Records of the Cattle and Horses of Chang'an

Upon hearing this, Cui Bianxu touched his nose and whispered, "Your Highness, you don't know this. I took my marriage leave this time. After getting married, I went to Lingnan to seek medical treatment. My wife sent the elders to Chang'an and then came to Lingnan. Your Highness knows that Liu Qing is a military man and he values ​​rules the most. If he knew that I took my marriage leave and went to Lingnan to seek medical treatment, I'm afraid he would scold me severely..."

He bowed to Li Zhi again, his face pleading, "I hope Your Highness will not tell anyone about this. Otherwise, not only will my life in the Dali Temple be difficult, but I'm afraid my wife will also have a hard time at home."

He was very humble, and his words were filled with a bit of youthful embarrassment, which completely established the image of a young man who cared about women.

This was so different from what he had seen before, or what he had heard from others, that Li Zhi had a slight liking for him. His smile deepened, and he replied in a childish whisper, "Shaoqing, why are you being so polite about such a trivial matter? This matter is known only to heaven, earth, and you, and me."

Cui Bianxu took the initiative to give him a handle, which made him feel more at ease.

He went to Lingnan secretly, so he couldn't tell anyone about his own affairs.

"Today I learned that Cui Shaoqing is actually a lovesick man. It seems that the world still has many misunderstandings about you!" Li Zhi sighed half-truthfully.

After hearing this, Cui Bianxu wanted to twitch his lips. He was really just a young man, but he said such old-fashioned words that made people want to laugh. Fortunately, he was good at pretending. If he couldn't pretend better than those old foxes in the court, could he not pretend better than Li Zhi today?

Cui Bianxu blushed and said with great embarrassment, "Although my wife's family background is not very good, she is a very good person. She is kind, filial to her elders, and gentle to her servants. Moreover, I believe that there is no more beautiful young lady in the world than her..."

this...

Li Zhi nodded in confusion, but couldn't say anything.

Recalling Jiang Shangxian's face in his mind and looking at Cui Bianxu's smug face, he couldn't help but wonder if there was something wrong with him. Could it be that the illness had damaged his eyes?

Cui Shaoqing's own daughter is better than his wife's, and there is no girl in the world prettier than her?

Li Zhi felt that although he had forgotten many things, he might be able to remember a woman whose hands were more beautiful than Jiang Shangxian's.

In the end, Li Zhi, unable to figure it out, could only attribute it to the fact that beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.

However, in some aspects, he and Li Shimin had the same idea - it's good to be in love.

Especially the most promising one among the Qinghe Cui family is the one in front of us. He married a woman from a poor family, which is really good!

They did not walk fast on the way back. They stopped several times to see a doctor and ask for medicine for Li Zhi. Jiang Shangxian took medicine every day to replenish his body. Jian Ming also needed to take medicine. Cui Bianxu thought that everyone had suffered a lot this time, so they might as well replenish their body together.

The smell of medicine on the boat never dissipated from morning to night.

After arriving in Luoyang, Cui Bianxu sent someone to escort Li Zhi to the Qingniu Monastery on Mount Mang. To ensure the authenticity of what he said to Li Zhi, he acted very cautiously and apologetically: "I hope Your Highness will forgive me for not being able to show up in person."

After these days of communication, the relationship between Li Zhi and Cui Bianxu improved very quickly. Although there was a big age gap between the two, Cui Bianxu had read a lot of books, and the two could still talk about a lot.

In addition, he got up earlier than the chickens every morning to practice martial arts. Li Zhi became very interested after seeing him once. If his body had not recovered yet, he would have been eager to practice with him.

At this moment, she felt a little reluctant to leave: "Jiulang, when I return to Chang'an, I will come to your house to bother you. You can't refuse."

Cui Bianxu would certainly not refuse. He had long since recovered from his jealousy. Knowing that Li Zhi was the next emperor, he would certainly not make enemies if he had the chance to make friends with him.

After all, you don't need to take sides openly, nor do you need to hang your head on your belt to establish a good relationship with the future emperor. As long as you are not stupid, no one will refuse.

In a farm outside Chang'an City.

When Cui Shuhua heard that Zhao Shan had returned, she jumped up from her reading and slammed the scroll in her hand onto the table. "He's back? Where's your Ninth Lady? Hurry, call him in!"

Jiang Shangxian has been gone for more than a month. If it weren't for her and Liu Manqiang working together, and if Zhao Yue wasn't smart enough, they would have discovered it long ago!

Not to mention Zhao Yue, the Jiang family has already gone to Cui's house to ask twice. If he doesn't come back, she won't be able to hide it anymore.

"Greetings, Aunt Cui. How are you feeling lately?" Zhao Shan was exhausted from rushing all the way. He looked very tired as he greeted Cui Shuhua.

Cui Shuhua looked behind him, but didn't see the person she wanted to see. Her brows furrowed, and she felt uneasy. "Where are they? Why are you the only one here?"

When Zhao Shan didn't come back on time, she guessed that this guy might have gone to look for Cui Bianxu with Jiang Shangxian, and he should be back by now.

Zhao Shan said to Cui Shuhua with a bitter face, "Aunt Cui, let me have some tea to calm down first. Cui Yi and Aunt Jiang should be here in two or three days."

They're the same boat, how much faster can it be?

Cui Shuhua felt relieved when she heard that. She waved her handkerchief and sent him out: "The banquet outside should be ready soon. You can go and eat."

He is not her nephew, so how can he eat and drink in her house?

As for how their trip went, Cui Shuhua was not very interested. She just wanted to make sure that the person who would take care of her in her old age came back safely. There was no need to know too much about the younger generation.

Zhao Shan swallowed hard after hearing what was going on. Just as he was about to leave, Cui Shuhua said, "Go back after you finish eating and tell your father to remove all the thugs from outside my farm, or I'll be angry."

Zhao Shan, exhausted from the thrilling and exciting journey and having almost forgotten about offending his father, heard this and said with a bitter face: "Aunt Cui, how about I, your nephew..."

"If you say anything more, you can't eat this meal." Cui Shuhua ruthlessly interrupted his next words.

After being stared at by Zhao Wei for so many days, anyone would be angry, let alone her!

Originally, she had considered that the other person had lost his son, so she could barely bear it. But now that the person has returned, Cui Shuhua didn't want to endure it any longer.

Zhao Shan was afraid of being beaten by his father, so he ate his meal slowly, intending to delay, but how long could he finish a meal if he continued to delay?

He had barely left the manor when several burly men grabbed his shoulders and said, "Shiqilang is making it so hard for us to find him!"

Faced with these familiar people, Zhao Shanlian had no desire to struggle and could only hope that Cui Bianxu would come back quickly to save him from the dire situation.