A heavy snow suddenly came, and it began to snow at dusk. At night, the snow became heavier and heavier, and balls of snow fell all over the sky, turning the sky and the earth into a vast expanse of gray.
It's dawn, the snow is still flying all over the sky, Chang'an City is already covered in silver, turning into a snow-capped world.
Forty thousand Tang troops began to line up to leave Chang'an and return to Xiangyang. They were accompanied by two thousand carts, fully loaded with grain and grass consumed on the road.
Although Tang Jun just wanted to leave quietly, countless Chang'an people still came out of the city to see him off. From the first few hundred people, the number quickly increased to thousands. More and more people ran out of the city despite the heavy snow, and the number increased rapidly.
There were tens of thousands of people, and eventually more than 200,000 people rushed out of the city to see them off.
The Tang army had already left for several miles, but when he saw more and more people leaving the city and crying everywhere, Li Ye couldn't bear it and asked the army to stop. He brought his generals back to say goodbye.
Dozens of elderly people came forward, knelt down and cried: "Your Highness leaves, we will be bullied and killed by barbarians again!"
Li Ye hurriedly helped the old men up and said: "Everyone, please get up quickly. Li Ye does not dare to accept this great gift. I would like to inform all elders that An Lushan's army has withdrawn from Tongguan and will not come back. Soon the emperor will lead
When the army returns to Chang'an, everyone will return to normal life. Xiangyang is still surrounded by an army of 80,000 thieves, and I will go back to rescue my wife and daughter."
The old people were so moved that they knelt down and cried bitterly again, "Your Highness's kindness in rebuilding will be remembered by all our descendants!"
Li Ye got on his horse and kept waving goodbye to everyone. After walking for a mile, he looked back and saw hundreds of thousands of people kneeling in the snow and crying bitterly. Li Ye's eyes were also red.
He suddenly remembered what his father said in the letter, 'The emperor's suspicion will never obliterate the success of rescuing Chang'an. The rescuing of Chang'an is a contribution to the world and the entire nation. I believe justice lies in the hearts of the people.'
At this moment, he felt a surge of pride in his heart, and the depression of the past few days was swept away. He raised his head and let out a long roar, speeding towards the south.
Anlu Mountain withdrew eastward, and An Qingxu's 80,000 troops also withdrew northward. Xiangyang City returned to normal life. That afternoon, two ox carts, escorted by more than a dozen soldiers, drove into Xiangyang and stopped in front of Prince Lu's Mansion.
Pei Sanniang got off the carriage and looked at the mansion. Compared with the last time, the mansion was much more grand. There were eight soldiers standing guard at the door. A gold-edged plaque written by the emperor hung above the door with the three characters "Prince Lu's Mansion".
And the door seems to have been remodeled, making it taller and wider.
Seeing eight soldiers standing guard, Pei Sanniang hesitated for a moment. At this time, she suddenly heard the voice of her daughter-in-law Dugu Xinyue, "Mother-in-law!"
When Pei Sanniang turned around, she saw a large carriage parked not far away. Her daughter-in-law, Dugu Xinyue, was sitting in front of the carriage window. The carriage window looked a bit strange.
At this time, the car door opened, and Dugu Xinyue walked out of the car. Looking at her daughter-in-law's big belly, Pei Sanniang's eyes widened, "Xinyue, are you pregnant again?"
Dugu Xinyue nodded, "It's been six months."
"Then why didn't you send a letter to tell us?"
"My husband is afraid that my mother-in-law will be worried, so I haven't said anything yet."
Pei Sanniang clapped her hands and said, "Hey! Fortunately I'm here."
She suddenly came to her senses and asked quickly: "Where is my little baby?"
Another woman walked out of the carriage, holding a child in her arms, wearing a veil on her head to cover her face.
Pei Sanniang thought she was the wet nurse and quickly took the baby. The baby was sleeping soundly, and the sun shone on her rosy little face.
Pei Sanniang hugged her granddaughter tightly, "It's cold outside, don't freeze the child."
She suddenly felt something was wrong. This woman didn't look like the wet nurse, and she didn't have the same temperament. Moreover, the wet nurse didn't wear a veil. She could feel this woman's peerless beauty through the veil.
