The cold wind is cold, and there are fewer tourists in Qujiang Pond. The golden leaves fall from time to time with the cold wind, covering the roads by the lake, and some even fall into the water, attracting some fish that are not afraid of the cold to come and eat.

"Brother Shi, have you remembered what I said just now?" Xue Shao asked Zhang Zong again with a nervous look on a pleasure boat next to the dock.

"Don't worry, don't you just want me to do your flirting? Then you'll see mine!" Zhang Zong patted Xue Shao's shoulder, hoping that he could relax. After all, his sweaty appearance is really hard to leave a good impression on girls.

"What is flirting?" Xue Shao asked with confusion. Even though he had known Zhang Zong for so long, sometimes some special nouns that popped up in Zhang Zong's mouth still made him unable to understand.

"You don't have to worry about this. I will try my best to hold back the woman's brother and let you chat with the other party for a while. This kind of thing is too simple. Just look at me at that time!" Zhang Zong patted his chest and promised.

The weather was cold, but Xue Shao was in a thrill. He had said earlier that he had a woman he liked. Zhang Zong didn't believe it at that time, but he didn't expect it to be true. He was two years younger than Zhang Zong, and he was definitely in love early, but he was very bold and dared to ask the other party to go out for fun. This was much better than many boys who fell in love early.

"What is the other party's identity? You should tell me now?" Zhang Zong suddenly thought of something again, so he asked again. Xue Shao had always kept the identity of the woman very confidential. After Zhang Zong asked him several times, he refused to say it.

"This..." Xue Shao hesitated for a moment, and then finally said, "Have you heard about the Changsun family?"

"Changsun Family? Are you talking about Changsun Wuji?" Zhang Zong stood up suddenly when he heard this, and even stared at Xue Shao in disbelief. He did not expect that the woman was Changsun Wuji's family.

"Brother Shi, don't be nervous. Duke Zhao has passed away for many years. And last year, His Majesty had pardoned the Changsun family and asked Duke Zhao's great-grandson to inherit the title of Duke, so you don't have to worry at all!" Xue Shao also knew what Zhang Zong was thinking, so he immediately explained.

After the initial shock, Zhang Zong slowly calmed down. At that time, Changsun Wuji was extremely powerful. He was Li Zhi's uncle and Li Shimin's entrusted official. Li Zhi, who had just succeeded to the throne, had to act according to his expression.

Unfortunately, Changsun Wuji was wise and confused for a while and did not know how to restrain himself. He also criticized Li Zhi more and more in government affairs, which made Li Zhi increasingly dissatisfied with him and eventually caused trouble. After his whole family was demoted, he was forced to commit suicide.

It can also be seen from the fact that Li Zhi is definitely not as cowardly as the legends in later generations. Instead, he is a decisive and ruthless man. Of course, only he can suppress Wu Meiniang, so as long as he lives for one day, Wu Meiniang will be honest for one day. For example, before, Li Zhi ordered the ban of the North Gate scholars from entering the palace, and also asked Wu Meiniang to think about his mistakes behind closed doors, but Wu Meiniang did everything honestly.

"Who do you like is from the Changsun family?" Zhang Zong was silent for a moment before asking Xue Shao.

"Her brother is the current Duke of Zhao, Sun Yuanyi. Today I invited their brother and sister together." Xue Shao replied again.

"I remember Changsun Wuji's eldest son was Changsun Chong. He once married Princess Changle as his wife. What is the relationship between Changsun Yuanyi and Changsun Chong?" Zhang Zong asked again.

Princess Changle is not the eldest princess Changle who lost her daughter before. The two are homophones and different characters. Princess Changle is named Li Lizhi. She is the eldest daughter of Li Shimin and Empress Changsun, and the eldest sister of Li Zhi and Princess Chengyang. It is said that she is naturally beautiful, but unfortunately she died in her twenties.

"Changsun Chong is Changsun Yuanyi's grandfather, but Princess Changle died early and did not leave any children. Later, Changsun Chong gave birth to Brother Yuanyi's father, and then there were Brother Yuanyi and the others." Xue Shao explained again.

"So that's it. Fortunately, they are not descendants of Princess Changle, otherwise Changsun Yuanyi would call you cousin!" Zhang Zong was relieved when he heard this. Princess Chengyang and Princess Changle are sisters, so Xue Shao should be with Changsun Yuanyi's father for the same generation.

"What does that matter? The nobles are already in chaos, and everyone can just sit down and do their own things." Xue Shao said indifferently. Compared to Zhang Zong, he was very open about this aspect.

"By the way, how did you know the daughter of the Changsun family?" Zhang Zong asked again. Although Changsun Yuanyi inherited the title of Duke Zhao, he thought he should be very low-key. At least Zhang Zong only heard about this from Xue Shao today, and had never heard of the Changsun family before.

"This incident is also fate. Brother Shi, you know that my mother and I were the capital that I only returned to last year, and the Changsun family was also pardoned last year. So when we returned to the capital, we actually met on the way. Although they were not descendants of Aunt Changle, they were descendants of my mother's uncle's family after all, so my mother still took good care of them and returned to Beijing together. It was at that time that I...hehe."

