Hearing the sound, Pang Xiao opened the car door and asked with a smile, "This father-in-law should be the one who serves the emperor, right?"
He had many opportunities to enter and leave the palace, but he could only notice the people around Li Qitian, Qiu Min he didn't know very well, he just looked familiar.
"Lord Lao remember, this servant is exactly." Qiu Min saluted with a smile on his face, whether Pang Xiao recognized him or not, as long as he knew that he was someone next to the emperor, it was enough to lift him up.
Pang Xiao smiled and said, "The sage sent Master Ma here?"
"Yes." Qiu Min smiled and approached, respectfully, "The Holy Master said, the weather is fine, the construction of the imperial mausoleum will continue, and the matter of escorting the Tatar Khan will be handed over to Lord Ma to handle with full authority. With Uncle Zhongyi, we can repair the emperor's tomb without any distractions."
With a moving face, Pang Xiao thought about the direction of the capital and handed over his hands, "Thank you, Lord, for your compassion."
The queen on the other carriage also lifted the curtains, "Does the sage have any orders for this palace?"
Qiu Min hurriedly turned around and gave the empress a great gift, "Madame Jin'an. The sage ordered the servants to serve the maiden, and asked the maiden to follow Ma and the Tatar Khan and his party back to Beijing."
When the queen heard this, she nodded with a faint smile on her face, but her heart felt like a needle pierced.
She had to go back after the sage's decree, but she was reluctant to leave here, she was reluctant to leave the freedom of Xianyun Yehe, and she was even more reluctant to leave Pang Xiao. No matter how well she concealed her thoughts, it would be good to be able to get along with Pang Xiao for a while.
But now, what else can she do besides Shane
"Understood. This palace must act according to the instructions of the sage." After the queen said, she lowered the curtain of the car.
That's all, that's all, there are some things she can never do, and some people she can never get. Since there is no hope, why bother yourself
Pang Xiao then ordered his subordinates to welcome Qiu Min into the team, and the group rushed back to Huichuan County together.
When Lu Heng saw Pang Xiao escorting the queen back, he naturally wanted to bring his family to welcome him. He held a banquet in the other courtyard that day, and the queen said, "I will do my best to do what the sage has instructed. This palace will leave for Beijing tomorrow, and I don't know that the prince is loyal and obedient. How about with Bo Zhongyi?"
Pang Xiao and Lu Heng both nodded and smiled to show that they obeyed the Queen's orders.
Shilang Ma said with a smile: "The Queen Mother is coming soon, the Holy One meant to ask the Empress to preside over the harem, and it would be best to go back as soon as possible."
The queen nodded politely.
After the banquet, Ma Shilang personally went to the post house to inform the Tatar and his party that they will leave tomorrow.
Everyone was busy that night, and no one could sleep well.
In the early morning of the next day, Qin Yining got up early to dress up, and after a hasty breakfast with Pang Xiao, he hurried to the city gate to see off the Queen and Siqin and her party.
The tribute procession of the Tartars was lined up outside the city, and Siqin and Ketun were already on their carriages.
The queen also got into the carriage and sat in it with a dignified face, while Concubine Zhuang got into the carriage behind.
Qin Yining and Bian Ruohan stepped forward and bowed respectfully,
"The minister's wife respectfully sends the empress."
The queen looked down at Qin Yining and Bian Ruohan under the carriage.
I saw Qin Yining's face was calm and calm, but Bian Ruohan was patient, as if someone owed her.
As soon as the queen's mind changed, she knew that Bian Ruohan was still resenting what happened at the beginning.
At that time, she could justly keep Qin Yining by her side, accusing her and Lu Heng of their unbearable behavior as a bystander.
But now after passing through the Wanfo Temple and her party, she has a different kind of mind, and her mentality has naturally changed. She understands what's right and what's wrong, but she also understands how uncontrollable things like feelings are. She still had to keep her identity and rules, but she understood what happened between Lu Heng and Qin Yining.
Maybe Lu Heng has feelings for Qin Yining, but Qin Yining only really cares about Pang Xiao.
Perhaps Qin Yining and Lu Heng have already exchanged songs. But all of this is a private matter between them, they are willing to each other, she is just an outsider, what reason does she have to intervene? Even if she is a queen, she shouldn't take care of herself like this. Who can stop the housework clearly
The queen just pretended that she didn't see Bian Ruohan's sad and angry face, and told Concubine Zhuang, "Xu is Mrs. Zhongyi Uncle, who is reluctant to let you be a sister, why don't this palace let the team wait for a while, and leave time for you and Uncle Zhongyi. Madam say goodbye?"
Since the last time, Concubine Zhuang realized that she had angered the Queen, she has always acted cautiously and did not dare to make any mistakes. Now that she was called by the Queen, she could no longer be as confident and respectful as she was then, and said respectfully: "The Queen's concubine is kind, concubine and concubine. Thank you very much. But if the auspicious time of returning to Beijing is delayed due to the matter between the concubine and the cousin, the concubine will be really uncomfortable, and everything should follow the mother's orders."
When Concubine Zhuang said this, she opened up a relationship with Bian Ruohan.
Bian Ruohan originally had a glimmer of hope. The queen gave Zhuang Concubine the right to speak, and Zhuang Concubine was able to stand up on the spot and accuse Qin Yining of being sloppy in front of everyone.
