Prime Minister Right thanked him for the reward, and handed over all the military power to Emperor Dongming without reservation, and asked for a month's leave with a single mouth. Emperor Dongming was in a good mood, and he agreed with a wave of his hand.
When the imperial decree was delivered to Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu was stunned for a long time, how could she be canonized as a princess so well.
"Miss, Zhao Qi is asking to see you outside." Qing Yu took two quick steps, leaned over and whispered something in Xiao Concubine's ear.
Concubine Xiao nodded, "Bring it in."
After a while, Zhao Qi hurried over and arrived at the capital almost at the same time as the right one. God knows how hard he drove all the way. He didn't even dare to catch his breath. He exhausted eight horses and rushed back to the capital in the fastest time. city.
Zhao Qi took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Concubine Xiao. Concubine Xiao raised her eyebrows, wondering why Zhao Zun didn't write it in person. When she opened the letter, she looked a little weird.
"Miss, my father is really forced to do so. Miss, please don't be angry with me. The incident happened suddenly, and my father was not prepared."
Zhao Qi hurriedly explained to Zhao Zun, Xiao Yu smiled, "What's so embarrassing, do you think I'm an unreasonable person in the eyes of your grandfather?"
Zhao Qi was stunned for a moment, and then wanted to bite his tongue off in annoyance, "No, no, this is not what I mean, it's because my subordinates are talking too much. I just sent my subordinates to explain because I was worried about Miss."
Anyone would do this, not to mention Song Zhan had helped her in Xiyue before, I hope Song Zhan can recover as soon as possible.
"I understand, you go down to rest first, and when you go back, tell me a word, let your father be careful in everything, and don't worry about me."
Zhao Qi nodded immediately, his heart was relaxed, and he secretly praised Concubine Xiao's understanding, his master really saw the right person.
"Thank you miss."
After a while, Prime Minister Right stepped into the door and bumped into Zhao Qi, raised his eyebrows and snorted, "You run pretty fast."
Zhao Qi gave a shy smile, cupped his hands and left.
Prime Minister on the right glanced at Concubine Xiao, "You know everything?"
Concubine Xiao nodded, and the prime minister asked again, "Since the emperor has been canonized, you can go to Quanzhou City to have a look. Before you get married, bring a few more guards to visit the mountains and rivers. You will not be so comfortable when you get married in the future." .”
Concubine Xiao's face turned red suddenly, and she probably knew what Prime Minister Right meant, and sent Concubine Xiao to Quanzhou City to relieve someone's lovesickness.
"Let's clean it up today, and the rest will be arranged for you by my father." The Prime Minister reminded a few more words, Xiao Concubine bowed her head and blushed as she watched the Prime Minister leave.
"Miss, Master Hou must be very happy if he finds out." Hongxiu couldn't help laughing, and Qingyu nodded in agreement, "Yes, Master Xiang understands righteousness so well, it can be seen that Master Hou has spent a lot of effort this year. .”
Xiao Concubine turned her head and glanced at the two little maids, "It's just you who are sweet-talking, don't talk nonsense about this matter."
The two nodded, and said in unison, "Miss, don't worry, this servant knows."
Hong Xiu thought for a while and said, "I'm going to Quanzhou City now, and the Chinese New Year will be two months away. I'm afraid I won't be able to come back. I heard that Quanzhou City is cold in winter. This servant has to hurry up and prepare some cloaks for Miss."
"Just now the emperor gave me a red sable fur, I have to let the embroiderer sew it quickly."
The two maids got busy immediately, and within an hour, Rong Yue also came, bringing a lot of mink fur coats, and a brocade box of silver notes, a total of five hundred thousand taels of silver, all of which were Rong Yue's private house silver.
Xiao Yu snapped, "Mother, I just went to have a look, it's not like I won't be back, I don't need to bring so much money."
Rong Yue didn't agree with Xiao Concubine going to Quanzhou City alone at first, but after hearing the reason, she immediately raised her hands in agreement, and came without saying a word
Linglong Pavilion.
"There is no harm in bringing more self-defense, so why not be polite to me." Rong Yue directly handed the bank note to Qing Yu, Qing Yu saw that Xiao Concubine did not refute,
He accepted it on his own initiative.
Rong Yue held Xiao Concubine tightly and told her carefully, her eyes were red, as if she was going to marry her daughter, Xiao Concubine hurriedly said, "Mother, Xiao Jiu will come back, you are still pregnant, don't cry, father If I know, I won’t be punished for copying the house rules halfway.”
