Meng Xinghe met Li Zhi when he was leaving the palace, and the two just met each other. Although Li Zhi knew in his heart that his sister's demotion to a commoner was partly related to this man, the only thing he wanted to see was his sister's happiness.
He suddenly blocked Meng Xinghe's path: "Brother Meng, I, Li Zhi, have to ask you a favor."
Guessing that it was probably about Xiao Sizi, Meng Xinghe looked very serious and said, "Brother Li, it doesn't matter if you say it."
Thinking that there was no longer a sister in the palace who could play with him, Li Zhi sighed and said slowly: "Xiao Sizi is not in good health, and she has to take a precious medicinal material every day. If she doesn't take it one day, she will It will definitely be extremely uncomfortable, so Li Zhi asked Brother Meng to take good care of my sister no matter what. Li Zhi will repay this kindness." After saying this, he thought of his sister on the Grand Canal last year. The life-saving medicine was given to Meng Xinghe, and he suddenly wondered if this was a coincidence.
The tone of Li Zhi's words was not very relaxed. The medicine must be extremely precious. However, as a matter of loyalty and trust, Meng Xinghe still agreed: "Brother Li, don't worry, you only need to tell me the medicine. I will never betray your trust,"
Li Zhi sighed secretly in his heart. It seemed that his father had not seen the wrong person, and little Sizi had not loved the wrong person. He knew that Master Meng would definitely keep his promise to the poem he promised, so he entrusted him with the instructions in his heart and said: "Then The herb is a kind of snow lotus grown on the top of the snow in the northwest. It is rarely seen in the Central Plains. Traditional Chinese medicine uses it as medicine to prolong life. Xiao Sizi must take one plant every day to save her life. If she stops taking it for three days in a row, , I’m afraid her life is in danger, so Brother Meng must not forget,”
Meng Xinghe secretly wrote down the medicinal ingredients. No wonder Xiao Sizi's face looked pale on weekdays. It turned out that she was seriously ill. She couldn't bear the thought that such a quiet and lovely princess could endure such torture. .
"Brother Li's instructions have been remembered. I will leave the palace to find Princess Jinyang." Meng Xinghe did not dare to waste time and was not allowed to say goodbye to Li Zhi.
Li Zhi's worries were resolved and his mood was no longer so heavy. When he saw Meng Xinghe trying to leave, he didn't stop him. He just said solemnly: "Take good care of my sister for me and don't hurt her." He didn't say anything, but the many reluctances in his heart also turned into some kind of explanation at this moment.
Meng Xinghe said "goodbye" without giving Li Zhi a clear promise. He moved and walked out of the palace.
After leaving the palace, Meng Xinghe opened the imperial edict written by the Holy Emperor himself.
From the wavering handwriting on the imperial edict, we can see that Li Shimin's hands must have been trembling when he wrote the imperial edict, and he was probably extremely reluctant to give up mentally.
Meng Xinghe read through the whole article. Although there were not many words in the imperial edict, every word fell on his eyes as heavy as a mountain pressing on him.
What is written in the imperial edict is similar to what Li Zhi explained just now, but at the end, it seems that the majesty of the king is more sharp than that of a prince. Therefore, at the end, at the bottom of the imperial edict, there is the seal of Li Shimin's jade seal. There is such a striking word here and there.
If you fail Jinyang, I will fail you.
Meng Xinghe had no doubt that Li Shimin would not keep his word. He took the imperial edict into his arms and walked to the Xuanwu Gate outside the palace gate. The imperial edict said that Li Shimin would arrange for Princess Jinyang to wait for him here, and Meng Xinghe My mission is to pick up an unknown woman with no surname and go home from today. Of course, the people outside will not know that the woman is Princess Jinyang, because on this day, the palace has announced that Princess Jinyang died of illness. information.
From a distance, I saw a luxurious carriage parked in front of Xuanwu Gate. The driver was a man wearing the clothes of a fourth-rank official in the imperial palace. When I got closer, I saw that the man was Wang Guinian, the Huangmen servant who was on duty in the palace.
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"Brother Wang," Meng Xinghe walked over: "Long time no see,"
Wang Guinian got off the carriage, held Master Meng's arm with one hand, and said: "The Holy Spirit sent an order to the ministers. He said that Mr. Meng was too drunk, so he specially asked the subordinates to drive you back to the mansion to rest. Sir, please get in the car.
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These had been arranged a long time ago. Of course, Meng Xinghe followed the process. When his face brushed against Wang Guinian's ear, he whispered: "The princess is also in the car." Wang Guinian answered with a hum, and Meng Xinghe had already jumped on.
carriage.
The carriage in the inner courtyard of the palace is extremely comfortable. It is as spacious as a movable luxury room. Princess Jinyang, who is dressed like an ordinary girl in a green skirt, is sitting in the carriage by the window, looking at the man who was covered with dull eyes.
She wanted to see what the scenery outside was like through the car window covered by the curtain, but she couldn't see it.
Meng Xinghe moved his body and sat in front of Princess Jinyang, and stretched out his hand to open the curtain that blocked the scenery outside.
"From now on, you can enjoy the happiness that ordinary people's daughters can enjoy every day. Look, this bustling street is Chang'an Street, and there are merchants who buy strange and weird things. You must have never seen them before.
