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Empress Jiahe took out the letter, unfolded the letter and looked down, the angry expression on his face eased.
The content on the letter paper made her happy, and even brought a smile to her lips.
Her heart finally became at ease.
The seventeenth prince tremblingly raised his eyes, glanced at his mother, and finally asked a little timidly, "Mother, is this a letter from grandpa?"
Empress Jiahe was already in a happy mood, so she summoned the maid to bring a candlestick and burned the letter.
She looked at the burning flames of the letter paper, and said to the Seventeenth Prince unhurriedly, "This letter is from General Xi."
Some people in Huaizhou on the southern border joined forces with foreigners to rebel. Two months ago, Emperor Zhaowu sent Xi Zimo, who was stationed in the south, to lead troops to suppress it.
The Seventeenth Prince's eyes lit up when he heard the words, "Is the war settled?"
Jia and Empress shook their heads.
The Seventeenth Prince was stunned in amazement. He saw Jia and the Empress smiling happily, and thought that the war was settled...
Xi Zimo's father used to be his grandfather's henchman, and this time there were less than a thousand people who rebelled. Xi Zimo brought nearly 10,000 soldiers to fight. If he can't win, he will have no way to become an official and become a noble. Maybe he will be punished. Why is the queen mother happy?
Empress Jiahe lowered her voice, "Xi Zimo first sent a letter to Bengong and your grandfather, asking us to help him find a solution."
The Seventeenth Prince straightened his posture, looking like he was thinking carefully.
Seeing him thinking seriously, Empress Jiahe was actually amused, and tapped his forehead, "The method that General Xi wants is not the way to win the battle."
"Then do you want the queen mother to help send people there to treat the sick and save the sick?" the seventeenth prince asked.
The letter has been burned.
Empress Jiahe dusted off the ashes from the golden finger guard, answered irrelevant questions, and said unhurriedly: "Xi Zimo first sent a letter to my palace and your grandfather, Huaizhou is far from Jinling, and your father doesn't care much about it." The barbarians who invaded Huaizhou took it seriously and didn't pay much attention to the news there. Now only we in Beijing know what's going on there. Xi Zimo will listen to our arrangement and send a letter to your father in a few days .”
Rong Ting can move some of their influence in Beijing, but those few people are just a few pawns, even if they are broken, they will not affect the overall situation.
The foundation established by the Xu family for decades is deeply entrenched, how can he destroy it in a short while
Jia and the Queen took a reassurance, An Yi said: "In Huaizhou, the people who raise troops are not terrible, they are just troublesome dogs. After a few hits, they will be honest. What is terrible is the disease that gradually spread. It is a disease, and now Huaizhou Over there, whoever goes will die, this is an opportunity sent by God to this palace."
The seventeenth prince seemed to be woken up, and suddenly came back to his senses, "What does the mother mean, let General Xi ask for an order to move the soldiers, and find a way to ask brother Jiu to go there?"
Empress Jiahe was finally satisfied, and nodded towards the Seventeenth Prince, her face showing a hint of insidiousness when she smiled, "Even if the epidemic can't kill him, there is still General Xi."
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The Seventeenth Prince took a deep breath, he was instinctively afraid of the deadly disease.
If the queen mother arranges this way, she will miss the opportunity to save people.
But if we can overthrow Rong Ting...
The Seventeenth Prince lowered his head, "Queen Mother, you are right."
He went into the inner room and brought the ink supplies, and came to Empress Jiahe, "Then write back to General Xi and ask him to send the letter to Emperor Father as soon as possible."
Seeing that her son knew her intentions, Empress Jiahe laughed softly, but stopped him, "It's not too late to write a letter after the palace banquet is over."
She exhorted slowly, "You have to remember, when your father finds out about this, you have to feel pity for those soldiers who died of illness, and advise your father to pursue the dead soldiers."
The Seventeenth Prince nodded and put down the Langhao brush.
Empress Jiahe gently touched his head, "Why do you want to come to today's flower viewing feast?"
"I heard that my father will come, I want to see my father."
Empress Jiahe beamed with joy.
It would be great if the son would take the initiative to show himself in front of his father.
After she finished dressing, she took the seventeenth prince to meet Emperor Zhaowu in a sedan chair.
For the palace banquet in the palace, if Emperor Zhaowu wants to appear, it must be accompanied by the emperor and empress.
Even if Emperor Zhaowu hurts Qin Yun again, etiquette should come first, and he won't let the concubine spoil the queen's face.
