The group of people began to enter Luoyang City silently. The captain of the Zhechong Prefecture in the city had already begun to hand over to the Futu Camp. With thousands of people entering Luoyang City, even if they were personally led by the prince, they still needed to follow the city defense regulations. of.
The guard of two hundred people was naturally exempted from this hurdle and followed the prince to Prince Ji's Mansion.
The carriage was walking slowly on the flat road. King Ji followed on horseback on the left and Lou Shide rode on the right to escort them. Li Hong and Bai Chun were sitting in the carriage, and there were four people including Mang Zhong in front of the carriage and behind it.
Several people were firmly guarded in the center by the prince's guards to prevent anyone from approaching them.
"Does His Highness plan to leave for Chang'an early tomorrow morning, or return to Chang'an alone later?" Li Shen looked at the car curtain that had not been drawn up and asked in a low voice.
"There are still fifteen days before Lao Liu's wedding. You have to go back before the wedding no matter what..." Li Hong's voice came from the carriage.
Lou Shide looked at the car curtain on his side, which was also not opened, and said in a deep voice: "Your Highness, I thought you might as well rest in Luoyang for a few days and go back on the same day. This time, Xingyang is blocked by someone. We have made very careful arrangements, so you might as well take a break and let some people know that you won’t get angry.”
"Your Highness, I think what Lord Lou said is that I will leave for Chang'an tomorrow. The arrangements have been made along the way. How about you go back?" Li Shen's voice also became deeper.
It can be seen that both Lou Shide and Li Shen are dissatisfied with what happened in Jiangnan and Xingyang and are ready to fight back.
"Okay, I'll listen to you, but let Bai Chun go back with you tomorrow. Both the East Palace and Prince Pu's Palace need to take care of them, and the East Palace can't be too stingy about Lao Liu's marriage, but remember not to cause trouble for the time being. "No, my father and mother chose to marry Lao Liu before the first day of the year instead of after the first day of the year. There must be a deep meaning in this." After Li Hong glanced at Bai Chun in the carriage, he unexpectedly agreed with Li Shen and Lou. Shi De suggested.
Li Shen and Lou Shide, who were on the left and right sides of the carriage, could not see each other due to the height of the carriage, but this did not affect them from looking at each other across the carriage. After hearing Li Hong's agreement, they both Some uplifting looks.
Li Shen, in particular, has been calling himself a minister since he entered Luoyang. Apparently, he and Lou Shide have also made up their minds today and vowed to persuade Li Hong.
The carriage slowly drove in from the main entrance of Prince Ji's Mansion. It didn't even stop at the door, but the entire carriage entered Prince Ji's Mansion.
After Lou Shide exchanged a few words of greetings, he took the order and left.
Li Shen felt relieved and sat with Li Hong in the main hall, still looking a little excited that Li Hong had just agreed to their request.
"Hong'er, Mianzhou has always been occupied by the Yue King. It is said that the Yue King Tower is ten feet high and has always been regarded as a symbol of himself. Do you want to send someone to demolish it?" Li Shen looked at the six Li Hong, who was acting as a maid, asked.
"It's not necessary. Its existence is reasonable. What's more, it's just a Yuewang Tower. Keep it. People have become withered bones. If the father and mother agree, I think it would be good for the Yuewang Tower to become the tomb of Uncle Yuewang. It can serve as a warning. The other guys have done a good job too.”
"Great idea!" Li Shen gave Li Hong a thumbs up. In this way, it would naturally be able to intimidate other royal family members, and it would also be enough to make the influence of the King of Yue disappear in an instant in the Mianzhou area.
But if Bai Chun follows them to Chang'an tomorrow, there will be no one to serve Li Hong. For the prince of Tang Dynasty, wouldn't this be a bit too shabby, and letting others know would not be a joke.
So on Li Shen's recommendation, after Bai Chunming left to return to Chang'an tomorrow, Li Chuyuan and the six maids in the main hall were temporarily sent to serve Li Hong's food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Li Hong refused, originally thinking of letting Hua Meng and the others find two maids from Luoyang East Palace, but Li Shen always insisted on letting Li Chuyuan serve, even without the six similar-looking maids. , and also let Li Chuyuan serve at his side.
This made Li Hong couldn't help but feel curious. Even if he had helped Li Chuyuan and eased Princess Wencheng's forced marriage, he didn't have to let her serve him as the head of Jingyang County, right
If this spreads to the queen mother's ears, won't she have to shed a layer of skin? Who doesn't know that since the last time, Li Chuyuan has been deeply loved by her mother.
But facing Li Hong's questioning look, Li Shen shook his head and smiled bitterly, and said: "Now that Chu Yuan has won the favor of the Queen, the Queen has given her a lot of freedom for this important matter in her life, and recommended you to marry her." Lieutenant General in the Guard..."