Let’s get through it,”
Looking at Chang'an Street where people are coming and going, Princess Jinyang is like a thrush that has escaped from its cage, and the smile on her face is so innocent and simple.
"Thank you," she said three words calmly: "If I hadn't met you, maybe in this life, Jinyang would just be a canary in a birdcage, and would never become one of those free and carefree people.
Chunyan,"
"The willows are overcast, the drizzle is clear, and the snowflakes have fallen, and you can see the wandering orioles. The spring breeze blows the dream of hometown all night, and chases the flowers to the imperial city." Open the window and feel the breath of spring rushing towards you. In the extremely comfortable mood, Meng Xinghe will inevitably chant
While enjoying the poem, his eyes fell on Princess Jinyang, who was dressed as a folk girl but was naturally noble: "What are you looking at? Do I have flowers on my face?" As he spoke, Master Meng touched his face in a cooperative manner.
Twice, the purpose of what he did was to make the little princess, who had just been demoted to a commoner, happy. He had no choice but to make himself such a disaster. Even the little Sizi won the bid. It seems that being handsome is a sin.
In fact, Xiao Sizi didn't feel sad at all that she was not a princess. On the contrary, being away from the cold palace made her feel more comfortable. Now she finally didn't have to sneak out of the palace to play, and she didn't have to worry about her marriage.
Whether she will become the target of a political marriage, she now feels satisfied that she can finally enjoy the excitement of the outside world freely.
Thinking of this, Xiao Sizi chuckled and said with a blush on his face: "Sir, when I look at you, I am thinking, if you save me home, will you use it as a sister, a maid, or...
, be a madam,” with the last two words of madam, Xiao Sizi pursed her lips and smiled, instantly like a colorful spring.
Mr. Meng almost fell off the carriage.
Forget it, sister, I'm afraid Li Shimin won't let him go. As for the maid, my God, the innocent and kind-hearted little Sizi actually thought of such an evil idea. Does it mean that Mr. Meng must be a rich man and have a quiet and lovely maid at home?
, ahem, Li Shimin will kill himself.
Well, after all calculations, I'm afraid the only option is to be a wife.
Meng Xinghe couldn't answer this question. When he got home, he would explain the whole story to the ladies, why he went to court on the first day of the New Year and picked up a commoner girl. He would wait and see how the ladies would react. It’s not too late to plan.
The carriage ran at a steady speed on Chang'an Street. In a short time, it arrived outside the Meng Mansion. Looking up at the festively decorated Meng Mansion, Meng Xinghe shook his head. Today Li Shimin rewarded him with a new mansion. If I feel really reluctant to leave here.
"Brother Wang, would you like to go in and have a cup of tea? We two brothers haven't talked for a long time."
"No, brother, I have to go back to the palace to resume my life." After saying that, Wang Guinian drove his carriage back to resume his life.
In front of the huge entrance hall, stood quietly Mr. Meng and a woman in a green skirt next to him. The two of them were silent to each other, thinking about what the scene would be like when they entered.
"Well, let's go." After a while, Meng Xinghe stretched out a hand and held it in Princess Jinyang's slightly cold hand: "Go home. From now on, this is your home."
Princess Jinyang murmured softly: "Okay," she immediately adjusted her mood and followed Meng Xinghe into the mansion.
After knocking on the door twice, he heard the sound of the door opening. The person who opened the door was an unfamiliar maid. Meng Xinghe remembered that the house had not hired a maid recently, so why did he go to the wrong place?
"Sir, you are back, the ladies are waiting for you to have dinner,"
The maid was very articulate and sweet in her words, which made people like her. She called out "Sir", which made Meng Xinghe sure that he had gone right, and this was the Meng Mansion.
Meng Xinghe glanced at Xiao Sizi, feeling something was wrong, and said: "Wait a minute, how do you ladies know that I will come back for dinner? And, who are you? Why have I never seen you before?"
"Master, my name is Qiaoqiao. I just came to the Meng Mansion today. There are many sisters who came with Qiaoqiao. From now on, Qiaoqiao and the sisters will be responsible for taking care of the daily life of the master and the ladies. In a few days, when the master moves to a new residence, a group of people will come to the master's house." Qiao Qiao turned sideways and welcomed Master Meng into the house.
Meng Xinghe was not stupid, and after listening to Qiao Qiao's words, he guessed who meant it. Who else besides Li Shimin had the ability to train so many well-educated and polite maids for others to drive.
Thinking of this, Meng Xinghe thought about the little Sizi again, and Li Shimin naturally thought that he had given the ladies a chance. He must have used Li Shimin's eloquence to add some sad songs to it. Those ladies in his family who are very sympathetic , I'm afraid that all the attacks that can't bear the tears will soften.
In this case, there is nothing to worry about. The ladies have been moved by the tear-jerking story, and I don't have to waste time explaining it.
"Very good, very good. When the family is harmonious, everything will be prosperous. When the family is harmonious, everything will be prosperous," Mr. Meng said to himself. He always had to say a few words of flattery in the new year, and then, he had already He took Xiao Sizi's hand and went to the dining area in the side hall to meet his lovely wives.