Chapter 296: In the eighth year of Tianbao, Lingxi is pregnant

While Li Longji was indulging in pleasure, Li Xuan studied the new laws and policies and carefully observed the effects of the new laws when they were passed on to the prefectures and counties.

After Xin'an Ling was killed, local officials at least did not dare to obstruct the new law openly.

Li Xuan even dared to kill his cousin, so he would be even quicker when he strikes at them.

Li Xuan also always felt that when handling government affairs in Huaqing Palace, he was as if his eyes were covered by something and it was difficult for him to make judgments about major events in the world.

But he tried to be as careful as possible and sent people to collect information from all sides.

Fortunately, Cen Shen and Liu Shan told Li Xuan that they had already relocated the first batch of people from Henan and Hebei to Qinghai and Jiuqu before winter.

There were houses built for them.

It was inevitable that some people would die of illness on the road, but the probability was extremely low, and the people did not panic.

There are plenty of horse-drawn carriages available for the elderly and children to travel.

Li Xuan notified county governors such as Liu Yan and Gao Shi to take good care of the newly relocated people.

Their settlements cannot be mixed with the locals for the time being.

Because customs and habits are quite different.

Most of the land is unowned, such as the area near the Ha River in Qinghai. There can be a large population and it can be cultivated, but it requires large-scale development.

In the next few years, the second and third batches of immigrants will also be gradually completed to strengthen the border's strength.

In the future, cities will be used to integrate Han people with different customs, and even Hu people among them.

Li Xuan always kept the preparation of Ciyou Hall and Jisheng Hall in mind.

Li Xuan would call Chen Cangqi and Wang Bing to Huaqing Palace from time to time to ask them what they needed.

He could go and replenish it immediately and provide support to Jishengtang as much as possible.

Winter is the time to spread the new Changping law.

Since various places already had granaries, once the statistics were completed and the government order was issued, the new granary law could be implemented directly.

Under the supervision of the Changping New Army, no other preparations are needed.

One snow starts and the next stops.

In the blink of an eye, it was the eighth year of Tianbao.

Spending the New Year in Huaqing Palace was definitely not what Li Xuan wanted.

But Li Longji was too lazy to go back to Chang'an, and still stayed in the warm Huaqing Palace, dreaming of being a god.

It was only on the New Year's Day that Li Longji brought civil and military officials to the Chaoyuan Pavilion to pay homage.

Then on the third day of the New Year, a banquet was held in Huaqing Palace for all officials.

Li Longji asked Li Xuan to prepare for the Lantern Festival early on.

He wanted to enjoy the Lantern Festival lanterns with Madam Yuhuan in Huaqing Palace.

However, it would be extremely expensive to decorate the newly built Huaqing Palace with lights like those in Chang'an.

Because what the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty admired were not the "candles" or "fire lanterns" seen by ordinary people.

The fire tree and the silver flowers are closed, and the iron lock of the star bridge is opened.

The dark dust goes with the horse, and the bright moon comes one after another.

The knights are all dressed in plum blossoms, and they sing while singing.

Jin Wu couldn't help the night, and Yu Lei Mo urged.

This is a famous poem by Su Weidao, who is as famous as Du Fu's grandfather, describing the Lantern Festival during the reign of Emperor Gaozong.

When Li Longji was in power, he made the Lantern Festival more grand. He spent huge sums of money to build lantern wheels, lantern trees, lantern towers, etc. The designs of various new lanterns were ingenious and exquisite.

During the Lantern Festival, the palace selected singing girls to wear flower crowns and shawls. Each singing girl's costume cost three hundred strings of cash, which shows how luxurious the ceremony was.

Therefore, if Li Xuan wanted to create the atmosphere of Chang'an in Huaqing Palace, he would have to spend at least several million strings of cash.

This is an astronomical number.

Li Xuan wanted to cater to the wishes of his superiors, but he did not want to spend money on these things during the reform, as these were the people's hard-earned money.

"Qilang, the Lantern Festival is approaching, and the Saint has asked you to prepare for the Lantern Festival ceremony. Now there are no lanterns or utensils inside or outside the palace. How are you going to explain to the Saint? The Right Prime Minister is being suppressed by you, and is thinking of impeaching you!"

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Gao Lishi came to the lower hall of the Secretariat to meet Li Xuan.

Li Xuan led the preparations for the Lantern Festival, but has been slow to act.

Li Longji allowed Li Xuan to use the gold and silver from the national treasury to do a grand and special job. But now Li Xuan neither used the silk money from the national treasury nor spent craftsmen.

This made Gao Lishi anxious.

In Gao Lishi's plan, the entire Mount Li would be decorated, and the saint and his wife would climb to the Cuiyun Pavilion on the top of Mount Li to enjoy the beautiful view of the lantern tower.

Gao Lishi urged Li Xuan many times, but Li Xuan always said, "Don't worry, Mr. Gao!"

But as the Lantern Festival approached, Gao Lishi could not let go of his worries at all.

"Don't worry, Mr. Gao!"

Li Xuan held Gao Lishi's hand and asked him to calm down.

If Li Longji were in Chang'an, he would have used the traditional lantern towers and lamps, and the cost would have been high but not too high.

But Li Xuan did not want to spend time, effort and money to set up another lighting stage in Huaqing Palace.

"Qi Lang always tells me to let go, but how can I let go?"

Gao Lishi said anxiously.

He was afraid that the saint and his wife would be unhappy and blame Li Xuan.

If Li Xuan didn't want to do it, he could have pushed it to the Ministry of Internal Affairs when the emperor gave him the task.

Now Li Xuan has received the task, and there has been no progress in the past two months. Once the saint loses interest, even if he is favored, he will feel uncomfortable.