"New Moon, she is"
Dugu Xinyue smiled and said: "Mother-in-law, she is my sister!"
Pei Sanniang immediately realized that this was her son's concubine. Did the son take a concubine?
After a second thought, she felt that it was no big deal. Her son was a prince. How could the dignified King Lu only have one woman? There were more than a dozen or dozens of women who fled to Lingwu. What's the point of having one more woman for his son?
relation?
What's more, she doesn't even have a grandson, only a granddaughter. This is the contradiction of women. Although Pei Sanniang does not allow her husband to take concubines, she also wishes that her son would marry a large number of women and give herself a lot of grandchildren.
She quickly smiled and said: "Good thing, let's go in and talk. It's too cold outside."
Yang Yuhuan was really embarrassed. She didn't expect to meet her mother-in-law at this time. Although she knew that this day would come sooner or later, she just didn't expect it to come so suddenly.
It would be fine if she didn't know him, but she knew Pei Sanniang. When her husband went to break the leaves, she specially called Pei Sanniang into the palace to talk.
She bravely walked into the house, praying that her mother-in-law would not recognize her.
Walking into the living room of the inner house, the room was very warm. Everyone took off their outer robes, and Yang Yuhuan also took off her veil. Pei Sanniang put the child on the small bed and covered it with the quilt.
Pei Sanniang was shocked when she turned around and saw Yang Yuhuan. She couldn't believe her eyes. Isn't this the imperial concubine?
She was so horrified that she didn't care about being rude and quickly pulled Dugu Xinyue into the back room.
"Mother-in-law, what's wrong?"
Pei Sanniang pointed outside and said with shock on her face: "Xinyue, my eyes are not blurred! Isn't she the imperial concubine?"
Dugu Xinyue asked calmly: "Does mother-in-law think she will be a noble concubine?"
"I don't think it's possible!"
Pei Sanniang said to herself, "But she is clearly the one! With her peerless beauty, who else could she have besides the imperial concubine?"
Dugu Xinyue also knew that it was impossible to hide this matter from her mother-in-law, and sighed: "She used to be the imperial concubine, but the imperial concubine is dead. She is my husband's concubine and my sister. My mother-in-law can call her
Azhu."
It turned out to be true. Pei Sanniang was so shocked that she sat down. After a while, she patted her forehead and suddenly laughed, "My son is so amazing! He actually brought into his house the woman that all men in the world dream of. It's beyond his wildest dreams."
"Mother-in-law, how about waiting for Aye to come back and explain to you?"
Pei Sanniang waved her hand and said with a smile: "Explain what, as long as she is not a Huren princess, I can accept it. Can such a top-notch woman only be enjoyed by the emperor, but not my son?"
Pei Sanniang suddenly felt that she had gone too far and quickly changed her words: "I mean, as long as you can accept it, my opinion doesn't matter."
Dugu Xinyue was relieved a little. In fact, she also knew that her mother-in-law was a unique woman. She did not take things seriously that others thought were treason and deviant. Her mother-in-law would definitely be able to accept it, but her father-in-law might not be able to accept it.
"Mother-in-law, do you want to have a word with her?"
Pei Sanniang nodded, "Okay, let her in!"
Dugu Xinyue went out, and Pei Sanniang couldn't help covering her mouth and snickering. The imperial concubine actually became her daughter-in-law, and she knelt down to salute her. It felt so good!
After a while, Yang Yuhuan came in bravely, knelt down and saluted Pei Sanniang, "My daughter-in-law, A Zhu, pays homage to her mother-in-law!"
Pei Sanniang said with a smile: "Get up! I am very easy to get along with. As long as Ah Ye accepts it, I can accept it. From now on we will be a family. Let's forget about the past things. From now on, my name will be A Zhu. I only hope that we
Mother-in-law and daughter-in-law can live in harmony, and I hope you will give birth to a child as soon as possible."
"Thank you, mother-in-law!"
Yang Yuhuan also breathed a long sigh of relief. She didn't expect that the thing that worried her the most could be solved so easily.