to the palace?” Qin Mubai asked deliberately.

Princess Gaoyang’s face turned red to the root of her neck and she swallowed. “Uh … this … is good, but …”

Shuang’er giggled a few times. She could no longer restrain herself and blurted out, “Your Highness, you are going to get married to my brother anyway. Why don’t you stay here tonight? There won’t be any objections!”

“Alright!” As soon as Shuang’er finished speaking, Princess Gaoyang excitedly replied.

Qin Mubai stared fixedly at her without saying anything. Princess Gao Yang felt embarrassed for a moment. She covered her face with both hands and wished to dig a hole in the ground.

“I was just shouting. The mooncakes are clearly here for lodging, right?” ‘”Shuang’er, did you hear that? Why don’t you go and arrange a bedroom for Her Highness Princess Mubai?” Qin Gaoyang smiled heartlessly.

“Hehe! Yes, sister-in-law, Prince Consort Qin!” Shuang’er smiled and replied, pulling Princess Gao Yang out. Princess Gao Yang was both embarrassed and annoyed. She followed Shuang’er out and occasionally turned around to give him a fierce grimace.

Qin Mubai heaved a sigh of relief and lay down again, closing her eyes to recuperate. After a while, Mrs. Liu returned with a thick pile of things in her hand and placed it on Qin Mubai’s leg. She said, “I almost forgot. It’s only been half a day since you went to the Imperial Palace, and you’ve received a lot of invitations at home. You can do it yourself!”

Qin Mubai was stunned for a moment before picking up the invitation.

There were about six or seven invitations, each more beautiful and gorgeous than the last. The host who sent out the invitation was also better than the one who sent the invitation.

Two of them, the biggest–

Crown Prince Li Chengqian invited Qin Mubai to the banquet in the Eastern Palace tomorrow; King Wei, Li Tai, invited Qin Mubai to participate in the Autumn Wei Shi Zi Poetry Conference.

In addition, Su Dingfang, who was very interested in Qin Mubai, invited him to the Duke Wei’s Mansion to celebrate Li Jing’s birthday. Actually, it was just a birthday banquet invitation that changed directions. So Li Jing’s birthday was approaching.

The other posts were temporarily put aside by Qin Mubai.

Holding the invitation from the Crown Prince and Li Tai, Qin Mubai was thinking, These people really have a keen sense of smell. I just returned to Chang’an and immediately threw the olive branch over. Do you want to rope me in as soon as possible while Li Ke is away? Now this is a very frequent time, I do not want to pay attention to any of them. But … there was no reason to offend them all.

Qin Mubai’s heart lit up as he thought of Princess Gaoyang. She couldn’t help but laugh secretly, “Well, I might as well let Princess Gaoyang decide which house to go to.” Me, hang the title of quasi-prince-in-law to eat a cheap, let the limelight to Gaoyang. If he brought Gaoyang with him, then his brother-in-law would have gone to his uncle’s house for a meal, which was normal. At that time, chatting about family affairs and even romantic music and poetry, can be; I will evade both state affairs and government affairs.

“Let’s do this!” Qin Mubai couldn’t help but laugh secretly. He got up and went to the backyard to look for Princess Gaoyang and Shuang’er.

Shuang’er was bringing some maids from the manor to tidy up Princess Gao Yang’s bedroom. Princess Gao Yang’s heart seemed not to be wilting. Shuang’er asked her if the bedding was good and if the bronze mirror was pleasing to her. She looked around at him and answered the wrong question. Shuang’er still didn’t know that Qin Mubai and Princess Gao Yang had already had a bridal chamber countless times. She didn’t know that Princess Gao Yang wanted to get into Qin Mubai’s blanket at night and beg for warmth. She wasn’t really interested in sleeping here.

Qin Mubai walked in. Princess Gaoyang immediately came forward with a happy expression and hooked his arm. She pulled him with a dark force and gave him a playful and lustful gaze. Qin Mubai understood everything.

“Princess, I’m sorry that you will sleep here tonight.” Qin Mubai purposely said, “My Qin Family is shabby. It’s not as comfortable as the palace!”

Princess Gaoyang glared at him sullenly. With Shuang’er and the maids present, it was not easy for her to get angry. Qin Mubai handed her the invitation and smiled, “You decide which house you want to go to for lunch tomorrow?”

“Ah, Brother Crown Prince and Fourth Brother have come to invite us. What should we do?” Princess Gao Yang was also in a difficult situation.

Shuang’er packed up the blankets and left, saying that she was going to prepare some tea for the princess to pass the night.

Qin Mubai also walked out. Before he left, he scratched Princess Gaoyang’s nose and smiled. “Why don’t we discuss this at night?”

“Hehe, that’s more like it!” Princess Gaoyang chuckled and turned to her maid. “You guys, sleep here obediently today. Do you hear me?”

“Yes, Your Highness Princess” The maids suppressed their laughter and answered somewhat aggrieved.

Qin Mubai shook his head and smiled when he heard these voices from behind him. He thought to himself, “Gaoyang is used to sleeping with me. Even if he goes back to Chang’an, he will do the same. Even if he doesn’t go back to the Imperial Palace, he will stay out at night.” This fellow’s etiquette, dignity, and royal face are nothing more than floating clouds to her!