A song so far is a whimper
No matter how long the journey is, there will be an end.
The capital, which has been away for more than half a year, is still here.
Before entering the city, Qi Yan gave Xiaodie an Anshen pill, which Ding You gave her to restrain her nightmares and had a certain sleeping effect.
Qi Yan was still worried, apologized to Xiaodie several times, endured the distress and guilt, and found hemp rope to tie Xiaodie in person.
At that time, the efficacy of Anshen Pill had not yet come up, it was not a sweat medicine, and the content of sleeping was very low. Today's Xiaodie is the most well-behaved and most sober day in the past few days. Recently, Xiaodie is very well-behaved. Perhaps her reunion with Qi Yan has improved her condition, and the frequency of trouble has dropped sharply. Mostly sleeping.
Xiaodie's eyes looked at Qi Yan without blinking, and those black eyes were full of dependence. She even thought about it for a while, and asked Qi Yan in a blunt Wei official language: "Brother, what is this doing?"
Qi Yan squatted beside Xiaodie without raising her head, but the hand holding the rope trembled involuntarily, and said softly in the same trembling voice: "I'm about to enter the city, I'll apologise for you. I'll untie it for you when I'm settled. …”
Xiaodie nodded obediently, and replied obediently, "Brother, I won't run around."
Ten thousand arrows pierced through the heart, but as it was, the rope was tied to Xiaodie's body, the knife was inserted into Qi Yan's heart, one knife after another, blood gurgling.
When approaching the boundary of the capital, Xiaodie was already asleep.
But Qi Yan was still worried, she took out a silk cloth and blocked Xiaodie's mouth.
It was agreed that I would never let my sister be wronged again. How many days has it been? It broke the promise.
Qi Yan clenched her fists tightly, her eyes were a little red, and the tyranny that was about to erupt was beating in her eyes...
Qi Yan felt that there was no one who failed more than herself, but she had to do it, she had no choice; there was really no way.
The disaster relief was a great success, and the imperial court would send hundreds of officials out of the city to welcome him.
In case Xiaodie falls ill in front of everyone and speaks her native language uncontrollably... Even Qiyan's ability to penetrate the sky and the earth will not be able to protect her.
Xiaodie slept peacefully on the seat of the carriage, covered with a thin blanket, and underneath was her body tied into a zongzi.
Qi Yan sat beside her and didn't look at her, her amber eyes were dead silent, and no one could read her mind.
As Qi Yan expected: the imperial court sent officials of the third rank and above out of the city thirty miles to greet him.
Nangong Da was led by the nominal eldest son, Nangong Wei, because of inconvenient legs and feet, and the fourth prince, Nangong Zhen, came with them.
The two princes were refreshed and stood in front of the officials with just the right smiles on their faces. Compared with Nangong Wang, he was a little sloppy, but the radiance in his eyes was incomparable to the two of them.
He "has gained" a lot this time, and although the status of the mothers of the two princes has not changed, there is an elegant concubine in the harem.
"Yo!" Nangong Wang pulled the reins with one hand and raised the other palm, and the long line stopped.
He looked at the officials who greeted him in front of him, and lifted his chin before releasing the reins and jumping off the horse.
The second prince and the fourth prince both greeted them and called out affectionately, "Third brother!"
"Third brother!"
Nangong Wang clenched his fists and said, "Second brother, fourth brother, if you have trouble, come here."
Nangong Wei patted Nangong Wang on the shoulder: "After a long absence, the third brother has been working hard on this trip. The royal father has a purpose: the palace banquet has been prepared, and the fifth brother will preside over it. The royal heirs are all present, and they will follow me after the team rests for a while. Go back to the palace."
There was already a waiter laying out seats on the side of the road, and the three princes sat on the ground and chatted affectionately.
The officials also dispersed one after another, looking for their acquaintances to greet each other.
A young figure flashed through the crowd, hurriedly looking for someone.
"Where is the car of Mr. Qi, the Minister of Works?"
The guard pointed back, and the young man in the crimson official residence walked over to the carriage...
As soon as Qi Yan got off the carriage, she heard a familiar voice: "Tie Zhu!"
Looking at the people in the entire capital who can call him that, I want to know who it is.
Gongyanghuai has missed Qi Yan very much for the past six months, and in excitement, he called out Qi Yan's unsightly "baby name".
Sure enough, the people around were quiet for a while, and they were all secretly searching for who this "Iron Pillar" was...
Qi Yan came to Gongyanghuai and asked for a flat salute, and said with a smile, "Baishi, stay safe."
A big smile bloomed on Gongyanghuai's face, and he held Qi Yan's arm and looked at it for a while: "It's darker, thinner, and stronger than before! It seems that the past six months have been quite rewarding?"
Qi Yan: "Baishi has won the award, but it is because of His Majesty Hong Fu and the proper command of His Royal Highness the Third Highness. This disaster relief has begun to show results."