Only at this time, Jia and Empress Fangjue felt proud.
She looked at the seventeenth prince, and all her thoughts about the future were tied to him alone.
Now that her queen's seat is firmly secured, as long as her son lives up to him, she will be the most honorable woman in Dazhao for the rest of her life.
Even if the son doesn't live up to expectations, that's okay.
She has her own way to help him get the throne.
She will pull out all the obstacles one by one, even if some innocent people are sacrificed, she will not hesitate.
Empress Jiahe closed her eyes and fell asleep.
The seventeenth prince carefully glanced at Jia and the queen, and when she finally stopped looking at him, his shoulders slumped as if he was discouraged.
Because of what Empress Jiahe said, he felt a little excited about Rong Ting's fate when he was sent to Huaizhou, but he was also uneasy, fearing that Rong Ting would come back alive.
He should have died in Yecheng long ago.
But there is also General Xi...
No matter how bad his life was, it was impossible for him to come back alive.
The seventeenth prince settled down and accompanied Empress Jiahe to meet Emperor Zhaowu.
After leaving the Golden Luan Hall, he went to Changyiyuan.
The palace banquet was held at Chang Yi Yuan.
The eunuchs behind him followed closely, feeling quite strenuous.
He was panting behind the Seventeenth Prince, and asked a little strangely, "Who is your Highness in a hurry to see?"
The seventeenth prince slowed down when he heard the words, he shook his head and said, "No."
His forehead was blown by the breeze, revealing some tired eyes.
He was more similar to the Xu family, except for a pair of eyes.
It's not that the shape is different, it's just that the expression in the eyes is different, so they look different.
He is very young, but the look in his eyes is not bright, not even comparable to his grandfather who is nearly sixty years old, his pupils should be clear at an age, but there is a trace of fatigue hidden.
Seeing that the Seventeenth Prince was still walking towards Changyi Garden, the eunuch became anxious.
He was the person that Empress Jiahe had arranged to be by the Seventeenth Prince's side, so as to prevent him from making troubles and remind him of everything.
He chased after the seventeenth prince, and reminded: "Your Highness, although the empress didn't ask for it later, she didn't want you to go to the banquet after all. You listen to the servant and go back to the academy, so that the empress will not blame you in the future."
The Seventeenth Prince turned his head and gave him a vicious look, "I know it well."
It seemed that he was dissatisfied with the discipline of the accompanying eunuchs, after the Seventeenth Prince finished speaking, he scolded him in a low voice as a "slave dog".
Although his voice was low, he still asked the attendant to monitor him.
His face was embarrassed for a while, he dared not speak out, and he was suffocating in his heart. Seeing the Seventeenth Prince turned around, facing his back, he spat in his heart.
He was a coward in front of the empress and the emperor, and he dared not speak easily in a mumble, but he could show his prestige in front of the servants.
Being wronged by his master, he was angry in his heart, and he didn't dare to show it on his face, but secretly thought, when he returned to Jia and the queen, he said that the seventeenth prince was in a hurry to run to the banquet and was too busy playing, Jia and the queen would inevitably He had to teach the Seventeenth Prince a lesson, and he could also give himself a sigh of relief.
The Seventeenth Prince went to the Summer Palace.
The laughter and laughter that could be heard in his ears became more and more clear, and his eyes looked more and more lonely.
Men and women sat separately, and when he passed by the East Courtyard where the female relatives lived, his footsteps stopped.
Looking over the hanging flower door, he took a look inside and found the person he wanted to see, with a bit of sourness in his eyes.
At the same time, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the eunuch who had been behind him staring at him.
So it took only a moment for his gaze to fall in, and then he retracted it like a superficial touch of water.
The Seventeenth Prince hid all his emotions, his expression sank, and he hurried to Xiyuan.
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Just at this time, Jiang Rao raised her eyes and took a look outside. Except for the occasional maid who passed by the door, she didn't see any other figures, so she took her eyes back and looked to her side.
Beside her, apart from Hu Tang, Hu Li was also there.
The natural understanding between the two sisters enables them to easily make each other laugh.
Hu Li was not as bright and lively as her younger sister. After she got married, she dressed more modestly. When she mentioned her sweetheart, her face was shy, and she would even cover her face with a fan when she smiled. Looking at her like this, Jiang Rao couldn't imagine The appearance of her and Hu Tang when she first saw her.
