There was a small incident before entering the city.

Everyone was very casual along the way. When we saw the beautiful scenery, we even stopped for a picnic in the open air. Everyone, young and old, had a good time, but the itinerary was somewhat uncertain. Plus, I didn’t want to expose anyone. As a result, in the past few months, I stopped and stayed, stayed on the spot, etc., and basically stopped hearing about Shen Fu and the Northwest Road.

Shen Yi was thinking about her brother who was far away in Southwest Road, and Zhou Heng felt the same way, but he still persuaded her with a smile on his face and said to Aunt Peng who was breastfeeding A Yuan in her arms:

"No news is good news! We left a letter to Ah Fu and Uncle He before we set off. They don't have to worry about us. Anyway, the farther northwest we go, the safer we are. In this case, they only need to take care of themselves. , We have taken the official road along the way, and we have also stopped at all the inns to inquire. Is there any unfavorable news? "

As soon as she said this, little girl A Yuan ate a little anxiously and choked. She turned her head to look at the adult next to her. Zhou Heng then said with a smile:

"Look, our A-Yuan also agrees with this, right?"

So now that the main city is finally in sight, everyone is very happy and has good expectations in their hearts.

Although midsummer in the northwest is not too hot, it is finally time to return to a stable and normal life, such as taking a good bath at night, enjoying the coolness, etc. Grandma Shen, who has taken care of Aunt Peng and her daughter all the way, is full of plans. When they arrived at the house, they were allowed to have a good rest. Aunt Peng was very moved and a little curious, so she laughed and said through her daughter:

"My family, Ayuan, is lucky enough to be able to live in a big house at a young age!"

Zhou Heng had already heard when he rested at the inn that the mansion in the main city of the Northwest Road was also called Prince Jing's Mansion. He was also a little curious and asked Shen Yi:

"Then the layout of Prince Jing's Mansion here should be consistent with that of the capital?"

"You're such a narrow-minded person!" Shen Yi only thought she was asking on behalf of Aunt Peng next to her, so she teased little A-Yuan, who looked curiously at the adults around her with her big black grape-like eyes, and patiently explained to her:

"Of course it's not as good as the one in the capital. It was a mansion given by the late emperor. To be honest, it was half of Emperor Wu's latent mansion! You forgot, there is also Shangyunchi in the northwest. There’s nothing here, not even a garden pond! The furnishings in the mansion are even incomparable to those in the capital. When I came here at that time, I couldn’t eat or sleep well. I felt disgusted everywhere!”

Zhou Heng thought about it. From a modern perspective, the one in the capital is the official official residence, and the one here should be just an office, right? And it is mainly for guarding the border, and there won't be any female relatives coming here anyway. , what kind of garden pond do you want?

When I thought about it, I suddenly lost my imagination of the place I was about to reach, so I just nodded and said "hmm" softly in response.

Seeing her like this, Shen Yi thought that the former daughter who had traveled a long way here was disappointed. She thought about it and said again:

"But the palace here also has its advantages. Not to mention anything else, the vastness of the area is far better than the one in the capital. Ah Heng, it is said that you were raised by Mrs. Zhou and your aunt. Now for Ah Fu has really wronged you by bringing you to the northwest. However, I remember that my father once said to me that I didn’t want to come back then. He said, in this life, especially This is a daughter's home. When she was young, she lived with her parents, and when she grew up, she moved to her husband's house. Most of her life was confined to the back house of the family, trapped in food, rice, oil and salt. If there is an opportunity, she still has to try to go outside more often."

"If nothing else, everyone has moments when they feel depressed. However, while men may be bolder and more cheerful, the daughter's family has a limited field of vision. I think it has something to do with their location. Mrs. Zhou must have told you about your family before.

As for the noble concubine, she followed Emperor Taizu all the way to conquer the country. Her riding and shooting skills were not to mention, and she even saved Emperor Taizu's life for this. Her vision was beyond the reach of ordinary women. Otherwise, she would never have been able to do so.

You resolutely chose to support Emperor Wu at that critical moment, don’t you think?"

Of course, Zhou Heng had not heard the details about the noble concubine. He only knew that she was a girl from the ancestors of the Zhou family. Her father was just a young military attache and she was married as a concubine to someone who had just started to rebel.

Unexpectedly, his fate was good. Later, the man successfully rebelled and became the emperor. The girl from the Zhou family also became a concubine. Although she had no children, her tablet was worshiped by the emperor's descendants in the Ancestral Temple, which was a rare honor. Later, what happened

A certain princess sister of Emperor Wu even married into the Zhou family because of this.

This is also a big reason why the Zhou family, from Zhou Yan to several sons, are living in ordinary lives, but they are still able to get in-laws in the Duke Protector's Palace and Prince Jing's Palace. After all, their ancestors were once rich.

Now listening to what Shen Yi said, the Zhou Gui Princess was able to follow the emperor and conquer the country. She must be a very knowledgeable and talented person. She was also kind to the two emperors. She was definitely not an ordinary woman.

But I definitely can’t compare to such a person. At most, they belong to the same family. However, what Shen Yi said is that the girl’s family should strive to travel outside more. As a person who has traveled to many places in the 21st century, Zhou Heng fully agreed.

:

"That's natural. Even if we can't make contributions like men, we should come to this world to see more different scenery and experience different people and the world. If nothing else, the sky in the northwest is high and the clouds are vast, so we are not here to wait.

People in the capital can feel it."

"Oh, our family really got a big baby!" After hearing what she said, Shen Yi happily put his arms around her shoulders, and leaned his head over her affectionately, giving Ah Ma, who was playing with her not far away,

Feeling a little jealous, he walked over and threw himself into Zhou Heng's arms, raised his head in protest and muttered:

"I am mother's little baby!"

Several adults around him suddenly laughed and comforted him:

"I know, you are your mother's little baby, we won't compete with you!"

...On the surface, everyone was talking and laughing like this, but in their hearts they were still secretly thinking about that person in a foreign land, so they comforted themselves all the way. Seeing the city gate in front of them, Zhou Heng and Shen Yi tacitly understood each other, and each other began to feel a little uneasy.

, I wonder what kind of news I will hear from Shen Fu when I get to Prince Jing's Mansion.

Unexpectedly, the carriage was stopped at the city gate—

As soon as Shen Yi revealed her identity, the two interrogating soldiers looked at each other, and then one of them bowed solemnly and whispered, "Princess, please wait a moment" and ran away in a hurry, which made Zhou Heng, who was in the same car with her, couldn't help but

He bit his lips and was speechless.

"It's okay. I guess I didn't know we were arriving right now. I must have sent someone to report to the house to find someone to pick us up." Shen Yi pretended to be calm, half comforting Zhou Heng and half convincing herself that fortunately at this moment

The young man in the other car didn't know it, and the same was true for the girl opposite.

In fact, there was no way they were going to the mansion to report the news. They were just two soldiers guarding the city. How could it be their turn to take the lead in such a thing? The higher-ups must have sent word to the people below them to pay attention to their whereabouts.

?

But now that we are all here, why should we delay ourselves at the city gate?

...Shen Yi felt uneasy, and the waiting time felt even longer. Zhou Heng, who was on the opposite side, saw that she looked unclear, so he didn't say anything, but was nervously thinking about the reason.

Fortunately, at the end, a familiar voice whispered outside the curtain:

"Princess Princess!"

"Chun Yu?!" Zhou Heng was pleasantly surprised and quickly wanted to lift the curtain and go out...


Chapter completed!