Rong Yue chuckled, held Xiao Concubine's hand tightly, and told her many times, if it wasn't for the right minister's obstruction, she would have let Xiao Concubine take a few more carriages away.
Mrs. Xiao also came here after learning about it, she was not as sad as Rong Yue, she pulled Concubine Xiao and said in a low voice, "In the eyes of grandma, Xiao Jiu is very good, it is the first time we are not together during Chinese New Year, Xiao Jiu don't forget Come back with a message, grandma left you a big red envelope."
Concubine Xiao sniffed, and hugged Mrs. Xiao tightly, "Don't worry, grandma, Xiao Jiu understands."
For two days in a row, the entire Prime Minister's Mansion was busily opened for Concubine Xiao. There were four or five large boxes of clothes alone, as well as more than 20 pieces of sable fur and several large cloaks.
Two big carts were fully loaded, but Rong Yue still felt that it was not enough, so she asked Xiu Niang to rush to work overnight, Xiao Concubine hurriedly persuaded her, "Mother, how can Xiao Jiu wear all these clothes, there is really no need."
Only then did Rong Yue stop, the clothes prepared for Concubine Xiao, and some other clothes, filled five carts.
Before leaving, Concubine Xiao made a special trip to Shen's house to visit Zhao Xian'er and Lu Liyuan. They wanted to buy something for Concubine Xiao, Concubine Xiao waved her hands again and again, she couldn't bear it before she would give up.
After leaving Shen's house, he went to Qin Guogong's mansion, visited Qin Guogong's wife, said a few words with Qin Guogong, and finally went to see Qingle.
Qingle raised his belly and walked unsteadily, his face was red, and he could see that he was in a good mood. He was walking in the yard with the support of his maid, and when he saw Concubine Xiao coming, he immediately waved, "Xiao Jiu, you are finally here, the maid said you are coming After entering the Duke’s Mansion, it really is true.”
"Maid girl can still lie to you." Xiao Concubine covered her mouth and chuckled, staring straight at Qingle's stomach.
Seeing this, Qingle took Xiao Yu's hand and stroked it on her abdomen. Xiao Yu was startled, and her palm moved slowly.
"When you come back, don't forget to give a big gift. The baby will be born in two months..." Qing Le only felt regretful, and Xiao Yu might not see her baby born.
Xiao Yu nodded, "Don't be afraid, you just have to be born again in the future, there will always be a chance."
Qing Le's face turned red when she heard the words, and she glared at Concubine Xiao angrily. The two chatted for more than an hour before parting reluctantly.
In the early morning, Prime Minister Right gave Xiao Concubine hundreds of hidden guards for protection, and immediately let Xiao Concubine leave the city and rush all the way to Quanzhou City.
On the other end, Zhao Zun had heard the news a long time ago, and he was ecstatic. For the first time, he wished to kiss the right minister, his face tensed for many days,
All of a sudden there is a smile.
Zhao Zun immediately arranged for people to pick up Xiao Concubine, so that Xiao Concubine arrived in Quanzhou City safe and sound.
After tossing for half a month, when it was still a day away from Quanzhou, Lu Shengfa, the prefect of Quanzhou? z comes to pick you up.
"My minister pays homage to the princess, the princess is a thousand years old."
Behind the car curtain, Xiao Concubine said in a low voice, "Prefect Lu doesn't need to be too polite. This time I came to Quanzhou City for an unannounced visit. I don't want to be disturbed by others. I also ask Prefect Lu to cooperate."
Lu Sheng nodded when he heard the words, "Yes! My minister takes orders."
After a while, Lu Sheng said again, "Princess, I have already prepared the house..."
Concubine Xiao helped her forehead. Before coming here, she had inquired about Quanzhou City. Lu Sheng was famous for his honesty. As expected, Lu Sheng was also a sought-after young talent in Quanzhou City.
Following his eyes, Lu Sheng looked handsome and heroic. He was about twenty-five or six years old. He stood there upright, giving off a very serious attitude. His tall body was slightly bent, and he didn't look sideways.
"No need, Mr. Lu will just pretend that I didn't come to Quanzhou City, and do whatever I want. Thank you, Mr. Lu, for your kindness."
Living in the house prepared by Lu Sheng, no one in the whole Quanzhou city knows that there is a princess from Kyoto living in it. Xiao Concubine really doesn't want to be disturbed by others, so looking for a house and playing freely is the most unrestrained and unrestrained.
