Strictly speaking, Taiwan actually has no winter. Even in Keelung and other areas, the northernmost areas, are only divided into hot seasons and cool seasons. Among them, the cool season is the same as the winter time period in the northern Tang Dynasty. The others are hot seasons. However, even in the cool season, the temperature is much higher than the winter in the north. Generally, it is around ten degrees and will basically not freeze. Unless it encounters an abnormal climate, it may lead to natural disasters. Free e-book download.

Now it has entered the winter of the 25th year of Zhenguan, and Keelung and other places are in the cold season. However, Keelung seems very cold at this time, because it often rains in Taipei during the cold season, and the cold wind blowing from the north of the middle and upper Pacific Ocean seems to be not low, but in fact it makes people feel wet and cold, which makes Li Yan and his family very uncomfortable, so they hide in Tainan City for the winter.

In fact, this is not only the feeling of Li Yan's family, but other people who moved from the north of the Tang Dynasty also do not adapt to the wet and cold winters in Taipei. Only some Han people who were originally southerners will feel that the winter in Keelung is very warm. After all, Taiwan is greatly affected by the marine climate and the temperature is higher than that in the same latitude.

After years of development, especially the increasing prosperity of maritime trade in Nanyang and Tianzhu, Tainan City's geographical location has also become prominent. Even in recent years, Tainan City's development speed has significantly exceeded that of Keelung, shipbuilding, sugar making, textile and steam engine manufacturing industries, etc., and has developed rapidly. Now, Taiwan's second largest industrial zone has been formed around it. Moreover, according to the current development speed, it may surpass the Taipei Industrial Zone centered on Keelung in a few years.

It is precisely because Tainan City is becoming more and more important that when it was founded, Li Yan listed Tainan City as the capital. There was originally a royal palace in the city that was expanded into a large-scale royal palace. Every year, Li Yan would come here to live for a while.

In the back garden of the Royal Palace, a slim lady stood on the bridge, her bright eyes quietly watching the river flowing under her feet. Occasionally, she would stretch out her hand and sprinkle the fish food in her hand into the water, causing the golden carp in the river to compete for food.

This lady is about fifty years old, but because of her proper care and natural beauty, she looks much younger than her actual age. When people see her, they usually think that she is only in her thirties and will not be over forty at most. If she carefully put on makeup and hide the fine lines on the corners of her eyes and forehead, she will probably be four or five years younger. If she stands with Li Yan, no one will doubt that she is Li Yan's sister.

The noble lady standing on the bridge was Li Yan's biological mother, Concubine Yang. Some time ago, Li Ke went to the Mediterranean to visit. Concubine Yang, as a mother, was worried. Li Shimin could also feel Concubine Yang's mood, so he sent someone to escort Concubine Yang to Taiwan. After spending a few days with Li Ke, he finally sent his son to board the ship and leave Taiwan.

Regarding Li Ke's expedition to the Mediterranean, Yang Fei's heart was as contradictory as Li Shimin. While comforting her son with ideals and ambitions and unwilling to be an ordinary life, the Queen of the Day would definitely be their pride like Li Yan.

On the other hand, Concubine Yang was a little worried and reluctant. After all, the Mediterranean was so far away, and Li Ke didn't know when he would come back. In addition, she also knew that if Li Ke wanted to gain a foothold there, he would definitely have to go through bloody battles. Although he knew that Li Ke would not go to the battlefield to fight in person, as a mother, Concubine Yang was still a little worried.

"Grandmother! Grandmother! Look at me catching a butterfly!" At this moment, a crisp voice shouted loudly, accompanied by a rapid running sound.

After hearing the sound, Concubine Yang turned her head and looked, but found that her eldest granddaughter Chou Chou was waving a butterfly in her hand and ran towards her along the bridge. Behind Chou, Li Mian, Li Xiu, Youlan, and Li Ke's second son Li Wei and third son Li Kun also followed behind and chased her closely.

Looking at the grandchildren, Concubine Yang's mood immediately improved, and a loving smile immediately appeared on her face. While asking Chou Chou and others to run slowly, she also met her. As a result, Chou Chou was pierced into her arms. The grandparents and grandchildren laughed in a ball. Li Mian and the children behind her were too far away, and they couldn't stop for a while, so they hit Chou Chou one by one, and almost knocked down Concubine Yang. Chou Chou was so angry that he pointed at the group of younger brothers and sisters and scolded him.

"Okay Chou Chou, my younger brothers and sisters are also accidentally, so don't scold them anymore!" Looking at Chou Chou's appearance as a little adult, Concubine Yang couldn't help but laugh, no wonder Liu Lang likes this eldest daughter the most, and this little girl is sometimes really popular.

