Li Hong, who walked out of the Nine Immortals Gate, dragged his heavy steps and walked forward slowly. Xiaoxue behind him looked at the tall figure with awe, even in the most brutal war in the Western Region, even in the face of Tubo victory. With several times her own military strength, she has never seen the prince so lonely, or lonely
In short, at this moment, the tall figure in front of her was a figure that she thought could withstand any difficulties and obstacles in the world. At this moment, Xiaoxue still felt a trace of scars and loneliness.
Passing through the back garden of the palace, walking through the entire harem area, and passing by the Zichen Hall and Xuanzheng Hall, which symbolize power, Li Hong ignored any salutes from the maids and eunuchs along the way.
In the large square in front of Hanyuan Hall, a master and a slave were walking alone on the central axis, under the sunlight, dragging each other's shadows, towards the Danfeng Gate.
Hua Ji and Wu Mei stood in front of the newly promoted eunuch Wang Lou, who was lined up on the tall steps on both sides of the Han Yuan Palace. They watched Li Hong and her maids slowly walk out of the palace, and thought carefully for a while. Finally, they both turned around at the same time, one running towards Zichen Hall and the other towards Penglai Hall.
Li Hong was not discouraged or pained by the actions of Yiyang and Gao An, but he was angry with himself. He had made a mistake that no one else would make, and no one in the world would make a mistake except himself.
That’s just looking at people’s preconceptions based on historical records! I thought that relying on the records in the history books, those people who could be remembered by me, those people who were recorded in the history books in the long history of the Tang Dynasty, should be written according to the direction of the history books.
But he found out he was wrong! He helped Concubine Xiao Shu and protected Yiyang and Gao An, but what about their character? I have neglected them. I have been ignored by myself for so many years. I always thought that based on the records in history books, they should be kind-hearted people!
Now it seems so ridiculous! History does not record right or wrong, only what happened in the past. However, because of the distinction between strong and weak recorded in history books, I have the wrong concept of sympathizing with the weak and forget to explore the humanity of the weak!
Li Hong didn't use this incident to judge the good or bad of Yiyang and Gao An, let alone the right and wrong of Concubine Xiao Shu, but the prideful mentality that he once thought he could see through everything in the world should change.
The strong are not necessarily bad, and the weak are not necessarily good. History records also have deviations in human nature due to the subjective reasons of the writers!
As soon as he reached Danfeng Gate, Li Hong suddenly stopped. Xiaoxue, who was following him, also lowered his head. He forgot that the prince had stopped and continued to walk forward until he bumped into Li Hong's hard body. On my back, my nose hurt and I had acid reflux before I could react.
At this time, Xiaoxue did not dare to offend the prince. He hurriedly wanted to apologize, but Li Hong grabbed his shoulder. Looking at the soldiers on both sides, Li Hong suddenly said: "Go to Princess Lanling's house."
"Yes, Your Highness." Xiaoxue responded reflexively.
After following Li Hong for a short distance in the imperial city, Xiaoxue suddenly discovered that the prince seemed to be taking her out of the imperial city alone without any guards.
"Sir, do you want to inform Wei Tuqi and the others to come and protect you?" Xiaoxue said timidly. This was her duty, and she should remind His Highness herself.
"No, just the two of us will go." Li Hong said calmly.
After walking out of the imperial city, the two stood at the entrance of the Zhuque Gate. After looking around, they saw that the cold streets were still full of people coming and going. Camels, carriages, and pedestrians were mixed together, making it a lively scene.
"I don't mind the cold weather. I don't even stay at home, but I still go out to hang out." Li Hong said lightly as he watched some literati walking by chatting and laughing.
"Master, please come this way." Xiaoxue whispered from the side, her eyes watching everyone on the street warily.
"Relax, this is Chang'an City, nothing will happen." Li Hong said.
The two of them hurriedly walked all the way, and after entering the gate where Princess Lanling lived, they could also feel the excitement of this small world. It was different from the hustle and bustle of the streets of Chang'an. Each square had its own shops. , tea shops, restaurants, etc.
This is also to prevent the people in the square from continuing to engage in a relatively simple nightlife after the curfew.
Compared with the hustle and bustle of Chang'an Street, the scene in Fangli is more urban and down-to-earth. It is full of small merchants and hawkers. It is not very noisy but it is still very prosperous.
The concierge looked at a young man and a woman heading straight towards Princess Lanling's residence, and his expression immediately became wary.
Before the concierge could ask any questions, the young man said calmly: "Go and report that a visitor is coming."
"Do you know where you are coming from? This is the princess's mansion, not a place for rich merchants." The concierge looks like he is in his forties, wearing a round-collared green robe, wearing a turban on his head, and a short beard. Wear a pair of thick cotton boots.
Li Hong was too lazy to pay attention to him. He was already giving face by letting him report, and he continued to ask questions.