"Xu Yanbo?" Li Hong was shocked. Isn't the queen mother too capable
Do you want Uncle Ji Wang's daughter to be betrothed to Xu Yanbo? Who means that? Is it Xu Jingzong’s request before he died
Li Shen smiled bitterly again and nodded, and said: "I have never been in contact with Chu Yuan, but due to the queen's kindness, I am just asking for it. I hope that I can observe her in secret, so that I can give the queen an answer."
"So your idea is to hit me. First, get some words from me and see how this person is. Second, this is the opportunity to observe whether he is worthy of Li Chuyuan in all aspects, right? Someone you can rely on," Li Hong said with a smile.
Li Shen admitted generously: "Yes, that's what I mean, so after Miss Bai goes with us to Chang'an tomorrow, Chu Yuan will be by your side instead of her, right?"
Li Hong spread his hands in a helpless manner: "It's my mother and the life-long happiness of the Lord of Jingyang County, what else can I say? Okay, I got it."
After King Ji left, Li Hong called Xu Yanbo to his side and asked a few vague questions, but Xu Yanbo was confused. He always felt that His Highness the Crown Prince was behaving abnormally, and he felt like a weasel paying New Year greetings to a chicken.
But of course he didn't dare to say it out loud, even the thought flashed through his mind for a moment, and then Li Hong waved his hand, and he left the room even more confused.
"Xu Yanbo is not bad, he is capable of both literary and military skills, wisdom and bravery. He has followed you in many battles over the years and has made many military exploits." Bai Chun said while helping Li Hong undress and take off his belt.
"Able to endure hardships, work hard and bear no complaints, he is countless times better than his grandfather Xu Jingzong. During those years in Anxi, he never took care of him because he was Xu Jingzong's grandson, and even deliberately ignored him. But this man was not impatient or impatient at all. I don’t think it’s unfair, but he’s a good person to entrust to me, what do you think?” Li Hong said as he enjoyed the hot water passing through Bai Chun’s hands and then being poured onto himself, closing his eyes comfortably.
"That's good. I just don't know if he has someone he likes. You didn't ask him just now. You just asked him left and right. He was confused. I'm afraid he hasn't come back to it yet. What did you mean by asking him? "
"Doesn't that mean that if you ask him today, he will have to think about it all night? But it's okay, it's worth the pain to marry Uncle Ji Wang's daughter." Li Hong stroked Bai Chun's slender body But he didn't want to be slapped away by Bai Chun, and he even rolled his eyes at him.
He shrugged his shoulders indifferently, counting the days, it seems that these are almost the same, no wonder he is not allowed to touch it, forget it, just bear with it.
When he got up the next day, the beautiful woman next to him had already disappeared. It had been agreed last night that Prince Ji, including him, would not have to say goodbye to him when he went out.
At this time, people, whether they are royals or ordinary people, often choose to travel at Mao time after Yin time, no matter how far away they are when going out. Therefore, when they travel, the sky outside is still the darkest.
Looking at the increasingly bright sky outside, someone had no choice but to get dressed and get up without the attendant of the palace maid. He didn't want the figure walking back and forth outside to rush in at this moment.
After he stood up, Hua Meng and others filed in, followed naturally by Li Chuyuan who had gotten up early.
"What are you doing here so early?" Li Hong asked involuntarily after seeing it.
"I will serve you. Sister Bai is gone and there is not even a maid by her side. My father also said that I will serve you these days." Li Chuyuan said calmly and generously.
It has only been more than half a year, but Li Chuyuan in front of her has become more and more beautiful, and her whole body has become more and more mature.
Although she was wearing thick clothes to keep out the cold, her increasingly curvy figure made her look more and more feminine.
Li Hong shook his head and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, the good cabbage was given to the pig again, Xu Yanbo was really lucky.
"You don't have to wait for me here from now on. Just prepare breakfast. Of course Hua Meng and the others are here." After finishing washing, Li Hong took the towel handed over by Li Chuyuan, who had entered the role of maid, and wiped his mouth.
"It's not appropriate. My father has told me that I will serve you like Sister Bai. You don't have a maid around you now. If you don't serve well and fall short, I hope you won't blame me." Li Chuyuan followed Wu Mei had stayed in the palace for a while, so she was relatively familiar with Li Hong, so she was naturally not too reserved when speaking.
Li Hong was too lazy to answer her words, pointed at Li Chuyuan towards Hua Meng, and then said: "Watch her closely, don't let her run into my dormitory early in the morning."
After he finished speaking, he ignored Li Chuyuan who stood still and stared at him blankly. Under the guidance of others, she began to enjoy breakfast.
From that day on, Xu Yanbo was surprised and puzzled that during the past few days in Luoyang, Wei Tuqi was put aside by His Highness the Crown Prince. Instead, he was asked by name to follow him.
So every day, in addition to the four people Hua Meng and the Lord of Jingyang County, the prince himself led a hundred personal guards of the prince to follow behind his highness to protect his safety.
Whether he was going to the busy city of Luoyang, or in the back garden of the palace, or admiring the snow on the Luoshui River, he was ordered to follow closely.
(End of chapter)