Gongyanghuai punched Qi Yan's shoulder: "His Royal Highness the Fifth just commended your achievements at the court meeting a while ago, and I heard that the reward was approved by His Majesty in person, and I personally handled the order given by the royal family. Sent back to your mansion." Gongyanghuai leaned in Qi Yan's direction, nudged Qi Yan with his elbow, lowered his voice and continued, "You don't know yet? Your Majesty's dragon body is gradually recovering. After Zhu Bu, let's not talk about other rewards, but there is a pair of jade Ruyi in the list, a double fish bag, and an ivory wat..." After saying that, he winked at Qi Yan.
Qi Yan pursed his lips. These three rewards are of great significance to every court official: first, the jade ruyi is a noble reward, while the double fish bag and the ivory wat are of great significance.
In Wei Kingdom, the court clothes of officials of the third rank and above are all crimson, the embroidery on the chest is slightly different, and the accessories on the waist are also exquisite: the third-rank officials wear fish bags, the second-rank officials are double fish bags, and the first-rank officials are double fish bags. Add a jade ornament.
"Wat" is an object held by civil and military officials in the court. The first-rank officials in the court held a jade wat. Only the wat in the hands of the emperor, princes with different surnames, princes of the state, and military lords was made of ivory.
Qi Yan is only a servant of the third-rank Ministry of Industry, and such a reward exceeds her rank - I am afraid that it will rise in the future.
The team rested for half an hour outside the city, and the ministers exchanged "yes or not" with each other.
The team was driving on the flagstone road, but Nangongda did not order the street to be cleaned. The people knew that the court had done another great deed for the people, and they spontaneously appeared on both sides of the street to greet them.
Nangong Wang rode on the horse with a smile, and nodded frequently to the people on both sides, until then the second prince Nangong Wei's expression turned gloomy...
The palace banquet is scheduled for two hours, and the ministers still have some time to go home and wash up.
Nangong Jingnv looked at the mountain of memorials in front of her. The disaster relief team returned to Beijing, and memorials from all walks of life came. Those who asked for credits, those who showed loyalty, and those who reported the gains of the trip were too numerous to list.
She looked at the sky outside and let out a sigh.
The imperial pen dipped into the inkstone and buried his head again at the desk.
The speed of writing and writing has obviously accelerated, and my mind has become scattered...
Will Qi Yan return to the Concubine's Mansion or the Princess Mansion first? Speaking of the news that he moved back to the palace, I haven't had a chance to tell him. If he was in a hurry to return to the princess' mansion in a hurry, would he be disappointed
A trace of guilt flashed in Nangong Jingnu's heart, that she should leave with her father...
After all, she knew that Qi Yan was returning to Beijing today. She originally thought that she would be able to complete the daily memorials before the team entered Beijing, but she did not expect that the workload today would be several times the usual.
I haven't seen him for more than half a year, and I miss him very much.
Nangong Jingnu speeded up the review again, looking forward to the scene of meeting Qi Yan at the palace banquet.
Will he still smile warmly, raise his arms and perform a standard palace ceremony, and then ask himself if he is okay
If he was greedy for the cup, would he be as usual, with doting and helplessness in his amber eyes, he would quietly lean over to hold his hand holding the cup, and said softly, "Your Highness, the three cups have passed, Want a cup?"
Thinking about it, Nangong Jingnu laughed silently, her eyes soft as water.
Tonight... just go back to the manor and order Qiu Ju to hold the red light in the palm of her hand. Even if the father has a decree, he can't reveal too much to Qi Yan, but he can still ask him how he has gained in the past six months.
Hearing what the folks look like in Qi Yan's eyes, he might even sigh, showing pity for the misery of the people.
The team dispersed at the central axis of the capital, and the adults went home.
The coachman jumped into the carriage and replaced the original guard, pulled the reins and asked, "Master Qi, are you going back to the Concubine's Mansion or the Princess Mansion?"
"The Concubine's Mansion."
Driver: "Yes."
When the carriage arrived at the Concubine's Mansion, all the servants knelt in front of the door to greet him, but Qi Yan did not get off the carriage. She instructed Xia He to send someone to take the coachman back to the palace, and then let another servant drive straight to the private house.
The servants of the concubine's mansion knelt in front of the door and looked at each other. The concubine, who had not seen him for more than half a year, didn't even get off the carriage, and went straight to the private house
The female officer in charge, Xia He, was the first to react, stood in front of the crowd and said a few words, and dismissed the servants.
The carriage stopped at the entrance of the private house, Qi Yan asked the servants to return to the concubine's mansion, and asked Qian Yuan to personally lead the carriage to the most secret courtyard of the private house with the bridle.
Qian Yuan: "Master, here we are."
After a while, Qi Yan got off the carriage, holding a sleeping girl in her arms.