Hu Tang is still the same in the past and now, sitting with other noble girls, it is still not easy to tie up hair, just a simple one.
Ignoring some bad words about her around her, she sat next to Jiang Rao, laughed so hard that she fell directly on Jiang Rao's body.
I don't know where to throw the fan used to cover my face.
Jiang Rao didn't understand why they laughed so hard, but from time to time, she picked up Hu Tang, who was laughing forward and backward in front of her sister, so that she wouldn't fall down.
The court ladies file in and serve the dishes. During the autumn harvest season, there are many delicacies and seasonal fresh fruits, which can whet your appetite just by looking at them.
Jiang Rao has always been cautious and doesn't like to eat too much outside. She peeled pomegranates one by one and piled them on the porcelain plate in front of her.
Seeing that she didn't eat much, Hu Tang thought she was in a bad mood, and thought it was him talking to Hu Li, which made Jiang Rao feel left out, so he quickly peeled off a pomegranate, handed it to Jiang Rao, and looked at it flatteringly, "Every year Why are not you talking?"
Jiang Rao's eyes were looking out, and hearing Hu Tang's voice, she came back to her senses, and took the small handful of pomegranate seeds, each of which was so red, she smiled, "I'm looking at today's palace banquet. Come on, Xie Xi is not here."
Hu Tang was careless and seldom cared about others. Hearing what Jiang Rao said, he looked around and said in surprise, "It's really not here."
Hu Li came closer and said, "Xie Xi is not in good health. It's been autumn recently, and the weather has started to get cold. There are more people in the capital suffering from the wind and cold. Maybe she is suffering from the wind and cold, so it's not convenient for her to go to the banquet."
"More than once." Jiang Rao shook his head, "Xie Xi has never been here before."
Naturally, she wouldn't make a fuss because Xie Xi didn't come.
In the past six months, every time she had the opportunity to go to a banquet, she would look for Xie Xi's figure. At other banquets, she had seen Xie Xi and Princess Xiang several times, and even at the imperial banquet, she had never seen them.
Mingming Princess Xiang and Empress Jiahe are direct sisters, with such a close relationship, they will never forget to send invitations to Prince Xiang's mansion.
There was a sudden chill on her body, she raised her eyes and saw Empress Jiahe was taking a seat at this moment, and when she passed by, she glanced at her.
Even if she found out, Jia and Queen's eyes didn't escape.
Instead, he smiled at her, before turning his gaze away.
Empress Jiahe's lips painted with danko were redder than the pomegranate in her hand, like blood like the setting sun. Jiang Rao looked at it, and her heart was shocked as if a needle had been dropped. I always felt that Empress Jiahe's gaze was a bit Something is wrong.
The smile was too full, full of complacency, and pity and sympathy for her.
That kind of lofty pity and sympathy.
This made Jiang Rao suddenly uneasy.
After Empress Jiahe took her seat, she never looked in her direction again. Jiang Rao's restless mood still couldn't be wiped away. Hu Li glanced at Jiang Rao, saw her face was pale, and said with a smile: " Doesn't it only take a few dozen days to leave the cabinet every year? Why do you look so unhappy?"
Hu Tang and Jiang Rao got close, so Hu Li naturally took extra care of Jiang Rao.
Jiang Rao glanced at Jiahe Empress who was at the top, she couldn't speak ill of Jiahe Empress face to face in such a crowded place, she shook her head and said it was fine.
Hu Tang has already leaned over, with fierce eyes, "Did Your Highness Ninth Bully You?"
Jiang Rao laughed, "No."
After returning to Ning'an Bo's Mansion, the female officer from the Garment Bureau waited in her yard with the wedding inner garment she had prepared, and asked her to try it out to see if it fit.
Jiang Rao's expectations for a beautiful wedding dress are even greater than that of the wedding. She has always liked to dress up beautifully and neatly. She rarely has the opportunity to wear a wedding dress in her life. She is curious about what her wedding dress looks like. One day comes.
When the female officer was measuring her size, Jiang Rao quietly asked, "Have you ever seen my wedding dress, aunt?"
"I've seen it."
"Does it look good?" Jiang Rao blinked, looking very curious.
The female officer laughed, "Girl, you have to ask me every time I come back, aren't you tired?"
"The wedding dress can only be seen the night before the wedding date at the earliest, otherwise it will ruin the auspiciousness." The female officer put down the measuring ruler in her hand, "You are born beautiful, and you can look good in anything you wear."
It seems that there is nothing to say.
