In the early morning of the next day, Xiao Yizheng left Shangdu City in simple clothes, with one person, one horse and one Zhao Xin.
When he left the city, he said to the city gate official who came up to him with a smile: "My king's seal has not been taken back. With this seal as the basis, the princess will not be stopped when she leaves the city."
The city gate officials repeatedly said yes.
The two of them drove non-stop and did not rest until they arrived at the inn in the evening. After dinner, Zhao Xin went to the stable to feed the two horses. Xiao Yizheng also came over. He hurriedly said: "Your Highness, please go and rest first."
Xiao Yizheng seemed not to have heard anything, rolling up straw and stroking Zhui Chen's horse's back. "This year's Dragon Boat Festival, I can't let you spend it in Beijing." His tone was gentle and apologetic.
"I'm fine. I'm alone, no matter where I live. Your Highness, on the other hand, is newly married and separated from the princess."
Xiao Yizheng smiled and said nothing.
Xin Zhao felt that he was in a good mood, so he continued: "Perhaps your highness received the princess's purse this year?"
Xiao Yizheng made a movement and then shook his head.
Zhao Xin looked in disbelief and blurted out: "Huh? How could it be?" He and Xiao Yizheng went in and out of the court together, wandering around the world, and their affection was not comparable to that of ordinary masters and servants. He never tried to hide his emotions in front of him. "Yue Ying once asked
Let me know what color your Highness likes. I thought the princess needed it for her purse."
Xiao Yizheng frowned and looked at him: "Yueying asked you?"
Xin Zhao nodded, wondering if he had said the wrong thing, and added: "Yesterday, I saw a purse on His Highness's sleeve. I thought..." He quickly stopped, feeling that he had made another mistake again and again, so he hurriedly continued to immerse himself in it.
Feed the horses grass.
"That was sewn by the Empress herself." Xiao Yizheng said lightly.
"Yes, in the past, during the Dragon Boat Festival, the Queen would personally make purses for Her Highness." Zhao Xin agreed.
There was a faint smile on Xiao Yizheng's lips, recalling what Xiao Yihe said solemnly when he handed over this purse after the palace lunch banquet: "Sixth brother, the road to the southwest is long and arduous. It is different from the situation when you left the capital in the past.
It’s different. My father and my mother are worried about this. For this year’s purse, my mother thought that you didn’t need to do it anymore because you were married, but when I heard the news that you were going to the southwest, I still made one for you. I hope
It can ward off disasters and provide refuge. I was just afraid that your wife would think too much about whether she had done something bad, so she asked me to give it to you privately."
He took the purse with emotion, "Your Majesty's craftsmanship is one of the best in Shangdu City. Please don't worry, Your Majesty."
"You must be careful, I'm waiting for good news for you in Shangdu." Xiao Yihe still looked worried.
He smiled happily and nodded.
The purse made by the queen was exquisite and small. When he returned to Zhengzeyuan last night, he held the purse and his mind was filled with the sonorous and powerful sound of Taixuan Qin, but he thought in his heart: The hand that can play such music is made by
What should a purse look like?
He told himself that he shouldn't be too concerned about not receiving the purse she had sewn by hand. After all, with their relationship, it was hard to force anything to be done or not. But there was an unspeakable expectation and loss in his heart. Especially today.
Early in the morning, when he saw Qingxi, dressed in the formal dress of a princess that was only worn as a royal gift, standing proudly in front of the palace to see him off, he felt a mixture of expectation and disappointment.
He smiled at her, and she returned the same smile. The two of them said nothing. At this time, thinking of the bright and gorgeous smile under the morning sun, Xiao Yizheng felt that there was no need to say anything, even about whether the wallet was full or not.
I think she is being pretentious. She is not an ordinary woman living in the back house.
"Xin Zhao, sleep well tonight. We will have to fight next time!" He raised his head slightly and spoke in a strong voice.
That night, the lights were brightly lit in the study room of Prince Guang's Mansion in Shangdu City. Prince Guang was busy writing. In the past few days, the Princes of Yu and Xiang had taken turns to come to his mansion to be lobbyists. They just wanted him to cooperate with the court and retire at home. In fact,
, after he was deprived of military power, he did not send any news to the Southwest Army. He also knew that he was afraid that he was being monitored. Any news that left the palace would also enter the palace. But even if he did not give any orders, the Southwest Army would
No matter what, he was 100% sure. Even if King Xiang told him about Xiao Yizheng's analysis and response remarks in Yangxin Palace and that the emperor sent him to the southwest, he thought that Xiao Liuzi was smart, but he really wasn't worried at all.
Having been operating in the southwest for decades, how could he, the sixth son, be able to shake it so easily.
"What are you thinking? What do you want to do?" King Yu asked him.
What did he want to do? What didn't he want to do! He was not willing to accept it! He was not willing to have his military power taken away for no reason, he was not willing to be impeached after making great contributions to the court, and he was not willing to let his soldiers of the Southwest Army be wronged.
Being annoyed by King Yu's remarks, he suddenly said: "Brother, as the boss, you must have been feeling aggrieved all these years. How about we start a career together."
These words frightened Prince Yu to the point where he immediately broke into a cold sweat and hurriedly left, never to enter the gate of Prince Guang's Mansion again.
