After thinking about it for a while, Qi Niang finally decided to hand over Li Chengdao's letter to Li Xiu. After saying that, she threw the letter away and ran away because she was afraid that she could not control herself, so she took advantage of Li Xiu's opening the letter to peek. In fact, she has been fighting with herself these days, and she wanted to open it secretly for a look, but in the end she still restrained her desires.

Li Xiu was also surprised to pick up the letter from Li Chengdao on the table. He didn't expect that Li Chengdao had written a letter to him before leaving, but it's been several days since Qi Niang actually gave the letter to him. I really don't know what she was thinking?

The fire paint on the envelope was intact. It seemed that Qi Niang had never opened it. He tore open the envelope, took out a thin piece of letter paper from it, and took a look after it. As a result, Li Xiu's face immediately became very complicated. After a while, he gently closed the letter, then placed it on the candle next to it to ignite it until the letter was burned to ashes, and then he let out a long sigh and sat there silently.

In the next few days, everything was calm on the sea, and Li Xiu and his fleet entered the Yangtze River smoothly, and then stopped at Suzhou Port. Persians such as Alda also docked at the port with Li Xiu and others, and then got ashore. Li Xiu and Zhang Shiyi also arranged their residences very enthusiastically.

Although the Persian mission lost two ships, there were still many people on the remaining ship, and they also brought many gifts to Li Shimin. After all, they wanted to invite the Tang Dynasty to send troops, so they naturally prepared a lot of gifts. Originally, Alda wanted to move the gifts on the ship, but was stopped by Li Xiu because they were mainly going to go on a water route when they returned to Chang'an. Although the Persian sea boats were not available, they only needed to move the things to the flatbed prepared by Li Xiu.

It is precisely because of this that Arda finally led the Persian delegation to get off the ship and followed Li Xiu to Suzhou City. At this time, Li Xiu and Zhang Shiyi also discovered that there were actually many Persian Hu girls in the Arda delegation.

Originally, Li Xiu thought these were maids brought by Arda, but later he found that one of these Persian women was tall and wearing a veil scarf dressed very well, and the other Hu girls were surrounded by her. It seemed that she was a noble woman. Even Arda was very respectful to this woman. The carriage prepared by Li Xiu for them was also the first time that this mysterious woman got on the bus.

Li Xiu was also very curious about the mysterious woman who appeared in the Persian mission, but Arda did not explain and he was embarrassed to ask. Zhang Shiyi was thick-skinned and asked a few questions tentatively, but unfortunately he didn't get any useful answers.

At that moment, Li Xiu brought Alda and his group to Suzhou City. When the towering Suzhou city wall appeared in front of Alda and the others, the Persians all showed shocked expressions. When they entered Suzhou City, they saw shops on the streets and traffic flowing endlessly. Alda and his group were stunned. Even the mysterious woman sitting in the carriage opened the car window and looked at Suzhou City. Her big blue eyes were full of curiosity and surprise.

After a while, Alda seemed to wake up from the shock, and then asked Zhang Shiyi a few words in a low voice. Zhang Shiyi also answered, and then the expression on Alda's face became even more shocked and envious, which made Li Xiu ask Zhang Shiyi curiously: "What did Alda say to you?"

"It's nothing. He asked me how Chang'an in our Tang Dynasty was better than Suzhou. I told him that there were at least dozens of cities like Suzhou in our Tang Dynasty, and there was no way to compare with Chang'an." Zhang Shiyi replied with a smile.

When Li Xiu heard Zhang Shiyi's words, he laughed because he knew that Zhang Shiyi was obviously a bit exaggerated. Although Suzhou could not be compared with Chang'an, it was also one of the famous commercial cities of the Tang Dynasty. Perhaps there were dozens of cities in the Tang Dynasty similar to Suzhou in terms of population, but they rarely compared with Suzhou in terms of economy. Not to mention anything else, the people in Suzhou City far surpassed the average level of the Tang Dynasty in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation. This is the embodiment of Suzhou's economy.

Zhang Shiyi has many industries in Suzhou, and there are several houses alone. Therefore, he temporarily arranged for Alda and his group to rest in a house near his home. Li Xiu also made an agreement with Alda and set off for Chang'an in three days. They could take advantage of these three days to walk around Suzhou and experience the customs and customs of the Tang Dynasty.

As soon as Li Xiu brought Qi Niang home, Qi Niang was called by Princess Pingyang and scolded her hard. Although Li Xiu had hidden it from Yi Niang and Yue Chan, they all knew it at this time. After all, such a big thing could not be hidden at all. Fortunately, Qi Niang came back safely, so they followed Princess Pingyang to scold Qi Niang a few times, and then started to plead for her with Princess Pingyang. After all, they were just such a sister-in-law.