Jiang Rao pursed her lips, and the female officer smiled and said, "The divorce period is only two days away, girl, you should spend more time with your parents, otherwise, in the blink of an eye, your days in the boudoir will be gone."
Jiang Rao laughed, and asked the servant girl to give the female officer a handful of gold leaves, "I know, thank you for reminding me, aunt."
After Jiang Xingzhou accepted the title, he became more and more busy.
Jiang Qinshi was a little more relaxed than him, but she was not leisurely, and all the burdens of the boss were on her shoulders.
Jiang Rao couldn't help with matters in the officialdom, so he helped Jiang Qin's with reasoning.
But she wanted to help, but Jiang Qinshi didn't want to make her daughter busy with these things. In her opinion, when her daughter got married in the future, she would spend more time in charge of Zhongfu, and she didn't have to do any work at home. The lazy girl was fine, and it made Jiang Rao both funny and sad. Now that they were married, many things were really different.
As long as she and Rong Ting know what is going on with this marriage, others will regard them as a decent couple, and then she will no longer be able to live in Uncle Ning's Mansion for a long time.
Jiang Rao suddenly thought of the way Empress Jiahe looked at her at the banquet.
The thorn on the apex of my heart still hasn't been pulled out, and I still feel uncomfortable thinking about it.
This discomfort finally came to fruition after half a month.
Half a month later, Xi Zimo's letter was sent to Emperor Zhaowu.
He asked the imperial court to send troops to support, and Emperor Zhaowu agreed to various requests in Xi Zimo's letter, and Rong Ting led the troops to Huaizhou with food and grass.
On the day the decree was issued, Emperor Zhaowu invited Jiang Xingzhou into the palace.
Huaizhou is thousands of miles away from Jinling, even if they drive overnight, four or five horses will die and they will still not be able to reach it. Rong Ting's trip will definitely delay the wedding.
It is naturally very good for Jiang Xingzhou that his daughter can stay at home for a few more days.
But he also knew that if Jiang Rao found out about this news, she would be so sad to tell her that her wedding date would come and tell her to postpone it.
He looked at Emperor Zhaowu and frowned slightly, "Can't you send troops from other places?"
"The cableway in Huaizhou was washed away by the rain, which caused a lot of trouble for the transportation of grain and grass. It is most appropriate to leave this matter to Ting'er. The queen also helped me find an expert to do divination. My arrangement is obedient to God's will." " Emperor Zhaowu felt a little ashamed, "This time, I have wronged you Ning'an Bofu, and I will make up for your daughter's dowry by another hundred dan."
Jiang Xingzhou couldn't laugh or cry.
He had prepared more than a hundred dan dowry for his daughter, but it was too little, so how could he covet such a dowry
He glanced at Emperor Zhaowu, and felt that he could not see through Emperor Zhaowu's thoughts.
How can someone who has sat on the throne for so many years let others see clearly the joy and anger in his heart so easily.
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Jiang Xingzhou stood up helplessly, and Xie En received the order.
He often went in and out of the palace to paint, and he knew that Emperor Zhaowu looked gentle and generous, with a gentle style, but in his bones he was full of arrogance and arrogance.
But he had never seen Emperor Zhaowu believe in these strange and chaotic things, and he felt that the emperor's heart was unpredictable.
Jiang Xingzhou was led out of the palace by the palace servants, thinking about how to tell Jiang Rao the news as he walked.
Really tricky.
He has beaten mandarin ducks so many times already, but this time, no matter how good his daughter is, she might get angry with him and get annoyed with his old father.
Jiang Xingzhou stopped and looked at the strands of clouds above his head.
Pursing her lips, she confirmed in her heart that there was a more suitable candidate than him.
After Jiang Xingzhou left, Emperor Zhaowu drove to Jinxiu Palace.
He usually only stays with Empress Jiahe on the fifteenth or sixteenth day of each month, never staying longer.
Recently, I often take the initiative to find Jiahe Queen.
Empress Jiahe counted the days and found that Emperor Zhaowu spent more time with her this month than with Qin Yun's.
In the past, it was Qin Yun who stole her limelight, but now she has the phoenix seal in her hands, and she has the favor of Emperor Zhaowu, so she is much stronger than Qin Yun.
After the candle was extinguished, the queen glanced at the man lying beside her through the night.
She was boneless, leaning towards his shoulder softly, and was about to call out "Your Majesty" softly, Emperor Zhaowu turned over and turned his back to her.
