Unforgettable love unforgettable
When they came, the honor guard was dressed in happy clothes, but when they went back, they were dressed in plain clothes.
The paper money was scattered all the way, Qi Yan rode on Jin Huanwu's back without saying a word, as if immersed in sadness and unable to extricate himself, and seemed to be carrying out some kind of careful thinking.
The team marched very slowly. When they arrived at the Youzhou troop station a hundred miles away, the sun was setting. The tents were wafting from the smoke, and the soldiers were cooking in the stove.
The scouts on the sentry spotted Qi Yan's team immediately and reported it to Shangguan Wu.
Shangguan Wu put down the chopsticks in his hand, ordered someone to open the camp gate and lead hundreds of guards, who rode a fast horse to greet him.
Shangguan Wu also saw the team of Pima Daixiao.
Hearing the rumbling of hooves, Qi Yan recovered from her thoughts and raised her hand, the team stopped.
When Shangguan Wu's team came to the front, Qi Yan clumsily fell off the horse, Shangguan Wu also jumped off the horse, Qi Yan raised his arms and bowed in a salute: "General Shangguan."
Shangguan Wu held Qi Yan's arm and saw the bruises on Qi Yan's face: "Brother-in-law... This is?"
Qi Yan sighed softly: "It's hard to say anything, let's go back to the camp and tell the general in detail, His Royal Highness the third prince will not be sick... He passed away. Concubine Yagui is in a bad state and is resting in the carriage."
Shangguan Wu: "Okay, let's go back and talk about it." Shangguan Wu motioned to his entourage to put Qi Yan on the horse's back, and waved his big hand towards the camp.
Ji Ya hid in the carriage and never showed her face. Not long after she gave birth, she was worried that others would see the clue, so she never showed her face again after returning to Yanran's mansion.
Shangguan Wu ordered the soldiers to set up a mourning hall, took Nangongwang's coffin out of the carriage, put it in the mourning hall, and worshipped Qi Yan in person.
As soon as Shangguan Wu entered the door, Qi Yan called out "eldest brother-in-law".
Shangguan Wu: "Brother-in-law has worked hard, what is your face?"
Qi Yan waved her hand shyly, and asked, "Why is the eldest brother-in-law here? Did you receive His Majesty's will?"
Shangguan Wu had a strange expression on his face and replied, "No, it's my wife who received a letter from the flying pigeons asking for help from His Highness Zhen Zhen."
Qi Yan pretended to be astonished and slumped down on the chair: "It was I who harmed His Highness..."
A gleam of light flashed in Shangguan Wu's eyes: "What does my brother-in-law say?"
Qi Yan sighed heavily and replied, "It's just because Anujin, the Jiedu envoy of Beijiuzhou, has repeatedly made arrogant remarks, but after all, the steppe barbarians are not educated and do not know the etiquette, it is really difficult to judge the other party's intentions. But Luobei's stable relationship with the society, I didn't dare to be careless, so I ordered a follower to send it to the capital overnight. My follower's status is low and can't enter the palace, so I can only let him go to Princess Zhuohua's mansion first, please send the letter to His Royal Highness Zhuohua. Give it to His Highness Zhen Zhen, and then report to His Majesty that he knows, and decide."
Shangguan Wu nodded: "Brother-in-law's concerns are unreasonable, how do you say that you harmed His Highness Zhen Zhen?"
Qi Yan looked at Shangguan Wu: "My eldest brother-in-law came with the army, didn't he hurt His Highness?"
Shangguan Wu: "This... the situation is critical, so I have no choice but to do so."
Qi Yan: "I understand, according to my speculation, it may be that His Majesty's body is ill, and His Highness Zhen Zhen has not been able to see it and is attached to me. Death penalty, although I have written a book and petitioned Your Majesty, my eldest brother-in-law has not received the imperial decree after all."
Shangguan Wu patted Qi Yan's shoulder and said with relief: "It's urgent, and I'm secretly leaving the city, so you don't have to worry too much."