However, this time Li Xiu had already decided that he would teach Qi Niang a lesson. Therefore, after returning, he immediately issued a confinement order to Qi Niang. No matter what the reason, she had to stay at home, and even a shipbuilding workshop could not go. This made Qi Niang's little face collapse suddenly. She wanted to ask for forgiveness, but Li Xiu did not give anyone's face, and even Princess Pingyang could not do it. In the end, the matter was settled.

Qi Niang was locked up in confinement, and Li Xiu finally felt relieved. Of course, in order to prevent Qi Niang from escaping again, Li Xiu also sent more personnel. For example, the female guard in the mansion was transferred by him by one-third. These people stared at Qi Niang for almost twelve hours, and even someone watched her eat and sleep. Anyway, she didn't give her any chance to escape.

Three days passed in a blink of an eye, but Li Xiu couldn't leave because he ignored one thing, that was Yue Chan's pregnancy, and by chance, on the morning of the third day, Yue Chan suddenly felt a stomachache and was about to give birth. Although Li Xiu was prepared, the mansion was still in chaos, and the midwife kept the maid in the mansion in command.

Fortunately, the delivery room was ready, and Princess Pingyang and Yi Niang also had experience in giving birth. Even Qu Yi came to help. In the end, she was busy and orderly. She waited until the afternoon when Yuechan finally gave birth to a daughter for Li Xiu, which made Li Xiu very happy. After all, she already had two sons, but only one daughter, Le'an, and now she finally made up two pairs of children.

After he was packed up, Li Xiu was the first to rush in. Although Yue Chan's face was a little pale and the sweat on her forehead was not wiped clean, she smiled when she saw Li Xiu, which made Li Xiu feel a little distressed. She immediately stepped forward and held her hand to comfort her a few words. At this time, her daughter was also brought over by the midwife, which made Li Xiu even happier. She took it and hugged her and was unwilling to let go again.

Looking at Li Xiu's happy appearance, Yue Chan also showed a gratified smile. Although she had known that Li Xiu liked her daughter for a long time, in the eyes of others, her daughter was not as good as her son, so Yue Chan was a little worried just now, but now she finally felt relieved.

She held her daughter and intimate for a long time, but the wrinkled little girl didn't give Li Xiu the face. After a while, she started crying. The midwife said she was hungry, but it was not suitable for breastfeeding now, so she gave the little girl some water. As a result, she drank with relish and finally fell asleep.

Yuechan was exhausted at this time and fell asleep after drinking some honey water. Li Xiu gently put his daughter beside her, and then asked the maid to take care of them, mother and daughter, and then quietly retreated. However, someone immediately came to report that Zhang Shiyi had also come and was waiting in the front hall.

"Congratulations to Brother Li, I wonder if it's a son or a daughter this time?" Zhang Shiyi immediately bowed to Li Xiu to congratulate him.

"Haha, it's a daughter, but I like my daughter more than my son!" Li Xiu replied with a laugh.

"Although my daughter is good, she is always from other people's family. I dream of having another son now, but I have no choice but to do so!" Zhang Shiyi sighed when he heard Li Xiu's words. He had been married to Qu Yi for many years, but only Maya, the daughter, is almost a heartache for him now.

"Brother Eleven, don't worry too much. Speaking of which, you and Qu Yi are not very old. Qu Yi is even a few years younger than Pingyang. If you have time in the future, you will have more children!" Li Xiu hurriedly said to comfort him. As far as he knew, not only Zhang Shiyi wanted a son, but the bearded guest also urged Zhang Shiyi to have several more children many times, but it was strange that since he gave birth to Maya, Qu Yi's belly has not moved anymore, and the couple were also very anxious about this.

"That's right, but sometimes I can't figure it out. When I was in America only once, Qu Yi got pregnant with Maya. But now after returning to the Tang Dynasty, she has never been pregnant again. I have seen it with a doctor in private, but both of us have no health problems. We have taken a lot of medicines to help pregnancy before, but none of them have any effect. It's really angering!" Zhang Shiyi couldn't help but slap the table beside him and said in frustration.

"No one can guarantee that such things as giving birth to a baby. Let's not talk about you. Pingyang and I have always wanted a daughter, but we can't get pregnant now, so this kind of thing depends on God's will." Li Xiu also comforted helplessly. Now he was forced to drink medicine by Princess Pingyang every night. It is said to be the secret recipe in the palace. She also shared the secret recipe with Qu Yi. It is estimated that Zhang Shiyi will also treat him the same way.

Speaking of children, Li Xiu and Zhang Shiyi were also full of bitterness, and they were having a very slight conversation at the moment. However, at the end of the conversation, Zhang Shiyi suddenly remembered the things about the Persians, so he said again: "Brother Li, now your third wife has a child, and she will definitely not be able to move in a short time. What should those Persians do? In addition, I have also called a message from the Persians these days. Brother Li, you will definitely be interested!"
Chapter completed!