Qian Yuan was shocked, but he immediately understood the stakes. He looked around and saw that no servant was following him.
Qian Yuan: "Master, give this girl to the villain."
Qi Yan shook her head: "Go help me open the bedroom door and find a reliable husband. I don't want a third person to know about this."
Qian Yuan: "Don't worry, sir, I understand."
After half an hour, Lang Zhong came.
Qian Yuan personally agreed on a price with Langzhong, Xiaoyi made him willing to put on a black hood and get on a carriage to the private house.
Qian Yuan brought Lang Zhong to the front of the wing: "Master, Lang Zhong is here."
Qi Yan pulled the quilt for Xiaodie, put down the drapes, and walked behind the screen. After thinking about it, she simply took off her shoes and got on the bed, sitting beside Xiaodie.
Qi Yan: "Come in."
Lang Zhong did not expect that the owner of this deep house compound was so young, and his voice sounded indistinguishable. He didn't dare to think too much, raised his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and bent his eyes to only look at the place under his feet.
Qian Yuan gave him two pieces of gold generously. After this illness, he could settle down for the rest of his life, but if he doesn't see it well... With this posture, he may die.
With a "squeak", the door of the wing was pushed open, and Qi Yan stretched Xiaodie's hand out through the gap in the curtain: "Go down first."
Qian Yuan: "Yes."
Qi Yan: "Sit."
Where does Lang Zhong dare to sit? Put down the medicine box, take out the pulse pillow and place it under Xiaodie's wrist, squat in front of the bed and turn her head to start pulse diagnosis.
Qi Yan could roughly see Lang Zhong's expressions and movements through the curtains. Seeing that he was still sensible, his heart was calm.
Lang Zhong cut his pulse for a while, his expression loosened, and he said happily: "Congratulations, sir, Mrs. Zun has been happy for two months!"
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Nangong Jingnu finished reviewing the last memorial before the start of the palace banquet. Now she has experienced the difficulty of her father and emperor. She has only been approving for a few months, and she is often exhausted and has a great loss of appetite.
The father has been sitting in this position for more than ten years...
She put the memorials in a pile and covered them with yellow silk, indicating that these memorials have been reviewed, and they can be collected and sent to Zhongshu, sorted and returned one by one.
Nangong Jingnv got on the sedan chair and returned to the Weiming Palace to take a bath. She carefully selected a red palace dress, and Jin Buyao, whom Qi Yan had once praised, put it on, and sat on the sedan again to go to the palace banquet. .
The banquet is about to start, and officials from all walks of life have already arrived.
Although Nangong Rang was unable to come due to illness, he instructed the fifth prince, Nangong Da, who was in charge of supervising the country, to sit on the throne.
With a sound of harmony, Nangong Jingnu stepped into the hall and stepped over the threshold.
Everyone: "See Your Highness Zhen Zhen."
Nangong Jingnu hooked the corner of her mouth, her beautiful eyes wandering, looking for the figure that made her miss for half a year.
Searching to no avail, Nangong Jingnu frowned: According to Qi Yan's usual temperament, she should have arrived long ago.
Nangong Jingnu remained calm, dragged her skirt and sat in her seat, and as soon as she raised her hand, a palace maid knelt down beside her: "What's your Highness?"
Nangong Jingnu pondered for a while and said, "Go and call the officials of the Ministry of Rites who are in charge of the palace banquet."
Maid: "Yes."
After a while, Gong Yanghuai, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, strode over, stopped in front of Nangong Jingnv's case and bowed: "Chen Gong Yanghuai, the minister of the Ministry of Rites, see Your Highness Zhen Zhen."
Nangong Jingnu: "Has your concubine ever been to a banquet?"
Gongyanghuai replied clearly: "Back to His Highness, Tie Zhu sent someone to send a sick note, saying that he couldn't attend the palace banquet due to physical discomfort."
Seeing Nangong Jing's beautiful brows slightly frowned, her eyes darkened, Fang consciously lost her words... She hurriedly changed her tone and said, "My concubine... Mr. Minister of the Ministry of Industry has been really hard on this trip. I have seen him during the day, and the whole person is darker and thinner than before leaving the capital. After going around for a while, he looks tired. I think he is resting in the mansion, His Highness doesn’t need to worry too much, the concubine may be fine after a night’s rest.”
Nangong Jingnv was not displeased because Qi Yan was called "Iron Pillar", she still knew the friendship between the two of them.
Just when I heard that Qi Yan was ill, a heart was suspended.
Recalling that at the beginning of the marriage, the person fell ill every three or five years. I thought it was better in the past two years, but I heard the news that Qi Yan had fallen ill.
I heard that Qi Yan had lost weight more than a circle, and it was even more distressing... I can't wait to quit the palace banquet immediately and go to see how that person is.
The voice of the inner servant came: "His Royal Highness is here..." interrupting Nangong Jingnu's thoughts.