Qi Yan sneered in her heart, with a worried look on her face: "It's all my fault for not thinking well! The three His Royal Highnesses were mistakenly involved, and the eldest brother-in-law was implicated! The eldest brother-in-law doesn't know anything..." Qi Yan said that it was intentional here. Stopped, showing a look of suffering.
Shangguan Wu sat next to Qi Yan and asked, "Brother-in-law, but it's okay, I promise no third person will know."
Qi Yan leaned over to Shangguanwu, lowered her voice and said, "The elder brother-in-law has been in the border for a long time, maybe he still doesn't know. His Majesty has been in poor health in recent years, since the two princes were imprisoned... , Now that the Third Highness has passed away again, 80% of the candidates for the crown prince will fall on the head of the fifth prince. The deployment of troops is such a big move, it will be exposed sooner or later... The new kings of the past dynasties will come to the throne with a lot of awards, and the eldest brother-in-law holds a heavy army, although It's the royal family, but who can guess the thoughts of the Fifth Highness? Maybe he has a better confidant, even if the issue of sending troops is not investigated now... I'm afraid it will be settled by the autumn queen."
After Shangguan Wu heard this, his face sank.
Qi Yan's words pierced his heart. Shangguan Wu was originally the second son of the Zhenbei General's Mansion. The position of this hereditary general was originally intended to fall to his elder brother, but later his elder brother was poisoned. On his head, although Youzhou is far from the capital, it has never been out of the political whirlpool.
Originally Shangguan Wu had other thoughts, but after hearing Qi Yan's words, he was basically dismissed.
Shangguan Wu pondered for a while and asked, "According to my brother-in-law's opinion, what should I do?"
Qi Yan knocked on the table with her fingers: "Dare to ask the eldest brother-in-law, where is my entourage now?" Qi Yan understood Qian Tong's personality, and it was impossible not to return after sending the letter.
Shangguan Wu raised his eyebrows and replied truthfully, "My wife wrote that there was indeed a young man named Qian to deliver the letter to Youzhou, but at that time I had already set out with the troops. To be on the safe side, the young man was visiting Youzhou Mansion. "
Qi Yan: "His Royal Highness Qionghua is thoughtful, so it's not as good as ours..."
Qi Yan said the remedy that he had thought of all the way: if the Ministry of War was held accountable, he asked Shangguan Wu not to involve the three highnesses, but only said that he had received a letter of help from himself, and left the rest to Qi Yan. Just fine.
Shangguan Wu frowned: "So..."
Qi Yan saw through the other party's mind, and said plainly: "eldest brother-in-law, please rest assured, at least I still have the status of an imperial envoy, and I am willing to bear all the consequences."
Shangguan Wu: "After all, Anujin did not rebel. If the court investigates to the end, my brother-in-law may not be able to escape the guilt."
Qi Yan: "Qi Yan is willing to undertake."
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This is the last resort that Qi Yan thinks about all the way, and it is also the safest and most effective way.
She is not familiar with Shangguan Wu, and the more careful the plan, the more exposed it will be.
Since Nangong Jingnu is willing to pierce the sky for her, why is Qi Yan willing to put the other party in danger
If Nangong Jingnu was just an ordinary princess, it would be fair to say that she would have to cut down on some food at most and be banned for a year and a half because of her noble status. However, Nangong Jingnv is walking the road of an empress. If this matter is not handled well, the opportunity will be missed, or the plan will be exposed.
Nangong Wang is dead, and Nangong Jingnv will face the final "decisive battle" with the prince of the supervising country. Qi Yan must not let Nangong Jingnv enter the courtier's sight at this juncture, let alone let Nangong Da feel that Nangong Jingnv has been mobilized The power of the soldiers...
Qi Yan knew: Nangong Jingnu must have thought of all the possible consequences that she thought of. But the other party resolutely chose to save himself, how can he live up to this affection
Qi Yan sent Shangguan Wu away and stood with his hands behind his back outside the tent.