"Yes!" Lu Sheng nodded. Although he didn't see the princess, his voice was very light.
It's sweet and moving, but I don't know what kind of temperament it is.
Lu Sheng followed closely behind the carriage, and Miss Xiao felt that it was too intrusive, so she said, "Master Lu, I'm free to wander around, so I won't delay Master Lu's business."
How could Lu Sheng not understand Xiao Concubine's meaning, so he found an excuse to take him away.
"Miss, I'm leaving."
Xiao Concubine breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, just at this moment, a guard came, it was Zhao Liu.
"Miss, my master has already settled the yard, and my subordinates will lead the way immediately."
Concubine Xiao hummed lightly, and followed Zhao Liu all the way to the other courtyard in Quanzhou City. Knowing that Concubine Xiao was coming, Zhao Zun sent several people to find the courtyard in Quanzhou City, and hurriedly repaired it, and finally got it done before Concubine Xiao came. alright.
Xiao Yan stepped into the courtyard with one foot, and the courtyard entered and exited in all directions. It was at the end of the street, so it was not too noisy. There were many flowers planted in the courtyard, and a lotus pond could be seen after a few steps. swaying.
There is also a pavilion standing in the middle of the river, with glazed bricks and tiles, pavilions, terraces and pavilions in a patchwork pattern, the nine-curved corridor is very unique, and many rare antiques are placed in the antique room.
The layout of the courtyard is almost the same as that of Lingling Pavilion. When Hong Xiu entered the door, he thought he had returned to Linglong Pavilion, and jumped up for joy.
"Miss, it's so beautiful here."
Concubine Xiao nodded, and Zhao Liu said again, "Miss Jiu, the maids and women in this yard are arranged by the master himself, and housekeeper Liu has also followed the master for many years, so you can trust them."
Miss Xiao smiled when she heard the words, "Second Master has bothered, so go back and tell Second Master that you are very satisfied."
Concubine Xiao ordered her close servants to only be called Er Ye, and not to mention the word Hou Ye again, and to avoid trouble if she could when she was away from home.
"yes!"
Concubine Xiao couldn't take it anymore after traveling for several days, so she let the maidservant to furnish the house and lay on the couch and squinted alone.
Seeing this, Cailian said, "Miss has lost a lot of weight these days, I'll make some tonic soup for her."
"Okay, let's go." Hongxiu nodded in agreement, "Miss loves bird's nest, white fungus and red date soup the most, and let the small kitchen cook some delicious side dishes. I guess I should wake up in two hours."
Cailian sighed, and went directly to the small kitchen.
Hong Xiu and Qing Yu entered the house to serve, while all the maids in the courtyard stayed outside to serve.
Don't let anyone disturb Xiao Concubine.
Xiao Concubine slept very deeply this time, until the evening, when Hongxiu looked at Shi Chen, she boldly woke up Xiao Concubine.
"Miss, go to bed after dinner."
Xiao Concubine opened her eyes in a daze, her whole body was much more energetic, after a hasty wash, she sat down at the table and bent her lips, "The skill of picking lotus has become more and more exquisite, I can't bear to let you marry far away. "
Cai Lian blushed when she heard the words, "As long as Miss doesn't dislike her, this servant is willing to serve Miss for the rest of her life."
Xiao Yu took a small sip of the light white fungus soup, and squinted her eyes in satisfaction, "That's not okay, if there is a suitable one, I will marry naturally, don't be shy about everyone, I will pay attention to it."
The maidservants blushed and lowered their heads tightly in silence.
Seeing this, Xiao Concubine was in a good mood, and glanced at Qingyu, "What fun is there in Quanzhou City?"
Qingyu settled down, "Three days later, there will be a temple fair. During the day, the daughters of every family will go to the temple to pray for blessings and offer incense. At night, there will be lamps by the river."
Xiao Concubine supported her chin with one hand, and stirred the white fungus soup in her hand, only to hear Qing Yu say again, "There are also various special snacks from the folk at the temple fair, which cannot be made by various cooks. In the past, it was very popular at this time. welcome."
Xiao Yu covered her mouth and smiled, "That's all for the temple fair, there are too many people, but you can bring back some of the food."