But now, Concubine Zhuang didn't think about her at all, and told her with a cold smile, "Keep yourselves safe."
She was immediately stunned.
Stay safe? Does that mean she wants to put up with it completely
Can she no longer rely on the pressure of the clan to severely punish Qin Yining
Could it be that she was being bullied, so she could only endure it
The wind messed up everyone's hair, Bian Ruohan's appearance was dull and shocked, and her temple hair was even more messy.
Grandma Sun communicated with Lord Ma for a moment, and the carriage and horses of the queen and her party had already started their journey. What followed was a long line of tribute from the Tartars, and Mr. Ma rode his horse to keep up with the queen's carriage and whispered something.
Seeing that the queen's team set off smoothly, Lu Heng saw this and pulled Bian Ruohan back, and stopped letting her talk nonsense.
Although Huichuan County is a large commercial county, there are not many local people. It's just that not many people came around at this time. They already knew that the rain in Huichuan County had stopped, and it was precisely because the queen of the dynasty ate fast and chanted Buddha to pray for them.
For such a benevolent mother of a country, the people all admired her heart. At this moment, they all knelt down and said loudly, "The mother is a thousand years old, and you are in good health."
When the queen heard the call, she lifted the window screen and looked back. At the gate of the city, many people were kneeling and shouting "Queen, Chitose!"
Such a scene would move even a hard-hearted person, let alone a woman with a soft heart like the Queen
She is the queen, the *, and her words and deeds represent the royal family and her upbringing.
At this moment, amid the people's goodbye, the queen has strengthened her bottom line. She is reluctant to part with Pang Xiao, but they will definitely not have a good result. Be more rational, some things are hidden in your heart, and it will be beautiful to reminisce for a lifetime, and there is no need to rush this moment.
The Queen and Siqin were escorted out of Huichuan County by Shilang Ma.
It wasn't until the figure was gone that the people went back home talking about each other.
Pang Xiao took Qin Yining's hand back to the carriage, and ordered the people to leave for the house.
Lu Heng was too lazy to do anything to make peace with Pang Xiao's colleagues, and also instructed the servants in the mansion: "Help Madam get into the car and take him back to the mansion, so that you can serve me."
Bian Ruohan's foot restraint has not yet been released, and being able to come out this time to see off is the result of her hard work. She wanted to make a scene with the queen on her hips, but it was obvious that she had lost this opportunity.
Bian Ruohan was dying, and he didn't bother to argue with Lu Heng any more, and went home quietly.
In the palace, Qin Yining and Pang Xiao invited Xu Weizhi and Xie Yue to speak in the flower hall in the backyard.
Pang Xiao said straight to the point: "What the sage means, since the rain has stopped, we will start building the imperial mausoleum. I am in charge of it, and whether this is done well or not will be up to me in the future, so both The rain in Huichuan County has stopped, and that’s when we really have to start doing it.”
"What the lord said is." Qin Yining said with narrowed eyes, "The sage must be in a hurry now, otherwise he would not have kept Uncle Zhongyi. Didn't Uncle Zhongyi want to thoroughly check the stones? We were not good when he checked the stones. It's moving. It's not good if it disrupts his treasure hunt progress."
"Indeed. But this is just the first problem at the moment." Pang Xiao said with a smile.
Qin Yining raised her eyebrows in surprise, "Why, is there anything else I don't know about?"
"This is exactly what I want to say today." Pang Xiao went to the table and fetched a booklet.
"This is a record when the imperial tombs were built one after another in the past few years."
Qin Yining took it and looked at it, and he knew that it recorded some things when the people built the imperial tomb, such as how much money the people used and how much food they ate, and how the people responded at the time.
"Only from the booklet, the life of the people should be much better than when they were at home. They can still manage their fill when they come to repair the emperor's tomb. Many people are reluctant to eat food in their hometown."
"Yeah." Pang Xiao nodded, "But now the weather has been clear and clear for many days. The people who Lu Heng and I started expeditions from Beijing have not arrived yet."
Qin Yining was stunned when he heard it.
If the husband did not arrive, the work ordered by the sage could not be carried out as soon as possible. If the serious things are delayed and the Holy One blames, then it is really Pang Xiao's fault.
After all, Pang Xiao was the governor who built the imperial mausoleum, while Lu Heng was just a magistrate. Although he should cooperate with Pang Xiao, he does not have to bear the main responsibility. As for the misfortune of the previous magistrates, it was all because if the superintendent wanted to be greedy for ink, he could not get past the magistrate, and the magistrate would be dragged into the water for various reasons.
"The husband didn't arrive. Do you know the reason?" Xu Weizhi took the booklet from Qin Yining and read it.
Pang Xiaodao said: "This time, the local and surrounding counties have been selected. Except for Huichuan County, the neighboring Danfu County is relatively rich, and there are many middle-aged men. The people were selected from several other surrounding counties. Now these people seem to have made an appointment, and no people from the county have arrived.”
Qin Yining said hesitantly: "This matter of the people is not a trivial matter. They didn't come here, but they would be charged with resisting the decree and disrespecting the decree. They all know the consequences of resisting the decree. There must be something strange."