Your Highness, since you are not stingy with the position of Empress and you want to protect me, why can't I sacrifice for you once
The team set off again the next morning. After crossing Luochuan, Shangguan Wu separated from Qi Yan. With the honor guard blaring the gong to clear the way, Qi Yan's team was absolutely safe.
After walking for more than a month, I arrived at the capital. It was still summer when I left, and it was early autumn when I returned here.
The leaves of the capital are already green and lush. But maybe it only takes one autumn rain to turn those leaves overnight.
The capital already knew about the death of Nangong Wang, and all the stores along the way to the palace were hung with white cloth strips, and the fifth prince Nangongda's foot restraint period had expired. However, due to the inconvenience of his legs and feet, the Seventh Prince Nangong Li led the officials of the Inner Court, the Ministry of Rites, and Zongzheng Temple to take Nangongwang's coffin back to the palace.
However, after a few years of effort, the nine princes of the Nangong royal family died and were locked up, leaving only four of them.
Also came Nangong Wang's wife Meng Shi, and his eldest son Nangong Mingli.
Meng Shi jumped onto Nangong Wang's coffin and cried so hard, the seventh prince Nangong Li and Qi Yan persuaded him for a while to stabilize Meng Shi's emotions. Nangong Mingli and Nangong Li entered the palace from the north gate, supporting Nangongwang's coffin.
Qi Yan asked to go back to the mansion to bathe and change clothes, and then returned to the palace to report her duties, but did not enter the palace together.
As soon as the carriage stopped at the door of Princess Zhen Zhen's mansion, the two lacquered red doors were pushed open from the inside, and a group of maids and servants filed out, kneeling to greet them: "Slave, the servants welcome the concubine to return to the mansion."
Qian Tong helped Qi Yan to get off the carriage, and Qi Yan saw the shadow that he had missed for months at a glance.
Nangong Jingnv was wearing a plain-colored palace dress, holding the long hem of the palace dress and walking towards Qi Yan. Before Qi Yan could greet her with her arms raised in salute, Nangong Jingnv threw herself into her arms.
All the maids and servants hurriedly lowered their heads, and Qiu Ju, the female official in charge, also turned away.
Qi Yan opened her mouth, feeling the trembling of the beautiful woman in her arms, and let out a silent sigh with mixed flavors.
Qi Yan raised her arm and embraced Nangong Jingnu in her arms: "Your Highness."
Nangong Jingnu was nestled in Qi Yan's arms for a while, before the trembling of her body was calmed down. The one buried in Qi Yan's chest rubbed, and Nangong Jingnu threw her show fist and hammered Qi Yan a few times before leaving her embrace.
Nangong Jingnu's eyes were flushed, and she looked straight at Qi Yan, her eyes filled with pity: "Are you injured?"
Qi Yan shook her head, and Nangong Jingnu took her hand: "Go ahead and talk about it."
After going up the steps, Qi Yan saw a brazier standing at the door, Nangong Jingnu sniffed: "Step over."
There was a warmth called "warm" flowing in Qi Yan's chest, and she said "oh" and still complied. Nangong Jingnv grabbed Qi Yan's belt again, so scared that Qi Yan hurriedly held Nangong Jingnv's hand: "Your Highness?"
Nangong Jingnu: "Throw this coat into the brazier and burn it, take it off."
Qi Yan's expression was a little unnatural: "Don't bother Your Highness, I will come by myself..."
Nangong Jingnv didn't force it, she watched Qi Yan throw the clothes into the brazier, took the salt jar from the maid's hand, grabbed a handful and threw it on Qi Yan, Qiu Ju held the new folded shirt on Qi Yan's face Front: "Master Consort."
Qi Yan: "Thank you, Sister Qiuju."
As soon as Qi Yan fastened her belt, Nangong Jingnu took her hand again and went straight to the main hall.
Qiu Ju made a gesture, but the maids did not follow.