"Yes." Qing Yu replied with a smile, and after thinking for a while, "Also, ten days later, the eldest lady of the Ling family will throw a hydrangea ball to recruit relatives. The Ling family is a respectable family in Quanzhou City. This Miss Ling is also a talented woman. It's just that the marriage was delayed a few years ago because of filial piety, and later Mrs. Ling forced Miss Ling to marry her natal nephew, but Miss Ling refused, so she had no choice but to come up with this idea."
Concubine Xiao nodded. Every family has a hard-to-recite scripture in the declining world.
Qingyu looked at Concubine Xiao pretending to be mysterious, "Miss, this Miss Ling was engaged to get married before, and for some reason, Miss Ling had a bad relationship with the young man who was betrothed, and she insisted on letting the young man marry her." Married with fame and fame, who knows that Mrs. Ling died of illness halfway, and she was delayed until she was twenty years old and has not yet left the cabinet."
Concubine Xiao raised her eyebrows, "Could it be Mr. Lu you're talking about?"
"Miss?" Qingyu's smile deepened, while Hongxiu stomped her feet, "Miss, how did you know it was Mrs. Lu, and the servant's monthly money is gone for this month. If I had known, the servant would have guessed."
Xiao Yu looked innocent, "I have met Mr. Lu in the whole of Quanzhou, who else but him?"
Hongxiu choked, took out the broken silver from the purse, gritted his teeth and handed it to Qingyu, "Win it back sooner or later!"
Qingyu took it unceremoniously, and continued, "Unfortunately, a few years ago, Mr. Lu's father passed away, which delayed the imperial examination. After the filial piety, the two families were ready to discuss marriage. At that time, the Lu family was not as good as the Ling family. , Miss Ling put forward such a condition."
"Lord Lu broke up the marriage in a fit of rage, and returned to Quanzhou City to become a parent officer after obtaining a high degree of fame. Miss Ling, after her mother's death, was getting older, and she regretted her mistakes a long time ago, so she had no choice but to throw a hydrangea ball to discuss marriage. "
Qingyu doesn't sympathize with Miss Ling at all, she asked for it herself, but she thinks Mr. Lu is a gentleman, so she can definitely find a better one.
match.
"Didn't Ms. Ling look for Mrs. Lu later? The man is unmarried and the woman is unmarried." Xiao Yu asked curiously.
Qingyu nodded, "Of course I did. It's just that Mr. Lu never let go, and made a lot of jokes. Mrs. Lu was so angry that she almost had a stroke. I'm glad I didn't marry Miss Ling."
"That's right. Since I didn't like it at the beginning, why would I have the nerve to find someone else?" After hearing this, Concubine Xiao didn't have any sympathy for Miss Ling. .
After dinner, Concubine Xiao wandered around the yard again to digest food, and didn't enter the house until the night was windy and cool.
West Vietnam
"Your Highness, Concubine Yun is asking to see you."
Zhao Zun didn't raise his head, and said in a low voice, "I'm back, just say I'm not free!"
Before I finished speaking, Concubine Yun came in with a food box in her hand. Concubine Yun was Princess Yunle and the eldest daughter of Princess Chonghua. She was given to the crown prince by the queen mother half a year ago. To be a princess.
It was the Emperor Xiyue who stopped her, and only waited half a year to marry the queen's natal family, and the eldest daughter of the Zhao family would enter the East Palace as the crown princess.
Because of this incident, Princess Chonghua did not forget to hate Queen Zhao, so she decided that Queen Zhao deliberately blew the pillow wind in Emperor Xiyue's ear.
Princess Chonghua went to look for Queen Mother Song, and Queen Mother Song was naturally helping her daughter, not to mention that she had always looked down on Queen Zhao, so she made an agreement with Emperor Xiyue.
Whoever gave birth to the eldest son first, Princess Yunle or Miss Zhao, will be the crown princess, and Emperor Xiyue agreed, so the Empress Dowager Song immediately sent Princess Yunle to the East Palace to become the concubine Yun.
Because Mr. Zhao passed away two years ago, Miss Zhao still had half a year of filial piety, and Concubine Yun took advantage of half a year to enter the East Palace ahead of schedule.
Concubine Yun Zhe came in a gorgeous red dress with a few butterflies embroidered on the skirt. As Concubine Yun Zhe came, those butterflies seemed to come to life, waving their wings, making Concubine Yun Zhe more agile .
"Cousin, Yun Le was overjoyed to hear that his cousin had recovered recently, so he came here specially to have a look, and even cooked some special dishes."
Concubine Yuncai placed all the dishes in the food box on the table with delicate hands, and looked at Zhao Zun with watery eyes.