Surprise at three quarters

Chapter 60 Emerging Princess

The princesses of the Tang Dynasty are not as pitiful as the princesses of later generations, most of them are quite sturdy.

——In other words, it was precisely because the princesses of the Han and Tang Dynasties were too tough and cast a lot of shadows on the royal family, so the princesses of later generations were treated worse and worse, with more and more restraints, and lived a happy life. Not as good as the daughter of an ordinary family.

The current emperor has many sisters, and the new princess is not prominent among them.However, there is one thing about her that is different from other princesses.

In the 16th year of Zhenguan, Zhenzhu Khan of the Western Turks proposed to the Tang Dynasty. At that time, Qibi Heli, the general of the Datang Dynasty, was captured. Tang Taizong agreed to marry the new princess and the Western Turks in exchange for Qibi Heli.

But after Qibi Heli was released, he persuaded the emperor not to get married, so as not to indulge the other party's ambition.So Tang Taizong asked Zhenzhu Khan to go to Lingzhou to welcome his relatives in person, and took [-] miscellaneous animals as a dowry gift.It was winter at that time, and more than half of the livestock were lost due to freezing to death in the snowstorm on the way to welcome the bride. Tang Taizong canceled the marriage ceremony on the grounds that the bride price was insufficient.

Soon after, Princess Xinxing married Changsun Xi, and was able to continue her glorious life as a princess of the Tang Dynasty.

There are not many princesses in the Tang Dynasty who married. Before Princess Xinxing, there was a precedent for Princess Honghua and Princess Wencheng to marry. However, these two are the daughters of the clan, not the real princesses of the Tian family.

Therefore, although the marriage was not finalized, Princess Xinxing had done her best for the Tang Dynasty after all, so Taizong had always treated her favorably, and the current emperor has often rewarded her after he succeeded to the throne.

With such "credit", her life can naturally be more free than other princesses.

Even in the Tang Dynasty, Princess Shang was often not what scholars wanted.Because the other party's status is noble, he needs to be flattered all the time, and if there is a little trouble, the news will pass through the harem, and the son-in-law will often be reprimanded and become the laughing stock of the world.

Therefore, there is probably no relationship between the princess and the son-in-law.

Emerging princesses are no exception.

Correspondingly, her husband's family has no restrictions on her, so she did not take up the post with her husband Sun Xi, but chose to stay in Luoyang.And as a princess, she doesn't live with the clan members of the Changsun clan, but lives in the eldest princess's annex with her only daughter.

This kind of life is undoubtedly comfortable, and everything can be arranged by oneself.

Naturally, as a princess, the life of a new princess is quite extravagant.And this is also one of the reasons why Li Qianjin chose her as the entry point. After all, only those who live in wealth and wealth will know the value of the things she brought back, and will be willing to spend money for them.

The royal family of Li and Tang recognized Lao Tzu as their ancestor, so they worshiped Taoism.In the Tang Dynasty, there were not many princesses who became monks and practiced Taoism for various reasons, and naturally attracted dignitaries and common people to follow suit.

However, the Holy Body is weak now, and for the past few years, Empress Zetian has acted as the agent of the government, and all matters are decided by the Central Palace.Because she believed in Buddhism herself, the trend in this regard gradually changed.

As the largest temple in Luoyang, the White Horse Temple has gradually prospered in recent years and is favored by nobles.

After the Qingming Festival, it is a good time to visit the spring. The Buddhist temple is built on the mountain, and the flowers and trees are flourishing. Naturally, it is also a spring viewing spot.Therefore, in the past few days, the incense burner in Baima Temple has more than doubled than usual.

However, this does not have much impact on the emerging princess.

As the Great Tanyue of the White Horse Temple, she naturally has certain privileges, such as certain areas that believers and visitors are forbidden to enter, which are completely open to her.

Everyone in Luoyang City knew that she came to offer incense on the first day of every month, and naturally there were many people who made up their minds like Li Qianjin.However, when they were wandering around in the temple, hoping for a chance encounter, Princess Xinxing talked about Zen with the abbot in the abbot.

Li Qianjin had inquired about this news early in the morning, and made some targeted preparations.

So on this day, after finishing the meditation, when I accompanied the abbot to visit the peach blossom forest in Houshan, I suddenly smelled the faint fragrance of plum blossoms. Princess Xinxing couldn't help being very surprised, "Abbot, is there still plum blossoms blooming in this temple at this time of year?"

She knew that the plum blossoms in Baima Temple were blooming quite well, and the temperature on the mountain would be lower than that in the city.

But now that the Qingming Festival has passed, and the peach blossoms are in full bloom, how can there still be the fragrance of plum blossoms?

"Probably not." The expression on the abbot's face was equally astonished. "There are monks who specialize in taking care of flowers and trees in the temple. If there are plum blossoms blooming at this time, they will definitely report it."

This off-season flower is a very popular auspicious sign, especially if it has something to do with religion.If there are still plum blossoms blooming in Baima Temple at this moment, it can be publicized in the city to attract believers, and the effect will be very outstanding.

Princess Xinxing also understood this truth, but her interest became even stronger. She turned her head and ordered the servants behind her, "Go and see what's going on."

Not long after, Congren brought Li Qianjin and Yuan Xiaoren back.

Li Qianjin spent a lot of money to find out that Princess Xinxing was here to practice meditation with the abbot, and the two tossed for a long time in the woods separated by a wall before letting Mei Xiang be sent to the yard along the spring breeze, arousing Princess Xinxing's interest.

The battles that Xinxing Princess has experienced are countless, and it is easy to see what is going on at a glance.

Presumably these people knew she was here, wanted to see her but couldn't get in, so they came up with this tricky way.

But she was undeniably drawn.

So she didn't mean to blame, but asked enthusiastically, "How did Meixiang come from?"

At this time, the spices from the Western Regions were already very popular in the Central Plains, but even Persian food merchants hadn't produced such things as floral dew.

One can imagine the surprise in the heart of the emerging princess when she smelled her favorite fragrance in the spring.

Even if you know what the other party wants, but since you can do what you like, so what if you agree?

Li Qianjin naturally wouldn't play tricks in front of her, so he quickly opened the box in his hand, and took out a crystal clear glass bottle from it.The bottle contains a light red liquid, which is translucent in the sun and is very eye-catching.

Li Qianjin took off the cork, and the faint plum fragrance permeated the air.

Seeing that Princess Xinxing was interested, she respectfully handed over the glass bottle to her servant, and said, "Reporting to Your Highness, this is a homemade flower dew made by a folk girl. It is made from winter plum blossom petals. The fragrance lasts for a long time, and it is clearer than incense. It’s transparent, and it can be used at any time, just spray it lightly. It’s a tricky thing, not worth mentioning, but it’s just a smile from Bogui.”

"It's not worth mentioning something better than incense?" Princess Xinxing glanced at her and said with a smile, "Such an elegant thing is enough even to get in."