"What kind of person am I, Master Gao? I know my limits. Master Gao is waiting for the Lantern Festival to come. I will definitely not let the Saint and my wife down."

Li Xuan patted his chest and guaranteed, making Gao Lishi believe in his ability to do things.

"Hey! Qilang, I hope you can be perfect..."

At this point, Gao Lishi stopped asking questions.

Even if we prepare the light tower and lamps now, it is too late.

On this day, after Li Xuan finished handling government affairs, he returned to the Tianshui Palace.

It was already dark by then.

At this point in history, Li Linfu was in full control of government affairs.

All the documents were not kept in the Zhongshu Menxia Hall, but in Li Linfu's mansion.

Li Linfu could handle military and political affairs in his mansion, and all officials gathered in front of the mansion waiting to be summoned. Although Chen Xilie was in charge of the Zhongshu Menxiatang, no one came to see him, and he never dared to participate in the opinions, but just signed his name on the official documents. Thinking of Li Linfu's current situation, Li Xuan smiled slightly.

He believed that he handled government affairs fairly and appropriately.

Unfortunately, the Tang Dynasty was rotten at its roots and needed to be changed.

"My husband... I have great news for you..."

Usually, as soon as Li Xuan entered the house, Changli would prepare clothes for Li Xuan and ask him to change out of his official uniform, but he didn't do that today.

Although she was greeting him at the door, she jumped up and spoke to Li Xuan, extremely excited.

"What's the good news?"

Li Xuan replied nonchalantly.

"When my husband was in the government hall, my wife suddenly felt unwell. The doctor came and said that my wife was two months pregnant..."

Changli replied to Li Xuan.

She also felt happy that her husband finally had a child.

She knew that she would be criticized if she had no offspring.

"Changli, say it again..."

Putting aside all government affairs, Li Xuan grabbed Changli's shoulders and said excitedly.

"My wife is pregnant and it has been two months."

Chang Li replied again: "My wife is waiting for her husband to come back in the house."

Pei Lingxi asked Changli to tell Li Xuan the news before going in.

She wanted Li Xuan to be mentally prepared in advance.

After hearing this, Li Xuan immediately rushed into the house.

But Pei Lingxi was sitting on the bed with a beautiful posture.

Jiang Yueyao and Shuang'er sat on both sides.

When Li Xuan entered the house, they stood up together.

"Lingxi, sit down quickly..."

Li Xuan immediately went to Pei Lingxi and supported her.

It has been half a year since they got married, and even though he has been sleeping in the same bed with Pei Lingxi, there has been no movement from Pei Lingxi.

He thought he was incapable.

When I heard that I had a child, it touched me deeply.

After sleeping in the same bed with Pei Lingxi, he no longer felt lonely.

And having offspring makes him more determined about his future.

"Husband, it's only been two months, it's okay..."

Pei Lingxi spoke softly, her face blushing.

After arriving at Huaqing Palace, Pei Lingxi kept persuading Li Xuan to go to Jiang Yueyao.

Pei Lingxi was unsure, she was afraid that she had delayed Li Xuan.

Now that the doctor has confirmed again and again that I am two months pregnant, my worries have disappeared.

She and her husband will have their own children, whether it is a boy or a girl, she will cherish them.

Li Xuan was speechless at this moment. He touched Pei Lingxi's face and kissed Pei Lingxi's forehead gently.

From now on, she must make Pei Lingxi honorable!

This kind of tenderness was felt by the other three women in the room.

Especially Jiang Yueyao, she has been a concubine for so long, but she is still a virgin.

She likes it here very much, no pressure, no worries.

Different from Pei Lingxi, Shuang'er and Changli, Jiang Yueyao is the most knowledgeable among them. She is familiar with the classics and can recite the "Book of Songs" backwards.

She also writes her own poems.

It's a pity that Jiang Yueyao has no experience and can't connect deeply with the situation.

In Jiang Yueyao's heart, Li Xuan did not seem like a prime minister, nor did he seem like the great hero, the King of Tianshui, or the young husband praised by the world.

Because Li Xuan behaved at home like an ordinary man who cared for his wife and did not bring any power to the Tianshui Palace.

It made Jiang Yueyao feel this way.

Jiang Yueyao believed that Li Xuan would definitely not be like this in the court.

The fact that he sacrificed his own cousin for the sake of justice and his uncle's family were in such a state of embarrassment was proof of this.

Li Xuan treated her very well, but she always had an unspeakable emotion because she had not completed that step.

She was afraid that Li Xuan would misunderstand her and think that she had some connection with her cousin.

"Don't come to my house again, go to Yueyao..."

After separating from Li Xuan, Pei Lingxi spoke frankly in front of Jiang Yueyao, Shuang'er and Changli.

She didn't really understand, but her husband was so violent and she was afraid of hurting the fetus.

Besides, Jiang Yueyao and the others have been alone in the empty room for so long, she can’t always possess her husband.

In her heart, she accepted her husband's concubines.

Because they are all good women.

"it is good!"

Li Xuan nodded slightly, it was indeed necessary to let Pei Lingxi have a good rest.

He didn't worry about whether the first child was a boy or a girl, as long as it was her first child.

Pei Lingxi had previously misunderstood Li Xuan, thinking that having his first child with her was for the purpose of increasing his title to Duke in the future.

In fact, it is not like that, he is just a duke.

After hearing Pei Lingxi's words, Jiang Yueyao's eyes were like water and her cheeks were slightly red. She was moved by Pei Lingxi's demeanor.

Moreover, because of Li Xuan's consent, his hands were restrained and he didn't know where to put them.

"And you too, you will become my women in a few days. I will definitely not let you down."

Li Xuan took this opportunity to hold Shuang'er and Changli's hands and made a promise to them.

Shuang'er and Changli also lowered their heads nervously.

(End of this chapter)