When Chou Chou heard his grandmother's words, he immediately smiled and stopped talking. Li Mian and several other children also relaxed immediately and pestered Concubine Yang to start talking. This asked Concubine Yang to see the grasshopper she caught, and the garland she had woven with her own hands. Sometimes he would grab Concubine Yang's sleeves and shake them all the time, which made Concubine Yang look a little embarrassed, but Concubine Yang enjoyed this kind of family happiness between grandparents and grandchildren. In the past, when she was alone in Chang'an, she thought about her most was her grandchildren.

Li Yan in the distance looked at Yang Fei's happy look, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Since the third brother Li Ke left, Yang Fei was not in a good mood. Moreover, the fact that Li Yan went to the Mediterranean was strictly related to him, so this made Li Yan feel a little afraid to face Yang Fei. He even deliberately avoided her these days. Until today, he asked Chou Chou to bring his younger brothers and sisters to play with Yang Fei. Now it seems that the effect is indeed good.

"Husband, go and take care of Chou Chou and others, don't let your mother be tired!" At this moment, Wen Xin came over from behind Li Jing and smiled. Just looking at her expression, it seemed that she had known that Li Jing was instructing Chou and others behind her back.

"Me?" Li Yan was a little embarrassed, "I won't go. There are still some government affairs that have not been handled today. Wen Xin, please say hello to my mother on my behalf!"

Li Yan said, turning around and running away, but Wen Xin pulled Yi's sleeve and said, "Husband, the mother only has two sons, you and the third brother. Now the third brother has been away for a few days, but you have been hiding from the mother. What will the mother think?"

"This..." Li Yan was also shocked after hearing this. Indeed, he was just worried that Concubine Yang would blame him, so he kept hiding, but he ignored that Concubine Yang needed his son at this time. Hiding like this would only make her angry.

Thinking of this, Li Yan shook his head and said, "Okay, let's go and greet my mother together."

Wen Xin then showed a winning smile and walked to Yang Fei with Li Yan. Chou Chou and a few children saw them and immediately did not dare to make trouble for their grandmother. They all became good babies.

"My son, please pay homage to your mother!" Li Yan and Wen Xin bowed together.

"Well, Wen Xin clicked over, Mian'er said that he got another excellence in the last exam. Isn't it true?" Yang Fei seemed to have not seen Li Yan, but just pulled Wen Xin up and said intimately.

"Grandma, I didn't lie. Sir, I really gave me an excellence." Li Mian interrupted without a wink.

"Woo~, my father is so pitiful, my grandmother is angry!" Chou Chou is already a big girl and knows some things, so he whispered in gloating at this time, but unfortunately, Li Yan heard it, which made him look at his daughter fiercely.

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Now Concubine Yang finally glared at Li Yan, and then said, "Why don't you hide?"

"Mother, I...I was wrong!" Li Yan knew that no matter how much he defended, it was useless. Moreover, he did have some inadequate considerations, so he could only admit his mistake on the spot. He just admitted his mistake in front of his children, which made him feel a little embarrassed.

"Hmph, just know that it's wrong!" Yang Fei felt soft when she looked at Li Yan's pitiful look. In fact, when Li Ke went to the Mediterranean, Yang Fei was not angry with Li Yan, but Li Yan deliberately avoided her in the past few days, which was what made Yang Fei angry.

Feeling Yang Fei's tone softened, Li Yan immediately smiled with a thick face, stepped forward and supported Yang Fei with Wen Xin and said, "Mother, you must live for a while when you come to Taiwan this time. Now the coldest time in Guanzhong is the same as spring, and the climate in Taiwan is similar to that in spring. In addition, Chou Chou and others have been thinking about you, so don't go back for the time being!"

Concubine Yang was also a little moved when she heard Li Yan's words, but then she thought of something and sighed: "If I had lived in Taiwan for a year normally, it would be fine, but some time ago, Sister Changsun got a serious illness and had not fully recovered. The matter in the palace was left to me to take care of, so I would have to go back until the spring of the next year."

Li Yan was also a little disappointed when he heard this. Wen Xin next to him then asked, "Hasn't the mother's illness been cured by Dr. Sun? Why are you seriously ill now?"

Concubine Yang suddenly paused and held Wen Xin's hand and said, "If Wen Xin, I almost forgot. Sister Changsun actually gave birth to too many children when she was young, so she suffered serious physical losses, so she was prone to illness. Speaking of which, Wen Xin, you also had three children with Liulang. Try not to have another child after that, otherwise your health will be too severe and you will have all kinds of illnesses when you are old."

Two years ago, Wen Xin gave birth to a son for Li Yan, named Li Rui, and now he has just learned to walk.

Wen Xin felt warm when she heard her mother-in-law's concern and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Mother, husband has discussed this with me before, and we will pay attention in the future. Moreover, with two sons and one daughter, the son is already very satisfied."

After hearing Wen Xin's words, Concubine Yang nodded with confidence. Although she looked down on this daughter-in-law in the past, it was mainly because Wen Xin had no children after marriage. Later, Wen Xin became a man in one fell swoop, which made Concubine Yang no longer care about Wen Xin's background.
Chapter completed!