King Yu entered the palace early the next day and reported these words to your emperor exactly.
After hearing this, Xiao Zhe smiled broadly and comforted him: "Ninth brother also has a temper, and some of his words are not true. If I really care about it, how many people will be involved? As long as ninth brother doesn't
If you take action, I am willing to turn a blind eye. Brother, just forget it because you have heard some words."
Prince Yu repeatedly said yes.
But at this time, the letter from King Guang was really written to Deputy Commander Xu Yongsheng, telling him not to enter the capital under any circumstances. He also had channels to send this letter. After writing the letter, he thought about the people in the Dali Temple prison.
Personally, it seems that there are some things that I still cannot tolerate.
After Xiao Yizheng left Shangdu, Qingxi's life became even busier than before.
Perhaps because she was afraid that she would be lonely, the queen often invited her to the palace to accompany her, visit gardens, enjoy flowers, drink tea and play cards, go boating and play chess. The activities were different each time, but every time the queen always mentioned Liu Lang and Liu Lang.
In this way, she learned a lot of interesting things about Xiao Yizheng when he was young. For example, he was lazy when he was practicing and was punished by Master Yuan, but he used the same rhetoric as the study teacher. He felt that it was his fault to punish him; for example, in order to let the fourth princess be chic before getting married.
Once upon a time, he encouraged the fourth princess to change into common people's clothes and secretly took her out of the palace to play for a day before returning. When the emperor found out, he became furious and protected the fourth sister to his death. For the first time in his life, he was beaten with a stick by the emperor. Another example:
He stood up for Tingmeng and taught the little chamberlain who always bullied her, but not as a prince, but changed into night clothes and acted with his face covered. He also plausibly said: "It is unfair to use your identity as a prince to suppress others. He
I don’t know that even though I am a prince, I can still fight back. If I am defeated, I will be no different than anyone else...
When the queen talked about these past events, she always laughed so hard that she couldn't even see her eyebrows. Qingxi also found it interesting and thought that he had not been a stable master since he was a child. No wonder Shangdu City couldn't tolerate his heart that always wanted to run away.
She has been in the palace many times, and has become familiar with the ladies in the harem. They all seem to be kind people. There is only one person who she feels is a little special. It is the Empress Nianfei who looks like Empress Xiaoyi. She She rarely attends gatherings of the palace ladies, only shows up occasionally, and seldom smiles. She just sits there quietly and expressionlessly, which seems incompatible with the entire environment. And everyone doesn't seem to care much, and seems to be used to it.
But Qingxi felt that the Concubine Nian seemed to look at her more often. She often caught her eyes on her.
She asked Shen Tong: "Has Concubine Nian's temperament always been like this?"
Shen Tong leaned into her ear and said, "It is said that she had the same expression towards her father and her own Seventh Emperor."
"Leng Meiren." Qingxi concluded.
Shen Tong touched his belly and said puzzledly: "But I always feel that as a mother, it is too cold. For my father, it is understandable. After all, there is a age difference. But the son is his biological son. Yes, we should always be warm and affectionate. Think about it, the Seventh Emperor's brother is only eight years old, and he is still a child. Children, who doesn't like their mother to pamper and care for them." Then she smiled and said: "I have only been here for more than a month, and I am still a child. I feel that mother and son are connected, and I am thinking about how to treat him well in the future." Her smile was full of the joy and comfort of becoming a mother.
Qingxi also smiled peacefully. "This child will be loved by thousands of people."
Shen Tong stroked his belly, raised his head and asked her, "Are you worried about your sixth brother?"
Qingxi paused, but without losing his smile, he nodded.
"Counting the days, he has also arrived in the southwest. But I haven't heard any news from the prince yet."
Qingxi nodded. Her brother came to the palace the day before yesterday and told her something. "I want to have news, but also want to have no news." She stopped smiling and whispered.
Shen Tong shook her hand and said softly: "The prince said that if the father is willing to let him go, he must be fully prepared."
Qingxi sighed: "I would like to be able to help him in some way."
In the evening, Qingxi returned to the palace from the palace. As soon as he entered the palace, Uncle Zhong greeted him. He first saluted and greeted, and then reported: "A visitor came to the palace today, saying that he wanted to see the princess. The guards are not big at all. I was concerned and asked him who was in the house and what the matter was. But the other party said that he was a friend of His Highness in the world, and as evidenced by the token given by His Highness, he asked to see the princess. If the princess did not see him, it might delay the important event. The guards did not dare to neglect, and layer by layer The report was passed on to me, and I went to see the visitor, but in his hand was the small seal that the prince used outside. I asked what the matter was, and the other party insisted that he could not tell until he saw the princess. But the princess was no longer in the house today, and the visitor said that he would be there early tomorrow morning. Then I went to the mansion, and if the princess didn't see her, she wouldn't come again."
"Oh?" Qingxi frowned. Why did Xiao Yizheng's friends in the world want to see her? What's the matter? As if she remembered something, she suddenly asked: "Is it a boy or a girl?"
Uncle Zhong looked troubled, but he quickly replied in a low voice: "It's a girl."
Qingxi's face relaxed, he closed his eyes, sighed, and said for a long time: "If that girl comes tomorrow morning, please ask her to come in and wait for me in the front hall. Don't neglect me, and treat me well."