The queen's face darkened slightly.
Although Emperor Zhaowu lived with her, he had no intention of getting close to her.
She frowned, lay down too, and gritted her teeth angrily.
Although he was a little angry, listening to the breathing sound beside him, the anger in his heart quickly dissipated.
As long as Emperor Zhaowu was willing to come to her often, even if he didn't get close to her, it would always mean that he was tired of Qin Yun.
She is not only the lord of the six palaces, but also Emperor Zhaowu's favorite concubine, and the crown prince will only fall into the hands of her son in the future.
She slowly closed her eyes, not noticing that the eyes of the man sleeping sideways beside her were always open, the eyes were as cold as water, so cold that if anyone saw it, they would definitely feel terrified.
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During breakfast, Jiang Xingzhou told Jiang Rao that she had to enter the palace today to see Concubine Yun Gui.
Jiang Rao didn't know what had happened yet, but her heart skipped a beat and she thought a little.
If you can enter the palace, go to the clothing bureau in the name of my aunt, maybe you can have a chance to see her wedding dress.
Jiang Rao was very interested and went there happily. When she arrived at Shuxiang Palace, Concubine Yun stepped forward and held her hand.
Concubine Yun Gui thought about what she was going to say to Jiang Rao later, her palms felt a little cold.
Jiang Rao was not surprised by this intimate gesture, and gently shook Concubine Yun's hand, "Auntie, can you ask the maid to go to the Shangyi Bureau to get my wedding dress, I want to take a look."
"Just one look, it's not a violation of the rules." Jiang Rao emphasized.
This carefree movement of the little girl made Concubine Yun feel annoyed. Jiang Xingzhou had thrown her a hot yam, but she still bit the bullet and said to Jiang Rao: "Every year, your marriage, I'm afraid Can't meet the schedule... "
Jiang Rao was slightly taken aback.
"Why?" she asked.
"Huaizhou was invaded by barbarians. General Xi led troops to suppress it, but a disease broke out there. The emperor... asked the Ninth Prince to lead troops to support."
Jiang Rao's face suddenly turned pale, "I don't want to."
Concubine Yun doted on her and followed her in everything.
But she couldn't change the imperial decree, so she could only persuade Jiang Rao, "The wedding date is just moved back. When he comes back, you will get married again. Don't worry, if you want to see the wedding dress, I will find someone to go." Bring you the wedding dress, okay?"
"I'm not worried about marriage." Jiang Rao frowned, "I don't want to see the wedding dress either."
An inexplicable panic crept into her heart, causing her pale face to remain pale for a long time, and her delicate lips even turned pale, "I don't know what's going on with the epidemic in Huaizhou, and he's not a doctor. I'm afraid he This trip is to die."
Her fingers clenched unintentionally, and she panicked to death.
Concubine Yun saw that she was in a hurry, so she was also in a hurry.
"I'll help you find the emperor", this sentence just reached her lips, but she swallowed it again.
Emperor Zhaowu often stayed with the queen during this time, so he ignored her.
She could feel the man's neglect of her, but unfortunately she couldn't think of the reason, and tried several times to show courteousness in front of Emperor Zhaowu, but she didn't win the man's heart back.
She quit.
The dog emperor loves whoever dotes on, as long as he doesn't treat the Qin family badly because he doesn't like her, even if he is relegated to the cold palace, she will be happy and at ease.
But right now, he couldn't find a place for his niece, so he felt powerless.
If I knew it earlier, I would fight for favor more.
"Is there no way to change it?"
Concubine Yun Gui shook her head, "The imperial decree has been issued."
Jiang Rao's breathing rhythm became chaotic, and the joyful mood of wanting to see the wedding dress before entering the palace was overwhelmed by the sudden bad news, "Why is it him?"
"General Xi asked His Highness the Ninth Prince to go to Huaizhou to build plank roads. If he refused in person...he couldn't refuse. General Xi's letter only left him a way. A person who is afraid of death. Also, the empress went to the temple to find someone to make a fortune teller. His Highness the Ninth Prince must go to Huaizhou. Year after year, don’t think too much, stay in Jinling and wait for him to come back.”
Jiang Rao's heart sank like a stone, getting heavier and heavier.
She recalled the look Jia and Empress looked at her.
There was a smile on the lips, and the corners of the eyebrows and eyes were all high above, with prickly sympathy and pity.
Jiang Rao was finally annoyed at being stabbed, her beautiful face sank in anger.