Xiaoxue was about to step forward to argue, but Li Hong waved her hand and led her to continue inside.
"Young gentleman, this is the princess's mansion. If you want to meet the princess, you have to know her by name." The concierge has never met such a reckless person.
Even though she looks very noble in her royal clothes and robes, who comes to the princess's house and doesn't dress like this? Although this young man is very heroic and seems to be rich or noble, how can he be older than a princess
In addition, Princess Lanling's business has been growing in recent years, and businessmen or royal family members come to visit every day. However, everyone who comes to visit is polite to the concierge, like some businessmen who are troublesome. When you are on your own, you have to give some benefits.
"I'll give you another chance and report it immediately." Li Hong said calmly and continued walking inside.
But the concierge was obviously not a vegetarian. He stood in front of Li Hong, looked up at Li Hong and said forcefully: "The princess is not just for everyone to see! But if there is an emergency, it is easy to see the princess. You just have to understand a little bit." rule."
After the concierge finished speaking, he began to look at Li Hong with a playful look. The meaning was self-evident. If you give me some benefits, I will inform you right away.
At this moment, a carriage hurriedly drove to the door of the princess's mansion. The curtain was quickly opened from the carriage, and a rather wealthy man stepped out.
Li Hong glanced at him and saw that it was not his uncle Dou Huaichan, but the concierge changed his indifference towards Li Hong. His face was immediately filled with smiles and he greeted him respectfully.
Li Hong originally wanted to take this opportunity to go in, but suddenly he was curious to see who came and went in Princess Lanling's house every day, and how the concierge would deal with this man.
"Thank you for your work. I have an urgent matter and I want to see the princess. I hope you can inform me sir." After the rich man finished speaking, a bunch of silver rolled out of his sleeve and quickly fell into the hands of the concierge.
"Then wait a moment, I'll go and report it right away. It just so happens that the princess is not very busy today, but there are still many people asking to see her." The porter said with a smile, cupped his hands and hurried inside.
The concierge glanced at Li Hong sideways and ignored him, just as he was about to pass by Li Hong and go in to report.
Unexpectedly, when he passed by Li Hong, he was grabbed by Li Hong's shoulder. The concierge tried to throw it away, but found that the handle was stuck on his shoulder like an iron vise. He suddenly felt pain in his shoulder, and then his whole body was grabbed by the young man. Come over.
"You will report when I give you money? Who gave you this right? Who taught you?" Li Hong's arm remained motionless, but the concierge's face was full of pain.
"Let go! This is the princess's mansion. You can't act wildly. I can take the money if I want. As the concierge of the princess's mansion, do you think the report is in vain? Who will run errands for you if you don't have money!" The concierge's face was ferocious and painful, and his eyes were full of pain. A wave of malice.
"Interesting! It seems that the royal concierge has to take care of it!" Li Hong was holding back his anger today, otherwise he would not argue with a concierge.
It's just that this anger originated from himself. He couldn't blame others, so it was even harder to vent. Seeing such a concierge who had paid the door fee, Li Hong felt that his trip was worth the money.
He hit the concierge squarely in the face with a square punch. Suddenly the concierge's body collapsed and fell to the ground. Li Hong clapped his hands, looked at the wealthy businessman and said, "Are you having trouble with the princess? Just in time, come with me. Go in."
The wealthy businessman's eyesight is countless times sharper than that of this concierge. Seeing how he dared to knock down the concierge of the princess's mansion, and still confidently wanted to take him into the princess's mansion, he knew the identity of this young gentleman. I'm afraid it's unusual.
"Then... then thank you very much." The wealthy businessman also felt a little bit like he was riding a tiger at this time. If you don't follow him in, you will easily offend the unknown young man in front of you, but follow him in, in case this young man himself is mistaken.
In a flash of lightning, the wealthy businessman finally chose to go in with Li Hong. He was still somewhat confident in his eyesight over the years.
But what happened next made the wealthy businessman wonder whether it was a blessing or a curse for him to follow him.
When the concierge was knocked down, it would naturally alert the generals in the princess's house in the front yard. As soon as he walked into the front yard, several generals ran out with a whoosh. There was no notice from the concierge, so if outsiders entered at will, it would be their families. The general has failed in his duty.
Several people walked not far away from Li Hong, and one of them said, "Who are you? Why did you force your way into the princess's mansion?"
But Li Hong didn't even bother to pay attention to him, and said calmly: "Xiaoxue."
Xiaoxue nodded behind him, and then like a butterfly flying through flowers, in the blink of an eye, those generals who were blocking the road were kicked away by Xiaoxue. However, as these generals were kicked away, many more generals came rushing in. General.
Li Hong didn't even look at the generals. He believed that Xiaoxue could handle it all by himself. He turned around and waved to the businessman, indicating that he should continue to follow him.
(End of chapter)