When Xue Shao spoke of the peach blossoms at the end, he seemed to have thought of something. He kept smirking and looked like a little virgin, which was really unbearable to look at him.

At this moment, suddenly, the sound of a carriage came from the dock. Xue Shao immediately leaned out and looked out, then heard him shouting: "Brother Yuanyi, here!"

Zhang Zong was also very curious about what Changsun Wuji's descendants looked like, so he stood up at this time. Through the window, he saw a man and a woman getting off the carriage and walking towards him. The girl was wearing a hat and couldn't see her appearance clearly. She could only tell that she was tall and taller than an ordinary woman.

As for the man, he was tall and should be about the same age as Zhang Zong. He was young and frivolous and looked very handsome, but his face was not as teenage as a young man. Instead, he had a heavy dusk aura. When he walked, he also held his chest and his back, looking like an old man.

Xue Shao ran out excitedly at this time and invited Changsun Yuanyi and his sisters in together. However, Changsun Yuanyi was obviously stunned when he saw Zhang Zong. He probably didn't expect Xue Shao to invite someone else.

"Brother Yuanyi, this is Zhang Zong and Zhang Shi, whom I mentioned to you. He is talented and courageous. Linyi rice and coal are presented to the court by Brother Zhang Shi." Xue Shao also introduced Zhang Zong to Changsun and sisters at this time.

Hearing Xue Shao's words, Changsun Yuanyi seemed to have thought of something, and immediately looked at Zhang Zong in surprise and said, "But Mr. Zhang Zong, who had solved the ghost case before?"

"It's just below!" Zhang Zong also stepped forward and smiled.

"I didn't expect to see Mr. Zhang here today. I'm really lucky!" What Zhang Zong didn't expect was that the young lady Changsun next to him also took the initiative to salute him.

"You little lady Changsun, please be polite!" Zhang Zong was stunned for a moment and hurriedly replied, but he didn't expect that this little lady Changsun was quite generous.

Seeing that everyone knew each other, Xue Shao hurriedly invited the two of them into the pleasure boat. The pleasure boat had been packaged by him, and there were only four of them in the cabin. The boatman stayed at the stern and drove the boat after they arrived. At that time, the four of them were rafting on the Qujiang Pond. Although the weather was cold, there were fewer tourists and there was a unique view.

The fire had already risen in the cabin, making the place warm and warm. At this time, Changsun's little lady also took the cover. Zhang Zong was stunned when he saw her appearance. He saw that the other party had a melon-shaped face, long eyebrows and almond eyes, which was a sharp contrast with the Changsun Yuanyi who had a chest and a slump back.

Moreover, Zhang Zong felt a very familiar temperament from the little lady Changsun. At first, he was a little strange because it was the first time he saw the other person, but then he realized that the little lady Changsun was very similar to the eldest princess Chengyang, and had a rare heroic spirit on women. No wonder Xue Shao fell in love with the other person.

"Love the Mother Monster!" Zhang Zong immediately glanced at Xue Shao next to him, but the other party was only concerned about looking at the little lady Changsun smirking, without any cleverness as usual.

The food prepared by Zhang Zong in the pleasure boat is actually very simple, it is hot pot. In this cold weather, nothing is more suitable than eating hot pot. This is also Xue Shaoti's suggestion. Moreover, the hot pot is divided into two grids, with two different flavors, and with public chopsticks, it is also very clean and hygienic.

After sitting down, Xue Shao sat down with Changsun's side very attentively, and also introduced the way to eat hot pot to the other party very considerately. It was the first time the brother and sister had hot pot. They were also very curious at this time. After they tried it, they immediately praised it, especially after the mutton was fresh and tender, which was completely reminiscent.

After tasting the food, Xue Shao also gave Zhang Zong a wink, which made him understand immediately. So he smiled and said to Changsun Yuanyi: "Duke Zhao, I heard from Sanlang that you are proficient in calligraphy, but you are so ashamed to say that you are so well-written, but you can't do it any way to practice it. I wonder if you can give me some advice on the next one or two?"

Although Xue Shao did not mention Changsun Yuanyi's identity before, he told Zhang Zong about his habits and hobbies. For example, Zhao Guogong liked calligraphy the most, almost locked himself at home to practice calligraphy all day long, and rarely communicated with outsiders, so Zhang Zong opened up the topic by asking for advice on calligraphy.

"Young Master Zhang is polite. My calligraphy is profound and profound. I dare not say that I am proficient. I just have a little experience. Let's communicate with each other..."

Changsun Yuanyi had no airs at all and immediately talked about calligraphy with Zhang Zong. As soon as the topic was opened, Zhang Zong immediately used his strengths, from calligraphy to geography, and from geography to astronomy. He even picked up the anecdotes in the capital. Soon he took the initiative in the topic, so that Changsun Yuanyi could only follow his words.
Chapter completed!